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Evening star., 1945-12-19
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

Early House action was prom
ised today on Federal pay raise
legislation when Congress recon-
venes in January, following Sen
ate passage late yesterday of a
wage measure providing overall
increases of II per cent.
Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, who will as
sumo Craftsmanship of the House
Civil Service Committee January /,
said he would seek to have members
of the committee study Congress
sional Record accounts Of the Sen
ate pay bill debate in hopes that
they will be acquainted with the
subject when the group considers
the measure early next year.
While Mr.. Randolph has not
reached a decision as to what per-
centage Of pay raises he will sup
port, he said he would press for a
reasonable" increase.
No Date Scheduled.
Mr.. Randolph has not yet decided
the extent OF hearings his commit
tee will hold or the date when the
bill will be brought up.
However, indications were that 1t
will be several months at least be-
fore Federal employees can expect
their pay envelopes to contain more
money. House hearings and action
on the measure and the time con-
sumed by sessions between House
and Senate conferences on the final
bill are expected to take at least
several months.
The II per cent pay boost adopted
by the Senate by 62-3 vote cn-
NAKED two weeks debate on the
measure, often filled, with heated
argument. The measure finally re-
ceiving approval was the Byrd
amendment providing graduated
wage increases ranging from 1873
per cent wage increases to en-
ployes in the lower brackets to
per cent for topf1ight Government
officials.
Differences in Rate.
Here Is what Government work.
ers now get and what they would
receive annually under the Senate
hill.
Evening star., 1945-12-19

suggestion for making trees as safe
as possible:
l. Make sure the tree is fresh cut
and not dried out before you buy it.
2. Saw off trunk diagonally
inch or more above the end.
8. Stand the tree at once in a
pail or tub Of water. Keep the
water level above the cut end.
4. Keep the tree outdoors in a
cool, shaded place until actually
needed.
S. Keep the tree standing in water
the entire time it is in the home.
6. Remove the tree as soon after
Christmas Day as possible. 1t may
be reasonably safe for three days
yet be very dangerous In . week.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Funeral Service Held
For Mrs. Sarah Ferry, 81

Funeral services for Mrs Sarah
Ann Ferry, 81, widow of John T
Ferry, Union veteran of the Civil
War, who died Saturday, were held
yesterday at the Deal funeral home
Burial was in Arlington Cemetery
Mrs. Ferry was born in Baltimore
and came to Washington more than
80 years ago. She lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Sadie E. Gilfillen
Z Eighteenth street Sc.
Besides Mrs. Gilfillen she is sur
vived by another daughter, Mrs
Emma 1. Cruit of Takoma Park
Md; II grandchildren, % great
grandchildren and 10 great-great-
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
u. ). Continues Fiqht
To Admit Confession
In Fraud Evidence

The Government today continued
its fight to put in evidence in Dis
trict Court a confession" obtained
by the FBI from James G. Fuller,
executive vice president of Engi-
neers' Group, Inc, who is a defend
ant in the mail fraud trial. Assist
ant United States Attorney James
Saver of Brooklyn was slated to
testify, on circumstances of obtain
ing the alleged confession there in
January, 1943.
Representative Curley, Democrat,
of Massachusetts and the four other
defendants are resisting admittance
Of the confession" contending it
was obtained by threats and prom
ises. While contents of the docu-
ment have not been disclosed, they
are said to relate to activities of the
Group and to form a substantial
part of the indictment. Fuller is
now serving five years on fraud
charge.
Land Dealings Described.
The Government introduced evi-
dence today intending to show that
the defendants, through Engineers
Group, Inc, set up dummy cor
poration, Cumberland Properties
Inc, to sponsor war housing prof.
ect in Cumberland. The Government
charges on the fraud count that the
group, through the defendants, pre-
tended to act as sponsor for the
housing project, financing to be in
sured by the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration.
Attorney william Carl Richards
of Cumberland said the property in
question was owned by the Cumber-
land Real Estate Corp, of which he
was president. He said that an op-
ton, entered into by his friend, was
never completed either by the group
or Cumberland Properties, Inc, and
neither was the property leased or
sold to the defendants.
Roger H. Israel, chief valuator
of the Baltimore Office of the FHA,
testified his Office never insured
any projects for Engineers Group
nor for Cumberland Properties, Inc
Bank Building Denied.
John L. Mack of the building in
spection division of the District
government testified that no permit
had been issued by the Commis-
sioners for a 10-story enlarged Ham
ilton National Bank building at
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, where the bank now
has a branch. The prosecution
maintains the defendants repre-
sented that they were to erect q
building on this site.
| Leland B. Smith, Attleboro, Mass,
president of the Apco- Mossberg Co.,
tool manufacturers, testified yeSter-
day afternoon that in December,
1941, Fuller proposed that he make
81 millimeter shells. The witness
said his firm was not interested and
proposed to Fuller that the group
purchase his plant for $5O0,00O, but
nothing came of this. Fuller urged
that Mr.. Smith pay $4,000 to the
group for obtaining contracts for
his plant, but nothing was done
on this.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Top-Ranking Officials
To See Movie Endinq
Navy's Victory Show

