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Evening star., 1948-06-23
| Alabama Yields,
| ALLOWING Dewey's
Name to Be First
By tue Ass.sioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. June 23.-The
first name to be presented to the
Republican convention for the pres
ioential nomination will be that Of
Gov. Dewey.
Alabamas 14-member delegation
voted, to 6. today to yield first
spot on the presidential roll call to
make way for the Dewey nominating
speech.
This reversed the delegations pre-
vious TT tie vote on yielding its
first place on the roll of States
Chairman Claude o. Vardaman
said Alabama will yield to New York
or Pennsylvania. Senator Martin
withdrew yesterday as Pennsyl-
vania's favorite-son candidate and
said he will make the Dewey
nominating speech.
Following Alabama's first refusal
TO yield its spot, leaders of the
Arizona delega ton had said it would
yield to make way for the Dewey
nominating speech
Arkansas. third in the alphabetical
list of States, has agreed to yield
for the nomination of Senator Taft
Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
U. 5. Envoy, Educators Get
Honorary Oxford Degrees
syaths Associoted Press

OXFORD. England. June 23-
Lewis w. Douglas, American AM
passador to the Court Of st. James's,
and two American educators were
given honorary degrees at oxford
University today.
They were among six interna-
tional figures, including Leon Blum,
Frances elder statesman, honored
Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Blum and Sir
Arnold Duncan McNair, British
jurist, we're given degrees of doc
tor of law.
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, president of
Johns Hopkins University, and
Prof. Linus Carl Pauling of Pasa-
dena, Calf, now holding a chair
as George Eastman visiting pro-
fessor at oxford. were given hon.
orary doctor of science degrees.
T. S. Eliot. American-born poet
and author, who now is British
citizen, received the honorary de-
gree of doctor of literature.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Dewey Hash 'tCinched
Victory, Stassen Says
After Talk With Taft
Program Being Developed
To Let Delegates Make
Open Decision, He Asserts
Ry NewhoId Moves Jr
Stor Stoff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, June 23-
Harold E. Stassen declared today
after a second conference with
Senator Taft on reported
stop Dewey" coalition that the
New York Governor has not
sewed up the nomination for
President.
Criticiing stampede" tactics of
the Dewey camp, the former Min
nesota Governor told news con-
ference that "a program is de-
veloping for the purposes of giving
the delegates chance of making
an open decision
He implied that Gov. Dewey
sought to obtain the nomination
through conferences and deals. Gov
Dewey has denied making any deals
Mr.. Stassen said today there is
great resentment among a ma
jornty of delegates over the "at-
tempt to swing" the Pennsylvania
delegation behind the New Yorker.
FuTtneT AIMS TldHHcu.
Following his second conference in
II hours with Senator Taft and Gov
Duff of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Stassen
announced further talks would Dc
held. He promised progress re-
port late this afternoon.
He would not say what other
candidates, if any, would attend
these strategy meetings. Asked il
Senator Vandenberg was repre-
sented at the two sessions thus for
Mr.. Stassen replied: I have al.
ready given YOU the names of the
three participants
Gov. Duff. however, has made nc
secret of the fact that he favors
the Michigan Senator
AS for his own prospects, the only
thing Mr.. Stassen would say today
was: I'VE have enough delegates
to be strong in third place on the
first ballot" AS for the possibility
of a Taft-Stassen ticket, he made
it clear he is far from withdrawing
in favor of any one else He de-
clared We're in this fight to win
the nomina ton
Charges Dewey Grundy Deal"
Asked whether the open conven-
ton" effort discussed in the con.
ferences means that any Other
candidates will line up behind one
of the anti-DeWey group. Mr.. Stas.
sen said this was not planned
Throughout the news conference he
did not use the term stop Dewey.
Repeatedly referring to yester.
days move by Senator Martin OF
Pennsylvania as a "Dewey-Grundy
DEAL Mr.. Stassen predicted that
this attempt to stampede the con-
vention' will fail.
Dewey workers were accused OF
circulating false rumors" that dele
tSee STASSEN, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Todoy's Program
Roll Call Of States
For Nominations Due
kY the Associnted Press

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-To-
days program at the Republican
convention:
Morning IL I'm. (EDT.
Call to order by Speaker Martin
permanent convention chairman.
Addresses by House Majority
Leader Halleck, Mrs. Robert w
MacCauley, assistant chairman OF
the Republican National Committee
Ralph Becker, president of the Ma
tional Young Republican Fedora
ton, and Senator Cain of Wash
ington.
Report of the Resolutions plat
form Committee.
Roll call of States for nominations
for President.
Evening" pm.
More nominating speeches.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Volunteers Fill Guard
States Ask Authority
To Exceed Quotas
345,425 Limit Passed;
District Right On Its
Authorized Strength

