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Evening star., 1948-04-28
by the Associated Press


JERUSALEM, April 28.-A Pal
estine government spokesman
said British Royal Air Force
planes struck today at Jewish
positions in the Bath Yam resort
section adjoining Arab Jaffa on
the south.
The spokesman said Jewish forces
attacking Jaffa had been operating
from the Bath Yam sector. 1t was
presumed one squadron of rocket
firing Spitfires had gone into action
1t had been reported earlier that
three Spitflre squadrons had been
flown in from Egypt in case any air
intervention was regarded neces-
sary in the Arab-Jewish strife.
Fight Flares in East.
Earlier, fighting fiared along
PaleStine's eastern border and King
Abdullah of Trans-Jordan said
scout troops of his Arab Legion
have occupied Jericho, less than
20 miles northeast of Jerusalem
contradicting British denials yes
terday
A company of the Arab Legion
was found by an Associated Press
reporter to be in control of Jericho.
The officers and men. however, in
sisted they are there to protect the
British evacuation and know moth
ing of their Kings claim they are
there to fight the Jews.
Jewish sources in Haifa said Arab
Legion gunners Shelled Jewish
settlement near Naharaim. on the
Trans-Jordan frontier. Ten Jews
were reported killed.
Other reports to Haifa said
Hagana, the Jewish militia, cap
tured two police fortresses near the
Trans-Jordan frontier in the night
The Jews fought with Arabs, they
said, after British forces abandoned
the fortresses as part of the gen.
eral British withdrawal incident to
ending of the mandate May Is. The
tortreSSeS are at the all-Arab town
OF Samakh and at Jisr el Majamie.
Frontal Attack Launched.
Hagana was said to have launched
a frontal attack at nightfall last
night on the fortress at Samakh in
the Jordan Valley. Arabs had
moved in soon after the British
left, the reports said. Unconfirmed
reports said Trans-Jordan Arab Le-
gion forces had been thrown into
the five-hour battle against the
Hagana men.
Hagana was reported also to have
taken over camp at Rosh Pima
in Northern Galilee. evacuated by
the British yesterday.
The Jewish underground, Irgun
Zvai Leumi, said it had captured the
entire Manshieh quarter of the all
Arab port of Jaffa adjoining Tel
,Aviv. The battle for Jaffa rose to
new intensity. Irgun and Hagana
fighters, newly allied, fought side
by side in four key suburbs of the
city. The Jews won control of Haifa
last week.
1t was officially announced in
Jerusalem that British Army units
had gone into action this morning
(See PALESTINE. Page A-6)
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Fonesta|, 7 Top Aides Bevin Refuses 10 State
Confer With President Stand on Arab Legion
On Defense Situation After Mandate Ends
Differences Of Opinion
In Services and Congress
Presumably Aired

