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ON TODAY'S EDITORIAL PAGE Judge Preston's Court Honored: Editorial Cease to Be Ridiculous. Mail Would Driving Tests Help? Editorial ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH 51; SYRACUSE, N. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948 Weather Official Syracuse Forecast Partly cloudy and continued coal today. Fair and warmer tomorrow. Report on Page 6 FINAL' EDITION--FIVE CENTS ruman ame Re Lo move rom uisiana BATON ROUGE, Truman's name wa knocked off the Louisiana ballot yesterday and he will be only a write-in candidate in the Nov.

2 general elections. The States Bights Democratic candidates Gov, J- Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for president and Gov. Fielding Wright of Mississippi for vice-president--were declared the Democratic party nominees in Louisiana, Unanimous Vote The Louisiana Democratic state central committee took this action by unanimous vote on a resolution by Jucige Leander Perez of St, Bernard and Plaqwemines parishes (counties), Tije resolution voiced the southern revolt against the national nd- minlstrallon'a civil vjghls program and policies. The resolution said in part that the action was taken because is the duty ol the Oemocrlic state central committee to support candidates for president zmd vice- president who will preserve the traditions of tha people of this state and protect their right of self-government; "Also all other state's rights in accordance our American way of constitutional government as opposed to candidates for said offices who are pledged to. support the enactment of federal laws to regiment our people, and destroy their right of state government and to force upon them foreign ideologies such as the Russian 'all-races called here the FEFC.

"This law contains a fundamental threat to our American way of life and would set up a federal police state for the certain destruction of our American freedom and liberties." The resolution also declared that Thurmond and Wright "both have pledged themselves to support, de- let and preserve the right of the people of each state to local government and all state's rights and property within our American constitutional framework of government" Judge Perez explained the ballot would be headed by the regular Democratic party's rooster symbol Immediately beneath it will appear the names of Thurmond and Wright; then will follow the names; and after them the names of candidates nominated in the Aug, 31 Louisiana Democratic primary. The committee met to certify the primary election turns, To "prevent a split in the vote 1 for the nominees ol the Aug. 31 primary in the general election, Perez said States' Rights electors who have qualified with the set 1 GROVES APPEARS FOR TESTIMONY. (AP lie Groves, retired (left), wartime director of the atomic bomb project, talked with Chairman Parnell Thomas (R), N. of the house un-American activities committee yesterday before giving testimony in the committee's investigation of an alleged atomic espionage plot Soviet Has U.

S. Atomic Secrets, Gen. Groves Hints BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON. Leslie R.

Groves brought out of a two-hour meeting with congressional spy investigators yesterday a hint that wartime atom bomb secrets may have been shipped to the Russians. Border Killings By Greeks Hit in Yugoslavia Note 20 Slavs Slain In Border Clash At Vitsi Triangle LONDON, Yugoslavia protested to Greece yesterday the killing of her troops in what Greek War Minister George Stratos said was a Yugoslav invasion. The note, reported by the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug, said the soldiers wandered by accident into Greece during a dense fog "without any intention or desire to violate the Greek frontier," Twenty Killed The Greeks said 20 wore Killed and three captured. The Yugoslavs asserted Greek soldier was killed in a skirmish on Yugoslav soil and that others left behind some mortars and ammunition. The Greeks have been fighting Greek guerrillas near the Yugoslav border in the Viisi The Yugoslav note, delivered to the Greek legation in Belgrade, told this story: A large group of Greek soldiers "of undetermined strength" crossed the border Monday and began digging in near a church on Mt Kaimakchalan, 60 feet inside Yugo slavia, A Yugoslav detachment called on the group to withdraw and it did, but "another group of Greek soldiers which was also within Yugo- Budget Includes Stockpiling of Strategic Goods GAVE ACTRESS FIRST AID, (AP Actress Mary Ainslee (above) held" a picture of Actress Rita Johnson as she described how she aided her friend and called a doctor when Miss Johnson collapsed from a brain injury.

