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Evening star., 1947-04-20
U. S. to Poll All Its Employees
OnHow to Improve Service

kind in the Governments history
Inc committee feels that Govern.
fment employees probably are the best
Judges Of what is wrong with the
Federal service and what improve
ments can be made. It believes that
the census will be invaluable in max
ing improvements.
The committees stan will meet
with It's special advisory group next
week to work out the plans for the
census, and to review the questions
being prepared by the Library's
legislative reference division.
In an attempt to make the census
as objective and constructive as
possible, employees will not be re-
quired to sign their names on the
questionnaires, 1t was said by George
D. Riley, the committees staff di-
rector. This viii enable employees
TO give truthful answers without
lear Of reprisals, he added.
However, 1t is considered likely
tsee SURVEY, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Reece Calls Truman
Tax Cut Opposition
Badly Political
Letter to 10000 Leaders
Of Party Defends 6. o. P
Stond on Reductions Now
By Gould Lincoln

Chairman Carroll Reece of the
Republican National Committee
charged last night that Presi-
dent Truman'S opposition to Re
publican plans for income tax
reductions this year is badly
political"
Mr.. Reece made his charge In a
letter sent to 10000 Republican
office holders and party leaders
throughout the country on the eve
of meeting of the Republican
National Committee in Kansas City
to select city for the party's 1948
national convention.
His letter called attention to Mr..
Truman's Jefferson Day speech,
describing as "one of the badly
political portions" the president S
statement that "the present tax
burden on our people is too heavy
to be considered as permanent" and
that "at a proper time" he would
support tax reduction and read
justment.
Fiscal Statement Cited.
The Republican chairman said
Mr.. Truman had boasted the Gov
ernment would have a balanced
budget and a surplus at the end of
the present fiscal year, and that
the Presidential budget for the next
fiscal year was $4,500,000 900 less
than the expenditures for this year.
Under those conditions, Mr.. Reece
asked, what possible reason could
there be for not having tax re-
duction Immediately.
The Reece letter was made public
at about the same time at the Presi-
dents statement last night predict
ing the June 80 surplus will be ST.
$50, 900 900 and warning that tax cuts
now would promote imitation" but
did not comment on it directly.
Possible Veto Is Seen.
"Conceivably," Mr. Reece said
"the President may have in mind the
prevention by Presidential veto OF
the fulfillment of the promise" made
by the Republicans to reduce in
come taxes if they won the Congress
sional election of 1916.
He may have in mind the pos
siple political advantages to him.
self and to other Democratic can
didates through forestalling the tax
cut this year and then coming for
ward with proposal for reduction
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Writers Suid to Feel Marshall
Let Them Down at Moscow

here, seems to have done his best
to forget we exist.
Most of us have had exactly two
chances to talk to him in Moscow
Once at totally uncommunicative
press conference the day after he
landed; again, at a pleasant party
at the American Embassy where he
was happy to talk to anybody
about World War II.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Viyshinsky as a matter of fact has
given American correspondents a
better opportunity to learn what he
is thinking about this conference
than has Gen. Marshall.
The simple truth is that the gen.
eral,, so far at least, as his public
relations are concerned, has acted
exactly as If he were still Chief of
Staff rather than Secretary of State.
Security regulations with which re-
porters have been faced at this con-
ference are more severe in sense
than those which applied to war
correspondents during hosti1ities.
1Eno MOVES PAGE All
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Wallace Criticizes
Churchill for Failing
To Fight for Peace
Says Briton Dores Not
Confess Conviction
War Is Inevitable
BY the Associated Press

