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6| Job|ess Pay Explained
To Temporary Workers

Veterans who take temporary jobs
can draw GI jobless pay after the
jobs end, the Veterans Admins
tration explained today.
Reporting that letters from vet
Grams indicated they were apparently
misinformed on their unemployment
benefits, the agency added these
explanations:
Veterans don't have to claim un-
employment payments Immediately
after discharge to protect their
rights to this benefit The GI bill
provides unemployment allowances
are payable for two years after
discharge or the end of the war,
whichever is later. The war has
not officially ended yet.
A veteran may apply for an un-
employment allowance as often as
ne is unemployed, provided he does
not quit his job without good rea-
son, is not discharged for cause
and still has some of his benefits
left. The maximum period for
drawing CT unemployment allow
ances is So weeks, not necessarily
consecutive.
If veteran loses his job after
he has exhausted his CT unem-
plyoment benefits, he may have
built up enough credit to draw reg
ular State unemployment compen-
sation.
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also from Massachusetts, reported
he found sentiment for retention
of the OPA structure, but he said
the people wanted SANITY and eff
cheney in its operation"
Speaker Rayburn, just back from
his Texas home, said:
Practically everybody favors con-
tinuation of price control. They are
out of sorts because of delays in
some decisions, but they realize we
must have OPA-particularly on
food and housing"
Not one of the COP members re-
turning from a hurried pre- cam
paign trip to home precincts re-
ported any widespread dissatisfac-
ton among constituents over the
drastic curbs written into the price
control extension bill just before
the House quit for its Today vaca-
ton.
Public sentiment over that action
was one of the things members
wanted to learn about. Republicans
were particularly concerned because
it was under their leadership that
the House took the course it did.
Representative Wolcott of Mich
igan, top Republican on the Bank
ing Committee and spearhead of
the drive against OPA, said he found
little dissatisfaction back home.
"The people generally think it's
about time that OPA was curbed a
little" Mr.. Wolcott said in an inter-
view. I've found much more praise
than condemnation for the action
we took"
Another Republican chieftain.
Representative Jensen of Iowa, told
reporters the only reaction he OBJ
served was a feeling on the part
OF the voters that the House didn't
go far enough when it started work
ing on OPA.
Administration leaders are hope
full of salvaging the OPA bill in the
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Mrs. Virginia Knowles
Dies al Home Here

Mrs. Virginia Hefty Knowles, 38,
OF 1926 Reservoir road NV, died at
her home yesterday.
A native of McMinnville, Greg.
she had lived in Washington q
years. She was a graduate of Gen.
trail High School and George Wash
ington University and had received
masters degree in biochemistry
from Washington State College.
Mrs. Knowles served in the divis-
ion of nutrition of the Bureau of
Home Economics and during the
war was chemist with the Ma
tional Research Council, assigned
to the vitamin division of the Food
and Drug Administration.
She was member of Phi Sigma
Biological Society and the Wash
ington State Chapter of Phi Kappa
Phi Honor Society. She also was
one of the founders of the Chi
Sigma Gamma Sorority at George
Washington University and later
was made an honorary member of
the local Polonium Chapter of Iota
Sigma Pi, chemical honor society.
Mrs. Knowles was a past presi-
dent of the Society of Little Gar
dens of Foxhall Village and was
active in the PTA of the Rose Lees
Hardy School. She also was an ac-
tive member of All Souls Unitarian
Church.
Surviving, are her husband, De
Witt Knowles, jr, formerly assist
ant professor of chemistry at
George Washington University; two
sons, Robert C.. and Thomas G.
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Gas Company Unions
Schedule Vote Tonight
On Wage Boost Offer

