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Evening star., 1949-09-27
Refusal Of Judge
To Drop Charges
Surprises BIackmer
BY the Assoeio3sd Press

OENVER, sept. 27.-Henry M.
Blackmer. multimillionaire oil
man who fled to France and Is
years of self-imposed exile after
the Teapot Dome scandal was ex-
posed. pleaded guilty yesterday to
income tax evasion.
He stood. white-haired and
slightly stopped, before Circuit
Judge Orie L. Phillips to enter
the plea which he thought would
clear up his difficulties with the
courts of the United States.
A few moments earlier District
Attorney Max N. Bulkeley had
informed the court that when
Blackmer pleaded guilty in the
tax evasion case the Government
would move for dismissal of four
perjury indictments against him.
But Judge Phillips. to the OBJ
vious surprise of both sides, re-
fused to accept that arrangement
at face value.
Asks Reasons for Move.
For what reason" he asked,
docs the Government propose to
dismiss these so-called perjury
cases?"
Mr.. Bulkeley replied that the
United States Attorney Generals
Office believed the evidence was in
sufhcient to support the perjury
charges. AS early as 1888, he said,
the Government had indicated a
willingness to drop the perjury
cases if Blackmer would come back
to answer the tax evasion charges.
Judge Phillips instructed Mr..
Bulkeley to turn over his files and
AL facts in the Governments
possession" He said he would
satisfy my own Judgment and
conscience" before dismissing the
indictments.
Mr.. Bulkeley told newsmen later
he was surprised. I didn't ex-
pect Judge Phillips to do that. I"
Blackmer's son, Myron, Denver
broker, said the old man was dis
appointed"
He hoped, this would end it,"
Myron Blackmer said.
None of the indictments against
the S0-year-old Blackmer was
concerned with the Teapot Dome
scandal, which shook the Harding
administration.
Pays Government S3,670,784.
Blackmer was accused of evad-
ing payment of $1,137,514 in in
come taxes from 1920 to 1928. He
has paid the Government $780,
784 in back taxes and penalties.
Blackmer left the country in
1924 to avoid testifying in the Tea
pot Dome Congressional investi-
CATION. The indictments were re-
turned by Federal grand jury in
Denver four years later.
Blackmer helped organize the
Continental Trading Co. Profits
Of the company were converted
into United States bonds, some of
which were traced to Albert B.
Fall, former Secretary Of the In
terror. ,.ss |
Fall was sentenced to prison for
acceptance of a soc, 900
bribe for the sale of Government
naval oil reserves to private in
terests for less than the market
price. . ..
After Blackmer entered his plea
yesterday, Judge Phillips set his
bond at, $1,000 and told him it
would be all right for him to re-
turn to Boston, where he has been
taking medical treatments in a
clinic.
Judge Phillips said it would be
mot less than 80 days" before he
Is ready to pass sentence on the
evasion charge and make his de-
picinr m tho v.nri,,,.x,
Evening star., 1949-09-27
AustroIiun Election
Set for December 10
By the Asseeioted Press

CANBERRA, Sept. 27.-Aus-
tralia's Labor government will
face the voters in a general elec-
tion December 10. Prime Minister
Joseph B. Chif1ey announced last
night after a meeting Of the Fed
eral cabinet.
The election will be a regular
one, held every three years. It
comes after six years in office for
the Labor Party and four years
under Mr.. Chifley's leadership.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
German Court Reduces
Mrs. Hess Sentence
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MUNICH. Germany, Sept. ~
"A German denazification court
of appeals today reduced the SEN
tence of Ilse Hess, wife of Rudolf
Hess. Hitler's onetime deputy.
The court reclassified Mrs. Hess
from q minor offender to a fol-
lower-the lowest category of Nazi
offender. It also cut her fine from
the equivalent of $1,000 to about
$50. She first was sentenced in
March, 1948,
Evening star., 1949-09-27

There will be
a strong fight,
however, espe-
cially over the
provisions of
the top-bracket
salary bill. Ano!
the adninistra-
ton has said it
will agree to
some modihca-
tionS in the sal
ary raises pro-
posed in the
top bracket
m e a S u r e t o
avoid having
Evening star., 1949-09-27

Chickens lay about 20 per cent
more eggs during their first year
Of production than during their
second year.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
The Federal Spotlight
T he Federal Spotlight
Pay Redistribution Schedule
dollhouse Appears to Have Edge
BY Joseph Young

