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Evening star., 1947-05-29
Senator rWiI|iamsCa||s
j. ). Retirement Bill
Raid on Treasury
Says New Dealers Seek
To Boost Benefits Before
They Lose Their Jobs
By Vincent DIVER

Senator williams, Republican
of Delaware today told the Sen
ate the LANCER Chavez bill to
increase annuities of Federal
employees had for it's primary OBJ
jective the granting "of extra
benefits to New Deal employees
who expect to lose their jobs
under the economy program.
The freshman Senator called the
bill "the most flagrant attempt OF
an undercover raid on the Treasury
that I have seen since I have been
"a member of the Senate"
Senator Williams moved to re-
commit the retirement bill to COM
mittee. Chairman LANCER of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
raised a point of order, saying the
bill was not before the Senate, and
won his point. Senator Williams
said he would move to recommit
the measure when 1t did come be-
fore the Senate.
The Sponsors of the measure, Sen
ator Williams said, "are proposing
10 rob the trust fund of the civil
service retirement system, which
has been built by and belongs to the
career employees Of the Government. +"
Calls Measure Bonus
He said passage of the bill would
destroy the old-age security of every
Government employe.
Assumptions by the Senate Civil
Service Committee that cost of en-
acting the measure would be neg
ligible for the next 80 years and
after that would be about $4,000 900
annually were discounted by Sen
ator Williams.
He said that spread of the idea of
negligible cost and at the same time
additional benefits for all Govern
ment employees was intentional mis-
representation to- either members of
Congress and the taxpayers or to
the employees themselves.
He said the cost of paying the
additional DEMENT'S for 1000. 900
workers who have been with the
Government five years or more
would be close to $4,000. 600 900. He
termed 1t bonus" to Government
workers.
Would Increase Annuities.
Senator Williams said he approved
of survivorship benefits for those
employees who are willing to pay the
cost by extra deductions from their
pay.
AS reported to the Senate, the
LANCER Chavez bill would grant sur
vivor insurance TO widows and chill
dren of Federal workers who died
in service, increase annuities by
about 5000 for Government workers
now employed, increase annuities of
retired employees by Is per cent, or
$500, whichever is smaller, reduce
the retirement age to go for en-
ployes with 10 years or more service.
1t also would increase the present
5 per cent deduction from Govern
ment workers salaries to 6 per cent
to help pay the cost.
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Newsmen Are Advised to Leave
Scene of Thwurted 'Lynchinq

sentiment at the FBI's part in the
case.
Goodwin Buddy Bush, "a, coll
ored, was forcibly taken from the
Northampton County Jail before
dawn last Friday by an armed band.
He broke away and after hiding 48
hours in the woods, surrendered to
two FBI agents and Solicitor Ernest
Tyler. The FBI announced Sunday
that 1t had obtained a confession
which implicated number of others.
The FBI, noting no violation.of Fed
eral laws, turned the case over to
the solicitor (the district prosecut-
ing attorney
Seven men were arrested Sunday
night on warrant charging break
ing and entering the Jail to injure
or kill Bush, conspiracy to break and
enter the Jail to injure or kill Bush
and kidnapping.
Bonds for the men were signed by
prominent citizens, including Mayor
Charles E. Myers.
Chief Of Police Frank Outland
(see MOB, Page AID
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Bevin .1riumphs Again
In Nearly Unanimous
Vote Of Labor Party
| Morgote PurIey Expresses
Confidence in Conduct
Of Foreign Affairs
By the Assoeiofed Press

MARGATE, England, May 20
Foreign Secretary Bevin won
an almost unanimous vote oil
confidence in his administration
of British foreign affairs from
the Labor Party's annual confer
ence today.
Scarcely more than a score of the
1,200 delegates voted for resolution.
critical of Mr.. Bevin's foreign pol
icy. The vote was by show ot
hands and no official count was
taken.
1t was Mr.. Bevin's second victory
in two days on foreign policy. He
won by 2 to l vote yesterday wher
the Labor Party rejected a resolu-
ton calling for review of our mil
itary commitments and the distri-
button and organization of the
armed forces, in order that they
may be reduced considerably below
the governments target for March
l948."
Bevin Accuses Left Wing.
Today's Endorsement followed a
Commute speech in which Mr.
Bevin accused left-wing Labor
members Of Parliament of stabbing
him in the sback while he was en-
gagged in important discussions with
the UnitedsStates Government.
THE day I was driving a good
agreement with America to keep
the bread ration from going down
was the day I was stabbed in the
back by the House (of Commons .
Mr.. Bevin declared.
He did not specify what House
(See CONFERENCE, Page Al
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By Joseph A, Fox
Stor Sfoff correspondent

