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Evening star., 1949-09-13
Further Rain Due
|As'Northedster'
PeIters District

September's first beneficial rain
pelted the Washington area last
night and today on the heels OF
what the Weather Bureau called
a typical wintertime north
easter"
More than a half inch of rain
fell between 7:30 am. and early
afternoon. the Weather Bureau
reported, and the forecast calls
for more tonight. After a morn
ing of almost steady downpour,
the sun broke through early in
the afternoon.
The prediction is for clearing
and cooler by tomorrow night.
The disturbance. which brought
winds up to 20 miles an hour.
was a typical wintertime north
easter" largely because it had all
the characteristics Of that situa-
ton except low temperature, the
bureau explained.
It brought up small craft warn
ings along the Eastern seaboard,
the lower Potomac, Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
S5OO,0O0 Damage Caused
By DistiIIery Explosion
By the Associofed Press

PEORIA, H., Sept. 13.-An ex-
plosion in a six-story still at the
Hiram Walker g. Son., Inc, dis
tillery early today shook nearby
buildings and caused damage esti-
mated by company officials at
$500,000. The cause of the blast
was not Immediately determined.
In critical condition at st.
Francis Hospital are Louis Schra-
der, SO, of Peoria, and Oliver
Thomas, 80, of Washington. ILL.,,
both still workers.
With their clothing torn from
their bodies, the two men stag
gered out of the still building into
the arms of firemen. They were
burned by steam.
Nine other men-Some at work
on the top f1oor-reached safety.
The blast blew off the entire
roof of the still building. Every
window was shattered. Glass and
debris covered streets and walks
for several blocks around the huge
Walker plant area.
Ten fire companies and so fire.
men were called to the scene.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Reds Promise 10 Free.
U. 5. Major and Father
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

BERLIN, Sept. 13.-The United
States Army said today Russian
officer has promised the release
of United States Air Force major
and his civilian father, detained
since Saturday morning.
The two were identified as Air
Force Mai. Victor Miner. jr.. 80,
and his 56-year-old father. both
OF Hollywood, Calif.-they had
not been heard from since they
left Frankfurt Saturday to drive
to Berlin. The senior Miner is
q movie cameraman who had been
working on film in Italy.
The two Americans were to be
released. the announcement said,
near Coburg, 80 miles north of
Nuremberg at 4 pm. Go am. EDIT.
No reason had been given i'm
mediately why they were detained.
An earlier announcement had
said only that two Americans
would be released. This led to
belief that the Russians might
have been referring to two Amer
lean cyclists, Warren Oelsner, 20,
of Oyster Bay, N. Y, and Peter
Sellers, Is, of Philadelphia, who
have been held since July 80.
An American officer at Coburg
told a reporter by telephone that
. party had gone to the zonal
border to await the release of the
pair.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Acheson and Bevin
To Map New Moves
In Cold War Today
U. S., Britain and conodo
Agreement on 10-Point
Attack on Dollar Crisis
fTert OF CommuniQue, Page A-6J
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of State Acheson and
Foreign Secretary Bevin begin
charting new Western moves in
the cold war today. They appar-
emily are confident that Britain
has once more been rescued from
the threat of economic disaster.
A 1O-point attack on the British
plight, worked out by Mr.. Acheson,
Mr.. Bevin and other American,
British and Canadian cabinet
ministers, was announced here as
assuring Britain's prompt recovery
from it's current dollar crisis and
also promising her a more secure
economic future.
Final agreement in the week.
long three-power conference came
late yesterday. Secretary Ache
son and Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder decided that the United
States could find ways to give
Britain more freedom in spending
it's Marshall Plan dollars, easier
access to American markets and
an increased volume of sales to
this country of such items as
rubber and tin.
Beyin Welcomes Measures.
These and other measures, in
cluding probable British trade dis
criminations against the United
States in order to save dollars by
buying elsewhere, were welcomed
by Mr.. Bevin. He viewed them as
securing the economic basis for
Britains active role as partner
with America and other Western
nations in the conflict with Rus
sia and in the drive for greater
Western security. Mr.. Acheson
agreed with this statement OF the
economic programs political i'm
portance.
Against this background the two
men were to open at 2:30 pm. to-
day another series of conferences.
They deal with British and Ameri-
can Far Eastern policy, Germany.
Marshal Tito's split with the
Kremlin, the development of an
| Atlantic defense system under the
new Atlantic treaty and other
issues with which both nations are
vitality concerned.
! An increase in World Bank
loans for developments in British
colonial or commonwealth lands
is the No. l point of the 10-part
program which was set forth in
a communique issued late yester-
day at the conclusion of the Brit
ish crisis talks.
COmmunique Issued Jointly.
The communique was issued
jointly by Sir Stafford Cripps,
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Stock Market Advances,
Steel Shores Active
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The
stock market advanced briskly to-
day in response to the steel strike
truce.
Prices were up by few cents
to around a dollar a share among
leading issues. Buying was con-
centrated in steel issues with some
of the oil and motor shares also
gaining attention.
Trading was more than usually
active at the opening Of the mar
ket, and it continued at the best
pace in recent weeks.
Among stocks higher were
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Steel, Youngstown Sheet d Tube.
General Motors, Chrysler and
Standard Oil Of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Pennsylvania Election
For House Today Gives
Preview Of 1850
Mrs. Coffey Gets Strong
Administration Booking
To Succeed Her Son
By the Assoeioted Press

