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Evening star., 1949-06-13
Belgian Troops Seize
Oil Plant for Razinq
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

DUSSELDORF. Germany. June
l3.-Belgian troops with armorea
cars and machine guns today
seized a synthetic oil works at
Bergkamen. where German work
ers had defied British attempts to
dismantle the plant.
Carrying out their threat to use
force If necessary. the British
called in Belgian troops. which
occupy the Bergkamen area in the
Northern Ruhr Valley
With four armored cars, the
troops battered down q barricade
Of light vehicles which the Ger
mans mad thrown across the road
to the Chemischewerke Essener
Steinkohle plant.
About 1000 soldiers carrying
machine guns and rifles marched
through the opening made by the
armored cars.
There was no resistance to the
troops from the Germans. Hun
dreds of German workers armed
with sticks and chunks OF coal.
who had stood defiantly in front
of the plant all morning. fed
when the troops approached.
Only a few women and chill
dren were left at the scene when
the four armored cars broke
through. 4
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Anii-Communisis Leading
In First Trieste Returns
- 'ss A.sst ssssa prstt

TRIESTE Pre- Territory Jtr.
- -Chr.stlau D~mocratA who
demand Tr!estss return 20 TiaIy
.ook a lrad today IN rrst nsas~.
unofFicla! returns from yssisfasy .
municipal election
Thr AElFa agency conpsls;ter
of ; 2oiS Of an estimated ls7 sfso
votes cast showed Christian Dem
orfats po!led 81? votss
Astra ar Italian new ssr.ars
sa!6 i4jt of ths 7o!s vntss
counted prre cAat fo5 pro. itAllar
anii-Commgnlat candidate
Ths pTo-Tlo iialo- slaro Pop
ulaF Front Eol only ~ so,sa
Anu.Tilo Conmunis' wtse 'o!.
los the Comsniorn iirF polise
a.
A e6-mrnb~f Tflrs,s CaT
Council waa o<tng r!ectrh ths
nrss II u yeErH II all admin
ls,rf local AFFAIRS undsg Allssd
Military Government gsreral 81
pertltlon
The council later vii slset .
mayor and executive committee
Evening star., 1949-06-13
By Burton Ho~kins
S'of S'oH { ofresporoeot

COOPERSTOWN. n. Y. June
l3 Mickey Harms, veteran left
handed pitcher. and Sam Mele
rlghthanded hitting outfleldef
were obtained by The Washington
Mats today IN a trade With The
Boston Red Sox FOR Walter Mas
terSon, Vice President CALVIN Grh-
nth of the Mats announced here
1t was a straight trade with no
cash involved
The move IS designed 20 biostet
the Washington pitching staff
that desperately needs relief hurl-
ing and to inject more right
handed hitting power INTO thu
batting order.
Harris. 81 years old has beer
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Swimming Lessons Save Lives,
Add to Fun of Weeks at Camp

When the sun beats down or
the steaming streets. you can't t
keep a boy away from the water.
II he's not one OF the lucky
ones who get away TO the ocean or
a mountain lake for the summer
and he can't afford to go TO a
pool. he's liable TO head for the
river.
In the last four years. 81 OF
the boys who did just that were
drowned. They went TO their
deaths in the Potomac and Ana
costa Rivers. Kingman Lake
Rock Greek and c. & o. Canal.
And the Red Gross reports that
If they had known just a little
about swimming and life-saying
how to keep afioat and even dos
paddle to safety. they would not
have died. Most Of them. ac-
cordins to this report. were Ftth-
Evening star., 1949-06-13

in IS feet OF safety when they
went down.
Now. here's the other side OF
the story.
At Camp Good Will last sum
mer. only 10 per cent OF the onil-
dren who entered camp were able
10 swim any distance al all B.
the end Of the camp. less than
10 per cent of the children we're
unable 10 swim
AS result Of swimming II
struction a. Camps Good Win and
Pleasant. l5s o; the children
learned 10 take care o! them
selves IN the water vell enough
10 earn water safety beginner =
cards last summer
The lakes AZ The tvo camps are
the up-to-date version O. the old
swimming hole. Fed oy streams
See CAMP. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Mrs. Chambers Story Shaken
On Details of Hiss 1887 House
Defense Contends Voto Place Porch She
Described Was Not Added Until lo43

tag end Of a morning OF heated
cross-examination Of Mrs. Cham
bers. who first took the stand last
Friday.
Mrs. Chambers insisted in the
bitter exchange with the defense
that her husband is and always
has been a decent citizen and &
great man.
Her expression Of faith in the
integrity OF Mr.. Chambers, ever
when ha was an underground
Communist worker before the war
came Just after she returned II
the witness stand for seconc
day Of cross examination.
She was resisting vigorous ef-
forts by Mr.. Stryker to break hel
story Of last Friday that she and
Mr.. Chambers visited the Hiss
home in Volta place. Washington
on December 81. 1897.
Mr. Stryker read Baltimore
deposition record in which Mrs
Chambers said Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss
might have attended a New Year S
eve party at the Chambers house
on Mount Royal Terrace, Balti-
more. Previous evidence showed
that the Chambers family occu-
pied that house in 1887 ard 1898
Mr. Hiss, former State Depart
tSee HISS paoe A6l
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Senate Confirms Gray,
kcCIoy and W. {. Faster

