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Trieste Threat
To Yugoslavia
Seen at Paris
Belgrade's Spokesman
Says West Seeks to
Make City Bridgehead
ly tfca Associated Press
PARIS, Sept. 17.—Ales Bebler,
Yugoslav spokesman, accused the
Western powers today of seeking
to establi* a bridgehead in the
free city of Trieste for future
military action against Yugo
slavia.
Opening the Slavic bloc's attack
on the proposed boundaries of the
free terrritory, Mr. Bebler told a
Peace Conference commission the
only reason these were expanded be
yond the Trieste city limits was to
“allow space for the deployment of
armed forces.”
Governor’s Powers Cited.
Mr. Bebler referred to the Gov
ernor's powers in the free state as
envisaged by Western nations, and
said they could be explained only by
considerations of power politics.
“He can even call in foreign
troops.” said Mr. Bebler. "But
against whom? The object of their
action is never named but is always
implied—Y ugosla via. ’'
Mr. Bebler spoke as statesmen
lined up once again in the Italian!
Political and Territorial Commis-1
sior. on opposing sides pf the Trieste j
issue—this time in connection with'
the frontiers of the projected free
area.
Mr. Bebler urged the adoption of
8 Yugoslav amendment which would
push the boundaries back to the
city proper, a proposal paralleled by
a White Russian amendment and
contested by South African and
Australian amendments which
would extend the free state south in
Istria to include Pola and other
Italian coastal communities.
Italian Navy to Be Divided.
The military commission adopted
without argument provisions for
division of surplus Italian fleet
units among the United States.
Britain. France and Russia.
The vessels include the battle
ships Cesare. Italia and Vittorio
Veneto, five cruisers, seven destroy
ers. one sloop, six torpedo boats,
eight submarines and a host of
minor craft and auxiliaries.
This same commission approved i
clauses ordering Italy to demilitarize
her frontiers with France and Yugo
slavia, as well as Sicily, Sardinia.
Pantelleria and smaller islands in
the Mediterrnean and Adriatic. i
Previously, the commission re
jected, 16»to 4. a South African
amendment- which would have
limited Italian military and naval
restrictions to five years at most, if
not modified earlier by the United
Nations Security Council. Only
Australia, New Zealand and the
Netherlands supported the South
African position.
(Officials of the United Na
tions secretariat in New York i
said neither the Security Council
nor any other U. N. unit would
have the authority to alter pro
visions of the peace treaties.
(They added that the only
contingency in which the United
Nations could normally be ex
pected to take cognizance of
limitations on Italian armament
would be when and if Italy be
came a U. N. member. At that
time, secretariat spokesmen ex
plained, the military staff com
mittee would have to see to it
that Italy was not held re
sponsible for greater contribu
tions to the common armed
forces for maintaining peace
than the Italian peace treaty
permitted.'»
British Amendment Beaten.
The Balkan Economic Committee
in considering annexes to the Ro- j
manian treaty, rejected a British
sponsored amendment specifically
providing for the restoration of j
United Nations shipping seized after
June, 1941.
Delegates of other nations said
they believed this was already suffi
ciently covered bv the article re
quiring the return of all United
Nations property.
11]r III] 11 111 1 V 1UIIUI1U5MOM VOICU
19 to 1 for Article 49 of the Italian
treaty, with Brazil absent, providing
that Italy must dispose of sub
marines and nonoperational ships
within time limits and under condi
tions specified by the Big Four
treaty draft.
Gen. Frank Theron of South
Africa called for allowing Italy to
salvage electrical equipment that
could aid Italy’s civil economy and
in the ensuing argument suggested
that even the steel from hulls could
be cut up for Italy's industry.
Capt. Ronald F. Pryce of the
United States Navy and A. V. Alex
ander, first lord of Britain's Ad
miralty, debated interpretation of
the draft treaty at length, with Mr.
Alexander suggesting that the Ital
ians be permitted to apply for such
equipment as Italy wanted before
sinking the submarines.
The Russian delegation sat by
silently during the interchange
Gen. Theron* motion was voted
down, 17 to 1, with Belgium and
Holland abstaining. On the final
vote only White Russia voted against
the United States stand. The White
Russian vote was obviously the re
sult of a misunderstanding and
brought snickeA from the other
delegates.
