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Evening star., 1948-07-11
|||usory Douglas Boom ADDS
To Short Temper of Delegates

planned of mismanagement. Sen
ators darkly rallied behind their
leader, Senator Barkley. Backers
of Justice Douglas for president
viewed it as a plot to discredit theiI
efforts.
The bid apparently represented
a victory for Clark Clifford, the
young presidential aide who has
consistently tried to hold the boss
to the liberal side; it certainly re-
fleets his thinking. Mr.. Clifford has
regularly conferred with Justice
Douglas and sought his views; il
has even been suspected that JUS
tice Douglas, a talented writer, has
ghostwritten for the White House
| The effort to get Justice Douglas
on the ticket was not all devotion
to principle; 1t was also matter ol
principal.
The Democrats are broke. They
are getting no money from the
South and many big contributors OF
the past-labor, minority groups, in
dependents-are anti-Truman. Jus.
tice Douglas is a hero to these
groups for his sustained fight fol
civil liberties. He could get fund:
where Mr.. Truman will get nothing
The Democrats are still not sc
mad that the President cannot &c,
his way on the vice-presidency
either with Justice Douglas or an
other choice But any mismanage-
ment is highly perilous amid the in
coming monuments Of Illustration
which are the major delegations.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Ford Employees Vote 9O%
In Favor OF Union Shop
kx the Assoeia.ed Press

DETROIT, July 10.-Employes Of
the Ford Motor Co, have voted 30
per cent in favor OF union shop,
t was announced today after the
largest National Labor Relations
Board election of its kind.
There were 9s,989 employees ell
gible to vote. OF these 88,943 fav-
ored the union shop, while only
l,214 voted against 1t. However,
those who did not. vote at all counted
against the proposal.
In seven States. Ford workers
we're not permitted to vote because
of State laws forbidding the union
shop. The company employees about
10000 production workers nation
ally.
The CIO United Auto Workers
called the vote magnificent VIC
tory" and slap in the face of the
authors. sponsors and supporters Of
the vicious Taft-Hartley Act"
The Taft Hartley Act makes 1t
necessary TO pull employees on the
Inion shop question. Under 8
union shop all employees covered by
the union contract must be union
members In order to keep their
joos.
Union leaders warned the COM
pany that they considered the vote
as complete support" for wage
demands now being negotiated. The
UAW Is demanding the equivalent
Of q 28-cent an hour wage increase.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Democratic Convention

Tomorrow political history will again be made In Pna
dephia when gather to select PRESIDENTIAL
candidate .,,,.
The evening Star and its associated radio and teleVson
sation again bring the complete story to washington
readers and audiences
Gould Lincoln, The Stars political anays'' VIII neao
The star staff of reporters which will include A. OLeary
Don s. Warren and Newbold Noyes jr Coumnists Davld
Lawrence Lowell Meett and Doris Feeson Will present tne
interpretations This will be supplemented by the
Associated Press of so reporters and the service OF
the North American Newspaper Alliance.
Teevision Station WMALTV will present frequent pro-
grams from Convention Hall. Included will be nightly
roundup by Star staff members and other correspondents
covering the convention Elmer Davis will present sum-
mary each evening and there will be panel discussion BY
Doris F1eeson Thomas L. Stokes and Ernest Lndey God
w Baukhage and Agronsy will be heard throughout each
dav and evening WMAL and WMAL-FM
Evening star., 1948-07-11
By Doris FIeeson
,n.cinl cnr.snnnd.nt Of III. stn


