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ill wmtzt A BOOKIE SPEAKS Page 7 SECTION 1 10 PAGES VOL. 189. NO. 71 Associated Press and Wirephoto LOUISVILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1949 New York Times Service, United Press 22 PAGES 5 CENTS jir Lewis Orders Pits Shut Down Coalition Defeats Move to Throttle South 's Filibuster 23 Republicans Vote to Oppose Barkley's Stand On Gag Action From Wire Dispatches. Washington, March 11.

The Senate overruled tonight, 46 to 41, a decision by Vice-President Barkley that would have made the cloture or gag rule applicable to the Southern filibuster. ast 14 Days In Operators Call Action a Strike, But U.M.W. Chief Declares It's Protest Against Boyd From Wire Dispatches. Washington, March John L. Lewis, preparing for another contract battle with mine operators, today ordered a two-week shutdown of coal mines east of the Mississippi, siding officer, decided that under the rules no limit can be placed on debate on a motion.

He held that cloture was applicable only to a "pending measure" and not a "motion." 2. Twelve days ago Lucas moved to take up a proposal, sponsored by Northern Demo-Column 5, back page, this section. PICKING UP THE PIECES after a Jeffersonville gambling raid are moving-man John E. Gilbert, center, Jeffersonville, and helper. The equipment was tossed from the top of stairs at right, over Antz Cafe, 117 W.

Court. The 119 Club, through the doorway behind the Indiana trooper at left, was cleaned out later. Jeffersonville' Gambling Joints Raided 24 Hours After Reopening Rent-Control 90-Day Limit Is Defeated House. to Vote On 15-Month Curb Tuesday By the Associated Press. Washington, March 11.

House Democratic leaders today naj-rowly defeated a Republican effort to continue rent controls only 90 days more, then put off until Tuesday a final vote on an Administration bill extending the curbs 15 months. Postponement of the showdown came after nearly 8 hours of heated debate, highlighted by these developments: 1. Rejection of the G.O.P.'s 90-day extension plan by a teller vote of 178 to 163. 2. Adoption of an amendment by Representative Brown Ga.) to assure landlords, so far as practicable, a "reasonable return on reasonable value" of their rental property.

This was approved 246 to 31. Leadership Orders Delay. 3. Elimination of a provision which would have put apartment hotels back under price ceilings. Under the present law the curbs apply only to hostelries which do not provide the "usual hotel services." The change was adopted by a vote of 174 to 98.

The Democratic leadership then ordered the delay on final action, saying that votes on pending amendments and three scheduled roll calls would have forced the' House into an extra-long night session. Representative Halle ck a Republican leader, told reporters: "I think they (Democratic leaders) are a little panicky. Of course, this bill already bears only slight resemblance to the rent bill the Administration asked for." Although the Democrats did not succeed in pushing their measure through to a conclusive vote to-da3' they were pleased and re-lieved--that they had turned back the G.O.P. drive to cut the extension period to three months. Over 100 Areas-Freed.

"It was a very hard fight," acting Speaker McCormack Mass.) said. If the Republicans had put their plan across, he- explained, would have meant that to all practical purposes rent control was over." "The major fight is won," he added. But the victory came only by a mighty slim margin and only after the hard-pressed Administration forces' had offered to lift controls on more than 100 areas if Congress agrees to extend the Government's general authority to set rent ceilings. Bolstered by that vote lure, House Democratic leaders managed to keep enough their forces in line to defeat G.O.P.'s 90-day extension plan. In the 90-day plan, Representative Wolcott Mich.) contended that the country is going through a "period of transition" and that Congress would be unwise to take more than a 90-day step at this time.

But Chairman Spence Ky.) of the House Banking Committee, which wrote the 15-month bill, Column 1, back page, this section. biers when he ascended the Clark Circuit bench several years ago. Apparently the didn't believe him when he said he would not tolerate big-time gambling. The gambling crowd has been reported working and plotting for a month to get back in stride, Gaming Equipment Hauled Off In Vans Equipment seized in the Jeffersonville raid was hauled away in moving vans. "This is the best moving job I ever worked on," said John E.

