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Truman Opens Gates
To
After Blast at Bill
Jy Associated Press
The gates to the United States
were thrown open today to
205.000 European refugees who
ran meet conditions labeled
'flagrantly discriminatory” by
President Truman.
In signing the displaced persons
bill into law yesterday, Mr. Truman!
fired s strongly-phrased 1,800 word
blast at Congress for not sending
him a better measure.
He said he signed the bill with
'very great reluctance,” and added;
that "if Congress were still in ses-'
sion I would return this bill without;
mv approval and urge that a fairer,
more humane bill be passed."
Discrimination Charged.
The measure discriminates against
Jewish and Catholic immigration,
the President charged, by setting up
conditions which most such refugees
cannot, meet. It forms, he said, “a
pattern of discrimination and in
tolerance/’
"It is a close question,” the Pres
ident said, "whether this bill is bet
ter or worse than no bill at all.”
The new law limits immigration
over the next two years to those
DPS who fled to Germany, Austria
and Italy between September 1.
1939. and December 22, 1945. "By
this device,” said Mr. Truman.
' more than 90 per cent of the re
maining Jewish displaced persons
are definitely excluded."
And, he said, It "Also excludes
many displaced persons of the Cath
olic faith” who "fled into the Amer
ican zones after December 22, 1945,
in order to escape persecution in
countries dominated by a Commu
nist form of government.”
Hopes for Better Bill.
The President said he hopes the
next session of Congress will remedy
the bill’s defects—especially the De
cember. 1945, deadline.
■'ll is inexplicable,” he declared,
‘ except upon the abhorrent ground
of intolerance, that this date should
have been chosen instead of April j
21, 1947, the date on which Gen.
Clay (American occupation com
mander in Germany) closed the dis
placed persons camps to further i
admissions.”
Mr. Truman charged that the
measure, passed as a compromise
on the final day of the session,
combines "the worst features of
both the Senate and House bills.”
Chief Provisions.
These are some of its provisions:
Refugees must have jobs and
homes awaiting them here before
they can enter. They also must
pass stiff loyalty and character tests, j
At least 40 per cent of the immi
grants—about 80.000—must come
from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and
Eastern Poland—countries annexed
by a foreign power. At least 30 per1
cent must be farmers. Household,
garment and construction workers
also get priority.
All would be charged against reg
ular immigration quotas under a
system which might -cut future
quotas for any affected nation by as
much as 50 per cent, possibly for
several years.
The bill directs the State Depart
ment to permit again the admission
of German and Austrian immigrants
under prewar quotas and requires
that 50 per cent of those quotas be
filled by persons of German ethnic
origin, who now live in Germany.1
but who were born in Poland, Yugo
slavia, Romania, Hungary and
Czechoslovakia.
Coal
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make a union shop provision ef
fective unless the NLRB has certi
fied that at least a majority of the
employes have voted by secret to
authorize such a provision."
Mr. Moses added that the steel
companies "are prepared to accept
reluctantly" the other provisions of
the contract negotiated by the com
mercial coal operators.
Last year Big Steel negotiated
the contract giving huge conces
sions in pay and welfare money to
the miners and then, in effect,
forced the coal industry to accept it.1
The new contract is for one year,
but retains a clause of the old
agreement which says that it may
be reopened any time during the
next year on 30 days' notice of
either party. Mr. Lewis refused re
quest of the operators to eliminate
a clause which states the miners
will work when "able and willing.”
Southern Operators Sign
Compromise of the dispute be
tween Mr. Lewis and the Southern
Coal Producers' Association over the
right of the association to sign a
contract was reached in the new
agreement. The pact this time was
signed both by the association and
the 14 individual operator groups
which make up the association.
The miners won their long fight
for $100 monthly pensions and other
liberal welfare benefits. Disburse
ments from the welfare fund, which
now has about $45,000,000 in it, will
be controlled by majority vote of
the three trustees of the fund.
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough
made possible the negotiation of the
new agreement by his ruling Tues
day approving Mr. Lewis' pension
and welfare fund ideas.
Germany
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known as the Germans had until
noon today to file statements of i
their holdings.
The other half will go into a
"blocked Deutsche mark account",
and will be released as economic
conditions permit.
The old marks may be exchanged
for new only if they were duly j
reported on the proper forms since
the currency reform was announced
a week ago.
