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Evening star., 1947-08-25
0DT Considers Embargo
On New York Wafer Front
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Once
of Defense Transportation said 1t
may embargo rail freight bound for
the New York waterfront area,
where a strike was called last Thurs
day by dissident members OF the
International Longshoremens As
ISOLATION. hFL.
The Federal agency announced
last night that its action probably
would depend on the outcome of a
membership meeting called today by
the striking dockworkers. An embar.
go would be to prevent congestion
of freight cars.
The strike prevented the sailing OF
the Nations largest and fastest liner,
the America, which remained tied
up at one of the Is Hudson River
piers affected by the strike.
Members OF Locals 791, 8s5 and
1883 quit work in protest of q new
contract negotiated between ILA's
international officers and the New
York Shipping Association. The
union originally demanded a 25-
cent hourly increase in the dock
worker wage of '$1.65. added vaca-
ton benefits and other contract i'm
provements. Agreement was reached
on a 10-cent increase and continua-
ton of other benefits of the old
contract.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Army DeniuIs Fail to Halt Talk
Of A-Bomb Cuverns in West

ering of dirt like buildings used fol
ammunition storage.
There are at least six of then
and each is surrounded by fence
with guard towers at the corners
They are 200 to 800 yards apart
This source said the Army has 6
Psi and a P-80 at nearby Kirkland
Field ready to take the air and coulc
turn back any ship and force it tc
land for investigation.
Another gave this version:
There's nothing to see from the
air. You may see some fresh grave
at the foot of the Manzano Noun
tains. 1t looks like a prospectol
might have been digging there
You'd never notice it any more than
some of the old mine workings"
Flyers weren't agreed whether all
over Sandia base was restricted.
Despite Gen. Monague's assertion
that it wasn't, one source said the
region had been barred to all train.
ing pilots, and another forecast re.
striction "in two or three days"
Reports that the base is guarded
by long lines of planes we're traced
to storage of war-weary craft al
Sandia base. At the peak, abou
5000 of these craft we're kept there
The base Is closely restricted
That means no visitors. Towns.
folk say the workmen are carefully
screened and are employed on toe
small portion of the construction
to be able to give clues as to its
final nature.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
-Four. TO Appear Today
AT Real Estate Probe

Grand jury investigation of real
estate practices was to continue
at District Court today. with at
least four witnesses, including the
executive secretary Of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board, sched-
uled to appear.
Other business repeatedly pending
before the July grand jury was
expected to delay questioning OF
most of the witnesses in the real
estate inquiry until this afternoon
Among those called for today
were Charles j. Rush, the real
estate boards executive secretary
and Rufus s. Lusk, real estate an
alyst who said he had been re-
quested to bring in records con-
cerning real estate transactions
here during 1916.
A. r. Saunders OF Lansing, Mich.
a member of the Rules and Rates
Committee of the National Associa =
ton of Real Estate Boards, and
Lewis E, Breuninger, Washington
realtor, were other scheduled wit
nesses.
Justice Department special prose-
cutors began a grand jury. inquiry
last Wednesday. Between 20 and
IS District of Columbia area real
estate company representatives and
NAREB officials have received sub
poenas thus far and nine appeared
before the jury last Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
BY the Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Aug,
25.-Rumors flew today about the
$10,000,00O superssecret project I'M
der construction on the mesa a
dozen miles east of Albuquerque
between this city and the Sandia
and Manzano Mountains.
Military sources termed fantastic
some portions of copyrighted story
by the Denver Post which said the
armed forces are building huge
caverns for atomic war defenses.
Private flyers who would not be
quoted by name limited, however,
that there might be truth to tales
about construction of underground
storage facilities for such munitions
as the atomic bomb.
Located in the middle Rio
Grande Valley, the sandia base
secret project, is next door to Kirt-
land Army Airfield and to a Navy
project which is the successor to
proximity fuse research-all on the
mesa east of Albuquerque.
Sandia is midway between Los
Alamos, where the first atomic
bomb was built, and Trinity, N
Mex, where 1t was tested. On an
outer fringe to the south and SOUTH
east are White Sands Proving
Ground-rocket testing site: Ala
mogordo Airbase-guided missiles
project and Roswell AirbaSe-B-29
center.
The Post in its copyrighted ar
ticle said huge cayerns were being
excavated in the mountains and
that underground workings would
provide storage for atomic bombs
and perhaps for plant to produce
such weapons and for fast global
air force capable of carrying them.
As announced by the War De-
partment last month, Sandia base
is a unit of the armed forces
special weapons project. Its per-
sonnel includes Maj. Gen. Leslie
R. Groves, who was director of the
Manhattan Project which made the
atomic bOmb.
It was Brig. Gen. Robert M. Mon
tague, commanding officer at
Sandia, who termed some state
ments in the Post article fan
tastic." He refused to amplify and
referred other queries to Col. Henry
F. Hannis, in charge of construc-
ton as Albuquerque chief Of United
States Engineers.
Col. Hannis in turn had no COM
ment.
Varying reports came from AL
buquerque flyers.
One described half a dozen
moundlike structures several miles
from the base:
They look like igloos at an Army
ammunition depot and have COW
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Youth Admits Shooting
Man. 10 Protect Father

