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Evening star., 1947-04-18
D. {. Phone Workers
May Offer Arbitration
Proposal Tomorrow
Union Move for Accord
Over Nation This Week
Presoges New PorIeys

Hope for an early settlement
in the District phase of the Ma
ton wide telephone strike was
given boost today and the ma
tional unions determination to
end the tieup this week prom
Used other encouraging develop
|mentS.
Meeting with company representa-
tives for the second straight day,
the District Federation of Telephone
Workers said they may submit a
counterproposal tomorrow to a
company suggestion for arbitration
Helery Robinson, union president,
said that If the Executive Commit
tee does not make a counterproposal
this afternoon, it will be along lines
suggested for the first time at this
mornings meeting
Neither the negotiators nor Con-
ciliation Commissioner E. T. Bell
would comment on the nature of
the new approach. The parties will
meet. again at 10 am. tomorrow in
the Hamilton Hotel,
Arbitration Offer Expanded.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co.'S offer was designed along
the lines of Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach's national settlement
plan, but called for regional arbi-
tration instead Of single board-a
modification insisted on by the
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. in rejecting the secretary's pro-
posal last Tuesday.
In addition to basic wages, the
C. & P.'s expanded its arbitration
offer to include length OF schedules
and progressions, length of vacations
and leaves of absence for union
officers. The offer also was made
to the Washington Telephone Traffic
Union, the other striking District
union.
Mr.. Robinson has said a reason
able wage offer by the company
(See TET ,EPHONE. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Sunday Reading

Another cycle of boom and
bust is inevitable, according to
some persons who believe
business and Government can
and should do nothing about
high prices. A firm dissenter,
Senator OMahoney, Demo-
crat, of Wyoming, a member
of the congressional Joint
Committee on the Economic
Report, has written a special
article for Sundays Editorial
Section telling why America
Cannot afford to let things
CO."
Equally disturbing to Rep
resentative Taber, Republi-
can, of New York, is the size
of the 1948 budget, and he Is
swinging a mean ak at Fed
eral spending. Gould Lincoln.
also writing in the Editorial
Section, studies MIR. Taber's
form and his determined fight
for economy.
In the foreign field, Newbold
Noyes, IT,, another staff writ
er, sat through a dramatic
trial In Moscow and found it
rated a story, while Lothrop
Stoddard analyses the effect
De Gaulle's return to public
life Is having on Frances
muddled political picture.
These features and many
more supplement the usual
thorough and accurate news
content of
Chr Sunnatt STIR
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Public Doesn't Want
Personal journalism,
Society Told
Acheson and Conont
Scheduled to'Speok
At Session Today
By c. A. Mothisen

The varying problems of pro-
ducing useful editorial pages on
large and small newspapers were
discussed today by members of
the American Society of News
paper Editors as they continued
their annual convention in the
Hotel Statler.
j. Donald Ferguson, editor of the
Milwaukee Journal, one of three
panel members, said it was his opin-
ion readers mo longer have any
interest in editors calling each other
names" He said his newspaper
would have no place for Charles
A. Dana or Horace Greeley" be-
cause those men often were en-
deavoring to advance personal am
bitions in their editorials.
Mr.. Ferguson declared he con-
sidered freedom of the press to be
"a trust or obligation, not a right
or privilege"
Readers have a right to learn
Wlidb ID SOillS Oll Ill GllG WOTlC
through accurate reporting and in
depreciation, and 'the newspaper
is only the trustee of that right for
the people" he said.
Six Men Write Editorials.
The Milwaukee editor said his
newspapers editorials were written
by six men of varying opinions who
thrashed out policy in daily con-
ferences.
Il have one man who is a bit
pink, but he's good influence" Mr..
Ferguson said.
Harry Ashmore, youthful new edi-
tor of the Charlotte IN. c. News,
said he did all the editorial writing
for that paper.
my problems are time-the lack
of it-and space-too much Of it,
he said.
Ralph Nicholson, editor of the
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Burt Shotton Named
|As Dodgers Manager
BY the A.soeio,sd Press