•'However, the law provides for
Investigation of all but a minimum
amount before any conversion takes !
place,” today's announcement added.
Berlin Not Mentioned.
The currency announcement made j
no mention of Berlin.
Western Allied officials here said
they presumed the new rate would
apply eventually to Western Berlin.
Currency reform there came later
than in the Western zones and is
still a few paces behind in mechani
cal procedures.
Wilhelm Pieck, Moscow-trained
leader of the Soviet-sponsored So
cialist Unity Party, said Quiet never
would return to Berlin until the
Western Allies left.
The conversion rate was an
nounced in a decree known as the
•'third law.” This law. effective at
midnight tonight, not only sets the
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TRUMAN DEQORATES WORLD WAR II HEROES—The Congressional Medal of Honor was pre
sented yesterday to three heroes of the last war at a ceremony in the White House rose garden.
Shown with President Truman are Heft to right), Lt. Comdr. Jackson C. Pharrls, U. S. N., retired,
Columbia, Ga.; Pharmacist Mate 1/c Francis J. Pierce, Earlville, Iowa, and Staff Sergt. John R.
Crews, Golden, Okla. Comdr. Pharris was cited for gallantry at Pearl Harbor, Mr. Pierce for
gallantry at Iwo Jima and Sergt. Crews for braving the erossflre of German machine guns to
clear out a series of foxholes at Stein, Germany. ___—AP Photo.
'Will Western Allies Remain?'
Is Big Question for Berliners
By th« Associated Press
BERLIN, June 26.—Worried Ber
liners asked one big question today
—will the Western Allies leave Ber
lin under Russian pressure?
It is he*rd on all sides—in the
food queues, in the long lines of
Berliners waiting to exchange their
old money for new, in the homes
and on the corners. Most of them
say this:
“Food—important a problem as it
may be—is secondary for the mo
ment. After all, we've lived for
years never knowing whether we
would get tomorrows food ration.
We know there's enough to eat for
at least the next month. And by
that time the crisis may be over.
But will you Westerners still be
here?”
No one could yet give them the
answer.
Feel Discomforts Again.
The 2.000,000 Germans in the
Western sectors of the city, most of
whom haven’t had a big meal in
more than three years, are experi
encing again the discomforts of
darkened homes. Last winter it was
because of a coal shortage. Now
it's because of the Russian power
cutoff. And one day their gas stoves
may be cold because there's no coal
for gas.
In the face of this dreary outlook,
most of them just shrug.
"It isn't for us to say anything,"
a German secretary said. We do
what were told to do. It's just
possible we could do a Deuer joo
alone."
What about the new currency is
sued by the Western Allies, which
precipitated the Russian retalia
tions?
“It’s a good thing,” a waiter said.
This was the general view of the
West sector Berliners who ex-;
changed their old tparks for the
new Deutsche mark.
•'The East 'Soviet zone' mark is
the same old mark with a stamp on
it,” one said. "It has only the Rus-,
sion zone behind it. You can buy
seven of the new Russian marks
with one of these West sector marks
already." 'The rate was 25 to 1 on
some black markets.)
Rumors About Over.
Some Germans, particularly worn-,
en, are worried more about a new
war than their future food supply
or the value of their money. Rumors
revolve about the reported departure
of British, French and American
forces. One current among Germans
was that Maj. Gen. Alexander Koti
kov. Russian commandant in Berlin,
had given the Western Allies 60
hours to leave the city.
One well-informed German said:
"The only way to deal with the
Russians is on a horse-trading basis.
"The Ruhr coal will get them in
the end. The Western Allies should
offer to exchange one trainload of
Ruhr coal for the shipment of a
food train to Berlin. They can’t1
get along forever without the coal.” j
rate and conditions for exchanging
marks but also prescribes what must
be done about old debts, contracts,
wage scales, social insurance and
other forms of insurance.
Americans Increase Gifts.
The Russian blockade of Berlin
has prompted American citizens to
increase their orders for gift food
parcels to aid friends and relatives
here, American Military Govern
ment welfare officials said.
The rise was first noticed in or
ders for CARE (Co-operative for
American Remittances to Europe i
food packages which can be sent by
cable. A rise was also anticipated
in parcel past food shipments.
American citizens have been send
ing an average of 25,000 to 30,000
parcel post packages monthly to
Berliners. These are now held up
at the Soviet zone borders because
of Russian-imposed traffic restric
tions on Berlin.
