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Local Highlight Davies waits legal proceed- ings for release. Page 3 Weather Forecast Cold and windy, snow flurries tonight. Tomorrow fair with slowly rising temperatures. Republican Established 1830 Journal Established 1858 OGDENSBURG, N. Y., SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1949 Price Fiv« C«nte Lewis Orders 2 - Week Coal Layoff In East Backlogs Normal; No Concern Over Fuel Loss Voiced Washington ' — (AP) — A two-week coal- shutdown will start in the East Monday as John L. Lewis* latest protest against President Truman's se- lection of James Boyd to direct the Bureau of Mines. Lewis' announcement yester- day stirred swift'• demands in Congress to keep a big club against major strikes in the im- pending labor law. But it caused little concern over the loss of fu el. ? Try This On For Size • s \} a normal 45-day supply is on hand; about- 70;000,000 tons of bituminous coal. A 30-day back- log is cons'dered normal. Technically, Lewis described the ---H--out of about 400,000 members of the United Mine '•• • •. • >. t of the Mississippi Riv.r as a \memorial\ shut- down, or mourning period per- mitted under his contract with coal operators. Miners west of the Mississippi, 'n a s\s where the Winter has been unusually severe, were not called out. Those who leave the pits Mon- day, the mine chief said, will be mourning the 1,015 miners killed and more than 50,000 injured last year. Another in Series The move was another in a long series of Lewis attacks against the nomination of Boyd, appointed to the post in March, 1947. Except ~%r l^e'if.emfes^he has been serving without the us- ual $10,000-a-year salary. Lewis insists Boyd is not suit- ed for the post because he never has actually worked in the mines. But Boyd's backers claim the director, former dean of the Colorado School of Mines, has an excellent two-year record in the position and that deaths in the mines hav e dropped since he took office. Although he has served 24 months in the post, Boj-d never has been confirmed by the Sen- ate. The President had stuck stub- bornly by his choice. Starting with a recess appointment in 1947. he has continued renaming , Boyd as director whenever it was legally necessary to 1 renew the neglected nomination. This is not a new type of movie monster with hair-raising- pro- clivities. The. bristling fur-adomed mask is part of the special clothing designed for cold weather wear during recent Arctic cruise of the British aircraft carrier Vengeance Wearer of the mask is Commander E. B. Mott, of the U. S. Navy, who went on cruise. Snow, March Winds Whip Across Shivering Nation By The Associated Press' Snow flurries 'and cold March winds whipped across wide areas from the Plains States to the North Atlantic Coast today. A late winter cold snap gered in sections id mension s lin- Washington — (AP) — Exul- tant House leaders today pre- dieted sure passage of a 15- month rent control extension, after once snatching it from the very brink of defeat. By a slender 15-vote margin, the administration chiefs late yesterday beat back a Republi- can attempt to limit controls to only 90 days. Their 178 to 163 central region and temperatures again were below zero in parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mercury tum- bled to 16 below at Bemidji, Minn., and was —12 at Interna- i tional Falls > at the Minnesota- • Canadian border. The snow flurries and strong winds occuring . over midwes ^ areas and eastern Kentucky eastward to the Atlantic States I and into New England were in ' the wake of a severe storm cen- tered over Nova Scotia. Temper- atures generally were below freezin § ° ver the entire area. were widely scattered falls of ram over western states C alifornia, Nevada, Utah, Ida- triumph came on a second tally, ho, Wyoming and Colorado. In after the first count gave the northern California, flood warn- GOP members, joined by 30 Democrats, a 165 to 161 edge. New York — (AP) — A for- mer New York detective under investigation in a reported plot to tap wires of municipal offi- cials escaped early today by ji ping from a city hall win- dow. Hours later he was still at large. City hall sources said they be- lieved the escaped man, a for- mer city detective, might have fled to New Jersey to seek the j aid of a