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Evening star., 1950-03-04
Mine Towns Celebrate Quietly
As End of Grim Fight Is in Sight

the drawn-out contract fight was
in sight.
A typical gathering of miners
in the small bar at nearby Bridge
vile. Pa, showed how some of
the men felt.
The miners were in the bar
when the word came from Wash
ington that a strike lending settle
ment seemed "in the bag"
A young miner dressed in natty
clothes came in to pass the word.
He shouted:
This is it,"
A 52-year-old man who said
he's been mining since he was a
youth looked up quietly and
declared:
Yes, this is it, I guess, but I'll
wait until the contract is signed. -
The heads of two UNIV locals
in the Uniontown tPa.) area were
so jubilant they called special
meetings for tomorrow on the ba-
sis of the Washington reports.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Ex-Red Tells Court
He Believes Bridges
Is Able Labor Leader
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. A.
Ex-Communist Mervyn Rath-
borne, a main Government wit
ness against Harry Bridges at the
CIO longshore leaders perjury
trial, says he still believes Bridges
is an able labor leader.
Reminded in cross-examination
yesterday of praise he formerly
had for Bridges, Mr.. Rathborne
said he believed then and still
believes Bridges is an able labor
leader with an enviable record in
helping the Nations war effort
Bridges has been on trial since
November IA on charges of lying
when he swore at his 1945 citi-
zenship hearing that he was not,
and never had been a Communist.
Two union aides who testified for
him-Henry Schmidt and j. r.
Robertson - also are on trial,
charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud.
Trial Is Reset.
The trial is in recess until Mon
day.
Chief Defense Attorney Vincent
Hallinan, who early in the trial
received a six-month contempt of
court sentence, yesterday became
involved in another wrangle. He
admitted he did not have a re-
cording of a conversation as he
had implied to Rathborne's en-
barrassment Thursday.
This came out when the prose-
cution called on Mr.. Hallinan to
produce the original of a memo
randum he said Rathborne had
once written Mr.. Hallinan, who
had been reading from an un-
signed paper, said he did not have
a signed copy.
Hallinan, Judge Wrangle.
When Judge George Harris in
tervened to say he was reminded
of a similar incident earlier in
the trial, Mr.. Hallanin insisted lit
was perfectly proper device"
Judge Harris disagreed. Be-
fore the exchange subsidized, Mr..
Hallinan commented:
Never before has court Or
dered me to disclose to a witness
in advance what I may have
against him."
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Car Owners Warned
On Address Chances

Persons who have failed to
notify the Traffic Department in
writing of a change in address now
must appear there personally and
give their correct address before
they can receive their 1850 auto
mobile tags.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp says several hundred
applications have been returned
to the Office for lack of correct
addresses. The applications. which
are sent to automobile owners in
Washington, bear the notation on
the envelope, to the postmaster,
telling him not to forward the
application, but to return it to
the department.
Mr.. Keneipp called attention to
the regulation specifying that "in
the event of a change of an ad-
dress of any registrant. such regis
trant shall, within five business
days after such a change of ad-
dress has taken place, give the
director notice in writing of his
new address"
Violation of this regulation is
a misdemeanor and punishable by
fine of not more than $500, i'm
prisonment for not more than 10
days or both. Police announced
today that a minimum collateral
of IS must be posted in these cases.
The Traffic Department an
nounced today that 1910 new tags
were issued yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
West Germans, Angry
.0ver Saar Pact, May
5nub European Union
By the Associoted Press

BONN, Germany, Mar. A.
West Germany's Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer said today that his
government, angry over the
Franco-Sarr treaty. might not
join the European Union.
He told a news conference Now
the situation has taken on a COM
pletely different face and I think
we have to reconsider the whole
situation"
France yesterday gave the Ger
man-speaking Saar Valley almost
complete self-government in re-
turn for it's wealth of coal for so
years.
The treaty is subject to the ap-
proval of the other Western AL
lies, Britain and the United
States and comes up for review
when final peace is signed with
Germany.
DR.. Adenauer declared the Saar
treaty had severely damaged the
confidence of the German people
and appealed to Britain and the
United States to think again be-
fore giving it their approval.
The agreement, DR.. Adenauer
said, will kindle the flame of Ma
tionalism in Germany He said
it would be unfortunate for Ger
many and Europe if the German
nationalists gained ground as a
consequence.
1T is highly terrifying that the
French government deemed it
suitable to act unilaterally in a
question which is vital for us in
every respect" DR.. Adenauer de-
clared.
IF this is tolerated in the West,
how on earth can a word be said
against Poland about the Oder
Neisse line" he stated.
The Oder -Neisse line engineered
by Russia cuts off much of Ger
many's eastern territory, giving it
to Poland. The Western Allies
have accepted it,, but insist it is
temporary and can be reviewed at
any time.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Man Found Unconscious
On Road Near Rockville

