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Evening star., 1948-07-12
By Hal Boyle
Associofed Press Stoff Writer

PHILADELPHIA. July 12.-The
golden voice is gone.
That was the paramount fact as
the Democratic convention opened
here today like a football team
starting a game with four men try
ing to play quarterback.
The great signal caller is dead
There is no one here to say my
friends" and melt the divergent
animosities of the Democratic Party
in the brotherhood of political 10y
atty.
You have to have hero-or sew
eral heroes. And none has come
here yet.
In the opening hour of it's fifth
straight quadrennial bid for power
the historic Democratic Party is
as split apart as the quarreline
would-be heirs to a rich mans
legacy.
What is missing here is the vast
personality, the unifying magic OF
the last leader, Franklin D. RooSe-
welt.
There is no doubt among most
delegates here that the inheritor OF
his mantle, Harry Truman, will be
nominated to lead the party.
But they are preparing to NOM
mate him in an unhappy atmos-
phere of revolt over an internal
problem affecting one-tenth of the
American population-the Negro
citizens.
Outweighs Even Victory.
This subject outweights the high
cost of living, the world crisis, or
any other problems facing the Nation
as far as the delegates are concerned
at this point.
1t outweighs even the prospects
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Wallace Sees Convention
Proving Democrats Useless
BY the Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W. Va, July a.
Henry A. Wallace looks for the Dem
ocratic convention this week to prove
that the party has outlived Its
usefulness"
The third party candidate pre-
dicted yesterday the convention will
make it clear there are only two
national parties of real significance,
the utterly reactionary Republican
Party and the New Party"
He called the Democratic Party
"the instrument of reactionary in
terests whose assignment is to sound
liberal and create. the impression
that there are real party differ
ences."
Mr.. Wallace attended the organ
izing convention of his Progressive
Party in West Virginia. 1t was held
in the Negro Knights of Pythias
auditorium, which State party lead
ers said was the only suitable hall
for a meeting of different races.
Later, he told 800 listeners at a
public meeting that the whole
power of the Government through
Evening star., 1948-07-12

and said they will. stump from
Chicago to Cairo for Harry S. Tru-
man.
Mr.. Douglas, who q short time
earlier told reporter the switch is
painful" told the caucus that he's
already made 215 campaign speeches
but I'll make 800 more for the
whole ticket-from President down
to sheriff"
After Mr.. Arvey got through ex-
planning that he was for Gen. Eisen-
hover only because my conscience
told me so," former Gov. John
Steele of McLeansboro, Senator
Lucas, Mr.. Kelly and others pro-
claimed that they had always been
for Mr.. Truman.
Urged to "Shake Of Gloom"
Mr.. Stelle said they had differed
with Mr.. Arvey on Gen. Eisenhower
"only in the thought that annulling
our own candidate and grabbing
another would be to annul the
principles of our party"
MIR. Kelly was joined by Secretary
of State Edward J. Barrett and
Adlai E. Stevenson in advising the
Illinoisans to shake off the gloom
about November-we're going to
win"
Mr.. Barrett said there is some
dependency among the delegates
but when November rolls around
therefl be an avalanche of votes
for us in Illinois that will equal our
1886 campaign" That was when
the late Henry Horner. last Demo-
cratic Governor of Illinois, and
Franklin D. Roosevelt swept the
State.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Vice President Choice
Only Unsettled Issue
For Illinois Delegation
BY the A.soeioted Press


PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-Illi-
1ois delegates to the convention
appear united today on about every
thing except who should be the vice
presidential nominee.
Top Chicago leaders want Justice
Douglas. Many downstaters said
they prefer Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky.
The issue didn't pop up last night
at a harmonious two-hour caucus
in which ex-Mayor Edward ]. Kelly
Of Chicago gaveled through agree
nents on everything else brought
up.
Mayor Martin H. Kennedy was
the only dissenter-and he got away
with it. He turned down a chance
to get the so Illinois votes as a
favorite son for both President and
Vice President.
Among these unanimous voice vote
decisions were these:
All 60 votes 60 to President Tru-
man on the first ballot.
Mr.. Kelly was reelected national
committeeman
All the delegation officers picked
by the Kelly-Arvey-Kells combina-
ton were elected as slated.
To Call for Taft Act Repeal.
The delegation, at the suggestion
of Chicago CIO leaders, will back
platform planks upholding Mr.. Tru-
mans entire civil rights program
and calling for repeal of the Taft
Hartley Labor Act.
Jacob M. Arvey. Cook County
Chairman, and Paul M. Douglas, the
Senate nominee, renounced their
earlier backing of Gen. Eisenhower
Evening star., 1948-07-12
CommunistAttack Reported
On MaIayan Coal Fields
By the Associated Press