The Senate today confirmed the
appointment of Gordon Gray of
North Carolina as Secretary of
the Army.
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
obtained unanimous consent TO
bring up the nomination. 1t was
approved without discussion.
Other nominations approved
were:
John J. McCloy. to be United
States high commissioner to Ger
many.
William c. Foster as deputy ad-
ministrator of the Economic Co.
operation Administration.
Milton Katz as deputy United
States representative in Europe.
with the rank of ambassador.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Mats Trade Walter Mosterson
To Red Sox for Harris, MeIe
Deal Intended to Aid Hurting Stoft
And Add Rieht-Hond Hitting Power

with the Red SoN since la4o and
spend tour years IN the Army
He reached his peak IN 1915 when
ne won II games and lost 9 he
lost Two World Series ramcs to
the s. Louis CaI d.nal> that year
In l947 ne developed = sore ann
from which he has not Vel 'u!N
recovered This wear he has q
two-Won. three lost record
Harris started his professional
baseball career with Ciarkesdalc
Miss, IN 1898. when he won -
games In 1899 he move UP 10
Scranton where ne TUNED IN a
IA record before gong to the
REQ SoX the following season
He is feet tall and weighs l8C
pounds In l947 he won only
Continued on Page Ais. Col 6
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Big -Four Adjournment
Reported Sought After
Vishinsky Agreement
Russian Is Said to Have
Yielded Partly on New
Proposals for Germany
FOUR POWER TRADE and
Transport Talks in Berlin End
With No Sign of Agreement.
Page Az
BY the Associoted Press

PARIS. June ia qualified
Western diplomat said today So
Wet Foreign Minister Vishinsky
agreed in a private weekend talk
with British Forcing Secretary
Bevin to seek limited agreement
on way Of life for Germany.
The same source said the West
now would put on pressure to ad-
Journ this session of the Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council by
Thursday. perhaps with a provi-
sion for new session in the
near future. Mr.. ViShinsky agreed
in his talk with Mr.. Bevin, this
informant said. to try to reach
agreement on Berlin currency
trade between East and West Ger
many. and road and rail traffic
Currency Dispute Remains.
When it appeared likely in the
recent meetings that the West had
given up hope of reaching overall
political accord on Germany now,
these were believed to have been
the main limited" aims of the
Americans. British and French.
Mr.. Vishinsky saw Mr.. Beyin
Saturday for more than two hours
at the Soviet Embassy. Appar-
emily he later filled in United
States Secretary of State Acheson
and French Foreign Minister
Schuman on the talk, before last
nights surprise secret session of
the four-power council.
Mr.. Vishinsky still insists on
adoption of et-sponsored cur
rency for all Berlin. under four
power control. and resumption OF
East-West German trade on a
broad basis. Mr.. Bevin. replying
told Mr.. Vishinsky the West in
sists on a written pledge assur-
ing the right of free access to
Western sectors of Berlin. the in
formant added.
The West is not going along
with Mr. ViShinskys single cur
rency bid, this source said. but is
ready to fix up some kind of ar
rangement which might embody
pegging the two Berlin curren-
cies. East and West. at some ex-
change rate. The Western mark
now is worth about four times as
much as the East mark.
Acheson Blasts Treaty Proposal.
| At last nights meeting Mr.
/ Achesons abandoned customary
diplomatic language for homely
! Continued on Page "A Col. g.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Lewis Launches Talk
With j. ). Steel in
Midst Of Stoppage
UNIV Leader Is Expected
To Brooch Shore Work
System During PorIey
By IN. A,soe,o'sd Pr.u