leader in an anti-O'Dwy- ; er \good government\ cam- paign. Mayor \V^illiam O'Dwyer an- j nounced at 1:30 a.m. that the former detective, Kenneth Ryan, had admitted he was hired by an attorney to get confidential in- formation on city officials. Ryan was a wiretapping ex- pert in the 20 years he worked for the Police Department. He retired six months ago. At 7:00 a.m. il. , i asked per- mission to go to a rest room in O'Dwyer's city hall suite. Al- lowed to do so, he jumped from a window to nearby steps in the rear of the building, and van- ished. At 7:30 a.m., according to city hall sources, he was seen enter- ing a taxicab which took him across the George Washington Bridge to New Jersey. Still in custody at City Hall was Edward Jones, one-time Treasury Department agent. The mayor said he also was involved in the wiretapping plot. New York police asked New Jersey authorities to watch the Allartruchy, !N. J., home of Clen- denin J\. Ryan, former secretary to the late Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, Clendenin Ryan is head of the National Foundation for Good Government, and a bit- ter political foe of O'Dwyer. House democratic leader Mc- Cormack of Massachusetts said: \The major fight is won.\ But the victory still hasn't were posted after the sea- son's heaviest rainstorm. The Russian River was near flood stage. San Rafael Airport was flooded yesterday when a levee broke. Temperatures in the midwest cold belt were expected to mod- been nailed down. A final House i erate slightly today and tomor- vote on continuing rent controls j row. But the U. S. ( Weather Bu- for 15 months was delayed until! reau said an ext-W :ive mass of Tuesday. And a rent bill still cold air was expected to move in must be taken up by Senate. from western Canada Sunday B-36 Completes Non-Stop 9,600 Mile Record Flight Fort Worth, Tex. — (AP) — A B-36 super ~ bomber landed at Carswell Air Base here at 7:57 a.m. (CST) today after a 9,600- mile non-stop flight, the longest ever made in a B-36. The plane was not refueled in flight and had two hours of fuel left when it landed, Carswell Air Base said. The plane landed with fuel to spare because df failure today of two of the six engines. * * * Maj. John D. Bartlet + , project officer for B-36 training for the 7th Bombardment Wing of the 8th Air Force, directed the flight, which exceeded by 687 miles the similar nonstop simu- lated bomb run from Fort Worth •to Honolulu and return which he headed last December 6-7, end- i P rected the plane to land. The big bomber, Roy R. Showalter Ala., as pilot and with Capt. of Mobile, plane com- mander and Lt. Clarence F. Hor- ton of San Antonio as co-pilot, carried a \stripped\ crew of only 12 men instead of the usual B-36 crew of 15. Britain Sends Reinforcements To Aqaba Area London—(AP) — Britain ordered more troops today to reinforce the British garrison at Aqaba, tiny Red Sea port which Trans - Jordan claims u> threatened by Israeli forces. The announcement of troop reinforcements was made by the Wr£r office after Israeli sol- diers ifrere reported only three miles away from Aqaba, on the Palestine side of the desert frontier. fl Although Israel and Trans- Jordaii signed a cease fire agree- ment fester day at Rhodes, the Mi troop movement under- serious view that the | Government took of the Israel^move in the Negev Desert. Ttffinjster of State Hector Mc- Neil i|old the House of Commons yesterday King Abdullah's Gov- ernment had reported a frontier clasfif between Israeli forces and Tretfis-Jordan police in the re- gion.\ Deny Crossing 3a#' Tel Aviv, Israeli officials denied that Jewish forces have crossed the Trans-Jordan fron- tiei^of intend any threat to Brit- islj-CjEorces. About 1,000 British troops were sent to Aqaba last Ja : #uary at Abdullah's request ussier British-Trans-Jordan mu- tual defense treaty. 'The War Office refused infor- mation on the size of the British reinforcements or where they were sent from. A Foreign Office spokesman said Israeli troops were reported on the shore of the Gulf of Aqa- ba. across the Palestine-Trans- Jordan border from Aqaba. He declined to give any further de- tails of reports to the Foreign office. X4f- • .