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Soviet Dues Payment
To UNO Boosts Hope
Of Full Participation
ly th» Associated Press
NEW YORK. April l.-Russia's
payment in full of her dues in
the United Nations increased
hopes today that the Security
Council soon will be running on!
a full-team basis.
It has been one man short since
Wednesday when Russian Delegate
Andrei Gromyko walked out in pro
test aga .ist the Council’s refusal
to defer the Iranian question until
April 10.
Members of the other 10 delega
tions could count three develop
ments in favor of their hope that
| Red Army Reported
Preparing to Leave
Azerbaijan Capital
By the Associated Press
TEHERAN, April 1. — A
United States Embassy spokes
man said today reports from
Tabriz indicated the Russian
Army was making “ostenta
tious'’ preparations to evacuate
that city, capital of the semi
autonomous Iranian province of
Azerbaijan.
The spokesman said no actual
movement of troops or mate
rials had been reported in
Tabriz but that “equipment and
vehicles are being concentrated,
apparently in preparation for
evacuation.”
An official Iranian source said
the Russians had evacuated all
highway check posts between
Teheran and points immediately
south of Tabriz, but that the
self-proclaimed government of
Azerbaijan had opened a new
control station at Sharifabad,
south of its previous frontier
post of Khorramdarah.
Russia might end what one official
called a ‘‘temporary absence.” and
resume its place on the Council
when that body reconvenes Wednes
day.
These were:
1. The news from Moscow, re
leased here by Secretary-General
Trygve Lie, that Russia had paid
in full her $1,723,000 assessment for
the United Nations working capital
She was the first big power to
do so.
2. Boris Stein, alternate Russian
delegate, has been working steadily
—and most congenially, other mem
bers said—on the Council commit
tee which is drafting rules for the
conduct of business.
3. Similarly, the Russians have
taken part in meetings of the Mili
tary Staff Committee, which is
working on preliminary plans for an
international force to keep the
peace.
“All these are evidence that adds
up all to th£ good.” said one delega
tion official, who withheld the use of
his name. This man expressed the
opinion the Russians have not been
happy in their self-chosen exile from
the Council.
He termed the dues-paying an
nouncement "great news,” and
added:
“I think we all would like to con
sider it as a sign of continued Rus
sian devotion to UNO and that we
will soon get over this temporary
absence."
There is still the fact that Mos
cow and Teheran have not replied
yet to the Council's request of last
Friday for clarification of the Iran
ian occupation matter. The deadline
is Wednesday.
The Council wants to know, in
effect, whether the Russian troops
were a tool to pry out oil concessions,
or stated more formally, is Russia's
lulfillment of her announced inten
tion to remove these troops depend
ent on negotiations between Iran
and Russia?
Byrnes Satisfied with Stand.
Persons familiar with the views of
Secretary of State Byrnes and Sir j
Alexander Cadogan of Great Britain
said these two leaders in the Rus
sian-opposed move to bring the
question of Iran before the Security
Council are satisfied their stand is'
sound.
They were said to feel that “the,
right thing has been done” and that'
they should pursue the course they
have taken. Mr. Byrnes argued
especially in the Council that to ig
nore Iran now might cost the United
Nations the confidence of other
small powers.
Three of these small nations are
the only ones besides-Russia to have
paid in full their share of the United
Nations’ working capital. They are
Belgium, with $332,750; The Nether
lands. with $357,000, and Norway,
with $169,000.
The United States was assessed
$6,153,000. of which it has paid $500,-1
000. Britain has paid $300,000 of
her $3,692,750 assessment.
In the absence of any official
statement as to Russia's intention
of complying with the request for
more information on Iran, even the
date of her funds-paying announce
ment came in for scrutiny. A cable
to Secretary General Lie from An-|
drei Vishinsky, deputy minister of
foreign affairs, said the transfer;
was made March 31. It was two'
flays earlier that the Council initi
ated its inquiry on Iran.'
Gromyko Is Reticent.
Persons coupling these dates
speculated that Russia would hard
ly have paid up at this time if the
Council's course on the Iranian ques
tion had offended her. Most were
inclined to wait for official news,
however.
Mr. Gromyko as late as last night
would not answer reporters’ ques
tions as to whether he would at
tend the Wednesday meeting which
will end the week-end Council re
cess. He said without elaboration
that he had spoken with Mr. Lie "a
couple of days ago.”
