The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 1

WEATHER tonight. Thurtdty etaiifr; with antf VOL. CXX, NO. 212. Atily tke HAGERSTOWN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1S4S.

Daflr Mail Broadcasts 8 A. 1:55 P. M. Orer WJEJ. SINGLE COPY, Same Pet Hates Entertained By Arabs And Jews British, U.S.

State De- partment, Bernadotte Scored By Both. By DANIEL DE LUCE Jerusalem, Sept 8 and Arabs, though-foes, share the same pet hates. The press on both sides of the Sghting Hue picks identical tar gets for vilification. If you be- lieve all that is printed, the three most diabolical enemies of Israel and the Arab world are: 1. The British government.

2. The American 'State" (depart- ment President. Truman. 3. Count Folke Bernadotte, Unit- ed Nations Palestine mediator.

Arab commentators, of course, don't spare the Jews, whom they refer to as Zionist terrorists, and the Israelis continue -to describe the Arabs as murderous barbar ians. But that is routine. It lacks sting. The sharpest barbs are hurlet at Britain. In Israeli editoria eyes the British schemed for dec ades to frustrate the creation a state-embracing a.

Hebrew home land--Palestine and Trans-Jordan When the scheming failed--so the charge goes--the British insti gated, equipped and led an Arab invasion, in a vengeful desire to exterminate Zionism. The Arabs on the other hand cal Israel an offspring of British pol Icy aimed at permanently splinter ing the Arab world. The Arab set-back in Palestine, it is further alleged, was due to a ble-cross and violation of solemn alliances. The American State" department, according to Israeli commentators finds Arab oil thicker than Jewish blood. The department is accusec of maliciously blocking the lifting of an arms embargo in Israeli's fav or, delaying a $100,000,000 loan and provoking British-American impsr ialism.

President Truman is said to have succumbed often to the (Continued On page Five Dwelling Permits Issued Get Permits To Convert Dwellings For More Families. for five new dwellings included among the building permits issued during the past week for 'construction of a total estimated value of $28,100. Two permits were issued for the con- version of dwellings to prpvide space for additional families. Permits were as follows: Modern Builders, 26x24 one and one-half story frame one fami- ly dwelling, South Mont Valla ave- nue, $5000. Kyle Bartle, 24x24 one story, one family frame dwelling, rear 863 Virginia avenue, $3000.

Mrs. John C. O'Connell, two- story frame addition to present one-family dwelling for one addi- tional family, 412 North-Potomac, $5000. William A. Crumbaeker, 30x28, one one-half story veneered one family dwelling, 1038 Spruce street, $6000." Mr.

and Mrs. Cyriel Forsythe, 32x30 one story, one family frame dwelling, Maryland avenue, $3500. Mr. and Mrs. Holley Miller, con- crete block garage, 842 Guilford avenue, $250.

Mr. and Mrs. William Hurigate, one and one-half story frame, brick veneered one family dwelling, Rose Hill avenue, $4000. Floyd W. Griffith, 15x18 two story frame addition to present'one family dwelling, 253 South Poto- mac street.

Local Driver Is Fined In Crash of Hagerstown, paid fines and costs of $28.50 to Justice of Peace Frank Smith, of Clay Hill, week when he was arraigned on a charge of reckless driving, by State Po- lice as the result of an accident at an intersection five miles west of Waynesboro on Sunday afternoon. Police said Ebersole, traveling west, to yield the right of way to a southbound car driven by Guy A. JCoons, of Steelton, Pa, The latter machine "skidded into Eber- sole's auto and pushed it against a tree. ot the can' mated at $350. Immigration officers precede and follow C.

S. Jackson. Ccar- rying coat on arm) as the Canadian CIO union officer is taken from a Trans-Canadian Airlines planV at LaGuardia Field, N. T. Immigra- tion Service said in Washington that nine Canadians who sought to enter country to attend a CIO union convention have been "tempor- arily excluded." Jackson is international vice-president of the CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machinery Workers and head of its Cana- dian.affiliate.^ To Head Campaign Former Senator To Pilot Truman Drive In This State.

