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TELEG1AFE CLOUDY VOL CXVII No. 294 32 PAGES Controls Sought On Oasio Items Under Program Asked by Truman Washington, Dec. 12, (JP) Specific proposals for price ceilings and roll back under President Truman's request for standby anti inflation powers were submitted to Congress today by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach. Replying to Republican de mands that the Administration spell out its anti inflation pro gram, Schwellenbach said price controls would be limited to commodities: 1. That basically affect the cost of living and which are essential items.

2. That are basic to the costs of agricultural and industrial 3. "Essential to effectuation of the foreign policy of the United States. Moreover, Schwellenbach said a maximum price should be set only when: 1. The commodity is found to be in short supply; 2.

Or the price of such commodity has risen unreasonably above the price prevailing in June 1947. Maximum prices lower than the highest price prevailing between June 11 and June 18, 1947, may be established under Schwellen bach's proposals to make allow ances for decreased costs or mar ket declines. Schwellenbach sent the price control provisions to Chairman Wolcott (R Mich) of the House Banking Committee, with a note saying he will submit a day or two specific language for such wage controls regarded as necessary to accompany price Schwellenbach described his outline as his "personal recom mendations." At the White House later after a cabinet meeting, he said wage and price controls "are tied together" and it will be "extremely difficult to do anything on (Continued on Page 10, Col. 6) Iraq to Ask World Bank For $75,000,000 Loan Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 12, (JP) Finance Minister Yusuf Ghanima said today that preliminary discus sions were in progress for a $75, 000,000 loan to Iraq from the World Bank and monetary fund.

"The loan will be used to finance major irrigation and agri cultural schemes, industrial and economic development and other projects that will help in crease the country's productive ca pacity," he said. London Opens 7 Miles Of Subway Extension London, Dec. 12, (JP) A seven mile subway extension costing $12,000,000, was opened today in London's northeast suburbs. Five miles of the partly completed tube were used during the war as an underground factory for airplane and tank parts. World Briefs Labor Parley Opens Geneva, Dec.

12, (JP) A French proposal for an international security conference was one of the principal subjects for discussion by the 103rd session of the governing body of the International Labor Office, which opened here this morning. Reds Hold Up Train Berlin, Dec. 12, (JP) Fifteeen heavily armed Russians held up and broke into a U. S. Army sup ply train recently on the road to Berlin in the Soviet occupation zone, the American provost mar shal's office said today.

No shots were fired and although the Russians broke the seals on nine cars in the 53 car train no loot was taken, the report said. ChiHese Surrounded Nanking, Dec. 12, (Government troops were reported closing in for the kill today against 40,000 Chinese Communists surrounded east of the Peiping Hankow railroad near the Honan Hupeh border of Central China. Comet Sighted Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, (JP) Dr.

Richard Woolley, director of the Australian government observatory at Canberra, said today he was convinced that the mysterious comet observed in the southern skies this week is not the famed and sometimes erratic Encke's comet. Scientists there niad not yet been able to identify the comet. If new, the comet will be the fourteenth such discovery this year. I Daily Except Sunday. Entered as Second Out Matter at the Poet Office at HarrUburj Lawmakers Seek Compromise Plan Of Foreign Aid Washington, Dec.

12, (IP). The stop gap foreign aid program moved into the dickering stage today with a possibility the Sen ate might okay some help for China if the House would agree to more for Europe. Congressional leaders were shooting for a compromise by Monday. Five members from each chamber were assigned to start work on one today. The Senate passed its aid bill December 1.

The House waited until yesterday, then swished its measure through without even a nose count. The principal idea of both bills is to see to it that France, Italy and Austria get fuel and foods this winter. But the House measure differs in major respects from what the Administration proposed and the Senate accepted. President Truman wanted $597,000,000 for the three (Continued on Page 10, Col. 6) Henry 17.

Maurer Dies; Last Civil War Vet in Area Henry W. Maurer, 100, the last of the Civil War veterans in Dau phin county, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel H. Miller, Wiconisco. For many years, he has been marshal of the Memorial Day pa rade here and last May 30 was one of 97 Civil War veterans in the United States.