Pray da Charges America
Forces Use of New Mark
MOSCOW, June 26 uP).—Pravda
today charged American authorities
in Berlin are resorting to violence to
force Germans in their sector to
use the new Western mark, instead
of the Soviet currency.
Yuri Korolkov wrote in the Soviet
newspaper, "In the last analysts
only Soviet money will be accepted.”!
The article claimed Americans in
Berlin are preparing to refuse food
cards to any person who will not
take Western-zone money, breaking
up protest meetings against it and
tearing down placards advertising
exchange points in the Russian sec
tor where Soviet marks can be re
ceived.
Korolkov said American authori
ties were attempting to prevent Ger
mans from crossing into the Soviet
sector to exchange their money. He
said he saw German police in Amer
ican cars beating • up outspoken
Berliners.
Greece
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were listed as 31 killed and 20 taken
prisoner.
Two more guerrilla attacks were
reported in the Sarandaporos River
valley in the Konitsa region, but the
communique said resistance there'
was weakening.
The air force and artillery were;
reported playing a major role in the
campaign. A dispatch from 2nd
Army Corps headquarters in Kozane
said they hammered the guerrillas
throughout the operations area yes
terday
Major Battle Seen.
The dispatch reported no deci
sive ground action, but said a majoi
battle seemed to be shaping up
around Pvrssoyani on the 9th Divi
sion s front. There were reports, the
story said, that guerrilla "Capt.
Ypsilant" had moved two battalions
into the region and was counter
attacking.
Anastasios Balakbassis. Minister
of Air. was quoted as telling news
men in Kozane that arrangements
were under way with American ap
proval to expand the air force
United States military men are act-,
ing as advisers in the offensive.
An unconfirmed press report here
said the guerilla chieftain, Markos
Vafiades. had fled into Albania after;
his headquarters had been fire
bombed.
Palestine
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leased after questioning about
whether they had been taking active j
part in the fighting against govern-:
ment forces. The Israeli army
clashed this week with Irgun Zvai
Leumi, dissident group.
U. N. headquarters at Lake Success
announced nine countries had re
ported steps to stop the flow of men
4
and materials to Palestine. The
countries are: The United States.]
China. Tndia. Italy, Hungary. Greece,
Canada, New Zealand and Switzer
land. i
Three American destroyers acting
for the U. N. arrived off Haifa.
The Israeli government said Mrs.
Golda Myerson, formerly of Mil
waukee has been appointed Israel's
representative to the Soviet Union
and Pavel Ivanovltch Yershov, now'
charge d'affaires in Turkey, will be
Soviet Minister to Israel.
King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan
left his Amman capital to visit King
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia.
Censor's Deletion Brings
Criticism of Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel. June 26 iJP).—'
Investigation here shows it was a
censor's deletion that brought criti
cism that Israel did not mention
God in its declaration of inde
pendence.
The Christian Century, non
denominational religious magazine
published in Chicago, said recently
the declaration omitted such men
tion. The Minnesota Rabbinic As
sociation denied this.
The document, as Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion read it May 14,
closed with this paragraph:
"With trust in Almighty God, we,
set our hands to this declaration at
this session of the provisional state
council in the city of Tel Aviv on
this Sabbath eve, the fifth day of
Ivar. 5708, the 14th day of May.
1948.''
Subsequent inquiry showed the
censor had cut the paragraph from
the text sent that day by the Asso
ciated Press. He did so under in
structions to eliminate references
to the time and place of the cere
mony for fear of Arab bombing.
McCarran Recovering
From Recent Operation
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada was reported today to be
recovering from a recent operation
at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester.
Minn.
The former chairman of the Sen
ate District Committee left the hos
pital this morning, an aide said,
but will remain at a hotel in
Rochester another week. The opera
tion was reported to be a complete
success.
FORT FAIRFIELD, ME.—
CRASH VICTIM—William C.
Brewster. 36. of Fort Fairfield,
nephew of Senator Brewster,
Republican, of Maine, returned
yesterday after nine days in |
the woods following the crash
of a light plane. Mr. Brewster,
who was with Roy Mangels, 31,
said the plane crashed June 15 |
on a mountain top about 40 ;
miles northeast of Plaster j
Rock, New Brunswick. The |
men escaped with cuts and j
bruises. — AP Wlrephoto. 1
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LOS ANGELES—MISS SEC
RETARY OF 1948—June H.
