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Evening star., 1949-06-06
Ferguson Bill 10 Curb
.Lynehing Approved
BY Senate Committee
Provides Stiff Penalties
For Members Of Mobs
Or Officers Aiding Them

An anti-lynching bill was ap-
proved today by the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee.
The measure. introduced by
Senator Ferguson. Republican, OF
Michigan. was the first civil rights
legislation to be approved by a
Senate committee at this session
of Congress.
Chairman Mccarran told re-
porters after a closed meeting of
the committee that no roll call
vote was taken on the bill.
Bill Approved In Last Session.
A similar bill was approved by
the committee In the closing days
OF the last Congress. but ii was
not brought before the Senate for
a vote.
The legislation provides q max
imum penalty OF $4,000 fine or
20 years In prison. or both. for
conspiracy TO ineite. aid or COM
NIT lyncainR. II would apply
to peace officers as well as mem
bers Of q lynch mob.
OfI3eer Can He Penaiised.
II also provides that any ofiicer
who wiifuiiy fails or refuses 10
protect persons against lynching
can be fined up TO IS 900 and i'm
prisoned for five years. or both.
A like penalty Ia provided for
Federal ofIkals who wilfuiiy re-
fuse or fail to make 'aIl reason
able efforts TO capture and prose-
cute any persons who violated
other sections of the act.
A person who is lynched. or his
next OF kin, would be entitled un-
der the bill 20 file eivii damage
suits against those responsible for
the lynching.
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Red pickeis Cheer
Communists on Trial
D. -. A..-.ms.S s.s..

NEW YORK, tuns about
500 pAeketa efeered and wnlssisd
today In . demonstration against
the iaiiing Of tlsree top Communist
leaders By Fedsral Judge Hasosd
r. Medina.
They tostled err another fns q
cleaTrf yaew as early arrivals
among tfs IL defendants Of ssas
Communist conspiracy tstai an
Federal Court
Defendants EuEene Dennis ard
Oilh*ft Green tnok bow 10 TIA
applause Of ths pseksss as taney en.
tered the Federal Court hsIidins,
Judge Medina. target At tas
packss line. entered a ksds 6oo# ef
the court hoslse without lF1serfsr-
encs. Ne said ts was too bsasTs
20 take look at The oeusonstss-
ton.
The pAcksts. marching On tfss
Sidewalk ositsaxss tiss building. car
ried psseaFds reading Judge Me-
dina, free Jofan Oates. . veteran
OF Hitaer war tn Spain. vet
eran of World War II
Oates. editor OF the nfTscaal cnen~
frsunAss o~RRrL tiae Daily Wnkex.
wAa one Of thrce tyaai defendants
jailed iast Frsday by Judge Me-
dina. Re was given 10 days for
cnnsxmpt nfssF he REFUSED se sn~
swsr questions ah0st ssasCw Gem
nunasts.
When tte other 10 dsfsndarts
arose in eo&Ht 10 oe5ses 10 ma sen~
s<ns~. judge Medina Fssoks1 esa
ard resnaYs6ed tao a. tfsesn - ssfi-
Tnss are Henfy wanssea sEse Gus
Hail
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Batory Is Scheduled
To Sail Home Today;
III GET Hearing
Questioning Of Coptoin
And Crewmen on Eisler
Escape Is Concluded
Nv the Associated Press

