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Evening star., 1949-10-09

HOME AND INCOME. furnished
1900 block 5th ST.; row brick. g
rms. and basement; 2 baths: fully
equipped and M3IIs fHTn.shsd; e soHs SSsd Na u
sGSf sssf: sun III i and a'eM evs No: scSs: as7a ~"
ESTATE MUST SELL, 1870. New
Hampshire ave. n.w.-Colonial-style
3-story semidet. brick; contains 10
rms. kit. and 3 baths: full bsmt.
oil h-w.h.: GOOD for rooming house
ELIOT 81 MIDDLEToN, Reaitor, so4
18th st. NV, RE. 1181 or DE. 5249.
REAL BRICK HOME-4-bedrm., ex-
ceptionauy attractive, inviting honey
home hs worth y1TT While ~ to s5H
cash needs demands quick sale; near
throHsh thu Dixie REALTY CO, Ma.
$3.50: Today call Mrs. Ramsdell'
400 BLOCK QUINCY sT.-Lovely
semidet,, brick; 2 baths. 6 rooms,
ss; eesS; priced ii low, es Can Mr. Mr.. ii HYn1N'
AT CALVERT ST. BRIDGE-Big spa.
cious row brick in beautiful condi.
ton; ideal for conversion into !
sors6es soIs TmS ;nco,ss sfth5 t d1uSs
garage; S15,95O. FRANK s. PHIL.
LIPS. DI. 1411. Ewes, call WO
oPPIENy.' 1908 GALLATIN sT.-Detached
bungalow type. .S14.500, 3 .bedrms
Lgs. KIT; and liy: rm. with frepl
shopping, transp. Ia. 6245. ia
NEAR PARK RID. and 10th st.; cor.
ner brick Of z rooms, Q baths. ga.
heat. 2 fireplaces. furnished: rented
seutS S1S5 5meec.n per month Offered Ss r III
sap'a sell at Hmfessah ioss Louis GUS sns SHOE S
| MAKER, 17is X st. NV. MA. 1865
1000 BELOW MARKET price-Brick
II rooms. recreation room. concrett
don't miss It. Ex. s5o1. IA. os56.
EMBASSY AREA Of 18th st.-9-rm
05sn oSner DstSs so hahSs lSysly f. FsraSa 4sse
NEAR I4th AND PARK RD.-6-room
row brick. oil h.-w.h.; blks. Sacred
Heart Church; owner occupied; ex-
cellent financing. SIGIER AMI
! TISHLER. TU. 2S0o. 10
1871 INGLESIDE TER. NV, over.
iaGaias semdst R'SF Srice fFeet pfA se rms
porches. Ia baths, shower. full
600 down. lst trust $4,000. showr
| bv appt only. Call Mr.. Henson
| MI OS54. Ii. 3-S596, MADDEN
| REALTY CO. %
5th AND LONGFELLoW-7-rm. row
doWs neW assss roof ae' new sas ssnre car
peting on stairs and hall; gas h.-w h
S14,50O. cash payment. 81 800. DEF
GEE REALTY CO., DI. 4444. Aller
| Gutenberg. TU. 2312. %
roonos baths. ha ssmant WITH fronf
and rear entrances: deep lot to al
ley. JAMES E. MAHONEY, Wood
ward Bldg; RE. 2411; eyes,. TU.
| 1903. 3
Evening star., 1949-10-09
CHEVY CHASE

A delightful home, close to transpor-
tation. shopping. grade and high
schools. Consists Of hail. living room,
dining room. kitchen with dishwash-
er and disposal and breakfast area;
3 well-proportioned bedrooms.
baths and sundeck; paneled room
ment with outside entrance; built-in
garage; gas heat; large lot beauti-
fully landScaped,
Evening star., 1949-10-09
! HOUSES FOR -NorhwesHoUsEs FOR sALE-Norhw..tI