The Pennant Race
At New York—
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New York .. 000 0 f —
Batterlee—Pellet and Until; Kennedy.
Thompson (41b) and Lombardi.
At Brooklyn—
Chicago 100 00
Brooklyn 300 00 —
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Livinraton: Hatton and Edwards.
Today's Home Runs
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Pepper Attacks Reactionaries
Within Democratic Ranks
Parties Must Divide
In Fight for Labor,
He Tells Trainmen
tb* Associated Press
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 17.
17—iSenator Pepper. Democrat,
of Florida today said he "did not
like reactionaries within the
Democratic party” and said if
necessary “even the parties must
divide” to carry on the fight for
labor.
Addressing the 28th convention
of - the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, Senator Pepper said:
"I am a Roosevelt Democrat and
I don't like reactionaries within the
Democratic party any more than
within the Republican party. When
you begin to clean house, do a good
job.”
He discussed the railway brother
hood' strike which collapsed last
May, and declared:
"This is the cause of all men in
America who earn their living. We
must all join the fight. We must
stand together, crossing the lines of
parties if necessary.”
Hits Strike Action.
Mr. Truman, Senator Pepper said,
established “a policy of seething
propaganda" against the trainmen's
strike. He declared that A. F.
Whitney, president of the train
men’s union, wrote a letter offering
conciliation while the Government
(See PEPPER. Page A-5.»
Clayton 'Assumes'
Wallace Will 'Clear'
His Future Speeches
Acting Secretary of State
Clayton said today that he as
sumed that future speeches on
foreign policy by Secretary of
Commerce Wallace and other re
sponsible Government officials
would be cleared with the State
Department before delivery.
Mr. Clayton told a news confer
ence. however, that he had not spe
cifically asked Mr. Wallace to submit
nis forthcoming speeches to the de
partment, and said he did not know
of any obligation that would require
Mr. Wallace to follow the State
Department's advice.
He conceded that the Secretary
of Commerce had a right to make
any speech he wants to, but asserted
firmly that it is another questi6n
as to whether it is wise or prudent
for him to make public statements
that conflict with established foreign
policy.
Sees Truman Tomorrow.
Mr. Wallace made it clear yes
terday that he intends to continue
what he calls his "efforts for a just
and lasting peace" along the lines
of his Madison Square Garden
speech last Thursday in which he
urged a softening up in policy toward
Russia and recognition of a Soviet
sphere of influence in Eastern Eu
rope despite this Governments es
(See WALLACE, Page A-9.1
Britain and Argentina I
Settle Differences in
New Trade Agreement,
England to Get All Meat
Surplus During Next
Four-Year Period
LONDON, Sept. 17.—Britain
and Argentina signed a trade
and financial agreement today
settling their differences on
sterling payments, meat pur
chases and British-owned Ar
gentine railways and agreeing j
to continue an expired trade ,
treaty until a new one can be 1
negotiated, the British govern- i
ment announced. 1
The agreement, signed in Buenos j
Aires, was published simultaneously
in London by the British Central 1
Office of Information. The agree- i
ment came after weeks-long con- 1
ferenees which several times were t
near a breakdown. I
The negotiators agreed that "dis
:ussions should be initiated imme- <
iiately to prepare modifications to 1
the Anglo-Argentine trade treaty
recently expired.”
Meantime, the old treaty will
continue in force until the end of
next December.
Sterling la Released.
Financial agreements also in
volved Brazil and Paraguay.
Britain agreed that Argentina
could use the proceeds of current
sterling transactions without re
striction and that present sterling
balances frozen In England could
be used at the rate of £5.000,000
' t20.000.0001 a year for four years,
after which new discussions on the
remaining balance of some £125,
000,000 could be started.
Britain agreed that Argentina
also could transfer to Brazil—If
Brazil agrees—up to £10.000.000 of
the sterling balance and that Para
guayan sterling bought in the Banco
Central de la Republica Argentina
would henceforth be freely convert
ible Into other currencies.
Britain Gets Surplus Meat.
The two countries agreed that
Britain could buy all Argentine
surplus meat for a four-year period
except small reserves for sale in
other countries. These reserves
would amount to 17 per cent in the
first year and 22 per cent in the
second, with a proviso that Britain
could also buy part of the reserves
if they were not actually sold to
other couhtries.