NEW YORK. June 6.-The
Polish luxury liner Batory. on
which Communist Gerhard Eisler
fed America. was scheduled to
sail at / pm. today as American
ofIicials concluded questioning OF
the captain and crew.
One hundred and eleven OF the
683 passengers who arrived on the
Batory Saturday remained at
Ellis Island. however. pending fur
ther investigation. Hearings for
them open today. Many were
listed as cases Of doubtful United
States citizenship.
Passengers began going aboard
the ship early today. but all Wis
itors were barred from the pier.
A life raft fare broke into
flames under the stern OF the
Batory at its Hudson River pier
shortly before 6 am. today. A
police launch extinguished the
flare when 1t threatened to drift
under the shore bulkhead.
Observers said the fiare--a type
which ignites on coming In con.
tact with water-apparently was
tossed from the deck Of the liner
A Federal security detail was on
duty on the pier at the time.
-Four Crewmen Taken on.
Four crewmen were taken Oh
the ship under armed guard late
They and Capt. Jan
were grilled for several
hours ut the immigration and
Naturalization Service Offices.
The Ave men were returned to
the liner late last night. The cap
tain and an immigration official
then said the Batory would sail
today.
Results OF the questioning were
not made public.
Capt. cwiklinski. who had been
accompanied TO the Immigration
Service Offices by Jan Galewicz.
Polish consul general. told news
men the officials had been very
kind. very polite"
An immigration cfiicial said the
captain and four crewmen were
singled out from the 3si members
for added questioning because
they would have had the most TO
do" with Eisler on his baiIing-
jumping flight aboard the ship,
The four crewmen included two
from the stewards department
and two assistant pursers
Shore leave for the Batory b
captain. their ofscers and ersv
lSes RATORY. Page AS,
Evening star., 1949-06-06
ANA MuzzIes fishbein
And Curbs Activities;
Retirement Is Planned
Controversial Editor Will
Write. Speok on Technical
Field Only. Doctors Rule
BY George Beses'des
$40, Stest Cesssspensssi

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j. June
6.-The American Medical ASso-
ciation today effectively muzxied
DR.. Morris Fixhbein 80 the chief
spokesman and said
plans have been made for his re-
tirement.
DR.. Fishoein. veteran editor of
the ANA journal. Ions has been
regarded In the public mind rs the
spok kesman for American medicine
Elements within the ANA. irkec
by interpretations placed on his
public statements. have urged for
several years that his position bs
clarified.
In a dramatic Opening session
OF the ANA Hons OF Delegates
DR.. Elmer Henderson Of Louis
vile. ky.. chairman Of the Boarc
OF Trustees. said the board i,
aware OF the criticism OF tht
editor coming from within anc
from without the profession
The board reeoz ni7es that iht
public has come 10 believe the
editor Is spokesman OF the as
sociation." he declared '~rhs
membership undoubtedly wishe,
the elected officials 10 speak au.
thoritativels on all matters oi
medical policy"
Fishbeins Status Outlined.
until DR.. Fishbein retires. al
an appropriate time" AZ editor oi
the journal. Or. Henderson an
nounced. the board has decided:
/. DR.. Fishbein will completely
eliminate speaking on all contro-
versial subjects. both by platform
and by radio"
2. He will hold no interviews,
including press conferences. en-
cept on scientific subjects.
;. The Executive Committee wiiI
supervise all Journal editorials on
controversial subjects.
4. Plans for the training OF a
new editor in an orderly man
ner. including the retirement nj
the present editor. will be formu-
lated"
Acclaimed for Service.
DR.. Henderson said Or. Flshb~ir
had served the ANA well and
faithfully" for 81 years and that
the Journal Is AN enduring monu-
ment to his genius and devotion,
His activities have extended
far beyond his immediate duties
a. an editor and the board desires
TO pay tribute to his many ae-
compiishmenss In other fields. p
DR.. Henderson declared
The board chairman said II vas
felt that q ~serious dlslocation "
would result from q sudden re-
placement OF Or. Fishbein.
DR.. Fishbein. one Of the most
outspoken opponents OF President
Trumans compulsory health In
surance plan. hfnted last Sat
urday that some action WAS CON-
Ing when he told reporters other
officials already are tn uainina
for his positions ~ editor Of the
Journal. Hyseis. the health maya
yins for lay readers. and nine
medical speciality publications,
Earlier today. plans were out
Evening star., 1949-06-06
HeIis Douehter Robbed
OF S25, 900 in Gems
B, ~. A..sssss.s r..s.

