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Evening star., 1949-05-02
100 Coal Diggers Flee
Mine Fire Safely
ey n. AsaoslS.ea Press

SHINESTON. w. Va. May a
One hundred miners al work four
miles underground made their
way 70 the surface without Incl
dent today when a disastrous FIRE
shut of their ventilatsnK aystsfn.
The flames destroyed the fuRe
tipple Of the Bethlehem -Fairmont
Coal Co. and other property on
the outskirts OF Shinnston nj q
loss estimated by . company rep
resentatlye at around 81 900 900.
M. ID. Newton. company clerk.
said the men underground came
out voluntarily aa soon ss thry
discovered the electrical systeua
had failed.
The FIRE destroyed power iinfs.
darkrning tfe mines iigi1tirE 9ys-
TEN. and shutting OF tho yentiIat-
ing and water pumping systsns.
The men nj work on the tippls.
which last week loaded 2.70o tons
q day. likewise made their way 70
safety without incident.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Baltimore Policeman
Shot Outside School
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, May 2.-Patrol-
man Charles A. Valenti, 80, was
mysteriously shot and critically
wounded about dawn today while
checking the doors of school
in the Cherry Hill Negro housing
development on the south edge
of Baltimore.
Doctors at South Baltimore
General Hospital gave him q
chance to live. He was wounded
in the wrist and in the left chest
just below the heart by .38-caliber
bullets.
Extra police converged on the
neighborhood a few minutes after
the shooting and questioned every
one stirring. A police teletype mes
sage later ordered the arrest Of
a 28-year-old colored man.
Pvt. Valenti and his partner
in a patrol car drove up behind
the school about 4:30 am. They
went to opposite ends of the
building to check the doors.
Pvt. Valenti had returned from
the east end. and was just OPEN
ing door to get back into the
police cruiser. when there were
four shots. He was hit in the
back.
Patrolman Anthony c. Nerkie-
wicz was Pvt. Valenti's partner
He said searchers found q car
abandoned on q dead end street in
the housing development. Pvt.
Nerkiewicz said it was one he
and Pvt. Valenti stopped about 8
am. to question the driver. who
seemed to be having motor trouble.
In the vehicle police said they
found ammunition OF the same
size as that which hit Pvt. valenti.
After finding the car they took
three colored men into custody for
questioning. After interviews with
them they PUT out the pickup order
! for q fourth man,
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Photos Taken in Robbed Tavern
Trap Five Soldiers as Suspects
Three in Group Released by Court;
$3.50 Token After Assault on Manager

Five soldiers, accused Of robbing
the manager of a Washington
tavern, appeared In Municipal
Court on robbery charges today
because they had their pictures
taken at the tavern before the
robbery occurred.
Three of the soldiers were re-
leased by Judge George D. Nelson
because he said there was insult
ficient evidence to hold them. He
ordered Herbert H. Simmons. 20,
and Edward L. Jones. 81. held for
the grand jury. Cleared were Hoyt
M. Jones, %: Dennis E. Rogers.
25. and Joseph Costa. jr.. 18. All
are privates. stationed at Fort
Myer.
Police said Benny Saslaw, man
ager of the Penguin Restaurant,
1918 Eleventh street Sc. was
Knocked to the ground and robbed
of $3.50 by a group of soldiers
about $50 o'clock last night.
The restaurant manager told
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Democrats Force New Test
On Economy RecommitaI
by the As.oeiofed Pres.

Senate Democrats today forced
a new test on the economy vote
that sent q $2,400. .00o. 900 appro-
priations bill back to committee
last week with instructions to
cut it.
Senator Green. Democrat, of
Rhode Island, who did not vote
then, made a formal motion to
reconsider that action. A vote on
Senator Green's motion will come
later, probably after considerable
debate.
Last week a solid line OF 36
Republicans. aided by 8 Demo-
crates, piled up a 44-to-37 vote
for the economy move.
Senator McKellar. Democrat. of
Tennessee, chairman Of the Appro-
priations Committee, decided to
seek a second test because Is SEN
ators did not vote. including 8
Democrats.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
MissCop|on sMeetine
With Soviet Engineer
Described by Agent
Jury Watches FBl Mon
Trace Her Movements
On Mop Of New York
H. I.z H..Ii:.s
By jones J. Cullinone

