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Evening star., 1949-07-01
Woman Juror Says
She Doubted Judith
Tried to Aid Russia

The principal. reason the
Judith Coplon jury was out
for two days was the insist
ence of one jurer, Mrs. Matte
. Taylor, colored, that she was
not convinced Miss Coplon
was guilty of attempting to
aid a foreign power, although
she believed the defendant
had removed the FBI papers
in violation of the espionage
law.
|, Mrs. Taylor. SO. Of $50
Twenty third place NE. said
it took her a long time to make
up her mind whether Miss
Coplon was trying to injure
the United States by reporting
secret information to the
Russians.
Mrs. Taylor said she had
received 27 telephone calls at
her home and a number of
other persons had come to her
home to question her about
the trial.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

and keep her in jail by additional
bail to put her at a disadvantage
when she goes to trial in New
York in about 10 days.
Miss Coplon is jointly indicted
there for conspiracy with Valen-
tine A. Gubitchev. 80. So
Wet engineer. The Government
charged that she took secret docu-
ments to turn over to him.
The 75-year -old white-haired
Judge replied with dignity and
some emotion that he considered
the jury's verdict eminently fair
in view of the evidence, and de-
clared that he had opened every
possible avenue for the defense
to bring out any evidence that
could tend to clear Miss Coplon
Of guilt.
II even opened the secret files
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION to- give Miss Coplon's at
torney access to all material with
even a questionable bearing on the
case" the judge said.
This may have been somewhat
damaging to the Governments ef-
forts against Soviet espionage, but
felt it was necessary to give this
defendant a wholly fair trial"
The reprimands to Miss Cop
Ions temperamental attorney con-
tinHed up to the last minute of
LG~- N0oY (AI na.. a 81 4
Evening star., 1949-07-01
u. 5. Charges Russia
Condones Satellites
Violation Of Pacts
Note Asks Reconsideration
Of Soviet's Refusal to
Help Settle Disputes
By Gornett D. Horner

The United States today charged
Russia with condoning peace
treaty violations. by Bulgaria,
Hungary and Romania.
The charge was made by the
State Department in making pub
lie a note calling on the Soviet
government to reconsider it's re-
fusal to join with American and
British representatives in efforts
to settle disputes over peace
treaty provisions with the three
satellite governments.
AS an outgrowth of such things
as the Cardinal Mindszenty prose-
cution. the United States and
Britain have accused the Com
munist regimes in Bulgaria, Hun
gary and Romania with repeated
and systematic violations" of
peace treaty guarantees of re-
ligious, political. press and other
basic freedoms.
Governments Deny Charge.
The Balkan governments have
denied the charges. accusing the
Western powers of interference in
their internal affairs.
This situation, the United States
and Britain insist, involves dis
putes" over peace treaty enforce
ment which, under other provi-
sions of the treaty, must be con-
sidered by the American, British
and Soviet diplomatic chiefs in
the countries concerned.
Russia replied on June II to a
formal request for taking up the
disputes in this manner and said
that the peace treaties have not
been violated and therefore there
is no reason to invoke the ma
chinery for consideration of
disputes.
THE Soviet government" the
State Department said today
"has chosen to give it's complete
support to the position taken by
Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
(Soo PATKANC Dooa Az
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Transit Workers to Stay on Job
Pending Result of Arbitration
Strike Saving Device Will Submit All
Controversies to Bourd of Five Men

Washington escaped a transit
strike today when union members
agreed to keep Streetcars and
buses running while arbitrating
their contract dispute with the
company.
With the fate of thousands of
riders pivoting on their decision,
about 5000 Capital Transit Co.
employees accepted a compromise
plan at 1:25 am. in a confusion
packed meeting at Turner's Arena.
Suggested by Federal concilia-
tors and recommended by both
company and union officials, the
strike saving device will place be-
fore five arbitrators all the issues
of wages and working conditions
left unsettled after two months
of bargaining.
Any changes from the present
wage scale will be made retro
active to July 1. Until a settle
ment is reached, terms OF the old
contract will be observed.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Kruq Offers to Let D. &. Board
Run All Recreation F Facilities
Terms on Segregation Are Not Revealed,
But Agreement Seems Near After Meeting

