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ports from FBI informants and
it was these the judge ordered
produced.
Outside the courtroom his de-
cision has produced Cd a demand
from Dr.. Edward U. Condor, di-
rector of the Bureau of Standards.
for a personal apology to Mrs.
Condor from FBI Director J. Ed
gar Hoover 90 a press conference
lecture by President Truman on
postwar spy hysteria and 90
sharp criticism Of Attorney Cen
eral Clark by Representative Nix
on, Republican. Of California.
But the man who started 1t all
feels this way about 1t:
"A Judge should decide on the
side of nberality as far as proof
is concerned. Sometimes he may
open the gates to allow proof
that leads only to q dead end
But If he excludes proof that
1Tyovtsv,,nd ~, paUa A Col IL
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Lewis Blasts Senators
Who Oppose Repeal
OF Tah-HartIey Act
Says Author Is obsessed
With Ideo Of Regulating
Lives Of Poor Workers

John L. Lewis jumped into the
middle Of the Senate battle over
new labor legislation yesterday
with a double -barrelled attack on
Senator Taft, Republican. Of Ohio,
and Democratic Senator's who he
said "fiamboyantly dishonor their
party pledge" to repeal the Taft
Hartly Act.
The United Mine Workers presi-
dent said that Senator Taft is
1.-The son Of a rich man. obsessed
with the fixation that 1t is his
heritage and his mission to reg
ulate the lives and retard the laud-
able ambitions of the sons and
daughters of the poor"
Mr.. Lewis unleashed his attack
as Senator Taft expressed con-
fidence that the Senate will vote
to keep the Taft Hartley law pro-
vision which lets the Government
get injunctions against national
emergency strikes.
Lewis Bitter ON Injunction.
"In the final analysis. I think
we are going to win on that"
Senator Taft said. He is counting
on about is Democratic votes, he
said. while losing only four or five
Republicans.
Mr.. Lewis. bitterly opposed to
the Injunction, expressed his views
in Telegram to Senator Pepper.
Democrat, Of Florida. congratu-
lating him and Senator's Murray.
Democrat, of Montana. and Neely,
Democrat. of West Virginia, for
fighting all "crippling" amend
ments to the Truman administra-
tion's Taft-Hartley repeal bill.
Amendments which Mr.. Lewis
Is known to regard as 'crippling"
have been indorsed by Senator
Ideas. Democrat, of Illinois. the
majority leader. and by other top
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Strike DeIoys Soturnio;
I 200 Stronded in Naples
~ ss Asses assss Press

NAPLES. Itaty. Juns ie~~Tssass
hundred passengers who had
hoped 70 board Ire Italian liner
Saturraa fcs Asrw York tnnawfss
found Themselves sesanaeaans for
hcssi rooms instead
Ths iineg. dsiayed ~ o sssaens
strike 10 0enus. failed 10 appear
Ia Naples The saamen seat On
STRIKE Yesterday. siieslfaE . delay
La government pesaxs0as ard ass~
employment compensation T1as
passengers. nansz ~ iaasfn Axsyss
cana. managed 70 and isosss as-
eesfuxzos4s sssssss
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swiss Quit Reds WITH

nEHN. a~ssafglan6. 1ssns 70
s#as-Tfss assaa Trade r'asnn Fss.
srstioss annnanerd soraasss 10
withdrawal fFnsn the cnmsasnass-
dxnsnsssd World FndeTssasn ~
Trade unaens. TIE essas frasFa-
ton a.ae IN . ftaa1sttass s6eYHs1
txsasy afass tire WYTU kac hs-
carne o sssneh q Ire ceman-
swm.s
Evening star., 1949-06-19
PreIate Defies
Reds Again in
Prague Address
Catholics TeorfuIIy
Hail Berun's Promise
Never to Surrender
BY the Asseeiaied Press