Enlisting in the Union Army when 17, he served with the 26th U.S. Infantry, the first regiment to meet Lee's advance on the outskirts of Gettysburg. In addition, he served with General Sherman in the famous march across Georgia. Although he saw action in many other historic battles of the Civil War, his favorite battle recollection was of the battle of Waynesboro, where he nearly lost his life. Quick thinking on his part saved his life when he dodged behind a horse to escape (Continued on Page 10, Col.

7) 12 Arabs Killed, 6 Hurt in Attack On Tireh by Jewish Commandos Jerusalem, Dec. ,12, (JP) Jewish Commandos attacked the village of Tireh near Haifa today with grenades and automatic weapons, killing 12 Arabs and wounding six. This brought to 187 the Holy Land death toll since partition was voted. The best available information was that the Jewish groups were squads of the Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern group. They went into action from Haifa to Hebron.

Some authorities expressed be lief that Jewish bands appeared to be opening a widespread of fensive against Arab masses opposing a division of the country into Jewish and Arab states. Counting earlier communal casualties in Aden and Syria, the Middle East death toll in 13 days had mounted to 303. Hundreds were wounded. Property damage in Palestine was estimated at' above $10,000,000. British troops in steel helmets and police armed with automatic weapons moved into the Jerusalem old city during the morning where thousands of Arabs gathered at Mosques near the walled Jewish quarters.

A police recapitulation showed 108 casualties in combats during the 24 hours ended at 8 a. m. today. The official tally showed 25 Arabs and 12 Jews killed. Wounded were 49 Arabs, 18 Jews, OMe Briton, one Mauritian and two auxiliary policemen.

i HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1947 JV Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering, Hitler's deputy. The coins about 6000 marks in gold and 1000 marks in silver were dug up at Auerbach, near the site of one of Goering's homes. Police turned the find over to the United States Military (The mark was worth 40 cents at the pre war rate of exchange.) House Unit Asks Federal Action Against Petrillo Washington, Dec. 12, (JP) The House Labor Committee called on the Justice Department today for prosecution of "offenses in viola tion of the Lea Act," which was designed to restrict the activities of James C. Petrillo's American Federation of Musicians.

In a report criticizing what it called Petrillo's "tyrannical power," the committee recommended also: 1. Consideration of the Justice Department of whether "the monopolistic practices of James Caesar Petrillo and the American federation of Musicians are. sub ject to under the Sherman Anti Trust Act. 2. That the Taft Hartley Labor iaw De amended so that monopolistic practices by labor unions which are injurious to the nublic interest snail be forbidden." The (Continued on Page 29, Col.

4) In flew York City More than 100 from the Har risburg area left today, manv of them on special cars on "The namoow," lor Wew York where they will attend the 49th annual dinner of the Pennsylvania So. ciety at the Waldorf Astoria. Fifty or more additional cuests will 20 Killed in Crash otf Army Trefiisport After Explosion Sky Neqr Memphis By AP Wirephoto Today WRECKAGE OF MEMPHIS CRASH Largest piece left of 47 airplane that crashed and burned near Memphis Municipal Airport last night, killing 20 persons. Wreckage was strewn over large area. Eyewitnesses said there was a "flash in the sky," then loud crash.

City Roof Repairman Confesses 18 Burglaries in City, West Shore i The "one man crime wave" of John Lee Cain, 36, Herr street, a truck driver and roofer, ended today, State Police said, with his confession that he committed 19 burglaries and one larcency in the Harnsburg and West Shore areas in the past year Cain, who police said also used the name Carl Hill, was arrested Tuesday by Lemoyne Policeman Elmer E. Byrem. Byrem said he saw the man acting suspiciously on the Reading railroad bridge, Third street and held him overnight in the Cumberland county jail. State Police were called in and the. confession followed two days questioning.

Police said cash and valuables taken by Cain will amount to thousands of dollars. Although Cain committed 19 burglaries, he actually entered only nine business establishments, returning to harass previous victims. State Police have accused the man of beginning his "crime wave'' in December, 1946, shortly after his arrival here from Water loo, Iowa. On December 30, of that year, they charged, he broke into the Leroy Roofing Company, 902 South Ninth street, and rifled desks and filing cabinets. Police said crimes committed bv the man after that were: March 5, 1947, Glenn Hamilton garage, 331 South Third street, Lemoyne; battered open safe and obtained an unknown of cash; May 29, returned to the Glenn Hamilton garage and broke open cigaret machines, stealing an unestimated amount of money.

