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Evening star., 1948-05-31
Broughton 5 Margin
In Senate Race Grows
ly thssA,.aeiatsd Irs,.

RALEIGH, N. c., May 31.-For-
mer Gov. J. Melville Broughton of
Raleigh was we'll on. his way today
toward being North Carolina's jun
ior United States Senator.
His margin of victory over Sem
ator Umstead Of Durham widened
as tabulations in Saturdays DEM
ocratic primary neared completion
The voting made necessary a run
off June, rs between two candidates
for the Democratic liomi..ation fol-
Governor. They are State Treas
urer Charles NJ. johnson and w
Kerr Scott. who resigned as State
Agriculture Commissioner to make
the race. They were high in a field
Of six, but neither had majority
Unofficial returns from 1.768 ol
North Carohna's 1852 precincts
gave Mr.. Broughton 191,9 votes
and Senator Umstead 170,617. Sen.
ator Umstead was appointed BY
Gov. Gregg Cherry last year to Al
the unexpired term OF the late Sen.
ator. Josiah w. Bailey. Senator Um.
stead had managed Gov. Cherry.
campaign in 1914.
Senator Umstead conceded defeat
and promised Mr.. Broughton his
support in the November genera
election against John A. wilkinson
Republican. Nomination in the
Democratic primary usually is tan.
tamount to election in this State.
Unofficial returns from 1,787 pre-.
cincts in the gubernatorial pri.
mary gave Mr.. johnson 1871;
votes and Mr.. Scott 149,634. Ths
other four candidates received 8
total Of about $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-05-31

of st. George, next to the Greek
Catholic Cathedral, which May 18
received a shell which broke the
convent roof tiles and damaged win
dows in the Cathedral.
Point was delayed in transmits
sion from Jerusalem)
20. The convent of Archangel OF
Orthodox Copts. located over the
grotto of the Holy Cross, which is
part of the Holy Sepulchre. 1t was
struck by shell. and damaged May
I23.
10. The convent of the Orthodox
Copts received a shell May "a which
wounded some refugees.
IL. The large monastery of the
Franciscan Fathers situated neal
the Holy Sepulchre was hit by shells
May 10, % and "a. The orphanage
convent court and general secre-
taria was damaged. Many children
were killed or wounded
10. The Latin Patriarchate re-
ceived shells May %, 26, 27 and 28
The environs were damaged and
many were wounded.
Patriarchate Hit by Shells.
"13. The Greek Catholic Patri-
archaic received shells at its en-
trance May Is and %. Buildings
were damaged and people were
wounded.
IA. The Orthodox Armenian Con-
vent received over 100 shells fired by
Jews from the Benedictine Monas-
terry on Mount Zion. Among refu-
gees in the convent, eight were
killed and about 120 wounded"
The manifesto said information
was incomplete on the condition OF
churches and converts still under
Jewish dominate
The manifesto listed the following
casualties among the Christian
clergy;
Father Pierre Somi, Syrian Orth-
odox killed by explosion of shell at
door of his church; Assumptionist
Father Mamere Fionne, killed by d
bullet when Jews occupied his con-
vent; Passionist Father John Salah
killed by a bullet May 20 while en-
tering the Church of the Sisters OF
Charity ION Mount of Olives to
officiate at a service; Fathers Sigis-
mond and Cyril of the Christian
school. wounded by bullets inside
the school May Is and May a."
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Flood
Continued From First Page

