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Weather Forecast Sunny and milder with high about 65 today. Clear tonight, low near 42. Tomorrow sunny and continued mild. (Pull report on Page A-2.) Midnight--46 6 a.m.—47 11a.m. 59 2 a.m.

8 a.m. Noon 4 a.m. 10 a.m. 1p.m. 63 Late New York Markets, Page A-21.

Guide for Pan I Amusements Classified Editorial Articles A-13 Finance Pace Lost and Pound A-3 Obituary Sports-A-17-19 An Associated Press Newspaper 97th Year. No. 306. Phone ST. 5000 WASHINGTON, D.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, PAGES. City Home Delivery, Dally and Sunday. 81.20 a Month; when 6 Sundays. 81.30. Nlcnt Final Edition.

81.30 and 81.40 per Month. 5 CENTS Million Parade In Red Square; U. S. Assailed Russia's Wealth Declared Growing, Capitalists' Fading SOVIET MARSHAL ROKOSSOV6KY Quits to Become Defense Minister of Poland. Page A-2 By Eddy Gilmore Associated Press Foreign Correspondent MOSCOW, Nov.

Soviet soldiers and mechanized forces and 1,000.000 Soviet workers paraded for hours today through Red Square in honor of the Rusaion revolution. Soviet leaders hailed the 32d anniversary of the revolution in speeches accusing the United States of fomenting a new world blood bath. The minister of the armed forces, Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky, reviewed the parade, while squadrons of fighters and bombers, led by Gen. Vasily 8talin, son of the Prime Minister, loomed over the square.

Vasilevsky made the Red Square address. It was similar in tone to the speech last night of Deputy Prime Minister Georgi M. Malenkov, who asserted that a third world war would prove grave of individual capitalist Leaden Review Parade. Vasilevsky also said that the material wealth of the Soviet people is growing, while the capitalist world faces poverty and mass unemployment. A group of Soviet leaders reviewed the parade from atop the mausoleum where V.

I. body lies in a glass coffin. The group was headed by Deputy Prime Ministers V. M. Molotov and Malenkov.

(This dispatch, which passed through Moscow censorship, did not say Stalin was present either at the Bolshoi Theater ceremonies last night or at parade, Stalin did not attend last ceremonies. He was on vacation at the time in the Black Sea area.) In all, the air parade included 22 four-motored bombers and 91 jet fighters. (The parade on May Day glso heavily featured jet ground forces began ing past after 10 and the parade came to an end about 11 ana. Marshal Vasilevsky had mounted his chestnut horse for the review. Economic Crisis Claimed.

Immediately after that parade, a demonstration was held. By States Embassy count, more than 1,000,000 persons marched through Red Square during the demonstration. Malenkov, dynamo of the Politburo whose star has risen swiftly, keynoted the Soviet attack on the West last night by declaring that a new world war would mean an end to capitalism in the world. Such a war, he asserted, is being prepared now by imperialists. Vasilevsky took up claim, accusing the West of pursuing policy of aggression and unleashing new He called upon the Russians to "fight still harder for the further growth of the might of our He also played heavily on the Soviet theme that the West is facing an economic crisis.

"Under capitalism, industrial production is again being reduced, (See RUSSIA, Page A-6.) Boxcar Thief Shot At; Suspect Seized Later A chase through a cemetery and the firing of five shots failed to stop a man reportedly seen taking brandy and wine from a freight ear early today. About two hours later a suspect walked into a police trap at his place of employment at a brick yard. James B. Bailey, 47, colored, of the 100 block of street N.W., was being held' on an open charge at No. 9 precinct station for questioning.

The chase began when Pvt. Charles W. Chaillet of the ninth precinct and Charles R. Hudson, a Pennsylvania Railroad policeman, saw a colored man lifting two cases of brandy and a case of wine from a freight car near Sixteenth and Oakie streets N.E., about 5 a.m. The policemen shouted and the man shed his overcoat and started running.