Congress today begins consideration Of the Federal
amid indications that Federal reclasshcaton
laion the
the most likely prevail.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Radio Time Chonqed

Joseph Young's Federal
Spotlight radio broadcast
moves to a new time this
week. Starting this Satur-
day night. it will be heard
at 8:15 pm. every Saturday
over WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1949-09-27

legislation and the postal pay
measure, despite the opposition of
a Republican-Southern Democrats
coalition in the Senate.
Evening star., 1949-09-27

averages $113. In some instances,
however. lower-salaried employees
would fare better under the House
measure. CPC employees (Crafts,
Protective and CuStodial Services)
would get an average $110 raise
under the House bill-about the
same as In the Senate measure.
This column already has pub
lished the table on the Senate
bill. So, here is the latest table
on the House bill, showing how
each classified employe would
fare.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Weather Report

District OF Columbla-Cloudy
with intermittent light rain. High
est in middle COS this afternoon.
Rain tonight. Lowest near so
degrees. Tomorrow mostly cloudy
with some rain likely in the
morning. Little change in tenn
perature.
Maryland-Cloudy with inter-
mittent rain tonight probably
ending by noon tomorrow. Lowest
tonight SIS to 60 degrees.
Virginia-Cloudy with intermit-
ten rain tonight and tomorrow
morning becoming partly cloudy
tomorrow afternoon. Not much
change in temperature.
Wind velocity. 10 miles per hour;
direction. north.
d. c. Pollen Count.
District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ended 8 am, September 27, IL
grains per cubic yard of air.
Five-day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, September IT.
October 2.
Some rain likely tomorrow and
again about the week end totaling
near p inch. The temperature
will remain near normal. The
normal maximum for the WASH
ington area is "a. minimum "a.
River Report.
fFrom U. 8. Engineers)
and s reat nsss Fss sesr at asPers
darpers Ferry.
sssnss at Re Tod., Nst,0n' ArD9ss
Noon - AS Midnisht AZ
I Pm. ------- g 3 am: ----- S
High and Low for Yesterday.
Low, A., at 6 am.
Record TEMPERATURE This Year.
Highest, 81, on August Il.
Lowest, 21. on January 80.
Gsodetie Survey
To-day Tomorrow.
Hlsh dE ----------- 1a:35 am. 1904 am.
Low Low ----------- 6:10 am. 7i0S am.
Iow" Low" ----------- s:17pm. III 7:i7p.m: pm:
The Sun and Neon.
s, . Rises. Sets
Moon, today - 1910 pm. 9:YYSpm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
Frecipitatien.
Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Capital Current month to datel:
month Month. 1919 ns Aver. Record;
FsbTaasy, Ffebaasy s.Ss s!ss $s.sS $s..ssS5 81 81 x
10y ----------- 3.33 $40 1880 80
yune ----------- z42 SIS 1924 90
Temperature in various Cities.
s|ssss:ssy: 4|tss':: s. i s1,,y4:: NV y!i:...
Atlantic, City 81 s$ New York 40 81 IS
Bismarck - 6s 80 Norfolk, Va 72 81
bso;sson, sssoIa Mass. q 5e oklahoma e. 81 5s
Chicago, Ill 80 81 Phoenix, Ariz. 97 70
sIafass' s.:s 4.. q 8 ss9iissa ss!s'Iiss5th NJ.
Harrisburg 70 80 Salt Lake c.. SO 81
Kansas City S3 81 San Francisco 81 53
Los Angeles 7S SO Seattle--- 70 So
Louisville 70 80 Tampa, Fla SS 73
Th;okapc loI, about On ,,., oa,,&
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

ing Oslo and its beautiful
Fjord. The homes up here
are made out of logs and look
a great deal like Swiss cha
lets. The walls inside this
hotel are tan colored logs.
Many of the smaller build
ings have grass growing all
over the roof. ! am told that
you often see goats grazing
on them in the country.
The friendliness of the peo-
pie here overwhelms me. Men,
women and children all seem
interested in you. Today I was
walking down the street look
ing frantically in a map and a
little boy of IL or so (you know
the self-conscious age usually in
young boys) came up and very
courteously asked me if were
lost and could he help me! New
er saw so many fine looking
people. Beautiful compilations
and healthy looking bodies. The
children are a treat to look at,
Of course l notice that people
here are intelligently concerned
over nutrition. 1t has been
agreed that breakfast is really
the most important meal of the
day. Experiment has shown how
much ones physical and mental
potentialities are increased if
given a substantial meal just
after rising. In most towns here
and in many densely populated
areas, the Oslo breakfast is.
served to school children. I shall
write more details on this latter.
Norway impresses me as a
country with traditions stretch
ng ever so far back into the
,ast and yet instead of stagnat-
ng in tradition, it is a country
inspired with pro-
,ress and far more than willing
o do its bit culturally, socially
nd economically. 1t depends on
xport of timber, iron ore and
ish. Also on money from whal-
ng, trade and as so many Euro
'eon countries, from tourist
raffic. The people I know have
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Miss Jean MaeRavey Gives First
Report On Norway