Dry, 19, petite, chestnut-haired
secretary in a Reading (Pa.)
insurance agency, posed for
photographers after she was
named ‘Miss Secretary of
1948’ at the National Secre
taries’ Association convention
yesterday. —AP Wirephoto.
Battleship Wisconsin Goes
Into Reserve Fleet July 1
By th* Aisocioted Pr*s«
PORTSMOUTH, Va . June 26 —
The 45,000-ton battleship Wisronsin
w 11 be decommissioned July 1 and
stored away as part of Uncle Sam's
military reserves.
The Wisconsin's colors and com
mission pennant will be lowered
Thursday in ceremonies at the Nor
folk Naval Shipyard. Afterward,
she will be a member of the Norfolk
group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
Her sister ship, the New Jersey,
also will be decommissioned next
week at New York. The decommis
sioning of the two sister ships will
leave only two of the original four
battleships of the 45.000-ton class—
the Missouri and the Iowa.
It has taken six months to in
activate the Wisconsin, battle-sea
soned veteran of World War II.
She lies moored at a pier, her nine
16-inch guns covered by aluminum
igloos and her decks and bulkheads
swathed in preservatives.
The Wisconsin was commissioned
at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
April 16. 1944.
Civic Associations Decry
Approval of Segregation
Continuation of segregation on the
District playgrounds was condemned
last night by the Federation of
Civic Associations at a meeting in
'.he District Building.
Sixty delegates approved a resolu
tion censuring the action of the
Board of Education recommending
continuation of the segregation. The
delegates also commended two mem
bers of the Board of Education, Mrs.
Velma G. Williams and George E. C.
Hayes, for opposing the stand.
Opposition to any rate increase
by the Capital Transit Co. also was
voiced by the group.
Four Romanians Get
Life for Killing Jews
Sy th« Associated fft%
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 26.
—A Bucharest Criminal Court to
day sentenced four former Roman
ian army officers to life terms on
charges of killing 10,000 or more
Romanian Jews in 1941.
The officers were among 32 de
fendants. Four were acquitted and
others received terms varying from
life to 15 years.
The army men sentenced to life
were Gen.’ George Stavrescu, 58;
Col. Constantin Lupu, 51; Col.
Cumltru Captaru, 54; Col. Ermil
Matles, 58. Aurel Triandas, 29, al^o
got life.
Methodist Conference
Resumes Vote on Bishop
By th* Associated Press
EL PASO. Tex., June 26—A new
attempt to choose a successor to re
tiring Bishop Charles C. Selecman
of Dallas was scheduled today by
delegates to the South Central
Jurisdictional Conference of the
Methodist Church. They failed in
25 balolts yesterday to elect a new
bishop.
When the conference adjourned
last night, Dr. Paul W. QuUlian,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Houston, led with 126
votes. He needed 171 for election.
Dr. Gerald H. Kennedy. Lincoln,
Nebr., was second with 92 votes
after twice gaining and then losing
the lead.
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Liens for $465,812
Filed Against Meyers
Tax liens totaling $465,81244 have
been filed in Baltimore against for
mer MaJ. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
and his wife in the latest Govern
ment move affecting the retired
Army Air Force procurement officer
now serving a 20-month-to-five-year
prison term, the Associated Press
reported today.
The liens, a Justice Department
official explained, are to prevent
Meyers and his wife from disposing
of any property they own in this
Jurisdiction. Meyers was Indicted
last April in Baltimore on a charge
of evading *15,658.77 in Federal in
come taxes.
Meyers was sentenced to prison
last March following conviction in
District Court on charges of induc
ing a wartime business associate,
Bleriot H. Lamarre, to testify falsely
before a Senate War Investigating
Subcommittee. While his appeal is
pending in Court of Appeals here,
Meyers is in District Jail.
The lie* are for $243,419.52
against Meyers and $222,392.32
against Mrs. Ila Rae Meyers. Liens
amounting to *246.000 were filed
against Meyers in Federal Court at
Brooklyn March 31 covering his
property on Long Island.
Army Gets $641,575,666
Fund for Civil Functions
Ky Associated Press
President Truman signed yester
day an appropriation bill carrying
$641,575,666 for Army civil functions
for the 12 months beginning next
Thursday.