PHILADELPHIA, July l0.-Dem-
ocratic tempers were not improved
by the illusory Douglas-for- Vice
President boom launched by the
White House.
When party leaders gathered here
for a unity dinner Friday night
they still believed that the race
was wide open and that their re-
spective favorites had a chance. AT
least they were still being consulted
they thought.
But, they learned later as Ma
tional Chairman McGrath was
pleading for harmony. the White
House was telephoning Justice
Douglas in Oregon, offering hin
second place.
Early today the indignant trek tt
Senator McGrath's door began. Wa!
the teamwork merely window-dress'
ing? Must other aspirants step out;
What was the score anyway?
To such bombardments Senator
McGrath replied truthfully tha'
he himself was not involved. Week!
ago Justice Douglas had asked hin
/ to use his influence to prevent ef'
forts to nominate him for vice.
president. The justice said he woult
not resign from the court to TAX,
I it: that he wished to be spared tht
pain of refusing the President ane
any risk of embarrassing him.
! Even politicoes who would bt
glad to have Justice Douglas com.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Custer Attempt Beaten
By James Roosevelt
AS Ca|ifornians Row
Delegation Vice Choirmon
Calls Him 'Hypoerite'
For Eisenhower Booking
By the Assooio'ed Press
PHH,ADFI ,PHIA. July

PHILADELPHIA, July 10. -
James Roosevelt today survived
an embittered custer attempt by
California convention delegates
irked over his role in the Eisen-
hower-for- President movement
BY a 40 to 7 vote, the delegation
in a stormy three-hour session
finally tabled a motion demanding
Mr.. Roosevelt's resignation as its
nominee for National committeeman
from California.
A motion to declare California
delegates 100 per cent for president
Truman also failed when it was
withdrawn under a parliamentary
barrage.
Mr.. Roosevelt, eldest son of the
late president, came under fire fol
what number of delegates consid-
cred his reputation of California s
pledged support of Mr.. Truman.
Although California law gives
such a pledge no legal force, each
delegate signed an affidavit to sup
port Mr.. Truman at the time the
delegation was picked.
John P. McEnery. vice chairman
of California's Democratic Central
Committee. told today's caucus that
Mr.. Roosevelt's attempt to swing
delegates to Gen. Eisenhower was "a
damnable disgrace
Mr.. McEnery. who sponsored the
motion seeking Mr. Roosevelt s
custer, declared:
L have learned to hate him be-
cause he has proved to be hypo-
critic beyond doubt"
Boos and Kisses were the response
(See CALIFORNIA. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-07-11
ERP Machinery Sent
Britain Is Reshippedt "a
Reds, Probers Charge
House Investigators Cite
$1,000 Gifts in Tobacco
Allotment Increase
By Edword NeIIor
North Amerieon Newspaper Allionee


Government officials have ad-
mitted defeat in trying to plug
the leak of European recovery
machinery and supplies to Rus
sia, secret testimony gathered by
special investigators of a House
committee revealed yesterday.
The Reds will get considerably
more than a trickle from the flood
of goods that will pour across the
seas from the United States during
1948. the investigators assert.
Great Britain is charged with be-
ing one of the major violators IN
the transshipment of United States
manufactured machinery and sup
plies to Russia and the satellite
nations. Some shipments. however.
such as airplane engines and loco
motives, are being sent directly to
Finland, within easy grabbing dis
tance for the Communists.
Receipt of Gifts Alleged.
The findings reveal also that al
lotments of tobacco to the Euro
pean countries were set at SS0,012,-
8OO-more than the Is nations had
reouested-and that one of the
principal Government officials ac-
tive in increasing the quota was
the recipient of $4,000 worth 81
gifts from the tobacco industry.
/ Among the gifts were a television
set, radio phonograph, a washing
machine, a portable radio. and lug
gage and due-bills for clothes at a
Washington clothing store totallng
5000.
The major popularity in Great
Britain's demands from the ECA
involves $3o,00o.O00. worth of strip
mining equipment, the investigators
say. This equipment, if used under
normal working conditions, would
exhaust Great Britain's meager
supply of strip coal in two years.
| Previous shipments of strip-min-
ing equipment made during the war
may have been utilized by the
British. but whether this is so OF
not will be the subject of a special
investigation to be made IN that
country by staff members within a
few weeks.
| Several top-ranking advisers to
the export control division OF the
Commerce Department stated that
the machinery would find its way
to Russia, where 1t would be used
for gold mining.
Gold Could Buy U. S. Goods.
Russia has two rivers. the Amur
and the Lena, which are rich with
gold ore. With the strip-ninlng
equipment, the Soviet can for )
cents remove $40 worth Of gold
Russia has been and still is attempt
ing to buy scarce supplies from the
United States with her gold.
The British also have steadily
increased shipments Of machinery
and tools from the United King
dom during the last few years, to
level far above prewar totals. As
examples, the investigators cite the
following figures:
British exports, probably to Rus
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Three Area Residents
Drown in 7 Accidents
AT Breezy Point, Md.
District Man and Wife,
Arlington Fother Of Five
Die As Boots Overturn

