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Evening star., 1949-11-09
Romu|o Makes Appea|
For Atom Truce and
New Start on Curbs
U. N. Assembly President
Reported Insisting Thot
Proposals Be Discussed
ly the Assoeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Nov. g.
United Nations Assembly Presi-
dent Carlos P. Romulo an
nounced today that he has
appealed to the Big Five and
Canada to consider a short-term
atomic armistice. a ban on use OF
atomic bombs, and a new start
on the problem Of atomic control
Gen. Romulo so far has not re-
ceived offlcial answers from the
six governments. but Western
delegates were reported to view
the proposals as old stuff and
vague.
Sources close to the Philippine
delegate said, however. that he
was insisting his proposals have
a thorough study in the General
Assembly.
His plan was published as the
United States prepared to tangle
with the Soviet Union on the
atomic issue in the Assembly S
Special Political Committee.
Mankind is not prepared to
accept a deadlock on a matter
so serious to the future Of the
whole world Gen. Romulo said
| in his appeal to the United States,
Russia. Britain, France, China
and Canada.
Every effort must be made to
explore even the remotest of an
effective agreement"
Gen. Romulo listed four possible
lines Of action in the Assembly's
search for an answer to the West
n-Soviet deadlock. They were:
q. The possibility Of q short
term atomic armistice accom-
panied by an inspection system.
The world is now faced with the
prospect Of furious and calami-
tous race for atomic armament.
It would be Of inestimable value
to discover a means Of calling q
halt to this race. II this were pos
sible. it would afford us q breath
ing space for the calmer consid-
Grafton Of plans for the eventual
long-term control Of atomic
energy, and might afford useful
lessons in the ministrative and
(See ATOMIC. Page A-7.l
Evening star., 1949-11-09
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A convenient way to COM
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shop in The Stars classified
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variety of merchandise to suit
your wants.
The Star carried over 10000
more Miscellaneous For Sale"
ads during the first 10 months
OF this year than the three
other Washington papers
combined.
Always consult Washing
toms leading classified me-
dium-THE STAR.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
u. S. Cruiser Columbus
To Return to Boston
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

LONDON, Nov. 9.-The heavy
cruiser Columbus. flagship Of Ad-
miral Richard L. Conolly, COM
mander OF the United States
Mediterranean and Eastern At
lantic Fleet, is returning to the
United States in December for q
refit at Boston Navy Yard.
The 13,600-ton cruiser, which
carries a crew OF 1000 and 90
officers is commanded by Capt
Ephriam Mclean, jr., Of Cleve-
land, Miss, and Arlington, Va.
Under present plans she viii
return to the Mediterranean II
about six months.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Fight 10 End Poll Tax
Revived in Virginia as
Amendments Lose
Constitutional Convention
Urged; Bottle Is Elected
Governor by Big Margin
By Alex R. Preston

7 Demands for repeal of Virginia 4
poll tax were renewed today as late
election returns we're showing 8
3-to-l defeat of the suffrage
amendments and a 21a-to victory
for John S. Battle, Democrat, fol
Governor over Walter johnson
Republican.
A Republican and a Democrat
leaders of factions opposing Mr.
Battle, issued separate statements
calling for a constitutional con-
vention to repeal the poll tax as a
voting prerequisite without other
election law revisions that were
proposed on yesterdays ballot.
Convention Urged.
Robert H. Woods. Republican
State chairman. called for IAN
unrestricted constitutional con-
vention." Robert Whitehead,
Democratic member of the House
of Delegates who supported Fran
els Pickens Miller against Mr.. Bat
tie in the primary, offered this
plan:
That the 1850 General Assem-
bly,. which meets in January. pass
a bill calling special election to
vote on d constitutional conven-
tion.
Mr.. Miller, also favoring con-
vention, expressed confidence that
the General Assembly will reach
a satisfactory solution of the
problem.
Returns from 1.458 of the
States 1,760 precincts showed
that only 48,946 voters wanted to
adopt the amendments, while
169,843 opposed them.
The majority consisted of the
rare combination of liberal Demo-
Gratis and old-line conservatives
plus many Republicans. The lib
erals-who normally advocate re-
peal of the poll tax as a voting
prerequisite-objected to the con-
Evening star., 1949-11-09
7O-M.P.H. Gales ImperiI
40 on Distressed Vessel
By the Asseeiotsd Press

