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Edition, $1.30 and $1.40 per Month. ** VUit J. w LEWIS CALLS MINERS BACK UNTIL NOV. 30 Lehman Beats Dulles As Democrats Lose Control in Arlington Fair Deal Scores In 1950 Preview In New York State TRUMAN SERB Election as Con gressional Victory Omen. Page A-4. By Gould Lincoln President Truman's Fair Deal and welfare state won their first round yesterday since 1948, when former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, Democrat, triumphed in the New York Senatorial election over Re publican Senator John Foster Dulles by about 200,000 votes. This victory was somewhat off set, however, ty the re-election in New Jersey of Republican Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll over his Demo cratic opponent, State Senator Elmer H. Wene. President Truman and his ad ministration leaders went all out for the election of Mr. Lehman in New York—whereas they kept aloof from the New Jersey struggle. The Democrats w». also in two other Congres;ional elections. Mrs. Edna Kelly, Democrat-Liberal won Truman Receives Wire From Dulles You Win' President Truman today re ceived a two-word telegram from Senator Dulles, Repub lican, of New York, defeated in yesterday’s senatorial elec tion. "You win,” was all it said. handily in the 10th New York Dis trict (Brooklyn), the first Dem ocratic woman elected to the House from New York City. John P. Shelley, Democrat, and presi dent of the State Federation of Labor, AFL, won in California's 5th District (San Francisco). Mrs. Kelly succeeded a Democrat, and Mr. 8helley replaces a Republican. Truman Sees Success in 1950. President Truman was quick to claim that yesterday’s voting was a clear indication that his Fair Deal program was on the way to victory in the second session of the 81st Congress and that the results in New York and else where were an augury of Dem ocratic success in the 1950 Con gressional elections. The President calling out with glee elections returns at a dinner last night in his honor at the Women’s Democratic Club of Washington, interpreted the New York and other results as mean ing a vote of confidence in his administration-and program. Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle, jr., like the President, declared that victory in 1950 was indicated and that Mr. Lehman’s victory was “only the highlight of a National trend” toward the Democratic Party. Democrats* Claims Cut. Mr. Lehman’s victory over Sen ator Dulles was accomplished by a considerably smaller margin than had been predicted by the Democratic leaders—returns from all but 72 of the State’s 9,565 elec tion districts gave Mr. Lehman 2,566,693 votes to 2,359,632 for Senator Dulles. The Democrats had been claiming victory by from 350,000 to 400,000. Republican National Chairman George Guy Gabrielson issued a statement declaring that the “principles which Senator Dulles expounded in his campaign are those which will ultimately pre vail, because they are right.” 8enator Dulles campaigned vig orously against the Truman Fair Deal and legislative program while Mr. Lehman supported in every way the welfare state pro posals of the President. Senator Brewster of Maine, chairman of the Republican Sena torial Committee, belittled the Lehman victory, pointing out that the Democrats had won a seat in the Senate which they had held for the last 22 years, until the res (See ELECTIONS, Page A-6.) Star Classified Ads Help Complete Your Christmas Gift List A convenient way'to com plete your gift list is to chop in The Star’s classified section, where “Miscellaneous For Sale” columns offer a wide variety of merchandise to suit your wants. The Star carried over 16,000 more “Misceiianeous For Sale” ads during the first 10 months of this year than the three other Washington papers combined. Always consult Washing ton’s leading classified me dium—THS STAR. Mandate Is Seen For Non-partisan County Elections ALEXANDRIA VOTES Non-Parti san City Elections. Page A-6. HERTZ WINS Falls Church Rev enue Post. Page A-6. By Robert C. Rollings The result of the Arlington, County Board election, in which1 Democrats lost control, was viewed by the winner of that contest to day as a mandate for non-partisan elections to the board. Robert W. Cox, nominee of a Town Meeting who ran as an in dependent, defeated Basil DeLas mutt, chairman of the County Board, by a vote of 7.316 to 6.306 in the election, according to com plete unofficial returns. “I believe that yesterday’s elec-: 4,ion results show that the people