Three Washington area resi-
dents drowned yesterday in two
separate boating accidents at
Breezy Point, Md, on the bay
about 7 miles south of Chesa-
peake Beach.
They we're:
John Robertson. 81, and his wife,
Mrs. Jamie Robertson, 81, OF 1882
Potomac avenue Sc.
Martin z. Costello. 81, of 2645
South Meade street, the George
Pickett Homes, Arlington. None OF
the bodies had been recovered when
graphing ended at dark.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Robertson lost their
lives when a rowboat capsized in
shallow water at willows Beach
about a quarter mile north OF
Breezy Point Beach. and Mr.. Cos
tello. father of five. was drowned
when a boat overturned just of
Breezy Point.
Others Escape.
| Capt. Hance Williams. harboi
master at Breezy Point, said young
couple in the boat with the Rober-
sons escaped and that three Others
| in the boat with Mr.. Costello alst
were saved.
! Both parties had been out fishing
Capt. Williams said. Both accidents
occurred shortly after 6.
! State Police said high winds anc
rough water caused the boats tt
capsize. Capt. Williams said the
boat from which Mr.. Costello wa
fishing turned over at the poinl
where the shallow and deep waters
meet off shore.
Police did not know the identity
6. the others in the two boats
Neighbors of the Robersons said
however. the couple was accom-
panied on the trip by Mr.. and Mrs
James Folin. 1701 Nineteenth street
Sc. who formerly lived near the
Robersons.
Couple Had No Children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson had lived
at the Potomac avenue address fol
IL or 13 years. according to neigh
bors. Mr.. Robertson was said to be
an engineer for the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The couple had no chill
dren.
/ Mr.. Costello was a mechanic al
the Alcova Motor Co., 1901 Columbis
pike, Arlington. He is survived BY
his widow, Mrs. Annie Costello. ano
five children. They are Martin Rich
ard, II; Annie. 8: George William
7; Joan. S. and Helen, 3.
Another Washingtonian, Law.
renee L. East, GA. of 1873 Sixth street
NV, was reported missing from .
'rowboat at Breezy Point Beacf
Thursday. His body had not beer
found last night.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
LongfeIIow's Birth Place
Ronsocked by Children
By the Assooiotsd Press

PORTLAND ME-. July 10.-The
birthplace of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow-often called the chill
dren's poet-has been ransacked by
youngsters. police said tonight.
Framed pictures were slashed and
broken. Statues were broken and
fragments we're scattered In the
rooms. Furniture was overturned
and smashed. Books we're torn and
windows broken.
Police went to the Fore street
house-which long has been closed
.after a woman reported to them
that her daughter had brought
home several books. The books had
been taken from the Longfellow
home. which has been cared for by
the international Longfellow So
riety
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Vice President Race Wide Open
As Douglas Says He Won't Quit
Supreme Court to Be Nominee
Alabama Group Will Nominate
Senator Russell for President
Leaders Of 7 Southern Stotes, in Another
Action to Stop Truman, Attend Caucus

