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Evening star., 1950-03-02
Truman Cites Action
Against Subyersiyes

President Truman today as
serted that he alone had taken
firm action to deal with subver-
sive elements in this country,
pointing to the creation of Gov.
ernment loyalty boards and pros
ecution of Communists in New
York to support his stand.
The Presidents declaration
came at news conference when
he was asked once more if he
would turn over Government en-.
ploye loyalty files to congressional
Investigators.
A reporter pointed out there
had been suggestions recently
that Mr.. Truman might give the
records to the Senate Armed
Forces Committee although pre-
viously he has stood on his an
nounced determination to keep
the files secret.
When the question was raised
today the President recalled he
had offered his cooperation to
the inquiry and added that he
would decide on the loyalty file
question when it reaches him.
Then, with obvious reference to
congressional critics to his policy,
the President declared that If
people are in earnest and have
the welfare of the country at
heart. they will take up this ques-
tion of Government loyalties with
the President.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Rail Pay and Rules Dispute
Goes 10 Fact-Findinq Board
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 2.-The wage
and rules dispute between the Ma
tion's railroads and their conduc-
tors and trainmen goes before a
presidential fact-finding board
here today.
Under the National Railway La
Dor Law, the strike of 100000
members of the two unions, called
for February q, was. postponed
for 60 days by the appointment of
the board of conduct hearings.
The Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Brotherhood Of Rail-
road Trainmen are demanding a
number of changes in working
conditions. One of their de-
mands is 48 hours pay for a work
week Of five consecutive eight
hour days.
The railroads have asked re-
vision or abolishment of II work.
ing rules they contend are obso-
lete.
Members of the fact finding
board are Mart j. O'Malley, a
judge of the Indiana Supreme
Court: Roger I. McDonough, as
sociate justice OF the Utah Su-
preme Court, and Gordon S. Wat
kins, professor of economics at
the University Of California, Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
HoIIander Pleads Guilty
In Czech Espionage Trial
BY the Asxoeiated Pres.


PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Mar.
2.-Dutch Businessman Johannes
Louwers pleaded guilty before a
Czech court today on charges of
economic espionage, the official
Czech news agency announced.
Seven Czech co-defendants also
pleaded guilty and two pleaded
not guilty, the agency said.
The only information available
was through the Czech news
agency, since Western reporters
were barred from attending the
trial.
Mr.. Louwers, representative of
the General Artificial Silk Union,
and his co-defendants were
charged with economic espionage
and with helping. refugees across
the border. He has been held in
communicate since his arrest in
early December.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Blast Levels Empty Church
As Choir Arrives Late
BY The As.oeioted Press

