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Evening star., 1947-07-05
Weather Aids Spread
OF California Fires
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, July 5.-Numer-
Gus conf1agrations, burning over
thousands of acres in widely scat
tered sections of California, kept fire
fighters on the Jump in scorching
temperatures today with many
homes already destroyed and other
property damage mounting hourly
Worst of the blazes occurred in
Los Angeles, San Diego and San
Luis Obispo Counties, where near
record automobile travel over the
July 4 holidays were reported.
The fire in the Cleveland National
Forest near San Diego has burned
over more than $4,000 acres in four
days and now is threatening camp
ing areas in the Laguna recreational
area. The Portrero Canyon district
was described as the most difficult
area"
In the Lopez Canyon section of
Los Padres National Forest in San
Luis Obispo County, where 1000
acres are blackened, the Forest Serv-
ice parachuted portable hoses and
pumping equipment to firemen. The
blaze for a time imperiled Is Camp
Fire girls from Santa Maria en-
camped at Talaki, but they were
safely evacuated.
At nearby Chatsworth, approx
mately 1,50O acres were burned over
and so buildings, including 18 resi-
dents, were destroyed. Firemen esti-
mated the damage there at 100000
Numerous other smaller fires also
broke out in Los Angeles County but
mostly were controlled shortly and
the affected area confined largely to
open country.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Body Of Slain Driver
Found in Cab at Miami
By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, July 5.-The body o1
taxicab driver with two bullet
wounds in the head and another
under the right arm was founo
slumped in the front seat of a cat
here shortly after S am. today.
The body was identified by police
as that of Chris T. Theodorou, 25
war veteran and son of the Rev
Theo L. Theodorou, a Lowell Mass
clergyman.
Patrolmen John Poythress ano
Warren Watson discovered the body
while making a tour in the Coconut
Grove area.
Questioning residents, the police
men said they were told that q
noise like a burst of flrecrackers'
had been heard about 10 o'clock last
night.
Detective Thomas Lipe Of the
Homicide Bureau said the motive
for the killing may have been rob-
berry. He said the taxi drivers wal
let was empty.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Britain, France
Ask Russia 10
Rejoin Farley
New Notes Express
Hope Thot Boycott Is
Not Final Decision
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, r'llv 5.-Britain and
France have It new notes tc
Russia expressing the hope that
the Soviet decision to boycott
the Marshall plan is mot final, y
a Foreign Office spokesman said
today.
The disclosure of the new attempt
to include Russia in the program
for rebuilding Europe came less
than "a hours after British Foreign
Secretary Bevin warned Russia not
to provoke" the Western world.
The spokesman said Britain had
handed her note yesterday to
Georgi Zarubin, Soviet Ambassador
in London, for transmission to his
government, and that France had
given a similar communication to
Alexandra Bogomolov, Russian Am
bassador in Paris.
Opens in Paris July IL.
The new notes were dispatched
while European nations studied
British-F French invitations to "a
nation conference, opening in Paris
July IL, which will get down to work
July IS on plan to integrate Euro
pean economy with American finan-
cial assistance.
Mr.. Bevin's warning to Russia wa.
contained in a speech last night a.
an Independence Day dinner of the
American Society in London, al
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Hatch Says Tax Cut
Could Pass if Relief
Is Given Small Payer
Effective Date Should
Be Jan. l, 1948, He Says;
Knutson Sees Victory
By the Assoeiofed Press

