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96th Year. No. 221. WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 8. 1948-130 PAGES. *_ ff^iSSSS, TEN CENTS. a^E?
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Congress Adjourns After Passing
G. O. P. Housing, Inflation Bills;
M. J.Tobin Named To Labor Post
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$10,300,000 Voted
For Financing of
Building Program
CONGRESSIONAL BOX SCORE
shows how President’s legislation
fared at extra session. Page A-9.
By J. A. O'Leory
Congress went home again last
night after giving President
Truman watered-down versions
of the housing and inflation-con
trol bills he asked for two weeks
ago.
Both Houses also pushed through
a last-minute deficiency appropri
ation bill, carrying $10,300,000 to<
help finance new' features of the
housing program, and $5,000,000 to
buy automobiles for disabled w’ar
veterans.
In the Senate the session ended
In a flurry of political bickering
that W'as but an advance rumbling
of the charges and counter-charges
that will fill the air from nowr un
til after the November election.
Although President Truman in
dorsed a wide variety of social re
forms when he called them into
special session, he urged the law
makers not to be distracted frcm
the major topics of housing and
Inflation—and they took him at
his word.
U. N. Loan Approved.
The only other measure they
put through was the $65,000,000
loan to finance the new United Na
tions building in New York City.
Just before the final gavels fell,
the Senators and representatives
authorized their mileage for the
special session, amounting to about
* $221,000. It will be paid from the
contingent funds of each chamber.
The House finished its work and
adjourned at 8:31 pjn., but the
Senate went on with last-minute
speeches until 9:39 p.m.
The Senate session was ended,
abruptly w'hen acting Majority
Leader Wherry shouted a motion to
adjourn, which is not debatable,
while several Democrats tvere trying
to get the floor at the end of a
speech by Senator Ferguson, Re
publican of Michigan.
Presumably, they wanted to
answer the Michigan Senator, but
once a motion to adjourn was made
it had to be voted on, and the mo
tion carried, 39 to 29.
Wherry Obtained Floor.
Senator Wherry had obtained the
floor when Senator Ferguson finish
ed. and was yielding to other Sen
ators to put statements in the
record.
Chairman Gurney of the Armed
Services Committee asked him to
yield to obtain last-minute action
on a long list of Army promotions.
At this point Senator Tydings.
Democrat, of Maryland, reserved his
right to object, explaining he wanted
to discuss the request.
The Maryland Senator was con
tending he had the right to talk
on any subject, when Majority
Leader Wherry suddenly brought
the whole session to an end by his
adjournment motion.
Earlier in the evening both houses
had adopted a resolution stipulating
that when they adjourned last
night, they would remain adjourned
until Friday, December 31, unless
called back sooner.
Session Can Be Called.
The resolution gives the Repub
lican leaders of the two houses the
power to order another session in
the meantime, or the President
could call them back again under
his constitutional power.
Senator Wherry said that “if
the occasion should demand it, I'm
sure the leadership would act." No
one in congressional circles looks
for another call before the Novem
ber elections unless some unforeseen
emergency should arise.
Senator Ferguson blasted Presi
dent Truman for refusing to give
congressional committdes more lee
way in obtaining Government files.
Earlier in the day the Democratic
National Committee issued a state
ment by Senator McGrafeh of Rhode
Island, its chairman, denouncing the
Republican-controlled Congress for
not having passed stronger infla
tion-control housing bills.
Senator McGrath dubbed it a
See CONGRESSTPage A-9."'
Army Seeking Officers
For Expanding Forces
|y the Associated Press
The Army put out the “help
wanted'’ sign yesterday for Reserve
and National Guard officers and
nurses to volunteer for extended
active duty to help train and staff
the expanding force.
A total of 37.000 additional officers
will De needed between now and
the end of next year, the Army
said.
The immediate need is for 6.000
Reserve and National Guard officers
who held the rank of lieutenant and
captain prior to discharge after the
last war.