Secretary of Defense Forrestal
and top Army men conferred
with President Truman today
and presumably aired their trou-
bleS over the expanded defense
program. The conference lasted
20 minutes.
There arc two main ones. First,
some airmen with strong backing
in Congress want to aim for an
Air Force of 70 air groups. Mr.,
Forrestal is battling to hold it to
Sc groups. Second, House leaders
insist that any effort to combine
universal military training and a
draft revival, as Secretary Forrestal
now proposes, will wind up with
defeat of both projects.
The White House said Mr.. For
restal asked for the conference with
Mr.. Truman. With the Defense
Secretary were Secretary of the
Army Royal and Gen. Bradley,
Army Chief OF Staff
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross was asked if there
was any significance in the omis-
sion of Air Force Secretary Syming-
ton from the parley. He said he
thought not.
SymingtOn Renewed Plea.
Mr.. Symington only yesterday re-
neWed his plea for 70-group Air
Force, although he said he sup
ported the 66-group compromise.
Meanwhile Chairman Andrews of
the House Armed Services Commit
tee, sponsor of a selective service
bill due to be reported out in a few
days, lashed at the draft-training
blend favorably discussed by the
Senate Armed Services Committee
yesterday. He called the plan
ridiculous"
Mr.. Andrews said his group de-
clded today that it wouldn't back
up an inch" in it's stand for sep
arate draft and UNIT programs.
He indicated that the committee
probably would report out by Fri
day his bill for limited draft pro-
vlolng for registration of men be-
tween l8 and 81 and induction of
those from 10 through 25. The
measure also provides for a man.
power ceiling of 100000 for the
regular forces, and would enable
the Air Force to expand to a TO-
group strength.
No Blend" Plan Support.
Following a closed committee ses-
sion today on the bill. Mr.. Andrews
was asked if any members seemed
to favor the draft training COM
promise plan put before the Senate
Armed Services Committee yester-
day He replied that no one on the
committee showed any disposition
whatever to side with that plan"
The Senate compromise would
amount to a draft for the first
year, OF $4,000 youths in the
lo-to-19l2 age bracket for l2
months service. and of 10000 men
from 49, through 25 for two wears
service. All would train together
with the regular forces. mostly in
the Army. The one-year men could
not be sent outside the continental
United States.
Several House committee members
besides Mr.. Andrews said they
thought the arrangement not only
would wreck universal military
training but would not have public
(See DEFENSE page A-61
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Stassen Victor
|nPennsy|vania
Popularity Test
Has Slim Margin Over
Dewey; ; Members
Of House Beaten
BY the Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-
Harold E. Stassen today won
Pennsylvania Republican presi-
dental popularity contest. Three
Republican members of the
House were defeated.
The former Minnesota governor
captured first place in yesterdays
preferential write-in-vote primary.
He scored slim and surprising
victory over Gov. Dewey of New
York.
Mr.. StasSen'S triumph in indus
trial Pennsylvania followed his del
egate successes in the farm States
of Nebraska and Wisconsin. But the
vote is not binding on the Penn
sylvanias 70 convention delegates,
All we're elected unpledged.
Jay Cooke, Mr.. Stassens Pennsyl-
vania campaign manager. said the
victory clearly indicates the smash
ing majority that Stassen, as the
nominee. would receive in the No
vember election"
Two Candidates Surprised
In Detroit, Mr.. Stassen said he
is surprised the margin was con-
elusive" in his favor in the primary.
He stopped in Detroit briefly en-
route by chartered plane from Min
nesota to Trenton, N. j. He left
Detroit at 1870 am. At Trenton.
he said, he will confer with New
Jersey Republican leaders.
At Albany. N. Y. Gov. Dewey said
he was surprised and delighted"
that so many of the people Of
Pennsylvania took the trouble to
write my name on the ballot. This
friendly and spontaneous action Is
particularly gratifying, since we had
no organization and no effort what
soever was made to encourage the
Write-in vote"
Martin Far Back.
Trailing far back of Mr.. Stassen
and Gov. Dewey as late returns
trickled in were Senator Martin,
Pennsylvania's "favorite-son" can
didate; Gen. Macarthur. Senator
Taft, of Ohio; Senator Vandenberg,
of Michigan; Gen. Eisenhower and
third-party candidate, Henry Wal
lace.
Truman Easy Victor.
President Truman, only name on
the Democratic ballot, was an easy
victor. Gen. Eisenhower and Mr..
Wallace picked up a handful Of
Democratic write-in votes.
With 7,l5O of S,262 precints re-
ported the Republican ballotine gave
Mr.. Stassen, 72,7l1; Gov. Dewey,
68,l57; Senator Martin, So, ,s35; Gen.
Macarthur. 16,598; Senator Taft,
1856; Senator Vandenberg, 1858;
Gen. Eisenhower. 1902; Mr.. Wallace,
1918; Gov. Duff of Pennsylvania,
687, and Gov. Warren Of Cali
fornia, $40.
President Truman polled 23o ,341
(See PRIMARIES Page As
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Margarine Tax Repea
Expected 10 Pass
House by Tonight
Amendment Providing
For Triangular Potties
Is One Stumbling Block
By ChoImers M. Roberts

House passage of an oleomar-
garine tax repeal bill by tonight
seems likely, provided the repeal
drive does not get snagged on
amendments.
Final passage is virtually certain
because of the almost 2-to-1 vote
by which the House brought the
Rivers bill to the floor Monday
over objections of the Agriculture
Committee
Debate got of to slow start
because neither side was ready with
speakers when the House met at
noon. Representative Rivers, Dem
ocrat, of South Carolina suggested
when it became evident that no
one was ready to speak, that a
vote be taken but two butter back
ers blocked immediate considera-
| ton.
Stassen's Victory Cited.
Representative Gross, Republican,
OF pennsylvania told the House
that Harold E. StasSens victory
yesterday in the Pennsylvania pri-
mary ought to have some effect
among House members considering
the tax repeal bill since Mr.. Stas-
sen is on record as favoring re-
tention of the taxes.
The Pennsylvania, in a bit
ter exchange with Representative
Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippi
said the South has been neglecting
the dairy industry. The Missis-
sippian referred to Mr.. Gross as 1.-The
misfit from Pennsylvania" and said
the Keystone State has six times
as many tubercular cattle as does
Mississippi.
One amendment the margarine
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Russian Treaty Ratified
By Finnish Parliament
BY the Associofed Press