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. Sept. 13.-
A matron of IS and a 41-year-old
lawyer are pitted against each
other today in a special congress
sional election that is looked on
as the first test of the Truman
administrations strength since
last November. The election high
lights Pennsylvania's primary.
Both Mrs. Robert L. Coffey, ST.,
the Democratic candidate, and
Republican John Saylor are politi-
cal novices.
They are fighting for the 26th
Congressional district seat vacated
by the death of Mrs. Coffey's son
Robert L. Coffey. jr. The district
comprises three counties-Cam-
bria (Johnstown), Indiana and
Armstrong.
Killed in Air Crash.
Mr.. Coffey, an Air Force Re-
serve colonel. was killed in a jet
plane crash last April.
His mother has pledged herself
to carrying out his program. This
includes outright repeal of the
Taft Hartley Act and complete
support of the Truman Fair Deal
program.
Mr.. Saylor campaigned on the
stand that the issue "is the Amer
ican way of life, free enterprise
and opportunity versus the regi-
mented, semi-police state and the
socialistic, welfare state philoso-
phy."
The fight will be a test of DEM
ocratic strength in highly union
Evening star., 1949-09-13
It's Easier Than Ever
To Place a Star
Classified Ad

The Classified Ad Depart
ment of The Star has been
modernized to make it easier
than ever for you to place a
classified ad in The Star.
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pick up your telephone and call
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Evening star., 1949-09-13
Bulletin
Ban on Radio 'Giveowoys'
Enjoined by Federal Court

CHICAGO P). - Federal
Judge Michael L. Igoe today
granted a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the Federal
Communications Commission
from banning "give-away" ra-
di0 programs. The FEC had
ordered the programs stopped
by October l. The injunction
will remain in effect until a
suit attacking the ban is de-
cided in Federal Court in New
York. This suit was filed by
the American Broadcasting
Co., the Columbia Broadcast
ing System and the National
Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Russell Favors Inquiry
II Johnson Moves 10
Abolish Navy Aviation
Senator Coils CrommeIin
Courageous for Stond;;
HoIsey Backs Coptoin

