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Stassen Plans to Enter
Wisconsin Primary
For Test of Strength
By J. A. O'Leory
Former Gov. Harold Stassen of
Minnesota, only Republican who
admits he is running for Presi
dent, announced today he will
enter the April 6 Wisconsin pri
mary for an early test of his
strength.
The young Midwesterner also an
, nounced he will launch a "specific
drive for delegates” with a major
speech at Milwaukee, Wis., Novem
ber 24, followed by "an increasing
tempo of activity" right up to the
convention next summer.
Significantly, Mr. Stassen outlined
his plans for an all-out bid for the
GOP nomination as another prom
inent Republican, Senator Taft of
Ohio, started on a Western tour to
sound out sentiment before decid
ing whether he will become an
avowed candidate.
Will Go West This Week.
* Although neither Senator Taft
nor Gov. Dewey of New York, who
made a "vacation" trip through the
\X7ect ao rliot* dimmer V>o* talfPn
the formal plunge, both have been
regarded as contenders for the Re
publican nomination.
Without waiting for the Novem
ber opening of his formal bid for
delegates. Mr. Stassen revealed that
he. too, will take Horace Greely's
advice and go West this week.
He handed reporters in a progs
conference at the S»atler Hotel this
morning an itinerary for the rest
of this month, starting with his
presence £n Pendleton, Oreg.. at the
Pendleton Roundup, September 12.
From there he wil fly back to New
York City to address the New York
Chamber of Commerce on Septem
ber 17,$,and indicated he might be
prepared at that time to discuss
whether a special session of Con
gress is .needed to deal with eco
nomic conditions in Western Eu
* rope
Wants More Information.
For the present, he said he agreed
definitely with Senator Vanden
berg, Republican, of Michigan that
"the country and the Republican
Party needs more information as to
what is happening in the world and
as to our own economic policy."
Mr. Stassen has indicated in the
past that he expected to enter the
Wisconsin primary, but is the first
to take the formal step. It is not
a step for a candidate to take
lightly, because hopes of other can
didates In recent years have been
dashed early in the race by enter
ing the Wisconsin primary and then
failing to make the grade. Of
course. Mr. Stassen will be sound
ing out public sentiment in his own
part of the country. A good show
ing in that early test, would give
impetus to his candidacy. By the
same token, a. poor showing might
discourage his supporters elsewhere.
I lie iiu mci miuucouia vruvciuui
told reporters the events of this
summer make it seem quite clear to
him that the race for the Republi
can nomination is a "wide open"
one. He added that he has found
among Republican leaders in dif
ferent aarts of the country a tend
ency' to‘wait and see how various
tests turn out.
No Decision Elsewhere.
As a result of openly becoming a
candidate months ago. Mr. Stassen
said "We now have some support
in each of the 48 States." As to
how extensive it is, time alone willl
tell, he observed.
Pressed for an estimate of how;
many delegates he could claim to
day. Mr. Stassen replied, "I know,
that no delegates have been elected
yet, so that no one has them in!
hand."
In announcing that "we have;
made a definite decision to enter
the Wisconsin primary'," Mr. Stassen j
said there has been no decision, j
either to enter or stay out of |
primaries in other States.
Asked if he was considering thej
favorite-son situation in some of j
the other States, he admitted that)
was one of the factors to be con
sidered.
Asked to comment on Republican;
chances of winning next year, Mr.
Stassen replied:
“In my judgment, if the Repub-(
Dean Party puts forward a program;
that is humanitarian, liberal and
constructive, it will win in 1948.
That means it will not be an easy’
victory’ tc win."
Favors Taft-Hartley Law.
Mr. Stassen was asked if he had
been Quoted correctlv as savine the
Taft-Hartley labor law met most
of his objectives.
‘‘That's right," he answered. Then
he pointed out that In his testimony
to Congress he listed seven restric
tions that should not be put on
labor, and none was included in the
law He said he listed 10 desirable
provisions and fi were adopted.
"Weighing the total bill, as
against no legislation, it was a good
bill," he concluded. He added that
the extreme attacks on the law are
not justified by its provisions, and
dented it would break up. or cripple
unions.
Sigler Recuperating
MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich.. Sept.
