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Barkley Acceptable to Truman;
Liberal Victory on Civil Rights,
Taft Act Repeal Plank Reported
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White House Gives
McGrath Word in
Phone Talk
BULLETIN
PHILADELPHIA—The third
session of the Democratic con
, vention adjourned at 2:19 p.m.
today until 7:30 o’clock tonight.
By Goold Lincoln
Star Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, July 13 —
President Truman “will be most
happy to welcom#'- Senator
Barkley of Kentucky as his
running mate, if the Senator is
nominated by the convention,
Democratic National Chairman
McGrath announced today..
Senator McGrath made the . an
nouncement at a press conference
after talking to the President at the
White House over the phone. He
added he was sure the 'President
also had talked to Senator Barkley
along the same lines.
Today’s session of the convention
Itself began at 12:32 p.m. with Sen
ator Barkley in the chair as tempo
rary chairman. Speeches are the
order of business for the first part
of the session.
Nomination Seems Assured.
The Truman statement apparently
assures the nomination of the vet
eran Democratic leader of the Sen
ate. Only a rejection by Senator
Barkley himself apparently could
prevent the nomination.
Senator McGrath said he did not
interpret the President’s statement
as an indorsement of Senator Bark
ley, however. He added that "The
President will accept any decision
this convention makes” and that the
Gov. Donnelly Bests
Ghost Writers; to Use
Own Truman Speech
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 13 —
Gov. Phil M. Donnelly of Mis
souri will use his own words—
not those of n ghost writer—in
putting President Truman's
name before the Democratic
National Convention tomorrow.
Gov. Donnelly wrote his speech
in Jefferson City and brought
1,000 copies along with him to
Philadelphia.
But National Committee pub
licity men who read it didn't
like it. They said it wouldn’t
draw enough applause from the
delegates. So they submitted
their own version.
Gov. Donnelly didn't like that.
It looked for a time like there
might be a stalemate.
But last night the publicity
men gave up. Use your own,
they told Gov. Donnelly.
Truman statement today does "not
foreclose any other candidate."
The party chairman added, how
ever, that he felt Senator Barkley
is the leading candidate for the Vice
Presidential nomination. He said
he did not know if the Senator is
a candidate.
There is no doubt that the Ken
tuckian is the choice of the swelt
ering convention delegates for the
second place on the ticket to face
Gov. Dewey and Gov. Warren at the
polls in November. That became
obvious during the tremendous 28
minute demonstration last night fol
lowing Senator Barkley's keynote
speech.
Quotes Kentucky Senator.
Senator McGrath was asked about
Senator Barkley's reaction when he.
Senator McGrath, gave him the
word from the White House. He
quoted Senator Barkley as follows:
Howard, I did not come here as
i See CONVENTION^ Page A-5."> |
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Today s Program
Convention to Honor
Roosevelt, War .Dead
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. July 13.—To
day's second-day program at the
Democratic convention;
Noon.
Call to order by Senator Barkley,
temporary chairman.
Invocation by the Rev. Felix Klo
man. rector of Christ Church, Phila
delphia. i
National Anthem, sung b'y Miss
Carol Brice. '
Addresses by Roy Baker, presi
dent of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America; Oscar R. Ewing.
Federal Security Administrator;
Representative Kirwan of Ohio,
chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Congressional Committee;
Mrs. Charles W. TilletW vice chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, and Senator McMahon
of Connecticut.
Reports of Credentials and Perm
anent Organization Committees.
Night, 8 p.m.
Call to order by Senator Barkley.
Invocation by Rabbi Max D. Klein
of Congregation Adath Jeshurun,
Philadelphia.
National Anthem, sung by Lawr
ence Tibbett.
Memorial program to honor
Franklin D. Roosevelt and service
men who died in World War II.
Address by Representative Ray
burn of Texas, permanent conven
tion chairman.
Addresses by Representatives
Helen Gahagan Douglas of Califor
nia and Mary T. Norton of New
Jersey.
Remember
The Star’s New Telephone
Number Is STERLING 5000.