the Anacostia swimming pool
closed indefinitely after fights and
other disturbe noes there over the
admission of Negroes.
Mr.. Krug said the Anacostia
pool will remain closed until after
the agreement has been reached
with the Recreation Board.
Mr.. Wender, after the confer
ence, said that Mr.. Krug had
made a specific proposal which
would give the Recreation Board
the control it has long sought over
the six swimming pools. the ten
mis- courts and other recreation
facilities in the city which the In
terror Department controls. He
said he was not at liberty TO
divulge the details of the proposal
or to discuss what Mr.. Krug's
thinking was on the question of
segregation in the facilities.
The Recreation Board will be
called together to consider the
proposal made by Mr.. Krug "as
iCaa pOOT pooo hhN
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Weirton Steel Distributes
S., ,4O7 300 Puy Melon ,
BY the Assoeioisd Press

WEIRTON, w. Va, July L.
The largest pay melon in the 40
year history Of the Weirton Steel
Co. was cut for more than $4,000
employees today.
Company and union spokesman
said the $3,407 800 payroll repre-
sented regular earnings supple
mented by vacation pay for work.
ers who remained on the job this
week.
Company officials said the task
of distributing the money to the
workers in the Weirton and
Steubenville fOhio) plants was so
great that it would require two
days.
Company officials said most OF
the workers chose to pass UP their
vacation and draw both vacation
allowances and regular earnings.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Interior Secretary Krug said to-
day he expected to conclude with
in the next few days an agreement
which would allow the District
Recreation Board to take over the
operation of all Interior Depart
ment recreation facilities in the
city.
Mr.. Krug did not reveal the
terms of the agreement, leaving
wide open the one question OF most
interest to Washington citizens
will the recreation facilities remain
segregated?
The statement was made fol-
lowing a conference at the In
terror Department with the Dis
trict Commissioners, Harry S.
Wender. president of the Recrea-
ton Board. and officials of the In
,erior Departments National Capt.
tai Parks office. The conference
was called yesterday, not many
hours after Mr.. Krug had ordered
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Bob Barnett Dead;
Cause Of COLLAPSE
Is Still Not Known
Autopsy on Chevy Chase
Club Golf Pro to Be
Performed Today

ROBERT L. Barnett, golf pro-
fessional at the Chevy Chase Club
since 1921, died at Georgetown
University Hospital early today,
48 hours after he was found un-
conscious in the clubs golf shop.
The cause of death was not
determined and an autopsy was
the be performed today.
A tutor of many outstanding
golfers. including Lew Worsham
l947 National Open champion
Buck Worsham of the Congress
sional Club and Charles Basslel
Of Baltimore, Mr.. Barnett alse
had served as professional at the
Indian Creek Club in Miami dur
ing the winters since 1890.
Never Regained Consciousness.
A former Middle Atlantic PGA
champion. he was defeated last
year in the Maryland Open by one
of his former pupils-Mr. Bassler.
He lived at 4503 Ridge street,
Chevy Chase, and was 81
years old.
News of the popular pros death,
reaching the country's top pro-
fessional golfers as they teed off
this morning in The Star Open
golf tournament at Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club,
drew expressions of sorrow from
many.
E. J. Dutch" Harrison said.
"Old Bob was sure a friend of
every pro. He seemed to know
just about everybody in golf.
We're all sure sorry to hear about
him."
Lawson Little remarked, "He was
more a gentleman than most any
pro I ever knew"
Hospitality Remarked.
"He opened the doors of his
club wider than any other golf
pro I knew-always making an ef-
fort to be as hospitable as pos
sible," added Buck White.
Washington Pros Witty Cox
Congressional; Al Houghton
Prince Georges, and George Diff
fenbaugh, Kenwood, expressed
sorrow on hearing the news.
Mr.. Barnett was found un-
conscious in a chair at the golf
shop about am. Wednesday by
William Hardy, assistant profess
sional at the club. He was taken
to the hospital and never regained
consciousness.
A native of Paoli, Pa, he was
veteran of World War and
served as an assistant professional
in Philadelphia before coming to
Washington. He was a former
vice president of the National
Professional Golfers Association
He is survived by his widow, q
daughter, Mrs. William T. Nelson
and a grandson, William Tucker
Nelson, jr., of Chambersburg, Pa
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Two Czech Policemen
Reported Killed in
S|oyakian Rioting
Catholic Bands Declared
Organized to Resist
Communist Attacks
BY the Assoeioted Press