Two employe unions of the Wash
lngton Gas Light Co. will meet to-
night to vote acceptance or disap-
proval of wage increase offered bv
the company in negotiations last
week
On their decision will hinge the
possibility of a strike next Sundsy
or Monday that would disrupt gas
service in Washington and some
suburban areas.
Union and company negotiators,
with help Of Federal Conciliator
Lucien F.. Rye, last week settled on
an l8,2-cent wage increase after
more than a month of dickering.
The unions had opened bargain
ing with a 3l-cent demand and the
company would not 60 beyond IA
cents. They then agreed on the
l8la-cent figure. which includes a
2-cent raise given last October.
Under American Federation of
Labor practices, 1t was necessary for
the AFL negotiations committee to
take the settlement back to the
membership for final approval.
About 1000 employees are expected
to vote in the two unions-Local SO.
international Chemical Workers.
and Local 2. Office Employees Inter-
national.
Local SO is scheduled to meet at
1924 New Jersey avenue NV. and
Local 2 at 1927 Wisconsin avenue
NV. at 8 pm.
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Senate and in later joint Senate and
House conferences. >.
The Senate Banking Committee
still is conducting hearings on what
form of extension to propose. It
called witnesses today in the specific
fields Of cotton and rent.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, yes
terday urged the committee to give
the people prompt promise that
price control protection against
future disaster shall not be re-
moved"
He asked continuation of the OPA
for a year beyond June 30 and called
for Senate rejection of the House
legislation which he said would
amend price control to DEATH"
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Johnston
Continued From First Page

States Chamber. Approximately
1000 business men. drawn from
every state, attended
; Mr.. Johnston's position was di-
rectly opposite to that of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
which has advocated complete elm
ination of OPA after its presers
powers expire on June 30. His state
ment also indicated a divided opin-
ion within the directorate of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce itself.
Businessmen Not Ready.
Chamber directors voted last night
to bring to the convention floor a
resolution that the date for the
elimination of all such controls be
October 81, 1886
1T would be suicidal if price con-
troll was abolished Immediately, ;"
Mr.. Johnston said in an interview
Businessmen have not yet been
conditioned for such a step. They
must be educated to hold prices
in line, The worst thing that could
happen to us would be for prices to
spiral and for us to have a period
of boom and bust"
He said he felt a definite date
should be set for the abolition of
OPA and added he thought that
date should be some time next wear.
Mr.. Johnston, who has just COM
pleted a round of conferences in
Washington, said he believed the
Senate Banking Committee would
report bill which would plug up
many of the holes shot in OPA's
by the House.
Anderson Is Speaker.
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son told the chamber today that
unless there is Nation wide high
productivity and full employment"
the time will come when farmers
must resort to restricted output to
protect their prices.
Unless people are able to buy
at fair prices all the balanced pro-
duction that agriculture can turn
out, farmers soon will be going
broke and consumers going hum
gry,' he said.
"If we find that at present wage
levels some employed families can
not buy all the farm products they
ought to have 1t would be a wise
national decision to invest in the
health and nutrition of the whole
the Secretary said,
adding
Il am thinking, of course, of spe-
cial programs like the school lunch
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examination held by the District
government in 1895 and was ap-
pointed to position in the office
of the District auditor. In May,
1907, he was named District audi
tor and served for II years.
In 1919 Mr.. TWeedale was named
by President Wilson to be treasurer
of the Shipping Boards Emergency
Fleet Corporation. In May, 1920,
he was appointed general controller
of that agency. He left the Gov
ernment temporarily in November,
1921, and returned in June, 1929,
to be receiver OF several national
banks in the Office of the Controller
of the Currency.
He remained with the Treasury
Department until July, 1912, when
he was loaned to the War Depart
ment to take charge of the work OF
revising accounting procedures.
Since September, 1943, Mr.. Twee-
dale has been assistant field CO.
ordinator for the Inter- depart
mental War Bond Savings Commit
tee with the Treasury Department.
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revenue agent, and later as a men,
ber of the so-called Treasury I'M
provement Committee.
Assigned to organize section to
compile and analyze fiscal and eco
nomic data from Federal tax re-
turns, he set up a small unit of only
a few employees, which through the
years has grown to division of
about 500.
Born in New York, Mr.. White
came to Washington at an early
age, was educated at Central High
School, the School of Accountancy of
OF YMCA, Southeastern University.
He lives at 81 Observatory circle
NV. where he plans to spend some
time at his carpenter bench.
Mr.. White was honored by his
associates today at a ceremony in
the Office, where he was presented
with desk lamp and wrist watch.
He will be guest of honor at BAN
quet at the Willard Hotel tonight.
Also retiring from the bureaus
statistical division today were Mrs.
Elizabeth D. Green of the card
punch section, and Benjamin H.
Goodwin of the corporation tran
scribing section, each of whom was
presented with $25 War Bond.
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D. 6. BUDGET
Continued From First PAGE

