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Evening star., 1947-08-22
Crack Long-Distance
Swimmers 10 Vie
Here Tomorrow

Thirty entries, including ace long
distance swimmers, have been re-
ceived for the first running since
before the war of the 22-year- old
Presidents Cup Smile swim tomor-
row at pm. off Washington Canoe
Club.
Chairman Carl Ahlenfeld said ad-
ditional entries may come in.
Leading the parade of stars is
John Mccarthy, 1916 AAU national
long distance champion.
The race, for which the late Pres
ident Coolidge sponsored cup in
1925, has not been run since 1899
It's expected to produce a crop
of new swimmers, and, if condi-
tions are right, some records.
A 1-mile triangular course has
been laid out on the Upper Po-
tomac.
Seventeen-year-ol Walter Jar
dine of Miami, Fla, winner of this
years State championship, is an
other entrant to watch. In cop
ping the Florida title this summer,
the Lake Worth Swimming Club
ace broke a 19-year- -old record for
7 miles.
Other teams entered hail from
University of Delware, Marine Corps
from Quantico, Washington Canoe
Club and Ambassador Swimming
Club. VICES team is made up of
Jimmy Pierce, Oliver Garter and
Harvey Coleman.
Ambassador team is composed
of James Campbell, Dan Callahan,
Esko Hallila, Allen Grant, James
Smith, David Title and 1t. Helen
Mead. Miss Helen Pavilion, unat-
tached, is the only other girl entrant.
Another feature of the show,
which is open to the public, will
be canoe fitting between Frank Ha-
vens and his brother Bill. The for
mer wrested the national fitting
crown from Bill this summer. Both
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Pin League Recognizing

National Capital Ladies Duckpin
League will hold a reorganization
meeting at o'clock Monday night
at Lucky Strike. Addition of two
Farm Credit quints is expected to
increase the loop to IL teams. Ann
c. Smith again is secretary and
scorer.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Rain Won't Delay
Bio Match Race
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 22-Rain or
shine. fast track or a muddy
one, will make no difference to
those great handicap stars As
sault and Armed, which meet in
the richest match race in turf
history at Chicago's Washington
Park week from tomorrow.
They'll go to the post in the
100000 winner-take-all event
regardless of track conditions, in
keeping with the traditions of
American thoroughbred racing.
There had been reports that the
race would not take place if the
track were not fast.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
DetweiIer Shore Loops S
Most Valuable Player
Al

By The Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20. - The
Eastern Shore Sportswriters Asso-
citation last night named Ducky
Detweiler of the fredericksburg Ath-
letlcs the most valuable player on
the Eastern Shore Baseball Leagues
all-star team.
The former Boston Brave was
named to two posts on the all-star
team, right fielder and utility
player. Detweiler leads the Glass D
league in home runs with Is and
in total bases with 233.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
SuiIinq Title Retained

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Aug. %
(P).-The international 110-class
sailing championship was retained
today by Roger Wilcox. 27year-old
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology student-the first competitor
to defend the title successfully.
Evening star., 1947-08-22

many of these
fish visit favored
fishing grounds
in the lower bay
and P o t o m a C
River areas, feed
ing as they go
and afording
much sport for
anglers. All you
have to do is to
be where the fish
are and with the
right bait. John
S C h W a llenberg
and party, fish
ing with Capt.
porLS of the
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Fights Lost Night
By the k---cioted Press

AKRON. Ohio.-Ray Sugar" Rob-
inson, 152, New York, knocked out
Sammy Secreest. 14s. Pittsburgh Q)
GfNDiTANAPoL1s.-Bob Skies, 1891,
Indianapolis, knocked out Willard
BROOKLYN (Fort Hamilton) -
Bobby Plant. 139, Brooklyn. and willie
BeltIam: 136. New York. drew GO).
1879. Bangor, Knocked out Oliver Des.
Marias, 135, Manchester, N. H. (S).
WORCESTER. Mass.-Bobby Zollo,
1h0, Providence. TKOed Jerry Boisvert,
155, Lewiston (6).
= ATLANTIC CTTY.-Austin Johnson
Tony Gangemi bout postponed to to-
night Friday). weather.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Justice Net Champion

Department of Justice tennis team
holds the Departmental League
championship after defeating In
terror, 81, yesterday on the East
Potomac courts.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
OUTDOORS