of Arlington County want real non-partisan elections for the County Board," Mr. Cox said. "As for myself, I can only say that I deeply appreciate the confidence placed in me ’and will do the best I can to be a good public servant.” > Damm and Magruder Win. Another quarter also issued an appeal for legislation for non partisan elections for the County Board as well as the School Board. It was directed to the county’s del egation in the General Assembly, two of whom were re-elected to the House of Delegates. The third, Senator Charles R. Fenwick, was not up for election this year. The winners were Delegates George Damm and J. Maynard Magruder.' Democrats, who re • See ARLINGTON. Page A-6.F Fight to End Poll Tax Revived in Virginia as Amendments Lose Constitutional Convention Urged; Battle Is Elected Governor by Big Margin By Alex R. Preston i / Demands for repeal of Virginia's poll tax were renewed today as late i election returns were showing a 3-to-l defeat of the suffrage amendments and a 2%-to-l victory for John S. Battle, Democrat, for Governor over Walter Johnson, Republican. A Republican and a Democrat, leaders of factions opposing Mr. Battle, issued separate statements calling for a constitutional con vention to repeal the poll tax as a voting prerequisite without other election law revisions that were proposed on yesterday’s ballot. Convention Urged. Robert H. Woods, Republican State chairman, called for “an unrestricted constitutional con vention.” Robert Wihtehead, Democratic member of the House of Delegates who supported Fran cis Pickens Miller against Mr. Bat tle in the primary, offered this plan: That the 1950 General Assem bly, which meets in January, pass a bill calling a special election to vote on A constitutional conven tion. Mr. Miller, also favoring a con vention, expressed confidence that the General Assembly will reach a satisfactory solution of the problem. Returns from 1,458 of the State’s 1,760 precincts showed that only 48,946 voters wanted to adopt the amendments, while 169,843 opposed them. The majority consisted of the rare combination of liberal Demo crats and old-line conservatives, plus many Republicans. The lib erals—who normally advocate re peal of the poll tax as a voting prerequisite—objected to the con (See VIRGINIA, Page A-6TT~ 70-M.P.H. Gales Imperil 40 on Distressed Vessel By th« Associated Press HALIFAX, Nov. 9.—The Weath er Bureau reported early today that 70-mile-an-hour gales are sweeping the mid-Atlantic area where a storm-battered British freighter with perhaps 40 men aboard waits rescue. The ship, the Scottish Prince, broke down Saturday and re quested assistance. There have been no reports from her since last night, when her officers said she was about 300 miles east of the Halifax tug Foundation Josephine. The tug last was reported plunging through mountainous seas to the aid of the 7,138-ton merchantman. PUC Approves 6% Increase In Gas Rates Higher Charges Due To Begin Wednesday; Company Asked 7% The Public Utilities Commis sion today approved a 6.14 per cent increase in gas rates to Dis trict subscribers of the Washing ton Gas Light Co., effective next Wednesday. The company had sought an increase of approximately 7 per cent. The commission approved rate schedules designed to give the company additional annual op erating revenues of $749,520, or some $150,000 less than the com pany had requested. The increase will be shared by classes of customers as follows: Domestic (non-heating), $386, 422 or 8.01 per cent. Space heating, $257,795 or 5.07 per cent. Commercial and industrial (non-heating), $87,393 or 5.57 per cent. Seasonal off-peak, $611 or 7.71 per cent. Wholesale apartments, $5,701 or 1.78 per cent. Government. $11,598 or 2.86 per cent. Largest percentage of increase, according to the schedule, will fall on the householder who does not heat his house by gas. The average such customer, who uses 25 therms of gas a month, will have his monthly bill increased from about $3.30 to $3.54. Those who heat their homes with gas use an average of about 1,000 therms a year. Their bills average about $8.50 a month over the whole year, and will now go up about 43 cents. The monthly increase in in dividual domestic bills, according ■to consumption, will be: 5 therms, 22 cents; 10 therms, 23 cents; 25 therms, 24 cents; 50 therms, 26 cents; 100 therms, 55 cents; 200 thenhs, $1.12; 400 therms, $2.26, and 600 therms, $3.40. The commission said in its opmion that evidence indicates the company’s earnings /are leas than 4 