Gilbert. 929 Walnut. Jeffersonville. "No lady standing over you telling you not to scratch anything." but they overlooked Judge Bottorff completeljr. Troopers cleaned the gambling halls bare, breaking up equipment and carting it to Clark County Jail.

At the 117 Club police hurled odds boards, a large cake of ice, horse-racing markers, and two office, but has drawn no pay since December 19, 1947. The United Mine Workers chief, after a conference with his 30 district presidents, released a brief announcement through an aide. "This period of inaction," it Kentucky Miners To Obey Lewi' Order Pikeville, Kv March 11 P) The walkout of some 22,000 Eastern Kentucky miners Monday, in compliance with orders by John L. Lewis, seemed virtually assured tonight. Tom Rancy, Pikeville, international board member of the United Mine Workers, said "I feel virtually certain the memorial period will be observed 100 per cent in the Big Sandy and Kentucky River section (U.M.W.

District 30)." said, "will emphasize the mine workers' opposition to one Boyd, an incompetent, unqualified person who has usurped the office and functions of director of the Federal Bureau of Mines without Senate confirmation as required by statute. Says Boyd Usurped Office. "Concurrently the minework-ers will mourn the unnecessary slaughter of 55,115 men killed and injured in the calendar ear 1948 during Boyd's incumbency of hi3 usurped office. Meanwhile the mineworkers will pray for relief from the monstrous and grotesque injustice of an ignorant and incompetent Boyd having the power to decide they should live or continue to die in the mines." Lewis' objection to the Boyd appointment, as expressed by Column 3, back page, this section. i '-ft fit till i This was a tremendous, possibly decisive victory for the Southerners in their battle to save the right of filibuster and defeat President Truman's civil-rights program.

Democratic leaders conceded the civil-rights program may be as good as defeated. Twenty-three Republicans joined the Southerners and their border-state allies in overturning Barkley's ruling that a two-thirds majority can end the filibuster, now 12 days old. Russell Appeal Upheld. The chamber did this by upholding Senator Russell in an appeal from the Vice-President's decision. Just a few minutes earlier the Southerners had won another round.

By the same 46-to-41 vote, the chamber turned down a motion by Senator Lucas of Illinois, thp ripmorratic leader, to lav Russell's appeal on the table. 1 The Administration could, if it press on with its effort to break the filibuster by day-and-night sessions designed to wear the Southerners down. But it was uncertain whether this course' would be taken, in view of the magnitude of this task, and the fact that other major legislation is piling up. A Good A virtual acknowledgement that the civil-rights program may have been wrecked, so far as 1948 is concerned, came when Senator Myers of Pennsylvania, deputy Democratic leaders of the Senate, asked Lucas whether tonight's test might not be the "only vote we may have on civil rights at this session." "That's a very good probability." Lucas replied. Another Administration lieutenant, however, told a reporter that President Truman "wants this fought out to a finish." Senator Baldwin Conn.) demanded to know whether Lucas planned to go on with the Chapman Votes One Way All(l Withers lllC Oilier! TIT 1 1 TV (T 1- 11 T3 asmngion, ivicuuu rs Senator Chapman voted to overrule his fellow Kentuckian.

Vice-President Barkley, as the Senate tonight overturned Barkley's ruling hat two thirds of the senators voting can shut off a filibuster. Senator Withers of Kentucky voted to sustain Barkley's ruling. Both Indiana senators. Cape-hart and Jenner, voted to overrule Barkley. Senator McKellar of Tennessee voted to upset the ruling, while Senator Kefauver of Tennessee voted to sustain it.

fight to outlaw filibusters by tightening the rules. He said the only way to do this was by continuous night and day sessions. Gavel Bangs Furiously. "We want to see this thing settled," Baldwin yelled, asking if Lucas would push ahead now or lay the fight aside. Lucas replied that he must consult other senators before disclosing his strategy.

Vice-President Barkley banked his gavel furiously trying to keep the Senate in order and finally announced a recess. Republicans yelled in protest, raising their hands and shouting for a roll-call vote. Barkley finally counted the raised hands, ordered the roll call, and the Senate formally quit. The parliamentary tangle that led up to the test was complicated. This was the sequence of events: 1.

