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Daily and Sunday, $1.20 a Month; when 6 HJ Sunday*. $1.30. Nignt Final Edition. $1.30 and $1.40 per Month. ** J- kj Effective World Control of Atom Again Urged By Truman in Talk At Laying of U. N. Cornerstone 59 Nations Join In Rites at New Headquarters (Text of Truman Address on Page A-5.) By Joseph A. Fox Star Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Presi dent Truman today appealed anew for effective international controls to assure that atomic energy “will be devoted to man's welfare and not to his destruction.” Mr. Truman made the appeal as he joined with representatives of 59 nations in ceremonies laying the corner stone for the new United Nations headquarters on Manhattan’s East Side. In an address laying down a broad program for global peace and prosperity, the President de clared: “Respect for human rights, pro motion of economic development and a system for control of weapons are requisite to the kind of world we seek. We cannot solve these programs overnight, but we must keep everlastingly working at them in order to reach our goal.” United Nations Day Marked. The ceremonies marked observ ance of United Nations Day—the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the United Nations Char ter. Mr. Truman arrived in New York by special train at 11:15 a.m. and was greeted by a police estimated crowd of 750,000 as the presidential motorcade drove by a roundabout route to the site of the U.N. headquarters. : On arriving at the scene of the ceremonies, Mr. Truman was greeted by Gov. Dewey of New York, who was opposing him for the presidency when the President visited New York a year ago. After speaking with Gov. Dewey, Mr. Truman moved a few feet further on the platform for a warm handshake with the Russian foreign minister, Andrei Vishin sky, who was lined up with other U.N. vice presidents to welcome the President. Then Mr. Truman took his seat by Gov. Dewey. Peaceful Solution Urged. After the ceremony Mr. Truman was the honor guest at luncheon at Grace Mansion, official resi dence of Mayor William O’Dwyer. He will return to the Capital this evening. Pleas for peaceful solution of the world’s differences were made by other speakers participating in the ceremony. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine delegate and president of the U. N. General Assembly, declared the headquarters will be “the visible structure of the United Nations, the instrument by which humanity hopes to attain peace and the blessings of peace.” “The United Nations,” Gen. Romulo added, “is the last sacred temple for the rediscovery of human brotherhood. We must re main at peace with one another— or die.” Lie Calls for Statesmanship. U. N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie called for “acts of statesman ship and courage” in the support of the United Nations and empha sized that “only the success of the United Nations can prevent a third world war and achieve a lasting peace.” Warren R. Austin, United States (Continued on Page A-4, Col. 4.) Late News Bulletins Jury Clears Policeman A coroner’s jury today took less than 10 minutes to rule that the shooting of Thorton A. Howard, 32, colored, 2236 Eleventh street N.W., by a policeman was justifiable homicide. Howard was shot four times yesterday when he attacked Police Pvt. Harold V. Teague, 24, of the Thirteenth Precinct. (Earlier Story Page B-l.) Intimidation Charged Assistant United States At torney William Hitz said in District Court today that a Government witness in a gam bling case had expressed fear for his safety and that an other had been threatened with violence. Mr. Hitz’ state ment was made at a hearing in which William “Snags” Lewis and 13 others accused of gambling violations failed in an attempt to quash the charges. The witness who had been threatened was Bernice Franklin, a key witness before the grand jury investigating gambling here last spring, Mr. Bits said. U. S. Envoys to Red Countries Open Cold War Strategy Talks Diplomats From Behind Iron Curtain Convene in London for Discussion By the Associated Press LONDON, Oct. 24.—American diplomats from behind the Iron Curtain began secret strategy talks today on the East-West cold war. In their two-day conferences, the United States envoys to Rus sia and her satellite states may discuss: 1. The feud between the Krem lin and Marshall Tito of Yugo slavia. 2. Tendencies—if any—of “Tito ism,” or revolt against Moscow, to spread to other Russian satel lites in Eastern Europe. 3. The church-state disputes in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. 4. The recent purge of thou sands of Czechs by the Prague government. 