While vacancies exist In all
branches of the Army, the Infantry,
Medical, Dental and Medical Serv
ice Corps, Field and Coast Artillery
and Signal Corps officers are in
greatest need.
Chaplains, doctors and dentists
may request assignment to duty if
they are under 57 years of age re
gardless of whether they held com
pany or field grade rank.
Applications will be considered
from lieutenants and captains un
der 47 years of age.
Officer veterans of the last war
who did not join a reserve may
also volunteer.
Radio Programs, Page C-8
Complete Index, Page A-2
Senate Bans Confirmation;
Recess Appointment Likely
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Ex-Governor Undecided
On Acceptance After
Surprise Choice
Former Gov. Maurice J. Tobin
of Massachusetts was nominated
to be Secretary of Labor in a sur
prise, last-minute move by Presi
dent Truman last night.
If Mr. Tobin takes the secretary
ship—which he said last night he
has not yet agreed to accept—he
could be given a recess appointment
despite the Senate's failure to con
firm him.
Because his name was placed in
nomination shortly before Congress
adjourned, legislators said Mr.
Tobin could serve as successor to
Lewis B. Schwellenbach, who died
June 10. and draw' his pay pending
the next session.
Gov. Tobin said last night at his
summer home at Scituate. Mass.,
that the appointment also had come
to him as a surprise. He said he
had received a call from Senator
McGrath, Democratic National
Chairman, late yesterday afternoon.
"He informed me that President
Truman had me under considera
tion for the post of Secretary of
Labor,” Gov. Tobin said.
"Naturally. I appreciate the great
honor but I informed him I was a
candidate for Governor of Massa
chusetts.
"I promised him I would give the
appointment serious consideration
and agreed to have my name sub
mitted. I have acceptance of the
appointment under consideration.”
The move caught not only the
Senate by surprise, but found Mass
achusetts political observers com
pletely unprepared, since Mr. Tobin
MAURICE J. TOBIN.
—AP Photo.
and former Attorney General Paul
A. Dever are "friendly” rivals for
the Democratic nomination for
governor.
The Tobin nomination was sent to
Capitol Hill before adjournment to
comply with a technicality. Since the
Labor Department vacancy had ex
isted more than 30 days before the
special session was convened, it
was necessary to place his name in
nomination. Otherwise he would
have received no pay before the
next session of Congress.
Mr. Tobin, who served as Mas
sachusetts Governor in 1945-46 after
defeating James M. Curley twice
for Mayor of Boston, is 47 years old.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
Democratic vice, presidential nomi
nee, asked for Mr1. Tobin's confirma
tion last night on the ground that,
'See TOBIN. Page A-5.J
5,1—i Apartment Units Chapman Takes Lead
May Be Erected Here For Senate Nomination
Under New G.O.P. Bill In Kentucky Voting
'Another Big Spurt' Seen
In Rental Housing by
Builders and Officials
By Robert J. Lewis
Provisions in the new' Republi
can housing bill will mean "an
other big spurt” in production of
rental housing In the Washing
ton metropolitan area that may
provide an additional 5,000
apartment units here costing
about $40,000,000, builders and
Government officials estimated
last night.
The new legislation was enacted
only a few hours after Robert F.
Cogswell. District rent control ad-(
ministrator, told the Commission
ers rental housing shortages here
are becoming even more critical.
The metropolitan area probably
needs at least 10.000 more apart
ments than are now under way or
provided for. according to Govern
ment estimates, and new produc-1
tion possible under the bill would
go far toward meeting this need.
125 Projects Under Way.
Tire Republican-sponsored meas
ure. which was patterned after the
long-debated Taft-Ellender-Wagner
bill, but which eliminated all pub
lic housing features, provides a new
authorization of $800,000,000 to in
sure loans on large-scale multi
family rental housing, new financing
procedures, and other aids.