Mr. Byrnes is said to have the
definite feeling that the Council re
quest for information affords Russia
a graceful way out of its boycott
policy on Iranian discussions in the
Council now.
The Secretary of State spent the'
week end in Washington.
Puzzled at l'. S. Concern.
Recent dispatches from Moscow j
have said the Russians find it diffi
cult to understand why the United!
States is so concerned about Soviet j
troops in Iran when it maintains1
troops in China, Iceland and else
w-here. Soviet observers said the:
United States and Britain seemed
to be violating the principle of
‘'equality among nations.”
American officials here point out
that American troops in foreign
lands are there in accordance with
treaties and in no case has the
country concerned asked that they
be removed.
MIDWAY, PA.—WAITING OUT COAL SETTLEMENT—Steve Turkley, 54, veteran coal miner, set
tles down to a game of marbles with three nephews to wait for a settlement in the coal strike.
—AP Wirephoto. |
Detroit
_(Continued From First Page.)
i _
Street Electric Railway and Motoi
Coacli Employes of America <AFL)
and the Detroit Street Railways De
partment met until 2 a m. in an at
tempt to find a last-minute solutior
! for the union's demand. A unior
official reported the two sides ' dead
locked'' after the long session.
No Picket Lines Reported.
Nearly all vehicles were back lr
[the barns an hour after the strike
began, DSR officials reported. A
contingent of 79 Detroit police offi
cers and 15 from suburban High
land Park was on duty at car barns
but no incidents or picket line?
were reported.
Police Supt. Edwin Morgan said
the department was "functioning
normally" and added he expected
no difficulty unless an attempt was
made to move equipment.
No such effort will be made, ac
cording to Richard A. Sullivan. DSR
general manager, "until public opin
ion forces it.”
Detroit school officials planned to
hold classes as usual, although about
13,000 children ordinarily ride in
school buses chartered by the DSR.
Company Offer Rejected.
me union memDers, asKing an 18
cent hourly raise, yesterday turned
down the DSR's last-minute offer of
a 15-cent increase, About 2,000 op
erators who attended a mass meet
ing yesterday voted for the walkout,
ignoring international union officers
who urged postponement of action
for a week.
Myron Retherford, district super
intendent of the DSR’s huge car
barn at Highland Park, said 50 per
cent of the early shift drivers had
reported for work. However, he
added, no equipment was being
taken out.
Mayor Jeffries, who has insisted the
city can not meet the unions wage
demand and has urged arbitration
of the 3-cent difference, warned
union members before the walkout
that “the city will be without trans
portation only until the public is
sufficiently arounsed to justify the
turmoil that accompanies a strike."
Union leaders admitted the vote
at yesterday s meeting was far from
unanimous.
Greek
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and fights in Meiigala. Ambelokia,
the Fiorina district, Western Thrace
and Yanitza.
The American - British - French
mission observing the election an
nounced in London it would issue a
report April 10 on the fairness of
the voting. Russia had declined to
send observers.
Leftists Protests.
Meanwhile, the left-wing EAM
'National Liberation Front) entered
a protest against action by the In
terior Ministry in extending the vot
ing time in some precincts by three
hours. The ministry explained the
polls were allowed to remain open
three hours longer than originally
planned because some voters had
feared left-wing reprisals if they
were recognized by daylight at the
polls.
An EAM spokesman said the elec
tions had been dominated by "ter
rorism and unprecedented fraud”
and were "such that no honest man
who respects himself can admit they
have the slightest validity.”
"In spite of this, however, the
elections have proved the strength
of the Republican power, which has
won,” he added.
Reds Charge Threatening
Of Leftists for Boycott
MOSCOW, April 1 </P).—A Tass
dispatch from Athens today asserted
that “all democratic parties and or
ganizations in Greece, including the
General Federation of Trade Unions,
boycotted the general elections" yes
terday despite threats of force it
said were made by “reactionaries”
in an effort to have them take part.
“According to available informa
tion," the dispatch said, workers in
state and private institutions were
threatened with dismissal if they
failed to vote.
Tass also quoted a Swiss radio
broadcast reporting large-scale elec
tion clashes in Salonika.
Political Council Demands
Probe of Chiang's Son
By »h« Associated Press
CHUNGKING, April 1.—Public
discontent with the way China’s
government has handled the Man
churian affair flared yesterday with
a demand for an investigation of
Chiang Kai-shek’s son.
