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Evening star., 1949-10-05
2U.S. Congressman Robbed
Of $4,000 on Spanish Train
By the Assoeiofed Press

MADRID, Oct. 5.-Two Amer
ican Congressman visiting Spain
were robbed of more than $4,000
aboard train running between
Barcelona and Bilbao, Barcelona
police sources said today.
The informants said Represen-
tative Richards, Democrat. OF
South Carolina, and Keogh. DEM
ocrat, of New York lost their
money and valuables when their
train stopped at a small station,
Casetas, near Zaragoza.
The two Americans had left
their valuables in clothing hung
up in their compartment near q
sleeping car window. The robbery
was not discovered until the train
left the station, the sources said.
The two are part of a group OF
five Congressman who arrived in
Madrid this morning from
week-long visit in Barcelona and
Bilbao. The group has expressed
a desire to interview Generals
simo Franco on bettering Amer
ican-Spanish relations.
Their loss was described as
81, 900 in cash, gold watch, other
valuables, and documents, includ-
ing their passports.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Judge Shortage Delays
copIon-Gubitchev Trial
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The es-
pionage conspiracy trial Of Judith
Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchev
scheduled to begin October II
will be put off until November 8
it was reported at the Federal
Building today.
It was learned that a shortage
of Federal judges will cause the
further postponement.
Miss Coplon, former Justice De-
partment employe. and Gubitchev
Russian engineer employed by the
United Nations, are charged with
conspiring to steal secret Govern
ment documents.
Their trial first was set for last
April after they were seized to-
gether by FBI agents in Manhat-
tan. The trial was postponed sew
eral times because Of the trial OF
Miss Coplon in Washington.
She was convicted there on
charges of spying for Russia and
sentenced to a 40-months-to-1 10
year term. The verdict is being
appealed.
Archibald Palmer, Miss Coplon's
attorney, indicated there was q
good chance the defense would
ask for another postponement In
November, pending the outcome
Of the appeal in the first trial.
Gubitchev is free In. $l00, ,00f
bail. He has been suspended from
his U. N. post. Miss Coplon~ was
released on bail totaling $4,000
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Boy, I, Killed as He Pulls
Old Stove on Top Of Him

A 2-year-old boy was killed to-
day when he apparently pulled an
abandoned stove on top Of him
in the back yard of his home at
Oakton, Va.
Michael Eugene Miller was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Emanuel
Newman of Vienna, where the
child was taken by his grand
mother, Mrs. Ethel Mauck.
Fairfax County police said the
grandmother, with whom the
child lived, told them she let Mi
chael go out to play. She said she
became alarmed when he did not
answer her call a short time later.
When she went to look for him,
she found Michael lying beneath
the overturned stove behind a
shed about 40 feet from the house.
Police said they believe the child
was trying to climb on top of the
stove. ....
The child's head was not crushed
although it was the only part OF
his body lying beneath the stove
police said. The cause OF death
was not determined Immediately
Police said it was accidental.
The child's mother, Mrs. Edna
Miller, lives in Alexandria. Police
said they did not know the where
abouts of the father.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Senators Start Task
OF Rewriting Farm
Bill in 48 Hours
Lucos Says Legislation
Will Be Passed at Present
Session of Congress
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Senate Agriculture Com
mittee grappled again today with
the knotty problem of what to do
about farm prices after the Sen
ate had failed to find the answer
in a day of topsy- -turvy voting.
The question was tossed back
to the committee last night with
instructions to return with an
answer within 48 hours.
Just what the committee might
propose was in doubt, but Senate
Majority Leader Lucas said what
ever it was the Senate would GO
to work on it Immediately.
"We're going to get a farm bill
passed at this. session of Congress
regardless of how long we have to
stay here" he said.
Sharp Division in Props.
A series of votes yesterday
showed only that the Senate is
sharply divided over how far the
Government should 60 in holding
up prices of major crops.
First the lawmakers approved a
flexible price support program by
a one-vote margin. Then they
changed their minds on a tie, with
the deciding vote cast by Vice
President Barkley.
Mr.. Barkley backed Senators
battling for high level price props
for corn, cotton, wheat and other
basic crops. In doing 50 he op-
Evening star., 1949-10-05
? Who Cheated
| At Cards Fined
Total of $4,000
BY the Associoted Press