Naval officers. Government Of
ficials and members of the diplo-
matte corps will turn out at $50
o'clock tonight to attend the world
premiere of the movie, They We're
Expendable," at the Capitol Thea
ter, marking the end of the Salute
to the Navy" Victory Loan show.
Among those who are expected
to see the film version of the war
career of Comdr John T. Bulkeley,
PIT boat hero of the Philippines,
are:
Fleet Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
Chief of Naval Operations; Su-
preme Court Justice William o.
Douglas and Mrs. Douglas, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Anderson and
Mrs. Anderson. Secretary of Com
merce Wallace and Mrs. Wallace
Gen. and Mrs. A. A. Vandegrift,
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher and
Mrs. Mitscher, Rear Admiral A. A.
Yakimov, Russian naval attache;
Vice Admiral Raymond Fenard,
French naval attache; Vice Admiral
Emilio Daroch, Chilean naval at
tache; Vice Admiral and Mrs.
Emory S. Land, Speaker of the
House Rayburn, Rear Admiral and
MS6. Liu Ten Flu. Chinese naval
attache;; Rear Admiral Ignacio
Garcia Jurado, Mexican naval at
tache; Rear Admiral l.. D. G. Van
Der Kun, Netherlands naval at
tache; Capt. and Lady E. M. C..
Abel Smith, British naval attache:
Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire, Un-
dersecretary of the Navy for Air
John T. Sullivan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Ross.
Robert Montgomery, star of the
picture; Actress Donna Reed and
Comdr. Bulkeley will participate in
ceremonies preceding the showing
The Navy Band will play
The four-day show honoring the
Navy for its part in the war and
the promotion of the Victory Loan
campaign, ends today.
Meanwhile, the District War
Finance Committee reported Series
E Bond sales showed an increase of
100000 to $23, 300 900, or 86.3 per
cent of the $27, 900, 900 quota. Over
all individual sales are ISL 800 900,
or 1923 per cent of the $42, 900 900
goal. Corporation sales increased
100000 to $50, ZOO, 900, or 210.9 per
cent of the s43 100000 quota.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
House to Act on u. S. Pay Bill
For 77Pct. Raise After Recess
Rondoph Is Preparing to Press
For Increase for Federal Workers

board to investigate the entire Fed
eral wage structure.
When lack of interest in this pro-
posal was apparent, Senator Downey
indicated he would resubmit his
17.3 per cent wage increase pro-
posal, which he offered and then
withdrew last Thursday.
Downey, Byrd Disagree.
Senators Downey and Byrd then
became involved in a dispute on
which amendment should be voted
on first.
At this point, Senator La Toilette,
Progressive, of Wisconsin, who had
not entered debate on the pay
measure since it was brought to
the floor more than two weeks ago,
arose and demanded that I'VE stop
this parliamentary squabbling."
This is disgraceful condition"
Senator La Toilette declared. While
we are arguing about parliamentary
procedure and jockeying around as
to what substitutes for another sub
stitute motion, thousands of Govern
ment employees are suffering"
Addressing himself to Senator
Downey and Senator Byrd, Senator
La Toilette asked that some agree
ment be made so that the Senate
might take final action on the meas
ure. Il don't care who offers what
amendment first" he said.
What I am interested in is see
ing that We pass some sort of wage
increase legislation before the Christ
mas recess so that thousands upon
thousands of Government employees
who desperately need these raises
will get them. In the name of these
employees who are suffering as a
result of our failure to act. appeal
to the Senate to take immediate
action.
1t was then that Senator Downey
agreed to give preference to the
Byrd amendment, although he re-
iterated his opposition to it.
In doing this, Senator Downey
strongly urged that the Byrd amend
ment be beaten down. He stressed
that the amendment would not
begin to give" Federal workers the
raises they needed to meet the in
creased cost of living.
However, the Senate voted for the
amendment 47-19 and made it the
official pay bill by a 62-3 vote,
In the final tally the only ones
opposing the bill were Senator FL
lender of Louisiana and Senators
Connally and O'Daniel, both of
Texas. All three are Democrats.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Truman Given
Mothers Portrait
ToHdng in Study +,