l8.-Archbishop Josef Beran en-
erged from semi-saptivity tonight
and issued a defiant statement
against the Communist govern
ment here in its war TO gain con-
troll OF the church.
The 60-year-old Catholic leader
and top-ranking Czech prelate
told congregation which packed
the Strahov monastery:
II come to you and swear to you
that / will never sign an agree
ment that violates the laws of the
church"
These were the first words the
archbishop spoke as he appeared
In a high pulpit to address his
congregation after four days In
the police -ringed seclusion of his
palace.
About 5000 people jammed the
church and afterwards gave a
rousing demonstration of loyalty
in the church yard and in the
square fronting the archbishop's
palace within sight of tie Offices
of Communist President Klement
Gottwald.
Pledges Of Faith Given.
1--WE will not ever let them take
you." the crowd cried. They
raised their arms and extended
two fingers side by side in token
Of pledges of faith.
Speaking excitedly and striking
his breast, the archbishop said
II may not be able to talk to you
very many more times. But If
you hear anything on the Prague
radio saying that have signed an
agreement, don't believe it be-
cause I will never sign any agree
ment against the laws Of the
church and human rights"
This was q reference to his re-
sistance to any church-state
agreement which he contends
would reduce the church to q
puppet Of the state.
(The statement had a strik-
ing similarity to the declara-
ton to aides by Josef Card
inal Mindszenty of Hungary
who said before his arrest that
any confession of his should
be considered null. The cardin-
al later repudiated the declara-
ton in the court in which he
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment.)
Some Near Hysteria.
Some of the women and chill
dren In the crowd were In tears
and near hysteria. The men
waved their hats and all sang
spirited hymns.
I'VE believe in you" they
chanted. From his balcony the
prelate smiled and answered. Il
believe in you. We believe in each
other. But you had better go
home. Do not let them try to
represent this as provocation."
Thus Archbishop Beran's first
public statement in weeks indi-
Gated he had not budged from his
flrm position against the Com
munist governments proclaimed
intention to bring all church edu-
cation under state control.
Despite a police guard stationed
at his palace. the Catholic leaders
car swung out of the courtyard
for the short DRIVE to the mon-
astery. Police were manning the
palace telephone switchboard and
reception desk. but there was no
visible indication that any attempt
was made to prevAlt him from
leaving the building.
Catholics Stream Into Monastery.
As he drove through the streets
scores of Catholics were streaming
into the monastery for services
marking the eve Of the celebra-
| &C.. Tv1T,TSry pcra AI1
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Byrnes Charges
j. ). Trend 10
Welfare State
Asso,ls New Prosroms
And Coils for Cut
In Federol Spending
D. ses Ass@s smsNS ssa4a

