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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Russia Relieves Top Palmer
And Head of Its Supreme Court
More Major Changes
Follow Announcing
Of MoIotov Shift
o., ELL, H:Is.a.>
By Eddy Gilmore
Associated Pres. Foreign Correspondent

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
MOSCOW, Mar. 14.-New major
shifts in the top Soviet leadership
were announced today in a decree
of the presidium of the Supreme
Soviet.
Nikolai A. Voznesensky has been
relieved as chairman of the State
Planning Commission. This job
placed him at the head of the
U. S. S. RS industrial production
He also has been released from
duties as a deputy prime minister.
Ivan T. Golyakov was relieved of
his duties as president of the Su-
preme Court of the U. S. S. R.
and was replaced by A. A. Violin.
The presidium also announced
formation of new ministry
the Ministry for Construction,
Machinery and Industry Enter
prises-to be headed by Nikolai
Alexandrovitch Dygaya. TIL e
ministry is made up of two for
mer organizations-the Ministry
Of Construction, Military and
Naval Enterprises and the Machin-
cry Industries Construction Ad-
ministration. Dygaya was head
of the former ministry.
The changes were announced to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Union Orders Pickets OUT
In Express Dispute
By the Associated Pes

CHICAGO, Mar. 14.-An AFL
leader said Railway Express
Agency clerks will begin picketing
express terminals in New York
right away
George M. Harrison, of the ALL
Brotherhood of Railway and
Steamship Clerks. said the picket
ing order results from "a COM
pany lockout"
The union and the agency are
engaged in a dispute over a new
contract. The dispute brought
the layof of 5000 in the New York
area.
Mr.. Harrison told a reporter:
We've asked the company to lit
the embargo. Our men have been
reporting for work, but the COM
PAW has them locked out. The
company has been acting like q
bunch of children.
80 if they don't lift the en-
barge. we will picket the express
terminals-and that means right
now"
MIR. Harrison said pickets would
aim at express terminals, not pas
senger stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Postal Rate Increase
Would End Newspaper
Mail Use, ANPA Says
House Committee Told
Publishers Now Pay for
Service They Don't Get
BY the Associated Press

The American Newspaper Pub
fishers Associa ton said today pro-
posed postal rate increases would
drive every newspaper from the
mails" 1t added that proposed
new regulations could permit "a
fanatical bureaucrat to determine
the content of newspapers.
The ANPA's views were outlined
in statements prepared for pres
entation to the, House Post Office
Committee. The statements were
by Josh L. Horne, publisher of the
Rocky Mount IN. c. Telegram
and chairman of the ANPA Postal
Committee. and Elisha Hanson,
ANPA general counsel.
The committee is considering
rate increases proposed by the
Post Office Department which
would fall heavily on second class
mail used by publishers. The
ANPA represents approximately
800 newspaper publishers having
more than 80 per cent of the
Nations total daily and Sunday
circulation.
Subsidy Is Denied.
Mr.. Horne and Mr.. Hanson en-
phasized that the present second
class mail structure does not con-
stitute a subsidy to publishers.
On the contrary. they said. the
publishers are being required to
pay for something they do not
get.
The Nations publishers, Mr..
Horne said, do not oppose proper
charges for services actually rem
dered" but are opposed to paying
for something they don't get.
And that is exactly what every
newspaper publisher in this coun-
try is daily required to do under
our Anticipated postal rate sys-
tenn" he added.
Nowhere in the Postoffice De-
Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Eight at Munich GET
Ito IS Years as Spies
BY the Associated Press