He, zigzagged through streets, alleys and open lots and Jumped over the Mount Olivet Cemetery fence on the West Virginia avenue side. As the man scaled the cemetery fence, Pvt. Chaillet fired three shots at him. Inside the cemetery Mr. Hudson fired twice.

The man disappeared. While other police searched the cemetery Pvt. Chaillot and Mr. Hudson returned to the freight car. They found identification cards and ft lunch package in the overcoat.

The cards, they reported, bore name and place of employment at a brickyard near Bladensburgh road and New York avenue NJE. Bailey reported work shortly after 7 am. and was taken into custody. He showed no signs of having been wounded and he wore no overcoat, police said. Pope Rules Catholic Judges Must Not Heed Unjust Laws Pontiff Believed Trying to Strengthen Will OfoJurists in Communist-Held Areas By thi Associated Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Nov.

7. Pius Xn, in an apparent blow against Communist-controlled courts, has declared that Roman Catholic judges must never recognize unjust laws. He ruled that Catholic judges bear grave responsibility for the application of laws contrary to Christian concepts. The Pope laid down four fundamental rules for Catholic judges and lawyers in an address to members of an Italian Catholic Congress here yesterday. The speech was made public today.

The rules appeared aimed at strengthening the will of Catholic jurists still active in Communistcontrolled Eastern Europe. They may apply especially to Czechoslovakia, current focus of the churcdi-state battle, where the Communist regime recently imposed a new church control law. The Pope also ruled that Catholic judge cannot pronounce, unless for motives of great mo ment, a decision of civil divorce (where it does exist) in a marriage valid before God and the since the 18th century, especially in regions where persecution against the church he said, have multiplied in which Catholic judges found themselves before the painful problem of having to enforce unjust laws. therefore avail ourselves of this occasion to illuminate the conscience of Catholic jurists by setting forth a number of fundamental rules: In each sentence, the principle stands that the judge cannot purely and simply refuse responsibility for his decision in order to make it fall upon the laws and its authors. These certainly have the main responsibilities for the effect of the law.

But the judge, who by his sentence applies it to the particular case, is co-responsible for those effects. The judge can never, through his decision, force any(See JUDGES, Page A-4.) Bridges in 'Conflict' With Lewis Over Use Of Miners' Fund Senator Demands Halt in All Payments, Meeting Of Three Trustees Senator Bridges. Republican, of New Hampshire, said today he and John L. Lewis are in and that he had called on Mr. Lewis to halt emergency payments from United Mine Welfare and Retirement Fund because he believes such payments are illegal.

i Senator Bridges, the on the three-man trustee board which administers the fund, revealed at his home in Concord, N. that he had written Mr. Lewis demanding that further expenditure from the fund be halted at once. He also demanded a trustees meeting. Senator Bridges did not say whether he had received a reply from Mr.

Lewis, chairman of the trustee board, who is in Chicago for a meeting of the UMW Policy Committee. On September 17 the trustees, because the $90,000,000 a year fund had shrunk to $12,000,000, voted to suspend all benefit payments to miners and dependents except medical and hospital care cases. The 400,000 soft coal miners began their present 50-day strike two days later. Senator Bridges now feels that fund administrators are paying out money too freely under the exception. He has argued that since the trustees were appointed under the 1948 UMW-operators contract, which expired July 30, they have no legal right to spend fund collected since that time.

am deeply concerned at the rate of expenditures from the fund for so-called hospital and medical cases which we are still the Senator told Mr. Lewis in his letter. am alarmed at the possible obligations and liabilities incurred but not yet Judge Postpones Hearing On Coplon Dismissal Plea By Auociatcd Prats NEW YORK, Nov. Judge William Bondy today postponed until Wednesday a hearing on a move by Judith Coplon for dismissal of a New York conspiracy charge. The former Justice Department employe said in her application that she already has been convicted and sentenced on "the same offenses" in Washington.