With photograph and charts,
Government prosecutors today
traced before a District Court jury
the movements of Miss Judith
Coplon as she kept her first OBJ
served randevous with q Soviet
engineer in New York.
The suspended Department OF
Justice analyst watched atten-
lively as Special Agent Richard
Hradsky described how he fol-
lowed her after she arrived In New
York on January IA. but the smile
which she wore through the first
week of her espionage trial was
noticeably lacking.
Before entering the courtroom
Miss Coplon. a diminutive 27-
year-old brunei. told reporters
she resented the attention they
had drawn to her smile.
Il don't think this is laughing
matter" she said. My mother
is here and she has a bad heart.
My father died last month. Do
you think I'd want to cry in
front Of her? I'm trying to keep
up her spirits as well as my own.
I'm too well aware of the serious
ness of what's going on here to
laugh about it."
Agent Tells of Activity.
Miss Coplon was wearing a dark
blue dress with a pleated skirt.
gold belt and plunging neckline.
Her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Coplon.
IS. sat behind her dressed SOM
berly in black.
Mr.. Hradsky said he fell In be-
hind Miss Coplon when she stepped
from a train from Washington
in Pennsylvania Station, New
York, at $50 pm. on January IA.
He loitered outside the ladies'
room for IS minutes. he said.
until Miss Coplon emerged. He
watched her put her overnight
bag in a locker. followed her to
a bookstore, where she browsed
for 10 minutes. sat at a lunch
counter and watched her eat in
a drugstore. and then boarded a
subway train to Washington
Heights with her.
It was at this point that Chief
Prosecutor John NJ. Kelley. jr..
introduced six-foot map of the
Washington Heights section Of
New York.
With a long pointer. Mr.. Hrad-
tSee COPLON. Page A-3J
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Clay Says Reds Still Aim
At World Domination

BERLIN. May 2 (P.-Gen.
Lucius D. Clay said today that
even If Russia adopts a reason
able attitude temporarily, Com
munism's eventual aim is still
world domination.
The American military governor
said he did not know what policy
the Russians would adopt at any
future meeting of foreign min
listers called to discuss Germany.
"I would assume" he added,
"that the Soviet attitude already
displayed in negotiations In the
United States means the Russians
would be more reasonable at a
future foreign minister's confer
ence than they were in the past.
But we should remember" the
general said, even if q solution
for the entire German problem is
eventually reached that does not
change communism. Communism S
objective remains the same
world domination.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
High Court Tie UphoIds
Conviction Of Two in
Football Bribe Case
Challenge on Stote's Use
Of Wiretop Evidence
Brings 4-4 Vote
By the Assoeioied Press

The Supreme Court today up
held by a A vote the conviction
of two men charged with offering
bribes to New York Giant pro
football players.
The pair. Harvey Stemmer and
David Krakower, contended New
York State Illegally used evidence
against them obtained by wire
tapping.
Justice Jackson took no part in
the case. BY long precedent an
equally divided decision upholds
the lower court.
Stemmer and Krakower were ac-
cused of offering frankie Filchock
and Merle Hapes $4,000 each. plus
the returns on q $1,000 bet. If
they would throw a game to the
Chicago Bears. The game was an
important one in the 1916 Ma
tional Football League race.
Stemmer and Krakower were
sentenced to S to 10 years in
prison each. Filchock and Hapes
were barred from the league.
Stemmer and Krakower appealed
to the high tribunal after the
New York Court of Appeals upheld
their convictions.
New York police said they dis
covered the attempted bribery
after tapping telephone conversa-
tions. New York law permits en-
forcement officers to tap, wires
under certain circumstances. The
police said they acted under au-
thority of three court orders.
Lawyers for Stemmer and Kra-
kower argued that several Of the
tapped calls were made across the
State line to Elizabeth, N. j., and
therefore the use of evidence gath
cred by these calls was in viola
ton of Federal law.
The Federal Communications
Act forbids wire tapping without
the consent of one of the parties
to the conversation.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Picture on Page A-3J
By The Assoeiassd Press

MOUNT WASHINGTON. N. H.,
May RESCUE workers resumed
search today for a skier who
slipped and fell into a 100-foot
creyice atop the headwalf of
Tuckerman Ravine.
The skier. identified as DIR. Paul
H. Schiller. 40. of Orange Park,
Fla, a well-known Hungarian
psychologist, was believed killed In
q fall down q crack formed by
melting snow.
Fog and rain hampered their
search.
The skier disappeared after
making q sweeping turn on the
cone" above the waterfall on the
lip Of the headwall. He was last
seen being swept along In the
torrent rushing down the crevice.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

police the soldiers had come in
and had their picture taken in
a group. They became disorderly
over a delay in getting a print.
he said, and he threatened to call
police. After one Of them threat
ened him with a knife he fed
from the restaurant and the rob-
berry took place outside. he added.
A waitress said she overheard
sixth man. who was with the
group but did not get his pic
ture taken or participate in the
trouble, telephone a friend that
they were going to "Pete's place"
in Georgetown.
AS police were at the restaurant,
a radio call came in telling of a
fight at Petes Restaurant. 3236
M street NV. Five soldiers were
arrested there shortly afterward.
They were the same five who
showed up in the picture made at
the Penguin Restaurant, police
said
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Mcmahon Says Pact
Must Not Be Viewed as
Guarantee Of Peace
Lovett Assures Hearing
Thot Europeans Joined
Without Any Pressure
By J. A. OLeory

Senator Mcmahon. Democrat,
of Connecticut today cautioned
the American people against re-
garding the North Atlantic Sc
curity Pact "as a 100 per cent
guarantee of peace"
! His remark in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
prompted Chairman Connally to
observe.
IF it is only a so per cent guar
antee, it will be worth while" =
Senator Mcmahon hastened to
explain he was not opposing the
treaty itself, but felt this country
will get more return from it in
the future IF we do not put an
extravagant value on it."
The exchange came while Rob-
ert A. Lovett, former Undersecre-
tary of State, was assuring the
committee that no pressure of any
kind had been exerted to induce
any of the IL Western European
countries to joint the United
States in this mutual defense
agreement.
Fears Conflict in Arms Race.
Senator Mcmahon led up to his
warning against over-optimism
flowing from the treaty by saying
that he recalls no case in history
where an arms race has resulted
in anything except conflict.
THAT is why I have felt we
must in some manner end an
arms race" he said. Il also recog-
nize that one way to end it is to
have proper strength when you
enter a discussion of arms limita-
rion.''
The Connecticut Senator added
his fear that the people may re-
gard adoption of this treaty as
the solution of all difficulties in
relations with the Soviet Union.
Il do not regard this pact as
a 100 per cent guarantee of peace,
and I don't think it ought to be
sold to the people on that basis, /"
Senator Mcmahon said. He ex-
planned later that he is support
ing the treaty but has not an
nounced his position on the arms
program to follow.
| MIR. Lovett. who played an i'm
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Witness al Red Trial
Tells How Party Fired
Her Without Notice
Angelo CoIomiris Testifies
She Wos Accused of
Being 'Anti-Porty'
BY ths AssoeIossd Press

NEW YORK. May 2--Angela
Calomiris. q star Government wit
ness against II top Communists,
testified today that she lost her
job as branch organizer because
she was accused Of being anti
party"
The slim professional photogra-
pher resumed the witness stand
for cross-examination as the con-
spiracy trial of the II defendants
entered its 18th week.
Defense Attorney Richard r.
Gladstein asked II accusations by
the party against Miss Calomiris
had anything to do with your
moral character"
However, Federal Judge Harold
r. Medina ruled out this line Of
questioning.
Accused OF Being Antiparty.
IT was accused OF being anti
party" Miss Calomiris said, "of
making antiparty statements and
of associating with antiparty peo-
pie"
AS a result. she said. she was
dismissed as a party branch or
ganizer "summarily without
notice or reaSnn
Miss calomiris testified last
week that she was member OF
the party for seven years and kept
in constant touch with the FBI
from the day she joined. She re-
manned a party member to the
moment she appeared in court as
a surprise witness. she said.
The defendants are accused OF
Iconspiring to organize the party
in the United States advocate the
overthrow of the Government.
Meetings Held In Secret.
Miss Calomiris said that about
the time the Communist Political
Association was dissolved. party
meetings were held In secret.
The political association re-
placed the party for about q year.
but In i945 it was dissolved and
the party set up again. the Gov
ernment says
During recruiting drives. Miss
caiomiris said. some open meet
ings were held and Com
munists admitted. Party business
was not discussed at open meet
ings. however. she added.
Sometimes these topenp meet
ings took the form Of q party." !"
the witness said. Refreshments
were served and there was open
discussion usually on some cur
rent ISSUE. -
Evening star., 1949-05-02