MUNICH. Germany, Mar. A.
Eight Europeans were found guilty
of espionage today by an Ameri-
can military commission which
sentenced them to terms ranging
from one year to 10.
The court, which deliberated
two hours. sentenced Robert
Kruse, 44-year-old German. con-
victed of giving information on the
port of Bremen to the Czechoslo-
vakian intelligence service, to Ia
years.
A similar sentence was imposed
on Adolf Frank, who crossed the
Czech border with American mill
tary information.
The other defendants were SEN
fenced as follows:
Edith Dittrich, 25-year-old
Czech, nine years.
Gertie Doerre, 25-year old
Sudeten German, IL years.
Marie Hablik, 37-year odd
Sudeten German. seven years.
Franz Baier, 35-year old Ger
man, eight years.
The court sentenced 23-year -old
Egon Richter to one year.
Richter gave himself up and
admitted that he worked for the
Czech intelligence service.
Walter Friedrich. 32-year -old
Sudeten German and one-legged
spy courier. was sentenced to
eight YearS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Hindenburg Son, 66, Ekes
Out Living al Odd Jobs
By the Associated Press

HAMBURG, Germany, Mar. IA.
Maj. Gen. Oskar Won linden
burg, son of the former German
President, was described before a
Disqualification, Court today as an
"odd-job man" who ekes out a
living running errands.
Hindenburg is being tried at his
own request Sc that his bank
account can be freed. AS an
alleged Nazi sympathizer, his
funds are frozen. The account
amounts to $500.
The charges allege that linden
burg, now 66, helped Adolf Hitler
become his fathers successor as
head of the German state.
The court at Uelsen was told he
now earns his living doing such
jobs as carrying sacks Of potatoes
for his neighbors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Ex-Premier Of China
Indicted; Transfer Of
Alien Goods Attacked
Sun Fo's Name Linked
Economically Woman
Who Received Property
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Mar. l4.-Former
Premier Sun Fo was indicted to-
day on charges of approving the
improper disposal of enemy alien
property to Miss Ian Nj.
His name has been linked ro-
mantically with the charming
woman.
The indictment was voted, 8 to
=, by a subcommittee of the Con-
troll Yuan auditing. 1t now may
be referred to other organs of the
Control Yuan for further investi-
CATION or be sent to the Executive
Yuan (cabinet for corrective. &C
ton or to the criminal court of
prosecution.
Reported on Way to Canton.
Sun, whose father. DR.. Sun Vat
sen, was the George Washington
of modern-day China, repeatedly
was in Shanghai, en- route to his
home in Canton.
The indictment alleges that
Sun approved the disposal of dye
stuffs to Miss Ian Nj while he was
Premier.
The Control Yuan also is inves-
tigating a charge by legislative
members that Sun approved the
sale of his Shanghai residence to
the Central Bank of China for an
excessive price.
A charge of corruption against
Sun by members of the Legisla-
tive Yuan was one of the issues
which forced the resignation Of
his cabinet last week.
The indictment today was the
first returned against any high
ranking member of retired Presi-
dent Chang Kai-shek's govern
ment since the generaliSSimo
stepped down late in January.
Heads Peace Committee.
Sun still Is the nominal head
of the 10-man presidential COM
mittee drafting peace proposals
for submission to the Communists.
However, Gen. Ho Ying-chin,
named to succeed him as Premier,
Continued on Page A, Col. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 14.-Valen-
tin A. Gubitchev, Russian engi-
neer under indictment on espion-
age charges. today in Federal
Court denounced the proceeding
as "a comedy"
Gubitchev renewed his claim of
diplomatic immunity and said the
proceedings convinced him there
was campaign against his coun-
try as he was arraigned on the
indictment.
The suspended United Nations
engineer, in a statement to Fed
eral Judge Simon H. Rifkind,
made through an interpreter, said
this Government had recognized
his diplomatic status by issuing
him a diplomatic visa. He de-
nounced "the provocative me-
thods" used against me, q Soviet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. l4.-Clen-
denim j. Ryan, northumberland
civic reformer. said today he had
been offered the ambassadorship
to France if he would "lay off" his
bitter campaign against the ad-
ministration of Mayor William
O'Dwyer.
Mr.. Ryan said the offer came
from Benjamin Sonnenberg, public
relations counsellor who acted on
behalf of an unidentified Ambas-
sador, Mr.. Ryan said. Mr.. Son.
nenberg promptly denied the
statement. Ambassadors are ap-
pointed by the President subject
to Senate confirmation.
Mr.. Ryan made the assertion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Red Calls Spy Case Comedy
And Insists He's q Diplomat