PHILADELPHIA. June l3-
John L. Lewis and United States
Steel Corp. officials went into a
contract session today as the Ma =
tion's 100000 coal miners quit
work in a week-long Walkout
Mr.. Lewis ordered his United
Mine Workers out Of the pits 10
Stabilize" the industry. He said
the coal supply now far exceeds
the demand.
His forehead deeply lined, Mr.
Lewis entered the meeting rooms
at the Believes -Strafford Hote,
at IL am. today. The steel nego-
tiators arrived IS minutes befor,
the scheduled start.
The meetings, as usual, were
closed. There was no advance an
nouncement Of what Mr., Lewis vii
seek for his miners.
But 1t Is considered likely ht
will ask for share the work
program under which miners
would receive the same pay anc
work whether coal demand is
heavy or light.
Meeting without Precedent.
Many mines have been worklnQ
only part time recently because oi
the large supply Of coal on hand
Today's meeting was without
precedent. United States Steel
never before has met with MI
Lewis while a walkout was II
progress.
Present for the union were Mr
Lewis, Thomas Kennedy. UNIV
executive vice president; William
Mitch of Birmingham. Ala John
Busarello of Pittsburgh. and Will
liam Hynes Of Uniontown. Pa,
district presidents.
For United States Steel were
Harry Moses. president OF the H
c. Frick Coke Co. a United States
Steel subsidiary: George Thursoy
vice president of the same COM
pany: Thomas Mullan. industrta,
relations manager OF Frick. Wal
ter H. Steel, industrial relations
manager for the United States
Coal g. Coke Co. and William
Foster, Frick's general attorney.
The negotiators gave photogra.
pliers only one minute to take pic
lures. Mr.. Moses smiled broadly
Mr.. Lewis scowled.
Spokesmen for United State:
Steel said they have no idea wha'
Mr.. Lewis will ask. John askec
us to meet with him. a spokes-
man said. That's all We know
Often Set Pattern.
He explained that United States
Steel. which covers 10000 coal dig
gers in captive" mines, agreed tt
meet with Mr.. Lewis despite the
walkout because the invitation wa'
extended before the stoppage
In the past. Mr.. Lewis talks
,See COAL Page Al
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Goren on Conosto

II you Vaai . simple sasY
io-un6egaiAnc explanation o.
the rrE game CanAz;a wh!er
IL creating great intsgeas
among card players tGrr -
Page BIS
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Ing bridge player 81 AnsFlts
has made AZ In Intensive E.gaey ot
;hs game % hep yoa earn n
play II
II sou would .lKs 10 tAas
pcstgfAduA,s course In his
E2pe! gin Ft4frry % sure 20
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zytlcats explaining Ire rsA6A-
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Evening star., 1949-06-13
Baldwin Injuries Eye
While Trimming Shrubs
By the Assoeioted Press

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. June 13.
Senator Baldwin. Republican. OF
Connecticut, today was being
treated for a severe laceration of
the left eyeball. received Satur-
day while he was trimming shrubs
in the front yard OF his home in
Stratford.
He is under the care OF Dr..
Leroy A. Havey.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Screen Writers
LoseAppea|in
Contempt Case
Lawson and Trumbo
Convictions Upheld;
Red P,robers Backed
BY Miriam Ottenberq

The Court of Appeals today up.
held the contempt Of Congress!
convictions of John Howard Law.
son and Dalton Trumbo, movie
writer's.
The two were among 10 Holly
wood personalities who refused tt
tell the House Committee on Un'
American Activities whether o.
not they were members Of thu
Communist Party. The question
was raised during the committee
Communism in Hollywood investi'
cation in October 1947. The con.
tempt cases of the other eight
have been held up by agreement
pending the final outcome of the
first two cases.
In upholding the lower court
decisions in both cases. the ap-
pellate court reafflrmed its posi-
ton in earlier cases that the COM
mittee has the power to inquire
into Communist party member
ship.
Cannot Disregard Events.
The tribunal added:
mo one can doubt in these
chaotic times that the destiny OF
all nations hangs in balance in
the current theological struggle
between Communist-thinking ano
democratic thinking peoples ol
the world.
Neither Congress nor any
court is required to disregard the
impact of world events, however
impartially or dispaSSionatelS
they view them.
1T is equally beyond dispute
that the motion picture industry
plays a critically prominent role
in the molding of public opinion
and that motion pictures are. o.
are capable of being. a potent me
dium of propaganda dissemina
ton which may influence th'
minds of millions of people"
Morford Conviction Upheld.
That being so, the appellate
court added. it is absurd to argue
that questions. as to party mem
bership are not pertinent to mer
who. by their authorship OF
scrips, vitally influence the ulti-
mate production of motion pic
lures seen by millions"
The Court said it is hard tc
envisage how there could be any
more pertinent question in these
circumstances.
At the same time, the court up
held the contempt of Congress
conviction of Richard Morford
executive director of the Ma.
tional Council of American -Sovie'
Friendship, Inc. who was con-
victed for his refusal to surrender
records of his organization to the
Committee on Un- American Ac'
tivities during hearings in April
1946.
Morford was sentenced in May
194S, to serve three months in jai
and pay a $3.50 fine.
High Court Appeal Expected.
In the Hollywood cases. botf
Trumbo and Lawson were SEN
fenced to pay $1,000 fines ane
serve a year in jail. Trumbo hat
been indicted on two counts-hi
refusal to say whether or not h,
was or ever had been a member O
the-C Communists Party and whether
1Coa CCpEEN Uyp TTEPS Al
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Russell Youno
Confirmed for
Another Term