Miss Coplon is under 40 months to 10 sentence for stealing confidential government papers with the Intention of passing them on to Soviet agents. She is free in $20,000 bail pending appeal. Her new move is intended to halt her trial on charges of conspiring Valentine A. Gubitchev, Soviet engineer, to-transmit the stolen documents. She and Gubitchev are scheduled to go on trial together Wednesday.

The application filed by Miss attorney, Archibald Palmer, would require the Government to show cauae why the New York indictment should not be dismissed. Asked by Judge Bondy if he would be ready for trial Wednesday, Mr. Palmer said he could not give a yes or no answer. 1 want to hear the judge said. Mr.

Palmer said, Council to Hear Truman President Truman will address the delegates to the 14th annual convention of the National Council of Negro Women at 8 pjn. November 15 at the Departmental Auditorium. Other speakers scheduled include Secretary of Labor Tobin, who will address the opening session at 10:30 am. Supreme Court Upholds Lewis Contempt Fine ly the Associated Press The Supreme Court today in effect upheld the $1,420,000 contempt-of-court fines levied on John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers during a 1948 walkout.

The fines were imposed by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough in District Court here after Mr. Lewis ignored a court order to bring the strike to a prompt end. Mr. Lewis was fined $20,000 and the union Attorneys for Mr.

Lewis bnd the union appealed to the Supreme Court to review Judge ruling and set aside the fines. But the court denied a review by a 5-3 vote, thus letting the ruling stand unchanged and in effect upholding it. The decision was announced in a brief order which said Justices Black, Reed and Douglas dissented. Justice Clark took no part. That meant that Chief Justice Vinson and Justices Frankfurter, Jackson, Burton and Minton voted to uphold the fines.

Ching in Conference With Coal Operators As Miners Also Parley Lewis Is Presiding Over UMW Policy Committee Meeting in Chicago By Jomes Y. Newton There was activity today on the soft coal strike front while in the steel shutdown Government officials said they expected several big producers to settle thip week with the striking CIO United Steelworkers. Cyrus 8. Ching, Federal mediation chief, has a 2:30 pjn. date here with Southern soft ooal operators.

He will conduct talks looking toward settlement of the 50-day strike with President Joseph E. Moody and other officials of the Southern Coal Producers Association. John L. Lewis was in Chicago where he will preside over a 3:30 p.m. meeting of his United Mine 200-member Policy Committee.

The commitee will go ovei the negotiations which have been held with various operator groups and, in Mr. words, its discretionary powers in the authorization of further Mr. Lewis did not advertise his moves, but it was said that he arrived in Chicago yesterday morning for talks with some of the big operators who have been described as anxious to bring about an end of the long strike. Mr. Lewis still hopes to break the united resistance of the mine owners to his new contract demands and he regards the Illinois operators as the weak(See LABOR, Page A-4.) Tactics of Police In Breaking Info Home Barred Appeals Court Upsets Gaming Conviction on Warrantless Search Even after following a movements and even if they have cause to suspect him of violating the law, police cannot force their way into his home without a warrant, the United States Court of Appeals ruled today.

The decision reversed an earlier one by the District court. The ruling was handed down on the appeal of Lawrence Acearino, 53, the 1300 block of Downing place N.E., who was convicted on gambling charges after police broke into his apartment to arrest him. It was the second time within a year that a higher court has ruled against the police on their tactics in making gambling arrests. In the first case, the Supreme Court reversed a District Court decision in which two men had been arrested on gambling charges by police who said they saw evidence of a violation of the law as they looked through a transom in- the home. That conviction, which became known as the peeping was upheld by the Court of Appeals.

One Exception Made. Today's appellate decision made only one exception when police can forcibly enter a home without a warrant to make an arrest. That is when a serious felony has been committed and it is necessary for police to smash their way into a private residence to prevent the escape of the suspected criminal. In the Accarino incident, police broke in the door of his home when he failed to answer their shouts. He subsequently was convicted and sentenced to 6 to 18 months largely on the basis of seized at the time of his arrest.