HALIFAX, Nov. 9.-The Wealth
er Bureau reported early today
that 70-mile-an-hour gales are
sweeping the mid-Atlantic area
where a storm battered British
freighter with perhaps 40 men
aboard waits rescue.
The ship. the Scottish Prince,
broke down Saturday and re-
quested assistance.
There have been no reports from
her since last night. when her
officers said she was about 300
miles east Of the Halifax tug
Foundation Josephine.
The tug last was reported
plunging through mountainous
seas to the aid Of the 7,138-ton
merchantmen.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Big Three Reported
Joining Policies on
YugosIavia, China
Germany at Top Of Aeendo
For z Doys Of ToIks by
Bevin, Sehumon, Aeheson
BY the Asseeiotsd Prsss

PARIS. Nov. ga well-in-
formed source said the Foreign
Ministers pf the United States,
Britain and France have agreed
today to examine a common pol
icy toward Yugoslavia and Com
munist China.
The three Ministers fixed an
agenda for two days Of meetings
here. An American official re-
ported it covers "a wide range of
subjects. with Germany topping
the list. The Big Three Minis
ters then took up memorandum
from West German Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer.
The Ministers agreed to ex-
anime all aspects of the German
question-political. economic. psy-
Geological and military-and the
issue of Germany's entry into the
European Council and other in
ternational bodies.
Aid to Yugoslavia Weighed.
The three Western Ministers
were also to discuss what assist
ance they might lend to Yugo-
slavia to enable Premier Marshal
Tito to maintain his independ-
ence from the Kremlin. They also
were to consider problems in
volved in recognition of the Chi
nese Communist regime.
There were indications that
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
raised the question Of China and
that French Foreign Minister
Schuman brought up the problem
of French Indo- China. on China's
border. Mr.. Bevin has been re-
ported planning to tell the French
and Americans Britain wants to
recognize China's Communist gov
ernment.
Mr.. Schuman told reporters:
"This morning we set up our
agenda. We will talk about Ger
many and other things. Certainly
about China" He added he ex-
pected the conference would end
tomorrow night.
Secretary of State Acheson "still
would like to go to Germany be-
fore returning to the United
States, but nothing has been de-
cided yet," John j. McCloy, Amer
ican high commissioner for Ger
many, told reporters.
Mr.. McCloy is here to sit in on
the talks charting Germany's role
in an economically unified Europe
Council Seat Approved.
The Steering Committee of the
European Consultative Assembly,
lower house of the Council Of
Europe which seeks European
unity, unanimously agreed today
to recommend associate member
ship for Western Germany. under
certain conditions.
These conditions were said to
include strict observance Of the
60. pIr rHDTT, 1cr. A-71
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Senator Reed, 78, Dies
In Fall tkansasHome;
Veteran Of Politics
Transportation Expert
Was Former Governor,
Roilwoy Mail OfsieioI
Senator Clyde Martin Reed, Re-

Senator Clyde Martin Reed, Re-
publican, of Kansas, who fashioned
three successful careers-politics,
newspaper publishing and the
Railway Mail Service-died last
night in a fall downstairs at his
home in Parsons. Kans.
A veteran party leader and
senior Senator from Kansas, he
had observed his 18th birthday on
October 10.
Senator Reed suffered heart
attack and then fell from the Sec
ond floor to the main floor, DR.
Guy Cramer told the Associated
Press. Only last week the Sen
ator returned to his home after
an attack of influenza. He appar-
emily died instantly, DR.. Crame1
said.
His body was found at the foot
of the stairs by his wife and a
maid, who were the only other
persons in the house.
Was Stormy Political Figure.
Senator Reed returned to his
home in Parsons soon after the
last session of Congress. Although
a husky white haired figure. there
had been widespread speculation
as to whether he would run again
for the Senate in view of his ad-
vanced age. His second term was
due to expire January g., 1851.
Senator Reed, who was known as
a stormy figure ia Sunflower State
politics, gave no hint of his plans.
Prior to his election to the SEN
ate for the first time on Novem-
ber 8, 1898, and his second term
on November Z, 1914, he already
had a long and distinguished
career in public service, and as
publisher and editor of the daily
Parsons Sun. He acted in these
capacities until his death.
Known as a conservative, his
Senate service climaxed a career
which started as a railway mail
clerk in which he became a super
intendent and included a term
as Governor Of Kansas.
Expert ON Transportation.
Throughout his political service,
rail rates and farm legislation
were those to which he gave the
most attention. He was conSid-
(See REED, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-11-09
UNIV Chief Say,
Truce Is Act Of
Good Faith
Steel WuIkout Neurs
Full Settlement With
New Talk Tomorrow
By james Y. Newton