KANSAS CITY, May 29,-Satis-
fed that his mother is out of i'm
mediate danger and that his pres
ence at her bedside no longer is
necessary, President Truman left
for Washington today.
The President, his wife and
daughter. Margaret, took off at 1906
am. tEDT) from Fairfax Airport in
the presidential plane. The trip
usually requires about four hours.
Shortly after arising in his apart
ment at the Hotel Muehlebach here.
the President telephoned Grand
view to get a report on 94-year-old
Mrs. Martha z. Truman. Her sur
prising comeback during the last
few days enabled him to give up q
Evening star., 1947-05-29
UNIV Contract Terms
Revealed; Showdown
Is Expected Today
Lewis Seeks General Boost
In Poy, Shorter Hours
And Larger Welfare Fund
By Jones Y. Newton

John L. Lewis negotiation!
with Northern and Western
soft coal operators reached tn.
crucial stage here today as thu
union revealed that new con.
tract demands call for a genera
wage boost, shorter hours. {
longer paid lunch, period and ar
increase in the welfare and re.
tirement fund.
Mr.. Lewis has two neeotiatins
shows underway. The more i'm
portant Is with the Northern ane
Western operators, representa-.
about IS per cent of the coal ton.
mage mined by United Mine Work.
ers' members. The other is with
Southern operators, representing thu
remaining Is per cent OF coal ton.
mage.
That wage talks which have beer
going on for two weeks with the
operators outside of the South have
reached the critical or showdown
stage was borne out by Mr.. Lewis
summons to UNIV district presi.
dents and the unions Policy Com.
mittee to meet here today.
Showdown Possible Today.
Government coal officials, follow.
ing the negotiations from the side.
lines, frankly said they believed
that whatever chance the opera
tors and miners have of reaching
contract agreement would be deter.
mined very soon, possibly today.
OF the hurriedly called meetings
Of the district presidents and Policy
Committee, union spokesman
said:
THE meetings were called to in
form them of the progress already
made Gin negotiations) and the sit
uation as it is today"
Meanwhile. the United Mine
Workers journal broke the secrecy
which has surrounded contract
talks with operators of the North
and West. It stated the Lewis de-
mands include:
go An increase in the welfare
and retirement fund, mine safety
increase in wages, shorter hours and
increased lunchtime from Is to 80
minutes. While other issues that
are many and varied have come up
for detailed discussion, the above
mentioned are the basic considera-
tions that have claimed the great
est attention from the conferees."
Would Double Welfare Royalty.
1t was expected that the demand
for shorter hours means a shortened
work day at the same pay. The
Journal revealed that in addition
the miners are asking for a general
wage boost. Mr.. Lewis already has
stated that the welfare fund is too
small and that contributions by the
operators should be raised to 10
centssa ton from the present S cents
A second meeting between the
miners and Southern operators was
held this morning. 1t was under
stood that at the initial session yes
terday the operators indicated their
opposition to the welfare fund
which is provided in &. the contract
under which the Government now
operates the mines.
Negotiations between Mr., Lewis
and the Northern and Western op-
orators were to be resumed at 2::3O
pm. at the Shoreham Hotel. Yes
terday's meeting lasted less than an
hour, and Mr.. Lewis was glum and
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Key Witness 10 Give
Senators His Version
OF Steel Transaction
Korp Arrives to Testify
In Investigation of
'Groy Market Charges
BY the Assoeioted Press