NEW YORK. June a dis-
|mond rfnr and earrings saiaed ss
more than SIS 900 disappeared
from the New York apartment os
william q. Hsils. wealthy New Or.
leans xportssnan. IL was disclosed
today.
Mr.. Heits' DAUGHTER. Ady<nfse,
reported loss of the lewelry Sat-
urday. An tis.eo6 san9 ard q
81 800 pair of earrings disappeared
The rims wss MOI insured. poises
kat6
Police kAsd there WAS no sign
of . forced entry nj the dspssx
apartment on the 5sth ard 3ssh
ncoss Of the Hampknirs Hoae on
Central PARK South.
Evening star., 1949-06-06

ern quarters that Mao TIE -tung,
the Communist leader. might have
Nationalist ideas such as thoae oi
Premier Marshal Tito OF Yueo-
slavia, which have drawn the fire
OF Russia and the lesser Commun-
list nations.
The nature OF Mr.. Molotov's 4
work has been matter OF spec
See MOLOTOv, Page A.,
Evening star., 1949-06-06
By NewboId koyes, Jr.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Whit-
taker Chambers testified In the
Alger Hiss perjury trial today that
he deliberately suppressed all ref
erence to espionage activities when
he denounced the former State
Department employe before the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities last August.
IN his third day of cross-exam-
ination of the Governments star
witness Defense Attorney Lloyd
Paul Stryker hammered hard at
the self-confessed ex-Communist
courier as he presented him to the
jury as a man who has repeatedly
lied under oath since he broke
with the Communists in 1898.
Mr.. Chambers now says Mr.. Hiss
gave him secret Government docu-
ments in 1888 for transmission to
Russian agents. Before the House
Committee last summer. however.
he merely described Mr.. Hiss as a
fellow member Of an underground
Communist apparatus" in WASH
ington.
did you intend to suppress
something from the committee
and the Government last year?"
Mr.. Stryker asked the paunchy
former senior editor of Time mag
azine.
Judge Kaufman Interrupts.
"I did," Mr.. Chambers quietly
replied.
Federal Judge Samuel H. Kauf-
man interrupted to ask the witness
II he was sure he had understood
Mr.. Stryker's question.
Yes" Mr.. Chambers said firmly.
'"I intended to suppress the facts
of espionage"
Mr.. Chambers admitted that in
his testimony before the House
committee he was under the same
oath that he now is under in tell
ing his present story to this jury
of 10 men and two women In the
Federal Courthouse in Foley
Square. The only difference. he
said, was that last summer he did
not take the oath on Bible.
did the lack of Bible make
the oath any less effective in your
mind" Mr.. Stryker asked.
The witness said 1t did not.
Point Pounded Home.
You're telling us that despite
that oath in Washington you did
not tell the truth?" the lawyer
shouted, pounding home his point.
THAT Is right" said Mr..
Chambers.
Mr.. Stryker drew from Mr..
Chambers the statement that by
last August he had completely re-
formed from his Communist be-
liefs and practices. and was, in his
own words, "a God-fearing man..
"Yet you broke your promise to
Almighty God there to tell the
whole TRUTH" the lawyer asked.
THAT is right" Mr.. Chambers
repeated calmly.
Again and again Mr.. Stryker
made the witness admit to lies
before the House committee, such
&c. rYISS nnra Al
Evening star., 1949-06-06
i. U.5.LetSpyGo,
Says Man Who
Set Trap
'Stote Department
Responsible, Witness
Quotes FBI Agent

