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Evening star., 1946-09-23
u. 5. Superseniority
For Veterans Backed
By Attorney General

Civil service regulations granting
superseniority to World War II
veterans in Government jobs were
upheld today by Attorney General
Clark In an opinion forwarded to
President Truman.
The Civil Service Commission has
pursued this policy since veterans
began to return. However, when
the Supreme Court in the case of
Abraham Fishgold, privately en-
ployed Brooklyn welder, ruled
against superseniority in private
industry. the commission asked Mr..
Clark for a ruling concerning vet
Grams employed on or seeking Fed
eral jobs. Meanwhile, the commits
sion continued its veterans super
seniority policy.
In the opinion revealed today, Mr..
Clark said the Selective Service Act
grants two separate and distinct
rights to Government employe
who entered the armed forces dur
ing World War H."
The Attorney Generals opinion
said the two rights are first, the
right OF veteran to be re-employed
in his old job or one of like senior
ity, status and pay, and the right
to protection against discharge
without cause for one year after his
return.
Declaring Congress explicitly
provided in the Veterans Prefer
ence Act of 1914 that veterans
should be retained in preference to
nonveterans whenever the Federal
Government was required to reduce
force" Mr.. Clark said the "reten-
tion preference" of veterans over
comparably employed nonveterans
was beyond question"
The Justice Department supported
Mr.. Fishgold's fight for his old job
with Brooklyn drydock concern,
but the Supreme Court upheld the
Federal Circuit Court in New York
which upheld organized labor con-
tentions that the Government and
Mr.. Fishgold's view of the act would
upset the whole fabric of indus
trial relations.
Commission officials have esti-
mated that by the end of l947
5000 more Government Jobs will
be filled by veterans than were held
by veterans August /. AS of July
81 there were 81 per cent or 83s, ,773
veterans out of a total of 2,282,O14
on Federal payrolls all over the
Nation.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
b. the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23-A IT.
year-old Italian boy who was
wounded as a volunteer litter bearer
with the American 5th Army in
Italy, has won permission to be-
come a United States citizen.
This is the best day of my life. "
GuStavo Ferretti said when informed
the immigration and Naturaliza ton
Service will allow him to go to Cam
ada and re-enter under the Italian
immigration quota
In February, 1914, Gus left his
family in the village of Monterodoni
south of Casino, and wandered to
a nearby camp of B Battery. 178th
Field Artillery A staff sergeant
gave him something to eat and
Gus" was sold on Americans-and
coming to the United States
At first he worked around the
camp, then volunteered for duty
with the Medical Corps He was
wounded at Casino.
When redeployment was ordered
for his 5th Army buddies, they snug
gled him aboard the transport Do
minican Victory
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Virginia Girl, IS, Found
Slain on Golf Course
Sy The Assoeiotsd Press

TAZEWELL. Va. Sept. 23.-The
body of Aileen Lockhart, Is, Tazewell
High School student. was found or
the Tazewell Country Club golt
course early today and Common
wealth's Attorney John w. Gillespie
said she had been criminally as
saulted and strangled with her own
blouse.
The body was discovered by two
coal miners taking short cut on
their way to work.
The prosecutor said the girl ap-
parently was killed soon after she
alighted from bus.
Mr.. Gillespie said the girl, an
older sister and two young men left
yesterday by automobile for Oak
Ridge, Tenn. Miss Lockhart was
going for visit, the others were
employed there.
En- route their automobile broke
down and Mr.. Gillespie said the
older sister arranged for Miss Lock-
hart to return home by bus. She
alighted from the but at about
2 am, officers said. The body was
discovered about $50 am.
Miss Lockhart was the daughter
of Henry c. Lockhart Of Maxwell
near here
Evening star., 1946-09-23
By the Associoted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 23-Dr
George Mecklenburg, Minneapolis
Methodist church leader just back
from a European tour, told the Ma
tioral Women's Christian Temper
ance Union convention yesterday
that America is on a lost week
end" binge which is imperiling its
relations with Russia.
Declaring the Russians were blot
ting out liquor traffic through elm
ination of the profit motive, the
church leader said he was convinced
a drunken America can't compete
with a sober Russia.
Il came back from Europe" he
said, very loathe to have to admit
that ours is the most drunken ma
ton in the world" :
DR.. Mecklenburg said he doubted
that war would result from dete-
riorating relations between Amer
lea and Russia. but added that an
economic war is inevitable.
I'VE are in for 'knockdown and
drag-out' fight for the markets OF
the world he said. only a hard
working, sober and efficient America
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Maritime
Continued From First Page J