9 (yP).—Gov Kim Sigler of Michigan
was recuperating in the Selfridge
field station hospital near here to
day from an acute stomach disorder. j
Physicians 6aid the Governor, j
stricken on his return to Lansing
from his summer home on Mackinac:
Island, suffered the attack because
of "overwork and fatigue.'’ _ 1
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NEW YORK.—"EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT"—Mary Ann Fannon, 8, of Jackson Heights
returned to school yesterday—accompanied by her pet lamb. Mary’s uncle bought the lamb and
Mary decided to give it to the St. Joan of Arc School she attends as a mascot. School authorities,
however, rejected the offer. The lamb will go to the Bronx Zoo. —AP Wirephoto.
Only 6 Pet. of Tenants
Accept Higher Rents
Under New Formula
•
Tenants so far have agreed to
“voluntary'’ rent Increases on only
about 6 per cent of the Nation's
15,700,000 dwelling units under the
formula approved at the last ses
sion of Congress.
That was disclosed last night by
Housing Expediter Frank R. Cree
don, who has charge of rent con
trol under the new National Hous
ing and Rent Act.
Under the law. Increases of up to
15 per cent may be obtained by
landlords willing to grant leases
extending to December 31, 1948,
provided tenants voluntarily agree.
964.080 Leases Filed.
A total of 964.060 rent-increase
leases have been filed wiht the 614
area offices throughout the country
during the first eight, weeks' opera
tion of the new act, Mr. Creedon
said.
A spokesman for the housing ex
pediter's office said "apparently the
peak has been reached” on new
leases, though he expressed the
opinion that there probably would
be a slight jump in October, tradi
tional leasersigning date in sdme
areas.
All leases permitting a rent in
crease under the new law must be
signed by December 31.
Most Leases From Cities.
The spokesman said most of the
leases signed up to now came from
cities, with those covering apart
ments in large developments pre
dominating.
The formula does not apply to the
District, where rents are controlled
by the District Rent Control Admin
istration. a separate agency.
Highest percentage of the total
number of rental units covered by
new leases in any State was in Illi
nois, where 30.1 per cent of all units
was covered. In Maryland, Occu
pants of 4.1 per cent of all units
signed new leases, and in Virginia, j
4.6 per cent signed.
British Zone Drought Ends
HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 9
The first measureable rain
since August 7 fell on the drought
parched British occupation zone of
3ermany during the past 24 hours,
rhe German weather bureau said
he amount of precipitation in most
Maces was small, but that in some
Maces the readings ranged up to
tlmost, an inch.
Man in 1932 Car
Hands Out $100
Bills Freely
By Associated Press
HERMOSA BEACH. Calif.. Sept.
There's an anonymous philan-.;
thropist in Hermosa Beach with a i
penchant for $100 bills and a fond- j
ness for three welcome words, “keep
the change.”
Newsboy Edward Grant. 15, re
ported the man bought a paper from
nim yesterday, handed him a $100
sill and said those words.
A few hours later,'Flora Killings
jvorth. 18-year-old waitress, said she
served a man about 30 or 35 years
ild breakfast, and was paid with a
•entury note and the same happy
phrase.
Police said he's the same man who
ipped another waitress and a cab
Jriver $100 each, and tore up three
>100 bills the other night . The only
due to his identity, officers said, is
hat he drives a 1932 car.
Bermuda became British by set
tlement in 1612.
Benton Reported Ready to Quit
State Department Post Soon
William Bent-on is about- ready
| to resign as Assistant Secretary of
State for public affairs, it was
learned today.
His resignation has been ru
mored for months in connection
with controversy in Congress over
the State Department's interna
tional information and cultural af
fairs program under his direction.
He was not inclined to quit under
pressure, however, and Secretary of
State Marshall backed him up.
Now Mr. Benton is understood
to believe the timing is right for
him to retire.
He feels congressional approval
of a $12,400,000 appropriation to
carry on the information and cul
tural activities vindicated his record
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Generally
fair and continued warm and humid1
this afternoon, tonight and tomor
row. Highest this afternoon about
36 and low tonight about *72.
Maryland—Generally fair and
continued rather warm and humid
tonight and tomorrow.
Virginia—Partly cloudy and con
tinued rather warm and humid to
night and tomorrow with scattered
showers near the coast. . J
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, east-northeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for 24 hours ending 9:30j
am. September 9—81 grams per
cubic yard of air—incomplete due to j
r8in.
5-Day Weather Forecast—September
10 Through September 14.
District 4—Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, New Jersey. East Penn
sylvania and New York:
Generally fair and warm weather
with temperature considerably above
normal for the season. Little or no
rainfall likely during the period.
River Report.