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Democrats Swing
Oratorical Guns
On 'Feudal Four'
Taft, Taber, Martin
And Halleck Scored
In Ewing Speech
By the Associated Pres*
CONVENTION HALL. Phila
delphia, - July 13.—Democratic
- convention speakers lambasted
the Republicans with more blis
tering oratory today. • •
The attack reached its bitterest
stage yet in an address by Oscar R.
Ewing, ■ Federal Security Admini
strator. He told the delegates that
the GOP will wreck the social se
curity program and keep none of the
promises made at the Republican
convention here three weeks ago.
Similar blasts came in speeches
from Senator McMahon of Con
necticut, Representative Kirwan of
Ohio, Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, vice
chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, and Roy G- Bak
er. president of the Young Demo
cratic Clubs of America.
Mr. Ewing said the men who make
the Republican promises and the
men who write the Republican laws
are not the same.
Govs. Thomas E. Dewey and Earl
Warren will dd the Republican talk
ing and promising, he declared, but
the Republican laws will be written
by "the feudal four—Taft, Taber,
'Martin and Halleck—* * * whose
; thinking on almost every critical
issue facing the country-is nothing
short of medieval."
The security administrator said
'the Republicans promise to expand
social security. They promised the
same thing in 1944. he added, but
"they extended it backwards."
"They put it in reverse. They
passed a bill that took protection
aw'ay from 750.000 workers."
The Republicans promise to lower
prices, he said, but “they will not do
so because the Republican Party,
like the leopard, does not change its
spots. The Republican Party wants.
1 ( See SPEECHES, Page-4-4.)" ~~
National Airport Tells
Military to Clear Out;
Hints Plea to Truman
\ .
New Civilian Field
Is Only Alternative,
Officials Write Sawyer
By Crosby Noyes
The Military Air Transport
Service will have to move its
operations from National Air
port or the airport will have to
acquire a new location for com
mercial operations, airport of
ficials declared today.
The statement was the latest ex
change in a controversy between
| the airport administration and mili
tary authorities w'ho moved* onto
■ the field early in the war and who
' have refused to ’leave.
The airport officials say they hope
■ to have Defense Secretary Forrestal
order the military air service trans
ferred elsewhere, but said they
would carry the matter to the White
House if necessary.
The original permit granted the
Air Transport Command the right
to certain facilities on the field "for
the duration and six months'* on
condition that it not interfere with
commercial operations at the ter
minal.
Memo Sent to Sawyer.
For several months airport offi
cials have been trying to persuade
the transport command that it is
interfering and urging it to move
its operations elsewhere.
The latest statement was con
tained in a memorandum to Sec-,
retary of Commerce Sawyer from
B H. Griffin, administrator of the
airport, supplying Mr. Sawyer with
information he would need for a
discussion of the problem with Sec
retary Forrestal.
Mr. Griffin in his memorandum
said:
"We definitely recommend that
the military be removed immediately
from the field in order that the air
port may revert back to its civilian
status.
“Otherwise we will advise Congress
that it is not possible for us to com
ply w-ith their directive and that
'See AIRPORT, Page A-6.>
President Hears
Barkley Speech,
Calls It 'Great'
President Truman thought Senator
Barkley of Kentucky made "a great
speech" last night when he keynoted
the Democratic National Convention.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told
reporters today.
The President listened in on con
vention proceedings by television
from his study. Mr. Ross said.
There still was no definite word
from the White House today as to
whether the President would go to
Philadelphia for an acceptance
speech, but it seemed certain he
would do so. Mrs. Truman and Miss
Margaret Truman interrupted their
visit - at the family home in In
dependence, Mo., to return to Wash
ington today, and it was assumed
they were coming back to accom- j
pany the President.
Mr. Truman motored to Silver
Spring this morning to meet thenr
when they arrived by train.
If the President goes to Phil
adelphia he is expected to fly up
tomorrow night.
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Platform, Drawn
At 3 A.M., Due on
Floor Tomorrow
By 3. A. O'Leary
Star Staff Correspondent *
PHILADELPHIA, July 13—A
4,500-word Democratic platform,
? which leaders hope to get
through without a fight on the
convention floor, was finished at
3 o’clock this morning by an 18
member drafting group.
| Northern liberals appeared to have
won out over the Southern States’:
Rights wing in the completed draft
‘of the’ controversial civil rights
plank. But whether their hopes of
avoiding a floor fight will be realized
depends on how the finished product
is received this afternoon when it
passes into the hands of the full!
