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Evening star., 1948-06-11
Dry Ice Produces
Rain to Combat
Canadian Fire
By The Assoeioted Press

TORONTO, June 11.-Dry ice was
reported today to have been used
successfully to bring heavy rain
down on a forest fire in Northern
Ontario.
The experiment was said to have
been carried out last night in the
Gogama area northwest of Sudbury
1t was part of stubborn fight
against fires that have swept since
May 25 over wide stretches of tim
berland in Northern Ontario and
Quebec.
The use of dry ice by forestry men
and dominion weather expert was
described in a copyrighted story in
the Toronto Globe and Mail. The
paper quoted the weather forecaster
K. G. Petit, as saying:
I'VE couldn't see any rain before
the experiment, but 10 minutes later
We saw rain, and word is that it is
raining very heavily there now"
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Dewey Gives Is Talks
In 3Hours in Tour
'0f North Carolina
By the Associotsd Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., June IL
Gov. Dewey returned to New York
today after a 30O-mile swing
through North Carolina in which
he made 13 speeches in IS hours
before about $4,000 persons.
The hatless and seemingly tire
less aspirant to the White House
boarded a midnight train here after
one-day quest for North Carolina's
26 uninstructed delegates to the
Republican National Convention.
In day that began with break
fast meeting at Raleigh, included a
luncheon in Lexington and con-
tinued through dinner meeting in
Morganton, Gov. Dewey:
Lashed out at Communism and
the Administration foreign policy;
promised the biggest, fanciest
house-cleaning in the history of
the Federal Government; called
United States policy in China "an
incredibly stupid blunder," and said
he favored free enterprise as op-
posed to Government enterprise.
The Communists Gov. Dewey
said, "are the nastiest, most dis
agreeable. most disloyal group of
worms the country has ever had.
But they are worms and I want to
keep them out in the open"
He declared President Truman had
not succeeded in two years in clear
ing the Communists from the Gov
ernment.
Hitting the administrations for
eign policy, Gov. Dewey told North
Carolinians we'll have to build
State Department that amounts to
something
He said the blunder in China oc-
Cured when the United States sent
a note to China virtually ordering
the Chinese government to take
Communists into the government.
Our oldest friend was to be
thrown to the wolves" he declared.
To a crowd of about 5000 at the
textile center of Burlington, Gov.
Dewey promised the finest house.
cleaning of left wingers and fuzzy
do-gooders we've ever had at one
time"
Evening star., 1948-06-11
D. c. Veteran Graduated
With Honors at Penn

George Van Fossen Schwab, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Schwab,
3715 Ingomar street NV, was grad
uated with honors from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Wednesday,
receiving the degree of bachelor of
architecture.
He won the first place medal
awarded by the American Institute
of Architects for the highest record
measured in semester credits
throughout his course. He also won
two memberships in the "T-Square
Club" for scholarship and all
around ability and the Arthur
Spayd Brooke Memorial Gold Medal
for meritorious work in design.
A married veteran, he served 312
years in the Army.
Evening star., 1948-06-11

vention. He said that only 4,600
first class hotel rooms and about
900 more" are available in down.
town Philadelphia, while he must
arrange for 5000 rooms.
In addition. Mr.. Roche said he
expects the national Elks Conven-
ton July 4-8 to have an adverse
affect on convention housing. He
pointed - out that normally many
delegates arrive as much as a week
before the formal opening of the
conclaYe.
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Democrats Planning
Lavish Program for
Women al Convention
BY the Associated Press


PHILADELPHIA, June 11.-Dem-
ocratic planners today listed a
lavish entertainment program for
the women of the '48 national con-
vention.
The wonderland there are more
women than men voters in the
United States-will be treated to
teas. tours, receptions, musicales and
fashion shows.
Most unusual of the functions
devised by the Democratic National
Committee and Mayor Bernard
Samuel's Arrangements Committee
is fashion show which will be pre-
sented by Lit Brothers Department
Store.
On display will be authentic cos
tunes worn throughout the history
of the Nation at each of the various
political conventions. Also shown
will be collections of pictures of
every American President.
To Get Chance to Try on Hats.
The women also will have chance
to try out the latest in millinery
fashions. Several top designers will
be in attendance.
The entertainment program for
the women delegates and the wives
of the men delegates was devised
by Mrs. Kathryne Sura. A large
proportion of the 3,196 delegates
largest in Democratic Convention
history-Will be women.
Formal opening of the convention
is set for 1890 pm. (EST) on Mon
day, July II. A three-day pre-
convention entertainment program
also is planned.
A formal dinner on Friday, July
8, will open the preconvention pro-
gram. Invited are members of Pres
ident Truman's cabinet, the National
Committee and former National
Chairmen James A. Farley, Frank
Walker and Robert Hannegan
Elks' Session to Affect Housing.
The news and radio men assigned
to staff the convention will be feted
the next day Church services and
a planned tour of historic shrines
are set for Sunday, July II.
Housing continues to be one of the
major problems for William Neale
Roche, directing manager of the con-
Evening star., 1948-06-11
Woodside Library Benefit Set