Richard Herns. 18, colored. Hern-
don, Va, was arrested yesterday for
shooting a man ne said had at
tackled his father with a knife, &C
cording to Fairfax County police.
Victim of the shooting was Fred
erick Lucas, 40, colored, of the 140C
block of Belmont street NV, who
is in a critical condition at Arling-
ton Hospital.
Fairfax County police said Herns
told them he shot Lucas to stop a
knife attack on his father Robert
during an argument at the Herns
home. Lucas was shot in the chest
with a .32-caliber revolver, police
said.
Young Herns is being held ir
Fairfay County Jail on a felonious
assault charge.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
De Gau|Ie Seeks Truce
In Party Riva|ries
Rx tie Aksoeiated Press

PARIS. Aug. 25.-Gen. Charles
e~Gauale. declared today that ais
Rally Of the French People RPF)
had decided to enter the October
municipal elections not as political
hparty hut ito effect "a truce on all
the uuarrels that are not the quar-
lrels of France"
| Explaining an . August 70 an
nouncement that the RPF would
enter politics for the first time on a
national scale with full tickets for
the forthcoming elections, Gen. de
Gaulle said In a statement to the
press: :
The rally is not party. On
the contrary, the lists we will put
UP are to include men and women
of various political shades who will
become fellow workers for the pub
lie welfare.
I'm every town, outgoing coun-
cillors OF whatever party will be
allowed to stand as candidates on
the rally's list without having to
deny their convictions as long as
they commit themselves to follow
U.s."
Declaring the rally's aim was to
put public affairs in order" to
meet the growing difficulties con-
fronting France like the waves OF
the sea-" Gen de Gaulle said:
I'm this serious stage the unity
of the nation, Is Threatened by Sen
aratists' who do not play the game
of France Meanwhile those who
would play the game are hampered
by the rivalry of parties.
The regime built on our discords
has shown its powerlessness. In the
dispersion of the good citizens and
the palsy of the state everyone sees
with anxiety the physical and mora,
stuff of the nation growing less"
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Two Leading Jet Pilots
{ Will Be in Air Races =.

4 CLEVELAND. Aug. Is. (P)-Pilots
of two jet planes that have flown
at about 10 miles minute will ap-
pear at the National Air Races here,
beginning Saturday, officials an
nouneed today.
One is Comdr. Turner F.. Caldwell
1r., and the other is Col Albert Boyd
OF the Army Air Forces.
Col. Boyd's record of 623.8 miles
an hour stood up until Comdr. Cald-
well made his s407 miles per hour
dash, and the Army flyer will fly
that same Lockheed P-80-R Shoot
inf Star Jet fighter used in his run
last June.
If Maj. Marion Carl sets a new
record in his trial today he, too,
will be invited to the races.
The two speed pilots will be given
q special ceremony Sunday when
the Weatherhead Trophy will be
presented to Col Boyd. He in turn
will hand 1t to Comdr. Caldwell.
Planes, already were dropping
onto Cleveland Airport in prepara-
tion for the Pylon races this week
end and a dress rehearsal starts
today with qualifying flights over
. 15-mile course.
First to attempt to qualify for
the $4,000 Thompson Trophy was
to be Anthony W. LEVER of La
canada, Calf, in his red Lockheed
P-38 Lightning.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
miss Truman ReIaxes
After Concert Before
$1,000 in Hollywood
By the Associofsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 25.-Miss
Margaret Truman was relaxing to-
day after a strenuous week of re-
hersals and the climax Saturday
night when she stood, poised and
confident, before an audience OF
IS 900 In Hollywood Bowl and made
her debut.
'"It was a thrilling experience to
appear before such large and mag
nificent audience at the bowl" COM
mented the 23-year soprano.
only child of the President and Mrs.
Truman.
Miss. Truman, wearing q white
formal with q flowing skirt, was
greeted by friendly applause as she
walked to the center of the broad
platform and sang as her opening
number Cherubino's rather difficult
aria "Voi Che Sapete" from Mozart's
The Marriage of Figaro"
For her program of two operate
arias, three songs in English and
two encores she was accompanied
by the 90-piece Hollywood Bowl
orchestra with Eugene Ormandy
conducting.
Albert Goldberg. music critic OF
the Los Angeles Times, wrote that
she should be awarded "a bright.
golden "A for courage" and COM
mented: 'Interpretatively. Miss
Truman is not yet far beyond the
student stage"
Miss Truman, who drew the sec
ond largest crowd OF the bowl sea-
son, was given an ovation at the
conclusion of her program and sang
two encores.
The President and Mrs. Truman
did not hear their daughter as the
program was not broadcast.
After the concert she was whisked
to the Beverly Hills Hotel. where
she stood in a receiving line until
l:30 am. receiving the congratula.
tions of scores of Aim stars, singers,
composers and other notables.
Those who congratulated the
Presidents daughter included Ezio
Pima, Metropolitan opera basso:
Mr. and Mrs. Lauritz Melchior.
Jeannette Macdonald and Gene
Raymond, Nelson Eddy. Jose and
Amparo Iturbi. pianists; Cobina
Wright. sr.: Constantin Bakaleinik-
of. composer conductor, and many
others.
Evening star., 1947-08-25