The Senate today confirmed the
appointment of John Russell
Young for a fourth term as Dis
trict Commissioner.
The action was taken under
unanimous consent proc sTure
without a single objection The
nomination was called up By
Majority Leader Lucas.
Approval of. the nomination was
recommended last week by the
Senate District Committee by n
vote of 9to-l. The single adverse
vote then was registered by Sen
ator Nicely. Democrat, Of West
Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Court UphoIds District
University Women in
Fight 10 Bar Expulsion
Backs Laws Opinion That
Branch Here Can Poss on
Eligibility Of Members

The United States Court of APP
peals today ruled in favor of the
Washington branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University
Women in its fight to prevent
expulsion from the parent organi-
zation.
The appellate decision upheld
the opinion of Chief Judge Bo-
litha J. Laws of District Court
that the Washington branch had
a right to pass on the admission
TO membership of women "eligi-
BILE" for membership.
The appeals court also upheld
Judge Laws in ruling against a
minority group in the Washington
branch which sided with the ma
tional organization.
Meanwhile, it was learned from
DR.. Elizabeth Conrad. president
of the Washington branch, that
the local organization voted in a
referendum last month to with
draw from the parent association
if the autonomy of the local
branches is restricted in action
taken at the biennial convention
to be held in Seattle June 1928.
To Clarity Position.
The national board announced
last summer that proposed re-
visions would be presented at the
convention to clarity the ma
tional's position that the sole re-
quirement for membership at both
the national and local levels is an
approved degree from a college or
university accredited by the
AAUW.
The controversy between the
Washington branch of the AAUW
and its parent organization
stemmed from the branch's re-
fusal in October. 1916. to admit
to membership Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell, a colored university grad
uate. Mrs. Terrell is the widow OF
a former Municipal Court judge
After the controversy got under
way the branch amended it's by
laws to provide that its Board of
Directors had to approve men,
bership applications.
In April. 1948, the national
board notified the branch that
unless the local group changed
its bylaws to conform with the
national bylaws by May, 1948,
The branch would be expelled from
the association.
Branch Sought Injunction.
After receiving this ultimatum,
the branch took referendum of
its membership and decided to
stand pat. The branch then went
into court for an injunction to
keep the national organization
from carrying out its threat to
oust the branch.
Before Judge Laws the nation.
al group argued that the branch
bylaws were in conflict with the
national bylaws. The branch
however. contended there va,
nothing in the national charter OF
bylaws to prevent branches from
selecting members they desired
from applicants deemed eligible
by the national bylaws.
Judge Laws ruled in favor of the
Washington branch. At the same
time. he denied a motion by a
minority group of the brancl,
| See UNIVERSITY WOMEN A-6
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Late News
Bulletins
Stocks Hammered Down


NEW YORK (P).-Fresh SELL
ing today hammered the stock
market near a new five-year
low. Key issues dropped a few
cents to more than SO a share.
Trading volume rose as prices
declined. The Associated Press
average of 60 stocks broke
through its low for 1947. This
was only a short distance from
q low since 1914.
Cos Contract Ruled Wego
The Supreme Court today
decided the Standard Oil Co.
of California violated Federal
antitrust laws by contracting
with independent gasoline
dealers to buy all their fuel
from Standard. 1t was a 5-4
decision with a vigorous dis
sent by Justice Douglas, who
said the ruling sets the stage
for the oil companies to de-
velop service station empires"
u. S. Housing Exempt
The Surname Court held tn.
day that Government-owned
housing in the District Is ex-
empt from rent control.
Man Dies in 8-FIoor Fall
William J. Quirk, 40, a painter
of 431 Eleventh street NE,
was killed instantly today when
he fell from the eighth floor
of the Cavalier Hotel, $500
Fourteenth street NV. Accord
ing to police Mr.. Quirk was
trying to adjust a elevator lad
der to hold it away from the
building when he fell. An
other man on the ladder,
Charles E. Bell, 25, of 536
Eighteenth street South, Ar
lington, Va. held on to the
ropes and managed to reach
safety.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
Anti.Def|ation Steps
Reported Under Study
By Truman Advisers
Council Due TO Convoss
Conflicting Estimates
OF U. S. Unemployment