President Truman today received
a portrait of his mother, Mrs. Mar
tina Truman, as a gift from the
Order of De Molay. With 1t, the
President was given a maternal
message to behave himself.
The painting, executed by Jerry
Farnsworth of Cape Cod, Mass, will
be hung in the Presidents study
where can look at it," Mr.. Tru-
man said
Frank Land. Kansas City, founder
and general secretary of the Order
Of De Molay, a youths Masonic
group, made the presentation in the
Presidents Office in the presence of
a number of Mr.. Truman's friends,
He conveyed message from the 93-
year-old Mrs. Truman, who told him
when he left her home with the
picture "You tell him the Presi-
dent1 Harry, behave yourself"
Shes been telling me that for &C
years" the President laughed.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
D. c. Residents Asked
To Put Out Food for
Birds Durinq Snow

The National Capital Parks
appealed to Washington resi-
dents today to put out bread
crumbs. seeds, suet or grits for
birds. Director Irving c. Root
suggested the snow be scraped
from a small area and the food
placed on the ground along with
a shallow pan of water.
Mr.. Root said extra feed was
being placed throughout the
park system and special atten-
ton given to ducks and other
wild fowl at Reaches Run, near
the National Airport.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Star Reporters Honored
For Service Overseas

Two Washington Star reporters
Thomas R. Henry and Walter R
McCallum, were among IS American
civilian war correspondents recently
awarded European, African and
Middle Eastern campaign ribbons
"for outstanding and conspicuous
service with the armed forces under
difficult and hazardous conditions, ;
an Associated Press dispatch from
Frankfurt, Germany, reported yes
terday.
Two other local reporters receiv-
ing the awards are Vincent Flaherty
Washington Times Herald, and Ed
ward T. Folliard, Washington Post
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Nature Blamed
For YuIe Deorth
OF Red Berries

These little red berries that usu-
ally appear in lapels and twined in
window wreaths around this time
are scarcer than nylons this Christ
mas.
It's all natures fault, the florists
say. A wet spring combined with
a late frost discouraged the flowers.
No blossoms, no berries.
AS If that weren't bad enough,
holly had the same difficulty. As
a result, there are few red-berried
holly bushes in this area. However,
some berried holly is being imported
from South Carolina.
One florist said he couldn't re-
member when there had been such
. shortage Of red berries.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Downey Sought 20 Per Cent.

Chairman Downey of the Senate
Civil Service Committee had sought
a fiat 20 per cent basic wage in
crease for Federal employees, but 1t
was apparent almost from the start
that the Senate would not grant
this increase.
Three minority members Of his
committee, Senators Byrd, Demo-
crat, of Virginia; Hickenlooper, Re-
publican, of Iowa, and Hart, Re
publican, of Connecticut, offered the
compromise amendment which a.
nally was adopted.
Most observers agreed that Sem
ator Downey was entitled to major
credit that the Senate passed any
kind Of pay legislation. Throughout
the two-week debate on the measure,
the Californian turned a deaf ear to
pleas Of some Of his colleagues that
consideration of the legislation be
postponed until next year. Some
Senators were fearful that any
adopted legislation would be inter-
preted by the country as the Sem
ate's pattern for national wage re-
conversion.
No Interest in Compromise. "
Several times during the past few
weeks Senator Downey offered COM
promise suggestions to his original
20 per cent proposal, In an effort
to Offset the Byrd amendment. But
the Senate failed to show interest in
any of them.
Until late yesterday it appeared
doubtful that the Senate would act
on the measure at this session.
During the afternoon, Senator
Downey, sensing that his bill faced
defeat, offered to place a one-year4
limitation on any wage increase
voted by Congress. The Californian
made this offer contingent on the
Senate voting approval OF an
to establish q five-man
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Legion Post to Entertain
War Widows, Orphans