1947, entered West Shore Lumber Company, 329 South Third street, Lemoyne, and stole $200 in cash after smashing open a safe; June 15, 1947, returned to the West Shore Lumber Company and obtained an unestimated amount of money. Police Find Goering Hoard Of Gold, Silver Munich, Germany, Aec. 12, (JP) Bavarian police announced to day discovery of a cache of old gold and silver coins they said they believed was tucked away by Memphis, Dec. 12, (JP) An Army 47 plane burst into flames with a flash seen two miles away and crashed into a hillside near here shortly after dark last night, killing its 20 occupants. The big craft slashed through a small wooded area within two miles of the Memphis Municipal Airport, and twisted into a sage scattering bodies and wreckage over a quarter mile path.

Small trees were torn down. In one, a naii open paracnute dangled. Twisted masses of metal hung on other limbs and dotted the ground. Col. Donald K.

Fargo, com manding officer of the 468th Air Forces base unit, announced the death toll and said a board was investigating. Names of the dead were with held pending notification of rela tives. An Army spokesman suid 13 were believed to be Negroes. Fargo said the plane was based at Aberdeen, and had made its last stop at El Paso, Texas, yesterday. It was returning from the west coast.

G. V. White said he saw the plane explode and burst into flames from his home two miles away. "It wasn't more than two sea onds before it hit the ground," he said. Robert Hall, who lives about two and a half miles from the scene of the crash, said he heard the plane "laboring real loud and saw "a flash in the sky." Fargo would not speculate on the cause.

The ceiling was re ported at 1700 feet shortly after the crash. The largest portion of the plane came to rest about three fourths of a mile away from the nearest road and ambulances had to tra verse a muddy field. The mutilated bodies "were taken first to Kennedy Veterans Hospital and then sent to private lunerai nomes. GOP Leaders Hear Repercussions Of Dinner in Capital New York, Dec. 12.

Reoercus sions ot a dinner of Pennsylvania and national political figures, held a week ago in Washington! were heard today among the Keystone State delegation here for the annual dinner of the Pennsylvania Society of New York. General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower, who tomorrow night will receive the Pennsylvania So ciety's medal for outstanding service, was among the principal guests at the dinner held in an exclusive capital club. His name has entered all dis cussions about who tried to do what in the smoking hour follow ing the Washington dinner. It was generally conceded that whatever the post dinner discussions brought forth, there were no motives prompting the dinner, so zar as top political strategy was concerned, except to honor (Continued on Page 29, Col. 3) Delegation Leaves Sa bo Is Convicted For Penna.

Dinner Of Second Degree leave tonight and Saturday. Highlight of the program will be presentation of the Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The society president, Thomas I. Parkinson, announced that the presentation will be made by U.

S. Senator Edward Martin, recipient of the medal last year. The speaker will be Congressman (Continued on Page 29, Col. 5) Boost Predicted Washington, Dec. 12.

(JP) Reo. Walter (D said today he has learned from "reliable grajn trade source" that 'two of the nation's largest distillers are buying grain in preparation for "unlimited production of whisky" as soon as the voluntary distilling holiday ends Christmas day. Murder by Jury Sunbury. Dec. 12.

(JP) A jury of ten men and two women convicted Paul Sabo, 25, of second degree murder today in the slaying of his sister in law, Margaret Zanders, 35, last June 13 at nearby Shamokin. The verdict, returned at 2.30 a. after thirteen hours' deliberation, carries a penalty of ten to twenty years' imprisonment. The jury received the case at 1.30 p. yesterday afternoon.

Judge Robert M. Fortney. in his instructions to the jury, said on the basis of the evidence they (Continued on Page 10, Col. 7) Eisenhower 'A Winner' Henry A. Wallace Says Albany N.

Dec. 12, UP). Henry A. Wallace predicted today that Gen. Dwight D.