5 The affect of the recent an nouncement of a Russian atomic explosion on general over-all pol icy toward Eastern Europe. 6. How to combat the anti American propaganda drive of the Soviet group. This first meeting of all the American envoys to Russian dominated states was called by George W. Perkins, Assistant Sec retary of State for European affairs. Also attending was George V. Allen. Assistant Secretary of State for public affairs. It is Mr. Allen's department which directs the voice of America broadcasts aimed at Eastern Europe. Mr. Allen is expected here to become Ambassador to Yugoslavia, replacing Cavendish Cannon, who is retiring because of ill health. Mr. Allen was Ambassador to Iran during the time the Persian government used troops to over throw a Communist-led regime in Iranian Azerbaijan, on the Rus sian frontier. Mr. Perkins said yesterday the envoys would not formulate pol icy. That is done by the State De partment in Washington. The talks, however, will give Mr. Perk ins a chance *to get the personal views of the diplomats. Diplomats attending the confer ence include Ambassador Alan G. Kirk. Moscow: Ellis O. Briggs and Joseph E. Jacobs, whom Briggs is replacing at Prague; Waldemar J. Gallman. Warsaw: David K. E. Bruce, Paris; and Mr. Cannon. Ministers include Nathaniel P. Davis, Budapest; Donald R. Heath, Sofia, and Rudolf E. Schoenfeld, Bucharest. Bidault Is Third Man To Try to Pull France Out of 19-Day Crisis Sentiment for Election Dims His Chances of Forming New Cabinet ly the Associated Press PARIS, Oct. 24.—Georges Bid ault, leader of the Popular Repub licans (MRP), sought today to lead France out of a 19-day-old political crisis. His chances for success in forming a cabinet were dimmed considerably by mounting sentiment for a new national elec tion. The veteran negotiator and former foreign minister was the third man to try to form a gov ernment since disputes over wage and price policies toppled Premier Henri Queuille’s cabinet. Jules Moch, a Socialist, and Rene Mayer, a Radical Socialist, have tried and failed to rebuild the three-party coalition which has ruled France under various premiers since early in 1947. That coalition of Socialists, Radical Socialists (moderates) and Pop ular Republicans has steered France between Communism on the left and De Gaullism on the right. Designated by Auriol. President Vincent Auriol desig nated Mr. Bidault as premier last night. As he emerged from the president’s office, Mr. Bidault told reporters: “Because of the length of the crisis, I judged it necessary not to employ any further delay. This is why I have definitely accepted. “There are before us some in ternational and financial obliga tions which require responsible men in the government.” These obligations include vari ous European conferences coming up in Paris this week and next. Normally the nexl election of the National Assembly would be in 1951. If France has to hold an election now to resolve the crisis, the Communists would be brought back into the government, at least temporarily. The constitution of the Fourth Republic requires that a cabinet representing all parties shall hold office while a new elec tion is being organized. The Com munists have been kept out of the government for two and a half years. Election Would Aid De Gaulle. Ofi the surface, at least, a new election would appear to benefit Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s Rally of the French People (RPF). Gen. De Gaulle’s party was organized aftert he present Assembly was elected on November 10, 1946. He claims the current legislature no longer represents the political temper of the country. However, there is a growing belief in the Socialist and Radical Socialist camps that both the De Gaullists and the Communists are in a decline and that it would be good political tactics to have an election now. Such a belief works against Mr. Bidault’s chances of forming a cabinet. Some sources thought Mr. Bidault might succeed where Mr. Moch and Mr. Mayer failed be cause the predominantly Catholic Popular Republican Party lies be tween the Socialists and the Rad ical Socialists in the political spectrum. Despit their name, the Radical Socialists are a moderate |Dolitical group. ~ || Nationalists Deny Fall Of Kweilin in Reds' Drive on South China Defense Ministry Even Insists Troops Have Not Entered Province •y th* A»»ociot»d Pr«n CHUNGKING. Oct. 24.