From previous authorizations by
Congress, the Government has is
sued commitments to insure loans
on about $160,000,000 in rental
housing construction in the metro
politan area. These projects would
provide a total of about 20,000 apart
ment units, all of which must first
be offered to veterans. James A.
Hewitt, director of the District
office of the Federal Housing Ad
ministration, said.
Under the District program to
date, about 30 projects, providing
about 1.500 apartments, have been
fully completed.
In addition. 125 projects are now
under construction, many of which
already are partly occupied. Nearly
100 projects which have been ap
1 proved are still awaiting the start of
construction. Many of these proj
ects have been delayed owing to the
! i See D. C. HOUSING, Page A-7.)
Well Ahead of Brown
In Democratic Primary;
Cooper Far in Front
By the Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 7.—
Representative Chapman took a
commanding lead over his near
est opponent for the Democratic
senatorial nomination tonieht
as returns came in from the
rural areas of Kentucky.
John Yeung Brown of Lexington,
who led earlier with large plural
ities piled up 1n organized labor
strongholds, trailed by more than
19,000 votes with more than half
of the State's 4.Q64 precincts re
ported.
, The unofficial count in 3.187 pie-!
cincts was: Mr. Chapman, 87.284,,
Brown 67.864, and Milton T. Whit
worth. Elizabethtown, 9.900.
Senator Cooper was assured- the
Republican senatorial nomination.
Unofficial returns from 3,099 pre
cincts give him 48.257 to 4,833 for
his only opponent, Silas A. Sullivan
of Jamestown. *
Chapman Get Farm Vote.
Mr. Chapman, citing his congres
sional record on behalf of the
farmer and tobacco grower, scored
big margins in the agricultural
areas. ,
Kentuckians generally weret not
very excited over the primary,
spiced in the final week with charges,
by Mr. Brown that Mr. Chapman I
did not pay Federal income taxes
from 1926 to 1940. Mr. Chapman
denied the charges.
Mr. Chapman had the support of
Gov. Earle Clements. The Paris
aspirant brought 22 years of con
gressional service into the race.
Mr. Whitworth was unaffiliated.
He based his campaign on an ap
peal to youth—“war veterans and
young Democrats.”
Three Incumbents Unopposed.
The polls closed at 4 p.m.. local
time and the tabulation began
as soon as ballot boxes were
brought to county seats. Counties
which fail to complete the count
tonight will resume it Monday.
The State now has six Demo
cratic and three Republican repre
sentatives. All except Mr. Chan
man in the Sixth District and Wil
liam Lewis of London, in the strong
Republican ninth, sought nomina
tions. _
Navy Lets Contract for Carrier
Too Big for Panama Canal
fty th« Associated Pross
The Navy announced last night
award of a contract for con
struction of its $100,000,000 giant
flush-deck aircraft carrier and
said work will get under way.
soon.
The carrier will be the largest
ship afloat, a Navy spokesman said,
with a waterline length of more than
1.000 feet, and a beam, or width.,
of 130 feet. That will be 20 feet
wider than the Panama canal locks.
The huge vessel will be con
structed by the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drvdock Co
Newport News. Va. The job is
expected to take two years.
With a speed of approximately
36 knots, the ship will have no is
land on the deck, such as carriers
now have. The additional space
will be used in handling larger i
carrier bombers now being contem
plated.
A Navv spokesman at Newport
News said the vessel eventually may
be an 80.000-ton craft. The basic
tonnage now is estimated at 65,000
tons.
Announcement that the carrier
would be built at the Virginia ship
yard was made during the day by
Representative Bland. (Democrat,
of Virginia*, member of the House
Merchant Marine Committee.
After Mr. Blands disclosure the
Navy* issued a formal statement.
Announcement of the contract
award for the big carrier was one
of the several the Navy made in
connection with its postwar ship
building and conversion program.