Miss Ainslee said Miss Johnson lapsed into unconsciousness without revealing how she was hurt. Integrity Impossible Groves directed the vast atomic project during the war. And he told reporters that everybody in an organization of 600,000 people couldn't be of "the utmost integrity." That was in answer to a question whether ntomic scientists had leaked secret information to Soviet U. S. Claims Lewis Union Broke Law WASHINGTON.

f.T Govern mi -n -I i day that John. L. Lewis' mine agents. The committee oblainod fl hop agreement for the steel industry's coal mines in "complete and obdurate disregard ol the law," Counsel for the national labor relations board said in a brief that Lewis and the United Mine Workers violated the Taft-Hartley act testimony to that effect from a former army intelligence officer. Rep.

McDowell (H), says evidence also has been obtained that during the war Russia got from this country more than a ton oJC uranium compounds and 25 retary of state will be asked withdraw. to BULL ATTACK FATAL SALAMANCA, Florence McCarthy, 51, died yesterday of injuries suffered when a bull attacked him Sunday on his farm three miles) from Ellicottville, On that, Groves told reporters that he didn't ship any and wouldn't have dona so under any circumstances, And he said he had no recollection of any shipments whatever imagine it being pounds of refined uranium metal. by gclting steel industry to l.L*. A. Af Mr i i -m- agree to the union shop without slav opened fire on a second Yugaslav detachment approaching the church.

The note went on: "After a skirmish in which one Greek soldier was captured, the second group ol Greek soldiers left on our territory a quantity ol mortars and The second Yugoslav detachment, said the note, "owing to dense fog which had descended in the meantime, accidentally crossed the bor- mcnt attorneys contended ycslcr-ltlcr. When the fog momentarily cleared, rifle machinegun mortar and artillery fire were opened on the Yugoslav soldiers at close quarters without having been preceded by a challenge or nny warning." The note stud this "resulted in a certain number oL dead, wounded and missing Yugoslav soldiers remaining on Greek 1 MAKES SOLO SEA VOYAGE TO SEE MOMMY; (AP Wirephoto)-- Hanna Romans, 6, of Manila, arrived in San Francisco aboard the APL liner Meigs enroute to Pikeville, where she will see her mother again for the first time in two and 9 half years. Her entry to the United States was made possible when she was adopted (by proxy) by her Hanna made the long voyage Rita Johnson Near Death From Hair Drier Blow HOLLYWOOD, (f) Beauteous Rita Johnson lay near death yesterday from head injuries which police said apparently were caused by a hair drier falling on the 35-year- old film actress Monday. The actress, once considered as a successor to the late Jean Harlow, underwent a delicate brain operation by three physicians Thursday night to remove a clot Yesterday she was still in a coma. Dr.

Aiden Bainey, brain specialist, said: "Rita Is in a very serious She is holding her own but it is much too early to say whether she will recover. She probably will remain "unconscious two or three days." Her broilier "William, Hew from Chicago to be at her bedside. He asked for "a police investigation of this whole 1 Detectives already were on the case, however, Police Lt Stephenson said his investigation had found nothing so far "that would indicate it was anything but an accident." Dazed and shaken, Miss Johnson was found in her apartment by Mary Ainslee, an actress friend. Miss Ainslee said she had called to accompany Miss Johnson to a cockt- 1 party and found her muttering "the hair drier fell on me," She said it bumped her head and "it hurts terribly," Stephenson, too said his men were told bv Miss Johnson's maid that the drier had tipped over before, "It 1 said Stephenson, "that it must have tipped over 1 Miss Ainslee said the actress collapsed soon alter complaining of the bump. She has not regained consciousness since.

Her personal physician, Dr, Lee Siegel, said he tried two days to arrange hospital accommodations for her, Mrs. Lillian Johnson, mother of "I he said, But he said, too, the authority for such shipments would not have rested with him and he didn't know who did have it The committee called in several other witnesses yesterday in preparation for open hearings later on, Chairman Parnell Thomas (R), N. said one witness was a scientist who was brought in to examine certain documents the committee has obtained, "These documents," he said, "were in connection with the atomic bomb, also in connection with this espionage case, I am not free to give out the name of the 1 He said the scientist may testify at the open a required NRLB election, The Tall-Hartley law permits the union shop only if employes agree beforehand in an election, Under a union shop, all workers are required lo join the union. The steel industry first refused to grant Lewis the union shop in contract negotiations last July and a week long strike resulted. But steel eventually agreed to the union shop arrangement for its "captive" mines with a proviso that if the arrangement was later declared illegal--because oC the lack of a NRLB election--the contract proviso would become void.