CHEVY CHASE, D. c.
3O31 OLIVER ST. NV.
" Blk. So. Of Utah g. Nebraska AYES.
Open Today, l to 6 PM.
(Open Daily 2-5 PM
WE ARE PROUD
OF this new Colonial home. one Of
an original group Of fourteen; We
are proud because the materials
and equipment were painstakingly
selected for top quality; we are
proud because the craftsmanship
down to the last detail is worthy
Of those materials: we are proud
because we sincerely believe that
this home Is the finest We have
ever built-and that you will be
proud to own. rooms, 3 bedrooms,
2 baths, first-fioor powder room
and lavatory, superb kitchen with
dinette. finished attic. recreation
room, rear porch, garage and gas
conditioned heat. Trades on
smaller homes considered.
WAGGAMAN-BRA
Owner-Realtors-B
100 Eve st NV ME 1850
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Mt. PLEASANT

m l.. A6k1O<AxN
Open sun. 1-6 p.m.. 1914 Hobart st.
see an excellent value In this s.
story row brick home, situated in
one Of the most desirable and con-
venient locations in D. c.; LIST. d,
has large living room with open fire-
place, spacious dining room and
fully eauipps5 kitchen; End d: has
2 good sized bedrooms and bath;
3rd d. has 3 large bedrooms and
bath. Full bsmt. with. auto. oil
h.-w.h.. attached double saraee
Priced to sell. with terms avail
able. No reasonable offer refused
This is ideal for large family or fol
home and income. TO reach: Gs
ant out Mt, Pleasant to Hobart st.
left on Hobart to 1914 and oui
open sign. FOR complete s1nforma'
tfon call Mr.. Powers. with
Colonial Investment Co.
RE-. $3.50. Ewes. o. gun. g. s1os
Evening star., 1949-10-09
CHEVY CHASE, D. c.

Inspect this beautiful detached home
Large liv. rn., den. din. rm. and
2nd A.. with 2 heated bedrms. on
3rd; full bsmt., steel easement win
dows. Venetian blinds, gear gar;
located on large wooded lot; near
schools, transp. and shopping. Owner
leaving city. must sell. ARLIE /.
JOHNSON REALTY CO., INC, Real.
tors. OR. Zoo till 8 pm. 10
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Office Open Sun, $3.50
CHEVY CHASE. MD.

CHEVY CHASE, MD.
IN .ne county stan seetion ana an1i Titnin
spacious center entrance resi-
dence of brick and frame construc-
ton; interior has recently been COM
pletely reconditioned; living room
with adjoining den and screened
breakfast % room and % an excelIeni YT
kitchen; 8 bedrooms. 2 baths on End
floor; l room and storage space on
3rd floor; 2-car. built-in garage
This is q delightful residence. hard
to hnd these days; owner leaving
service until o.
EdW. II. Jones e. Co. Inc,
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SPRING VALLEY

An unusually fine small house con-
tanning all the charm of good living
tive design. brick construction and
contains 3 bedrooms. 2 baths, Twins
room, dining room. kitchen, storage
attic, garage. gas heat. small garden
Office Open Sum-, $3.50
w. G.. A A. N. MILLER
DEVELOPMENT CO.
Builders and Developers Of
Wesley Hts. Sumner & Spring Valley
1880 Mass. Ave. NV. OR. 4464
Evenings, Telephone WO. 6272.
Hist Your House With Us)
Evening star., 1949-10-09

DON'T MISS THIS ONE
oil heat. gear garage: owner says
sell; priced at only S9,750, easy
terms: near N. H. and Eastern aves
Mr.. Weaver, WO. 4944.
MARSHALL J. WAPLE CO.
1924 14th st. NV. Realtor. DI. 3346.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

OPEN SUNDAY
$50 PRINCETON PLACE
SUM-. l to 5-see this
beautiful broom home toqay.
HARRY COHEN. RE. 4771, GE. OZSo.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