The remainder of the shipbuilding
program, the Navy said, includes
(See NAVY CONTRACTS, A-7.) j
A
Installment Buying
Controls, Higher
Reserves Allowed
By Chalmers M. Roberts
Amid Democratic charges the
measure would do nothing to
ease the high cost of living, the
Republican-controlled Congress*
yesterday rammed through a
two-point anti-inflation bill and
sent it to President Truman.
The measure authorizes the Fed
eral Reserve Board to revive the
wartime one-third down rule on
installment buying and to raise the
reserve requirements of member
banks. It was stripped of an earlier
provision to raise the gold reserve
requirement.
The nearest any Republican came
to claiming the bill would have an
effect on spiraling prices was a state
ment by House Banking Committee
Chairman Wolcott of Michigan that, I
if the reserve powers are used;
“judiciously.” the nation can stabi-!
lize the dollar and the American
economy “and bring down prices.”
Barkley Sharply Critical.
Senate Minority Leader Barkley,
President Truman's running mate in
November, said the Republicans had
done nothing about most of the
President's recommendations at the
special session, and, as a result, they
ought to make their party theme
song “I Have Plenty of Nothing.”
as he quoted the song title.
The Senator had sought to sub
stitute the price control, rationing,
allocation, priority and rent con
trol sections of the President's pro
gram for the mild Republican mea
sure. But the Senate voted him
down. 53 to 43. Earlier he had said
he did not know’ whether President
Truman would sign or veto the
measure.
One Republican, Senator Langer,
of North Dakota, voted with 32 Dem
ocrats for the Truman program
while 47 Republicans were joined by
6 Democrats in opposing the meas
ures. Many of the Southern Demo
crats who voted for the program,
however, have indicated on previous
occasions they oppose price con
trols. At a party caucus yesterday
they had decided to back the pro- ;
gram as a party gesture since it ob
viously had no change of passage.
Credit Facet Control.
The one section of the bill which
may have a direct effect on the
public is the consumer credit con
trol measure. The Federal Reserve
Board will set the rules at some
future date, perhaps not for some
time, and is expected to return to
the wartime one-third down with
15 to 18 months to pay the install
merits.
Most but perhaps not all of the
following consumer goods may go
on the one-third down payment list:
Automobiles, stoves, dish washers,
ironers. refrigerators, washing mach
ines. air conditioners, radios, phono
graphs. sewing machines, vacuum
cleaners and house furnishings.
There has been no definite in
dication just when the Federal
Reserve Board may raise the bank
reserve requirements, a move de
signed to tighten bank credit and
halt the inflation spiral by limiting
bank loans.
As finally approved, the bill per
mits the board to raise reserve re
quirements on demand deposits by
4 per centage points and on time
deposits by 1>2 points. The au-!
thorit.v ends on June 30. 1949, as
does the consumer credit control
authority.
McGrath Hits Measure.
Before the bill swept to a final
337 to 11 House passage, Democra
tic National Chairman McGrath,
who as a Senator voted for the
Truman-Barkley substitute, issued
a mimeographed statement denounc
ing the measure.
He predicted "that about three
months from now this same do
nothing Congress may well be back
in lame-duck session faced with
the job of repairing the damage
caused by its own inaction at this
special session and also faced with
a sweeping electoral repudiation of
that Inaction.”
Senator McGrath attacked the
Republican presidential candidate,
Gov. Dewey of New York, because
he "refused to take any public stand
on an ^nti-inflation program.” The
Senator said the only remedy left
the public is to "elect President
Truman and a Democratic Congress
in November.".
He added prices "may well con
tinue to rise" between now and elec
i See INFLATION, Page A-9.)
U. S. Guard Is Wounded
As He Leaves Jerusalem
By th« Associated Press
JERUSALEM. Aug. 7.—Joseph
Przywitowski of Buffalo. N. Y.,
I civilian United States consulate
guard who was unscathed in three
months of Arab-Jewish warfare, was
wounded by a sniper's bullet today
as he prepared to leave Jerusalem
for good.
