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Ruthless Suppression Of Czech Underground Threatened by Reds By fh9 Associated f-ress PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 81.—Czechoslovakia's Communist led govesnment, through the con trolled press, today threatened .. ruthless suppression of all under ground activity. It warned that prison awaits all persons who know about anti-government plotting and fail to inform the police promptly. The press loosed the warning following the government's an nouncement yesterday that it had crushed an armed revolt aimed at overthrowing the regime and re turning Czechoslovakia to non Communist rule. This was accompanied by a rash of new attacks on the Western powers, who wrere accused of sup porting and directing Czechoslo vakia's underground. Diplomats Accused. The newspapers Obrana Lidu and Lidova Noviny even accused certain unnamed Western diplo mats here of promising that “clouds of parachutists” would be sent to support a revolution in Czechoslovakia. The government announcement, had said that six of the accused were sentenced to death; 10, in cluding 3 women, to life imprison ment and an unspecified number of prison terms of 1 to 25 years. Ten were reported acquitted. According to the government's account the sentences were im posed by the Prague State Court. However, unofficial but informed sources gave other versions. These said there were actually five trials —all secret—conducted over a pe riod of about six weeks. Some were before state courts and some before military tribunals. These sources also said that whereas the government reported only one armed raid on a prison— at Litomerice, north of Prague, on May 12—there were actually two. The second was said to have been staged at about the same time on a prison at Cheb, in Western Bo hemia. near the Western Germany border. The entire press sought to per suade the Czech people that in forming on their fellow-citizens, even their friends, was not a shameful business if the security of the government was involved. Obrana Lidu said “We must not be sentimental or ashamed about being an informer where the welfare of the state is con cerned. Just as we shouldn’t hes itate to report to the health au thorities an outbreak of cholera in our neighborhood, so we should not hesitate for a single moment to tell the security police that we know about plans for espionage or revolt. “And we should remember that our law No. 35 provides prison 'terms of one to five years for failure to report such activities.” Tito (Continued From First Page.) * 8ia’s reported actions toward Yugoslavia as a simple extension of the “war of nerves” which has been in progress for some time. Our Embassy in Belgrade is consulting regularly with repre sentatives of the British and French governments there, the Secretary said. Asked whether the United States has considered permitting arms shipments to Marshal Tito's government, Mr. Acheson said no request for such action has been made by Belgrade and that there fore the step had not been con sidered here. Arms-for-Tito Decision Up to Acheson, Bevin LONDON, Aug. 31 UP).—Restric tions on the sale of military equip ment to Yugoslavia may be eased shortly by the United States and Britain, according to diplomatic officials. They said a decision in the matter Is expected when Foreign Secretary Bevin meettf with Sec LOST. BAG. man's leather, zipper, containing brief caze, identiflcation "Powell.” Left on platform at Union Station, picked up in error or put in wrong cab Aug. 28th, p.m. Call Lost and Found, DIAMOND CAB, NO. 0151, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reward. BLACK COCKER SPANIEL in Vic! of Glebe rd. and Wilson blvd. Has no identi fication on. CH. 4572 or 608 N. Wake fleld, Arlington. 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BL 6709. YOUNG COLLIE, 1949 tag, Va., fern. 405,861. OW. 6055. FOR LOST or unwanted animals, call WASHINGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE, 71 O st. n.w.. NO 6730._ FOR LOST AND FOUND ANIMALS call ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF AR LINGTON. OW. 6066. __ REPORT ABANDONED ANIMALS to THE ABANDONED ANIMAL RELICT MPT. of the Animal Protective Association, Axmtn etat 4860 or Lockwood 6-0828. PHILADELPHIA.