+ Herbert M. Karp, a key wit
ness, goes before Senate investi-
gators today to give his version
of a $5o,ooo,ooO gray market"
steel transaction.
Attorneys for the Senate Small
Business Committee. which has been
looking into the steel gray market,
said Mr.. Karp came to Washington
last night to testify voluntarily.
Raymond Dickey, chief counsel
for the subcommittee, told a re-
porter Mr.. Karp also was served
with a 10-day-old subpoena as he
stepped off plane from Chicago at
National Airport.
The Senators were told yesterday
that the transaction to which Mr..
Karp's name has been linked in
volved forgery.
Steel Never Delivered.
Two handwriting experts, one an
FRI agent. testified letter he gave
to E. A. Kerschbaumer, Pittsburgh
steel broker, promising delivery of
248,0O0 tons of sheet steel, bore a
signature not genuine.
Mr.. Kerschbaumer's attorney.
Charles Margiotti, has testified that
Mr.. Karp demanded a bonus of
$3.50 ton or a total of about
S18.000,0o for the steel.
The supposed order was never de-
livered. The Firth Sterling Steel &
Carbide Corp. of McKeesport, Pa,
on whose letterhead the order was
purportedly confirmed, disclaimed
the order.
Hearing Told of Shutdowns.
Before the subcommittee heard
Mr.. Karp two manufacturers of steel
products testified that inability to
get steel is forcing many small busi-
nesses to shut down or face bank
ruptcy.
Arthur Boehn. secretary and
treasurer of the Boehn Pressed
Steel Co.. Cleveland, said his firm
closed down last Tuesday This
leaves families of 100 employees fac
ing an uncertain future since he
does not know where he can get
steel, Mr. Boehn added.
David Hillstrom, president of the
Cory jamestown Corp, Cory, Pa,
manufacturers of light steel prod
lucts, said he had found himself con-
fronted with the choice of closing
/ down or buying gray market steel
at outrageous prices"
He chose the latter alternative,
Mr.. Hillstrom said, to keep his ap-
proximately 400 employees at work.
and has paid up to $3.50 ton for
steel.
He said steel allocations by the
Government to the automotive and
home construction industries must
be curtailed or we shall witness a
deluge of business failures
Unless more steel becomes avail
able, he said, "the death warrant of
small business is signed"
The committee before which the
{see STEEL. Page AL
Evening star., 1947-05-29
By Joseph Young

A total of $500 War Depart
ment civilian employees here
would lose their jobs under the
appropriation bill reported out
today by the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
This would bring the total number
OF War Department dismissals here
during the next month to 7,100 in
asmuch as the agency must dismiss
another 1,500 employees in Washing
ton to bring the department under
the June 80, 1947, employment CELL
ing set up by last years Congress
Cutting the departments civilian
salary budget by $184,086,2 ,216, or Is
per cent, the committee said, would
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S, 500 More Civilian Workers
Here Would Lose Jobs in June
Total of 1853 War Department Employees
Fuce Dismissal in 184 Million Reduction

mean the dismissal of 1881 Wal
Department civilian employees in the
United States and overseas.
This would leave the department
with a total of 400, ,403 employees
about $4,000 of them in the Wash
ington area.
There are now about 81 900 War
Department civilian employees in
Washington. OF this number; $500
In the departmental service here
would be dropped under the House
committees bill and another 2,I0O
dismissals would occur among the
civilian employees stationed at Boil
ing Field, Andrews Field, Quarter
master Corps, Finance Department
Transportation Service, Air Forces
(See PERSONNEL, PAGE A-d1
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Accord Reached
On Final Form
OF Labor Bill
Compromise Measure
Approved by Seven
OF Ten Conferees
BY the Assoeiated Press

congressional conferees or
legislation designed to check
strikes and labor union activities
reached final accord today on a
compromise bill.
An agreement to scrap a House
provision which would have ex-
cluded food professors from collec-
tive bargaining rights was the last
action taken by the conferees be-
fore returning the measure to the
House and Senate for further action
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
told reporters the committee de-
cided to remove this controversial
section from the final draft and
leave the matter to Interpretation
by the National Labor Relations
Board.
This means it continues a matter
of dispute so far as the NLRB and
the courts are concerned.
Senator Taft reported the com
promise bill was approved by seven
of the 10 conferees.
Big Concessions by House.
The final draft represents i'm
portant concessions to the Senate
by the House conferees, who agreed
to abandon a near-blanket ban on
industry-wide collective bargaining
and provision authorizing private
employers to seek injunctions
against some strikes and boycotts
The House group, headed BY
Chairman Hartley of the Labor
Committee, made it clear through.
out the discussions that they were
yielding on these and other provi-
sions to get a bill Congress woulo
pass over veto. if necessary. This
requires two-th1rds majority in
both houses, a margin each mus.
tered in approving the separate
versions.
The final draft goes to the House
and Senate for ratification, then tc
the White House for Mr.. Truman's
decision. Congress probably will not
act until early next week.
Compromise Provisions.
The compromise bill contains
these provisions:
l. Authorization for the Govern
ment to obtain injunctions to block
national paralysis" strikes, such as
coal or steel tieup, the injunc-
tions would remain In effect 80 days
while the dispute was mediated.
2. A new National Labor Relations
Board setup. The board would have
five members instead of three as
now. The general counsel, appoint
ed by the President and subject to
Senate confirmation. would take
over investigation and prosecution
of unfair labor charges. Board
members would have only judiciary
powers-that is, they would hand
down decisions.
3. A ban on the closed shop, under
which employers can hire only
union members. The more common
union shop Is permitted when a
majority of workers vote for it.
Union shop agreements allow the
boss to hire nonunion workers, but
they must join up.
Jurisdictional Strikes.
4. A prohibition against jurisdic-
tional strikes and secondary boy
colts. The NLRB could get injunc-
tions to block them.
A secondary boycott is union
effort to hit indirectly at an en-
ployer by forcing other employers
to stop doing business with him.
Jurisdictional strikes usually stem
Evening star., 1947-05-29