Baltimore, Sept 8 land Democrats will open presi- dential' campaign headquarters here next week and expect to promptly" into a drive for the State's eight electoral college votes, former Senator George L. Radcliffe announced. Radcliffe disclosed last night he will act as campaign manager at the request of President Truman, a close friend who was sworn in as a Senator the same day as Rad- cliffe. The former Maryland Senator is no novice at directing campaigns. He was President Roosevelt's Maryland manager in 1932 and 1936.

In 1938, however, when Presi- dent Roosevelt made Senator Ty- dings a target of his "purge" at- tempt, Radcliffe directed Tydings' successful campaign for reelection. RadcMe said he had held sep- arate conferences yesterday with Governor Lane, Democratic nation- al cbmmitteeman from Maryland, and with Robert Ennis, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. He said he will meet promptly with other State party officials about setting up headquarters by September 15. Motorists Shown To Have 2-1 Chance To Avoid A Ticket You have a two-to-one chance of driving off without a ticket after a traffic policeman stops you on a Maryland road, ac- cording to July figures of the State Police Traffic Collision Statistical Bureau. In July in Washington County there were 200 arrests lor traffic violations and 251 dismissed with a warning.

The statistics show also you are more liable to be stopped on Satur- day than any. other day of the week. Sunday runs a close second, while the "safest" days, seem to be Tuesday and Wednesday. In Maryland in'July forty per- arrested for exceeding 70 miles an-hour. rests, summonses and warnings were for speeding; reckless driv- ing was the second most prevalent reason for waving motorists down, and failure'to obey traffic signals was in third spot were arrested on drunken driving Red Activities Widely Sought 2 Congressional Groups Take Up Hunt In Fields Afar.

Washington, Sept. 8 congressional groups hunted today for new evidence of Communist ac- tivities in the United States. One began probing into the CIO Fur Workers Union, whose presi- dent is an avowed red. The oth- er, lined up -a whole new set of witnesses to go over claims that Soviet-directed spy rings have been operating both in and out of "Wash- ington. Meanwhile, were being laid to re-open the Reds-in-Hollywood case before the end of next month.

The fur union investigation was launched by a House labor sub- committee headed by Rep. Max Schwabe (R-Mo). He'called today the first of 40 listed for hearings expected to last through next week. Chairman Hartley (R-NJ) of the full labor committee was told of complaints that Communists have gained control of the entire fur processing industry. Those asked to appear first were Joseph Bernstein, attorney for the fur lining manufacturers, and Sol Rosenberg, president of the Fur Manufacturers Association, both of New York.

Union witnesses, expected to ap- pear next week, will be headed by Ben Gold, president of the interna- tional union and a member of the CIO executive board. Gold also Is a member of the Communist par- ty's national executive committee. As this hearing tuned up, the' House un-American -activities com- mittee settled down for three days of closed-door questioning of be- tween. 20 and 25 witnesses in pre- paration for new public hearings set to begin September 15. Los Angeles, Sept.

8 today on narcotics charges as a result of jury indictments is- sued against them. The four, including dancer Vickie Evans and Robin Ford, a real es- tate agent, were indicted by the county grand jury yesterday two counts--possessing marijuana and conspiring to possess the drug. They were arrested last Wednes- day when police and Federal nar- cotics officers raided secluded Hollywood cottage rented.by Miss Leeds. Booked on suspicion of vio- lating narcotics laws, they were for writi of corpoi, New Premier Sought As The 14th Cabinet Since War Steps Down. Paris, Sept.

8 Vincent Auriol called in De Gaul- lists for the first time today in an effort to solve the French crisis arising from the overthrow ot Rob- ert Schuman's 64-hour-old cabinet last night A general election seemed probable. Paris, Sept. 8 a plunged into yet another political crisis today. The newest French government quit last night after lasting only 64 hour, the shortest- lived one yet President Vincent Auriol im- mediately began casting about for a new Premier, to head the nation's fifth cabinet since the beginning of 1947 and the 14th since liberation. Whoever gets the job will face a growing wave of strikes and labor protests about the high cost of living.

He also will have to meet the problem of inflation. Those issues have upset French govern- ments ever since the war. The coalition government Robert Schuman, put together Sun- day after long and laborious effort, resigned last night in the face of a six-vote defeat in the National Assembly on a technical, parlia- mentary issue. The coalition was made up of Schuman's own popular Republicans, the Socialists and the Radical Socialists. Radical Socialist depu- ties bolted partyV; lines and voted -against the crucial bal- lot last night, Edouard Herriot, an old warhorse of French politics and sow president of Assembly, flew into a towering rage and said he was quitting as head of the Radical Socialist party, whose members are neither radical nor socialist, but conservative.

