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Evening star., 1947-07-22
Dewey Finds He Leads
In11 Western States:
400 Votes Now Seen
BY the Assceicted Press

CODY. Wyo., July GA recapitu-
lation Of Gov. Thomas z. DeWeysI
Western tour showed today that Re-
publican leaders Of ii States have
told him he is leading the COP
presidential race In their States.
Colorado Is the only State where
the New York Governor heard he is
not in the van. There Republican
chiefs said the fight appears to be
wide open" between Gov. Dewey
and Senator Taft of Ohio.
Party leaders Of Missouri, Okla
homa, Arkansas. Texas, Kansas,
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana,
washington and Wyoming gave Gov.
Dewey the edge, although political
observers. count Texas as doubtful
because OF Taft strength there.
Gets 1874 Tentative Votes.
In all, these so-called pro-Dewey
States will have a tentative total
delegate vote Of 1874 at the national
convention In Philadelphia next
June.
The Dewey forces claim they now
have approximately 400 delegates
of the SAT needed to nominate. The
Taft camp claims roughly $50 dele
gates and conceded Gov. Dewey
about the same number.
Gov. Dewey notored to Cody yes
terday from Yellowstone National
Park ana was greeted by Senator
Robertson, Wyoming Republican,
who told the press:
Il should say at the moment that
Gov. Dewey is running ahead" in
this State, which has nine delegate
votes.
Taft Sentiment Growing.
Senator Robertson added, how
ever, that Taft sentiment is grow
ing in Wyoming. think that Taft
Hartley Labor Bill has had a lot
to do with 1t. People realize Taft
has done a good Job. He has un-
bounded courage"
Gov. Dewey leaves today by auto
mobile for Jenny Lake. Wyo.. IN the
Jackson Hole country. Tomorrow
he will 60 to Pocatello, Idaho, stop
ping en- route to Idaho, Falls.
Gov. Dewey inspected the "Buf-
falo Bill" dam near Cody yesterday
before entering the town in stage
coach, accompanied by his wife, two
sons and Senator Robertson, and led
by 20 men, women and children on
horseback.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Taft
Continued From First Page.)

Republican Club Of that State. He
said he had received numerous
invitations" for talks on the return
trip and may accept engagements
In Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and
other States
His trip thus would parallel, in
part, the Western vacation excur-
sion of Gov. Thomas e. Dewey OF
New York, another potential Re-
publican presidential nominee.
While Gov. Dewey has maintained
that his trip was "nonpolitical" and
has kept publicly silent on major
international and domestic issues,
Senator Taft said frankly that he
intends to discuss affairs both at
home and abroad as they relate to
his work in the Senate.
"This is a trip to lay before the
American people the accomplish
ments of the Republican Congress" !"
Senator TAFT said.
AS chairman of the Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee charged
with steering party action on legis-
lation, Senator Taft apparently in
tends to base his expected bid for
the nomination largely on his con-
gressional record.
Besides large share of response
bility for the Taft-Hartley Labor
Act and his espousal of the twice
vetoed tax reduction bill, this record
includes coauthorship of such pend
ing measures as the Taft -Ellender-
Wagner housing measure, a Federal
aid to education bill and legislation
calling for State grants for health
aid
In saying he intends to speak out
on international issues, Senator Taft
said he will discuss particlarly the
probable cost of the Marshall plan
for Europe's economic recovery.
This would be in contrast to Gov.
Dewey's silence on such matters,
including his refusal to comment on
Secretary of State Marshall's appeal
for support of his plan at the annual
Governors Conference in Salt Lake
City last week.
Senator Taft said he considers it
necessary to make clear his views
on international questions since he
largely has remained silent In this
field because of the leadership taken
by Chairman Vandenberg of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Netherlands Informs u. N.
OF Indonesion Measures

LAKE SUCCESS, July a. R.-
The Netherlands government in
formed the United Nations today
that it had been compelled to re
sort to police measures" against the
Indonesian Republic because OF
continued "acts of violence."
At the same time it was disclosed
that the Indonesian government it
self had sent O communication to
the Security Council. The contents
are not known, but the note was
presumed to be an appeal for aid.
The Dutch note charged the In
donesians with "senseless destruc-
tion," with maintaining a food
blockade and with carrying on "hos-
tile and inf1ammatory propaganda" p"
"The Netherlands as the state
with whom the sovereignty of this
territory rests and which conse-
auently is ultimately responsible for
maintaining law and order, cannot
allow these inimical actions to con-
tinue," the Netherlands government
said.
"Poiics Measures" Used.
1T has become patiently clear that
the present Republican government
10 incapable Of maintaining security,
Evening star., 1947-07-22