(Prom United States Engineer* )
Potomac River cloudy at Harper* Perry
and clear at Great Palls; Shenandoah
clear at Hamers Perry.
naminiiT.
Yeaterday— Per Today— Per
Cent. Cent.
Noon _ _ 93 Midnight _93
4 p m. _ 69 8 a m. _ .92
8 p.m. _ 88 1:30 p.m_6*
Record Temperature* Thia Year,
Highest, 96. on August 14.
Lowest, 7. on February 6.
High and Low (or Last 24 Hour*.
High. 84, at 1:04 p.m.
Low. 74. at 4:20 a.m.
Tide Tables.
(Ftfrnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High __ 2:69 a.m. 4:06 am.
Low _ 10:23 a.m. 11:32 a.m.
High _ 3:27 p.m. 4:41p.m.
Low _ 10:25 p.m. 11:42 p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today _ 8:44 7:27
Sun. tomorrow 8:45 7:25
Moon, today.. m. 4:07 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after aunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in lnchee In th*
Capital {current month to date):
Month. 1947 Average. Record.
January _ 3.18 3.55 7.83 '87
February _ 1.27 3.37 8.84 '84
Marcn _ 1.02 d.<6 8.S4 Ml
April __ 2.48 3.27 0.13 '89
May _ 4.44 3.70 19.69 ’89
Jun# _ 6.86 4.13 10.94 '00
July _ 3.47 4.71 10.63 '86
August _ 1.81 4.01 14.41 ’28
September _ 1.17 3 24 17.45 -34i
October _ _ 2.84 8.81 ‘87,
November _ _ 2.37 8.69 '89
December - _ ... 3 32 '01
Temperatures In Various Cities.
Hlgn. Low. High. Low
Albuquerkue S3 55 Miami_ 85 79
Atlanta 94 71 Milwaukee.. _ 81 70
Atlantic City 81 74 New Orleans 88 77 .
Bismarck_81 46 New York., 87 68
Boston_ 74 61 Norfolk ... 82 74
Buffalo_81 67 Okla.CIty.. 95 71
Chicago_ 88 69 Phoenix_ 96 76
Cincinnati. 89 69 Pittsburgh.. 82 681
Detroit_ 85 71 Portl'd.Me.. 77 55
El Paso . _ 90 53 St. Louis. 101 74
Oalveston_ 90 79 Salt Lake C. 76 57
Indianapolis. 88 69 San Antonio. 96 74
Kansas City 102 78 S. Francisco. 70 55
Los Angeles. 77 61 Seattle._ 64 56
Louisville_ 94 70 Tampa._92 74
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against criticism from some quarters
that he had been unable to aget
along with Congress. While much
less than the more than $30,000,000
originally asked, the appropriation
was just that much more than the
nothing first decreed last spring
by the House Appropriations Com
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Mr. Benton, it was learned, dis
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Marshall before the latter left last
month for the inter-American de
fense conference at Rio de Janiero,
but agreed to remain on the job:
until after the Secretary's return. |
Mr. Benton planned to leave for)
Chicago today for a meeting of thej
United States National Commission
for the United Nations Educational, <
Scientific and Cultural Organization.!
He is expected to press his resigns-1
tion again soon after returning from j
that meeting next week.
He succeeded Archibald MacLeish,!
former Librarian of Congress, as
Assistant Secretary of State in
charge of international information!
and cultural work on September 14,
1945.
Mr. Benton retired from a New
York advertising firm in 1936, de
voting his time after that to work as
vice president of the University of
Chleasn and dirertinir rmmerdu*
private business interests in the
radio and educational field.
Overell Girl to Visit Home
For Inventory of Estate **
Sy th* Associated Press
SANTA ANA. Calif., Sept, 9.—
Louise Overell, 18, was to leave her
jail cell today for a brief visit to
her large and empty mansion in
the exclusive suburb of Flintridge,
near Pasadena.
The young university co-ed, on
trial with her sweetheart, George
(Bud) Gollum, 21, on charges of,
murdering her parents, was ordered
released for the trip to aid in an
inventory of the Overell estate.
A bank acting as executor of the!
estate of the parents. Financier:
Walter E. Overell and Mrs, Overell, |
recently informed the Superior
Court in Los Angeles that the Over
ell home will be offered for sale.
The order for Louise's trip,- with
sheriffs deputies in attendance, (
was made by Trial Judge Kenneth,
E. Morrison at the request of her
attorneys.