formula legislation. This formula
would call for a Federal payment
amounting to 1856 per cent of the
total general fund revenues of the
fiscal year preceding that for which
appropriations were made
For this year the lump sum Fed
eral payment amounts to less than
9 per cent of total costs.
Emphasis should be placed Sen
ator O'Mahoney said, "on the fact
that if all the lands in the District
owned by the United States were
taxed as private land holdings are
taxed, the receipts to the District
from this source would be $12,283,-
497, as compared with the $6,0O0,-
600 lump sum payment"
Would Require Legislation.
1t must be recognized, he added
that the adoption of the proposed
formula would require legislation,
which would have to be referred
to the Senate District Committee.
which would entail considera BILE
time for hearings. consideration
and legislative action. Because it
is currently essential ito have more
funds to do the things that ought
to be DONE" he continued, the sub
committee had determined to ask
full committee Endorsement of the
move for a $4,000,000 boost in the
$6,00o,00O Federal lump sum pay
ment
The subcommittee is unani-
mously agreed" he added, that the
District government is understaffed
that the District is under schooled
under hospitalized and under DO
liced."
Galllnger Hospital officials. In
supplemental report to the OMa-
honey subcommittee last week.
asked that the hospitals funds for
next year be raised to s4,637, 900.
This would have been s2,259 900
above the total granted by the
House.
Chairman OMahoney explained
that his subcommittee was recon-
mending an increase of only ST.
100000 over the House total because
1t was believed some time would be
required before Gallinger could re-
cruit all the extra help its budget
proposal called for. Senator OMa-
honey said it was thought the ST.
100000 extra would provide all the
extra help Gallinger could hire for
much of the new fiscal year.
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East|and Says Nations
May Gel Around Law
To Buy Radar Secrets

Senator Eastland, Democrat, OF
Mississippi, expressed. fear today
that foreign firms can get around
the law" to learn American rada1
secrets by buying non-secret elec-
tronic equipment from United States
manufacturers and having Their
engineers trained here.
Some Government officials, he
said, "have told us they should have
more legal authority" to control the
situation.
Senator Eastland's comment came
after Senate Judiciary Subcom-
mittee which he heads, had begun
hearings behind closed doors on a
bill to ban the sale abroad of any
radar or electronic equipment or
process whatever.
Engineering Firm Head Testifies.
Ray c. Ellis, general manager of
the Raytheon Manufacturing Co. of
Waltham, Mass, testified before
the subcommittee and Senator East
land said he would continue his
testimony this afternoon.
The subcommittee, Senator East
land said, will decide after the
afternoon hearing whether to go
any further with its inquiry.
He said the industries involved
had asked that the subcommittee
hearings be in executive session
because they don't want their COM
petitors to know their trade secrets. "
The hearing today followed a
State Department explanation late
yesterday that there is no legal
ban on the sale by American man
ufacturers to foreign nations of
radar and other electronic equip
ment which the Army and Navy
have declassified-that is, removed
from the secret list.
80 Per Cent of Secrets Declassified.
Frederick EXton, chief of the Mu-
nitions Control Board of the State
Department, told reporters that ap-
proximately 80 per. cent of wartime
radar secrets now have been de-
classified. This includes in principle,
he said, all types of equipment sup
piled to the Allies under lease
lend.
Senator Eastland said there were
some developments" in the sub
committee hearing today that might
require it to make an extended in
vestigation of proposed sales of elec-
tronic and other formerly secret
equipment to foreign countries.
William Eaton, a former naval
officer who now is the Washington
representative of the Raytheon
Manufacturing Co., also was on
hand for the hearing. Senator
Eastland said no other witnesses had
been summoned so far
A Senate authority, who would not
be quoted directly, told newsmen
earlier that the subcommittee had
received reports that Russia was at
tempting to contract with American
firms for electronic equipment.
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No War Ideals Realized,
Msqr. Sheen Declares
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, April 3o.-The
Allies have failed to realize a single,
positive objective for which World
War II was fought, Msgr. Fulton j.
Sheen declared last night.
Two totalitarians were wiped out,
but not all of them were destroyed. y
Msgr. Sheen told an audience in the
MelroSe Academy auditorium.
We are no longer living in the
days of reason--we are living in the
days Of fate" he said. And only
two fates are available
"One is Christianity, the other is
the counterchurch. The counter
church has its own missionaries, a
visible head, and its own city. That
city is not Rome-it is Moscow"
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plan, which has PROVED so success
full and popular"

