Show RADIO NEWS Caty--11:- - : am 40 I NVEATIIER am 2:13 pm Intermountain-7- :30 10pm 01011dAY Through Friday) Station RAIL scattered afternoon I cloudhlessA- SALT LAKE dseball's Famed "Sultan of Siva !es of Cancer iinNYHoipital - ' am i vx re NEW YOIIK Aug 16 7 - ' S : ty once-migh- '-- - i 4: - - 'alms 'Feeble Response' t - I - - - WASHINGTON' - Aug 6 (UP)--Pr- es Harry S Truman bill Monday but blasted signed the Republican terms in for congress strong making such a "feeble response" to his demands for broader powers He said the credit control measure which was the only part of his eight-poiprogram enacted by the recent special session of congress "is but a tiny fraction of what we need ' re charged that the G 0 80th congress had "failed to meet its responsibility L to the American people In tbfkeritiCal altuation'! and warned i Pew' that the rejection of his own pr61 grata may lead to a disutrous s - :: ''''!' 1- - -: !'!:!"-- -2 7 :::!:: me:: ''' - ''::!'"::' TT ': :il :'': ': :': :: At the end of Ruth's prayers ::J:: 7: the priest Rev Thomas H KantIrian of St-- ' Catherine of Siena 0'! -' ':::!::: parish adminisered the last' rites i! ::::::' Catholic church the of '' ' It was the Catholic church c !::: '' p over took the which training of i :::!!'!'::!::::::::'' (:' '' George Herman Ruth when he ti2!:ar! !':H' :' ""': was seven Six years after Ruth entered he orphanage his mother t! ''! :!!" i!:'!' died Monday night in the hospital room with Ruth at the time he died was a last tribute from the youngsters who throughout the rWorld had idolized the Babe ::1-- : " : ::v!: - :” : - :i 7' "N :::-"!--- - !!:'!":::: ' t: '''::::::-:"::::- ' !! -- ': Ti ':::: :: ' - :!? p::' : : - '!:'Ti :!:: I :::!: ' ' - Tired Unsmiling U S Ambassador W Bedell Smith French Ambassador Yes Chataigneau and special' British Envoy Frank Roberts went into the Kremlin at 5:45 pm (Moscow time) Their meeting with Molotov began 15 minutes later When they emerged at 9:40 pi the three envoys appeared tired and unsmiling in contrast to an air of cheerful confidence which they had displayed after previous meetings They went at once to the British embassy—rather than the 11 S embassy as in the past— to prepare their reports At the entrance to the ornate lif!:7'71777: i:-:::- - ':::: s:f'0:1''!!"!!'!::' i - - diseases " 'i'':404004 brightest stars at 701 pm (EST) In New York's Memorial hospital for 'cancer and ' allied - - ':i::: 1 i Brightest Stsi - Death came to one of baseball's - ‘' anti-inflati- "' The final tribute typical of the many which came from Ruth's mil- lions of admirers was a wreath of 37 orchids fashioned In the t shape of an Hawaiian lel !'Haltallan Children Babe Ruth He vras one of : With the wreath card a mess t stars baseball's brigh sage from Hawaiian school children who sentoheir "best wishes for speedy recovery to our all-tibaseball favorite" ' The flowers were shown to Ruth before he became unconscious He ' said nothing Throughout Ruth's IoflgT illness of nearly two years the exact nature of his eickness never had been " disclosed But tonight Dr Hityes Martin the Babe's personal physiNEw YORK Aug 16 (—The cian announced that Ruth's death New York Herald Tribune says' ' was caused by cancer revealed he Babe death Ituth's Throughout Monday Ruth's Condition grew steadily worse His "played a dramatic role in one of feversoared and he was unable to the most exicting medical investi take nourishment of the generation"-Yet only the preitioui day he gations Doctors tried to save the great had surprised everyone by leaving his bed and setting in a nearby basel?all star's lifs with a drug visit teropterin the newspaper said He easy chair for a with relatives and intimate was one of the first- - patients to friends 'receive injections of the drug and Ruth had been on the critical improvement! condition at in list since last Wednesday Much of first was describedhisas remarkable the time since then his wife the story added Claire and other relatives had "His improvement gave the been at the hospital with him medical profession the world over hope that cancer could be comWith Him at Death batted successfully by the simple At the bedside when Ruth died administration of a drug" the were his physician the priest an- newspaper said other physician' Dr Loton RasRuth's condition remained stable mussen and two male nurses for several months after he reFrank Delaney and George Moser ceived the injections but then his Among the relatives at the hos condition' worsened and the hopes were his wife his two adopt- aroused by the