miss MacRavey labor scholarship study Norway
Dear Friends:
I'm in love already with Oslo and the people here
meet Norwegian the boat who just graduated from
Dartmouth He helped with the language ship and
now in Oslo his family is or less taking of me
until school starts am in marvellous hotel The only place
could get one since Norwegians have obviously the
hotel capacity to keep up with tourist demand Of
they right in the midst of elections and that may help
explain the shortage I'm top of the mountain overlook
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

never complained of the war to
me, but instead they talk about
being thankful that Norway was
spared the disruption which po-
litical upheavels and labor con-
flicts so often produce. l haven't
heard one person complain OF
any lack, / think that's pretty
noble of a country that had
such a time during the war
(and after it, too).
Norway's economic system
cracked in 1947 along with the
other European countries when
it began to feel the effects of
the European dollar crisis. Now
it's reconstruction is an i'm
mence task and I'm told that If
there's to be any raising of the
standard of life within the next
few years to the pre-war level,
higher aims must be set than
before the war incidentally
that was told me by person
who is the Party of the Right')
l read in the Labor Newspaper
an article about speech by the
Health Director Karl Evang
that there has been more social
legislation in the last years
than in the 20 years before At
this moment Norway, is in the
midst of election campaigns and
so all this is major issue. I'll
be going to some meetings.
Besides their social problems,
among chief tasks is the re-.
construction of the country's
Fleet which made an
enormous contribution to the
war effort, losing more than
1000 seamen and around 3,000,-
900 tons.
In this election there seems
to be 4 primarily important
Parties - the Labor Party, the
Agrarians, the Left Cor the Lib
eral Party) and the Party of the
Right Cor Conservative. This
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Bob Hope Breaks
Records In Canada

HOLLYWOOD - Bob Hope
broke all personal appearance
records in Canada during his
whirlwind four-city tour from
which he returned recently.
At Maple League Gardens,
Toronto, which holds a previous
record Of $4,000, the star of Par
amounts Fancy Pants" drew an
over-capacity crowd of 1900.
All other appearances topped
capacity, including the Forum,
Montreal, where the audience Of
$4,000 was 1000 over-capacity,
Memorial Gardens, Gueleph,
Ont, and the Arena, Windsor,
Ont.
Hope plans to rest for a few
weeks in Hollywood and Palm
Springs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
c. B. DeMille Named
Film Pioneer OF Year

HOLLYWOOD-Cecil B. De-
Mile has been unanimously
oted the motion picture pioner
of the year by the board of dir
ectors of the Motion Picture
Pioneers, it was announced re-
Gently by Jack Cohn, president
of the organization of founders
and builders of the motion pic
ture industry.
A plaue will be presented the
veteran Snowman the night of
November 16 at dinner of 1000
picture pioneers at the Waldorf
Astoria in New York.
Cohn stated that the selection
of DeMille for the honor was in
recognition of his outstanding
contributions to the motion pic
ture industry, a glorious rec
ord" marked by the production
and direction of 68 films during
his 36 years in the picture busi-
ness. He pointed out that the 68
picture total conceded with De-
Miles age-68 years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