The bill provides a record *573.
000.000 to the Army engineers for
the most extensive program of flood
control and navigation projects ever
undertaken in a single year.
Construction funds are provided
i for 200 flood control projects and 78
' rivers and harbors improvement
S Jobs throughout the country. Ad
| ditional sums are provided for plan
' nlng future construction.
The *573,000,000 waterways pro
gram is *157,000,000 more than was
appropriated for the year ending
[ June 30. The new amount, how
‘ ever, is *92,669,000 less than the
! President s budget request.
The bill also carries funds for
maintenance and operation of the
Panama Canal, the national ceme
teries, the Soldiers Home and the
Signal Corps communications sys
tem in Alaska.
In all the *641,575.666 appropria
i tion is $96,228,634 under the budget
estimate.
Anglo-U. S. Zone of Reich
Asks $1,230,000,000 Loan
By the Associated Pres*
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26.—
The Anglo-American zone of Ger
many seeks credits totaling $1,230,
000,000 during the first year of the
European Recovery Program under
a proposal being submitted to the
Marshall Plan organization in Paris,
it was learned here today.
The proposal was made in a de
tailed 160-page survey of the zone s
requirements, prepared by German
economic experts of the two-power
economic administration. Its tar
get is an overall 25 per cent increase
of the zone's production within a
year.
The 10-week-old plan was being
kept secret, pending its considera
tion and approval by the Marshall
Plan nations in Paris, but advance
copies recently reached non-Com
munist delegations to the Economic
Commission for Europe here.
Public Health Services
In U. S. Hit by Russians
„ By the Associated Press
GENEVA, June 26.—The Soviet
delegate to the World Health As
sembly declared today that public
l ealth services in the United States
are inadequate.
N. A. Vinogradov. Soviet Deputy
of Health, in a speech to the con
ference of doctors and public health
experts from more than 50 nations,
quoted from President Truman's
address to Congress last January to
support a charge that "a large part
of the people of the United States
are unable to obtain sufficient medi
cal care.’’
The Soviet delegate urged pro
gressive nationalization of medical
and public health services through
out the world but without abolition
of private medical practice.
Radio Electrocutes Woman
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, June 26
</Pi.—Mrs. Harold E. Wiseman was
taking a bath yesterday when a
radio fell from the edge of the tub
into the water, electrocuting her.
firemen reported.
Green
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would support Mr. Truman if the
President is nominated by the Demo
crats.
Mr Green said the federation
definitely would make an issue of
congressional action which stripped
the Labor Department of important
functions—notably the Conciliation
Service and the United States Em
ployment Service.
Backs Keen Johnson.
Mr. Green called on the President
to suggest that Keen Johnson, a
.former Undersecretary of Labor and
one-time Governor of Kentucky, be
named Secretary of Labor to succeed
the late Secretary Schwellenbach.
He told reporters that Mr. Truman
"seemed'to react favorably »to the
suggestion i. but no commitments
were made."
Mr. Green said the President—
who has been sharply critical of
Congress for cutting down the
stature of the Labor Department
explained that he wanted to appoint
a Secretary "who would make some
contribution to the restoration of
the department.”
Additional Legislation Needed.
Mr. Green's own comment was
that additional legislation would be
required, inasmuch as Congress had
enacted legislation that set the
Conciliation Service up as an in
dependent agency under the Taft
Hartley Act and transferred the
USES to the Federal Security
Agency.
Declaring that the Labor De
partment has been reduced to a
"mere shadow,” Mr. Green said.
“We are going to make it an issue
in the election because we consider
the action of Congress as a direct
blow to labor."
Mr. Green pointed out that while
Congress was cutting down the La
bor Department, it was expanding
the Commerce Department, which
serves business.
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WALLACE AND ADMIRERS—A large contingent of women at
tended the dinner addressed by Henry A. Wallace last night at
the Hotel Statler. He was photographed before the dinner with
his daughter, Mrs. Leslie Douglas, 2800 Woodley road N.W.
deft), and Mrs. Joanna E. Anthony, 153 Ivanhoe street S.W.
Mrs. Anthony is a member of the Washington Committee of the
Wallace for President movement. The face in the rear is a
poster portrait of Senator Taylor of Idaho, the Wallace running j
mate. —Star Staff Photo.