—The Defense Ministry denied today that Kweilin had been abandoned to Communist troops trying to cut Nationalist South China in two. In fact, it said, the Reds had not even entered Kweilin’s Kwangsi Province at any point. This was in sharp variance with pro-Nationalist dispatches in Hong Kong. The reports placed the Communists within 7 miles :of Kweilin, which is 250 miles northwest of fallen Canton. They indicated Gen. Pai Chung-hsi had moved headquarters for his 200,000 - man Nationalist army 200 miles southwest to Yungning (Nanning), less than 100 miles from the Indo-China border. j Regime Is Transferred. Officials in Chungking con firmed only that the Kwangsi pro- j vincial government had been j (See CHINA, Page A-6.) j Cattle Prices at New High CHICAGO, Oct. 24 (OP).—Cattle prices set a new 1949 high today and the top price on hogs fell to the lowest level in three years. Four loads of choice to prime steers brought $39 a hundred pounds, up $1 from last week’s top and the best price paid for steers since November, 1948. The top on hogs was $18.10, a new low^ since OPA ceilings were removed October 15, 1946. Gen. Palffy Is Hanged BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 24 (OP).—Lt. Gen. Gyorgy Palffy, once Hungary’s highest army officer, was hanged today. He had been convicted by the Communist-led government of treason. Attlee Slashes 784 Million Otf British Spending New Austerity Move Cuts Defense Costs And Free Medicine Ey the Associated Press LONDON, Oct. 24.—Prime Minister Attlee slashed dollar spending and defense costs and cut down on free medical services: today to ease Britain’s economic crisis. The Prime Minister laid before the House of Commons a program which will mean that some food costs for hungry, rationed Britons will rise. Mr. Attlee told the House of Commons he estimated cuts would save £280,000,000 ($784,000,000^ in Britain's 1949-1950 budget. The budget totals £3,300,000,000. The British pound now is worth $2.80. It was devalued from $4.03 on September 18. Medical Fee Imposed. Mr. Attlee said £30,000,000 of the savings will be in armed forces expences of this nation, which holds a key position in the West’s Atlantic Pact defense plans. The leader of the Labor gov ernment announced he had slapped a fee on the bold and expensive public health service instituted by his party in July, 1948. From now on, patients must pay a shilling (14 cents) for prescriptions. Hitherto prescrip tions have been free. Britons now pay a small weekly social security tax, of which eight pence (about 10 cents) goes to the medical service. Other taxes pay for the remainder of the pro gram. The Prime Minister also lopped millions from government admin istration expenses and capital ex penses for new buildings, hos pitals, schools and public works. This economy program is the Government’s first announcement of policy since it devalued the pound. The House of Commons will debate the program Wednes day and Thursday. Seeks to Counter Inflation. “To counter the risk of inflation, we must reduce expenditure and increase production,” Mr. Attlee told the House as crowds in the galleries hung on his words. Long < See BRITAIN, Page A-6.) Bodies of 3 Soldiers Found In River Near Edgewood By the Associated Press EDGEWOOD, Md., Oct. 24.— The Army announced today the bodies of three young soldiers were found over the weekend in Gunpowder river near the Army Chemical Center. They were identified as: Pvt. Patricio M. Pena,. 18, Lare do, Tex.; Pvt. Ricardo Avila, 18, San Antonio, and Pvt. Juan B. Duran, 19, Santa Fe, N. Mex. The three had been missing for a week. Examination by Army doctors showed they drowned. Buddies in the 95th Chemical Service Company said the three soldiers were inseparable friends. They last were seen together on the weekend of October 16. Chemical Center spokesmen said it still is a mystery how they got out on the river and drowned. There were no marks of violence on their bodies or other indica tions of foul play. Priest Dead Nine Million Years Dictated Book, Woman Says By the Associated Press LONDON, Oct, 24. —British Author Prances Dale did the typ ing, but she insisted today that her last book really was written by a priest who has been dead thousands and thousands of years. He lived, so said his ghost,' on the continent of Atlantis which sank in the Atlantic Ocean a long time ago. So certain is the 40-year-old writer that the book, which fairly flew from her fingertips, is none of her work that she told her as tonished publisher that she will accept no royalties. Just a typist’s fee is all she wants. “I can’t explain it,” said Miss Dale, who has written numerous novels, children’s books and a cookbook. “But a voice inside me said ‘write this down’ and I just typed with exhausting speed. How that chap could dictate!” The voice, she explained, iden tified itself as being that of a priest named Armartus, and he warned of dangers confronting civilization. She