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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-03
puD SUMMER SCHEDULE

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Entering upon a summer SCH
edule of office hours, the Ken
newick office of the PUD will
he closed on Saturdays until
further notice. Emergency ser
vice calls, however, will still be
received in the usual manner by
employees who will remain on
duty for that purpose.
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Prisoner Outwits 2 Detectives,
Pushes One Into Pit and FIees

somewhat uncertain where to look,
then pointed some distance ahead
and said, 'I think it's over there. "
Detective Beach went on ahead
toward an abandoned well to in
vestigate. Detective Stewart walked
behind Decatur, one hand on his
pistol and the other holding a flash
light. The two men came to the
edge of an old gravel pit, and
Decatur halted.
isn't that the box down there?"
he asked, pointing into the pit.
Detective Stewart flashed his light
in the indicated direction, then sud-
denly found himself tumbling down
the 35-foot embankment. Decatur
disappeared into the night.
Decatur had given the detective a
healthy shove, police said.
An intensive search by the two
detectives, in which SO policemen
from the District, Prince Georges
County and nearby Brentwood later
joined, failed to disclose the fugi-
tive's hiding place. The location of
the treasure chest" also remains q
mystery.
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Marshall Expected 10 Air
Views on Policy Today

Secretary of State Marshall was
expected to air his views on a wide
range of foreign policy problems
today at his first news conference
since entering the cabinet.
Arrangements for the news con-
ference attracted unusual interest.
State Department press officers pre-
pared to handle possibly the largest
number of reporters ever to gather
for formal questioning of Secre-
tary of State.
The session was scheduled for
2:30 pm, in the departments large
and ornate fourth-floor conference
room Previously newsmen have
been met in smaller room next to
the Secretary's Office on the second
floor.
Gen. Marshall, who was sworn In
as Secretary of State January 81,
has refused until today to comment
on any specific foreign policy issues.
He insisted on; an opportunity to get
acquainted with his job first.
Evening star., 1947-02-07

Pies and cakes were laid before q
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
today by Government Services, Inc,
to bolster claims by GSI that its por-
tions were larger than those served
in commercial restaurants.
The tempting exhibits were pre-
sented by Mrs. Eleanor Whitemore
chief of the GSI Food Standards
Division.
Senator Johnston, Democrat, OF
South Carolina, acting chairman OF
the subcommittee, eyed the food
with great interest. He said all
samples had been obtained yester-
day from various establishments at
about the same time.
Frank w. Hoover, general man
ager Of GSI. told the committee the
pies and cakes were brought in to
show the committee that to COM
pare prices Of food in GSI and OUT
side restaurants was not fair.
His argument was in reply to
previous testimony which had con-
tended that GSI cafeterias in Gov
ernment buildings have charged
prices higher than those in COM
mercial establishments.
Pointing to . slice Of cherry pie,
he contended It was better buy at
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Longer Bars Ruthless Firing
Of Civil Service Workers
Senator Cites Generalization Already in
= Evidence as Result of 'SenseIess, Statements

Chairman LANCER of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee
charged in the Senate this after
noon that the entire civil service
already has been. demoralized by
statements of some congress
sional leaders that 100000
Government workers are going
to lose their jobs. He asserted
there is mot going to be "any
wholesale, indiscriminate firing"
Senator LANCER described state
ments concerning such dismissals as
utterly senseless." He called atten-
ton to the program already under
way for scientific, graduated, con-
tinued reduction" in the number of
Government employees and declared
members of Congress should cite
specific facts rather than indulge in
loose talk" on this subject.
The Senator said that on four diff
ferent occasions a chairman of a
House Committee "emblazoned to
the world that 1,O00,0 900 Civil Service
employees are going to lose their
jobs"
Taber Predicted Big Cut.
He did not identify the House
member other than to say the MEM
Der was not on the House Civil Serv-
Ice Committee. 1t was recalled that
Chairman Taber of the House Ap-
Committee recently pre-
dicted that at least 1000, 900 Govern
ment workers would be dismissed.
This gentleman" Senator LANCER
said, referring to the unidentified
Evening star., 1947-02-07