BROOKLYN. April 18.-Burton
(Burt) E. Shotton, former manager
of the Philadelphia Phillies, was
named manager of the Brooklyn
Dodgers today by Branch Hickey,
Dodger president.
Shotton replaces Leo Durocher
suspended for the 1947 season BY
Commissioner A. B. Chandler for
acts unbecoming to a major league
manager 10 days ago.
Shotton. Dodger scout until to-
day, was manager of the Phillies
from 1928 through 1888. After that
he swung into the st. Louis Car
dinals system OF which hickey then
was general manager. AS Q player
he was an outfielder with the st.
Louis Browns.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
General Held as Drunk Driver,
Suys Police Knocked Out Teeth

after 4 am. yesterday by No. Q pre-
cinct police, who reported that the
car he was driving jumped the curb
ait Eighth and N streets NV.
At a preliminary hearing today
in the Office of Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Clark King, police dis
played fifth of whisky, one-third
empty, which they said was found
in the generals car Police added
the defendant had an odor OF al
coflol on his breath.
Gen. Kissner said that police
knocked out two of his teeth in ar
resting him.
The general was wearing civilian
attire when arrested.
Policeman w. A. Dalrymple told
Mr.. King he struck the general with
his fist when the Army officer
reached into q Coat pocket. The POI
Hceman said he did not know the
general was reaching for his iden-
lsee GENERAL. Page A-5.]
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Ford Will Gives Grandchildren
Control Of Empire, Lawyer Says
Nonvotng Stock, Bulk Of Estate, Goes
To FomiIy Foundation; Widow Gets Home

died April Z, to his widow along with
some personal effects.
Other than the bequests to the
foundation. the grandchildren and
the widow there were no specific be-
quests.
The Ford Foundation, organized In
1886, contributes to the maintenance
of Ford's Greenfield Village, the Edi-
son Institute in nearby Dearborn, to
the Henry Ford Hospital and to
other institutions. In the latest re-
port filed by Henry Ford II, its
president and a trustee, it reported
assets of $109. .168, ,0o5 on June 80, 1945
Z Its purpose is described as Ito
receive and administer funds for
scientific, educational and charitable
purposes, all for the public welfare -
As such, attorneys maintain, it and
any contributions it receives are
|tax-exempt.
The will contained statement by
Mr.. Ford that he had heretofore
provided generously for my wife
(See FORD. PAGE Al
Evening star., 1947-04-18
BY The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, April 18.-The
Westinghouse Electric Corp. and
the CIO Electrical Workers today
announced a one-year contract
agreement providing a 15-cent
hourly wage increase to more
than $4,000 workers.
At the same time the first definite
wage demand "a 23-cent hourly
boost-was made by the CIO United
Steel Workers on the Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corp.
The Westinghouse agreement, the
joint announcement said, settles al
economic issues" in the negotiations
until April 1, 1948. Raises are retro.
active to April /.
The agreement is subject to ratifi.
cation by the Union Conference
Board OF Westinghouse locals on OF
before April %.
Salaried and wage workers repre-
sented by the Electrical Workers ir
Is cities in seven States are affected
by the new contract. The corpora.
ton has plants in Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio, New York and West
Virginia.
Salaried Employees Get IS Weekly
The joint statement said the
agreement provides:
Hourly increases of liz cent.
for hourly rated employees repre-.
sented by the UE, with the re.
mainder Of the Is cents to be usee
to cover the cost of six paid holi.
days.
Salaried employees represented BY
the UE will receive S. weekly in.
creaSeS.
The agreem ent also provides lib.
eral vacations, overtime improve.
ments and several other improve.
ments in working conditions"
A spokesman for Jones & Laugh.
lin described the 23-cent figure
demanded by the steel workers a.
an overall one, and said that be.
sides fiat pay increase it includes
"a lot of other things" Holiday
pay provisions presumably were
among them.
The pay demand conceivably coulc
set an industry-wide pattern.
q. S. Steel Offer Reported.
A report of a wage increase Of
fered the steelworkers by the
giant United States Steel Corp
and union leaders denial of any
knowledge of the move-circulatec
today as the steelworkers prepared
for momentous weekend meeting,
Evening star., 1947-04-18
BY the Asxoeioted Press

