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Evening star., 1947-06-21
Russia 5 Oil Buying
To Be Probed Today;
New Inquiry Hinted
Soviet Moy Be Using
Lend-Leuse Tunkers,
WeicheI Declares
BY the Associoted Press

A two-way congressional in
vestigation of huge oil shipments
to Russia was in the making
today.
A House Armed Services subcom-
mittee invited Commerce Depart
ment officials to discuss the Soviet
purchases and Chairman Weichel OF
the House Merchant Marine Com
mittee said it may launch an inquiry
of it's own later.
Mr.. Weichel said he wants to
know why the United States is ship
ping oil to Russia at time when
this country's efforts to have Russia
return lend-lease ships have met
with failure.
Tankers May Be U. S. Vessels.
He added that some of the Soviet
tankers transporting American oil
to Russia may be United States
vessels loaned to Russia during the
war.
Russia got almost 100 ships from
us on lend-lease and so far as !
know we haven't been able to get
any of them back he told a re-
porter. II don't know how many of
them, if any, were tankers."
Chairman Shafer of the Armed
Services Subcommittee holding to-
days hearing threatened to block
extension of administration request
ed export controls unless somebody
can show us that the controls are
being exercised"
\ Doubts Effective Control.
at doesn't look like effective
control when all this oil is going to
Russia" Mr.. Shafer commented
That's the kind of controls we had
when we were shipping steel and oil
to Japan almost up TO the day the
Japs bombed Pearl Harbor.'
If spokesmen for the Commerce
Departments Office of International
Trade cannot give a satisfactory"
explanation, Mr. Shafer said, the
State Department will be asked for
testimony.
Mr. Shafer said he understands
that one 50,000-barrel Soviet tanker
is loading at San Pedro, Calf, and
others will be loading soon.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
De Gasperi Government
Wins Vote Of Confidence
BY the Associoted Press

ROME, June 21.-Premier Alcide
de Gasperi's fourth government
the first to exclude Communists ano
Socialists since the liberation OF
Italy-won a vote of confidence
from the Italian Constituent AS
sembly by 43-vote margin.
Umberto Terracini, Communist
president of the assembly, an
nounced that of 500 deputies present
274 voted in favor of the govern
ment, 231 against it and abstained
Among those who abstained was
former Premier Francesca Saverio
Nitti, an independent who himself
tried and failed to form cabinet
in Italy's most recent government
crisis.
Besides De Gasperi's Christian
Democrats, the government was sup
ported by the Liberals, the Mcaarch-
lists and the members of Gut.lielmo
Giannini's Uomo Qualunque (Com-
mon NAM Party.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
(See SIEGEL, Page A-3)
BY the Associoied Press

About 1850 employees of the Mari
time Commission embarked today
on a To-day, involuntary holiday
without pay.
Vice Admiral w. w. Smith, the
commission chairman, blamed Rep
|resentative Taber, Republican, of
New York and Controller General
Lindsay Warren.
Mr.. Taber, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, said it
was Admiral Smiths own fault
Admiral Smith said the mass
"furlough' was due to lack of money
in the administrative fund and a
bookkeeping tieup which prevents
paying the employees out of another
fund.
There is ample" money in the re-
serve feet fund, he said, but Mr..
|Taber and Mr.. Warren wouldn't ap-
prove transfer Of money from one
to the other.
Mr.. Taber told reporters:
Evening star., 1947-06-21
U. n. Commission Moves
Into Southern Palestine
By the Asseeieied Pres.

JERUSALEM, June 81. The
United Nations Palestine Inquiry
Commission moves into Southern
Palestine today for a tour of Arab
territory, with members carrying
their own picnic lunches as pre-
caution against cool reception.
The itinerary included stops at
Hebron, center of Arab nationalism
GAIA, scene of the, Turkish defeat
which brought about the disintegra-
tion of the Ottoman Empire In
World War I, and Beer-Sheba, city
of the seven walls and central ad-
ministration point for a large arid
desert area.
The committee decided a spe-
Ecial session last night to keep to-
morrow and Monday clear of ap-
pointments, and named DR.. Victor
Hoo, representative of the u. N.
secretary general. and delegates
from Australia. Uruguay, the Meth
erlands and Yugoslayia as sub
committee to aid the commission in
its administrative work.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Vore Fight Created
Last Around-CIock
Session 20 Years Aqo
by the A,,ocioted Pres,