House member, "has never desig-
mated the departments from which
these civil service employees are 60
ing to be taken"
II do not say that 1t is a dema-
gogic statement. I do not say that
it has been ussed for the purpose of
securing for him a lot of publicity,
as some civil service workers have
alleged. This man may be honest
and sincere in his vieI s. But his
attitude has already resulted in the
Generalization of the, entire civil
service"
Says Workers Are Frightened.
Senator LANCER said the state
ment has made such headway that
it now amounts to a public cry"
But this public cry" he went
on, has frightened thousands of
good, loyal, honest, hard working
civil service employees so that they
now fesl they are not even going
to get, the security for themselves
and their families that years and
years of hard work have entitled
them to.
From all over the country we
have been receiving telephone calls
and messages stating that various
departments are in danger of losing
some of their personnel. 1t is in
order that these men and women
may know that there is not going
to be any wholesale, indiscriminate
firing, but that as far as the Senate
Civil Service Committee is con-
cerned-and I believe as far as the
(See LANCER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-02-07
,(Pictures on Page A-4.)

There was no pot of gold at rain
bows end for two 18th precinct de-
tectives last night.
Detectives j. G. Beach and John
A. Stewart were questioning Oliver
Lee Decatur, A, housebreaking and
grand larceny suspect, arrested dur
ing the day.
Police said Decatur was being
questioned regarding the theft last
month of a metal box containing
$4,000 in cash and bonds from the
home of Harry de Francisco, res
taurant owner, 1882 Sixth street
NE.
They said Decatur told them the
empty box had been discarded of
Sargent road near Chillum, Md,
and offered to lead them to the spot.
The detectives agreed to take him
there, hoping to recover the box
for, use as evidence.
Arriving at the scene shortly after
10 pm, Decatur got out of the police
car with the policemen close behind.
He surveyed the terrain, appeared
Evening star., 1947-02-07
U. 5. Grand Jury Finds
No Basis for Criminal
Case Against Higgins
Nine-Month Inquiry Of
Wartime Activities of
Boot Builder Ends
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA
Federal grand jury has ended a
month investigation into
the wartime activities of Andrew
J. Higgins, boat builder, with the
conclusion that there is no basis
for criminal prosecution"
Federal Judge Wayne G. Borah
today dismissed the grand jury
which was convened last May.
Mr.. Higgins, whose wave-skim-
ming landing craft carried men
ashore on every major American
beachhead of World War II, said
the result of the inquiry was mot
a surprise" but was most pleasing" !"
No charges had ever been filed
against Mr.. Higgins and no official
announcement had been made of
the grand jury investigation. 1t
came to light last August when a
special United States attorney from
the Justice Department War Frauds
Division was sworn in to supervise
the investigation.
Investigation Completed.
The Justice Department an
nounced that the swearing in Of
the special attorney was mot to be
construed as a charge of criminal
misconduct" against Mr.. Higgins.
United States Attorney Herbert
w. Christenberry announced the
grand jury's dismissal today with
this statement:
1.-THE grand jury which for some
months has been investigating al
legged violations of Federal statutes
zzs---II IIrGs<5EaIc. I.-na a a 4 -
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Arlington Man Leading Trek
300 Miles Into Anturctico
Marine copt. Vernon Boyd to EstobIish Cache
Of Gasoline for Downed Expedition Planes
By Thomas R. Henry
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

WITH NAVY ANTARCTIC Ex-
petition, Feb. MARINE Capt.
Vernon Boyd, 1908 Lee highway,
Arlington, Va, is leading a 300
mile trek into the great glaciers
at the southern edge of the Ross
Ice Shelf to establish a gasoline
cache for expedition planes
which might be forced down in
that perilous region.
Seven men aboard two 16-ton
amphibian tractors equipped with
snow shoes" fitted with extra long
and strong cleats are participating
in this vital test of the practicabiiity
Of moving heayy equipment over ice
covered land toward the South Pole
Capt. Boyd expects the experiences
OF the party to provide the basis fol
designing better equipment.
While the scheduled travel time
of the expedition is only go hours
the party departed with supplies fol-
three months if members should
Evening star., 1947-02-07
GSI Displays Pies at Hearing
As Proof of Bigger Slices

