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Evening star., 1946-02-19
|Mcvay Still Awaits
Sentence by Navy

Two months after the end of his
court martial Capt. Charles B.
McVay III is still confined by the
Navy to 100-mile radius from his
home while awaiting sentence on a
charge growing out of the sinking
of the cruiser Indianapolis.
A public relations officer of the
Navy said today the case is still
under review and no decision has
been made"
The court-martial, which ended
December 19 at the Washington
Naval Gun Factory, failed to an
nounce a verdict on the charge of
negligence, a custom followed when
a finding of guilty has been made.
He was acquitted of inefficiency.
The Navy refused to disclose the
results of an investigation it had
announced was under way into rea-
sons why rescue ships failed to ar
rive at the scene of the sinking
until five days later Witnesses at
the trial testified that more than
700 crewmen were af1oat the morn
ing after the Indianapolis was
struck by torpedoes in the Philip
pine Sea last July 30. Only 316 sur
vivors were rescued.
Capt. McVay, who lives at 2126
Connecticut avenue NV, would not
comment on the delay in closing
the case.
Evening star., 1946-02-19

that the sales tax proposal had beer
tried in 1887, but that I'VE, got no.
where" The House refused t.
adopt the plan, he said.
In the end, Mr.. West declared, the
District got an income tax measure
which was limited in its application
solely to persons who are found .tc
be legally "domiciled" in the Dis
trict. 1.-THE difficulty here" he
added, "is that such large per-
centage of the people working here
assert they are domiciled else
where"
Commissioner Young said he re-
garded a sales tax as very desir-
able and very productive of reve-
nue." as an adjunct to an increased
Federal payment, because it woulo
get revenues from the large num-
Der of people living here and using
District facilities who now are pay
ing little or nothing toward theil
costs.
Capt. Conroy and other witnesse.
stressed that adoption of a thirc
platoon system was desirable be-
cause it would afford employment
opportunities for returning veter.
ans while also removing the "un.
fair and discriminatory" system ol
requiring f1remen to work "a hour.
a week while others are enjoying 9
48-hor week.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
"a -. -
Dismissal Of Tax Charges
Against 7 Teachers SOUGHT

A defense motion to uuash
charges against Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
G. Rick, District school teachers
accused of filing fraudulent District
income tax returns, will be argued
next Tuesday in Municipal Court.
Attorneys James R. Kirkland and
Francis c. Brooke said the basis
for the motion is the contention
that the United States attorneys
oflce has no jurisdiction in the
matter. 1t was felt, since the charge
is brought under District tax stat
utes. prosecution should be made
by the corporation counsels office.
Mr.. Rick, a teacher at Stuart
Junior High School, and his wife, a
teacher at Hine Junior High, we're
arrested February 4. District tax
officials accused them of filing
fraudulent returns exempting them
from taxation on nearly 50 1000 of in
come from 1889 through 1914.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Friendship Fire Group
Elects Steinem Chief

The Friendship Fire Association
has gone into its f1re-wagon chasing
again with postwar fervor.
Made up of business and profess
sional men who never quite BAN
ished the boyhood desire to wear
red hats and fight fires, the associa-
tion'S members are pledged to at
tend all multiple-alarm fires and
give all assistance possible to fire.
men.
At their first postwar meeting at
Engine Company No. l, 1643 K street
NV, the association last night
elected Lester H. Steinem, corpora
ton counselor, as chief to succeed
the late DR.. Edward r. Gookin
Other officers are DR.. William D
Claudy of the Board of Police and
Fire Surgeons, deputy chief; Roy A
Wiseman, secretary, and Edward r
Sonneborn, treasure.
The association is planning club
room and museum of fire relics
Nucleus of the museum will be DR.
Gookin's collection of fire pictures
which will be enlarged to show de.
velopment Of fire fighting from Co.
lonial days to the present.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Richard Carlson Of Films
Gets Release From Navy