- - _ The touchy situation at tfcie head of the Gulf of Aqaba arises from the Israeli claim to the southern sector of the Palestine Negev Desert which would give Israel an outlet to the Ked Sea. Britain and Trans-Jordan never have recognized Israel's claim to the Red Sea outlet. Lucas Decides To Continue Move To w Filibuster Senate Corridor Scene Of Suicide Washington (AP)—A frail, 70-year-old man shot himself to death in a Senate corridor yes- terday in the Capitol's third \gun incident\ in two years. Slender, gray-haired Thomas C. Williams of Buffalo, died as he lay slumped on the marble floor just outside f 'the public gal- lery, 30 minutes after firing a shot through his chest. A letter he carried, addressed to the Associated Press, said the' act was a protest against \pork barrel politicians\ and others re- sponsible for the world's lack of progress \morally ethically, and politically.\ \pain\ at deceit He also expressed p \the greed, selfishness, and downright ignorance of some trade union bosses, the selfishness and obtuseness of some swollen profits-seeking em- ployers, the clergymen.\ apathy of some The rambling letter, one of two found in his pocket,' protest- ed, specifically against lawmak- ers wh'o vote pensions only to get votes, with no real desire to aid the veterans. Williams was himself I. a veteran of World War Two years ago a man fired a shot at Senator Bricker (R-Ohio) in the subway passage between the Capitol and Senate office building. Another Night Session Looms Here's Where Atlantic Pact Will Operate Washington — (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Lucas (D,-I11.) decided today to push ahead for the time being— with the attempt to outlaw fili- buster by tightening Senate rules. Despite a resounding defeat last night by a combine of south- ern Democrats and Republicans, Lucas said \we are going ahead and probably will hold another night session tonight.\ Lucas talked to reporters aft- er a closed-door strategy session of northern and other Demo- crats backing President Tru- man's civil rights program. At the same time Senator Rus- sell (D-Ga), floor • general for southern Democrats who won the first test in the anti-filibust- er fight, told reporters his group is open to \any reasonable com- promise.\ Truman is Silent Two showdown votes, both 46 to 41 in favor of the Dixie law- makers, beat back Administra- tion efforts to halt debate with a rules change. A change in the rules would have made it possi- ble to bring civil rights legisla- tion — such as anti-Tynching, anti-poll tax and other bills — to the Senate floor. At Key West, Fla., where he is vacationing; Truman refused sbotlt the- Senate-aipset' of the Administration's plans. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters the Presi- dent had nothing to say concern- ing possible moves to continue the fight. The Dixie lawmakers held a strategy session before the Sen- ate met at noon. One of the southerners, who would not permit use of his name, hinted the group might accept a rigid rule \that would al- low two-thirds of all senators to end debate and get a vote at any time. Promise Wanted But he said this would have to be t coupled with an ironclad promise that no attempt will be made to force civil rights legisla- tion through the Senate at once, or to allow a bare majority of 49 senators to clamp on a gag rule. These conditions appeared un- acceptable to administration leaders because Truman has strongly backed the civil rights program and also has urged de- bate limit by simple majority. Last night's defeat knocked out of the Administration's hands its main weapon against the Dixie talkathon. By a 46 to 41 vote, the Senate overruled Vicepfesident Barkley's dicision that-two thirds of the members could gag debate on a motion if they wanted. The rules change—which both Southerners and Senate leaders described as an opening wedge for civil rights bills—would make official the very ruling the Sen- ate voted against last night. Gen. Ho Becomes China's Premier Nanking — (AP) — Gen. Ho Ying-Chin became premier of Nationalist China today. Peace talks with the Communists await formation of his cabinet. Acting President Li Tsung- Jen's choice to succeed Dr. Sun Fo was approved by the Legisla- tive Yuan at a special session. The vote was 209 to 30. //////////////////////////////////j In event of attack inside se- curity zone, collective action would be started immediate- ly through consultations