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Evening star., 1948-05-10
Presid ent Acts to Prevent Strike:
Unions Silent on Working for U.S..
Nation FEELING
First Effects of
Rail Dispute
By the kssocioted Press

The Nation was getting a fore
taste today of what the threat
ened rail strike would mean in
unemployment, high prices and
privation even as the Govern
ment moved to take over the
railroads.
Eighty-eight major railroads
stopped accepting perishable freight
shipments, including those involv-
ing cattle, poultry, meats, eggs,
fresh fruits and vegetables
Fruit growers and shipping agen-
cies laid off thousands of workers.
Fresh produce prices skyrocketed
in New York and Mayor O'Dwyer
said that city faces "one of the
worst food gouges in history if the
ban on shipments continues.
He said wild speculation" on some
foodstuffs en- route to New York
markets already had started. The
city was not threatened with an
immediate food shortage but Off
cials warned against panic buying
which would initiate prices and
dislocate distribution.
Spot trading in butter, eggs and
potatoes was ordered suspended
today on the New York Mercantile
Exchange because of the railroad
situation. Trading in futures con-
tracts continued.
See Huge Losses.
Fruit and vegetable growers in
California. Texas and Florida said
that if the strike is undertaken and
is prolonged, their losses will run
into the millions of dollars. Indus
tries with low stockpiles of oal soon
will be out of fuel and thousands
of employees will be laid off. Mines
will be forced to shut down in the
absence of coal cars.
/ In California about 10000 agri-
cultural workers already have been
laid off and shipments of celery and
lettuce halted by embargoes. Grow
ers estimated their losses at $500. 900
day. Carrots, asparagus, broccoli.
cherries and artichokes also are
being harvested.
The executive manager Of the
Texas Citrus, Vegetable Shippers &
Growers Association estimated the
daily loss to that associations men,
bers at $25 900 to $4,000 a day.
Fresh fruit shipping also was at a
virtual standstill in Florida, but
canning operations we're continuing.
Bethlehem Plans to Suspend.
The Bethlehem Steel Co. an
nounced that if the strike is not
averted it will suspend operations
Immediately and lay off its $4,000
employees. The automobile industry
indicated it also would be forced to
shut down soon because of a lack
of storage space for assembled cars.
Maintenance of food supplies to
cities if current stocks should be-
come exhausted was considered far
beyoad the capacity of all trucks
that could be mobiliZed.
In Philadelphia, wholesale prod
uce markets were cluttered tonight
with fruits and vegetables being
rushed to beat the threatened Ma
See TRANSPORTATION, Pg. A-4)
Evening star., 1948-05-10

tack" or even Republican wreck
ers' row." After all, this team
should go down in history with
the greatest that ever set foot on
a diamond"
The Republicans are drunk
with power" remarked Repre-
sentative j. P. Richards Of South
Carolina, hearing of Manager
Bishops statement. More punch
on the playing field and less
prattle in the newspapers will
pay off in the big game. But
we have couple of fence-busters
in our lineup who'll make the
fans sit up and take notice.
That's worrying us, too Clark
Griffith is such a fine gentleman
I hate to think of us Democrats
(See BALL GAME, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Injunction May Be
Sought to BoIk
Gripping Tieup
BULLETINS

Leaders of the three rail
unions set to strike tomorrow
morning said at 2:30 pm. they
had not decided whether to
work under Government seiz-
ure of the carriers. but Alvan-
ley Johnston, president of the
Locomotive Engineers, added
the unions would obey a court
injunction against the strike
If the Government gets one.
Secretary of the Army Royal
issued a statement early this
afternoon calling on all sides
in the railroad dispute to CO.
operate In the tremendous
task of running the rail lines.
He named Maj. Gen. Edmond
H. Leavey, the Army's chief of
transportation, to run the rail-
roads.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Elected Government
Long Overdue Here,
Dirksen Declares
Mcmillan, Foe Of Change
Asserts Washington
Is 'Hotbed Of Politics
By Don s. Warren