Britain agreed to pay at least 25
per cent more for the meat than at
present. - j
Britain agreed that British-owned
railways should be taken over by a
tax-free Argentine company—either
public or private—and that presenti
British owners should be paid for
their holdings with stock in the new
company. •
Industry Hits Slash
In Restaurant Prices
As Biggest 'Outrage'
Campaign Is Pledged
For Eventual Decontrol
Of Meat Dishes
By Malcolm Lamborne Jr.
A spokesman for the restau
rant industry today described
the rollback of prices in the Na
tion’s restaurants to June 30
levels as the “most outrageous
action the OPA has taken’’ and
promised a fight for eventual
decontrol of meat items served
in eating places.
The spokesman. Robert J. Wilson,
executive secretary of the Wash
ington Restaurant Association, de
clared that it was “absolutely un
true” that restaurants will be able
to absorb the higher costs for meat.
This was claimed in last night's
edict by OPA ordering immediate
restoration of June 30 ceilings on
Cafes in Fort Dodge
Close Until Thursday
In Rollback Protest
By the Associo'ed *re%%
FORT DODGE, Iowa. Sept.
17.—Virtually all Fort Dodge
eating houses were closed today
in protest against the OPA
order rolling back restaurant
meal charges to June 30 levels.
The proprietors said they will
remain closed until 9 a.m.
Thursday at which time they
will take such further action as
is necessary. Pickets were to be
placed outside restaurants
which do not close.
Hotels w'ere permitted to serve
food only to their regular guests.
meals and individual dishes in
which meat Is the major ingredient.
The OPA action means a rollback
of an average of 10 per cent in
restaurant prices here, according to
Mr. Wilson. He doubted, however,
that operators who have altered
menus could have new menus
printed in a few days. It may be a
week, he said, before the printing
jobs can be finished.
Textile Prices Increased.
OPA's firm stand on restaurant
prices came during a day which
found the agency granting its third
price increase under the new Price
Control Act to the cotton textile
industry.
OPA said last week's 5-cent-an
hour wage increase approved by the
Wage Stabilization Board for workers
in cotton textile mills will be re
flected in an average of 2 per cent
increase in ceiling prices of textiles
(See PRICES, Page A-5.1
Britain Gets Injunction to Halt
Spreading Squatter Movement
Labor Threatens to
Support Red-Backed
Invasion of Buildings
ly the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept. 17—The Brit-'
ish government, acting in the
face of threatened opposition by
organized labor, obtained an in
terim injunction today against
invasion of government-vacated
buildings in the spreading squat
ter movement. 1
The government brought four
cases testing the rights of the squat
ters which would restrain them from I
entering, remaining in or otherwise
trespassing on premises occupied in!
a Communist-sponsored invasion
last week.
A writ was granted in the first of
the proceedings, dealing with occu
pancy of the Duchess of Bedford
.apartments. The squatters were
j given three days to vacate the prem
! iscs. Colin Pearson, attorney for the
i government, first had insisted they
; move within 48 hours.
Commenting on the evacuation
order, the court observed:
“The defendants might well go
quickly. They must have known from
the beginning that their act was
illegal.”
Voicing the opinion that “every
body else concerned in this lnva
> k
100 Families Invade
Camps in Suburbs of
Brisbane, Australia
By th« Ari»ociat*d Press
BRISBANE, Sept, 17.—The
"squatter" movement, launched
recently in Britain, spread to
Australia today when more than
100 families moved into vacant
military camps in two Brisbane
suburbs.
“There will be serious trouble
if they try to send us back to
the hovels from which we came
or throw us out into the streets,"
a spokesman for the squatters
declared.
sion has committed trespass and
continues to commit trespass," the
court added:
“If ever there was a case in which
the court should intervene at the
earliest possible stage in an action
by granting an injunction, this is
the case.”
Britain's shop stewards—factory
spokesmen for organized labor—
took issue with the government,
calling for nationwide union support
for the fast-spreading squatter
movement.
"We warn the government,” said
a statement issued by the National
Acting Council of the Engineering
(See 8QUATTER8, Page A-3)
*
Refugees Delay
Europe's Peace,
Canada Warns
U. N. Urged to Speed
Relief Organization
And Solve Problem
By the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y„ Sept.
17.—Canada, joining the United
States in the fight to create an
international refugee organiza
tion, warned the United Nations
Economic and Social Council to
day that the peaceful recovery
of Europe may be hindered and
delayed indefinitely if a million
non-German refugees are aban
doned in occupied territory.
Meanwhile, the Security Council,j
with Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromy
ko sitting for the first time as chair
man. neared a vote on the long
debated Ukrainian charges that
Greece, aided by Britain, is threat
ening peace in the Balkans.
As additional opposition from the
Latin American countries to the
proposed refugee organization de
veloped. Canadian Delegate Paul
Martin declared that the condition i
of a million people who have been;
left homeless in Europe is "as great \
and pressing a problem of relief as
any” that has emerged since victory.
Will Examine Proposals.
Mr. Martin told the Council that I
his government was prepared to:
examine any proposals for immigra
tion of these refugees. He added
that Canada already is preparing
to receive 4.000 members of the for
mer Polish Army in Western Europe i
who refuse to return to their home- 1
land.
He pleaded with the Council to!
establish the international refugee1
organization as soon as passible.
Earlier, Dr. Guillermo Belt of
Cuba added his voice to the Latin-1
Americans who are opposing the
proposed refugee organization be-1
cause of high costs and of appro
priations. j
The Security Council, now in its
third week of debate on the
Ukraine's case, was set to resume
discussion of the highly contro
versial issue involving Greece this
afternoon.
Mr. Gromyko yesterday demand-1
pd that the Security Council order
Greece to cease "threatening
peace” in the Balkans.
Dendramis to Speak.
First speaker scheduled to be
heard is Vassili Dendramis, Greek
representative to the United Na
tions, who is leading his country’s
fight against the Ukrainian charges.
Before the council were several
proposals, including an Australian
motion to by-pass the Ukrainian
charges and move on to the next
item: whether to admit to the Coun
cil agenda a Russian proposal that
the 11-nation body call on all mem
ber nations with troops in Foreign
countries that were not enemies in
the svar to give complete data, as of
August 1 about the troops' strength
and deployment.
Before the Council was the Soviet
demand that the Ukrainian case be
kept on the agenda until the Greek
movement “has fulfilled the recom
mendations of the council.”
Gromyko's Three Demands.
Mr. Gromyko in presenting the
proposal yesterday asked the coun
cil to call upon the Greek govern
ment:
1. To take measures for immedi
ate cessation of the "provocative ac
tivities of the aggressive monarchist;
elements” on the Greek-Albanian ■
frontier.
2. To “put an end to the agitation
regarding the state of war which is
said to exist between Greece and
Albania, in spite of the fact that
Albania is endeavoring to establish
normal peaceful relations with;
Greece.”
3. To ‘‘terminate the persecution
of national minorities in Greece.”
Finally, he asked the Security
Council to retain on its agenda “the
question of the menacing situation
brought about as the result of the
activities of the Greek government
so long as the latter fails to carry'
out the recommendations proposed
to it by the Security Council.”
Brazil, the Netherlands and Great
Britain already have indicated sup
port for the Australian proposal.
In joining Australia, Dr. Eelco N.
Van KlefTens of the Netherlands
suggested that the Council call di
rectly on the governments of Albania
and Greece themselves to settle their
border differences.
Mr. Gromyko takes over the chair
manship from Dr. Oscar Lange of
Poland.
j FORMER JUSTICE DIES—
| Former Justice Peyton Gor
don. who died this afternoon
of a heart attack he suffered
Sunday. Justice Gordon, who
was 76. retired from the Dis
trict Court bench in 1941. He
died at his home, 2139 Wyo
ming avenue N.W.
—Harris & Ewing Photo.
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Hybrid Corn
Right Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill
Elected to Head Episcopalians
Boston Cleric Named
To Succeed Dr. Tucker
As Presiding Bishop
By Caspar Nannes
Star Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17—
The Right Rev. Henry Knox
Sherrill, Bishop of Boston, today
was elected presiding bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal Church
to succeed the retiring presiding
bishop, Henry St. George Tucker.
Others nominated for the position
were the Right Rev. W. Bertrand
Stevens. Bishop of Los Angeles, and
the Right Rev. Robert E. Lee Strider.
Bishop of West Virginia.