Volunteers anxious for draft
exemption filled the ranks of the
National Guard today and off,
cials received requests from the
District and several State units
for authority to exceed ceilings.
The National Guard Bureau an
nounced that funds appropriated by
Congress made it necessary to limit
to 345,425 the number of men in its
ranks. Reports on enlistments since
Saturday, when the yet-unsigned
draft bill was passed. indicate that
that figure has been exceeded, and
officials predicted that the total
would reach 375,O00 men by July !
at the present rate.
The draft revival legislation pro-
vides that volunteers accepted for
reserve duty before the bill is signed
will not be drafted.
There was no immediate an
nouncement about what the Guard
would do with the men it recruited
above the bureaus limitation, but a
supplemental appropriation could be
requested.
Onicials Taken by Surprise.
The heavy increase enlistments
apparently took the bureau by sur
prise. Officials admitted that Con-
gress actually had increased guard
appropriations above requests when
it appropriated $290,00O, 900.
Previously the Guard had esti-
mated that its strength would be
341 900 men during the next fiscal
year. A limitation of 1000 had
been set for the current fiscal year.
The ultimate planned strength of
the Guard is $4,000 but it is not
intended that that size will be at
tained until 1852.
However, the air arm of the
Guard will be fully manned by 1850.
At present, the air arm is approach
ing the 4l,000 limit possible under
the budget. On June l the air arm
had only 1900 vacancies.
The bureau said that the District
National Guard was limited to a
total of 1883 men and that it was
(See DRAFT. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Creation Of Separate
Eastern German Stote
Reported Considered
" the Associoted Press

WARSAW, June 23.-Russia
and six Eastern European satel-
lites we're reported authorita-
lively tonight to be considering
creation OF a separate state In
Eastern Germany.
Representatives of the Soviet
Union. Poland, Yugoslavia, Czecho-
slovakia, Bulgaria. Rorsania and
Hungary opened a surprise con-
ference in Warsaw. Russia called
the conference.
Authoritative reports. in addition
to the German angle, were that the
conferees we're planning to overhaul
the Cominform and another attack
against the European Recovery Plan.
In Washington, Undersecretary
of State Lovett. commenting on
the Warsaw meeting at press
conference, said 1t was to be
anticipated as result of con-
gressional approval of the funds
for the Marshall Plan and of the
London Conference agreements
on Germany
Molotov Heads Soviet Group.
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov
headed the Russian delegation. The
heads of government and foreign
ministers OF the smaller powers were
at the gathering in the suburban
Wilariow Palace
There was no indication whether
Communist leaders of France and
Italy, who also signed the Comm
form. were attending.
Secrecy shrouded the arrival OF
Russian and other planes at nearby
Okecie Airport.
Police officials closed all normal
information channels and refused
to say who was attending the con-
ference or what its purpose might
be.
Hundreds of Polish troops, armed
with tommy guns, were at the air
port at an early hour and lined the
streets into Warsaw.
Visiting delegations hung out their
flags and established headquarters
at the Hotel Bristol. All delegates
available for comment refused to
say anything about the conference.
1t has been rumored for several
days that the Cominform was meet
ing or planning a meeting some
where in Eastern Europe.
Plan for Germany Protested.
Members of the Russian bloc al
ready have protested to the western
powers that their plan for Western
Germany violates four power con.
troll and further splits Europe.
The Polish Vice Premier, Vladis-
law w. Gomulka, recently said the
Cominform signers would be called
together whenever the international
situation makes it necessary"
Foreign observers said that ap-
parently the necessity had arisen
The Communist setback in the re-
cent Italian elections and the power
being put behind the European Re-
covery Program are known to have
caused Russia and her satellites
concern.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
by jones Y. Newton