|. A leader of hundreds OF
thousands of workers in the
United States.
Maybe a mere dozen of years
is not such a long time. You
may all have heard the story
about the day after the super
atomic bomb hit the earth and
killed off all human beings.
There were only a couple of
monkeys left. The little boy
monkey looked about him and
spoke to the little girl monkey.
well, Honey" he said, 1--WE
might as well roll up our sleev-
es and go to work all over
again!"
l can look at our honored
guest tonight, though, and rea-
lize that dozen years can have
a lot of action packed into them.
/ even look at Dick and wonder
how one man can get into so
much trouble in such a short
time!
But I give the world this as
surance. 1t has been a terrific
experience for those of us who
have been privileged to be at
his right hand through thick
and thin. We must know that
those days of hardship, of tur-
moil and of struggle TRULY have
been worthwhile.
The most glorious tribute I
can pay to Dick Gosser, or to
any man, is to say that his fight
has been towards improving the
lot of his fellow men, and not
of himself alone. Great honors
and trust have been bestowed
upon this humble man because
he has gained better working
better wages, the bet
ter life for thousands and thou
sands or his brothers and Sis
ters. He has realized through
it all, the necessity of securing
economic and social gains by
alert political action.
America is strong because we
have developed leaders who
have paid attention to improv-
ing the lot, raised the standard
Of living, Of the vast masses of
our people.
Richard GoSser, your neighb-
ors, fellow townsmen, your
everywhere say Con
gratulations" and Thanks" for
all you have done for your city,
your state and your nation.
And we give you this pledge,
for we all know that your work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
A&P Price Advent
Only Temporary
McGro+h Predicts

WASHINGTON GPA)-Once
grocery store competition is
driven out of community by a
planned loss program" the
A&P food chain is lik ely to
raise prices again to higher
level. That has happened in the
past, and is one of the reasons
why the federal antitrust suit
against Arp is so important, At
torney General j. Howard Nc
Grath declared in a copyright
interview in the Nov. 25 issue of
US News.
"In the long rum" McGrath
asserted, II think the A&P has
made a mistake from a public
relations point of view," thru
its use of newspaper advertise
ments to argue its side of the
suit"
Asked whether in the long
view the consumer is better pro-
tected if there is competition at
the producing end, even though
it might not mean lower price
tomorrow, M C G r tn asserted,
That's right"
McGrath denied assertions in
Arp advertisements appearing
in thousands of papers on the
same day the interview appear
ed that "A&P will be put out of
business" and that the break
ing up of the giant chain will
wipe out the savings you now
enjoy on the foods ALP makes"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Romanoff And Cafe
Cast I'm Picture

HOLLYWOOD - Both Mike
Romanoff and his famous Bever-
ly Hills restaurant have been
signed for top roles in Santana
Productions "In Lonely Place"
Humphrey Bogart starrer for
Columbia which Robert Lord
will produce, with Nicholas Ray
directing. This will be the first
time that every detail of the
we'll known Beverly Hills Tavern
has been shown in a motion pic
ture.
The film deals with a Holly
wood writer who lives in Beverly
Hills, and spends a lot of his
time in and around the famous
Romanoff establishment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

country has been governed by
an administration formed by
minority parties ] am told
from the first World War UP
until the last election after the
German invasion the Labor
government was strengthened
by appointing the office mem
bers of the other Bourgeois
Parties" so that after 1945 it
had members of all parties.
see that social Improvement
is making it's center of gravity
the lower classes of course these
have increased in proportion to
the expansion of manufactur-
ing, fishing, industries and ship
ping. | have not yet seen a trace
of any slums.
When the world crisis reach
ed Norway in 1880 it was prob
ably less felt here than in the
big industrial countries (partly
because of the greater diversity
of Norwegian economy but it
was still difficult for the popu-
lation emergency measures were
going on, thus to a great extent
curtailing expenditure for de-
fense purposes. For this reason
to a large extent Norway was
ill-prepared when the Germans
attacked on the night of April
8, 1910. I think I'll soon be
having lots to write about the
election 1t is very interesting.
Every one l see or talk to is
showing far more interest in i'll
than / am accustomed to see of
course women vote here and i
notice as many women listening
to election speeches in the parks
as men.
Well I must get back to the
newspaper and to my friends so
that l can send you q real re-
port soon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