Democrats Already Laying Plan
For Housing 3.192 Delegates
By th* Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.—Now
that Democrats are moving in be
hind departing delegates to the
Republican convention, the political
spotlight is focusing full beam on
the South’s Pretty Dorothy Vreden
i burgh.
She is secretary to the Democratic;
National Committee. That party's
i
convention opens here July 12.
Even with the Republicans jam
ming the hotel corridors outside
Democratic convention headquart
ers, there were literally hundreds of
callers, day and night.
Many wanted to know about their
accommodations for the Democratic I
convlave. Mrs. Vredenburgh han-,
dies housing ( 'and please tell my
Alabama friends I'm doing my best.
but I know I can't satisfy every
body").
One visitor wanted a description
of the beds and furniture he could
expect. Another said he doesn t
want to share his room with any one
who diinks.
Jammed into a fourth-floor cor
ner now, Democratic headquarters
expects to move by Monday into the
commodious suites which their Re
publican counterparts have held.
Republicans virtually overran the
city during their five-day conven- j
tion. But there'll be even more
Democrats, because that party has
3,192 delegates and alternates com
ing. against the GOP's 2,188.
That, of course, doesn't ease Mrs.
Vredenburgh's headache.
Recently a Democratic big-wig
was stricken ill. “I'm ashamed," she
said, “but m.v first thought was:
who can we put in his rooms?"
Smooth Talker Convicted
Of $118,000 Swindle
•y th« Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 26 — A $47-a
week elevator starter, who a witness
said had "such a beautiful way of
talking," was convicted last night
of squandering some $118,000 his
friends gave him to Invest.
The gray-haired defendant, Gus
Fusaro, 54. was found guilty by a
jury on five counts of grand larceny
and bucket shop operations. He
was arrested last June.
Assistant District Attorney Fran
cis X. Clark said Fusaro posed as
a big-time Wall Street operator to
talk friends into turning money
over to him for investment in the
stock market.
One of the 13 persons who testi
fied they had given money to Fusaro
said:
"He has such a beautiful way of
talking that I didn't think we'd
lose any money.”
Sentencing was set for August 17.
Fusaro faces a possible 35 years
imprisonment.
Escaping Gas Is Blamed
For Winchester Explosion
Speool Dispatch to Th*» Star
WINCHESTER. Va . June 26 —
Escaping gas caused the explosion
which wrecked a department store
here Wednesday, killing one person
and injuring 20, a Federal Bureau
of. Mines expert told the Winchester
City Council last night.
The Council immediately directed
the gas company here to take
prompt safety measures at its own
expense or lose its operating fran
chise.
The Wednesday blast resulted in
the death of the store's assistant
manager, Lawrence E. Owens, 23.
C. W. Owings. Bureau of Mines
gas explosion expert, exhibited a
section of gas pipe during the Coun
cil meeting. He said it had been
removed from the street in front of
the wrecked building and he showed
that it was full of holes. Mr. Ow
ings said gas escaping from this pipe
I easily could have permeated the
porous ground in the vicinity of the
pipe and through a crack in the
cellar wail, thus causing an accumu
lation of gas in the store's basement.
Meridian Hill Hotel Rents
Hearing Set for July 12
The District Rent Control Admin
istration will hold a public hearing
July 12 on the petition of the
Meridian Hill Hotel, 2601 Sixteenth
street N.W.. to raised weekly rents
on 644 rooms, William Richardson
adminstration secretary, announced
today.
The petition was filed by Abner
Freedman and Sidney dayman of
New York, who last January bought
the property from the Defense
Homes Corp. The owners have asked
permission to raise rents on $6.50-a
week rooms to $6.45 and on $8.75
a-week rooms to $1F37. ,
The Rent Control Administration
also have received a petition for an
11 per cent increase on 76 apart
ments in buildings in the 5800
and 5900 blocks of Fourteenth street
N.W. *
Cruelty to Animals
Suspect Freed on Bail
ty th« Associated Pros*
BALTIMORE. June 26 —Harry L.
Brown of White Hall, Md.. is free
under $1,000 ball today pending a
July 1 Police Court hearing on
charges of assaulting a policeman
and cruelty to animals.
He was arrested Thursday by Traf
fic Patrolman Howard E. Brunner.
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British Minister Here
New Envoy to Argentina
Sir John Balfour, Minister at the'
British Embassy, has been appointed i
Ambassador to the Argentine, the]
British Foreign Office announced1
yesterday.
