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Evening star., 1947-07-25
IConferees Meet Today
Ito Discuss Flood Fund
Increased by Senate
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

Congressional conferees sched.
uled hurried meeting today, hop.
ing to settle by tomorrow's adjourn.
ment deadline differences over
fund for flood control, navigation
hydro-electric and other water
projects. :.
Overriding a Republican demand
for a $100, 0,000, 600 slash, the Senate
approved a $452 2,000, 900 bill by q
roll-call vote of rs to S last night
This is $500, ,000, 600 more than the
House-approved sum.
A conference committee was
named Immediately and Senate,
Gurneys Republican of South Da-
kota predicted an agreement In
time for final action before tomor-
row night.
Economy demands prevented ex-
pected quick passage of the bill
by the Senate.
Move for Cut Defeated.
Before passing the big money bill
the Senate rejected, ST to is, a pro-
posal by Senator Dworshak, Repub-
lican, of Idaho to direct the con-
ferees to cut the appropriation
which he described as out Of line
with the Republican economy pro-
gram.
He was backed by Chairman
Bridges of the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee and other Repub-
licans. Absent from the chamber
because of illness, Senator Bridges
telegraphed Senator Taft, Repub-
lican, Of Ohio that he could not "in
good conscience support the bill"
The President had recommended
$250, 900 900 for flood control in ad-
dition to the sum voted by the House
Senator Taft spoke also for cur
tailed Government spending and
suggested that the country's econo-
mists believed that I'VE should hold
public works to a minimum when
we have a general business activity
In the United States"
The Ohioan voted to reduce the
appropriation but he supported pas
sage.
Barkley Leads Defense.
Minority Leader Barkley led the
defense against efforts to trim the
fund. He recalled that a 1896 law
made food control a Federal respon-
sibility and suggested that construc-
ton Of authorized projects is a ma
tional obligation.
"Since substantially no flood con-
troll work was done during the war;
Barkley said, 1--WE are justified in
resuming this program now and
thereby consummate a contract with
the American people"
Besides the $452, 900 900 for water
projects, the bill carries 500, ,000, 900
for other nonmilitary activities OF
the War Department during the
fiscal year which began July !.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Manning Protests Remorrioge
OF Elliott Roosevet's S Ex-Wne

4ue ACttOu III LlSSS TWO UlOCCoCs
Is q dishonor to the Episcopal
Church, and it arouses grave fears
as to the effects of our recently
adopted canon of marriage"
He referred to the general cont
vention in Philadelphia last Sep
tember which liberalized the mar
riage laws of the communion. The
right to permit divorced person
to remarry was given to the bishops
Of the respective dioceses. Previously
the decision was largely based on
the papers in the civil divorce.
Bishop Manning also sent copy
of his letter to the Southern
Churchman, Richmond, Va.
In the same issue the Living
Church publishes an editorial under
the heading, I'VE Eat Our Words,
in which 1t supports Bishop Man.
ming.
Most disquieting of ALL" the edi-
torial says, "is the apparent fact
that the first people to take ad-
vantage of the wider discretion given
to bishops In the new marriage laws
are members of the clergy them
selves,
Some months ago we criticized
the Roman Catholic Church for an
especially dubious marriage, follow
ing two months after the Reno
divorce of one of the participants
We concluded: Want a new wife?
Get a divorce, join the Church OF
Rome and let a cardinal marry you
to the Roman Catholic Church lady
of your choice
I'VE hereby publicly eat those
words and bow our heads in shame
for our own church.
Want a new husband? Get a
divorce, move to liberal diocese
and let the bishop marry you to a
clergyman Of your choice"
In Detroit, Bishop Creighton is
sued the following statement:
II deeply regret that my friend
Bishop Manning, has seen fit to
attack the Diocese Of Michigan in
statements to the Living Church ano
the New York daily newspapers
Bishop Manning Is a strong defend
er Of the faith and a fine Christian
gentleman.
Unfortunately, he has issued a
statement without knowing all the
facts in q divorce and remarriage
in Michigan The Bishop of Mich
igan, as is every bishop, is pledged
to enforce the canons, rather than
treat them with any degree OF
laxity.
Bishop Manning may be assured
that canons II and 18 have been
rigidly enforced, and that they apply
to the case in Michigan to which
he has referred"
Evening star., 1947-07-25
English War Bride Held
In Staying of Sergeant
BY the Associased Press

PENSACOLA, Fla, July 25.-Dep-
uty Sheriff Billy Marsh said today
Sergt. Grady e. Poland, 26, of Elgin
Field died early today Of bullet
wounds and that his English wal
bride, in Jail at Crestview, would
be charged with murder.
Deputy Marsh identified the wife
as Margaret Irene Young Poland
81, and said she came to this coun-
TRY from the Isle of Man., He said
they had been estranged for some
time.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Indonesions Report Army
Is Fiqhtinq in Semarong.