TEXAS CITY, April 1S.-
Flames from II fires roared on
for the third day on the indus
trial edge of this explosion
smashed Gulf port today, but
Police Chief w. L. Laddis said
the crisis which gripped the city
since Wednesday morning was
past. !
Estimates of deaths still ranged
UP to $50 persons with injuries to
about 5000. Property damage esti-
mates ran from $4,000, 900 to $780,
900, 900.
The major confiagration today
was at the vast Humble Oil Co. s
storage tank farm at the south OF
the city, where seven oil tanks are
burning. Apprehensive residents
still watched the boiling oil fires,
but Mr.. Laddis asserted:
"I believe that all danger is
gone"
Wind Shifts to South.
Some apprehension was caused,
however, when the wind shifted
from the north to the south today
The north wind had been blowing
the flames and smoke out to sea and
with the shift smoke drifted inland
as far as Palestine and Jacksonville,
Tex, 100 ta ITS miles north.
The south wind now is light, but
a stiff ground breeze might send
heat from the burning Humble
tanks against others nearby and set
them off.
However, oil fires have no sparks
and officials said they did not believe
residential and business structures
further north would be endangered.
Five or six storage tanks of ap-
proximately $1,000 gallons capacity
had exploded and burned since 4
pm. yesterday. Five other major
blasts had rocked the city at inter-
vals since 9:l2 am. Wednesday.
Fires Left to Burn.
The burning nitrate-laden French
freighter Grandcamp exploded We'd
nesday morning to set off another
blast at the huge Monsanto Chem
ical Corp. plant two minutes later.
Chains of fire swept through the
Evening star., 1947-04-18
|HeIgoIond Blown Up by British
In Explosion Likened to Bikini
$500 Tons Of Explosive Destroy U-Boot
Pens and Other Fortifieotions on Isle

blast, the announcer reported, the
island still was obscured by smoke
and dust.
The naval officer In charge OF
operations, who observed the ex-
plosion from ring of warships lying
8 miles away, said the demolition
apparently was 100 per cent sue
cessful."
There was tremendous mush-
room of smoke about 5000 feet
| high-as though an atom bomb had
hit Helgoland," he declared.
The blast was set off by remote
control from ship on the fourth
pip" of the BBC's II am. GMT &C
am. EST time signal.
Before the big blast series of
smaller explosions was set off to
frighten away thousands of sea
birds which inhabit the island.
The BBC observer in the plane
above the island said 1T was the
Evening star., 1947-04-18
D. {. Man Found Hanging
In TooIshed al His Home

John A. Seyfred, 48, was found
hanging by rope today from
rafter of the toolshed behind his
home, $685. Nichols avenue Sc.
Capt. John E. Fondahl of No. IL
precinct said Mr.. Seyfred left a
note saying he was respondent over
i'll health. Police said he was I'M
employed and recently had been q
patient at a Maryland sanitorium.
Mr.. Seyfred was found by his
father, Killian Seyfred. Earlier, po-
lice were told, the younger Mr.. Sey-
fred had been noticedlcutti grass
around the house.
Members of Fire RESCUE Squad
No. / worked over the body for As
minutes, but we're unable to revive
him
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Disaster Declared
Deprivine u. S. of
12.5% of Styrene
ey the Associated Press