Is cents than a much smaller piece
selling for 10 cents in a commercial
restaurant.
He drew the same conclusion from
a comparison between q slice Of
apple pie sold for u cents and two
others from the outside, much
smaller, at IL cents and 10 cents.
Similar claims for the larger sizes
Iof GSI servings were made from the
cake exhibit.
Before the exhibit was removed
from the committee room it was
noticed that some one, not COM
mittee member, had eaten about
half of the biggest piece of chocolate
cake.
Sausage served recently In the
GSI cafeterias came in for criticism.
George Reilly of the committee staff
drew from GSI employees the admis-
sion that the sausage contained SO
per cent fat. Pierre J. Berard, GSI
food consultant. admitted the gen.
orally accepted fat content was about
80 per cent. A. H. Clarke, chief Of
the GSI supply section, said efforts
were being made to have the manu-
facturers deliver sausage with
lower fat percentage.
william T. Marcus, president Of
(See CAFETERIAs, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-02-07

become marooned. Gasoline, food
and equipment were, piled aboard
four sleds which were drawn, two
each, by the tractors. The tractors
carried almost no weight except the
men who rode them.
The expeditions destination lies
at about 50 degrees, south latitude,
southwest of the Rockefeller Noun
tains. This will involve finding some
way to circle. the terrible valley OF
Crevasses" lying mile after mile be-
tween towering mountains and bait
ed with treacherous crevasses 1000
and more feet deep. Men on foot or
with dog teams might be able to
pick their way through the valley.
But the journey obviously would
border on the impossible for heavy
tractors.
The two tractors were to move
about a quarter mile apart at a
maximum speed of about five miles
an hour. Members of the party took
1000 red flags on bamboo poles to
Evening star., 1947-02-07
"a Will Be Appointed
ForIndependent Study
OF Chest Operations
Committee to Represent
Business, Labor, Citizens
And Federal Personnel

A 24-member committee, rep
resenting a cross-section OF
business, labor, Government and
the citizens, will make the forth
coming independent study OF
Community Chest operations,
Chest President Lee D. Butler
announced today.
Mr.. Butler told press conference
the Chest Executive Committee be-
lieved the study group should be
composed only of representatives OF
large organizations with city-wide
membership to keep the group from
becoming too unwieldly.
Official invitations to the eight
groups included in the study will be
sent out today, Mr.. Butler said.
Each group will be told, that its
representatives should be selected
by its own governing board and that
the representatives should not be
members of any board of the Chest
or of its member agencies. Each
group will be asked to select three
representatives.
The announcement that an inde-
pendent committee would be invited
to make a study of the Chest and its
operations was made last Sunday.
At that time, specific invitations
were issued to the Federation OF
Citizens Associations, Federation OF
Businessmen's Associations and
Washington Board Of Trade to par
ticipate in the study. Later, other
organizations showed an interest In
Joining in the study and the Execu-
tive Committee met late yesterday
to decide just how big the study
group should be and how it should
be selected.
In addition to the original three,
the Executive Committee decided to
include the Federation of Civic
Associations, the Washington Gen.
trail Labor Union, AFL; the Wash
ington Industrial Union Council
CIO.; the Junior Board Of Commerce
and the Council of Personnel Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Butler explained that the
latter group was included because
of its familiarity with Government
personnel. Although the council Is
composed of Government agency
personnel directors, he added, the
three representatives it selects will
not necessarily be personnel directors
but will be representative OF all
Government personnel.
The restriction against any MEM
ber of the study group also being
a member of Chest Board, Mr.
Butler explained, was included to
emphasize that the study will be
free of any Chest influence.
Stressing the independence Of
the committee, Mr.. Butler said the
committee Will organize itself, call
for any files and ask any questions
of personnel it desires. No attempt,
he said, will be made to guide the
committees deliberations.
The group win be free to meet at
Chest headquarters if it wishes, Mr..
Butler said.
Once the names of the representa-
(See CHEST. Page A-5o
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Sunday Reading
If the Truman cabinet seems

If the Truman cabinet seems
to have outgrown the habit Of
airing it's troubles in public
there must be a reason. In
Sundays Editorial Section
Raymond P. Brandt explains
how the administrations inner
works are now oiled by three
presidential aides before hand
ing. some Of the major prob
lens to the Chief Executive.
On the other side of the
world Eddy Gilmore, the APPS
chief Moscow correspondent,
tells what the average Russian
thinks about the shape Of
things to come. His report,
also in the Sunday Editorial
Section, is rather cheerful.
Issue No. 2 of Washington's
Pictorial Magazine, fatter and
more colorful than the old
grayure section, has an eye
pleasing cover of a pretty miss
and an orchid, with a variety
of interesting features inside.
These and many more at
tractive diversions for tha
reader will be found In
Thf 6unhay St
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Bulletins
Groziono Loses License