Sir John, who had been at the
Embassy in the administration of1
President Coolidge, returned here in I
April. 1945. He and Lady Frances',
Balfour, his wife, have been living
at 1224 Thirtieth street N.W.
During the war, he was Minister
at Lisbon, Portugal, and at Moscow.;
In the latter post he served under'
Sir Archibald Clerk Kerr, who came
here later as Lord Inverchapel, i
British Ambassador.
At Buenos Aires he will succeed
Sir Reginald Leeper. who is retiring
from the Foreign Office.
'Girl Governor' Candidates
Nominated at Annapolis
ly tho Associated Prats
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ June 26—Two
candidates for "girl governor” of
Maryland are busy lining up election i
support.
They were nominated by the two
parties organized to lend political
reality to the third ‘‘Girls' State.”
The proceedings are a part of a
yearly citizenship get-together, spon
sored by the Maryland Department,
American Legion Auxiliary,
Candidates nominated yesterday
are Ruth Ann Lee, 17, of Cockeys
ville, backed by the "Nationalist”,
party, and Mary Virginia Matthews,
16, of La Plata, supported by the
"Federalists.”
Ruth Ann stepped down from the
speakership of the house to run for
governor. She is a Towson High
School graduate, and the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Her
rival is a senior at La Plata High
School, and the daughter of United
States Marshal and Mrs. William B
Matthews.
The new speaker of the house is
Joan Aamodt, 16. the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf S. Aamodt of
Hvattsville.
The election today will conclude
the four-day session.
Tourist, 9, round Roaming
Around Monument Grounds
A young tourist, Ronald K. Brooks,
9, of Burlington, Vt., who became
separated from his companions,
spent the night at Park Police head
quarters after being foand early to
day wandering around the Monu
ment Grounds.
The boy apparently wandered
away from his party, police said.
The party, including 20 boys and 4
adults, had arrived here about 8
p.m. by truck and police did not
know where they were staying.
The boy was to be sent to the
Receiving Home to await his return
to Burlington if he is not claimed
by his companions today.
Truman Still Looking
For Labor Secretary
By A*»»<*<*f*d frt*
President Truman is still looking
for a Secretary of Labor to succeed
the fate Lewis SchweUenbach.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
refused to forecast yesterday when
an appointment might be expected..
John R. Steelman, presidential,
assistant and labor* adviser, is known
to have removed himself from the
picture.
White House Informants say Mr
Steelman and the President agree
that Mr. Steelman is more valuable
In his present post than he would
be as Labor Secretary.
i i
Truman and Congress
Assailed by Wallace
In Dinner Talk Here
President Truman, the past Con
gress and the Democratic and Re
publican Parties last night were -
blasted by Henry A. Wallace. New
Party candidate for the presidency,
in a speech centering mainly around
civil rights.
He told more than 700 persons at
tending a dinner in the Hotel Stat
ler that democracy in the South
is a fraud,” but that "a new Amer
ican citizen is emerging in the South
—the common man with a chip on
his shoulder and an eye for his
rights.”
Mr. Wallace was the principal
speaker at the dinner, sponsored by
the Washington Committee for Wal
lace.
The former Vice President said
President Truman came nearest to
mentioning civil rights when, on his
Western tour, he corrected his
statement that the Eightieth Con
gress was the worst in history. He
said the President explained the
Congress of Thaddeus Stevens was
• a little worse.”
Responsible for Amendments.
Mr. Truman "exposes either his
ignorance of our civil rights history
or his true attitude towards civil
rights,” Mr. Wallace continued, "for
It was that same Thaddeus Stevens
Congress which gave this country
the first civil rights act.”
Thaddeus Stevens. Mr. Wallace
pointed out, was the man "primarily
responsible for the 13th and 14th
amendments — the amendments
which abolished slavery and guar
anteed rights of all citizens. For
this alone he deserves to be remem
bered with respect and honor.”
He added that the President also
ignored the "foreign civil rights
issue” which the Palestine issue "can
quite Justly be called," and that Mr.
Truman "has spoken on both aides
of Just about everything."
"Congress of Puppets."
In discussing the recent Congress,
Mr. Wallace termed it the one that
"ignored the needs of the people."
"It was the Congress of puppets
who pranced and danced for the
plaudits and profits of the National
Association of Manufacturers, the
real estate associations, the power
lobbies, the monopolistic railroads,”
he said.