of permanent North Atlantic Pact high command. Each nation would determine for itself, however, whether it would use force against an k SPITSBERGEN GREENLAND CANADA UNITED STATES Pact provisions cover attacks on ships, planes and terri- tories, in addition to meas- ures to cope with bloodless coups end with, attacks on each nation and its occapo- fion troops. Map above shows the security zone tentatively outlined in the North Atlantic Defense Pact. She area is the Atlantic Ocean north of the Tropic of Cancer to nearly the North Pole. It extends from Nortfe America eastward to include Algeria and northward through western Europe to Norway's Spitsber- gen. In addition to the U. S., Canada, Britain, France, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg: and the Neth- erlands—Iceland, Denmark, Italy and Portugal are also considering the mutual Sef«ase paet. Pact To Be Signed In Washington — (AP) The Kbr41i Atlantic Security Treaty, finally completed after m'onths of negotiation, will be signed here the first week in April. Denmark and Italy are ex- pected to line up formally with the western defense bloc before then, thus increasing the number of original signers to 10. Portugal and Iceland may come in also. Completion of the treaty draft was announced last night by the negotiating team which has done all the work on it. The eight na- tions represented are the United States, Canada, Britain, For- way, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. a warning to nation should m east that consider at- Baron Silvercruys, the Belgian J tacking asxy member of ,gie al~ ambassador, told reporters as he Vatican Celebrates Pope's Anniversary Vatican City — (AP) — The Vatican today celebrated the tenth anniversary of Pope Pius XII's spiritual rule of the world's Roman Catholics with a colorful, solemn Mass in Rome's famous Sistine Chapel. Cardinals, prelates, priests and members of the diplomat- ic corps assigned to the Holy See attended the pontifical Mass marking the anniversary of the Pope's coronation. The Pope, dressed in a white cape and wearing his trireg- num—a bee-hive shaped crown —was carried reverently to the chapel in his -sedia gesta- toria, or ruler's chair. left 'a conference in Secretary of State Acheson's office: ''It's all fine, agreed and everything.\ The State Department then is- sued a formal statement saying that several minor points had been cleared up during the ses- sion, that the text will be made j public Friday, and that \the | treaty will be signed the first { week in April in Washington.\ ! Meanwhile, the European and Canadian ambassadors will meet with Acheson next week to work out details for the signing cere-: mony and register the final ap- i liance. The prineipal elause ®f fh« pact, still officialiy secret, pro- vides that an attack ea any om member shall b« considered as attack on all, with «ach. nation deciding for itself, however, whether to use armed lore*. Reds Seek Facts Mideast Pact Ankara., Turkey—(AP)— Russia proval of their governments for seer ? s to . be making guarded but agreed upon : anxiou s inquiries into possible the arrangements yesterday. Following the signing, j formation of a Mediterranean the ! Defense Alliance which would be treaFwEW to b^fflied by ;\\*- *° ** * r °^ ted N ° rth At ~ all the governments involved. Two-thrids approval in the Sen- ate will be required before the United States can ratify. The Senate Foreign Relations lantic Pact. There were strong 1 indications that Russian Ambassador Alex- ander Lavrishevhad discussed the proposed Mediterranean Committee gave its informal! agreement in recent conversa- okay earlier this week and of- jtions here with envoys of other ficials are confident that the full : nations. m\Tor%ppytion W \* \^ diplomatic sources ,aid he The Sa y wSl bind the Unit- ^A** ?* th f re % W6ek5 ed States and the countries-. of £* g£\*£L Greece^'. Western Europe m a defensive.; & ^ United ; alhance for the first time m his- American sources withheld com- tory. It is obviously designed as ! men ^ ngland's Monarch Submits To A Successful Operation London— (AP) —King George VI submitted today to a success- ful operation at Buckingham Palace to restore the blood cir- culation of his ailing right leg. Nine royal doctors issued a bulletin after the operation, de- claring : Prof. J. R. Learmonth, Edin- burgh surgeon, performed the operation, cutting a small nerve center near the spine that con- trols the blood flow to the right leg and foot. The operation was performed in a room of Buckingham Palace France Mourns Death Of Gen. Giraud \His Majestiy's condition is en- which was converted into a sur- tirely satisfactory.