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Evening star., 1949-12-07
West Big ; Reported
Planning January Talk
On Peace With Reich
Accord Declared Reached
On PorIey to Consider
Ending Stote of War
By the Associosed Prs,s

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Ofhcial Brit
ish sources said today that the
Big Three Western powers have
agreed to consult early next year
on ending the state of war with
Germany.
The agreement was made at the
recent Paris conference Of for
eign ministers of the United
States, Britain and France.
British sources said they did not
believe the consultations would
begin before the end of January
The talks would not necessarily
be on a foreign minister level,
they added.
A Paris report said the three
foreign ministers would meet or
the question, probably in January
It was pointed out here that Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Bcvin vii
be away most of that month at
tending a dominions foreign min
listers conference in Ceylon.
In Frankfurt, Germany. Ameri-
can official sources said the three
Western powers have put experts
to work to speed machinery
geared to ending the state of wal
with Germany.
Immediately after the last Paris
conference, it was learned, each
of the Big Three nations assigned
legal and political experts to pre-
pare for ending the state of war
American officials said the
planned new phase of German.
Allied relations would give the
West German federal government
| a greater measure of eligibility
to participate in international or.
ganizations. 1t would also coun-
terbalance reported intentions ol
the Soviet Union to end its STATE
of war with the German Soviet
zone government.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Worst Of Cold Wave 10 Miss
City, but MercuryWiII Drop
fSee Picture, Page BID

4 GILNfC uSO IL
Colder weather is in store for
the Washington area during the
next few days. but the main effect
of widespread mass of polar air
to the. north will not be felt here.
the Weather Bureau reported
today.
Revising his earlier estimate Of
temperatures in the low 20s to-
night, the forecaster said the
mercury probably would not dip
below 80 degrees. Today will be
mild and rather cloudy, with a
high in the middle SOS. 4.
Brisk northwest winds will keep
the temperature below 40 tomor-
row and tomorrow night is ex-
pected to be the coolest of the
season, with readings In the.
low 20s.
Meanwhile, the Northeastern
and Midwestern States were in
the grip of a full l-fledged cold
wave that moved into New York
last night, bringing snow fiurries
and temperatures down to Is be-
low zero.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

knowledge that any State Depart.
ment documents. secret or other.
wise, were made available to Rus.
sia without proper authorization
as alleged by Mr.. Jordan.
The lend-lease files reveal, hi
said. that two export licenses fol-
shipment of uranium compounds
to Russia were granted in March
1943. One of these was for 20(
pounds of urano-uranic oxide, ano
220 pounds of uranium nitrate
The other was for 500 pounds OF
|urano-uranic oxide and 500 pounds
of uranium nitrate.
Another export license for 25
pounds of uranium metal was
issued in April. 1943. In Novem-
ber. 1943, there was a license OF
l 900 grams of heavy water.
The Board of Economic Warfare
was headed by Henry A. Wallace
when he was Vice President.
Mr.. Acheson said the records
give no indication of whether any
shipments were actually made.
He told his news conference
that this information was given In
the summer Of 1948 to the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities and also to the Joint Com
mittee on Atomic Energy.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Ex-Lover Threatened
Her Life, Gambling
Witness Testifies
Miss Franklin Accuses
AcoIotti os Trial Begins
In intimidation Cuse

How her former lover threat
ened her life after she told au-
thorities about his gambling ac-
tivities was related by a comely
prosecution witness today as the
District Court trial of Attilio Aca-
lotti, who is charged with attempt
ing to intimidate a Federal wit
ness, got under way.
The witness was Miss Bernice
Franklin, red-haired former wait
ress, who was the principal wit
ness before the special grand jury
that investigated gambling in the
Metropolitan Area.
She said on March 4 Acalotti
threatened to have her "face
basked in" and that on March 25
he threatened to shut her mouth
permanently"
The slender, chief prosecution
witness today told the jury of six
men and six women thst she had
lived with Acalotti for many
months and helped him conduct
his gambling activities. The wit
ness, about 35. was pale and tense,
She kept twisting a handkerchief
hatyyooy, bor hopds u,hi1e che told
her story. j, 20
Faces Gambling Trial.
Acalotti, ~, operator of a news
stand near Thomas Circle, faces
subsequent trial on several gam
bling charges. The charges are
said to have resulted from Miss
Franklin's testimony before the
special gambling grand jury.
Acalotti now is on trial accused
(Caa ArATnTwTT Dooo A2o
Evening star., 1949-12-07
GameweI| Is Underbid
On D. T.. Call Boxes fol-
First Time in Years
Firm Long in LimeIieht.
In Controversy Over Its
Relations With Friede