BEATRICE. Nebr., Mar. a.
Because every one in the choir of
the West Side Baptist Church was
late for practice. the church was
empty when an explosion ripped
it apart last night.
The choir was to have met at
7:30 pm. At 7:35 the unexplained
blast leveled the building and
shattered windows and shook
plaster from the walls Of nearby
homes and stores. No one was
injured.
The toppling steeple sheared
power and telephone lines. one Of
them connecting the studio OF
radio station KWBE with its
transmitter. The station was off
the air for nearly two hours.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
U. 5. Missionary Nurse
Killed by Burma Bandits
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. miss
Selma M. Maxville, American mis-
sionary nurse in Burma since
1916, was killed Tuesday by Bur-
mese bandits, according to word
received here.
The Women's American Baptist
Foreign Mission Society said yes
terday it was informed of @the
death by the State Department
in Washington.
The society said 1t received this
account:
Miss Maxville was kidnapped by
bandits near Moulmein several
days ago. Arrangements had been
made for her release, when friend
ly villagers, acting on their own
initiative, forcibly rescued her.
This touched off a battle in which
Miss Maxville and IL villagers
were slain.
Miss Maxville is survived by a
sister. Mrs. w. A.. Moore of Tupelo,
Miss.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Cold Wave Heighten!
Coal Crisis, Industry
Lays Off More Men
More Thon 100000
Workers Idle Besides
372,00 Miners
By the Assoeioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. Sub
freezing temperatures in part of
the Nation made the soft coal
emergency more acute today.
Unemployment in allied indus
tries is mounting hourly.
More than 100000 workers now
have joined the $4,000 striking
United Mine Workers in idleness.
Pennsylvania proclaimed "a
serious public emergency and
Gov. Duff called on all cities to
allocate fuel in the public interest.
Gov. Devers of Massachusetts,
was given emergency wartime
powers to seize and ration soft
coal. He had made the request
to the State Executive Council.
He says there is threat to indus
trial production. although there
is mo immediate crisis in provid-
ing fuel for heating homes"
Cold Wave Moves Eastward.
A cold wave moved into Ohio
Kentucky, West Virginia and
Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania. Temperatures skidded to
5 above zero in some sections.
In addition to the more than
100000 laid off, untold thousands
a ~, chp,-f 1rrn,.ly
Some of the men being laid
off a day or two a week are in
industries which depend on elec-
trio power.
Electric power is being rationed
by some utilities.
Big Duquesne Light Co. in Pitts
burgh has requested its domestic
and industrial users to reduce
their requirements so per cent.
A serious shortage of industrial
gas in Northwestern Ohio forced
TOO factories to- close or curtail
operations.
The Pittsburgh Railways Co.
took off 10 per cent of it's trolleys
today.
Industry Lays Off More.
A big heating company supply
ing downtown Pittsburgh Office
buildings rushed plans to convert
partially to oil. A 3-inch oil line
is being laid several blocks to oil
barges anchored in the Allegheny
River.
In Knoxville, Tenn, owners OF
some buildings are allowing theil
furnaces to die out at midday and
stay out overnight.
AS the strike drags on, the steel
industry is cutting back daily. Re-
public Steel at Youngstown, Ohio
is the latest to announce cut
backs. It furloughed $500 men
after tapping out 13 open hearth
furnaces.
An unestimated number of mer
are being laid off at Lackawanna
N. Y, where Bethlehem Steel /.
shutting down a second blast fur
mace to cut coke and pig pro-
duction in half.
Some relief had been expected
Evening star., 1950-03-02
ByrdAssai|sHumphrey
For 'Missfaiements'
On Economy Group
Defends Joint Committee,
Denies It Is WostefuI,
Used to Get Publicity
By ]. A. QLeory

Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF
Virginia today accused Senator
Humphrey, Democrat, of Mime
sofa of nine "misstatements'
about the Joint Congressional
Economy Committee the Virginian
has presided over for nearly 10
years.
It was the first counterattack
by the hard hitting Virginian
since the young liberal from Min
nesota launched a bill last week
to abolish the Joint Committee
on Reduction of Nom Essential
Federal Expenditures.
Senator Byrd denied charges
that his committee itself has been
wasteful. has distorted the pic
ture Of Federal employment and
has been used merely as a pub
licity medium.
Taking the floor of the Senate
shortly after it met today. Senator
Byrd charged the Minnesotan
made an average of one misstate-
ment lin less than every $50
words of a 2.000-word speech
last week.
No Economy Miracles.
He suggested Senator Humphrey
has not been shrinking violet"
himself in seeking publicity, and
invited the former Mayor of Min
neapolis to measure "the propa-
ganda he has inserted In the
Congressional Record since he
came to the Senate"
Senator Byrd said his economy
committee has been "a piker" as
a publicity medium. in comparison
with the scores of propaganda
mills elsewhere in the Govern
ment."
He claimed no economy miracles
for his Joint committee, pointing
out that it has no power to act
directly on legislation. He said
Evening star., 1950-03-02

continued, barring unforeseen de-
velopments in the international
situation.
He made the statement in con-
nection with submission to Con-
gress of a semi-annual report on
savings, absorbed costs and re-
ductions in Army. Navy and Air
Force spending for the current
year. 1t showed that sthe services
have saved $501 million of the
$3.50 billion originally set aside
for them.
Mr.. johnson expressed conf
dence that the annual rate of saw
ing would reach 81 billion by next
August 10, the first anniversary
date of the amended unif1cation
act which gave him sweeping
powers to effect such savings and
reductions.
Sees Greater Effectiveness.
But despite this drop in over
all national security costs, Mr..
johnson said. the services are
achieving greater combat effec-
tiveness by cutting down on "ex-
cessive overhead and waste"
I'VE will not retreat from our
basic objective of maximizine orr
national security and minimizing
its cost" he promised Congress.
Apparently in answer to his
critics that his economy efforts
are weakening the Nations de-
fense. Mr.. Johnson declared that
"in all that We do security comes
first and economy comes second. :"
The report disclosed that at one
time last year operation of the
battleship Missouri. even in re-
duced status as at present. was
not contemplated. A tentative
budget submitted on August Is
did not include any funds for
operation of the Navy's only pat-
tlewagon, which only recently was
grounded for Is days off Norfolk,
Va. But a month later a revision
was submitted to include the
Mighty Mo-"
Defense officials also cleared
up some of the mystery which
has centered about continued op-
Grafton of the 45.0OO-ton vessel.
They declared that President Tru-
man has never asked that the
ship named for his native State
be kept in, operation. The Navy
Department, when Admiral Louis
a
Evening star., 1950-03-02