Vets Urged to Get New Disability Pay WASHINGTON, The veterans administration asked several thousand disabled veterans yesterday to hurry up and claim extra pay that congress voted for them, Delay, the agency warned, may Cop Kills Bandit, Wounds Another the actress, is enroute here from result in loss of some of the new Worcester, Mass, Miss Johnson was born in Worcester and began her theatrical career A blonde, she had been in films for about 10 years. Her recent pictures included "The Big Clock" and "Sleep, My Love," She formerly was married to L. Stanley Kahn, New York businessman. Dave Boone Says: At a time when ruthless unconcern for the other fellow and violent contempt for orderly processes are crucifying governments all over the world before our very eyes, it is tough to see so much apathy toward class hatreds, hasty Strikes and disorders on America's home grounds. Uncle Sam is made to look like a fellow giggling ''You can't hurt me" with a rope around his neck and a crowd kicking a barrel from under his feet.

i The rights of the general public are being defied and leered at on too many fronts, the "or else 11 spirit is obviously one that can easily lead to violent routines' in Berlin, Prague and Paris, Especially when some of our leaders seem to encourage it, If tlie American people want mob rule it is their own affair, but if they don't they had better wake up, It's later than they think, if you ask me. Congress approved extra allow- arices, effective Sept 1, for certain disabled veterans of world war 2 who have dependents. The increase ranged from $21 a month more for the married veterans with 60 percent disability to $91 more a month for the totally disabled veteran with three or more children and two dependent' parents. Such veterans must submit documentary evidence of dependency promptly in order to qualify lor the increase, VA said, It estimated 142,380 veterans -would qualify and the additional cost to the government would be the first year. Inside Today Page Comic Page 7 Death Record 6 Editorial 4 Markets 8 Radio 5 Sports '9-10 Syracuse News Theaters 8 Women's Pago 5 COLUMNISTS Bill Reddy 9 Drew Pearson 9 George E.

Sokolsky 9 Leonard Lyons 9 NEW YORK. (A 1 )--One bandit was killed and a second critically wounded yesterday in a gun battle with a detective during an attempted holdup of a Queens real estate office, police reported, Police identified the dead man as John Williams, 26, and the wounded as Paul Bokin, 21, both of Manhattan. Bokin was shot thru the head and chest Detective John McKeon reported he shot the men after one of them fired at him thru the pocket of his jacket and the other tried to draw a gun, McKeon and Detective Roger Koran also captured two other men who allegedly participated in the holdup. Police identified them as Louis Bradish, 31, and Hugh G'Neil. The shooting occurred in the real estate office of William Folliard at 43-46 162nd st in the Broadway-Flushing district of Folliard said the men took his wallet containing $50 and then locked him and his secretary in a lavatory.

Drum's Successor Guard Named ALBANY. (A')-- Gov, Dewey yesterday appointed Karl Hausauer of Buffalo as commanding general New York national guard to succeed Lieut-Gen, JHugh A. Drum. Dewey, in a statement, announced that Drum had retired and asked to be transferred to the state reserve list; effective Qcl, 1. The governor accepted the resignation "with the I greatest regret." Drum, 68 assumed command of (he guard in 1943 after he had retired from active army duty as the country's ranking lieutenant gen- eraL During part of world war 2 he commanding general of the eastern defense command- and the First army.