Richard Carlson, young movie
star, received his discharge from
the Navy today after more than
two years service as a lieutenant.
Best remembered for his part as
the prize fighter in the picture
"The Man From Down Under -
Carlson served as writer and di-
rector of training films on the staff
at the Naval Photographic Science
Laboratory. Carlson's voice was
also heard in the narration that
accompanied the documentary film
Fury in the Pacific"
The actor was trying on civil
ian suit and bright bow tie when
located at the Navy's G. Street Sep
aration Center. Although inter-
viewed under a large poster which
told discharges how to get civilian
jobs, the former lieutenant had nc
qualms about his future.
II start to work Immediately un-
der a swell actor director contract
he said, Culver City papers please
copy"
Evening star., 1946-02-19
More Snow and Rain Due
After Light Furry at Noon

More snow, which will turn to
rain later this afternoon or tonight,
was expected in the washington
area after a light furry around
noon.
The Weather Bureau forecaster
said the temperatures would remain
in the middle 30s throughout the
day, dropping to around freezing
tonight. Tomorrow will be some
what warmer, but more showers
are expected. The temperature at
noon was 38 degrees.
Storm warnings have been raised
from south of Block Island to Cape
Hatteras. Gales of from 80 to 40
m.ph. are expected with rain along
the Virginia and Maryland coasts
tonight with snow, turning to rain
from Delaware northward.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
$1,000 Need Auto Tests
Before Getting Licenses

About 1900 District motorist.
will be barred from obtaining 194t
license plates until their cars have
been mechanically approved at one
of the two test stations, C. w. Reed
supervising inspector of the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic, warned
today.
Any owners who have not received
notices for 1945 inspections should
contact the department, Mr.. Reed
said. Applications for new plates
are being mailed and may be used
after March l. They must be dis
played on vehicles after midnight
March 81.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Rooms
In D. {. Center
Cause Dispute
Stote Department
And Veterans Unit
Both Claim Space
By Miriom Ottenberq

Government space problems to-
day precipitated an argument be-
tween the State Department and
the District Veterans Information
Center over possession of four rooms.
With both agencies contending IL
was their duly authorized space,
Clay J. Guthridge, Public Buildings
Administration space expert, was
called in to act as Solomon" as he
described himself.
The State Department contended
the center was "just trying to walk
into our space" on the second floor
of the United States Information
Building, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Waldron E. Leonard, director OF
the veterans center, contended the
rooms were formally allotted to the
center by the Public Buildings Ad-
ministration and, furthermore, he
already had the phones connected.
According to Mr.. Leonard, the
argument came to head when one
of his aides, assigned to supervise
the expansion to the second floor,
encountered somebody from the
State Department.
Which is your furniture and
which is ours?" Mr.. Leonard quoted
his aide as asking a man, who said
he was with the State Department.
You're not to move in," the man
responded. This space belongs to
the State Department
William Klee, State Department
space planner, said he had gotten a
call from one of the guards at the
information building early today
notifying him that somebody-he
wasn't sure who-was trying to
move into the State Departments
rooms.
They're our rooms" said Mr..
Klee, we've got equiment in them.
Evidently they were just going to
walk right in"
Mr.. Leonard contended the rooms
had been unoccupied for 10 days and
that only one had any furniture in
it-"some desks that looked like
they'd been pushed in from the
hall"
He said he had been properly
authorized by William Green Of
PBA to take over the space. Mr..
Klee said he had checked with PBA
and no authorization had been
given.
when two people want the same
space" said Mr.. Guthridge, some
body has to be Solomon. This is
just one of those things that has
to be adjusted"
He said the State Department
had inherited" some space in the
building from the Office of War
Information.
Finally, Mr.. Klee indicated his
Willingness to make the grand ges-
ture.
IF these people absolutely must
have the space" said Mr.. Klee, I'VE
might consider lending it to them. ("
Evening star., 1946-02-19
D. {. Jail Breaker 10 Face
Robbery Trial Here Today

Paul A., Nicewander, 3S, one of
five men who escaped from District
Jail last November, was to be tried
in District Court this afternoon on
charges of robbery and escaping
Jail.
Nicewander was returned here
yesterday from Knoxville, Tenn,
where he was captured.
A co-defendant in the robbery
case is Doyle E. Furqueron of Tex
arkana, Ark. He and Nicewander
are accused of robbing a credit firm
employe of $181 at the firms Office
in the 900 block of Tenth street
NV. last September.
After being tried here, Nicewan-
der Is to be returned to Tennessee
to face a robbery charge there, it
was said by Assistant United States
Attorney A. j. Mclaughlin.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Days Paper Salvage
Nets 24,08O Pounds