Justice r. Alan Goldsborough
today dismissed the anti-strike
injunction which has been held
against John L. Lewis and the
United Mine Workers since the
end of the miners pension strike
in April.
The Judge acted on request of
Assistant Attorney General H. Gra-
ham Morrison while official reaction
of soft coal operators to the courts
approval of Mr.. Lewis miners pen
sion plan was awaited as a possible
break in the deadlocked industry
contract negotiations.
Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV negotia-
tors discussed the issues OF the new
contract with the mine owners this
morning and then recessed talks
until 2 pm. The UNIV spokesman
said Mr.. Lewis requested the recess
to give his negotiators time to
study matters to put before the
union Policy COMMITTEE" which
assembly here tomorrow.
Report Deadline Extended.
President Truman's Board of IN
quiry which earlier had asked the
operator UNIV negotiators Tor a
progress report at 1890 pm. then
extended the deadline until pm.
There were indications that some
proposals looking toward a possible
settlement of the coal dispute were
made this morning, but neither side
would comment on their nature.
In requesting dismissal of the 30
day Taft Hartley Act Injunction
which would have lasted until July
Is. the Justice Department took the
position the order would not have
covered a possible strike over the
new issue of contract. Comment
ing on the reason for the injunction,
Justice Goldsborough said:
That matter was settled yester-
day. meaning his decision favoring
Mr.. Lewis in the pension-welfare
fund battle with the operators.
Pact Expires in Week.
The fact-finding board expected
letter throwing light on the mine
owners reaction to yesterdays de-
cision from Ezra Van Horn, oper-
ators' trustee for the $45, 1000, 900 well
fare and retirement fund.
1t Mr.. Van Horn accepts the pen
sion ruling without appeal, pros
poets for an early agreement on =
new mine contract will be brighter.
The present industry agreement ex-
pires a week from today, and Mr.
Lewis has made settlement of the
dispute over pensions and welfare
benefits a condition to discuss a
new pact.
There were indications that Mr..
Van Horn would not accept the
Goldsborough ruling until his at
torneys have had opportunity to
examine the findings of fact and
Evening star., 1948-06-23

BREAhDOWN OF Associated Press
! Survey Page AZ
BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-11
the roll were called today
Thomas E. Dewey could pile ur
as many as 400-odd votes on the
first ballot for the Republican
Presidential nomination, accord
ing to an Associated Press sur
vey.
The estimate of the New York
Governors initial strength was
based on both Official delegation
polls and best guesses' of respon-
sihle members of each of the State
delegations to the national conven-
ton.
Although a myriad of things might
happen to change the fluid situation
here is summary of what AP re-
porters found n interviewing dele
gates on the current inclinations
and pledges in their own groups:
l. Gov. Dewey could have any,
where from 373 to 407 first ballot
votes, with a possibility of picking
up at least 80 more on the second
ballot. t548 of the 1904 delegate
votes are needed for nomination.
Taft Appears Sure of 2O6.
@ Senator Taft appears assured
of 206 to 2l7 first-ballot votes. On
the second ballot. ne probably will
pick up 80 new votes, but stands to
lose up to 40 of his flrst-ballot sup
porters.
3. Harold E. Stassen will have
around $50 votes on the first roll
call. If the delegates follow their
present intentions. Mr.. Stassen may
pick up seven votes but lose 20 for
net loss of 13 on the second 60
around.
Hundreds OF delegates have not
decided how they will vote, or have
not indicated their intentions even
to members of their own delegations.
The Pennsylvania situation, par
ticularly. is up in the air. Esti-
mates coming in the wake of
Senator Martins withdrawal in
favor of Gov. Dewey gave anywhere
from 80 to go votes to the New York
Governor on the first ballot, with
no indication how the remainder
of the 73 Keystone State votes
would be split.
IS Listed for Vandenberg.
Other favorite sons might with
draw or release pledged delegates
The candidates themselves may
elect to hold out some votes on the
first ballot in order to show mount
ing strength on the second roll call
of the States.
Senator Vandenberg was tabled
IN the poll for S. first ballot votes
although he is not officially candi-
date. Forty v-one of these will come
from Michigan. Strong secondary
sentiment appeared for Senator
Vandenberg, especially among the
smaller delegations like Maine and
Kansas, if the first ballot result
shows signs of a deadlock.
Gov. Earl Warren, California (
favorite son, has that States So
votes in his pocket. plus an indi-
Gated one additional vote from Mis-
souri, for the first count.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
2Troinmen Killed, ; Hurt
When Freiqhts Crash
BY the Associotsd Press

BELLEFONTE, Pa. June GA
conductor and brakeman were
killed and three other trainmen
injured when two freight trains
collided two miles south of here
yesterday.
The dead we're identified by
Pennsylvania Railroad officials as
Conductor James Bathurst. So, of
Bellefonte, and Brakeman r. j.
Miller, "a, of Blanchard.
The two trains. one a West-bound,
nine-car freight. carrying a load of
limestone, and the other three
car East bound switch train, came
together on a curve midway be-
tween Axeman and Pleasant
Gan. Pa.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Stur'sSecond Newsf|ush Board
Beqins Operation I Tomorrow