COLORED-52OQ QUINCY ST. NV
semidet: brick; 4 bedrms;; attic; rec rec
CoLoRED-1st CoMML.. vac, excel
loc., for your business and home
1897 N. Capitol. 8 rooms. oil heat
full bsmt.; reasi terms; Elk. Ss4s
G,Iss satb ons s5oo dosa doHn
eoIoRED-1oos sGS III 100 osST oUEsEc sc; Fl. FEN NV
rooms, ] VI baths, garage unde
house, 2 inclosed porches; excellen
condition. Open for inspection.
COLoRED-2-FAMLY. s1,e5o down
and $39 per mo. net, buys thi
ss szfsllsg' n pr!sa ssse eaoPsxsty4 oi Fx y4s1ec
coLoREDNNR. 18th and columbi'
nrished, fnid innsiadins hsw s's1,d Stoves and ' re
frtserators; possession; REASONABLE:
pTiss4dI; Ip modest ..;ioT1 down 1oS Payment vsr
gunss,, %Sntn AS as: 45ss 81 5000; ewes: s en-
COTORED-i33I sth ST. NV
$3.50 down. s2lo mo. Open Syn,
CoLoRED-351I 1Ith ST. NV
Open Sun. l to 6 pm. close to Mon
roe st.; spacious Diet; home on.a 10
lse. rms. IS. g H''e bed1mso. Baths. ;:
big porches, OIL h.-w.h.. outside
a real bargain T at si5.S5o viii
reas, terms. A splendid home In az
SsnLE4 izds1 fsc leissio9 sA s4s4 IsAaH s7ss y3
CoIo0RsED-s-RM. HoUsE-pividee
into 3 aptS., newly dec. inside anc
outside; very reasonable. BY OWNER
COLORED-13th st. near Spring I'd
Beautiful Colonial row brick; front
pOFss yasr M Muss aysz b seem ss. to q
month. For further details, cal
COLoRED-ROCK CREEK CHURCH
I'd, mr.. Georgia ave.-vacant anc
81 plieed 1snss sue,sss asis1soresSa ssr
Cali r. ELIOT MIDDLETON, Real.
tor, so4 18TH st. NV" RE. 11s1
CoLORED-ii04 EUCLID ST. NV
open !2:s0-5;so pm. Sunday. r9s a !.
sGSsy snd ygeesption Sslsk Gmf ss uI hot.
water heat; priced fo1 quick sale
GREENE REALTY CO.. 71b Fla. ave
cuL0RED-s7s7 NEW HAMPSHIRE
AVE. N.W.-Det.. 4 bedrms,. bath
h.-w.h.; conv. transp.; terms. IA
COIORED-oPEN SUNDAY, 8 to g.
2517 18th st. NV, 6 large, rooms
brick, 3 porches, garage, tile bath
layatory In basement. newly deco,
rated, new range, refrigerator anc
gas heat. Lovely neighborhood; or
market for frst time. salesman q q
M. O864. MADDEN REALTY co
Evening star., 1949-10-09
FILL YOUR LUNGS

T ILL 10O1I 1O4NNdO
Plenty of ceiling and floor space in
this well-built home: Just listed by
US; nice flooring, mod. kit. del.
comforts; owner will be pleased to
show premises. 614 Randolph st.
NV. Mrs. Fttzeerald. cox q CO..
DI. 4254, LU. 3-2949.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
SALES, INC.
MA. 0141
MASS AVE. PARK

MASS. AVE. PARK
One Of the finest homes on today'i Z
market; near 5horeham Hotel. Thii
detached esntsf;han T;s % Plan hone sans, !, II Y
>28 IT,, dining room seats II COM
fortabiy, dining porch and open ter.
race, library (couid be bedroom) and
" bath; second floor. master bed
room with bath and dressing room,
Q other bedrooms and bath; third
garden; owner transferred and de-
for details. RIDDELL REALTY CO.,
1742 z st. NV, DI. 1000; ewes. and
Evening star., 1949-10-09

