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Primaries
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in 6,818 precincts. Gen. Eisenhower
had 1894 votes On the democratic
ballot; MI. Wallace, 1885.
Mr.. Stassen, overcoming Senator
Martins early lead, steadily built up
4,5OO vote advantage over Gov.
Dewey. The Minnesotan won
humping majorities in the States
two industrial metropolitan centers.
He led Gov. Dewey by 5000 in Phila-
delphia, $500 in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Cooke said Mr.. Stassen's vote
was Spontaneous and mot stirred
up by any active campaigning"
-Four years ago Gov. Dewey cap
tured the Pennsylvania popularity
contest primary and vent on to win
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton. Mr.. Stassen, then, was last in
field of seven candidates. He re-
celved only 1902 votes to 146, 7O6 for
the New York Governor.
Three House Members Beaten.
The three incumbent House MEM
bers defeated were James CAL
lagher, Philadelphia Gst edistrict) ::
E. Wallace Chadwick, Moslan 9th
district, and James P. Scoblick,
Archibald doth district.
Representative Chadwick, former
Orphans Court. .Iidge, described HIM
self as an independent Republican.
His successful opponent, Benjamin
F. James, was the candidate of the
powerful political organization of
John S. Mcclure. Mr.. James is a
former State senator.
Was First Termer.
Representative Scoblick, a resi-
dent of Archibald, also was a first
termer. He is a member of the
House Post Office and Civil Service
Committee. His successful opponent
was Nelson Nichols of Scranton. A
third Republican aspirant in the
10th district was Harry A. Lewis
of Scranton.
Representative Gallagher, who is
70, was defeated by John de Nero.
He first was elected to the Seventy
eighth Congress, was out of office
during the Seventy-ninth, and two
years ago was elected to the
Eightieth.
Despite many bitter local fights
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Railroads
Continued From First pape

strike cut off rail service for two
days until President Truman inter-
vened.
What legal steps might be under
taken to head off the Gripping
Ualkout remained a question. The
wage dispute between the unions
and the Nations Glass l railroads
has passed through all steps of
machinery set up under the National
Railway Labor Act.
Can't Seek Injunction.
Railroad workers are excluded
from coverage by the Taft Hartley
Act. Hence the Government can
not ask for an antistrike Injunction
AS it did recently against John l.
Lewis coal miners.
Hopes of averting the strike, which
would paralyze the country's rail-
road system, faded last night. Union
and rail- officials. who have been
meeting for the last two weeks in
efforts to settle their six-months-
old wage dispute, broke up their
meeting shortly before midnight.
Last midnight was the deadline
set by the unions for setting q
strike date if an agreement had net
been reached
In Cleveland David B. Robertson
president of the firemen, said that
once the strike date is set there j.
no reason why negotiations shoule
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Censorship Is Removed
From Palestine Papers
By the Associated Press

JERUSALEM. April 28.-Palestine
newspapers yesterday published
their first uncensored editions in
IL years.
The Palestine government Mon
day night ended its censorship of
all news published or broadcast in
the Holy Land.
All newspapers promptly rushed
into print with a mention of the
name of Hal Amin el Husseini, the
exiled Mufti of Jerusalem. His
name long has been banned and
heretofore he has been referred to
only as chairman of the higher
Arab committee"
There was less cause for elation
among the foreign correspondents.
They are struggling with disruption
of their cable facilities. They are
pestered by food and housing
shortages.
One group of American and Brit
ish correspondents beat the housing
problem. The staff Of the Families
Hotel was evacuated from Palestine
The neWSmen refused to move, how
ever, and took over the hotel on
a communal basis.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Fewer Than J Per Cent Vote
In Massachusetts Primaries