An evening of music will be pre-
sented by the Parkside School,
Silver Spring, tonight at the Wood
side Elementary School, Georgia
avenue, for the benefit of the library
fund.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1948-04-02

The Valley Settler received a letter from
lr. J. L. Prescott this week in which he
sends best regards to all the fanily's
friends in Palmer. The Pres colts are liv-
ing in Jackson, I.ichigan.
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1948-04-02
LOC Al Nc VS.

Dr.. R. :. Garrett returned to Palmer on
Sunday of this week after a short visit
in the States.
Irs. Henry jensen left this week on an
Alaska Airlines light to Great Fails,
Ninne sofa and to Iowa, where she expects
to visit for a couple of months.
Mr.. and Hrs. Robert r3gcinbothm and
daughter Darl enc are leaving soon for
Michigan. They will drive out over the
highway in q Jeep Station wagon. They
= hope to arrive in Michigan in time to
help celebrate The Golden ~edding Ami
versary Of Bob's parents which is April
18th.
Mr.. and 1-rs., Clifford Lennon and Mrs.
lemons parents, IT. and Hrs. George
Scarlet, have purchased property at Ken
al. -1ay has opened a Lunch room there.
On larch 8, sire held the Grand Opening
by serving free coffee and doughnuts to
all visitors. People Of the Valley will
remember the Lemons as the newly weds
who cane to Alaska in 1885 with the in
nesota group. They settled here on what
is now the Laur5tz Loberg farm.
IRIS. Bernard Nierann and daughters took
the north bound bus on Saturday morning
for points up tie Highway where they
planned to visit with friends.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Austrian Peace Treaty
Farley Breaks Down
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, May 21.-Four-powsr
efforts to write peace treaty for
occupied Austria hit dead end to-
day, after nearly two years OF futile
negotiations.
Oficial American sources said the
negotiations broke down completely
Wednesday, after a two-Week tenn
porary suspension during which
efforts were made to compromise the
differences between Russia and the
western powers-the United States
Britain and France.
AS a result, these informants said
it was decided last night to call on
the conference indefinitely.
The breakdown came, they said
when Samuel Reber, chief OF the
American delegation, privately con-
ferred with M. P. Kotimov, head OF
the Soviet delegation, to discuss
the prospects of compromise.
Mr.. Kotimov, the American
sources said, advised Mr.. Reber he
had been instructed by Moscow to
stand fast in support of Yugoslavia S
CLAIMS against Austria. The West
ern powers oppose these claims.
Yugoslavia has demanded ap-
proximately 800 square miles OF
Austrian territory in mineral-rich
Carinthia and scenic Styria, both
of which have numbers of Slavic
residents. The Yugoslavs also have
made reparations claims against
Austria
Evening star., 1948-05-21
By the Assoeioted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, May N.-
Two fifth-graders who studied fly
ing in comic books confessed to the
State patrol last night that they
piloted a stolen plane from here
almost to Texas.
There Is no doubt about it, the
patrol said.
The plane was a two-place Err
coupe with simplifled controls ad-
vertised as nearly foolproof.
They said 1t was easy" Trooper
Arch Hamilton said.
They'd looked at some comic
books that told all about it. They
thought we we're silly not to know
how.
"They made a perfect landing
Astonishment at the 120-mlle
fight almost drowned out talk OF a
Juvenile Court hearing tomorrow
morning.
Its incredible +"' am astound-
ed. This is more than mere mis-
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Red Lands inU. ). Zone
OF Korea, Burns Plane
BY the ksseeioted Press