drug faded the pital ed ' daughters Mrs Daniel Sulli- Herald Tribune 'said van of New York and Mrs RichIt added that a report on the ard Flanders of North Conway tzeatrnent was made at the lInter- - uth's Cancer ole Vivid' - rrapere'Avers-- - - 20-min- - - - - I sister Mrs Wilbur MoNH: ofhisBaltimore and two national Cancer Research congress long- in St Louis last year but the James name of the patient was not dis- berly - time intimate friends Chapman and J Paul Carey Outside the hospital at the time of Ruth'a death were more- than a hundred children:They had gathered in the after: noon When word of his death carat they moved away quietly-- - -- - speaking in hushed tones Ruth entered the hospial last June for further treatment of his illness He was wan and in almost constant pain from what was do scrilied as a threat ailment The following month however July 26 he left his sick bed to attend the world premier of "The Babe Ruth St?ryu a movie based on his life i The Babe' Knew Monday Father Kaufman was asked if Ruth knew he was dy- He said: 'The Babe' has beeit prepared since July 21 for his death" In his 22 years aa a major league baseball player Ruth established 78 : records and 62 of them still stand In regular games he hit a total of 708 home closed Medical men familiar with the case were asked to keep silent the newspaper sal4:- - because Ruth was not told he was suffering from cancer- cancer" - t - ist (anti-Commun- and courts" Return by Force ' His versios contradicted Mrs Kosenkinats own She told police she had been held prisoner in the corusulate and leaped from the window to escape being returned by force to her native Russia His version also contradicted that published by the Soviet --government newspaper Pravda in Moscow The Pravda version was that she had fallen out of the window by ' ' of a sugar magnate—which houste the British embassy Sznith tried to duck his customary terse "staircase statement" to correspondents ' 21 e 'accident t Lornakin gave his version in a '' anti-inflati- on - ey Wows enator I Close ote - - - - ' !rob eis U aç aeted--aa-offici- iT - - : an anti-Commun- - ist - - sit-nati-on 2 : - - baiance In 'After reaching the the latter part of 1938 level 1947 the volume of world exports declined during the first 'quarter of 1948 to 93 of 1938" the report said "On theother band available data Indicate that Industrial output In - ' - -- - - - - '1 rd ' - -- 1 - -- Soviet-Americ- Draft 15000' M61 In Noriiriiib61- an - - " - - anti-Sovi- - - it iscussion - f - - ears o :400Ip44:co ntitle 4 - - - t- I - lds ! - -- ' -- nt '' - '' - lds 't - - veteran-service-marit- - -: - :"2-'''- i -- - - I - -- ' November" - ' 1 For G166 of 'God Not Used Cars Councilmarti Asks P ky - - - - - - - -- - state-by-sta- I - - - o ' 1 - -- Yaks Again Buzz Plane of British - - - 1--o - Aug 16 LP)-- -The United Nations reported Monday night a continued lack of balance in the World economic Production went up above prewar levels but trade declined A report by the U N department of economic affairs said the lack of balance is reflected in such ' ' phenomena as: 1—The shortage of basic commodities in most countries particularly in foodstuffs 2—The prevalence of considerable inflationary pressure 3—The existence of unprecedented deficits in the foreign transactions of most countries No figures for Russia are Included in most ofthereport The report said last year's 10 to 15 gain in world production over '1938 had failed to restore global t - - LAKE- SUCCESS : — ' - N Reveals Continued Lack f Global Economic 'Balance - - 'They Only Argue The leaders of congress were interested only in arguing about who is to blame for high prices and tot in doing anything effective to remedy the situation he ALBANY N Y Aug 16 (111-: Gov Thomas E Dewey's campaign declared Mr Truman set forth hie post- manager said Monday the Republicans would devote "plenty of at- tion in a bitterly phrased 1500-tention" to states where G 0 P word statement which accompasenatorial candidates face tough nied his signing of the bill The congress said nce to my Democratic opposition Herbert Brownell Jr made that program" he said "They had no statement at a news conference program of their own They made and called names and arafter conferring for four hours excuses about who was to blame for with Dewey the Republican presi- gued dential nominee and Gov Earl Inflation but they did nothing efto control it"t Warren of California Dewers fective He said that was "final proof" mate running Brownell also said that both that the G P leadership of