LEXINGTON Va June Ia
Fosnses SECRETARY es state 1amss
r RSgnes Saaa assv isNsat that
seans at s14e ssasaxsseSa nr~ Fra-
evai rTosSafas 'pasfsi tDssatAsay 10
9 welfare state
We are eesEe aesa Eae road
10 xsattsH. he said Where ~e
all wind Up aa ere san ,sa but
Il Some ei tho aew programs ssst-
sslAls proposed stsasalst ee adopted.
there IA danger that The Ia.
siisacaal,-~asaetaeF farmer. wxsksr.
manufacture, LAWYER or desctssf---
viii sooa be an economic slave
pQllinE an oAE IN ths saiass ei
the STATE"
Mr. Byrnes. wsaa played q power
fal role in the Roosevelt admins
tFaiion and was . Secretary ~
State under President Truman.
received an honorary Doesar of
Laws degree from Washington and
Lee university. lie waa the pEin-
eipai speaker ai exercises eon-
Guiding the schools veal. Ions ne-
servanes Of ia 7ooth anniversary.
Hits Transfer al rew~s.
The former cabinet fiemher
said. too many people are trying
10 transfer power 10 the Govern
ment We are moi only
transferring too much power from
individual 10 the Government, bat
We are tranSferTing too many
powers Of State government 70
the Federal Government.
We should not have ths Ped
sral Government rrginentiag cur
lives from the cradle 10 the grave"
He pointed out every segment of
society To defnandins special priv
ileees--ths farmer wants higher
prices. the wase Garner wants In
creased wages. pensions ard hos
pitaligation. Too many peopls
want more pay for less york. he
added.
Calls Ter Cut ia spendins.
Calling for q reduction Ia Ped
eral spending and FedstAl powers.
Mr.. Hyrnss declared:
Our first line Of defense 10
q sound. solvent American eco
nomy."
The wartime director Of eco
nosaic ktabliization suggested that
the only wise course Ia 10 reduce
expenditures and live within our
income
He also proposed that sxpendi-
lures for purposes other than
nxed obligations and the national
defense be- cut or deferred.
Because several appropriation
bills have passed both houses. II
In very dtfIacult, II not impossible.
nov for the Congress 10 make the
necessary reduction" he painted
out. adding Congress should
authorize and direct the pTeai.
dent 10 make the reduction neoes-
sary 10 bring the expenditures
within our income.
Others attending the bicenlen.
NAL included Senator Byrd. Dem
ocrat, OF Virginia. ealsf economy
leader Of the Senate. House
Speaker Raybnsn. Senators Rob
ertson. Democrat. Of virginia. and
saltonstaii. Republican. Of AaasA-
ehusetts. and Representative
Brown. Republican, al Ohio. Al
bert. Of Oklahoma. and HmSriscn.
Of Virginia. Dernoernta.
Honorary doctor Of lass degrees
also were conferred by the sciaool
on Senator Robertson and Gov.
Tuck of virginia.
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Ford Requests UAW
To Drop Demands. Peg
Wages 10 Living Costs
Union Rejects 3-Point PIon
Offered as pottcrn
For Notionci Economy
ss shs A.aes ssssS Fsss.

DETROIT. June is.--The Ford
Motor Co. asked the CIo United
Auto Workers today to Withdraw
all their economic demands fos
the next 10 months and TO pes
wage rates during that time u
the cost OF living,
In return. Ford offered 10 main
tain its present wage rates foI
The same period.
Such action. said the company
would set \ ''stabilixation patterr
for the entire sNationail econom,
at this critical time"
Plan Unxound. JAW Says.
The UAW promptly termed th'
Ford proposal economically un'
sound and unreaiistic and unae
ceptable to the union
Walter p. Reuther. union presi'
dent. said the company suggestion
recalled the kind OF economic
patent medicine administered b,
the men who steered our econom,
into the catastrophe depression
Of 1899"
The Ford workers. along with
the rest OF the American people.
are not prepared 10 travel tha,
roa I again." Mr.. Reuther added.
He said Ford's proposal was
another In O series OF propaEanda
by the company rathei
than q genuine and sincere move
in collective bargaining.
Unemployment Cited.
Ford said unemployment b
likely to hit 5000 900 persons this
living costs are COMING
down and the market for earn
may drop up 10 % per cent after
this year.
The postwar buEgy-rids Of
ever higher wages. costs and prices
Is over" Vice President John o
Bugas said.
Mr.. Bugas made this three
point proposal In q letter 10 Mr..
/. The UAw withdraw all gen.
erai economic demands for pen
sion plans. health and welfare
programs and wage increases for
10 months starting July 10. when
the company union contract ex-
pires.
2. The company f7ialntsif, pres
ent wage rates for the same period
3. But wage adjustments could
be negotiated next January Is and
again July Is. 1850. II the Govern
ment Bureau of Labor Statistics
cost of living incex fsuctaates -four
points or more In eiiher Of the
next two six-month periods.
Mr.. Bueas' letter noted the cost
of-iivinr agreement In the uAWs
contract with General Motors
ssee PORD, Pare As,
Evening star., 1949-06-19
Armed HoIdup Suspect
Captured After Chase
By Police and Citizens
Man FIees Without Money
After Beotins Hotel Clerk
Who Resisted Robbery