A one-armed Buffalo IN. "
rubber repairman who helped trap
wartime Russian spy testified
today that an FBI agent told him
the State Department wanted to
"appease' the Red operative. The
Russian later left the country
without being arrested.
The witness before the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities was Joseph J. Franey OF
Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Earlier, committee members had
said there are signs that two of
the Governments highest officials
had prevented the Russians ar
rest on grounds that diplomatic
difficulties would result.
Mr.. Franey. employed by the
Hooker Electro Chemical Co.
served as photographer and de-
livery man in working with the
FBI in the spy case. His wife got
documents from the Bell Aircraft
Co. of Buffalo. where she was
librarian. and Mr.. Franey deliv-
cred them to the spy during the
latter half of l945.
Mrs. Franey told the commit
tee that the Russian was a pur-
chasing agent named Andrei
Schevchenko.
The Franeys related to the COM
mittee the story OF how they
worked with the FBI in feeding
information to the Russian under
FBI supervision.
Left u. 8. In 1s46.
Mrs. Franey said schevchenko
was assigned to Bell as q repre-
sentative of the Soviet Purchasing
Commission frsm ls42 until 1875
and later was associated with the
Amtorg Trading Corp another
ofncial Soviet agency.
Committee inyestisators said
Schevchenko left the United
States January .. 1s4e, and his
present whereabouts are not
known.
Mrs. Franey. an attractive
young woman, told the committee
she went to work for Bell in l942
to establish the technical library
In its early stages, she said, the
library held only aviation engi-
neering reference works of a nom
confidential nature. and Schev-
chenko began borrowing these.
Later, she related. "he began to
bring little presents-boxes OF
candy and perfume" for her and
her assistants. He also brought
tickets to a Buffalo theater. she
said.
Asked Data on Jet Power.
Finally, he asked me II we'd
go out to dinner-tfat he wanted
to meet my husband" Mrs. Fra
ney continued.
Under questioning by Commit
tee Counsel Frank s. Tavenner
- crYDC 49,
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Chambers Testifies AIger Hiss
Was Not His Only Source Of
State Department Information
Says Confederate
Wos Employed on
Trade Agreements
BULLETIN

NEW YORK (SpeciaD Al
ger Hiss was not his only
source" in the State Depart
ment for supplying information
for his Communist apparatus"
Whitaker Chambers testified
today. Leaving aside Mr.. Hiss,
did you have q confederate in
the State Department." Mr..
Hiss attorney asked. I'VE had
a source in the State Depart
ment." Mr.. Chambers replied.
He said the source" was en-
ployed in the Trade Agreements
Section.
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Labor Debate Opens
With Plea for Quick
Taft-HartIey Repeal
Senator Thomas Says
Public Decided Issue
In November Elections
BULLETIN

Chairman Ebert Thomas Of
Tie Senate Labor Committee
opened Senate debate on new
labor legislation today with a
plea for quick repeal Of the
Taft-Hartley Act. He said that
in last falls elections the Amer
lean people in unmistakable
terms decided that the Taft
Hartley law was a mistake"
The Senate starts today labor
law debate keyed to President
Truman's campaign pledge to get
rid of the Taft-Hartley Act.
A month ago the House blocked
the first big drive in Congress
to redeem Mr.. Truman's promise.
Now that hot political issue is
before the Senate. 1t is there in
the form of the administrations
bill to repeal the Taft-Hartley law
and replace it with slightly mod
ified version of the old Wagner
Act.
Again, the odds are all against
enactment Of the Truman meas
ure, despite its backing by union
leaders. In fact, very few in
Congress are talking any more
about either Cd outright repeal
or (2) keeping the Taft Hartley
law practically intact.
In the Senate. for example. the
strongest opposing factions are
backing different compromises.
Strategy Sessions Held.
In advance of today's Senate
session. key Democrats and Re-
publicans arranged for seperate
strategy meetings.
The Senate Republican Policy
Committee canvassed the situa-
ton for more than an hour.
After the meeting Senator Taft
of Ohio, the Policy Committee
chairman, told reporters he re-
CARDS the Democrats proposed
compromise amendments as "rath-
er Insignificant" Senator Taft
predicted the compromise won't
WOO any support away from sub
stitute bill he Is sponsoring.
Plans No Concessions.
He added that he is planning
mo concessions" beyond the 20
changes In the Taft Hartley law
which his substitute would make.
Democratic members of the
Senate Labor Committee sched-
uled huddle to size up the out
look from their party's stand
point.
Senator Ebert Thomas. Demo-
crat, of Utah, committee chair
man and co-sponsor Of the ad-
ministration bill. was to open the
Senate debate. 1t Is expected to
last at least two weeks and it is
certain to be stormy.
Three Groups I'm Picture.
There are three main groups in
the picture at this point.
The first Is made up of a few
Democratic Senators who still are
plugging for the administration
bill, even though some Of them
acknowledge privately that it
hasn't q chance.
The second group is composed
OF q majority OF the Democrats.
including the party leaders, and
a few Republicans. They are sup
porting q compromise version Of
the administration bill which In
cludes o few provisions OF the
tses LABOR. Page A-4.l
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Late News
Bulletin
Death Sentence Upheld

