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Evening star., 1951-02-02

addition to Mr.. Kennedy, four
local union representatives, r. H.
Westlake, F. w. Wilkinson, w. C.
Cogle and w. T. Jenkins.
The action brought by Attorney
General McGrath accuses the
union officers of violati an in
junction obtained in the December
walkout and includes both civil
and criminal citations.
The officers were directed to
explain the work stoppages next
Thursday and. unable to do that
satisfactorily. to face trial for
contempt on February is.
Hardship Increases.
Similar actions were instituted
yesterday in Cleveland. Another
charge of contempt was leveled
IN Chicago Thursday, this one
based on the present walkout.
Hardship and unemployment
continued to increase. The Army
said combat rations for troops in
Korea were tied up in a maze of
stalled cars in Chicago. Cold
homes were threatened by a tie
up in fuel oil shipments.
Among the plants dismissinp
workers were Nash-Kelvina tors
Milwaukee and Kenosha wis }
Divisions. $4,000 employees; United
States Steel in Chicago. 1000;
International Harvester, Chicago,
1000; Peabody Coal Co.. in Illinois,
4,2o0 miners; General Electric Co.,
Syracuse. N. Y, 5000, and Ma
tlonal Tube Plant Co., Lorain,
Ohio, 10000.
Vital coal, steel and auto in
dustries, producing war essentials,
were hard hit.
Ihls situation was pointed up
by Senator Holland, Democrat. of
Florida. and Representative Pelt,
Republican. of Wisconsin, who
urged President Truman to inter-
cede with radio appeal. The
railroad men returned to work
within few hours after Mr.. Tru-
man appealed to them in Decem-
ber.
The union has blamed the strike
on failure OF the railroads to grant
them the kind of wage increases
and shorter hours they have been
demanding for two years.
On December 81, committees for
the railroads and four union
brotherhoods signed an agree
ment for a 25-cent hourly in
crease for yardmen and 10 cents
Tor those in train service, but the
union locals disavowed it.
The unions have demanded a
4O-hour week and the same wages
they have received on a 4S-hour
basis.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Passengers
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'SOIllIllucu rlOUl FuSt tdRGJ
across the "Y" north of Union
Station.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio, which
yesterday cut out service on the
George Washington north of here.
expects its three outgoing and
incoming trains to operate norm
ally despite spread of the strike
to its western terminus at Gin
cinnati. C&O used Alexandria as
a terminus yesterday. but was
operating from Union Station
again today.
Drastic Revision.
In general, the most drastic
revision of schedules due to the
strike was made by the Southern
Railway. The Crescent Limited.
which ordinarily carries only Pull
man equipment between here and
Atlanta. will begin carrying
coaches tonight. The added equip
ment is expected to slow the
crack streamliner considerably,
railway spokesman said.
The Southern meanwhile sent
its station officials a warn
ing that three mail and express
trains between here and Monroe,
Va: Greenville,. S. c., and Atlanta
would be operated as conditions
permit"
The railway, which normally
operates 10 trains a day in and
out of New York, has Cancelled
through service on all but two
trains, the Pelican and the Cres-
cent. Its normal service of 13
trains daily each way to and
from Washington has been cut
to 10.
Passengers ticketed through
Washington on the Southern and
other railroads which have cur
tailed northern service are being
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Weather
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slippery ice sent at least four
persons to hospitals.
All schools in the area were
open today save for those in
Prince Georges County. They
shut down because of a previously
scheduled teachers meeting at the
Cheverly Theater.
| Shedding accidents hurt three
Alexandria and two Maryland
children. They are:
James Viel. 8, of 800 Ashby
street. who underwent surgery for
a ruptured spleen suffered when
his sled ran into post yesterday.
His condition was reported salts
factory at Alexandria Hospital.
Charles E. Fox. 13, of 1413 River
View terrace. Huntington, treated
for head cuts after a two-sled COL
lision.
Franklin Duncan, II, OF % Chin
quapin Village. who suffered a cut
leg
Patricia A. Efinger, s, of 6523
Buchanan street. Maryland Park,
injured seriously yesterday when
her sled struck a parked car.
Otto Gerhardt, 10, of 3849
Thirty-f1fth street. Mount Rainier,
hurt when his sled struck a fire
hydrant.
Traffic Accidents Few.
Driver caution on icy streets
and the fact that many a more
cautious motorist left his car at
home-kept traffic accidents at a
minimum and brought traffic
volume down.
The Weather Bureau, mean
while, looked over the January
records yesterday and decided
they weren't bad. Temperatures
for the month were SO degrees
above normal. precipitation was
1877 inches below normal and the
month saw two heat marks
toppled.
While the months coolest read
ing at National Airport was 18
degrees on the 9th, temperatures
scared to II degrees on January
l9 for a mark of 2 degrees above
the record for the date.
1t staged a return the next day,
going to 70 degrees for mark of
6 degrees above the high for the
date.
Temperature high in the last
"a hours was At degrees at 8:15
pm, and the low was 19 degrees
at 7:10 am. today.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
d. {. Mother StrangIed
AS Bandana Catches
In Washing Machine