While undoubtedly the hardheads
are on the way down Chesapeake
Bay toward their wintering grounds
offshore the Atlantic, nevertheless
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Eastern A. c. BOOKING

Eastern A. C. unlimited baseball
team is looking for weekend games.
Call Woodie Gray at Franklin 4231.
Evening star., 1947-08-22
Bill Leetch

ing has been excellent near Cedar
Point Light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Chicago Soi|boot Tops Winners
As Presidents Cup Race Opens
Star Class Victor Also Sets Mark
For 5H-MiIe Course as 154 Compete

Spanked by a rising southerly
wind, winners in the opening
race of the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta sailing events off Hams
Point today made fast time as a
record-breaking fleet of 154
boats competed through the day.
Winners by lunch time included:
Lockwood M. Prizes Star boat
Twin Star, from Chicago, which also
chalked up the fastest time OF the
day by going around the h-mile
course in / hour and 46 seconds.
Robert Orme's Blue Water, in the
Chesapeake 20 class, of the Corinth-
ian Yacht Club, Washington. The
first boat to finish, Louis Gangs
Shamrock, of Galesville, Md, was
disqualified for improperly sailing
the course.
Robert I. Welsh's Indian Maid,
an Indian Landing 20, from Millers-
vile, Md.
Runyon COLES Outsider, Manto-
loking, N. j., Penguin Class. He is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
BY the Associated Press

Influential Senators threw
cold water today on suggestions
for a special session of Congress
to deal with emergency aid for
Europe.
Senator Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado told a reporter that men,
bers will not look kindly upon a
call of special session upon a
hullabaloo basis"
Senator Millikin is chairman. of
the Republican conference, which
includes all Republican Senators.
Senator Vandenberg, president pro
tempore of the Senate and chair
man of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, and Chairman Taft of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit
tee, previously had frowned on call
ing the legislators back before next
January.
Senator Lucas of Illinois, Demo-
cratic Party whip, said he knew of
no plans for special session and
that if one were called Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Second Boy Is Born
To Mrs. Bobby Teller

WAUKEGAN, Ill, Sept. ia
7-pound 10h ounce boy was born
today to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bobby" Feller at Victory Memorial
Hospital.
The boy is the second son for the
Cleveland Indians pitcher and his
wife, the former Virginia WHITTIER
off Waukegan. The other boy. a
little over year old, is named
Robert, jr.
DR.. George B. Callahan, attending
physician, said the new baby had
not yet been named, but that he and
his mother were getting along
nicely"
Teller, the big right-handed pitcher,
who hurried to Waukegan last week
to be with his wife when the baby
arrived, was in Boston today after
the Indians schedule forced him to
leave before the birth of his son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Truman Keeps Posted
On Special Term Talk,
But Still Sees No Need
Missouri at Halfway
Point in 4,723-MiIe
Trip From South America
Ry loseph A. Fox
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ABOARD THE U. S. S. MIS-
SOURI,, Sept. 13.-Six days out
of Rio de Janeiro, the Missouri
this morning passed the half
way mark on it's 4,723-mile run
to Norfolk, Va, with its position
at 7 am. 500 miles northeast of
Cape Orange, French Guiana, the
nearest landfall.
President Truman is keeping
abreast of the proposed extra session
of Congress, which is under discus
sion in Washington, but Charles G
Ross, White House Press Secretary
said there is no comment.
It is known definitely that the
Presidents position is unchanged
since his news conference just be-
fore he left Washington two weeks
ago. At that time he said he saw
no reason for an extra session to
deal with the troubled European
situation but would not hesitate to
act if necessary.
Will See Marshall First.
Nothing on this matter is in sight
until he sees Secretary of State
Marshall on his return.
The Missouri slowed down yes
terday while the conveying destroy
ers Small and Dyess refueled from
the battleship. This gave President
Truman chance to see the high
point of efficiency to which the Navy
raised this operation during the
war.
The Missouri was hustling along
at a 20-knot clip to maintain its
(See TRUMAN, Page ADD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Tropical Storm
off Puerto Rico;
May Be Curvinq
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. ia tropi-
cal hurricane with winds above lao
miles an hour now is approximately
225 miles due north Of San Juan,
Puerto Rico, and within 1000 miles
of Miami, but there was posi-
bility that a slight northward curve
might have developed during the
night.
The hurricane, which has trav-
eled more than 1000 miles in the
last 60 hours, was given IN the last
advisory at 6 am. as continuing a
west northwest to northwest move
ment, toward the North American
continent.
A northward movement would
keep the hurricane in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Although still far from Florida
and with no indication as to the
hurricanes path should it hit the
continent, Miamians, nevertheless,
were taking preliminary steps to
safeguard life and property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Sept. ia 42-year-
old stenographer was held today by
detectives who said she embezzled
$107,00 in nine months and gave 1t
to her Toy friend to start him in
business.
She was booked at police head
quarters as Lillian Myers, an en-
ploye for 20 years of the American
Express Co., where she earned $50
month.
No charge was placed against her,
but police quoted Walter Gevers,
district manager of the company,
as saying she admitted taking the
money in a signed statement to him.
However, Miss Myers refused to
sign a statement at the prosecutors
Office after the matter was turned
over to police.
Detective William Stearla quoted
Mr.. Gevers as saying Miss Myers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Sayajiirao Is Winner
OF ST. Leger Stakes
By the Associoisd Press