SEOUL, Korea, May Ala Soviet
Yak-s airplane landed near Taejon
in American occupied South Korea
Wednesday and the pilot destroyed
the craft by firing it.
The United States Army said to-
day the plane, bearing the number
"a, was forced down by lack of fuel.
The Army announcement related: :
When American soldiers arrived
at the scene, they found the pilot
had been seized by unidentified
South Koreans. The Americans took
charge Of him and quartered him in
an American officers billet.
The pilot has refused to eat, wash
or shave
The pilot gave his name as Ivan
Feodrovich Osmakov. He said he is
a Soviet air force captain. He wore
no insignia and said he carried
no Identification papers. He will
be returned to Soviet authorities
The pilot said he had become lost
When he found himself over ar
airfield with American vehicles
nearby. he thought he was over
Ongjin Peninsula airstrip He saio
he few north until he exhausted
his fuel,
Evening star., 1948-05-21
II Illinois Delegates
Back Green; 5 for Taft
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, May 21.-Nearly halt
of the Sc Illinois delegates to the
Republican national convention say
Gov. Dwight H. Green is their first
choice for Presidential least in
early balloting.
Six favor Senator Taft of Ohio
who generally Is regarded now as
likely to inherit other Illinois votes
Two are for Gen. Macarthur. One
is for Gov. Dewey of New York
One is for Speaker Martin.
Twenty-seven favor Gov. Green
Nineteen gave no preference.
Gov. Green has publicly declared
himself neutral. He has asked that
all 56 delegates remain officially
uncommitted until they reach Phila-
delphia June 20.
The unofiicial choices were re-
ported in an Associated Press poll
of the delegates. Compared with a
previous AP poll in February, Gov
Green has increased in popularity
from l8 to ~, and Gen. Macarthur
from / to 2. Senator Taft was un-
changed at 6. Gov. Dewey and
Speaker Martin were unchanged
lwith, / each.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Reformed Church Synod
Elects Ex-Missionary
Bx the Assoeioted Press

BUCK HILL FALLS. Pa, May 81.
The General Synod Of the Re-
formed Church of North America
will be headed for the next year by
the Rev. Henry w. Beltman of the
Park Hill Reformed Church of Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Beltman, former missionary
to China, was named president yes
terday at the opening session of the
synod. attended by 400 delegates
The Rev. Abraham Rynbrandt OF
iceland, Mich, was elected vice
president.
Named as delegates to the world
council Of churches at Amsterdam
were DR.. Thomas p Haig, Somer-
vile, IN. j.; the Rev. Bert Atwood,
Schenectady, N. Y; the Rev. Harold
Schenck, Upper Montclair, N. j.,
and Luke De Wires, Los Angeles.
DR.. Edgar F. Romig, New York:
DR.. Harry J. Hager, Chicago, and
DR.. John Powell, Bronxville, N. Y,
will represent the church at the
world session of the Alliance of Re-
formed Churches at Geneva, Switz-
erland, in August.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Law Institute Dinner
To Hear Frankfurter

Supreme Court Justice Felix
Frankfurter will be the principal
speaker at the annual dinner of the
American Law Institute at O'Clock
this evening in the Mayfower Hotel
Harrison Tweed of New York City
new president of the institute, will
preside.
This morning. Mr.. Tweed an
nounced the election of approx
mately 100 new members OF the in
stitute, eight of whom are from the
Washington area. They are: Sam
uel Eugene Gates. Carl Mcfarland
Robert C. Watson and John Worth
Kern, all of Washington; Raoul
Berger of Bethesda. Md, and Dis
trict Judge Albert v. Bryan, Armi-
stead l.. Boothe and Edwin Earle
Ferguson, all of Alexandria, Va.
John r. Ellingston, special adviser
to the institute on criminal justice
for youth, reported this morning
that Massachusetts, adopted last
week the Institutes model Youth
Correction Authority Act Other
States which have previously adopt
ed it are California, Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
The institute later continued its
discussion of a proposed code OF
commercial law.
The institute is to close its meet
ings tomorrow, but work on the code
will continue through the next year,
at least. When it is completed it
will be used as guide in the vari-
Gus State Legislatures.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Socialists Get ; Places
In New Italian Cabinet
By the Associated Press