said she under stood him to say he’d been dead 9,000,000 years. Too much^ma terialism and selfishness are what’s wrong in this age, said the old Atlantisian. Miss Dale put it all down, and the book is a collection of thoughts about modern morality. “I don’t pretend to understand it,” said Publisher Andrew Dakers. “Miss Dale insists she never con cerned herself about Atlantis, and she’s no mystic or faddist. Her feet are firmly on the ground. One doesn’t associate a cookery writer with spooks. But here is this new book, which we haven’t named, and I should have said, knowing her style, that she couldn’t have written it. “Now she doesn’t feel justified in accepting any of the profits. I am different. I heard no voice. It’s Miss Dale’s own affair if she doesn’t want her slvtre of any pro ceeds. I don’t suppose I could send a check to Atlantis.” A lot of people believe in the story of Atlantis. Some Britons even have tried to promote an ex pedition to the middle of the At lantic to take soundings there, thinking they can prove the con tinent actually existed and actual ly sank. ' | 'Still Life in the United States'—By a Master Artist . . . Rep. Thomas Ordered By Judge to Undergo Physical Examination Walter Reed to Decide If He Can Stand Trial On U. S. Fraud Charges Representative J. Parnell Thom as, Republican, of New Jersey, to day was ordered by Judge Alexan der HoltzofI of District Court to take a physical examination at Walter Reed Hospital to see if he is well enough to stand trial on long-pending fraud charges. William Collins, attorney for the Representative who jumped into prominence as chairman of the House Un - American Activities Committee which investigated communism in Hollywood two years ago, asked another post ponement of the trial. He told Judge HoltzofI that Mr. Thomas’ life would be endangered by the trial. Judge HoltzofI said: “There is no suggestion • • • that the trial would endanger his life. Doctors indicate that it might aggravate his condition, but that is as far as they go.” The examination will be held tomorrow at Walttr Reed Hos pital, on orders from Judge HoltzofI. Trial Set for November. The trial of Mr. Thomas now Is set for November 7. He was in dicted last November on charges of conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment and on three counts of filing false claims in connection with his congressional payroll. His former secretary. Miss Helen Campbell, was indicted with him! on the conspiracy charge. He was to have gone on trial last January, but was stricken with abdominal trouble. Judge Holtzoff seemed im pressed by the argument against another continuance made by United States Attorney George Morris Fay, who said: “Last June, when Walter Reed Hospital discharged this defend ant, they said that if he had been in the Army he would have been ordered back to full duty. From their point of view, he was com pletely cured.” Doctors Give Affidavits. Judge Holtzoff had before him affidavits of at least two private physicians suggesting that the trial would impair Mr. Thomas’ health. He said he would not grant a continuance on “the showing made.” However, he agreed that Mr. Thomas should have a physical examination at Walter Reed Hos pital and ordered Mr. Collins to have the Congressman at the hospital tomorrow for the examin ation. Sailor Killed, 31 Injured As Bus Hits Steel Truck ly the Associated Pros PAOLI, Pa., Oct. 24.—A Grey hound bus and a tractor-trailer loaded with 33,000 pounds of steel collided a mile and a half west of here today, killing one person and injuring 31 others. State police identified the dead man as Stephen H. Chapley, jr., 18-year-old sailor who was return ing to the cruiser Roanoke from his home in Uniontown, Pa. The trailer, laden with sheet steel, cut through the right front side of the bus, pinning several passengers in their seats. The injured were taken to hos pitals in this suburban area 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Front windows of the Pitts burgh-Philadelphia bus were shat tered by the impact and the exit entrance door at the right front corner was crumpled against the trailer. Passengers left the bus through the emergency door at the rear. » ■ Coolest Weather of Fall Expected Here Tonight Coolest weather of the season is expected to descend on the Washington area tonight, the Weather Bureau said today. Temperatures ranging from 45 in the city down to 40 in the suburbs are predicted, and to morrow will remain cool, the fore caster said. Last Friday’s 46 degrees is the low so far this fall. The cool air, moving in from Western Canada, deposited traces of snow in Montana but won’t bring any this far, the experts