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Evening star., 1950-02-23

throughout England, Scotland
and Wales. Veteran tally clerks
in London districts said the
stream of voters was the largest
they could recall. Similar state
ments came from Liverpool,
Edinburgh. Bedford, Birmingham
and other cities.
There are 34.410,306 qualified
voters. About 26,000,000 are ex-
pected to register their choice for
the new 625-member House of
Commons before the polls close at
9 pm. a pm. EST. Despite a
somewhat slower turnout in rural
areas, spokesmen for both major
parties clung to predictions of a
record turnout.
Few Women in Early Lines.
For most of the voters the choice
lay between reelection of Prime
Minister Attlee's Labor Party or a
return to the Conservative rule of
wartime Prime Minister Churchill.
Labor is pledged to put still more
industries under state control. The
Conservatives said they will halt
naturalization but keep most of
Britain'S welfare state measures.
Few women, long accustomed
to queuing in shops, turned out
for the early voting. One of them
however, was Mrs. Winston
Churchill. wife of the Conserva-
tive Party leader.
Mrs. Churchill was smiling as
she arrived at the polling sta
ton at st. Stephens Hall in the
Westminster district of London.
Mr.. Churchill himself arrived
to vote at st. Stephens a couple
of hours later. He was cheered
as he waved his familiar 'V" sign
and stopped to pat the cheek of
little girl who handed him some
flowers.
Deputy Prime Minister Herbert
Morrison, the Labor Party's chief
political strategist, was among the
first of the party leaders to vote.
He cast his ballot near his sub
urban Ethan home and then
drove to his headquarters in the
Lewisham district of London,
where he is a candidate.
Attlee Voted by Mail.
Mr.. Attlee and his wife al
ready had voted by mail in the
Westminster district, which in
cludeS the prime minister's official
home at No. 10 Downing Street.
The prime minister and Mrs.
Attlee were cheered by a large
crowd when they arrived at Labor
Party headquarters in Waltham-
stow West, the working class sec
ton of London where Mr.. Attlee
is candidate.
He shook hands with workmen
repairing the street and joked: Il
feel fine and I'm glad the
weather's fine. Otherwise my op-
ponent would blame me for the
weather."
No incidents had been reported
But London's Boobies" were
primed for huge crowds which are
expected to jam Trafalgar Square
and Picadilly Circus tonight to
watch election results flash from
electric signs.
Most of the early voters were
workmen coming off the night
shift or others who report to work
while the rest of the nation is
still getting up.
Victory or defeat for the La
borites-in power since July,
1945-hangs chiefly on domestic
issues.
For. these people of England,
(See BRITISH PAGE A-61
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Prosecutor Says He
Hos Mere Compilation
OF Complaints
BULLETIN

POllce Cnlef Robert j. Barrett
issued a written statement this
afternoon in which he said that
specific complaints or allega-
tions linking policemen and
bribery in gambling cases could
not be substantiated in any way
and were, therefore, ignored by
the grand jury"
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and Police Chief Rob-
ert j. Barrett conferred today
after report was published that
Mr.. Fay had a report alleging
police have taken bribes.
Mr.. Fay said he had a COM
pilation of complaints, but moth
ing he would describe as report.
In his view. he explained, a re-
port was something prepared for
presentation to somebody and the
complaints have not been COM
piled for that purpose.
AS for his conversation with
Maj. Barrett, the prosecutor
would say only that he had told
the police official he would send
him a copy of the statement he
was giving the press.
Statement Issued.
The statement follows:
AL complaints of any appar-
ent substance charging a viola
ton of the gambling statutes or
any related criminal statutes were
submitted to the additional grand
jury for the District of Columbia
for the April, 1s48, term, whose
term expired November 16, 1949.
There was no instance brought
to our attention of policeman
admitting he had taken a bribe
from any person"
Part of Story Refuted.
The latter statement was a
refutation of part of newspaper
story which said a policeman had
admitted taking bribe from a
gambler.
The additional grand jury to
which Mr.. Fay referred was the
special grand jury on gambling
which indicted 36 persons in April,
l949, and ended it's investigation
with special report. That report
contained no allegations of police
corruption.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Six Mochine-Gun Bandits Rob
Ohioon of $35O,OOO in Gems
Robbers Slug MiIonore's Wife
Before looting Cleveland Area Home

trance. None of the seven SER
wants heard them.
Then they sauntered into Sec
ond-f1oor bedroom, where the 60
year-old Mrs. Mather was asleep
and flashed the beam of fash
light in her face. She awoke to
find 4 man standing over hel
with a sub-machine gun.
She screamed. This woke Wal
ter Mussell. 72. a male nurse
who had been sleeping in a room
adjoining that of Mr.. Mather.
To stop her screams. the mar
with the sub-machine gun struck
her in the face. Then Mr.. Mus
sell came running into her room
Two of the robbers, grotesque
in hoods that in at least two
fCoo D0pDEpv n.-. o
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Former fBI lnformer Says Steve Wilson
Called U. 5. Enemy" Poee A =