per cent,'Vtfilch is “ob viously inadequate to maintain the company in a sound financial position.” While the cost of natural gas. including amortization of the property loss and cost of conver sion, is now 3 per cent less than the cost of manufactured gas supply of 1939. The commission pointed out, other costs, prin cipally labor, have risen to the extent that net operating income has dropped sharply. Increase Called Necessary. “While the Commission is con vinced that an increase in rates is necessary it nevertheless is de sirious of confining such increase to a minimum,” the opinion said. The Commission stated it was aware that one important factor contributing to the low level of earnings during the test year end ed last May 31 was the mild tem peratures prevailing during that heating season. While adjust ments were made by both the company and the Commission, witnesses at the recent hearing on the increase to compensate for this condition these adjustments can not be accepted as conclu sive proof, the opinion pointed out. Normal temperatures during the last heating season might have (See GAS, Page A-2.) UMW Chief Says Truce Is Act of 'Good Faith' Steel Walkout Nears Full Settlement With New Talk Tomorrow By James Y. Newton John L. Lewis today called a truce in the 52-day soft coal strike, ordering the United Mine Workers to return to their jobs until midnight, November 30. The order was issued in Chicago after Mr. Lewis had met with the UMW’s 200-member Policy Com mittee. The 380,000 soft coal min ers east of the Mississippi were told to work under terms of their 1948 contract which expired last June 30. A month ago Mr. Lewis ended a brief strike of Pennsyl vania’s anthracite miners and soft coal workers west of the Missis sippi. Mr. Lewis described the truce as "an act of good faith designed to contribute to public convenience." That statement was in reference to fuel shortages which have be come acute in many areas. Owners Meet With Ching. The action hinted at resump tion of the strike after November 30 unless agreement on a new contract is reached before that with the Nation’s mine operators. Shortly after announcement of the truce, representatives of Northern and Western mine in terests met in conference here with Cyrus S. Ching, Federal me diation chief. This session is a prelude to a joint meeting Mr. Ching has scheduled for tomorrow with Mr. Lewis and operators of all sections. Meanwhile, the big steel strike drew nearer to complete settle ment with announcement that the United States Steel Corp., which produces nearly a third pf the Na tion!? total, is arranging a meet ing with the striking CIO United Steelworkers, probably for tomor row. “Big Steel” led the industry’s fight against free pensions, but is being forced to give in to the union by the acceptance of settle ment terms by three of the coun try’s “big four” companies. Injunction Is Considered. j Mr. Lewis’ truce posed the ques tion of whether the Government, | if efforts to end the dispute fail, ! will apply national emergency pro visions of the Taft-Hartley Act. An 80-day Federal court injunc tion may be obtained against a ! strike under the law. It would | postpone any resumption of a itnine shutdown until near the end of winter. “The United Mine Workers will again make another contribution of major magnitude to enhance the remote possibility of agree ment being reached,” Mr. Lewis isaid. He added that between now and November 30 officers and scale representatives of the union “will participate in such wage confer ences as may eventuate in con formity with recognized policy.” Householders Are Warned. The miners’ chief urged pri vate householders and public in stitutions to “provide themselves ad interim with necessary coal supplies to tide them over a fur ther suspension period in the event that the contemptuous ar rogance of the coal operators re mains undiminished.” The Lewis strike-truce state ment said the UMW Policy Com mittee “regrets with all other Americans the delay in execution of a new agreement for the in (See LABOR, Page A-2.) Conolly Accepts Ahnapolis Post If Denfeld Becomes Successor BULLETIN The Navy said today that Ad miral Richard L. Conolly had accepted an offer to be super intendent of the Naval Academy if Admiral Denfeld, former Chief of Naval Operations, succeeds him as commander of the East ern Atlantic and Mediterranean with headquarters in London. CROMMELIN to Reply to Repri mand Before Going to Coast. Page A-3. ly tht Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 