BRIGHTWOOD-$16,950
OPEN IL TILL DARK
9th g. PEABODY SITS. NV.
These new semidetached brick homes
are located in Brtghtwood. Just
blocks east OF Georgia ave-, located
They consist Of liy. rm., separate
din. rm., modern kit. 1st-n. powder
rm.. 8 bedrms. and tile bath, full
bsmt. with lavatory and outside
entrance; NMETz q HIMELFARs,
Evening star., 1949-10-09
UPPER BRIGHTWooD
New Semidet. Home

UPPER BRIGHTWOOD
New Semidet. Home
Open . to 8 PM.
Kansas ave. and Sheridan st. NV
New, modern semidet. 6-rm., 1h-
bath brick homes; 1st-hoor powder
rms, special de luxe features; ex-
ceptionally priced at S12,S50: GI,
FILA approved; $3.50 down for
vets, easy terms for non-vets. Di-
rections: Out N H. ave. to Eastern
ave. left / block to Sheridan, down
Sheridan to open house 90 sold, 4
left. SIDNEY 2. MENSH g. CO.,
1927 Eye st. NV. RE. 0736. %
SALE OR LEASE WITH OPTION
Open today 12 to 6: 610 Roxborc
place; modern semidet. brick;
rms. bath, gas ht.. front porch AND
fsnsed-in rear yard. LOUIS RUD-
Evening star., 1949-10-09
BRIGHTWOOD.
NEW DETACHED HRICKa

Open ! to 8. 18th pl. and Van Bu-
rem st. nv. 8 rms. III baths
disposal.
ENTERPRISE REALTY CO.,
EX. 3400. Ewes, GE. 5711
Evening star., 1949-10-09

N1cV S4A14N4j, -. ~s
OPEN SUNDAY 2 TO 8
S16,760
53os 43rd st; NV. pet: nrk:; 10. ioes}seS seI
sna.. din. rm,. den and breakfast rm
and KIT: 2nd dr., lge. bedrms. AND
bath; bsmt., oil h.-w.h.; cemen!
front porch: This home will warran!
ySIr 1 Hmed insPectie e tieen,.r Tses'Gna sss tal
risit to 43rd st.. left 70 our sign
e. r. BOYNTON co.
OR. Oso0; eyes,, Mr.. Blackwell. Or
Evening star., 1949-10-09

New Hampshire Ave. NV.
ENGLISH STYLE ROW BRICK
Aside from being COW. located this
home has been maintained in new
house condition throughout by its
owner occupant. Planned for COM
Portable living this 6-rm.. 2-bath
home features rec. rm. with firepl..
gas h.-w.h. built-in garage. Inspec-
tion by appt. only.
WAGGAMAN- -BRAwNER
17OO Eye st. NV. MF. 1850.
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(Contfnued on Next PateJ
Evening star., 1949-06-09

The first railroad in America
was horse drawn and was used in
1928 to haul granite for the
Bunker Hill monument.
Evening star., 1949-06-09
First ECA-BuiIt Plant
Started in ENGLAND
sy ne Assocsosed pssss

EILESMERE PORT. England.
June s.-Ground was broken yes
tefday for the frst American
factory TO be built in Europe
under an Economic Cooperation
Administration guarantee pro-
gram"
Henry Seigbert. deputy chief OF
the ECA mission in the Unitef
Kingdom. turned the first sof
for the Cabot Carbon. Ltd. plan
a subsidiary Of the Godfrey I
Cabot Carbon Co, Inc. of Boston
Mass.
Mr.. Siegbert urged American
businessmen TO study investment
possibilities in the United King
dom and its colonies under the
ECA guarantee program, which
assures convertibility into dollars
Of any profit on the dollar in
vestment covered by the guarantee.
When completed in 1850. the
factory will supply Britain with
one-quarter Of its carbon black
needs. Carbon black is sued es-
pecially in making tires. Virtu-
ally all of Britain's carbon black
now Is imported from the United
States TO, dollars.
The new plant will reduce by
81 $50. 900 annually the dollar
drain on Britain and thus assist
her In balancing her accounts,
Mr.. Seigbert said at the ceremony.
The ECA guarantee covers
$3.50 900 of the planned $4,000 900
investment in Cabot Carbon, Ltd.
in this community near Liverpool.
rba Hrcf rai1road II, Ar,er;oo
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Oxon Hill Fire Chief Complains
DC. MeddIed With His Fire