Naval aviation received an en-
couraging word today from a Sem
ate Armed Services Committee
member who said he would favor
Senate hearings If Secretary OF
Defense johnson moves to abolish
that Navy branch or the Marine
Corps.
Senator Russell, Democrat, OF
Georgia said he does not believe
Mr.. johnson intends to do that.
He added that "of course. there
may be something going on I don't
know about"
His comment related particular
ly to statement last Saturday by
Capt. John G. Crommelin, 46, vet
eran Naval officer, asserting that
military policy makers at the
Pentagon are scuttling the Navy's
attack power.
No Grounds for Inquiry Now.
The Georgia Senator said the
Senate has no, grounds for start
ing an inquiry on the basis Of
those general statements. But
he observed that it took lot of
courage for Capt. Crommelin to
speak out. Senator Russell said
he knows how naval officers feel
about some aspects of armed serv-
ices unification and that he SYM
pathizes with them.
Capt. Crommelin came in for
emphatic praise from Admiral
William F. Halsey yesterday. The
famed admiral, now retired, said:
II feel very strongly he is at
tempting to do something for the
good of the country and that he
has shown wonderful courage in
jeopardizing his career by doing
this. I feel he deserves the help
and respect of all naval officers" ?"
Admiral Halsey earlier attended
a private luncheon with several
other naval officers at Capt. Crom-
melin's home, 1913 Thirtieth street
NV.
Capt. Crommelin told reporters
that nobody has said boo to me"
since he reported to work as usual
at the Office of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff at the Pentagon.
He is due to testify October 5
when the House Armed Services
Committee resumes its investiga-
ton into B-36 Air Force bomber
purchasing and performance.
He also is to take the stand
when a naval court of inquiry re-
convenes September 81. The court
is attempting to determine whether
Navy personnel besides Cedric r.
Worth, suspended assistant to the
Undersecretary of the Navy, took
part in preparing memorandum
attacking policies in Air Force
procurement of the B-36 bombers.
That memorandum limited at
(see NAVY. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Atlantic City Mi||ion-Do||or Pier
Is Wrecked by $2OO,OO0 Fire
Northeast Wind Helps Firemen Sove Hotels
Along Boardwalk; Man and Bride Rescued

midway out the pier. Mr.. Mer-
chant is a bookkeeper for the firm
that operates a pier.
The resorts fire department
brought special high-pressure
equipment into play. The hose
lines were run from the high-pres-
sure boardwalk system. independ-
ent from the rest of the city. 1t
had been installed for just such
an emergency.
Firemen also used Atlantic City's
"deluge tower" a huge, 100-foot-
high hose carrier, which spews
out almost 10 times as much water
as an ordinary fire hose.
These special measures enabled
the hardworking firemen to con-
tain the blaze in a relatively small
shoreward section of the pier.
Despite the early hour, thou
sands Of curious townsfolk turned
out to watch the spectacle. The
Evening star., 1949-09-13
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON. Sept. l3.-Informed
British political sources said to-
day they believe the three-nation
Washington dollar accord has
averted an autumn general elec-
ton in Britain.
These informants said failure
of the conference in the American
capital would have compelled the
Labor government to seek a new
electoral mandate for pressing its
own long term cure for Britain's
economic ills.
Government officials were silent
on the election issue. They said
only that the 10-point program
laid down yesterday by American,
British and Canadian economic
experts has STAYED off immed-
diate widespread unemployment
and short-t time work in England.
These officials based their opin-
ion on the statement of Sir Stat
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Bolivia Is hopping Up
Scattered Rebel Units
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Sept. 13.-
Government forces today con-
tinued mopping up scattered rebel
remnants still holding out in Bo-
livia.
A high command communique
said two government planes yes
terday bombed the military air
field at Santa Cruz, last big rebel
stronghold. 1t said one insurgent
plane was set ablaze and another
damaged.
The rebel radio warned last
night that the revolutionaries will
shoot one hostage in retaliation
for each bombing of Santa Cruz.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Ceylon Buns MuiIer's Book

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Sept. 13
R.-Ceylon police, acting on
advice from the attorney general,
are taking steps to ban the entry
and sale of Norman Mailer's war
novel, "The Naked and the Dead"
Charges that the book is obscene
have touched off a controversy
in the press which has been fol-
lowed by questions in the Cey-
lonese parliament.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
picture on Page A-3.)
By the Associoted Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Sept.
13.-A 100000 fire ripped through
300 feet of the famed Million Dol
lar Pier early today.
The well-known landmark. which
juts 1900 feet into the ocean on
the downtown section of the
boardwalk, caught fire about 4::30
am. A northeast wind blew roar
ing flames down the beach away
from boardwalk hotels.
The piers huge ballroom. near
the shore end. was destroyed.
Twisted roof girders fell into the
blaze. Fire Chief Rex Farley esti-
mated the damage at 100000.
The long pleasure palace was
closed on Labor Day for the winter.
No one was injured. Walter
Merchant and his bride of three
weeks, Florence, were helped down
ladder to the beach by police
from their living quarters about
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Stockholm PorIey Calls
For Eust-West Accord
Nv the Associofad Rkass

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13.-The
Inter-Parliamentary Union ended
it's conference here yesterday with
a plea for East West reconcilia-
ton.
1t adopted a resolution noting
that the general diplomatic situa-
ton is still very strained. The
existence of different economic
and social systems need not ex-
clude the possibility of agreement
and cooperation, the resolution
said.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
PIune Down at Sea

