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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

4 Henry wallace m Second
in Democrat hearts but still lags
far behind the man he once work
ed for as Secretary of Commerce.
Twelve per cent of voters in the
party interviewed in the current
survey feel he. should head the
ticket %contrasted with nine per
cent last April. During this inter-
val Mr.. Wallace made a barn.
storming lecture tour and he pub
licly endorsed the Truman stand
on the Taft-Hartley labor-man-
agement bill.
While some political observers
believe that President Truman
does not need to worry about the
Wallace threat in the nominating
convention, the potential drawing
power Of a third party must be
taken into account. Previous In
stitute polls have shown, that IS
per cent of the voters would sup,
port a third-party headed by the
former Vice-President and that
such a party would draw much
more heavily from the Democratic
ranks than the Republican. But
a third party to make any impress
sion on the final count would have
to get on the ballot in a number
of key states which at this writ.
ing appears unlikely.
Although it is not entirely cor.
rect to classify either General
Marshall or General Eisenhower
as Democratic politicians, some
members of the party persist in
wanting them to run next year.
General Eisenhower reports to
work early in 1948 as President
of Columbia University, but
might, Of course, be open to a
drafting movement if a large
groundswen of support should de-
velop. Today six out of every 10C
Democratic voters hope he will
be the candidate, while three put
General Marshall as their number
one choice.
The following table shows the
trend OF preference among
Dmocratic voters having an
Iopinion on the question:
what man would you like see
elected President Of the country
in 1882"
Democratic Voters With
Opinions
May Dec. Apr.
'46 AS al Today
Truman 61% 1876 47% 71%
Wallace "a "A IL
Eisen-
hover 4 5
lMar0nau v z
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While most sleeps wool is
white, there are also species
which bear brown, taWn, yellow
and gray shades.
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The Weather

Atm WAILY
Weather bureau report OF uempeialui 8
and rainfall for the "a hours enolns Q
m. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

approximately one Democratic
voter in every four III per cent,
no choice.
TOMORROW: Which Of the
major parties holds the edge
with American voters today?
Irrespective of candidates
which would win the election
II it were held today?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Obituaries
W. A, TAYLOR

Funeral services for w. A. Tay-
|lor. 70, who died at his residence
Thursday afternoon At Wrights-
vile Beach, are scheduled to be
tneld this afternoon at 4 O'Clock
in St. Andrews Episcopal church
with the Rev. R. L. Sturges and
Bishop Thomas c. Darst officlat-
ing. Interment will follow IN the
church cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be:
Clarence T. Rogers, W. T. Rogers,
IS. M. MCGOWAN, Sr.. Robert E..
Tapp, ]. O. Hinton. J. E. Hines, ST.,
Dawson Jones, W. D. Stokley, FL
bert Wright, E. L. Rogers G. H.
Rogers, Edison Hewlett, Waddell
Waters, c. A. Sneedea, H. D.
Pearson, H. C.. Pennington, and
Porter Davis.
Active pallbearers are: A. II.
Eizor, A.. M. Rogers, S. B. NC
Gowan, S. M. MCGOWAN, Jr., C..
]. MCGOWAN, nephews OF the de-
ceased.
He is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. w. A. Taylor Of Wilson;
Mrs. C. L. jackson, Whitevllle;
Mrs, Carrie Taylor of Whiteville;
five sons. R. H. Of Bradley. Creek;
T. R. Of Wrightsviue Sound; W.
C. of Wrightsville Sound; c. L. OF
Whiteville; B. J. of Whitevllle;
and eight grandchildren.
The body will remain at the
Yopp Funeral Home until time Tor
the services,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
ALBERT MARSHALL H1NsoN

CHADBOURN, July 1l.-Albert
Marshall Hinson, So, Of the Ward
Station community died Thursday
morning at six o'clock unexpected
ly of a heart attack. Funeral SER
vices will be held Sunday after
noon at four o'clock from the Mt.
Zion Holiness church near Ward
Station by Rev. Zeddie Ward.
Burial will be in the church ceme-
terry.
Survived by five sons: Ferd Hin
son. Sterling Hinson and Paul
Hinson of Chadbourn, Route l,
v. D. Hinson of Chicago. ILL.,,
Sherwood Hinson Of U. S. Navy,
Norfolk, Va, three daughters,
Mrs. Bailey Mercer, Mrs. Shelley
Fisher and Noah Mercer OF Chad
bourn Route l: two brothers, one
sister. The body will remain at
the Peacock funeral home until
late Saturday.
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BOYD MAKES PLEA
Continued From Page One
By Alley