The dream Of a young couple who
went to Alaska, purchased q small
island and made plans to start a
fox farm has been ended by death.
The body of Balford D. Housel,
former War Department employe.
was found Sunday at Fire Island
Beach, near Anchorage. Alaska, his
wife's family here has learned. His
wife, the former Miss leila Car
penter, %, of 2503 Fourteenth street
NV. still is missing.
The couple had not been heard
from since leaving Anchorage on
May in an 18-foot cruiser. the
family said.
Mrs. Housels mother, Mrs. Zella
B. Carpenter Of the Fourteenth
street address, said the couple went
to Alaska year ago to take civilian
jobs with the Army Engineers Office
at Fort Richardson. After working
a year, they purchased a small
island near Homer. Alaska, and the
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Indonesiu
Continued From First Page.)

profoundly regrets that negotiation
has been discarded as the means OF
achieving voluntary association
between the Netherlands and Indo-
nesian peoples. ."
The department reported that
Herman Baruch, ambassador to The
Hague. when informed Sunday OF
the Dutch decision on the use OF
force, had been authorized to restate
the American observation-disclosures
through the last two years and re-
peated in a note last month offering
economic aid to the Indies if an
interim government was agreed
upon.
Before the statement was issued
the department was disclosed to
have given its blessing to . British
offer Of good ofhces" in an effort to
settle the Dutch Indonesian dispute
over the future government Of Indo-
yanRiA
Evening star., 1947-07-22

cruiser. Two days before they dis
appeared, they resigned from their
Jobs. They intended to start a fox
farm, Mrs. Carpenter said, and were
sailing for the island.
The empty boat was found about
40 miles from Anchorage on
May Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Housel lived in
Washington for eight years before
going to Alaska last year, Mrs.
Housel was employed at the Navy
Yard and during the war was in
the WAC. stationed at Walter Reed
Hospital. Mr.. Housel was a man
ager of a drugstore here during
that time.
Mr. Housel is survived by his par
ems, Jacob D. Housel, Rocky Hill,
N. Y, and Mrs. Julia Bush Housel,
Princeton, N. J. Mrs. Housel's father,
Benjamin S. Carpenter, lives at
Clarence, N. Y. Her brother. Burt
Carpenter, lives with his mother at
the Fourteenth street address.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
District Bill
Continued From First PageJ

$285 900 to funds of the Street and
Bridge Division of the Highway De-
partment, to retain the House total
Of $5,285 900.
5. Restoration of an item of $500
to pay the salary Of Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, commander of the
District National Guard, which had
been stricken out by the Senate on
the ground it had no legislative
authorization.
Sewer Fund Compromise.
The conferees compromised q fight
over the amount to be granted for
extension Of sewers, recommending
$3,750, 900. This Is $181 900 below
the House totar but $3.50, 900 above
the Senate figure. So! u'@ nj q .,a18'7
The conferees included in the bill
a whittled-down version Of the plan
OF, Mr.. Horan TO sgive large spow-
ers to the District auditor & over
disbursements Of all agencies. The
redraft lists only the Health De-
partment and the welfare agencies
in section giving exclusive pre-
audit controls to the auditor.
The conferees granted $2,5O0, 900
for the Department Of Corrections,
accepting a reduction Of 1000 the
Senate had made in the House total.
AS expected, the conferences re-
stored to the House bill 1929 900 for
payment of costs of District patients
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital, accept
ing the Senate total Of $e,22e 900.
Wins Minor Increase.
Recorder of Deeds Marshall L.
Shepard won a minor increase in
his appropriations to delay some
what q decrease in his staff that Is
to be made II Congress directs the
use of photostatic machines in copy
ing records, now Transcribed by
typewriter. The House has passed
legislation authorizing the change
in methods. It now awaits action
by the Senate District Committee.
On the District funds bill, the
House anticipated final approval of
the photostatic process and slashed
s42, 800 from the $2l7,s0o estimates
of the recorder, to save the cost OF
as many as Is employees now using
the slower process.
The Senate, in its version Of the
funds bill, earmarked $21, 900 exclu-
sively for purchase Of the new
equipment, but proposed that the
recorders funds be raised by $2i 900
to give more time for the change
over before employees were dropped.
The conferees compromised by cut
ting the extra personnel funds to
$12,500.
An additional $2s 900 was recon-
mended by the conferees for extra
personnel for the assessor and col
iector Of taxes to handle increased
work resulting chiefly from the
OF the new per cent taxi
on the incomes of unincorporated
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Whale Meat Found Good
Il Chosen and Cooked Riuhf

Foreigners visiting Norway, where
whale meat has been eaten for the
last Is years, are trying out such
dishes, because they expect to find
them common in other European
countries after the whaling feet re-
turns this year from the Antarctic.
They report from Oslo that "waal-
biff" (whale beef is good, but you
have to know how to select and
prepare it.
The housewife should not accept
whale meat with whitish streaks.
They contain oil. Whale meat must
be very fresh and steaks must be
fried until very brown. Then add
fried onions with. If you like. carrots
and turnipS. Butchers distinguish
three kinds of whale rneat-edibie
steak. sausage meat and animal food.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Former Indonesian
Chief 10 Visit u. ).
On Special Mission
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

SINGAPORE, July sutan
Sjahrir, former Premier OF the Indo-
nesian Republic, announced today
that he would visit the United States
as well as India and Australia on a
special mission for President Soc
karno.
The former Indonesian Premier
stopped here en- route by special
Indian plane to India to start a
tour OF countries sympathetic with
the republic. He explained that
Soekarno wanted him to assess re-
action and make q report on which
the republic could take such steps
as are necessary in the future.
Mr.. Sjahrir said that in India he
would see Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,
Vice President Of the interim gov
ernment: Mahomed Ali Jinnah, head
Of the Moslem League, and Lord
Killearn. British special commits
sioner In Southeast Asia, who mod
Grated the Linggadjati (Cheribon)
agreement conferences and now Is
in India.
He explained he had departed
from Jogjakarta in q Dakota trans
post plane at 3 am.
II left without the knowledge OF
the Dutch and managed to escape
the Dutch bombing Of the Jogja-
karta Airfeld," Mr.. sjahrir said.
The airfeld was the target Of a
Dutch air attack Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Sjahrir said the Indonesians
had believed for two months thet
an armed clash was inevitable, add
ing: a
But. Of course. the Dutch aerial
bombing was an unexpected thing to
us. We never expected the Dutch
would resort to such tactics, know
ing full well that the Indonesians
had no planes"
Mr.. Sjahrir declared that by their
military action the Dutch have now
completely nullined the Cheribon
agreement"
He said the Republican army had
enough arms and ammunition for
a long war"
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Retirement
Continued From First Page.)

of about 5000 to Government work.
ers on retirement. and Is per cent
or $500 annual boost, whichever is
smaller. to Federal employees already
retired. Likewise. both bills permit
dismissed Government workers to
withdraw their money from the re-
tirement fund If they have less than
10 years of service. And both bills
increase the salary contributions to
the retirement fund from Federal
workers from S to 6 per cent
The Senate bill, however, is more
liberal In several respects. It would
permit Government workers to re-
tire at reduced pensions at the age
Of IS or 60, with 10 years OF service.
The House measure would keep the
present retirement age. The Senate
bill also would grant survivorship in
surance benefits to widows and
minor children Of deceased Federal
workers. The House bill would re-
strict this feature to the widows.
Other Actions Taken.
In other actions affecting Federal
workers, the House yesterday passed
bills TO grant veterans preference
rights in Government jobs to Gold
Star Mothers, and to give greater
protection in the job rights of per-
manent status employees.
The Gold Star measure would give
widowed mothers of sons and daugh-
ters killed in action during the war
10 points preference in taking ex-
aninations for Federal jobs. They
also would receive other Job rights
how enjoyed by veterans. And
mothers would be eligible If their
children incurred permanent dis
abilities as a result of the war.
The other measure calls for all
career employees losing their jobs in
the Government to replace war
service employees doing comparable
jobs in the same agency. Perma-
nent-status people have been getting
preference over war service people
in their own agencies geographical
areas, but this bill would give them
preference on an agency-wide basis.
For example. an Interior Depart
ment employe here with permanent
status who loses his job could re-
place 4 war-serviee Interior en-
ploye in Chicago doing the same
type Of work.
Ths Civil Service Commission re-
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Roll Strike
Continued From First Page.)