ROME, May 20-A spokesman Tor
the independent Socialists said last
night that the Socialists had reached
an agreement with Premier Alcide
de Gasperi giving them three places
in the new Italian cabinet.
The spokesman. Deputy Mario
Longhena, announced the agree
ment after talking with Mr.. De
Gasperi. Christian Democrat.
The agreement apparently cleared
away the last obstacle to Mr.. De
Gasperi's reshuff1e of his cabinet
Re-alighment of the four-party gov
ernment, which had been in opera
ton five months, was undertaken
after the April 1919 elections.
The Socialists had been holding
out for virtual control of Marshall
Plan aid to Italya The Socialists
said the interests of the working
classes would not be protected other
wise.
Mr.. Longhena said the three cab
met portfolios would put the Inde-
pendent Socialists lin position OF
.effecting a concrete control in the
carrying out of the European Re-
covery Plan"
The careful phrasing OF that
statement indicated that Mr.. De
Gasperi had found way to satisfy
Socialists that Marshall Plan aid
would not go entirely to help big in
dustry.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Father Sues as I Sons
Are Denied Circus Trip

Clement S. Grady's former wife
and mother -in-law have been Or
dered to show cause" in District
Court by next Wednesday why he
was not allowed to take his two sons
to the circus Wednesday.
Mr.. Grady, who is from Omaha,
Nebr.. brought suit in District Court
yesterday, seeking an order to per-
nit him to see his sons. The show
cause" order was issued by Justice
T. Alan sGoldsborough against Mr.
Grady,s former wife, Mrs. Ruth c.
Grady, and her mother, Mrs. w. D,
Richardson, both of 412l Edmonds
street NV. I
The suit said Mr.. Grady is per-
mitted to see his two sons two days
year from 8 am. to 6 pm. as a
result of an amended decree of a
Nebraska court. The boys are Glenn,
13, and Jim, II.
But supporting affidavit claim
ed. Mr.. Grady went to his former
wife's home Wednesday to arrange
to take the children to the circus
and was told he had no rights to
the children.
The suit said Mr.. and Mrs. Grady
were divorced in Nebraska in 1887
and afterward he did not know
where she lived until about two
years ago. The amendment to the
decree was ordered last September,
the suit contended.
Mr.. Grady's attorney, Camden r.
McAtee, said Mr.. Grady drove from
Nebraska on his vacation to see the
boys and must return by June !.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Senate Group Kills Bill
To Regulate Liquor Ads
By the Associoted Press

The Senate Commerce Committee
yesterday killed bill to regulate
liquor advertising.
BY vote of to S, 1t rejected a
proposal to amend the Federal
Trade Commission Act to make
misleading any advertisement
which represented alcoholic bever-
ages as:
l. Beneficial to health or contri-
buting to physical upbuilding.
2. Increasing social or business
standing or prestige.
3. Traditional in American family
life or is or should be part of the
Atmosphere of the American home
The bill was introduced by Sena-
tors Reed, Republican, of Kansas
and johnson, Democrat. of Colo
RADIO. They also have an alter
nate measure pending before the
committee. but no action is con-
sidered likely in view of yesterday s
decision.
The Reed johnson bills were
offered as a substitute to a measure
introduce by Senator Capper
Republican. of Kansas, which would
have. in effect. banned all liquor
advertising. The Capper bill was
tabled last year.
Evening star., 1948-05-21
Priest Calls U. 5. Capitalism
Contrary 10 EncycIicaIs
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, May 21.-A Jesuit
priest declared yesterday thai
American capitalism is Illogical
economically unsound ano
contrary to the letter and the spirit
Of the encyclicals of the church"
Speaking before the Catholic
Press Association convention, the
Rev. William J. Smith, S. j., di-
rector of the Crown Heights Labor
School, said:
The capitalism I indict. and
which I claim cannot be defended,
is a system which:
Begins in an attempt to conduct
economic and industrial life on a
policy of unrestricted free enter
prise.
Natures into monopolistic ac-
cumulations of power by conflicting
forces in the economy,
SIS forced (by the very nature of
its disorganized condition) to en-
ploy economic supremacy as the
guiding norm of its relations, and
Evolves into and perpetuates the
class struggle as the natural result
of its maladjusted elements"
Father Smith, in his talk. quoted
literally from papal encyclicals in
an effort to show that portions were
in agreement with his objections
to American capitalism.
Evening star., 1948-05-21