Resolutions Committee of 108 mem
bers. The platform is not expected
to reach the convention floor before
tomorrow. .
12-Hour Session Held.
When the Drafting Subcommittee
wearily laid down its pencils after
another 12-hour night session, the
tentative draft of the platform was
reliably reported to contain these
highlights:
I 1. A recommendation for repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Labor Act. and a
return to the principles of the Wag
ner Act creating the National Labor
Relations Board without mentioning
! the act by name.
2. A civil rights plank which as
D. C. Suffrage Plank
Will Repeat Language
Of 1944, Myers Says
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 13
Senator Myers of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the Democratic
Platform Committee, told re
porters last night he expects
the 1948 party platform to con
tain virtually the same language
as the 1944 platform on District
of Columbia-suffrage.
The 1944 platform said: "We
favor the extension of the right
of suffrage to the people of the
District of Columbia.':
iserts the desire of the Democratic1
administration to see that racial and:
religious minorities have the right!
to live, develop, vote and work
| equally 'with all citizens. An in
j formed source said it contains no|
States’ Rights plank, and still calls’
on Congress to exert its constitu-j
tional powers to protect those,rights. J
The South has opposed this last
i mentioned phrase.
1 3. A strong eight-point plank for
American support of the state of,
Israel, which Representative Celler
1 of New York .said goes much further
than the State Department wanted
the convention to go.
Tidelands Issue Omitted.
4. A compromise on control of oil
rich coastal tidelands, hy omitting
the subject, instead of taking sides
as between Federal or State super
vision.
5. A strong condemnation of Re
publican failure to cope with infla
tion and prices.
6. A criticism of the Republican
tax reduction bill for not giving more
of the relief to the low-income
! brackets, coupled with a Democratic
pledge against sales taxes.
7. A pledge in the labor plank to
raise the minimum wrage in indus
! try from 40 to 75 cents an hour.
8. A strong indorsement of ex
; isting bi-partisan foreign policy,
especially the European recovery
program.
9. A promise to go further than
1 the Republican Congress in meeting
the housing shortage.
10. A demand that 400,000 Euro
pean war refugees be allowed to j
enter this country rather than the
200.000-odd provided for in the pres
ent law. That law' is described as ’
"Un-American" because of “race and
religious discriminations."
Representative Celler said the
Drafting Subcommittee “bow’led
over" the State Department and
gave It a “shellacking" in the extent I
to which the platform promises aid,
to Israel. j
Arms Revision Promised.
Most important part of the Israeli j
plank promises revision of the arms
embargo, to enable the new state to
get the help it needs to defend it-j
self. There was some controversy j
over whether lifting of the arms j
embargo should be made subject to
United Nations approval. The final
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New Red Protest
On Berlin Flights
Rejected by U.S.
Air Lift ts Stepped Up
With New C-54s; Work
On Runway Pressed
BULLETIN
BERLIN (iPi.—'The United
States today rejected a new
Soviet protest charging "dis
orderly flights” by American
aircraft flying the Allied air
bridge to blockaded Berlin.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, JLuly 13.—The Amer
icans came up with two counter
measures today to the protracted
Russian blockade of Berlin. They
assigned more transports to the
air lift into the city and went to
work expanding the facilities of
Tempelhof Airfield.
Meanwhile, the British were re
ported sending fresh ground troops
into Germany, with many said to be
slated for Berlin duty. The report
was officially denied in London, how
ever.
Five C-54 Skymasters arrived in
Frankfurt today from the United
States and four more are expected
in the next few hours. The new
group is under command of Col.
Glen R. Burchard of Bay City, Mich.
In announcing the plane stepup
last night, United States Air Force
headquarters in Washington said
the nine additional Skymasters will
bring to 160 the total of two and
four?engine transports at American
disposal in Germany.
Workmen at Templehof dumped
tons of rubble into an excavation
for an additional runway. Air Force
officers said the new 5,000-foot land
ing strip would be large enough to
accommodate huge B-29 bombers
but added that there wsfs no need for
using B-29s in the present operation.
Planes Arriving on Schedule.
The pew runway is being built
parellel to the old one and will give
the field two all-weather and one
grass landing strip. It will take
six weeks to complete the new strip.
Despite bad weather at Frankfurt
today both United States and British
planes were arriving in Berlin on
schedule bringing food and essential
supplies from Western Germany to
the isolated western sectors of the
city.
The Russians’ Berlin newspaper,
Taegliche Rundschau, said the
Western Allies air operation was
oeing carried out “without regard
lor the nerves and repose of mil
lions of persons who have not yet
forgotten the terror of bomb at
tacks, who still mourn relatives who
died under American and British
fire bombs or are buried under the
rubble of peaceful residential sec
tions.” The newspaper described
the air-ferrying service as the “cir
cus paradgs on Tempelhof Airport.”
British Plan New Air Base.
Arthur Henderson, British Sec
retary of State for Air, said Rus
sia w-ill have t^ bear the blame
for the economic paralysis “bound
to be felt with, increasing severity”
in Berlin.
Here on an inspection tour, Mr.
Henderson told newsmen the Brit
ish-American airarmada “cannot, of
course, maintain the economic
standard” of the city, although food
supplies can be kept up.
He said the British planned to
open a sebond airbase at Fassberg,
in the British Zone, to be devoted
entirely to the lift. British planes
have been flying from a field near
Hannover.
RAF planes thus far have flown
in 2,000 loads of supplies and soon
plan to join American aircraft in
hauling coal. Mr. Henderson said.
He said that for security reasons
he would not disclose the tonnages
brought in by the British. Up to
last night the United States Air
Force had carried 11,096 tons in
2,721 flights.
C-47 Makes Emergency Landing.
Mr. Henderson said bad weather
had restricted the RAF effort so far
and pledged that the totals would
mount as the skies cleared.
"We are determined to meet this
( See BERLIN~Pt>ge A-6.) ~
'Best-Dressed Judge Admits
$630,000 Bank Shortage
$5,000-a-Day Loss on
Horses Was 'Nothing/
Jersey Counsel Says
By the Associated Press
NEWARK, N. J„ July 13.—
Police Judge P. James Pellecchia,
jr., pleaded guilty today to em
bezzlement in a $630,000 shortage
at the Columbus Trust Co., where
he is vice president and counsel.
State Banking Commissioner John
J. Dickerson quoted the judge,;
named last year as the Nation's
best-dressed jurist, as admitting
“sole responsibility” for the short
age.
The commissioner, who an
nounced the arrest, said Judge Pel
lecchia related he "lost all of the
money gambling on horses” and it
(See JUDGE, Page A-6.)
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JUDGE P. JAMES
PELLECCH1A.
—AP Wirephoto.
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Britain Agrees to Strong Stand
To Halt Fighting in Palestine
New Truce Expected;
U. N. Council Hears
Bernadotte's Report
By the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y„ July 13.
—British sources said today
Britain is now ready to join in
strong United Nations action to
stop the Palestine fighting.
Previous Russian-American moves
for forceful action in the Holy Land
crisis were blocked largely because
'of British opposition.
The shift in British policy was re
ported as the Security Council was
called into emergency session to
hear Count Folke Bernadptte out
line his views.
A highly placed Israeli inform
ant in Tel Aviv today predicted a
new truce by Saturday.
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha/
seceretary general of the Arab,
[League, said in Amman, Trans-Jor
dan, • however, that he is meeting
with Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese and
’ Trans-Jordan officials “to intensify
, the Arab war effort.
| “There is no question of a truce."
; he asserted, “We discussed closer
co-ordination of Arab forces in the
field and a speedup of the drive
j against the Jews."
i The Jewish informant, associated
! with the Israeli Foreign Office, said
I King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan is
; believed to be trying, with Iraqi
* backing, to convince Egypt, Syria
and Lebanon to cease fire and talk |
(See U. N., Page A-6.)
More Artillery Thrown
Into Growing Battle
For Jerusalem Road
By the Associated Press
CAIRO, July 13.—Aerial war
fare mounted with new fury in
the Holy Land today while Arabs
and Jews threw more artillery
into the bitter battle for the
Jerusalem- Tfl Aviv highway.
Egyptian planes bombed Tel Aviv
shortly before noon. The Israeli
air force attacked the main Egyptian
base at Gaza in Southwest Palestine
last night.