plan, which has proved so success
full and popular"
Support for U. N. Urged.
The Chamber directors voted last
night to pass along 20 resolutions to
the convention. One urged backing
of the United Nations, declaring
that already the new organization
for peace and security has been sub
jected to strains that might well
have wrecked it" but that thus far
it has held together; thus far the
world still has reason to hope
Another urged state of indus
trial preparedness for possible war.
1t proposed an adequate stockpiling
program" war reserve of manu-
factured military equipment, the
placing of educational orders" for
combat material with private firms,
and systematic advance planning for
industrial mobilization
Still another resolution would
place the Chamber in sharp opposi-
ton to the program of Wilson
Wyatt, Federal Housing adminiStra-
tor, as 'ill advised"
William K. Jackson of Boston.
vice president of the United Fruit
Co., who is slated to be elected
president of the chamber Thurs
day. declared in his keynote speech
that human wants appear to be
Unsuitable . it is inconceivable to
me that we will ever reach the
stage in the visible future when we
will not want more and more pro-
duction''
He urged strong Federal fiscal
policy and balanced budget and
added:
THE instability of the dollar is
one of the major causes of indus
trial difficulty. The greatest cause
of labor disturbances probably is
also the instability of the value of
the dollar. The progressively de-
clining interest rate is driving up
the value of earning assets and
causing imitation there. The arti-
flcally low interest rate is in part
responsible for peoples indisposition
to buy and hold Government bonds,
thereby increasing the inflationary
pressure and causing another block
ade to the free use of the paths of
production.
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lichfieId Defense
Says Army Speeds
Trial, Asks Delay
BY the essoeioted Press

BAD NAUHEIM. Germany. April
30.-A defense attorney complained
to an Army court martial today that
American soldiers accused of mis-
treating guardhouse prisoners at
Llchheld, England, "are very much
afraid they cannot get fair trial
that somebody is going to be made
a goat because of publicity given
the case.
Charging that the trials were
being hurried under pressure from
nigh Army authorities who want
TO get them over with" Col. Ed
ward Chayes of Chicago, asked
60-day poStponement for his client,
1t. Leonard w. Ennis of Peeksill
N. Y. whose trial was scheduled
to begin today.
Col. Chayes argued he had been
given insufficient time to prepare
MS defense and to obtain witnesses
and Army records.
Ruling on Motion Delayed.
The trial court delayed a ruling
on his motion while Col. Chaves
questioned the nine officers of the
court about any possible instructions
they might have received which
would prejudice the interests of the
IA remaining defendants.
There apparently has been grow
ing an ldea-due to previous news
and publicity-that the Army must
do something about this business of
not WhiteWashing somebody" Col.
Chayes said
He referred to recent statement
by Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, Amer
lean commander in Europe, that "II
will not tolerate any WhiteWash"
and that officers as we'll as enlisted
men would be brought to trial
swiftly.
Denies Rights Prejudiced.
Col Chayes called to the stand
Col. Irwin SCHNEIDER, Salt Lake City,
who was sent here from Washing
Ton for special administrative duties
IN connection with the trial. and
asked him:
Have you received or issued in !
siructions that the powers that be
want to get these trials over with
and to accomplish that end, the
rights of the defendants are to be
given short shrift?"
No, categorically," answered Col.
SCHNEIDER.
Col. SCHNEIDER conceded that ef-
forts had been made by Army au-
thorities to speed the conclusion
of the trials, which began five
months ago in London and were
transferred here after the convic-
ton of two enlisted men.
Ennis is the first of six accused |
officers to face trial. Another trial
Is scheduled to begin tomorrow and
others soon afterwards.
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FeIlowcroft Club Plans
May Dance Tomorrow

The Fellowcraft Club of the Ben
jamin Franklin Lodge of the Ma
sonic order will hold a May Day
dance at pm. tomorrow at the
Shoreham Hotel
The proceeds of the dance will
go toward the purchase of four
oxygen tents for ,Children's Hospi-
tai. The purchase of the tents is
one of the projects on the pro
gram of charity" announced by
Jack Hyman, club president.
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Macarthur
Continued From First Page.