Last year Senator Vanden-herg then the pre- beginning Monday. He summoned some 400,000 soft-coal and hard-coal miners to leave the diggings in protest against President Truman's nomination of Dr. James Boyd as director of the U. S. Bureau of Mines.

He also said the shutdown would be a memorial for men killed and injured in the mines. Lewis said nothing about the fact that negotiations are coming I up ior a new contract to replace i the one expiring June 30. But 1 anything that tends to reduce the amount of coal already mined will help Lewis pjt more pres sure on the operators. Might Improve Chances. The present piles above ground are estimated by the Bureau of Mines at 70,000,000 tons, or about a 45-day supply.

This is the highest springtime coal pile since 1942. Operator spokesmen were quick to call the shutdown a strike, called in "contempt" of the contract terms. Lewis himself declared the contract sanctioned such memorial periods. Some producers indicated they would welcome the shutdown, in view of the current marketing slump, due to a mild winter in the Est and other factors. First reaction on Capitol Hill was that there was nothing to be greatly alarmed about, in view of the large supply of mined coal.

Some congressmen felt the Lewis action would improve the chances that Dr. Boyd would be confirmed by the Senate. Appointed 2 Years Ago. Boyd, Australian-born minerals expert and onetime dean of the Colorado School of Mines, was named by Truman nearly two years ago, but Lewis opposed" him, and the Senate has yet to confirm him. Meantime, Boyd has been serving in the Quick Quotes Polling is here to stay.

George Gallup. Page 4. We might as well have a Courthouse that looks well as one that looks dingy. Judge Barker. Page 12, Section 2.

The Berlin, blockade is a day--to-day threat to the peace of the world. Army Secretary Royall. Page 3. It's all fine, all agreed and everything. Atlantic-pact conferee.

Page 1. China Gets New Premier Nanking, March 11 U.R Ho Ying-chin. former Minister of National Defense and Chinese military delegate to the United Nations, was appointed Premier of the tottering Nationalist Government today. The legislative Yuan secretariat said acting President Li Tsung-jen submitted the appointment this morning. The Yuan, which serves as the Chinese Parliament, will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to confirm the appointment.

Approval is taken for granted. Ho replaces Sun Fo in the Premiership. Sun stepped down earlier this week and submitted the resignation of his entire Cabinet after political opponents had assailed his Government and policies. Way Cleared for Military Bill. Washington, March 11 0J.R) A bill authorizing a 70-group Air Force and a 837.000-man Army was cleared for House action today bv the Rules Committee.

2 Found Running; 10 Are Arrested Indiana State police, carrying out an order booked more than a 3'ear ago, hit Jeffersonville gambling last night less than 24 hours after it had opened for a "big-time" business. Lt. Albert Patterson, new commander of the Charlestown barracks, said Circuit Judge James L. Bottorff of Clark Circuit Court had invoked an order standing from 1948 to shut down gambling houses. 30 Troopers Make Raid.

Raiding troopers about 30 in number found only the 117 club, located above the Antz Cafe, and the 119 in operation when they hit. The other joints on Court Avenue and the Indiana Cafe were closed when the police arrived. Another picture of ihe raids is on Page 10. A story about the grand jury dismissing four bookies and police arresting six others is on Page 9. It was exactly one year, two months, and 11 days ago that State police shut down everything in Jeffersonville.

That raid, which hit the Casino now the American Legion home, brought more than 35 State police officers into play. Judge Bottorff was behind the whole thing. Last night's raids were short as far as a general roundup was concerned. Only 10 arrests were made, and Justice of the Peace James T. Lee held up the records on five of them.

As a matter of fact he slammed down the telephone receiver on The Courier-Journal reporter twice. Defendants Listed. Lee said he didn't have time to go into the cases, but he did list the following as defendants on gambling charges: Barney Reynolds, Denzil East-ily, Harvey Cottrill, Ottee Bauer, and Marvin Berg. There were five other arrests, but Lee said he was "too busy" last night to do anything about them. Bottorff had warned the gam- Lloyd's Set to Cancel Ship Policies In War London, March 11 (JF) Lloyd's underwriters today gave notice that, effective March' 28, war-risk insurance on ships will end 43 hours after the outbreak on any war between any of the Big Four.