Trial of Miss Overell and Gollum
was in recess until tomorrow. The
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New Upward Swing of
Most Commodities
•y th# Associated Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.—America’s
shrinking food dollar was being
dragged through the wringer again
today by a somewhat general ad
vance in staple commodity prices.
Except for a reduction of 5 cents
a pound retail for margarine in
New' York, the general trend was
upward in the faster moving race
for economic adjustment.
For the fourth consecutive day
the Associated Press index of 35
wholesale commodities reached an
other new all-time high yesterday
at 192.26, compared with the 1926
base year of 100.
Include^ in the continued ad
vances were meat, coffee, butter,
tallow, eggs and com. Moreover,
the whole dairy outlook was far
from a pretty picture as described
by Russell Filer, executive secretary
of the American Butter Institute.
Supplies 2 Per Cent Down.
The dairy industry, Mr. Fifer
said, is going into the winter with
an exceptionally low supply of but
ter and cream in storage and with
2 per cent less milk cows than
a year ago. Since the peak milk
production in 1944, he added, the
number of milk cows has dropped
7 per cent, while consumer popu
lation since the start of the war
has increased 10,000,000, many of
ages.’’
Butter climbed another cent a
pound on the New York and Chi
cago Mercantile Exchanges yester
day to new peaks for the year.
Eggs advanced to 60 cents a dozen
wholesale heie, and porterhouse
steak hit $1 a pound at New York
retail outlets.
Probably foreshadowing further
retail pork price increases, hogs
hit a new all-time high of $31.25
a hundredweight at the Denver
stockyards yesterday, and a record
top of $31 at the South San Fran
cisco stockyards. Traders at Oma
ha, Sioux City, Iowa, and East
St. Louis, 111., snapped up the of
ferings there at $30 a hundred
weight.
V/d»n turn nri'uru oci,
Although grains in futures trading
at Chicago were mostly lower in yes
terday’s dealings, one cash corn
transaction brought a record high
of $2.5734 a bushel.
Two of the nation’s largest chain
grocery concerns boosted coffee 2
cents a pound retail in New York.
Tallow, used by soap manufacturers,
was up a cent a pound.
Eugene C. Schultz, New York City
Commissioner of Markets, gave
these comparative retail prices there
on a few food items:
Porterhouse steak, $1 a pound, up
31 cents over a year ago; bacon, 79
cents a pounds, up 9 cents over a
year ago: butter, 87 cents, up 8
cents since September; large eggs,
87 cents a dozen, up 10 cents; chuck
steak, 59 cents pound, up 4 cents;
chopped beef, 49 cents, up 10 cents:
veal cutlets, 95 cents, up 20 cents;
ieg of lamb, 65 cents, up 6 cents.
Poultry prices remained un
changed or slightly lower than those
of September, Mr. Schultz said, with
broilers and fryers at 49 cents a
pound, off 2 cents from a year ago.
and roasting chickens unchanged at
55 cents.
Police Holding Woman
In Death of Husband
Police are holding the wife of a
25-year-old man for action of the
eoroner after the death of her hus
band early today from stab wounds.
The man. Bernard Burton, colored,
if the 700 block of Fourth street S.E.,
was taken to Casualty Hospital after
»n altercation at his home about 4
i.m. Police said the quarrel appar
ently began when Mr. Burton came
borne and found that his wife Lin
nell, 25, had locked him out of their
basement apartment.
Communal Disorders1
Enter Third Day in
Ijjurin Cities of Delhi
By *h« Associated Press
NEW DELHI, 6ept. 9.—India's
capital awoke to the renewed
crackle of gunfire today as the
orgy of communal rioting which
has paralyzed the twin cities of
Old and New Delhi entered its
third bloody day.
During the night there was little {
sound of violence, but with day-\
break the sound of firing resumed.!
Most of It appeared to be coming j
from the outskirts of New Delhi,'
although an occasional shot could i
still be heard in the Connaught Cir-1
cus area, where looters clashed with
authorities Sunday;
Mingled with the gunfire came
an intermittent wave of shouting
from thousands of throats. The
screaming of slogans by Hindus.
Moslems and Sikhs has been one
of the favorite ways of conducting
a war of nerves during the recent
communal disturbances.
In Connaught Circus some food
shops reopened under military guard
and quickly had long lines of pa
trons whose supplies have run dan-;
gerously low. Housewives carrying i
shopping bags walked past the body!
of a riot victim, which lay covered
with a cloth.
