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Evening star., 1946-01-16
D. T.. Review Ordered
To Minimize Overtime

The Commissioners yesterday or
dered all heads of municipal de-
partments to review at once the
necessity for any employe working
more than 40 hours a week.
Lists of employees needed for
longer hours, they said, must be
submitted to Chairman Walter L.
Fowler of the District Personnel
Board by January Is, together with
complete justification for the over
time.
The city heads said the order
would not apply to employees who
have to work overtime as a result
of emergency conditions" This,
it was explained, refers to person.
mel working on snow removal, bro
ken water mains and similar un-
expected developments.
District personnel officials said
they felt the city employment sit
uation needed restudy in the light
of returning veterans and a grad
ual loosening up of the employ
ment market.
I'VE don't know that there are
any abuses of the overtime privi-
lege," an official said, "but we want
to make certain"
District employees now total about
1900, and an overtime bill of more
than 100000 will have to be met
before the end of the fiscal year.
Overtime is now supposed to be
repaid by compensatory time off in
most departments, it was, said.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
By the Associated presa.

By the Associated Press.
A photograph showing only about
TO House members on the floor 10
minutes after Congress was called
to order Monday brought protests
yesterday from two Representatives
who charged 1t was unfair" The
picture was carried on Page of the
final edition of Mondays Star.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi told the House the
picture distributed by the Associated
Press was an unnecessary smear"
Of Congress because 1t was taken
before a roll call answered by 235
of the 428 members. There are
seven vacancies.
Representative Mccormack Of
Massachusetts,, the Democratic lead
er and acting speaker, told his col
leagues the picture gave an "en-
tirely erroneous impression of Con-
gress at work.
When Representative Bradley,
Republican, Of Michigan inquired
whether the picture was taken in
accordance with House rules, Mr..
Mccormack replied:
"The chair expected that the
beneflciaries Of the indulgence of
the custom OF the House would
comply with a fair and reasonable
request. This was that the picture
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Picture Showing Few Present
In Congress Monday Protested

be taken after the quorum call.
Whoever took the picture violated
this reasonable condition imposed
The House was called to order at
noon. The picture under discussion
was made at 1910 pm, as noted
in the accompanying caption and
in clock in the picture itself.
George skadding, Life photog-
rapher, who made arrangements
for the pictures as secretary of
the White House News Photograph
ers' Association, made this state
ment to reporters:
Lewis Deschler, the House par
Humanitarian, who gave permission
for the pictures, requested that they
be taken after the roll call. When
we reached the gallery entrance,
however, the assistant doorkeeper
in charge there said: You are not
allowed to make pictures until after
the prayer
"The photographers present ac-
cepted this as a later request and
started making pictures during the
calling Of the roll"
It was at that time that the AP
picture was made. In addition, Mr..
Skadding said, shots also were taken
by himself and by a photographer
for another picture service.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Glass Office BUILDING
OF Il Stories Planned
On Fourteenth Street

Construction of a 12-story all
glass" office building will be started
within 60 days at cost of $l,500, 900
at 7l1-21 Fourteenth street NV,
the Kass Realty Co., 446l Connecti-
cut avenue NV, announced today.
The site is now occupied by a
two-story building, to which will be
added 10 stories. The building was
purchased early in 1914 at a re-
ported cost of 81 100000. At that
time, plans called for construction
of a seven-story building after the
war.
Few Critical Materials.
The new building will provide
120, 900 square feet Of office and store
space, Garfield I. Kass, the firms
president, said. 1t will have 'front.'
age and depth of 11o feet. Owner is
the Insurance Building Corp, of
which Mrs. Irving Berger is presi-
dent. The Kass Realty Co. will be
architects and builders.
The concrete-and-steel structure,
to be known as the Kass Building,
will require almost no critical ma
terials, Mr.. Kass said. Virtually the
entire exterior will be built of a
newly developed construction glass
The exterior of the existing first
two floors will be made to conform
to the remainder of the building.
No major reconstruction of the
first two floors will be necessary, Mr.
Kass said, since the building was
built 16 years ago to allow for an
addition to the height.
Peoples Leases Space.
Peoples Drug Stores has leased
the section of the projected building
at 721 Fourteenth street NV, now
occupied by Bell Clothes, Mr.. Kass
said. He added he was not at liberty
to disclose names of other incoming
tenants.
The Lotus Restaurant will con-
tinue to occupy the buildings second
floor, Mr.. Kass said. and other pres.
ent tenants to remain will be the
University Shop and NorBud Hos
iery Shop. The Crescent Cafe, Bel
Clothes and Wormser Hat Co., will
move to other locations by April i
Mr.. KaSS said.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Coroner Delays Certificate
In Death Of Mrs. Deakins