congress cared !only about serving Dewey and Warren would wage "the 'ends of special privilege and travel active "very campaigns country-wide- " He added that no rather than the - welfare of the fmal decisions have been reached whole nation" as to when the campaign wotild Curbs en CrediA open or where the candidates The bill congress passed and would speak which Pres Truman signed MonMap Joint Visits day authorizes the federal reserve board to reimpose wartime reBald Some states Brownell prob- strictions (1) installmint--buyinon alby will be visited by both the and other forms ' of con$mner nominees P with 0 Dewey going to one major city and Warren to credit and (2) raise the reserve Irequirements1 of federal reserve another When asked whether there member banks to dry up part of lending would be emphasis in the cam- their Mein effectcapacity of! the law to the paign on states where the party's American probably will candidates for the senate are ex- average be that tutomobiles radios pected to face close races Brown- other goods bought "on tim will ell replied: to be paid for one-thidown "We consider it a very important have and the balance in from only 12 to of the part campaign strengthen 18 months and increase our majority In the to The in the street also may senate I think it wouldbe good irmd man harderto borrow money it 'speculation to say that states in from his bank and interest rates which a close race is expected will may be higher- get plenty of attention" Senate Republicans ilowe out- 4 Requires 841Days'"-number the Democrats 51 to 45- - In The federal reserve board an-a number of cases that margin has flounced thanew 'restrictions will not been adequate because some of not Into effect for at least 35 the members frequently have days go The that- - 30 strayed front the party fold on days' notice be given in the Fed-various issues eral Register' and aboard spokes- man said 'it Could take about fivek Vision Close Races days' to publish the regulations inf Close senate races are in pros- the Register' in states several pect including Mr Truman 'commented acidly Minnesota West Virginia Wyo- that some leaders ming and Kentucky But 'Brown- had opposed"congressional his for a request ell declined to specify whick states $1950 a month increase in the were tabbed for special attention $39 a month: social- security pay- He did say there was no ments to aged couples on the ReverSen of Chapman It would grounds See Page 4 Column 6 But he said the Bathe congress were quite' willing to pass an in-come tax cut which added 218725 a year to the spending power of a couple with a $100000 a year ' - - ' - ' : - - : ontuse - ' booht-and-bu- st 'No Comment' prepared statement distributedcon-to reporters at a 7 pm press Under pressure he finally said Close-Door ference called at their request Teitimolly This- Time "no comments' and' strode into the had submitted a number of They at questions embassy Alger HISS former state department :official right arrivdscons: in writing and the stateRoberts was somewhat more house office building Monday for closed door session with ment answered only one why Mrs cordial After asking a newspaper- mittee probing idleged red espionage --Trailing 111 ss are newsmen Kosenkina had plunged from the man to clear the way for ' window entrance to the Chataigneauss meanwhile Kosenkina Mrs building the Briton volunteered continued under - heavy police the statement that "it was our an guard at Roosevelt hospital She usual meeting with Molotov ' still was carried on the critical ShirnOv No comment" ' list but was making satisfactory (Andrei Siznirnov is the' Scwiet prograss in ' recovering from the German expert foreign officess serious injuries incurred in her Valadimir I avlov crack gov– ernment linguist plunge VS— Hiss has denied it and testified' 'WASHINGTON Aug ' interpreter at the meeting Accused ' Foundatioi activities tbat hi never knew Chambers:- Some observers thought the faCt The house Was waa questioned in private' ' Lomakin accused Tolstoy founthatl Stalin did not attend Moncommittee reports of was an Indi- Communist investigating dation an organization of in the govern- Monday-day night's meeting spies Russian refugees of cation that at least one more ment quizzed Alger Hiss for three - The committee set A:ue125 for ' face holding Mrs Kosenkina prisoner sessile could be anticipated come to 'still Hiss iand Chambers it and hours reported Monday The next move appeared to be doesn't know : whethere: he or ‘his to face with their corttrary stories: after a "forcible