A still incomplete audit Of the
books kept by s. G. Leoffler. pub
lie golf course operator. has re-
vealed a discrepancy OF approx
mately $4,000 and has stamped
the bookkeeping as completely
inadequate" Representative Poul-
son. Republican. of California,
charged at a Congressional hear
ing today.
Mr.. Poulson made the aecusa-
ton as a Public Lands subcofn-
mittee reopened It's investigation
into the operation OF the public
golf courses here. Mr.. Leofner has
operated the courses under con-
tract for the Interior Department
for the last % years.
In questioning A. E. Demaray
Evening star., 1949-05-02
AIbonio Ends ItuIion Breoch

ROME. May R1.-Albania has
decided to re-estabiish diplomatic
relations with Italy. a Foreign
Ministry spokesman said today.
and to exchange diplomatic repsr-
sentatives. Relations were ssis-
pended in March, 1899. when Mus
solini's armies entered Albania
and took it over as a province Of
Italy.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Gondhi Slayer Gets Lost PIeu

SIMLA, India. May R.-N. ".
Godse, convicted slayer of Mo-
handas K. Ghandi. appeared to-
day before the East punjab High
Court. This is his last court of
appeal from the sentence of death
by hanging passed last January
10 in New Delhi.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Indio Bonk Closes

BOMBAY. India. Nay : VI
The Exchange Bank Of India ard
Africa. Inc. suspended payments
today and closed eli its osssees IN
India. A notice posted ai the
doors Of the banks main ofsce
here. where . large line Of deposi-
tors had formed. Aaid the hank
is temporarily unable TO meet lts
obi.gatsona.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
$4,000 Discrepancy Charged
In Audit of LeoffIer's Books
Bookkeeping OF Public Golf Courses
AssuiIed os Hearing Is Reopened

associate head OF the Interior De-
partment's National Park Service,
Mr.. Poulson brought out that on
April Mr. Demaray had sent
letter TO the Secretary OF the In
terror recommending that Mr
Leoffier be given another five-year
contract with an option for an
additional five years. The letter
also recommended an undisclosed
raise in green fees and a redue-
ton from TO per cent in the
amount of money TO be put back
into the courses to rehabilitate
them,
Mr.. Pouison said that Mr.. De-
msray's letter also recommended
that the salary OF Mr.. Leoffier be
Ca CNf Daaa AAl
Evening star., 1949-05-02
BackersDraftinq
Amendments
To Labor Bill
Making Concessions
To Win Possooe OF
leslnski Measure
eN Chrts Meihnen

HOUSE Sgscakeg R&seaFn Aald to-
day hackers Of Tire adinlnass1 atsoa
labor bill are drafting ftr amend
ment$ which ne believes ALL A.
sure passage Of the legislation 20
repeA! the Taft Hartley Act
This nrs, open oTeF cf conees-
s3ons an the administration meas
uYe-~lhe LesinSki hlii--aAS fnads
known by Mr RAyeugn after he
rad returned 10 the Capitol from
\ conference with President Tru-
man,
Emsrssnc, Ssrske fresisien.
Mr. RAyeufn said the amend
menIS will comprise these tea
lures
Special means et dealing
With strikes aftecunE the national
health or Saiety~~pTeaaely CON-
eination Of Federal Injunction
process and emeggency authority
for the President 10 SetEs struck
plants
: A requirement that unions
provide their memhefs~--ana pos
slhly the pahlic--with financial
eports.
;, A specific requirement that
there be mutually or gocd
faith bargaining both etn-
ployers and unions
4 Assurance of free speech 10
both parties in 4 labor dispute,
S. Application OF loyalty eef-
tificat!on feature. similar 10 tbs
present non Communist oaths, for
union officials and employers
Made After white House Visit.
Mr.. Rayburn said the amend
ments are being prepared by Dem
ocrats in the HOUSE, including
some Southerners, without any
consultation with leaders Of Or
ganiged labor. While he did not
say the changes had been ap.
proved specifically by Mr.. Truman.
the implication Was thai Mr. Ray
burn would not have announced
the amendment plans openly with"
out White House assent,
The changes. designed 10 make
the LesinSki bill more nearly ac-
ceptable 10 the Southern Demo-
Gratis who have Joined with Re-
publieans in Sponsorship Of the
substitute Wood bill. will be ofs
fered tomorrow when the House
resumes consideration OF labor
ieeisla ton.
The Taft Hartley Act and the
Wood bili--which would repeal
the present act and then re-enRct
most OF it--~proyide for Federal
handling OF critical strikes by in
junction The Lesinski bill. large
ly re-enactment Of the old Was~
ner Act. would eliminate the
intunetive process,
Need for Ciarifieatian.
In remarks 10 reporters at the
White House. Mr., Rayburn had
said he felt there was need for
Qualification" with respect 10 the
Presidents emergency authority In
major strikes. Al the Capitol. he
added he would not favor o spe-
eific plant seizure power without
provision Of means for the Gov
ernment 10 seek injunctions.
! The Ave proposed changes In
the Lesinski Bill. In general. en-
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Eden Writes of MoIoyo
And Price of Rubber