The demand was voiced in a reso
lution adopted by the People’s Po
litical Council, composed of all
parties, which echoed charges of
governmental mismanagement made
recently at the congress of the
Kuomintang, the generalissimo's
party.
The resolution asked the govern
ment to investigate the work of
Chiang Ching-kuo, the generalis
simo's son, who is special commis
sioner of foreign affairs In Man
churia: Gen. Hsiung Shi-hui,
director of the generalissimo's
headquarters in Manchuria, and
Chang Kia-ngau, special commis
sioner for economic affairs in Man
churia.
Men. 17-34: Be a “Guardian of
Victory.” The Army needs volun
teers and now offers the greatest
inducements for an Army career
ever devised. Get the full details
during a visit to the Army Recruit
ing Station, 403 Tenth street N.W.
Noah Beery, Sr., Veteran Actor,
Dies at Home in Hollywood
Left New York Show
On March 21 for
Brief Vacation
By th® Associated Pr®s*
HOLLYWOOD. April 1.—Noah
Beery, sr„ 62, veteran film actor
and brother of Wallace Beery, died
today at his home.
! Mr. Beery played villains and
other character parts since the early
days of silent pictures. He is sur
vived by his widow, a son. Noah,
jr.. also a film actor, and another
brother. William Beery.
In New York. Morton Nathaason,
press representative for Michael
Todd Productions, said Mr. Beery
! had been scheduled to return next
I Sunday to his role of Boss Tweed
in the Todd production, "Up in
Central Park.'’
Mr. Beery left the show March 21
for a two-week vacation after play
ing the role since the show opened
January 27. 1945. Mr. Nathanson
said Mr. Beery had planned to play
Boss Tweed in the musical's Chi
cago run, beginning April 27.
He had missed only a few per
formances since opening night. Mr.
Nathanson said.
Mr. Beery once announced he
was leaving a studio because he did
not believe that two brothers who
looked alike and played the same
sort of roles belonged on the same
lot.
"It only cuts the opportunities of
each 50 per cent,’’ he said.
Mr. Beery was born in Kansas
City, January 17, 1884. spent several
years in business after he left school
NOAH BEERY. Sr.
—AP Wirephoto.
and finally joined a Kansas City
stock company. It toured the coun
try, and ultimately he found suc
cess on the New York stage.
He and Wallace Beery joined
forces in a stock company and for
three years played the national
circuit in "Trail of the Lonesome
Pine." In 1920 he entered pictures,
and five years later bad established
a name as a villain His phrase
in an interview. "Villainy is its own
reward,” became famous. His most
noted role was the brutal sergeant
in "Beau Geste.'
Occasional bit parts came bis way
in later years, and he operated a
trout farm not far from Hollywood.
B'nai B'rith to Pledge
Bradley Veterans' Aid
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Veterans’
Adimnistrator. today was to receive
from 265.000 members of B’nai B'rith
a pledge to contribute all their man
power to an extensive postwar serv
ice program for veterans.
Tire pledge was to be formally pre
sented to the Veterans’ Administra
tor by Henry Monsky of Omaha,
president of B’Nai B'rith, at a lunch
eon in the Mayflower Hotel climax
ing a three-dav conference here of
the National Postwar Service-Amer
ieanism Commission and the Vet
erans' Advisory Committee of the
country’s oldest Jewish service or
ganization.
Wilson Wyatt. National Housing
Administrator, and Maj. Gen. Ed
ward F. Witsell, Army Adjutant Gen
eral, headed the list of guests at
the luncheon at which Gen. Brad
ley was to speak.
"Just as our membership was priv
ileged to serve the fighting forces
during the war years, so will it con
tinue during the peacetime years
with the same measure of concen
trated devotion,” the organization
pledged.
A contribution of $3,000 to the
American Red Cross was voted yes
terday by the conferees at a meet
ing in the Ambassador Hotel. Twelve
hundred local units also have made
donations to the Red Cross drive
now in progress.
A. B. Kapplin. director of post
war service, announced the order
has spent $560,000 since 1942 for
service to military and veterans'
hospitals, recreation equipment, Red
Crass and religious activities.
The National Veterans Advisory
Committee will use the order's facil
ities and manpower to serve vet
erans on a non-sectarian basis, Lt.