Called U. S. Enemy" Poqe AZ
the panel of eight women and four
men. He emphasized that the
jurors must give Christoffel, who
is accused of lying about Com
munist affiliations, a fair and i'm
partial trial"
This is the right of every
person under our Constitution and
body of law" Judge Let's declared.
Christoffel is accused of lying
while under oath before the House
Labor Committee on March |.
1947.
A former president of Local
248 (UAW-CIO) at the Milwau-
kee plant of the Allis-Chalmers
Co., he was convicted on similar
charges in 1948. The Supreme
Court, however, reversed the ver-
dict because the Government had
failed to show that labor COM
mittee quorum of 13 members was
present when Christoffel denied
any Communist associations. The
current trial is his second one as
a result of the Supreme Court
ruling.
Must Decide on Quorum.
In his instructions Judge Let's
emphasized that if the defendant
is to be convicted the jury must
find that committee quorum was
actually and physically present
both at the time Christoffel was
sworn and when he gave his al
legedly perjured testimony"
If convicted on each of the
five counts in the indictment
Christoffel would face a 10 to
so year maximum penalty. He
was sentenced to serve from two
to six years in his first trial be-
fore Judge Edward Curran.
In the present trial the lanky
bespectacled defendant was &C
cused of falsifications when he de-
clared:
That he never was Com
munist Party member.
That he never worked with the
Communist party or the Com
munlSt Political Association.
That he never participated in
Communist Party activities.
That he never supported Com
munists or indorsed communism
That he did not know Ned
Sparks and Fred Blair, two re-
puted Communists active in Wis
consin.
Didn't Take Stand.
Judge Let's said that to return
a guilty verdict the jury must find
that Christoffel's alleged subver-
sive activities were primarily tc
advance Communist objectives
rather than the aims of labor
unions.
Christoffel did not take the
witness stand in either trial. A
number of character witnesses
testified. however. that he has a
reputation for truth telling.
Throughout today's proceedings,
ChriStoffel, as he has throughout
the trial, sat chin-in-hand, rock
ing steadily back and forth.
He has been defended by o.
John Rogge. The charges were
prosecuted by John S. Pratt and
Frank Patton, special assistants
to the Attorney General.
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Roll Coll Vote Approving Substitute
FEPC Bill. Page A-3
ination measure was due to follow
Immediately. The House tenta-
lively approved the substitute, 221
to 178, early today after an all
night battle.
A number of administration
supporters Joined with most Re
publicans in voting against thS
motion of Representative Brehm,
Republican, of Ohio to recommit
the bill to committee-a move
which usually means pigeon
holing it.
Enforcement Power Dropped.
AS the final vote neared, House
members were asked to choose
between Federal Fair Employ
ment Practice Commission with
no enforcement powers and no
legislation at all.
Apparently, Majority Leader
Mccormack. Chairman Lesinski of
the Labor Committee and Repre-
sentative Franklin D. Roosevelt,
jr.. Democrat-Libral, of New York
all hackers of an FEPC with
teeth - decided the voluntary
anti-discrimination bill was the
best they could get at this time.
They voted against recommittal.
But Representative Powell, Demo-
crat, of New York author of the
original FEPC measure, voted with
Mr.. Brehm, apparently on the
theory that Federal agency with
out enforcement authority would
be useless in combating racial and
religious discrimination by private
employers.
Long Night Session Held.
In its final form, developed in
the bitter House session which ran
until 800 am. today. the bill had
the essentials of a measure spon-
sored by Representative McCon-
nell. Republican. of Pennsylvania.
1t would set up a Federal commits
sion to cooperate with State and
local agencies in handling dis
elimination cases by mediation
and conciliation.
President Truman had asked an
enforceable anti discriminate
law as a major element of his
civil rights program. 1t was op-
posed through the long night ses-
sion of the House by a succession
of parliamentary maneuvers
staged by Southern Democrats.
Southerners Force Session.
On the roll call this morning
104 Republicans joined 1T Demo-
Gratis, most of them from the
South, in voting to scrap the ad-
ministration bill.
The substitution move was op-
posed by 1873 Democrats, 40 Re-
publicans and l American La
borite.
The FEPC principle was in
dorsed by both Democratic and
Republican 1948 campaign plat
forms.
They reasoned some FEPC
hackers would have to vote with
them-taking a chance of another
attempt later-rather than go
(See FEPC Page Al
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ject unless it is to be supported
by evidence"
Mr.. Wyman promptly told the
court:
In due course we expect to do
that, your honor"
The question Mr.. Wyman put
came after he suggested that Mrs.
Borroto had been seen by a DR..
Albert Snay on the morning of
See SANDER, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Truman Urged 70 Put
Coal Crisis Solution
Up 10 Congress
All Industry Reported
Feeling Pinch Of Strike,
With Many Laid OFF
By james Y. Newton