For the first time in many years
the Gamewell Co., which has sup
piled police and fire alarm boxes
for the city. will not get a Dis
trict contract because another
company submitted lower bids.
Orders for 80 police call boxes
to be used in the new No. IA pre-
cinct and for replacements have
been placed with the Connecticut
Telephone and Electric Division of
the Great American Industries,
Inc, Of Meriden, Conn.
The Connecticut firm underbid
Gamewell by more than SIS box.
Friede Case Recalled.
The Gamewell Co. has long been
in the limelight in the District.
Last year the Commissioners de-
NOTED Herbert A. Friede from
director of the District fire alarm
system to superintendent OF COM
munications in the electrical de-
partment with a salary cut OF
$1,000 a year.
This action followed disclosure
of correspondence between Mr..
Friede and officers of the Game
we'll Co. when the company was
indicted by a Federal grand jury
in Boston for monopolistic prac-
tices. Mr.. Friede was accused OF
maintaining too close a personal
relationship with company off,
cials from which the District
bought fire alarm apparatus on
specifications which other firms
could not meet.
No Change in Specifications.
The 80 new boxes which the Dis
trict ordered will cost $110 with
a per cent discount. The Came
we'll Co. last year bid $110.70 each
for the boxes but this year raised
its bid to $125 with no discount.
There was no change in the spe-
cifications over last year.
Some of the police call boxes
which will be replaced have been
in use in the city for more than
80 years, District officials said.
Parts cannot be obtained when
they get out of order. It is esti-
mated there are between 300 and
400 old boxes such as these in use
in the District.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Hirohito's Sonctity
Hits New Low-Thief
Robs Him of $4,766
ey the Assoejofed Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
TOKYO, Dec. Eight
years ago Emperor Hirohito
was considered sacrosanct by
the Japanese.
Today he awakened 100000
yen ga 1860 poorer.
A thief, who no longer con-
sidered the Emperor sacred.
stole the money from the i'm
perial household account.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
By james Y. Newton

John L. Lewis was expected to-
day to sign new contracts for
his United Mine Workers with
other small soft-coal operators in
his campaign to line up the pro-
ducers one by one to an agree
ment providing a welfare and re-
tirement fund of $4,000. 900 a
year and a wage rate of SIS per
day.
The belligerent union chieftain
broke through the united front
Of operator resistance to his de-
mands late yesterday when a
group of mine owners, most OF
them from Eastern Kentucky
signed a contract with him. 1t
called for payments into the well
fare fund of IS cents per ton of
coal, up IS cents from the last
industry contract, and the SIS a
day wage rate. an increase of o5
cents.
A spokesman for the UNIV said
additional companies were ex-
pected to come into the fold
daily. The big operators pub
licly minimized the Importance of
the Lewis campaign, but it was
obvious they were concerned that
he might be able to line up enough
soft coal tonnage to a new con-
tract to force them to talk tur-
key" with him.
Hard Coal Talks Begin.
There were these other devel-
opments in the coal situation:
l. Anthracite operators began
wage contract negotiations with
the UNIV in New York and asked
that the flve-day work week be
restored in the hard coal fields.
Beginning this week Mr.. Lewis
put both the anthracite and soft
coal industry on a three-day week.
There was no indication that the
UNIV. headed by Vice President
Thomas Kennedy, and the oper-
ators made progress toward an
agreement.
2. Also in New York. Robert r.
Young. president Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad, announced
that he was conducting talks with
prominent soft coal operators in
the apparent attempt to bring
about resumption of negotiations
with Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Young, whose railroad is
one of the largest coal carriers
and is hit hard by the three-day
week, conferred yesterday with
George H. Love. chief spokesman
for the big Northern and Western
operators, and Joseph P. Routh,
chairman of the Pittston Co. of
New York, a holding company.
We're hopeful something may
come of it. but frankly we cont
know" spokesman for Mr.
Young said.
Aside from its possible effect
of causing other operators to sign
up. the contract signed with the
small operators of Kentucky and
West Virginia was important in
that it showed for the first time
what Mr.. Lewis wants in a new
contract.
The agreement will run for al
most two years-until September
l, 1951-and may be cancelled by
either side on 80 days notice, a
provision also included in the in
(Coa COAL pano Az
Evening star., 1949-12-07
.Quuke Felt in ltuly