A man identified by Montgom-
cry County police as John Bow
man, %, Germantown, was found
unconscious today on the Nor
beck road about 3 miles from
Rockville.
He was taken to Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda, where officials
said he had head injuries and
was in serious condition.
Police believe Mr.. Bowman
either fell or was thrown from a
car. They quoted hospital physi-
clans as saying the man had been
lying on the road about an hour.
He was found about 7:30 am.
He was wearing a jacket, over
alls and socks, but no shoes. An
empty wallet was in his overalls.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Plea for Compromise
.0n DIP Bills Receives
Scant Heed in Senate
BY the Associoted Press

A plea for compromise in the
Senate fight over displaced per-
sons legislation got scant heed to-
day from leaders of the opposing
sides.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, OF
West Virginia, Spearheading the
fight for a more liberal bill than
the Senate Judiiary Committee
has recommended, said he doubted
that a compromise was possible.
Similarly. Senator Eastland.
Democrat, of Mississippi, backing
the committee bill, said issues
were involved that could not be
compromised.
Senator Eastland hoped to fin
ish at an unusual Saturday ses-
sion of the Senate a speech he
began two days ago urging sup
port of the committee measure.
No end to the debate is in sight
yet.
Tydings Urges Compromise.
Senator Tydings. Democrat, OF
Maryland proposed yesterday that
members of the judiciary Com
mittee get together before Mon
day and try to work out a COM
promise. Il think the door is wide
open for a constructive compro-
mise" he said.
Senator Eastland said a COM
promise on the question of the So
called German expellees was i'm
possible-a view echoed later by
Senator Kilgore in talking to a
reporter
The expellees are persons Of
German ethnic origin who, after
the Potsdam agreement of Au-
gust, 1945, we're driven into Ger
many and Austria from their
homes in Eastern Europe.
The committee bill would make
them eligible for admission to this
country as war displaced persons.
A substitute measure offered by
Senator Kilgore and II other SEN
ators would keep the present def
milton of DPS under which the
expellees are not eligible.
Senator Kilgore said that inclu-
sion of the eXpellees would prevent
solution of the problem of the DPS
still in the care of the Interna-
tional Refugee Organization.
Other Differences Disputed.
Other differences between the
committee bill and the substitute
also are bitterly disputed.
Basically, the substitute is like
bill passed by the House last
year to liberalize the 1e48 Dis
placed Persons Act and increase
the number of DPS eligible for
entry into the United States from
205,000 to $4,000.
The committee bill would in
crease the number to 100000 but
would retain and strengthen pro-
visions of the present law that
opponents call discriminatory.
Chairman McCarran of the Ju-
dietary Committee, has charged
that security screening of refu-
gees seeking admission to this
country under the DIP program has
been inadequate and that appli-
cants have used faxed papers to
establish their eligibility.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
CoIifornio's S Truman
Offers Details on
President Kinship

Californian Roland Tru-
man, who recently claimed
kinship with the President
and said the "left-wingers
have kidnapped" the President,
has renewed his claim.
In a telegram to The Star.
the California Truman said
he greatly appreciated the
news coverage given me" and
added that details of family
relations are on file in the Lii
brary of Congress. The de-
tails, he said, are in a manu-
script on the Truman family.
President Truman has said
he has no knowledge of the
kinship.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Miss Kate Thomas Dies;
Sister of Senator
BY the Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. A.
Miss Kate Thomas, Utah writer
and sister of Senator Ebert D.
Thomas, Democrat, of Utah, died
yesterday after a lingering ILL
ness.
She had resided in Salt Lake
City all her life except for brief
periods in New York City. She
wrote number of short stories,
feature articles, poems and plays.
Surviving are four brothers,
Senator Thomas, Arthur F.
Thomas of Hollywood, Calf:
Henry F. Thomas, Westwood,
Calf, and R. Kendall Thomas,
Berkeley. Calf, and two sisters.
Mrs. Rose Thomas Graham, Salt
Lake City, and Mrs. Blanche Ken
dali Mckay, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