was agreed that Senator Hill OF
Alabama or Roy D. McCord OF
Gadsden will make the nominating
speech. The whole delegation will
caucus tomorrow.
Earlier, Democratic leaders from
seven Southern States named COM
mittee to select a possible candi-
date to offer at a caucus of anti
Truman delegates tomorrow. Lead
ers said privately they have no hopes
of blocking Mr.. Truman's nomina-
ton. But they said a rally
behind an opponent would lend
weight to our protest"
These spokeSmen, who refused to
be quoted by name, were certain
they could deliver a minimum of
ITO votes out of 238 in nine States
to any opponent on whom the
Southerners might agree.
Il think" one added. "we could
Evening star., 1948-07-11
More Just Right Weather
Forecast for District

Washingtonians who liked yester-
days weather also will find today's
"iust right" according to the
Weather Bureau.
1t will continue to be pleasant
today, rather warm and just little
more humid, with high tempera-
ture in the mid 80s and low to-
hight about 68.
: Tomorrow's weather will be just
about like today's the bureau said.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
BY the kssooioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 10.-A
group of Alabama delegates to
the Democratic National Con-
vention voted tonight to nomi-
nate Senator Russell of Georgia
This step was taken as Southern
Democratic leaders made plans to
nominate jointly an opponent to
President Truman at the convention
opening Monday.
1t was not known whether the
Southerners opposed to President
Truman over the civil rights issue
would swing solidly behind Senator
Russell.
Since Alabama is first on the roll
call Of States, Senator Russell's
name would be the first placed be-
fore the convention.
Only 10 of Alabamas Is dele
gates attended the caucus which de-
cided on the Georgia Senator. 1t
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Jane CowI Injured in Fall
From Moving Car on Coas'
By the A.sociofed Press

LA JOLLA, Calf. July 1Q.-Jane
Cowl, the actress. was injured today
when the door of a moving station
wagon swung open and she was
thrown to the pavement.
She was taken to Scripps Hospital
here. suffering a mild conclusion,
abrasions of the forehead and severe
knee lacerations. She will be under
observation for at least "a hours.
Miss Cowl was en- route to re-
hearsal for The First Mrs. Fraser =
It's opening next Tuesday may be
postponed. Last December Miss
Cowl suffered a broken leg when
struck by a taxi in New York and
the same play was closed.
Riding in the car with Miss Cowl
were Eliza Switzerland, Reginald
Denny and Reginald Mason, all
members of her cast.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Life.Term Trusty,Ki|Ier
OF D. T.. Businessman
In 1890, F|ees Lorton
Model Prisoner Walks
Away; BIoodhounds and
Guards Securing Woods