ST. Heller, Jersey, Channel
Islands, Sept. 13 (R.-A French
military plane with eight men
aboard was reported down in the
sea today between Jersey and the
French coast. Rescue boats put
out from here and the Island OF
Guernsey and a British European
Airways passenger plane began .
search Of the area.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Czechs Jail IS Priests
In Attempt 10 Smash
Communications Net
Reds Ignore Demand by
Bishops to Cooperate
For Fair Agreement
BY the Associoted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Sept
l3. Church and diplomatic
sources said tonight that Is Cath
olic priests have been arrested in
the past two weeks in a govern
ment move to smash secret
church network of communica-
tions linking priests and bishops.
There is no doubt about it. ~
one informant said. That's why
the arrests were made"
The source declared. however,
that the church's communication
system was not formed for polit-
ical purposes.
Catholic and diplomatic sources
said the church was forced by the
government to set up some kind
of communication system to keep
the clergy informed of its moves.
The Communist government has
deprived the church Of normal
means of keeping in touch with
priests, by banning pastoral let
tiers, confiscating printing equip
ment and closing down the church
press.
Bishops Demand Ignored.
The government-controlled press
and radio, meanwhile, ignored a
demand by the nations Catholic
bishops that the government call
off its war on the church and CO.
operate for fair accord.
Instead, the newspapers con-
tinued to hurl charges at the
Czechoslovak hierarchy and the
Vatican.
The bishops had extended what
they called their good will and
preferred hand for agreement"
In a memorandum addressed to
the Communicated government
they offered to resume negotia-
tions for a State-Church agree
ment If restrictions on Church
activity were repealed.
Delivered Before Attacks.
This memorandum. dated Au-
gust IA, was delivered to the gov
ernment 10 days before it was re-
leased to western press represent
atives here yesterday, church
sources said.
Thus it was in government
hands before last week end. when
several officials. led by Premier
Antonin Zapotocky, delivered
speeches accusing the church OF
trying to overthrow the regime
divide the country and provoke
religious war.
However. persistent broadcasts
of the Voice Of America, British
Broadcasting Corp. and other
Western European radio stations
informed Czechoslocaks about the
bishops stand.
In their newspapers Czechs
found only reprints of the govern
ment leaders speeches, plus sharp
commentary added by the editors.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Dollar orAgreement Seen Avering
Election in Britain This Fall
10-Point Program Has Stoved OFF Widespread
Unemployment, Government Officials Say

ford Cripps. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, that no further dollar
import cuts are being considered
now.
The political sources, ranging
from Labor ministers of Parlia-
ment to party officials, said Prime
Minister Attlee and most members
of his cabinet are opposed to
capitalizing politically on the re-
suits of the conference. They
want to avoid possible charges of
opportunism. the informants said.
The Labor governments five
year term of Office is due to expire
at the end of next July. How
ever. the government can, if, it
wishes, 60 to the country any time
before that if it wants to test
popular confidence in its policies.
A consensus of Labor MP's is
that Mr.. Attlee and his top ad-
visers soon will go into the whole
Icao E1T TCrT0N De-. A7l
Evening star., 1949-09-13
1900 Truck Drivers
Strike in Baltimore;
D. {. Shipments Hit
Washington Union Calls
Meeting Tonight; S. Lines
Shut Down in Maryland