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said last night he is awaiting COM
pletion of an investigation before
issuing a certificate in the death
of Mrs. Agnes Deakins, "a, whose
body was found fully clothed in the
Anacostia River near the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Bridge yesterday.
The woman, who had been mar
ried for Is years to Raymond Dea-
Ikins, an employe of the Naval Gun
Factory, had been listed as missing
since January II. The couple lived
in the 200 block of Twelfth place
NE.
Thomas Dohony. Riderwood, Md,
discovered the body floating about
100 yards offshore, on the west side
of the bridge, where he was work.
ing. Harbor police said he and a
friend, Philip Canter, 500 block OF
A street Sc, went out in a row.
boat and pulled the body out of the
water.
DR.. Macdonald said the body bore
no marks of violence.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Continued From First Paee)

trative of many others. I have In
mind the creation of the Fair En-
ployment Practices Committee. It
has the power to send a Federal
agent into the States and tell us
who shall be or remain employed in
our businesses and industries. ."
Outstanding political leaders,
both Democratic and Republican,
are now advocating that the Con-
gress continue this committee on a
permanent peacetime basis. One
does not have to be constitutional
lawyer to perceive that this invasion
of private individuals right to
select his own employees on the basis
of efficiency. or for any other reason,
is but the first step in the complete
destruction of all his personal iber-
ties. We may be sure that other
measures equally as Objectionable
will follow if Congress yields to the
pressure groups which are advo-
eating this one.
1T is everyday becoming more
clear that the people of Virginia
and many other States are being
constantly threatened with the very
! real danger of having their domestic
/ affairs regulated in accordance with
the ideas and wishes of these pres
sure groups.
Detailing the tremendous Federal
debt and interest charges, and ex-
penses, plus billions in veterans
benefits to come, the Governor said
any money granted to the States
must come out of the pockets of
taxpayers who reside in those States
| Cites U. s. Handling Expenses.
Money paid by the taxpayer to
the Federal Government and re-
turned to the States, he added, is
burdened with collection and ham
ding charges by the Federal Gov
ernment, with the operating costs
of bureaus in Washington and
finally with the salaries and eX-
penses of Federal agents sent into
the States to regulate State agencies
in their expenditure of what is left
of the money received from the
taxpayer.
The amount left is probably
about half" he said Since the
money must be spent according te
national pattern prescribed BY
the Washington bureau, it cannot
be utilized for such purposes as will
best satisfy Virginia's needs. These
needs necessarily vary in the sew.
eral States according to varying
conditions prevailing in them"
A grant, he said, may be made
for purpose Virginians do not
want at all, but if 1t is rejected hel
taxpayers must pay their part ol
the cost just the same.
Urges County Health Staff.
He asserted there should be com
petent, adequately stated health or
ganizations in every county in tn,
State charged with the duty of max
ing periodic examinations of ever,
school child: effective means of rem
edying illnesses revealed; facilitie
for protecting the health of com
munities through control and treat
ment of tuberculosis iand other com
municable diseases.
He urged greater support of tn
! Department of Agriculture, Virgini,
Polytechnic Institute, the Extensio,
Service and other agencies to maxi
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Cline Indicted on Charges
OF Forgery and Theft
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-Al-
fred Leonard Cline was indicted
by the San Francisco County grand
jury last night on. nine counts OF
forgery and one of grand theft in
connection with the estates of Ell
derly women.
Assistant District Attorney Nor
man Elkington announced that
eight of the forgery counts involved
stock certificates originally issued
to Mrs. Eva Delora Krebs Cline,
wealthy Chicago widow, whose
death police have been investigating
for several weeks
The other count, Mr.. Elkington
said, involved a property deed Of
the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, OAK
land widow, whose name had been
linked with Cline's.
Cline has been held here since
December during a Nationwide in
vestigation of the deaths and Gre
nations of several elderly women.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Baby Burned and Blinded
When Boys Fire Carriage
gy the tssociatsd pres,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-A FIVE
month-old boy, left asleep in his
carriage on the sidewalk, was burn
ed critically and permanently blind
ed yesterday, police said, when two
small boys set fire to the vehicle.
The baby's father, Clyde L. Chad
wick is an employe of the city fire
department and lives in the Bronx.
The carriage flames we're first seen
by Harry Ripka, laundry truck
driver, he and Mrs Josephine Doug
herty, resident of an apartment
building in which the baby's mother
was visiting, lifted the baby out of
the carriage and beat out the flames.
A detective said he found two g.
year-old boys who admitted setting
fire to the vehicle while playing with
matches on their way home from
school. They ran away after telling
a woman what they had done, the
detective said,
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Ramspeek Forecasts Huge
Air Passenger Gains