President Trumans economic
advisers today were reported
working on recommendation for
a change in direction OF the P1eSi-
dents "anti-lnfiation program
The unemployment situation. Il
was learned. was due for special
consideration in meeting Of the
three man Council OF Economic
Advisers.
Some economists ana labol
groups are challenging the Census
Bureaus latest report Of 3 289 900
unemployed on MAY ~ an in
crease of 273,000 over the prevlouo
month. as too low. Some believe
the unemployment; figure is near
ing 5.000.000.
Estimates to BE Studied
The varying estimates were
scheduled for careful study al a
meeting of the CEA today with
some indications that 1t might
issue a statement attempting &c
clarity the situation
Council members are working
on their midyear report TO tne
President on the Nations general
economic situation Il is due III
July Meanwhile. It was report
ed. they hoped 10 discuss with the
President this week recommenda
tions for modifying his January
program calling for measures 10
curb imitation in order TO meet
changed conditions.
Comment on moves TO combat
def1ation is hard TO pry out OF
any OF Mr. Trumans aides nov
because the administration stands
committed 10 the January anti
imitation program.
Thus there vas no evidence Of
See BUSINESS. PAGE A
Evening star., 1949-06-13
HitIer's Luxury Yoeht
On Route TO New York
~ ss Assss sSs~s sssaa

NEW YORK June l3 Adolf
Hitlsr's - 900 900 Yacht eonsie-
cred ,s9e worlds largest ar6 rn0st
Injurious private yacht - dur
here Wednesday .ro1A GinFalsar.
Evening star., 1949-06-13
0ppenheimer
Doubts Isotope
Exports Aid Reds
Scientist Discounts
Nllrtor Volue Even
II RUSSO Got Supply
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ea .~...ge ,.pmtn, so uar No,.
at4.a- ar'rr~r establishment lA.t
"a.rh -. oHs~ uhr.mts detrnaet
Me Atem.s tnrrGs Comm.s>oua
.a..-N A. Nr."s sa.s and ~ scsnra
s... A0.r,. an tafe.sn pa1c,
Senate. N3gAen2ooper Rrpuhh.
.a" C.: Iowa brought ~ thr Amp
nfrvt ~ sNo'oprs a. orr nt ~.
'mr.a#n}s tu changes q arrrrd
he m.suanasrmrnr Assln,t
ChalmAu DAVID T isurrlaa sns
he commission
m opprrhtsmtr A.>o rae
>'atemeUt hy nlne Nsl~uI,ts whe
ad'.>e 'Ar A'on!s Fnerss Car
MISSION SsHins n. AEC "a, -,
'sto0ed sound anr toraaet
.ook.ng plosfam
See froof Of onpeienr,
he Natcmer. caIrd me pfc-
e'c>s ClcS; pEoo' Of Ne corr
potency and de, o,.on 70 cut, 81
the commission
speaking rapldle and Win tho
confidence 81 AT authority D~,
oppenhrimer Also told the Joint
Atom3c Energy Committee that
ihr partlcUisr kinds of lsctopes
being allowed 10 SO abroad wr's
never usrd ai the los Alamo.
\ NJ HtomlC bomb lahotator,
- which he vas wartime dlree-
toi
The exported 3solopes do not
lnC!ude sny ot The heavy ma.
tctis!s used IN the n.sion pro-
gram
That these typrs have nos heen
USED very extensively IN rornst-
uon with Americas own military
prosram
Adds " erds af Caution.
Although making II clear he
sees no dAnEtr OF helping anv
other country 10 develop atomic
weapons throukh these expofts
Or Oppenheime added this word
Of caution
No one can force me to sav
these i$otopes would play no part
in the making Of atomic energy
because you can Use . shovel ~
bottle OF beer in the making ~
atomic energy
Senator TydinRs Democrat ~
Maryland asked the doctor sur.
pos" any Of these lsofnpes had
gone 10 Russia could thew have
uSrd them for deYeloplnE sE
atomic bomb o. military veap.
ont"
Dr Oppenhe started "a
point out that all isotopes Afs
exported subject 10 the condition
that they be usrd only foi bssie
research. Openly and available IA
any scientist HIS pom, Nas ths'
ane military uss of the lsoiopes
would require secret work
ASKED About Russia
Suppose Russia got some ~
them without those guarantees
Senator Tydlngs continued
Dr Oppenheimsf sad hs had
answered that earlier ny pointing
out that even In This country ws
have not u~eh thrm very exisn-
siseiy for the military program
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