A strike of l.500 truck drivers in
Baltimore today drastically cur
tailed over -the-road movement of
freight to Washington and brought
call for a general meeting to-
night of Truck Drivers Local 639
of the Teamsters' Union here.
Whether the strike will spread
to Washington and cripple move
ment of freight within the city
will depend on what action the
Districts organized truck drivers
take at tonight's meeting.
Contracts between Distric t
trucking Arms and the union ex-
pired August 80 and the men had
been working under terms of the
old agreements while negotiations
proceeded. A similar situation
prevailed in Baltimore.
The Baltimore strike immedi-
ately affected SIS of the larger
trucking firms which had been
negotiating with the uni o n
through a management Labor Re
lations Council.
IS Other Firms Threatened.
The Union threatened to call
men off their jobs with IS indie
pendent firms in Baltimore unless
contracts were signed tonight.
Truck drivers at Cumberland
and Hagerstown. Md. and Win
chester, Va. have rejected a man
agement wage increase proposal,
but authorized their union leaders
to continue negotiations.
Thomas Baroody, chairman OF
the Labor Relations Council OF
the District of Columbia Trucking
Association, said the union has
been offered a fiat 10 cents an
hour increase, but the offer was
turned down. The union negotia-
tors have demanded a 40-hour
week instead of the current 48-
hour week for city drivers in addi-
ton to the wage increase, MIR.
Baroody said.
Same Propositions at Issue.
Virtually the same wage-hour
propositions were at issue in the
Baltimore negotiations, Mr.. Ba-
roody said.
The Baltimore strike caught
management negotiators by sur
prise. A spokesman for the Labor
Relations Council said a bargain
Evening star., 1949-09-13
SIow-Moving Roll Cars
Leove Track at DunvilIe
BY the Associated Press

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. l3.-Six
mail cars attached to southbound
train No. IL of the Southern Rail-
way were derailed today as the
train moved slowly into the sta
ton here. No one was injured.
Some of the cars toppled over
against other freight cars stand
ing on the tracks. The cause Is
being investigated.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Monetary Fund
ksDevaIuiinq
As Dollar Spur
Action Proposed in
Report; Governors
Hear Truman Today

The international Monetary
Fund today advised dollar short
countries to devalue their cur
rencies, If need be, to boost their
dollar earning exports.
Without singing out the Brit
ish pound, but with Britain's dol
lar crisis obviously in mind, the
report was laid before the open
ing session of the fourth annual
meeting of the Boards of Gov
ernors of the multi-billion- dollar
fund and World Bank.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
the financial leaders of the 48
member nations were to hear an
address by President Truman. The
meeting is being held at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Directors Wrote Report.
The report was prepared by the
funds executive directors. It's ad-
vice on devaluation was under
scored in addresses by Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder and
Eugene r. Black, president of the
World Bank, at the opening ses-
sion.
Mr.. Snyder said: THE views
expressed by the fund. as a con-
sultant. are entitled to great re-
spect."
MIR. Black said of the need for
q revaluation: II do not under
estimate either the complexities
or the far-reaching consequences
of such action, but I fail to see
how it can be avoided"
It may be better for country
to change an unsuitable" ex-
change rate than to clamp on re-
strictions which "endanger its
well-being and efficiency" said
the report of the funds executive
directors.
Devaluation Pressure Grows.
Although the document referred
to all deficit nations" its effect
was to spotlight the British prob
lem-and to add pressure to nu-
merous past suggestions for ster-
ling devaluation.
The impact was the greater be-
cause the ritish-United States
Canadian conference ended yes
terday with agreement on a
10-point treatment for Britain's
dollar ills-without including re-
valuation of the pound as one OF
the points.
The pounds value now is $4.03.
It's devaluation, in foreign trade,
would amount to lowering the
price of British goods.
Many American officials have
forecast privately that Britain
must finally adopt that course,
which so far she has Stunned.
But officially. at least. the Finance
and Foreign Ministers of the three
nations did not raise the issue in
the week-long talks.
Subject Thrown Wide Open.
The carefully-avoided subject
of devaluation was opened up wide
in the report of the funds execu-
tive directors.
Presented by Managing Direc-
tor Camille Gutt of Belgium to the
assembled governors. and applying
equally to Britain and the other
war-ravaged economies of Europe,
it declared:
l. Expansion Of Europe's ex-
ports to the Western Hemisphere
particularly to the United States
is a key to the worlds problem
of payments. =
2. The high prices of European
goods make it difficult for them
to compete in the American mar
ket with United States-made
goods. Europe's opportunities to
narrow the gap by cutting profits
or costs are limited.
3. Where a price reduction OF
the magnitude indicated - Is
necessary to expand exports, it
would in many cases seem pos
sible only through an adjustment
af +ba avcboroo roto"
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(See STRIKE, Page A-3)
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(See STEEL, Page A-7J
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(See PENNSYLVANIA, Page AT.
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(See BRITISH, Page A-10.}
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(See NEELY, Page A-30
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See MONETARY, Page Al
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(See PIER FIRE, Page A-3.)
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(See ELECTION, Page A-7D
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(See NAVY. Page A-7.)