Eisenhower would be elected President if nominated by either major party next year. "If nominated, he will unques' tionably win, no matter what party nominated him," the former Democratic Vice President said at a news conference Ff ra ra wil CRASH SURVIVOR Cpl. John Shaner, 19, of 1204 Bartine street, was one of six soldiers who survived the crash of an Army transport plane in the wilds of Labrador. Army Prepares To Evacuate Last 3 Hurt in Crash Westover Field, Dec. 12, (JP).

Clearing weather over Labrador brightened the prospects today for evacuating the remaining three Army men who survived a crash of a transport plane that killed 23 others Tuesday midnight. Three of the survivors none seriously injured were flown out of icy wilderness in Air Transport Command helicopter yester day to Goose Bay. There will be transferred to Walter Reed Hos pital, Washington, D. C. A light snow fell this morning in the region but meteorologists said it was not severe enough to prevent Hying.

The mercury dropped to eight degrees during the night, but rose to 18 at 7.30 a. m. (EST). First report from a survivor attributed the crash to a power (Continued on Page 29, Col. 4) Theatre Employe Wins 'Lovely Leg' Contest Sydney, Australia, Dec.

12. (JP). Frederick Newling, a motion picture theatre employe, qualified last night to enter the grand final of a "lovely legs quest" in the country town of Goulbourn, New South Wales. He beat 11 girls in an elimina tion round last night. The judging was based on ap lause by an audience which saw only the legs of the contestants.

Charles Ford Dies Of Heart Attack; Ex YMCA Chief Charles Eaton Ford, 60, retired State YMCA executive, died of a heart attack late Thursday night at his home, Harnsburg, R. D. 1. He retired last August after 18 years as State Boy's Work Sec retary of the YMCA of Penn sylvania. Prior to coming to this State, he held the same position in Iowa for nine years and for six years was on the staff of the Milwaukee YMCA.

A son of the late Rev. James and Mary Ford, Sparta, he was a graduate of Lawrence Col lege, Wisconsin, and Columbia University. He was a member of the Harrisburg Rotary Club, ivinwauKee ress Club; Association of Secretaries of YMCA's' of North America; International Association of Retired YMCA Secre taries; and Trinity Methodist Church. In addition to his widow. Mrs.

Leila R. Ford, he is survived by (Continued on Page 10, Col. 7) the heart of strike bound Rome, as throngs chanted the Communist anthem "Red Flag." Police quickly cleared the crowds, in the Piazza Colonna, from their concentration point; oeiow tne windows of the Italian foreign office. The crowd gave way, peering and hooting. Two Associated Press photo graphers from the United States, Council Levy on point anti inflation program be fore Congress, the President ask Bevin, Eden Ask End of Bloodshed By JevvvArabs London, Dec.

12, () Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said today Britain will surrender her Pales tine mandate even before May 15 if possible. Bevin endorsed an appeal by his predecessor, Conservative Anthony Eden, to Jews and Arabs to end the bloodshed brought on in the Holy Land by the United Nations' decision to partition "That appeal which I endorse will, I believe, be paid great re gard to in Palestine and the neighboring countries," Bevin said. "May I express the hope that it will be paid the same regard to in Great Britain, New York and outside, and not exacerbated thus make more difficult the task that is to be seen through." Concluding a two day Com mons debate on Palestine, Bevin also said Britain has "made it clear that May 15 is the latest (Continued on Page 10, Col. 5) Police Riot Squads Use Clubs to Rout Rome Mob Chanting Communist Song Rome, Dec. 12, (JP) Jeep borne police riot squads, swinging clubs, charged surging crowds today in its second day, appeared to have loosened its grip somewhat, de spite the determination of the Communist controlled chamber of labor to pursue it to the bitter end.

Strong arm police measures weakened the strikers' effectiveness as Premier Alcide de Gas peri's Christian Democratic Government pressed fqr a settlement. The most vigorous police action was at the Piazza Colonna, and Leftists were angered and embittered. At one point, Pietro Nenni, ine leader or the Socialists' Pro J. Walter Green and Frank Noel. Communist Wine, and Giuliano jwere struck on the head by police Pajetta, a Communist member of clubs, but suffered no serious in jury.

They continued working after identifying themselves. Rome's general strike, now in the Constitutent Assembly, were mixed up in. a fracas after at tempting to remonstrate with police. Neither was injured. i Evening Associated Press Newspaper in Har SINGLE COPIES risburg since 1864.