The appeals court ordered a new trial and barred introduction of the documentary evidence. The evidence consisted of papers, envelopes, a pad and money which the police said they found in his possession after they had broken in the dodf and arrested Accarino. The police testified that they had trailed Accarino to his apartment After observing him for several days making stops at various places. No Attempt to Escape. "There was no reason for the immediate arrest of Accarino, the court ruled, adding that there was no attempt by the suspect to escape.

The court laid emphasis on the fact that before smashing their way into a home, they first must make known to the occupants their reason for wanting to enter. "There is no claim in the case at bar the. court ruled, the officers advised the suspect of the cause of the demand before they broke down the door. Upon that clear ground alone, the (See ACCARINO, Page A-4.) Late News Bulletins Health Law Test Due The Supreme Court today agreed to review a case testing constitutionality of the health inspection law. The United States Court of Appeals ruled recently that Mrs.

Geraldine Little of 1315 Tenth street N.W. properly to admit a health inspector when he wanted to examine her house without a warrant in 1947. Mrs. Little, wife of a Capital Transit Co. employe, also is currently involved in a custody case over a foster child.

Racial Case to Be Tried The Supreme Court held by a' 7-to-0 decision today that the complaint of 21 Negro fltenien, charging the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers and three railroads with racial discrimination, can tried in District Court here. The decision reversed a Court of Appeals U. S. Expected to Keep Troops In Japan for Years to Bar Reds By tht Auociatad The United States intends to keep troops in Japan for many years after the end of the Allied occupation. Diplomatic authorities said that decision has been reached by officials who, in trying to draw up a draft of a Japanese peace treaty, faced this tough problem: How can Japan, be given full political independence, while still keeping some protection against a growing Communist menace in Asia? With their decision on this and other touchy matters, State Department planners have reached an advanced stage in their efforts to whip into shape a treaty ofj peace with the former enemy nation.

The next step must be consultation with Britain and other nations. American planning has progressed far enough so that Secretary of State Acheson will be able to assure British Foreign Minister Bevin in Paris this week of United States readiness to start such talks in the near future. The major provisions of the pact as now drafted by the State Department call for: 1. An end to the Allied occupation commanded by Gen. as soon as the treaty is and ratified.

2. An orderly surrender by the occupation forces of the powers (8eie JAPANESE. Page A-4.) I dOHN FOSTER t)ULLES SUPPORTED THOMAS DEWEY featuring KRBeRTLEHHM SUPPORTED I by W. HARRY Mrs. Berman Refuses to Tell Whether She Assisted Reds Attacks "Continued Harrassment" by House Committee Associated Red-haired Louise Bransten Berman, West Coast heiress, refused today to tell the House Committee on Un-American Activities whether she contributed to Communist front activities.

The witness voiced angry indignation at continued She refused, on the grounds ef constitutional rights, to answer a long list of questions by a committee investigator, Louis Russell. This was Mrs. second appearance before the committee. The first was about a year ago, behind closed doors. She Is a native of the San Francisco Bay area and is the wife of Lionel Berman of New York.

Mrs. Berman, accompanied by Attorney Joseph Forer, first attempted to read a statement. She was stopped by Chairman Wood, who said: answer the The statement, later handed to MRS. LOUISE BRANSTEN BERMAN. UP) Photo, reporters, said Mrs.

Berman is a loyal citizen and never has committed any disloyal act. It added: "A year ago I said that I was (See BERMAN, Page A-4.) 2 Witnesses Warned On Court Contempt at Lewis Gambling Trial Sports News Distributor And Woman Refuse To Answer Questions District Court Judge Matthew F. McGuire warned two reluctant witnesses today that they would be in contempt of court if they persisted in refusing to answer proper questions put to them in the trial of William Lewis and 13 90-defendants. The 14 are on trial on gambling charges which followed a Government raid on a bungalow in the 4300 block of Forty-sixth street, Bladensburg, Md. The Government claims Lewis was the head man in a $14,000,000 a year numbers game at the bungalow.