\ gery—the same room in which ~~ the 53-year-old monarch's first was Foreign Minister Necmeddin Sadak of Turkey said he had no information about Lavrishev talking with Turkish Foreign Of- fice officials about a ' Mediter- ranean regional treaty. Diplomatic sources in London said earlier that Russia had asked the Turkish Foreign Of- fice about Turkey's interest in such an agreement. Russia and Turkey have a common border of more than 200 miles. Turkish officials as far back . as six months ago urged forma- 1 tion of a regional security belt • in the eastern Mediterranean area. Paris — (AP) — France today mourned the! death of Gen. Hen- ri Honore Giraud, a fighting hero of two world wars who died last night. ' Giraud made a dramatic es- cape from the Nazis in 1942—his sixth break-out from German prisons in two wars—to help or- i ganize free French resistance in Africa. it is unusual distinction for officer to receive it. The general died at a military ies an of France. y hospital in Dijon after an attack of food poisoning. He was 70 years old. * A distinguished military career that started at France's grandson, Prince Charles, born last Fall. The King has suffered from faulty blood circulation in both the Qllff g ested , . A . . . legs since November—an ailment .„_„•!•, \^ o . ., fnmi1ianr , . ., __ . rived m Africa to organize a new that might have required ampu . woul d be aimed Commanding the French arm- French army. !tation o | the feet if \ had £ ot The news electrified French-: been relieved xi.i.'fcm. i r 'P'h p T*O\V3-1 clCiC i iid'v^. IT OYIPH I'TIP fruitless attempt to stem the! So did the story of his escape.\operation calierl l-nmhar wm out stvm ^J against any Medi- n-svrrr^T, tirio • Th t crpnpraTiv arrpn+Pr) > +£ + ~ caiieo. lumDar sym- ^ ovy . ar>eiQn ^^ - ine most geneiauy accepted pathectomy—would permit the the French story is that Giraud, over a peri-; blood to flow mor freely to the g ech arm in northern France at the time, he fought to \the last in a fruitless atte ; German tide. At Sedan when The British informar ^ said Turkey told Russia in reply that th arrangement at securing peace, and not against the So- viet Union. Russia is expected to come y g terranean pact. ing on Pearl Harbor Day. Bartlett said fuel for two hours more of flying was left when the plane landed, but two engines failed early today and because of awarded his nation's highest exiled leaders, weather was closing in at Cars- I military decoration — the Me- Giraud was taken prisoner in w . e A- kt. Col. Francis J. S'chuck, daille Militadre. This usually is the front lines in the rapid Ger- f Tono i ^v f A ™? f° lla P sed > ^ e sen t;od of eight months, wove a 65-; right foot , Thev had annomiced fJ AMf INft IN^IDP m 18981 an historic last message: ''Head- foot roDe from small strands of w TW^, «,„+ ^u™* ULflltllllll IIWlUE St. Cyr Military Academy in 1898i an historic last message: \Head- foot rope from small strands of last Tuesday that treatment ended when Gen. Charles De quarters surrounded by 100 Gaulle forced Giraud's retire- ; tanks. Am destroying them.\ ment in 1944. There was bitter ' He was captured and held in The day before he died he was rivalry between the two then- the grim fortress of Koenigstein g in Saxony. Later France fell. General Dwight Eisenhower announced in November, 1942, h 492d Squadron Commander, di- given only to enlisted men and man advance in the 1940 battle ' that Giraud had escaped and ar- thread sent him in letters by his since- November had improved wife - ', the circulation in his left leg. Using this to slip down a wall, The operation is considered not he encountered a sentry. common, but not dangerous. In perfect German, Giraud It was performed, it was ex- said, '-Pretty cold tonight, isn't plained, lest gangerene develop it, my boy?\ and walked away, and make amputation neces- whistling. sary. Page Local News 3, 3 & 8 Entertainments Z Sports ..., .4 Editorial 7 Classified, radio _ 5 Comics „ \Reader\