News Around the Clock FOUB CENTS mm, Wonts Hotels, Amusement Ton New taxes on amusements and transient hotel trade and an increase in the mercantile assessment were favored by City Council today to provide needed new revenue for 1348. The real estate tax of 14 mills will be unchanged. Citv Finance Director A. A. Poist said.

Poist announced at the same time that no wage increases for city employes are contemplated at present. Poist made the announcement while plans were being made for presentation of the completed 1948 budget to City Council Tues day morning. The new taxes are intended to fill the gap between available revenue and contemplated ex penses, ine mercantile tax is paid by wholesalers and retailers based on volume of business. The Finance Director declined to estimate the amount of the tax proposed or the total figure which must be raised, pending further study. Meanwhile the councilmen will meet with representatives of the affected groups Monday for a discussion of the application of the taxes.

Representatives of the mercan tile groups have been invited to meet with the city officials in the Council chamber at 10 a. hotel representatives at 11 a. and amusement representatives at 1.30 p. m. "Most of these groups have talked to us previously and we have promised them that before any taxes would be imposed on them, we would give them a chance to be heard," Poist said.

Speaking of the decision not to increase wages of city employes, he said, "in trying to balance the budget, it was impossible to consider any wage increases, because we did not think it proper to impose any taxes other than those recommended to balance the oper ations of the different He held out a ray of hope for the city workers that "after th new revenues start to come in, and if finances justify it, we intend to go into the possibility of pay increases at that time." He said that the City Council had not arrived at any specific figures for the final budget and that his corps of accountants are now at work making changes in proposed figures to arrive at the correct amount. The announcement followed a four hour night budget session of the council and two weeks of formal study. Pauley Denies Truman Possessed Knowledge of Deals in Grain Pit Washington, Dec. 12, (JP) Edwin W. Pauley testified today that neither President Truman nor Secretary of Agriculture Anderson could have known when they criticized speculators that Pauley was operating on the commodities market.

Pauley, a special assistant to Secretary of the Army Royall made the statement before the Senate Appropriations Commit tee as he testified he is $100,000 worse off" because he started selling his holdings in commodity futures after taking over the post last September 3. Mr. Truman in a radio address October 5 criticized the "greed of speculators who gamble on what may lie ahead in our commodity markets." Later, in laying his 10 ed legislation to regulate speculative trading on the exchanges. Pauley testified he held "something less than a million dollars" worth of commodities when he took the Army post. In a statement to the committee he said that he had "liquidated approximately 90 per cent, of those commodities, reducing my holdings of grain from 500,000 bushels to approximately 50,000 bushels." Later he told the Senators that he "did rather well" in commodities trading this year.

out he denied, under question ing by Senator Ferguson (R Mich), that President Truman could have "conceivably" known of Pauley's activities on October 5 when Mr. Truman declared that the cost of living must not be a football kicked around bv gamblers speculating in the mar ket. Reading a brief prepared state ment to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Pauley said that he has sold nine tenths of his holdings and none of his Army con continued on Page 10, Col. 2) Truman Quoted On Possibilities Of Re election Washington, Dec. 12.

OP). Pres ident Truman was quoted for the first time today as speaking of reelection possibilities. Dr. J. J.

Vallarino, the retiring ambassador from Panama, told White House reporters after bid ding goodbye Mr. Truman that the President had, told him he might visit Panama "if I am reelected." Vallarino, emphasizing that he and Mr. Truman had spoken in a jocular vein, related the following exchange: "I told him that I am going to Panama to run for President and that if I am elected I wanted him to come down and visit me." To which he said Mr. Truman replied: "If I am re elected, maybe I will. It will be fine for our future relations." THE WEATHER (l) 8 Wemthei Korean) Sunrise, 7.20; sunset.

4.42. Harrisburg and Vicinity: Partly cloudy with little change in temperature today, tonight and Saturday. Gentle to moderate northwesterly winds. High today, 38; tomorrow, 38; yesterday, 36; low tonight, 24; last night, 28. River today, 4.1 feet; tomorrow, 4.2 feet.

Five day forecast: Temperatures will average near normal with no marked changes. Rain or snow Sunday and again about Tuesday..