—THE NAVY PASSES BY-Rille-bearing sailofs marched along Philadelphia’s Broad street yesterday as the American Legion began its 12-hour-long parade, a highlight of its 31st National Convention. An estimated 1,500,000 spectators lined the 5-mile parade route to watch the spectacle. _ —AP Wirepnoto. _ retary of State Acheson in Wash ington next week. British officials have been study ing how they can quietly support Premier - Marshal Tito's govern ment in its quarrel with Russia and her satellites, the informants said. New Blast by SovieJ. This outlook of support for Tito comes at the time of Russia's latest blast against Tito. In a note yesterday the Russians ac cused the Yugoslav leader and his lieutenants of being deserters, double - dealers and stooges of “Western masters.” One way the Western powers could break up Tito’s feud with Russia would be the shipment of needed arms to Yugoslavia. The shipment of such supplies to Yugo slavia has been halted by the countries of the Cominform. Yugoslavia, it is believed, has asked the Western powers for ve hicles, light armor and small arms. Informants said the Western pow ers would like to help Tito defy the Cominform. If Yugoslavia can survive as an independent state, without ties to the East or West, the informants point out, an important precedent will have been set for other Com munist-led countries. Eighth Note in Exchange. The newest Moscow note to Bel i grade, the eighth in the name-call ; ing contest between the two Com ! munist capitals, informed Tito and his supporters "they cannot expect courtesy and even less so respect from the Soviet government.” It described the Tito regime as a puppy "feeling so good she’s barking at an elephant.” Russia said the latest note was sent "not to convince the Yugo slav government, which has long been living without convictions, and works only on instructions of its Western masters, but in order to unmask it and help the peoples of Yugoslavia see the true face of the present Yugoslav govern ment.” The ‘‘Western masters” were not named but the Soviet press has said that the Yugoslav gov ernment is under United States and British influence. Moscow Diplomats See Major Importance in Note MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (/P).—Rus sia’s latest verbal blast at Yugo slav Marshal Tito was regarded by foreign diplomats here today as of major import. All Moscow papers carried page long accounts of the note sent Yugoslavia yesterday, which de nounced Tito’s government as a deserter from socialism and an ally of the Western powers. Foreign diplomats whose busi ness it is to interpret develop ments here for their home gov ernments sharpened their pencils and began Interpreting all over again. This dispatch, which passed through Soviet censorship, gave no indication as to what changes in Russian policy—if any—may be indicated. There have been un confirmed rumors in Belgrade of Soviet Army troop movements in Hungary and Romania near the Yugoslav border. Representatives of Russia and six other Communist countries pf Eastern Europe—all opposed to Tito—met last week in Sofia, Bul garia. The Moscow radio de scribed the meeting as a confer ence of the Economic Council of Mutual Assistance and reported that “necessary decisions” had been taken. Reds, Neo-Fascists Riot In Milan; 15 Arrested By the Associated Pros* MILAN, Aug. 31.—Communists and neo-Fascists clashed in the heart of Milan last night. Riot police quelled the disorder and arrested 15 persons. No casual ties were reported. Gas Rates (Continued From First Page.>_ and rate return earned—all cov ering the 12-month period end ing last May 31. In each case, his figures differed from those submitted earlier in the hearing by the company. Mr. McElfresh placed the com pany's average investment at $32, 240.198 as against the utility's estimate of $32,779,172. Mr. Mc :Elfresh observed that the com pany had “overstated” its average investment for the 12-month period. Difference Is 1.67 Per cent. The difference in the two sets of figures, however, amounted only to 1.67 per cent. Mr. McElfresh placed the net operating revenues at $1,194,396 as against the company estimate of $1,106,318. They differed by slightly under 8 per cent. Finally, the witness submitted a report placing the rate of return earned at 4.169 per cent. The company figure was 3.38 per cent. Meanwhile, the District Com missioner* were asked yesterday to take immediate action toward prosecution of the Washington Gas Light Co. for alleged violation of District law covering installa tion of gas appliances. The re quest came from the Gas Con sumers and Independent Ap pliance Dealers through William G. Roberts, their attorney. In a letter to the city heads Mr. Roberts said no formal action had resulted from the groups letter last July 11, asking enforce ment of the District plumbing laws against the gas company by Corporation Counsel Vernon E. West. Mr. West said yesterday he had received an opinion on the matter from Assistant Corporation Counsel Lloyd B. Harrison, but that its contents would not be made public until he had studied them. The consumer-dealer group al leged the gas company has been violating certain provisions of the District code by engaging in plumbing and gas fitting without a license. Farm (Continued From First Page.