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Evening star., 1949-11-25
Jurors Request
More Orders in
Gambling Case
DeudIocked Group
Returns to Ask Judge
Three Questions

The jury that has been unable
to reach verdict in the case OF
William "Snags" Lewis and 13 CO.
defendants accused of operating a
big numbers lottery in the Wash
ington area, returned to District
Court today to ask additional in
structions.
The first question asked OF
Judge Matthew Mcclure by the
nine men and three women was:
Is any person who writes num-
bers in the District in violation
of the District lottery law?
The courts answer was: "Yes."
The jury next wanted to know
if finding numbers slips written
in the District regardless of who
wrote them and how they got into
Maryland indicates that those in
possession of them have violated
the District law.
The judge replied that "if you
find the defendants or any Of
them aided or abetted or assisted
in the making of numbers slips in
the District, then you may find
such persons guilty. Your verdict
would be not guilty if you come to
the opposite conclusion"
Questions in Sealed Envelopes.
The questions were contained in
a sealed envelope.
The third question asked if the
case was to be decided "on the
law alone"
Judge MCGUIRE replied. mo"
He added that the jurors must
determine if the numbers slips
had or had not been written in
the District and having made this
determination, to apply the law
as it had been given to them.
The jury then asked for and
received three numbers slips seized
when the alleged syndicate head
quarters was raided at Bladens-
burg on March Is and later iden-
titled by a Government witness
as having been written by him
at downtown Washington
restaurant. The slips were part
of several thousand seized in the
raid.
Defense counsel had pointed out
that they were the only ones for
which the prosecution had offered
testimony as to their origin.
The jurors also asked If they
should try to connect the evi-
dence to the individual defend-
ants or the evidence to the estab-
lishment. -
The court replied that they
must connect the evidence to the
individuals named in the indict-
ment. He explained that only tho
individuals are on trial and not
any corporation or establishment
in Maryland.
Queries Presented by Foreman.
The questions were presented
by Jury Foreman Condor M.
Flynn, SO. of 701 Nineteenth street
NV, a transportation expert for
the General Accounting Office.
After receiving their instruc-
tions, the jurors retired to resums
deliberations and 20 minutes later
recessed for lunch.
The case went to the jurors late
Wednesday afternoon. They de-
liberated the charges for eight
hours before adjourning for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
They had reconvened this morn
ing at 10.
A conviction of the IA men &C
cused of conspiracy as we'll as
operation of a numbers lottery
would mean maximum sentence
of up to 8 years each.
On the other hand Judge Nc
Cur pointed out in his in
structions to the jurors that
they can find all defendants not
fCao cAN6pT rN|. pooa AAN
Evening star., 1949-11-25

ROME, Nov, Is R.-Fifty
thousand University Of Rome stu
dents won a three-day strike for
more examinations today. They
returned happily to class after
the Education Ministry granted
their demands for a midwinter
exam peroid to supplement other
final examinations in June and
October.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
(See WARD, Page A-30
Population in October
Just Under $50 Million
BY the Associated Press

The United States population
was l49, ,947 900 on October l. the
Census Bureau reported today.
It is estimated to have passed
$50 ,00O, 900 since then.
That figure, which includes
487 900 in the armed forces over
seas, represented a 244,oo0 gain
during September and d rise OF
nearly 1000, 900 for the first nine
months Of this year.
Evening star., 1949-11-25
ManyWorkers
Ignore French
General Strike
Thousands Ride to
Jobs on Bicycles as
Transport Ceases
Sy the AssociatStizttgst

PARIS, Nov. 25-France two
biggest labor unions called a "a
hour general strike today. but the
demonstration for higher wages
failed to shut down French eco
nomic life completely.
Transportation was disrupted.
Mines and most big industries
were closed.
But reports from throughout
the country showed that large
groups of workers insisted on stay
ing on the Job. Hundreds OF
thousands Of Frenchmen walked
or rode bicycles in a determined
effort to get to work.
Effects of the strike on normal
life were not very noticeable.
Socialist Cabinet Minister Eu-
gene Thomas. who heads the post
Office, called the strike "fiasco."
Strike Held Satisfactory.
Robert Bothereau, secretary of
the Workers Force-one of the
two striking unions-declared "the
results are very satisfactory"
He added, however. that he could
not yet give any figures on the
number of workers actually on
strike.
Business was conducted as usual
in nearly all retail stores, banks
and Offices, which the unionists
had invited to join in the strike.
Throughout France reports gave
generally the same picture: In
dustrial centers idle and calm;
business as usual elsewhere.
A report from Lille said that in
the heavily industrial north the
strike was 80 per cent effective
among chemical factory workers,
10 per cent among textile workers,
80 per cent among metal workers
and 10 per cent among workers at
the Lille railroad station.
The only incident reported so
far was from Bordeaux where 300
strikers prevented the departure
of train to Spain.
The ports of Cherbourg and
Dunkerque, where the Communist
union is very strong, were almost
completely idle.
2 Ships Leave Cherbourg.
At Marseille two cargo ships
sailed out of port, although the
dockers were in a total strike.
Ships also entered the harbor with
no trouble. Dockers refused to
unload cargo but let passengers
get of.
Interior Ministry sources in Paris
said 40 per cent of the railroad
workers and 6 per cent Of the
city's water department workers
we're on strike. The ministry
hoped to have several Paris sub
way lines operating later in the
day.
Two deputies termed the strike
a failure and claimed it showed
the weakness of the unions hold
on their followers.
Jean Moreau, independent, said
the failure proves once more
that the workers are more reason
able than their labor BOSSES"
Strike Atmosphere Varies.
Andre Collins of the Popular
Republican Movement said "the
strike shows that the labor lead
ers don't have the hold on their
followers that they thought they
had"
In Paris, the strike atmosphere
varied. At the government-own
Renault auto plant pickets were at
every door of some $4,000 employ
es. Labor leaders claimed only
1000 were working.
The feeling around the electric
generating plants was one of ten
sion. Signs on many gates there
claimed the strike vote was 100
per cent. From Paris railway sta
tions, trains began moving about
noon after an eight-hour shut
down.
Paris fashion houses remained
open during the strike, but most
Of them closed their sewing rooms,
Continued on Page Al. Col. -
Evening star., 1949-11-25
! Democrats Defend
State Departments
Action in Ward Case
Price and Mansfield Hit
Back at Five Republicans
Who Criticized Handling
BY the Associated Press

"A fepuDllCdH UldSI AI tlic otdCC
Departments handling of the
Angus Ward case brought from
two Democrats today a reply that
the department should be praised
rather than criticized.
Representatives Price. Demo-
crat, of Illinois and Mansfield,
Democrat. of Montana told re-
porters the important thing was
that the department had got Mr..
Ward. the American consul gen.
eral at Mukden, released from a
Chinese Communist jail.
The said Mr.. Ward still would
be in jail and the United, States
probably would be- In a war il the
department had followed 4 policy
keyed to the thinking represented
by the Republican attack.
Five Republicans-all members
of the House Foreign Affairs Com
|mittee-got out a statement yes
terday accusing the department
of a "spineless performance" in
the Ward case. They demanded
the immediate firing of officials
high and low" responsible for
United States Chinese policy.
Warped Thinking" Scored.
They were particularly critical
Of efforts to bring world pressure
on the Communists to release Mr..
Ward.
Referring to the Republican
statement. Mr.. Price said:
If this kind of warped thinking
were followed through, it would
lead to hostilities and the possible
loss Of a million American lives"
Mr.. Price is a member of the
House Armed Services Committee.
Mr.. Mansfield, member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, said
IF the department had followed
the policy outlined by the five re-
publicans it very likely would
have meant war and it certainly
would not have meant the re-
lease of Mr.. Ward and others.
The department acted wisely in
contracting other nations and
bringing about a real United Ma
tions effort in this case"
The five Republicans called the
whole incident zone of the most
humiliating chapters in American
diplomatic history" They said
"the loss Of face by the United
States is beyond calculation"
One of the House members, Rep
resentative Judd of Minnesota, told
a reporter the United States should
have tried military action" in the
Ward case instead of "ignomini-
ously sneaking off the battlefield -
China Policy Hit.
Besides Mr.. Judd, the state
ment was signed by Representa-
tives Chiperfield Of Illinois, Vorys
of Ohio, Lawrence H. Smith of
Wisconsin and Jackson of Cali
fornia.
It bristled with. phrases like
unbelievable bungling" and
outstanding" and said the de-
partment's failure to take firm
action" is q "by-product of the
incredibly botched China policy
which our Government has pur-
sued for the last four years."
The statement reserved partic-
ular criticism for Secretary of
State Acheson's appeal to, 80 ma
tions-includtng Russia-for as
sistance in the Ward case.
els it to be assumed that it will
Evening star., 1949-11-25
bonnPar|ianlent
.0k'sAccord on
Easing Controls
Schumacher Is Barred
For Bitter Attack on
Chancellor Adenuuer
BY the Assoeioted Press