Lorton Reformatory guards
and bloodhounds searched woods
and underbrush last night for a
murderer who walked away from
the grounds about S pm.
The prisoner, William J. CARMEL,
54 was sentenced to life in Decem-
Der. 1890, for the robbery Staying OF
Louis Bush, go. president OF the
Grey Line Motor Tours and bank
director.
Surprised in his garage when he
drove to his home at 1884 Fulton
street NV, the night OF October
8. 1890. Mr.. Bush wrestled with the
gunman in a desperate battle for his
life before he was shot twice. He
died two days later in Emergency
Hospital
Donald C. Clemmer, head Of the
Department of Corrections. who per-
sonnally supervised the manhunt
last night, said Carnell walked awaN
from the wall-less institution un-
noticed.
Trusty for Three Years.
A trusty for the past three years
Carnell had the privilege OF goini
as he pleased on the grounds. work
ing with the landscape division.
Although the reformatory wa:
abuzz with excitement during the
search. Mr.. Clemmer said the pena,
officials did not consider CARMEL
dangerous.
Two pairs Of bloodhounds from
the reformatorv shifted through tht
woods where Mr.. Clemmer believed
the prisoner would attempt to hidt
until daybreak and make his get.
away complete.
/ Termed Model Prisoner.
/ It is not uncommon for prisoner!
to leave the virtually unprotected
reformatory, but in most cases they
are short term convicts. Mr.. Glen
mer said Carnell had been mode
prisoner. Recently he has com
planned of his heart, it was said.
| He was described as 5 feet
inches tall, with brown eyes ant
craving brown hair. He was wear
ing blue denim trousers and shirt
! Carnell and Frank Mahoney. VIII
testified he had planned to rob Mr.
Bush with Carnell but remained II
car during the gun battle, received
life sentences for second degre'
murder after the prosecutor haf
asked the death penalty.
Mr.. Bush lived long enough to de-
scribe the shooting. When he sav
the man with the gun, he lungec
for it. But the robber pulled away
and struck Mr.. Bush so viciously or
| the head with the gun butt that tht
brim of his hat was cut through.
! Struggled for Gun.
DESPITE the blow, Mr.. Bush agair
grabbed the gun and partly gained
control of it. Bandit and victim
struggled from the garage into ar
alley and then the Older man weak
ened. Four shots we're fired and Mr.
Bush was struck in the abdomen
and arm.
| Even so, he arose from the grounc
ard with his remaining strength
caused the bandit to fee. Then ht
staggered through the front dool
of his home and collapsed.
Carnell and Mahoney fed town
The former was arrested in Eas'
Liberty, Pa. and Mahoney in Pitts
! blJrgh.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
SchweIIenbuch Estote
Is Valued at $4,000
Nv .hs Assoe;o,sd Press

SPOKANE, July 10.-The will OF
Secretary of Labor Lewis B
Schwellenbach, who died in Wash
ington June 10, was filed here today
A preliminary statement placed its
value at $4,000, all in personal
property.
Written in ink on a piece of plain
white paper. the will leaves al
property to the secretarys widow
Mrs. Anne J. Schwellenbach. The
will was signed in Spokane July
i6, l943 and contained only l0t
words
Evening star., 1948-07-11
.DemocratsMayDebate
Civil Rights Issue on
Floor Of Convention
Humphrey Says He'll Make
Minority Report If Plank
Is Short Of Aims
By }. A. o'Leory
stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

PHILADELPHIA, July 10.-An
open debate on the floor of the
Democratic Convention this week
over the civil rights plank in the
party platform was a strong
possibility tonight. 1t was indi-
Gated from two different sources,
namely:
l. Mayor Hubert Humphrey of
Minneapolis, member of the plat
form committee, served notice there
will be a minority report If the
civil rights plank does not indorse
at least four of the basic principles
of racial equality embodied in Presi-
dent Truman's 10-point civil rights
message to Congress.
2. Senator McGrath of Rhode Is
land, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, told reporters
there will be no attempt to prevent
anyone from expressing themselves
to the convention on the platform.
II floor discussion takes place
it will be a rare development. for
both major parties usually fight out
their platform differences in COM
mittee
Administration leaders may yet
avert an open showdown in this
convention between the Northern
and Southern wings of the party
on civil rights. but whether they
succeed will not be known until the
l9-member drafting committee gets
down to a choice of words tomor-
row night.
Platform Being Drafted.
A select group of five policy-mak-
ers spent all Saturday preparing a
tentative draft of a platform, but
Senator Myers of Pennsylvania, the
chairman. said late in the day they
had not yet put on paper either a
civil rights plank as desired by
Northern delegates, or states
rights plank advocated by the
South.
The five policy-makers met secret
" to avoid any advance leaks on
their deliberations, and party lead
ers decided not to reveal the make
up of this small drafting group.
1t is understood. however, to con-
sist of Chairman Myers. Senator
Lucas of Illinois. former Gov. Dan
Moody of Texas, Solicitor General
Philip B. Perlman and Mrs. Esther
Murray. a delegate from California.
For several days, party leaders,
anxious to achieve as much har-
mony as possible. have been trying
to get agreement on civil rights
statement closely resembling the
See PLATFORM. Page A-4D
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Complete Index, Pose AZ
Rodio Programs, Poee B-s
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Remember