The Radical Socialists have split over Schuman's plan to give the workers of France a 2,500 franc ($8.33) cost of living bonus. The national executive committee of (Continued on age 2) Bohus Benes, 47, (above) nephew of the late Eduard Benes, former Czech president who'died last week, resigned as Czechoslovakia's con- sul in San Francisco because he said he "is. not and cannot be a Communist." Benes has been the consul there for six years. Czech Consul Can't Swallow Commu- nism Nephew Of Late 1 President. Local Firemen Attend School First Hose Sends Largest Delegation To Col- lege Park.

The First Hose Fire Company has the largest representation among local volunteer fire com- panies attending the fifteenth an- nual course for firemen at the Uni- versity of Maryland this weey. Attending from the First Hose are A. K. McGraw, Joe South, Wil- liam Shrader, James Yeager and C. C.

Swain. Joe Sponagle is at- tending from the Antietams, Ray- mond Clark and Gerald Lizer from the Pioneers. They were among the more than 200 volunteer firemen from through- out Maryland who like, their job well enough to devote their spare- time learning modern fire fighting methods. James W. Just, director of the university's fire service extension, who started them on a four-day pro- gram of study and demonstrations yesterday, welcomed Husky smoke-eaters eagerly jostled one another to be first up the long extension ladders in a demonstration conducted by Chief Karl A.

Young of the Mount Rain- ier fire department. Others heard Chief Lloyd Layman of the Parkers- burg, W. department dis- cuss the intricate problems of (Continued on Page 2) Heavily Fined For Shooting Squirrels John H. Cubbage, of Washington County, will remember the past La- bor Day, because it cost him $198.70 fpr doing a little hunting in Jeffer- son County," W. Va.

Cubbage was arrested by Jeffer- son and Berkeley County officers after they had trailed him for some time before finally running across him in the vicinity of Rippon. Charged with eight offenses having a loaded firearm in his car, failure to possess a hunting license, and shooting six squirrels oat of season, Cubbage was fined on each of the eight counts, which he paid. The six squirrels had been dress- ed and ptactd In an iced container in Cubbftf truck. San Francisco, Sept 20 years in Czechoslovakia's diplomatic service, Bohus Benes is a voluntary exile today--and look- ing for a job. He resigned yesterday as Czech consul general his formal retirement to last Friday-- the day uncle, Dr.

Eduard Benes, former Czech president, died in Prague. 'T am not and cannot be a Com- munist," the 47-year-old Benes ex- plained to "Marxism makes use of the inhuman meth- ods of Nazism and Fascism." As newsmen gathered to hear his announcement, Dr. Erwyn Munk, Czech embassy counsellor, stormed into Benes' ofiice 'demand- ing to read the statement of re- signation. Benes, bemused, left it with Munk in an adjacent room and told.the reporters: "He is a Communist and a mem- ber of the embassy in Washington, Perhaps he came to 'enlighten' me on the 'advantages' of the re- gime." Munk later said he was just in San--Francisco on---vacation and knew nothing about the resigna- tion. It was "suspected," however, he said, because "Benes is not in sympathy with the new govern- ment." He telephoned Czech Ambassa- dor Vladimir Outrata in "Washing- ton and a few minutes later an- nounced that Kyjovsky would come from the New York consulate to replace Benes here.

"I think my. will." live again," Benes said. "Czechoslo- vakia was a nation for 1,500 years. It cannot be destroyed by some "or Communism. If I did not believe in ultimate-change for the good, I would have nothing to live for." Young Cyclist Fined $20 On Two Charges For operating a- motorcycle with- out tags and without a motorcycle operator's license -Fred C.

Solony, 19, Mid vale road, was fined a'total of $20 and costs by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder today. Solony on Jefferson street last night by Patrolmen C. Wolford and G. Wigfield after a Jefferson street resident called po- lice- headquarters to make a com- plaint Solony was fined on each charge.