London and Liverpool marine-insurance companies joined with Lloyd's in the notice concerning ships of the United States, Britain. France, and Russia. 8 Nations Reach Accord On Terms of Atlantic Pact Treaty Signing First Week of April; Reds Fume As Italy Approves Participation From Wire and Overe DispMrhe. The eight nations drafting the North Atlantic security treaty announced in Washington yesterday that its historic text is complete. The pact, binding the United States, Canada, and western Europe in an unprecedented defensive alliance, will be signed in Washington the first week in April.

CHARLES C. WILLIAMS J- C. C. Williams To Quit U.L. For Bank Post Economic Professor To Re.ign On June 1 Prof.

Charles C. Williams, head of the department of economics and commerce at the University of Louisville for 20 years, will resign in June to become vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond, Va. The 49-year-old professor is chairman of the Louisville Labor- AuaiiaKemeni oniiniuee ana an arbitrator with the Federal Con ciliation Service. He has served as economic consultant for various Louisville industries and has written articles on economics and finance for The Courier-Journal since 1933. He also has contributed to Business Week, Finance, and The American Banker magazines.

Works 9-16 Uours Daily. A list of his activities in the 20 years he has been in Louisville reads like a page or two in Who's Who. He consistently works from 9 to 16 hours a day. He is a member of the U. of L.

College of Arts and Sciences executive committee, chairman of the university's plans and policies committee, and has served twice as elected member of the university council, top executive committee. He is president of Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary; president of the university credit union since it began in 1938, and past president of the chapter here of the American Association of University Professors. He has conducted banking classes here for the American Institute of Banking and has taught at the Indiana University Extension Center in Jefferson-ville. He is economic consultant and honorary member of the Louisville Purchasing Agents Association, Teaches In 4 Colleges. At the U.

of Williams is one of few men to teach classes in four different colleges Arts and Column 6, back page, this section. I Courier-Journal Pnoio. large dice tables from a second-story doorway. They broke the chairs, which were freshly varnished, on the ground and against the dice tables. State-police tags showing that the equipment was the same they had seized in a raid last j-ear were found in two large rooms over the cafe.

One box was tagged: "Indiana State Police 1-2-47 (an error; the raid was in January, 1948) 5 p.m. West Court Street Jeffersonville. Officer: Sgt. William L. Pickering.

Contents: box of horse-racing tickets." The rooms over the cafe "were shining with fresh red and green paint and checkerboard red and white linoleum. An employee of the raided place, identified by by-standers as "a dealer," attempted to snatch a film-holder from Courier-Journal photographer Barney Cowherd. "We don't want any pictures here," he said. i Police made him return the film. Gustav Rasmusseh, conferred with Acheson yesterday in the first of a series of talks with American officials concerning the possible alignment of his country with the Atlantic group.

Portugal and Iceland are considered eligible if they wish to come in. The pact will not become effective until after it is ratified by all member Governments following the signing. In the United States this means that it must be approved by the Senate. Dane Seeks Added Clue. Denmark's Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen indicated after his conference with Acheson that he wants to know what military help his country could expect if it joined the alliancer He told reporters after the 35-minute conference that the conversation "touched on" the subject of American arms aid to western Europe.

"I hope that Denmark's decision (on. lining up with the Atlantic-pact powers) will be taken in the very near, future," Rasmussen said. De Gasperi's announcement said that the Italian Cabinet had unanimously accepted an invitation to join in the Atlantic defense system. His statement, made in a tense Column 4. bark pace, this section.

1. has income from H. V. Bastin, couples, the from taking the to adopt her. Tests show The court ruled growing up in Home can find.

Warming Up Furnished by V. S. "Weather Bureau Kentucky Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer Saturday. Sunday cloudy with moderate temperature; rain likely in west and south. Indiana Partly cloudy Saturday.