A bullet struck him in the arm
as he was driving past Mount Sco
pus on the wav to Klandia airport,
where he was to take a plane for
Cairo.
The consulate said all civilian
guards had been ordered transferred
to Cairo. They were replaced here
by United States Maines.
Mr. Przywitowski w-as the fifth
member of the consulate staff to
be wounded. Thomas C. Wasson,
who was consul general, was killed
last May by a sniper bullet.
Before going to Palestine. Mr.
Przywitowski was employed here
as a guard at the National Gallery
of Art. He joined the staff gallery
last October 13 and left the early
part of May. He lived at 1136
[Sixteenth atreet N.W.
k
But Absence May Make the Heart Grow Fonder
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U. S. Track Athletes
Take 10th Victory in
Olympics, Miss 11th
Champions Havel89Points
And Sweden 101, Other
Countries Far Behind
By Gayle Talbot
Associated Press Sports Writer
WEMBLEY, England, Aug. 7.—
America's champion track and
field forces scored their 10th
Olympic victory and were de
prived of another brilliantly
earned triumph on a thin tech
nicality today as they concluded
their part in the 1948 games be
fore a roaring crow'd of 84,000.
Winners of the 1,600-meter re
lay by a killing margin after mis
fortune struck their chief rivals, the
Jamaicans. Uncle Sam's relay stars
also romped to a convincing win in
the 400-meter final, but were ruled
out for passing the baton outside
the stipulated zone.
Coach Dean Cromwell said he was
protesting 'the decision. It seemed
unlikely he would get anywhere
with his beef.
Delfo Cabrero, a barrel-chested
fireman from Buenos Aires, scored ;
a stunning victory in the marathon,
taking the lead for the first time
after he re-entered the Olympic
Stadium at the end of the 26-mile.
285-yard run over England s hills
and vales. •
Sweden strengthened its hold on
second place in the final track and
field standing when John Mikaels
son of Stockholm footed it to a new
Olympic record in the 10.000-meter
walk, finishing 100 meters ahead of
another Swede. B. T. I. Johansson.
This was the fifth gold medal won
by the blond sons of the north. No
other nation, except America, had
more than one.
The final unofficial point total
gave the United States of America
189. Sweden 101. Great Britain 33,
France and Finland each 28, Aus
tralia and Jamaica each 24. Italy 21,
Hungary 20 and Norway 19. Th£
rest were nowhere.
Alice Coachman of Albany, Ga.,
a 24-year-old graduate of Tuskegee
institute, brought the first track and
field victory to the American
women’s team after a week of dis
appointments when, at the very
end of the final day’s program,
she won the high jump w'ith an
Olympic record leap of 5 feet, 6'»
inches.
Dutch Girls Take Relay.
Dorothy Tyler of Great Britain
gave the Georgia girl an awful
tussle as mast of the great crowd
remained into the gloaming to
watch them fight it out. Each of
them finally got over at the win
ning height, but the American took
one less jump to do it, and therein
lay her victory.
Four Dutch girls, anchored by the
indomitable Mrs. Fannie Blankers
koen. captured the women’s 44
meter relay by less than a foot over
a quartet of flying Australians. The
winners’ time was 47.5 seconds.
Flying Fannie, who holds the
world record of 5 feet, 7*; inches
in the women’s high jump, passed
up an almost certain fourth Olympic
championship in that event to lead
her relay teammates to victory. She
already had won the 80-meter
~~<Continued on Page B-l. Col. 3.)
Ferguson Lists Impeachment
As One Way to Get Loyalty Files
Senator Blasts Truman
Policy as Secrecy Gag
In 6,000-Word Speech
By Don S. Warren
Chairman Ferguson of the
Senate subcommittee investigat
ing Soviet spy infiltration into
Government last night accused
President Truman of lowering
"an iron curtain between Con
gress and public business,” and
listed impeachment of the
President as one answer to
executive «ecrecy.