He saw service in three Higher 'IQ' Among Voters Held Democracy 'Must' BY MARIO ROSSI primarily with the economic and political roles of the community in the building of an even greater American democracy, yesterday's sessions of the annual Institute of Community Leadership at Cazcnovia junior college were highlighted by a message from Gov, Thomas E. Dewey and an address by Sterling Fisher, radio network executive. Schools Doing Little A "high political IQ" among the general voting populace is one of the major essentials lor the growth of democracy, but out schools and local governments are doing little to develop it, aserted Mr, Fisher, who is mayor of Tarry town and manager of public affairs, and education of the National Broadcasting Airforce Seeks 200 More Jets And 23 Bombers WASHINGTON, (ff) Truman administration formally disclosed yesterday it set a flexible $15,000,000,000 limit on next fiscal year's military budget. This is about 000,000,000 more than was set aside for this year. Budget Director James E.

Webb emphasized that the posed outlay will be subject to "adjustment" later if changes in the international situation rant such action, Begins July 1 Webb released the memorandum "to Defense Secretary Forreslal which said: "The president has pending a more thoro evaluation of our military requirements and their relationship to our resources, that the authority lor new obligations for national defense for fiscal 1950 shall be limited to 000." The fiscal year for 1950 begins next July Webb noted that the all-embracing budget includes stockpiling of critical and strategic materials, public works construction, special programs and other items, The memorandum continued: "It is expected that the national military establishment will proceed forthwith to develop a balanced military program and budget for' 1950 within this amount" BASE FOR PLANKING White House officials told newsmen that the 15-billion is "not inflexible" and merely a basa for planning. Meanwhile, tiie air force says It wants to order 200 more jet-pro- Co, He spoke last night at a forum meeting Cazcnovia central school E. Vadcboncoeur, vice-president of TflSYR was chairman. 4 lt is one of the oddities of the trend of world affairs," declared Mr. "that the average American who was once generally accused of being, highly provincial, nowadays generally knows more about foreign events and governments than he does about the personalities, and operations ol! his own village, city, county or state." Pointing out that his position as mayor has given him a highly centrated course in adult education, Fisher declared that he had observed wth regret that the percentage of citizens who concerned themselves with the vital affairs of day-to-day village government and who attended meetings of the board wars.

(Continued on Page 6, Column 3) Russian Attempt to Slow Airlift Backed by U. S. BY GEORGE BRIA BERLIN. authorities yesterday swiftly blocked a Russian attempt to snarl with red tape the joint U. airlift supplying Berlin, A Soviet note to the four-power air safety center demanded detailed flight information concerning the supply lanes, but S.

officials replied that the Russians already were getting adequate information. Spy Ring Claimed The huge transports have been carrying supplies to. Berlin since the Russians blockaded the city last June. In this atmosphere of East-West tension the Russian-licensed news agency, ADN, reported that a German-led spy ring "supported" by and British authorities had MIT Scientists Show Photos Of Dots, Believed Polio Virus TORONTO. showing tiny dots that may be polio virus inside a nerve were disclosed yesterday by two research scientists.

If these dots actually arc the virus, the pictures are an exciting discovery, A new way possibly will be opened io learn how infantile shown, with a report of the work, to the Electron Microscope Society of America, At intervals, the MIT scientists took pictures of the sciatic nerve of a monkey which had been infected with polio virus. Tiny, oval dots could be seen in the tubule of the nerve, an inner portion of paralysis virus gets into the body, the nerve which may be hollow, and how it moves along nervepativ ways to do damage. The photographs were taken by Dr. Dcrobcrtis and Dr. Francis Schnritt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a powerful electron miscroscope.

They were "We do not claim that these particles that appear as dots in the nerve tubule are necessarily the poJio virus, but the pictures do suggest that they are the virus or else are intimately connected with it," Dr, Derobertis said, 'Axis Sally' Indicted On Treason Charge WASHINGTON. American-born woman accused of broadcasting a series of "Home, Sweet Home" programs over the German QQQ radio to American troops in was indicted for treason yesterday. Known to wartime GIs as ''Axis the defendant is Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, 47, a native of Portland, Me, A federal grand charged that Miss Gillars aidedjlitler's Nazi German government in its psychological warfare against the United States, not only to the sistance of Americans at home but also "for the purpose of weakening the fighting powers and the morale 11 ol U. troops overseas The 10-count indictment further accused her of violating her allegiance to the country of her birth and said she "knowingly, intentionally, wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and treasonably did adhere to the enemies of the United 1 the next step in its buildup gram. fc The request for the lighters and 13 of the bombers, long-range standard engine aircraft, has been approved bv Forrestal.