Britain's Conservative leader
discusses communism in the
peninsula, past mistakes and
future in the second of 10 ar
ticles on current affairs. Turn
- Page A-6s
Evening star., 1949-05-02
beIoif Declares Wife
Proposed 10 Him After
Becoming His Ward
Testifies He Stressed
Difference in Age Before
They Were Morried

Simon BelofY. 67-year-old real
estate operator. testified In Dis
trict Court today that his wife.
who Is 81 years younger than he.
proposed TO him after the death Of
his first wife.
His testimony was given in his
500. 900 alienation OF affections
suit against Leon Spiyak. 20. a
former business associate.
In fact. Mr.. Beloff related. his
second wife. May. was one OF a
number OF women who proposed
TO him after his first wife died q
number OF years ago. The present
Mrs. Beloff was his first wife's
ncice.
Under cross examination by
Jacob Gordon. Mr.. Spivak's Law
yer. Mr.. Beloff was asked TO tell
the story OF how his second mar
riage was proposed.
Tells Of Rearing Sisters.
He told how he had reared
several older sisters OF the young
woman he married and said that
May arrived at hts home In is4l.
two days before his wife died.
Mr.. Belon said he bought type
writer for her and that she prae-
ticed at home In order 70 work
later in his real estate ONCE. She
slept on the third floor. he said.
and he slept In his room on the
second floor. After year. he said.
she went TO work In the ONCE.
There were a few ladies In the
neighborhood who wanted 10 mar
ry me-" Mr. BeloI said. They
used TO come TO the houN and
propose TO me. This made May
very unhappy. She said. II you
get married I'm going 10 move
away. Why can't we be married. p
Il said. It's out OF the aues-
ton"
Cited Difference In Years.
Mr.. BeIoff said he cited the
difference In years. that she was
q young woman and would want
children and II might not work
out: that she was not only his
wife's niece but q second or third
cousin TO him.
Nevertheless. he said. there Was
q pre-nuptaal agreement on prop
erty and they we're married Ia
December. ia43.
Their marriage ended last No
vember. however. when Mr.. Beton
obtained q divorce. He was granted
Of the daughter. Sylvia. 4.
Shortly afterward. Mrs 6piyak
obtained . divorce from Mr.. Spi-
wax. whom Mr.. Beion nos d SUING
for 900.
In today's crozs-exauinatson.
Mr. Gordon questioned Mr.. Belon
about the birth Of the daughter
whose custody he was given IN last
falls divorce
Mr.. Beion answered with some
ssee BELOFF. Page A-3.,
Evening star., 1949-05-02
lute News
Bulletin
Two Die in Plane Cfcsh

Two DIE IN Pf0ne CfCsh
The bodies Of . man and
woman tentatively identifsed
~ Mr.. and Mrs. william y.
Roswell. 1911 Fearteenth street
NM wsrs feand tsday with
the wreekage ef . small plane
shich apparently crashed yes-
ter1ay ON . farm near Man.
CHESTER. I'D.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Schumon Says Conference
Seems More Probable

PARIS, May 2 (P.-French
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman
said today that it seems more
and more probable" that four
power foreign ministers confer
ence on Germany will be held this
spring.
He predicted the date will be de-
termined later this week during
four-power conversations at New
York.
The French government well
comes a suggestion to hold the
conference in Paris made by AN
other power" he told a news con-
ference.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
jones Moffett in Hospital

NEW YORK, May 2 P.-
James A. Moffett. 62-year-old re-
tired oil executive. is in Roosevelt
Hospital for treatment Of an un-
disclosed illness.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Pulitzer Prizes OUT Todoy

NEW YORK. May . 1.-THE
Pulitzer Prize winners In journal
ism. letters and music for is4a
win be announced about . pm.
today at Columbia University.