The last previous all-night
and all-day session of the Sem
ate occurred more than 20 years
ago.
The Senate stayed in continu-
Gus session in the early part
of March, 1927, during con-
sideration of the election con-
test against William S. Ware
of Pennsylvania.
1t met at II am. on March 2
to consider a resolution extend
ing the life of a committee
investigating the election, and
stayed in session until 1902
am, March "A total of 81
hours and 2 minutes.
The Sen@te then adjourned
until $3.50 am. March 4 and at
noon the same day adjourned
the session.
Mr.. Ware was later denied a
seat.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Fiqht on Income Tax
Threatens Conference
On D. {. Revenue Bill
O'Huru Promises Bottle:
Senute Also Passes
School Pay Measure
By Don. S. Worren

District revenue and teachers
pay bills, clearing Senate hurdles
yesterday with unexpected ease
today awaited House-Senate con-
ferenceS to iron out remaining
differences between the two
chambers.
A battle was expected to develop
only over one feature of the $13,-
100000 revenue bill-that dealing
with broadening of the applica-
ton of the income tax to include
persons living here seven months
or more of the year and not paying
an income levy back home.
The Senate, at the call of Senator
Cain, Republican. of Washington
wrote two changes into the teachers
pay bill. Both were considered rela-
lively minor and were not expected
to cause any fight. One would give
more liberal sick leave for attend
ance officers and the other would
apply the new ''single-salary' plan
to school administrative officers.
Johnston Change Defeated.
Senator Johnston, Democrat, of
South Carolina, aided by several
Southern colleagues, made a fight
to give top-pay ratings of $4,000 to
S4,500 to 1856 teachers having "su-
perior ratings" but lacking masters
degrees. The move was defeated
by standing vote of about to l
Prospects for the revenue bill were
different, with a fight over the in
come tax section promised by Rep
resentative O'Hara, Republican, OF
Minnesota. He recently won House
approval of his amendment to ex-
empt from the tax all Government
employees who make affldavits they
are domiciled in one of the States
This was knocked out of the bill
y7YyY1NJyTr a
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Signing Of Crew Delays
Liner America 7 Hours
BY the Assoeiased Press

NEW YORK, June 21.-The liner
America was delayed almost two
hours in its sailing for European
ports late yesterday because of fail
ure of crew members to complete
their signing in on time
The vessel, scheduled to depart at
5 p.m., finally pulled away from the
pier at Ass pm. with the Maritime
Commission representatives still
aboard supervising the signing of 73
seamen needed to fill out the ships
complement.
The commission officials were
taken off down the bay by cutter.
The America had to sail before the
signing was complete to take ad-
vantage of high tide.
The liner originally was due to
leave last Wednesday for Cobb.
Southampton and Cherbourg, but
the sailing was postponed 48 hours
because of the CIO unions maritime
tieup, which was settled Thursday
Among the 1904 passengers were
Selden Chaplin. new United States
minister to Hungary: Charles Po-
letti, former New York governor;
John B. Skelly, champion United
States sculler, and Jan Kiepura,
tenor.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Callahan 5 Successor
Likely 10 Be Chosen
Among 15Monday
Speculation Is Centered
On Seven Inspectors
And Eight Captions

A successor to retiring Police
Supt. Harvey G. Callahan prob
ably will be appointed by the
Commissioners Monday, it was
learned today.
The action will follow receipt of a
report from the Police and Fire
mems Retirement Board recon-
mending that the Commissioners
approve Maj. Callahan's decision to
leave the department because of i'll
health.
Charles Stofberg, assistant to
Commissioner John Russell Young
thought it likely the Commissioners
will name a new chief without delay
The choice probably will come
from the names of seven inspectors
and eight captains considered for
the post when it became apparent
Maj. Callahan might not return.
Board Visits Callahan Home.
Yesterday afternoon members OF
the retirement board visited the
stricken superintendent's home at
4lC8 .Twenty-f1rst street Sc. One
of them, Inspector Ira Keck of the
Police Department, went to Maj
Callahan's room with Acting Supt
Walter H. Thomas while the chief
waived his right to appear before
the board
Other members of the board
Stanley De Neale, assistant cor
poration counsel; Deputy Chief John
Werheim OF the Fire Department
and DR.. w. Warren Sager of the
Board of Police and Fire Surgeons
waited nearby ina car.
The boards recommendation said
Maj. Callahan was disabled for
active duty by disease and physical
disability incurred in the line of
duty" The superintendent has not
worked since February 3 and has
undergone two operations.
Leading Candidates.
In addition to Detective Chief
Robert j. Barrett, whose record was
traced in The Star yesterday, lead
ing candidates for the superintend-
ency include Inspectors Thomas,
John H. Fowler, Oscar j. Letterman
and Capt. Floyd A. Truscott. IN
spector Fowler, however has said
he is not interested in the job.
Others whose records were ex-
amined last month by the Commits
sioners are Inspectors Lloyd Kelly,
Clarence Talley and Arthur E. Mil
Ter and Capts. Clarence H. Lutz,
George R. Wallrodt, Robert C.
Pearce, John R. Jeffries, Benjamin
F. Kuehling, Walter T. Storm and
John Fondahl.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
By J. A. OLeory