the morning with a Bach fugue, and
she said, Il gave up boogie"
Margaret had her first formal
music lesson last October and since
then has learned to read music and
mastered a wide range of selections.
In yesterdays concert in South
Side church. attended by about 200
persons, Margaret was aided by her
ever present friend-"Rozarian," a
doll The doll is a constant COM
panion and sits on top of the piano
at both concerts and practice ses-
Sions.
Neither Margaret's father, a
Pennsylvania Railroad machinist,
nor her mother is particularly mu-
sically-inclined, but her mother says
she has sung little"
Her music teacher. describing
Margaret as "one of the most bril-
liant prodigies" she had ever heard,
said she is so willing to practice
that it's sometimes hard to get her
away from the piano.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Raj Squadron to Return
To Andrews Field Today

A squadron of 16 Lincoln heavy
bombers of the Royal Air Force
which few here from England, Au-
gust l. to help celebrate Army Air
Forces Day, was scheduled to return
to Andrews Field this afternoon
after a goodwill tour throughout
the country.
The Army Air Forces public re-
lations office said the bombers would
remain here about a week, then
spend a week in Canada before re-
turning to England
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Chicago Woman Heads
WAC Association
By the Asxorioted pys<x

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Oliphant of Chicago was
elected president of the WAC Vet
Grams Association at the groups
first annual convention, which closed
here yesterday.
Mrs. Oliphant, a widow, was the
mother of son. Robert. 10, killed in
the war. and of another son and a
daughter Who both saw war service.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
IS Expected TO Attend
Stote Amvets PurIey
By the Assoeioted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 25.-
About rs delegates from IL posts are
expected to attend the second an
nual convention of the State Am
vets organization to be held here
Saturday and Sunday.
Included will be two posts in Bal
timore, two in Capitol Heights, and
one each in Frederick, Middletown
Frostburg. Grantsville, Oakland and
Takoma Park, Rockville and Cum
berland. The State commander
DR.. James Marrone of Frederick
will preside.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Brohony Is Reoppointed
To Unemployment Board

The District Commissioners today
announced the reappointment OF
Thomas w. Brahany as member
of the District Unemployment Com
pensation Board effective Septem-
ber l.
During his three-year term, Mr.
Brahany will be the employer repre-
sentative on the board. He repre-
sents the New York office OF the
Merrill, Lynch brokerage firm and
was named to the board last year to
fill the unexpired term of the late
George O'Connor.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-A new clas-
sical pianist-a 3-year-old colored
girl-made her debut yesterday.
With extensions on the pedals SC
she could reach them Margaret
Harris displayed little stage fright
as she carefully played from men,
ory pieces by Bach, Brahms, Schu-
bert, Tschaikowsky, Mozart and
Rimsky- Korsakov, /as well as spe-
cial children's pieces.
1t was a full-length program and
one which her music teacher, Mil
dred Godfrey Hall, said would task
much older pianist. Because OF
Margarets tiny hands, unable to
make the reaches required in such
music, somewhat simplified versions
we're used, Miss Hall said.
The little girl at the age OF 2
amazed her parents, Mr. and Mrs
w. D. Harris. by playing "Merrily
We Roll Along" and other tunes,
Soon she was waking them up in
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Maryland Marine
Will Try 10 Break
JET Record Today
ty the Asseciofed Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.-Last
Wednesday Navy pilot smashed
the world air speed record by flying
a jet-propelled plane at an average
of 640.7 miles per hour, and today,
the Navy announced, a Marine
Corps flyer will attempt to better
that mark In the same plane, a
Douglas Skystreak D-55S, If weather
Is favorable.
The Navy said the tiny ship, with
q wingspread of Is feet, would be
flown today, at a time not an
nounced. by Maj. Marion Carl Of
Patuxene River, Nd, a top ranking
Marine ace with 10 japanese planes
TO his credit in Pacific combat.
Navy sBokesmen said the plane
has not been overhauled since it
broke the record with Comdr. Tur-
ner Foster Caldwell. jr., of Arling-
ton, Va, at the controls over a
3-kilometer Q.863 miles course last
week.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Galveston Is Lashed
By Rains in Wake
OF Tropical Storm
BY the Associoted Press