De0fn Senfence Oonef0
The Supreme Court tsday
upheld the death sentence
given q New York City Eegre
by Judge Louis Geidxtein, whs
refused 10 accept the trial
jury's reeommendatisn sf Hfe
imprisonment Samuel Tits
Williams was convicted sf KILL
Ing . is-year-sla white xiri.
Selma Gran. In April. 1851.
during IN attempted burglary
sf her BFesklya hssse-
Evening star., 1949-06-06
Court Upho|ds
S1,42O,OOO Fine
Against Miners
Contempt Convection
Affirmed in Ruling
By Appeols Tnbunol

THE rnisrs Stairs Csss4gt nj A.
p~sis tsday upheld tsse sesaisnra
ci ccsart centactAan a. 1rs4n -
Irw. and thr rnitNa Mine Wesa-
sEs fOs ;a.!usv - call "a = ssgaas
iAss yvAs
I@ne couft ordered tire INV
ehssi and TIE unaca se rAy anss
tetalgng 81 teo oeo THE anes wess
imposed ny pastEict Ccsass Judge
T Alan 6eidseo'cash or April -.
lsss
The rnt Aealna Nj t<~4s
amounted to 40 eoo The unlna
sfnr wAs 81 soe 900
Neeand CaatsmPt Flndias.
judge 0oIdsaorough imposed
the nnes because Ai t1wn re-
fused to carry egt q court ofasF
To hal, 4 strlks ovsf miners nen-
saonS
1, vas the Seeond contempt
nnalns against at t<~ta ard ths
union.
In iss6 judge ucidseoscugh
nned the union s. 500 600 ana
MI, Lewis $40 600 faf contempt.
On an AppeAl to the supreme
Court. the unions fns ~As cut -
s7eo 900 MT Lewis penalty was
left unchanged In The Seeond
contempt action judge 0olds-
borough doubled both fsnes
The strike las, yeAt began after
Mr. Lewis accused the soti coal
operators nj "dihhonoflns their
contract by not agreeing 10 HE
demands tof u sloo-a. month pen
sion for elderly, retired minsfs
II started March Is and ran for
more than a month. Mi Lssss
appealed 10 the mlners 10 SO back
to their johs after the ifnss we're
slapped on him and the unlon.
Mr Lewis appealed the nnes.
Opinion II unAnisnsus-
The three Iudee appeals court.
In It's unanimous opinion. hsla
that the eontsmpI conviction
does not concern the meaning Of
the agreement between the miners
and the operators Of ths Ftkht 10
strike. OF the so~eAllrd Taft Hart
ley Act II added
II tthe decssiori concerns only
the narrow question whether pee~
pie must obey q temporary order
issued by a court which seeks 10
maintain cenasssons untii II can
determine i,s authority in the
dispute
i The Appeals Court eontsndsd
that the Supreme Court has ruled
that people who disobey such an
order OF a court may be punished
for contempt Of court. even II 10
Ia decided later that the act under
which the order wss Issued sas
unconstitutional
The restraining order wat Issued
under the Taft Hartley Iaw pro-
vision permitting court inIunetinns
against strikes that imperial the
national health OF safety
HeIds Fines Nst Excessive.
j Mr.. Lewis and the union con-
tended IN their appeal that there
WAS no evidence oi q strike" 40
that they authorized. ordered ng
suggested a work sioppass
But the Appeals Court aald that
neither Mr.. iewis nor hiA aninn
was convicted Of CAUSING the wsls-
oslt
They acre convicted because
they deliberately failed 10 compiy" ="
with the loser court : order 70 end
the vaikout
Mr.. Lrgis alAo afEiIed that the
ffnes were excessive
The Appeals Court noted that
the amounts wers twice ~ large
as thoss approved b. the Supreme
Court In the previous contempt
actions
Measured by the prior fines. ws
think those in the caas at bar wsrs
not excessive. the Appeals Court
said
Evening star., 1949-06-06

See ANA. Pace A-s.
Evening star., 1949-06-06

(See HISS. Page A-60
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(See CONGRESS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-06-06