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaga, July
12.-Police said Communists at
tackled the Batu Arang coal fields,
26 miles outside Kuala Lumpur.
today and wounded five Chinese
miners.
Authorities said all communica-
tions have been cut to the mine,
Malayas only coal source. They
said police and troops are bing
rushed to the area.
Malayan police raided an aban-
doned tin mine near Kuala Lumpur
yesterday. They said they killed
three Chinese and arrested Is sus-
pected insurgents.
Four suspects have been killed
and 10 arrested in Kuala Lumpur
over the week end
On Singapore Island police raided
Pasir Panjang village and ques-
toned fore than 200 persons.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Venezuela President Plans
New Orleans Tour Today
Nv the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, July 12.-The
President of Venezuela planned an
inspection today of the port where
the international merchant fleet OF
Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador
was born.
A boat ride along New Orleans
13-mile waterfront was the first
item on a busy days program fol
Romulo Gallegos, the Venezuelan
chief executive, who arrived here
yesterday on the last lap OF a good
will tour of the United States.
1t was here IA months ago that
the first three vessels of Flota Mer-
cante Grancolombiana, S.A. - the
Great Colombian Merchant Fleet
a cooperative venture of the three
countrieS-assembled and sailed for
the Caribbean.
The ships had been purchased in
the United States and outfitted at
Gulf ports.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Fires Raging Unchecked
In Forest Of Isle RoyaIe
By tho Associated Press

HOUGHTON, Mich, July 12.-
Fire ragged unchecked today through
the virgin forest of Isle Royale, in
Lake Superior.
The blaze, apparently caused by
lightning and discovered last Satur-
day, has burned through 1,l00 acres
of woods in the vicinity of Lake
Desore.
Starting near the southeast corner
of Lake Despre, it was moving in a
southeasterly direction toward Lake
Siskiwit, where f1re1ghters have
their headquarters.
Tinder-dry pine needles which
carpet the forest floor provided
ready fuel for the flames. From
this base they leaped to the branches
of the beautiful stand of Norway
and white pine, racing onward in a
mighty crown fire.
More than 100 men were fighting
the flames this morning. Another
so were en- route by boat from
Houghton. Planes were flying others
in from Ely and Grand Marals,
MINI,
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Admiral Griffin to Head
Naval Examining Bourd

Appointment of Vice 4 Admiral
Robert M. Griffin, 2141 Wyoming
avenue NV, as president of the
naval examining board and the
naval retiring board was announced
by the Navy Department yesterday.
Admiral Griffin has been COM
mander of the naval forces in the
Far East. His successor in that
command will be Vice Admiral
Russell S. Berkey, Tulsa, Okla.
The Navy also announced that
Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary,
commander of the 18th Naval Dis
trict and the naval base at San
Francisco, has been given the adj
ditional duty of commander Of the
Western Sea Frontier and the
Pacific reserve feet.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
.CuroIe Lands Lost Will
To Be Disclosed Today
By the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, July 12-The
family of Carole Lands planned to
gather today for the reading of the
actress last known will.
Attorney Jerry Giesler was to read
the document, signed by the blond
film star June %, 1914. He indicated
that it will be legally accepted as
the expression of Miss Lands last
wishes, graphically jotted down in
her suicide note. She took her life
week ago at her home.
The actress mother, Mrs. Clara
Lands, to whom that last note was
written, is believed to be the chief
beneficiary of the will
No valuation has yet been placed
on the estate, but Mr.. Giesler indi-
Gated it may be less than 100000.
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Douglas

Continued From First Pageo
Evening star., 1948-07-12
Democrats Lack Signal Caller
To Brinq Order to Their Ranks

of victory in November. In two days
here I have heard no delegate even
bring up the topic in an optimistic
vein.
There is a great contrast between
this convention and the Republi-
can Convention here last month.
The COP. gathering was fea-
tured by an exciting clash of per-
sonalitieS. Gov. Dewey, Senator
Taft, and Harold S. Stassen were
present and contending vigorously
for the nomination. So were a num-
ber of dark horses.
That convention was built around
the competition of men. This con.
vention SO far has been an agry
conflict of principles-and principles
are never as colorful as people.
Tine Republican convention opened
in an atmosphere of hope and horse.
trading. The Democratic conven'
ton has started in a fog of sectiona
recriminations and bitterness.
No Potential Hero.
There is no hero or potential hero
yet on the scene. There is little
parading or open enthusiasm for the
leader they know they will pick
President Truman. There are more
arguments than there are cheers.
This is the surface picture today
as the Democrats meet to organize
after nearly Is years in power
against resurgent Republican
Party.
And many delegates say:
IF Roosevelt were alive"
As an elevator operator in the
headquarters hotel said:
This isn't a convention-it's more
like wake"
But this is July. The donkey may
be different animal in November
He'll have to be to make it five in g
row, something he's never done since
! the elephant was born,
Evening star., 1948-07-12
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. *'' As