diplomat, which show me this is
a comedy"
The engineer asked permission
to make the statement after his
court assigned counsel. Fowler
Hamilton. told Judge Rifkind that
Gubitchev insisted he was i'm
mune from prosecution.
Gubitchev was suspended from
his United Nations assignment
after his arrest. He was indicted
last Thursday with Miss Judith
Coplon. q. Brooklyn-born analyst
for the Justice Department.
The indictment charged them
with conspiring to pass United
States defense and intelligence
secrets to a foreign power.
Miss Coplon pleaded not guilty
and is at liberty under $40, 1000 bail
(see SPIES, Page A-40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Shift Of 3 Functions
To Labor Department
Asked by Hoover Unit
Employment Security
And SeIective Service
Included in Plan
By Froncis ?. DouqIos

The Hoover Commission recon-
mended to Congress today that the
Labor Department be fattened by
the transfer of eight agencies or
functions, giving the department
more essential work to do.
The commission said this is nee
essary if the department lis to
maintain a significance compar-
able to the other great executive
departments" The changes also
would make for greater efficiency,
according to the commission.
It recommended that these
agencies be transferred to Labor
from the Federal Security Agency:
l.. The Bureau of Employment
Security, which administers the
United States Employment Serv-
ice, unemployment compensation
and the Veterans Employment
Service.
2. The Bureau of Employees
Compensation.
3. The Employees Compensation
Appeals Board.
4. Certain parts of the Division
of Industrial Hygiene, now in the
FSA Bureau of State Services.
Includes Selective Service.
Selective service, including the
appeals board, now independent.
also would come into the Labor
Department, as was forecast by
The Star on March 3.
The department also would take
over from the Maritime Commits
sion the determination OF mini
mum wages for seamen.
The enforcement of la Dor
standards in Government con-
tracts also would be taken over
by the Department from the de-
partments and agencies which let
the contracts. This shift IN the
enforcement of the Fair Labor
Standards and the Walsh Healey
Acts likewise was forecast by The
Star.
Inspection Service Ready.
The commission said the Labor
Departments Wage and Hour and
Public Contracts Division already
have a field service including
factory inspection service avail
able to administer these acts.
Another recommendation was
for centering in the Bureau of
Labor Statistics the prevailing
wage" inquiries to determine
wages for "blue collar" Federal
workers. This is done now by
several agencies.
Todays report was the 18th sub
(See HOOVER, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
By }. A. O'Leory


Administration forces today
turned down any f1libuster COM
promise that would change the
yardstick for curling Senate de-
bate from two-thirds to three
fourths.
This was the only tangible de-
velopment from separate confer
ences of the three factions in
volved, as the Senate began the
third week of the battle over
rules.
The next move comes at pm.
when spokesman for the Northern
Democrats, the Republican and
the Southern Democrats get to-
gether again in their efforts to
work out a compromise.
The three separate conferences
this morning broke up with these
results:
Senator Russell of Georgia,
speaking for the Southern Demo-
Gratis, said: I'VE have come to
some agreement among ourselves.
but the situation is so delicate we
have no comment on details"
Another Meeting Set.
Majority Leader Lucas of
Illinois, speaking for Northern
and Western Democrats: I'VE
didn't reach any definite conclu-
sion in here on what we will do.
I can say there wasn't any one in
this room for the three-fourths
proposal"
Senator Taft Of Ohio, after q
meeting of the Republican Policy
Committee: I'VE considered the
whole cloture situation and turned
all suggestions over to our nego-
tiators (Senators Wherry of Ne
braska. Knowland of California
and Saltonstall Of Massachu-
setts.)"
Senator Lucas told reporters he
is mot too optimistic and not too
pessimistic." He said he would
call all of his group together again
at S pm. to report results of the
2 o'clock meeting with other
groups.
May Be Night Session.
Informed that the Southerners
had referred to the situation as
fdelicate," Senator Lucas OBJ
served with a smile, things were
delicate in here too"
He said there will be a night
session again today if no agree
ment is reached by evening. but
he did not bind himself to a con-
tinuous round the-clock session.
The Southerners are understood
to have offered to let debate be
cut off by three-fourths Of the
Senate at any time. provided the
right to filibuster against any fu-
(See FILIBUSTER, Page A-6J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Late News
Bulletin
SIoyer's Release Sought