The Jews bolstered their position
at the eastern end of the Jerusalem
Tel Aviv highway by capturing Suba,
a strong point just below that vital
artery 5 miles west of 'Jerusalem.
An Israeli government source.said
Egyptian 100-pounder guns blasted
Jewish sections of Jerusalem last
night. The Arab Legion joined in
the attack with mortar and shell
fire, and the Jews replied with
artillery fire on Arab positions near
the Damascus Gate to the Old City.
New Attack Launched.
The Jews, holding the vital bas
tions of Lydda 'tod Er Ramie on
the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway,
launched an. attack on Beit Nuba
northwest of Latrun and met re
sistance from Arab Legion forces.
Latrun blocks Jewish efforts to carry
a decisive battle to the outskirts of
Jerusalem.
Israeli front dispatches reported
~ (See PALESTINE?Page'A-6 i
20,000 More Workers
Called Out as French
\
Strike Threat Grows
Government Employes'
Stoppage May Snowball
To Affect T,OOO,OOO
By the Associated Press .
PARIS, July 13.—Approximate
ly 20,000 more French civil serv
ants were called out on strike
today in a movement which may
snowball into a paralyzing stop
page affecting 1,000,000 govern-'
ment workers.
The Executive Committee of the
j non-Communist Workers’ Force
1 Union called the strike because the
(.government refused to grant certain
employes a flat 3,500-franc ($12)
monthly wage increase.
The committee said concessions
offered by Premier Robert Schu
man’s cabinet in its meeting last
night were insufficient.
Workers affected are in the In
terior, Justice, Public Health and
! Veterans’ Ministries, and in prefec
ture and subprefecture offices
throughout France. Those affiliated
with the Workers’ Force are ap
proximately two-thirds of the 30.000
persons employed in these admin
istrations.
More to Decide Today.
Only a small percentage of
France’s 1.000.000 government work
ers have received strike notices, but
the departments are so interwoven
that strikes by a few groups could
soon bring all activities to a halt.
About 60.000 Finance Ministry
employes already are on strike.
Their numbers were increased last
night by the walkout of communi
cations employes at the nation's
airports which paralyzed most of
France’s aerial traffic and also that
in French North Africa.
Some predicted other administra
tion employes affiliated with the
Communist-led General Confed
eration of Labor would follow the
Workers’ Force members.
Postal and telegraph workers’
| leaders were to meet this afternoon
! to decide on a strike which would
tie up the nations communications
systems. '
Mobilization Decree ignored.
Premier Robert Schuman s cabi
net hit back quickly with a decree
which in effect mobilized striking
weather and radio men and made
them liable to penalties for de
sertion if they failed to report for
work.
Radio and weather personnel in ,
the Paris region, however, paid no ,
attention to the decree and did not
s$iow up for work this morning. A
spokesman for Le Bourget Airfield .
said traffic was continuing there
(See FRENCH, Page A-6 )
Fire Sweeps Second Floor
Of Downfown Restaurant
A fire believed to have started in
a ventilator over a stove at Waban's
Restaurant, 1411 G street N.W.,
swept most of the second floor of
the building early today.
Employes of a Western Union
office at 708 Fourteenth street N.W.
saw smoke pouring froip the rear
windows of the nearby restaurant
at 2:50 a.m., and turned in an alarm.
The blaze was brought under con
trol 20 minutes after firemen
reached the scene.
Security Firings Cause
Westinghouse Strike
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, July 13.—Pro
duction came to a complete halt
today at the huge Lester plant of
Westinghouse Electric Corp, as 6.000
CIO workers continued a protest
strike against the suspension of two
members for "security” reasons.
The stoppage began with a brief!
sit-down yesterday following a mass
meeting of Local 107, United Elec-|
trical Machine and Radio Workers.
It spread at subsequent shift
changes to virtually all production
workers and most of the office staff.
The plant is 8 miles southwest of
Philadelphia.
John Schaefer, president of the
local, said the two men' were
"branded poor security risks” by
the Navy which has contracts with
the plant for gas turbine engines for
aircraft.