'SolltAluCu Oill L IL Dl IdSC.'
move within a few days. First sail
ings from San Francisco were ex-
pected today.
AFI seamen touched off the
costly maritime strike by walking
out in an effort to enforce Gov
ernment approval of wage boosts
they had negotiated with ship
owners.
Those increases amounted to
S22.50 a month on the West Coast
and S27.50 a month on the East
and Gulf Coasts. The Wage Stabili-
zation Board cut those to s17.50, the
same amount CIO sailors won in
June.
After the AFL men went out
and many CIO seamen honorec
their picket lines-Reconversion Di.
rector John r. Steelman amended
the stabilization policy to give The
men the boosts they originally ne.
gotiated with the operators.
The CIO then demanded-and re-
ceived-another $40 to give then
parity With the hlgneSt-pald All
men. That, however. put the Wes
Coast AFL men IS behind all tn,
other seamen.
The Maritime CommiSsionS &C
tion Saturday authorized Wes
Coast ship operators to negotiate
at once with the AFL members TO
another SIS monthly-which vii
give every one involved the sam
S27.50 increase.
The commission also directe,
that the Independent Marine Fire
men-the last holdout-were to re
ceive the same pay as that won b
CIO National Maritime Uniol
members.
After placing the wages on a par
ity the commission messaged Pacifi
Coast operators:
We want our ships to move. Sto
p,,ib,Iiv,r onl na fa urrrL
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Coroner's Jury Holds
Man in Shotgun KiIIinq

A Coroner's jury today ordered
Carroll C. Moore, As, colored, first
block of M street S.W., held for the
grand jury in connection with the
shotgun Staying OF Charles Howe
SIS, colored, who lives at the same
address.
The victim died yesterday after
being shot in the stomach with q
12-gauge shotgun during an alterca-
ton with Moore at his home. &C.
cording to testimony.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Hope for Gas Rate Cut
IWanes as Treasury
Drops PUG Hearinq

Prospects for a reduction in Dis
trict household gas rates during the
rate year which began September l
all but disappeared today as the
Treasury Deartment notified the
Public Utilities Commission 1t did
not wish to present evidence, thus
officially terminating annual hear
ines.
Ten days ago, the Treasury asked
permission to participate in the
hearings as representative of the
Federal Government, largest CON-
sumner of gas.
Treasury's withdrawal, however.
caused cancellation of q hearing
scheduled for tomorrow and PUG
Chairman James H. Flanagan said
a rate ruling would be announced
soon.
Previously, Washington Gas Light
Co. told the Commission its earnings
during the fiscal year ending June
30 justified application of only $l2,-
626.68 toward reduced rates to con-
sumers. The amount Is too small to
spread over rate schedules effec-
lively, 1t was testified, but under
normal procedure would be set aside
for future use in the consumers
interest.
Evidence before the PUG showed
that the company made s47,409.2 %
above the per cent return author
lied by the so-called sliding scale
agreement applying to public utih-
ties. Under this agreement, so per
cent Of the excess remains with the
company and the other half goes
toward rate reductions in the en-
suing rate year.
However, an sl1,077.93 gas COM
pany deficiency from the previous
year was subtracted from the $23.-
704.6l consumer half" of the excess
earnings in establishing the net
amount which could be used toward
rate reductions.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
By the Associoted Pres,

Maritime Commission statistics
given a House Merchant Marine
Subcommittee showed these figures
today on the capital investment
and estimated profits for 10 wartime
shipbuilding companies:
Barrett and Hip Shipyard, cap
ital investment $3,611 1854, estimated
profits $374,6 ,636.
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards,
Inc, capital investment $1,000, 900,
estimated profits $50 ,906,980.
California Shipbuilding Corp,
capital investment 100000, esti-
mated profits $44,423,0l4.
Consolidated Steel Corp, Ltd,
capital investment $6,396,01l, esti-
mated profits S16.445 ,86l.
Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc, cap
ital investment $750,000, estimated
profits $12,171,8l1.
East Coast Shipyards, Inc, cap
ital investment $143,800, estimated
profits 100000
n, OollCo SCilctI dSbAoll W., AAiS -
capital investment $4,000 900, esti.
mated profits S9,026, 1888.
| Kaiser Co., Inc. portland. Van
couver and Richmond Yard No. -
capital investment 100000, esti-
mated profits s43,647,0 OPS.
Kaiser Cargo, Inc, capital in
vestment $500,000; estimated profit.
s1,345,0 900.
McCloskey & Co., San Jacintc
and Tampa YARDS, capital invest
ment s750,000; estimated profit
$1,036,368
Marineship Corp, capital invest
ment $500,000 estimated profits
$11.871 $40.
New England Shipbuilding Corp
capital investment $1,028 600; esti
mated profits $11,097,112.
j North Carolina Shipbuilding Corp
capital investment $3,000,000, esti
mated profits $27 GAS, ,029
Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, capita
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Maritime Commission Lists
Yards Investments, Profits