the hated Taft-Hartley Act has been
placed at the service Of the mine
owners to stop the processes Of free
collective bargaining"
The $50 delegates attending the
Progressive Party convention went
against advice of national officers
and nominated a gubernatorial cam
didate. They picked Henry l.. Har-
vey of WEIGH, a former mine union
organizer. to be write-in candidate.
Evening star., 1948-07-12

Hammocks were discovered in
America by Columbus. The Amer
ican Indians called them "hamacs"
Evening star., 1948-07-08
Hollywood:
Burt Lancaster
Sees Andrews
In His Film
By SheiIoh Grohom

Van Heflin has been borrowed
from Metro by Goth Century-Fox te
go to London and star in "Brittania
News" Van winds up his Act OF
Violence" movie shortly; then he's
off.
Dana Andrews to work for Burt
Lancaster? Dana is now lending an
attentive eye to Burt's next picture
as a producer. "The First and the
Last" "I won't appear in it myself,
says Burt, unless have to. It's
ideal for Dana"
Jeanne Grain is now on the re-
ceiving end of request from the
Hakim brothers to star for them in
Europe in their remake of Mayer
ling" I doubt whether 20th-Fox
will let her go.
Yvonne De Carlo is the newest
Hollywood star to be wooed by a
lot of dollars-$7, 500 weekly-to go
to the London Palladium for two
weeks of personal appearances. If
her studio, Observation-Disclosures
closes down for August and possibly
September, as announced, Yvonne
will accept.
Hedy Lamarr's ex-husband, John
Loder, will be living here again in
September. John called me before
taking off to co-Star with Gertrude
Lawrence in 20 Mistress Mine" in
stock, and he will resume his movie
career in the fall. But it doesn't
mean a reconciliation" John told
me. Il couldn't keep Hedy in the
style she likes and I don't want to
be!-e known again as Mister La
MARI"
Geraldine Brooks and Warmers
are calling it day. Geraldine says
she does not like making c pictures
after her early A's-"Possessed" and
Cry Wolf" Geraldine is the gal
who owns per cent of Oklahoma I"
X X y X
Lou Costello assures me he Is
going to London to shoot one Sc
quence only for his next color jungle
picture. Il have to get shot driv-
ing on the wrong side Of the street.
says Lou. I've seen that happen In
Hollywood, too.
Dolores Del Rio, will star for Burt
Lancaster in another one of his
productions, Eagle on the Cactus. "
Burt won't be in this one, either
And it has wonderful leading
role" he tells me. What self
control!
Joan Fontaine's Thunder on the
Hill" picture seems to have been
shelved. Apparently it was too ex-
pensiye for these times.
Fred MacMurray plans his work.
ing life very nicely He told me on
the set of Family Honeymoon" that
when he finishes his picture he will
60 to his l,500-acre farm in North
ern California and stay there with
his wife and kids until the end of
the year. Fred's picture total is
now about three every two years.
June Havoc is living in Gypsy
Rose Lees 27-room mansion in New
York City while Gypsy is in trailer
somewhere in Colorado with her new
painter husband.
Hazel Brooks, telling about her
Evening star., 1948-07-08