Charged with driving under the James Witherspoon, 51, 30 Fifth avenue, York City, forfeited collateral $100 and costs tfoday. Pennsy Parolee Accused Of Theft Charles Oden, 35, Brunswick, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rob- ert Miller today and charged with the larceny of Mrs. Grace Snuff, of Highfield, on Saturday night. Deputy Miller said Oden was recently paroled from Eastern Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, He said he walked into the home of Mrs. Shuff, picked up the pocket- book and extracted the money and threw the pocketbook away.

Miller Oden would be taken before Judgt JoMph Mteh later today. Kidnapped After Safe Passage Was Guaranteed By Soviet Commandant Moscow Press Blames Americans And German Thugs For Disorders Tass Makes Charges In Spite Of The Fact All Press Dispatches Put Blame On Com- munist-Led Mobs. Moscow, Sept 8 today blamed Ameri- tcans and German thugs for the dis- orders at Berlin's city hall. Tass, the Soviet news agency, claimed that when the anti-Com- munist city council sought to con- vene yesterday, about 50 Ameri- cans and rowdies hired by Acting Mayor Ferdinand Friend- ensbiirg created a disorder. The dispatch said several thous- and delegates from Berlin enter- prises calmly awaited the council decisions outside the city halL (In Berlin, all the papers, even the Russian-controlled press, blam- ed the Soviet-controlled Socialist Unit Party (SED) for splitting Ber- lin's government.

Dispatches from Berlin to the United States all have identified the mobs which attacked city hall as being Gommtmistled.) Tass described a man named Glasser as director of the political section of the American Komman- datura, and said he gave orders In- side the city hall. The dispatch said Glasser "sought to slam shut the doors and rudely pushed and shoved sons who were trying to make their way to seats reserved for guests, simply because these were dressed in workers' clothes." The report said that despite the efforts of Glasser and his hench- men to create a disturbance, the workers maintained order. Tass said that when German police (apparently meaning the Soviet-zone officers) i themselves in the documents these "toughs" (apparently mean ing the western-zone police) about 20 of them dashed into the Toom of American liaison officer. "Those who were detained were discovered to be black guards of (Johannes) Stumm (the police chief in the western isectors) dress ed in civilian clothes." Men Snatched From French Convoy Near City Hafl, Berlin, Sept 8 sian tommy gunners and So- viet sector police kidnapped 19 western sector police to- day, after the Soviet commas- dant had guaranteed them safe passage from Berlin's hall. They were taken from a French convoy at the Lusfe garten, only a few blocks from the city hall-- which is in the Soviet sector of this divided, blockaded city.

As the policemen, and a man photographer were tumbled Board To Buy Vote Machines County Commissioners Rr p-a TV Ask The Board of County Commis- sioners yesterday decided to buy automatic voting machines and in- structed its attorney, Charles F. Wagaman, to take the necessary legal steps to ask for bids. The Board indicated that the ma- chines would be used at the No- vember 2 election if delivery can be made. Plans are said to call for open- ing bids around the latter part of September. Since there are only a few companies that manufacture voting machines, all will be con- tacted direct, it was said.

A machine of the Automatic Vot- ing Machine Company has been on display in the office of the Coun- ty Commissioner for the past week and is the same machine that is in use in the city of Baltimore and several Maryland counties. Use of the machines automatical- ly eliminates the necessity of counting the ballots and neces- sarily permits announcement of the results within a short time of the polls closing. Plans call for purchasing 70 ma- chines. Britain Prepared To Open Talks On Italy's Colonies London, Sept. 8 Britain has notified- Russia she is ready to open four-power talks on the fu- ture of Italy's pre-war colonies be- fore September 15, the foreign of- fice said today.

The government disclosed its de- cision in reply to a Russian re- quest for such talks, delivered to Russian Ambassador Georgi Zaru- bin yesterday' and released by the foreign office today. Pointing out that quick action is necessary to meet the Italian trea- jfcy deadline' of September 15-- af- ter which the Italian colony prob- lem must go to the United tions for decision-- the British note asked Russia to suggest a meet- ing date. Britain suggested the meetings be held in Paris, where the Unit- ed Nations Assembly convenes on September 21. France and 'the United States, the other two powers involved, have given no formal reply to the Russian request as yet Dewey To Open Campaign Sept. 20 Albany, N.