1000 tons and the 5000 tons from
Pepco. as we'll as about 5000 tons
in dealers bins and approximate
ly 3,400 tons repeatedly en- route
here might be stretched over
three weeks for emergency needs.
He declared it would be allotted
to apartment houses, hotels, in
dustrial buildings and similar
places only on a basis of proven
need.
He reported also that Washing
ton dealers yesterday received
between so and 100 tons of a
3,400-ton shipment on the way
from Virginia mines. He described
the coal as comparatively low
grade.
A mercury drop to Is degrees
was predicted for tonight by the
Weather Bureau. That would be
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Secretary Sawyer
To Undergo Surgery
BY the As.oeiosed Press

of }He AsSoCt0Ie0 FT6S9
CINCINNATI, Mar. 2.-Surgeons
arranged today to perform an
operation on Secretary OF Com
merce Sawyer for removal Of gall
stones.
Secretary Sawyer, whose home
is N Cincinnati, underwent a
series of tests yesterday in Christ
Hospital.
Charles Sawyer, jr., said his
father had slight attack several
years ago and a recurrence re-
Gently. He said DR.. Reed A. Shank,
Cincinnati surgeon and friend Of
the Secretary. would perform the
operation.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Abstract OF Senator MeMohon's Appeal
For Atomic Peace Efforts. Poee Ais

when he is retired to private life.
He refused to say when that would
be.
The Presidents statement re-
iterated what he has said in the
past. 1t was made at a news con-
ference when he was asked for
views on the proposal of Senator
Mcmahon, Democrat, of Connect
icut to launch a move among At
lantic Pact nations to work out a
program for peace and arrange for
the United Nations to hold an un-
precedented session in Moscow.
Quietly the President said that
he had no comment on Senator
McMahon's plan and then he add
ed that he didn't intend to go to
Moscow. ever.
Doesn't Object to Plan.
Then, another reporter asked
him if he had any objection to
the Mcmahon proposal being car
ried through and the President
said he did not. At this point he
added that he would cooperate
Fundamentally with any step that
was taken to promote world peace.
When a reporter asked for am
plif1cation of his statement, Mr..
Truman repeated that he would
never go there (Moscow) as long
as he was President, but that he
hoped to visit Russia afterward.
When a reporter wanted to
know when that would be, the
President obviously recognized
one of the perennial third term"
questions and joined in the laugh
that followed. He told a reporter
that his guess was as good as the
Presidents own.
Senator McMahon's proposal
evoked widespread comment ev-
erywhere.
Council Session Planned.
A British Foreign Office spokes-
man said in London that the IL
foreign ministers making up the
North Atlantic Council plan to
meet in April or May, probably
in Europe. He gave no indica-
ton. however. that any discussion
lSee ATOMIC Page AZ
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Civil Service Tests
For 5000 Delayed
By Fuel Emergency

The coal shortage today
caused the Civil Service Com
mission to postpone Indefinite
ly the examination for census
clerks and tabulating machine
operators scheduled for Sat-
urday.
The 10000 applicants sched-
uled to take the tests at four
school buildings here will be
notified when a new date is set
after restrictions on the use of
the coal are lifted.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Kefouver, .kotionot Probe Sponsor, Hos
Tips On Crime in Large Cities. pose A-4