kidnaping" and Whether this session Will be open While in its hands "the injection up to Washington accuser is telling the truth Paris Hiss- - former state department to the public has not been diCided! of drugs made by them with the purpose of weakening her will as official has been accused by Whit- Chairman J Parneil Thomas Press Attack well as the contemptuous treatN- an admitted Chambers reporterstold taker The press attack on the United ment of her and her forced work - of being a t member of To Resume Hearings States printed here by the Com- an "elite" Comratmist-!'inovemenin the kitchen of Countess (Alexmunist party newspaper Pravda h1 - the coirtinSttee'il Tolstoy the head- of the spy andra) said Washington in the early 19308' "Meanwhile will was in ' the form of an official White Guard- organiabove continue through- zation undermined investigation Tass agency dispatch from New her health and hearsubconunitteeswith public York accusing U S officials of ' affected her mental state" 7 be resumed tugs Sept "hostile atmosphere The statement 'singled out Judge creating a Since the original Chambers ac- Samuel toward the Soviet Union Dickstein of the New York cusation and the Hiss denial under supreme court who issued a writ calculated to break up the present oath in public hearing the com- of habeas corpus for Mrs Kosentalks" mittee has questioned both men kina the The accusation was contained before she jumped In a statement issued by the nabehind closed doors- - After Hiss' from the day Mark Wein'window Will Monday he declined to com- bam editor of the New Russian tional council of ment to reporters but committee Ward an et friendship an American organizaRussian Ian- tion stater guage newspaper- - and Vladimir Chairman Thomas madethis ' ' WASHINGTON Augt 18 (P) --- ment: Zenzinou & Russian refugee authe 'From testimony of the tvio thor who took Mrs- Kosenldna to The nation's new q:oeacetirne "is impossible at thili Miss- Tolstoy's farm—at her own Shout witnesses scription is expected to' put some tell- 'Which' one id telling to See Page 3 Column 2 pointin 15000 draftees uniform the truth The cbmrnittee is takNovember' in time ' every Step ' to :determine the Army and selective service offi- ing McGkATH SAYS' : facts (NYT)--Tw16 BERLINi Aug cials are working Iclosely together to has this up grrestimony point Russian Yak fighters this evening to decide who will be called and r turned over and will be turned buzzed a Viking passenger plane when No definite date has been been of the British European airways set for induct1ons1 Maj'Gen John over to the U S attorney who is the cortunittee's complete which was flying from Berlin to Dahlquist deputy director of receiving : : cooperation?! anauthorities British and said Hamburg administration 'personnel nounced A strong protest over Monday t Shuns 'Statement this violation of all air safety rules 4:But he estimated 15009 men will His uttered the eiiioérot$:10-:-Wy committee hear the British be inducted in November !with a' has been lodged-broom EST about ing'pm The Yaks closed within 100 ft build-u- p to 30000 men andy left- at t!! 'When- he deOf the :Viking it was reported gradual WASHING'rON Ang-- le (UP) "Any voter who even glances at next year t by and reporters photographparted —Democratic National Chairman the record of the Democratic adMondars encounter was the monthly first group to be called will ers: followed him down ' the hall L Howard McGrath said' Monday ministration first sucji incident reported in over beThe since 1933 will see the with younger and askedIcir: a statement-a week The Russian pilots came men being - drafted: thereafter of accom- - that America 'made more progress "hard the facts' that closer to the British plane than everyone between118 and 25 must r- "I am- not going to 'make any plishment during the past 16 years in the past 1514 years than probzowt!Hiss told !thern entitle the Democrats to another ably in any other camparable they have in similar instances in register starting Aug 20 but only Statementd:iAny statement must come-frothe past crack 'at the White ' House ' in period in our history" he said those 19 to 25 are liable under the committee" '' oveMber Personal income to workers the draft law Thomai 'was asked whether niss He a said "major part": of the businessmen and farmers totaled Some 8000 will be had been instructed not to!'