BOSTON, April % (P.-Massa-
chusetts is sending unpledged dele
cations to the national political
conventions-but the Democrats are
expected to line up behind President
Truman and the Republicans back
"favorite son."
Fewer than 7 per cent of the
more than 100000 registered vot-
ers-uhe hghtest in history-turneo
out for the presidential primaries
yesterday.
A three-way fight for control OF
the 36-man Democratic delegation
highlighted the balloting, with two
veteran campaigners coming out on
top. Representative Mccormack
minority whip in Congress, and
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston.
Curley Has Open Mind.
Supporters of Representative Nc
Cormack are boosting him as Presi-
dent 1ruman's running mate; Mayor
Curley has sung the praises of Gen
Macarthur, but now says he's going
to Philadelphia with "an open
mind"
Massachusetts, Republicans intend
to cast their IS votes on the first
ballot for Senator Saltonstall as
a "favorite son"-then possibly
switch to Speaker Martin, if he
has a chance as a compromise pres
idential nominee.
Republican State Chairman LLOYD
Warlng said the delegates were
split on second choice, with Gov
Dewey of New York and Harold
E. Stassen having supporters.
Among the Republican rank-and.
file party workers in the Bay State
Mr.. Waring said, there's a strone
"undercurrent" developing, too, TO,
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
The small vote drew demands for
changes in the primaries setup in
Massachusetts,.
State Representative Charles w
Hedges, Republican, of Quincy said
the voters apparently went on a
"slt-doWn strike" for being denied
the privilege of writing in their per-
sonal preference for the nomination
He called the election a farce
and suggested selection of delegates
in the future by causus.
Election officials estimated that
the cost of the primaries would be
about S3 vote
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Triple Heel Clicks Of Man, 90,
Win Estate I ak Case for Heirs
wo or three times before descending

two or three times before descending
to the floor" the court exclaimed.
HE regarded himself as younger
than other old men not yet his age
and would comment with ridicule
upon their elderly appearance.
He frequently stated that he ex-
pected to live to be 100 years old
He appeared IL to is years younger
than he actually was and regarded
himself as younger man."
The court also told about a time
when Mr. johnson took a one-day
700-mile motor trip with his family
He "sat in the back seat and urged
his son-in-law to drive faster-and
spent the next two days walking
through the San Francisco fair
And the court added:
In addition to visiting, walking
and church-going. he pursped the
hobbies of horseshoe pitching and
woodworking. He had an expert Is
skill in horseshoe pitching, making
large percentage of ringer =.
"On one occasion when he was
81 he walked some 10 blocks, ac-
companied by his daughter, to &c
to the bank, visit friends and have
dinner in downtown Long Beach. He
walked as fast as any one. He was
erect and had young mans car
riage."
Mr.. Johnson didn't die Of old
age, the court said. 1t was acute
digestive heart failure of one days
duration" that brought him down
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Bradley Says Defense
Needs More Than Cash
By the Associotsd pr.s,

NEW YORK, April 28.-Gen
Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, saws
"checkbook plan of defense" is not
enough for the United States. and
men as well as money are needed.
In addition to having ADEQUATE
men, money and machines for de-
fense, this Nation must also fight
the Communist theology with a
demonstration that democracy is
better than any totalitarianism. He
declared last night.
Gen. Bradley addressed a dinner
OF the National Association of Mag
azine Publishers.
Communism, he said, contests
the basic tenets of our democratic
life" and is the "abnegation of free
dom, the reputation of rights, the
galloWs on which freedom hangs in
the nations of Eastern Europe"
Nevertheless" he declared, at
faces us today-a power of formid-
able means-militarily strong, DO
htically agile and evangelical in it's
message.
we have convincing reason to
believe that it will desist from ag-
gression only when free nations are
united in arms and only when they
are StOutly defended"
Evening star., 1948-04-28

for Congress, delegates to both
major party conventions. State Leg.
islature and local Offices only q
small fraction of the 2,676,972 reg
istered Republicans and 1,779,0 ,086
Democrats cast ballots.
Gov. Dewey was leading in SUBJ
stantial percentage Of the States
more rural counties, especially those
near the New York State border
Senator Martins principal strength
developed in the Luzerne County
section of the anthracite coal fields,
near Wilkes-Barre, where a heavy
vote gave him a short Lived lead in
the early returns.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Arabs Not Invading
Palestine, Marshall
Says They Told Him

