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The vote was 37 to 0, wi n 15 abstentions. i Text of Proclamation on Page A-3.) By Associated Press TEL AVIV. Palestine, May 14.— The state of Israel, first Hebrew nation in 2,000 years, was born today in a Jewish declaration of independence asserting the “his tone right’’ of the Jews of Pal estine to reconstitute their na tional home. The proclamation by the National Council is effective at one minute after midnight (6:01 p.m. EDT), when Britain's 31-year rule of the Holy Land ends. The British high commissioner already has left Pal estine soil for a British cruiser, and the British mandate government has left the Holy City of Jerusalem. While Jewish forces and soldiers of the surrounding Arab countries prepared for war, the Jews pro claimed their "right to a life of dig nity, freedom and labor." The dec laration said this right was recog nized by the United Nations. Threats on Three Fronts. The Arab League, meanwhile, planned to set up an administra tion—not a state—of their own in Palestine to function with occupy ing Arab forces if and when Pales tine is invaded. (In London, the Arab Office declared the termination of the British mandate had created a disastrous situation in the Holy Land, but “will at least give the Arabs the opportunity which they have never had until now of resisting the invaders face to face and without the interven tion of a foreign power which has hitherto given them its pro tection." (The general secretariat of the Arab League has proclaimed a state of war existing with Pales tine Jewry.) Arabs Win First Real Victory. As the Jewish state was born, the 'rabs wrested their first real vic ,ry in Palestine. Arab, neutral and Jewish sources confirmed that Arab legionnaires, supported by 2, 000 tribesmen from the Hebron Hills, wiped out four Jewish colonies in the Kfar Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem, athwart the Arab in vasion route from the south. The informants said 200 died in the battle, which ended last night. A number of prisoners were taken, including four physicians wfco were parachuted to aid the wounded yes terday. The Jewish Agency, declaring the Arabs had killed prisoners of war despite promises of adherence to international law, had urged Hie (See PALESTINE. Page A-3.) 19 Held in Hijacking Of $3,000,000 in Gold By the Associated Press BANGKOK, Siam, May 14.— Police announced today 19 persons, including a retired police captain, are under arrest in the hijacking of a $3,000,000 gold shipment. Police have recovered $316,000 worth of the gold, stolen yesterday. A gang of1 20 or 30 men swooped down on the shipment, bound for a customs house, and overpowered the guards. Juliana Becomes Regent THE HAGUE. Netherlands, May 14 up)— in a 10-minute ceremony. Crown Princess Juliana was sworn in today as regent of the kingdom. She will handle most of the duties of Queen Wilhelmina and become Queen when Wilhelmina abdicates September 6. Report That Gen. Smith Will Resign Is Denied NORMAN THOMAS SAYS Mar shall Committed Serious Error on Russia. Page A-2. The State Department today de nied reports that American Am bassador Walter Bedell Smith has Informed the department he wants to return to Washington and re sign his post in Moscow, Gen. Smith left Moscow the first of this week for a vacation and fishing trip in France. Michael J. McDermott, State De partment press officer, was asked about the reports concerning Gen. Smith at a news conference. “The Ambassador has not in formed the State Department of any wish to return to Washington or to resign.” Mr. McDermott said. He added that obviously Gen. Smith could come home if he wants to, but that “we have no knowledge of any special plans, and so far as we know, he expects to return to Moscow." In an earlier edition of The Star today, a story by Constantine Brown stated that Gen. Smith was report ed to have informed the State De partment that he did not wish to return to Moscow and wanted to resign. i • Voluntary Inflation Curb Steps Urged by Taft Economic Group Moderate Profits Policy by Business, Reasonable Wage Attitude by Labor Advised By the Associated Press The Congressional Economic Committee said today business “can and should adopt moderate price and profits policies” and labor “reasonable wage atti tudes” to cut living costs. “If the private decisions as to wages and prices are not made in the public interest, actions of Gov ernment alone will be largely nulli fied." the Senate-House group said in its formal report to Congress. The document covers a coast-to coast study last fall of “the high prices of consumer goods.” The committee, headed by Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio, makes 16 recommendations aimed at achiev ing a stable economy. The report puts emphasis on