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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
TWO LOVE BIRDS
HAVE PSITTACOSIS

RALEIGH, Nov. 28.@R- Dis
covery of Psittacosis, or parrot
fever, in two Parakeets-'Love
Birds consigned to New Bern
has caused the State Board OF
Health and several local health de-
partments to take action to pre-
vent the spread of the disease to
humans, DR.. Carl V. Reynolds,
State Health Officer, said today.
DIR. Reynolds said the Board of
Health received notice on Nov. l
that shipment of q pairs Of
Parakeets was being made to
stores in New Bern, Wilson, Kin
ston, Rocky Mount, Wilmington,
Burlington, Charlotte, Elizabeth
City, Raleigh and Lexington.
Under the inspection system car
ried out by Public Health authori-
ties in North Carolina, he said, no
tees of such shipments are requir-
ed to be made to local health Of
ficers where the shipments are ex-
pected to arrive.
Following the arrival of the birds
at New Bern and Wilson, DR.. Rey.
nolds continued, health officers
found symptoms of psittacosis.
Two of the birds from New Bern
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
GO ON DECEMBER |

Work on the city's Christmas
lights is scheduled to be finished
today barring accidents, and are
to be turned on for the season on
December /, Jerry A. Jones, Will
mington electrical contractor said
last night.
The lights have been turned on
for the past several nights while
work progressed for testing pur-
poses, he said.
Wednesday night the Christmas
light circuit from Market to Chest
nut street was energized and the
lights were found to be in working
order, Jones said.
Already energized and tested are
the strings of lights from Third and
Princess streets to Front and Prin-
cess streets, and from Front and
Chestnut streets to Market street,
along with the light string from
Second and Front to Chestnut and
Second streets.
Jones' crew worked from II p.
m. until a. m. and all day Sun
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did not mean there would be one.
The union had cautioned it's repre-.
sentatives against any unauthorized
or premature strike movements,
emphasizing that authority for any
such action rests with the Wage
Policy Committee.
Voting in the greatest strike bal.
lot in labor history began before
daylight today and men from the
blast furnaces and open hearths
OF the steel industry, and in plants
of the related metal industries,
were voting all day. Some were
still voting until nearly midnight
in the election, which was super
vlsed by the National Labor Re-
lations Board under the terms of
the War Disputes Act.
Go officers at Hibbing, MINI.
in the iron ore fields, reported
workers there were showing the
same trend as in the steel areas.
The union headquarters at Hib-
b:ng reported 6,855 workers voted
to. the strike and 500 against.
In the great steel fields of North
ern Ohio 61,787 voted in favor
of the strike proposal and only
1898 against.
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Indonesian
Truce Plea
Brings Note
LINES ARE DRAWN
Reply Threatens Shooting
OF All Nationalist
Crossing Border
By VERN HAUGLAND
Press Staff Writer

BATAVIA, Java, Nov. 28-Brit-
ish authorities at Bandoeng, reply
ing to an Indonesian request for
truce, issued an ultimatum today
that any Indonesian found in the
northern half of the summer cap
ital after noon tomorrow would be
shot.
The ultimatum was announced to
the Indonesian Governor" of west
Java when he appeared at British
headquarters under 4 white flag
and asked the British to halt mill.
tary actions at Bandoeng.
A British press statement said
the terms provided that all In
donesians be evacuated from the
area north of the east-west rail.
road through the center of the
city by noon tomorrow, that no
Indonesian civilians be permitted
within 200 meters (about 220
yards) of any British or Japanese
post, and that any male civilians
found manning road blocks would
be shot.
The Governor" said he was not
in a position to assent or make
counter-proposals. but promised to
confer with other Indonesian lead.
ers on the terms.
The situation In Bandoeng con-
tinued tense, with Indonesians
keeping up intermittent rifle fire
at the Homman Hotel where sew.
eral hundred civilian internees
were quartered. Allied officials
said all activities of the Red Cross
and the organization for the re-
covery of Allied prisoners of war
and internees had been brought to
a complete standstill.
The disorders imperiled more
than 10000 Allied internees from
various parts of western Java who
have been concentrated in the
summer capital, awaiting evacua.
ton. Many were moved into the
center of the city last week from
outlying camps.
Air reconnaissance showed that
the road between Bandoeng and
Tjimahi, about four miles to the
northwest, was still blocked in sew.
eral places although the road from
Tjimahi to Batavia has been
cleared. Indonesians have been re-
ported concentrating along this
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
1t. R.eA. Phillip: Taken
Down From 100-Foot
Pine AT Walhalla

WALHALLA, S. c., Nov. 28-(P)
Six Army officers, including Brig.
Gen. George H. Weems, and an
enlisted man took up by car today
a journey that was halted abruptly
early last night when all seven
parachuted from their damaged
transport plane in a mountainous
section near here.
Rescue operations which had
search parties from Mountain Rest,
in the wooded, Mountainous Sec
ton where the C-54 transport
crashed, combing the hills all night
were climaxed shortly after noon
today with the rescue of First 1t
R. A. Phillips, pilot, from a 100
foot pine tree.
1t. Phillips was rescued from a
limb estimated at 65 feet up the
tree trunk. A scaffold was built
to effect the rescue after climb
ing operations failed.
Others who parachuted to safe
ty with Gen. Weems and 1t. Phil
lips were Capt. Charles B. Tay-
lor, Capt. Arthur T. Cartier, Capt.
Richard Turkey, 1t. Julian Mayes,
all public relations officers at Fort
Benning, Ca, and T-Sgt. Lester R.
Gauldin, aerial engineer. None was
injured in the unscheduled jump.
Gen. Weems, former commander
of the Infantry School at Fort Ben.
ming and the others in the party
were en- route to Lawson Field,
Ca, from Boiling Field in Wash.
ington. 49,.
The party left here today by car
for the Naval Air Base at Gaines
vile, Ca, where an Army plane
was dispatched to carry the group
the rest of the way to Lawson Field.
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mother was slain in an unsolved
stabbing about one year ago, was
described as being in good condi.
ton.
Hospital records showed that Dr..
Blalock has achieved success in
about 80 per cent of the cases he
has handled. 49,.
DR.. Blalock described Bonnie's
allment as the lack of sufficient
blood in the lungs. The deficiency
has prevented. the lungs from alb.
sorbing sufficient oxygen for the
needs of the body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
Philadelphia Firm Gets
Brunswick Riuer Project

The American Dredging com
pany, of Philadelphia has beer
awarded a contract for the dredg
ing of approximately $500, OO(
cubic yards of material in prepar
ing the Brunswick river lay-uI
basin for the reception of 500 sur.
plus merchant vessels by the u.
S. Maritime commission.
Officials of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company, which will
store the ships for the government,
made the announcement yester.
day.
Work on the project, they added,
will start as soon as possible but
not later than January 1.
Bids for dredging the basn and
an approach channel from the
Cape Fear river were opened at
the shipyard Monday at noon. They
were then forwarded to the Mari
time commission which yesterday
approved the proposal of the A
merican Dredging company, the
low bidder.
According to present plans, the
lay-by basin will be 1000 feet
wide, two and three-fourths miles
long and varying between 10 and
10 feet in depth. The channel con-
Meeting the area with the Cape
Fear river will be 300 feet wide,
10 feet deep and 1900 feet long.
All material to be dredged is to
be deposited on Eagle island.
The 500 ships will be anchored
in the basin under a repair and
maintenance contract with the
North Carolina Shipbuilding com
pany.
In order to carry out this work,
a floating dry dock capable of &C
commodating large tankers and
any ship built here during the war
will be added to the facilities of
the shipyard. 1t is considered prob
able the dry dock will be secured
from the navy, which employed
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BOYS, GIRLS TO MAKE
BID FOR FARM FAME
AT FAT STOCK SHOW

CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-(R- Boys
and girls from Americas farms
will make their annual bid for
fame in the agricultural world in
the fourth annual Chicago Market
Fat Stock show which opens Satur.
day at the Union Stock Yards.
Closing of entry lists today show
ed 5,496 head of purebred cattle,
sheep and hogs in the competition.
The show is serving as wartime
substitute for the International
Livestock Exposition.
Farm boys and girls from 10
states have listed 1,640 calves. 116
hogs and 90 lambs in the junior
feeding contests for Monday and
Tuesday.
Champions of the Junior division
who have walked off with the lions
share of top honors in recent
years, are eligible to compete with
adult prize winners for grand
championship awards.
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SAIT0 ASKS WHY
K0N0YE ESCAPED
Veteran Jap Progressive
Starts Demonstration
In Diet
BY MILES w. VAUGHN

d MILES W. VAOU1N
United Press Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, Nov. ga veteran
progressive party member touch
ed off a tumultous demonstration
on the floor of the Japanese House
of Representatives today when hi
demanded to know why Prince Flu
mimaro Konoye, former premier
had not been arrested as a wal
criminal.
TaKao Saito, rs, Yale graduate
told the House that "the japanese
people have the greatest grudge
against General (HidekD TOTO anc
Prince Konoye. TOTO has been ar
rested as war criminal but no
Konoye. HoW',s that?"
Saito's remarks were made as
an Interpolation after Premier
Baron Kijuro Shidehara repeated
to the House of Representatives 9
speech he made earlier to the
House of Peers outlining the gov.
ernment's aims and policies. Shide.
hara spoke on the second day of the
extra ordinary session of the Diet
which was opened yesterday by
Emperor Hirohito.
The Diet, called primarily 10
reform election laws and other
laws under orders from Gen. Doug.
las Macarthur demanding democ.
ratization of Japan heard Shide.
hara say that work must be speed.
ed up to guarantee a "ful1 and
fair election" scheduled for next
January.
Speaking for Is minutes, shide.
hara outlined the government S
aims, emphasizing that ''the food
problem demands immediate solu.
tion.'
The galleries were packed when
Saito rose to deliver his speech
nese Arny's policies in China and
In 1910 he had attacked the Japa.
was expelled from the Diet. He
was reelected later. Saito criticiz.
ed Shidehara because newspaper
stories quoted him as blaming
the entire nation for the war.
Saito, however, charged Tojc
and Konoye, who served as pre-.
mier until October, 1941, when he
was replaced by Tojo's "Pearl
Harbor'' government, with being
fundamentally responsible for the
war, beginning with the so-calleo
China incident.
Saito said that Konoye should
have known that a Japanese pro.
test against Anglo-American aic
to China wouldn't get anywhere. -
He said that led to the ill-fatec
Washington negotiations which di
rectly preceded the Pearl Harbo1
attack.
During his speech, other mem.
bers shouted what are you going
to do with war profiteers?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
STEEL MAKERS
VOTE STRIKE
AT ELECTIONS

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28-RNOn
. h.sis Of mounting, incomplete
uls Mems the CIO-United Steel Work
ss Union, representing workers
81, .bs nation's steel, aluminium and
~ 'n.n W" ore producing centers, voted
n.rvss,rwselmingly today in favor OF
0's strike to support demands for a
. day wage increase.
r7rofficial returns to the Nation
,I.bor Relations Board from poll
;na nlaces in hundreds of plants
in' the large producing area of q
s+stes showed those in sympathy
with with a walkout leading by a mar
Gin Of nearly S to l.
Tho vote late tonight stood:
ror the strike, 1,o47; against,
NO42.
In Western Pennsylvania, the
greatest steel producing area, the
returns showed 1918 voting yes"
n the question Of whether a work
Interruption was favored, and d.
~ balloting mo-" Similar ratios
we're reported from populous steel
.enters in Ohio, New York, ILL
nols, and other areas.
The trend in favor Of q strike
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29

all Junior ROTC units in the south
ern states.
Preceding the matches, each Ca
Diet company will select a rifle
team to compete against the 9th
er companies. The High School
team will be selected from the best
shots on the company teams.
Cadets no-win school who were
on last years team are Glenn Bar.
row, Harry Wellot, Joe Gray, Hen
ry Shock and Elwood Braatz. All
lettermen from last years team
were graduated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
BYRNES TO BACK
HURLEY CHARGES
Secretary OF State Names
Two Men Referred To
By Ex-Ambassador

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s-U.D -
Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes today placed himself
.quarely behind Maj. Gen. Pat
rick ]. Hurley in his dispute with
State Department career dplo-
mats over U. S. policy in China.
At the same time there were
strong indications that Hurley will
be called before Congress to reveal
the full story of the undercover
fight which provoked his resigna'
ton as ambassador.
Byrnes told a press conference
that the American policy in China,
which Hurley fought to carry out,
remains unchanged.
This was construed as tacit en-.
dorsement of Hurley's charge that
State Department obstructioniSts
had double-crossed him and tried
to undermine his work.
Byrnes said that before Hurley
resigned, he had guaranteed him
his full support if he would remain
in his post and also had pledged
that any State Department sub
ordinateS who interfered would be
fired. 1t is always the administra'
ton policy, he added, to back ar
Ambassador over career men.
Meanwhile, Hurley repeated his
accusations that career function
aries had sabotaged his efforts to
carry out administration instruc'
tionS to unity the opposing fac
IONS in China. In an address te
the National Press Club, he sale
mat the Russian and British gov
ernments supported U. S. policy ir
Chna but that it failed because Of
me "double-dealing'' of British,
french and Dutch ''imperialist
clVll servants" and pro-Communis1
w. 5. career diplomats.
~ oyfnes said he would look into
nurleys charges. He Identified
Two OF the diplomats who dis
pleaSed Hurley as George Atche
son and John Service. Both were
,eeaned from China after Hur
ny went there and sent to Tokyo
a. ADVISERS to Gen. Douglas Mac
nlVhur. Hurley's friends said he
- eager to name others, and tina
h INV, Moulo Welc"' lie a Congressional.
"Vesugation Of MS charges.
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1916 COTTON CROP
MAY BE 100000
BALES, REPORT SAYS