DONCASTER, England, Sept. -.
The Maharaja of Baroda's Saya-
jirao, whose purchase price as a
yearling two years ago established a
British record, won the st. Leger
Stakes over a rain-soaked track to-
day.
Marcel Boussac's French colt, Ar
bar, was second in the final chapter
of 1947's triple-crown classic of the
British turf. Third place went to
the betting favorite, the Aga Khan's
Migoli, ridden by Champion Jockey
Gordon Richards. Pearl Diver, win
ner of the British Derby last June
finished fourth.
Sayajirao, for whom the Maha-
raja paid SILT, 800, returned 9 to
and won by a head. A last-minute
flow of money on the colt moved him
from fourth place in the prerace
betting to second.
The winner regained $44, $40 Of his
purchase price by taking the race
His owner arrived at the park two
hours before the start after "a.
hour fight from India.
Eleven horses started. Richard
III was scratched because of the
morning rains, which quit before
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Taft Delivers Speech
In California Without
Crossing Picket Line
Union Members Move
While Ohioun and
Murray Enter Hall
D.. rIj :>ls
~ GOULD Lincoln
Stor Stoff Correspondent

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, Sept.
13.-Union labor threw a picket
line against Senator Taft, Re
publican, of Ohio last night, but
the sponsor of the Taft Hartley
labor law entered the audi
forum, where he spoke to the
California Bar Association with
out preaching the line.
Out Of consideration for Senator
Murray of Montana, Democratic
opponent of the new labor law, and
also speaker to the Bar Associa-
ton, the pickets had drawn to one
side so Senator Murray would not
have to cross the line.
The Senators arrived together
and together entered the audito-
rum.
Senator Taft smiled broadly as
he saw the demonstrators carrying
banners reading, What Hurts Labor
Hurts America" and Repeal the
Slave Labor Law" There were a
few boos from the pickets when they
caught sight OF the Ohioan-and
that was all.
About 100 men and women were
in the line, which was an American
Federation of Labor demonstration,
arranged by Paul Bennett, business
agent of the Construction Workers
Union. They came from half a
dozen California cities, including
Santa Cruz, jacksonville, San Jose,
Redwood City and Salinas.
A few minutes later Senator Taft
clashed violently in debate with
Democratic opponents of the Taft
Hartley law. He told the Bar As
ISOLATION members and their guests,
numbering about 1000, that the new
new labor law is "just, reasonable
and mild"
The audience was distinctly
friendly to Senator Taft and to
the labor law, and gave him and
House Majority Leader Halleck, who
Joined him in support of the legis-
lation, loud applause in contrast to
mere polite handclapping which
greeted Senator Murray and Rep
resentative Madden, Democrat, of
Indiana, who attacked the law.
Halleck Rather Steals Show.
MIR. Halleck, quick-talking and
hard-hitting debater, rather stole
the show before the panel debate
was over.
Senator Murray and Representa-
tive Madden argued that two Re-
publican leaders, Gov. Dewey of
New York and former Gov. Stassen
of Minnesota, both potential no1ni-
nees for the presidency next year,
did not 60 along with the Taft
Hartley law. Mr.. Stassen's name was
a signal for applause. Senator Taft
and Mr.. Halleck denied there was
any serious rift in the Republican
ranks over the act, however.
Senator Taft has been made the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Is Nations at Par|ey
In Paris Will Study
Customs Union Idea
Would Be SeIf-HeIp Step
Under Marshall Plan:
Russio Will Get Bid
BY The Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Thirteen
nations in the Paris Economic
Conference are going to look into
the idea of setting up a customs
union as a self-help move under
the Marshall Plan for United
States aid to Europe.
These misunderstanding Britain
France and Italy-will invite the
Soviet Union, two Soviet republics
and II other nations, most of them
in Eastern Europe, to join in the
project.
The British and Belgian foreign
offices made simultaneous an
nouncementS of the plan last mid
night in the name of all the nations
that have agreed to take part. These
nations include all those at the
Paris conference except Norway,
Sweden and Switzerland.
Free Trade Is Objective.
The announcement said the par
ticipating countries had decided to
create study group for the purpose
of examining the problems involved
and the steps to be taken in the for
nation of a customs union or GUS
toms unions between any and all of
these governments and other
governments invited to partici-
pate. ="
The objective Of a customs union
is free trade-unhampered by tariff
bariers-among member nations and
a common tariff policy toward nom
member nations.
Belgium, Luxembourg and the
Netherlands, which already have
instituted their own customs union,
were listed as sponsoring powers, to
issue invitations and convene a
first meeting of the study group as
soon as sufficient opportunity has
been given for other states to sig
nifty their desire to adhere to the
study group"
The announcement said any GUS
toms union would be formed Gin
accordance with the principles Of
the draft charter for the proposed
international trade organization"
and with the idea of "promting a
stable and healthy economy in Eu-
rope within the framework of ex-
panding world trade"
Estimate of Aid Trimmed.
Besides Britain, France, Italy and
the three sponsors, nations that have
agreed to the customs union study
are Austria, Denmark, Fire, Greece,
Iceland, Portugal and Turkey.
Nations to be invited to join in
the project are the Soviet Union,
White Russia, the Ukraine, Albania,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland,
Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia,
and, through the United Nations, the
Trieste Free State.
The Paris conference is reported
to have trimmed it's estimate of Eu-
ropes needed aid from the United
States to between 5000. 900 600 and
$3.50. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Woman, ~, Accused Of Theft
|Of$1O7,OOO to Aid Boy Friend