Chased by police and citizens In
automobiles and on foot. q young
bandit suspect was captured In
downtown Washington last night
after he allegediy slugged a no.
tel clerk with the butt OF his re-
volver In an attempted robbery.
The suspect was identified as
Robert A. Mite. 81. a former in
mate of the National Training
School for Boys here. who police
said. told them he hiteh-hiked to
Washington from Reno. New.
after taking q 30 caliber revolver
from q policeman there who tried
to arrest him as parole violator.
Thomas r. Ryan. So. night
clerk at the Astoria Hotel. 300
Fourteenth street NV. said he
was alone In the lobby when the
bandit entered. drew a pistol. and
said, This Is a stiekup-giye me
your money!"
Instead OF complying. Mr.. Ryan
started swinging. police we're told.
The bandit reversed his gun.
struck Mr.. Ryan on the head
three times with the butt and
fed TO Fourteenth street without
taking any money.
Moterist Gives Chase.
Mr.. Ryan wrapped q towel
around his head and ran 70 the
room Of q guest on the floor
above TO call police while pass
ing motorist. James Prentice. 3ios
Monroe street NE. saw the fugi-
tive and followed In his car.
MFR. Prentice. whose brother IL a
policeman. lost the man temporily
when he ducked through an alley
fSee CHASE, Page A-2.l
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the foundation of his washed
away home at Petersburg. His
wife and two children, earlier
reported missing, were said to
be safe.
Listed as dead in the Bridge
water, Va. area was Mrs. Mar,
garet Frances Bricker. Her body
was reported recovered late yes
terday at Mount Crawford. three
miles east of Bridgewater. Her
daughter. Fanny. Z, and Mrs. C.
r. Bowman, wife Of a Bridge
water coal merchant, were listed
by the Associated Press as missing.
Three were listed as dead at
Mooreffeld, w. Va. IL miles north
east of Petersburg. They were
Winston v. Gaitter. 2-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gaitter;
Leota Redmond, 16. and NADIA
Willis, 18. all colored and all of
Petersburg.
A sixth victim was listed by
police as man named Meats Of
Petersburg.
The Red Cross regional head
quarters at Alexandria also had an
unconflrmed report that two fish,
ermen on O raft had been swept
to their deaths near Moorefield.
List Of Missing May Grow.
State police said 18 are
missing at Petersburg and Moore
field. Two more are missing
at Bridgewater. according to Red
Cross officials. 1t was believed that
the list of missing will grow as re-
ports are received from more re-
mote areas.
Mrs. Bricker, her daughter Fan
ny, and Mrs. Bowman, apparently
had been swept away by the water
of the North River. a tributary
of the Shenandoah's South Fork.
as they attempted to struggle from
their inundated homes to higher
ground.
Another daughter Of Mrs. Brick
er. Betty, Ia. was rescued drama
tically. Two high school boys. Al
win Klein. jr., and Maynard South
ard, brought her TO safety from q
: tree to which she had clung for
nearly II hours while the torrent
swept beneath her.
The parents of the Gaitter boy
were rescued while clinging to
tContinued on Page AS, Col. -
Radio Prosroms, Pose CO
Complete Index, Psee Al
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Radio Prosroms. Puge CO
Complete Index, Psoe Al
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(see HOUSING, Page A-5J
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(See BIG FOUR. Page A-2.)
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(See LABOR. Page All
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USee HISS. Page A-4-l
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tsee PORD, Pare AS,
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Considerable cloudiness and warm with
few scattered showers or thunderstorms
today and probably tomorrow. High to-
day in low so's. Full report on Page A-21
Noon - IS 6pm. : "a II pm. 73
2p.m. IS 8pm. "a Midnight 73
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06