toned in connection with the case.
Col. CreSwell said an informant
told headquarters of the plot five
days ago. The informant related
that five or six persons were in
volved
Col CresWell said he expected
stories in the japanese press about
the plot would aid in the appre-
henslon of Tokayama and the
others.
Identification of Tokayama was
made by Col. Larry Bunker. Gen
Macarthur assistant military sec
retary.
No extra guards were visible
around the Macarthur office TO-DAY,
lhe announcement stated the su-
preme commander of the Allied
powers has again refused to permit
any unusual precautions to be taken
1or the protection of his life"
Big Demonstrations Planned,
Big labor celebrations are sched-
uled for Tokyo and other sections
IN Japan'S first May Day observance
IN IL years. Three hundred thou
SAND are expected to gather in
front OF the Imperial Palace. one
block from Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters, for speeches and a parade
Gen. Macarthur did not plan anv
variation from his routine for to-
morrow and will not make any be-
cause of the plot, Col. Bunker said
headquarters recalled that rumors
OF such plots against Gen. Mac
Arthur had been heard several
times, but they failed to materialize
sufficiently to be considered seri-
ously, However, on January %
zen. MacArRur's birthday-rumors
of such Rot became so strong
that Brig. Gen. E. R. Thorpe. then
head OF the Civil Intelligence Sec
tlon. issued a statement DENYING
mat any threats had been made or
that the guard had been augmented
Militarist Blamed.
Tokuda told the interviewers the
plot was one calculated to suppress
Communist and other popular
movements" He blamed it on mill
tar1sts and oldline capitalists seek
Ing to regain power.
Tokuda, recently elected to the
Diet, said his party had issued
strict orders forbidding ANY action
which would cause violence or con-
fusion" He said the Communists
consider the Allied forces "a liber-
ating force. We have co-operated
with Allied policies and intend to-
do so. X -
He said he did not know of Toka-
yama and added the Communist
party does not allow former Kempei-
tai Thought police or police to-
join"
japanese Are Shocked.
News of frustrated assassination
plot shocked the Japanese.
Their first reaction was twofold.
A feeling that their country had
lost face: fears that repercussions
might be felt in every household.
The government officially apollo
gized. Katsuo Okazaki, represent
ing Foreign Minister Shigeru Yo-
shida, visited Gen. MacArthur's
office two hours after Allied head
quarters announced discovery of
the plot. He did not see the gen.
eral personally, but delivered a
verbal message to aides
Okazaki expressed deep regret
ano concern" and said his govern
ment was greatly embarrassed VI
He asked if there was anything his
government could do.
Earlier, Premier Shidehara, Yoshi-
da and Home Minister Chuzo Nit
suchi conferred. japanese reporters
speculated that they discussed tight
er precautions than previously were
planned for the May day demon
SrratiOnS.
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Maj. George McNei|I
Is Buried in Viroinio

Maj George P. McNeill, Army
Medical Corps. retired, died last
Thursday in Sarasota, Fla.
Maj, Mcneil was an honor gradu-
ate of the Army Medical School and
served with the Army OF Occupation
IN Germany after the first World
War, in the Philippines, and at vari-
Gus stations in the United States
His last station was at Walter Reed
Hospital. He retired in 1884.
Services and burial were in Cis-
mont, Va.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs
j. F. Siler, Washington, and Mrs
Richard Ker, Staunton, Va. and
two brothers. James McNeill. Tam
pa, Fla, and the Rev. Charles
Mcneil. Charlotte. N C..
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u y, IcIlItQ IT,
day at the age
of 10 after more
than 80 years in
the public serv-
ice.
Results of his
work as head of
the Statistical
Division, Inter
nal Revenue Bu-
reau, have been
praised not only
by Federal Off
cials, but by Wis
itors from many
N a t ions who
have come here
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Knowles: her mother, Mrs. Jennie
G. Hefty, and sister, Miss Geor-
CELIA c. Hefty.
Funeral services will be held at 4
pm. tomorrow at st. Patrick's
Chapel, Foxhall road at Greenwich
parkway. with private burial serv-
ices.
Evening star., 1946-04-30
Big Gains Are Noted
For Labor in japan
BY the Associofed Pres,

TOKYO, April 30.-The labor
union movement in occupied Japan
has made gains in a few months
which in other countries took years
or decades, John j. Murphy, Amer
ican Federation of Labor official
on the Allied Headquarters Labor
Advisory Committee, said today.
Evening star., 1946-04-30

Associates OF
Mr.. TWeedale
were to give a
luncheon in his
honor at |
O'Clock this af-
ternoon in the
Treasury De-
partment dining
room, and pre-
sent him with a
desk set.
Mr.. TWeedale,
who lives at 1902
Hilton avenue,
Takoma Park,
Md, took the
fret cnp,ratifiua