ing crime is collecting testimony
that penalties fixed by law for
some offenses are too easy. The
hearings were scheduled to be
resumed this afternoon.
One of the sentences brought to
light yesterday before the in
vestigating subcommittee involved
an armed robber who confessed
to his crime. pleaded guilty after
indictment and was sentenced to
serve from one to three months.
Police testified the robber, also
wanted for violation of parole,
pawned the ring he stole for $50.
The ring was recovered; but the
shop where he pawned it was out
$50, and the court did not order
restitution, according to the testi-
mony.
Arrested Again Later.
Capt. Robert v. Murray, as
sistent chief of detectives, testified
further that, three years after this
case. the same man was arrested
here on another charge.
Special Counsel Hyman I. Fisch-
bach asked Assistant United States
Attorney J. Warren Wilson, who
is in charge Of the criminal divi-
sion in Municipal Court, whether
he thought a one-to-three month
sentence would deter this offender
from committing more crimes.
Mr.. Wilson replied cautiously
that he did not want to appear
critical of any judge and did not
know what mitigating circum-
stances might have influenced the
judges decision. Then he added:
'The punishment in that case
would seem not to fit the crime y
Mr.. Wilson was cast in another
role-that of doing some explain
ing-when the subcommittee took
up the case of a man brought in
to court on three charges of re-
ceiving stolen property. One
charge was dropped. and the two
other charges were reduced to
petty larceny to which the man
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Truman Favors Extending
Rent Curbs Another Year
By the Associated Press

President Truman said today
he still thinks rent controls, now
due to expire next June 80, ought
to be continued for another year.
That was the only comment he
would make at a news conference
on moves in Congress to let the
controls die.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee voted $2.6 millions for
the Housing Expedfter's Office last
week, but added rider" saying
the Office should wind up its rent
control duties by June 80.
Evening star., 1950-03-02

This case is before the court
on rule to show cause why the
respondent, international Union,
United Mine Workers of America
hereinafter called the union) ,
should not be found guilty of both
criminal and civil contempt, pur-
suant to the petition of the United
States of America Hereinafter
called the Government). On in
formation and belief, the Govern
ment has charged that the union
has knowingly, wilfully, wrong
fully and deliberately disobeyed
and violated certain provisions Of
the temporary restraining order
issued by this court on February
IL, 1850, in a proceeding under
section 208 of the Labor Manage
Evening star., 1950-03-02

reached a point where District
officials expect to start allotting
some of the 5000 tons borrowed
earlier this week from the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co.
Several requests are being
screened to determine how acute
they are, Chairman j. Thomas
Kennedy of the Districts Fuel Co.
ordinating Committee said.
To help meet emergency needs
the Washington Gas Light Co.
offered 1000 tons of West vir-
ginia slack and nut coal to the
District Fuel Committee.
Mr.. Kennedy estimated that this
Evening star., 1950-03-02
MINERS UNION ACQUITTED Of CONTEMPT
Evidence Lacking Keech Rules;
Seizure Plans Reported. Ready
Text of Opinion on UNIV

ment Relations Act of 1947 (29
U. S. c. A. s178) for injunction
against the present coal strike.
The Government specifically
charges:
"On information and belief, at
no time from and after the serv-
ice of the aforesaid temporary re-
straining order has the defendant,
International Union, United Mine
Workers of America. brought to
an end and ceased the strike in
existence at bituminous coal
mines throughout the United
States of America owned or oper-
ated by coal operators and asso-
Citations signatory to the National
Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement
of 1948; nor has the said de-
fendant ceased from engaging in,
permitting or encouraging the
said strike or it's continuance.
"On information and belief, at
(See TEXT po0c A-2)
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Crime Probers Study
Liqht Sentences Given
By Some Judges Here
Also Collect Testimony
Thot Penalties Fixed
By Low Are Too Easy
By Miriam Gutenberg
and J. Theodore Grown

Congressional crime probers
now are looking into light SEN
tences imposed by some District
Court judges.
At the same time, the House
District subcommittee investigat-
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Defense Machinery
In Best Shape Since
War, Truman Says

President Truman today
told his news conference that
this Nations defense machin-
cry is in the best shape it has
been since the war. The
Presidents declaration was
made when a reporter asked
him about reports that econ
omy had weakened the De-
tense Department.
Mr.. Truman said bluntly he
did not think a word of that
was true.
Evening star., 1950-03-02