BONN, Germany, NOV. 10
West Germany's Parliament today
approved the new Allied German
agreement relaxing occupation
controls.
But opposition during the
tumultuous, all-night session was
so bitter that DR.. Kurt Schu-
macher, socialist leader, was
barred from the Assembly's next
20 sessions for insulting Chan
cellor Konrad Adenauer.
chancellor of the Allies" was
the taunt hurled by DR.. Schu-
macher at DR.. Adenauer that
brought the opposition leaders
suspension. 1t came after the
Socialist bitterly objected to West
Germany's promise to participate
in the international control au-
thority for Germany's rich indus
trial Ruhr, which the Germans
previously have boycotted.
In the agreement signed by DR.
Adenauer and the high commits
'sioners of the United States
Britain and France, West Ger
many agreed also to maintain de-
militarization. to continue to
eradicate Naziism, and to support
controls against German cartels
and monopolies.
lS Plants Affected.
In return, the Allies ended dis
mantling in at least 18 German
steel, rubber and chemical plants.
They also agreed to German con-
sular and commercial relations
abroad, rebuilding of a limited
German mechant marine for for
eign trade and allied sponsorship
of German membership in inter-
national organizations.
While Socialist deputies were
out of the chamber in causus, the
rest of the Assembly overwhelm-
ingly rejected DR.. Schumacher s
proposal on which the opposition
made its fight against the agree
ment. It was a motion challeng-
ing DR.. Adenauer's constitutional
right to negotiate and sign the
agreement with the Allies without
parliamentary approval.
In the hot debate which preceded
the vote. DR.. Schumacher criticized
the Chancellor for agreeing to
recognize the international author
ity to control the Industrial Ruhr.
To his Chancellor Of the Allies
taunt Conservative Deputies re-
piled with shouts of "insolence. "
cat-calls and boos.
They banged their desk lids,
some rushed for the rostrum to
grab the microphone. Deputies
leaped to their feet, shouted and
screamed.
Session Recesses.
When order was restored, the
session recessed for the Council
of Elders to consider action against
DR.. Schumacher.
The opposition leader told a
news conference later his exclu-
sion strongly endangers further
collaboration in this house" He
said his Socialist Party has not
vet decided "how 1t will react, but
it will react"
Opening the marathon parlia-
mentary session, DR.. Adenauer re-
ported the agreement met 80 per
cent of Germany's wishes on dis
mantling. He termed the agree
ment a great success"
Though the agreement became
binding on the West German re-
public on being signed by DR..
Adenauer, and without parlia-
mentary approval. the Socialists
had demanded the legislative test.
The Allies made it clear that the
Evening star., 1949-11-25

(See CZECH, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1949-11-25

Continued on Page Al. Col. l..
Evening star., 1949-11-25

(See CHINA, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-11-25

(See TRAINS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1949-11-25
Students Win More Exoms

See GERMANY, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1949-11-25

October,
Evening star., 1949-08-18

fLCRst4EfM Shoes for Men
TAYEOR-MADE Shoes for Men
OLDMAlNE TROTTERS for Men and Women
PENCBsCOT Trampeze for Men and Women
SeLBY sTTL.EEZ Tor Women
Evening star., 1949-08-18

/, TRoYLiNes styled BY Seymour Troy
STRATFORDs for Women
VIC cOLTON Of California
SANDER Of Boston Casuels
PENALJO Cesusls for Women
Evening star., 1949-08-18
HY boufonnieres for the gentlemen
uifts and fovors for the children. :.
at all Hahn Stores

nwhpi Silver
Maryland ephs the modern architecture throughout Has Silver
Mems Wmens
with ecy
OF experienced
te Washington community has always
Maryland ses oliver
Evening star., 1949-08-18

MoccAslN TREADs Aor Children
GRO.NUPS for Children
COMPLIES and Daniel Green Slippers
FUMMING BIRD Nylons
cREsslDA NylonsI
, 1949-02-07
CARD of THANKS

The family Of the late Eliza
beth Leacock through this med
ium wishes to thank all friends
and acquaintance for their
kindness and sympathy shown
during the illness and death of
their mother.
Mrs. Elvina L. Buntin
, 1949-02-07
LOST

"A Lady's silk change purse
with personal identification
papers of value to the owner
Mrs. Elise S. U%ntermeyer.
Finder will be rewarded.
Please contact the above at
Hotel-on-the-c Cay, Sgt. Thomas
or the Avis Office.
, 1949-02-07
ANNOUNCEMENT

EBONY magazines for FEB
RUARY are now on sale at the
Avis office. =. -.
Subscribers are askedd to
call for their copy which has
been saved
, 1949-02-07
NOTICE