NEW YORK P).-The State
Athletic Commission today
revoked the. boxing license of
Rocky Graziano and ordered
his forthcoming title bout
with Champion Tony Zale
Cancelled for his failure to re-
port a 100000 bribe offer.
Commission Chairman Ed
ward Eagan read the decision
-tantamount to barring Gra-
zianO for life from boxing in
New York rings-to GraZian0
at the conclusion of a three
day hearing.
Earlier Story on Page A-16.)
Hough Surrenders
Stanley P. Hough, indicted
real estate operator, surren-
dered to the United States
marshal at Alexandria, Va,
shortly after 1880 pm. today
to answer charges that he de-
frauded veterans i'm building
contracts. He was released
Immediately in $2,500 bond.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Warren Cool to Red Deal
Controller General Lindsay
Warren told the Senate Appro-
priations Committee today he
will not approve a financial
deal for shipping SIS, ,000,00 of
supplies to Russia unless Con-
gress specifically authorizes.
Afterward, Chairman Bridges
told reporters a majority of
the committee members ap-
peared to be hostile" to a
State Department proposal to
clear the way for shipment Of
supplies originally contracted
for under lend-lease.
Earlier Story on Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Duke of Westminster
Weds for Fourth Time
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CHESTER, England, Feb. THE
wealthy, thrice divorced Duke Of
Westminster, ST, was married in q
civil ceremony today to Miss Anne
Sullivan, %, daughter of Brig. Gen.
E. L. Sullivan.
The Dukes third wife divorced
him last December 13, charging
adultery. The suit was not de-
Tended.
Evening star., 1947-02-07
BY the Assoeiused Press

~ IS
Republican congressional lead
ers were said today 10 be near
agreement on a $4,000, ,000, 900
top limit for next years budget
"a figure they contend would
leave $1,000, 100000 for tax cut
ting and debt payments.
The 20 per cent across the board"
tax reduction plan would cost $3,-
SOC, 100000.
Persons in position to know said
Republican members of the Senate
House Budgetary Committee, meet
ing in secret session, arrived at the
S32, 900, 100000 figure by listing a
possible cut of $4,000, 100000 in Pres
ident Truman's $11 200, 600, 900 item
for national defense.
Mr.. Truman proposed an overall
budget of $37,500,000,0 900. He esti-
mated revenues at $37,700 900, 900.
However, Colin STAN, revenue expert
for the joint committee, has esti-
mated that these revenues will be
$200, 900, 900 higher.
Excise Tax Revenue Added.
To this, the Republicans have
added the 81, 100 900, 900 in additional
revenue that will be available if the
Senate, like the House, approves
keeping the wartime excise taxes on
luxuries after July l.
Thus, by the Republican figuring
revenues will total $39, 900, ,000, 900, a
ST 600, 100000 spread over outgo. If
this were split equally, it would take
care of the 20 per cent income tax
slash proposed by some party men,
bers and still leave $500, 100000 to
apply on the national debt.
1t was emphasized that final
agreement is yet to be reached on
the proposed $4,000, ,000,0 slice in
defense appropriations. Some Re-
publican members of the joint COM
mittee were reported to have op-
posed vigorously any trimming of
the Army-Navy outlay.
On the other hand, the secret
conferences brought testimony from
some experts that the defense ex-
penditures might be trimmed as
much as 20 per cent without dam
aging the efficiency of either the
Army or the Navy.
$4,000 Jobs Threatened.
Among other major cuts, the Re-
publicans were said to have decided
tentatively that they can eliminate
more than $4,000 of the present o.
100000 Federal employees at an an
nual saving of 81 SOC, ,000, 900.
They were said to have agreed
that $1,000 100000 in public works
of all kinds, including roads. rural
electrification and various Interior
Department activities, could be
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Philadelphia Bulletin
Will Publish Sundays
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.-The
Evening Bulletin, which week age
purchased the suspended Philadel-
phia Record and Camden IN. j.
Courier Post, today announced in
a front-page notice it was publishing
its first Sunday edition February 8
The notice stated the Sunday
Bulletin will carry IL pages of COM
les plus many features previously
appearing in the Record.
The paper will sell for II cents
The Sunday Record price was Ii
cents.
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Communist Inquiry.
To Investigate Soviet
Spy Ring in Canada
Member of House Group
Declares EisIer Case Is
Just the Beginning
BY the Associated Press