(See SPIES, Page A-6J
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tSes LABOR. Page A-Ll
Evening star., 1949-06-06

tSee ATOMIC. Page A-5.l
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-21
l948 Alaska Furs Valued At Over Four Million

The total number of pelted furs shipped out of Alaska in 1948 was 254,196, it was stated today in a release through Garnet Martin, Second Division representative on the Alaska Game Commission.
 MT. Martin said that the value of the furs was S4,173,865,75. not including furs shipped from the Pribilof Islands. Mink led the list with nearly S2,5OO,OOO. Beaver was second with $654,12O.00, and mar ten third with 9,66400, until the list which shows Arctic hare 28 skins at soc each, Sl4.00.
 Number of skins are as follows: Bear Gall kinds) ITO, Beaver 16, 1853, Coyote 172, Fox Gall kinds) 4,802, Hare 28, Lynx 862, Marten 17,802, Mink 55,429, Muskrat 139,456, Ot- ter 2,596, Squirrel 4,028, Ermine 11,l21, Wolf 159, and IA Wolver- inc.
 MT. Martin stated that the meet ing of the Alaska Game Commis- sion recently held in Juneau, stressed the importance of in creased vigilance against preda- tory animals for the preservation of game in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-21
Invite Dixicrats To RejOin Party

WASHINGTON, (P) - Senator Lucas D.-Ill0 Saturday invited Southern Democrats to come back into the party fold and vote for President Truman's domsetic and foreign legislative programs.
 But Dixie lawmakers made it clear any return will be tempo rary arrangement, leaving them free to walk out when they don't like what the administration pro poses-including civil fights bills.
 Lucas, the Senate Democratic leader, told reporters he doesn't think there is any serious feel ing' between the southerners- who filibustered a Senate rules change for Is days-and their northern and western party col leagues-who voted against the GOP-Dixie compromise Wh c h ended the battle.
 Lucas noted that Senator Con- nally D.-TeXD will lead the forces urging passage of European recov- cry legislation and Senator George D.-GaD will be at the helm when the administrations recipro l trade agreements bill is brought before the Senate.
 He would not predict, however, whether there will be any suO- stantial southern support for the Truman labor bill being offered as substitute for the Taft-Hartley act.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-21
Battle Of Flight To Washington Waxes Hotter
(Contined from Page One)

(Contined from Page One) will participate.
 The attorney said it appeared Holzworth "has an ambition of be- coming Orson Wells, Jr., through use of his imagination
 ''No travel agency or air line has been found which is making arrangements for the flight" he said.
 Developments were flu r h r complicated by a statement from Donald Mcdonald that he knows nothing about the flight. He wired the Anchorage Times:
 "Use of my name in connection with the flight to Washington is unauthorized. I know nothing of it."
 His name appeared in the first announcement that some AlaSkans were planning to fly to Washing ton to protest the confirmation. A check of Fairbanks failed to get confirmation of the flight. Per sons mentioned as ''among those invited" told the Times they had never heard of the flight, and Fairbanks travel agencies and air lines said they had mot even had request for information" on a charter flight.
 Are you kidding?" asked Fran cis Holstrom, manager of the 1949 winter carnival, when asked if queen candidates would fly to Washington. "This is the first I've heard of it. Besides, the queen and two princesses now are in Holly wood and won't be home for 10 days"
 Officials of the dog mushers' association said no invitation had been extended to the winning dog team drivers to the best of their knowledge.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-21

WASHINGTON (P)-Bleriot H. LaMarre, 37-year-old former ac- countant, was given a suspended sentence today for lying to a Sen ate committee about the wartime business affairs of Maj. Gen. Ben nett E. Meyers.
 LaMarre pleaded guilty to three counts of perjury a year ago but sentence was delayed pending q probation officers investigation. The maximum penalty on each count could have been 10 years imprisonment.
 Federal judge Alexander Holt zoff sentenced Lamarre to one to three years but suspended the sen tence and put him on tWo-year probation"
 Attorneys for the slim, blond defendant as well as the govern ment asked leniency for LaMarre. They said that without his helD Meyers could not have been con- Victed.