OSLO, Norway, April 49,
Henry A. Wallace declared to-
night that it was "a great source
of sorrow to me- that Winston
Churchill was not fighting for
peace.
The former American Vice Pres
ident and cabinet officer told 1,0O(
Norwegian trades union leaders thai
Mr.. Churchill dare not confess pub.
licly the private convictions of his
group that war is inevitable"
Il am not a cryptic Communist
Mr.. Wallace declared. Il am a pro.
gressive tory" -,
(Mf. Churchill, addressing a
Conservative Party rally in Lon
don Friday, described Mr.. Wal
lace as cryptic Communist"
which he defined as "one who has
not got the courage to explain
the destination for which he is
making He said also that Mr..
Wallace was trying ito separate
States and to weave her into a
vast system of Communist
intrigue which radiates from
Moscow
Peace Called Fighting Cause.
Mr.. Wallace, who arrived in Oslo
from Stockholm only a few hours
before he addressed the union lead
ers, did not mention Mr.. Churchill's
name in noting that the former
British Prime Minister'S attack on
him had been broadcast to Norway
Peace is not something passive
=" Mr.. Wallace said. Since
peace is fighting cause, it is a
source OF great sorrow to me thai
Britain's great fighting leader can
not use his genius in fighting fol
peace.
This great man says / will moi
reveal my ultimate goal. I say he
dare not confess publicly the private
(See WALLACE Page A,7l
Evening star., 1947-04-20
II Arrested in New York
In $4,000, 900 Lottery
BY the Associo,ed Press

NEW YORK, April 19.-Seventeen
men were arrested today in con-
nection with operation of an Italian
lottery ring which, police said, was
a SIS, ,o00, ,000- weekly revival Of lot
terry once controlled by Charles
Lucky" Luciano, deported vice
overload.
Police Commissioner Arthur w
Wallander termed the arrests "the
most important ever made in the
history of the lottery" He esti-
mated the intake at 5000, 900 a
week.
Police said the lottery, based on a
legal lottery conducted in Italy. was
operated here before the war under
Luciano's leadership, but was dis
continued during the war because of
communication difficulties.
1t was revived several months ago,
police said, and today's arrests fol-
lowed a weeks investigation by rs
policemen.
Three lottery bankers" police
said, were among those arrested and
charged with operating a lottery,
operating policy game and CON
spring to operate Q lottery.
Evening star., 1947-04-20
'Careening Auto Hits
Streetcar Platform,
Strikes Store; 7 Hurt
Driver Faces Charge
Of Intoxicotion After
Georgetown Accident
picture on Page A-2.)

Six persons standing on q
streetcar loading platform in
the 3100 block of M street NV,
were injured late yesterday when
a careening car mounted the
platform, swerved onto the side
walk and crashed into the front
of a liquor store.
A seventh person, identified by
police as Hebert NJ De Haven, 40, o1
625 Sixth street S.W., received 6
compound fracture of the left leg
1t was not known whether he was
on the loading platform or sidewalk
The six persons standing on thu
platform, just below Wisconsin ave.
nue., were.
James H. Davidson, sr., 81, New
York City accountant, his wife, Mrs
Louise Davidson, Al, and their son
James H. Davidson, jr., 1913 Bonifan
street, Silver Spring
Miss Estelle Ellis, "a, OF Orange
N. J.
Mrs. Elizabeth Berry, 30, colored
1924 @ street. NV.
Thomas E. Wilson. 28, colored
1909 Thirty second street NV.
Held for Drunk Driving.
Police arrested Stanley H. Davis
81, of 1242 Thirty-sixth street NV.
and charged him with driving while
drunk.
The six persons known to hav'
been on the loading. platform wer,
taken to Georgetown Hospital
where Mr.. Davidson was admitted
with three fractured ribs and Mrs
Davidson with lacerations of tn,
left arm and shoulder and contu
sions of the back. Miss Ellis, Mrs
Berry, Mr.. Wilson and the younge
Mr.. Davidson were treated and re-
| leased.
Mr.. De Haven was taken un
conscious to Emergency Hospital
Police said he was identified through
FBI fingerprint files.
Crashes Into Store.
Police said witnesses told then
that they saw the car coming aronl
M street wobbling from side to side
1t came up on the end of the plat,
form, struck the crowd, swervee
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Evening star., 1947-04-20
| BHbo Recovered.
| Ready to Return,
| Doctor Declares
By the Asseeiotsd Press

JACKSON, Miss, April 19.-sen.
ator Bilbo, Democrat of Mississippi.
e Is a well man" and will go bact
n washington to represent Mise
issippi," DR.. Alton Oschner. the
surgeon who performed two oper-
atoms on the Senator for cancer
said today.
DR.. Oschner told reporters that
after he had performed the second
operation for cancer of the mucous
membrane of the mouth he feared
that a recurrence might set in but
that 1t had not. He added that Sen
ator Bilbo might require two or
three months to recuperate but
"he has NO cancer now"
in this respect" he said, 'he Is
like thousands OF other people who
have had cancer and have under
gone successful treatment or
surgery"
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Bitter Tears ond.HopefuI
Mark Texas City Rites for Dead
Scores Of Bodies
Found in Bubble
OF Monsuto Plant
By the Assocjoted Press

TEXAS CITY, Texas, April 49,
-Sullen fires casting smoke
shadows over tired Texas City
still burned today as rescue
crews combed beaches and
probed ruins of huge plants for
more bodies-and found them.
Scores we're found at the Mon
szato Chemical Corp. plant, searched
for the second day as it smoldered
Eight more were recovered from the
water where the French freighter
Grandcamp exploded 4 days age
and set off the chain of blasts that
killed an estimated $50 and injured
5000 others.
Among the burning oil fires to-
day were two benzoil tanks at the
Monsanto plant and two crude oil
storage tanks at the Humble tank
farm. But officials said they be-
lieved danger from explosions was
gone.
They concentrated on relief work
recovery of bodies, and later rehabil-
itation.
Coast Guard Probe Continues.
Eleven miles away. in Galveston
the Coast Guard continued it's in
vestigation into the cause of the
initial explosion that resulted in
the sinking of the vessels Grand
camp, Wilson B. Keene and High
Flyer; in the destruction of the
multi million dollar Monsanto plant;
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Truman Going TO New York
Without Vaccination
BY III. A.soe;os.d Pres.

The White House said yesterday
that President Truman is going to
New York tomorrow without under
going a new smallpox vaccination.
The President will be in the city
where several smallpox cases have
been reported-for few hours in
connection with his address at >
pm. to the annual luncheon of the
Associated Press.
Hundreds of thousands Of New
Workers have been vaccinated in re-
cent weeks and this prompted a
query to the White House as tn
when Mr.. Truman was last vacci-
mated.
Eben Ayers, assistant press secre-
tarW reported that Mr. Truman has
had smallpox vaccinations a num-
Der OF times, the last one in 1886.
They didn't take" Mr.. AYERS
added. - '
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SteeIPayAecord
Report Follows
Murray Farley
Both Sides Refuse
To Confirm or DENY
Story Of Agreement
STRIKES AGAINST WESTERN
UNION and New York Exchanges
averted. Page AS
BY the kssocioted Press

PITTSBURGH, April 19.-Pri-
vate contract discussions among
high union and management
officials today resulted in re-
ports that a wage agreement
had been reached between the
United States Steel Corp. and the
CIO- United Steelworkers.
These reports, totally lacking of.
fetal confirmation, stemmed from
man. to-man discussions between
CIO President Philip Murray ane
Vice President John A. Stephens
of the steel corporation.
Their talks, begun yesterday
caught the unions Executive Boarc
by surprise and caused a one-day
postponement of a meeting of the
board as its members gathered ir
a hotel room today. The meeting
was re-scheduled for 1890 am. to.
morrow.
Dow, Jones & Co., business
news agency, said the wage agree.
ment had been reached, quoting
usually authoritative circles"
Both the union and the corpora
tion reported they had nothing te
say but a corporation spokesman
said this meant the firm was
neither confirming nor denying the
report"
The basis OF settlement, Dow
Jones said, without official con.
firmation" generally fits the patterr
of the increases granted CIO- Unitee
Electrical Workers by General Mo.
tors Corp. and Westinghouse Elec-
trio Corp. These raises are the
equivalent of Is cents hourly.
One report said the U. S. Stee,
wage boost would amount to from
10 to liz cents an hour. Anothe,
unofficial source said Murray was
holding out for 1914 cents.
One Definite Demand.
A 23-cent hourly raise demand
asked Of Jones & Laughlin Stee
Corp, fourth largest producer in thu
Nation, is the only definite wag.
figure yet made known in .industr,
negotiations. A j. & L. spokesman
said the % cents covers a lot O.
other things" besides a raise, pre-.
sumable holiday pay and some ad.
justments in current levels.
The industry's current basic hourl,
rate is 961a cents. The raise giver
Westinghouse workers lifts tn,
hourly average in that firms plant
to about $1.15k.
Fifteen cents hourly increases hav,
emerged as pattern this year
That's the figure General Motor
offered the CIO-United Auto Work
ers, who asked 23* cents. UAV
President Walter Reuther's first re-
action to the 15-cent offer was tina
it was mot satisfactory"
Steelworkers' spokesmen explained
the postponement of the Executive
Board meeting by saying there.
nothing they can do today, they cam
do tomorrow"
The boards function is to repor
on U. s. Steel negotiations anc
make recommendation to the ITO.
man Wage Policy Committee for &C
ton.
Dow Jones said this committe,
ICoo c,TTIY5I1T
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Priests Reported Slain
By Chinese Communists
By the Associated Press

