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Evening star., 1946-03-16
Stenographic Tests
a.s
Soon 10 Be eAnnounced

The Civil Service Commission said
today it will announce the dates
for competitive examinations for
peacetime stenographic jobs within
the next two or three days.
A commission spokesman said that
about 10000 stenographic jobs would
be affected.
1t was stressed that Federal en-
ployes serving under war service
appointments who occupy positions
of stenographers, typists, secretaries,
teletypists, operators, dictaphone
transcribers, clerk-typists, varitype
operators or others in which typing
or stenography is job require
ment should apply for this exami-
nation, regardless of the grades and
salaries at which they are now
employed.
Once the examination dates are
announced, application cards will be
on hand in the personnel offices of
the agencies and departments for
the convenience of war service en-
ployes. Others wishing to take the
examination may obtain applica-
tions at the offices of the Civil
Service Commission
The examinations will be the first
tests involving a sizable group of
Federal jobs since President Tru-
man ordered all war service ap-
pointments stopped and the Gov
ernment restored to. a peacetime
hiring basis.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Owen J. Roberts Indorses
Loan, or Gift, 10 Britain
BY the Associoted Press

Owen ]. Roberts, retired Supreme
Court Justice, strongly indorsed the
proposed $3.50 900 900 loan to Great
Britain yesterday, even to the ex-
tent Of giving help outright.
IF we gave this money to Britain
in a crisis" he told the Senate Bank
ing Committee, I'VE would get back
our moneys worth and more for our
people"
He said he was no economic ex-
pert but that he felt strongly my
obligation as an American citizen to
Britain for standing in the breach
when we were not ready" for war.
Mr.. Roberts appeared as president
of the United Nations Council of
Philadelphia.
The committee also heard indorse-
ments of the loan proposal from
Mrs. Allan c. G. Mitchell of the
National League of Women Voters
and Oren Root, jr., of the American
Veterans Committee.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Lost and Homesick Boy, a,
Waits for Family to Claim Him
Ernie Motissu
Says His Mother
Is in Hospital

Ernie Matissa, 4, played half
heartedly with the telephone plugs
at the Receiving Home today, ir
between homesick bursts of tears
because he has been lost since early
last night and at II am. nobody
had come to get him.
The little boy wasn't able to tell
police very much when they found
him wandering alone at Fourth and
E streets NV. at o'clock last night
He said "mommy" was in a hos
pital somewhere. He didn't know
where.
Patrolmen r. S. Siebert and M. H
Weber Of the first precinct asked
the youngster why he was out by
himself when they found him at the
busy intersection.
"'cause I want to-" Ernie told
them.
At the Women's Bureau last night
Ernie told the ladies his name, but
his big brown eyes just looked at
them when they asked him where
he lived.
Il dunno" the lost boy replied.
Ernie spent the night at the Re-
ceiving Home, $500 Little Falls road
NV, where patient questioning
brought out the fact that his IA
theirs name is something like
Chris" that he has little brother
and a sister taller than himself.
Receiving Home matrons said
Ernie was wearing a brown tweed
suit with coat to match when he
was found. Today he kept reason
ably happy playing with a type
writer, a switchboard and a fly
swatter.
Meanwhile, the Missing Persons
Bureau was checking all hospitals
Evening star., 1946-03-16

Service, New York, was one Of
several speakers who emphasized
that the present-day domestic is
a specialists cook, a window
washer, baby-sitter-and should
be paid accordingly.
Speakers urged higher standards
for houseworkers with wages CO.
ordinated on a national basis.
The group voted for early action
on the equal-pay bill co-sponsored
by Senators Morse, Republican, Of
Oregon and Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida. Mr.. Morse appeared before
the women and told them the bill
would protect them against under
cutting" Of salaries. The confer
ence also recommended formation
Of q permanent advisory women's
group.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
.Trumun Welcomes Poet
Winner of Nobel Prize

Miss Gabriela Mistra1, Chilean
poet who won the Nobel prize for
literature, was received by President
Truman at the White House today
Miss MistraI stopped here on her
way to Los Angeles, where she will
serve as Chilean Consul. She was
accompanied to the White House by
Chilean Ambassador Marcial Mora
The poet, who for 10 years has
held rowing diplomatic assignment
from her government, recently re-
turned from Sweden. She is the
only Latin American ever to win a
Nobel prize for literature.
Mrs. Truman will attend a
luncheon to be given Monday in
honor of Miss Mistral by Assistant
Secretary of State Spruille Braden
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