The Senate was locked in old
time filibuster today after more
than "a hours in continuous ses-
sion over President Truman's
veto of the Taft-Hartley labor
bill.
A small group of liberals held the
floor throughout the night and or
into today in an effort to put on
the decisive Senate vote on the veto
until next week, in the hope the
Presidents veto message would
bring a reaction in their favor from
the country.
Supporters of the labor bill were
equally determined to obtain an
early decision by the Senate, follow
ing up their overwhelming victory
when the House overrode the veto
yesterday, 331 to 83.
Four on Filibuster Team.
Senators Taylor of Idaho, Pepper
of Florida and Kilgore OF West Vir-
ginia, Democrats, with Morse. Re
publican, of Oregon, made up the
filibuster team which kept the Sen
ate tied up in its first night session
since last June. At that time SEN
ator ODaniel, Democrat. of Texas
held the floor for hours and 20
minutes in an unsuccessful one-man
stand against continuing the price
agency.
Although Republican leaders were
fighting for an early vote, they were
willing during the night to put the
Evening star., 1947-06-21
AhIee Hits East Europe
Countries for DENYING
Individual $ Rights
Pointed Anti-Russiun
Statement in Line
With Bevin BIost
BY The Associated Press
BARNSLEY, England, June q

BARNSLEY, England, June Il
Prime Minister Attlee declared
today that human rights are
denied and so-called democratic
government is travesty" in
several countries of Eastern
Europe
"I am concerned that there should
be people in this country, and peo-
pie who profess to be Socialists, who
appear to condone things that are
done by governments that call
themselves left, when they would
protest vigorously if precisely the
same things were done by govern
ments of the right" Mr.. Attlee said
in a speech at a miners demon
stration.
Freedom of speech, freedom Of
conscience and personal freedom
is the right of the individual whether
he is a capitalist or worker, a
conservative, a liberal or Socialist,
Mr.. Attlee declared.
Along Line of Bevin Attack.
wherever you find the right of
opposition denied, wherever you find
such devices as the single list of
candidates, wherever you find a
government that connot be removed
by the method of the ballot box
there is no true democracy, there
is no true freedom"
1t was the Socialist Prime Min.
ister's most pointed anti-Russiar
statement since he told the British
Trade Union Congress last winter
that the Soviet government was
building wall of ignorance" be-
tween the Russian people and the
west.
In tenor. it was along the lines oil
Foreign Secretary Bevin's SHARP
pronouncements about Russia in 9
House of Commons debate Thurs
day night.
Notice of Strengthened Hand.
Observers wondered whether the
British government was indirectly
serving notice on Russia that Sec.
retary of State Marshall's aid-for-
Europe proposals strengthened Brit
aims hand in international affairs
Mr.. Attlee's reference to British
Socialists who condone many Soviet
policies was taken as new rebuke
to rebels" in the Labor Party who
have sought to push British foreign
policy toward Russia and free" il
from that of the United States.
ut is of vital Importance to the
health of the Socialist movement
that it should uphold absolute moral
values" Mr.. Attlee declared. Jus
tice must be done whatever may be
the views of the individual con-
cerned.
I'VE hold" he added, that every
people has the right to choose its
own government whether it be con-
servative, liberal, socialist or COM
munist."
Mr.. Attlee spoke at the first an
nual Yorkshire miners demonstra-
ton since the war.
In another address Lord Citrine,
chairman of the National Coal
Board which controls the newly
nationalized mines, warned the
miners against unofficial strikes,
which he said were injurious to the
welfare of the country and the
miners themselves.
Evening star., 1947-06-21

roll call off until Monday, but as
noon passed all efforts to OBJ
tain an agreement had failed.
Senator Taylor was the first te
60 to bat for the opponents Of
the labor bill. He took the floor
at sos O'Clock last night and talked
until 3:15 am. today.
Senator Kilgore, after time out
for quorum call, took over at 1927
am. and held the floor until
nearly 5:45.
There was another parliamentary
wrangle when Senator Pepper OF
Florida, who had spoken yesterday
afternoon, tried to take over again
but he was ruled out on point OF
order.
Senator Morse began his part of
the tafkathon at $50 this morning
after most of his colleagues had
seen the sun rise from Capitol
windows.
Most of them had dozed off and
on through the night in cloakrooms
while the liberals kept the debate
going.
Several times leaders on both
sides made serious efforts to fix a
(Cae CENaTI, pore aol
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Bill to Punish Guards
For Escapes SIGNED