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Oct. 5.
Two men convicted of cheating
at cards in Williamson have been
fined total of $4,000 and SEN
fenced to one year in jail each
by Circuit Judge c. w. Ferguson.
Court attaches said it was the
largest fine ever levied in Mingo
Circuit Court.
The men, Junior MULTI and
Oliver Newsome, who were tried
in Williamson yesterday, were ac-
cused Of cheating Kiryl Georgeff
Of $500 in poker game last
May 3 in Williamson.
The West Virginia code provides
that any one convicted Of cheat
ing at cards be sentenced to not
more than IL months in jail and
fined five times the amount won
in the shady game.
AS MULTI was leaving the
courtroom deputies overheard him
tell Georgeff:. g" I will come
back and kill you"
Mullitt, was called back into
court and pleaded guilty to con-
tempt of court charges. Judge
Ferguson fined him 500 and SEN
fenced him to three additional
months on the charge.
Evening star., 1949-10-05

President Truman will sign any
agreement worked out by House
and Senate conferees on the three
Federal pay bills, Chairman john
ston Of the Senate civil Service
Committee told reporters at the
White House today.
Senator Johnston made the
statement after he and other con-
ferees OF the pay legislation visited
the President.
The conferees were invited to
the White House primarily to dis
cuss the Governments top bracket
pay measure.
Senator Johnston said, however,
that Mr.. Truman expressed great
interest in seeing that action is
completed this year on the re
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Explorer Arrested on Charges
|Of KiIIinq ? in Canton Shooting
Faces MonsIouehter
Count; Appeals to
Donovan for Aid
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

CANTON, Oct. S. - Leonard
Francis Clark, AZ, an American
who claims to have found the
worlds highest mountain in West
ern China, was charged with man
slaughter today in the gunshot
deaths last month of another
American and an Englishman.
The former lieutenant colonel
Of the American Office of Strategic
Services was clapped into a
Chinese jail cell on a diet of bread
and water to await trial. Inter-
viewed in his cell. he steadfastly
maintained he did not do the
shooting. Likewise, he denied he
was in love with the pretty widow
Of one of the victims.
Specifically, Clark who has a
featured article in the current
issue of Life magazine, is charged
in the gunshot deaths of Willard
Freeman. II, formerly of Bridge
water, Mass, and Harold Harris,
45, Shanghai-born Englishman
who was employed in Chungking
by Freeman.
Clark expressed fear that he
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Britain, France, Italy
Lifting Trade Barriers
Hoffman Tells AFL
Import Bors on $50 Of
Buying From Is Nations
Will Be Ended, He Says
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by The Asseeioted Press

ST. PAUL. Minn., Oct. 5.-Paul
G. Hoffman reported today that
Great Britain, France and italy
have agreed to . sweeping removal
of trade barriers between them
selves and other Marshall Plan
nations.
The Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministrator said the three cou,1-
tries have lifted import restric-
tions on as much as IS per cent
of their total purchases from the
13 other countries participating in
the European recovery program.
This is practical move
toward creating within Western
Europe the same sort of free in
tercourse that has proven SO
fruitful among the 4S States in
our own country" the foreign aid
chieftain asserted. T.
Mr.. Hoffman's statements were
made in a speech before the
American Federation Of Labor
convention.
He did not list specific COM
modities or goods on which the
Marshall Plans big Three
countries were dropping restric-
tions. Nor did he say when the
action will become effective. Mr.
Hoffman said only that:
ITALY, Great Britain and France
are lifting quantitative restric-
tions and import quotas from as
much as IS per cent of their total
imports from other Marshall Plan
countries.
He described the action as "an
historic step" which will further
the cause Of European recovery
economic stability and world
peace
The prime impact of the action
on Europe's people, Mr.. Hoffman
went on, will be in higher stand
Evening star., 1949-10-05
VA May Mail Dividend
Checks by Christmas
Ry the Assoejoted Press