Secretary of State Marshall
said today that this Government
had been assured by an Arab
League spokesman that Arab
armies are not invading Pales-
tine.
He added at a news conference
that he had received the general
impression in his reports from the
troubled Near East that the Arab
nations have no intention of invad-
ing the Holy Land, but he refused
to make a fiat statement on this
point.
Reports that various Arab armies
were preparing to march into Pal
estine had caused grave concern
here that the fighting in the Holy
Land might develop into a full
scale war
Gen. Marshall told his news con-
ference today, however, that he was
hopeful United Nations efforts for
truce in the Arab-Jewish fighting
would be successful.
The main fear IL that while the
United Nations is still trying to
find some way to keep peace in the
Holy Land, both the Jews and Arabs
may take steps which will make
outright war there inevitable.
In this respect, American authori-
ties draw a sharp distinction be-
tween the current fighting in Pales-
tine and the involvement Of either
Arab or Jewish Forces from out
side the Holy Land.
Palestine Believed Topic.
At the moment it seems certain
that the appearance of external
forces would confront the United
Nations with an act of aggression
which would test the U. Ms
resources and strain its prestige to
the utmost.
There appeared to be little doubt,
therefore, that the Palestine situa-
ton figures prominently in a secret
meeting Gen. Marshall held last
night with three of his top advisers.
Chairman Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, John
Foster Duties, former U. N. delegate,
and Updersecretary of State Lovett
met with Gen. Marshall.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Palestine
Continued From First Page)

Ito break up the attack by Jews on
Jaffa."
dispatches from the scene did
not Immediately state how any
such British Intervention was de-
velopingD
Irgun Mops Up Area.
The Irgun broadcast said the
Manshieh quarter was cut off in a
pincers attack and mopped up by
Irgun fighters. 1t said prisoners
were taken "by tens" and that Arab
men were being interned
Hagana, which at first had de-
clared the Irgun attack on Jaffa
unauthorized, came to an agree
ment with Irgun commanders yes
terday on coordination of military
operations and threw Hagana reg
ulars into assaults on Abou Kebir,
Yazur Village, Khiriga and Salameh.
These four villages, ringing the
southeast perimeter of Jaffa, have
been strong points Of Arab defenses
for the port since the strife began
last November. Previous repeated
attacks had failed to dislodge Arab
forces there.
Jaffa Termed Arab Base.
A Jewish Agency spokesman said
the attack on Jaffa was not planned
"for the sake of conquest" but be-
cause Jaffa had been a base for
attacks in the past five months on
the border area of Tel Aviv.
-Four Jews were reported killed
in the Jafta region yesterday, bring
ing the death toll since the United
Nations voted November 20 for par
tition of Palestine to 3,427. These
include 1913 Jews. 1909 Arabs, I'll
British, four Americans and 30
other persons.
The British blew up an evacuated
Jewish school in the Moshe quarter
OF Jerusalem, near the Palestine
governments information office.
The British said the school had
been used as Jewish snipers' post,
but this was denied by Hagana.
The Jewish Agency spokesman
accused King Abdullah OF preparing
for a war of conquest and ag-
grandisement' in Palestine. He said
reliable information had been re-
ceived that members of the Trans
Jordanian Legion had taken part
in Arab attacks on Jewish quarters
in Southern Jerusalem recently.
Trying to Restore Mails.
The Jewish internal authority,
which may become the provisional
government of a Jewish state, an
nounced it has made ARRANGEMENTS
in Tel Aviv to restore postal COM
municationS with the outside world
May l6
Normal postal communication is
cut off as the result of British with
drawal from Palestine and the in
terruption of regular airline traffic
to LYDIA airport. The internal au-
thority is reported to have ordered
its own postage stamps printed and
presumably plans to fly mail in
and out of the Haifa or Tel Aviv
airstripS.
(The United States yesterday
announced discontinuance of all
postal service to Palestine. Only
air mail service has been going
to Palestine recentlyD
Jericho, destroyed and cursed by
the prophet Joshua in biblical
times, lies 20 miles west of Am
man, Trans-Jordan capital.
Abdullah has said he will per-
sonally lead armies of Trans
Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon
into Palestine this week to fight
Zionism.
He told the Associated Press in
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Higher Assessment
On Land Protested
By Bradley Citizens