and had passed the G street in
tersection of dry and level road
way when it suddenly turned over
Injured were Pvt. Charles Ger
ber, %. Air Force: Richard Bivens
"a, of 2240 S street Sc, and Paul
McCubbin. 20. of 1927 Eighteenth
place Sc. Pvt. Gerber was treat
ed at Walter Reed Hospital for
head injuries. Mr.. Bivens and
Mr.. McCubbin returned after be-
ing treated for cuts at Gallinger
Hospital.
Mr.. Jones lived with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Jones
In addition, he is survived by two
brothers, Melvin and Donald, and
a sister, Mrs. Herbert Buttram.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Russians Streaming
Into Peiping, U. 5.
Diplomat Declares
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Mar. 4.-Rus-
slams are streaming into Peiping,
James D. Vanputten, who headed
the United States Information
Service Office in the Chinese Com
munist capital, said today.
Mr.. Vanputten. 81, arrived at
Inchon, Korea. Thursday aboard
the steamship YochoW from Red
Tientsin. With him were his as
sistant, Richard Mccarthy. %,
their families, and Barbara Myers,
26, secretary of the Tientsin con-
sulate staff.
One thousand Russians attended
Stalin's birthday party at Pieping,
Mr.. Vanputten said he was told
by Chinese friends.
And these we're only the top
Ones" Mr.. Mccarthy added during
a news conference.
Officials Leave This Month
They said the American con-
sular officials expect to leave Peip-
ing and Tientsin this month but
they did not know the plans of
the Shanghai group. All Ameri-
can diplomatic personnel have
been ordered out of Red China by
the State Department.
A Communist system of resi-
Dental permits is putting the
squeeze on foreigners in Peiping,
Mr.. Vanputten said. The 40
Americans there have not been
affected but some Germans have
been denied housing and forced
to leave.
The Americans leave here Mon
day or Tuesday for Hong Kong
en- route to the United States.
Miss Myers is going home to
Berkeley. Calf. Mr.. Vanputten,
his wife and two children will
visit in Holland, Mich. Mr.. Nc
Carthy, his wife and their g.
month-old daughter will go to
Webster City. Iowa.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
By the Associoted Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. A lit
tie horn footing, a quiet beer or
tWo-that's how striking United
Mine Workers are greeting news
that their Walkout may end at any
moment.
No one is dancing in the streets,
but the miners are happy.
None of the miners has much
money to do any celebrating
Maybe that will come when they
get their first full five-day pay
News that John L. Lewis and
a big segment of the soft coal
industry has agreed on "funda-
mental principles" for a new con-
tract got around fast last night.
Autos with blaring horns
crulsed some streets. A few miners
had their wives along, others their
girl friends.
Every one was smiling but no
one was showing much more than
grim satisfaction that the end of
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Widespread Air Blows
Reported by kotionoiists

TAIPEI, Formosa, Mar. (H1.-
Nationalist China's air force today
reported widespread blows against
the Communist mainland. Canton
caught the main brunt of the
assault.
Three formations of Mitchell
bombers attacked the rail station
and other military targets in the
South China metropolis yesterday,
headquarters announced.
Huge fires were reported later
by Mustang fighters which few
over Canton dropping leaflets con-
tanning a message from Chang
Kai-shek on his resumption of the
Nationalist presidency.
(Hong Kong dispatches called
1t the heaviest raid yet on Can
ton. They said it lasted all
day.
(The Hong Kong Standard
reported 700 killed. The New
Life Post said 100 bodies were
removed from rubble up to
midnight, 600 injured admitted
to hospitals and overall casual
ties were more than 1000.
Can estimated so bombs were
dropped all $50 Founders,
Hong Kong reports estimated.
Half of them landed on or near
railway stations.)
The Nationalist said a 1000
ton ship was strafed in the
Yangtze estuary near Shanghai,
two of the same size hit along
the mainland coast opposite For
mosa and numerous small craft
sunk.
Rail traffic was disrupted, the
Nationalists asserted, on the
Canton-KoWloon railway.
Included in yesterdays opera
tions was a reconnaissance flight
over Hankow in Central China.
This pointed up the expanding
reach Of the Nationalist air force,
which has vowed to bomb the
Reds 10 major cities.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Pennsy Train Wrecks
Ma,

PITTSBURGH, Mar. tP).-
Eleven, cars OF 97-car Pennsyl-
vania Railroad freight train were
wrecked today about Is miles
northeast of Pittsburgh on the
railroads IConemaugh division. All
but one OF the II cars turned
over and were badly damaged.
One Of the two main tracks is
open TO traffic. No one was in
jured.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Navy Engineer to Get
Second Award for Gun