Saturday being a holiday
THE NEW ST. CRoIX saw
INGS BANK will be open for
business Friday February IL.
lS49 from 8 to 5 pm.
, 1949-02-07
F.o2 S

i Coldspot 6 Gu fl. Electric
Refrigerator
i Delco light 800 watt 80
volt Electric Plant
i 1/6 HIP. % volt Motor
HIP. Weed fired boiler
with pump
q Sectional repair mou1ds
and ! tire repair stand fo1
steam line. with accessor-
les.
All the above may be seen
at the Christiansted Auto Gar
age & Tire Shop.
Erik R. Stakemann
, 1949-02-07
s u B 5 { R | B {
CARD of THANKS

The family Of the late Ex-
eria Eliza Phaire through this
medium expresses sincerest
gratitude for all expressions of
sympathy and assistance given
during her recent illness and
death.
Wallace Phaire & Family
Through this medium we
wish TO express our heartfelt
thanks to all persons as extend
ed their aid or in the slightest
fashion helped to brighten the
darkness attendant to the re-
cent passing of our beloved
husband and father.
Mrs. L.;lli2n Small & Family
, 1949-02-07
oVERNMEN OF

GOVERNMENT OF
THE VIRGIN LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amalie, ST. Thomas
NJ. 721
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
TO ALL TO- THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:
THIS is TO CERTIFY that these has been registered in
the Office of the Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands
of the United States in accordance with the provisions of the
Regulations governing the registration of Patents and Trade
marks in the, Virgin Islands, approved April ], 1916, the fol-
lowing
Evening star., 1949-01-11
Interesting Recital
Of Folk Songs Given
Bv Nine. BalfOur
by Elena de Sayn

Tall and graceful, attractively
gowned in green brocade, Nemone
Balfour of New York presented a
folk song recital in the Phillips Gal
lery last night. Ballads in English,
French, German, Irish and others
made up her program Of more than
passing interest because Of her apti-
tude for Interpretation and good
natural voice.
Nine. Balfours sound musical
foundation was reflected in the man
ner she accompanied herself on a
lutte and a harp. There were nearly
a dozen ballads sung to the lutte,
which included such gems as
"L'Amour de moy,"," fifteenth
century troubadour song; Mozarts
"Schlaf, Prinzchen, Schlaf";; Died
for Love-" tune found by Percy
Granger; Antrim's II know where
I'm goin'," and others. Seated on
a small platform, which permitted
a full view Of her during the per-
formance, the singer provided a
pleasing picture in the intimate
auditorium of the gallery, which
offered an ideal setting for her type
of work.
While some of the ballads had
special marks of distinction, such
as, The Pretty Little Nightingale. "
attributed to Henry VIII, or The
Death Of Queen Jane" about one
of his wives, both sung unaccom-
panied, q group of Celtic songs with
the harp seemed to provide more
for the ear because of a musical
Evening star., 1949-01-11

| background furnished by a fuller
toned instrument. BLOW the Can
dies Out" There's nae luck about
the hoose," Irish and Old Highland
tunes respectively, "A Milking
Groom" from the Isle Of Ulst, and
the dreamy "Kishmul's Gallery"
could fit into any regular concert
programs.
| The large attendance gave Nine.
Balfour a cordial reception.
Evening star., 1949-01-11

and Navy drive, Arlington, Va, was
dismissed in District Court yesterday
because the complainant did not
want to prosecute.
Judge Richmond B. Keech dis
missed the rape charge on motion
of Defense Attorney Harry Dyson.
Judge Keecn was Informed that
the 33-year-old woman, who had
accused the defendant of attacking
her in q taxicab last November had
written that she did not want to
prosecute because of notoriety and
publicity. Turner, who Is colored,
was said to have taken the woman
in a taxicab from an after-hours
club.
The Government, through Assist
Evening star., 1949-01-11
Two Hollywood Beds

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with legs . headboords covered with Duran, that
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Evening star., 1949-01-11

Two Mattress and Box Springs Sets
Twin size nnottress and box springs may be
mounted on legs priced ssparoteIy. $3.s5 set).
Princess. blue and white striped ticking, the pair,
$se.5o.
(soId sspareteIy, eeeh, $4s.75.}
Super Lenex heavy wine and srey ticking, the paiV,
$lls5o.
(sold separoteIy, each. $5s.7S.)
Evening star., 1949-01-11
Two Hollywood Divons

34-ineh width pepuIoE FOR eeueh-by-dey use
with six hardwood legs mattrsss and box springs.
Everest with blue end white striped ticking. The
psir. $ee.50.
(soid sspsrsteIy, each. $4s.75.)
RsIsish with ksevy srsy end wine cover. the poir.
$II9.5o.
tSold sspsrstsiy, sseh, $Ss.75J
Evening star., 1949-01-11
Assault Charge Dismissed
Against Arlington Man