One of the witnesses warned by Judge McGuire was Murray H. Olf, who ran the State-wide Sports News Distributing Co. The Government contends the Lewis, syndicate got horse race results by ticker and telephone from Olfs concern. The other witness was Mrs. Sadie L.

Stanton of the Fortysixth street address. Clashes With Attorney. Both witnesses had first refused to answer questions on grounds that the answers would tend to incriminate them in violation of' their constitutional rights. The trial also brought a clash between Myron Ehrlich, one of the attorneys for the defendants, and Judge McGuire. Mr.

Ehrlich made numerous objections to questions by Assistant United States Attorney William Hits and Judge McGuire finally ordered him sit The Government luyd Mrs. Stanton brought into court today and Olf looked at her and said he never saw her before. Testimony iast week was to the effect that, a ticker was placed in the home at Forty-sixth and Upshur streets. The Western Union records identify this as in Colmar Manor instead of BJadensburg. Olf was asked at whose request he had asked Western Union to place the ticker in the home.

He refused to answer. Directed to Answer. Judge McGuire directed that fi? should answer the question and warned that otherwise he (See GAMBLING, Page A-4.) 7 Boys Held in Series Of Recent Downtown Store Burglaries Four Arrested in Theft At Surplus Sales, Implicate 3 Others Seven youths, all under 15 years of age, were arrested last night in connection with burglaries of at least six downtown stores over the last few weeks. Disclosure of the junior crime series came after four of them were arrested for questioning in burglary of the Surplus Sales Store, 425 Tenth street N.W., last night. Police said they also had admitted'burglary of Toy Novelty two weeks ago, during which the Intruders littered the floor with unwanted merchandise.

The second and third floors of the SurpluS Sales Store, 425 Tenth street N.W., where shoes, clothing and other merchandise is stored, were thoroughly ransacked. Shoes were scattered at random over the floors. One sock, tried on and found wanting, had been discarded on a stairway, Police, roundup of the BOYS, Page A-4.) District to Cut Back Number of Roomers In Restricted Areas Wartime Relaxation Of Rules Ordered Ended by June 30 The District Zoning Commission moved today to cut back the number of paying roomers in restricted residential areas to prewar limits. In a ruling announced by Robert C. Clouser, commission secretary, the commission ordered that wartime amendments relaxing regulations on boarding house occupancy to help meet the then critical housing shortage be allowed to dies as of June 30.

This means that as of that date no more than two roomers will be allowed in homes in restricted residential areas without obtaining a special certificate of occupancy permit from authorities. 5,000 Occupied Rooms. It was estimated that perhaps 5,000 persons were occupying rooms in residential areas at the heights of the housing shortage but how many have since moved is undetermined. action was actually an extension of the wartime amendments until June 30. Technically they had expired October 1.

Mr. Clouser said the extension was solely to provide a period during which property owners could rearrange their residence. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the commission extended the tworoomer limit to four for which no occupancy permit was necessary. Some six months later this action was revised to permit an indefinite number provided the Board of Zoning Adjustment approved each case. Where five or more roomers were taken in, a license was required along with thp occupancy permit.

Hearings Barred. extension will die automatically June 30, Mf. Clouser said. No further consideration in the form of hearings to extend the amendments will be considered, he said. In other commission: Approved a proposal to rezone 200 feet on the north side of Military road N.W.

between Twentyseventh and Twenty-eighth streets to permit construction of a for Friendless Maiden This proposal, which drew opposition at recent hearings from residents of the single-family detached-home type neighborhood, still requires approval of the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Miss Anna R. Shoemaker, who died here in (See ZONING, Page A-4.) Chest Campaigns to Increase Donors by 70,000 This Year The Community Chest Federation Campaign, a little more than half way toward its goal of $3,991,719, pushed ahead today with on enrolling at least 70,000 more donors than last year. Combined reports from all nine soliciting unite, including the campaigns in Alexandria and four adjoining Virginia and Maryland counties, will be made public at the general report luncheon tomorrow at 12:30 pjn. at the Washington Hotel, General Chairmanf Frank J.