voluntary meas ures and, in general, steers clear of legal controls at this time. A resolution by Senator Baldwin, Republican, of Connecticut, author iized the committee’s study. Sena tor Baldwin is not a member of the full committee, but did serve by invitation on a subcommittee. He said in a statement today: ‘‘Because I believe that the threat of prises and inflation is still very much with us even though some what clouded over by other press ing concerns, I had hoped that these recommendations (of the committee) would be somewhat more comprehensive. "However, it was clear that this was the widest common ground on which ‘ the committee could agree.” By its stress On voluntary steps, the Republican-controlled group dif fered once again with President Tru man, who repeatedly has asked for standby power to impose wage-price controls and rationing on a limited scale. In fact, the report hints that the committee believes inflation has been (See ECONOMIC, Page A-47) One-Year Extension Of Trade Act Voted By House Committee Veto Power for Congress Is Included; 'Sabotage' Charged by Democrats By th« Associated Press The House Ways and Means Committee today approved a one-year extension of the Recip rocal Trade Act. It carried an amendment giving I Congress veto powers if the Presi dent exceeds certain bounds in making trade treaties. The committee approved the Re- j publican-backed measure by a strict party line vote of 15 to 9. Democrats contended the legisla tion would -‘sabotage'’ the reciprocal trade program. Extension ‘‘As Is” Rejected. The committee, also on a 15-9 party line vote, rejected a motion by Representative Doughton. Demo crat, of North Carolina which would have extended the Trade Actt‘‘as is" j in conformity with a request by, President Truman. Mr. Truman' asked for a three-year extension. Secretary of State Marshall ap pealed to Congress last week to continue the act in its present form. He described it as the basis of America’s foreign economic policy and said that to backtrack on this program would amount to a sur-! render of world economic leader ship by the United States. Ways and Means Chairman Knutson said the legislation will be brought to the House floor Tuesday j for a vote. The present act expires June 12. Move Condemned at Meeting. The one-vear extension move .brought condemnation from busi ness, farm, labor, veteran and public1 j affairs organizations meeting at the ! Mayflower Hotel today under spon sorship of the Citizens’ Committee for Reciprocal World Trade. Gerard Swope, chairman of the meeting and former head of Gen eral Electric Corp.. called the Re publican action a "reckless course," and said that “today will become a Black Friday in the annals of American world leadership" unless public opinion discredits the GOP action. He said the move amounted to a "scuttling" of "a considered. (See TARIFFS, ~Pagtf A^3J Late News Bulletin Stocks Rise $1 to $4 NEW YORK UP).—Buying or ders flooded the stock market today, sending prices of lead ing shares up $1 to $4. The ticker fell behind transac tions in the face of one of the fastest rallies in months. By noon 1,090,000 shares had changed hands on the stock exchange and $2,810,000 worth of bonds were sold. House Begins Debate On Measure to Curb Communist Activity Un-American Committee's First Bill Would Expose Members of Party By the Associated Press The House begins ^debate to day on an Un-American Activi ties Committee bill designed to limit, but not outlaw, the Com munist Party in this country. The bill would put a crimp in the party's operations and expose its members and activities. The measure, drafted by Repre sentative Mundt, Republican of South Dakota, came before the House for debate with: 1. A plea from Chairman Thomas of the Un-American Activities Com mittee to take firm action to cope with ‘‘the foremost menace to de mocracy today.” 2. A retort from Representative Isacson, American Labor, of New York, that the bill repudiates the concept of progress and "regards America as a finished product, rigid and unchangeable.” Has Wallace's Backing. Mr. Isacson was elected from the Bronx earlier this year with the support of Henry A. Wallace. The Mundt bill is the first legisla tive proposal ever drafted by the Un-American Activities Committee. In its preamble it asserts that an international Communist movement is conspiring to set up totalitarian dictatorships through organizations it controls in other countries. The bill defines the American Communist Party as one of these organizations. It says it shall be illegal to try in any way to set up a foreign-controlled "totalitarian dictatorship” in this country or to take part in a movement to create such a dictatorship. Violators would face 10 years in —< See MUNDT BILLTPage A-2.) Taft Backs Hawaiian State, But Defers