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. IL
Next years cotton crop may be
about 100000 bales larger than
this years. the Agriculture De-
partment reported today.
The 1915 crop, totaling about g.
100, 900 bales, was one of the small
lest in many years.
In report on 1916 production
and marketing prospects, the De-
partment said a favorable price
outlook, coupled with prospects
of larger supplies of farm labor,
ma chinery, fertilizers and other
farm needs should encourage a
larger acreage of cotton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
Johns Hopkins Surgeon
Saves Life OF "Bonnie'

BALTIMORE, Nov. % - up :
Little Bonnie Stewart, suffering
from a strange blood disorder
which turned her body blush
color, underwent successful sur
gerry at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
DR.. Alfred Blalock, professor Of
surgery at Hopkins, did the opera
ton, which was about the Goth
case of its kind since he first per-
formed such an operation year
ago.
The two-year-old Bonnie, from
Orlando, Fla, whose father was
killed on Two lima and whose
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
Two Army Filters Hang Up In Trees
After Same Accidents Miles Apart
.New England Receives
Snow From South Storm

BOSTON, Nov. 2S-P)-Snow,
piIing to 10 inches in mountain
GUS areas, was predicted for
New England tonight and to-
morrow.
Reporting storm accompa-
MED by strong to gale force
northeast winds moving up the
coast from Baltimore, the
Weather Bureau predicted a
snow fall averaging to
inches in the Berkshires and
Vermont, 4 to 6 inches in the
coastal regions of Maine and
New Hampshire and 6 to 10
inches along the eastern slopes
of the White Mountains.
The snow will end late Thurs
day except for continued fur
ries in the mountains, the
Weather Bureau said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29

OF M arshall
Brings Hope
ARMIES ARE IDLE
Many Damaged Japanese
Planes Found On Air.
field AT Chinhsien
BY GEORGE WANG

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHUNGKING, Nov. %. - Off
cial Chungking circles were silent
today on Maj. Gen. Patrick j.
Hurley's charges that American
diplomacy is working at cross
purpose in China, but expressed
keen pleasure at the appointment
of Gen. George c. Marshall to
succeed him as President Tru
mans special ambassador.
Top American Navy and mill
tary commanders hurried here
from Shanghai to confer with Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, the
special harmony mission en-.
trusted to Marshall by President
Truman.
A government spokesman said
Hurley was true and great
friend OF China" The spokesman
said official circles were not sur
prised by Hurley's resignation,
since he was i'll when he left China.
It was indicated that official reti.
cence. would continue until full
details of Hurley's charges were
received. It was recalled that all
Hurley's statements while in Chi
ma were 7favorably received ly
government and neutral newspa-
pers but were severely criticized
by the Communist press.
Military sources, reported that
the lull in military operations on
the Shanhaikwan front had extend.
ed through 48 hours, with Nation
alist armies making no attempt to
advance beyond Kowpangtze, IS
miles southwest of Mukden.
1t. Gen. Tu Lining, comman-
der of the Manchurian drive, was
reported consolidating a 30-mile-
wide corridor along the coastal
flats between Shanhaikwan and
Kowpangtze before renewing the
march on Mukden. ,-"-
It was speculated that the Ma.
tionalist forces might take Muk-
den without fighting in view Of
reported Soviet promises to aid
the Nationalist in Manchuria by
ordering Chinese communists out
of the city.
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Ninety Thousand To Stop
!. Work For24-HourPenod

+ NEW YORK, Nov. % = up -
Joseph Curran,o President OF the
National Maritime Union (CIO),
announced today that approxim-
ately 10000 men would be involved
in a 24-hour work stoppage starting
at 8 a. m. Monday, in protest
against what he called delays in
bringing seryicemen home from
overseas. -..-
Curran said the unions and mem.
berhips affected would be the
NMU, IS, 600; international Long
shoremen and the Warehousemen' S
Union (CIO), $4,000; Marine Fire
men, Oilers and Water Tenders
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29

t1nd), 5000; American COMMUNE
cations Association (CIOO, 1000;
Marine Cooks and Stewards Asso.
citation (CIO), 5000; Inland Boat.
lens Union (CIO), 1000; Master
Mates and Pilots Association
(AFL9, 5000; and Marine Egi.
neers (CIO), 5000.
Earlier, Harry Bridges, head OF
the Longshoremen's Union, said
IN telegram to the War Shipping
Administration that members Of
his union on the west coast would
cease loading on Dec. l ships ii.
verted from troop-carrying to Som-
mercial purposes.
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VAPT. SAWYAR DECORATED