John L. Lewis today called a
truce in the 52-day soft coal
strike. ordering the United Mine
Workers to return to their jobs
until midnight. November 80.
The order was issued in Chicago
after Mr.. Lewis had met with the
UMW's 200-member Policy Com
mittee. The 100000 soft coal min
ers east of the Mississippi were
told to work under terms of their
1948 contract which expired last
June 80. A month ago Mr.. Lewis
ended a brief strike of Pennsyl-
vania's anthracite miners and soft
coal workers west of the Missis-
sippi. ~.
Mr.. Lewis described the truce as
"an act of good faith designed to
contribute to public convenience.
That statement was in reference
to fuel shortages which have be-
come acute in many areas.
Owners Meet With Ching.
The action hinted at resump-
ton of the strike after November
80 unless agreement on a new
contract is reached before that
with the Nations mine operators.
Shortly after announcement of
the truce. representatives of
Northern and Western mine in
terests met in conference here
with Cyrus S. Ching, Federal me-
diation chief. This session is a
prelude to a joint meeting MI.
Ching has scheduled for tomorrow
with Mr.. Lewis and operators of
all sections.
Meanwhile. the big steel strike
drew nearer to complete settle
ment with announcement that the
United States Steel Corp. which
produces nearly q third Of the Ma
tion.s total. is arranging a meet
ing with the striking CIO United
Steelworkers, probably for tomor-
row. big Steel" led the industry's S
ight against free pensions. but Is
being forced to give in to the
union by the acceptance of settle
ment terms by three of the coun-
try's 'big four" companies.
Injunction Is Considered.
Mr.. Lewis truce posed the ques-
tion Of whether the Government
If efforts to end the dispute fail,
will apply national emergency pro-
visions of the Taft-Hartley Act.
An 80-day Federal court injunc-
ton may be obtained against a
strike under the law. 1t would
postpone any resumption of a
mine shutdown until near the end
Of winter.
"The United Mine Workers will
again make another contribution
of major magnitude to enhance
the remote possibility of agree
ment being reached" Mr.. Lewis
said.
He added that between now and
November 30 officers and scale
representatives Of the union will
participate in such wage confer
ences as may eventuate in con-
formity with recognized policy"
Householders Are Warned.
The miners chief urged pri-
vate householders and public in
stitutions to provide themselves
ad interim with necessary coal
supplies to tide them over a fur
ther suspension period in the
event that the contemptuous ar
rogance of the coal operators re-
mains undiminished."
The Lewis strike-truce state
ment said the UNIV Policy Com
mittee regrets with all other
Americans the delay In execution
of a new agreement for the in
tSee LABOR, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1949-11-09

handily in the 10th New York Dis
trict (Brooklyn), the first Dem
ocratic woman elected to the
House from New York City. John
r. Shelley, Democrat, and presi-
dent of the State Federation of
Labor, AFL, won in CALIFORNIA;
5th District (San Francisco). Mrs.
Kelly succeeded a Democrat, and
Mr.. Shelley replaces q Republican.
Truman Sees Success in 1850.
President Truman was quick to
claim that yesterdays voting was
. clear indication that his Fair
Deal program was on the way to
victory In the second session Of
the 81st Congress and that the
results in New York and else
where were an augury of Dem
ocratic success in the 1850 Con-
gressional elections.
The President calling out with
glee elections returns at a dinner
last night in his honor at the
Women's Democratic Club of
Washington, interpreted the New
York and other results as mean
ing q vote of confidence in his
administration and program.
Democratic National Chairman
William M. Boyle, jr.. like the
President, declared that victory
in 1850 was indicated and that
Mr.. Lehman's victory was "only
the highlight of National trend"
toward the Democratic Party.
Democrats Claims Cut.
Mr.. Lehman's victory over Sem
ator Dulles was accomplished by
4 considerably smaller margin
than had been predicted by the
Democratic leaders-returns from
all but 72 of the States 1866 elec-
ton districts gave Mr.. Lehman
2,566, ,693 votes to 2,359,632 for
Senator Dulles. The Democrats
had been claiming victory by from
$4,000 to 100000.
Republican National Chairman
George Guy Gabrielson issued a
statement declaring that the
"principles which Senator Dulles
expounded in his campaign are
those which will ultimately pre-
vail, because they are right"
Senator Dulles campaigned Wig
orously against the Truman Fair
Deal and legislative program
while Mr.. Lehman supported in
every way the welfare state pro-
posals of the President.
Senator Brewster of Maine,
chairman of the Republican Sena-
torial Committee. belittled the
Lehman victory. pointing out that
the Democrats had won a seat in
the Senate which they had held
for the last 20 years, until the res
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Austria to DevoIue

VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 8 P.-
Austrian Chancellor Leopold Flgl
told the Parliament today that
immediate action would be taken
to deyalue the Austrian schilling
in line with the devalued British
pound and other currencies.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
LEWIS CALLS MINERS BACK UNTIL NOV. 30
Bolivia Denies
P.38 Ownership
Al Crash Probe
Plane Still. Property
Of District Firm,
CAB Hearing Told

The Bolivian government today
denied ownership of the P-38
fighter plane which precipitated
the country's worst airplane dis
Iaster here November /.
Maj. German Pol of the Boliv-
ian Air Force told a crowded
public hearing room: 1.-THE. Boliv.
ian government has consistently
taken the position that the plane
is still the property of the Uni
versal Air g. Marine Supply Co.,
a Washington firm.
His statement was made as the
official hearings began into last
weeks air crash here in which
the P-38, piloted by Capt. Eric
Rios Bridoux, Bolivian aviation
chief, crashed into an Eastern Air
Lines DC-4. hurtling IS persons
to their death. The hearings arc
being held in the Departmental
Auditorium by the Civil Aero
nautics Board.
Says Liner Got in P-38s Path.
After completing his statement.
Maj. Pol told the CAB investiga-.
tors on cross-examination that the
big commercial airliner, in turn
ing left from it's approach path
into the airport, turned exactly
into the path of the P-38." Pre-
vious accounts Of the collision have
said that the airport control
tower, in it's frantic instructions
to the planes. had instructed the
Eastern pilot to turn left to avoid
colliding after the P-38 pilot
failed to respond to instructions
to turn away from the DC-4. ~s
Maj. Pol used his hands to IL
I1ustrate how he saw the airliner
pull up and to the left.
Are we to understand you to
say asked one of the investiga-
ttors, "that the DC-4 turned left
and the plane which you said was
on its right ran into it?"
That's right" Maj. Pol an
swered.
He said the DC-4 had almost
completed q 45-degree turn when
it was struck. He denied that
the P-38 was in an unusually steep
glide for a landing approach as
previously stated by tower con-
! trollers. He said the fighter ap-
peared in a horizontal positio0
and estimated it was losing alti-
tude at about 400 feet minute.
| Maj. Pol also said that Capt.
Rios, who had his own privately
owned P-38. was taking a course
in airport traffic control from the
CAA. He said he understood that
he had about 1900 hours flying
time. about 80 per cent of It
! in P-38s.
| Pilot Still in Hospital.
| In his prepared statement. Maj.
Poe revealed that Capt. Rios
had made three previous visits to
National Airport to fly the fighter
but had remained on the ground
because of trouble with the radio,
the oil system, the brakes, throttle
alignment and a rundown battery.
Capt. Rios, the only survivor Of
the crash, also is Bolivian Air
Force officer and Is considered
Bolivia's outstanding flyer. He Is
in Alexandria Hospital.
/ Maj. Pol declared that Bolivian
government spokesmen had stipu-
lated they would not take owner
ship of the war-surplus fighter or
assume responsibility until the
company had made repairs and
the plane had successfully passed
a test flight by Capt. Rios.
He identified documents, how
ever, showing that the Bolivian
government had received an ex-
Ica, (yD ACry Dooa A2l
Evening star., 1949-11-09
'PUC Approves
6% Increase
In Gas Rates
Higher Charges Due
To Begin Wednesday;
Company Asked 7%