-- talk taken out of an estimated 1200000 Thomas said the 'cömmittee gave Democratic campaign will be to $169400000000 in 1946 he said In that age group 1: Selective sent him :no- - instructions and Rep tell- the voters in 'detail what four compared with only $47400000000 a 0 OP admhilstra successive Democratic administra- in 1932 - under ice officials believe deferments for ' added: La) he 1101 voters meant Few tions have Status and liebert(Di "In fact' we 'told him: he could said honestly cah disregrard that McGrath's formal statement Wall other reason" will run very high in make any f statement he ':'-liked" na'I' released record by the 'Democratic older group ' the' Carnegie in now heads creased In! the first quarter:- - of theMaj tional committee stands Democratic The Gen Lewis party B : Hershey Endowment I o r : 1948" on that record of progress and will draft- - Figures for: the first L told a reporter he Peace: Chambes is aAternational Times mag- continue quarter of expectsdirector to move forward when lot of deferments a' will azine editorwho said he renounced the American this year showed the cost of liv- be I people give it an sought communism in 1937 ing index was below that of 1947 vote of confidence in other don't blame for anyone trying In eight of 56 countries reported -' he' said avoid military service" he said t on'The eight were Iceland India to this revealed bit of McGrath "1 'Lie that Detecticheifitiventor as expect accept it Italy the Netherlands Indies Pan- -- Z101111Ea" bemocratic 'campaign strategy as azna Port gal Sweden and UruWhite House confirmed that Hershey indicated that the ap- Summoned by Probers the IgUay- - ' '" S Truman will kick Pres will be kept pretty LOS ANGrr The United States figure for the peal boards Aug 18 WASHINGTON AugA16 off hisHarry formal campaign for elec4 busy (UP)--Sclutterare 14- writers on house committee an A (CTPS)—The to quarter was 128 compared with an F address tion with Only about 70000 men will be 1 unadulterated 128 for the last quarter of 1947 '"the last was activities up on 1 it Labor in Detroit ing C 0 rally in drafted the ages between 22 and learned avenue of nature" City Comhas summoned day (Monday Sept 6)- (using the first 'half of ' 1946 - as 25 it has been predicted Officials Leonardo Monday comi Keller crimi100) Detroit the Chicago speech oilman John C inHolland a ban Although the bulk of the draftees to nologist inventor of the "lie de- will China zoomed from 2677 to expect Monday urging launch his campaign he is not plained 6840 Of 20 countries reported on come from men under 22 tector' to assist in determining expected to really start swinging on the practice ' councilman Another the truthfulness of two 'witnesses until early October He plans to quoted Bulgaria was the only one to show a decline in wages and earnings the Bible- to prove the heavens in the Washington spy inquiry - the country by "plane stump' Workers Back on Job were intended to declare the Automobile production figures Keller in Chicago admitted he train and maybe even Mississippi and not showed the United States Britain had been contacted by the com- river boar in one of the most innuntorr 8500 Apglory of their' creator cars—as Aug' 18 used of merit come would to Washthe and area France and Canada'produced 99 mittee Detroit recent in tensive proximately pont! campaigns of teh world total last year This auto workers idled by materials ington He said no definite date !cal history f usually advertised in Los An' In addition to reciting the ac- geles' blueibskies was a marked trend from'1938 shortages lag week returned to for his trip had been set Two councilmen ' defended when the rest of the world pro- their jobs Monday Another 3000 "I have as yet no details on 'complishments of the Democrats b'een duced 13 1947 am have The recalled for Wednesday exactly what I to do" he said on a national scale McGrath said sky writing as part of the percentages were given as United States 84 after a three-wee- k layoff Re- HI prekume it will be giving lie party headquarters has prepared "American free enterprise syste Britain 8 France 2 and Canada maining idle however are MOW tests to witnesses who have con- a brsakdown on tem" But the council adopted 5 Of the big four the Unit ed employes of the Hudson Motor tradicted each other Testing such what the Democratic administraHolland's motion to ask state States and Canada continued to Car Co and their return is not witnesses is part of our work we tion has meant to farmers bank and federal aeronautical corn1gain with British and French auto indicated' for another week or do it right along in court cases depositors veterans labor school 13iSSICHIS to ban the writing over Los Angeles if possible more The tests