> committee have been pushing Sen ator Thomas to call a session and sent the compromise measure on to the Senate. Senator Thomas asked the com mittee to meet right after the White House conference, “to tell the committee what we learn from the President.” Anderson Plan Supported. “But,” he told a reporter, “we won’t have time to vote on the Anderson bill.” A check of other committeemen indicated that many of them want the Anderson compromise sent on to the Senate. Senator Young, Republican, of North Dakota commented: “I want to get this long-range bill out of committee. It appears to be about the best we can get, and as soon as it passes the Senate there' always is a chance to im prove it in conference with the House.” Senators Hoey, Democrat, of North Carolina, and Thye, Repub lican, of Minnesota, agreed. Senator Aiken. Republican, of Vermont, said he could support the. Anderson compromise if the WHY NOT? It costs jbo more to park at the Capital Garage New York Avenue bSwoH 13th m3 14th “mandatory high-level supports next year were left on a flexible basis.” “If the President really wants to take quick and effective action all he needs to do is direct Secre tary Brannan to administer Title II of the 1948 Farm Act the way Congress intended it should oper ate. Senator Aiken said. Farm Prices Show Decline. « That was a reference to the Aiken Act which Congress passed last year to become effective at the end of this year. It is similar to the Anderson bill but would allow Government price props to drop lower in an effort to avoid surplus production. It goes into operation unless Con gress enacts new legislation. Meanwhile, the Agriculture De partment reported that farm prices skidded lower In August. The general level of prices re ceived by farmers in mid-August was 245 per cent of the 1909-14 average, down four points from mid-July. The record high was 307 per cent in January, 1948. The department said the drop brought the prices closer to parity level than at any time since this country entered World War n. Parity is a figure calculated to give the farmer a fair return in terms of what he has to buy. 14 Escape Burning B-29; Co-Pilof Is Feared Dead By the Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 31.— Fourteen men parachuted to safety from 21,000 feet yesterday after their B-29 bomber caught fire. Fifteen flyers were aboard the plane. Missing was Co-Pilot Jack Gillard of Spokane. The Spokane Air Force Base said evidence that he may have died was found late last night. The plane crashed and exploded 35 miles northwest of Spokane on the edge of an Indian reserva tion. Searchers found pieces of a body in the B-29’s wreckage, the Spokane base reported. Medical officers have not yet confirmed that the pieces were those of a human body. Three crewmen suffered minor injuries in parachuting. The crew jumped after one en gine caught fire. The burning engine tore loose from the plane and plummeted past some of the parachutists seconds after they leaped. The Spokane-based bomber was on a training flight. Rutledge Is Considered 'Out of Danger' Now By the Associated Press YORK, Me., Aug, 31.—Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, suffering from a circulatory con dition, is considered “out of dan ger,’’ a York Village hospital spokesman said today. The spokesman said his condi tion is “unchanged.” Justice Rutledge’s personal phy sician, Dr. Fred A. Oeier. is ex pected here today from Washing ton for a “routine check.” The spokesman explained that the visit was not at the request of the hospital. Mrs. Rutledge said Dr. Oeier merely wanted to check the 55-year-old jurist’s condition. Legion thief Pledges Fight on Economy in Veterans' Benefits By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.