In a 6,000-word address to the
Senate, he specified a series of cases,
in which he said the President had
put a secrecy gag on his executive
subordinates. Senator Ferguson
warned the time is coming when
the issue between Congress and the
Chief Executive will have to be
met “head on.”
Senator Ferguson denounced what
he called the growing executive |
powers to put a public gag on In- i
formation from bureau officials, He
said, however, he did not intend to
try his case against “presidential
arrogance” now.
Democrats Clamor to Reply.
Adjournment came so quickly
after Senator Ferguson completed
his speech that it left Democrats
angrily clamoring to answer the
Michigan Senator.
Senator McMahon, Democrat, of
Connecticut, told a reporter later he
thought the adjournment motion a
disgrace since it cut off an oppor
tunity to answer Senator Ferguson.
"It was as highhanded a procedure
as I have ever seen in the Senate,” i
he asserted.
Senator Ferguson reviewed what
he called an.attempt by the execu-!
j tive administration to deprive Con-j
| gress of data needed in legislative
! work, beginning with the congres
| sional investigation of the Pearl
! Harbor disaster. This was Senator
Ferguson's response to the Presi
dent’s calling the Capitol Hill spy
ring probe a “red herring.”
“There has always been a blur in
the line between the claims of Con
gressional jurisdiction and the Presi- j
dent's claim of executive independ
j ence.” Senator Ferguson said. But j
I should like to point out that under :
the pattern of executive domination
now developing, Congress is rapidly
being pushed into the intolerable po
sition of having either to legislate
through a blind spot or compel the
President to answer for his conduct
in an impeachment proceeding.
“We do not want representative
Government reduced to such a ridic
ulous position.”
Cites Refusal of Data.
Senator Ferguson called attention
to the fact that, at every turn in j
the Senate's probe of Communist
activities in the Government, re-:
quests of the Senate investigators!
for information were refused by j
Government officials.
At hearings before his commit-j
j tees Senator Ferguson said the ■
Navy, Commerce and Justice De
partments refused to supply rec- i
ords which Seantor Ferguson's j
group held was necessary to de
velop information on the effective
1 iSee COMMUNISTS7Page~A-4.>
Next Move in Favoritism Charge
Up to Judge Raedy, West Says
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West yesterday revealed he had
not yet received a reply from
Judge Ellen K. Raedy in answer
to his demand that the judge
back up her charge that his staff
favors friends in drunken-driv
ing cases.
Reached at his home late yester
day, Mr. West said that as far as
he is concerned the "next move is
up to Judge Raedy."
He added that he "assumes" the
judge got his letter at about 10
am. Friday, since it was sent by
special messenger about 15 minutes
before.
“It's up to her to name what cases
she had in mind when she said our
office has been dropping charges
against their friends in Municipal
Court.” Mr. West declared.
“I don't know of any such nolles
<withdra wal of prosecution >. I don't
believe there have been any. Fur
%
i thermore. I have great confidence
in Clark King and all his assistants
in the courthouse," Mr. West as
serted.
"In mv 19 years in this office I
don’t recall a single judge ever mak- ,
ing such a charge, and Judge Raedy;
will have to start naming cases be
fore I intend to make another
move.” Mr. West declared.
Judge Raedy leveled her favorit
ism charge at the Corporation
Counsel's office during a bench con
fidence last Thursday with Prose- j
cutor Philip Brophy. Itw as in the
course of a whispered conference
that the judge's voice rose and she
was heard by many in the Jury
branch courtroom to say "Your
position is that you nolle prosse
for vour friends and not for others.”
Early the following day. Mr.
West dispatched his letter demand
ing proof of a "serious accusation.”,
Judge Raedy's office announced
(See RAEDY. Page A-7.) »
l
Mystery Spy Witness
To Be Here At Open
Hearing Tomorrow
By Miriam Ottenberg
The House Committee on Un
American Activities pulled aside
the curtain of secrecy shrouding
its “mystery witness” far enough
to disclose the man supposed to
“crack” their Communist espion
age probe is a New Yorker named
Alexander Koral.