The Public Utilities Commits.
sion today approved a GA pei
cent increase in gas rates to Dis
trict subscribers of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co., effective mex
Wednesday.
The company had sought ar
increase of approximately 7 pei
cent.
The commission approved rate
schedules designed to give thu
company additional annual op.
Grating revenues of $749,520, OF
some $150.000 less than the com.
pany had requested.
The increase will be shared by
classes of customers as follows
Domestic (non-heating), $685..
422 or 8.01 per cent.
Space heating. $257.795 or 5.07
per cent.
Commercial and industrial
non-heating). $87,393 or 5.57 per
cent.
Seasonal off-peak, $611 or TIL
per cent.
Wholesale apartments. $5,701 OF
1.78 per cent.
Government. sll,598 or 2.S6 pei
cent.
Largest percentage of increase
according to the schedule. will
fall on the householder who does
not heat his house by gas. The
average such customer. who uses
Is therms of gas a month, will
have his monthly bill increased
from about $3.50 to 1884.
Those who heat their home.
with gas use an average Of about
1000 therms a year. Their bill.
average about $3.50 month owe,
the whole year, and will now &C
up about 43 cents.
The monthly increase in in.
dividual domestic bills. according
ITO consumption. will be:
5 therms. % cents; 10 therms
% cents: Is therms. ~ cents: 81
therms, 26 cents: 100 therms, st
cents; 200 therlins, $1.l2; 40C
therms. 1926. and 600 therms
$3.40.
The commission said In its
opinion that evidence Indicate.
the company's earnings are les
than 4 per cent. which is lob.
viously inadequate to maintain
the company in a sound financia
position.
While the cost of natural gas
including amortization of tht
property loss and cost of conver.
sion. Is now 3 per cent less thar
the cost of manufactured ga.
supply of 1889. The commission
pointed out, other costs, prin.
cipally labor. have risen to the
extent that net operating income
has dropped sharply.
Increase Called Necessary.
while the Commission is con.
vinced that an increase in rate.
is necessary it nevertheless is de.
sirious of confining such increase
to minimum" the opinion said
The Commission stated it wa.
aware that one important factor
contributing to the low level Of
earnings during the test year end.
ed last May 81 was the mild tenn
peratures prevailing during thai
heating season. While adjust.
ments were made by both the
company and the Commission
witnesses at the recent hearing
on the increase to compensate fol
this condition these adjustments
can not be accepted as conclu.
sive proof, the opinion pointed
out.
Normal temperatures during the
last heating season might have
(See GAS. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Lehman Beats Dulles
As Democrats Lose
Control in Arlington
Mandate Is Seen
For Non-portison
County Elections

AL EXANDRIA VOTES Non-Parti-
san City Elections. Page AS.
HERTZ WINS Falls Church Rev.
enue Post. Page AS.
By Robert c. RoIIings
The result of the Arlington
County Board election, in which
Democrats lost control, was viewed
by the winner of that contest to-
day as a mandate for non partisan
elections to the board.
Robert w. Cox, nominee of q
Town Meeting who ran as an in
dependent, defeated Basil DeLas-
mutt. chairman Of the County
Board, by a vote of 1916 to 6.306
in the election, according to COM
plete unofficial returns.
Il believe that yesterdays elec-
tion results show that the people
of Arlington County want real
non-partisan elections for the
County Board" Mr.. Cox said. "As
for myself, I can only say that
deeply appreciate the confidence
placed in me and will do the best
I can to be a good public servant" "
Damn and Magruder Win.
Another quarter also issued an
appeal for legislation for non
partisan elections for the County
Board as well as the School Board
1t was directed to the county's del
egation in the General Assembly
two of whom were reelected to
the House of Delegates. The third
Senator Charles r. Fenwick. was
not up for election this year.
The winners were Delegates
George Damn and j. Maynard
Magruder, Democrats, who re-
fcnn ADJ Tn1~m~1T - - -
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Fair Deal Scores
In 1850 Preview
In New York Stute
TRUMAN SEES Election as Con-
gresSional Victory Omen.
Page A.
By Gould Lincoln

BY Gould Lincoln
President Truman's Fair Deal
and welfare state won their first
round yesterday since 1948. when
former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman
Democrat. triumphed in the New
York Senatorial election over Re-
publican Senator John Foster
Dulles by about 100000 votes.
This victory was somewhat Off
set, however, by the reelection
in New Jersey of Republican Gov.
Alfred e. Driscoll over his Demo-
cratic opponent. State Senator
Elmer II. Wene.
President Truman and his ad-
ministration leaders went all out
for the election of Mr.. Lehman
in New York-whereas they kept
aloof from the New Jersey
struggle.
The Democrats wa;l, also in two
other Congressional elections. Mrs.
Edna Kelly, Democrat-Liberal won
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Truman Receives
Wire From Dulles
You Win

President Truman today re-
ceived a two-word telegram
from Senator Dulles. Repub-
lican, of New York, defeated
In yesterdays senatorial elec-
ton.
"You win" was all 1t said.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

on the University of Virginia to
show to their son. When they
returned they found police and
the Bethesda Chevy Chase res
cue squad at their house.
The boys body was found on
(See ONSLOW, Page A-7D
Evening star., 1949-11-09
By the Asseeiatsd Press

LONDON, Nov. o. Admiral
Richard L. Conolly has been
offered the post Of superintendent
of the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, a qualified
naval source in London reported
today. He hasn't accepted 80
far.
Admiral Conolly is waiting, the
informant said, to find out
whether Admiral Louis Denfeld
who was removed two weeks age
as chief Of naval operations, is
going to succeed him as head OF
the Eastern Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean fleets with headquarters in
London. Admiral Denfeld has
been offered the position.
Acceptance of the Annapolis
post would be a come-down for
Admiral Conolly. the source said
because he Is . full admiral