9. — Admiral Richard L. Conolly has been offered the post of superintendent of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, a qualified naval source in London reported today. He hasn’t accepted so far. Admiral Conolly is waiting, the informant said, to find out whether Admiral Louis Denfeld, who was removed two weeks ago as chief of naval operations, is going to succeed him as head of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediter ranean fleets with headquarters in London. Admiral Denfeld has been offered the position. Acceptance of the Annapolis post would be a come-down for Admiral Conolly, the source said, because he is a full admiral, Superintendent at Annapolis usually calls lor the rank of rear admiral. "Admiral Conolly has been head of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleet for three years—since September, 1946— and he’s due for a new post short ly,” the source said. "But it’s considered extremely unlikely that he would agree to the step-back, which the Annapo lis post would entail.” Neither Admiral Conolly nor his flag secretary was available for comment on the report. A spokes man at naval headquarters said he knew nothing about it. Admiral Conolly, 67, of Wauke gan, 111., was graduated from An napolis, served on destroyers in World War I and was a member of both the Naval War College staff and the staff of the Com mander in Chief of the United States Fleet during World War n. He taught at Annapolis for a brief period in the 1930s. At Annapolis, the Naval Acad emy public information office said it was not in a position to com ment. Rear Admiral James L. Hollo way, Jr., who has been superin tendent since early 1947, was in Washington on an informal visit today. y » Big Three Reported Joining Policies on Yugoslavia, China Germany at Top of Agenda For 2 Days of Talks by Bevin, Schuman, Acheson By thf Associated Press PARIS. Nov. 9.—A well-in formed source said the Foreign Ministers pf the United States. Britain and France have agreed today to examine a common pol icy toward Yugoslavia and Com munist China. The three Ministers fixed an agenda for two days of meetings here. An American official re ported it covers “a wide range of subjects,” with Germany topping the list. The Big Three Minis ters then took up a memorandum from West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. The Ministers agreed to ex amine all aspects of the German question—political, economic, psy chological and military—and the issue of Germany's entry into the European Council and other in ternational bodies. Aid to Yugoslavia Weighed. The three Western Ministers were also to discuss what assist ance they might lend to Yugo slavia to enable Premier-Marshal Tito to maintain his independ ence from the Kremlin. They also were to consider problems in ! volved in recognition of the Chi jnese Communist regime. I There were indications that British Foreign Secretary Bevin raised the question of China and .that French Foreign Minister Schuman brought up the problem of French Indo-China, on China’s border. Mr. Bevin has been re ported planning to tell the French and Americans Britain wants to 1 recognize China’s Communist gov ernment. Mr. Schuman told reporters: “This morning we set up our agenda. We will talk about Ger many and other things. Certainly about China.” He added he ex pected the conference would end tomorrow night. Secretary of State Acheson “still would like to go to Germany be fore returning to the United States, but nothing has been de cided yet,” John J. McCloy, Amer ican high commissioner for Ger many, told reporters. Mr. McCloy is here to sit in on the talks charting Germany’s role In an economically unified Europe. Council Seat Approved. The Steering Committee of the European Consultative Assembly, lower house of the Council of Europe which seeks European unity, unanimously agreed today to recommend associate member ship for Western Germany, under certain conditions.' These conditions were said to include strict observance of the (See BIG THREE, Page A-7.) U. S. Cruiser Columbus To Return to Boston By Iht Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 9.