A drive by Americas commercial
airlines to multiply seating capacity
by seven times this year was
described yesterday by former
Representative Robert Ramspeck of
Georgia, new executive vice presi-
dent of the Air Transport Associa-
ton.
This expansion, by the end Of the
year, would mean the operation of
at least 1899 transports capable of
carrying 49,757 passengers and flying
some 100000, ,000- 0-passenger miles
annually, Mr.. Ramspeck said.
The speaker told a luncheon meet
ing of the Advertising Club Of Wash
ington at the Hotel Statler that the
size OF the increase should be COM
pared with the pre-Pearl Harbor
total of 359 planes with $3.50 seats
then available to the travelling
public.
This total was reduced to 166
planes after the Army and Navy had
taken over flying equipment from
the airlines for military duty.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Cannon 10 Reintroduce
Vetoed Appropriation Cuts

Ey the Associated Press.
The $4,000, ,000, 900 appropriation
rescission bill, vetoed by President
Truman during the congressional
recess, will be reintroduced by Rep
resentative Cannon, Democrat. Of
Missouri, without change except to
eliminate the United States Employ
ment Service rider to which Mr..
Truman objected.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee,
said he expected to reintroduce the
bill today and will call meeting
Of the deficiency appropriations
subcommittee Thursday to consider
it.
Mr.. Cannon said no hearings will
be held because amounts will be the
same as those in the original bill.
The President vetoed the measure
because it included the rider, re-
turning control Of USES to States
in 80 days. Mr.. Truman was opposed
to the return before June 80.
Hearings will begin next week, Mr..
Cannon said. on legislation recon-
mended yesterday by the President
providing for resembling an addi-
tional s6 ,00o, 900 900.
A bill providing for return of
USES control is before the House
Labor Committee.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Auto Workers
Continued From First Page)

always ready to sit down with the
union, but continued in their conten-
ton that the recommended 17l5 per
cent increase is mot negotiable"
The Ford negotiations statement,
issued by Mr.. Bugas follows:
Last Friday the Ford Motor Co.
offered the UAW-CIO a wage in
crease of 171a cents an hour to take
effect when the company reaches
volume production, which we be-
neve should be within the next two
months.
This is a most substantial in
crease. 1t is particularly signifi-
cant in view of the fact that Ford
is already paying an average of 9
cents an hour more than its largest
competitor.
THE Ford offer is, of course, con-
tingent upon workable agreement
between the union and company
on company security, worker pro-
ductivity and representation.
To-day union officials said they
were willing to accept wage in.
crease of 1919 cents an hour. Their
announcement said they were fol-
lowing the pattern set by the report
of the fact-fnding board in the
General Motors case. The union
realizes, although the general public
may not, that an increase of 171s
cents at Ford would bring our aver
age hourly rate to $780, cents an
hour, 1854 cents an hour more than
the present General Motors rate
and seven cents an hour more than
the average rate at GIN even though
that company were to agree to the
recommendations of the fact finding
board.
"The Ford Motor Co. is anxious to
bring these negotiations to a sue
cessful conclusion as soon as pos
sible. We want to make more cars
provide more jobs-in effect expe-
dite reconversion to the limits oi
our capacity"
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Message on Budget,
State OF Union 10 Be
Longest on Record