LONDON, April 18.-Edward
A. O'Neal, managing director
of Monsanto Chemical Co.,
Ltd, said today that destruc-
ton of Monsanto's plant at
Texas City deprived the United
States Government of 12la per
cent of It's supply of styrene,
basic ingredient of synthetic
rubber.
The entire output of the
plant filled Is per cent of the
Governments styrene require
ments during the war, Mr..
O'Neal explained, and since
that time SO per cent of its
production has been on Gov
ernment order.
Monsanto designed, built and
operated the plant for the
Government, then purchased it
for $500 900.
Monsanto Chemical is Brit
jsh associate company of Mon
santo Chemical Co. of St. Louis.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Soviet Effort 10 Place
Aid 10 Greece Under
u. n. Control Doomed
Britain, France Announce
Opposition to Special
Supervisory Commission
PIIII ETIh
BULLETIN


MOSCOW P.-Secretary of
State Marshall tonight &C
cused Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov of trying to create "a
puppet state of Austria" after
Mr.. MoIotov had rejected an
American compromise plan
for the definition OF GerY11arf
assets there.
Earlier story on Page A-2.)
BY the Assoeioted Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, April
18.-Russia's effort to place
American aid to Greece under
United Nations supervision was
doomed today by majority op-
position In the Security Council
An American proposal that tn,
Councils Balkan Investigating
Commission leave representatives il
Greece temporarily to watch ovel
the troubled frontier situation ap.
peared assured of majority approval
but might be vetoed by Russia.
Both Britain and France an,
nounced they opposed the Sovie
move for special Security Coun'
ell commission to supervise the
Greek part of President Truman
s400, 100000 Greek Turkish aid pro
gram.
The negative vote of either wa!
enough to kill the Russian resolu
ton. They were backed, however
by majority support to block tn,
proposal without invoking the veto
Cites Soviet Arms Supply.
British Delegate Sir Alexandel
Cadogan said he saw no reason why
American aid to Greece should b.
placed under U. N. supervision, whil'
Soviet aid to Poland, Yugoslavis
and others should be treated Ii
another way. He said Russia hae
agreed to supply arms to some o.
these countries and had never in.
formed the U. N.
French Delegate Alexandra Parod
said France could not support tht
Soviet proposal for special Security
Council commission to watch ovel
use of American funds in Greece
unless the United States Govern.
ment agreed to it.
Mr.. -Parodi was followed by Brazil.
ian Delegate DR.. Oswaldo Aranha
who said he fully supported th'
American aid program and addee
that nations could help each othel
in maintaining order without ''in,
reference" from the U. N.
Decisions Believed Near.
A majority OF the II Council dele.
gates already had expressed oppo.
sition to the Soviet proposal anc
support of an American counter.
proposal.
Decision on both proposals wa.
believed near. .-.-
American sources said they hoped
the Council could vote today or
the American proposal.
On the Soviet proposal, the United
States is insisting that action bt
delayed until Congress makes 6
fSee u. N. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-04-18

FlanS DIVISION
Of the Army Air
Forces, stationed
in the Penta-
gon.
During the
war he served
in both Europe
and the Pacific.
Arraigned be-
t ore j. u d 8 e
Thomas Dewey
Quinn, the gem
eral pleaded not
guilty and was
released under
-
$500 collateral.
Thn rarn wr~s
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Crowds Gather
For Nats-Yanks
Opening Game
Trumon and 10000
Other Spectators
Watch Contest
By Froncis E. stonn

Sunny skies and a rising tenn
perature greeted the opening Of
the 1947 baseball season at Grif-
fifth Stadium today as the Ma
tionals and New York Yankees
met before President Truman
and $4,000 other spectators.
A brisk wind from the southwest
was blowing. In the local park
this aids right-hand hitters as the
winds blow almost directly toward
left field.
The crowd gathered more slowly
than last Monday, when thousands
sat in the rain for more than two
hours before the "offlcial" opener
was postponed. The bleachers be-
gan filling first today, with fans
jamming the left-center. or closest
portion to the infield and tanning
oAt AlViI tllcIc - Il
Yogi Berra Steals Show.
In pre-game drills, Yankee
rookie, Outfielder Lawrence (YogD
Berra, stole the show. The short,
broad-shouldered former catcher
delighted early comers by hitting
all types of pitches, some nearly at
his shoetops and others above his
shoulders. He drove three balls
against the right-field fence.
Although some of the edge was
taken off todays game by the wash
out earlier in the week, excitement
still was high as time approached
for the arrival of Mr.. Truman and
his party. The park was still be-
decked with bunting, and the origi-
nal opening-day program was held
over.
The rival pitchers were Louis
(Bobo) Newsom for Washington and
Allie Reynolds for the Yankees.
Both are right-handers. Newsom
won IA games last season oil for
the Mats and for Philadelphia, and
Reynolds captured IL for Cleveland,
which traded him to New York last
winter.
Both Stick to Lineups.
Both OF the rival managers stuck
to their lineups of yesterday, when
the Yankees won their first victory
and the Mats dropped second de-
vision in two starts to the Boston
Red Sox.
Ossie Bluege, Washington pilot,
threw five consecutive left-handed
| hitters at Reynolds, starting at the
top of the batting order. The Mats
lineup was as follows: Joe Grace,
left field; Buddy Lewis, right field;
Stan Spence, center field; Mickey
Vernon, first base; Cecil Travis.
third base; Gerry Priddy, second
base; Mark Christman, shortstop;
AL Evans, catcher, and Newsom.
Christman, purchased from St.
Louis a week ago, was the only
newcomer to local fans.
Bucky Harris, manager of the
Yankees, named this batting order:
Phil Rizzuto, shortstop; Rookie Bob
Brown, third base; Tommy Heinrich,
center field; Charley Keller, left
field; Berra, right field; Aaron Rob-
inson, catchert George McQuinn.
first base; George Stirnweiss, Sec
ond base, and Reynolds.
The teams completed their infield
drills on schedule at 2:20 and
promptly at 2:30 the Army Band
marched onto the field and took
over to await the arrival of the
President.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Tor Paper to Patch Up Homes
Most Uroent Needin Texas City
BY the Assoeioted Press

decided to appoint Carl Nessler
owner of Texas City coal storage
plant, to head committee to dis
tribute relief funds.
Mr.. Davis said that there were
offers totaling about $35 900 in the
Mayors mail opened SO far.
The most immediate need, he said,
is for tar paper to close over window
spaces and other holes in shattered
homes to make them habitable
People are coming back to their
homes in such numbers that it will
be necessary to get the grocery
stores operating again.
Something must be done for these
people. Many families have lost the
bread winners; the homes of many
are so shattered that they will have
to be rebuilt; and many of the
workers who survived have lost their
jobs for some time to come, through
destruction of the industries en-
ploying them.
One of the most remarkable things
about the disaster is the small num-
{See KENNEDY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-04-18

city as an aftermath to that ex-
plosion.
For the most part, fires were left
to burn themselves out, while rescue
workers hunted through huge piles
of twisted wreckage for the esti-
mated hundreds of persons believed
to have been buried under debris.
Twisted hunks of steel and other
debris rained down on the industrial
section Of the city early yesterday
lSee EXPLOSION. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1947-04-18
IT,. S. S. Manchester Soils
For Mediterranean
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, April 18.-The light
cruiser Manchester sails today for
the Mediterranean to relieve the
Providence.
Rear Admiral Ernest H Won
Heimburg was aboard to take over
his new assignment as commander
of the American cruiser division in
the Mediterranean.
The Manchester, of the Cleveland
class, was built at the Fore River
Shipyard, Quincy, and launched
March 5, 1916.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
|CI0Giiyes Notice
|0f Court Fight
'0n Labor Curbs
Tough Bill Approved d
By House Goes to
Senate for Action
House Roll Call Vote on Page A-3.)