—The heavy cruiser Columbus, flagship of Ad miral Richard L. Conolly, com mander of the United States Mediterranean and Eastern At lantic Fleet, is returning to the United States in December for a refit at Boston Navy Yard. The 13,600-ton cruiser, which carries a crew of 1,000 and 90 officers is commanded by Capt. Ephriam McLean, jr„ of Cleve land, Miss., and Arlington, Va. Under present plans she will return to the Mediterranean in about six months. Chevy Chase Student Ends Life With Gun He Received as Gift School Quarterback Dies After Shooting Himself at Home Richard B. Onslow, 17, Bethesda Chevy Chase High School varsity quarterback, died early today in Suburban Hospital about four hours after be was found shot be tween the eyes in the bedroom of his home at 4706 Hunt avenue, Chevy Chase. A .22-caliber rifle lay nearby. Dr. P. J. Broschart. Montgomery County medical examiner, Issued a certificate of suicide. The youth’s father, Walton Onslow, a public relations con sultant, said the body was found by a brother, Vincent, 13. Mr. Onslow said Richard left a note indicating the boy was “up set," but not saying anything about taking his own life. Police said they had reason to believe Richard had quarreled with his sweetheart. Mr. Onslow said he and his wife had visited neighbors in Chevy Chase to borrow literature RICHARD B. ONSLOW. on the University of Virginia to show to their son. When they returned they found police and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase res cue squad at their house. The boy’s body was found on (See ONSLOW, Page~A-7.) Romulo Makes Appeal For Atom Truce and New Start on Curbs U. N. Assembly President Reported Insisting That Proposals Be Discussed ty *h» Attociolad Pr«»» LAKE SUCCESS. Nov. 9.— United Nations Assembly Presi dent Carlos P. Romulo an nounced today that he has appealed to the Big Five and Canada to consider a short-term atomic armistice, a ban on use of atomic bombs, and a new start on the problem of atomic control. Gen. Romulo so far has not re ceived official answers from the six governments, but Western delegates were reported to view the proposals as old stuff and vague. Sources close to the Philippine delegate said, however, that he was insisting his proposals have a thorough study in the General Assembly. His plan was published as the United States prepared to tangle with the Soviet Union on the atomic issue in the Assembly’s Special Political Committee. "Mankind is not prepared to accept a deadlock on a matter so serious to the future of the whole world.” Gen. Romulo said in his appeal to the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China and Canada. "Every effort must be made to explore even the remotest of an effective agreement.” Gen. Romulo listed four possible lines of action in the Assembly’s search for an answer to the West ern-Soviet deadlock. They were: "1. The possibility of a short term atomic armistice accom panied by an inspection system. The world is now faced with the prospect of a furious and calami tous race for atomic armament. It would be of inestimable value to discover a means of calling a halt to this race. If this were pos sible. it would afford us a breath ing space for the calmer consid eration of plans for the eventual long-term control of atomic energy, and might afford useful lessons in the administrative and (See ATOMIC, Page A-7.) Senator Reed, 78, Dies In Fall at Kansas Home; Veteran of Politics Transportation Expert Was Former Governor, Railway Mail Official Senator Clyde Martin Reed, Re publican, of Kansas, who fashioned three successful careers—politics, newspaper publishing and the Railway Mail Service—died last night in a fall downstairs at his home in Parsons, Kans. A veteran party leader and senior Senator from Kansas, he had observed his 78th birthday on October 19. Senator Reed suffered a heart attack and then fell from the sec ond floor to the main floor, Dr. Guy Cramer told the Associated Press. Only last week the Sen ator returned to his home after | an attack of influenza. He appar ently died instantly, Dr. Cramer I said. His body was found at the foot of the stairs by his wife and a maid, who were the only other persons in the house. Was Stormy Political Figure. Senator Reed returned to his home in Parsons soon after the last session of Congress. Although a husky white-haired figure, there had been widespread speculation ; as to whether he would run again for the Senate in view of his ad I vanced age. His second term was due to expire January 3,- 1951. Senator Reed, who was known as a stormy figure in Sunflower State politics, gave no hint of his plans. Prior to his election to the Sen ate for the first time on Novem ber 8, 1938, and his second term on November 7, 1944, he already had a long and distinguished career in public service, and as publisher and editor of the daily Parsons Sun. He