How sk subcommittee fared in
questioning Mr. Koral at secret ses
sions in New York will be revealed
to the full committee at an extra
ordinary executive session at 2 p.m.
today. '
Tomorrow, the public will get a
chance at an open hearing to look
at the witness about whom Acting
Chairman Mundt told reporters:
"It is believed Alexander Koral
is in a position to glfe the com
mittee valuable and direct informa
tion concerning a contact man for
the Communist spy ring who met
with key people.
"We have reason to believe this
contact man operated within the
ring and that he was one of the
people who made contacts within
the ring. I can’t say whether this
(See_SPTES~Page A-4.)
Berliners Concerned
Lest Moscow Talks
End in 'New Munich’
Firm Western Stand
Urged Against Russia;
Utilities Cut Again
U. S. TELLS RUSSIA She Will Re
ject Any Red Monopoly of Danube
Shipping. Page A-5.
WESTERN POWER ENVOYS in
Moscow Hope to Resume Talks
With Molotov Today or Tomorrow.
Page A-5.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN. Aug. 7.—Concern was
reported growing among West
ern Berliners tonight that a
“New Munich” may be in the
making in four-power negotia
tions on Germany taking place
In Moscow.
Calling for a firm Western stand
against new demands by the Rus
sians. the Socialist newspaper Tel
egraf said the “brave attitude dis
played by Berlin" under the Soviet,
blockade had "earned this city as
surances of a free democratic life.”
"Unfortunately.” the newspaper
isald. "there is evidence today that,
! despite their sorry experiences since
1945. the democracies again are in
; dined to trust the promises of a
' totalitarian power. Anyone who
I believes that the differences be
tween the democracies and Russian
| totalitarianism can be resolved
I merely on the German problem or
! the Berlin question is on the road
to a New Munich.”
Gas, Electricity Cut. t
Meanwhile, the western occupa
tion powers ordered new cuts today
in gas -and electricity used by
Soviet-blockaded western Berlin.
The cuts are expected to save about
100 tons of coal daily.
Gas will be cut off from 9 pm.
to 5 am. This will eliminate gas
street lighting. The amount of elec
tricity used for cooking will be cut
• by 50 per cent.
Socialist Otto Suhr, chairman of
the Berlin City Council, told a
rallv of Berliners in the French
sector that a "poor compromise
must not be decided upon at the
cost of us Berlin cellar-dweUers.”
The Moscow talks have been
wrapped in secrecy.
The Telegraf and Suhr may have
based their remarks on a Russian -
licensed news agency dispatch
quoting “informed Washington cir
cles" to the effect President Tru
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Refrigerator Price Boosted
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7 (*).—
Philco Corp. announced today ap
increase in the price of its refrigera
tors and freezers averaging about
22 per cent at the retail level.
4
Russian Officials
'Rescue'Woman
From N. Y. Farm
Charge Teacher Due
To Return to Soviet
Was Kidnaped
By the Asiocfoted Press
VALLEY COTTAGE. N. Y., Aug.
7.—A 52-year-old Russian woman
school teacher tonight became
the storm center of a Russian
tug-of-war that ranged from
here to the New York City So
viet consulate with repercussions
in Washington.
I The woman, identified as Oksana
Stepanovna Kosenkina, was driv
en away today from Reed Farm,
operated here by Countess Alex
andra Tolstoy, youngest daughter
of the Russian novelist, as a White
Russian retreat.
In New York, Soviet Consul Gen
eral Jacob Lomakin said she had
been "rescued'’ from the farm after
White Russians forcibly took her
there to keep her from returning
to the Soviet Union.
The woman, a chemistry teacher
at a school operated by the Soviet
Government for its United Nations
delegates, sat beside Mr. Lomakin
and an aide in the consulate as
they told her story to reporters.