mington is about 10 hours. Thi:
compares with Nationals proposed
air time of less than 3 hours.
"The chartcter of the Atlantic
Evening star., 1947-08-15

ingly Hindu. He changed title from
viceroy to governor general.
Mahomed Ali Jinnah, the mon
icled Moslem League leader whose
adamant stand largely caused divi-
sion of the country, became Gov
ernor General of Pakistan and its
0,00o, 900, mostly Moslems, at Ka-
rachi.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, the frail
little lawyer who became known as
the architect of 1ndias freedom"
by his lengthy, mild campaigning,
began fasting, praying and spinning
at his Belliaghatta peace mission"
in East Calcutta.
Thousands Hail Gandhi.
Hundreds of thousands Of Hindus
and Moslems made what they called
a 'holy pilgrimage" to Gandhi's s
residence. Occasionally he pre-
sented himself on his veranda and
received deafening cheers and
slogans such as "the Hindu and
Mos]em Is one" Gandhi had de-
sired a united, independent India.
The 5000, 900 Hindus and 1000 900
Moslems of Calcutta ended suddenly
their ar-long warfare under the
emotional upsurge of independence.
They joined freely together in cele-
brations with exuberance unbe-
lievable before yesterday. But q
senior police officer said: "If any
thing goes wrong, God help U.S."
The sorest spot appeared to be
Lahore, capital Of partitioned Pun
jab, where communal violence con-
tinued. The unofhcial toll In three
Evening star., 1947-08-15
1899 Dollar Now Worth SOC,
But Costs Vary Between Cities

Your clothing dollar goes about
as far one place as another, but
buys lot less than in either 1899
or 1916.
Your meat bill has gone up much
more, in percentage, than your bread
or milk bills. Butter and eggs rate
much higher on your budget than
they did, comparatively. before the
war.
In most items half or more of the
price increase has come In the last
year.
But while your housing dollar
buys only half as much most places
as in 1899, in Columbus and San
Francisco it buys more than it did
in June, 1916.
Surveying typical products in the
three fields of food, clothing and
housing, marked by the Justice De-
partment for price conspiracy" in
vestigation, the Associated Press
survey found. in the 13 cities, item
by item:
Bacon-Prices jumped 800 to 400
per cent in many cities in all sec
tions of the country between 1889
(See PRICES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Chain Gang Fugitive Slain Here
In Gun Fiqht With 4 Policemen

not to be, construed as approval
Of promiscuous use Of firearms, but
only applied to cases where police
men were faced with an armed
man.
Reporters were not permitted to
talk to the men involved in the
shooting, but these accounts were
given by police:
Acting on q tip, six policemen
in predawn foray, closed in on
the Negro housing development
where the convict's wife, Mrs. Pearl
Thomas lives with her mother, Mrs.
Inez Trammel, 81, Of Lincoln, Va.
When there was no response TO
their demand for adnittance, the
policemen located the janitor, VIII
liam II. Caldwell of 4431 E street
Sc. Mr.. Caldwell used his pass
key to get into the apartment.
In a rear bedroom. the policemen
found Mrs. Trammel. She denied
that Thomas was in the apartment,
police said. Mrs. Thomas was not
home. =,
Police started searching the small
7see SHOOTING, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1947-08-15

which was due to be completed in
a few days, will be halted until the
view Of the trades council have been
considered.
Council members arranged to
meet with Acting Police Superin-
tendent Walter H. Thomas at 2 pm.
in Police Headquarters.
Inspector Thomas explained
earlier that the six policemen were
assigned as bricklayers and carpen-
ters on the cellblock job when 1t
was learned that regular District
construction men would be tied up
for many months.
Working for about a week, the
men have put up brick wall about
Is feet long and IL feet high adj
joining the cellblock. Now they are
putting on the finishing touches,
such as applying plasterboard to the
ceiling. Two offices will be included
in the new inclosure, one for station
clerks responsible for prisoners and
another for attorneys to talk with
clients.
Inspector Thomas said employing
police as laborers is not unheard of.
He said the police. force was not
weakened by the move and that tax
payers would benefit.
Il guess the average bricklayer
(See CONSTRUCTION, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Press Freedom Conference
Set for March in Gepeva
Rv the Associ. ted pr