resume generally normal handling Of
all traffic"
$500 Engineers Affected.
Some $500 engineers were affected
by the strike. Trains en- route when
the strike began continued to di.
vision points, where engineers left
them. Points at which the engineers
walked of included Oakland, Bak-
ersfeld, Los Angeles. San Francisco
Sacramento and Roseville, Calf.
Reno and Sparks, New; Engene
Greg: FL Paso. Tex; Ogden, Utah
and Yuma and Tucson. Ariz.
Some passengers slept aboard
halted trains, and others wandered
about stations awaiting word from
the negotiations in San Francisco
Before the strike ended, the COM
pany had begun arrangements fol
transporting passengers by buses.
Truman Appoints Board.
The strike became effective despite
last-minute appointment of an emer.
gency mediation board by President
Truman. The Brotherhood preW-
ously had said 1t would accord full
respect to such board but that II
would not affect its strike plans. The
Brotherhood contended the same
issues had been considered by q simi-
lar mediation board named by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1945, and that the
union had complied with the pro-
visions Of the Railway Mediation
Act.
The Southern Pacific declared 1t
had been ready to accept the 1945
boards findings in their entirety,
but the union was willing to accept
only those favorable to it.
President Truman named three
labor relations experts to the
Emergency Board and a meeting of
the group was set for Wednesday
here. It's members were Col. Grady
Lewis, Washington lawyer, chair
man; Leverett Edwards, Oklahoma
City attorney, and DR.. Paul A. Dodd
of the University of California at
Los Angeles.
Other Western lines, including the
Western Pacific and Santa Fe Rail-
roads. were not affected by the
tieup."
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Barrett
Continued From First Page.)

criminals is above average, but he
added:
There's no use policing with as
year-old methods. I want to start
my administration with ls4
methods"
Mai. Barrett said he was now pre-
pairing a report for the Commis-
sioners on withholding of cases
from the teletype in the psst-the
question that was aired before the
Senate District subcommittee-but
he said the investigation now un-
derway within the department Is
equally concerned with future po-
lice procedures.
Mai. Barrett said he was sure the
report would show that the majority
of the cases were kept confidential
to assist in the apprehension OF
criminals or because investigation
failed to reveal any crime had been
committed.
He said many of the complaints In
the confidential file were reports
from drunks who changed their
stories when interviewed again in
the sober light of day.
Captains to BE Rotated.
In addition to getting more young
men on the street, Maj. Barrett said,
he also is rotating captains to
acouaint them with police pro-
cedures throughout the District.
Next month, he expects to shift
Capt. Archie M. Winfree from the
seventh to the sixth precinct and
Capt. Beverly G. Beach from the
sixth to the seventh precinct. Ten
policemen already have been
switched from desk to patrol jobs,
The rookie school headed by
Sergt. Ryan will be- assigned to
Inspector John M. Fowler, who Is
in charge of the police school. Sergt.
Ryan, who lectured during the war
to auxiliary policemen and has FIRE.
ouently contacted the public, will
visit citizens association meetings
and the schools to acquaint the pub
lie with what the police are doing
and to hear any complaints, MAJ.
Barrett said.
If citizens groups appear to have
serious complaints, Maj. Barrett
said, they will hs invited to attsnd
Evening star., 1947-07-22

law and order in their territory while
refusing to cooperate with the
Netherlands government to create
the necessary conditions thereto.
I'm these circumstances her maj
esty,s government have with the
utmost reluctance been compelled to
authorize the lieutenant governor
general to resort to police measures
Of a strictly limited character.
THE Netherlands government
wished to stress that 1t maintains
its unalterable decision to carry out
the political program based upon
the principles underlying the Ling
gadjati agreement Tin which the
Dutch agreed last March Is to the
independence Of Indonesia in l949)
THE Netherlands government
confidently hopes that circum-
stances will soon permit to resume
constructive cooperation with the
republic as desired by innumerable
Indonesians in Republican territory,
which cooperation already success
fully exists with the. states6ef East
Indonesia and Borneo."
Legal Issues in Prospect.
Since the Indonesian republic is
not recognized by the United Ma
tions as q sovereign state, any COM
plant from Indonesian leaders
would raise important legal points.
u. N. experts expressed the opin-
ion that the Security Council could
not act on the Indonesian situation
unless a complaint was fled by an
independent country either a
member or non-member of the
u. N.
Even though the Council could
not act directly on the Indonesian
communication, it was pointed out
that some other country might
easily file a complaint on behalf
Of the Indonesians.
In this connection. It was recalled
that the Soviet Ukraine brought
the Indonesian question before the
Council in January, l946, in London
even without the request Of the
Indonesian leaders.
At that time, 1t was charged that
the presence of British troops in
Indonesia threatened world peace.
The Ukrainian representative de-
manded creation of commission
for an on-the-spot inquiry, but the
Council defeated the proposal.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Communism
Continued From First Page, +,