| PRAGUE, July AT least two
Communist policemen were beaten
to death and an undetermined
number injured in rioting between
Roman Catholics and government
adherents in Slovakia recently,
according to reliable reports
reaching high diplomatic sources
here.
These sources added that the
situation in this intensely Catholic
province now appeared quiet on
the surface" But they were in
clined to give credence to reports
that at least small bands of Cath
olics had been formed there to
stage violent resistance to the
] Communists in the church state
fight.
To hush up the situation, diplo-
matte quarters said, the govern
ment was restricting travel into
Slovakia.
Vatican Protest Ignored.
Other developments in the
church-state war were:
/. Disclosure that the Czecho-
slovak Foreign Ministry so far has
ignored protest delivered by the
diplomatic corps here about the
forcible detention earlier this
week of Msgr. Gennaro Verolino.
Vatican diplomat.
2. Msgr. Josef Beran, Arch
bishop of Prague and the nation s
primate, is staging a virtual sit
down strike" in his palace, refus-
ing government suggestions that
he leave for a summer holiday.
Diplomatic quarters were in
clined to evaluate cautiously open
Slovak anti-Communist activity.
Nevertheless, they said, the re-
port about at least small-scale
partisan activity were persistent.
These reports said the anti
Communists called themselves
"Janosikovci," after Janosik, the
Slovak Robin Hood"
Organize to Protect Priests.
The trouble in Slovakia was
said to have started when the
Catholics organized to protect
their priests from arrest. These
volunteer protective bands clashed
with the police in various towns.
Slovakia, according to church
pastoral letters, has been the
main target of Communist per-
secution. There the rnonasteries
have been closed, priests kidnapped
and arrested and other repressive
measures have been farthest ad-
vanced.
This also has produced renewed
animosity among the Slovaks to-
ward the Czechs. Recently a bus
load of Czech tourists was stoned
and cursed by Slovakians who
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Judy Cop|on Gets Up to 10 Years;
Goes to Jail as Bond Is Doubled;
Palmer Is Excoriated by Jud ge
Reeves Would Bar
Him From Trials
In Courts Here
By jones J. CuIlinane

Judith Coplon, convicted Justice
Department political analyst, was
sentenced today to spend from 40
months to 10 years in prison for
betraying her country.
Judge Albert L. Reeves read the
sentence shortly after 11:15 am,
and the tiny brunette heard it
unf1linchingly.
The sentence was imposed in
this manner:
Forty months to 10 years on the
charge of attempting to betray
national security secrets to a So
Wet agent. One to three years for
having secret Government docu.
ments in her possession.
The sentences will run concur
rently.
Judge Reeves set the appeal bond
at 100000, which is twice the pre-
vious bond.
Removed to Temporary Lookup.
Miss Coplon was taken in Gus
tody by a court marshal pending
posting of the new $4,000 bail,
and was removed TO the tempo
rary lookup in the basement of
District Court Building, about a
block from the Municipal Court
Building, where District Court
uses some quarters and where the
trial was held.
Under today's sentence, Miss
Coplon would be eligible to apply
for parole in 40 months. should
she lose the appeal her attorney
announced would be made.
Judge Reeves recommended that
the sentence be served in the
Women's Reformatory at Alder
son, w. Va.
Unfair Trial Charged.
A short time before hearing her
penalty. Miss Coplon made an i'm
passioned statement to Judge
Reeves, but she did not ask for
mercy.
She declared she had been
denied a fair trial in a loyalty
ridden" city and that the Govern
ment was trying to break her spirit
Evening star., 1949-07-01
George Tells Truman
Taxes Are So Heavy
They Reduce Revenue
Senute Drive to SIush
Budget Gains Ground
During Verbal Feud
BY the Associated Press

A two-party move for a 10 per
cent budget cut gained ground in
Congress today in the backwasn
of President Truman's verbal feud
with Senator George, Democrat,
of Georgia over new taxes.
Mr.. Truman's news conference
assertion yesterday that Senator
George never was for enough
taxes to run the government
brought a prompt retort by the
Georgian. He said the Presi-
dent is wrong if he thinks the
people agree with his theory that
he has got to have more money
to run this Government"
Senator George, who heads the
Finance Committee and thus
stands astride tax bills in the
Senate. told a reporter he thinks
some taxes already are so high
they are hurting business. This
cuts total revenues, he contended.
ANY frugal government Ger
tainly can live on a smaller bud
get than the President has pro-
posed" the Senator declared.
Called Nothing Unusual.
Senator Georges suggestion
that Mr.. Truman publicly drop
his repeated demands for $4,000,-
100000 in new taxes brought a
presidential remark that this
wasn't anything unusual.
Agreeing with the cartoonist of
The Star, Mr.. Truman had some
fun at the expense of the two
party move under way in both
houses to order him to slice 10 per
cent off money bills Congress
passes.
The cartoon depicted Congress
as asking Mr.. Truman to please
stop it from knocking itself in the
head with the hammer of big ap-
preparations.
The inference was that Con-
gress could begin its savings at
home, but was trying to pass the
job along to the President. That
Evening star., 1949-07-01