investment s550,000; estimated
profits s40,93o,564.
Permanent Metals Corp, capital
investment $460,000; estimated
profits $58,840,885.
st. Johns River Shipbuildine
Corp, capital investment 5000; esti-
mated profits $2,080,O00
Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp.
capital investment 100000; esti.
mated profits $3,135 900.
Todd Houston Ship Building Corp.
capital investment $689, 200, esti.
mated profits $13,678,303.
Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc, capita
investment 100000; estimated
profits $3,050,79
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Strike PoruIyzes Rongoon

RANGOON. Sept. % (R.-The
great Burmese port of Rangoon was
paralyzed today by the first general
strike in the city's history as 10000
employees OF government Offices, port
railways and post and telegraph Of
fees staged a one-day walkout in
sympathy with striking municipal
workers.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Fact-Finding Boards
For Labor Disputes
Urged in Report
BY the Assceioted Press

Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
yesterday made public a report ad.
vocattng use of act-flhding boards
as means of curtailing labor.
management strife.
The report. submitted to the Sec
retary by three-man board head.
ed by Nathan p Feinsinger of the
University of Wisconsin Law School
says the fact-finding system 'in oul
opinion holds much promise of fill
ing the vacuum" caused by the lack
of other machinery xfor settling
labor disputes.
Authors of the report, besides Mr.
Feinsinger, are Clark Kerr and
John Ernest Roe. The three served
on board whose findings provided
the basis for settling labor disputes
of the Pacific Gas g. Electric Co.
and the Milwaukee Gas Light Co.
There is strong resistance on the
part of both labor and manage
ment," the trio said, Ito a legisla-
lively imposed system of compulsory
arbitration of the terms and condi-
tions of employment to govern the
relations of the parties during the
labor contract period.
War Experience Cited.
Governmental control over the
collective bargaining process was a
necessary evil in wartime. That eX-
perience, however, demonstrated the
essential weakness of universal
system of compulsory arbitration,
namely the inevitable failure in
many instances to give proper
weight to the collective bargaining
history and the current problems
unique to particular industries. ="
The plan of voluntary arbitration
under which the parties agree to
submit dispute for a binding de-
cision. is growing in favor in both
labor and industry, they said, though
is unlikely TO become generally ac-
cepted" in the near future.
In lieu of anything else, the three
men recommended "the procedure
of factfinding and recommendation
by a properly qualified Government
board"
Even when the parties have not
agreed in advance to be bound by
the (factflnding) recommendations, :"
they said, neither party is likely
to assume responsibility for a strike
or a lockout thereafter in the face
of public opinion which almost in
variably supports the recommended
tions."
System Called Speedy.
The men said factfinding will not
always provide perfect solution"
but it is speedy, simple and flexible
and, in the two utility cases their
board handled. averted strike in
one and settled strike in the
other.
IF these experiences and similar
experiences of other boards in diff
ferent industries are any reliable
indication, as we believe they are,
the men stated, the procedure of
factfinding and recommendation
may very well prove to be useful
on broad scale as an effective sup
plement to collective bargaining,
conciliation, mediation and volun-
tary arbitration to the peaceful
settlement of labor disputes inpolv-
ing the public interest"
Factflnding boards have operated
frequently in the last years major
strikes, but without the backing of
specific legislation. They have been
presidential boards assigned under
general White House powers. There
has been nothing but administra-
tive measures to back up their rul-
ings,
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Horse Meat Placed
On Hospital Menu
In Massachusetts
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Sept. 23.-Unable
to obtain any other red meat,
the Massachusetts, General Hos
pital has begun serving horse
meat to its personnel and, will
start feeding it to patients this
week.
DR.. Nathaniel w. Faxon. med
ical director of the hospital,
said in bulletin to personnel
and patients that horse meat
would be a satisfactory and
tasty substitute" for the more
conventional meals.
Other hospitals in the Great
er Boston area said they had
experienced no difficulty as yet.
They said beef stocks had been
| adequate, although not plenti-
full.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Commercial Printers
Ask Right 10 Take
Strike Vote Here