GORIZIA, Italy, Dec. Z R.-A
strong earthquake was reported
early today from the Carnia
mountains, north Of here. The
quake was said to have caused
panic among the population in the
mountains, Astra. the Italian news
agency reported.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Bulgaria Withdrows
From u. N. Health Group
BY the Assoeioied Press

BY the Assoeioied Press
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. T.
Bulgaria has withdrawn. from the
World Health Organization, fol-
lowing the lead of the Soviet
Union, White Russia and the
Ukraine, the WHO announced
today.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Groves Says Neither Hopkins
Nor Wallace Sought Secrets;
Explains Uranium Shipments
Let One Go to Keep
Russians in Dark
On Atomic Value
By Miriom Ottenberq

LII. SCll. iSollc ~. oIONCo, wal
time chief of the atomic bomb
project. testified today that
neither the late Harry L. Hopkins
nor former Vice President Henry
A. Wallace ever approached him
to get atomic secrets and that no
pressure was ever exerted on him
by any one in the executive branch
of the Government to give the
Russians atomic materials.
Gen. Groves told the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities that great deal of
pressure" was put on him to give
the Russians everything they
wanted" but the pressure came
from subordinates in the lease
lend administration.
Let One Shipment Go.
AS for urnaium materials re-
quested by the Russians, Gen.
Groves told the committee:
/. A shipment of 200 pounds of
uranium oxide and 220 pounds of
uranium salt went through to
Russia early in 1943 which Gen.
Groves couldn't stop without tip
ping off the Russians on the value
this country was placing on uran-
ium.
2. Gen. Groves approved two
500-pound shipments of uranium
oxide and uranium nitrate for
Russia simply to trap Russian
agents into revealing their sources
of supply in this country. but that
1--WE had no expectation of ever
permitting the material to leave
the country" The Russian agents
couldn't find these uranium COM
pounds and the shipment was
never made, he said.
8. Gen. Groves also approved a
Russian request for Is pounds of
uranium metal, but the few
pounds actually sent were so i'm
pure that If the Russians had
tried to use them they would have
delayed Russian work on atomic
development.
Kept Russians in Dark.
Gen. Groves made no secret of
the fact that he considered our
whole security was based on not
letting the Russians find out any,
thing"
Gen. Groves specifically told the
committee: "At no time did Mr..
Wallace ever bring any pressure
on me directly and at no time was
I aware that he brought any pres
sure on any of the people working
for me-
The witness was asked about
possible pressure exerted by the
former Vice President because of
q broadcast charge by Radio Com
mentator Fulton Lewis, jr., that
Mr.. Wallace overruled Gen. Groves
to get uranium shipments for
Russia.
The name of Mr.. Hopkins. con-
fidant and adviser of the late
President Roosevelt, was brought
into the questioning because of
testimony by former Air Force
Maj. George Racey Jordan that
he had found Oak Ridge maps
in a suitcase bound for Russia.
Mr.. Jordan had told the commit
tee that attached to the maps
was a note on White House sta
tionery which ended "had a hell
of a time getting these from
Groves. H. H."
No Papers Missing.
did Harry Hopkins ever at
tempt to obtain blue-prints or
maps in connection with the
atomic project from you?" Rep
/N1~%;n,,oI ~, Dopo a-6 TO1 !
Evening star., 1949-12-07

Is preparing information to pre-
sent to the Commissionersto to back
up his request for more personnel
or for measures to cut down the
practice.
More than 200 firms and indi-
viduals who have offended re-
peatedly have been denied the
right to pay their taxes by check
and the privilege will be taken
way from many more, Mr.. Pear
son said.
! The daily average for bad checks
reaching the collectors Office now
Is running about Is items q day
for up to $4,000 worth of taxes.
Mr.. Pearson said he had talket
with many of the senders in al
effort to find out the cause of tn
/ increase, but Il have yet to fin'
one bona fide reason" He ais
said the sales tax is a type Of lev!
I-----------------------------
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Greek Strikes GROWING

ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 7 R.-
Greece's strike movement widened
today. Two. new groups. involv-
ing more than $4,000 workers,
called walkouts for tomorrow and
Friday. However, a civil servants
strike set for tomorrow has been
postponed.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Kostov, Former No. 7
Bulgarian Communist,
Goes on Trial in Sofia
Ex-Vice Premier Accused
Of Plotting TO Overthrow
Reds With Tito's Help
By the Asseeio.sd Pres,

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. For
mer Vice Premier Traicho Kostov,
once Bulgaria's No. 2 Communist,
went on trial before a special
court today charged with plotting
to overthrow the present regime
and turn his country over to
Premier Marshal Tito in Yugo-
slavfa.
Standing trial with Kostov are
10 others-former top government
officials and leading figures in the
nations Communist-run economic
setup. All appeared in good health
as they walked into the improvised
courtroom.
The trial opened in the army s
central home while nation wide
demonstrations organized in cities
and villages condemned the "trai-
torous actions" of the accused
Thousands of resolutions have
been published demanding the
heaviest punishment for the
traitors"
Long Indictment Read.
Public Prosecutor Vladimir DIM
chev opened the proceedings with
a reading of the lengthy indict-
ment which charges the II with
espionage, spying, treason and
economic sabotage. He accused
them of spying for Tito and Anglo
American intelligence agencies.
Kostov is accused also of carry
ing on an "insincere and unfriend-
ly policy against the Soviet
Union. For this he was kicked out
of the Communist Party's Polit-
buro, its Central Committee and
his government position before he
was arrested last April.
This mornings newspaper callec
the defendants "Kostovists" anc
reported that Bulgarians at meet.
ings were unanimously con.
demning the disgusting espionage
activity Of the Anglo-Americar
agents"
In a 20,000-word indictment
Kostov and his co-defendant:
were said to have plotted with
Yugoslav leaders at the instiga-
(See BULGARIA, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1949-12-07

was despaired of for a while at
Miami where he had gone for
treatment for his throat.
Medical authorities in Miami
said the noted novelist suffered
from cancer of the throat. No
mention of his ailment was made
previously because Mr.. Beach
wanted it that way.
The writer arrived in Miami in
Continued on Page Ala, qpl. 81
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Pope to Address Hoiti

VATICAN CITY, Dec. Z R.-
Pope Plus XII will speak to the
people Of Haiti tomorrow at 4 pm.
Go am, EST over Vatican
radio, it was announced today.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Lewis Expected
Sign More
Contracts Today
Kentucky Pocts Give
Boost to Drive on
Operator Resistance
BULLETIN

NEW YORK (P).-The United
Mine Workers said after a two
hour conference with operators
today that it still plans to keep
the three-day week in effect in
the hard coal industry.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

(See BAD CHECKS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1949-12-07

(See SHOOTING, Page A-3.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

(See COAL, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-12-07

CONTINUED on Page Ala. dPl. s.,
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Bases in Philippines
Reported Discussed e +:
BY the Assecioted Press

MANILA. Sept. 6.-American
Ambassador Myron M. Cowen and
top American military command
ers in the Philippines conferred
for an hour with President Elpidio
Quirino last night, it was learned
today.
Presumably they talked about
American military assistance and
military bases. What they took
up was not disclosed officially.
At the same time, a clear state
ment of American support for
this island republic came from
Gen. Omar Bradley. chairman of
the American Joint Chiefs OF
Staff.
In response to a request from
the Philippines Herald. Gen. Brad
ley wrote:
Even though the islands are
a great distance from the United
States, we consider that their ties
are with us and ours with them.
1--WE realize the Importance Of
continuing and increasing the
strength Of these ties while at
the same time we encourage the
people of the Philippines in their
independence and in the essential
role of self-security that is SO vital
to continuing self-respect Of a
people.
Hand in hand with independ-
ence must 60 sufficient armed
strength to create confidence
among the people"
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Woman's S Body Found Tied
To Boat on Lake MICHIGAN
Ry the Asxoeiaisd Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-The Coast
Guard station reported today it
had located a partly submerged
sailboat in Lake Michigan with
the badly bruised and bloody body
of a woman lashed to the rigging.
Chief Warrant Boatswain Ken
meth Foster identified the body as
that of Mrs. Laurial Netezo, %, of
Chicago.
Chief Foster. who raced to the
bobbing hulk in a crash boat,
identified it as the Lorelei Of
Jackson Park Harbor, Chicago.
He said he was acting on q tip
from the Coast Guard station at
City, Ind. Chief Foster
said Michigan City guardsmen had
reported to him that they heard a
radio broadcast message about
the drifting derelict from the
steamship Angeline directed to the
station at Northbrook, Ill.
Chief Foster said the boat was
located 8 miles due east OF Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Red Push on Korea Due
In October, Priest Says
By the Assoeiofed Press

SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 6.-The
Rev. John Kang. a Roman Cath
olic priest who left Communist
North Korea September l, said to-
day that the northern regime had
postponed purported plans to in
wade South Korea until October
The priest did not say how he
obtained his information. The
northern regime, the priest said
at news conference, had de-
cided not to hold it's annual uni
fication election, originally set for
September 20, until after it has
carried out plans to invade the
United Nationssponsore south
ern republic.
An American assigned to the
United States Embassy and
Korean authorities said last week
they had heard reports that Rus
slams had told the Reds of North
Korea to attack South Korea this
month or return weapons sup
piled them.
Only minority among North
Koreans support the Communist
regime, the priest said. He said
they were party workers who en-
Joy ration cards and are well fed
Farmers in general resent having
to turn over more than half OF
their produce to the North Ko-
rean government, he said.
The Rev. Kang said he walked
150 miles to escape from the
Communist north. He said he
had been arrested and released
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Top Sai|pIane Honors
Won by 5cribner al
Beacon Field Meet

Kim Scribner, who flies air
planes with four engines and sail
planes with none, took top honors
in the. Middle Atlantic Soaring
meet yesterday.
The Flushing, IN. ", aviator,
chief pilot for Pan American World
Airways, had firsts in endurance
flying, spot landing and altitude
In his especially-built silver sailer
and then topped off the perfor-
nance with low-level loops over
Beacon Field.
It was the first event of its
kind held in the Washington area
and was sponsored by the Wash
ington Soaring Club and the Capt.
tai Wing of the Civil Air Patrol
Mr.. Scribner scored rs points
in the three-day meet. Roscoe
Christman of QuakerstoWn, Pa,
was second with IS and Delbert
Miller of Millersburg, Pa, was
third with 43.
c. w. Griffith, IS Galveston
street S.W., a director of the
Washington club. placed in the
spot-landing contest, bringing the
clubs sailplane to within 4 inches
of the mark. Mr.. Scribner was
ia inches away.
Allen Andrews of Alexandria
was second to Champion Scribner
in the altitude competition, won
! by a continuous climb of 3,l0O
feet.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
200 District Boys End
Weeks al Camp Brown

About 200 youngsters are back
in Washington today after a two
week vacation at Camp Ernest w.
Brown, the Metropolitan Police
Boys Clubs summer camp at
Scotland, Md. ,
Three busloads of boys arrived
here yesterday, marking the close
of the 10th camp season. More
than 1000 children. attending =
groups of 200 for two weeks at a
time, spent their vacations there
as guests of the clubs. This years
total tops other years attendance
by 300.
The camp is under the direction
of Police 1t. Forrest L. Bins
wanger. He is assisted by Police
Pvts. Marshall Cook, Paul j.
Clarke, Richard E. Darnall, Con-
way E. McCurry and Kemper L.
Weaver.
The camp is free and much Of
the expense is saved by the boys
growing their own vegetables on
the camps 150-acre farm.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Red Trial Delayed by Injur\
To Potash in Robson Riot
~ the Associo,ed Press

BY the Assoeioied Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The
Communist conspiracy trial was
delayed today by the absence OF
one defendant who was injured
in the melee following the Paul
Robson concert last Sunday at
Peekskill.
Federal Judge Harold r. Medina
ordered a recess until 2:30 pm.
pending the submission of a doc
tors report on an eye injury suf-
fered by the defendant, Irving Pot
ash.
Potash, international vice presi-
dent of the CIO Fur 81 Leather
Workers Union, was in one Of the
cars stoned on the way home from
the Robson concert.
Defense Attorney Harry Sacher
said Potash was 'brutally assault
ed by q mob" and was struck in the
eye by a piece Of glass from shat
tered windshield.