crisis" in his coalition government
The informant said Bella Kovacs
former secretary general of the
Smallholders Party. who was ar
rested by the Russians recently on
charge of espionage. had impli-
Gated Mr., Macy, Mr.. Varga and Mr..
Gyongyosi in a deposition given the
Hungarian government.
The government now. in effect, is
(See HUNGARY, Page A-4.5
Evening star., 1947-05-29
MocArthur's Son Hurt

TOKYO, May % tPI.-Arthul
Macarthur, 9-year-old son of Gen
Macarthur, is resting comfortably
in the 49th General Hospital after
fracturing his left arm yesterday
while ice skating on a downtown
Tokyo rink. the Army announced
today.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Mountbutten Leaves London

LONDON, May % (P.-viscount
Mountbatten, Viceroy of India, left
London by plane this morning with
the British cabinets new proposals
for handing over power to the In
dians. He was expected to see In
dian leaders early next week.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
No Late Editions
Tomorrow

The Star will observe Me-
mortal Day tomorrow by elini-
mating the late afternoon
editions. Subscribers to the
Night Final Edition will receive
the Regular Home Edition.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
BULLETIN

President Truman landed at
National Airport at 2:10 pm,
today from a 12-day visit with
his ailing mother, Mrs. Mar
tina Truman, in Grandview,
Mo.
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Patient Found Dead
By The Associated Pres.

BALTIMORE. - A patient
identified by hospital records
as James S. McGraw, 4S, of
220 East George Mason road,
Falls Church, Va, was pro-
nounced dead at Johns Hop
kins Hospital today after
another patient found him
hanging by a towel in a
shower room.
Evening star., 1947-05-29
Final Tax Bill
Draft PutsCut
In Effect July |
Senate und House
Concurrence Will Be
Sought Monday

fTable comparing present Income
tar rates uith Senate and House
bills ON Page Al
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House Passes Teacher Bill
The House this afternoon
approved and sent to the Sem
ate the District teacher pay
increase bill. A similar bill Is
pending in the Senate.
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tSee ARMY, Page A-4.)
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(See LABOR, Page A-4.)
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(See TAXES, Page A-4D
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(See CONFERENCE, Page
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Guide for Readers

An Associated Press Newspol
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lute Bulletins

(See CARSON, Page A-4D
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(See PERSONNEL, Page A-4.)
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(See COAL, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-11-09

lou may De sued. Our
laws have some funny
angles. Just look ..
DossY, BEWARE. Is mo-
ID torist to blame for running
into and killing a blindfolded COW
on the highway? No, and he may
recover from the late cows owner
for damages to his car, said the
Maine court, because a blind
folded COW has no legal right on a
highway.
LoVELESS WIFE. May a wife
legally deny her husband the SOL
ace of her affections because he
does not give her as generous an
allowance as she desires? Heavens
no, ruled the fatherly Maryland
court, that's abandonment.
LYING FIANcEE. When, after a
two-year engagement, the fiancee
of a man who cannot afford to
marry offers him 5000, is he en-
titled to an annulment if he finds
that she does not have a nickel?
Yes, on the grounds of material
Misrepresentation, said the New
York Court of Appeals. A minor
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Don't Blindfold Your Cow