JOGJAKARTA, Java, July Is TH)
The Indonesian Republican Arm!
said today its forces had entered tht
North Java coastal city of Sem
arang, the starting point of Dutch
advance toward Jogjakarta.
Our forces received the full sup
port of the population surrounding
the city," said communique ISSUED
in this Republican capital, "ane
clashes were reported between Dutcf
troops and Indonesians serving II
the Dutch Army"
Semarang is about go miles NORTH
of Jogjakarta, almost clear cross the
island.
MaIang Gateway Reached.
A high Indonesian source con.
ceded the Dutch had reached q
gateway" to Malang in East Java
after passingn Lawang, about Il
miles north of that city. The Repub.
lican yesterday had reported the
Dutch driven out of LaWang.
Oficial conversations here made
1t obvious that high Republican
circles foresaw the possibility that
the Dutch would capture the main
part of Java.
But the belief was reiterated that
the poplation would carry out guer-
rilla warefare on the Dutch posi-
tions and supply lines in such a way
as to make the Dutch situation con-
tinuously precarious.
Appeal Made to Truman.
President Soekarno of the Indo-
nesian Republic broadcast an appeal
last night to President Truman and
the United States public ito exert
every effort to halt this war in
Indonesia and bring about peace.
full settlement"
Just as you in the United States
in 1776 fought until you gained your
independence, so shall we fight until
we are free" he said.
This fight to the finish can only
be stopped if the Dutch cease their
military action and join us, with the
British, in mediation of our dispute.
But I strongly feel the influence
of some other great powers is needed
to bring them to do this. You OF the
United States should not under
estimate the power Of your position.
BY virtue of principles for which you
stand, by reason of your tremendous
strength and international respect
which is accorded you, and by virtue
of your glorious fight in the last
war, you stand at the front OF forces
of democracy in the modern world.
"I appeal to you, President Tru-
man, and the people Of the United
States to stand up to the principles
of justice and right for which you
fought so valiantly only two years
ago"
Evening star., 1947-07-25

prisoners that
he saw the de-
fendant beaten
by j ap a n e S e
guards in July,
1914, along with
600 other Amer
leans.
I'VE were all
beaten" said 1t.
HURT, one OF
two witnesses to
testify yester-
day.
The defend
ant, Chief Sig
mailman Harold
n uirchharo 10
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Aim Of Cutting Off
Main Part Of Java
Attained, Dutch Say

BATAVIA, July 25.-A fully quail
fed Dutch source said today tn.
first phase Of Dutch operation'
against the Indonesian Republican
Army-aimed at isolating Centra
Java from the rice-producing Eas
and west-had been completed.
Reporting from the Republican
capital Of Jogjakarta, deep in the in
terror, Associated Press Correspond
ent Harris Jackson said ofdcial Re
publicans obviously foresaw the pos
sibility that the Dutch would cap
ture the main part of Java, but in
sisted the IndonesianS would rendel
the Dutch position continuously pre-
earious with guerrilla warfare.
The Dutch informant here sait
the next step for Dutch troops woule
be to mop up zones of resistance II
the Eastern and Western parts O.
the island and install new admins
trations. Whether Dutch troops ther
would drive on Jogjakarta In an at
tempt to smash the remainder o.
the republic was undecided, the in
formant said.
A Netherlands Army communlqut
said mopping up already was begur
in the eastern part OF the Island.
Semarang Declared Entered.
An Indonesian army communlqut
reported that Republican forces II
Central Java had penetrated Dutcf
defenses at Semarang on the NORTH
Coast, jump-of point for Outer
drive on Jogjakarta. The city Is u
miles north of Jogjakarta.
Our forces received the full sup
port of the population surrounding
the city," the Indonesian com
munique said.
A Dutch communique said Dutcf
forces which swept past six more
Western Java towns, including ar
important former Republican army
headquarters, found much evidence
of Indonesian "scorched earth
tactics.
The communique said two rubber
estates captured in West Java suf'
fered badly and there was muct
destruction and burning at Tilt
jalengka and Madjalaja. Air recon
naissance showed the important
West Java radio station at Malabal
was ablaze, the bulletin added.
The Dutch also said they were
welcomed by the population. Ar
army communique said that while
1t was true that in some places
"they show themselves uncertain,
in Cheribon and other places In
East and West Java "our troops were
greeted with enthusiasm"
ut is noticeable the population
seems fully to understand the task
of the Netherlands troops" the COM
munique said.
Resistance Declared Over.
The bulletin said that in Eastern
and Western Java, from a military
standpoint, there is hardly any re-
sistance worth the name"
In Northern Sumatra, fierce
Achinese tribesmen counterattacked
twice against Bindjai west OF Medan,
the communique said, but were ON
cially reported driven of. The re-
mainder of Sumatra was said to be
quiet.
Oficial Dutch casualty figures
since thes;sstart Of operations weEee
given as 81 killed, IL wounded At{9
seven missing Normally these
figures lag considerably behind op-
irrational reports.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Jap Guards Also Beat
Defendant, Cruelty
Trial Witness Says
by the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, July 25.-Lt. q. g.
Thomas B. HURT, 20, of Tacoma
Wash, told the Navy court-martial
board trying q chief petty officer on
charges of maltreating fellow war
Evening star., 1947-07-25