The Stars New Telephone
Number Is STERLING 5000.
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Reds Bar Berlin
Exits,
Protest Flights
U.S.. Refuses to Submit
To New Restrictions
On Auto Traffic

CHURCHILL SEES Kremlin facing
serious political crisis. Page AS.
LONDON EXPECTS Stiff Condi-
tions If Soviet Agrees on Berlin.
Page ALL.
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: See MACHINERY, Page A.
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(See SOUTH. Page AS
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Partly cloudy, rather warm and more
humid today and tomorrow. Highest tenn
perature today around Sc.
TemnerafureS
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See DEMOCRATS. Page AS.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-25
SPORTS

power for success. Trippi, Har-
der, Angsmann a n d K u n r
never had a chance to utilize
their speed and trickery on Sun
days slow track.
It was a day for power backs
and Philadelphia has the best in
the business in Steve Van Buren,.
The combination of big power
full line and Van Buren,, plus
help when needed from Bosh
Pritchard, was just enough for
a to 0 victory and their first
championship.
Don't be too down hearted,
boys. After all there is always
next year. And for our money
Cat least the little we have left
after Sunday Chicago still has
the best two pro teams in the
country. The weather man can't
always go against them.
Besides it looks like the Ma
tional Pro League and the ALL
American Conference are about
to call off the feud. Which means
we are going to finally have a
chance to see those powerful
Cleveland Browns, who grabbed
their third straight A.A.C. title
Sunday, play our favorites the
Cardinals and Bears. What more
can we ask?
Anybody want to bet the Phil
adelphia Eagles will repeat next
year?
A MOTHER year is about to
@become History. There seems
to be no way to keep time from
passing on, but we can always
keep, the memories of things
past.
Here are few of the things
we will always remember about
1948 as far as the sports world
is concerned:
BIGGEST FLOPAThe Green
Bay Packers, who started out
like a house on fire and ended
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-25
up like the Old Grey Mare.
MOST THRILLING Play

up like the Old Grey Mare.
MOST THRILLING PLAY
Art Murakowski's yard
touchdown run after intercept
ing one of Frank Tripucka's
losses in the Notre Dame-North-
western thriller.
THE SIGHT we became most
accustomed to - Watching the
White SOx fill the bases with
nobody out and not scoring.
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE
The Chicago Black Hawks, who
have surprised everybody by
coming from the cellar into Sc
rious contention for the Ma
tional Hockey League title.
BEST BASKETBALL GAME
The Chicago Stays thrilling
104-100 overtime victory over
the Minneapolis Lakers.
MOST TRAGIC MOMENT
An overmatched Sam Baroudi
lying on the canvas of the Sta
dunn ring beating the floor con
vulsively trying to stave off the
inevitable-death.
BIGGEST GIFT - Awarding
the Heisman Memorial Trophy
to Doak Walker of S.M.U. with
at least three better college foot
ball players in the country.
MOST COURAGEOUS AMI
Malay horse who had the
courage to get on the same track
with Citation.
BEST BASEBALL MANA
GER - Charlie Grimm. who
watched the Cubs play ball clay
in and day out without ending
up in a rest home.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-12-25
u. S. indicts COP
who slew Negro
in Louisiana iuiI

NEW ORLEANS A State
Trooper who fatally slugged a
Negro prisoner last June was
indicted here by a federal grand
jury last week. The officer, S.
T--Brister, faces charges of vio-
lating federal civil rights laws.
Brister is accused of beating
Charles Richardson, 38, with
out justifiabie cause with a
wooden club approximately two
by four inches" Richardson died
few days later.
The statute under which the
federal indictment was brought
against the office provides that
no person exercising state au-
thority may violate the civil
rights guarantee in the Consti-
tuition against depriving another
of life without due process of
law