admitted taking $3.50 by cashing
checks sent to Detroit from the New
York Office. Another SOL, 40 was
obtained by presenting false claims
for lost checks, Mr.. Gevers told the
officer.
Her method, as described by Mr..
Stearla, was to enter claims for
fictitious checks which she rep
resented as having been lost.
Auditors came across discrepancies
in the express company's books dur
ing a routine check, Mr.. Gevers said.
Mr.. Stearla said Miss Myers told
of giving the money to a boy friend
whom she did not name ito help
him get started in the linen bust
ness" She did not retain cent for
herself, the officer quoted her.
Mr.. Gevers told police that Miss
Myers said she met the man year
ago in Cedar Point, Ohio, but that
he deferred marriage until he could
get started In business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
What the Russians
Are Saying of Us:

The MoScoW Radio broadcdStins
n Czech and SloUak to Europe thi'
Deek said:
Since January, 1916, the United
States Government has been tax
ing a long series of measures all
aimed at strengthening the es-
pionage apparatus. The reorgan-
ization of this espionage comes
under the United States Secre-
tary of State, which entails large
scale enlistments of the diplo-
matte personnel in espionage &C
tivities under the cloak of talk
about the so-called Communist
danger and the so-called protec-
ton of democracy. United States
reaction is Systematically carry
ing out an extensive program of
total espionage. The range of
this espionage is worldwide.
THE program is inspired and
financed by Wall Street monopo-
lists. The United States Intelli-
gence Service transformed into
a kind of a Gestapo strengthens
reaction and revives fascism. It
Is prejudicial to democracy
throughout the whole world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13

the 1947 national Penguin champion
J. F. Stillmun's Rub-a-dub, OF
Philadelphia, snipe class, Money Is
land Yacht Club.
Ned Echeverria's Ranger. also OF
Philadelphia, lightning class.
John II. Whites Shuks, Old
Greenwich, Conn, moth class, Rocky
Point Moth Club.
Eric Nordholms Frenzy, of Nc
Lean, Va, comet class. The George
Washington University sailor fin
ished fourth in fleet OF Y comets
in the class internationals last week
end at Ithaca, N. Y.
Charles Nelns' Windward, OF
Norfolk, Hampton one-design class
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
In this group, second, third and
fourth place boats were likewise dis
qualified for failing to sail between
the committee boat and marker
buoy. at the start of the second lap
In the two-boat race for Ses
Scout catboats, Wild Cat, sailed by
(See REGATTA, Page A-3D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Mrs. John dos Passes Dies
In Auto Crash, Writer Hurt
By the Associated Press