District fire records showed the
Washington company responded
to a box alarm at Wheeler road
and Barnaby street, just across
the line.
The firemen saved the house
although the interior was badly
damaged. The owner, George w.
Salsberry, said he smelled smoke
around s pm, and on investigat-
ing found that the walls were hot.
Two volunteer firemen suffered
from smoke inhalation and Rich
ard Brown. 40, colored, who lives
nearby, suffered a possible ankle
fracture when he fell from a porch
roof where he was helping pass
hose to firemen.
Chief Arnold estimated the
value of the house at $4,000, but
said he did not know the extent
of damage caused by the fire.
Early today. the interior Of
log house at Till Fort Foote road,
Oxon Hill, was destroyed by fire.
Chief Arnold said Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles De Lauthr discovered the
fire when they returned home.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. ia Chinese
Soviet friendship pact appeared
almost a certainty here today,
following the arrival of Mao TIE
tung, China's Communist leader,
in Moscow last night.
Some observers speculated that
the subject of the pact already
may have been introduced when
Mao and Prime Minister Stain
met last night at the Kremlin,
soon after the Chinese leader ar
rived from Peiping on the Trans
Siberian Railway.
The two countries also are eX-
pected to work out trade and
mutual assistance agreements
during Mao's first visit to the
Soviet capital.
On his arrival at the Moscow
railway station Mao spoke imme-
diately of his admiration for
Stain and of stronger ties be-
tween China's Communist gov
ernment and that of Russia.
The most important tasks fac
ing them, Mao said. would be full
Evening star., 1949-12-17
By George Weller
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor and
the Chicago Daily News

MISURATA. Tripolitania, Dec.
17.-This sleepy Arab town by the
Mediterranean awoke today to
find it had no tailors and nobody
to lend money. The BARRIERS were
gone. The goldsmiths had van
ished. The food wholesalers had
departed.
The long vacuum cleaner of
Zionism, drawing Jews from the
shores of the Mediterranean, had
suddenly passed over Misurata.
The Jews of Misurata, who settled
here before the Arabs, had left for
Israel.
Questioning both Arab and
British authorities here-the Brit
ish occupy Tripolitania pending its
transfer to an independent Libyan
government-I found them in a
state of mild bewilderment. Sud-
denly as if stricken by pestilence,
Misurata has lost half its middle
class.
I'm a single day $50 Jews have
simply closed their shops and
walked out" said British official.
"That leaves only % to tie up the
loose ends before they go, too."
Evening star., 1949-12-17
JewsWuIk Out on African own
Leaving Arab Economy Crippled

The whole province, which en-
braces the rich well-watered
farmland between Tripoli and the
desert en- route to Cyrenaica. once
had $4,000 Arabs. 400 Italians and
1000 Jews, the latter dominating
the handicrafts and small mer-
chants. It was the Jews who
sewed the clothing for both Arabs
and Jews: who lent money on the
barley crop; who hammered gold
leaf for Arab weddings.
Relations were excellent here,
even though Arab-Jewish riots
occurred in Tripoli in 1945.
Suddenly the order came from
the American Joint Distribution
Committee that the time had
come for Misurata's Jews to leave
for Israel. In a single day they
piled into trucks and set out along
the 1853 miles of highway to
Tripoli.
The astonished Arabs. who had
heard of the American-subsidized
emigration of Jews, were unable
to explain the suddenness of the
move. Today they were forming
a committee with the purpose OF
going to Tripoh and pleading with
the Jews, before they embarked
for Israel, to come back and give
Misurata another chance.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Vincent Sheean Rewed
TO Ex-Wife in London
BY the Assoeiated Press