Sponsors and opponents of a
limited form of home rule for
the District voiced clashing views
today at a hearing on the charter
measure before the House Rules
Committee.
There was no decision by the
Rules group and it scheduled an
other hearing for 10:30 am. tomor-
row.
The bill, reported favorably by
the House District Committee by a
IA to 8 vote, was outlined in some
detail by Chairman DirkSen as a
means of giving the District an
elected and reorganized city gov
ernment which he said was long
overdue" but under a plan retain
ing all ultimate controls in Con-
gress.
The opposition was led by Repre-
sentative Mcmillan, Democrat, of
South Carolina. who said Washing
ton was a "hotbed of politics and
that the Rules Committee should
think two or three times before it
acted.
Sees Little Support.
Mr.. Mcmillan said the hll' would
bypass" other committees of Con-
gress and that he would find no
support for the measure in the Dis
trict except that given by the
newspapers.
The matter was taken before the
Rules Committee for a procedural
oroer that would permit the bill to
be considered promptly in the
House, without facing disastrous
filibuster tactics.
Congressional aides had explained
that under regular District Day
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Communist C. ChoiceforPresident
OF Italy Leads on First Ballot
De Nicola Gets 396
To 353 for Sforzu;
Needs 7wo-Thirds
BY the Assoeioted Press

ROME, May 1O.-Enrico de
Nicola, choice of the Communist
led Popular Front, got more votes
than Carlo Sforza, candidate OF
the dominant Christian Demo-
Gratis, on today's first ballot for
President of the italian Repub-
lie, but not enough to elect him.
Mr.. De Nicola, provisional presi-
dent the last two years, received 1896
votes and Count Sforza, foreign min
lister, 353. A two-thirds margin was
needed.
The president is being elected by
Parliament in Joint session of its
two houses. On the first three bal
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Senate Will Get
Draft-Training
Bill Tomorrow
Armed Services Group
To Speed Work on
Final Provisions
By Robert K. Walsh

The Senate Armed Services
Committee decided today to send
a draft-military training bill to
the Senate tomorrow.
Chairman Gurney announced the
committee still is working on several
provisions, including a proposal by
Senator Russell Democrat, OF
Georgia, to provide a draft to
industry if necessary to assure pro-
duction for the armed forces.
But there is complete belief
that we will finish the bill tomorrow
morning" Senator Gurney said after
q long closed session today. There
was general acceptance of most OF
these provisions in the bill. We
plan to introduce and record it as
committee bill to the Senate tomor-
row"
Details of the bill will not be
made public until that time, Chair
man Quincy said, He added, how
ever. that the measure is little
changed fundamentally from the
plan originally proposed two weeks
ago. That plan called for drafting
of 10000 men in the 19-to-25 age
bracket for two years service and
the calling of 16l 900 youths OF ID
for one year of training.
lS-MOnth Veterans Exempt.
Committee members disclosed that
the bill. as 1t now stands, Woulc
continue to require registration OF
doctors up to. As years old. But
there is a new provision whereby no
community will be deprived of nee
essary medical and dental facilities.
Veterans who served between go
days and 18 months during the war
will be exempt from induction only
If they joined organized reserves.
Those with less than 80 days will
be subject to induction, while those
who served more than 18 months
will be exempt.
Meanwhile, a separate selective
service measure, reported out a week
ago by the House Armed Services
Committee, was expected to get
Rules Committee clearance this
week
Time May Be Left to President.
While congressional enactment OF
a draft measure seemed probable,
some House leaders said it might be
set up in such way as to have the
President decide if and when actual
induction of men is necessary.
Many members, one Republican
leader commented, would be willing
to have draft law on the books
and the selective service system
organized but they do not believe
there is crisis yet that requires
drafting men.
Advocates of military training
legislation look for considerably
greater difficulty in putting through
law on that subject.
In another defense move, the
s3,233 100000 supplementary appro-
priation bill for aircraft procure
ment, including authorization for a
start toward 70-group Air Force,
may receive final approval in Con-
gress within a day or two. House
Appropriations Committee officials
said.
The measure. adopted by the
House, 343 to 3 last month, was
amended before Senate passage last
Thursday. "a to 2. Chairman Taber
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee said today the House might
DrErNrCr nooo A.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Tickets for Ball Game
On Sale in Star Lobby

Tickets for the Congressional
baseball game at Griffith Sta
dium May 81 can be purchased
in the lobby of The Evening
Star Building.
The scale of prices is 81 for
general admission, $l25 for re-
served seats and 50 for box
seats, tax included.
Those desiring to make res
ervations by mail should send
checks made out to The Eve
ming Star and address them to
Congressional Ball Game, Room
724, The Evening Star Building.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
South Was Stabbed in Back,
States Rights Keynoter Says

which has repudiated the historic
principle upon which the party wa:
founded and has f1ourished," he
said.
I'VE intend to meet the chal.
lenge and have constitutional gov
ernment in the United States he
said.
I'VE are sick and tired of the
meretricious leadership that now
dominates our party. We have
stripped decks for action. The fight
is on and we will not lay down oul
armor until the present leadership
of the Democratic Party is repudi-
ated and the South is again recog-
nized as a political entity of these
United States" he said.
Since the Civil War. He said
I'VE of the South, and we alone
have cared and provided for the
Negroes in our midst. And the
progress which has been made BY
that race is a tribute to the efforts
of Southerners and of Southerners
alone. The 'emancipators' have
done absolutely nothing to make
this task easier"
"All the laws of Washington, and
all the bayonets of the Army can.
(See CIVIL RIGHTS. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-05-10
By Jones Y. Newton

President Truman seized the
railroads at pm. today and
ordered the Army to operate
them in an effort to prevent a
crippling Nationwide strike set
for 6 I'm. tomorrow.
There was no immediate word
from the three strike-threatening
unions whether they would run the
trains for the Government.
Mr.. Truman, using the World War
I law still on the statute books.
signed in his Office at 1883 pm.
the executive order instructing the
Seclstary of the Army to take over
the vast rail network Immediately.
1t was understood that the Gov
ernment's plan before the seizure
order calls for a Federal court in
junction against strike II the men
refuse to work under seizure. Such
an order would be enforceable under
contempt of court action.
Heads of the three unions and
four top representatives of the rail-
roads, who spent Is hours yesterday
alternating in settlement confer
ences with Presidential Assistant
John r. Steelman, were still labor
ing for settlement in other quarters
at the White House while the seizure
was being announced.
Non&;ro unre
The three union heads-Alvanley
Johnston of the Engineers, David
B. Robertson of the Firemen and
Enginemen, and A. j. Glover, jr..
of the Switchmen-conferred with
Mr.. Steelman from $50 am. until
and started a new session with the
presidential assistant at 10.
Sandwiched between the two
union conferences. Mr. Steelman
again talked with the railroad off,
Gals from $40 am. until $50. The
rail men were headed by w. T.
Farley, president of the Association
OF American Railroads.
Strike committees from the three
unions are meeting here, but their
members had no immediate COM
ment because the brotherhood pres
idents we're in conferences at the
White House when the seizure an
nouncement was made.
The committees would have to
decide whether to ask the 10000
members of their three unions to
remain on the job for the Govern
mentor to walk out in spite Of
the Federal operation.
Some Government officials were
reported reluctant to use an injunc-
ton again to break strike. Ordi-
narily the Norris-La Guardia Act OF
1882 would prohibit use of such or
ders, but the Supreme Court ruled
last year in a John L. Lewis case
that this law does not apply when
the Government requests an in
junction against its own employees.
Federal seizure of the railroads
would be undertaken with authority
of the old law, passed by Congress
in 1915 to prevent interruption OF
transportation in the World War.
While World War II authority for
Government operation of private
facilities has been wiped from the
statute books, the old law remained,
all but forgotten. Attorney Gen.
| (See RAILROADS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Blocks Fall From Truck,
Kill 13 Pilgrims in Italy
By the Assoeioted Press

NAPLES, Italy, May l0.-Marble
blocks toppling from a truck fell
on a group of sightseeing pilgrims
near here today, killing 13 and
iniuring four.
The sight-seers were returning
from Pompei Sanctuary when they
halted on the Galore River bridge
in Mirabella to admire the view.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Gundhi Friend Dies

LONDON. May 10 (P1.-Sir John
Tarlton Whitty, 70. former acting
governor of Bihar and Orissa Prov
inces in India and friend in his
younger days of the late Mohandas
Gandhi, died yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Late News
Bulletin
Shorter Stacks Urqed

The Government today urged
the Braddock Light & Power
Co., a subsidiary of Potomac
Electric Power Co. here, to re-
consider its plans for construc-
tion of 195-foot smokestacks
at its new Alexandria plant
and reduce them to about $50
feet. The projected height,
the Government said, is a po-
tential hazard to planes max
ing landings at National Air
port
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Hartman in Puris

PARIS, May 10 (P.-W. Averell
Hartman, ambassador at large for
the European Recovery Program,
arrived today from New York He
stopped briefly in London to talk
with Lewis Douglas. United States
Ambassador there.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

(See D. c. BILLS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-05-10

(See RAILROADS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-05-10

(See ITALY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Weather Forecast S t

Sunny and windy with highest near 80 today.
Tonight, fair and warm; lowest about s..
Tomorrow, cloudy and warm with thunder
showers. CFull report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-05-10

(See EMBARGO, Page A-3.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

Lote New York Markets, Poee A-19.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

See BALL GAME, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Anne and Michael Are Reported
Ready to Wed in Athens June 5