so members could get a few hours
sleep.
The earlier Republican victory on
the KEN proposal was on a straight
party line vote of As to 80.
But 1t was a hollow victory.
After the chamber had been in
session nearly II hours, Senator
EWherry, the Republican whip, con-
teted to his colleagues that Repub-
|iican forces wouldsbe unable 10 press
the KEN proposal to a final vote
this session.
Items Given Preliminary Approval.
During the brief consideration OF
the appropriation hille the Senate,
without debate, gave preliminary
approval to providing $685., ,000, 900
for foreign relief, $725, ,ooo, 900 to pay
the cost of Army occupation in
Japan, Korea and Germany for Is
months, and $40O, 100000 for the
Greek Turkish program.
Indications were the Republican
leaders had insisted on the all-night
session in an effort to demonstrate
to the country that the Democrats
were avoiding a showdown on the
Clark inquiry.
Chairman Taft of the Republican
Policy Committee, who was largely
instrumental! In holding the Senate
in session far into the night, made
several attempts to gain agreement
for a time to vote on the proposal
to take up the KEN resolution.
McCarran Books Proposals.
Senator Taft suggested various
hours for voting, ranging from noon
today until 5 pm. But each time
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada, objected.
Senator Taft had charged earlier
that the Democrats were "filibus-
tering" attempts to get action on the
resolution. However, Senator Fer
guson, Republican, of Michigan,
carried the debate beyond the mid
night hour with long speech in
favor of investigating Mr.. Clark's
action.
Then Senator McCarran took over
in the early morning hours. And he
showed every intention of making
q marathon OF his opposition to the
measure.
Senator McCarran was the Dem
ocratic member of a three-man
judiciary Subcommittee which held
preliminary hearings recently on
Mr.. Clark's handling of the COM
plants of voting Irregularities in
the Democratic primary in Kansas
City last August. President Truman
took q hand in the primary by help
ing defeat former Representative
Slaughter, Democrat, for renomina-
ton.
LANCER Backs McCarran.
Senator LANCER, Republican, Of
North Dakota joined Mr.. McCarran
In a 2-to~1 subcommittee decision
against any further Senate investi-
cation of Mr.. Clark, leaving Senator
Ferguson alone in the minority. Re-
publicans then took the fight to the
Senate floor.
At one point, Senator McCarr3n
sought to have the clerk read a
bulky record of Judiciary Commit
tee hearings on the resolution. But
Republicans routed their sleeping
members from cloakroom cots and
defeated this move, Al to 30.
Only Senator Morse, Republican,
Of Oregon, joined with the Demo-
Gratis favoring the McCarran pro-
posal. Later he told the Senate he
thinks it ought to have taken up q
pending veterans bill before debat-
ing the Kem proposal.
Senator McCarran lashed back at
Republican charges that Mr.. Clark
had "whitewashed" q preliminary
investigation of the Kansas City
case with an assertion that the Re
publicans were trying ito tear down
the great prestige Of q great Presi-
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Gurmotz Takes Seat
Held by D'AIesundro
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Edward A. Garmatz of Baltimore
chosen in q special election to sue.
coed former Representative D'Ales-
andre, Democrat, of Maryland was
seated in the House yesterday.
Mr. Garmatz, a Democrat, was es-
corted to the well of the chamber by
Representative Sasscer, Democrat, Of
Maryland and Speaker Martin ad-
miniStered the oath.
Mr.. D'Alesandro. who resigned to
become Mayor Of Baltimore, saw the
ceremony.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Shoe Workers Select Union