27 Bodies Are Counted.
Correspondents driving through
the twin cities counted 27 bodies
of persons killed by rioters and po
lice or military ' gunfire. In one
■street among eight dead bodies a
woffnded man lay writhing in pain.
Past this scene of carnage filed
thousands of Moslems who were
being evacuated from the section.
The tattered multitude carried their
few belongings on their heads while i
some carried children on their backs.
A drizzling rain fell on the shuffling
group.
Elsewhere, throughout India the
rioting was reported to have the
same complexion, with Sikhs and
Hindus matched against Moslems in
a grim effort to drive them out of
the country—just as in Pakistan
Moslems were said to be doing the |
same thing to the Sikhs and Hindus.
On a hillside overlooking a Sikh
Hindu colony dotted with neat look
ing cream-colored dwellings, were
huddled several hundred Moslem
refugees from Pahar Ganj. The
group insisted they were the sub- j
jects of a planned program of ex
termination and that the police and i
military had not been acting in a !
neutral manner.
U. N. Assistance Asked.
Chairman D. M. Malik of the
Delhi Moslem League Committee1
said he asked Pakistan Prime Min
ister Liaquat Ali Khan at Karachi
yesterday to appeal for United Na
tions supervision of an exchange of
populations and property because
there was a systematic effort being
exercised to exterminate the New
Delhi minority.
Orders have been given to shoot
to kill and ruthlessly stamp out
rioting.
But despite the attempts to restore
order, the rioting goes on and
thousands of refugees are stream
ing from their homes convinced that
Delhi has become a death trap.
More troops are being brought into
the area to reinforce the riot squads.
Rail and air traffic has been para
lyzed by the disorders, further
handicapping efforts to send the mi
norities to Pakistan.
So far Europeans have not been
bothered by the rioters .
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American in Exodus 1947 Crew
Remains to Aid Refuaee Jews
(The foil owing dispatch on a
study of conditions aboard the
British deportation ship Empire
Rival was written bn Marguerite
Higgins of the Hew York Herald
Tribune and Hormall Clark of
the London Hews Chronicle, who
were allowed aboard to represent,
the combined world press. It was
distributed by the British Central
Office of Information.)
By Marguerite Higgins and
Norman Clark
HAMBURG. Germany. Sept. 9 OPV
—Dov Mills. 22, of Brooklyn, who
was one of the original crew of the
Exodus 1947 (formerly President
Warfield) said today he planned to
accept the lot of the other Jewish
Exodus refugees so I can "continue
to hflp my people to get to Pales
tine.”
A reported former GI and veteran
of the Okinawa campaign said he
was an accredited representative of
Hagana, the Jewish defense agency,
and spoke in its behalf. He said
Jews had left the Empire Rival
peacefully because there was no
other practical alternative, but
“when we pick the proper time and
place we will strike back.”
Mills was complimented by the
British officers for his help in or
ganizing the orderly disembarkation j
--‘‘I have no papers,” he said. “I
do not want to see the American
Consul. I do not want to return toi
America at this time. I want to!
remain with my people to help them
get to their homeland, Palestine."
Mills had two complaints—living
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The national program will total
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conditions for the refugees on board
and allegations that parachute
troop* pilfered food from Jewish
stocks.
"We were treated like people liv
ing in a soo—in cages with locks on
the doors and soldiers standing
guard with rifles and guns,'* he
declared.
The decks and holds, by the time
these reporters spw them, were an
evil-smelling mess. Garbage lay
strewn about, water was spilled, and
cardboard and battered boxes, de
caying food, and damp strips of
blanket littered the place.
The troops themselves agreed
that the refugees had had to live
hard. There were no beds or wood
en berths as in the Ocean Vigour.
Every one, without exception, had
to sleep on the deck of the holds.
Until two instances of sabotage 200
of the refugees had been allowed to
sleep on the forecastle head.
Maj. "Dolly” Grey, the airborne
officer commanding the esco-.
troops on board, told how two ropes
had been thrown overboard and a
steampipe of the windless had been
cut.
There were five births among the
Empire Rival's passengers. There
were no deaths. Fifty-seven women
were in the seventh and eighth
months of pregnancy. There were
300 children on board.
In addition to Mills, one other
American, known only as "Sam”
from the Bronx, was aboard. Both
were secretive about their real
names and real addresses as they
indicated that they wanted to be
able to "continue in their work for
illegal immigration.”
istration of the program, the an
nouncement said that the remain
der would be used by the Agricul
ture Department Itself to buy food
needed by schools to meet specific
nutritional requirements.
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