A charge of rape against Amiel g..
Turner, 80, of the 1900 block of Army
Evening star., 1949-01-11

ant United States Attorney Richard
M. Roberts, did not object to the
dismissal motion.
Evening star., 1949-01-11

carloads Of thrifty bedding and prob
lens with Steon Foster beddng All
have French edge and Steon Foster with scot edge
pads and layers staple cotton
felt Box all Sway honded to
firm and Wisely choose make tor
Inaugural
w&l-Bddn Fifth
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
Charles Favored
Frisco Championship
Bout Tonight

Cincinnati's gift to the boxing
world will put up his second de-
Tense Of the worlds heavyweight
crown tonight inthe San Francis
CO Cow Palace. Ezzard Charles,
the Queen city cutie will de-
xfend his heavyweight laurels
against San Francisco's own Pat
Valention. $4,000 are expected to
witness the brawl in the Cow
Palace which seates about 1900.
A gate Of close to 100000 is an
ticipated.
The first fight to be held in San
Francisco. in many a decade, it
has had less publicity than a
heavyweight fight in many years.
It was expected that after Louis
there would be a natural letdown
in the interest of sports fans. But
this deep freeze is said by most
observers to be more than just a
natural let down. 1t is indeed an
unnatural letdown.
The press has been a bit per-
turbed over the fact that the long
hoped for "white-hops" never ma
terialized. Moreover, Charles has
thrue his managers maintained
more independence than is cared
for by the boys in control of box
ing.
Another interesting sidelight on
the fight is the situation in the
Charles camp. AS most people
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
s. C. Woman
Raises Three
Legged Chicken

FLORENCE, S. C. = AMP
The agronomist who announced
that he was raising wingless
chickens had nothing on Mrs. EN-
ma Lee Thomas from Florence
who announced last week that she
had raised a chicken with three
perfect legs.
The freak white rock cockerel
was Matched quite naturally four
months ago. The third leg is be-
tween two normal ones on which
the chicken gets around; it droops
to the rear and has two feet.
Mrs. Thomas said that she may
as well sell the chicken. A line
forms tothe right for all drum
stick lovers.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14
Linden
|Center's News

The Linden Center Ping Pong
Team saw action last week at the
Dayton Boys Club, defeating the
Boys Club 81. Players who saw
action in the meet we're : Charles
Carter, Linden Center defeating
Curley Wallace, Boys Club 21-12,
21-15. Donald McWhorter, Lin
den Center, defeating Kenny Ter
ry, Boys Club 21-16, 21-17.
Charles Jackson, Linden Center,
defeated Bernard Horcond, Boys
Club 21-13, 21-16. William Car
ter, Linden Center, defeated Har-
old Fryman,~ Boys Club 1920, 49,
Fl. James Carter, Linden Cent
er, defeated Boots Beilharz, Boys
Club 21-14, 21-16. Gene Beilherz,
Boys Club, defeated James Small
ley, Linden Cener 21-19, 21-13.
David Hicks, Linden Center, de-
feated Kenney Williams, Boys
Club FL 5, 21-19. Arthur Glass,
Linden Center, defeated Tommy
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14

know he has a harde of managers.
Jake Mintz, of the garbled en-
glish, is reasonably ok, but the
syndicate of the others is strictly
un-kosher. This has displayed many
examples of anti-Negro sentiment.
Like the time Nelson Rockefeller
visited Cincinnati with a Negro
sportsman in connection with
Charles. The Charles manager
tried to shunt the Negro into a
a Negro hotel. Alert action on
the part Of Rockefeller made
short shift of the ruse.
And everybody knows how the
syndicate refuses to hire a Negro
public relations man, or in any
other office capacity. Pressure has
been put on them to relent.
Reports have it that Charles
workouts have been very lacka-
daisacal while Valentines have
been spirited. Valentino will pro-
badly have a weight edge of 5
pounds (180 to 1867. Further
more he will have the psychologist
cal advantage of being the home
town favorite. We pick Charles to
win by a knockout about the
seventh round, if not sooner.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-14

Paul, Boys Club, 21-19, 21-14.
Howard Jackson, Linden Center,
defeated Jimmy Horton, Boys
Club 21-15, 21-16. The Boys Club
team will play return matches at
Linden Center Wednesday evening,
October IL, starting at 700 pm.
Everyone interested in this type
of competitives table-game sports
are urged to witness Wednesdays
games.
The Linden Center team was IN
defeated in winning the 1948-49
city championship trophy.