The election was held by the House
of Bishops as the 55th Triennial
General Convention of the Episcopal
Church, meeting on the University |
(See EPISCOPALIANS, P**e A-#.) I
THE RIGHT REV. HENRY
KNOX SHERRILL.
—AP Wirephoto.
Revisions Indicated
In 17-Million Program
Of District Taxation
Major Baffle Is Sfaged
Over 2% Sales Levy
Af Exfended Hearing
Possibilities that the $17,750,
000 District revenue plan will be
revised before it is sent to Capitol
Hill were advanced today as the
Commissioners pondered the
thousands of words of advice
heard at a six-hour session yes
terday with a vocal cross-section
of the taxpayers.
While no decisions have been
made as yet. one municipal official
expressed belief that something less
than the whole seven-point program
presented by the Special Tax Com
mittee would be recommended to
Congress.
How deeply the plan might be
trimmed remained conjectural. An
observer close to the situation
warned “If we cut too much the
District will land in the red in the:
next fiscal year.”
Sales Tax Under Fire.
The two per cent general sales
tax proposal came under heavy at
tack from numerous organization
witnesses during the protracted
public hearing. It also received the
support of numerous other groups
but in important Instances this was
on an alternative of "if needed'
basis.
There were doubts that Congress
would enact a sales tax. Some
suggested the plan should be sent
to Congress for an official pro
nouncement, especially since this!
tax would bring in $9,000,000 and
the need for revenue was great.
Considered likely to be abandoned
by the city heads, if changes are
made, were smaller and less vital
excise tax proposals, such as those
for a two per cent tax on utility
bills and a 10 per cent levy onj
amusements.
Major Points Brought Out.
The hearing put several major:
points in bold relief:
1. There was unanimous support
for strong appeal to Congress for
a very substantial increase in the
Federal payment toward National
Capital costs. Many witnesses spe
cifically championed the principles
of the O’Mahoney-Overton formula
for annual adjustment of the Fed
eral share in keeping generally with
the extent of tax-exempt Federal
land holdings here.
2. Recommendations for knock
ing the domicile limitations out of
the Bistrlct Income Tax Act and
for extending its application to all
incomes earned within the District
received solid support. Several
witnesses suggested increased rates
and lowered exemptions for the in
come levy.
3. Spokesmen for the 51 organiza
tions outlining their views clashed
sharply over the suggested general
sales levy, by far the biggest item
in the whole list. So divergent were
the organization views that one of
the first problems of the city heads
was described as being to determine
what is the majority Washington
sentiment.
4. So convinced were the tax
payers of the great needs for in
creased revenues that only a small
(See TAXES, Page A-9.)
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'General Store' Sale
Bottlenecks Seen
By WAA Officials
Million Surplus Items
Offered Bargain Hunters
In New Orleans Test
By Robert K. Walsh
Star Staff Correspondent
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.—War
Assets Administration officials
won a major victory over red
tape in getting surplus goods to
veterans but believe today that
the "general store” method of
speedy cash and carry sales is
open to possible abuses, admin
istrative bottlenecks and private
business complaints whieh will
prevent widespread application
of the system.
A main bottleneck disclosed at the
test sale which started here yes
terday with 10,000 bargain-hunting
veterans and their relatives on hand,
is lack of WAA personnel to conduct
so great a sale. The 230 clerks
and cashiers, however, handled
about 6.000 sales at the rate of a
thousand an hour before the first
day ended. That is by far the
fastest disposal record at any sale
to date. The experimental "vets’
store" on 82,000 square feet of floor
space in a former airplane hangar
was the first of its kind ever at
tempted.
The possibility of abuse exists
when paperwork is cut down to
the extent it was at this sale, WAA
authorities admitted. But as Mayor
de Lesseps Morrison of New Or
leans remarked, "This sale goes a
long way to break the feeling that
everything Uncle Sam does is fouled
up in red tape.”
Some of more than 1,000.000 pieces
of merchandise in 2.000 separate
classifications, which originally cost
the Government about $4,000,000, re
portedly were bought yesterday by
nonveterans. Although purchases
were supposed to be limited to vet
erans on presentation of proof of
honorable discharge, there was evi
dence that persons who obviously
were not veterans had been able
to buy.