Members of Congress" he OBJ
served, "say this is a national city.
People live here but retain their
homes elsewhere. The Federal pay
ment to the District budget should
be larger, for city finances are in a
bad way and I understand that in
the next fiscal year we are facing a
$40, 100000 deficit. Originally the
cost was divided on a $3.50 basis
and that worked out all right"
MIR. Smith also expressed strongly
his belief that Washington citizens
should have representation in Con-
gress.
There is no other capital in the
world" he said, where the citizens
are disfranchised. We don't want a
mayor, but I strongly believe in a
constitutional amendment which
would enfranchise Washingtonians
and give them a representative in
Congress to express their point of
view."
Mr.. Smith was born in New York
City. March 16, 1868; educated in
Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn.,, and came to Washington in
1889. He joined the Board of Trade
in 1900, is one of its Oldest members
and serves on five committees, whose
meetings he attends punctiliously.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Counsel for Gill
Ferfecting Defense
During 4-Day Recess

Defense counsel for Howard b
Gill, suspended superintendent of
penal institutions, will open its case
in answer to 16 charges OF inef1l-
cheney Wednesday afternoon when
a board of inquiry resumes its
hearing on the charges filed by
the Board of Public Welfare.
Before recesSing the hearing yes
terday, Walter M. Bastian, chairman
of the inquiry board, advised De-
tense Attorney John j. Wilson that
the District Commissioners have
agreed Mr.. Gill should have rea-
sonable time, after presentation of
the charges, to obtain evidence to
meet them.
Gill First Witness.
The four-day recess, called be.
cause OF previous engagements by
attorneys and members of the in
quiry board, will provide adequate
time to prepare the defense, Mr..
Wilson said. Reporting that he
might" make short opening argu-
ment, the defense attorney said
Mr.. Gill would be his own first
witness.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester H. Gray completed the case
for the Welfare Board YESTERDAY.
three weeks after the beginning of
the hearing, ordered by the District
Commissioners.
c. E.. Tucker, captain of the
guard, testified yesterday that
morale and discipline at the Dis
trlct Jail began to decline about a
year ago when Mr.. Gill abandoned
use of basement control cells for
disciplinary purposes. The in
Urinary isolation cells, substituted
by Mr.. Gill, just gave the prisoners
"a good place to rest," he asserted.
Quizzed on Damage.
Although he said he could work
under Mr.. Gill if he were restored
to duty, Mr.. Tucker estimated that
SO per cent of the guard force
would refuse to cooperate with the
penal superintendent because they
disagree with his methods. d
Mr.. Gill was suspended by the
Welfare Board on December s, fol-
lowing an investigation by its In
stitutions Committee into the escape
of five prisoners from the Jail on
November "a.
Under discrimination, Mr..
Tucker revealed that on Thursday
he pointed out to Fred Scott, Jail
property officer, five mattresses
burned by undisciplined juveniles.
Questioned Wednesday, Mr.. Scott
could not recall whether they were
burned.
The inquiry board waited 20 min
utes while Mr.. Scott was recalled to
the stand. He said he was shown
two mattresses in the pit and three
on one side of the dormitory. Then
MIR. Tucker was called back. He
said there were only two mattresses
in the dormitory and three in the
pit. He reported he saw Mr.. Scott
remove an Identification tag from
the third mattress in the pit, which,
he said, came from cellblock No. /.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
OdeN S. Smith, at 80, Still
Making Plans for Busy Future

Odell S. Smith, who celebrates
his 83d birthday anniversary today,
Lit pipe in his Office at the head
quarters of the Norfolk and WASH
ington Steamboat Co., 685 Maine
avenue S.W., and philosophical
about life in general and his nearly
half-century of public service to the
District.
After saying that he felt vigorous
and he looked the part-he an
swered reporters question as to
how much longer he intended to
keep up his present role as an active
participant in four businesses and
innumerable civic committees by
quoting the late Chauncey Depew.
"Depew," he reminisced, "once was
asked to describe the difference be-
tween an optimist and pessimist.
And he gave this answer: An op-
timist is man of SO who always
buys two pairs of pants with every
suit"
Seriously" he went on, "a man
who makes plans for the future is
not an old man."
Sees Traffic Reform Needed.
The octogenarian, who is just
winding up his 33d year as chair
man of the Public Order Committee
of the Washington Board of Trade,
showed clearly that he is looking at
the future rather than the past.
Asked what he thought were some
OF the most pressing problems
facing Washington today, he OBJ
served:
There are many, but perhaps
the most pressing is for some genius
to work out better system of traf-
f1c control here. We have a safety
valve-the traffic light system-but
what is needed is something to
speed up the movement of vehicles.
"The underpasses that have been
installed on the circle have been a
help. A subway system may be the
final answer. but I'm. not sure
whether We need a complete under
ground or one which would only
carry cars under busy districts"
For more than three decades, Mr..
Smith has taken a keen interest in
the District Fire and Police De-
partments.
Favors Cut in Hours.
although it probably would cost
the District more than $1,000 900
per year." he observed, 1--WE ought
to put the Fire Department on
three-shift rather than a two-shift
basis. Today f1remen work on an
average of 70 hours per week, and
when they are called out for extra
duty they are not paid extra"
Then he turned to the Federal
District budget ratio.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

proposals into effect until they were
certain of not running afoul of OPA
regulations. Action on Monday will
clear the way.
OPA yesterday authorized a re-
duction in the weight of bread
loaves and bakery products of I'D to
10 per cent without co. respond
ing cut in price ceilings. This was
another recommendation of the
Famine Committee.
Normally, the agency said, reduc-
tions in weights could not be made
without trimming prices. However,
no price cut is practicable under the
circumstances because, among other
reasons, overhead and other costs
will remain relatively constant for
each producer, but the weight re-
duction will cause labor and label
ing cost increases.
Meanwhile, rice and cereal COM
mlttees of the Combined Food Board
continued their studies today of
world grain supplies with the pros
pect now that final agreement will
be reached this week end.
The board is seeking additional
information on Argentina's wheat
production, as well as awaiting word
from Allied military authorities on
a proposal to cut down the diets of
both the japanese and Germans.
The world food crisis was dis
cussed by President Truman and his
cabinet yesterday. Cabinet members
said most of the hour-long session
was devoted to the shortage of
grains and other foods.
District officials decided to revive
Washington's Victory garden pro-
gram with sponsorship by the city
government until June 30.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Joseph D. Arthur, jr., said yesterday
the Commissioners had agreed on
the revival of the wartime food
producing measure as q part of the
food-conservation program called
for by the President.
A supervisor for the project has
yet to be named, Col. Arthur said,
but should be announced soon. j.
Morton Franklin, West Falls Church,
Va, who was supervisor during the
war, may take over the jobson a
part-time basis, it was said.
Col. Arthur said the Commission
ers hoped that by the end of the
fiscal year the various community
groups would be in a position to
take over the project entirely.
Meanwhile, the Office of National
Capital Parks has agreed to the use
by victory gardeners of many of the
same vacant land sites used during
the war, Col. Arthur said.
The Presidents program of food
conservation called for increased
production and consumption Of
vegetables by the Nation.
In another phase Of the food cam
paign, Commissioner j., Russell
Young announced his full support
of the call by President Truman re-
Gently for the curtailing Of banquets
in Washington and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

Park officials today issued advice
to those wishing to visit the Tidal
Basin to see the trees.
Best way, they said, is to park
away from the Tidal Basin-there
will be no parking allowed around the
basin-and then stroll among the
trees. If you must drive-approach
the area on Fourteenth street, en-
tering the Tidal Basin area just
south of the Jefferson Memorial
and then drive clockwise around
the basin.
Mr.. Root appealed to the public
to refrain from multilating the
cherry trees or any other Towering
trees and shrubs in the parks. Last
year, he said, considerable damage
was done to the cherries and flow
ering magnolias by vandals and
"thoughtless persons" who plucked
blooms and broke branches. Some
20 persons were arrested and fined
up to $25. The park police will be
on hand again this year, he said, to
deal with those who damage trees
and plants in the parks.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Grand Jury in Montgomery
10 Get IS Cases Monday

approximately Is cases will be
presented to the Montgomery Coun-
ty grand jury when it convenes
Monday in Rockville for the March
term of Circuit Court.
Among those against whom States
Attorney Joseph B. Simpson, jr.,
will Seek indictments are Lewis v.
May, 35. Brookmont, charged with
criminally attacking a 15-year -old
girl January IL near her home in
Glen Echo, and George Smith, coll
ored, Rockville, charged with crimi-
nally assaulting a 14-year-old col
+ored girl in Rockville last month.
The jury is expected to complete
its work by Wednesday, when 1t will
submit its report to the court.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
NJ Carran 10 Sound Out.
Committee Monday on.
D. {. Self Rule Bill
BY Don S. Worren