sounded. But within minutes the
gap had spread to go feet, then
600 feet and 6-foot wall of water
swept into the city.
/ The frame buildings-built hur-
riedly to house some 10000 shipyard
and other war workers-nearest the
break were snatched from their
/ foundations. Some were broken
open by the force of the flood
Others ground themselves to pieces
against other buildings.
Hundreds heard the warning
signal, but thousands-lulled by
earlier reports that they were in nc
imminent danger-appeared to ig-
more the danger and scoffed as
neighbors dashed for the high dikes
surrounding the mile-square area
Today the scene was placid pool
on which the frame apartment build
ings foated. Shattered walls and
roofs and household goods drifted
aimlessly.
The tragedy of the disaster was
told by men and women VINO were
sheltered last night in schools ano
churches without knowing whether
their children are among the living
Tell of Narrowing Escape.
Survivors scattered in shelters
throughout nearby Portland told Of
their narrowing escape. of racing
away from the wall OF water. swim
ming to higher land or escaping from
cars stalled in a mass jam of vehicles
on the two roads exiting from the
low-lying town.
They said the first IS minutes wa
| a maddening rush of men, womer
; and children striving to save thei
lives, frantically uncertain where t.
turn and run except away from th'
, water
! When the thousands of refugee
t began. streaming from the strickel
u city. huge interurban buses, truck
and private cars took them to tenn
K porary rehabilitation centers. Fou
1 itruckloads of food donated by pri
vate citizens was distributed.
e The Red Cross called in a team
of radio hams to maintain com
t municatlon with scattered relic
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Roosevelt Sold Poles
Down Vo|ga' at YaIta,
Convention Is Told
By the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. May 31-The
late President Roosevelt "sold Po-
land down the Volga." Charles Roz-
marek, president of the Polish
American Congress, said last night.
But, the Chicagoan added, Mr.
Roosevelt assured him he would
work for Polish independence after
the war. Mr.. Rozmarek quoted the
late President as saying he would
take care of Stain at the proper
time" .a
In a report on his four years as
president of the congress, Mr. Roz-
marek told a convention of the Or
ganization that he conferred with
Mr. Roosevelt twice before the Yalta
Conference early in l945.
At that time, Mr.. Rozmarek said,
the President said ''he had mortal
fear of Stain teaming up with Hit
ler." He quoted Mr.. Roosevelt as
saying Stain had fooled" him
many times before"
Says Roosevelt Looked iii.
Mr.. Roosevelt conferred with
Marshal Stain and Prime Minister
Churchill at Yalta. Not long after
that, MI. Roosevelt died.
Mr.. Rozmarek said Mr.. Roosevelt
did not appear to be in good health
when he spoke with him, but that
he apparently fully expected to live
out his term andshelp EeksiIdAthe
world after the war. se@'s. z - q
The congress president said He
believed Mr.. Roosevelt expected to
work otfta a. plsft nor PET sftde-
pendence after the war, but, sMr.
Rozmarek added, "the seeds of war
were sown at Yalta" and "those
seeds are now bearing evil fruit"
Mr.. Rozmarek reported that he
had visited many displaced per-
sons camps in Europe and had
talked with President Truman and
Prime Minister Attlee of Great Brit
ain on behalf Of Polish independ-
ence.
Convention Ends Today.
His report was accepted by the
congress with standing vote Of
thanks.
The three-day convention ends
today with adoption of resolutions
and election of officers.
Judge Blair F. Gunther Of Allie
gheny County, Pa, was elected
chairman of the convention. Ignace
Morawski of New York was chosen
convention secretary.
1t. Gov. Arthur w. Coolidge OF
Massachusetts, said that Poland
has more than a million war or
phans but these motherless
waits are brought up in state insti-
tutions run by atheistic Commu-
nists. whose clinched fist is batter
ing down the Christian Cross"
Il accuse the Warsaw Red gov
ernment,'' he said, of wholesale Sc
duction of the young, the most dia-
bolical of crimes against Poland"
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Wallace App|auded
|Afte'r Bid in Spanish
For Southwest Votes
BY the'Assoeiotsd Press

DENVER, May 31.-Henry A. Wal
lace Is turning to the Spanish Ian
guage to forward his campaign for
the Presidency.
Unexpectedly, the third party
candidate prefaced a Denver speech
last night with an eight-minute ad-
dress in Spanish and Grew round
after round of applause from Span
ish-speaking persons in his audi
ence.
He told the crowd he believed that
every speech given in the Southwest
should contain few sentences in
Spanish Ito make us all conscious
of the Spanish language" ~
Mr.. wallace said he intends to
follow the practice in his future
speaking engagements in Colorado,
Arizona and New Mexico.
Praised Spanish Speaking Peoples.
Summarizing the Spanish portion
of his speech later for reporters. Mr..
Wallace said the Spanish-speakins
peoples had helped build the Amer
lican Southwest, but had not been
fairly compensated for this work
and that this was one Of the many
shames' which led to formation OF
his party.
Mr.. Wallace, who made goodwill
trips to Latin America while Vice
President from 1941-45, told report
ers he started learning Spanish
while Secretary of Agriculture.
He said. however. he still speaks
with an accent -.eJ -,
$500 Hear Address.
After conclusion of his Denver
talk, to a crowd estimated at 5000
by Craig Vincent. executive secre-
tary of. the Colorado wing of the
party, Mr.. Wallace attended a din
ner given by sh-Americans.
His schedule today called for at
tendance at picnic at Colorado
Springs, at the foot of Pixies Peak
and a night speech at Pueblo, steer
making center of Southern Colo
RADIO.
II can tell you that If I were
President, and If we had a progress
sive Congress" Mr.. Wallace said in
his Denver address, "the investiga-
tory power of the Congress would be
directed to the real danger OF
monopoly control of our economy
Instead of Mundt bill We would be
considering constitutional, care
fully drawn act to protect the
United States from the war-mon-
gering and profiteering activities Of
/ the monopolists,'
Evening star., 1948-05-31

centers and actual rescue operations
in Vanport.
Red Cross officials are o-ordinat.
ing lists of survivors and the missing
today, but it may be several days
before survivors are reunited with
their families.
A state of limited emergency has
been declared by Gov. John H. Hal
and there was a possibility that 9
special session of the Legislature
may be called to cope with the relief
of those who lost everything but
their lives.
Private families of the Portland
area joined with the Red Cross
,churches, city agencies and others
to care for the thodsands' of refu-
gees. Cots were set up in schools
churches, armories and other build
ings. s... ,-e.e-,. .-ee4..3. I'd
Emergency calls interrupted radio
programs throughout the afternoon
When the dixie broke hundreds o1
private citizens were on the way tt
the food area.
Willing to Help.
Typical was the comment of ar
elderly woman from Beaverton, neal
Portland, who asked that family
be sent to her home.
Il don't care what color they are
black or white" she told a Red
Cross registration clerk. They're
human, aren't they?"
The Red Cross made 10000 cots
and blankets available. Flood VIC
tins will be fed and clothed if nee
essary from Red Cross supplies.
Train service between Seattle
and Portland was completely cut
off. Eighteen inches of water was
reported on the mainline tracks
az Kalama, Wash. The highway
between Portland and Vancouver
was under water in spots. Air traf-
fic was at a standstill as commercial
airlines halted service with the low
flying Portland Columbia airport
endangered.
Six new fatalities were added to
the growing list Sunday outside the
Vanport area. Three boys drowned
in the Willamette River, near
Portland's Swan Island, when their
raft broke up. A deckhand drowned
in British Columbias Fraser River
A food fighter perished in Salmon
Creek. in Central Washington, and
a Yakima golf course groundskeeper
died from over-exertion in fighting
the flood.
1000 Homeless in One County.
In Central Washington's Okano-
gan County 1000 persons were re-
ported homeless. Water flowed
through the business districts of
Omak and Okanogan. One-fourth
OF the village of Conconcully (popu-
latien 200) was wrecked and food
fighter drowned. An 1.800-pound
emergency power generator was
flown from Olympia to Winthrop
where a power failure threatened
spollage to 10000 pounds of fresh
meat.
Trees in orchards of the rich
apple-produclng MetnoW Valley were
completely covered. Telephone serv-
ice still was out.
Receding waters brought some
measure of relief to residents along
the Yakima and Wenatchee Rivers
-Ellensburg, Yakima, Kennewick,
Richland, Pasco and Cashmere. Ap-
proaches of the Pasco-Kennewick
bridge were under water and the
bridge was closed to all but emer-
gency travel.
Vaccines were distributed for in
incubation against typhoid. Drink
ing water was being boiled in many
areas.
In British Columbia, the northern
village of Usk, 100 miles east of
Evening star., 1948-05-31
|WhottheRussiuns
Are Saying of Us

The Mosco,U radio, broddcastin
in English to the United Kingdom
said:
The whole purpose of the talks
on Germany now going on in
London is to put through deci-
sions to suit the monopolies Of
the Anglo-Saxon countries. 1t
is not for nothing that the ques-
ton of the Ruhr had proved to
be a stumbling block in these
talks. The United States repre-
sentatives want to work things
so the United States monopolies
shall be sole masters in this arse
nal Of German heavy industry.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Death Toll Scars 10 269
In Holiday Accidents
BY the Associofed Press

The Nations holiday weekend
traffic and other accidental deaths
today had exceeded the National
Safety Councils estimate long be-
fore the homeward-bound rush Of
highway travel began.
The cotincil predicted the total
fatalities for the period at 225, but
the toll had climbed to 269 before
noon with traffic mishaps account
ing for 159 of the dead, droWnings
and miscellaneous accidents, in
Guiding plane crashes, 68.
The traffic deaths already were 81
more than the council had predicted
Evening star., 1948-05-31
rumun
Continued From First Page.)

tCOntlnued from FlTSI Hdge]
the registration of food survivors
Among other things this should pro.
vide a check on the missing.
West Coast Aid ordered.
Mr.. O'Connor also told Gov. Hal
he has instructed Ramone Eaton
manager of the Red Cross Pacific
Area Office at San Francisco, tc
make available all resources needed
for relief in Oregon. Mr.. Eaton, the
Red Cross said here, already has
dispatched "a disaster workers te
help the Red Cross volunteers in
the area
Mr.. Eaton, a native of Alexandria
formerly was manager OF the East
ern Area Office in Alexandria.
The Red Cross here announced
the Portland chapter has opened II
shelters to care for the homeless
and that facilities are reported aoe-
quate at the moment.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Owens'C Condition Worse,
Naval Hospital Reports