An appeal by representatives of
the Bradley Boulevard Citizens AS
sociation for reconsideration of
what they termed excessive, abrupt
and apparently unfair" increases
in assessments on land in the area
was made yesterday to the Mont
gomery County commissioners.
The plea was coupled with
warning by Jack Irwin, associa-
tion president, that the increases
may force many homeowners in
the area to move out of the county.
Declaring the new assessments on
homes in the development weren't
too bad" Mr.. Irwin said land assess
ments, which become effective Sat-
urday, were increased from 100 per
cent to TOO per cent.
He argued that county assessors
had placed value of 5 cents per
square foot on land in the COM
munity although the present market
value of unimproved land is 3 cents
per square foot.
The county has three alterna-
tives," Mr., Irwin told the commis-
sloners. Take us out of the subur.
ban area, for which we pay 81
cent tax; lower the assessments on
our land, or delay the effective date
OF the new assessments for one
year"
Francis K. Metzger, assistant su-
pervisor of assessments, said
uniform value Of 5 cents per square
foot had been placed on land in
the area because we think it is
very desirable place in which to
live"
In other business, the commission
ers agreed to pay $l4.16 a day to
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda, on the
basis of the average daily cost Of
caring for INDECENT patients.
1t was provided, however, that this
basis for payment will apply only
from January l until Friday. For
the next six months, the hospital
will bill the county separately for
each patient.
The agreement was reached at a
conference with John Selby, presi-
dent OF the hospitals Board of Trus-
tees; Arthur G. Lambert, a member
OF the board. and Arthur B. Solon.
superintendent.
Mr.. Selby added the hospital all
ready has obtained approximately
$4,000 in its campaign for $50, 900,
Evening star., 1948-04-28

publican Of Massachusetts and
Ferguson. Republican of Michigan,
centered questions largely on the
economic" features of the proposed
expansion of the Air Force. They
wanted to know the extent to which
Army and Navy outlays might have
to be increased later if the 70-group
authority is given now.
Senator Gurney, who predicted
that the Armed Services Committee
would quickly approve the draft
training compromise plan when it is
put in legislative form, said he still
favors the 66-group Air Force plan.
That plan as well as the draft
training proposal could be held
within the previously estimated
budgetary limits of approximately
$l4,4Sl 100000 for the next fiscal
year, he said.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Defense
Continued From First Page

support because it would affect too
many school age boys.
Secretary Symington told Sen
ate Appropriations Subcommittee
late yesterday he supports the &C.
group compromise, but he declared
a 70-group authorization is the
minimum peacetime program es-
sential to national security"
Fund Advances Considered.
The committee is studying a
House bill advancing $3,198, 100, ,0OO
in cash and contract authority for
Air Force and Navy aircraft pro-
curement. The bill, based on orig
inal requests by the administration
was amended by the House to give
the Air Force another 1922, 900, 900
to start building Immediately from
SIS groups to 10 groups.
Secretary Symington said that If
the United States does not start
building 70-group Air Force now
it will not have modern force
"by the time the Russians have
the atomicsabmnbH
: He called attention to official
commission reports in recent months
that the Russians would have the
bomb in production at least by 1852
Time is rapidly rIinning out, ="
he told the committee.
Senator Gurney, North Dakota
Republican, who is chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Committee
asked whether the additional $S22,-
100000 would produce any more
combat planes during the next fiscal
year than would be available under
the 66-group plan at the lower
budgetary estimate. In general, the
66-group compromise calls for mod
ernization of about 300 B-29 bomb
ers now in storage.
Would Enable Large Program.
The Air Secretary said it would
not. But he added that the larger
authorization would set a modern
plane-building program in motion
at once. 1t eventually would pro-
vide 1,056 new planes, of which 804
would be jet fighters and II jet
bombers. He remarked that I'VE
are very badly short" of jet planes
and that the Russians now have
better jet fighters than the United
States has.
Committee Chairman Bridges
an advocate of the 10 groups, asked
him if he thought Congress would
be gambling" with the national
security if it failed to authorize the
1922 ,0O0,0 for immediate Air Force
expansion.
Il feel that as convincingly as I
feel anything else in the world,
Secretary Symington responded
Secretary of the Navy Sullivan
and Admiral Denfeld, chief of naval
operations, also testified. Secretary
Sullivan said the Navy did not seek
funds or manpower beyond the
limits approved in the Presidents
request last month.
Senators Gurney, Saltonstall, Re-
Evening star., 1948-04-28

his capital at Amman that the force
which occupied Jericho was made
up Of scout troops which always
precede the regular army"
The British Army said yesterday
that members of the British trained
Arab Legion in Jericho consisted
Of one company under British Army
orders assigned to secure Allenby
Bridge.
King Abdullah said today he had
recalled to active service all retired
legion officers.
Jewish leaders expressed hope a
truce could be reached by direct
negotiations with Abdullah, who re-
peated an offer to lay down arms
IF the Jews halt their attacks on
the Arabs"
The Jewish Agency was reported
ready to talk to the Arabs, "but not
on the basis of terms dictated in
advance"
Evening star., 1948-04-28
New Mexico Republicans
Choose 8 DELEGATES Todoy

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, April
% R.-New Mexico Republicans
today pick delegates to the party's
presidential nominating convention
in Philadelphia.
Chairman Lyman Raef predicted
IN advance of today's State conven-
ton that the eight New Mexico votes
would be split three ways. He said
four probably would go to Gov
Dewey of New York, and two each
to Senator Taft of Ohio and former
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Min
nesota ,-ssas4sss =.
= M Raef and other party. leaders
said the delegation nevertheless was
| likely to go to the National conven-
ton uninstructed.
Mai. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, who
ffs~a@ candidate for the Republican
nomination for Senator, is among
bidders for election as delegates,
Evening star., 1948-04-28
U. 5. Flyer Dies, ; Missing
In ) Crashes in Japan
BY the Associoted Pres,

TOKYO, April 28-One American
alrman was dead today and three
others were missing after two A-26
bombers collided over Western
Honshu and third was forced
down in the sea of Japan. a
The pilot and gunner of one Of
the attack bombers parachuted
safely. The other plane, which car
ried three men, crashed. One body
was recovered and two others were
missing.
In the crash at sea two of the
American airmen were rescued, but
third is missing Planes and ships
were searching for survivors.
All names were withheld.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Ponomo's Police Warn
Against Vote Disorder

PANAMA, Panama, April % (P.-
Panamas national police warned
today they will act Sternly to put
down any attempts against the pub
lie order during elections to be held
the coming two Sundays.
Jacinto Lopez, Minister of Gov
ernment 1nterior), and Police
Chief Jose Remon issued a joint
statement declaring that some sec
tions of the press were attempting
to incite disorders and that the
police will act without considera-
tions of any kind against any ele-
mentS which try to disturb the
public order"
Mayors ard city councilmen are
to be elected May 2. On the fol-
lowing Sunday presidential cleo
tions will be held
Evening star., 1948-04-28
.Wosson Is Nominated
For Palestine Group
BY the Associoted Press

President Truman today nomi-
mated Thomas c. Wasson of New
Jersey to be American representa-
tive on the United Nations Truce
Commission for Palestine.
Mr. Wasson Is foreign service
officer and consul general at Jeru-
salem.
The Security Council of the United
Nations established the Truce Com.
mission for Palestine by resolution
April %.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
Alfred Smith to Retire;
u. S. EmpIoye 43 Years

Alfred L. Smith, an administra-
ton assistant with the Department
of Commerce, will retire Friday
after 43 years of Government serv-
ice, including military duty.
Nearly 80 years of his service were
spent with the Bureau of Plant In
dustry, Department of Agriculture
More recently he was with the For
|eign Economic. Administration. ant
came to The Commerce Department
whef1 the FEA was taken over(by il
in 1945, He has been working as a
fiscal analyst of FEA claims in the
departments Division of Liquida-
tiop aaNesssgss Axa-a-s1rz
SASAAs g-z-sv
NHr C,,4&L H,,a 4
Evening star., 1948-04-28

tered a plea of nolo contendere and
paid fine.
MIR. Young said the record on
Evening star., 1948-04-28

Alcohol is bad for some heart con-
ditions, but may be allowed in mod
era ton for some others.
Evening star., 1948-04-28

Mr. Smith will continue to live at
2919 Mills avenue NE.
Evening star., 1948-07-07
Reds Publish Fast's
0pen Letter 10 j. ).
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, July THE Literary
Gazette published today an "oper
letter to the American people," by
Howard Fast, author sentenced tc
prison for contempt of Congress.
The magazine said Fast hao
promised to write an article for 1t
on contemporary American litera-
ture while in Jail, "if in prison he
succeeds in writing"
East was fined $500 and sem
fenced to serve three months for
withholding along with 10 CO.
defendants books and records
subpoenaed by the House Com
mittee on American Activi-
ties. The convictions were re-
Gently upheld by the Supreme
| Court)
Fast said in his open letter that
he and the 10 others are being i'm
prisoned because they are anti
Fascists and also because for many
years they attempted to heal the
i'll, feed the hungry, help the Grip
pied fighters for Republican Spain.
He asserted this was the only type
of accusation brought against his
group which had any evidence to
support it. He declared he was
writing to the Literary Gazette be-
cause, for many months, "the pages
of the American press have been
completely closed to him and his
| fellows"