Col. Elliott Niles, chairman, an
nounced. Its three main goals are
housing, jobs and education for vet
ei ans.
Shooting
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burgh home, usually lighted be
tween 9 and 10 p.m., was dark at
that time.
Police said they were summoned
to the home at the request of rela
tives because they had not seen or
heard from the Stoutenburghs.
Had Been 111. for Weeks.
Police entered the home this
morning and found the family. Ac
cording to a neighbor, Mr. Stouten
burgh had only been out of the
Army for a short time. He was
stationed in Washington recently.
He said Mr. Stoutenburgh had been
ill for several weeks.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Stout
enburgh told police today that Mr.
Stoutenburgh unsuccessfully at
tempted suicide by gas about a
month ago, but no report was made
to police at that time, according
to Lt. Jeremiah Flaherty, chief of
the homicide squad.
The Stoutenburghs had lived at
the Kalmia street home for more
than 10 years and recently had re
paiied the sidewalk leading It it,'
the neighbor added.
Department of Justice records
show Mr. Stoutenburgh had been a
special assistant to the Attorney
General, in claims division, until he
was given military leave September
17, 1942.
W’as Native of Ohio.
He was born September 25, 1901,
at Norwalk, Ohio, and entered the
Justice Department May 12, 1930.
He was president of the Shepherd
Park Citizens’ Association.
The daughter attended the Cath
edral School for Girls, one of her
playmates said. Mary played with
other children in the block Saturday.
She often was seen helping her
father in the garden.
Pope's Plea for Alms
Is Met Generously
District Catholics responded to the
plea of Pope Pius XII for funds to
allay the suffering of wartorn Eu
rope and the Orient by contributing
generously yesterday to the Bishop's
War Emergency and Relief Commit
tee campaign in the churches and
chapels of Washington.
Though figures were not available
because collections are sent directly
to the Archdiocesan Chancery at
Baltimore, spokesmen here said Dis
trict residents answered the appeal
"most generously” at the special col
lections taken up at masses here.
Proceeds of this year's campaign,
as in the past, wiil be principally
disbursed through the Holy See to
victims of the war regardless of race,
creed or color.
In his appeal for alms for the suf
fering the Pope said “vast hosts of
children weakened or at death's
door through starvation hold out
their little hands asking for bread
and there is none to break it unto
them.' ” The message also stated j
these children “without home, ivith- i
out clothing, without fathers or
mothers to warm and clothe them "
are ill and "without the necessary
medicines and medical care.'"
Catholic children of the District
were also aiding the drive through
a "Pennies in the Pail” camptaign
This drive, which will continue
through Lent, is being made through
the parochial school students in
Washington.
Federal Pay
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December was more than sufficient,
to meet increased costs of living. He.
said the 15.9 per cent pay raise re
ceived by Government workers last
July, plus the Senate-proposed 11
per cent increase, would enable the
average Government worker to meet
the increased cost of living.
In conclusion. Mr. Rees declared:
"The attention of the House is di
rected to the fact that this bill will
add one half billion annually to the
cost of Government and increase the1
already stupendous $200,000,000,000
national debt proportionately.”
"An increase of 18.5 per cent is
too high a figure,” Mr. Rees said.
Government workers received a 15.9
per cent pay boost last July and the
amount proposed by the committee
would give them a combined wage
increase considerably in excess of
the cost of living increases.”
Likes Graduated Increase.
Mr. Rees said one of the reasons
he favors the Senate bill is that it
provides for a graduated increase,
with employes in the lower income
brackets getting a greater percent
age of the raise. However, even in
the lower brackets the raise does
not exceed 13 or 14 per cent.
“If the purpose of the pay bill is
to enable Federal workers to meet
increased living costs then let’s
give the low-income employe a bet
ter break than those making far
higher salaries,” he said. At the
same time Mr. Rees expressed his
opposition to the ‘‘break through"
of the $10,000 Federal ceiling as
approved by the committee.’
Price Board Clerk Named
MARTINSBURG, W. Va„ April 1
(Special).—Mrs. Eilcn Foreman has
been named clerk of the Berkeley
County Price Control Board, suc
ceeding Mrs. Velma Rice of Berkeley
Springs, who resigned. _
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Original Sugar Quota
For Philippines Gets
Backing From Tydings
By J. A. O'Leary
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, came out today in favori
of restoring to the Philippine trade,
bill the original sugar quota of 850,
000 Jong tons a year.
The House, before passing the
measure Friday, cut the sugar quota
to 850,000 short tons, a reduction of
102,000 short tons. The Marylander,
who is chairman of the Senate
Committee on Territories and In
sular Affairs, said this Government
should not take “any small advan
tage’’ of the Filipinos in the trying
period that lies ahead.