The Veterans Administration
may start paying the $4,000, ,000.-
900 GI insurance dividend before
Christmas-at the rate of a mil
lion checks q week.
AS soon as the bulk Of those
payments is out of the way the
agency will get to work on a sec
ond special dividend. the size Of
which has not yet been de-
termined.
Veterans Administrator Carl T.
Gray has ordered completion Of
the first dividend payment, to
about 100000 World War II
veterans, by next June 80 If pos
sible.
About 100000 veterans have
applied for the dividend since
application blanks became avail
able August 20.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Atomic Partnership
With Britain, Canada
Considered by i. S
Results of 3-Power Tolks
Studied With Congress
Committee, Webb Says

An atomic partnership" with
Great Britain and Canada Is
being considered. UndersecretarJ
of State Webb said today.
He told a news conference that
results of the first stage OF ex-
ploratory talks on atomic energy
matters with British and Cana
dian representatives are being
considered now in consultation
with the Joint Congressional
Committee on Atomic Energy.
In the three-power talks that
were suspended last week end. Mr.
Webb said, "a wide range Of posi-
bilities were explored, looking
toward a partnership in the field
of atomic energy based upon the
most rational and economical
joint utilization Of materials
techniques and knowledge avail
able to the three countries"
Further Talks Planned.
Such a partnership during the
war produced the first atomic
bomb. Postwar restrictions or
sharing of American atomic in
formation disrupted the wartime
cooperation. The exploratory
talks" were begun last month ir
an attempt to work out new CO.
operative arrangements.
Mr.. Webb said further talks will
take place after results Of the flrst
discussions have been considered
by the three governments.
Meanwhile, the Joint Congress
sional Committee, divided three
ways, was called together II
| AT0nHTT pono A-Sl
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Chairman, 7 Others
Quit Federal FEPC:
Policy Split Denied
HouehteIine New Head;
Places Of Tracy and
Dr.. Dunhum Filled
By Joseph Young

The chairman and two other
members Of President Truman's
seven member Fair Employment
Practices Commission for the
Federal service have resigned.
In announcing the designations
today, the Civil Service Commits
sion, under whose jurisdiction the
private citizens FEPC board op-
Grated, gave as reasons the mem
bers' desire to travel and 1.-THE
pressure Of other duties"
Those resigning are Guy Moi
fett, the chairman. who formerly
was a Civil Service Commission
official for many years and q
White House assistant; Daniel w
Tracy, prominent American Fed.
Grafton of Labor official, and DR.
Ethel Dunham.
Mr.. Moffett will be succeeded as
chairman by James L. Houghtel-
ing. former United States Com
Evening star., 1949-10-05
|ChingSunnmons
|CoofOperotors
|AndLewis sHere
EXPORT CONTROLS Considered
to Conserve Steel Supplies.
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Page AS.
The Government today inter-
vened for the first time in the
current soft coal labor dispute as
Cyrus S. Ching, Federal media
ton director, called operators and
John L. Lewis of the United Mine
Workers to a meeting here Friday
in an effort to end the 16-day
shutdown.
Mr.. Ching said the coal situa-
ton has reached the place where
it is approaching crisis" and re-
quired the Intervention.
1--WE have come to the conclu-
sion that this can't go on much
longer" he added.
Talks Are Continuing.
Mr.. Ching acted as more vio-
lence flared in the soft coal mine
fields and negotiations between
the operators and the union con-
tinued at Bluefield and White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
Mr.. Ching said any report OF
progress in the conversations
would be Every encouraging" But
he emphasized that it would have
to be very definite" before he
would call off the meeting Friday.
Mr.. Ching announced his action
at a noon news conference as
Evening star., 1949-10-05
(See FARM, Page A-5.)
Chicago Factory CoIlapses
Several Feared Trapped
By the Asseeioisd Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Police said
a seven-story building at O'Brien
and Union avenue on the near
southwest side was reported to
have collapsed today. trapping
several persons. No fire was re-
ported.
Seven ambulances and several
squads of police were sent out.
First reports said the building
is a factory of the Goodman Yarn
Co., and that a rear wall gave way,
tumbling debris atop a two-story
residence,
Several persons were reported
taken to a hospital.
The building is q brick structure
|at 1850 South Union avenue.
Miss Joyce johnson, principal
| Of an elementary school across the
street, said she heard a rumble
and then saw the rear wall fall in
1 cloud Of dust.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Truman Tells Conferees to Do
Best They Can on 3 Pay Bills
Soys He Will Sign Any Agreement
They Reach, Senator Johnston Reports