A Washington mother of three
children was strangled yester-
day when her silk bandana ap-
parently caught in an electric
washing machine, the Associated
Press reported from Franklin
Lakes, N. j.
She was Mrs. Priscilla Bagstad,
80. wife of Air Force Col. Charles
Bagstad and daughter of Col. and
Mrs. L. B. Moody of 3416 Porter
street NV. The Bagstads were
to have left the country today
for an overseas assignment.
According to friends, the Bag
stads left Washington for Frank
lin Lakes on Wednesday to visit
Mrs. George P. Moody. Mrs. Bag
stad's sister, law. and the widow
of Mrs. Bagstad's brother. The
brother was killed in World
War II.
Mrs. Bagstad was found dead
in the cellar laundry by her oldest
child, 8-year-old Faith. Two
other children. Charles, 3, and
2, were taking a nap.
Mrs. Moody, according to the
Associated Press, told police she
left Mrs. Bagstad and the children
alone in the house to go shop |
ping. She said she had shown
Mrs. Bagstad how to use the
washing machine only that
- Police Chief Arthur w. Picker
ing said Mrs. Bagstad had put
up her hair in curriers' and wore
a silk bandana over it. One end
OF the bandana, he said, ap-
parently became loose and was
caught in the wringer when Mrs.
Bagstad bent over the machine.
Mrs. L. B. Moody was not in
formed Immediately of her daugh-
ter's death. Another daughter of
the Moodys lives in Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

required to transfer at Washing
ton to regular Pennsylvania trains.
No Effect on Commuters.
The switchers' strike here had
no noticeable effect on commuter
travel. which is not big factor
in Washington. In the New York
area. however. thousands of COM
muters were stranded.
The New York Central shut
down its Harlem division, leaving
10000 daily commuters in Brew
ster. PaWling. White Plains, Mount
Vernon and neighboring points
without rail connections to the
city.
The Pennsylvania Cancelled "a
commuter trains linking north
Jersey to mainline points and
New York City. The railroad said
this represented about half It's
commuter trains. Those still run
ming were subject to delay.
The Long Island Railroad. which
uses Pennsylvania Station. halted
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Ship Blasts and Fire
Kill 7 in Welsh Port
By the Associated Press

SWANSEA. Wales, Feb. g.
Seven men were killed and II in
jured today in three explosions
and a fire aboard the 8,7OO-ton
Liberian tanker Atlantic Duchess.
The first blast, at dawn, tore
away part of the bridge and vas
followed by an intense fire. The
second explosion, in the body of
the ship, came a few minutes
later and a third rocked the ship
while f1remen were trying to bring
the blaze under control.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Strike
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asked by the Government in the
December strike. The Govern
ment maintains that the injunc-
tion still is valid and covers the
current Walkout.
w. P. Kennedy, president of
the brotherhood, was subpoenaed
and will appear at the hearing
as will representatives of the
Army, which has been operating
the railroads since August.
The Washington action was
taken yesterday before Judge
Edward A. Tamm and named in
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Soviet Papers Publish
Protests on Executions
Peace Conference Group
Opposed to Executions