ity wondered how a man could
court girl 50 long and not know
how much money she had.
HASTY TRAIN. When a con-
ductor announces that his train
will stop for 20 minutes for lunch
and it pulls out in Is minutes
instead. must passenger who is
left behind be recompensed for
his inconvenience? Yes, discov-
cred the Louisville and Nashville
R. R., when it was ordered to pay
the disconnected passenger $3.50.
MOTHERS MONEY. What
happens when a mother leaves all
her money to her son on condi-
ton that he leave his wife? The
son gets the money and the court
ignores the condition, because 1T
is against public policy"
THANKS, PAL. Is it a crime
for a widow to give share of her
insurance money to the man who
murdered her husband? Not at all,
said the New York Court of Ap-
peals. There is no law against her
being nice to a criminal, as long
as she had nothing to do with the
killing and didn't help the killer
escape. -josE ScHoRR
Evening star., 1947-01-05
~ the A,.oc;oted Press

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The tabloid
newspaper Sunday Pictorial asked
its millions of readers tonight to
answer the big question confronting
the United Kingdom: Should Prin-
cess Elizabeth marry Prince Philip
OF Greece?
Devoting the front page of its
Sunday edition to launching a pub
lie poll, which was headlined Should
Our Future Queen Wed Hhilip?",
the newspaper asked its readers to
consider the question with sym
pathy and wisdom" and send their
views to its royal marriage" depart
ment.
Above ALL" the Pictorial declared
"the loyal people over whom the
princess will one day rule as queen
must also be afforded the oppor-
tunity of expressing their views
not after the event, as occurred over
another royal crisis in 1896, but be-
fore it"
The other "crisis" referred to was
the abdication of the now Duke of
Windsor to marry Wallis Warfield
Simpson.
Although Buckingham Palace has
denied repeatedly that the 25-year-
old prince and the princess were
hetrothed, the Pictorial said "the
conviction is strongly held in in
formed circles that an announce
ment is contemplated sooner or later
of the engagement.
Evening star., 1947-01-05

recalled that when Congress ad-
journed last summer, doctors at
Naval Hospital pronounced his
mouth ailment as cancer. The Sen
ator then recalled the operation per-
formed by DR.. Oschner in New Or
leans in August.
Since that time he said develop
mentS have required that another
operation be performed. He said
Dr. Oschner desired to perform that
operation on December 26, but that
Senator Bilbo refused because it
would require him to be In the hos
pital at time when his seat in the
Senate was being questioned.
Senator Barkley went on:
THE Senator elect from Missis-
sippi has advised me that he is COM
PEELED in the interest of his health
and it may be in the interest of his
life-to return Immediately to New
Orleans for the operation DR.. Osch-
ner desired to perform, involving the
removal of larger portion of the
lower jaw and involving the re-
moval of two glands in the throat
of the Senator r-elect and possibly e
malignant growth in his cheek, may
be completed at the earliest possible
date. The Senator -elect from Missis-
sippi desires to leave for that oper-
alton at once and he is planning
to leave the city either tonight or
tomorrow"
BilbO in CloakrOOm.
While the Kentucky Senator was
explaining the situation to the Sen
ate, Senator Bilbo was in an ad-
joining cloakroom where he hao
conferred a few minutes earlier with
Senator Barkley. Senator Barkley
then offered his unanimous consent
request
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman
of the Republican Steering Com
mittee, took the floor to say Senator
Barkley had consulted him regard
ing the agreement.
Il have consulted other Senators
on this side of the aisle, and ]
think I may say that there is
unanimous approval of the agree
ment which he proposes" Senator
Taft added.
This solution was complete VIC
Evening star., 1947-01-05
Ousted Mayor is Held
By Mexico City Police
BY the Associofed Press

MEXICO CITY, JAN, 4.-Luis
Guizar, ousted mayor of the town of
Tapachula on the Guatemalian bor-
der, was taken into custody by
Federal District police when he ar
rived here by plane last night.
No formal charges were placed
against him. but police headquarters
said he might be taken before the
Federal attorney general some time
today.
Federal authorities at Tapachula
deposed Guizar yesterday after a
political demonstration before the
municipal palace there on Tuesday
protesting the legality of GUITARS
election November II. Twelve per-
sons were killed and scores wounded
in the demonstration.