A Christmas party for widows and
orphans of war veterans will be
sponsored by the Sergt. Jasper Post
No. Is, American Legion, at 7:30
pm. tomorrow in the Legion Club
house, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
The party will be directed by Har-
old j. Mclaughlin, senior vice COM
mander OF the post.
Toys, candy and other gifts will be
distributed by william P. Kershner,
past commander, who will serve as
Santa Claus. Post members also will
deliver baskets to the widows and
children on Christmas eve at their
homes.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Christ Child Settlement
Planning YuIe Puqeunt

Children Of the Christ Child Set
tlement House will hold a Christmas
party and pageant at the settlement
house, 608 Massachusetts avenue
NE, at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
Christmas gifts, including candy
and oranges, will be distributed to
the children, who in turn will donate
canned goods to be placed in a
large Dutch shoe at the settlement
house for needy children in Europe.
So far, more than 200 gifts have
been donated for the party by the
index section Of the Identification
Division. Federal Bureau Of Inves-
tigation.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Woman Heads Lord & Taylor

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (P).-Miss
Dorothy Shaver, first vice president
of Lord & Taylor since 1887, has
been elected president of the $32,-
100000 Fifth Avenue store corpora
tion-tne first woman to head
department store of such size. She
succeeds Walter Hoving, head of
the store for 10 years, who an
nounced his resignation yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Citizens Forum Postponed

The monthly meeting of the Cit
izens' Forum Of Columbia Heights,
originally scheduled tonight at the
Powell Junior High School, Lamont
street and Hyatt place NV, has
been postponed because Of the
closing Of school buildings today.
The group will meet At 8 o'clock
Friday night at the school. So
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Fund Measure
Signed by President
y the Associated Press.

Ey tne ASSoclated Press.
President Truman yesterday
signed legislation authorizing an
additional appropriation of $780,
100000 for the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Administra-
ton.
None Of the money in the new
authorization has been appropri-
ated, but a large portion of it may
be included in a pending deficiency
supply bill slated for final con-
gressional action this week.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
NAneDischarged
Transit Strikers
Are Reiinstated
Arbitration Delay
Of Five Days Granted
OnMediotor's 'sRequesi

Nine men discharged by the Capt.
tai Transit Co. after the strike last
month, which tied up Washington
streetcars and buses, will be rein
stated, the union announced today
1t also was learned that the arbi-
tration of the workers demand for
a 30-cent -an-hour wage increase has
been postponed from December % to
December q. Aaron Horowitz, New
York, the independent member of
the Arbitration Board of three men,
bers, telegraphed requesting the
postponement.
j. G. Bigelow, chairman of a
Union Committee which has been
discussing reinstatement of the nine
men with company officials for two
days, announced they would be re-
stored with full seniority rights on
December %, a month after their
discharge.
Won't Restore Wages.
There will be no restoration of
wages lost by the men in the in
terim. Those of the nine men who
do not wish to come back will be
allowed to resign, eliminating the
discharge after their names in the
company's personnel records.
The agreement with the company
was announced to a union meeting
of Capital Transit employees at the
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV. Less than 80 men were in at
tendance.
The men were discharged on
grounds of interfering with opera
tlons after the Government took
over on November 81 and transit
service was resumed.
Names Not Revealed.
The company would not reveal
the names of the nine men.
Seven of the men filed a griev-
ance with the union, Local 689 of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America, deny
ing they had interfered with oper-
alton.
The seven men who signed the
grievance are Ralph LIE Roy Sulli-
van, 174 Upshur street NE; John
T. Souder, 1927 Third street NE;
Ernest M. Hatfield, 416 Eleventh
street NE; Frank Moore, 1922
Thlrty-sixth street, Mount Rainier.
Md; c. B. Schwartz, 2611 Franklin
street NE; Bruce Calman, 1853 Uh-
land terrace NE, and Charles Bur-
rows, whose address was not given.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Montgomery County
B'noi Birth to Meet