The new McCarran .'self rule''
plan for the District will be brought
up for general discussion at next
Mondays session of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. under plans
announced yesterday by Senator
McCarran, Democrat, Of Nevada,
committee chairman and sponsor of
the bill.
No action is anticipated at that
time since Chairman McCarran has
named a subcommittee to hold
hearings on the proposal, but he In
dicated he wished to get the reac-
ton of his committee on the plan.
The new McCarran bill was in
troduced Thursday under the in
spiration of the La Follette-Mon-
roney Joint House and Senate
Committee which made many pro-
posals for strengthening Congress
sional machinery and relieving
Congress of many petty or unnec-
essary duties.
The McCarran bill would create
a charter commission of Washing
ton residents to draft a proposed
self rule" charter for the District
which, with congressional permis-
sion would be submitted to District
residents for their approval or re-
lection.
Under the McCarran plan, this
would call for an elected city coun-
Gil to take over the duties now per-
formed by the appointed Board of
Commissioners. The council would
name city manager. His bill speci-
fies that this council, if created
would have powers of taxation and
spending city funds, along with
other powers normally held by the
government of a municipality. The
new bill is much broader than an
earlier McCarran "home rule" bill,
now buried in the ODaniel SUBJ
committee of the Senate District
Committee.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Davies Recommends
Ending PAW April 30
BY the Associoted Press

Acting Petroleum Chief Ralph K.
Davies has recommended liquidation
Of the Petroleum Administration for
War, effective April 30.
Mr.. Davies said he had asked that
an executive order be issued termi-
mating the agency.
THE war job in oil is successfully
completed" Mr.. Davies said in a
statement last night. There re-
mains only the task of closing house
in an orderly manner
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Fraternity to Honor
Phillips at Dinner

William L. Phillips, grand secre-
tary emeritus of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity, will be guest of
honor at an informal dinner to be
given by District Alpha Chapter of
the organization at pm. Monday
in the Broadmoor Hotel.
Mr.. Phillips, who makes his home
in Richmond, Va, was active secre-
tary Of the national organization
from April %, 1908, to September /,
1912.
All members Of the fraternity now
In Washington are invited to attend
Evening star., 1946-03-16
PTA Plans Symposium

The Montgomery Hills Junior
High School Parent-Teacher Asso-
ciation will present a symposium,
Know Your Community" at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the school. Those par
ticipating will include the Rev.
Philip G. Edwards, Charles Cope
land, Lester c. Welsh, Mrs. Louise
G. Ferguson, Miss Nina Poole, Mrs.
Frank D. Reinhart, H. F.. Brown
field and Owen Knight.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
"a, 900 Pounds of Sugar
Hauled Away by Thieves
BY the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 10
Thieves broke into a trucking ter
minal three blocks from police
station today and drove away with
trailer containing $4,000 pounds
of sugar. Police estimated the
sugar would bring $4,000 in the
black market.
Police said the trailer had been
parked overnight at the terminal
and that the thieves brought their
own tractor, hooked it to the trailer
and drove away.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

PABLO AND HIS FRIENDSHIP stout Latin soul of Pablo
Maleve Caseano cete SO Puerto Rcan manhood
prompts him to struggle bit for the privilege remaining
with the Alexandria policemen he grew today
tectve Francis Buscher of the Washington Missing
Bureau shown assuming guardianship non-Engsh
speaking Pablo from Alexandria Policeman William G. Tot
hill this morning the Virginia end of the Fourteenth street
bridge (Story Page A-1) Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-03-16
DR.. Steinmyer to Speak

DR.. R. G. Steinmyer, head of the
political science department, Uni
versity of Maryland, will speak on
"The International Situation To-
day" at a luncheon meeting Of the
Rockville Rotary Club at 1915 pm.
Thursday at the Manor Club, Nor
beck.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