classification of the entire Federal
pay structure.
president Truman said he
would sign any agreement that is
worked out by u.s." Senator john
ston declared.
The South Carolinian said the
President complimented Congress
on its action in approving the pay
measures last week and said he
knew the conferees would agree
on the best legislation possible. +,
While Mr.. Truman indicated
his preference for the more liber-
al House top-bracket pay bill, he
did not make any specific request
that it be adopted, Senator john
ston said. -5-.
"The President was a Senator
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Rent Your
Apartment Through
A Star Classified Ad

The proof IS in the using.
For instance, over 1,50O
more individual "Unfurnished
Apartments For Rent" classi-
fed ads were carried in The
Star during the first nine
months of this year than the
three other Washington news
papers combined
Such confidence comes from
people who know that results
are a matter OF course when
you place a classified ad In
Washington's leading CLASSIFIED
medium-THE STAR. Phone
Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
0|dsNonlination
Rejected 10,2by
Full Committee
Senate Group Spurns
Trumon's Appeal
For FPC Appointee

The Senate Commerce Com.
mittee today spurned an appea
from President Truman and voted
1912, against a third term for Le-
land Olds on the Federal Power
Commission.
The two who voted in the mi
nority were Senators Magnuson
Democrat, of Washington. and
Meyers. Democrat. of Pennsylva-
mia.
The committee's adverse report
on the nomination now goes tc
the Senate for action.
Mr.. Truman joined in the fight
yesterday with letters to Vice
President Barkley and Chairman
Edwin c. johnson of the Com
merce Committee. saying that
powerful corporations" wanted tc
block Senate approval of the NOM
nation.
A seven-man subcommittee
four Democrats and three Rerub-
licans-yesterday voted unani-
mously to ask the Senate to reject
Mr.. Olds because of his political
and economic views. The sub.
COMMITTEES held several hearings
on the nomination.
Full Senate Action Sought.
Chairman johnson said HI
wanted the Senate to act or
the nomination regardless o.
the full committees approva
or rejection. He added that he
did not favor bottling up the ap-
pointment in committee without
giving the Senate a chance to act
Mr.. Olds, a native Of New York
has been attacked for his radica
writings in the 1920s for the Fed.
Grated Press, labor news service
He has been unemployed since hi!
term expired June 8.
Mr.. Truman said in his appea
for Mr.. Olds that the opposition
came from powerful corporations
subject to regulation by the FPC
He added that great corporations
cannot be permitted to dominate
commissions set up to regulate
them.
Nothing has been disclosed IL
! testimony, the President wrote
raises any doubt in my mind a.
to his integrity. loyalty or ability.
"The decision on this nomina'
ktion." the President wrote, "wil
have an important influence OF
the future effectiveness of tn,
public regulation of the great in.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
154 Millions Approved
For Alaska, Okinowo
~ the Assoeioted Press

A $154,611, 900 military construc-
ton program for Alaska and
Okinawa was approved today by
the House Armed Services Com
mittee.
While the bulk of the program
is for supporting facilities such az
housing, much Of it is earmarkec
for radio and radar installations
communications systems and un.
derground gasoline storage.
OF the total, $133 400. 900 woulc
be used In Alaska, and the rest ir
OkinaWa,
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Noyv Reveals Worth Has Quit FrenchPremer
After Probers Urge Dismissal; Quits in Crisis
Full STUDY Of Defense Role Seton Wage Raise
QueuiI|e Acts After
Socialists Demand
Leads to Deadlock
By the Associated Press