Representative Owens, Republican,
of Illinois, remained In a serious
condition at Bethesda Naval Hos-
pital today, hospital officials re-
ported. .f !.
Mr.. Owens, who is so, is under
treatment following a heart attack
last week. His condition took a turn
for the worse yesterday, the hospital
announced.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Manifesto
Continued From First Page)

OF Jerusalem. They occupy today
buildings which few flags of the
Holy See, of France; of the Hol,
Sepulchre, and of the Internationa
Red Cross.
Tito declare the truth anc
an objective fact we add: Tht
Arabs have stated they respected
the holy places, the churches, the
converts and Red Cross institutions
In fact they have respected then
up to present time"
Fire Directed From Institutions.
The manifesto included the fol-
lowing list of institutions from
which Jews directed their fire on
the Holy City"
1.-THE Orthodox Greek Convent
of ST. George, as well as part OF
the Armenian Orthodox Convent
occupied by Jews May IA.
"2-The Convent Of Notre Dame
de France, occupied May Is, forti-
fed and made principal base OF
attack on the Holy City.
"3-The Convent of the Redemp-
ZIONIST Sisters, occupied May Is and
employed in the same manner as
Notre Dame.
4. The French Hospital, which
the Jews occupied militarily in spite
of the presence of the Sisters OF st.
Joseph and their patients and re-
gardless of the Red Cross flag flying
from its staff.
IS. The Italian Hospital, which
the International Red Cross placed
under it's protection May Is. A force
of armed Jews occupied the hospi-
tai, took down the Red Cross flag
and raised their own flag in spite of
protests of the Italian Consul. They
used terraces as gun emplacements,
IS. The Apostolic Deleg a t o n
Building, protected by the flag OF
the Holy See.
y. The monastery OF the German
Benedictlne Fathers, occupied May
18 and used by Jews as strategic
position and one of their principal
bases for firing against the Holy
City.
"8-The English School of Mount
Zion and the Greek Orthodox Con-
vent Of st. John, occupied May Is. y
Smelling From University.
The manifesto charged some
shelling by Jews had come from
the Hebrew University and Hadas-
sab Hospital on Mount Scopus and
also from two large synagogues in
the Old City, which Arab forces
eventually demolished.
The manifesto listed the follow
Ing institutions hit by shellfire
those seized by Jews having been
shelled by Arab forces:
1.-THE Convent of Notre Dame
large part of which was destroyed
following the occupation by Jews.
%. Thee Redemptionist Convent
which Jews destroyed and partly
burned.
"3. The German Benedictine Mon.
astery, of which the tower anc
church had been damaged follow.
ing the Jewish occupation
- The seminary Of St. Anne dn'
side Arab lines of Old City, which
IcCclNcu TWO oilCliS, OilC t1dy IL dllS
the second May ls. destroying wall
and wounding refugees.
IS. The Church of Saints Con
stantine and Helena. near tn
Church of the Holy Sepuchre, which
were damaged by a shell, the bias
even striking the dome of the Hol
Sepulchre May II.
IS The court of the Orthodo
Syrian Church of ST. Mark. whicl
received a shell May 16 that kille
Father Pierre Somi, secretary to tn
bishop, and wounded two persons.
81. The Orthodox Greek Conven
Evening star., 1948-05-31
77O,7O1 Czechs Cast
Blank Ballots 10 Show
Protest Against Reds
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, May 31.-The Min
istry OF Interior said today that
770,701 Czechs cast blank bal
lots in yesterdays parliamentary
election-their means of showing
opposition to the Communicated
government.
The Communicated National
Front ticket-the only one entered
received 6.429,145 votes, the min
istry said. There had been no doubt
of the Communist victory.
The ministry said the total vote
was 7,199, ,846 of a registration Of
8,005,887 There was no announce
ment of how many invalid ballots
were cast. A total of 806,04l voters
did not go to the polls or their bal
lots were declared invalid.
Protest as High as 39Te.
In some localities, the protest
ballots ran as high as 80 per cent
Many districts returned votes for
the government ticket from SO to
100 per cent.
The figures for Bohemia -Moravia: !:
Total vote, 5.454 ,301; National Front,
4,929,25 blanks. 525,05l.
Slovakia - Total, 1,745,545; Ma
tional Front, 1,499 ,895; blanks. 245,-
$50.
The Communist leaders, solidly
entrenched since the revolution they
directed in February, had declared
beforehand the elections would show
the will of the people and in
dorsement of the government.
Since the revolution. the Com
nunists have nationalized most OF
the Czech industry, legislated
sweeping new pension measures. be-
gun the division of land holdings
over 125 acres and enacted "peo-
pies democracy constitution.
Will Get 205 to 210 Seats.
Until the complete official vote is
recorded and the proportional rep
resentation figures weighed, the
number of Communists seats in Par
lament will not be known.
Vilem Novy, chief editor of Rude
Pravo, the official Communist Party
newspaper, estimated the Com
munists will get between 205 and
210 seats.
He gave the Social Democrats
26 seats for Bohemia -Moravia and
two for Slovakia. The Social Demo-
Gratis will go along with the Com
munists in the coming merger Of
the two parties in the Workers
Party next month.
The Socialists and Catholic
Peoples Party were allotted around
20 to % seats each, the Slovak
Renaissance Party II, and the Free
dom Party in Slovakia four. From
four to 10 seats will go to nom
party candidates, including those
representing trade unions.
The government list to which the
voters were asked to say Yes" as
sured the reelection of every one
Communist Premier Klement Gott-
wald wanted to remain in the cab
met and Parliament.
These included the Rev. Josef
Plojhar, Roman Catholic priest who
is Minister of Health. His friends
said he would remain in the cab
met despite church edict that he
should quit.
The voters cast ballots with vary
Ing degrees of secrecy. many vot-
ing the government ticket openly
and others going behind a small,
three-sided screen.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Assembly Elects Rhee
Chairman by 1889
Vote in South Korea
by the Assoeioted Press