HELSINKI, Finland, April 28.-
Finland's Parliament ratified the
Russian Finnish treaty of friend
ship and mutual assistance today.
The government bill was ap-
proved, 157 to II.
Seven Liberals, three Agrarians
and one Conservative voted against
ratification. Thirty-two Parliament
members abStained from voting.
The treaty was signed by Russian
and Finnish delegations in Moscow
April 6.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
YugosIavs Reduce Claim
For Austrian Territory
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, April 2S.-Yugoslavia
scaled down her territorial claims
against Austria today.
Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Min
lister Alois Bebler told the four
power Deputy Foreign Ministers
working on the Austrian peace
treaty, his government will settle
for about 300 square miles of Aus
trlan Carinthia and Styria.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
British IS Pct. Film Tax
To Be Revoked Nav ;
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, April 28-The treasury
announced today that the IS per
cent import duty on foreign films
will be revoked May 3, in accord
ance with the recent Anglo Ameri-
can finn agreement.
The duty was imposed last August
to save dollar expenditures for
American films,
Evening star., 1948-04-28
.SpeIImun AssuiIs Reds
In Talk in Australia
BY the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia, April %. -
Francis Cardinal Spellman attacked
"atheistic Communists" at a civic re-
ception today. He said communism
is the enemy of all men.
Several thousand persons crowded
the streets as the New York cardi-
nal left the town hall with Norman
Cardinal Gilroy, Archbishop of
Sydney.
Crowds rushed up to Msgr. Fulton
j. Sheen as he paused to talk to
children in the gathering.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
British Planes
Strike al Jews
Attacking Jaffa
Fighting Also Flares
In East Palestine;
Arabs She'll Town
BULLETIN

TEL AVN, Palestine (P.-
A Hebrew flag went up over
the Hassan Beg Mosque today,
signaling the capture of the
entire Manshieh border zone
of all-Arab Jaffa by fighters of
Irgub ZVai Leumi.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Late News
Bulletins
81 900 Taken in HoIdup

An armed bandit this after
noon held up the Mutual
Credit Co., 901 Tenth street
NV, and escaped with "at
least $1,000" Mrs. Herbert
Becker, wife of the manager,
told police. Mr.. and Mrs.
Becker were alone in the Of
flee when the holdup man
came in. He pointed a re-
v0lver at them and fled with
the contents of the cash regis
ter, she said.
Golf Clinic Postponed
The golf clinic scheduled for
this afternoon at the Prince
Georges Country Club in con-
nection with the National
Capital Open has been post
poned due to rain and will be
held at S pm. Saturday. The
Joe KirkwOod trick shot show,
originally scheduled then, will
be held at 5 pm. Sunday. To-
morrow's first-round play will
60 on as scheduled.
Earlier Story, Sports Page.)
Thomas Deposition o. KID
District Court Justice David
A. Pine today ordered that a
deposition be taken at Walter
Reed Hospital from Chairman
Thomas of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Ac-
tivities regarding the con-
tempt Of Congress trial of
Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood
film writer.
Earlier Story ON Page A-8)
Anti-Red Bill Voted
Legislation to permit crimi-
nal prosecution of Communist
Party officials and to expose
party members and fronts was
approved unanimously today
by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
Evening star., 1948-04-28

Mr.. Breneman, prematurely gray.
was a particular favorite of elderly
ladies, who made Breakfast in
Hollywood" carried over the Amer
ican Broadcasting Co. network. a
(see BRENEMAN, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-04-28
i. 5. Pay Raise in '48
Pledged by Martin,
Union Officials Report
Amounts in Bill Already
Reported Are Asserted
To Be Top Limits

SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVES Bill
to Give U. S. Workers Unemploy-
ment Compensation. Page B-1.
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tSee OLEO, Page A-4.D
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See PRIMARIES. Page A-6l
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See MARSHALL. PAGE A-6
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(See DEFENSE, Page A-6,
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(See PALESTINE. Page A-6.)
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Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspc
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tCOntinued on Page 3, Col. 2.
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(See RAILROADS, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-04-28