EIoSpcCtS IOT nedQng OH an I'M
pending commercial printers strike
appeared more remote today as the
Columbia Typographical Union Pc
titioned its international organi-
zation for the right to take a
strike vote.
The fact the union voted, 1886 TO
l6, yesterday for the right to strike
request did not preclude the pos
sibility Of further negotiation with
the Graphic Arts Association, but
neither side indicated today it
would bulge an inch from its stand
on the controversial issue.
Wants Shop Jurisdiction.
Jesse B. Manbeck, union presi-
dent, said the union was bound by
laws of the international Typo
graphical Union to demand inclu-
sion in the new contract OF a clause
giving its members Jurisdiction
over all composing room work or
any machinery or process apper-
tanning to printing and preparation
therefor"
George P. Mallonee, chairman of
the Industrial Relations Committee
OF the employer group, said it would
be in violation of National Labor
Relations Board laws to give the
printers union unlimited jurisdic-
ton when the GAA already has
contracts with other printing craft
unions.
The showdown will come with q
representative of the ITU, which
now takes precedence over the local
IN bargaining sessions, arrives here
from Indianapolis headquarters to
investigate the impasse.
1t is likely that he will reouest
resumption of negotiations with the
GAA in a final report to compose
tne issue. II that fails, the ITU
Executive Council probably will
recommend strike and the local
will vote for a walkout.
80 Pct. Of Shops Effected.
About 80 per cent of the Districts
commercial printing would be tied
up In the event Of a strike. OF the
So shops employing union printers
80 are represented in the negotia-
tions by the GAA and the others
usually sign the same contract.
At yesterdays meeting some of the
printers wished to recess until
a m. Wednesday and to halt work in
all shops declining to grant the
jurisdictional clause.
This was overruled, however, In
accordance with a telegram from
the ITU Executive Council directing
the local to "abide by all the laws OF
the ITU and to fulfill all the terms
Of agreements until new ones are
negotiated or other action authorized
by the council"
Although the current contract ex-
pired In July, negotiations continued
until last Friday under a clause for
bidding a strike or walkout for 45
days. That period will expire Wed
nesday, but 1t will be in the TITUS
province to decide whether negotia-
tions will be continued beyond that
date.
Chances Of cracking the deadlock
appeared slight since the jurisdic-
tional issue is one that has precip-
itated 80 strikes over the Nation
in the past year. According to Mr..
Manbeck, the printers unions won
80 of the strikes and are still out
on the other two.
He said the union was demanding
the jurisdictional clause because the
employers association, during the
course of the present contract, had
signed contracts with another un-
ion, the Commercial Workers Un-
ion. for operation of certain kinds
OF type-making machines and proof
presses.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Commando Kelly
PIons Speaking Tour
BY the Assoeioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.-Charles
E. (Commando) Kelly, Pittsburgh S
best known war hero and Congress
sional Medal of Honor winner, said
yesterday he is going to give up his
gas station and embark on a speak
ing tour arranged by veterans
groups.
He said the service station, which
he has run for 10 months, is profit
able, but shrugged, Il just can't be
in two places at once"
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Atlantic City Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $3.50; claiming: -
year olds: u furlones
Gilded Trump tJemas) 64l0 2s.38 1920
Busy Jeanne tKtrk) 1870 s 80
Desert Isle tStout) 6.1g
Time. 1:13ts,
Also rsn--Swine Tune. Noteworthy. Dis
eerning Eye, She's Back. Macedonia, Hadsn-
Gil Mirad. Maintaining. GAY Mischief
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Bulgaria to Pardon 1000

SOFIA, Sept. % (P.-The Bulgar-
ian government announced today
that approximately 1000 political
and criminal prisoners will be par
doned and released from Jail to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Nurruqunsett Results

FIRST RACES 800; claiming: maid
ems; 2-year -olds: 8 furlonss,
Ghost Bound wary $3.50 10.4Q 50
Doit Easy tBauer) 400 am
Eoquhsn Baird 40
Time, 10.
Also rsn-Red Lake. Liberty Babe.
3attlet, Casa Libre.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