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Vincenl
Sheean, the American author, and
his former British wife were re-
married today at the Marylebone
register office.
g. Mrs. SheeaE is the IoIme1'
Diana Forbes-Robertson. young
est daughter of the late actor,
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson.
She and Mr.. Sheean were mar
ried in Vienna in 1885 after a
courtship lasting only few
months. They were divorced four
years ago.
Il suppose the war Was to blame
for our divorce as for SO many
Others" Mr.. Sheean told reporters
today.
II always said I would never
marry after. I was so. I reached
that age on December S."
Mrs. Sheean is 81. They have
two daughters. Linda. 13, and
Ellen, 8.
They used the same wedding
ring today as they did in 1885.
Mrs. Sheean had been kt eping it
in a bank vault.
Mr.. Sheean, an ex-newspaper-
man, hit. the best-seller lists in
1895 with his Personal History
and again in 1899 with mot Peace
but a Sword"
His latest, Lead Kindly Light. y
an Interpretation of the life of
the martyred Indian leader. Mo-
handas Gandhi, also has enjoyed
q wide international sale.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Mao Tze-tung Visit in Moscow
Expected to Tighten Soviet Tie
Top Chinese Red Believed to Have Started
Friendship Pact PorIeys With StuIin

filled thanks to the correct inter-
national policy of Stain.
And these tasks, he said, were
the strengthening of the peace
front, the struggle against the
warmongers, the strengthening OF
good neighborly relations between
China and the Soviet Union and
the strengthening of friendship
between the Chinese and Russian
peoples.
After his long rail trip across
Siberia and Russia in a special
railway car, Mao was met at the
station by Deputy Prime Minister
V. M. Molotov, Marshal Nikolai A
Bulganin of the Politburo, Foreign
Trade Minister Michael A. Men
shikov and Deputy Foreign Min
ister Andrei A, Gromyko.
At his first meeting with Stain
these present included Mr.. Molo-
tov, Marshal Bulganin, Deputy
Prime Minister Georgi M. Malen-
kov and Foreign Minister Andre
Y. VishinSky.
MoscoW's morning papers today
gave marked attention to the Chi
1See MOSCOW. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Split in Clio Widens
With Dropping Of Six
Unions in Red Dispute
Nonpoyment Of Dues
CIoimed; Longshoremen
Sharply Deny Charge
BY the Assoeioied Press

The split within the clio Wild
ened today with the announce
ment that six unions accused of
being Communist influenced have
been dropped from good standing
for non-payment of dues.
The statement by CIO officials
that the unions have fallen behind
in their monthly 10-cents-per-
person payments to the parent
organization brought sharp de-
NAL from one of the unions in
yolved.
Louis Goldblatt, secretary-treas-
urer of the Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union, said the
CIO statement was deliberately
misleading
Slight Delays Admitted.
"By all established standards
we are paid up," he said. ''The
last two months per capita pay
ments have been delayed slightly
only because of heavy expenditures
resulting from strikes in Hawaii
and on the mainland"
The six unions, with total
membership of about 100000, are
among 10 being investigated BY
the CIO on charges that they are
too "left wing" Two other unions
were ousted from the CIO on the
same grounds at the national con.
vention in Cleveland last month.
Besides the Longshoremen-
whose president, Harry Bridges, i:
on trial in San Francisco or
charges of falsely swearing he i.
Evening star., 1949-12-17