Decision on Bill By the Associated Press Senator Taft. Republican, of Ohio, said today he favors statehood for Hawaii. But Senator Taft told reporters he has not decided whether to support a resolution by Senator Knowland. Republican, of California, to take the Hawaiian statehood bill from the Senate Insular Affairs Commit tee and bring it before the Senate for debate. Senator Taft talked to newsmen after a meeting of the Senate Re publican Policy Committee, of which he is chairman. He said the committee did not discuss the decision by the Insular Affairs group to defer action on the statehood bill until its members make another trip to Hawaii. President Urges Flexible Farm Price Supports Four-Point Program On Permanent Basis Needed Now, He Says By Joseph A. Fox President Truman today asked Congress to establish a system of flexible price supports for agri cultural commodities on a per manent basis. He outlined a four-point program which he said "should be enacted as promptly as possible” to promote farm prosperity. In a special message, which was looked on as a bid for the farm vote in November. Mr. Truman pointed out that the present sup port programs expire December 31, and that in two earlier messages he has urged extension. The Republican-controlled House Agriculture Committee is propos ing to continue the support program only for a year, but the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednes day laid down a long-range farm plan calling for a revision of the present price support system. Farmers Seen in Uncertainty. The President declared that re sults of . the existing support pro gram have been “nothing less than remarkable" in spurring production. But he asserted that with the pro gram expiring at the end of the year and Congress taking no definite action yet, “farmers do not know what levels of price support or what methods of support will apply to large portions of many crops al ready planted or to others which must soon be planted.’* The situation regarding milk and livestock products, for which he said farmers must plan long in ad vance, is likewise clouded. In addi tion to the support proposals, Mr. Truman urged: 1. Continuance and expansion of the soil conservation program. 2. Continuance and strengthening of progrartis designed to insure ade quate consumption of agricultural products. 3. Measures designed to assist farmers “to meet their special prob lems” particularly in the field of farm co-operatives and crop insur ance. Barks Soil Conservation. Mr. Truman did not recommend, as Agriculture Department officials had expected, a boost of $75,000,000 in the $225,000,000 soil conservation fund proposed by the GOP Con gress, although he urged that the program' be expanded. In his Jan uary budget message, the President urged $300,000,000 for soil subsidies to farmers. Mr. Truman declared that “all the measures I have recommended are essential for the future welfare of American agriculture,” and he added that “it must be our firm purpose to maintain an increasingly healthy, productive and prosperous agri culture.” He asserted that “the fundamental national policy underlying our agri cultural legislation has been and should continue to be one of organ ized, sustained, realistic abundance.” In advocating a permanent and flexible price support program, Mr. Truman said this would provide a “policy geared to our improved farm economy.” He pointed out that there must be many shifts in pro duction and “flexible price sup ports will help us make them in an orderly manner.” Cites Timber Land Depletion. In arguing for continuance and expansion of soil conservation, he pointed out that "great progress” has been made in this area, but —(See FARM. Page A-2.) $2,000 Reported Taken In Lansburgh Robbery Nearly $2,000 in cash and checks was stolen from a sixth-floor coun ter in Lansburgh’s department store. Eighth and E streets N^f., about 6 p.m. yesterday, it was reported to police today. Joshua P. Stedehouder. the store's credit manager, said a green metal box taken from the counter con tained $1,111.55 in cash, $814.05 in checks and a $40 cash-refund slip. Democrats' Infield 'Practically Settled' ‘ Nothing to it." declared Rep resentative Dick Richards, scotch ing a’ rumor of dissension in the camp of the Democratic baseball team that will tangle with the Republicans a week from tonight in Griffith Stadium. It was bruited about that everybody on the team wanted to pitch. “You couldn’t blame ’em for wanting to throw against a team as blind as the Republicans,” Mr. Richards said. "Almost anybody would look like Walter Johnson against them, but it isn’t so. Why, we've practically got our infield settled with Laurie Battle of Alabama, George Smathers of Florida and Aime Fogarty of Rhode Island ready to play. “Haven't decided just where