said. Today’s maximum temperature was expected to be about 65. To morrow will be mostly cloudy with some rain likely by night, the bureau said. Corporate Profits Drop Cuts U. S. Tax Hopes As Spending Rises Federal Deficit for Year May Hit 4 Billion, Experts Now Figure Commerce Department reports indicated today that continued drops in corporate profits and national income may press the anticipated Federal deficit for the current fiscal year above the $4, 000,000,000 mark at least. The year ends next June 30. The department reported last night that corporate profits dropped in the April-May-June period for the third consecutive quarter. National income—of which cor porate profits make up about one seventh—slipped to an annual rate of $223,700,000,000 for the second quarter. The annual rate for the previous quarter was $226,300,000,000. Second-quarter corporate prof its, before taxes, were reported at $6,600,000,000, off 12 per cent from the preceding quarter and down about 25 per cent from the second quarter of 1948. Tax Collections to Drop. Administration experts are cal culating the effect of these de clines—and other countries—on tax collections, with a view to downward Vevision of earlier esti mates of Government revenues for fiscal 1950 which ends next June 30. The Budget Bureau is prepar ing new estimates on both revenue and spending in the wake of con gressional adjournment. Indications are that bureau fig ures will: (1) Revise the January estimate of $40,985,000,000 reve nue down to between $38,000,000, 000 and $39,000,000,000, and (2) Boost the spending estimate from (See PROFITS, Page A-4.) Operating Employes Report to Work on Missouri Pacific Railroad Hopes to Make First Run Today as 45-Day Strike Ends By the Associated Press ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24.—The Mis souri Pacific Railroad’s operat-1 ing employes began reporting back to work today. They had been on strike for 45 days—one of the longest work stoppages on a major line in the Nation’s history. The back-to-work movement | involved engineers. firemen, trainmen and conductors. Non-operating employes—por ters, maintenance men and the like—will get back to their jobs when the trains start to roll. This might be possible today, company officials said. First Run Uncertain. They did not know, however, | where the first train would be | made up. That depends, they explained, on rolling stock inspec tions which are now under way. The strike was settled yester day. It cost the railroad, workers i and businesses in 10 States many millions of dollars. The strike ended after submis sion of a union proposal for set tlement of 93 grievances by arbitration Under the Railway Labor Act and by the Railroad Adjustment Board. The nature of the claims and the wishes of the union will determine whether the grievances will be settled un der the act or by the board. 282 Original Claims. Originally there were 282 claims based on differing interpretations of working rules, but 189 were settled by lengthy negotiation after the strike started. Basic hours and wages were not in volved. Paul J. Neff, chief executive of ficer of the railroad, said opera tions could not return to normal immediately over the 7,200-mile, (See MISSOURI PACIFIC, P. A-4.) 200 Reported Killed In Polish Train Wreck By the Associated Press WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 24.— Unofficial but reliable reports said today more than 200 persons were killed in a train wreck Sat urday near Nowy Dwor, northeast of Warsaw. Informants said the accident occurred when the Danzig-Warsaw express left the rails on a curve. The locomotive and several pas senger cars turned over. All official sources refused com ment. $80,000,000 Art Collection Of Hapsburgs Unloaded Here More than a score of sailors and stevedores carefully deposited an $80,000,000 art cargo from Austria on American shores here today. The slow, cautious unloading of the centuries-old collection of art treasures got underway shortly after 8 am. at the Naval Qun Factory, where the U. S. S. Mal abar—a refrigerated supply ship —had docked yesterday. Ranking Navy officers, Austrian diplomats and officials of the National Gallery of Art came to watch the precarious Job. On deck “The Voice of America” broadcast descriptions of the scene on the ship. The famous collection was loaned by the Austrian govern ment as a good will gesture. It goes on exhibition at the National Gallery of Art on November 20. Two men never their eyes off the unloading process. They were Comdr. Keith Merrill, who was in charge of transporting the collection from London, and Dr. Ernst H, Buschbeck, curator of paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna. A