The compromise was proposed
by Cyrus w. Ching, chief of the
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service, during day-long
meetings between company and
union negotiators.
Leaders on both sides condi-
tionally accepted about 7:30 p. m.
Later E. D. Merrill. Capital
Transit president, signed an &C
ceptance for the company. and it
remained for the union member
ship to act.
The members began gathering
at midnight, expiration time for
the present contract. When the
meeting was slow in getting
under way, there was stamping
of feet and cries for action.
Boos mingled with cheers after
Eli Oliver, a labor consultant re-
tanned by the union, explained
terms of the proposed compromise.
Confusion was so great that when
Evening star., 1949-07-01
(See CZECH. Page A-5l
Truman Leaves Tomorrow
For Holiday Yacht Cruise

President Truman will spend
the holiday week end cruising in
nearby waters on the yacht Will
liamsburg, the White House an
nounced today.
The President will leave tomor-
row morning and return Monday
evening.
The only stops planned are
overnight anchorages.
Miss Margaret Truman will be
in the party accompanying the
President.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Senute Votes Controls

Senate passage sent to President
Truman late yesterday a bill ex-
tending for one year the Govern
ment's authority to control i'm
ports of fats and oils and rice and
rice products. The bill was passed
by voice vote only few hours
before expiration Of the controls
at midnight.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Taft-Hart|ey Act Foes
Undecided on Course
In Face Of Senate Bill
Repeal Fight Believed
Lost This Yeor, However,
After 51-42 Vote
By J. A. O'Leoy

Administration leaders were un-
decided today whether to kill the
Senate-approved labor bill, retain
ing most of the Taft-Hartley law,
in House committee or give the
House another chance to vote on
the issue.
Most observers agreed, however,
that the administration lost its
fight to repeal Taft-Hartley this
year when the Senate passed a
Taft substitute for the repeal
measure late yesterday, 81 to AZ.
President Truman lost no time
in telling a press conference the
repeal fight will go on, but no
informed source at the Capitol ex-
poets it to succeed before next
year.
With Congress about to start
on a Fourth of July weekend
recess, no decision is likely be-
fore next week on ways to dispose
of the controversial labor issue
for the rest of this session.
Basic TIL Features Kept.
Although the new Taft bill
makes more than a score of
softening changes in the Taft
Hartley law, it keeps most of the
basic features which organized
labor and the Truman admins
tration have sworn to get rid Of.
Earlier. votes in the House this
year indicate that body would not
60 much further than the Senate
has gone in weakening the pres
ent law.
Mr.. Truman did not commit
himself yesterday on the question
of whether he would veto the Sen
ate version, but Senate Majority
Leader Lucas has minced no words
on predicting a veto If the. bill
reaches the White House.
Asked whether he would try to
beat Senator Taft. Republican. of
Ohio for reelection next year, Mr..
Truman told his news conference
he had never undertaken to defeat
the Ohioan. He had no comment
on the reelection prospects of
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Pope Sees U. S. Envoy

VATICAN CITY. July / R.-
Pope Plus XII today received in
private audience Myron c. Taylor,
President Truman's personal en-
voy to the Vatican It was the
sixth time the pontiff had con-
ferred with the American envoy
since Mr.. Taylor arrived here in
May.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
McCIoy Stops in Paris
On Way to Germany
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

PARIS, July John j. Nc
Cloy, who today becomes Amer
ican military governor of Ger
many, stopped off here this after
noon on his way from Washing
ton.
Mr.. McCloy said he "just
wanted to talk to Averell Harri-
man about Marshall Plan prob
lens in Germany"
Mr.. Hartman, American row.
ing ambassador in Europe. met
Mr.. McCloy at the airfield.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
LIoyd's Offers Britons
Epidemic Insurance
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. July 1.-Lloyd's of
London is offering Britishers
1,000-to-1 odds against catching
infantile paralysis, smallpox or
typhoid.
The insurance firm started
issuing a new policy today which
guarantees holders f10 ($4O a
week till they've collected $4,000
II they are stricken with any OF
the dread illnesses. All this for
q 81 premium.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Burial VoIIey Kills Man