Senator Hatch, Democrat, OF
New Mexico said today enact
ment of a tax reduction bill at
this session of Congress could be
insured" by providing greater
relief for small taxpayers as well
as a January l, 1948, effective
date.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee has approved a second edi-
ton of the $4,000, 100000 tax cut
measure vetoed by President Tru-
man. The only change is to make
the effective date next January in
stead of July /, this year. A House
vote is expected about Tuesday, with
the Senate acting later next week.
Chairman Knutson of the House
Committee says indications are "wt
have the fight won"
Taking note of efforts to line ur
enough Senate votes to make certain
that the bill could be enacted over
possible second veto, Senator Hatch
told reporters:
'"The current talk of new tax bill
to be effective in January, 194S, in
stead Of July this year, which woulc
avoid the loss of taxes, the expense
of refunds and other complications
which were involved in the bill the
President vetoed, appears to be q
frank admission of the weakness In
the original bill.
"It Is also confession OF the
soundness of the presidential veto
Such frankness on the part of the
majority party is commendable.
"If, however, a genuine tax re-
duction program is desired, not a
mere political advantage, one fur
ther step could well be added to the
new measure-that of providing
adequate relief to the small tax
payer, for instance, the enlargement
of personal exemptions such as con-
tanned in the amendment by Sen
ator Lucas, Democrat, Of Illinois,
to the original bill.
"Such a provision, with the new
effective date, would in my opinion
insure a tax bill at this session of
congress"
The Lucas amendment to which
Senator Hatch referred would have
increased personal exemptions from
$500 to 5000.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Coast Guard Is MYsfified
By Report Of Lost Ship
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-A
report that a ship was seen burning
and sinking off the Northern Cali
fornia coast left the Coast Guard
mystified today after an intensive
search.
Forest Ranger Earl Hole reported
from Northern Sonoma County
shortly after 4 pm. Thursday that,
with his glasses in lookout station,
he saw a ship burn and sink about
10 miles off the coast. He said it
appeared to be tanker.
Thorough Coast Guard search of
the area by two patrol vessels and
two planes uncovered no wreckage
Or other signs to indicate a marine
disaster.
A reply by the Russian tanker
Elbrus to radio message indicated
nothing amiss with that vessel.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
French Assembly Votes
Confidence in Ramadier
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, July 5.-The French Ma
tional Assembly accorded Socialist
Premier Paul Ramadier 331-to-24t
vote of confldence-21 more thar
an absolute majority-last night
with Communists and Right Re.
publican Party of Liberty members
casting all the negative ballots.
During debate which preceded
the vote, Communist Secretary
Jacques Duclos criticized the govern.
ment for accepting policy (tht
Marshall aid-Europe program) ths
essential basis of which is the re.
construction of Germany"
Mr.. Ramadier, whose government
has been troubled by wave o1
strikes since he eliminated Com.
munists from his cabinet, asked
the assembly for a vote of conf
dence on his economic policy o.
holding wages steady to prevent in
fation, while raising taxes.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Quirino Feted in italy
On Treaty Mission
By the Associated Press

ROME, July 5.-Foreign Minister
Carlo Sforza was host at formal
luncheon today in honor of Elpidio
Quirino, vice president of the young
Philippines Republic, here to seek
a treaty of friendship with the al
most equally youthful Italian Re-
public.
Invited guests for the function at
Villa Madama, the governments
show place, included Premier Alcide
de Gasperi, the Ambassadors OF the
United States, Great Britain and
China and the Minister of Portugal.
Mr.. Quirino, who has already Wis
tied the United States, Great Brit
ain and France on his treaty-mak-
ing tour, said yesterday he hoped
it would be possible to complete the
pact with Italy before his departure
July 9.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Ship and Plane Search
For Wreckage Of C-54
BY the Assoeiosed Press

The Navy said today that the
submarine tender Orion and Coast
Guard rescue plane have reached
spot off Florida where wreckage
believed to be that of missing
C-54 military cargo aircraft was
sighted earlier.
The Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations said it was not yet
known whether the debris has been
seen by the vessel or the rescue
plane. The tender arrived at 8
o'clock last night and the plane at
II pm.
The C-54 with six aboard disap-
peared Thursday flying from Ber-
muda to West Palm Beach. Army
authorities at West Palm Beach said
yesterday the wreckage, observed
300 miles northeast of that city, had
not been definitely identified.
The War Department said 1t had
no information about the search.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
France Creates Cabinet
As First Moroccan Reform
BY the Assoeioied Press

PARIS, July 5.-France an
nounced today creation of a full
f1edged cabinet for Morocco and
said this was only the first of i'm
portant reforms planned for that
protectorate.
BY agreement with the Sultan,
Sidi Mohammed, the cabinet will be
made up of 10 Moroccan and 10
French Ministers, and the Premier
will be Grand Vizier Ell Mokkari, a
Foreign Office spokesman told a
news conference.
France will continue to assume
responsibility for foreign affairs and
national defense.
Meanwhile, the French cabinet
approved proposed new reforms for
Algeria, notably widening voting
privileges.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Bevin Thanks u. S.
For Beating Britain,
Gaining Freedom
sy the Associated Press