A union meeting today was told
by Prank Bradley, union business
agent that the two men—Prank
earner, 30, an engineer, and Her
i bert Lewin, 28, sheet metal worker,
' were given identical letters by the
Navy. He quoted the latters as
' raying:
! "This is to notify you that the
Westinghouse Electric Corp. has
been directed to deny you access to
classified material and restricted
areas pertaining to naval work. You
have your rights and you may make
an appeal to the Industrial Employ
ment Review Board, Provost Mar
shal General, Department of the
Army, Washington, D- C."
Marshall Plans Nations
Elect Trieste Member
By Associated Press
PARIS, July 13—The European
Economic Organization today unan
imously elected the Pree Territory
of Trieste to membership In the co- j
operative effort lor European Recov-1
ery under the Marshall Plan.
In Rome, an Italian Itoreign Min
lstry statement said the1 Paris vote
applies—for the time being, at least
—only to the British-American seme j
of the Pree Territory, I
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Transit Fare Hearing
Opens as Attempt to
Delay It Is Defeated
Citizens' Federation
Had Asked Postponement
With Interim Increase
(Pictures on Page B-l.)
By Jerry O'Leary, Jr.
opposition move to delay
hearings on the Capital Transit
Co. request for rate increases
was denied today by the Public
Utilities Commission as the com
pany opened its case for higher
streetcar and bus fares.
PUC Chairman James H. Flana
gan refused to heed a plea by the1
Federation of Citizens' Associations
to delay the hearings until Novem- j
ber pending an investigation and to;
institute an interim fare schedule
of 12 cents -cash, five tokens for 55;
cents and $1.65 for a weekly pass.
The company is asking to raise
its cash fare from 10 to 15 cents,
restore tokens at two for 25 cents
and increase the cost of the weekly
pass from $1.50 to $1.85.
Fare Increase Granted In 1947.
The company was last permitted
to raise its fares in May, 1947, when
cash fares were raised to 10 cents,
tokens which had sold for three for
25 cents were eliminated and the
weekly pass was raised from $1.25
to $1.50.
As today's hearing opened Mr.
Flanagan admitted three opposing
groups as interveners—with the
right to cross-examine witnesses
and file briefs—but warned:
“We can make no ruling based on
speeches, political or otherwise, or,
on personal likes or dislikes. The
PUC can act only on facts.”
19 Organizations Appear.
A total of 19 organizations ap
peared at the District Building to
day to wait their turn for speaking
against the increase. Among them
were the three groups allowed to
intervene: The Federation of Citii
zens’ Associations, the American
Veterans Committee and Americans
for Democratic Action.
Mr. Flanagan refused to admit
the Association to Oppose the
Transit Fare Raise as an lnter
verier until the association shows its
authority to represent other groups.
Yesterday the association told the
PUC that it represented the Wash
ington Industrial Union Council, the
Federation of Civic Associations, the
Government Workers Union, the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, the Ameri
can Veterans Committee the Ameri
cans for Democratic Action, the
Potomac Co-operative Association
(See TRANSIT, Page A^67>
D. C. rjces Iwo More Days
Of Humid 90-Degree Heat
Washington is in for at least two
more days of humid, 90-degree heat,
despite a possibility of thunder
showers late today, the Weather
Bureau predicted.
Showers, if they come, may cool
the city slightly this evening, the
forecaster said, and a low of 74 is
expected tonight.
As the temperature climbed stead
ily toward the 90-degree mark to
day, one man collapsed from the;
heat. He was William Bailey, col
ored, 66, of 1112 Twenty-fifth street
N.W. He was admitted to Emer
gency Hospital, police said, after col
lapsing in the basement of 1541
Thirty-third street N.W., where he
was w orking.
A high of 90 degrees was reg
istered yesterday at 3:55 p.m. The:
low today was 74 at 5:10 am.
Cool air spread over parts of the
Midwest today, meanwhile, break
ing an 11-day heat wave in the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the upper Great Lakes region.
Venezuela President
Winds Up Tour of U. S.
By thy Atsociatyd fr%%i '
NEW ORLEANS, July 13.—Pres
ident Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela
winds up his tour of the United
States with a visit to Houston, Tex.,
today, after inviting American busi
ness to "invest your money in our
country.”
Flying in President Truman’s
private DC-6, the Independence,
he was scheduled to take off for a
visit to Houston this morning.