Paul w. Burk, 524 Fern place
NV, an engineer with the Navy
Bureau of Ordnance. will receive
the Distinguished Civilian Service
award for a second time, the Navy
announced today. The award is
for Mr.. Burk's work in the design
and development of the Navy's
new 3-inch 50-caliber rapid firing
anti-aircraft gun. ..
He was given his first award
for the 40-milimeter machine gun
used by the Navy in the war.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Navy PIT Boot Reports
Snow Furry OFF Florida
By the Associofed Press

PANAMA CITY, Fla, Mar. A.
An astonished Navy officer report
ed that his small patrol boat ran
into a 16-minute snow furry off
the Florida coast yesterday.
1t. Comdr. J H. Brown said a
thick fall of fine snow fakes began
drifting down while his PIT boat
was abour 3 miles from the en-
trance to st Andrews Bay.
The temperature at the time was
just below so degrees, he reported.
Snow is seen only rarely along
this section of the Gulf coast.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Girl Receivers From Coma,
Celebrates Christmas Today
Ry the Assaciofad PTess


CHICAGO. Mar. A little girl
who lost a Christmas gets it back
today.
Mary Ann Lindbloom, 13. was
on her way to dancing school last
December 20 when she was struck
by a taxicab while crossing Michi-
gan avenue.
For two months she lay in a
hospital with a head injury and a
paralyzed side. Most of the time
she was in a coma. Christmas
passed.
When Mary Ann regained con-
sciousneSs she did not realize that
Christmas had come and gone.
Now she is recovering at home
and eagerly is awaiting Christmas.
Burma's first elections under
her new constitution are set for
March.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

automobile in
W h i C h t h y
were ri di n g
overturned at
Ridge road and
G street Sc.
Mr.. Jones, a
mechanic, was
driving, police
S a i d T h e y
were unable to
ascertain what
caused the &C
cid e n t. The
car had no an
parent defects
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Continued From First Page.)

N>SAAoAAAoAo L oAAA IL SS L ooS.f
burgh lifted all restrictions on
use of electric power for its 397,-
900 customers. Industrial users
were told they can resume full
operation.
Duquesne Light had asked a
voluntary so per cent cut in elec-
tricity.
Pennsylvania Mines Secretary
Richard Maize ordered a special
inspection of all strike-bound
mines before work resumed. His
telegram to State mine inspectors
said the examination is pre-
cautionary measure
The West Virginia Public Serv-
ice Commission ordered all rail-
roads operating within the State
to resume normal service as soon
as the miners return to work.
Just how soon the Nation can
build up its coal stockpiles is prob
lematical.
If all $4,000 strikers are in the
pits next week, it is probable the
Nations acute suffering will be
eased within one week.
In some sections operators are
expected to get their pits ready for
immediate production.
The Nations coal stockpile is
now at its lowest point in years.
It is generally estimated that
less than 100000 tons is above
ground. Ordinarily. the situation
becomes serious when only about
25,000,000 tons are on hand.
Coal Trains Get Priority.
If production is resumed Mon
day, emergency coal shipments
should be rolling out of the fields
within 36 hours.
The Pennsylvania Railroad says
it is planning to move all avail
able coal cars to tipples as soon
as the strike-ending contract is
signed. A spokesman AIDED:
you can be sure that our coal
trains will get priority and that
every effort will be made to move
coal first to the critical areas"
Andrew B. Crichton, jr., vice
president in charge of operations
for the Johnstown Pa.) Coal &
Coke Co.. predicts the market will
be flooded with coal in IS to IS
days"
Basis for Prediction.
He said he bases that prediction
on the fact that most mines will
work flve-day week and that dig
gings, such as those owned by
steel companies. will work six
days in order to bold up stock
piles.
The rapid-f1re developments in
Washington to end the strike came
as hundreds of schools and scores
of additional factories closed be-
cause of lack of coal.
Most schools should be on q
regular schedule within a few
days after production is resumed.
Coal dealers in the Pittsburgh
area said they expect the first
coal mined will go to schools
hospitals and other institutions.
Then factories will get a chance
to build up their stockpiles.
Enough coal to alleviate suffer-
ing in Pittsburgh was trucked to
the steel capital yesterday from
nearby strip mines, which already
had signed contracts with the
UNIV. State police patrolled
main highways and no violence
was reported.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Corrosion Costs U. S.
SIS Billion q Year
by the Associoted Pres,