schedule maintained for the
bulletin board atop the Hamilton
National Bank Building, Four
teenth and G streets NV.
Final installation touches were
being applied today to the new
4o-foot-long sign at the second
floor level of The Star Building.
The bulletins will flow in j.
foot high letters formed by $40
electric bulbs. It is controlled by
a system OF electrical impulses
perfected by the Trans-Lux News
Sign Corp.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Insurance Surrender
Rate Up 3 Per Cent
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 23.-Americans
are surrendering life insurance for
cash at a rate almost % per cent
faster than last year.
Relentlessly rising prices are
mainly responsible for the change.
information disclosed by the Insti-
tute of Life Insurance today indi-
Gated.
Many people are casf1ing in pol
icies to buy automobiles or to pay
off bank loans. one insurance man
said
Others overextended themselves
in the war years, buying too much
insurance. Now that imitation has
wiped out their margin-for living
they can no longer handle the heavy
premiums, he added.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Explosion Injuries 19,
Wrecks Department
Store in Winchester
Old Three-Story Building
Badly Damaged; Cos
Is Believed Couse
Special Dispatch 10 The s'os

WINCHESTER, Va, June 23.-
Nineteen persons were injured
in an explosion which wrecked
the three-story Raylass depart
ment store here this morning.
The explosion was believed to
have been caused by gas seeping
into the basement, but what touched
it off was not determined. A small
blaze which followed was extin-
guished quickly by the fire depart
mCnt.
All available ambulances and pri-
vate vehicles brought the injured,
most of whom were store employees,
to Winchester Memorial Hospital.
All persons known to have been in
the building have been accounted
for, Homer E. Alberti, hospital
superintendent, said.
Most severly injured, Mr.. Alberti
said, were Lawrence Owens and
Chris Spanos, both of Winchester,
who suffered severe burns about the
face, arms and body.
Other Buildings Damaged.
Two of the victims we're dug from
debris of the old brick building on
North Loudoun street in the heart
of the downtown district. The first
floor was blown up and struck the
second floor, part of which also col
lapsed. A portion of the rear wall
also was blown out.
Force of the explosion shattered
plate glass in the McCrory 5-and-
l0-cent store across the street and
the H. C. Sheets g. Son hardware
store next door. A thick cloud.
mostly from crumbling brick and
mortar, shot up into the air when
the masonry was blown out into the
street.
Witness Describes Blast.
Ralph Grubbs. photographer whose
studio is few doors from the store,
reached the wrecked establishment
few moments after the blast.
1T was like snowstorm from the
insulation which had been blown out
of place." he said Il found four
women in the debris. A beam was
lying across the neck of one of them.
1 got her out and apparently she
wasn't hurt severely. The other
three, however, were badly hurt.
Il understand four persons, in
cluding two men who were in the
basement, we're burned severely"
The overtaxed hospital staff was
unable to list the injuries suffered
Evening star., 1948-06-23

The Evening Stars second
"newscaster"-an electric bulle-
tin board on the Eleventh street
side of The Star Building at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue N.W.-will be turned on
tomorrow morning and carry
flashes on the Republican Ma
tional Conventions presidential
nomination balloting.
The flashcaster will carry
bulletins direct from The Stars
newsroom daily from 8 am. to
10 pm, except Sunday, the same
Evening star., 1948-06-23
30 Annapolis Crewmen
Escape Bouthouse BIuze
BY the Associoted Press

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June
23.-Thirty Naval Academy oarsmen
fed to safety with their shells early
today when fire broke out in the
kitchen under their boathouse Sleep
ing quarters on regatta row.
Firemen from the Hudson River
State Hospital and Fairview ex-
tinguished the flames which burned
into the second floor of the boat
house. The blaze was caused by a
pan of grease boiling over in the
kitchen, firemen said. Damage was
estimated at $1,000.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Go|dsborough Drops
Taft Act Injunction
AGAINST Mine Union
Acts at Request Of U. S.;
Operators Reaction to
Pension Ruling Waited
RIIl | ETIN

John L. Lewis and soft-coal
operators this afternoon re-
portedly were near an agree
ment on plan to avert a
Nation wide mine strike next
month. The plan is UNDER
stood to call for operator &C
ceptance of Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough's decision on the
welfare dispute and an extern
sion of the present contract
beyond the June 80 expiration
date with the miners subse-
quently to receive retroactive
benefits.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
By Gould Lincoln
Sior Sioff Correspondent


PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-
Senator Vandenberg may become
the rallying point for the stop
Dewey forces of the Republican
convention, it developed this aft
ernoon.
This possibility arose after Gov
Kim Sigler of Michigan announced
he would place the Senator in NOM
ination, and Senator Taft, who is
teaming with Harold E. StasSen
against Gov. Dewey, told reporters
he and Mr.. Stassen had invited Gov.
Sieler and Gov. Earl Warren of
California to an afternoon confer
ence
Gov. Warren. an announced can
didate for the presidential nomina-
ton. said earlier he would have no
part in a stop Dewey" move, and
insisted he was in the race to stay.
In another development Gov.
James H. Duff, who is lined up
against the Grundy-Martin faction
in Pennsylvania, said I'VE will have
a candidate" to oppose Gov. Dewey
before the crucial caucus tonight Of
the key Pennsylvania delegation. in
which Senator Martin is claiming
some 50-odd votes out of 73 for the
New Yorker.
No Balloting Tonight.
The backstage maneuvering was
on in full swing preliminary to the
start of the nominating speeches at
o'clock tonight. No ballots will be
taken before tomorrow morning S
convention session.
The convention recessed at ITO
pm. until o'clock tonight.
While Senator Vandenberg, re-
ceptive candidate, shapes up as the
possible choice of thes@stop Dewey
forces. Mr.. Stassen would say only
that "a program is developing but
that no conclusions had been
reached. after a morning confer
ence with Senator Taft and Gov.
Duff.
If Senator Vsndenbers failed to
show strength after a run, the anti
Dewey group would be expected to
turn to Gov. Warren or House
Speaker Martin of Massachusetts,.
But despite these efforts. Gov.
Dewey seemed on his way to the
second presidential nomination. 1t
would be the first time the COP has
renominated a defeated candidate.
Aim of Taft and Stassen.
As Senator Taft and Mr.. Stassen
outlined the situation in separate
news conference, their aim is this:
First. to convince Gov. Dewey and
the convention that the New Yorker
cannot be nominated.
Second, to let the convention dele
gates decide without pressure among
the other presidential hopefuls.
Both Mr.. Stassen and Senator
Taft professed to believe Gov
Dewey is stopped
Senator Taft predicted that Gov
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Fire Sweeps U. S. Ship
At Anchor OFF Bomboy
BY the Associated Press

BOMBAY, India. June 23.-
Flames of undetermined origin to-
day swept the American freighter
Steel Flyer at anchor five miles
from the Bombay docks. A marine
survey officer said a large part of
the 6,0O0-ton general cargo was
destroyed and the ship suffered cen
siderable damage.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
A Republican ballot for
the benefit of radio lis
teners who wish to make
their own tabulation is
published on Page AT

Dewey will not have as many as 400
votes on the second ballot, and he
added:
Il think the second will be his
highest"
1t will take 548 votes to win the
nomination.
The Ohioan said he believes his
total will begin to climb from the
second ballot on and that he will
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Marshall at Walter Reed
For Complete Checkup

Secretary Of State Marshall is
undergoing a physical checkup at
Walter Reed Hospital
Aides said today that the Secre-
ta1y is in the hospital only for a
routine check and had not been i'll.
He is expected to remain there
for the rest of the week for COM
plete examinations.
Evening star., 1948-06-23

ATHENS, June % tP.-Press re-
ports said guards killed II prisoners
during riot of 500 inmates of
Naufiion Prison yesterday. While
some prisoners were being trans
terred, one threw grenade which
injured guard. GInf1re then
broke ont
Evening star., 1948-06-23
Gov. DriscoII Switches to Dewey,
Forecasts New Jersey Bocking;.
Green Says illinois Backs Taft.
Vondenbere Appears
Likely Speorheod for
New Workers. Rivals
BULLETIN

PHILADELPHIA tP'. - Gov.
Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jer-
sey today declared for Gov.
Dewey for the Republican
presidential nomination. He
indicated a majority of New
Jerseys 35-vote delegation
would switch to Gov. Dewey on
the second convention ballot.
The delegation will caucus i'm
mediately after voting for Gov.
Driscoll on the first ballot.
Shortly afterward Gov.
Green said the Illinois delega-
ton will vote for Senator Taft
after the first ballot.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
.AP SurveyG Gives
.407 First-ba||ot
Votes 10 Dewey
Taft Appears Sure
Of 206, With Stussen' S
Estimated at $50
By the Associated Press

BREAKDOWN OF Associated Press
Survey. Page Az.
Evening star., 1948-06-23

(See EXPLOSION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-06-23

(See COAL. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-06-23

tSee VANDENBERG, Page A-4J
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(See DRAFT, Page AS.
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tSee STASSEN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1948-06-23
II Riotinu Greeks Slain

See CONVENTION, Page A-5.D