She occasionally answered questions
and they translated to the news
I papermen.
| But Countess Tolstoy said Mrs.
jKosenkina had come to Reed Farm
because "she believed she was going
to be shot,” and went back to New
York with the Russians today say
ing, "if they shoot me, maybe it is
the best way out." The countess
said Mrs Kosenkina did not wish
to return to the Soviet Union.
Mundt Says FBI Is Investigating.
Later, in Washington. Represen
tative Mundt. Republican, of South
Dakota, said the school teacher was
going to tell the House Committee
i on Un-American Activities, of which
he is acting chairman, all about
Russian aggression.
Mr. Mundt said she was being t
held in the New York consulate
against her will and the FBI was
investigating to see if there was a
kidnaping.
However, Representative Hebert
Democrat, of Louisiana, a member
of the committee said in New York
when told of Mr. Mundt's state
ment: "I never heard of the woman.
I never knew she was wanted for
1 questioning."
The FBI had no comment in New
York or Washington.
Mr. Mundt said the State De
partment had been asked "whether
in this country we can have what
appears to be a branch of the NKVD
(Soviet Secret Police) picking some
one up at a private American home,
incarcerating them in the Soviet
consulate, putting them in seclusion
and keeping them under virtual
house arrest."
Believes Others Still Held.
Mr. Lomakin said he would see
what he could do for other Rus
sians he indicated he believed are
still being detained at Reed Farm
against their will.
He said he would try to see New
York City Police Commissioner Ar
thur Wallander Monday about the
matter.
Asked if Mrs. Kosenkina would
be permitted to talk to the FBI,
Mr. Lomakin said:
"First of all, she must take a rest.”
He said he thought she might talk to
the FBI later.
He added that she still intended
to return to Russia. At present, he
added, she would remain at the con
sulate or at the Soviet rest home at
Glen Cove. N. Y.
Earlier Soviet officials had said
that the woman originally planned
to sail July 31 on the vessel Pobeda
but the White Russian "kidnapping”
had prevented her sailing.
Call From Reed Farm.
The strange and conflicting stor
ies about Mrs. Kosenkina started
at 2 p.m. when local police said they
received a call from Reed Farm
saying the woman had been forcibly
taken away in a car by an unidenti
fied man.
About five minutes later, accord
ing to Clarkstown Police Lt. Ernest
Wiebecke. a second call was received.
The caller said a station wagon
carrying a USSR diplomatic license
plate had driven up to the farm.
Three men in the car, the caller
said, had demanded to see Mrs.
Kosenkina.
| The station wagon left the 200
acre estate after the men were in
formed that the school teacher had
Just been taken away in a car.
Later, police in Orangetown, N.Y.,
said they had stopped the station
wagon and found it registered in
the name of Mr. Lomakin.
They released the car, police said.
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Anne Arundel Officer
Dies As Car Hits Pole
| William Peake. 50, a special offi
cer at Rlva, Anne Arundel County,
| Md., died last night as an auto
mobile he was driving struck a pole
i on the Crain highway near the
Pigeon House Inn.
Anne Arundel County police said
that Mr. Peake apparently suffered
a heart attack. Dr. John M. Claffy,
county medical examiner, who ex
amined the body alter the accident,
could not be reached lor comment.
The police said Mr. Peake was
pronounced dead at the scene of
the crash.
A man identified by Maryland
State Police as George Wesley Mor
ton. 26, employe of the Crownsvilla
State Mental Hospital, was seriously
injured early last night when he fell
from a motorcycle on General’s
highway at Crownsville, Md. Ha
was admitted to Emergency Hos
pital, Annapolis, with head injuries.
38 Arrested in Athens
ATHENS, Aug. 7 Police said
tonight that 38 persons, including
a number of women, had been ar
rested in Athens on charges of
helping the guerrilla fighters.
I