The CIO today blasted the
tough labor bill passed over
whelmingly by the House late
yesterday as "an ill-conceived,
badly constructed and probably
unconstitutional measure" which
lit will fight every step of the
Legislative process and in the
courts"
The bill, which tightly restricts
labor union activities and outlaws
many types of strikes, was sent
along to the Senate where it re-
ceived a cautious reception. The
Senate expects to start debate We'd
nesday on its own and considerably
milder measure. Chairman Taft of
the Senate Labor Committee, how
ever. hopes to tougher it through
amendments on the floor.
Nathan Cowan, CIO legislative
representative, said the House bill,
sponsored by Chairman Hartley of
the House Labor Committee, "seeks
to destroy all of labor's rights"
Shortcomings" Enumerated.
"The House of Representatives
has unfortunately been led to be-
lieve that it can solve great social
problems by the stroke of a vindic-
tive pen,"' Mr.. Cowan said. 1.-THE
people of this country know better.
'"The Hartley bill does nothing to
improve the living standards of
workers, farmers, small businessmen
or professional people. 1t does moth
ing to give them better homes or
batter health. 1t does nothing to
Icufb the superpower of strangling
corporate rnonopolies. Instead, 1t
seeks to curb the peoples efforts to
meet these pressing national prob
Ilems."
He said that it soon will be seen
E"that hysterical legislation based
upon myths, prejudices and down.
right nisinformation has no place
on the American scene. When the
Jerry built hysteria against labor
collapses Of its own weight, we ex-
pect that this bill and others like IL
will be consigned to the legislative
rubbish heap where they truly
belong"
The amendments Senator Taft has
in mind would leave the Senate bill
still far less stringent than the House
measure. This indicates big job In
ironing out differences when the
bills go to conference perhaps late
this month.
30S to 107 Vote in House.
The House passed its bill by lop-
sided roll call vote of 308 to 107-
more than enough to override q
presidential veto. A powerful coali-
tion of Republicans and Southern
Democrats pushed it through, after
rejecting all amendments to tone
| it down.
While this was happening, the
Senate committee voted, II to 2
to approve it's legislation. Senators
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida and
Murray, Democrat, of Montana dis
sented after playing a major role
in a rewrite job which stripped the
bill of several proposed curbs on
union activities.
In some respect, the House bill
and the Senate Committee measure
are alike. For example, both would
Ban the closed shop, which COM
pels the boss to hire only union
members.
Permit the more common union
shop where majority of workers
vote for it, and-in the case of the
House bill-where employers want
it. Under union shop agreements
| (See I,AROR Page A-al
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Westinghouse Grants
15c an Hour Pay Raise;
Offer Made by GIN
SteeIworkers Ask 23c
In First Demand Made
By Negotiutors
BULLETIN

DETROIT (R.-General Mo-
tors Corp. today offered the
CIO United Auto Workers an
111a-cent hourly wage boost
plus pay for six annual holi-
days, The company described
the offer as "the equivalent of
an increase of Is cents per
: hour" Covering 100000 pro-
duction workers, it is a dupli-
cate of the offer accepted
earlier this week by the CIO
United Eelectrical Workers for
their $4,000 employees in GIN
plants. Walter Reuther. UAW
president, said in Pittsburgh
thatthe offer is mot satisfac-
tory, but negotiations will be
resumed in Detroit Monday"
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Crisis Believed Past in Texas CITY
Despite Great Fire on Outskirts;
Crews Comb Wreckage for Dead
Blaze Is Unlikely
To Spread Despite
Shift in Wind
BULLETIN

HOUSTON, Tex. IA re-
port to the Houston Chronicle
said several" persons trapped
in the Monsanto Chemical Co.
plant in Texas City were
found alive today 48 hours
after Wednesdays terrific ex-
plosions. However, police at
the main gate of the plant
said they had no knowledge
of this,