■ Regarding segregation in Wash
ington, Mr. Wallace declared that
"our Capital is the living symbol of
a national sin.”
"One third of the population of
Washington is Negro,” he remarked
“If Washington is given political
life, all Washingtonians must vote.
Home rule for the District would
strike a powerful blow at Jim Crow
and. all Its ugly ways. And some
of the enemies of franchise for
Washington are arrogant enough to
admit this.”
The Republican convention in
Philadelphia, Mr. Wallace said had
done the new party "a great service.”
Other speakers were Canada Lee.
the colored actor, and Radio Com
mentator William Gallmor. Dr.
Joseph L. Johnson, dean of medi
cine at Howard University, was
chairman of the program.
Bladensburg Man Stabbed
During Fight in Trailer
A Bladensburg volunteer fireman
was stabbed In the chest early today
during an argument In a trailer
in Snyder’s Trailer Court. Berwyn,
Prince Georges County police re
ported.
The fireman. Herman Leckliter,
about 26, was taken to Leland Me
morial Hospital. Rlverdale, where
his condition was described as seri
ous.
Police charged Paul Wilson, 26,
Berwyn, with assault with intent
to kill. He la being held in the
Hyattsville Jail in default of $2,500
bond. He refused to discuss the
reason for the quarrel.
Police said they had not yet been
able to obtain details of the stabbing
and that they intend further ques
tioning of Wilson. They said Mr.
Leckliter was stabbed several times
with a penknife.
3 From Takoma Park
To Intern at Sanitarium
Dr. Donald E. Pinch. Dr. Thomas
R. Huxtable, Jr., and Dr. Albert W.
Olson, all of Takoma Park, Wash
ington Missionary College graduates
who have completed medical studies
at the College of Medical Evangelists
in Loma Linda, Calif., have been
chosen as interns at the Washing
ton Sanitarium and Hospital in Ts
koma Park. They will begin their
work In July.
Dr. Pinch is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Pinch of 7 Elm avenue.
Dr. Huxtable is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. Huxtable of 7301 Hilton
avenue, and Dr. Olson is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Olson of 303
Greenwood avenue.
Weather Report
District of Columbis—8unny most
of the time, but showers likely this
afternoon and again tomorrow
afternoon. Highest temperature in
low 90s. Fair tonight with lowest
about 70.
Virginia and Maryland—Hot and
humid through tomorrow with fair
weather most of the time, but scat
tered afternoon showers mostly in
west portion.
Wind velocity, 3 miles per hour;
i direction, southeast.
kinr Hr port.
(From United States *nglneera.»
Potomac Rieer clear at Harper* Parry
and muddy at Oraat Fall* Shenandoah
clear »t Harper* Ferry.
Hamldity.
Yesterday— Pet Todey Ff-t
Noon .. . SS Midnlaht 72
4 p m. 44 8 am.
8 pm. 49 10 a m ,M
High sad low lar Teayarday.
High. 90, at 4:20 pm
Low. 88. at 6:40 a m
Reesrd Temperatarea Thu Tear.
Higheat, #6. on June 1* '
Lowest. 6. on January 2d. '»
Tide TaMaa.
(Furnished hr United Steta* Coa»t and
Oeodetlc Surrey >
Today. Tommonr.
High 12 04 pm 12 46 p-».
Log 6.46 a m. 7:3*1 onto
Utah * »ft.
ZtX 7:17 pm. 7 58 p.m.
The Swa aad Maaa.
Rise*. Satfc a!
Sun, today 6:43 8:38
Sun tomorrow 5 44 a 38
Moon today „ . 10:17 d,iji.
Automobile lights must be turned op
one-half hour after sunsat.
PractpitaUaa.
Monthly precipitation in Inches in t*•
Capital (current month to dalnt: > «
Month. 1848. Ave Retard
January - 4.67 3.5* 7.83 -»7
February —_ 1.67 3.37 6.S4 8*
Uirth _ 3 68 3.7* 8 64 *1
May —s »7 3 70 io.s», m
June _ _ 4 84 4.13 lBM^Wjt
June - 7J t0-w#
SSL*-.::: 4 01 14.41 ■*%
Sente m her- 3.24 17.46.-**
SeoUmMr - -*■* M BB1,,„
Knvember- "" 2 37 8 BP. 8*
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