SEOUL, Korea. May 31.-A sharp
tongued, white-haired conservative
today became unchallenged leader Of
South Korea's new Assembly, elected
to establish the country's first demo-
|cratic government. Thes Soviet
rulers of North Korea utterly OPP
Epesed the election and nov are try
ing to discredit the new government.
/ Dr.. synsmans Rhee. Who wants
the American occupation. Of the
south to continue but has, criticized
some United States policies, was
.e;ected permanent chatrmaH by an
Assembly vote of lss to s.-4sHs had
been selected as temporary chair
man last Thursday.
Wants U. S. Financial Aid,
|. The Assembly was chosen in 4
May 10 South Korean election OBJ
served by United Nations commits
sion. The Russian military con-
etToning North Korea sefused to
eallow the U. N. Commission to enter
that area and prevented North ko-
|reans from participating in the
election Originally, 1t was planned
ito conduct an election for all Of
Korea, uniting the country under
national democratic government.
Russia prevented that.
The 1873 assemblymen held their
first business session this morning
in the Seoul capitol. Police Kept
spectators from the grounds, al
though streets nearby were janamed.
The day was declared holiday.
Observers expect the Assembly to
| prove strong factor in l. future
United States policy here. Or. Rhee
himself made it clear he is count
ing on American financial aid but
that he wants the assembly to steer
clear of outside influence.
Was Spokesman In Washington.
/ Mr.. Rhee. now "a, spent three
weeks directing the political-faction
maneuvering which ended with his
near unanimous election. For many
years he was the spokesman In
Washington for Korea's exiled gov
ernment, during the Japanese occu-
patton of his homeland.
Korea, an ancient kingdom, was
the prize fought for in two modem
wars-between China and japan.
1894-5, and between Russia and
Japan, 19O4-5. 1t was annexed by
Japan in 1910. Since Japanese were
ousted in the second World War,
Russians have occupied the north
and Americans the south Of the
4 divided country.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Vonport, Near Kaiser Shipyord,
WAS BuiItin Only Nine Months

workers and their families. 1t cost
$26 100000
The Eastern part Of the city
East Vanport-lay across Denver
avenue from the main part of town.
When the war ended and shipyard
workers began to drift away, East
Vanport's 1,OO0-plus buildings were
moved to other housing short cities.
A few Vanport buildings were
moved.
When the flood hit, many OF its
18, 700 residents had been there since
the town was built. Mostly. how
ever, it had become known as vet
erans' city.
To meet postwar overcrowding at
colleges. the State set up Vanpor1
College, a two-year institution. II
was near the dike's break anc
among the first to go under.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
North Virginia 6. O. P
Plans Radio Series

The Northern Virginia Republican
Club will sponsor the first in series
of 10 weekly programs over Radio
Station WARL at tbs pm. Tuesday
Stephen M. Smith. president OF
the Arlington Republican Club will
oe the guest of Talmage Wilcher,
president of the Northern Virginia
group, on the initial 15-minute
broadcast. Mr.. Wilcher announced
that a number of Democratic and
Republican civic leaders will appear
during the series.