A joint meeting of Montgomery
County Lodge and Women's Auxil-
iary of B'nai Birth will be held at
$50 o'clock tonight at Jesup Blair
Community House, Silver Spring.
Aaron Boris Holman of the De-
partment of Justice and member
OF the Executive Committee of the
American Jewish Congress will
speak on the Nuremberg trials.
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Hogerstown Aircraft
Strike Vote Set Jan. 9

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. ia
strike vote among the $500 aircraft
workers at the Fairchild Co.'S Ha-
gerstown plant has been scheduled
for January 9.
1t will be under supervision of the
National Labor Relations Board.
The dispute involves a 80 per cent
wage increase demand by members
Of the United Automobile workers,
CIO, and seniority provisions of a
contract, Ernest Moran, assistant
regional director of UAW- CLOS
region 8, said,
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Strike Of 2,000, 900
In France Averted
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. ia threatened
general strike by 100000 French
public service workers apparently
was averted yesterday when the
Constituent Assembly voted support
to the government program calling
for higher wages.
The program would give grad
uated increases to workers in large
cities and heads of families. The
union had asked fiat 1,000-franc
($20y monthly increase for its mem
bership. --' -
Evening star., 1945-12-19
Store Gives Bonus

The National Furniture Co.,
Seventh and H streets NV. an
nounced today it was granting its
employees Christmas bonus of two
weeks salary.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15
Atomic Fury-Whai Science Hopes and Fears,
Future of World
Changed i'm a Day

1, EDITORS N0TE-This is the second Of series
me atomic bombs future specially prepared by the
htoidL committee of the scientific experts Oho parci
pated IN the famous OAK Ridge project Which played
MAJOR role IN Developing the atomic bomb
Written Expressly for international News Special Service
OAK RIDGE, Tenn, Nov. 1.-THE development of the
atomic bomb changed overnight the future that lies in
for
In yesterdays article discussed what this future
might be. There the promise of wonderful things to
come of higher standard of living and better life
There also the fear of the terrible destructive
power of the bomb and the urgent necessity of making
there would never be another Such would mean
the wiping out of our cities and our people
Many have realized this and ranccaly searching
ways to guarantee safety.
AS scientists who have been responsible for creating this
dreadful weapon we have obligation to fulfill
We must inform people of the facts, and examine
all the proposed safeguards in the light of these facts
Perhaps the frequently suggested method of preventing
future summed by the phrase keep the secret
Great Britain Canada and the United States alone
make the atomic bomb.
We presumed to be peaceong nations and be trusted
70 wars: LEI keep he secret.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-15

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ALL But DETAILS

The entire world knows, then.
that the bombs will work. II
knows the methods of making
them.
All that il doesn't know are the
details Of the processes: how the
machinery is designed, what chem
icals are used, etc.
Those are the only secrets. But
they are not very comforting.
Any group Of scientists. know
Ing these general facts, can work
out the details just as we did.
Actually, the fact is that had
II not been for the aid of foreign
scientists. We, ourselves, might
have failed
At best IT would have taken
longer.
II was not Americans who dis
covered that-the uranium atom
could be split; il was three Ger
mans, II a I'M, Strassman and
Neither.
On the atomic bomb project we
were aided by many men OF for
oign birth and training: Fer1ni,
from Italy, Franck. from Ger
many; Szilard, Wigner and Teller.
from Hungary; Bohr from Den
mark: and Won Halban and
Auger- from France
British and Canadian scientists
have shared our work on an
equal basis.
NO MONOPOLY
So far is il from being true
that we have a monopoly Of
brains, that we on the project
we're desperately afraid for many
months Of the war that the next
secret weapon OF Germany would
.rn out 10 be the atomic bomb.
NE knew the Germans could
make them.
1t is probable that only our
block-buster air raids on their re-
search laboratories. and the dar-
ing British commando raids on
the heavy water plants in Nor
way prevented them from sue
ceeding before we did.
If they had. they would have
won the war
II cannot bo denied that tho
scientists Of Russia, France or
South America will work out
these missing details, and quickly
In addition 10 this, we can't say
that we alone have the industrial