government may be overthrown from
the inside by the forces Of the peo-
pie Is built on sand"
Police Assigned to Industry.
The witness said the Soviet secret
police is IAN important factor and
force In the Soviet economy"
Special branches of the police, he
said, are assigned to all sorts OF
economic and industrial activity.
In these operations 100000 to
10000, 900 people are employed and
The Soviet government uses their
labor free of charge and keeps them
on a starvation diet" he. continued
Also scheduled to testify today was
DR.. MAIDEN Giunion- -Zerkin, a for
mer Yugoslav Army officer and for
mer member Of the staff of the
Yugoslav Embassy In London.
Now living in Canada, he already
has appeared before the committee
at a secret meeting. Chairman
Thomas said he would 60 publicly
and more deeply into the charges
that the Tito government of Yugo-
slavia is running an active fifth
column in the United States, operat-
ing principally among persons of
slave descsntr-
The committee is holding week
long hearings on various phases of
Communist activity.
Data on New Republic Sought.
1t got a general summary yester-
day from Walter 8. Steele, chairman
Of the National Security Committee
of the American Coalition Of Pa
triotic, Civic and Fraternal Societies.
Just before he finished, the COM
mittee requested, and Mr.. Steele
agreed to provide, his records on
the New Republic magazine edited
by Henry A. Wallace.
Questioned by Mr.. Mundt, Mr..
Steele said the magazine is s8 per
cent foreign financed.
In New York, Michael Straight,
publisher of the New Republic,
termed this one. of the stale charges
which have been brought up re-
peatedly and which have been re-
peatedly disproved."
Says Wallace Is Mouthpiece.
Mr.. Steele also testified that:
Mr.. Wallace is member and
spokesman of the Progressive Cit
lzens of America. He said this organ
lzation grew out of realignment Of
political red fronts" Immediately
after the Communist Party's Ma
tional Committee called early in 1915
for coalition Of left wing elements
into third party"
Communists cooperate whole
in keeping the Progressive
Citizens of America in the lime
light" Mr.. Steele said.
Henry Wallace appears to be its
The Political Action
Committee Of the CIO likewise CO.
operates with Progressive Citizens. ;"
In the radio field, Mr.. Steele listed
Johannes Steel, Robert st. John.
Selden Menefee and Frank King
don as what he called Reed Front
ers" who have gone of the air as
commentators for one reason or an
other. In the same class, but still
broadcastnig. he said. are Sidney
Rogers and Norman Corwin.
Never Heard Corwin Broadcasts.
Mr.. Stripping asked whether he
considers Mr.. Corwin an advocate
Of the Communist Party line.
Mr.. Steele said he wouldn't say
that, that he never had heard Mr..
Corwin's broadcasts.
But" he said, "he is certainly
afIiliated with all these Communist
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Cruisers 5-Inchers
Rob Heavier Guns
OF Jap Ship Torqet
By The Assoeiaisd Press

TOKYO, July 22.-As a tar
get ship, the former Japanese
destroyer escort 104 had an ex-
tremely brief career.
The Japanese ship was towed
100 miles OF the entrance Of
Tokyo Bay to provide gunnery
practice for the cruiser Toledo,
the destroyer Ozbourn and the
seaplane tender Duxbury Bay.
The Toledo's five-inchers
opened up first. And that was
the end of the 104. The
heavier guns never had Q
chance.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
RoiIroud Firemen Ask
Teacher SoIory Probe
byft,s Assoeiufsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July pa
resolution calling for an immediate
investigation Of the financial plight
Of American school tesclaers was
adopted yesterday by delegates at
tending the convention Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen.
Another proposal calling for an
increase Of 33h per cent in retire
ment annuities under the Railroad
Retirement Act was referred to
committee for further study.
Evening star., 1947-07-22

Gently announced plans which would
90 even further than the bill. It
Intends to grant career workers
absolute preference over war-service
employees on O.. Government-wide
basis. This program, however. has
not yet gone into effect.
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Bus Kills Stone-Dodqer

Donald r. Smith, 26, of Glasgow,
Scotland, while stationed to warn
pedestrians of falling masonry as
chimney was being demolished.
stepped back to avoid falling stone
and was killed by bus.