NEW YORK. Feb. 2 (P).-The
National Council of Arts, Sciences
and Professions. which tried to
help four Negroes executed at
Richmond. Va. today in a rape
case, has sponsored periodic rail-
lies against the H-bomb and use
Of the A-bomb.
The Council sponsored a peace
conference" in New York in 1949
which was attended by delegates
from Russia and Iron Curtain
countries.
The State Department called
the meeting a sounding board for
Russian propaganda.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
Executions
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He was pronounced dead at 1892
am. He was the 47th Negro to
be executed in Virginia for rape
since records were begun in 1908.
Same Chair Used.
And he died in the same elec-
trio chair in which all other Vir-
ginia electrocutions have taken
place.
Booker T. Millner, %. was next
to be led from his basement cell
in the east wing of the prison. He
was pronounced dead at 8:49 am.
In a midnight conference last
night in Washington, Chief JUS
tice Vinson denied stay of
execution. He told lawyers for the
convicts that he could 60 only ON
the law and record of the case
and that he would not intercede.
Earlier. Gov. Battle had turned
down the second appeal for exec
utive clemency. Pickets, mean
while, continued their vigil at the
White House but President Tru-
man has taken no official notice
Of it. Leaders said the picketing
will be continued indefinitely.
The rape case originated in
January. 1949.
The 32-year-old wife of Mar
tinsville department store man.
ager went into the "shanty town"
Negro section of the city to collect
for clothing she had sold.
The evidence showed she was
seized and raped by four Negroes.
who called three others to join
them. Each of the seven raped
her, some more than once. She
was bitten, scratched and serious
ly injured internally and now is
under medical care in a nearby
State.
In rejecting the final plea yes
terday Gov. Battle termed the
crime most brutal and aggravated
and said that in none of the ap-
peals had the attorneys sought to
question the guilt of the men.
Discrimination Charged.
Defense counsel pleaded that
the seven were victims of racial
discrimination in receiving the
death penalty for rape.
The Governor denied there had
been any evidence of race preju-
dice at the trial. He noted the
seven all confessed and four of
them repeated details of these
confessions on the witness stand,
seeking only to brand some other
one as the ring leader.
The Governor reviewed the rec
ord Of the case, its trips through
the State and Federal Courts and
said he could find no reason for
further intervention. And he said
he had given his careful consid-
Grafton to the requests for Glenn
ency from some very sincere and
honorable people in Virginia and
elsewhere"
He took cognizance. too, of the
organized efforts that have sent
more than 10000 communications
to his Office in the case-more
than TOO cables and kilograms to
his Office in the past SO hours.
Notes Daily Workers Role.
Il regret to feel compelled to
add that great mass of publicity
and attempted pressure has come
from a movement of which the
Daily Worker Communist news
paper) and the so-called Civil
Rights Congress are co-sponsors, +"
he said.
THE propaganda emanating
from these sources bears no SEM
blance of truth and is designed
for no other purpose than to
Evening star., 1951-02-02
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Evening star., 1951-02-02
Subzero Weather
Harries Midwest,
Extends Into South
BY the Associated Press