March Pope Plus XII refused to
grant special dispensation for the
marriage.
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant said
when the dispensation was refused
that permission for the marriage
could be granted only If Michael
pledged that any children would be
raised in the Roman Catholic faith
The old Romanian constitution
provided that the King and his male
descendants must be of the Greek
ORTHODOX faith. This was reported
to be a major consideration to
Michael since he hopes to regain
the throne he abdicated in De-
cember, 1947. Michael later said
the abdication was forced on him
when Romania was declared a re-
public.
The Danish informant gave nc
indication as to how the problem
Of the conflicting religious had beer
resolved. He said, however, that
the aged Archbishop Damaskinos
of the Greek church would perform
the ceremony.
Michael, 26, and Anne, "a, met
last year at the royal wedding o1
Britain's Princess Elizabeth anc
Prince Philip. Since his abdication
Michael has been living in Switzer-
land.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
4D. {. Navy Reservists Get
Top Academy Exam Grades

Four members of Washington's
Naval Reserve Brigade made the
highest marks among 90 Naval
Reservists in the recent Naval Aca-
DENY entrance examinations, the
Potomac River, Naval Command an
nounced yesterday.
Marshall N. Whitehurst, jr., 8404
Queen Anne drive, Silver Spring,
had the highest mark of any re-
servist with 39 out of possible
perfect mark of 40.
The next three high marks were
in this order: Robert Noel Phillips,
360l Connecticut avenue, NV;
Howard James Newton, jr., 319 Man.
son drive. Alexandria; and Francis
H. Miller, whose home is in Swan
ton, Ohio, but who is member
of the Organized Reserve here.
Other members of the Naval Re-
serve here who passed the qualify
ing examinations were:
Leon Elwood Ford, jr., 2905 Queens
Chapel road, Mt Rainier; Irving
Tucker Jones, 827 Tuckerman street
NV: William A. Lusby, 919 Gist
avenue, Silver Spring; Lawrence
jefferson Pacl, 1909 North Living
ston street, Arlington: Gene Gus
tav Sager, 5128 North Capitol street,
and David Byron Smith, 860l Car
roll lane, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
By the Assoeiotsd Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May
20. - Princess Anne Of Bourbon
Parma and King Michael, deposec
monarch of Romania, will be mar.
ried June in Athens in a Greek
Orthodox church ceremony, source
close to the Danish royal family
said today.
Anne and other members of hel
family refused to comment on the
report. However, it was learned the
Princess, accompanied by hel
mother and two brothers will leave
Denmark tomorrow and fly to Rome
and Athens.
(Members of Michaels entour-
age in Lausanne, Switzerland, re-
fused to confirm or deny the
report. There it was learned that
travel arrangements have been
made for Michael to go to Italy
June / or June g First reports
that the marriage would take
place in Athens came from
Greece eight days ago. Michael
is a nephew of King Paul OF
Greece.)
A conflict of religions had beer
reported to be standing in the wa.
of the marriage. Anne is a Roman
Catholic while Michael is membel
of the Greek Orthodox Church. Las
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Sailing Facility Now Open
At DainqerfieId Island

The National Capital Parks sail
ing marina at Daingerfleld Island,
Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway, will
be open daily from now on during
the boating season for devotees
of small sail boats, Supt. Irving
c. Rott announced yesterday.
In addition to the trips of the
C & o Canal barge, other boating
activities have been arranged for
the summer. The Potomac Clipper,
passenger sightseeing cruiser, will
embark from its pier near the Tidal
Basin Inlet Bridge, West Potomac
Park, on week days at 2 pm. and
every two hours thereafter with
the final sailing at pm. On Sat-
urdays, Sundays and holidays, the
departures are every two hours
from noon to 8 pm.
Speed boats also will operate
from Hains Point wharf each Sat-
urday, Sunday and holiday from
10 am. until dark and on weekdays
from 4 pm
Pedal and row boats will be avail
able at the Tidal Basin from noon
until II pm. daily. The swan boat
will circle the basin on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays from noon
until 7 pm. Boats are available
also at the Great Falls Tavern
for use on the canal.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Memorial Day Events Listed