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 15-The
United Nations Economic and Social
Council decided yesterday that the
International conference on Free
dom of Information should be held
in Geneva beginning March %, 1s48.
The Council had acted provision
ally early in it's session, but it took
final action yesterday In beginning
work on the proposed agenda OF the
conference. The time and place Of
the conference must be approved by
the General Assembly meeting In
New York September 16.
George Boris, France, introduced
a joint amendment by France, Chile
and Norway to the proposed confer
ence agenda. This amendment
would include a fight against Fascist
theology in the part of the agenda
dealing with discussion of human
rights and would include the fight
against forces which incite war in
the part of the agenda dealing with
maintenance Of peace. N-
Arnold Smith, Canada, opposed
the amendment, saying a statement
of principle ought not to be miti-
gated in any way by referring spe-
cifically to situations, such as the
remnants of collaborationism.
Herber Moore Phillips, Britain,
opposed the amendment Leonid
Kaminsky of White Russia strongly
supported 1t.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Two Wrecks on Pennsy
In Il Hours Kill Two
by the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-The
Pennsylvania Railroads second
wreck in Philadelphia within IL
hours killed a passenger train engi-
neer early today.
l.. P. Duffield, ST, Woodbury., N. j.,
died at the controls of his locomo-
tive as it derailed and partially over
turned at Thirty third and Mount
Vernon streets. The train had just
reached the city from Cape May,
N. j. All passenger cars remained
on the tracks and occupants escaped
injury.
Another engineman was killed and
26 passengers injured by the first
wreck in which a crowded commutor
train and backing locomotive
collided.
The engineman, j. D. Klingeman,
Norristown, Pa, was crushed to
death in his telescoped cab as his
Norristown-bound local smashed
into the rear of the locomotive
tender yesterday during the late
afternoon rush period and a few
seconds after leaving the downtown
Broad Street suburban station.
Railroad authorities said about
230 persons were jolted from their
seats by the crash. The most seri-
ously injured was oliver j. Trout
man, "a, Norristown, taken to Pres
byterian Hosital with a skull frac-
ture and possible internal injuries.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
IIIinoisCoaIM Mine Blast
Kills Three, Injuries 7
BY ths Associated Press

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, Aug.
15.-Three men were killed and two
others slightly injured last night in
a mine explosion which brought
hundreds of people to the shaft
fearing it was a third major disaster
in Southern Illinois within five
months.
For more than two hours, a crowd
of about 1000 milled around the
property in the belief that many of
the night crew of about 100 men
had been killed or trapped.
Not until about II O'Clock when
many of the workers came to the
surface, unaware of the blast, was
the worst of the shock and two
hour suspense dispelled.
The dead, members of drilling
crew, are Charles H. Clark, Walter
Clements, jr., and George L. Filkins,
all of West Franfort. The injured
who were treated at the mine for
minor burns and sent home are
Mike Stinkiewicz and w A. Blair,
electricians, of nearby Benton.
Harold L. Walker, State superin-
tendent of mines and minerals, said
the blast probably was a local gas
explosion
Mine company spokesmen said
only the five men were in the blast
area. and that all other workmen
had been accounted for.
The accident occurred between
$3.50 and 9 pm, mine officials said
in the New Orient mine of the Chi
cago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal
Co. 1t is the largest one-shaft mine
in the world, employing more than
1,1o0 men who produce about 10000
tons a day. The mine is about a
mile north of here.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Il Ranking Officers
Of ot'private Army in
Burma Are Poisoned
I
:. Group CoIIopses After
Dinner in Rungoon;
Police Are Fired On
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

RANGOON, Burma, Aug. 15.-
An attempt to poison high-rank-
ing officers of the Peoples Volun-
teer Organization, militant "pri-
vate army" of the Anti-Fascist
Peoples Freedom League, was
made last night during a dinner
party, officials said today.
Shortly after the dinner II
officers collapsed and were rushed
to the hospital, where seven were
detained for further treatment.
The anti-Fascist Peoples Free
dom League is the dominant politi-
cal movement in Burma, now draft
ing its constitution to become a
sovereign republic. u Aung San
and six cabinet members, leaders of
the interim government and Of the
AFPFL. were assassinated last
month.
Among those poisoned were Be
Tun Lin, political and private Sec
retary to Thakin Nu, who succeeded
Aung San as premier.
Hospital attendants said all those
treated were recovering and were
expected to leave their wards today.
Shortly after midnight, uniden-
titled persons in a jeep fired auto
matte weapons at armed Burmese
police guarding the Burma sec
retariat at Jubilee Hall and at the
residence of Aung San. No casualty
was reported.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
1ampico, Mex, Hit
By 90-MiIe Hurricane;
Storm Turns Inland
Oil Well Damage Feared;
Texas Coast Expected
To Escape Blow
BY the Associated Press

TAMPICO, Mexico, Aug. 15.-A
major hurricane with winds
we'll over 100 miles an hour
struck the coast near this oil
city at dawn today, ravaging
Tampico itself with 80 to IS mile
winds.
For two days the storm had moved
along the Mexican coast, playing
with Tampico like cat toying with
a mouse
Streets were deserted at 7::30 am.
today as winds uprooted trees, shat
tered windows and destroyed signs
and 1oliasy Damage to oil wells
was expected.
The Weather Bureau here said
many of Its instruments were broken.
A United States weather bureau
report at Brownsville earlier had
said the storm definitely" was
moving inland.
Waves Is. Feet High.
Waves Is feet high rolled into
Tampico beaches. Small lakes and
rivers were rising. Movable objects
swirled down deserted Streets Wis.,
ibility was low.
Several hours after the storm
struck, the wind decreased slightly
to 36 miles an hour.
The captain Of the port said the
actual center of the storm struck the
coast near Soto la Marina. No re-
ports on damage could be obtained
Immediately, for communications,
normally poor, were virtually dis
rupted.
Soto la Marina is a sparsely set
tied fishing and ranching area,
located on large ranch once owned
by American interests.
The hurricane is expected to con-
tinue throughout the day in, un-
diminished force if it follows usual
patterns. Winds blow from one di-
rection for as long as IL hours, then
lull sometimes lasting an hour
occurs as the center passes. The
wind returns in full force from
exactly the opposite direction, blow
ing another 10 or IL hours.
Texas Coast Safe.
Early indications that the hurri-
cane might veer northeast and strike
the Texas Coast proved groundless.
Warnings had been issued to ships
to remain in port. The Red Cross
was standing by.
The lower Rio Grande Valley, with
a population of a quarter of mil
lion persons, breathed easier. Full
crops and citrus orchards were
saved.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Two Die in Virginia Blast
Sunday Reading

Food, far above and beyond
their own needs, will be the
main thought Of United Ma
tions delegates at a special
session at Geneva. Their prob
lem is to concoct q formula to
insure even and steady distri-
button Of food throughout the
world, and thereby eliminate
one of the causes of war. An
Associated Press roundup on
the present state of the
worlds breadbasket and the
foreign crop outlook makes
interesting reading in the Sun
day Editorial Section.
Recommended for hot
weather consumption are the
airy adventures Of Johnny
Hazard, a trouble-shooting,
romantic pilot who makes his
debut in this Sundays Comic
Section, and a layout Of
sketches in the Pictorial Mag
azine on the marlin fishing
experiences of Cartoonist Glib
Crockett at Ocean City, Md.
These and many other fea-
lures, including special cover
age of new books, gardening,
sports, society, art, music and
amusements, supplement the
usual thorough and accurate
news content of
Chr Smnnat1 8tar
Evening star., 1947-08-15

A 27-year- escaped convict was
slain today in a pistol battle with
four policemen who came to his
wife's apartment at 4438 E street
Sc. to capture him.
The dead man was Henry Thomas,
colored. According to police, Thom-
as escaped last Tuesday from a
chain gang IN Florence, S. c.. his
second escape with Washington as
his destination. Florence County
police telegraphed Washington Tues
day, police said, that Thomas was
coming here to kill his wife.
The four policemen who shared in
the capture were Detective Sergts.
George w. Cooper and Otto P. Fuss
Of the Robbery Squad and Pvts.
James v. Pearson and Jesse w. Ates
Of the eleventh precinct.
The pistol battle promptly brought
this comment from Commissioner
John Russell Young:
TN view Of the fact that several
Of our policemen have been killed
by armed men, I am glad to see
they are getting faster on the draw.
Mr.. Young said. however, this was
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Rio Delegates
Back Mediation
In Paraguay
Foreign Minister Of
BruziI Is Elected
Purley President
BY the Associated Press

PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug. Is.
Delegates to the Inter-Amer-
ican. Defense Conference agreed
at preparatory session today to
support mediation efforts in the
Paraguayan civil war, a delega-
tion member said on leaving the
closed meeting.
Raul Fernandes, Brazil's foreign
mister, was unanimously chosen
president of the conference, but
asked that the delegates confirm
the election later at the first plen-
ary session.
Conference action to support
mediation efforts of Brazil and Ar
gentina to end the civil war in
Paraguay had been urged here by
Justo Prieto, former foreign min
lister of Paraguay, self-styled Job
server" for the rebels.
Mr.. Fernandes is a scholarly, 60
year-old diplomat who was a dele
gate to the 1919 Peace Conference
and to the League of Nations.
The preparatory commission for
the conference, which is to write a
treaty of mutual defense, met at
1885 am. All the 20 nations par
ticipating were represented.
Economic Talks Opposed.
Chile's foreign minister, German
Vergara Donoso, told newsmen he
would oppose the Argentine pro-
posal to include discussion of eco
nomic questions.
Cuba, however, announced she
would press for a treaty clause
against economic aggression" Mex
leo and several other countries are
known to favor consideration OF
hemisphere economic problems at
this meeting.
Argentina has announced she
would propose special inter-Amer-
ican economic conference some time
before the Bogota conference set TO,
next January.
Opposing this, Mr.. Vergara Don
oso said:
1--WE have but one objective-the
drafting of an inter-American treaty
of mutual defense. Economic ques-
tions are not on the agenda. The
Chilean delegation for one has nc
economic specialists present ano
thus cannot discuss such prob
lems."
The commission was to pick a
steering committee and committees
on credentials, aggression, miscel-
laneous matters and an inter-
American security force-to be ap-
proved at conference of American
states in Bogota, Colombia, next
January. >,
The conference itself, long de-
layed by North American Argentine
differences, was scheduled to start
at 4 pm. g pm, EDIT. On the
program were an opening speech by
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra OF
Brazil, response for the delegates
by Foreign Minister Jaime Torres
Bodet of Mexico and an address by
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Russian Position
On Pacific Pact
RejectedbyU.S.
America Insists
On 11-Notion PorIey
Instead Of Big Four
BY the Associated Press

The United States has rejected
firmly a Soviet demand that the
job of drawing up peace treaty
for Japan be left to the big
four Pacific powers-the United
States. Britain, China and
Russia.
The American position was dis
closed in a note made public today
by the State Department. 1t was
delivered to Semen K. Tsarapkin,
Russian Charge d'Affaires, by
Charles E. Bohlen, departmental
counselor, two days ago.
In the note, the United States
maintained its unbudging position
that the treaty should be drafted
by an 11-nation conference.
And 1t made plain that this coun-
try will proceed with that work even
If Russia refuses to attend.
No Date Yet Fixed.
However, it expressed its hope
that the Soviet Union would par
ticipate in the japanese Peace
Treaty Conference to be held "in
the near future"
There has been no definite date
set as yet for the conference but the
II nations which have been invited
to attend are this country, Britain,
China, Russia, Australia, New Zea-
land, The Netherlands, France, the
Philippines, India and Canada.
/ AL but Russia have accepted.
The United States note was in
answer to one from Russia July 20,
in which the Soviet Union called for
examination of the Japanese peace
treaty problems by the Council Of
Foreign Ministers.
This would be in line with the
procedure followed in drawing up
peace treaties for italy and Hitler's
Balkan satellites which produced
long wrangles before the drafts were
finally completed and approved.
Unilateral, Molotov Says.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov,
in suggesting that procedure be fol-
lowed in the case of Japan, accused
| VAC SAA1Co otstCS VI dCtnlS uIllldIs
orally by inviting the 11-nation
conference.
In its reply, the United States
said none Of the agreements reached
at Cairo, YaltR or Potsdam contains
provisions gfeing the Council Of
Foreign Ministers "any authority in
connection with a Japanese peace
settlement. af
The note then reviewed the deci-
sion in Moscow in Decen1her. f9A6,
to set up The 11-power Far Eastern
Commission to act on policies in
1.-THE occupation of Japan.
1T is the view of the United
States Government" the note said,
"that this action constituted a rec
ognition of the primary interest Of
these powers in postsurrender policy
matters for Japan and hence in the
peace settlement"
The note pointed out that such
an 11-power Japanese peace confer
ence would be free to determine its
own procedure. The United States
has suggested that a two-thirds
ma jority vote prevail In its decisions,