We" BERN, Nov. 27. - Capt.
''H'e' H. Sawyer, Jr., son of Mr..
= n'u MRS. ]. H. Sawyer of New
- mas received the Bronze
war medal for service in action
Will the 233rd. Construction En-
s q IN France and Germany.
,ls expects to be honorably dis
charged from service eoon
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
cadets Start Practice
For 1856 Rifle Match

Bo 1re New Hanover High school
on ~ cadets have begun practice
rana l.eir newly constructed rifle
inc q IN III preparation for the com.
MEL ~ our1h Service Command Rifle
dav ''l les 1t was revealed yester-
kinS " captain James w. Jen.
rrsn, III charge of the ROTC pro.
sam at the school,
ma !4e matches are held annually
sn 'he supervision of the Army
Fo -a'lzed Training division of the
!" Service Command between
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
HAS BIG DAY

NEW BERN, Nov. %. - The
Office of the Craven county regist,
er of deeds had the biggest day in
its history Saturday in the number
of deeds of trust presented for re.
cording. There were SO deeds OF
trust for property in Green Park
place, a new subdivision west OF
New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
ROLLS TIDAL WAVE
ON BOMBAY SUBURBS

BOMBAY, Nov. 28- @-p
earthquake of great sever !
believed conferred in the $
bian Sea around the G,
Oman, today rolled
'tidal wave" into two
suburbs and swept
fisherfolk out to sea. {
three women were rec, >
The quake was recorded -
at 6:29 A. M. today $3.50 r.
M, EST Tuesday,. Tremors
were felt In many places in
western India but no casual
ties or damage were reported
Immediately except in the
flooded Bombay suburbs Of
Juhu and Versova.
The quake, described by seis-
mologists as one of the most
severe of this century, center
ed about $50 miles northwest of
Bombay, the observatory here
reported.
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FOREST FLETCHER DIES

LEXINGTON, Va, Nov. FLIP
Forest Fletcher, 81, professor Of
Physical Education at Washington
and Lee university for % years and
one of the founding fathers" Of
the. Southern Conference died here
today. He had been in bad health
for several wears. ~ +. =.
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WEATHER
Eastern Standard Time)

Eastern Standard Time) -
By U. $. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. IS; 1870 am. Sc; 1880 pm. IS;
1870 pm. AZ.
Maximum So: Minimum 81; Mean 81;
Normal So. -
=. Humidity s. e-
1870 am. 100; 1880 am. %; 1880 pm.
49,; 1880 pm. "a. =
Precipitation
Total for "A hours ending tao pm
0.06 inches.
Total since the first Of the month
243 inches. ~
Tides for Today
From the Tide Tables published by U.
8. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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North Carolina - Thursday clear TO
partly cloudy. Not much change in
temperature.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-03
Bruins Lose
to Montreal
CBy the Associated Press

Nby the AssoClattu ETess)
The big player exchange be-
tween the Chicago Blackhawks and
Detroit Red Wings Of the National
Hockey League overshadowed Mon
treal's SIS victory over the Boston
Bruins Tuesday night, increasing
the Canadiens first place lead over
the Wings to three points.
President Bill Tobin, after three
losses by his cellar dwelling Black
hawks over the week end, sprung
a surprise by trading Earl Seibert.
the teams outstanding defenseman
and captain. TO Detroit for center
Don Crosse, defenseman Gully ST.
mon and left winger Byron (Butch)
Mcdonald.
Tuesday night victory was Mon
treal's 18th in 23 starts, and its
sixth straight over the hub outfit.
Leading individual scorer added
an assist to his total while team
mates Maurice Richard and Elmer
Lach added two points to theirs.
Ken Kosdell and Buddy O'Connor
scored the other Canuck tallies
while Bill Cupulo. Ken Smith and
Bill Jennings scored for Boston.
Thursdays games pit Detroit
against the Rangers and Toronto
vs.. Montreal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-03
BASKETBALL SEASON TO
BE OPENED APRIL 10

Chicago, Jan. 3-AP--One game
between the Washington Sena-
tors and the New. York Yankees
will mark the formal opening Of
the 1915 American League baseball
season. The play ball" call will
b given on April 16 in Washing
ton.
The following day the regular
openers will be staged with Chica-
20 In cleveland, Detroit in St.
Louis, Washington in PHILADELPHIA,
and Boston in New York. Presi-
dent Will Harridge said the sched-
ule will be formally adopted at next
months major league meeting in
New York.