Communists from infltrating the
type of progressive labor political
organization which | felt should be
set up"
From 1929 to 1899, Olds was
active in New York States efforts
to regulate private utilities, and
in the creation of the st. Lawrence
Waterway linking the Great Lakes
with the Atlantic.
Olds listed, as the achievements
of the Federal Power Commission
during the 10 years he has served
as a member, the following:
illumination of more than a
billion and a quarter dollars of in
flationary items from the plant
accounts of electric utilities.
ILLUMINATION of reproduction
cost guess-work, which was des-
troying effective regulation OF
utilities, and substitution of a
readily ascertainable net invest
ment rate base in rate proceedings.
3-Through cooperation with and
expert aid to, state utility COM
missions, establishing sound utility
accounting, with resulting lower
rates to consumers.
4-Reductions in wholesale ma
tural gas and electric rates OF
about 100000 a year, with a
cumulative saving to date of more
than $250,000,000.
5-A great contribution to the
! development of hydroelectric pow
| er in connection with Federal
multi-purpose river basin pro-
grams, making sure that hydro
electric power undertakings by
private and other non-federal
agencies are best adapted to the
comprehensive use of the country's
water resources.
6-Authorization of new natural
gas pipe line capacity representing
very great expansion, at the same
time watching the soundness OF
this expansion.
IA comprehensive investiga-
ton of the entire natural gas in
dustry, universally recognized as
establishing for the first time gen
eral knowledge of the facts and
problems.
8-Prepared power market sur
Iveys for all regions, looking ahead
for 20 years to probable needs,
thus affording a sound basis for
planning additional capacity and
for regional economic development.
Established a statistical CEN
ter for the power and gas indus
tries, developed a series of annual
publications, which provided finan-
cial houses, investors, management,
state and municipal officials and
consumers with an available basis
for appraising and improving the
conduct of the business.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
Contract Extension
Averts Pier Strike

New York City (ILNS)-At the
request of Cyrus S. Ching, director
of the Federal Mediation and Con-
ciliation Service, representatives of
ship operators and the Internation-
al Longshoremen's A i tion
have agreed to 30-day extension
of the present contract. An Allan
tic coast strike had been set for
midnight on Sept. 80, following a
deadlock in wage negotiations.
The Atlantic Coast District Com
mittee of the union unanimously
recommended extension of the con-
tract. liza members in ports from
Portland, Me. to Hampton Roads,
Va, were to vote on the recon-
mendation, with approval expect
ed. Union officials looked for
agreement on a new contract dur
ing the 3O-day extension, with
gains for the longshoremen.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
Taft Supporters
Spend Large Sum
To Change Ballot

Columbus, Ohio (LPA) = The
sky's the limit in the Ohio Repub-
lican campaign to re-elect Robert
A. Taft to the Senate.
That's how it looked when f. G.
Stillman, secretary-treasurer of the
committee for adoption Of the Of
fice-type or Massachusetts" bal
lot, reported what his organiza-
tion spent to get Ohioans to sign
petitions requesting the new ballot
which the Republicans are plump
ing for. The Massachusetts ballot
does not list the party affiliation
of candidates, thereby confusing
many voters.
The committee already had paid
out $51 ,344 to get names on the
petitions and still owed $33,723,
Stillman admitted. Biggest part of
the amount still owed was $29, ,432
to solicitors who were to be paid
from 10 to Is cents a name.
What was up was even more ap-
parent when Stillman named some
of the contributors to the Republi-
can ballot drive. Among them
were:
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,
$4,000; Cuyahoga County Repub-
lican Central Committee, $500;
Mahoning Valley Industrial Coun-
Gil, $4,000; Trumbill County Manu-
facturers Assn, $500 and Stark
County Tax League, $500.
When he saw the roster of con-
tributors, Phil Hannah, secretary
treasurer of the Ohio Federation
of Labor, said:
at is obvious that the reaction
ary Tory leadership in Ohio are
behind this move to change our
ballot in an effort to re-elect Sen
ator Taft"
The petitions for the ballot
change were filed with the secre-
tary of state in mid-August and
Ohio citizens will vote yes or no on
the question in November.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
FARMERS UNION TO MEET
IN DIES MONIES NEXT MARCH