HARRISONBURG. Va, July rs
R.-Workers at the DAILY Bros. shoe
manufacturing plant here voted 149
to II yesterday to employ the CIO
United Shoeworkers Of America as
their BARGAINING agent.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Dr.. Byers Named to Post

RICHMOND, Va, July rs (R.-
IDr. Herbert 8. Breyfogle, Virginia S
chief medical examiner, yesterday
announced the appointment Of Dr.
F.. L. Byers, Harrisonburg, for the
City of Harrisonburg and Rocking
ham County.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Church to Hold Supper

The Bethesda Church in Brown
ingsville, Md, will hold a picnic
supper from 4 to 8 pm. tomorrow
at the church. The Browningsville
Band will furnish the music.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

the new National Institute OF
Mental Health in the Bethesda area,
and $22 900 for the National Capital
Housing Authority.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

Modern kangaroos weigh as much
as 200 pounds but would be dwarfed
by prehistoric varieties.
Evening star., 1947-07-25

New Zealand has found woods
suitable for newsprint, kraft and
fine papers.
Evening star., 1947-07-25
Senate

Continued From First Page.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
professional Rap-Takers
Association" Rivals
Murder, Inc. -

NEW YORK, Sept. 7-UD-
An assistant district attorney blew
the lid off the boldest Brooklyn
racket since Murder, Inc.," to-
day with disclosure of a "profes-
sional Rap-Takers Association"
of men bribed or forced by threat
of death to take the rap for
bookies sought in the city's war
on illegal horse race betting.
One man already had been
"silenced' by gunmenin the pay
of the bookie ring, according to
one unwilling rap taken," and
police feared revelation Of the
racket might lead to similar slay-
ings.
Assistant District Attorney
John E. Cone said that strong.
arm men employed by Brooklyn
bookie rings had, by force and
with bribes ranging from SIC
to $100, planted bookmaking evi-
dence on innocent men to salts
fy official demand for arrests
in the city-wide drive against
illegal bookmaking and to divert
attention from genuine members
of the syndicates.
"We've questioned several
thousands Of arrested bookies
and we're going to question
more" Cone told reporters.
''We're going to get heads of the
bookie rings employing these
rap-takers."
Cone disclosed that the rap.
Takers Association" was under
the rule of ruthless gunmer
working for unknown leaders
Detectives working on the bookie
inquiry said a recent wave o1
apparent gangland killings in
Brooklyn might be connected
with the police investigation.
Court records showed that ar
See ATTORNEY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
VFW Chief Asks Immediate
Rebuilding OF Armed Might;
Russian Showdown Looms
Commander Calls
On Truman To Act
Urges President To Cali
Special Session OF Con-
gress At Once !,

CLEVELAND, Sept. Z -U.D-.
In a strongly worded speech,
Louis E. Starr, retiring com-
mander-in-chief of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, tonight asked
President Truman to call q
special session of Congress tV
appropriate money to rebuild
our armed forces.
Starr made his public request
after delegates to the 48th an
nual encampment here heard
top-rung military and govern
ment figures sound cminous
warnings on the state of our
military preparedness during
the past three days.
81 publicly request the Presi-
dent to call a special session
Of Congress for the purpose of
Immediately considering and
granting sufficient appropri-
ations to rebuild our armed
forces, and particularly our air
force, and to mobilize our air.
craft industry, gearing it to
high-speed production Of latest
type aircraft" Starr saioi.
"We must act Immediately,
while there is yet time. Each
weeks delay can mean years
extension of war. We mus: not
procrastinate as we did III 1899.
We must act noW.''
Starr clearly expressed fear
of Russia in his talk, and said
the "peace of the world can be
maintained only if the United
States re-arms rapidly, making
it clear to the USSR that a war
would mean her total destruc-
ton"
"I fear that if this is not ac-
complished with the utmost dis
patch, the United States will
find itself at war;" he said.
The leader of approximately
1000, 900 veterans charged that
preliminary campaigns of
World War Three are being
fought at this moment-on the
political front and on the battle
'front.'
"My organization therefore
advocates a defensive attitude
with ground forces, and an Of
fensive attitude with our fleet
and the fast construction of the
greatest air force in the world,
in heinp " he added
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
INTEREST HIGH
IN BALL SCORE
Morning Star Newsroom
Telephones Constantly
Busy Last Night