! GALVESlON, lex, Aug. 25.-
Severe rainfall lashed this area
today in the wake of a bowling
tropical storm that hit Galveston
and its explosion-scarred neighbor
Texas City.
Heavy, driving rains accompanied
the squalls that swept in from the
tide-swollen Gulf of Mexico. Even
as the tropical storm was blowing
itself out farther inland it claimed
at least one victim.
Between IS and 40 colored conyicts
at a prison farm near Houston took
advantage of rain and high winds
and escaped early today. Ten were
recaptured, but the others are be-
lieved to have headed for Houston.
T. T. Easley, night warden at prison
headquarters in Huntsville. said the
men sawed their way free.
The storm, with winds of 68 to 10
miles per hour, centered on Gal
weston at 4:45 pm. yesterday and
on Texas City a short time later,
causing considerable property dam
age of minor nature. Residence
and store windows were smashed,
homes we're unroofed, small boats
were battered or set adrift, signs
were blown down. communication
lines suffered and both cities tenn
porarily went without power.
One Man Electrocuted,
Not until late last night were
power circuits generally restored in
Galveston. So many power lines
were knocked down that electric cur
rent was cut off to forestall danger
from live wires. Despite the pre-
caution, Joseph M. Tate of Calves
ton lost his life by electrocution
when he came in contact with a
fallen power line.
Three men were missing and
feared lost. The Fort Point life
boat station was asked to make a
check for the three, crew of the 46-
foot snapper boat Linda K which
had sailed from this island port
Friday The boat has not been
heard from since.
Thousands of persons found refuge
from the storm in Red Cross -spon-
sored shelter, five public school
buildings and the municipal audi
torium.
The storm slipped up on Galveston
after lowering of the Texas Coast
for "a hours.
Only trickle of traffic remained
on the. streets during the storm.
Amublances forced themselves
through heavy winds to carry in.
valids to places of safety. All po-
lice patrol cars were on duty. Parked
cars on which brakes had not been
set, rolled along the curbside. Bus
service was suspended and all buses
we're moved to the highest point of
ground on the island.
Work by Lantern Light,
BY lantern light full crew work.
ed at the Weather Bureau All
members Of the bureau staff had
been on duty constantly since 7
am. Saturday. :.
During the storm Brother Jasper
Red Cross volunteer worker and
teacher in high school, drove his
car miles westward down the
island to rescue three persons who
were stranded by high tides. He
was injured in the rescue and later
hospitalized.
A. cornice, stone weighing $50
pounds crashed from Ma building
through the kitchen roN of cafe,
narrowly missing the chef.
Texas City. where 500 persons
were blown to bits or burned to
death in a ship explosion last April,
suffered no extensive damage.
The wind there reached 10 miles
an hour, miles faster than at
Galveston, and a number Of boats
were pounded to bits against the
seaWallS.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Dewey Facing Trouble
ASH Other Candidates
Gain in New England
BY the Assoeioted Press.