Cloudy, cool, with occasional rain today and
tonight Low tonight in low 40s. Tomorrow
some sunshine, continued cool. Full report
on Page A-2D.
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Boys Club Of Washington
PIansC Celebration of'Week'

Plans for the celebration of Boys
Clubs of America Week, April
through April II, are being made
by the Boys Club of Washington.
The District Commissioners al
ready have proclaimed the week
to be set aside in honor of the
boys here in Washington. During
that week the city heads will re-
linquish their duties, for a few
minutes, to three boy commission
ers.
Other activities planned include a
little sisters beauty contest" a
matchbox derby and a pie-eating
contest. A Mr.. Muscles of 1948 also
will be chosen. Open house will
be held at both branches Of the
Boys Club during the period. The
clubs are located at Twenty eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. and at Seventeenth street and
Massachusetts avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1948-03-25

hastily that he ties the money into
little bundles and gives them to
children.
Thousands Of the coins and
stamps had been sent to friends
In this country as souvenirs by
servicemen in such countries as
Germany and the Philippines. But
because addresses were obliterated,
incomplete or incorrect, the items
never reached their destinations.
Mr.. Sparkman explained that
every effort is made to deliver the
packages before they are auctioned
At the height Of bidding for lot
No. 81, box Of miscellaneous cur
rency, which brought $63, one girl
in the crowd of 400 persons sud
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Rosen to Speak Tonight
On Civil Rights Here

r. Abbot Rosen, chief Of the
Civil Rights Section of the Justice
Department, will speak on Civil
Rights in the Nations Capital" at
meeting Of Independence Lodge
No. 1776, B'nai Birth, at 8:15 o'clock
tonight in the Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV.
Others In panel discussion Of
the subject will be Herman Edels-
berg OF the Anti-Defamation
League, Robert n. Estabrook Of
The Washington Post and Rabbi
Samuel Berkowitz, director of the
Hillel Foundation at George WASH
ington University.
Evening star., 1948-03-25
$104 Bid for Foreign Currency
Surprises Postal Auctioneers

Even veteran auctioneers were
surprised at q high bid Of $104 for
q single lot of miscellaneous for
eign currency during a Post Once
auction Of thousands Of stamps and
coins here last night.
This is one Of the highest prices
I've ever seen at these auctions, !"
commented John w. Sparkman,
foreman of the Inquiry Section, as
Auctioneer Everett Estes closed the
deal in the main building, North
Evening star., 1948-03-25

Capitol street and Massachusetts,
avenue.
The total amount Of money taken
In on the sale was $2,315.50, Mr..
Sparkman reported after everything
was over.
The buyer was SO excited and in
tent on bidding on the very next lot
offered that he wouldn't give re-
porters his name but told them to
come around later. Later he had
vanished.
But he had managed to explain
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Donovan PIons OSS ToIk

OSS veterans will hear a talk
by William ]. Donovan of New
York, their wartime commander, at
meeting and reception from $50
to 8 PM. today in the Roosevelt
Hotel. About 5000 OSS veterans
in the Washington area have been
invited,
Evening star., 1948-03-25

denly shouted to Mr.. Sparkman
who then was doing the auction.
ing:
Hey. your coat is buttoned ur
wrong"
Not the least bit flustered, Mr.
Sparkman continued calling the
bids with one hand, while with the
other ne corrected his sartorial
error.
Many bracelets fashioned from
coins particularly appealed to
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-14