Another early difficulty whieh,
however, seemed to be ironed out
before it could cause serious con
tSee ASSETS, Page-A^ST) '
Loyalty Investigation
Of Federal Workers
Opposed by Mitchell
Additional Federal Pay
Raise Is Part of AFL
Program, Green Says
By Joseph Young
Star Staff Correspondent
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 17.—1
Harry B. Mitchell, president of
the Civil Service Commission,
today expressed opposition to
the proposed congressional loy
alty investigation of Govern
ment employes, asserting that
“there Is evidence of an arousal
in this country, particularly in
Washington, of a spirit of intol
erance toward others who. differ:
in opinion from a majority of
us.”
Declaring that Communists and;
other subversive elements cannot be
tolerated in the Government service,
Mr. Mitchell told the national con-:
vention of the AFL American Feder
ation of Government Employes that:
there is k big difference betweenj
these groups and persons Of liberal'
and progressive beliefs.
William Green, president of the:
American Federation of Labor, whoi
is scheduled to speak this afternoon,
said at a press conference that an
additional pay raise for Govern-;
ment workers was part of the AFL's
over-all program.
Jobleas Benefits Urged.
"The raise is needed now to off
set the rising cost of living and to
aring Federal employes on an equita
ble wage basis with employes in
private industry,” Mr. Green de
clared.
He also declared that Federal
workers who are dismissed from
their jobs during the current re
duction-in-force program should be
granted unemployment compensa
tion, the same as is accorded work
ers in private industry.
Mr. Mitchell reiterated his recent
denunciation of the policies of the
CIO United Public Workers of Amer
ica, declaring: "Let us not become
hysterical toward loyal Americans
who differ from us on how to better
conditions because a few foolish
leaders of an organization have led
their followers so far afield from the
American ideals that they would de
stroy them*”
Distinction Drawn.
Mr. Mitchell drew a distinction be-1
tween liberty of thought and dis-i
loyalty of thought. "Let me add that
liberty of thought is a part of the
American Government and let us not
confuse liberty of thought with dis
loyalty of thought," he declared.
"Let me also add that I cannot
understand how any intelligent man,
living in the United States and
I knowing anything of conditions in
other countries where liberty of
[neither thought nor action is per
mitted, can prefer the latter to what;
he has at home," Mr. Mitchell con
tinued.
But, he added, "men and women
who see imperfections in the United
[States, where there are imperfec
tions, or even seeming imperfections,
and who are striving to better the
conditions, certainly have the right.”
Representative Rees of Kansas,
ranking minority member of the
House Civil Service Committee, is
seeking to have the next Congress
authorize an investigation of all
Federal employes whose loyalty is in
doubt, including the right to reopen
cases of Government workers who
previously had satisfied the Civil
(See AFGE, Page A-5.)
Charge That Benter Sold Auto
Above Ceiling Price Dismissed
Charges of selling an automobile;
for $1,120 above celling price against
Capt. Charles Benter, director of
the Metropolitan Police Band, to
day were dismissed by United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage.
The former Navy Band leader was
freed after a preliminary hearing
when Mr, Turnage ruled procedure
testified to in regard to the alleged
sale of a 1946 Pontiac to a mer
chant marine officer here, August 28,
indicated entrapment and infringe
ment upon Capt. Benter's civil
rightf.
Defense Attorneys Robert E.
Lynch and Roy Ingoldsby brought
from Second Steward Joseph E.
Sissler, 19, of 3612 Fortieth place,
Colmar Manor, Md., an admission
that payment was stopped on a $1,
sto^ed
500 cashier's check he tendered Capt.
Benter in payment of the $2,300 al
legedly paid for the car.
Mr. Sissler said he was advised
by OP A Enforcement Attorney
Grahame Walker to stop payment
on the check. He added that a
check is "in the mail’’ to Capt.
Benter for $379.20 to supplement an
$800 cash payment to make up the
stated celling price for the car.
$1,179.20.
Mr. Sissler testified he approached
Capt. Benter August 27 when his
caf drew alongside the band leader's
Pontiac at Sixth and N streets N.W.
He said he leaned out of the
window of the ear and shouted to
Capt. Benter. "Do you want, to sell
your ear?- The band leader, he said,
(See BENTER, Page A-5.)