President Truman may ask
Congress soon for solution of
the coal crisis which is holding
industries and homes across the
Nation in an ever-tightening grip.
The President is being advised
by some Federal officials to use a
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Late News
Bulletin

Fighter Dies of Injuries
NEW YORK R.-Laverne
Roach, Texas middleweight
boxer, died at 1850 o'clock this
afternoon of head injuries re-
ceived last night in losing a 10
round fight to George Small Of
Brooklyn.
Earlier Story on Pag1 C-1.)
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Soft Coal Cut Off
orChurches
And Theaters
D. c. Fuel Committee
Also Reduces Supply
For Business Buildings

The District Fuel Co-ordinat-
ing Committee today cut off soft
coal deliveries to churches and
theaters here.
j. T. Kennedy, committee chair
man, said they would be allowed
only enough coal to keep their
heating systems from freezing
until other heating arrangements
could be made.
He said buildings in these cate
gories may be able to keep going
in some cases with hard coal or
wood.
A. Julian Brylawski. president
OF the Motion Picture Theater
Owners of Metropolitan Washing
ton, estimated that only about q
third of the city's Sc theaters burn
coal. Many of these burn hard
coal and the others could convert
to it, he said.
Office Allotment Cut.
A spokesman for the Archdio-
cese of Washington said that
about 80 per cent of the Catholic
churches used coal-burning fur
naces. He doubted if any church
had more than a weeks supply
of coal.
Spokesman for the Protestant
churches could not be reached i'm
mediately for comment.
In another change in the Com
missioners' voluntary rationing ar
rangement with the coal dealers,
the allotment to Office buildings
was cut down from 80 to so per
cent of the normal supply.
This move was designed to
spread a little more coal to busi-
ness establishments in a lower
priority such as automobile repair
and sales places, dress shops and
ice cream plants.
Some of these places would be
placed in unfair competition with
others which may have oil-burn-
ing plants or other types Of heat
and were not affected by the soft
coal shortage.
Public Meetings Reduced.
Nearby. the Montgomery County
Board of Education announced
that schools with coal furnaces
would not be available for public
meetings after next Tuesday In
order to conserve coal.
The board also announced that
all night classes, with the excep-
tion OF those at Leland Junior
High School. would be recessed
until further notice.
The order banning public meet
ings does not affect II buildings
that are heated by oil, Edwin w.
Broome, school superintendent,
said. The schools not affected
are the Darnestown, Garrett Park,
Laytonsville. Montrose, Oakview,
Woodside and Takoma Park Ele-
mentary Schools; the Leland jun
lor High School, the new portion
OF the Kensington Elementary
School and the Junior College
Administration Building.
Regular Glasses Continue.
Mr.. Broome said the restrictions
would be removed as soon as the
coal situation permits.
He said the Montgomery Coun-
ty schools had several weeks
supply Of coal.
In the District, School Supt,
Hobart M. Corning said Washing
toms public schools would be open
tomorrow and would continue to
be open until the coal supply is
exhausted.
The Washington schools have
about a four or five day supply of
coal and conservation measures
have been adopted to conserve
this stockpile. Night classes have
been suspended until further
notice and buildings are being
heated only to 68 degrees during
day classes.
Recreation activities are being
carried on at the school buildings
at night, but only with heat left
over from the day.
Evening star., 1950-02-23

Personality ond Biographical Sketch of
Judge keech. Pa. A.
Coal Strike Tightens Pinch on Industry
os LoyoHs Rise. poqe AS
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Vienna Red PIunt~Burns

VIENNA, Feb. % (P.-The
United Leather Works, one of the
largest Russian-controlled plants
in Vienna, was destroyed by fire
today. I?
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Action Follows
Rejectiono ofP|ea
ForRecommitta|
AII-Night Fight Held
Over Bill Lacking
Enforcement Power
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