A wave of biting cold swept East
and South from the icy Midwest
today.
Temperatures plunged far un-
der the zero mark-to record
Depths in some places-in Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Ken
lucky.
The zero line extended as far
south as Arkansas and Texas. 1t
was IA at Fayetteville, Ark. and
at Nashville, Tenn.
The Arctic air spread misery as
1t advanced.
The mercury shriveled to 40
at Lone Rock. Wis.
1ndianans shuddered under the
impact of the coldest weather in
years. Greensburg had a reading
OF -35. Evansville, with -21, and
Terre Haute. with 20, had the
lowest temperatures ever regis
tered in those cities. The -19 at
the Indianapolis airport was the
coldest in 20 years.
Freeze Eases Flood Threat.
The coldest weather in a half
century or more plagued parts of
Kentucky. Thermometers went
down to -23 in Henderson-the
lowest level since January 10,
1852. The mercury fell to -23 in
Madlsonville and to -19 in Louis
vile.
The hard freeze eased flood
dangers along the Cumberland
and Kentucky Rivers in Eastern
ana Southeastern Kentucky. But
1t added to the suffering of the
homeless in the high water zones.
An estimated 1000 persons al
ready had been moved away from
overf1oWing mountain streams in
the Harlan-Pineville -Barbourville
section. Gov. Lawrence Wetherby
asked Federal aid for the stricken
area.
Subzero temperatures elsewhere
included -32 at Marble Hill, Mo-;
-28 at Princeton, Mo-; 20 at
Joliet and Rockford, Ill: is at
Chicago; -16 at Dayton. Ohio:
-l2 at Columbus, Ohio, and -l3
at Cincinnati.
Many Schools Closed.
Schools over many parts of
the South and Middle Atlantic
States remained closed. Scores
OF highways and roads were
blocked off. Communication and
power lines were knocked out.
The stormy and cold weather
this week across the Nation was
blamed foE $50 deaths. including
81 in the South, "a of them in
Texas.
Citrus growers all over Florida
brought out smudge pots in at
tempts to keep frost. from the
$l00 million crop 40 the cold air
moved into the State. The cold
caused millions of dollars in dam
age to citrus crops in Texas this
week.
The comparatively mild weather
along tile Atlantlc Seaooard yes
terday was due for change by
nightfall, forecasters said. as
cold air from the midwest headed
for the area.
So Above in Boston.
Boston reported So above last
night. a record for the date. but
seasonal cold weather was fore
cast today. The mild weathe.
came less than 48 hours after
the seasons most severe cold in
New England with temperatures
as low as 80 in Caribou, Me. /
The cold was followed by snow
and rain which in turn gave way
to the Springlike weather.
Fresh falls of snow measured as
high as Is inches in parts OF
Ohio, which was hit by subzero
readings. The 9-inch snow fall
In Western New York was whipped
hV winds Of an y,oilac on bo,,r
Evening star., 1951-02-02
British Commonwealth
Ask u. S. to Conference
By the Associoied Press

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Lord Og-
more, Undersecretary for Com
monWealth Relations, told the
House of Lords yesterday that the
United States and the Philippines
have been invited to a British
Commonwealth conference at Co.
lombo. Ceylon. February IL.
Invitations also went to Burma,
Indonesia, Thailand and the AS
sociated States of Indo-China,
Lord Ogmore said.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

five Of its morning trains short of
Manhattan today, but ran its
other trains as usual by sending
them to Pennsylvania Station in
tact to avoid making-up opera
tions in the Pennsylvania's yards.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

attempt to torment ill feeling be-
tween the races and to mislead
those who have no knowledge
of the true facts in these cases.
Il feel that I would be derelict
in my duty if I did not brand this
great mass of propaganda as
utterly false. I deplore these
slanderous statements but I can
sincerely say they have no bear
ing on my decision in the case"
Soviet Papers Publish
Protests on Executions
MOSCOW, Feb. 2 (P).-All lead
ing Soviet newspapers today pub
lished summary of letter signed
by 80 prominent Russian writer's,
composers and scientists protest.
ing the scheduled execution of
seven American Negroes at Rich
mond, Va.
The letter was forwarded to
Howard Fast, chairman of an
American writer's group protesting
the death sentences.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

DALMATIAN, found at Redland Mop .
aomery Co. 81. 500
other tri-colored Found at Redland,
Aontsomery Co. 81. 6709.
Evening star., 1951-02-02
18th Century Book

The British Museum has just
acquired 18th century history
book by Henry of Huntington, who
wrote the story of King Canute
and the waves.
Evening star., 1951-02-02

A regional land reform law has
been approved by the Italian
province of Sicily.
Evening star., 1951-06-03
Army Band toGive
Operutic Concert

The Army Band, Capt. Hugh
Curry. conducting. will present ar
operate program Thursday night
at $50, in the Departmental Au-
ditorium, on Constitution avenue
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets.
The band will be assisted by
singers from the Philadelphia
Opera Company and the Philadel-
Iphia Civic Grand Opera Company,
sponsored by the Federal Recrea-
tion Committee. Those taking
part are Agata Borzi, soprano;
Claramae Turner, contralto; WAL
ter Fredericks, tenor. and John
Lawler. bass.
On Friday night at 8 o'clock the
band will resume its summer series
of Friday night concerts at the
east front of the Capitol. The
programs are presented through
August 81 with the participation
of the Army Band Chorus, under
the direction of 1t. Samuel Lo-
boda, the Army Band dance or.
chestra. and soloists from the rank:
OF band members, and will include
local artists. Sergt. Lindsey Ber-
gen, tenor. the bands official solo.
ist since, this past winter, will
make his appearance Friday.
Evening star., 1951-06-03
|AqricuItureChorus
Sings Wednesday
AT Jefferson