IRISH REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO REMENBEREDwIrsh
War veterans place wreath the statue John
Barry naval hero of the Revolutionary War; Franklin Park
Those honoring the hero Cleft right Allen K
Hines r vice commander of the Veterans George
L. Cassidy national commander; Representative Mcmillan
Democrat OF South Carolina Edward Faherty national
jutant A. H. Baird national aide Charles j. McAue
quartermaster. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-03-16

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Evening star., 1946-03-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia Consider
able cloudiness but with some sun
shine this afternoon. Highest tenn
perature in lower SOS. Mostly cloudy
tonight and tomorrow with some
chance of showers tomorrow. Lowest
temperature tonight in middle 40s.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy and
rather cool with scattered showers
tonight and tomorrow.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow with showers likely
tomorrow. Little change in temper
ature.
River Report
From United States Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry
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Evening star., 1946-03-16

Ernie MatiSsa plays with a
Receiving Home typewriter
as Mrs. Gerda, Delaney looks
on. Star Staff Photo.
other methods of attempting to 10
for Ernie's mother and pursuing
cate his parents.
Ernie himself, tired of the nomad
life, was more than willing to &C
home if some one would please
come get him.
Evening star., 1946-03-16
Food

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Evening star., 1946-03-16

RECORD Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, n, on March 8,
Lowest IL, on January %.
Tide Tables
Evening star., 1946-03-16

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1946-03-16

hutOIllUDlIC iiSllS must
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1946-03-16

Meanwhile, the Missing Persons
Bureau was checking all hospitals
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

has written 3 times a week for
the long time he has been over
there and ! havn't heard a word
in 3 weeks. I am worried.
Ans: Ease your mindAthere is
a pleasant surprise awaiting you
before long. Better start primping
up and bring out his favorite pie
recipes.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

dren. His society wife seemingly
is only interested in clothes and
going places. He is rarely with
her. 1 find ne loves me and / care
for him too. 1 wouldn't think Of a
separation on his side SO now be
frank and tell me what to do?
Ans: Encouraging a married
man is certainly not the thing to
do. 1t will only bring on more grief
and complications. AS long as this
man lives with his wife, regard
less of his feeling for her, you
should not encourage him or ac-
cept his attentions. You are COM
paratively young and should Seek
a husband and a father for your
children but a married man is no
likely prospect. When you associ-
ate with a married man, you are
decreasing your chances for get
ting a mate. Your friend knows
this to be a fact and if he is as
fond of you as you think him to
be, he will not ~jeopardize your tu-
ture by continuing this relation
ship when he knows it will lead
nowhere.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02
ASKS TO


Washington, DC.-In the light OF
the failure to enact FEPC. and tine
Senate's resolution which seeks tic
reduce representation Of states il,
Congress where large numbers OF
aliens are counted in the populat-
ion, the NAACP last week renewed
a request that til Congress reduc-
the presentation of states where Ne
groes are denied the right to vote.
In a letter to Majority Leader
John w. Mccormack and Minority
Leader Joseph wv. Martin in The
House, the NAACP called for the
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

ISLANDERS and insults in public ut
terances of members of the Coi,-
gress.
Because Of the failure OF Con-
gress to act on the matter referred
to above, Negro Americans have
little protection of their interests i'll
such a matter as the FEPC, for eN
ample. and no defense against group
Islander on the floors of the Con-
gress."
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

P. 81 am % years of age, I've
married twice already and unsuc-
cessfully, now a widow, with three
small children. 1 have to work
hard naturally to support them.
I am human and have a certain
longing for male companionshjp
so I started going with what I
thought a nice fellow who has a
good job but to my dismay he is
married. He is nice in every way,
considerate and kind to the chi
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

Ans: No plans can be formula
ted until you two meet personally
and determine if there is a mutu-
al bond Of liking between you. He
realizes as well as you do, that no
serious plans should be made I'M
til you two have had the oppor-
turIity to go together and become
acquainted with each other. You
hight write him to the effect that
you look forward to meeting him
when he returns but leave a loop
hole-if you are disappointed when
you see him or if you do not come
up to his expectations, neither Of
you should hesitate to voice your
opinion.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-02

L. NJ. B-I have been reading
your advice to Others and enjoy
your articles very much. I have
been writing a soldier for more
than a year., he's % and I'm 20
We haven't seen each other, only
exchanged photos. He claims he
loves me, snds me elegant gifts