Sept Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will open his campaign for the presidency Sept 20 with a speech in Des Moines, The Republican presidential nominee's campaign manager. Her- bert Brownell, said In announ- cing this today that the address would delivered at Draft Check Parking At Stock Sales Police Are Sent To South End To "Issue Tickets Where Necessary." Police action against illegal park ing in the area of the Four States Livestock Sales, be taken today on orders of Chief of Police Max W. Rickard.

Police Sgt. Jesse B. Brown was instructed to send a motorcycle policeman to the South End to "check all violations and issue tickets where necessary." The action came, apparently, as a result of protests to the Mayor and Council last week by a.group of South End citizens who charged that they were unable to get in their driveways. A spokesman for the group contended that a police man is at the livestock sales every Wednesday but no action is taken to make drivers move their trucks Mayor Richard Sweeney told Po- lice Commissioner Roy Knight to "do something about this," anc Commissioner Knight indicated that he would confer with the po lice chief. Mercury Tumbles On Other Areas Chicago, Sept.

8 (ff)--Tempera tures tumbled over an area extend- ing from northern Ohio westwarc to the Pacific Coast today but hot and humid weather continued In the South and most the Eastern States. The mercury dropped into the high 30's and low 40's early today over parts of the cool belt At the same time the readings over Texas were around 80. Yesterday's high mark in Texas was 102 in Laredo. Rain fell over widely scattered areas. Showers reported from southern Iowa and northern Missouri southwestward a a eastern and southern Kansas to the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and southeastern Colorado.

Light showers also fell in parts of HI- inois, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Gets 120 Days Here On Driving Charges Amos Henson, 21; Chambersburg, formerly of Hagerstown, started a 120 day jail sentence imposed to- day in default of fises totaling $300 when he was convicted drunken driving and driving on. a revokgdv license. Henson was fined $200 and coate on the drunken driving charge By Magistrate Martin V. B.

Bostetter, and $100 and costs for driving on a revoked license. Henson said ht would serve the time. ar, rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Robert Miller. FALLS TO DEATH Baltimore, Sept 8 MrC Catherine Rosenthal, 32-yearoW- mother of three children, yesterday fell to'her death from a story window elothtfl. She died in a hoipittl about aa feoor after Berlin Situation Topic At Parley A Sept.

8 Top American checked their plans today for ending the 77- day old 7 Russian blockade of Ber- lin against a "progress" report just in from Gen. Lucius D. Clay; President Truman cleared way for possible fast news'moves by calling his, chief foreign pol- icy and defense advisers to a special White House conference yesterday only few hours af- ter hit return from a two-day us gave no Ink-' were: corn the annual session of the National Security Council. The onfy ment was that "this was a spec- ial meeting in connection the Berlin situation." into a Russian truck to be hauled away a French officer protested that the Russians were some funny business:" "You mean this is a plain doublt cross, don't you?" asked an Amerfc can reporter. "Yes," snapped the The release from tat encircled city, hall had been gotiated by the French.

United States authorities art trying to reach the Russian com? mandanty Maj. Gen. Alexander Ko- tikov to protest the Mdnapping. Of- ficial French sources also said tef would-protest. Details of the American, protest were not disclosed.

It was expect- ed to include a denunciation ol strong-arm tactics of Commnnisl rioters in city halL Officials at of. Col Frank L. Howley, U. S. commaa- dant, said he was "trying, to corn- tact" his Russian counterpart.

It was not learned whether tnH would be a joint U. French action "cVwhether each of the three powers would protest'sep- arately. Russian, soldiers and their con? trolled police had thrown a6oablr cordon around the city hall yestep- (Continued en Page S) Weather Excellent For Cora Ripening The warm weather li good corn ripening weather and with another week of it the county crop should 1)8 ripened sufficiently- for the harvest. Already -considerable com haa, been cut throughout the county silos, many of which hare alreaclyl been Yesterday the temperatue ed 83 and last night did not below 66, reported weather observer J. There was a light rain daring night and -shower around 7 o'clock this morning, reported Mffier.

The warm weather along with scattered day, with clearing late tonight fair and not high tures tomorrow, says the Bureau. Weather Forecast Maryland, Virginia rjiniju Partly clottfly what wanxMT Am ere this tonigtit Timtiatr, mtfy with.