An encouraging increase in waste
paper collections in the first district
OF The Evening Star-PTA salvage
campaign was recorded yesterday
when 24,080 pounds were picked up.
The size of the collection was largely
due to an unusually heavy mark set
by Stanton, which had 1908 pounds.
Other marks of half ton or bet
ter included Van Ness, 1871; Jeffer-
son. $500; Kimball. LAO; Orr. $500:
Ketcham, 2,225; Bryan, 5,162, and
Beers, 2,837.
Collections tomorrow in the third
district, together with the leaders,
will be as follows:
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Maine Society to Give
Lobster Dinner Thursdoy

The Maine State Society will be
host to more than 400 guests at q
Maine lobster dinner in the Interior
Department dining room at tbs
pm. Thursday.
Cooperating with the society are
Gov. Horace H. Hildreth of Maine
the Maine Development Commits
sion, the Maine Sea and Shore Fish
cries and the Maine delegation in
Congress.
AL items on the menu will come
direct from Maine.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
House Group Studies
Plan for U. 5. Agency
To Coordinate Relief

"A P4oP0oo1 Wy Is21o Iu6CliC lOCyCi
wife of the publisher of the Wash
ington Post, that a Federal agency
be established to coordinate all
voluntary relief and welfare activi-
ties today was before a House Labor
subcommittee on aid to the physi-
cally handicapped.
Mrs. Meyer charged that there
are 10000 health agencies in the
Nation competing against each
other in few fields, while some
of the most serious illnesses are
neglected She also declared that
there is ''inexcusable waste and in
competence" among welfare groups
The Red Cross, which persists in
playing lone hand" she said, ''is
the personification of all the short
comings of voluntary welfare work. "
This organization and the commu-
nifty chests, Mrs. Meyer added, COL
lects $500,000, 900 a year, but no
body is in position to criticize
these organizations for the manner
in which that huge sum is spent"
Polio Fund Criticized.
The method of handling the in
fantile paralysis fund also came in
for criticism from the witness. Mrs.
Meyer said SIC, 6,00O, 900 a year is COL
lected in the fight against polio, al
though the fund already has more
money than it can spend on 5000
cases. The same condition exists,
she said, in regard to the tubercu-
losis fund.
Mrs. Meyer, who has long been
interested in welfare activities
pointed out, however, that work is
already under way to improve the
| efficiency of welfare services. She
mentioned especially the National
Health Council, which has been set
up by health organizations to CO.
ordinate activities in the volur tary
health field.
This council" she said, will be
able to assume the dynamic leader
ship for which the national situa-
ton, as well as the local agencies,
have been calling"
Mrs. Meyer also praised the new
leadership OF the Red Cross.
Praises O'Connor Report.
Already there can be seen in its
Washington Office and in several OF
the local chapters a keen aware
ness of the rapid characterization
that is taking place in our social
structure" she said. Proof that
the progressive leadership of the
Red Cross sees the need for a thor
ough reorganization of its structure
can be found in the excellent report
on its medical and health work
made by request of the chairman
Mr.. O'Connor (Basil O'Connor)."
Mrs. Meyer said that if the Red
Cross carries out the suggestions
Of the Gunn-Platt report, "its i'm
mense resources will become avail
able to State and local commune
ties on sound cooperative basis,
and the Red Cross would make an
invaluable contribution to the entire
health situation throughout the Ma
ton"
The Gunn-Platt report is an in
terpretive study of voluntary health
agencies compiled by Selskar M.
Gum and Philip S. Platt under the
auspices of the National Health
Council.
Mrs. Meyer appeared as a repre-
sentative of the Woman's Founda-
ton Committee. Other witnesses
were Miss Elizabeth Wickenden,
Washington representative of the
American Public Welfare Associa-
ton, and DR.. Allan M. Butler of the
School Of Pediatrics of the Harvard
University Medical School.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
10 Ask
Continuance Of
Nurseries Here
Resolution to Extend
Centers Beyond Feb. "a
Goes to House Today