LONDON, July 5.-British For
eign Secretary Bevin's Fourth
of July message to Americans:
Thank you for defeating us,
producing as a result the Won
derful United States of Amer
ica."
He got off his jocular remark
on the American Revolution
yesterday at a dinner he said
was ito celebrate your victory
and our defeat" United States
Ambassador Lewis w. Douglas
presided.
"You can have your revolu-
tion, your Bunker Hill and your
Yorktown" Mr.. Bevin added,
"but nothing will separate us
now, whatever they do"
He didn't say who they"
were.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Coal Operators
In Illinois Ready
1oSign Contract
Action on Weekend
Would Send 10000
To Work Tuesday
BY the Associated Press

The Illinois Coal Operators
Association expects to settle with
John L. Lewis this week end and
send it's 10000 miners back into
the pits Tuesday, President
George F. Campbell reported
today.
| Unless the contract now being
drawn between the United Mine
Workers and the Northern mine
/ operators proves worse than the
advance notices, I expect to sign"
Mr.. Campbell told a reporter. It
calls for 4412 basic wage increase
per hour, and shorted work day.
/ Other soft coal operators negotia-
tors predicted that Indiana oper-
ators, employing upward of 10000
/ workers, would follow suit.
This would assure that at least
half the Nations 100000 miners
| would be in the pits when their
Today industry-wide vacation ends
Tuesday morning. The contract
now being written already covers
| 10000 workers in Northern and
captive" workings.
Southern Decision Postponed.
The Southern Coal Producers As
sociation, employers of some 100000
workers, postponed a decision until
they see the final Northern terms.
They set conference at pm. to-
day, at which hour Mr.. Lewis Policy
Committee is meeting to ratify the
contract.
Mr.. Campbell said he will have
to see the final language before
committing the % Illinois deep and
strip mine operators. But unless
the terms are more costly than un-
officially reported-"and that's bad
enough he observed-Mr. Camp
bell said he certainly hoped" to
have the mines operating Tuesday.
The Illinois negotiator also rep
resents five companies in the South,
non-members of the Southern As
sociation, and expects to sign for
these as well. They are the Raleigh
Wyoming Mining Co., and American
Eagle Collieries Co., in West Vir-
ginia, the Elkhorn Coal Co., and
Block Mountain Corp. in Eastern
Kentucky, and the Coal Processing
Co. in Virginia.
New Coal Price Boost.
For the public, the projected con-
tract means new price boost in
coal. UNIV officials guessed it at
Ct cents; some operators SAID up to
81 and in some mines perhaps more.
Members of the Southern Associ-
alton don't like it," one member
of that group said after a meeting
yesterday, and some feel that the
Northern contingent is giving the
industry to Lewis
UNIV and management lawyers
worked all day yesterday, and ex-
pected to continue today, on the
language of the agreement. Not
until they finish do the Southern
operators expect to learn what
terms they face.
During the past 10 days of secret
negotiations in which United
States, Steel Corp. and other mine
owning steel firms have cola borated
with the Northern operators-the
Southerners have been out of touch
with events. They split with the
Northern group in last winters coal
crisis and lately, some members re-
ported, have been getting most of
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Corn Up Nearly 5 Cents
To New Peak at $2.09Ns
By the Assoeiated Press

CHICAGO, July 5.-July corn
climbed to another al-time peak of
s2.09b a bushel today on the Board
of Trade, compared with $2.05h
reached Thursday
Short covering encountered light
offerings in the July contract. Bull
lish influences included unfavorabls
weather conditions in parts of the
corn belt, and a private forecast
for crop about 606 100000 bushels
below last years harvest,
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Bullet in Temple Kills Boy, Is,
Showing off Gift Gun to Friend
Target Pistol Given
Him by Playmate
Is Death Weapon

Russian roulette" or a close
approximation of that notorious
game of death, took the life of a
13-year-old Washington boy last
night.
"See, the bullets are down here,
Melvin Hyland Iceland, jr., 2107
Fairlawn avenue Sc, told Lloyd
"Buzzie" Gregg, also 13, of 22o4
Fairlawn avenue Sc, in the dining
room of Melvin's home shortly be-
fore midnight.
He pointed to the chambers of
9-shot, % caliber target pistol. 1t
had three cartridges in it.
Melvin spun the chamber, Lloyd
said, and raised the weapon to his
temple and pulled the trigger.
He died at 1:45 am. at Casualty
Hospital.
Lloyd indicated that Melvin was
not attempting to gamble with his
life, but in showing off the gun
miscalculated the position of the
bullets in the pistol as he twirled
the cylinder.
Russian roulette as understood
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Father and Two Children
Killed in Plane Crash
By the Associoted Press

CAMDEN, N. j., July 5.-A plane
crash in a thickly- populated section
of East Camden killed father and
two young children he took on a
holiday ride.
The father, Thomas S. Yarnall, 81
of near Berwyn, Pa, died an houl
after the crash yesterday. His chill
dren, Susie, 8, and Thomas jr., 3
were pronounced dead at a hospita
where rescuers took their crumplec
bodies. Mrs. Yarnall collapsed ir
i1ysteria after identifying the VIC
TINS.
Hundreds Of motorists saw the
plane crash. The cause was not
Immediately determined. No one
on the ground was injured.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Girl, 8, Rescues
Baby Drowning
In SewerPooI
Py the Associated Press

ATLANTA, July 5.-Martha Irene
Stiles, 8, who ignored her own
safety when she heard cries for help,
was credited today with saving a
2-year-old playmate from drowning
late yesterday In a water filled
sewer hole.
Police, who termed her act "one
of the most outstanding we ever en-
countered," said she rushed to the
caving edge of the pool and grabbed
the blond hair of little Linda Ann
Bernard, holding her above water
until help came. The child was re-
vived after Is minutes artificial
respiration applied by her frantic
father, Sylvester Bernard.
The baby toddled to the edge
of the sewer hole while others
played nearby, and fell into more
than five feet of water when the
bank caved.
Evening star., 1947-07-05

which he asserted that regardless
of Britain's desire for peace, others
."can carry provocation too far" At
one point in the address he said Il
love the Russian people"
Mr.. Bevin said:
"At Harvard University Secretary
of State Marshall made great
speech. The United States wants us
to devise a plan in which every
body can settle things on the basis
of reason, discussion and facts.
"I think this Is misunderstood by
lot of our friends in the world"
Mr.. Bevin denied that the Mar
shall plan would limit the sove-
reignty of European states and
branded talk of dollar diplomacy"
as sheer nonsense"
Asks Chance for France.
The foreign secretary said Amer
lea was disposed to generosity in
the distribution of its largess" and
added, Speaking for the British
people, I say to Mr.. Marshall, We
take you and the American Nation
at your word. We do not ques-
ton it,"
Speaking of France, Mr.. Bevin
said America and Britain never
gave France a chance at the end of
the last war. I appeal to my Ameri-
can and British friends, for Gods
sake give France chance to come
back"
America and Britain will con-
tinue to think alike" Mr.. Bevin said.
IT beg of the great American con-
tinent to go on with its great mis-
SION"
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault
of France is expected here next
week to discuss with Mr.. Bevin
further aspects of the Marshall pro-
posal, the Foreign Office spokesman
announced.
Italy Accepts Invitation.
A Rome dispatch said the Ital-
ian Foreign Ministry had accepted
with pleasure British-French in
vitation to atteno conference on
the Marshall plan. Greece, Portu-
gal, the Netherlands and Denmark
also either have accepted or have
indicated they will accept. State
ments from other capitals gave rea-
son for belief that five others
Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland, Fire
and Iceland-also would attend.
London diplomatic observers said
they expected at least u countries
to reply favorably. Among those
that probably will not, they said
age Yugoslavia, Hungary Bulgaria
and Finland-all under Soviet in
fluence. Official attitudes of Czecho-
See MARSHALL, PLAN. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-07-05
pa Die in Accidents
In u. ). Over Holiday
Highways damned
Safety Council Forecasts
275 Traffic Deaths
Alone Over Week End
BY the Associofed Press