— The American Legion's national commander declared today the organization’s major 1950 fight will be against Government econ omy which “threatens to strangle” veterans’ benefits. Commander Perry Brown of Beaumont, Tex., in his report to the 31st National convention called for strong opposition to “economy at the expense of the veterans.” He said “the disabled veterans are being caught silently in a squeeze play which threatens to strangle their rights under the law.” The commander said these “jolting developments” must be corrected: "Slashes in Veterans’ Adminis tration appropriations.” “Reductions in VA personnel.” “Proposals to merge all Feder ally operated hospitals which would mean the destruction of the VA as an exclusive veterans’ agency. “Moves to dilute veterans' pref erence in Government employ ment.” Mr. Brown called on the lee ion to “stand rigidly for a policy of retention of our atomic bomb se crets until such time when these can be turned over with full con fidence to the United Nations.” And, he said, the legion must continue its fight “to eliminate the (U. N.) veto in all matters involving aggression, in the limi tation of world arms production and in the establishment of an adequate and effective world peace force.” After the commander’s address the legion called on the United States to support “any patriotic groups or organizations ,of Chi nese” who would fight Commu nists. The resolution, drafted by the Legion’s Foreign Relations Com mittee, was adopted unanimously. The convention settled down to serious business today on the third day of its four-day convention. Yesterday Legionnaires made merry in a gigantic 12-hour parade which Mr. Brown called the Legion's greatest.” He said the crowd—estimated by Police Supt. Guy E. Parsons at more than 1,500,000—was the biggest ever to view the spectacle. The convention was told today that World War II veterans have made an outstanding contribution to the future progress and security of America in the last four years. Maj. Gen. Carl R. Gray, jr„ Veterans’ Administrator, said that the Nation's faith in its veterans has been fully justified. “Wartime America was safe In the hands of our servicemen and women,” he said. “It is my firm conviction that our peacetime progress-r-in the hands of our veterans—is equally secure.” He reported that more than 6,000,000—or 40 per cent of all World War n veterans—have re ceived some form of education or training, a vast majority of whom have enrolled under the GI bill.___ Runaway Boy, 7, Hurt In Jumping on Truck A 7-year-old Washington boy, one of four who ran away yester day, suffered serious head injuries today when he failed in an at tempt to board a moving truck near Accokeek, Prince Georges County. The boy, Kenneth Floy Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Adams, 1017 M street N.W., is in Casualty Hospital. Attendants said he may have suffered a fracture of the skull. Mr. Adams, an employe of the Hajes Restaurant chain, said Kennth and two other sons left home yesterday to go to the movies. They did ryt return. Maryland State police at Wal dorf reported they were holding Dewey Adams, 11, and Donald Adams, 9, brothers of Kenneth, and Gene Shoppel, 12, of 1011 M street N.W., for Prince Georges County juvenile authorities. Mr. Adams said his sons appar ently met their playmate after leaving home. Police quoted the boys as saying they caught a bus to the District line then hiked al most 20 miles to the vicinity of Accokeek. The boys said they found an old blanket and slept in the woods. Early today, they told police, Kennth was hurt trying to jump on a truck. A passerby saw the child and notified police. Construction Loans To Individual Owners If you are contemplating building a home for your own use, bring in your plans. Combination loans, converting to long-term financing on completion. H. G. Smithy Company 811 l»th St. N.W. 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The minister, a 42-year-old father of two children, j has referred to himself as a "poor, simple, sinning preacher.” Mrs. Stitt said she still considers herself a church member, but that she and her husband “will not at I tend services until he < the min j ister) has been removed from his pulpit.” i Mr. Guthrie admitted he wrote ja letter to Mrs. Stitt which con tained expressions of affection, but he accused her of “perambu lating around the truth” in claim ' ing he forced his attentions on her against her will. The letter was signed "Thomas (Honey) Guthrie” and ended with “I love you.” It now is in a safe deposit box, pending action by five expelled deacons who lead a dissident church faction seeking ; to oust the minister. Three Arkansas Coal Mines Resist Pension Payments By th« Associoted Pr«< FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug. 31.