The Supreme Court today
was asked to order the release
of Dan Williams, cOlOred at
torney, who shot and killed
two persons at Municipal Court
in 1947. Williams, Al, is in St.
Elizabeths Hospital. The petit
ton seeks to vacate both the
insanity order and murder in
dictment. Williams killed Ray
E. Devendorf, IS, a clerk for
the District Courts Commit
tee of Admissions and Griev-
ances, and Police Pvt. Hubert
Estes, 81. The petition was
filed by Williams attorneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
importance Discussed.
Frisco Has Second Quoke

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IA (P).
San Francisco had it's second
earthquake in five days last night,
but it was so slight some parts
of the city didn't feel it. The
shock was recorded at 1910 pm.
(PST). 1t was felt from the San
Francisco Bay area at Monterey,
100 miles to the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Three-Fo)urths
CIoture Vote
Plan Rejected
Administration Bors
1t as a Compromise,
But Talks Continue
BULLETIN

e Senator Ellender, Democrat,
of Louisiana started the third
week of the Senate filibuster
this afternoon by serving notice
he is prepared to speak for 20
hours. If carried out, this would
exceed the 1908 record set by
Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
Gin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
MorshoIIs Will Make
Short Visit in Florida
BY the Associated Press

PINEHURST, N. c., Mar. IA
Gen. and Mrs. George c. Mar
shall left by plane yesterday for
Florida.
Attendants at the home here Of
the former Secretary of State
said the Marshalls planned to
visit Palm Beach. This source
said they were accompanied only
by the generals orderly. They
planned to return Saturday to
their home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Ryan Says He Was Offered Posi-
As Envoy to Lay off, O'Dwyer
Paris Ambossodorship Is Mentioned;
Detective in Wiretoppng Case Surenders

as he prepared to testify before
the New York County (Manhat-
tam Grand Jury investigating a
fantastic overlapping plot against
Mayor O'Dwyer and other high
city officials. He was slated to
appear before the grand jury this
afternoon.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Ryan, for
mer city detective. sought as a
key figure in a sensational wire
tapping plot against high city
officials. walked calmly into the
District Attorneys office early
this afternoon and gave himself
up. He was accompanied by his
attorney.
District Attorney Frank S.
lTNytin,,eI ~, Do~o A ~o1 I \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Berwyn Store Center
Fire, Blast Hurt 10;
Loss Put at S250,000
General Alarm Sounded;
Owner, Son Flee Flames;
BIoze Origin Is Mystery
Pictures on Page BIZ