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.-Cor-
rosion costs the United States
$5.5 billion year.
This report to the United Ma
tions Scientific Conference on the
Conservation and Utilization of
Resources is made by Herbert H.
Uhlig, Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology. Biggest single loss
is paint, at $2,045, ,000, 900; second
largest loss Is corrosion in auto
and other internal combustion en-
gines, 81, ,030, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

about $40 million year into the
miners fund.
Mr.. Lewis had asked for a wage
increase of IS cents day and an
increase in welfare payments of
Is cents. He signed companies
producing about IL per cent of
the national coal tonnage to such
a contract. Those operators,
however, now will pay the same
wages and welfare royalty as
provided in. the new agreement.
Will Work Five-Day Week.
The miners will now work five
day week. Or at least the length
of the work week will be decided
by the operators. There will be
no change in the eight-hour por-
tal-to-portal work day. Holiday,
seniority and shift differential ar
rangements remain the same.
Mr.. Lewis, however, gave up the
two big weapons he had used to
shut down the mines and bring
the operators to their knees.
A clause IN the old contract
stating that the miners will work
only when liable and willing" will
be dropped. In its place UNIV
and operator lawyers are prepar-
ing language designed to protect
the union from suits resulting
from wildcat" strikes of its
locals.
The old contract allowed Mr..
Lewis to call unlimited memorial
work stoppages. He had used it
to close the mines for as long as
two weeks at time.
In the new agreement the me-
mortal periods will be limited to
five days year.
The operators and UNIV have
yet to agree on a new Board of
Trustees for the welfare fund.
There was report that Mr.. Lewis
would retire from the three-mem-
Der board and would be replaced
by Thomas Kennedy, UNIV vice
president.
Harry M. Moses. head of the
coal-producing subsidiaries of the
United States Steel Corp, was Of
fered the $35,000-a-year job as
operator trustee, but he was un-
derstood to have rejected it. Most
difficulty probably will be in agree
ing on the third or neutral" trus-
tee to replace Senator Bridges,
Republican, of New Hampshire,
who has served nearly two years.
The break in the long contract
deadlock-there has been no
agreement in the industry since
last June 30-came late yesterday.
Both the operators and Mr..
Lewis suddenly became agree
able" after President Truman
sent his seizure message to Con-
gress.
The operators did not like that
part of the Presidents seizure
plan which called for "just COM
pensation" of the mine owners
for the Governments use of the
coal properties. Neither did Mr..
Lewis like some parts of the pro-
posal.
A highly placed official said
President Truman will not press
for coal mine seizure authority in
view Of the prospective settlement.
However, he will go forward
with his recommendation to Con-
gress yesterday for a commission
to study the ills of the coal in
dustry. He will send to Congress
a draft of legislation for that pur-
pose at an early date, the inform
ant said.
Actual settlement ARRANGEMENTS
were made by Mr.. Lewis with
George H. Love of Pittsburgh,
who has served as chief negotia-
tor Of the Northern Western op-
erafnr or011n
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Moving Trucks
|WheeIComesOH.
Hits Fireman

A District fireman was injured
yesterday when the front wheel
of moving truck tore loose, rolled
toward the curb and struck him
in the left leg.
Sergt. Myron Ross, so, colored,
of No. 81 Engine Co., was standing
by a bus stop at Bladensburg road
and Twenty fifth place NE, when
1t happened. police reported.
Police said the truck was driven
by Byrd D. Frazier, 46, of Rem
ington, Va.
Sergt. Ross, who lives at SO r
street NE, said he would see a
doctor about the leg. 1t was "a
little stiff today" he said.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
Driver Killed, ; Huf
In Mysterious Crash

Richard Dean Jones, 81, of 1886
Fifty-flrst street Sc, was killed
instantly and three companions
were injured early today when the
Evening star., 1950-03-04

ANNOUNCE COAL Observation-Disclosures David Cole defb
board of inquiry agreement on
Fundamental principles" contract ending the soft
coal strike With Willard Wrz (center), another
board member, Chief Federal Mediator Cyrus Ching
-AP Photo.
Evening star., 1950-03-04

Israel's Jews plan to grow Irish
potatoes on large scale, having
recently purchased 1000 tons of
seed potatoes from Fire and
Britain.
Evening star., 1950-03-04
FOUND.

fARAKEET found Lynnbrook School, Be-
thesda. Monday. Please contact school,
MISS KEYS, teacher, or home, NO. 5342.
FOUND-2-yr. .-old female Irish setter.
cau XII. e-s436.