Sunday cloudy and slightly warmer; occasional light rain or snow in extreme south. Standiford Field Reading. 1 A.M. 30 2 P.M. 40 8 P.M.

34 9 A.M. 31 3 M. 42 9 P.M. 32 10 A.M. 33 4 P.M.

42 10 P.M. 32 11 A.M. 37 P.M. 40 11 P.M. 31 12 M.

39 8 P.M. 3S 12 P.M. 31 1 P.M. 39 7 P.M. 35 1 A.M.

30 Year Ago High. 33: low. 18. Sun Rises. sets.

5:47. Weather in other cities on Page 4. The announcement that the draft of the treaty has been finished was made after a 2-hour, 20-minute meeting in Secretary Acheson's office at the State Department. Several minor changes were made during the session. Emerging from the conference, Baron Silvercruys, the Belgian ambassador, told newsmen: "It's all fine, all agreed and everything." The State Department then issued a more formal statement agreed upon by the representatives of the eight nations.

It said: "We cleared up several minor drafting points. We expect the text of the treaty will be released for publication next Friday and that the treaty will be signed the first week in April in Washington. There will be one or more meetings next week." More May Join Line-up. The eight countries which agreed on the wording of the treaty are the United States, Canada, Norway. Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Several other nations may join this line-up before the signing. Italian Premier Alcide de Gasperi announced in Rome that his Government has approved Italy's participation in the projected alliance. Denmark's Foreign Minister. Anclled Prm Wirephnto. DR.

ANDREW C. LAWSON He's a father again 'It's Nothing Father, 87, Says of Baby By the Vnltefl Pre. Oakland, March 11. Dr. Andrew Lawson, 87-year-old University of California professor of geology, took his 4-day-old son and 39-year-old wife home from the hospital today.

"It's nothing; it happens all the time," said the professor, an inveterate cigar smoker with a healthy batch of white hair and a vigorous walrus mustache and Shavian beard. "I don't see why old men should be debarred from having families." The child is the first born to his secrind wife, Isabel, whom be married 18 years ago. The baby has two half brothers, aged 59 and 57. and a half dozen great-grandnephews. The brothers are Werner Lawson, 57, Chicago, and Eric Lawson, 59.

Napa, children of the professor's first wife, who died years ago. Dr. Lawson, oldest active member of the university faculty and one of the oldest active instructors in the country, still walks to work each day, rain or shine, from his home a mile from the campus. tWHiPiff; iminw.mftMililiM 1,11 '''yJUMmfr 11 i' ---1 ftniy- ft it -i hi i yraiu.p. tu.ii..

x. AJp zMM iglTrn ffe 3ct Lf EiSOfc Court Says Children's Home Can Put Bright Child With Better-Off Family The Louisville and Jefferson County Children's Home was given the right yesterday by the Court of Appeals to transfer an unusually bright child to a better-situated family. Since she was a few weeks old, the child has been boarded from the Home by Mr. and Mrs. Lewises sued the Home to prevent it child from them.

They wanted the girl has unusual mental capacity. the child's mentality warrants her the very best surroundings the The ruling upheld the Jefferson Manville L. Lewis, Buechel Route Lewis is a Louisvilie 5i Nashville shop helper. Circuit Court superintendent oflhe Home, said earning S300 a month. He also the girl now is about 3.

About 25 persons have applied for her. he said. Bastin said the child was not free for adoption when she first was boarded with the Lewises. He said another objection to placing her with the Lewises is that her mother knows where she is and that is not a satisfactory situation for the foster parents. crops and poultry on his farm.

He and his wife have two children, are "good people," and have, boarded satisfactorily other children from the Home, the Court of Appeals opinion said. But two Louisville couples, both college-educated and in the income bracket, want custody of the child. When the Home indicated it wanted to place the child with one of the Asriate! PrfM Wirephirto. model design also will be used for hospitals in 10 other cities. It already is being used for a hospital under construction at Denver.

Story on Page 4. VETERANS HOSPITAL This is an architects drawing of thfe 500-bed hospital to be built by the Veterans Administration on Zorn Avenue near Mellwcod. This.