The longest budget message on
record-approximately 10000 words
will be incorporated in the con-
solidated State of the Union" and
budget message which President
Truman will send to Congress
Monday.
Following the Presidents an
nouncement at his news conference
yesterday that the two documents
would be consolidated this year for
the first time, Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said today that the
combined documents would run be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 words.
At the Budget Bureau, it was said
the budget message alone would
have been of record size, being about
twice as large as last years message,
which ran from 10000 to 10000
words.
1t was pointed out at the bureau
that in recent years the size Of the
budget message has been increasing
gradually.
Mr.. Truman said he had decided
that one message would serve bet
ter purpose than two, pointing out
that the budget is intimately bound
up with the state of the Union.
Ordinarily the two documents are
separated by few days. The
Presidents radio address to the
Nation on January 3 covered vir-
tually the same ground that the
State of the Union" message could
be expected to encompass.
The delay on the latter message
will hold up Congress further. Sen
ators who sought to transact busi-
ness on the floor when Congress re-
convened Monday after the Christ
mas recess were reminded by Ma
jority Leader Barley that it was
customary to wait until the State
Of the Union" message had been
read.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Soldier Returns, Finds Mother
IGuve All His ''Civvies' Away

shirts, a suit, pants, hat, a few
pairs of sox and some underwear.
she wrote, adding that "the pants
are really essential"
The son returned home two weeks
ago after 80 months in the Army,
20 months Of the time being spent
overseas. He was told to take off
his uniform and put on civilian
clothes when he reached home, she
related.
But at home he found only a pair
Of pajamas left.
Now, she said, when he goes into
clothing store, he is told the store
has no suits, no overcoats, no shirts,
his size, but only neckties.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Early Hearing Promised
On Anti-Vivisection Bill

Tentative plans for a public hear
ing, possibly next month, on the
Lemke anti-vivisection bill were
made today by officials of the House
District Committee.
In response to a request filed by
Representative Lemke, Republican,
Of North Dakota, committee spokes-
men assured him his bill would be
given an early hearing.
AS a result of a campaign, Mr..
Lemke has received some 5000 let
ters from dog lovers here and else
where over the country. On the
other hand, medical authorities
have opposed such a ban, insisting
the dogs are not cruelty treated
and that such experiments are nee
essary for human welfare.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
e. the Associated Press.

E. The Associated Press.
Representative Cole. Republican,
of Missouri has a constituent who
wants him to help her returned GI
son out OF the clothing jam she got
him into.
The son came home to find his
civilian wardrobe consisted of one
pair of pajamas.
1t seems the mother had been
listening to appeals for clothing for
shivering foreigners and had given
away all of the soldiers clothing.
She asked Mr.. Cole where she can
find replacement.
She wants to buy some dress
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Trumans and Snyders
To Hear Symphony Tonight

President and Mrs. Truman,
accompanied by the Reconversion
Director and Mrs. John w. Snyder.
will attend a special National SYM
phony concert tonight at Constitu-
ton Hall where Fritz Kreisler will
be the soloist.
The concert will be open only to
members of the National Symphony
Association, to which it was prom
ised as special dividend" during
campaign for support of the
orchestra last year. No tickets have
been sold to the general public.
The program will include
Beethoven's violin Concerto in D
Major" a tocatto by Frescobaldi,
Ravel's "Daphnis ct Chloe" and
Kennans Night Soliloquy."
Evening star., 1946-01-16