Jabonitsky who took up the original
Samson and Delriah story and sup
piled the point which rounded off
the drama and made it possible for
De Mile to film it according to
formula. De Mile formula, to be
sure.
Superb and exciting though it is,
tie first recording was obscure on
tf7 subject of Delilah's motive. 1t
LEFT unexplained just why it was that
she was so bent upon destroying
Samson, although it left no doubt
that this was her major purpose
and that she was mighty resource
full beauty when it came to getting
rid of a man she disliked
This is where Jabonitsky came in,
and was De Mile glad to see him.
Jabonitsky, who fictionized the old
story in novel called Judge and
Fool" recognized this lack of motive
as a missing link in the affair be-
tween DelAah and Samson.
He cast about to find it, and, in
re-reading the original account in
Judges, fancied he finally had spot
ted it.
He saw it secreted in the refer
ence to SamSon's return to claim
his Philistine bride, a journey that
turned out to be futile when the
affianced girls father informed him
she already had wed another. sam
son, being Samson, was no sultor
to take this with smile ana the
wrath he displayed filled his old
girls father with a proper treplda-
ton.
The latter, suddenly placatory,
reached for the quickest possible
compromise, which turned out TO oe
his Youngest daughter, beautiful
and charming child who had been
secretly in love with Samson since
childhood. In his blind rage the
strong man refused to be appeased.
He scorned the offer and stormed
out of Philistines palace.
In the original story this girl is
nameless and Samson never gave
her a second thought. Jabonitsky, |
deciding she must have Delilah,
points out that she did give him
q second thought and came to the
conclusion that he was a hateful
sort to be disposed of as quickly as
possible and by the most violent OF
means.
This is the way it will be when
Hedy Lamar and Victor Mature
act out the drama in De Miles
Samson and Delilah," which very
Evening star., 1948-07-08
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Harvey";; $50 pm.
! Screen.
/ Ambassador-"Dream Girl; 1:25,
$50. $50, 735 and GAS pm.
/ Capitol-"On an Island With
You; II am, LAS, ABS, 7:20 and
1905 pm. Stage shows: LOS, $50,
as and 800 pm.
Celumbia-"The Gallant Legion:
HAS am; 1:45, $40, $40. 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Dupont-"The Idiot: ITO, 2:55,
4;;35, 6:l5, and GAS pm.
Hippodrome-"Fu 2:20, 4:05,
5:55, TAO and $50 pm.
Keith's-'The Best Years of Our
Lives; GAS am, 1910, $40, 6:35
and 9:35 pm.
Little-"Things to Come; 1890,
3:45, 7:O5 and 1920 pm.
4 observation-disclosures on the
High Seas; 11:15 am, 1:25, $3.50,
$40, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
/ Palace-'Street With No Name;
Ills am, 1:2O, 3:2s, $50, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
4 Pix-"Hellzapoppin";; 2, 4:4o, 7:2O
and 10 pm.
PLAYHOUSE - Anna Karenina"
:05 am, ITO, 800, 5:25, 7:35 and
GAS pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts.
Continuous from 1915 am.
/ Warner-"Dream Girl; 1.35
am, 1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and $50
pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

well might be the most opulent pic
ture ever produced by De Mile.
Like Delilah's, his motives always
have an enormity about them.
That girl from Oklahoma, the
state not the musical, who could
not understand why drama depart
ments objected to that exclama-
ton point in "Oklahoma!" the oper-
eta, is absolutely right.
This department would like te
be the first to retract, and abjectly
all counterarguments it presented
when the proud Oklahoman argued
that any one could type that ex-
clamation point in one movement
Feeling experimental-instead OF
combative-it took an honest look
at the typewriter and saw instantly
how simply it can be done. 1t in
wolves nothing more than pressing
the cap and back-spacer keys stimuli
taneously with the left hand while
striking the point and period keys
IN quick succession with the right
"Oooooooo- -kla -homa" take back
thy fair and exclamation-polnted
name!
Joseph Kramm, whose direction
of Hope Is Thing With Feath-
ers" had Broadway seething few
weeks ago, will take over as Olney
theater's director next week. He
will succeed Harry Ellerbe, now
headman of La Jolla, Calif.'s, reper-
tory theater, the one built around
David o. Selznick's collection OF
movie stars.
Kramm, whose first project will
be Twentieth Century" by Ben
Hecht and Charles Macarthur
came into the theater by way of
journalism, as have so many others
After being graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania, he be-
came one of the bright young lads
who collaborated with j. David
Stern in publication of the now de-
funct Philadelphia Record.
& Following Twentieth Century, y
which refers to the train. not the
movie studio, Kramm will absent
himself from Olney long enough to
direct Anna Christie" at Westport,
Conn, thence to New York to re-
stage Hope Is Thing With
Feathers" after which he will re-
turn here.
The Hope" play is the work OF
another former newspaperman,
Richard Harrity, fellow who
worked his way into the theater by
the inevitably logical route of press
agentry.
X X X
Bulletin Board: Only two new
pictures will open in the downtown
theaters this week. They are
Dream Girl" which bounces "Ro-
nance on the High Seas" from to-
Warner to the Metropolitan, and
THE Gallant Legion which makes
its appearance at the Columbia.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