WAREHAM, Mass, Sept. 13.-Mrs
John dos Passos, so, of Province
town was killed, and her husband
the noted writer and playwright
was seriously injured last night
when their automobile hit a parked
truck.
Mrs. dos Passes was pronounced
dead on arrival at the Tobey Hos
pital. Her skull was fractured and
her brain lacerated by the smashed
windshield.
Mr.. dos Passos, who is 81, was
taken to Tobey Hospital but later
was transferred to the Massachu-
sets Eye and Ear Infirmary in Bos-
ton. where doctors operated immedi-
ately on his right eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Princes Tutor Will Fly
With EicheIbergers
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sept. 13.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Gray Vining, tutor of 14-year-old
Crown Prince Akihito, will leave by
plane Monday instead of tomorrow
for a two-month visit in the United
States. The postponement, due to
weather, was announced by Army
headquarters.
Mrs. Vining, former Philadelphia
school teacher, will travel aboard a
staff C54 transport carrying 1t. Gen.
Robert L. Eichelberger, 9th Army
commander, and his wife. Gen. Eich-
elberger is returning for short tour
of duty with the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Virginia Man Found Dead
In Truck at Dumfries

A 49-year- old man identified as
Charles H. Jones, Tyrone, Va, was
found dead today behind the wheel
Of his truck on Route / at Dunn
fries, Va.
r. S. Hall, owner Of the funeral
home where the body was taken,
said there were no signs Of foul play
and that the man apparently died
of a heart attack.
DR.. e. H. Marstellar, Prince Will
liam County coroner, was to per-
form an autopsy today to determine
the cause of death.
Mr.. Hall said Trout Wine, 49.
also of Tyrone. passenger in the
truck. told him he and Mr.. Jones
had stopped on the side Of the road
last night and went to sleep.
When Mr.. Wine awoke this morn
ing, he told Mr.. Hall, he was unable
to awaken his companion. He said
he and Mr.. Jones were On tnSr w
TO Florida
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Marshall Arrives
For u. n. Session and
Confers on Strateqy
Will Assign Delegates
To Specific Tasks Before
Political Committee
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Secre-
tary of State Marshall assembled
his 10-member U. N. delegation
for a series of conferences here
today to lay down the policy the
United States will pursue on the
Balkans, Palestine, the veto and
other issues in the United Ma
tons Assembly meeting to start
Tuesday.
Gen Marshall arrived by train
from Washington last night and at
the conference expected to last most
of today was to assign delegates
formally to various Assembly COM
mitteeS.
An American spokesman said that
because of so many major issues,
Gen. Marshall would not attempt
to carry the load alone on the S.
nation political committee but
would assign other delegates to
specific issues as they came before
that body.
Experts to Be Assigned.
In the past, the United States
has been represented on this i'm
portant committee by only one or
two delegates for the entire session.
The spokesman explained that to
operate more smoothly the State
Department had decided to assign
experts on certain issues like the
Balkans and the big-power veto in
the Security Council to handle them
rather than to place the load on
one person.
The Importance with which the
United States views the coming
Assembly session at Flushing Mead
ow park was seen in the fact that
Gen. Marshall came here to direct
the American strategy.
Gen. Marshall is to be the second
among the SIS chief delegates to
speak in the Assembly's general de-
bate. He will follow Mexico's repre-
sentative to lay down basic United
States policy next Wednesday.
But there was a possibility that
he might give some hint before then
of the American stand in the As
sembly on the explosive Balkan and
Palestine issues. Should he do SO,
most observers expected it to come
tomorrow when he addresses a
luncheon session of the American
Association for the United Nations.
Prepared for Strong Position.
American sources, however, made
it clear that the United States was
prepared to hold a strong line dur
ing the Assembly session and per-
haps take a commanding spot early.
In this connection it was reported
authoritatively yesterday that there
was a good chance" the United
States delegation would try to lend
its good efforts in settling the
Anglo-Egyptian dispute in the Sc