The Agriculture Choristers will
hold their third annual spring
concert Wednesday at $50 pm
in the Department of Agriculture's
Jefferson Auditorium. DR.. Fred
erick Fall will direct in the ab-
sence of Richard Dirksen, at pres
ent music director with Faith OF
Our Fathers"
One of the features of the per-
formance are scenes from Men
otti's "The Medium" sung by
Grace E. Mehl, soprano soloist OF
the Episcopal Church of the AS
cension and st. Agnes and an en-
ploye of the Agriculture Depart
ment. Supporting roles will be
taken by Virginia Hunter. Jean
Carson, Eileen Fox and George
Hollenbeck. The singers are SOLO
lists at the above mentioned
church. G. Orville Trondson viii
play piano accompaniments. The
pianist and Miss Mehl organized
the group. Frank Valenka, as
Isistant director of the Arena
Stage in Washington, is stage dl.
rector.
The concert portion of the p,o-
gram lists solos by Rex F. Hin
shaw, clarinetist with the Nation
al Gallery Orchestra; Edward
Schick. pianist. and ensemble
numbers by the choristers.
Evening star., 1951-06-03

lis critical. Every thing seems to
conspire to prevent Americans be-
coming opera lovers in a big way
1t may be that the salvation
of grand opera rests with the mo-
ton picture industry. The few
operas filmed already have had
as much appeal as other produc-
tions. But they come to a the
ater for a week, perhaps. ano
never return. What the picture
industry should do is to assemble
a library Of such films and set il
up for general distribution. Were
lit to screen the operas, one by one
they could be put out on a basis
that would provide a regular sea-
son each year in many cities.
The first protesting cry abou,
such an arrangement would be the
cost. The point is, however, that
the cost would be met over a Pc
riod of years or perhaps imme.
diately, if managers discovered
that a series of operas with fine
casts was available for as long
a season as the community could
stand. Then, performances ol
opera by means of the cinema
could be had once a week all win
ter or for a long run at one time
Films More Res0urceful.
One Of the advantages o1
screened opera lies in the greater
scenic possibilities. Historical
and national background could be
duplicated with complete details
and accuracy. Even the Metro
lpolitan. where the staging is. as
richly designed as possible. must
leave a good deal to the irnagina-
ton. So many things can only be
indicated in a stage production
and the vaster resources of the
films could round out the picture
One of the dangers would be
Hollywood's love for extravaganza
and it's desire to translate every.
thing to its style and witt
its particular touch. Opera still
does not lend itself to a different
treatment than is now established
but even that might come in time
Certainly operate acting would
be improved. At present only &
few great singers have real histri-
onic ability and the lack of it has
always been a drawback in gain.
| ing public appreciation for the art
except from those who are con-
tent with the fine voices. In q
way, opera is the least progressive
of the arts. Tradition holds sway
and no one has been brave
enough to do away with it. Per-
haps, when people really clamol
for opera, something will be done
to eliminate it's unnecessary de-
tails. Hollywood could do so, if il
became deeply interested anc
would be willing to work with
those who revere the singing
drama and have had long expert
ence with it's production.
Evening star., 1951-06-03
1DAV Activities

Meetings of the District Dis
abled American Veterans this
week are:
Federal Chapter, Monday.
King Chapter. Tuesday.
| National Service Auxiliary
"Wednesday.
Edward B. Tucker Chapter
Thursday.
National Capital Chapter, Fri
Iday.
All meetings will be held at
I1701 Eighteenth street NV.
| On Tuesday evening National
Service Auxiliary will visit Ward
IB at, Mount Alto Hospital.
/ King Chapter and National
Service Auxiliary will be co-hosts
to patients at Bethesda Naval
Hospital on Friday evening.
| National Service Auxiliary will
entertain patients in Ward E at
Mount Alto Hospital June 9 from
Is to 5 pm.