trip to Jamaica, says that everything
on the island Is named after Enrol
Flynn. They're Flynn-happy," says
Hazel.
Peggy Ann Garner has been told
to shed 10 pounds before she starts
her starring role in the "The Big
Cat" with Lon McCallister. The only
thing big in the picture can be the
panther-the big cat.
Charles Bickford, one Of our bet
ter actors, gets what is coming to
him in Command Decision" He
will be co-starred with Clark Gable
and in type as big as Gables.
Charles was wanted for big role
in Interference" at RKO, but said
no, he is going to rest.
George Montgomery and Dinah
Shore off to Montana to show the
new baby to Georges IA brothers
and sisters and his 8l-year-old
mother.
Shelley Winters is now q hot bet
lOE SUdI uOlu OIl olOdo"dSs 0iiS iC-
turns there in Head Over, Heels"
described as a Coney Island carni-
val. It's by Frank Tuttle.
Charles Laughton is celebrating
his 49th birthday by taking his en-
tire Shakespeare class to Palomar,
to look at the stars in the sky. He
thinks they might learn something.
Bob Topping's partner, Bert
Friedlob husband Of Eleanor
Parker, is not too discouraged over
his and Bob's financial losses in
midget auto racing in England. Bert
is now planning some auto racing
on a board track in the Rose Bowl.
u X
Charles Jackson who out Gains
James Cain in the frightful subjects
he picks for his novels, received $50
600 from Metro for the screen rights
to his latest gloom book, THE Outer
Edges But recently, understand,
the studio sent back the script to
jackson because there was no pos
sibgle way to turn the story into a
movie.
Victor Mature tells me that he will
Evening star., 1948-07-08

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1948-07-08
HISER. BETHESDA

Air Conditioned.
CHARLES COBURN, PEGGY CUMMINe In
Green Grass of Wyoming"
Technieolor. At Q. 7:55, o.55 Pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-08

not expose too much Of his beau-
tiful hunk Of body In his Samson"
role. Il wear three types of suits. "
he tells me. "one of the shoulder
so to speak-one q kind Of singlet,
and a Roman toga type"
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Alliance.b
Evening star., 1948-07-08
B-12s THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
9
Latter-Day Russian Supplies
De Miles Delilah a Motive
By Joy Cormody

Old Testament scribe who wrote the Of Samson and
of anticipate Cecil Mile
deensible oversight naturally and Mile willing
o with a smile
His smile perhaps than might otherwise have been
Vladimir Jabonitsky
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-11
Federal Aid For Public
Schools To Be Discussed

Federal Aid for Public Schools"
will be discussed at a public meet
ing at Leland Junior High School,
Bethesda, Tuesday evening, March
%, under the joint sponsorship of
the Montgomery County Council
of Parent Teacher Associations
and the Montgomery County Edu-
cation Association.
DR.. Karl H. Berns, of the Ma
tional Education Association, will
be the principal speaker. He will
analyze bipartisan federal aid
bills now before Congress which
would appropriate federal funds
of up to $500 million to supple
ment local and state support of
public schools.
Special invitations to the March
% meeting are being extended to
members of civic organizations in
the County as well as to members
of the parent-teacher groups.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-11

A completely new electrical code
for the metropolitan area of Mont
gomery County, calling for license
restrictions and rigid inspection of
electrical installations, has been
proposed by the Montgomery Civic
Federation.
The proposal, second within a
week submitted to the county COM
missioners, is designed to eliminate
conflicts and inconsistencies in the
present law, its advocates said.
At their meeting last week the
commissioners were asked by the
Montgomery County Association Of
Electrical Contractors to adopt an
ordinance requiring licenses for
electricians and bonds for contract
ors.
The civic federation adopted re-
solution Monday approving the re-
port of its Public Safety Commit
tee, which drafted a proposed code,
along lines advocated by the Chevy
Chase View Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-03-11

When it says on the seed packet:
SOW in a drill" it means in shall
low trench. Sometimes 1t may say.
Sow at depth equal to four times
the diameter Of the seed"
This is likely to be puzzling to the
beginner, who may look at radish
seed and wonder how he can make
a shallow trench just four times its
diameter. More experienced gar
deners have learned that precise
measurement is impossible, with
small seeds; and indeed it is not
needed. .t
The main point in sowing seed
is TO take care not to bury them so
deep they will fail to emerge from
the soil. This can be accomplished
by the three methods of making
drills which are illustrated here
with.
For tiny seeds. press the edge of
a straight stick into the soil. For
medium sized seeds, make the drill
by using the end Of the hoe handle.