CIO Withdraws
Pickets, Easing
Shipping Tieup
NMU Move Frees
40 AFL Vessels
In New York Port
By James Y. Newton
The Nation-wide shipping tie
up was eased somewhat today
for the first time since the strike
began, 13 days ago, when the
CIO National Maritime Union
ordered its locals to withdraw
pickets from ships manned by
the AFT. Seafarers’ International
Union "except where they are
berthed at the same docks with
NMU vessels.’’
Joseph Curran, NMU president,
who issued tne order, estimated
that it would free about 40 ships
in New York harbor alone, per
mitting them to prepare to sail. All
foreign ships not under contract
! with the striking CIO union also
were exempted from picketing.
Mr. Curran's order did not men
. tion ships manned by members of
| the Sailors Union of the Pacific,
; largest of the two AFL seamen s
i unions. But, nearly all of the West
Coast seamen’s union vessels also
are dependent on members of the
CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards
• Union, also on strike.
roiiows am, Kequest.
The freeing action followed a re
quest by the AFL Maritime Trades
Department which asked the NMU
to withdraw pickets from vessels on
all coasts except those under con
tract to CIO "to eliminate the pos
sibility of wide-open jurisdictional
warfare along all docks in all ports."
Reports indicated that AFL mari
time personnel were resuming work
in Baltimore, New York, Portland,
Me., and other points.
In New York about 500 AFL long
shoremen were at work on 32 ships
and hundreds more were expected
back on the job during the day. At
Portland, CIO pickets withdrew from
three AFL-manned Liberty ships.
AFL stevedores and seamen rushed
through NMU picket lines in Balti
more. The situation there was tense,
but no physical violence was report
ed. Rival union men milled about
as three gangs of longshoremen
breached the CIO line at one dock.
Thousand Men Gather.
Police estimated a thousand men
were congregated at one Baltimore
wharf. They hesitated as AFL loud
speakers urged them to go to work.
Finally, one stevedore, saying "I’ve
got to buy cheese for my kids,"
walked through. Others followed
John Owens, executive secretary
(See MARITIME. Page A-3.)
Snow Defeats Bowles
In Governor Fight
By the Associated Press
HARTFORD. Conn., Sept. 17 —
Lt. Gov. Wilbert Snow, Wesleyan
University English professor, re
ceived the Connecticut Democratic
gubernatorial nomination today
after a first-ballot test gave him
the lead over four rivals, among
them Chester Bowle6, wartime OPA
chief.
Lt. Gov. Snow's total on the first
ballot at the State Convention fell
about 100 votes short of the 624 ma
jority needed for nomination, but
even while the result of the ballot
was being tabulated, factional leader
after factional leader jumped on the
Snow bandwagon to give him the
nomination.
The unofficial tabulation gave Lt.
Gov. Snow 525 to 455 for Mr. Bowles
on the first ballot.
Mr. Bowles himself, although not
a delegate, came to the platform
and moved that Lt. Snow be given
the nomination by acclimation.
Shouts of "Bowles for SenatorH
came from the floor.
The Lieutenant Governor will op
pose his former chief at Wesleyan,
Dr. James L. McConaughy, in the
November elections.
Dr. McConaughy. former president
of Wesleyan, received the Repub
lican gubernatorial nomination last
week.
Five names were offered to the
convention. The others were Thomas
J. Dodd. United States prosecutor at
the Nuernberg war crimes trial; for
mer Mayor Alfred N. Phillips, jr.. of
Stamford and Mayor John S. Mona
gan of Waterburv.
Bulletins
Some Truckers Will Work
NEW YORK </P>.—AFL truck
drivers, cheering and applaud
ing proposals of their leaders,
today voted a partial resump
tion of trucking activities in
New York by operating under
agreements with firms who
would accept contracts by two
trucking concerns, a grocery
chain and a newsprint deliv
ery service.
(Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Ship Survivors Sighted
NEW YORK <A\ — Coast
Guard headquarters said to
day an Army plane reported
that it had sighted additional
survivors of the Norwegian
tanker Marit II on a raft
about 70 miles due east of
Cape Henry, Va. The num
ber of men seen was not given.
(Earlier Story on Page A-12.)
Gambling Ship Seized
LONG BEACH, Calif. W_
The Coast Guard announced
today it hai| seised Tony Cor
nero Stratla’s luxurious gam
bling ship, the Bunker Hill,
"for violation of Federal law."
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