The House Committee on I'm
American Activities took up the
trail of Communist spy activities
today after checking to the JUS
tice Department whether to de-
port Communist Gerhard Eisle1
or try him as a conspirator.
The committee urged prosecution
when 1t heard Eisler described by
various witnesses yesterday as the
top Communist in America and by
his own sister as dangerous
terrorist"
THAT is just the beginning" a
committee member told a reporter
privately. "It is merely the first
chapter on Communist espionage
activities Some Of the succeeding
chapters will be linked closely to
operations of a Soviet spy ring in
Canada"
Next Meeting on Monday.
This member said an American
on whom the committee has had Its
eye was in Canada in June, 1914
and we want to know why"
1t may be 10 days, though, before
the committee relates the additional
chapters in open hearings.
The group has no meeting sched-
uled until Monday when it plans to
ask the House to adopt resolution
formally citing Eisler for contempt.
Then it would, be up to the Justice
Department to bring a contempt
case against him in court.
In f1aring session yesterday that
produced shouting, raw tempers and
flushed faces, Elsler firmly refused
to take an oath to tell the truth
without first making a preliminary
statement. The committee prompt
ly voted to cite him for contempt.
Security officers of the In,migra-
ton Service bustled him off to Ellis
Island. His attorney, Carol King
remained and handed around a
statement in which Eisler pro-
claimed that he is neither spy
foreign agent nor boss of the Reds
in any country.
Five Charges Against Eisler.
But on the strength of evidence
it dug up, and on the basis of what
witnesses said, the committee de-
cided there is case against Eisie1
on five points:
ID Conspiring to overthrow the
Government of the United States
ca perjury, CD passport falsifica-
ton, "a income tax evasion, and
(5) contempt of Congress.
A recommendation that these
charges be pressed was handed to
the Justice Department.
While the department has taken
preliminary steps toward deporting
Eisler, Representative Mundt, Re-
publican, of South Dakota declared
it is of the utmost Importance from
the standpoint of national defense
that Eisler be detained in this coun-
try
Reading at times from report
of the royal commission on Russian
espionage in Canada, Mr.. Mundt
said Eisler was linked with Samuel
Carr and Fred Rose, who were de-
scribed in the report as two Of the
-
Evening star., 1947-02-07
Georgia Judge
Rules Thompson
Is Governor
ToImodge's Election
Declared InvuIid in
Purole Record Case
by the Assoeiofed Press

McDONOUGH, Ga, Feb. t.
Superior Judge Claude H. Porter
ruled today that 1t. Gov. M. E.
Thompson is Georgia's Acting
Governor and that Herman Tai
madge's election by the Legis-
lature was invalid.
The decision, handed down at
Rome, Ga, ordered the State Pardon
and Parole Board to turn over rec
ords on sbudgetary matters to Mr..
Thompson. An appeal to the
Georgia Supreme Court was an
nounced quickly.
Meanwhile, in another State Court
here counsel for Mr.. Talmadge lost
a motion to avoid trial of a suit
challenging his election as Governor
by the Legislature.
Showdown Trial Ordered.
Superior Judge Walter Hendrix
withheld an immediate ruling On
demurrers but ordered trial of the
showdown litigation on the muddled
gubernatorial situation which is
headed for the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Thompson, who claimed ex-
ecutive authority on resignation of
Gov. Ellis ArnaIl, is plaintiff. He
asks the court to enjoin Mr.. Tai
madge from exercising the func-
tionS of Governor.
The unprecedented muddle, which
has confused Georgia with rival
Governors and rival administrative
officials, stems from the death of
Gov.-elect Eugene Talmadge, who
died % days before he would have
taken Office for a fourth, non-con-
secutive term as Governor.
Judge Hendrix of the Fulton
(Atlanta) Circuit summoned the
litigants this morning. He was act
ing for the Flint Circuit Judge, who
disqualified himself
Another superior judge of the Full
ton circuit, Judge Bond Almand,
yesterday gave a qualified ruling in
favor of a Talmadge appointee; but
specifically declared the governor
ship was not at issue.
Mandamus Sustained.
The ruling sustained mandamus
proceedings brought by Talmadge-
appointed Revenue Commissioner
Charles Redwine, seeking to compel
State Treasurer George B. Hamilton
to accept remittances of tax monies
Mr.. Hamilton had refused to do so
because he challenged Mr.. Redwine's
claim to Office.
Judge Alnand held that Mr.. Ham
nton had no authority to question
title of the revenue commissioner,
and ruled he had no choice but to
accept checks rendered as payment
of tax collections to the State treas
ury. The court held, however, that
such acceptance would not consti-
tute recognition of the revenue COM
missioner's title nor of the claims
of any person as Governor,