— Three Arkansas coal operators are resisting payment of the United Mine Workers of America welfare fund royalty on the ground that it violates the Arkansas constitu tion. Federal Judge John E. Miller yesterday took under advisement suit of the UMW welfare fund trustees to collect approximately $83,000 from the Jackson & Squire Co„ F. S. Neely Co. and the Midwest Mining Co. The suit, filed several months ago, charges the three operators failed to pay the 10-cent-a-ton royalty into the welfare and pen sion fund. The operators, in briefs filed yesterday, contend that the pay ments violate the “freedom to work amendment” to the Arkansas I constitution, which forbids mak ing union membership a require ment for employment in Arkansas. ; The operators charged that the UMW contract providing for the welfare fund payments, stipulates that mine workers must belong to ; the union. _ ’49 DODGE Immediate Delivery • Full delivery a Mk BBI price, includinc \ JB fl B B deluxe equip- O #| ■% m e n t, only ^B B f 1.876! U BJ • 2-year, 26.- B OOO-mlle cuar antee! Liberal DAWN t r a d e - in for your car! LEO ROCCO * Dodge-Plymouth Direct Factory Dealers 4301 Conn. Avo. EM. 7900 language LEADER for 71 Year* BERLITZ SCHOOL of LANGUAGES 839 17fh Sf. N.W. t- *»•> STerling 0010 ftr 71 ytmrt *•« »«f Until Liberal Party Leaders Tell Truman Lehman Could Go to Senate By Associated Press Leaders of the Libertl Party of New York said they assured Presi dent Truman today that former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman can be elected to the Senate next year ‘‘if he will make the race.” David Dubinsky and Alex Rose. Libertl Party vice-chairman, said the President told them, as he told a news conference Thursday, that he would like to see Mr. Leh man in the Senate. Mr. Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, said he expected Mr. Lehman to make a decision late today after conferring with Paul E. Fitzpatrick, Democratic State Chairman, and Edward J. F. Flynn, Democratic National Committeeman. The Liberal Party leadership conferred in New York yesterday with Mr. Lehman upon his return from a vacation in Lake Placid. Party Will Aid Campaign. Mr. Dubinsky has asked about reports that forces close to Mayor William O’Dwyer were demanding that no Democratic candidate for the Senate accept Liberal Party indorsement. “No Democratic candidate for the Senate can be elected without the support of the Liberal Party,” Mr. Dubinsky said and Mr. Rose agreed. Mr. Dubinsky said “We told the president that if Governor Leh man makes the race, he will be elected, and the Liberal Party will carry on an extra strong cam paign for him.” The race is for the seat now held by Senator Dulles, a Republican, who was appointed when ailing Senator Wagner, Democrat, re signed recently. Senator Dulles has said he will decide by next week whether he will seek the Republican nomina tion to retain his seat. The Liberal spokesmen did not directly tell reporters that Mayor O’Dwyer was opposing a Liberal Party indorsement for Lehman, but said they had read that "sources close to O’Dwyer” were making the demand. Both Mayor O'Dwyer and Mr. Flynn have come out for Mr. Leh man as the Democratic candidate. The controversy is on the question of whether Mr. Lehman should have Liberal Party indorsement. A New York State Republican convention will be held at Al bany September 15 to nominate the senatorial candidate for the special election. The victor in that election will serve from De cember 1 of this year until Janu ary 1, 1951._ Newspapers Only Media Showing National Ad Gain »y ♦he Associated Press NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—News papers w'ere the only media to carry more national advertising in I July than in the same month of 1948, according to the August 31 issue of Printers- Ink. The magazine's national adver tising index showed newspapers increased their national advertis ing in July by 13 per cent over a year ago. National advertising in magazines was off 5 per cent, radio off 7 per cent, outdoor off 5 per cent and business papers off 4 per cent. The newspapers' national adver tising in July was 8 per cent under that of June. Magazines showed I a drop of 10 per cent under the previous month, radio was off 17 per cent, outdoor off 7 per cent, business papers off 5 per cent and television off 20 per cent. The general index of all Na tional advertising was up 3 per cent over a year ago. 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