mated announces that it will
use the general press, the
radio, the labor press, ma
tional magazines and all other
m o d e r n promotion techniques
to acquaint American tr d e.
unionists and consumers gen.
orally with the advantages of
purchasing Amalgamated union
label goods.
1Sacob S. Potofsky, Amalga-
mated president, announced that
Vice President Charles Vein
stein of Philadelphia is in charge
of the campaign. Great depen-
dence will be placed upon local
trade-union and consumer COM
mittees, in all industrial towns
and cities in the country, to pro-
mote the Amalgamated label.
These committees will visit their
local department and clothing
stores and urge the sale of mems
and boys apparel bearing the
label.
In a statement issued by Mr..
Potofsky, he declared:
''The Amalgamated u n | n
Label is a guarantee that gar
ment has been made under de-
ont wage and working condi-
tions, in a hygienic, well-ven-
tilated factory where modern
methods prevail.
'It is further guranatee that,
In each price bracket, the article
of clothing is the best money
can buy in terms of quality and
workmanship.
''T h g Amalgamated un ! n
label is a guarantee against the
return of the swe S h op of
notorious memory. 1t is an eff
fective safeguard 6 in S few
chislers who still seek to under
mine standards laboriously built
up over the years and make the
un-American industrial jungle a
substitute for enlightened union
management relations.
"The ability of the Amalga-
{ ted not only to serve its own
RS 900 members through tn e
years but also to render service
to other labor groups has been
due, in the largest measure, to
our ability to maintain union
standards in the clothing and
allied industries. The Amalga-
mated Union Label is a perfect
symbol of our work for our
own members and our fellow
men.
Every American should de-
mand the Amalgamated Union
Label every time he purchases
mems and boys clothing. Union
label goods is always available,
If you insist upon it."
The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America has juris-
diction over mems and boys
clothing, department stores,
shirts, work-clothes, sportswear,
Underwear, gloves and neck
wear
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Pensions Won
At Budd

PHILADELPHIA OPA) - A
pensions and social insurance
package, equivalent to IL
cents an hour, was negotiated
here on Nov. % by Local 813 of
the United Automobile Workers
at the Budd Company, manufac-
turer of railroad cars and auto
mobile parts. The agreement
averted a scheduled strike of
5000 employees. Pensions of
$100 a month, including Social
Security annuities, are assured
under the progra am for en-
ployees of over 65.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Swim Stars Cast
With Weissmuller

HOLLYWOOD - mark of
the Gorilla" latest in Columbia's S
Jungle jim" series, having been
completed, Johnny Weismuller
is already preparing for his next,
Captive Girl" Anita Lhoest and
Buster" Crabbe, both famous
swim stars, will appear in main
supporting roles. Sam Kaufman
will produce with William Burke
as director.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Honor Composer Of
Kings Mem Score

HOLLYWOOD-Louis Gruen-
berg, who wrote the widely dis
cuSsed score for Robert Ros-
sens production of "All the
Kings Men" at Columbia, has
signed a contract with Teatro
del Opera in Rome for the pro-
duction of his famous opera,
Emperor Jones" The deal pro-
vides n addition that Teatro del
Opera will control the leasing
of the opera for performances
in any other European city. The
production in the Italian capital
will represent the first perform
ance of any American opera in
Italy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Sonfo Calls
Strike Truce

WILMINGTON, Del. GPA)-
A six-day strike of the city's
transit workers was called off
for five hours, from 4 to 8 pm,
Nov. %, so the citizens could see
Wilmington's big pre-Christmas
parade. The transit firm donated
the trolleys and buses, an dthe
strikers donated their services.
No fares were charged. The 800
members of the Amalgamated
Association of Street, Electric
and Motor Coach Employees
AFL, struck over a demand for
an increase of Is cents an hour.
The company has offered S
cents.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
fright To Work"
Law Upheld

ASHIN TON (LPA)-
Ruling against the CIO, the US
Supreme Court upheld Arkan-
sa's notorious fright to work
law. The law bars any use of
force or violence by pickets to
keep non-strikers from working.
Case on trial involved two CIO
members who were in a fight
with non-strikers at a North
Little Rock plant. One striker
was killed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Cohn, McEvoy Scout
New York Locations

HOLLYWOOD - Producer
Robert Cohn and director Earl
McEvoy have left for New York
City to scout locations for the
Evelyn Keyes starrer "The Killer
picture has a tentative November
That Stalked New York" The
Z starting date and will be filmed
largely in its actual locale.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23

is just begun, "Your friends
everywhere are proud of you.
And you may be sure that we'll
be at your side through all the
Challenging years ahead!"
4 X 4
Tribute of Edward Lamb to
Richard Gosser at Testimonial
Dinner, Commodore Perry Ho-
tel, Toledo, Ohio, December 13,
1949.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Speech At Testimonial Dinner
By Edward Lamb Attorney

Editors Note: 1t is being printed at request of of Mr.
Gossers friends who attended the dinner
Dick, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters:
Time goes fast Only dozen years ago we
watched electrician at the become active
in the Auto Workers Union
Tonight we honor this man. national figure
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-23
Clothing Workers Launch
Union Label Buying Drive


nationwide $500,000 Union Label campaign to pro-
union-made mems and boys clothing has been launch
ed by the Amagamated Clothing Workers of America CIO
Determined to eliminate the last remnants of nom
products mems apparel industry the Amalga-