I’ll use ’em. but they're all young fellows with plenty of get-up and-go. and if anything gets through them 111 be awfully surprised—and disappointed.” Rain washed out both scheduled practice sessions yesterday, but the Republicans came up with a L first baseman for the ivy-covered classic. And Umpire Joe Judge's decisions at the initial sack had better be good because said player is Judge Evan Howell of the United States Court of Claims. “The judge showed promise last year when he played with us." commented Manager C. W. (Runty Bishop of the Republi cans, “so we’re bringing him back for another trial. I think he’s put on a little weight, but that’ll add power to his batting, and he’s still a smoothie with the A big mitt. Having toe judge on first takes a big worry off my mind." Judge Howell has one claim to fame shared by no other partici pant in last year s game, which the Republicans won, 16-13. He (See BALL GAME, Page A-47) Tickets for Ball Game On Sale in Star Lobby Tickets for the Congressional baseball game at Griffith Sta dium at 8 p m.. May 21, can be purchased in the lobby of The Evening Star Building. The scale of prices is $1 for general admission, $1.25 for re served seats and $2 for box seats, tax included. Those desiring to make res ervations by mail should send checks made out to The Eve ning Star and address them to Congressional Ball Game, Room 724, The Evening Star Building, i " The President Goes Into Training for His Non-Political .Western Trip Death of Kennedy's Daughter In French Air Crash Confirmed British Earl Also Dies When Craft Strikes Mountain in Storm ly Associated Press PRIVAS, France, May 14.— Kathleen Lady Hartington, daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, former American Ambassador to Britain, was found dead today in the wreckage of a chartered two-engine plane which crashed last night in a storm on a flight from London to the Riviera. Lord FiUwilliam, a British sports man, and two members of the crew also were killed. A search party reported all the plane’s occupants were found in their places. Lady Hartington was stretched on her back and appeared to have been asleep. She had a long cut on one side of her face. The fuselage of the Dove plane, owned by Skyways, Ltd., of London, way found lying horizontally on the rocks of an 1.800-foot mountain. The right wing was 300 yards behind it and an engine about 300 yards in front. Lady Hartington, 28, was the (See KENNEDYTPage A-4.) 9 Die, Four Missing As B-29 Falls in Saudi Arabia By tb« Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany, May 14.—The United States Air Force said today a B-29 Super Fortress has fallen 120 miles northwest of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and 13 persons may have been killed. Nine bodies have been found, four persons are missing and only one survivor has turned up, said the announcement, issued at Wiesbaden. Names' were withheld. The plane apparently crashed Tuesday, the Air Force said, on the way back from Dhahran to the United States Super Fortress base at Fuerstenfeld - Bruck, Germany. The big planes frequently make training flights between those two points. A dispatch from Cairo last night reported the B-29 possibly missing, but an Air Force spokesman said at that time it was safe, though it had “See FRANKFURT, Page A-4J | Pepco Will Ask PUC For General Boost In Electric Rates Increase Would Add 10 Cents Per Week to Average $3-a-Month Bill The Potomac Electric Power Co. will ask the Public Utilities Commission next week for a general increase in electric rates here, a Pepco official revealed today. The increase, if granted by the PUC after public hearings, would add 10 cents a week to the bill of a householder who pays an average of *3 a month for his electricity, A. G. Neal, Pepco president, said. The Pepco brief is expected to be filed with the PUC at the District Building Monday. Mr. Neal had informed the commission on March 26 that the company would have to ask for an increase in electric rates- because of insufficient income to meet rising operating costs. He said today that the increased operating costs were due largely to the rise in coal prices in the last two years. Pepco uses coal almost exclusively to generate power. Truman Signs Measure Authorizing Courthouse President Truman signed today a bill authorizing construction of a i new Federal Courthouse here at a maximum cost of $19,665,000. The measure provides that the long-sought building be built on District-owned property bounded by Constitution avenue, John Marshall place, Third street and C street N.W. Tfie site now is under lease as a parking lot. The structure will house District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. Its cost will be split equally between the Federal and District Governments. The