acted in these capacities until his death. Known as a conservative, his Senate service climaxed a career which started as a railway mail clerk in which he became a super intendent and included a term as Governor of Kansas. Expert on Transportation. Throughout his political service, rail rates and farm legislation were those to which he gave the most attention. He was consid (See REED, Page A-2.) Bolivia Denies P-38 Ownership At Crash Probe Plane Still Property Of District Firm, CAB Hearing Told The Bolivian government today denied ownership of the P-38 fighter plane which precipitated the country's worst airplane dis aster here November 1. Maj. German Pol of the Boliv ian Air Force told a crowded public hearing room: “The Boliv ian government has consistently taken the position that the plans is still the property of the Uni versal Air & Marine Supply Co., a Washington firm. His statement was made as the official hearings began into last week’s air crash here in which the P-38, piloted by Capt. Eric Rios Bridoux, Bolivian aviation chief, crashed into an Eastern Air Lines DC-4, hurtling 55 -person* to their death. The hearings are being held in the Departmental Auditorium by the Civil Aero nautics Board. Says Liner Got in P-38s Path. After completing his statement, Maj. Pol told the CAB investiga tors on cross-examination that the big commercial airliner, in turn ing left from its approach path into the airport, turned “exactly into the path of the P-38.’’ Pre vious accounts of the collison have said that the airport control tower, in its frantic instructions to the planes, had instructed the Eastern pilot to turn left to avoid colliding after the P-38 pilot failed to respond to instruction* to turn away from the DC-4. Maj. r*oi usea ms nanas 10 il lustrate how he saw the airliner pull up and to the left. [ “Are we to understand you to i say,'’ asked one of the Investiga tors, “that the DC-4 turned left | and the plane which you said was on its right ran into it?’’ I “That’s right.” Maj. Pol an : swered. He said the DC-4 had almost completed a 45-degree turn when jit was struck. He denied that the P-38 was in an unusually steep glide for a landing approach a> previously stated by tower con trollers. He said the fighter ap peared in a horizontal position and estimated it was losing alti tude at about 400 feet a minute. Maj. Pol also said that Capt. Rios, who had his own privately owned P-38, was taking a course in airport traffic control from the CAA. He said he understood that he had about 4,200 hours’ flying time, about 80 per cent of it in P-38s. Pilot Still in Hospital. In his prepared statement, Maj. Poe revealed that Capt. Rios had made three previous visits to National Airport to fly the fighter but had remained on the ground because of trouble with the radio, the oil system, the brakes, throttle alignment and a rundown battery. Capt. Rios, the only survivor of the crash, also is a Bolivian Air Force officer and is considered Bolivia’s outstanding flyer. He is in Alexandria Hospital. i Maj. Pol declared that Bolivian • government spokesmen had stipu lated they would not take owner ship of the war-surplus fighter or ! assume responsibility until the • company had made repairs and • the plane had successful passed ‘a test flight by Capt. Rios. He identified documents, how • ever, showing that the Bolivian • government had received an ex j (See CRASH, Page A-3.) One Killed, Three Injured On Baltimore Boulevard Uy tht Associated Press BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.—Cyrus James, 20, colored, of the first block of H street N.W., Washing ton, was killed early today when an automobile crashed into a pole on the Baltimore boulevard near the Patapsco River. Three others were injured. They are: Lucille Kidrick, 27, of the 2100 block of Maryland avenue N.E., Washington, cuts and bruises. Clyde Ware, 28, first block of Defrees street NJE., Washington, arm and leg fractures and cuts. Loretta Izzard, 43, of the 100 block of Defrees street N.E., Wash ington, fractures of both legs, fractured arm and internal in juries. All are colored. Baltimore County police said the driver, whose identity ig known, disappeared after the ac cident. He reportedly hailed a cab and went back to Washing ton, where he lives. Austria to Devalue VIENNA, Austria. Nov. 9 (VP).— Austrian Chancellor Leopold Figl told the Parliament today that immediate action would |be, taken to devalue the Austrian schilling in line with the devalued British pound and other currencies.