The House passed an FEPC
bill without enforcement pow
ers this afternoon on a roll call
vote of 240 to 1T. The anti
discrimination measure now
goes to the Senate.
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Europe Told ECA Help
.WiII End on Schedule
In 81, Acheson Says
Warns u. S. Must Boost
Imports if Free World
Is to Be Kept Strong
By J. A. O'leory

Secretary of State Acheson said
today it has been made clear to
Western Europe that Marshall
Plan economic aid will end on
schedule in 1852.
He also told the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, however,
Evening star., 1950-02-23

How the British Election System
Works. Pg. AIS
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Heavy VoteCaS
In Early Hours Of
British Election
Result Due Tomorrow
In Ballot on Future
Of Socialist Regime
BY the AsSocioted Pres.

LONDON. Feb. 23.-Britons by
the millions swarmed into polling
places today, voting whether to
keep or dismiss their Socialist
government. The race appeared
to be close and the decision will
not be known until tomorrow.
Heavy early balloting was an
nounced in scores of cities
Evening star., 1950-02-23
Jury Begins lis Study
OF Perjury Charges
Against ChristoffeI
Presence of Committee
Quorum Key Issue in
His Second Trial

A District Court jury at 1870
am. today began celebrating the
five perjury charges brought
against Harold r. Christoffel, for
mer Milwaukee labor leader.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's de-
voted IS minutes to instructing
Evening star., 1950-02-23
By Chris Mothisen

The House refused this after
noon to send the watered- down
FEPC bill back to the Labor Com
mittee and probable oblivion. The
vote, on roll call, was 239 to 1T.
The final vote on whether to
pass the substitute antidiscrim-
Evening star., 1950-02-23

tSee ROBBERY, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1950-02-23
w e a ther Forecast

winds today. Fair tonight; low about 26
Tomorrow fair and moderately cold
(FuIl report on Page A-2)
Midnight, So 6 am. ---45 II am. 80
2 am. So Sam. 43 Noon 37
4a.m. 81 10 am. 80 1pm. 80
Evening star., 1950-02-23

(See FEPC, Page A-4.)
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(See BRITISH, Page A-6.)
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(See COAL, Page A-50
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Next Turk President
Doesn't Want Job
BY The Assoeioted Press

ANKARA, Turkey. May 90
Celal Bayar will be the next presi-
dent Of Turkey though he doesn I
want the job.
Victorious Democrats, in caucus
today. unanimously overrode his
desire to remain simply as leader
of the five-year-old Turkish
Democratic Party and chose him
to be the nations next chief ex-
ecutive.
He will be elected formally on
Monday. when the Grand Ma
tional Assembly convenes for the
first time since his party achieved
it's surprising victory in the par
liamentary elections last Sunday
His first action will be to select
a prime minister, whose duty it
will be to form a new government
to succeed that of President Ismet
Inonu. whose Peoples Party had
reigned for Is years. Inonu has
been president since 1898.
The final official results of last
Sundays balloting are still un-
available, but unofficial sources
say the Democrats will have al
least 420 Of the 487 seats in the
Assembly. This would be the
greatest majority ever achieved
since Turkeys democratic system
was established a quarter century
ago.
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Burmese Premier
To Become Monk
After Revolt Ends
~ N. Assesis,ed Pres,

LONDON. May 2o.-Thakin M,
Burmese prime minister. disclosed
today that he intends to become q
Buddhist monk as soon as peace
is restored in his country.
He has set July 10 as the day
his government expects to end the
Burmese instructions,
Asked by reporters II he would
don the saffron robes Of q Bud
dhist monk the day after peace
was proclaimed. Thakin M said
IF the government will let me
I have seen some interesting places
TO which I should like to retire
two in the burmese frontier areas
and a third on Mahindale Noun
tain. Ceylon. / should not ask
for admission to monastery.
should build my own-little more
than a small hut.
He has been in England attend
ing services in memory of Com
monwealth servicemen who died in
the Burma campaign.
Evening star., 1950-05-21
DC. Recreation Facilities
Pointed Out by Mason

A special effort by District resi-
dents to acquaint themselves with
recreation facilities and services
offered here is called for in a
public statement by Commissioner
Guy Mason.
The statement was issued in
observance of National Park and
Recreation Week, today through
May 80.
"The District Of Columbia has
a wealth Of public parks and rec
reation facilities and wide va
riety OF things to do" through
such agencies as the Recreation
Department, National Capital
Parks and United Community
Services. Mr.. Mason said.
"The increasing influence of
recreation and benefits derived by
our citizens by participation are
fully recognized in the city of
Washington" he went on. 1.-The
programs and facilities are con-
stantly being studied, improved
and enlarged to meet this grow
ing need"
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Longshoremen Case
Studied byCI0 Trio
BY the A.see;oted Pres.