missing, several planes on Sergt.
Unklesbee's flight were intercepted
and shot down before they reached
the target.
He had been overseas only four
months, stationed at Ludham, Eng
land.
A native of Polo. ILL.,. Sergt. Un-
klesbee came to Washington with
his family when he was S. He at
tended District elementary schools
and was graduated from Eastern
High School in 1888. He was em-
ployed as mail carrier with the
Post Office Department prior to en-
tering the Air Force in June, 1943.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by two sisters, Miss Leora
UnkleSbee and Mrs. Margaret Long,
and brother, Franklin, all of
Washington.
Returnees
The following Washington area
men, whose street addresses were not
given, are due to arrive tomorrow
at New York aboard the transport
George Meade:
Pvt Harry J. Schaefer, Pfc. John H.
Smith, Mai William F. Debelak, lst 1t.
Dallas S: Maxwell, s sIsergt. David L. Shuck.
TIA Francis J. Demeza, TIA John N. Had
ley, Corpl. Philip D. McDermott, IT'S
Maurice E.: Remlms. Pfc. Peter Arcsro.
spasnoli and Pfc. James r. Thompson, r.,
al Of washington, and T/5 Alien D. Bryan,
Laurel, Mo.
Scheduled to arrive at New York
tomorrow aboard the Jonathan Ed
wards are:
Seret. Homer Butler, TI5 Harold Han
cock, Pfc; Arthur Terrell. Pfc. Paul D.
Schooler. ssrst. Samuel W. Fry, TI5 Alvin
Donald Gilbert and 1t. Col. Harold H
Rooecker, all or Washington, and T/3
Donald G. Roylance, Bowie. Nd: T/4
Evening star., 1946-01-16
Pawnbroker Testifies
AT Trial Of Connors,
Tells Of Diamond Loan

A New York pawnbroker testified
today in the District Court trial of
Raymond Connors, charged with
killing Edward Barker and Pany
Casbarian last February %. that
Ray Connors, 73 Radford street,
Yonkers, N. Y" had pawned dia-
mond with him for $500 on March S.
The pawnbroker, Herman C. Hill,
who appraises diamonds and other
valuables in a loan shop in the
Bronx, said the diamond was worth
$1,000. His record showed that it
was 2.l5 carats in weight. He said
the diamond was redeemed on
May IS. -
The Radford street address was
the residence of Connors when he
was arrested August /. The Gov
ernment contends the diamond was
taken from ring that was on the
finger of Mr.. Barker on the day he
was murdered. Neither the diamond
nor the ring has been recovered.
Cannot Identify Man.
Mr.. Hill could not identify Con-
nors as the man who pawned the
diamond. He said he saw 500 per-
sons day in his shop, and that
before making a loan of that size
Identification by draft card or auto
mobile drivers license would have
been demanded.
Detective Sergt. Edward E. Scott
of the Metropolitan Police testified
Connors had told him that he had
pawned the diamond. The defend
ant has consistently denied he was
ever in Washington or had any con-
nection with the crime.
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy, deputy
coroner, testified that there were
powder marks about bullet holes in
the heads of both Mr.. Barker and
Mr.. Casbarian when he performed
an autopsy on the bodies, showing
the gun had been held at close
range. Both men were bound hand
and foot and Mr.. Barker was
gagged, DR. Murphy said.
Pvt. Herbert G. Young of the
Metropolitan Police, who was dis
patched to Fourteenth and N streets
NV. in a radio car on the night of
February %, told of finding the
bodies of the two men in the auto
trailer which Mr.. Barker used as
an Office in loaning money on auto
! mobiles.
Jurors Selected.
The Jurors are Charles A.. Thomas
IS, elevator mechanic, 1882 K street
me; Lawrence K. Warman, Al
project engineer, 470e Twelfth street
NE; Robert H. Galloway, "A. bu!
driver, 16 Gallatin street NV; Ed.
ward P. Shahady, 36, shipping clerk
1871 Alaska avenue Sc; Kenneth
Pahl, 81, Navy Yard employe, 200:
Fourth street NE; John T. Eber.
hardt, So, colored, school registrar
Betty J. Magee, 81, file clerk, 1851
Ingleside Terrace NV; John E
Barclay, 35, colored, War Depart.
ment clerk; Richard Bennertz, 80
joiner, Navy Yard, 652l First stree
NV; Alma T. Smith, 25, colored
Internal Revenue Bureau clerk
1311ks South Carolina avenue Sc.
Leonard N. Raffell, 90, real estate
broker, 481l North Capitol street.
Alternate jurors are: George E
Knapp, 80, treasurer of the Genera
Oil Burner Co., 1910 Thirty-seventr
street NV, and Mrs. Mildred Ben.
nett Madison, 3s, housewife, sos
Hamilton street NV.