President Truman today signed
into law the McCarran bill to set
up penalties for guards at Federal
prisons who negligently permit their
prisoners to escape.
Need for such measure came to
light after the escape from the
District Jail of two convicted mur-
derers, Earl Mcfarland and Joseph
Medley.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
BY the Assoeioied Press


Senator Taylor, Democrat, o1
Idaho, a former tent show thes-
plan, today had one of those
parts actors dream about. He
held the stage for hours on end
without once vanishing into the
wings.
Except for the lines he tossed to o
few other characters, the plot was
soliloquy.
He wasn't filibustering, he said
No, he just wanted the Senate te
think things over while before
voting whether to override President
Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley
labor bill.
Curtain time for Taylor was 6:55
pm. yesterday.
He was still going strong when the
Senate clerk tore another page off
the calendar at midnight.
He talked on into the morning
hours. Now and then he seemed
to lose his audience, but he held the
Evening star., 1947-06-21

I floor for a solid hours and 2t
minutes.
He chatted easily to his sleepy
colleagues about Sunday fishing
trips, Wall Street plots against the
West, and the unfair distribution
of children among married couples
The performance hardly had beer
equalled since the days of Huey
Longs fabulous filibusters.
Some of Senator Taylor's observa-
tons:
The reason the Republicans want
to get quick action on the labor bill
is that it stinks to high heaven and
they're anxious to get rid of it SC
they won't have to smell it."
Senator Taylor has three sons;
his brother -in-law has three daugh-
ters. Its unfair distribution, that's
what it is-iust like the Republicans
are aiding and abetting in this coun-
try
at isn't Christian to keep these
little page boys here all night when
they ought to be in bed. Their
morals are corrupted by seeing us
adults sit up all night
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Bugsie SiegeI Is Slain
In GangIand Fashion, in
Beverly Hills Home
Former Public Enemy Hit
By Four Bullets Fired
Through Open Window
BY The Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, June
21.-Gangland bullets late last
night snuffed out the life of Ben
jan1in (Bugsie) Siegel, 41-year-
old gambler and one-time pub
lie enemy, as he sat quietly in a
home here reading a newspaper
Police Capt. William w. White
said an unidentified gunmar
sneaked up to an open window
shortly after Siegel and party oi
friends returned from dining at ar
Ocean Park beach and fired through
the curtains.
At least four shots entered the
body of Siegel as he sat reading the
paper on divan. Beside him sat
one of the guests, Allen Smiley, 80
well-known sporting world figure
here.
II heard the glass shattering and
II ducked," Capt White quoted
Smiley. II don't know how many
shots were fired, but when looked
at Siegel I could see he had taken
most of them
Bullets Splatter Wall.
Capt. White said the shots pinned
Siegel to the divan. When officers
arrived they found his body still
erect, the newspaper he was read
ing on the floor at his feet, smeared
with blood.
Five of the bullets splattered into
the wall directly behind where
Siegal sat. Another shattered a
small statuette and another lodged
in huge Oil painting of a woman
holding drinking glass.
Siegal who, Capt. White said, had
been active in the sporting world in
this area for about 10 years, once
was designated public enemy" by
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York while the latter was district
attorney.
The slain man was witness be-
fore New York grand jury that
investigated former public enemy
No. /, Louis (Lepke) Buchalter,
racketeer and erstwhile head of
New York's Murder, Inc" who later
was electrocuted at Sing Sing
Prison.
Questioned in Staying.
Siegel also once was questioned
in the Staying of Harry Green
berg, former New York gangster,
who was slain in Hollywood in 1899.
Capt. White said that in the
room with Siegel, owner of the
fabulous Flamingo Gambling Club
in Las Vegas, New, and Smiley,
were a man and woman he identi-
fed as Charles Hill and Miss Jerry
Mason.
The police captain quoted Hill
as saying he is brother of thrice
wed Mrs. Virginia Hill, 30-year-old
Alabama heiress, known in the
Hollywood film colony as the fem
inine Diamond Jim Brady" because
of her lavish spending on night
club parties.
Capt. White said the spacious
residence where the shooting .oc-
CURED is occupied by Mrs. Hill but
that she had left the city recently
to spend the summer in Paris.
Siegel died a death as violent, as
any of the other gangland victims
in this area in recent years. Be-
sides Greenberg, they included Paul
fPaulie) Gibbons, 45, and Benny
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Truman Gets Hundreds
OF TeIeqrams on Veto

Several hundred kilograms had
been received at the White House
this morning in response to the
Presidents veto of the Taft Hartley
bill. and they were still coming in
pretty good volume" Eben Ayers,
assistant press secretary, said today
The ratio is about 5 to ] in sup
port of the veto, according to Mr.
Ayers. He said no attempt had
been made to analyZe the sources
of the kilograms.
Before the President acted on
the measure, the White House had
received approximately 10000 let
ters, $4,000 cards and more than
$4,000 telegrams-an unprecedented
volume-said to be Overwhelmingly
in favor of a veto.
Evening star., 1947-06-21
President Coils 1t
Shocking; Ohioun
Sees Prejudice
fTert of speeches on Page Az
By Joseph A. Fox

by j5Sepn n. Fox
President Truman and Sena'
tor Taft, Republican, of Ohit
took to the air last night in. tht
battle over labor legislation
their second clash in recent days
The President followed up his vett
message on the Hartley Taft bill
with ano: nel SCI ching attack in
radio addr. !. tne Nation. He de-
scribed tn. ] as Shocking piec,
of legisla ian." ? nd declared:
For the the future of thi'
Nation nat this bill will no
become law.
Taft Charge map Judgment.
Senator Taft oadcasting shortl,
after the Pre-, dent, observed tina
Congress had studied the labor ques'
ton for five m nths, and added;
THE Presif ent attempts in II
days, three or four of them spent II
Canada, to put his Judgment ovel
the majority of Congress. His vett
message shows that he knows prac'
tically nothing about the bill itself.
Only recently, after Senator Tai
accused Mr.. Truman of spurrine
price rises in this country by hi.
policy of foreign aid, the President
retorted that the Ohioan wa.
preaching a ''boom-or-bust" eco
nomic philosophy.
MIR. Truman's radio address
which amounted to a plea for pub
lie support for his veto-which the
House promptly overrode-was 6
condensation of his veto message
Bill Called Bad for All.
He assailed the Hartley-Taft bill
on all counts; declared it bad fol
labor, bad for management, bad fol
the country" and said under nc
circumstances could I have signed
this BILL"
The President repeated that ''we
need legislation to correct abuses
in the field of labor relations anc
said he would have signed a bill
even with some doubtful fea-
tures," If sit had been a good bill.
He reiterated, too, that there il
still time for enactment at this ses-
sion of progressive, constructive
The Senate was debating the
labor bill one floor below as Senator
Taft spoke from the Senate radit
gallery.
Declaring the President appeared
not to find "a single good provision
in the bill, Senator Taft said Mr.
Truman had adopted the preju-
diced argument of the labor leaders.
He charged, as he had done pre-
viously in the Senate, that the veto
had followed the point by
point outline of a previous opposi-
ton statement by Lee Pressman,
CIO General Counsel.
Commission Plan Assailed.
AS for the Presidents recon-
mendation that a congressional
commission study the whole labor
Senator Taft said this was
"the standard plan of those who
want delay"
With respect to the ban on most
nion-controlled health and welfare
funds, assailed by the President
Senator Taft said:
These funds should be subject
to Government regulation"
The Presidents contention, Sena-
tor Taft said, that unions would be
liable every time their members en-
(See LABOR, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-06-21
lute Bulletin
Worshom Leeds, q Up

DETROIT P.-Gene Sara
zen, New York, was leading
Ky Laffoon 3 up at the turn in
the morning round of the PGA
golf tournament here today.
Lloyd Mangrum, Chicago, had
a sup margin over Mike Tur-
mesa, White Plains, N. Y; Jim
Ferrier, San Francisco, led
Claude Harmon, Mamaroneck,
N. Y, by one hole and Art Bell,
Colma, Calf, was 8 up on Dick
Metz, Chicago.
Lew Worsham, National
Open champion, was 4 up on
Reggie Myles of East Lansing,
Mich. after 9 holes.
Earlier Story on Page Billy
Evening star., 1947-06-21
Labor Veto Fi|ibuster Continues
No Time Set for Vote IN Senate;
Truman Taft Argue Bill On Radio
ourHoId Floor
All Night, Seeking
To Delay Ballot
BULLETIN

- AS the Senate went into the
25th hour of the filibuster on
the labor bill. Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio predicted
an agreement would be reached
for a vote Monday without
forcing a Sunday session.
Evening star., 1947-06-21

(See REVENUE, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1947-06-21

(See SENATE, Page A-29
Evening star., 1947-06-21
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