VALPARAISO, Chile, July l (H).
"A former Chilean Navy captain
was being buried today with mill
tary honors. The guard of sailors
fired a rifle volley in salute. One
of the bullets struck and killed
Ernesto Rodriguez, former navy
employe.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Bulletin
7 Questioned on Checks

Police this afternoon were
questioning two men who they
said had 27 Government checks
in their possession ranging
from small amounts to sos.
The checks, all dated yester-
day, were made out to resi-
dents of Southeast Washing
ton. The two men, both young
and "sportily dressed" were
picked up on the advice of =
taxi driver, q former police
man, in whose cab they were
passengers. He was quoted rs
saying he became suspicious Of
the men when he saw the
checks.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

tSee GOLF. Page A-4D
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(See TAXES, Page A-3)
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(See BALKANS. Page A-5D
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Continued on Page A, Col. -
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Continued on Page A-4, Col. l
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(See POOLS, Page A-4.D
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An Associated Press Newspe
Evening star., 1949-07-01

Rather cloudy with some sun today; high
near 80. Fair with low around 65 tonight.
Tomorrow mostly sunny and slightly
warmer Gull report on Page A-2o
Midnight, TO a. nl.---65 IL am. IL
2am. Sam. ST Noon -----72
4am,67 10 am. TO l pm. IA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-03

STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-03
BOB SCOTT, JUNEAU
 BORN, HERE WITH 5HATTUtK AGENCY

Robert M. Scott, formerly of Juneau and more recently of Kel- logg, Idaho, has returned to Ju- neau and will be associated with the pioneer insurance firm of Shat tuck Agency, it was announced by that office today.
 Expansion of the personnel of Shattuck Agency, its owners said, is in line with their policy oi keeping abreast of the increasing demands made upon the agency by the growth of the Juneau area.
 Bob" Scott was born and raised in Juneau. After his graduation from Juneau High School in l94l he attended Washington State Col lege for a little more than year and then entered the armed forc- eS.
 His father, Walter P. Scott meanwhile left the superintendency of the Alaska Juneau mine to ac- cept a position with the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Co.,. and moved to Kellogg, accompanied by Mrs. Scott.
 i Following three years in the ser- vice, during which he saw action in France as an airborne infantry man, Bob returned to college. He completed his education in l948 when he graduated from the school of business administration with a major in insurance. During the lat ter part of his college career, and since graduation. he has been a representative of the New York Life Insurance Co, in Walla Walla, Wash, and Kellogg.
 Having had a desire to return to Alaska for a long time, Scott made a short visit here early last month, when tentative arrange ments were made for his associa- ton with the Shattuck Agency. He arrived here Monday, after driving to Haines over the Alaska High way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-03

schools. This includes such items as paste, ink, art paper, pencils, construction paper and work books. In the case of work Cooks, one copy will be furnished to each pupil but remains the property of the school. If the pupil leaves the school, the work book remains with the school. If the pupil loses or destroys his work book, he will have to replace it at his own expense. Materials such as paper, pencils and blotters will be provided on a Easis deemed adequate to meet the needs of the pupils. If stu ent is extravagant or wasteful with his materials, he will be required to purchase additional material at his own expense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-03
LEADERS IN B. 3.

Leaders in the National and American Leagues through games of Friday are as follows:
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
 Batting =. Robinson, Brooklyn, .351; Slaughter, St. Louis, .33l. Runs Batted In = Robinson, Brooklyn, no: Kiner, Pittsburgh, 98.
 Home Runs = Kiner, PittSnurgh, 39; Musial, St. Louis, 27.
 Pitching-Wilks, St. Louis, 11-S, .786; Roe. Brooklyn, 1l-4. .733.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Batting-Williams, Boston, .352; Kell, Detroit, .342.
 Runs Batted In-Stephens, Bos- ton, l4O; Williams, Boston, 139. Home Runs = Williams, Boston, 36; Stephens, Boston, 35.
 Pitching = Kinder, Boston, l7-5, .773; Parnell, Boston, POT, TAI.