It new avraits final action by President Truman, These planes will cost about 600,000. The air force also asked Forrestal to approve an additional to buy 10 iet bombers, plus a number of trainers, transports and helicopters. It would use $16,000,000 of the funds for guided missile development. Forrestal Queuille Confirmed As French Premier PARIS. Henri Queuille, "a vetrean Radical Socialist, was confirmed by the national assembly last night as premier of The vote was 360 to 197, The quired majority is 311.

Queuille, 64, has served as a cabi net minister 22 times since. 1920 but never before has been premier. His confirmation came after Gen. Charles de Gaulle's rightist group gave him its support, He was associated with de Gaulle in the Free French movement during the been smashed in Eastern Germany with the arrest of 15 agents. The report followed an announcement in Frankfurt that an American court had sentenced Count Heinrich von Einsiedel, great-grandson of Bismarck, to six months in jail for carrying false papers.

He had been arrested as a suspected Communist contact man in the zone, The ADN report said all the arrested agents were under orders from Kurt Schumacher, one-armed social democrat leader in Western Germany, and had "the fullest sup(Continued on Page 3, Column 2) Baseball Scores INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 4-3, Rochester Toronto 9, Buffalo 4, NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 5, AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 11, Boston 6. Cleveland 10, Detroit 1. Philadelphia 9-3, Washington St Louis 10, Chicago 7, Queuille also has the backing of the Socialists, Popular Republicans MRP) and his own Radical-Socialists (Conservatives). considering the but has not yet forwarded the White House.

To begin expansion of air craft production capabilities, the president last month approved a $43,600,000 allocation for tooling uo air craft factories. WHAT AIBFOBCE WANTS The airforce said this is what it wants to order if the pending requests are approved: Thirteen B-50's, successors to the wartime Boeing This would bring the total of ordered, to 390, about a dozen of which havt been delivered. One hundred Lockheed F-8Q-C iet fighters. The total of F-80 heeds (A, 8, and models) on order for delivery would thus mount to 1,727. The Lockheed company disclosed last June that more than 1,000 of the jet fighters had been delivered to the airforce UD to that time.

One hundred Republic F-84-C jet fighters, to bring the to tal of to 1,074. Of this total "several hundred" have been delivered, the force said. Ten B-47 jet bombers, These would be the first production models. The only other two produced were experimental model! for testing purposes. Lake Gives Up Elmiran's Body PEIW YAtt (JP)-Thc body of Robert Woodard, 20, of Elmira was recovered yesterday from Seneca lakej Woodard was one of two Elmira fishermen missing since Monday.

The body of Carl Gleason, 42, wai taken from the lake Wednesday. Syracuse Headlines THE NEW YORK STATE CIO POLITICAL ACTION CONFER- ence, which began a two-day meeting in the Onondaga yesterday, is expected to indorse Harry S. Truman lor president at 1 5. MORE MEN ARE BECOMING AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE AS age groups being registered are lowered, draft board officials said yesterday, as they disclosed total figures for registration of men 23 thru 6. GEN.

CARL GRAY, HEAD OF THE VETERANS' istration, revealed in Syracuse yesterday that he expects construction of the proposed 12 to 15 million dollar veterans 1 hospital to begin here "some time next 14, RIPPING APART THE TESTIMONY OF THE PROSECUTION'S witnesses, Defense Attorney Paul Shanahan obtained a reduction of grand larceny charge against Joseph Valerino of 605 DeWitt rt. in special sessions court yesterday 6. A DERAILED LOCOMOTIVE AND SEVERAL CARS BLOCKED three New York Central main line tracks for several hours at 11.05 m. yesterday at Lyons, according to railroad spokesmen. No was injured in crash, it was 8,.