The Morning Star received it's
heaviest bombardment of tele-
phone calls last night Of the
baseball season-so many calls
for results Of the Wilmington
Sanford tussle that reporters
lost count.
At a late hour, with tele-
phones still ringing, it was I'm
able to gain a clear estimate
of how many hundred calls had
poured into the office.
Inquiries started before 4 p.
m. It was not uncommon for
three telephones to ring at the
same instance as rapidly as re-
civers were hung up.
Reporters had little time to
listen to comments or give in
formation other than the final
score. Although the few CON-
ments heard were of disappoint-
meRt.
One fan, hearing the score,
exclaimed, "Ah, gee, I'll never
again call up for a Pirate
coopo3s
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
FISHER HILLS

FORT FISHER HILLS
|Swamps near Fort Fisher prov
ed good defense for the fortifi-
cation together with natural
sand hills behind which were
spotted many guns. Those guns
proved of great value during
the Civil War in protecting
blockade runners from Federal
crafts that formed the block
ade.
About half mile north of the
fort there was a rise in the
sand. The rise formed a hill
about 20 feet above the tide on
the Cape Fear river side. 1t
proved valuable as a defense
position as it commanded the
approach to the fort by the riv-
er road.
One historian sums up the sit
uation in this manner. "Thus
nature, assisted by some slight
agineering work, had given a
defense to Confederate Point
which would have enabled an
efficient commander at the en-
trenched camp, cooperating
with the garrison of Fort Fish
er. to have rendered the Point
untenable for q largely superior
force at night when the cover
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
Along The Cape Fear

ing fire of the Federal navy
could not distinguish between
friend and foe."
PLANNED BY COMMANDER
The plans for Fort Fisher
were made by Colonel William
Lamb, commander of the forti-
fication. AS the work progress
ed, however, the plans were
submitted for approval to Con
federate generals including
such notables as French,
Raines, Longstreet, Beauregard
and Whiting. Federal engineers
dubbed the fort "the Ma]akoft
of the SOUTH"
The fort was built solely with
the aim of resisting fire from
a fleet. That it was successfully
constructed from that angle is
attested to by the fact that il
was necessary to use ground
troops before it was captured
1t underwent the two fiercest
navy bombardments that had
ever occurred until that time in
history.
There were two faces to the
fortification with total length
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
VIOLENCE TAKES
LIVES OF FOUR
Pilot Mountain Woman
Loses Life In Fall Down
6O-Foot Well
By The Associated Press

Violence took a relatively
light death toll in North Caro-
lima during the weekend with
only four persons reported kill
ed. A normal weekend IN the
state averages ten fatalities.
Gattis Cannady, 35-year-oid
Ellington Negro, was found
dead Saturday night in the Lii
lington Ice and Coal company's
plant. Coroner c. B. Alfred or
dered an autopsy and inquest.
Robert Mitchell, 81, of Route
1. Walnut Cove, was fatally IN
iured Sunday when the autcrno-
bile in which he was riding
overturned.
Mrs. Lila B. Cooke, SO, OF Fl
lot Mountain, Route 2, was kill
ed Friday when she fell into 8
6o-foot well at the home. her
husband, A. R. Cooke, reported
finding plank covering the
well broken when ne returned
home.
Burean Lee Brown. 40, a
farmer living near Coats. was
killed instantly Saturday nlgh'
when struck by an automobile
while he was walking along "a
road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
MASKED BANDITS
SECURE $4,000
Owner OF Beulah Park
Racetrack Bound, Robbed
In His Home

CLEVELAND, Sept. 7 -(P-
A race track oper ator reported
to police today he was robbed
of $4,000 by three masked
bandits who forced him to tell
where the money was conceal
ed by torturing his wife.
Police Capt. Fred w. Clarke
said Henry Green, 81, vice pres
ident of Beulah park track in
Columbus, Ascot park in Akron
and a track in Hamilton, O..
related he finally disclosed The
money was hid in a shoe box
after one of the gunner placed
a lighted cigarette on Mrs.
Green's thigh.
The trio then drove off in
Green's 1947 Cadillac after
staging the robbery late last
night in the track owners home
in suburban Shaker Heights, po-
lice said.
operating Money
Green reported the money
was to have been used sept.
20 for operating expenses at the
opening of the Beulah park
meet.
Capt. Clarke quoted Green as
saying the three met Mrs.
Green, AZ, at the back door
when she returned to the house
after parking their cac in the
garage.
The couple and Green's SIS
ter, Mrs. Sadie Stockman, IS,
were then bound with adhesive
tape and gagged with bed
sheets, Green reported. After ne
disclosed the hiding place OF the
money, the bandits threatened
to kill them if they notified the
police.