huge flat box, strapped in a rope sling, rose from the hold. “That’s the largest one aboard,” explained Comdr. Merrill. “It’s Caravaggio’s Madonna of the Ro saries. We’re perspiring this one out.” * First of the treasures off the ship was the figure of a man on a wooden horse, both clothed in armor. Then came case after case of plaintings, tapestries, vessels of semi-precious stones, sculpture, crystals, Ivories and glass show cases. Apparently no two of the 101 cases were the same size. One (See ART. Pag-j^A-3.) Shortage Seen Forcing Truman To Act in Strikes Prospects for Early Settlement Still Dark; Lewis Returns Here By James Y. Newton Prospects for early settlement of the economy-pinching steel and soft coal strikes continued to be dark today and the only Gov ernment activity toward ending the twin walkouts was a media tion meeting with steel executives in New York. Because shortages of coal and steel are adding to the list of un employed each day — cutting deeper into the Nation’s economic fabric—it still appeared likely that President Truman will be forced to take firm action, possibly by the end of the week. However, there was no sign at the White House that he was ready to step into the disputes at this time. Officials were watching closely for peace bids in both industries, hopeful that public opinion and pressure from coal and steel cus tomers would force either the em battled unions or employers to make a settlement offer. Ching to See Big Steel. Cyrus S. Ching, Federal media tion chief, was scheduled to meet again with United States Steel Corp. executives at 2:30 p.m. H© conferred with Big Steel in New York three days last week in a vain search for a basis on which the 24-day steel strike could be settled. There was no indication that President Philip Murray’s striking United Steelworkers would give in on their flat demand for company financed pensions and insurance, or that the steel companies would back away from the stand that the workers should contribute to the funds. It appeared for a while yester day that top officials held high hopes for coal and steel settle ments. A friend of the Presi dent's, Arthur Clarendon Smith, District Democratic leader, quoted Mr. Truman as predicting an end to both strikes within 10 days, but Mr. Smith said later the predic : tion was his own and not th« President's. Mr. Smith, a White House vis itor Friday, spoke at a breakfast meeting of the District Democratio Club. Reporters understood Mr. Smith to have quoted the Presi dent as having told him: ‘‘W# are right at the verge of two most prosperous years. I think both of these strikes will be settled within 10 days if not before and we are going to have prosperous times.” Misunderstood, He Say*s. However, Mr. Smith said later: “It was my own prediction. I think I was misunderstood. If I wasn’t, I made a mistake.” Mr. Murray, who heads the CIO as well as the steelworkers, was in Cleveland today for a series of meetings with the CIO high command prior to the opening of the organization's annual con vention next Monday. It gave him an opportunity to review the (See LABOR, Page A-5.) 100,000 Meat Workers Walk Out In Argentina By the Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 24.—A 24-hour strike of 100,000 meat workers began early today in pro test against lay-offs in the in dustry. The meat workers had been staging hour-and-a-half stop pages since Thursday. The strikes have been aimed at the Ministry of Labor, which had authorized the Swift Packing Co. at Rosario to lay off 250 men because of lack of work. The workers have demanded that the government of President Peron return to the former policy of making layoffs the subject of union - management - government negotiation. The government has refused to deal with the strikers until they return to normal work. Other strikes are annoying the avowedly pro-labor Peron govern ment. A thousand sugar workers have been on strike in the north, supported by a sympathy walkout of municipal employes. The city government at Tucuman began firing civil servants who did not return to work as directed. Provincial transportation work ers have voted a general strike for November 5 unless the govern ment increases minimum fares 100 per cent. Are You Looking for a Truck for Sale? The classified ad section of The Star is the place to look if you are in the market for a truck. Classified ads offering trucks for sale numbered 7,628 more in The Star than in the three other Washington newspapers combined during the first nine months of this year. For all kinds of goods and services always remember to consult Washington’s lead ing classified medium— STAB.