Ten persons were injured early
today in a fire that swept the
rambling Town Hall Shopping
Center in Berwyn. Md, at loss
of at least $250,0O0.
Most of the injuries were suf-
fered in an explosion that shat
tered display windows in five
shops. sending glass and debris
flying over a wide area. Those in
jured, including six firemen. were
treated in hospitals or on the
scene, and released.
The fire was first observed about
1910 am. by Sergt. Boyd A. Ham
ilton of the Prince Georges police
who circled the building in a rou-
tine check and noticed smoke
coming from windows near print
shop in the basement.
General Alarm Sounded.
His radioed call to police head
quarters brought the College Park
and Branchville fire departments.
Five more companies were dis
patched at 1:13. shortly before
the explosion. Then the fire, al
most under control at that point.
spread so rapidly a general alarm
was sounded, bringing a score Of
departments from Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties, and
Nos. 2 and 18 engine companies
and the first battalion chief from
the District.
The Town Hall center is a two
story brick anu frame structure
about 200 feet long and IS feet
deep. On the second floor were
two apartments. The first floor
was occupied by a liquor store,
tavern. drug store, grocery. barber
shop, florist and cleaning shop.
All the shops were badly dam
aged by fire, smoke and water.
Most of the roof and the upper
floor were destroyed, and the in
terror fire-sWept. The blaze was
not declared under control until
6 am.
Flames ROut Owner.
At the fires height, flames bill
lowed so feet into the air. Fire
men were hampered by the many
partitions in the building, and by
heavy smoke.
Mrs. Fern j. Hutchinson. "a.
owner of the building, and her Is
year-old son. Dean, were sleeping
in one of the second-foor apart
ments over the drugstore and bar
Der shop.
Aroused by firemen. they fed
in night clothes. The other apart
ment is rented by Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Blacksmith, who are
bartender and waitress at the
tavern. Ihey were closing the
tavern when the fire was discov-
cred.
Mrs. Blacksmith, "a, injured in
the explosion, told how she and
her husband tried to get to their
apartment, where they kept $500
in cash and five $25 Government
bonds. The police stopped them.
Il guess we would be dead by
now if we had gone up," she said.
They went to the rear of the
building and watched the fire.
Knocked Down BY Blast.
Then I started around front, "
Mrs. Blacksmith said. LAS
rounded the corner I was knocked
to the ground by an explosion.
Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Iceland 10 Bar Bases,
Foreign Minister Says
On Arrival for Talks
U. S. Is Not Expected
To Use Pressure on
Strategic Island
WESTERN EUROPEAN Officials
Study Atlantic Pact Draft
Page "A
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Iceland's foreign minister calls
at the State Department today to
seek information which may de-
termine whether his strategically
located island republic will enter
the North Atlantic security pact.
The foreign minister. Bjarni
Benediktsson. arrived here last
night. He told reporters in New
York that his government had not
yet decided to join the alliance
and that it definitely would refuse
to grant peacetime bases to any
power.
II think there can be no dis
cussion of bases" he said.
The United States and the
Western European nations lining
up under the treaty are highly in
terested in providing permanent
protection for North Atlantic sea
and air lines. Nevertheless, it ap-
peared that Iceland's views on the
base question would be fully re-
spected and that no pressure would
be brought by the United States
on this point.
Communists Oppose Pact.
Mr.. Benediktsson said Icelandic
communicable put their strength
at 20 per cent of the vote-are OPP
posing the pact in every way they
can. He told a questioner that his
country had received no counter
PROPOSALS from Moscow.
The pattern for handling the
issue of bases APPARENTLY was laid
down Saturday in a conference
between State Department officials
and Danish Foreign Minister Gus
tav Rasmussen. They discussed
what Mr.. Rasmussen described as
the problem of Greenland.
Denmark owns Greenland and
the United States has two airf1elds
there. They were built as a result
of arrangements made during the
war, but not permanently for
peacetime.
Importance Discussed.
State Department officials told
Mr.. Rasmussen. it was learned,
that the North Atlantic Treaty
provides the framework in which
future solution of the base prob
lem may be worked out. The
strategic Importance of Greenland
in the North Atlantic defense
system evidently was discussed in
(See ATLANTIC PACT. Pig. A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Lamb Price Sets Record

CHICAGO. Mar. IA (P.-Lambs
again featured the trade in live
stock today, setting a new all
time March price record at $1,000.
Hogs, however, we're steady to
Is cents lower and cattle steady
to so cents less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Model Found Unconscious

NEW YORK, Mar. IA (P.-Miss
Doris Campbell, 24,,a model, was
found unconscious early today in
her hotel room. Police said the
young woman, a native of st.
Louis, was suffering from an
overdose Of sleeping pills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14

the Council of Nationalities. one
of the two equal houses of the
Supreme Soviet, now in session.
The council approved.
The planning job went to Voz-
nesenskys vice chairman. Maxim
2. Saburov, who was the commits
sions chairman once before, in
1941. Saburov became deputy
prime minister in February, 1947.
He is one of a dozen vice chair
men of the Council of Ministers,
(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-03-14
Joun Bennett q Grundmothe,

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. IA R.-
Joan Bennett is a grandmother at
80. A 7-pound girl was born last
night to the screen stars eldest
daughter, Mrs. Diana Anderson.
The father is John Hardy Ander-
son, aircrafts parts manufacturer.