District will receive a credit of $2,420,000 by contributing the site and will pay the balance over a period of 25 years. Westinghouse Reduces Radio Prices 13 to 20% Sy the Associated Press SUNBURY. Pa., May 14—West inghouse today reduced prices from 13 to 20 per cent on five radio sets. A table model with standard and frequency modulation bands was cut from $99.95 to $7995. The reduc tion ranged up to $125 for a console set formerly selling for $625. F. M. Sloan, manager of the West inghouse home radio division, said the price cuts were made possible by improved manufacturing methods. Senator Overton, 72, Member oi Congress Since 1931, Dies Underwent Operation At Bethesda Naval Hospital on May 5 Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana, long-time champion of fiscal equity for the District, died this morning in Bethesda Naval Hospital. Serving his third term, the 72-year-old Dem ocratic Senator had entered the hospital May 4 for a checkup and underwent an abdominal operation the following day. At the bedside were his wife and daughter, Miss Ruth Overton, who lived with the Senator at the Ward man Park Hotel. Senator Overton’s nephew, Rep resentative Brooks, Democrat, of Louisiana, arrived at the hospital shortly after his death. There will be no Washington serv ices, but the body will lie in state today at the Gawler funeral home, 1756 Pennsylvania avenue N.W., from 5 until 8 p.m. Rites in Louisiana Monday. The body will leave on a Balti more & Ohio train at 9:20 p.m. for the Senator's home, Alexandria. La. A special car was being arranged to carry delegations of Representatives and Senators. The entire Louisiana congressional delegation was expect ed to go. Funeral services will be held in Alexandria, probably Monday, and burial will be in the family plot at Pineville, where his mother and son are buried. Wlien the Senate convened at noon, Senator Reed. Republican, of (*See~dVERTON~Page A-10.) Steelworkers Change Constitution to Bar ; Reds From Office Executive Board Studies Problem of Signing Non-Communist Oath By the Associated Press BOSTON, May 14.—The CIO's biggest union, the Steelworkers, to day barred Communists from hold-1 ing office. . The nearly 3,200 delegates changed the union constitution to keep Communists out of any local or international office and to pre-j vent them from serving as delegates; or as members of any committee. The action came as the union's 14-man Executive Board pondered the major problem of whether they; should sign non-Communist affida-| vits under the Taft-Hartley Act. The major steel companies do not; intend to make new wage contracts with the union, if it does not comply. Philip Murray, president of the union, said yesterday. Only one or two delegates today opposed the constitutional change to bar Communists from union office. Opposition Swept Away. Robert Ratner of Los Angeles, asked: "Who is going to be judge of who is a Communist?” The opposition was swept away, however, by a number of delegates who blasted, "crummy commies!” and “agents of the Kremlin.” James McCoy, jr„ of Coraopolis, Pa., said he wished it were possible to bar Communists from union membership. The anti-closed shop provision of the Taft-Hartley Act, however, forbids nonhiring of a per son because of nonmembership in a union. Delegate Nick Migas. whose charge the steelworkers’ leaders had "in fluenced our union to go easy on beefs in the mills,” was followed by a street brawl yesterday, war. absent from today's session. Mr. Murray called Mr. Migas' statement a "palpable lie.” Mr. Migas said he was kept away by injuries. A fellow delegate de clared today that Mr. Migas’ verbal attack was Communist-inspired. Besides his attack on the union leadership. Mr. Migas called in a signed statement yesterday for a 25 cents an hour pay increase, forth with. Called “Enormous Determination.” The vital, policy-making decision on the question of compliance with the Taft-Hartley Act non-Commun ist affidavit requirement was turned over to the Executive Board by Jhe (See STEELWORKERS, Pagedfc-4.) Cloudiness and Showers Forecast With High of 70 Continued cloudiness, with a few showers, was the Weather Bureau forecast for the District today. The temperature will reach a high of about 70 degrees, according to the prediction, and will drop to about 53 degrees tonight. Sunny weather, with a tempera ture high of about 70, will follow tomorrow, and Sunday also will be fair, the forecaster said. The temperature dropped from a high of 77 at 4:54 p.m. yesterday to 56 at 11:55 p.m. 51 New York Boys Denied Trip To D.C. in Revolt on Segregation The Washington sightseeing tour of 51 schoolboys from New York— who were to join about 16,000 other School Safety Patrol members in a parade on Constitution avenue tomorrow—has been called off be cause of a New