A three-man CIO committee
yesterday began considering pro-
Communist charges against Harry
Bridges international Longshore-
men and Warehousemen's Union.
A three-day closed hearing on
the charges ended late Friday.
The committee now will consider
the evidence at the hearing and
prepare a report for the CLOS
executive council which has the
power to oust the ILWU. The
executive council probably won't
meet until late June.
Six CIO unions already have
been expelled by the CIO on SINH
lar charges. A hearing was re-
Gently held on the same charges
against a seventh union. the
American Communications Asso-
citation.
Bridges was convicted on the
West Coast a few weeks ago of
falsely swearing he was not a
Communist in obtaining Ameri-
can citizenship. He is q native
/of Australia. His union represents
dock workers on the Pacific Coast
and dock and agricultural work.
ers in Hawaii.
Hearing on pro-Communist
charges against three more CIO
unions have been scheduled. On
Monday, hearing will be given
the Marine Cooks and Stewards
Union, headed by Hugh Bryson.
On May Is, charges against the
international Fishermen and
Allied Workers Union. headed by
Joseph Zurich, will be heard.
Another hearing is set for June
l for the International Fur and
Leather Workers Union, whose
president, Ben Gold, is a men,
ber of the Communist Party Ma
tional Committee.
Evening star., 1950-05-21

you're a person with no right leg
and you buy a pair of shoes. The
right one is no use, Of course, so
you send it and two dollars to
Mr.. Wood. In turn he sends you
another left shoe that will fit your
foot and likes.
The shoe you sent in is stocked
and later shipped to another am
putee who needs one.
Mr.. Wood figures there are
more than is million persons in
the United States who have but
one leg. He says only 25 per cent
of them wear artificial limbs.
Doc, as some folks call him
(he's registered pharmacist)
has a stock of 200 single shoes
sent by amputees or donated by
others.
Mr.. Wood doesn't feel sorry for
himself. nor does he have time
for amputeeS who do.
He says mother nature is on
her toes-"If she takes something
away. she gives us something to
make up for it." For instance,
he grins, I'VE get twice as much
from a pair of socks"
Evening star., 1950-05-21
Ringing Circus Fire
Suspect 10 Undergo
Psychiatric Study
By the Assoeiatsd Press


COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 90
Investigators turned today to
medical science in hopes of clear
ing the mind Of a youth who be-
Ilieves-but can't be sure-he
touched of the Ringing Bros. Cir
Gus fire in Hartford, Conn. six
years ago.
Chief Charles r. Lamonda of
the State Fire Marshal's arson
bureau said 21-year- -old Robert D.
Segee of Columbus will be exam
ined by a psychiatrist for several
days.
Segee, said Lamonda. thinks he
started the circus fire that cost
168 lives July 6, 1914. He is CO.
operative with questioners but
seems to have blank spots," La
monda explained.
Claims He Was Burned.
We've gone as far as we can
with him." said the arson chief.
''Psychiatrists will have to work
out on him now and I think well
get the Hartford case cleared up"
Segee says he was a roustabout
with the Ringing Circus in 1914.
He says the Red Indian"
awakened him and ordered him
to set a fire. When his memory
returned the fire had been set,
he says. He claims he was burned
in the fire and that police ques-
toned him.
At Washington. where the cir
Gus now is playing. a Ringing
spokesman was skeptical about
Segee's employment as a roust-
about at the age of Is. He said
the circus doesn't have employe
records back that far, however.
Segee. a six-footer. insists he
was with Ringing Bros. at that
time. He said the roustabout
foreman commented when he re-
ported for work: II wish you'd
stop sending me school boys"
Picked Up on a Tip.
He said he was called "little
Bob during his work with the
circus.
Segee yesterday pleaded guilty
to charges of arson and attempted
arson in recent fires at Circleville,
Ohio. He was bound over to the
grand jury on $1,000 bond on each
count.
Born September II, 1928, in
Dover, N. H., Segee has lived in
many cities. His father, he said,
is more than half Indian.
He was living with a brother in
East st. Louis when Ohio investi-
gators. operating on a tip from a
convicted pyromaniac, picked him
up. He has been questioned since
last Wednesday.