S~~A~~ .
Queuille offered his resignation
today to President Vincent Auriol.
The coalition government, in
Office more than a year, which is
longer than any previous postwar
French cabinet, ran into a crisis
with the insistence of the Socialist
Party that labor's demands for
wage increases be satisfied.
Mr.. Queuille heads the Radical
Socialist Conservative Party.
The tender of the premier's res
ignation followed meeting of the
cabinet ministers which had been
deadlocked on the wages and
prices issue. Undersecretary of
State Robert Bruynell reported
earlier that Mr.. Queuille was to
see Mr.. Auriol this afternoon,
presumably to offer his resigna-
tion.
No announcement was made at
once whether Mr.. Auriol would
accept the resignation.
The premier told reporters that
Parliament, normally due back
from vacation october 10, would
be convoked in extraordinary ses-
sion next Saturday. He said Mr..
Auriol had tried to persuade him
to let Parliament decide. by vote,
the fate of the coalition govern
ment. but the premier said he re-
piled that would have been useless.
Mr.. Queuille has served as Pre-
mier since September 10. 1948.
In the last year he has justi-
fled his nickname of THE Lit
tie Compromiser" by overcom-
ing several crises in his coalition
cabinet. But devaluation of the
franc touched off a new split
among his ministers. with Social
lists demanding a general wage
rise to combat the higher cost Of
living.
Conservative ministers, trying
to fight imitation, have been just
as firmly opposed to ending the
present wage-freeze.
The cabinet communique said:
1.-The premier informed his COL
leagues of the difficulties that
arose following the discord within
the government on the question
of wages and prices.
TN these conditions, he in"
formed the cabinet he was obliged
to give up his attempts at arbi-
tration, and of his intention to
confer with the president OF the
republic on the consequences OF
the situation thus created"
| Queuille Reported Firm.
Informed government sources
said Mr.. Queuille was firm in his
intention of quitting, and thought
Mr.. Auriol would have to accept
the resignation.
MIR. Queuille and his finance
minister, Maurice Petsche, also a
Radical Socialist leader, have op-
posed wage increases, preferring
to draw up a price slashing pro-
gram.
The final break came, 1t was re-
ported, when Socialist Labor Min
lister Daniel Mayer last night
wrote Mr.. Queuille letter formal
ly declaring he would not sign de-
crees fixing prices.
Mr.. Queuille had been scheduled
4 to announce these decrees-and
perhaps other measures-to the
nation tonight in a radio broad
cast.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
|Newcombe Fans
A in ; Innings,
Opposed by Reynolds
In First Series Came;
EorIy Rain Over
By Burton Hawkins

Yankee Stadium, New York,
Oct. 5.-The Brooklyn Dodgers
and New York Yankees were
locked in a scoreless tie in the
fifth inning of the World Series
opening game
At the end of three innings.
Don Newcombe of Brooklyn, first
Negro pitcher to start a series
game, had struck out four YAM
KEGS and had given up two hits.
He was opposed by Allie Reynolds
on the mound for New York.
Reynolds had allowed one hit.
Rain Threatened Game.
For several hours this morning.
when a light rain was falling, it
was doubtful whether the series
would open on schedule.
But about am. the rain let up
and an hour or so later the sun
broke through, a cheering sight to
the $500 fans who had waited in
line all night for the box Offices to
open.
Commissioner Chandler, who
never has been compelled to post
pone a series game. steadfastly re-
fused to do so during the doubtful
hours. No series game has been
postponed since 1941.
FIRST INNING.
DODGERS-Reese grounded to
Heinrich. Jorgensen took a strike.
then doubled over Lindell's head
in left center when Lindell mis-
judged the drive and broke in on
the ball. Snider took Reynolds to
a 80 count, then went down
swinging. Robinson lined to
Mapes.
Misunderstanding attempted
to bunt. but lifted a foul to
Hodges. Reese whipped out Hen
rich. Berra popped to Reese.
SECOND INNING.
DODGERS-Hermanski carried
Reynolds to a 80 count, then
walked. Furillo also went to 8
and before walking. Hodges
twice failed to sacrifice and then
hit into double play. Reynolds
to Coleman to Heinrich, Herman
ski taking third. Campanella flied
to Mapes.
YANKEES-Di Maggie struck
out. Lindell slashed slow ball
into left field for a single. john
son famed. So did Mapes.
THIRD INNING.
DODGERS-Rizzuto threw out
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