York rebellion against the District’s segregation practices. Four of the boys in the group are Negroes. Morris DeVol, American Automo bile Association official, who is in charge of the parade and rally ar rangements, said he was notified by j Dr. William Jansen, superintend ent of the New York City schools, that the trip had been canceled, but that there had been no previous discussion of the matter and that the cancellation was unexpected. Mr. De Vol. explained that, in light of the segregated policy follow ed by Washington's hotels, the AAA had arranged for the four colored boys to stay at the Dunbar Hotel. This policy was followed in the case of other groups that were bringing colored boys and girls for the pa rade. he added. Dr. Jansen said the reason for the withdrawal was because “it would not be possible in some in stances for schoolmates to dine to gether in Washington restaurants and to live in public buildings to gether there because their skin happens to be a different color.” '(See SAFETY PATROLS, Pg. A-4.11 f * Minnesota Calls Out Guard After Meat Strike Raid One Plant Wrecked, 30 Hostages Seized By Mob of 200 Men BULLETIN ST. PAUL, Minn. <>P>.—'The Minnesota National Guard was called out today by Gov. Luther Youngdahl for duty at strikebound packing plants in Newport and South St. Paul, scenes of strike violence. Adjt. Gen. Ellard Walsh said a “substantial task force” would get strike assignments. He indicated motorized and mech anized units would be sent to the two towns. By th« Associated Press NEWPORT, Minn., May 14.—A mob estimated at 200 men forced its way into the strikebound Cudahy & Co. packing plant during the night, damaged the interior, set free several thou sand dollars worth of hogs and carried away 30 plant workers as hostages. The plant is located in this town of 900. across the Mississippi River from South St. Paul where police and sheriff's deputies yester day battled CIO packing house workers in an unsuccessful attempt to open picket lines around plants strikebound since. March 16. Several of the 17 officers were struck and two were knocked down in the battling. The situation in South St. Paul was reported as tense but tempo rarily quiet today. R. J. Swenson, general manager of the Newport Cudahy plant, gave this account of last night's raid: "About 11:15 p.m. an estimated 200 men—some of them Cudahy workers on strike—entered the plant. Plant Plunged in Darkness. "First the main power switch was pulled, plunging the plant into darkness. Then a room where some of our men were sleeping was entered. Cots on which they rested were broken up and some windows smashed. “Locks on some of the stock pens were broken and 110 hogs, valued at about $6,000 were set free. "A new car belonging to one of the plant engineers was tipped over and the windows of one side and the windshield were broken. "The plant boilers were turned off but apparently there was no serious damage done to them. "Then about 30 of the 50 to 60 men who were on duty in the plant were herded into cars and taken away. (At 6 a.m. Mr. Swenson said all but 11 or 12 of the missing men had been accounted for.) Two in Hospital. “These men were apparently taken out ‘into the hills.' A number of men were hurt in the plant. Two of them are hospitalized and sev eral have been treated for cuts and bruises. “The entry into the plant ap peared well planned. We found a round, heavy club that one of the men who came into the plant prob ably used.” Mr. Swenson went to the plant early this morning with SherifT Reuben Granquist. The manager said a survey was being made of the plant to determine the total dam age. He added that none of the damage seemed to be of a nature that would seriously impair opera tions. Mr. Swenson said he would ask Gov. Luther W. Youngdahl to call out the National Guard. “This has exceeded the stage at which we can work through court orders," he added. Governor Willing to Use Guard. Gov. Youngdahl said later at St. Paul he was prepared to call out the National Guard if such a written request is made by the sheriffs of Dakota and Washington Counties. The Cudahy plant is located in Washington County. The Armour and Swift & Co. plants, where there were disturbances the past two days, are located in Dakota County. The Governor said he had told the sheriffs that if they would say that law and order had broken down in their counties' and they could not handle the situation, then he wodld be prepared to call out ihe Guard. Both sheriffs arrived at the Capi tol a few minutes later and went into conference with Maj. Gen. El lard A. Walsh, Minnesota adjutant ! general. Union Denies Guard Is Needed. District office No. 2 of the Packing House Workers issued the following statement early today: “The CIO Packing House Workers are fighting for their jobs and for