Egyptian communications min
istry, died last night of a heart
attack.
Sadek was the father of Narri-
man Sadek, the 16-year-old BEAU
ty reportedly the choice of King
Farouk as his next bride.
The father said on. January %
that he would be filled with
honor and joy" if such a marriage
took place.
Censorship is strict in Egypt,
and there has been no official
confirmation from Cairo that
King Farouk will marry Miss
Sadek. But the story as 1t has
seeped through the censorship
barrier is this:
hartman became engaged to
zaki Hashem, 27-year-old Har-
vard-educated economist. They
were to be married last December
8. They were childhood sweet
hearts.
But the Kings attention was
drawn to the brown haired beauty
and he made known that he
wanted to marry her. That meant
zaki Hashem was out. He left
Egypt.
There had been reports that
the date for the wedding OF
Farouk and hartman had been
set, but when the story broke in
the Western press postponement
was decreed. Resentment against
the Kings role as a forceful inter-
loper was said to be high among
Egyptians.
There had been speculation
that the wedding would coincide
with King Farouk's birthday last
month. But censored dispatches
from Cairo mentioned only the
usual observances for the mon
arch's birthday.
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Truman Will Bar
Trips 10 Moscow
While President
Says He Hopes to Visit
Soviet Capital After
Leaving Office
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman declared fiat
ly today that he will never go to
Moscow as long as he is President,
but will cooperate in any move to
preserve the peace.
The President added that he
hoped to visit the Soviet capital
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Defense BudgettoS Stay
AT S13 Billion Until
81, Johnson Says
Report Describes Saving
Of $50l Million in
Current Fiscal Year
BY John A. Giles

Defense Secretary Johnson said
today that military spending
probably would continue at the
$l3 billion level at least for the
1852 fiscal year.
Current studies, he said. showed
that this rate would have to be
Evening star., 1950-03-02
Judge Says U. S.
Failed to Prove
WiIIfuI Intent
By james Y. Newton

Judge Richmond B. Keech to-
day found the United Mine Work
ers not guilty of contempt of a
District Court order to end the
Nation wide soft coal strike.
Judge Keech's surprise decision
was delivered to a hushed court
room at 1880 pm. The court
ruled that the Government had
failed to produce evidence suf-
ficient to support charges of either
civil or criminal contempt.
The Government, meanwhile.
repeatedly prepared machinery for
seizure and operation of the soft
coal mines unless the strike Of
100000 miners ends by the first
of next week.
President Truman, according to
the reported plan. would ask Con-
gress for special legislation to take
over the mines. Speaker Rayburn
and Senate Majority Leader Lucas
have said they had no doubt Con-
gress would grant such powers to
the President if requested.
Truman Refuses Comment.
Other officials believe Congress
would grant such authority in
matter of hours
The President said at his press
conference earlier today he re-
garded the coaf situation as very
serious, but that he would take
no action until Judge Keech ruled
on the contempt charges.
The union. which along with
It's president, John L. Lewis, twice
before had been convicted of con-
tempt of similar strike-end orders
and fined heavily, was found
innocent this time. In the two
prior convictions, the UNIV paid
4 total of $2,130,o00 in fines.
Judge Keech said in his de-
cision:
cit may be that the mass strike
of union members has been
ordered, encouraged, recommend
ed, instructed, induced, or in some
wise permitted by means not ap-
pearing in the record; but this
court may not convict on conjec-
ture, being bound to act only on
the evidence before it, which is in
sufficient to support a finding of
either criminal or civil contempt"
Judge Keech's written opinion
said there was no clear evidence
that the union had failed to obey
his strike-end order.
The judge said that this case was
different from the 1948 contempt
conviction of the UNIV. He point
ed out that the union in 1948
made no attempt to restore coal
production as ordered by court
grant.
Different Situation Cited.
In the current strike, Judge
keech said there was this different
situation:
Following the courts order in
the instant case, various tele-
grams, letters and other commu-
hications were sent by the union
TO its district and local branches
and members. instructing the
miners to return forthwith to
work.
This court does not hold that
any telegram or combination of
kilograms or letters would consti-
tute a good faith compliance with
an order directing action on the
part of the union.
"It does hold that, where the
union has sent communications
such as are included in this rec
ord, the apparent good faith of
such communications must be
controverted not by mere sus-
picion based on failure to obtain
result. but by clear and convincing
evidence, if they are to be ruled by