Chino RebuiIds 239 Bridges
In restoring the Canton -Hankow
railway in China 239 bridges were
rebuilt,
Evening star., 1946-09-23

Miss Elizabeth A. Smart, 100 Mary
land avenue NE, is attending the
72d annual convention of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union in
Minneapolis this week. Director of
the department of legislation, Miss
Smart is a member of the WCTU
Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
u. S. Lost Week End ImperiIs
Ties With Reds, WCTU Is Told

can maintain the lead we now have.
Calling for holy crusade, DR..
Mecklenburg said the deterioration
of international relations "are no
greater than the deterioration of the
moral life" in the United States and
declared that right in the center of
this breakdown stands the liquor
traffic.
The teaching of moderation will
never make crusade" he said. The
menace of moderation teaching must
be held up to ridicule. Total
abstinence is the only teaching that
strikes at the heart of the liquor
traffic"
The five-day convention. which
closes tomorrow, has attracted a
thousand delegates from United
States and Canada.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-06-21
Vslika proslava cleve-
landskih Juqosloyanov

Cleveland, q. ~ Vec meseeey
SO Sc vrsile pripraye "a veliki
Jugoslovanski dan v Clevelandu,
kateri Sc vrsi v nedeljo 23. ju-
Mia ma prostorth Slovenskega
drustvenega donna ma Recher
Ave, Euclid, O.. Nedelja je zelo
vazen dan "a vse jugoslovanske
narode. ia to prireditev sodelu-
jejo vse tri podruznice SANSa
v Clevelandu in Progressive Slo-
venke.
ze drugi pred nenoj 80 po-
yedali, da homo imeli dobre 60
vornike. Ravnotako tudi o zaba,
vi, katere boste delezni tega dne.
Oh tel priliki se bo oddaio tudi
tri velike in lepe nagrade in 81,
Ger elektricno ledenico, { Apex
pralni stroj in sesalec 'prahu.,
KIDD DO tisti, ki, DO tako srecen
da DO odnesel emo ali drugo il
te proslave. Mogoce ste vi ali ii,
sta?
Prireditsv oslovansksga
dneva nam pokaze Be drugo
stran naAsga Edru4snja. Polka,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-06-21
Vsi ma plan. "a
Juqoslovanski dan

Cleveland, Ohio. ~ V nedeljo
%. junija DO Jugoslovanski dan.
Oh tel priliki Sc DO vrsila veil
ka prireditev programom ma
vrtu Slovenskega drustvenega
donna ma Recher Ave., Euclid,
O: V nedeljo maj ne bi mani jka-
10 ma tel prireditvi nobenega "a
vednega Slovenca ali Jugoslo-
vana iz mesta ali bliznjih kra-
jew. To nj navaden Jugoslovan-
ski dan, pac pa bo praznovanje
vstajenja in image nasega ma
roda.
Veckrat citamo pisma il Slo-
venije, ko pravijo: Ste lahko
ponosni, da ste Slovenci in Jul
goslovani, ker mi smo sc borili
tako hrabro in vztrajno, da nj
"a popisati. Res je, da SO Sc po-
gumno borili, da jim nj para v
zgodovini. V resnici Sc nj bio
nildar v zgodovini naroda, ka-
teri bi bill prenesel tax naval in
zmagal, kot so ga prenesli Ju-
goslovani. Odlocna VOLTA in lju-
bezen do rodne zemlje, vera v
zmago "a pravico in svobodo, je
moenejsa cd vsega orozja in
stevila vojnikov. Tam v nasi sta
ri domovini, nasi krvni bratje in
sestre SO to dokazali.
Jugoslovani so pokazali pot
slehernemu narodu, pot XII vodi
v blagostanje in v sreeo v tre-
nju med vladajocimi in zatirani-
mi. Narodi Jugoslavije Sc mi
vidijo kot ena yelika CORA, Xxi je
vidna ma vse strani sirnega sve-
ia. Mexico Sc bodo upirale sle-
herne oei z vzdihljaji trpljenja
v srcih v to goro in ia velikan
i'm DO svetoval: Ocistite nlrces
il vasega vrta in spremenite ga
" paradiz. Ako hocete, ie nj 81
lie ma svetu, XII bi vam to pre-
precila, vi ponizani, zatirani in
izkorissani. V trdno sem prepri-
cana da nj yec dalec cas-, 10 se
bo to vrs;lo.
Y Jugoslavij sedaj Be potre-