The Districts day-care centers
slated to close in nine days, got
another chance for continuation to-
day when Chairman Mcmillan o1
the House District Committee an.
nounced he would introduce in the
House this afternoon a resolution
urging the District Commissioner.
To continue centers through June 80
Chairman Mcmillan said hi
reached the decision to seek con.
tinuation of the centers after about
100 mothers beseiged his Office thi!
morning with sad tale about what
the centers mean to them"
| However, Mr.. Mcmillan said hi
believes he cannot ask the House Il
Appropriate more money for the cen.
ters. Similar nurseries, financed or
a Nation wide basis by the Fedora
Works administration, also art
scheduled to close February % and
therefore, in fairness he would have
to ask for money to continue al
of them, he said.
House May Reject Plan.
The House probably would not be
willing to continue the centers or
a Nationwide basis, Mr.. Mcmillan
feels.
The Commissioners therefore will
have to find the money somewhere
to continue the centers if the House
approves his resolution, Mr.. McMil.
Ian said. He plans to hold hear
ing at 10 am. Monday to hear the
Commissioners, the mothers, cit.
liens association leaders and others
A District budget official said the
city has few surplus funds left this
year and finding money to continue
the centers would be most diff
cult" The mothers, led by Mrs
Clyde Hunt, assured Mr.. Mcmillan
that if they paid higher fee for the
care-which they are willing to dc
about $50,O00 would be enough tc
operate the % centers through
June 80.
Commissioners Refuse Plea.
iC SOl1lll4SSlOllSIS dlIcdQy nave
refused a request from the Boare
of Education that the Commission.
ers seek a $4,000 deficiency appro.
priation to keep the centers open.
Chairman Mcmillan said he die
not have "too much" hope that thu
Commissioners would reverse theil
indicated disapproval of continued
operation.
However, the mothers who Wis.
tied him today aroused his sym.
pathy, he said. Mr.. Mcmillan sale
he felt he would not have done
his duty by them unless he mad,
an attempt to continue the care fol
the TOO children enrolled, until Juns
at least.
Later a delegation of more than
30 mothers and fathers visited the
District Building and urged the
Commissioners to reconsider theil
earlier refusal to take over opera
ton of % public day nurseries fol
the rest of the fiscal year.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Filipino to Speak

"The Philippine Educational Policy
in Retrospect" will be the subject oi
an address by Solomon v. Arnaldo
information officer, Office of the
Philippine Resident Commissioner
Of the United States, at the monthly
forum sponsored by the Common
wealth Philippine Center, 1881 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, at 5 pm
Sunday.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Business Federation to Meet

The Federation of Businessmen S
Associations will hold its monthly
meeting at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in
the board room of the American
Security and Trust Building to dis
cuss proposed legislation to control
commercial rents and methods OF
raising additional revenues to meet
the expenses of the District.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy and
moderately cold, with some snow
late this afternoon, probably turn
ing to rain tonight and ending to-
morrow morning. Slowly rising tenn
perature. Lowest tonight about "a
degrees.
Virginia-Cloudy: occasional rain
and slightly warmer in east and
north portions followed by clearing
tomorrow.
Maryland-Snow. turning to rain
tonight. probably ending tomorrow
morning. Slowly rising temperature.
River Report.
tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
ana Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy at
Harpers Ferry. e'
Temperature, and Humiditv
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Temperature and Humidity.
Tide Table.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on February IA.
Lowest, IL, on January 2S,
Evening star., 1946-02-19
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in incht
Capital (current month to date);
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-23

with our offer, would raise such average straight
time pay to S1.29 an hour, placing such pay among
the highest today in all of American industry.
Under our offer Of a Is cent increase, the aver
age weekly take-home pay OF our steel workers
for forty-hour week would amount to S5l.6O,
assuming that no overtime is involved This figure
is only S4.54 less than the actual average weekly
earnings of these employees, including overtime,
in the last full war year of 1914, when the aver
age work week was 46.1 hours. The difference is
really less, because we will undoubtedly continue
to have overtime in the future, just have at
the present time. In November 1945, overtime
premiums to our steel workers aggregated more
than 81, 100000 Such reduction of S4.54 in weekly
take-home pay is the natural consequence of
shorter work week of forty hours, and therefore
one of lower production.
Much as we desire to avoid a steel strike, we
cannot overlook the effect both on this Corpora
ton and on our customers and American business
in general, Of the 1872 cent hour wage increase,
which you have proposed. Such wage increase
must result in higher prices for steel than have
previously been proposed to us by the Govern
ment. Great financial harm would soon follow tor
all users of steel who would be obliged to pay
higher prices for their steel, higher wages to their
employees, and still have the prices for their own
products subject to OPA control. Such high and
unjustihed wage scale might well spell financial
disaster for many of the smaller steel companies
and for large number of steel fabricators and
professors. The nation needs the output Of these
companies. Increased wages and increased prices
which force companies out of business can only
result in rreparable damage to the American
people.
In our Judgment, it is distinctly in the public
interest to take into account the injurious effect
upon American industry Of an unjusthed wage
increase in the steel industry.
After full and careful consideration of your
proposal we have reached the conclusion above
stated.
Respectfully yours,
Benjamin F. Fairless
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-23