Chief Charles II. Arnold OF the
Oxon Hill MD Volunteer Fire
Department today complained
that District firemen last night
interfered in what he considered
strictly a Prince Georges County
fire.
I'VE had everything under con-
troll when the District crew ar
rived" said Chief Arnold. He was
referring to a blaze at 4410
Wheeler road. Oxon Hill, about a
block over the District line IN
Prince Georges County.
Chief Arnold said he planned to
make an official complaint today
to- District Fire Chief Joseph A.
Mayhem.
The chief Of the District detach-
ment. according to Chief Arnold.
tried to shove the county volun-
teers around and to take COM
mand.
Who called the District firemen
was mystery to Chief Arnold. He
said the second alarm he sounded
for county companies was suffi-
cient.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Chinese Nationoiists
To Mine All Ports
Held by Communists
BY the Assoeiofed Pfes3

TAIPEH, Formosa. Dec. II.
The Chinese Nationalist
cabinet today announced that
mines would be laid in ports
held by the Chinese Com
munists. The laying is to be-
gin Wednesday.
It said Red ports would be
mined from Yingkow in far
North China to Tienpai, of
the Kwangtung coast in the
south.
The cabinet ordered all for
eign countries notified that
alien ships must leave Red
occupied ports before De-
cember 20. 1t declared such
step is necessary because
foreign ships still deliber-
ately are running the block
ade" the Nationalists set up
in June.
Evening star., 1949-12-17

ment reshuffle geared to wir
United States support.
It closely follows reorganization
of the Formosa provincial govern.
ment, headed by American-traine
K. c. WI.
Yen's resignation was reported
due mainly to rapid deterioration
of the situation on the Chinese
mainland, confusion and tre.
mendous government losses ir
recent weeks.
Under Great Pressure.
Yen is said to have been
under great pressure since he
came to this new Nationalist
capital from abandoned Cheng-
tu.
(Another version of Yen's
resignation might be this:
Chang Kai-shek is preparing
to reassume the presidency he
gave up last January. Acting
President Ii Tsung-jen recent
ly flew to New York for treat
ment of a stomach disorder.
(As he left Hong Kong. Ii
radioed Yen that Yen was his
No. representative in China.
and that he Glib still was
China's chief executive. Ii also
said he hoped to return to
China in about a month.
(Yen's resignation would
leave Ii without any on-the-
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Most Coal Operators
Expected 10 Make
Welfare Payments
Threat to Withhold
Royalties Discounted;
More Contracts Signed
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. H.
There's every indication today
that the majority of the Nations
soft-coal operators will make
their regular royalty payments to
the United Mine Workers health
and welfare fund next week.
Some sources had believed the
operators might hold back the
2O-cent-a-ton payments due De-
cember 20.
However, a spokesman for the
| Western Pennsylvania coal oper-
ators declared:
"It is my understanding the
Western Pennsylvania operators
will make the payments. And I
believe most, if not all. soft-coal
operators throughout the country
will do the same"
New Contracts Announced.
The payments are required un-
der the contract which expired
| last June 30. Mr.. Lewis has been
! trying to get new contract which
will increase the royalty payments
| to 35 cents a ton and boost the
miners basic daily wage to SIS.
/ It is now S14O5.
In Washington, Mr.. Lewis an
nounced through his UNIV head
quarters that he signed new con-
tracts yesterday with soft = coal
companies producing 2,064,lS1
tons a year. They were not iden-
tilted.
The UNIV claims the aggregate
tonnage now under contract totals
13,268.137 This is less than 10
per cent of the national tonnage.
Major operators have shown no
indication of signing the kind of
contract Mr.. Lewis demands.
Many producers are unalterably
opposed to a contract provision
which says Mr.. Lewis miners work
only when willing and able. This
year, under that provision, he's
called four full scale walkouts and
his diggers now are working a
three-day week until further no.
tice.
First Violence Reported.
Ohio coal operators yesterday
served notice on the UNIV it will
not sign a contract which does not
curb Mr.. Lewis power to restrict
production. -
| The first report of mine violence
since the three-day week became
effective came from West Virginia.
P. G. Mingo said a group of coal
miners forced him to dump eight
tons of coal from his truck.
The Nations 400, 900 miners-in
both the hard and soft coal
felds-work only on Mondays.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.