But no one definite policy of meet
ing this threat to the job security
of UPWA's Federal employe men,
bership was decided on at the con-
vention.
President Abram Flaxer and his
associates promised the Federal
employees membership that the
union will see to it that your jobs
will be protected" Evidently this
assurance was good enough for most
Of the delegates.
At any rate. Mr.. Flaxer and his
slate of officers were elected yester-
day by almost unanimous acclaim
of the more than 400 delegates.
STEPS-Here are some Of the
steps that UPWA took to meet the
threat of the Keefe amendment,
which would force the dismissal of
Evening star., 1948-05-21

the civil rights issue. Last year
the convention set forth series OF
Christian principles" guiding the
denominations attitude toward the
Negro.
1t included call to treat the
Negro on his merits as an individual
TO night prejudice against him and
to see. that he enjoys the right to
vote, serve on juries, be free from
mob violence and receive proper
educational and other benefits. But
last years resolution did not men,
ton the elimination of segregation
and the consensus here is this issue
will not be brought to the floor.
Movie Industry Censured.
The moving picture industry was
censured today in a resolution pro-
testing the alarming increase in the
number and treatment of drinking
scenes" and the large number OF
pictures glorifying Immoral con-
duct" Legislation designed to con-
troll or eliminate liquor also was
commended in the report on this
subject, with an additional state
ment calling on State and city gov
ernments to make statutory pro-
visions for the scientific tests for
persons suspected of driving under
the influence of alcohol"
Business sessions of the conven-
ton end tomorrow. Sunday will be
devoted to a giant evangelistic serv-
ice at Crump Stadium, with the
newly elected president of the BODY
Dr.. Lee. as the speaker.
Convention Slaps Norris.
The convention dealt a slap yes
terday at DR.. j. Frank Norris, fun
damentalist pastor of First Baptist
Church, Fort Worth, Tex, who has
criticized DR.. Newton of Atlanta
for what he calls his "pro-Com-
munist" stand.
1t adopted an amendment to its
constitution to ban representatives
of churches not sympathetic with
its purposes and work from taking
part in its deliberations.
DR.. Norris termed the move "a
huge joke" and said: If I want
to go back in, I'll do it,"
The amendment was proposed by
the Rev. L. E. Barton of Mont
gomery, Ala, convention parlia-
mentarian, who said he did not
like to see the convention criticized
from within by its enemies"
Evening star., 1948-05-21

more efficient organization. But
other UPWA leaders acknowledged
the change was made at least par
TALLY with the Keefe rider in mind.
Empowered its Executive Board
to order a splitup of the Govern
ment employees branch of the
union if necessary. In other words,
If the Keefe rider becomes law and
UPWA officials decide not to sign
the affidavits, the Executive Board
could order the Government en-
ployes' branch to set up separate
union.
intensified its effort to defeat
the rider in the Senate. The House
already has approved it.
NEW GROUP Members of a
small anti-left- wing UPWA faction,
unsuccessful in their attempt to
upset the Flaxer leadership, an
nounced they were leaving the
union to start one of their own.
The group says 1t will take 10000
of UPWA's $4,000 membership with
it, but judging from its poor show
ing on the convention floor, the
10000 figure seems greatly exag-
gerated. UPWA officials contend
the right-wing group represents
only about 800 members in the en-
tire union.
At any rate, the Build the Union"
Committee announced it would find
a home" in another CIO union.
Although the union wasn't named,
it's expected to be in either the
Industrial Union OF Maritime and
ShipbHilding Workers; .or the Utility
Workers Of America, both of which
are militant CIO anti-Communist
groups.
The BUG adopted the new name
of the Government Workers Organ
izing Committee, pending further
announcement of its af11liation. In
a statement, its leaders declared
they are completely fed up with
the left-wing anti-CIO policies Of
the Flaxer dominated UPWA."
They also charged that the con-
vention was used by the UPWA lead
ership for attacks against the ma
tional CIO and asserted the Mr..
Flaxer and his colleagues convert
ed the convention into . Wallace
campaign rally"
The convention did not formally
indorse Mr.. Wallace, although it
adopted a resolution sympathetic to
the third party. May delegates,
however. took the floor to praise
Mr. Wallace.
Asked to comment about the
break, Mr.. Flaxer first declared:
Its too silly for comment" He
then commented: I'm afraid that
any home that takes in these ter
mites will be undermined.
Morton Liftin, an attorney in the
Justice Department in Washington,
and William Mirengoff, an econo-
mist in the Labor Department,
were elected co-chairmen Of the
rebel group.
THE major organizational task of
the new group" Mr.. Liftin said, will
be directed toward bringing into
the fold of the labor movement,
and into the CIO, the hundreds of
thousands of unorganized workers
who have a pressing need for ef-
fective trade union representation,
but who are not in sympathy with
the left-wing policies of the UPWA
leadership"
The new group made it plain 1t
opposes the aft-Hartley Act and
the Keefe rider, but it expressed
the view that UPWA's officers
should be willing or able to sign the
nom Communist affidavits to protect