Chicago (LPA) = The biennial
convention of the Farmers Union
will be held in Des Moines next
March. The board of directors, set
ting the date at meeting here,
authorized President James G. Pat
ton to discuss with Secretary of
Agriculture Charles F. Brannan the
calling of a national conference to
plan establishing a nationwide CO.
operative storage system for farm
crops.
The board commended Brannan
and President Truman for backing
the Brannan farm program as con-
stituting "the foundation for the
best general agricultural program
ever advanced in such high official
quarters"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
Carson Takes ETC Post

Washington (LPA) - Supreme
Court Justice Hugo Black admins
tered the oath of office as a mem
ber of the Federal Trade Commits
sion to John Carson Sept. 2S be-
fore a distinguished group of lib
eral Washington officials, leaders
of organized labor and the cooper
ative movement.
Carson, until recently the direct
or of research and information for
the Cooperative League of the
USA, won Senate confirmation
after a long fight waged by busi-
ness interests who wanted to keep
Carson off the Commission because
of his sympathy with the coop
movement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06

Publishing Paper

New York (LPA) - The latest
union newspaper to appear in this
area is the monthly Longshore
News published by the Int'l Long
shoremen's Ass'n-AFL.
Joseph P. Ryan, ILA president,
is the editor, and Pat Connolly is
the managing editor. The first is
sue contains a late review of liza
negotiations for a new contract
with stevedoring companies and a
blistering attack on the Commun-
lists.
The lila has threatened to tie
up the US waterfront from Port
land, Me-, to Hampton Roads, Va,
if its wage demands are not met
by employers. The Seafarers Int'l
Union-AFL and the Natl Mari
time Union-CIO have declared that
they will throw their full support
behind the LILA if the longshore-
men strike.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
CHINESE GET SEVERANCE

Shanghai (LPA) = When the
Communists move in democracy
and all its works including the free
press move out. Accordingly, the
American-owned Shanghai Even
ing Post and Mercury ceased pub
lication June IA. However, the
publishers had to pay the compos-
ing room employees seven-and-a-
half months severance wages and
white collar personnel five-and-a-
half months all dating from Sept.
/. In addition, the workers have
been paid for all the time since
publication ceased, because the
Communists never have gotten
around to declaring the business
officially closed. They are expect
ed to now, however.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-10-06
Foreman's Assn
Keep Organizing

Chicago (LPA)-There's a grow
ing underground" movement for
unionization among the nation :
2,5OO,0O0 foremen and supervisors,
according to Carl Brown, president
of the Foreman's Association Of
America independently.
Brown, at FAA's eighth annual
convention here, reported member
ship has been cut in half from the
overwhelmingly peak of 10000.
"Taft-Hartley sets foremen apart
as ones unclean," Brown pointed
out. "They dare not individually
raise a voice in their own behalf
if they do, they may be fired
Many of the IS delegates jeopar-
died their jobs by coming here.
They could be discharged if their
employers found out they attended
this convention"
But, said Brown, FAA's organ
izing activities will be redoubled
despite adverse man-made circum-
stances imposed upon no other
labor organization in this coun-
try"
According to Brown, thirty OF
FAA's ninety-three chapters must
operate entirely underground. The
organizations membership is large
ly in the Great Lakes area in the
auto, steel, rubber, and public
utility fields.
The Taft-Hartley Act does not
forbid foremen's organizations, but
it does not require employers to
bargain with them. However, cur
rently about Is employers have
contracts with FAA. One is the
Kaiser Frazer Corp.
Brown, Vice-Presidents George
C. Phillips and Joseph F. Murphy,
and Secretary-Treasurer Ted Bon
aventura were reelected.