6OS1 ON, Aug. Z0.-OtTOnS OuL-
Groupings of Republican support for
three other potential presidential
candidates are threatening to give
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York
some trouble in New England.
Although New England promises
to harvest a larger crop of "favorite
sons" than any other comparable
area at next years Republican con-
vention, check of political opinion
indicates that former Gov. Harold
E. Stassen of Minnesota, Gov. Earl
Warren of California and Senator
Taft of Ohio may show unexpected
strength here.
Richest Republican prize in New
England is the Massachusetts, dele
cation, which will cast IS votes in
the Philadelphia nominating con-
vention next June Next in line is
Connecticut, with 10 votes.
Stassen Backers Active.
Stassen hackers are reported
active in both States. Warren sup
port-conditioned on his giving some
sign he is a candidate-shows up in
some influential quarters.
Taft hackers are less vocal, but
Lloyd B. Waring, Massachusetts,
State Republican chairman, told a
reporter he has heard increasing
talk about Senator Taft In his con-
ferences with local Republican
leaders. Mr.. Waring said that until
recently Gov. Dewey appeared to be
accepted among the rank and file as
the most likely nominee.
sAll these outsiders, of course, can
only bid for secondary strength at
this time, for unless there are un-
expected developments Senator Sal
tonstall Is given the inside track to
get Massachusetts, "favorite SON.
Endorsement.
.SaltonstalI Appears Choice.
Party leaders said Senator Sal
tonstall now appears to be the
choice. despite recent furry of
speculation about House Speaker
Martin.
Both Senator Saltonstall and Gov.
Robert F. Bradford, a Republican,
have announced they would support
Mr.. Martin if he becomes a candi-
date for the presidential nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Martin said last week he is
mot a candidate" for either first or
second place on the ticket. Senator
Saltonstall refused public comment
on his own plans but close friends
said there is little doubt that If the
opportunity arises he will bid
strongly for the vice presidential
nomination
Senator Lodge often mentioned
as a possible second-place runner,
was credited by friends with having
moved out of the way Of "favorite
son" Endorsement for Senator Sal
tonstall. But Senator Lodge is not
being counted out Of the picture by
many who knew the political potency
Of his name.
See Swing From Dewey.
Party members here are betting
that If any Of the three controls
the delegation. of this they divide
the control, the tendency will be
away from Gov. Dewey as long as
there is any chance Massachusetts,
man might land on the ticket.
Their reasoning Is that, If Coy.
Dewey is renominated, no New
Englander has chance for second
place. Recognizing this, a repre-
sentative who asked not to be identi-
fed publicly, said the New York
Governor is keeping hands off in
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
That has left the field more or less
open for supporters of other poten-
tial candidates.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Luroy eocher Appointed

LURAY, Va, Aug. Is (SpeciaD -
Appointment of c. A. McClaugherty
of Narrows, as instructor of physica.
education at Luray High Schoo
has been announced by Supt. o.
Schools Cecil Graves. Mr.. Nc.
Claugherty has been teaching ir
Augusta County.
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Four Die in French Wreck

PARIS, Aug. rs lP).-The French
News Agency reported today that
four persons were killed and q in
jured when two trains collided near
Montpelier in Southern France last
night.
Evening star., 1947-08-25

The Sum and Noon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today ~ 6:29 Isl
Sun, tomorrow $50 1:5O
Moon, today - 4:1o pm. ~ am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
ene-han hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to dateD:
Evening star., 1947-08-25
Weather Report

District of Columbia Sunny, with
highest temperature about "a this
afterMdprae Clear, with lowest to..
night about 7S. Tomorrow hot and
humid. win thu1dershowers in aft.
ernoon and evening; general south.
erly WING. ~ sss
Maryland and virginia-A few
widely scattered thundershowers
this evening; continued warm to-
night. Tomorrow hot and humid
with afternoon and evening thun-
dershowers.
Wind velocity. u m.p.h.; direc-
ton, south southeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ended 9 $50
am. August Is, 56 grains per cubic
yard of air.
River Report.
From United States Engineers
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
End at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear 81
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-08-25

Hish and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 81, ct 1:26 pm.
Low, 10. at 1:04 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96, on August IA.
Lowest Z. on February 5.
Tide Tables.
furnished by pnited states Coast and
Evening star., 1947-08-25

The Sum and Noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-18
MATE AWARDED MEDAL FOR HIS
 PART IN WRECK

SEATTLE, Jan. lS. 4 For his courage and efficiency during the explosion and fire which destroyed the army transport Clevedon in Alaska waters January 10, 1942, Walter s. Hansen, third mate, to- day was presented Merchant Ma rine meritorious medal
 Presentation was made by G, H Wagner, assistant Pacific Coast Di- rector of the United States Mari time Commission. The Clevedon had 150 soldiers. passengers and crew members.
 Hansen remained aboard the Clevedon and with the master chief engineer, second mate and junior third mate, mareuvered the vessel away from docks and beached her.
 At this time, continuing explo- sicns and intense heat forced Han sen and his companions to aban- don ship. Shortly thereafter, the ship was wrecked by a heavy ex- plosion.