More than 200 persons lost
their lives in violent accidents
yesterday as generally fail
weather throughout the country
lured millions to Fourth of July
holiday events.
OF the 224 violent deaths re-
corded from 6 pm. Thursday until
today, four resulted from fireworks
Drownings and traffic accidents ac-
counted for most of the fatalities
with 80 persons drowned and IS
killed in highway mishaps.
Highways across the country
were crowded with cars, and the
National Safety Council, in esti-
mating 100000 machines would
be on the highways over the three
day holiday, predicted 275 persons
would be killed in traffic accidents
In last years four-day weekend
Fourth of July holiday there were
512 violent deaths, including 231
traffic fatalities, 1853 drowned and
118 killed in miscellaneous accidents
Today's tabulation showed Texas
leading the nation with 16 violent
deaths, including five drownings,
five in traffic mishaps and six by
miscellaneous causes. New York
ranked second, with IA, including
seven persons drowned.
BY States, the deaths are listed,
traffic, drownings, miscellaneous:
Alabama, 2, 0, /; Arizona, 2, 0, 2;
Arkansas, l, 4, 0; California, 6, /, 0;
Colorado, l, 0, 1; Connecticut, 0, l.
4; Delaware, 0, 0, 3; District OF
Columbia, 2, 0, 0; Florida, 8, 2, o;
Georgia, /. 6, o; Illinois, S, /, 0; In
diana, l, l. 0.
Iowa, 2, 0, /; Kansas, 0, 1, 0: Ken
lucky, /, 4, 0; Louisiana, 2, 2, 0;
Maine, 2, /, 0; Maryland, 3, 3 3;
Massachusetts,, 0, o, /; Michigan
4, 4, 2; Minnesota, 0, /, O; Missis-
sippi, 0, /, 0; Missouri, l, 90; Mon
tana, /, 0, l.
Nebraska, 0, 1, /; New Hampshire
l, 0, 0 New Jersey, 0, 8, S; New
York, 8, 7, 4; North Carolina, 0. S. 2;
North Dakota, 0. 2. O.; Ohio, S, 3, 1;
Oklahoma. 3, 2, 8; Oregon, /, l, /;
Pennsylvania, 5, S, 8; South Caro-
lima, 6, 4, 0.
Tennessee, 2, /, o; Texas, S, 3, 6;
Utah, /, 0, /; Vermont, 0, l, 0; Vir-
ginia, 0, S.. 2; Washington, l, 2, 0;
West Virginia, l, 2, /; Wisconsin
2, /, 2; Wyoming, 0, 2, 0.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Leaders in Congress
Feel Special Session
In October Is Likely
Recall for BIueprinting
Foreign Policy Declared
A $3.50 Possibility
BY the Associoied Press

Congress members of both
parties acknowledged privately
today there is a fifty-fifty chance
Of a special session by October
primarily to work out a program
for financing Europe's recovery.
Collapse of the Paris conference
on the Marshall proposal to help
European nations help themselves
stimulated the possibility.
There is little disagreement in
Congress on one basic point: the
United States will continue its ef-
forts for Europe's economic recov-
cry. But on the question of how
where and when, a wide range OF
opinion has developed.
Must Blueprint Requirements.
Congress seems generally agreed
that the United States must blue
print the overall requirements for
the job and simultaneously weigh
its own resources to determine how
far it can go without breaking It's
own economy.
Such a survey has been suggested
by former President Herbert Hoover
advocated by Bernard Baruch, zane
is a cornerstone of Secretary o.
State Marshall's European pro.
posal.
For lack Of such a survey, it ap.
pears that Congress will brush of
during this session all pending
measures which the State Depart.
ment has been advocating to imple.
ment the country's foreign policy
barring an emergency.
Plans to Standardize Arms.
That includes the plan to stan.
dardize the Western Hemisphere
arms and military training, the
long-range program for an overseas
information and educational ex-
change, and proposed immigration
of 100000 of Europe's war refugees
over a four-year period.
At the same time, there remains a
definite possibility that Congress
will refuse to vote full appropria-
tions for expenditures already au-
thorized, such as the $40O,000, ,00O
Greek Turkish aid program and
the $350,000,000 for foreign relief
in liberated countries.
Anxiety on the part of leaders of
both parties to preserve the BIZ
partisan approach to foreign policy
problems thus might produce a
special session this fall rather than
let the issues go over to 1948, a
presidential election year, when they
might become involved in political
acrimony.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Izvestiu Rops India Plan

MOSCOW, July S R.-Izvestia
Soveit government newspaper, said
today India faced "dismemberment'
under a British partition plan. 1t
declared the plan would make
harder, at least for some time, unity
in a struggle for a really independ-
ent India and enable Britain to
preserve to a maximum its eco
nomic and political position there.
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Two Killed in Athens Fire

ATHENS, July (P.-Tvo per-
sons burned to death and 20 were
injured today in a fire in a five
story building housing units OF the
American aid-to-Greece organiza-
ton. The building formerly waS
used for UNRRA Offices.