AS you KNOW, conceive bargaining HSSOlld-
tons with the Union broke down at the White
House yesterday afternoon, because Mr.. Murray
then refused to bulge from his position that a
country wide steel strike must take place, unless
steel workers are granted general wage increase
of 1912 cents an hour Our offer of wage increase
of IS cents an hour was again rejected by the
Union.
The Union threatened to go ahead with its
program for national steel strike at midnight
next Sunday, although such strike will be clear
violation of the no-strike provision contained in
our labor contracts with the Union, which con-
tinue by their terms until October IS, 1916.
From the outset we have recognized how injuri-
Gus steel strike will be to reconverson and to
the economy of this whole country. Most indus
tries dependent upon supply OF steel tor their
continued operations. We have done everything
reasonably within our power avert such strike.
If strike occurs the responsibility rests with the
Union.
When the Government at the eleventh hour
informed us about week ago OF its Willingness
to sanction increase IN steel ceiling prices we
at once resumed collective bargaining negotiations
with the Union Such price action by the Govern
nent was a recognition by it Of the right OF the
steel industry to receive price relief because of past
heavy increases in COSTS something which the steel
industry for many months has unsuccesstully
sought to establish with OPA
l should like again to point out some pertinent
facts relative to the wages of steel workers.
Since January, 194l, the average straight-tlme
hourly pay without overtime, of our steel workers
has increased more than the 33 % increase IN the
cost of living during that period, recently COM
puted by Government authorities. Steel workers
wages have kept pace with increased living costs.
Such average straight-time pay in our steel
producing subsidiaries Sl.l4 an hour in each
of the months of September October and Novem-
Der. 1o45, excluding any overtime premium and
any amount for correction of possible wage IN
equities. An increase of Is cents, in accordance
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-23

January 18, 1916.
Hon. Harry S. Truman
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. President:
Your proposal to me in Washington last eve
ming that the wage demand of the United Steel
workers of Amerca-CIO be settled on the basis
of wage increase of 1877 cents an hour, retro
active to January l, 1916 cannot, I regret to say,
be accepted by the United States Steel Corporation
for the reasons set forth below.
AS you must be aware, your proposal is almost
equivalent to granting in full the Unions revised
demand of wage increase of 1917 cents an hour,
which was advanced by Philip Murray the Presi
dent of the Union, at our collective bargaining
conference with the Union in New York week
ago today. In our opinion, there is no just basis
from any point of view for wage increase to our
steel workers of the large size you have proposed
which, if put into effect, is certain to result in
great financial harm not only to this Corporation
but also to users of steel in general
AS have tried to make clear to you and other
Government officials during conferences IN
Washington over the past few days, there is
limit in the extent to which the Union wage
demands can be met by us. We reached that limit
when we raised our offer to the Union last Friday
from a wage increase of 121a cents an hour to one
of Is cents an hour. This would constitute the
highest single wage increase ever made by our
steel-making subsidiaries. Our offer of Is cents
was equivalent to meeting CO., of the Unions
original excessive demand of a 81 a day general
wage increase. Our offer met 1870 of the Unions
final proposal of wage increase of 1917 cents an
hour. A wage increase of Is cents an hour such
as we offered would increase the direct labor costs
of our manufacturing subsidiaries by approxi-
mately S600O0O00 year. That is most sub
stantia sum, and does not take into account the
higher costs we shall have to pay for purchased
goods and services, when large wage increases
generally become effective throughout American
industry, as is inevitable after substantial
increase in steel wages.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-23

President United States Steel Corporation.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-23

Hon. Harry S. Truman
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. President: