The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 13, 1948, Page 1

R “ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,937 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Truman Chooses Barkley As Running Mate —— NEW TRUCE IS SOUGHT, HOLY LAND Prediction fia— de by One Source as Arabs Make Drive Upon J_ews (By The Associated Press) predicted today a new truce in the Palestine war by Saturday. Abdel Rahman Azam Pasha, Sec- retary General of the Arab League, said in Amman, Trans-Jordan, how- | ever, that he is meeting with Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese and Trans-Jordan officials “to intensify the Arab war eftort. “There is no question of a truce,”| he asserted, “we discussed closer ccordination of Arab forces in the field and a speedup of the drive against the Jews.” LAKE SUCCESS—British sources at the United Nations said Britain is now ready to join in strong U. N. action to stop the war. The British| are allied with most of the seven warring Arab nations and until re- cently supplied them with money, war materials and officers. If such aid is not forthcoming from Britain, the Arab war effort will be crimped considerably. JERUSALEM—Fighting in Pales- tine increased in violence on ground and aloft. 5 LAKE SUCCESS—Count Folke Bernadotte, the U. N. Mediator, asked the Security Council for quick and forcetul 'fi%;gv:nwn to end the combat. He spoke of sanctions and said: “For moment I have done my utmost dtid-can’t do more.” SRS TEL AVIV-—The Jewish in“dr- mant, associated with the Israeli foreign office, said old warrior King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan is be- lieved to be trying, with Iraqi back-‘ ing to convince Egypt, Syria and Le- banon to cease fire and talk terms. JERUSALEM—The Jews fol]owedi up their capture yesterday of Er { Marshal A highly placed Israeli intormant! jypeay. SHOOTING AT SITKA Clara Williams, 47-year-old dish- washer at Smitty’s Cafe in Sitka, was shot and wounded there at 9 o'clock this morning in a room at the Alaska Hotel by Charles Wes- ley McLain, 68-year-old pioneer resident, who then killed himself with a shot through the head. Word of the double shooting was received from the Empire's Sitka correspondent and by U. S. William T. Mahoney in Deputy U. S. Marshal Max Rogers is conducting an in- vestigation. Clara Williams was taken to the hospital, and is expected to sur- vive. — e — HERB KINGSTON . SHOT, WOUNDED AT KETCHIKAN Herb Kingston, elderly manager lof the Gilmore Hotel at Ketchi- kan, was in a critical condition to- (day at the Ketchikan General Hos- I pital where he was taken last night ifor treatment after being allegedly shot twice by Mitchell Widner, a logger. According to Assistant U. S. Dis- | trict Attorney Ernest E. Bailey, at (to U. S. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., Juneau, Widner walked up to the desk of the hotel and shot Kingston in the stomach. As the wounded man |caught hold of his stomach and turned around, Widner allegedly shot him again, this time in the back. The shooting took place at 7:40 sp, m. yesterday. Kingston was a longtime resident of Ketchikan. | No motive for the crime has yet in en before U. S. Commissioner P. J. Gilmore, Sr, on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Bond jwas set at $25000 before he was lodged in the Ketchikan Federal Jail. — .- Ketchikan, who phoned the details,FoR SOAP Box TRIA[' -4 Qbeen determined. Widner was tak- ¢ Ramle and Lydda by taking Suba,i five miles from Jerusalem. It is “jMRS- EA SIR strong point on the highway. In the Lydda sector, the Israelis attacked Beit Nuba, northwest of the strong| Latrun road block. | A TEL AVIV—Egyptian planes at-| tacked Tel Aviv. The increasing Is-{ raeli Air Force bombed the main Egyptian base at Gaza. The Israeli Army and the crack| troops of the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion were fighting an increas- ingly violent battle within sight of Er Ramle and Lydda for supremacy of the road from Tel Aviv to Jeru- salem. Both cities and an estimated | £0,000 Arabs in them surrendered to the Jews Monday. ——————— — VISITING HERE F. B. Schraeder is spending a few days in Juneau at the Hotel Juneau before returning to Yaku-] tat. The Washington, Merry - Go- Round! By DBE@ARSON (Copyright, 1948, ',:‘}'M Bell Syndicate, 1 PHILADELPHIA — Should the warring Democrats happen to com- promise their differences by pick- ing Justice William Orville Doug- las as their Presidential or Vice- Presidential candidate, an old, old rivalry with Tom Dewey would be revived. For Dewey and Douglas wereneeded social worker. members of the same class at the Columbia Law School, Douglas at the top of the class, Dewey not so near the top, with both rivals in 1aw-school debates. FDR, who had to run against Dewey in 1944, al- ways said that one reason he liked to have Bill Douglas around was because he knew how to get the best of Dewey. . 3 Should the Democratic light- ning strike Douglas at Philadel- phia, it would bring belated ful- fillment of Roosevelt’s original| wishes—four years late. For at the 1944 convention which finally nominated Harry Truman as Vice-! (Continued on Page Four) | Mrs. Earl B. Strong, TELLS OF LEAGUE WORK IN STATES The Juneau League of Women Vo- ters group voted today to apply for a status of provisional league in the national organization, at the noon luncheon meeting in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel. Mrs. Wilfred Johnson, committee Ichairman, and the toard of di- rectors will make the necessary ar- rangements for the application pro- cedure and present it to the league at next month’s meeting. President of the Iowa State League and wife of the Dean of Grinnell College, gave a short talk on the work of the non- partisan group since its organiza- tion in 1919 and stressed its main purposes. She told of the league’s candidate meetings where those seeking office are invited to present their platform to enable voters to get a true picture of the potential public servants. Other interests of the organiza- tion includes child welfare, study and support of legislation impor- tant to society as a whole both in small communities and on a na- tional scale. / Mrs. Ernest Gruening, who pre- sided today, told of her visit with the League's National President Helen Strauss in Washington, D. C., and called for a local meeting on August 12. Mrs. Sally Avrit, Past President of an Oregon League, told how her group worked to obtain a much- Alice Brandebury, head of the public welfare work for Alaska, re- lated the unfortunate lack of funds and personnel to competently ser- vice Alaska child welfare work. R o GETS SIXTY DAYS Harry Black was sentenced to serve 60 days in the Juneau Fed- eral. Jail today by U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray on a drunk charge. He was arrested a week ago by City Police. — .- INTENTION TO WED Earl H. Bassford and Agnes Louise Tubbs, both of Juneau, have applied to U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray for a marriage license. TAKES SPOTLIGHT ON STRIKE With only four more days xe-i weekly Rotary meeting this noon.! PHILADELPHIA, July 13—(®— the Dercy and announced the com-|plant of Westinghouse Electric been added to the annual race, in-;the suspe_nslon of two members for maining until the Soap Box Derby, g the race held the spotlight at the R 3 Don Skuse, chairman for the Der-|Production ground to a complete by, wound up the arrangements for|halt today at the huge Lester, Pa., mittees that will be working on|Corp., as 6,000 CIO workers con- Sunday. Many new features have|tinued a protest strike against the cluding kick boards along the sides; “security’ reasons. of the track, trucks to service the The parade will start at 1:30 o’-! Jokn Schaefer, President of the [clock on Sunday afternoon with the|lccal, said the two men were first race scheduled to start at 2 “tranded poor security risks” by o'clock sharp. Prizes will be award-{the Navy which has contracts with ed to the winners at the Rotary|the plant for gas turbine engines tluncheon on Tuesday. for aircraft. Visiting Rotarians at today’s - meeting were; Almer J. Peterson KRE lIN Dt lof Anchorage and Ray G. Hall, V. R. Milligan, and Dr. W. E. Peterson Wrangell and Seattle. I v 'SEVENTEEN HILL! SILENCE (By The Associated Pr The Kremlin kept its siience on MORE Ru“s Io“lGHT the U. S, British and French tdemanding an .end to the land | With racers whizzing down melbh}c}l}(gd&q;l&\: ll:d:;" u‘;ngl::hu vz}e:k. hill as though it might have been .- peace tredty “be' conclades: iD_erby Day,-17-boys: turned 0‘."' las quickly and that all occupazlofi night at me_ 12tt.1 Scfeet Hill ‘°f|trocps Do, WIthATAWA' Bs 8OpR" ‘48 Ithe largest trial run yet this yea!"possiblc after the signing. {The fact that 24 of the 30 entries; e Hussians Beve: St wioon !hfl"e alrea_dy o Cars(previous effort to write a peace for {out for trial heats was good in- Germany and Austria. dication that the competition will Their new anxiety seemed to stem be heated in the big race Sunday.lfrom the Western Allies' moves to Boys running the heats lastigot ,;, a government in Western night were Jay Osterman, "‘””yQGermnmz Freimuth, Gerald Shaw, Jerry ¥ AT Isaak, Dale Osterman, Albert Dob- panes flying here and started ex- Jack Gould, Rudy I Meier, Mike Grummett, Samuel McPhetres, Donald Barcus and iJerry Rosenberger. Don Skuse said that trials would idon. be held tonight at the hill be-! U. . planes carted a record 1,- ginning at 7:30 o’clock. 2249 tons of food and supplies to Ber- TR et jlin yesterday. The British sent in 1204 cargo planes, compared to 240 ALEUTIAN DOCKS (v cne “amercanc WITH 21 PERSONS | i ! I — e 1 "CAPTIVE” COAL | The Aleutian docked in Juneau REPORIED E"DED 1at 1 o'clock this afternoon withi 1145 round trippers and 21 passen- W {gers from Ketchikan and Seattle] WASHINGTON, July 13 @— {for Juneau. She is scheduled to|Justice T. Alan Goldsborough to- leave for the Westward at 5:45 o'- day announced. settlement of the clock this afternoon taking Mrs. F.|strike in “captive” steel company 1‘7‘ Daugherty and N. Utra from Ju-|coal mines. neau to_ Seward. Goldshorough said representatives Arriving from Seattle were: P. H.|of the steel industry and of John L. |Durocher and wife, Clark and Doro-{Lewis’ United Mine Workers had thy Field, Dr. G. H. Fish and wife, [agreed to accept the same coal con- {Alice Herzog, William Higgenba-|tract signed recently by the rest !thm and wife, Alex Marks, M. M.|of the coal industry. :Mays and wife, Dr. Claudia Pat-| The Judge told reporters there ter, Miss Helen Patter, E. B. Rich-lis one condition—the UMW agrees ards and wife Mrs. J. James and|to modify its union shop clause in Mrs. E. Wormack. the new agreement if the provision From Ketchikan: Jack Marlar, |eventually is ruled illegal by the Roland Duncan and Sidney Davis.{Naticnal Labor Relations Board. REPUBLICAN SWEEP OF DOUBTFUL STATES pits will return to work tomorrow morning. They have been idle for a week. i WASHINGTON, July 13—®—|» Senator Taft (R-Ohio) predicts the| e Republicans will hold their Senate majority in the next Congress. Taft told a news conference he believes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Republican Presidential nominee, will sweep the “doubtful states” into the Republican col- umn in the November election. The Republicans now have a 51 to 45 edge in the Senate. Taft listed the “doubtful states” |as Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mex- |ico, Montana, Rhode Island and | Colorado. Taft’s only comment -on the Democratic convention at Philadel-ie® At Airport — Trace; since o | phia—given with a broad grin—|e July 1, .69 inches. . l“'l’heu certainly are some gloomyr L3 !reports out of there.” ® 0o 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 Gary Hedges, port. The British were reported sending in new troops, with some | scheduled for Berlin duty, but this SRS & T RS e o o . WEATHER REPORT ¢ (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) ® ‘Temperatures for 24-hour period ¢ ending 7:30 this morning . In Juneau— Maximum, 73; minimum, 53. . At Airport— Maximum, 73; minimum, 49. . FOREUCAST L . ° . . ® ® . . (Juneau und Vicinity) Variable high cloudiness to- night and Wednesday. Little change in temperature. PRECIPITATION 'ast 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau City None; since July 1, 88 inches. The stoppage began with a brief ! venders of ice cream, pop and hot|sit-down yesterday following a mass| PHILADELPHIA, July 13. " dogs and field telephones between |meeting of the Local 107, United |This is about a raw steak, held the start and finish lines so that|Electrical Machine and Radio|2loft In the dainty hands of a spectators all along the track will|workers. It spread at subsequent lady wearing dmmflnds.v | Kknow the results of each heat, which [shift changesto virtually all pro-| The Democrats are feeling a little will be announced over a public|duction workers and most of the|stronger today because of this address system. office staff. steak, plus some salty oratory and 28 minutes of strenuous exercise jof Ketchikan. Other visitors were | Tt was a real one, a medium- {W. H. Twenhofel of Orlando, Flor- jslzed sirloin, raw, red, limp and ida, Dr. Lewis Michelson of San damp. It was introduced in evi- Francisco, and A. Engstrom of |dence, so to speak, by Mrs. India’ { Edwards, chairman of the Women's | |Cropley, Lowell McClellan, Richard| BERLIN—The U. S, increased the! RAW STEAK MAKESHIT AT CONVENTION Lady, Weari_m_; Diamonds,! Making Speech, Gets | Demos in Good Humor (By RELMAN MORIN) in the steam room. Of course, they still lack a Pres- | idential candidate who will be ac- ceptable to all sections of the party. But they may have found the nominee for Vice-President, of whom more will be said later. | | First of all, the stesu. 1 { Division of the National Commit- | tee. She was proving a point iwith it : Has It In Bag i | Mrs. Edwards. handsome and fashionable in after-dinner black, I brought a market bag with her last I night, when she made her Speech,| | ihigh cost of food. The bag con- jtained a quart of milk, a pound of margarine—and the red meat. “The 'pricé of each was stated by the speaker. And if her object (was to startle her hearers with the {steak, she achieved it in full mea- |sure. They gasped, gulped, then !laughed and cheered. ! It hung in her hand, oozing limp- Ily down between her fingers, and partly obscuring the diamond rings that glittered and twinkled in the bright klieg lights. It looked, somehow, like a red jellyfish istuck on a trident encrusted with, jewels {campaign prompted by the warning Alaska Freight Rates May 6o Up If Any Change Is Made by MC; Skinner Denies Assertions GAMERAID SEATTLE, July 13—(®—Any change by the Maritime Commission in the recently expired Alaska ship- ping program probably will result in increased rates to Alaska, G. W. | Skinner, President of the Alaska | steamship Co., said today | Skinner, who also is part owner | of the Northland Transportation | Co,, made the statement in connec- {tion with a flat denial of assertions | that the recent program had been A a “gravy train.” Benefits from the program have Hifch-Hiker Gives Sna P jzone to Alaska as reduced rates, A Wh G ' P k | Skinner asserted way en vels Fick- “The operators have certainly made no ‘gravy train’ profits out up by U. S. Marshal (o' tfe postwar shipping. program,: A7 {he said FAIRBANKS, Alaska July 13—@® | The “gravy train" allegation was —A hitch-hiker's boast that he made by Maritime Commissioner | knew a good bargain—“including Grenville Mellen in announcing some gambling equipment'—boom- “The reestatlishment of Alaska eranged yesterday in the court of shipping on a commercial basis."! U. S. Commissioner Everette Smith. Mellen said at Washington, D. C., ‘The boast was made last Saturday vesterday that the commission has night by Edward Campbell, who|no tormal consideration for a new didn't learn until yesterday that|Alaska ship program. It will with- the driver who picked him up was hold action, he said, until it has: received formal applications lrom{ U. S. Marshal Stanley J. Nichols. Nichols seized 100 sets of “squee- |the four Seattle<Alaska line for ze certain combinations—Sunda and | by Congress. deputies and military police trailed| The new law, however, substitutes Campbell to the civilian camp area “may” for “shall” in proposing a at Ladd Field to break up a gamb- | shipping program similar to the ling game. old one. Arrested Mellen with Campkell were | said the old agreement s | blaming the Republicans for the:Herbert Doss, Gilbert Lane and Vern provided the companies with gov- Johnson, all employees of civilial | ernment-owned ships at $1 a year contractors .at Ladd and Eielson charter hire with the government Fields. Campbell was fined $100 and | required to cajry full insurance the other trio $50 each by Com-|costs, not only on its ships, but-on missioner Smith. I privately owned vessels too. ‘The raid was the second in less e > :;?Z:e: ::e)!(n“Lu“(vi}&w};’ieglgmle:lr:fel:t AVIAIION MEETING STARTS IN SEATTLE; Three Fairbanks residents were | fined from $100 to $150 on their | plea of guilty to a charge of run-, ning gambling games in the earlier raid. The drive is part of a current of Brig. Gen. Dale V. Gaftney unless “this wide open town” SEATTLE, July sentatives of 10 nations with avia- dice manufactured to favor'eight-month extensions as approved,; 13.—(P—Repre- ! {ers, Keith Overton, Sandy Blanton, i panding the great Tempelhof air-! cleaned up, he will declare the city off limits to troops. Gen, Gatfney is Commanding Officer of the Yukor i Tells Price Paid { Mrs. Edwards told her audience jopened the North Paciiic Regilonal TICKET OF DEMOS IS IN MAKING Kentucky Senator Makes Keynote Speech-Given Rousing Reception By JACK BELL CONVENTION HALL, PHILA- DELPHIA, July 13.—®—President Truman put out the word today that “he will be most happy” to have Senator Alben W. Barkley as his Vice Presidential running mate. That appeared to clinch a Truman- Barkley ticket for the Democrats. Democratic Chairman J. Howard McGrath, announcing the Presi- dent’s sentiment, said Mr. Truman had not closed the door to others, however, and was leaving it to the Democratic convention to say who should run with him against the Republican team of Thomas E, Dewey and Earl Warren. But the delegates filing into this hall were obviously in a mood to turn to Barkley. They gave the T0-year-old Kentucky Senator a 28-minute rousing demonstration last night after he made a fight- ing keynote speech. Barkley Not Talking Informed of McGrath's ment, Barkley told reporters: “I still have no statement to imake as far as I'm concerned. “I'm net trying to be evasive but !T've got to make up my own mind 1as to whether I would accept un- ider any condition, and I'm not go- fing to make up my mind while { state- {1 am temporary chairman of the.. ;convention. “After I get out from under that, Imaybe I'll have something to' say.” | As keynoter of the convention, ;Barkley is temporary chairman. Barkley told reporters earlier | that the President had telephoned i him congratulations on his keynote the Vice Presidency. { Triman’s Plans 10NAI!0!S ATIEND!sp@ech but had said nothing about Along with announcing the White House welcome mat is out for tion interests in the Pacific area,)Barkley, McGrath told a news con- ireport was denied officially in Lon-} how much she had paid for it. Then she put it down on the ros- trum beside her. Because of the slant in the rostrum, the steak (began to creep downhill until it jwas dripping partly over the edge. | She retrieved it, to the delight of | the photographers, who asked her | to hold it up again “for just one more.” Mrs. Edwards complied. Mrs. Edward’s steak and the roll-| ing periods of Senator Alben W. ! Barkley’s keynote speech, delivered ' just before, put the Democrats in! ia mood they have not known since [the convention began. The Senator is a barrel-bodied man with white hair; and a flinty, fighting face. He de- livered a fighting speech, and it; | was just what the strife-torn Dem- ;Dcl'fll.\ wanted to hear. IPRINCESS NORAH | HERE THIS A, M.; | TAKES-11T0 SOUTH The Princess Nurah arrived here at 8:00 o'clock this morning on her southbound trip and left for Vancouver at 9:15 o'clock, tak- ing the following 11 passengers from here: To Seattle: Mrs. A. Mallory, Mrs. C. F. Elford, Miss Delores Elton square-set, | - - ! Convention are fashioned of light | |ing and Miss Addie Sharp. To Victoria: Sister Mary Ber- ! tholde. To Vancouver: Norman Kelly and | wife, Albert Vacuray wife andl child, and C. H. King. i — e —— | STEAMER MOVEMENTS | Aleutian, from Seattle, in port, sailing westward at 5:30 this af-} ternoon. 2 George Washington, from Seattle, in port. Prince George, from Vancouver, due 7 o'clock tonight. i Alaska scheduled to sail from| Seattle 10 a.m. tomorrow. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver 9 p. m. tomorrow. Baranof scheduled to sail from {337, Kennecott 60, New York Cen- Seattle Saturday. | Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. | Air-Navigation Conference here to- | day 4 Delegates will attempt to stand-| ardize operational procedures for| linternational flights and to agree! Composite Wing with headquarters at Ladd Field. |on needed air-navigation facilities et : !over heavily traveled air routes m; DEMO CONVENTION . - ference: “It is possible President Truman will address what may be the clos- ing session of the convention to- morrow night.” Barkley, as minority leader of the Senate, has gone down the line for President Truman's legis- ilative program. | Conferring nations, besides the| Often a Democratic keynoter, woME" DE[EGAIESU S. are the United Kingdom,|he has never been a Vice Presi- !Canadu. Australia, New Zealand, dential bridesmaid, although he The Philippines, Siam, The Neth- erlands, France and India. PHILADELPHIA, July i3.