California, Nevada and Washington.
This surprising change of heart
toward persons of japanese ances-
try particularly in America Is due
% three factors. in the opinion OF
Wren, expressed during an inter-
view with Joe Grant Masaoka, West
Coast Director of the JACL-ADC.
First, MacArthurs superb ad-
ministration Of Japan was cited,
but secondly and more important,
is the wartime achievements OF
the japanese American soldier.
Thirdly, the few, II any riots
which took place when Japanese
relocated eastward and the abb
sence Of, or nearly so, Of any mob
spirit toward returning Japanese
to the West Coast in 1945, were
recited. All these factors were
responsible for the present-day
acceptance Of japanese Ameri-
cans, Wren believed.
In response to a query by Masa-
Okla as to the immediate desirability
Of extending naturalization privi-
leges to the aliens Of japanese an
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.estry in America, Wren believed
that the severe and extreme hos
tility toward all things japanese
during World War II was too re-
cent to be entirely discounted now.
He personally felt that such a
was too premature.
Wren pointed out how, In his
opinion, anti-Semitism was grow
ing because Of the Palestine situa-
ton which was aggravated by the
insistence of the Jews too aggress-
lively for a national home. He
also observed the growth Of anti
Negro sentiment due to Truman's
insistence upon a civil rights pro-
gram for the Negro.
Asked If Randolph Hearst would
support a naturalization bill for
the parents of japanese American
soldiers killed or wounded in action
Wren said: "As long as Mr.. Hearst
lives he establishes national policy,
but he suggested that pressing this
program too vigorously might pos
siblv rebound to the de'riment OF
Japanese Americans. in his opinion
He cautioned that 1t IVES better tc
seek a more appropriate time wher
the emotions Of war were forgotten
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Counsel for the JACL will ex-
plain its int. st in ire Takahashl
case pointing out that this con-
troy sey falls into a pattern OF IL
tieation with which the Nisei ci-
tizens organ alton has always con-
cerned itself, and that the brief Is
being presented To acquaint the
court with the knowledse the ia
panese Americans have gained IN
their long fight to defeat discri-
minatory fishing legislation which
have been introduced from time to
time in the California State le-
gislature.
The issue, as the JACL sees 1t,
Is not merely the right OF ia
panese national to engage IN a
common occupation but the more
fundamental one Of earning
livelihood. The document will stress
that II today California can dis
t:nguish between persons, solely
becarse Of The accident Of birth or
racial background, as to who may
or who may not engage in a par
ticular field of employment, TO
morrow other states, and perhaps
even the Federal Government,
my use race, color, creed or ma
tiouai origin as the measure OF
the right to live"
Californias argument that con-
servatioA was the primary consi-
derat'on in legislating the prohibi-
ton aeainst alien ; panese fishing
off 'ts coast will be heavily attack
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-04-14
COMING EVENTS

The Sunday of April 18th is go
ing to be no day of rest" for the
local community, judging from the
events which are scheduled to come
off next Sunday.
First of all, the lid will be pried
off on the 1913 semipro baseball
season in both the City and Puget
Sound leagues. With two Nisei
teams entered In the Blue Section
of the Puget Sound league, the in
terest of japanese American fans will
of course be concentrated In that
league The Nisei Vets, defending
champions in the Blue Section,
will open the season against Des
Moines, while White River A. c.,
a newcomer to the league, will OPP
pose Produce Row. From this
corner, it appears that the Nisei
Vets have a better opportunity for
the title than White River, since
the Vets are known to have we'll
balanced, experienced team and @
strong trio of pitchers in Sasah
ShimiZu and Nakamichi, while
White River is a somewhat I'M
known quantity, although boast
ing a famous old name In local
baseball circles. However, pennants
are not won on preseason prognos-
tication, which have been known tt
go far astray At any rate, we fee
safe In predicting that when tht
Vets meet White River, there1l bt
whooping big crowd of almond.
eyed fans watching the contest.
The Nisei students of the Univer.
sity Of Washington viii also b
holding their big Benefit Bazaar
at W. shington Hall on the 18th o
April. from noon to midnight. 4
crew of energetic statesmen hav'
been unloading bazaar tickets RICH
and left. so it looks as though tn,
sue 'ess Of the enterprise is assur
ed Their only worry will be IL
having enough food on hand 70
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the hungry crowd coming In after
the ball game weather permitting).
With all the Main Bowl leagues
winding up the long winter season,
the local bowling emporium will
hold a two-day singles tournament
on the 18th and 10Th of this month
to top off the season. -Four
games will be rolled across eight
alleys during this tournament, the
entry fee for which has been set
at $340. Shifts will be held dur
ing the evening hours, and bowlers
may sign up for either Sunday or
Monday, according to their pre-
ference. Handicap will be figured
on the basis of two-third of 100
scratch.
The final event on next Sundays
program will be the big Spring
Tournament sponsored by the local
golf club. Some 70 golfers are ex-
pected to enter the grueling So
hole tournament In quest of the
valuable merchandise prizes Of
fered for each flight. A and G
flights will tee off at West Seattle
while B flight will play at Jeffer-
son Park, with a dinner to top off
the day for the entire membership
Yessir, next Sunday is certainly
going to be one busy day, and 1t had
just better not rain, that's all!
HAWAIIAN STATEHOOD
The question of statehood fol
Hawaii will soon, we understand
be discussed in hearing before 6
! Senate committee. Hawaii veteran.
are, of course, all for statehood
and the NVC has received a reques
from the 442nd Veterans Club fol
support in the form of messages Il