Memorial day events for today
and tomorrow include:
TODAY.
$50 a.m.-Decoration of Arlington
Cemetery Graves by Boy and Cir
Scouts.
10 a.m.-Maj Gen. Lemuel C. Shep-
herd, jr, USMC, delivers address
before Georgetown University
School of Law at Law Library, 50t
E street NV.
10 a.m.-G. A. r. Women's Relief
Corps services in Arlington Man.
sion.
1915 a.m.-French and American
officials join American Veterans
Committee in honoring American
hero symbolizing liberation OF
France, Arlington Cemetery.
10:45 a.m.-Guy Land. chef de
chemin de fer of American Legion
40 and 8, lays wreath on Tomb OF
Unknown Soldier.
IL am.-Memorial services for Brig
Gen. Evans F.. Carlson, Marine
Corps hero, at Arlington Cemetery.
11:30 am.-Admiral Robert E. Perry
Ship Post of Veterans of Foreign
Wars drop six-foot anchor of 1000
poppies into Potomac at Navy
Yard to honor Navy and Marine
Corps dead.
1870 a.m-GAR Memorial Day
Corporation services at Arlington
Cemetery amphitheater with
President Truman delivering ad-
dress.
1870 a.m.-Services at Maine Mast,
Arlington Cemetery, by Spanish
American War veterans.
Noon-Laying of wreath at Two
Jima statue, Marine Base, Guam
tico, Va, by Marine Oliver Lloyd
Onion, with Felix de Weldon, the
sculptor. in attendance.
q p.m-John J. Deviny. public
printer, speaks at services of Co.
lumbia Typographical Union No
10l honoring SIS members who died
in past year, Gold Room, Hamilton
Hotel.
2::3O p.m.-Second Infantry Division
Association services at monument
on Constitution avenue between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth street:
NV.
I2::3O p.m.-Dedicatio Of granite
monument honoring World War II
dead, George Washington High
School, Alexandria.
3 p.m.-Ceremonies by Cissel-Saxor
Post No. Al, American Legion, Ma
tional Guard and other veterans
organizations, with Col. Paul H
Griffith, past national commander
of the American Legion, speaker
at memorial plot in front of Sill
yer Spring Md armory.
g pm-Colored veterans and Other
patriotic organizations, exercises
and massing of colors in the Sec
ond Baptist Church, 300 block o1
Third street NV.
TOMORROW.
10 a m-Lido Civic Club attends an
nual solemn military mass at Holy
Rosary Church with the Rev
Nicholas De Carlo, pastor, officiat-
ing.
1920 a.m.-American Legion's two
Evening star., 1948-05-30
First Convairs Will Start
FIiuhts From Here TUESDAY

The first flight of American Air
lines new passenger planes, the
twin-engine Convair Flagships, will
start here at ITO am. Tuesday.
One hour and six minutes after
the plane leaves National Airport il
is scheduled to arrive at New York's
LaGuardia Field, whiting "a min
utes off the airline's present Wash
ington-NeW York time.
The new planes. which the COM
pany says eventually will replace its
DC-3s, will be used on the Nonstop
New York route daily except Sun
day in addition to two other flights
serving Washington. One is non
stop flight to and from Chicago
leaving here daily at $50 pm, ano
the other flight is to and from Chi
cago via Charleston, w. Va, Gin
cinnati and Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Hearing on Liquor Permit
Granted 10 Club Madre

The Washington Restaurant Corp.
proprietor of the Club Madre, 2204
Fourteenth street NV, has ap-
pealed to the Commissioners to re-
scind the suspension of its liquor
license. The Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board suspended the license
for 81 days after hearing charges
that the club sold liquor after hours
The Commissioners agreed to give
the club hearing, but no date was
set.
Policeman S. c. Vaughn and w. w
Dalrymple testified they had OBJ
served drinking in the establishment
between IL and 2 am. on a Sunday
and Mr.. Vaughn testified he had
been served whisky between those
hours. They said they had observed
violations of the liquor law four
times.
The board announced yesterday it
had refused a license to sell alco-
holic beverages to Myles Steak
House, 1859 Columbia road NV
after a protest by 230 residents OF
the neighborhood. The restaurant
now has license to sell beer and
light wines.
Evening star., 1948-05-30
FOUND.

tOUND-Lady's wrist watch, on Potomac
Ave, nv. Phone OR. 142S evenings. 80
Evening star., 1948-05-30
Two Injured in Crosh
IOf Plane at PhiIudeIphio
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Two
persons were injured today when a
light plane crashed in a field less
than mile from the scene OF
another plane crash last night
which claimed the life of the pilot
and seriously injured passenger.
Those injured in today's crash
were Marine Corps Sergt. August
Shoenfield, 20, stationed at Hen
derson Hall, Arlington, Va, ano
Benjamin Schaefer, 26, of Phila.
delphia, flight instructor. Sergt
Schoenfield's home is in Upper Oar.
by, Pa.
The two were taken to Nazareth
Hospital where physicians said
Sergt. Schoenfield suffered a pos
sible skull fracture. His condition
was described as critical. Mr.
Schaefer appeared to have suffered
only cuts and bruises.
Kale, first known in Europe, has
been cultivated for several thousand
years,