must be voluntary" children and the unemployed production falling off -- I He started his baseball career as a pitcher—but his hitting power made tdrd-- ' more valuable as an outfielder a position that carried his slugging powers into every game The last flash of his-- greatness came 13 years ago in Pittsburgh as Ruth closed out his career with the Boston Braves In three time at the plate he pounded out three home rims ' Monday at the polo - grounds where Ruth had made- his first appearance as a member of the Yankees word of his death brought a standing tribute from the throng of fans and players there for an exhibition game between the 'Yankees and the Giants 'he same thing in Boston where more happened than 30000 baseball fans stood for a moment's NEW YORIC Aug 16 (UP)— Russian Consul Gen Jacob to- maltin said Monday night that Mrs Oksana S Kosenkina 52 plunged from a widow of Ms solate last Thursday in an effort to kill herself and so escape American persecution Her mind he added had been deranged by what had happened to her While in the hands - of °White Guard" Russians) "kidnapers" by: "the slanderous and malicious fabricV tiorts of the ILI S press and radio" and "the threats of the U S police i - eaenctib tt Teropterin still Ii in the' experimental stage and - the lessons learned from its use "may provide valuable clues to the cancer problem" the Herald Tribune said "but doctors cautioned: that the must not be considered a curedrug for - runt ' - i P on I - - home mansion—pre-revolutionar-y H4i''- 1 nt i - - ' - - -- Boom-Bus- t ay Bring ovlet ions 'ells °Ism of Lé UP)- -- ! r§) TO 'ESCAPE' u Ruth who rose from the MOSCOW Aug 16 (UP)—The become to one of baseball's immortals three western envoys emerged obscurity'of from a record grim and taciturn cancer ' died Monday night of - ‘ !:! I three hour and 40 minute session ' The Yankee !slugger his frame and strength Monday night with Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov a weakened: by long and painful illness 4 lapsed' into uncoil The Soviet press had prefaced the meeting with a dispatch sciousness shortly before' death tame to him—peacefully blaming the United States in The Babe" said !a Catholic advance for the possible failure of bedside of the longpriest at the the current "peace talks but time home run king "died a beau- there was no positive indication 1tful death" that the meeting were at an end "He said his prayers"' the priest (Unofficial sources in Paris said added "and lapsed Into a sleep-that Monday night's meeting ' and he died in his sleep" would probably be the last before ':' additional details pictures (Tor a final session with 'Molotov and Of Ruth's career see page 15) ' Soviet Premier Josef Stalin) 7 - as m-ap--:iAg- S Russ Press Blames U S in Advance If Discussions Fail t' By JOMV WALLACE PRICE FIVE CENTS UTAH TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 17 1948 Envo Aftek Talk With Molotov II" : - Details on raga - S'0‘:'th:-S-0i7:UO:-0- -t-- --7- - Generally clear Tuesday 1' VOL 157 i NO 125 ii - - Income -- - : - ': : 116 Week Inflation' 1 He' said be asked for an Increase In the national minimum wage law to help people who earn "only $16 a weeks"! but It also was 're' I jected as inflationary "But these same men who would protect us from Inflation by sac- rificing these urgent needs re-fused to do anything about the excess profits of giant corpora- tions" he remarked! "I do not believe that we should fight inflation by putting the average American through the wringer" the said the broad program Reviewing he laid before the special session ' - i - faz-nil- - y he commentedr"'The record Is clear" Balanced Program "I proposed a balanced program that would protect all—not just the few The congress talked a lot about who Is responsible for high prices' to one They passed a bill subject only — credit controls — which is' but a tiny fraction ' ' what- we need- - 1 - " - - - - d - - a - "Then the congress went home" While emphasizing that he did not call congress back to ton to "hold a debate Washingto settle the blame" for high prices Mr Truman said "I think the record is clear on this too" It was Senate Republican Whip (Kenneth S Wherry R Neb) he said who stated "It was the Re-publican leadership In the senate and the house that was responsible for ending 0 P A" In another sharp sideswipe at Wherry and Sen Robert A Taft (R O) who led the 1946 fight against' 0 P A Mr Truman said rising prices "demonstrate the foolishness of those who argued two years ago that prices would ' Column 6 See Page 1 |