His statement followed an an
nouncement Saturday by Chairman
George of the Senate Finance Com
mittee that he, too, supports the
original sugar quota. The bill will
be handled by the Finance Commit
tee in the Senate.
“Without having heard the argu
ments pro and con, I am inclined
very strongly to give the Philip
pines in this interim period the
same preferential, w'hich would in
clude the 850,000 long tons sugar
quota which they have had," said
Senator Tydings.
The interim referred to is the 28
year-life of the trade agreement,
designed to help the Filipinos em
bark on their era of independence
in the face of war devastation.
“We should not take any small
advantage of them in their great
hour of trial," Senator Tydings con
tinued. “They have suffered more—
infinitely more—than any other
country over which the American
flag flies. They died by the thou
sands. Their homes and industries
were destroyed by the tens of thou
sands. Their transportation system
was demolished. Their financial
system and currency were ruined.
“Surely justice and humanity, and
the fine exhibition of loyalty and
devotion they have shown to our
common cause warrant the fairest
treatment by this strong country,
the United States."
The Philippines become inde
pendent on July 4. Under the trade
agreement bill, they would continue
to have free trade with the United
States for 8 years, with quotas on
their major products. Starting in
the ninth year, tariff duties would be
applied gradually over a 20-year pe
riod, at the rate of 5 per cent a
year of the rates this country im
poses on Cuba.
Tito Protests Allied Planes
Flying Over Yugoslavia
By the Associated Pres*
BELGRADE. April 1.—Premier
Marshal Tito told Parliament today
that Allied planes had flown over
Yugoslav territory and that this
constituted a threat to the nation's
peace and security.
"Our people can not tolerate such
provocations.’’ he declared.
He said Yugoslavia protested on
February 28 against plane flights I
but received no answer. iTito ap
parently did not say to whom the
protest was addressed.'
He said relations with the United
States have been obstructed by "few
misunderstandings."
"The United States asked the
Yugoslav government to recognize
the obligations of previous govern
ments," he said "After some study
I am able to say that Yugoslavia
recognizes all these obligations to
the United States and I think the
last obstacle to understanding has
been overcome."
Wages
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Senate added an amendment to the1
minimum wage bill establishing a j
revised farm parity formula which 1
would take into account the cost
of agricultural labor.
Called Justice for Farmers.
Backers of the amendment say
its enactment would only provide
justice for the farmers, who, they
contend, are going to have to pay
higher prices for their purchases
as the result of industrial wage
increases.
There was general agreement on
both sides of the Capitol that the
House, which twice has approved
similar proposals, would accept the
Senate amendment readily.
Senate leaders hope 10 complete
work on the measure by midweek,
after deciding on a new minimum
wage level. The bill provides for
raising the current floor of 40 cents
an hour to 65. and eventually to
15 cents Senators Ellender, Demo
crat. of Louisiana and Ball. Repub
lican. of Minnesota want to hold the
initial jumD to 55 cents, stepping
up the minimum to 60 cents 18
months later.
Should Mr. Truman carry out his!
threat to veto the whole bill be
cause of the parity amendment, a
number of farm State Senators have
said they will simply tack the parity,
issue on the price-control extension
measure when it reaches them. They
consider the OPA extender virtually
veto-proof.
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Committee Cuts Sharply
Into Interior Budget Bill
*y th# Associotad Pr«t
The biggest Interior Department
budget in history—for the 1947 fiscal
year—is being pared sharply by the
House Appropriations Committee, it
was reported today.
The budget requests totaled $340,
719,260. The committee is expected
to approve an appropriation bill
shortly after April 9, although it
probably will not be acted upon be
fore May.
Representative Johnson, Demo
crat, of Oklahoma, chairman of the
subcommittee which handles funds
for the Interior Department, pre
dicted the Interior bill will be
“slashed deeper than any Interior
' ill in history.”
He stated, however, that because
of the budget's size the cuts will not
necessarily mean less money for the
department than in previous years.
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