He planned to return here tonight,
and wil fly back to Venezuela
tomorrow. i
Musial Homers
In First to Send
Nationals Ahead
Walter Masterson,
Surprise Starter, Gets
Rough Welcome
% Lineup.
NATIONAL. AMERICAN.
Ashburn. cf Mullin. rf
Schoendienst, 2b Henrich. If
Musial. if Boudreau, as
Mize. ! o Gordon. 2b
Slaughter, rf E>crv cf
P\fko. 3b Keltner. 3b
Cooper, c McQuinn, lb
Reese, sr Rosar. c v
Branca, p Masterson. p
Umpires—Messrs. Berry (American) at
plate: Stewart (National) on first. Papa
rella (American), second; Reardon (Na
tional), third.
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS. July 13.—The Na
tional League blasted its way
to an early 2-to-0 lead when
Stan Musial homered with on# •
on in the first inning of the All
Star game here this afternoon.
The Americans went down In
order In their half of the first.
Walt Masterson, Washington hurl
er and the American League’s sur
prise starting pitching selection, got
off to a rough start.
Ashburn hit his first pitch to
Gordon and beat the high throw
to first. Schoendienst grounded out
and then Musial hit his homer.
Johnny Mize also singled, but the
side was retired without further
damage.
As the sellout throng of an ex*
pected 34,000 began pouring into th*
stands, Manage%Bucky Harris mad#
his surprise appointment of Mas
WALTER MASTERSON■ .
—Star Staff Phal°**0&
terson to open the American
League’s pitching.
Harris had indicated he would
start either Vic Raschi or Lefty Joe
Page, both of his own staff, but in
stead gave the honor to the 28-year
old Washington right-hander, who
was making his second All-Star ap
pearance in two years. Last year
Walt pitched 1\ innings for the
Americans.
No Explanation.
In turning away from Raschi, who
has won 10 and lost 3 this year, and
f’ago. his ace reliefer. Manager Har
ris gave no explanation.
The first of the fans to arrive
on this warm, muggy day saw three
of the injure^ American League
stars in unifcflw and speculation
arose as to whether they would play.
Ted Williams, the star of the
junior league outfit, was among
those in the lineup, but Harris re
iterated that the Boston slugger’s
injured side would not allow him
to play.
Also seen on the field were oJe
Di Maggio and George Kell. Detroit
third baseman. Harris said Dl Mag
gio would be used only as a pinch*
hitter, but that Kell might play
briefly.
Raschi to Follow.
Among the injured of the badly
riddled American League forces waa
Hal Newhourser, Detroit’s famed
lefthander, who might have drawn
a starting assignment had he not
begged off with a sore arm.
Harris was expected to send
Raschi to the hill after Masterson
completes his stint and use Joe
Coleman of Philadelphia as a third
hurler.
Manager Durocher of the Na
tionals said his second and third
pitchers would be Johnny Schmtta
of Chicago (8-9) and Ewell Black
well of Cincinnati (6-5).
The American League remained
slight favorites despite the 106s of
some of its brightests stars. Some
muddy spots were revealed when
the infield canvas was removed, and
workers began filling in the area*
with dry soil.
Missing from the scene was Cleve
land’s noted Feller, who pulled out
of the game with a statement that
(See BASEBALLrPage A-6.)
Cigarette Price Boost
Rumored in New York
By Associated Pros*
NEW YORK. July 13—The pos
sibility ol an increase in cigarette
prices was rumored in trade circles
today as the time draws near for
suctioning of the flue-cured tobacco
:rop.
Cigarette manufacturers have in
creased their prices only a cent a
pack since 1937. The most recent
increase was 25 cents a thousand—
ibout half a cent a pack—in Octo
3er. 1946.
Industry sources say that practl
:ally everything that goes into the
post of Manufacture has increased.
One deterrent to a price increase,
some sources say. is the possibility
;hat higher prices may reduce ciga
■ette consumption. But they add
hat numerous States and munici
palities have increased cigarette
^axes without halting record eon
lumptlon.
The Federal Government taxes
iigarettes 7 cents a pack and 39
States now levy an additional tax,
Jie most recent New Jersey’s 3 cent*
i pack, posted July l.
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