—(@— Anything for the ladies note: Offi- | conference is expected to last about cial badges of women delegates | three weeks to this year's Democratic National | U The!and again in 1944. |year Mr. Truman was chosen for i { Roosevelt ticket. | was among the contenders in 1940 That was the second place on the Franklin D. Warhorse Popularity The slow-moving demonstration for Barkley, paced at the begin- ning by the strains of “My Old Kentucky Home,” developed into the convention’s first real lift last night. In the nearly half hour it last- ed it showed that the old war- horse had made a lot of friends in the Democratic party since the late about the old, heavy badges for | years,” said Neale Roach, manag-’ SIIKA pulp Mlll IS i filmy clothes and dragged them | As for the men, the convention|Work has started here on a final “Heavy as lead,” said Roach,!Sitka. Roy Johnson of Seattle and | weight aluminum. ;FlNAl SURVEY FOR “Women have been complaining ! director of the convention.! “They said they tore holes in their | Now u“DERw AY down. So this year we managed | ‘ to fix that up.” SITKA, Alaska, July 13.—® arrangers stuck to the traditional | survéy for a pulp mill to be located metals. (at Sawmill Creek, six miles from “but the men seem to like them.” | Ketchikan, Vice-President of | Alaska Industrial Corporation, es-|[ President Rooseveit penned his lamous “Dear Alben” letter in 1937 and thereby made him the the | Party’s Senate leader. (Dispatches from Washington | timated the plant would be in op-|said the President’s tentative de- Federal employees of Juneau at- |tending the monthly luncheon of | 0 Mahoney RC'OESGS‘\W"’" by the end of 1950 with a Dele a'es pled ed ‘First ground is to be broken g | before the end of the year. :An . To Him for Vice-Pres. viion of Gram b. scowre of Everett, Wash,, is making a sur- Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming ot today released delegates pledged to idential nomination. MONTHI.Y I-""(HEO“, O'Mahcney, in a statement is- Senator Alten Barkley as “One of the greatest leaders the Democratic - STO(K ouol‘rlous the National Pederation of Federal Employees tomorrow noon in the ing quotation of Alaska Juneau|will learn the “Shocking Truth.” mine stock today is 3%, American | The subject matter of the program Wright 8's, International Harvester l meeting The order of business will include daily capacity of 200 to 250 tons. | engineering party under the super- PHILADELPHIA, July 13—(#— vey of the mill site. him for the Democratic Vice Pres- sued from his headquarters, praised | FEDER‘[ EMNOYEESI Party has ever had.” NEW YORK, July 13—#—Clos-|Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel Can 86, Anaconda 39, Curtiss- will not be disclosed until the a brief outline of the new pay in- tral 18, Northern Pacific 26%, U. S. Steel 82':, Pound $4.03';. crease to federal employees. Sales today were 1,200,000 shares. ——— Averages today are as follows FROM UNG. industrials 190.36, rails 64.67, u!il-‘ Philip W. Tate of Unga is in ities 35.90. / town, staying at the Baranof Hotel. BE HELD TOMORROW | cision is to fly here, accompanied by Mrs. Truman and their daugh- ter, Margaret, and to return to Washington immediately after a short address to the convention. Hurry Up Convention McGrath said he hopes the con- vention can meet in almost con- tinuous session tomorrow to wind up its business. This would jam through adoption of a platform and selection of a Presidential -and Vice Presidential candidate into one day. A reporter asked what was the reason for the speedup. “The heat of Philadelphia,” Mec- Grath replied. All signs had pointed strongly to Barkley. for the last 12 hours, !although some big city leaders, in- cluding Frank Hague of Jersey City and Paul Fitzpatrick of New York, were taking the view that some younger man should have the No. 2 spot. Civil Rights Plank Sharp Southern opposition de- veloped, however, to a tentatively- approved civil rights plank for the party platform. This plank was (Continued on Page S0 ! i