Luchs announped. Business Unit will meet there for a report luncheon at 12:30 pm. today with Arch McDonald, sports ahnouncer, as guest speaker. Eldred C. Wolsien, National Bureau of Standards physicist, Tjill describe his experiences as a foster parent with the Protective Agency.

Hugh K. Duffleld will preside and Rabbi Galiah Rosenthal of Israel Synagogue wifi deliver the invocation. Music and entertainment will be provided by the 356th Regiment Hand from Fort Belvoir, Miss Betty Moore, Justin Lawrie and Sam Holland. The campaign- in behalf of Bed Feather services, the Hospitalization Fund and U. O.

has received pledges and donations totaling to date. The general report luncheon tomorrow will be addressed by Josh Lee, Civil Aeronautics Board member and former Senator from Oklahoma. The United States Navy Band orchestra will play under the direction of Chief Musician Bernard Rosenthal. The program also includes Miss Evelyn Tyner, pianist, and Rudy Vallee. Meanwhile, Secretary of Labor Tpbin, chairman of the Government Unit, announced that two other Federal agencies have gone over the top.

The National Security Resources Board, with John R. Steelman as campaign chairman, has 313 pledges for $3,646, or 1Q3.4 per cent of its quota. The American National Red Cross, with James T. Nicholson end J. Gilmore (See CHEST, Page Whelchel Quits As Head Coach Of Redskins Herman Ball Named To Head 2-Man Staff For Rest of Season By Lewis F.

Atchison Coach John E. (Billick) Whelchel stepped out of his job as head coach of the Washington Redskins pro football team today after three months at the helm. The announcement of his decision followed a thrilling 27-14 Redskin victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday at Griffith Stadium, with Admiral Whelchel being hoisted on the shoulders of his admiring players and carried triumphantly off the field at the finish. Line Coach Herman Ball waa named to head the man coaching staff for the remaining five games of the National Football League schedule. Wilbur Moore will continue, as backfleld coach.

For Ball it marked the second time this season his status has changed. He was named line coach, succeeding Turk Edwards, in September. He previously was assistant line coach and chief scout. Marshall in Philadelphia. The brief, ofiQcial statement issued by General Manager Dick McCann of the Redskins follows: contract between Vice Admiral John E.

Whelchel and JOHH (BtLLICK) WHELCHEL. the Redskins has been cancelled by mutual agreement. Herman Ball will be the head coach for the balance of this Mr. McCann said he could not comment on the situation. Presf ident George P.

Marshall of the Redskins was in Philadelphia for a meeting of National League club owners and Commissioner Bert Bell. Admiral decision to relinquish field command of the Redskins culminated a series of events unprecedented in Redskin history. It marked the first time a Redskin coach left in mid-season. Marshall, a reliable source reported, tried to persuade Admiral Whelchel to remain until the end of the season but the coach declined. Tells Team Privately.

Admiral' departure was dramatic. Nobody, including the players and his assistants, knew he had made up his mind to give up the coaching post when the squad reported to the stadium dressing room yesterday. Just before the end of the 15minutq intermission between halves, Admiral Whelchel asked everybody but the players to leave the dressing room. Then he made a brief, plain talk, telling the squad it was his last game with the Redskins and that he wanted them "to win this game for Then he shook hands with all the players, thanking each for the cooperation he had shown. The score was 7-7 at the time.

How well the men responded is shown in the final score, 27 to 14, with a three-touchdown outburst in the last period. Carrying the admiral from the field was no idle gesture, for he was one of the most popular coaches the Redskins have had since coming to in 1937. Only once before had a similar demonstration been seen in professional football. Last year the Philadelphia Eagles carried Coach (Continued on Page A-17, Col. 1.) Fordham Records Quake SYORK, Nov.

7 University seismograph today recorded a fairly severe earthquake about 8,000 miles from New York City in an undetermined direction. The Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, university seismologist, said the first shock was felt at 1:20.16 am. and the second at 1:37.16 am.

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