NANKING, April 19.-The official
Chinese Central News Agency re-
ported tonight that Chinese Com
munists had burned large Roman
Catholic church in Jehol, killed an
unspecified number of Chinese
priests, and captured four Belgian
priests and six French and Dutch
nuns.
The agency report, which did not
give It's source and which included
no names. said the action occurred
At a small town called Sunghshu-
chni IS miles south of Chaoyang.
after the Communists captured the
nIaee April ~
Evening star., 1947-04-20
NEW MOSCOW DEADLOCK Dims
Hopes for Austrian Treaty. Az.
By NewboId Moves, Jr.
ssor ssaff Correspondent

MOSCOW, April 19.-Most of the
American correspondents here for
the Council of Foreign Ministers
have thesfeeling they have done a
bad job of informing the public
about what has taken place during
these negotiations. They are Won
dering if Secretary OF State Mar
shall is not in some measure re-
sponsible for the failure.
The Government went to great
lengths to get reporters to Moscow.
Our working delegation was cut to
the numerical bone to make extra
room for them. For the State De-
partment had learned by expert
ence how important 1t was to keep
people back home abreast of the
goings on.
But Gen. Marshall, having got us
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Phone Peace Baked
AS Union Proposal
Us Rejected bye. &P.
Workers Give Trumon
Outline Of Position;
Raises Elsewhere Cited

Local-level bargaining as an
instrument for settling the Ma
ton wide telephone strike suf-
fered another setback last night
when the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. rejected a union
peace proposal.
Thus, the work stoppage that
began April 7 appeared destined tx
go into its third week.
Neither in the Labor Department
nor in a score of cities where local
disputes are under scrutiny was
there evidence that the Bell Tele-
phone System or the National Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers was
weakening in its stand on idealistie
principles.
Baked in repeated efforts to draw
the companies out with wage offer
the union sent along to President
Truman an analysis of it's position
insisting on down payment" or
better wages before considering
arbitration.
Pressure on Companies Asked.
simultaneously, NFTW President
Joseph A. Beirne spoke out for Gov
ernment pressure" on the COM
panies that might induce a wage
offer similar to those handed Out
this week in other industries.
In the Labor Department there
was a realization on the part Of
the Cancellation Service that Secrs
tary Schwellenbach's settlement
plan, rejected early this week, was
all but dead. Sending out wore
that "all avenues that could leac
to settlement are being explored,
the conciliators let it be known they
were back In business.
The District Federation of Tele.
phone Workers (3,200 commercial
accounting and maintenance EN-.
ployes) were turned down in thi.
four-point counterproposal to a c
& P. arbitration offer:
l. Agree on wage increase effec-
tive Immediately.
2. Extend other provisions of the
present contract until July /.
3. Bargain all items, include wages
before June 80.
4. Submit all unresolved items as
of July /, including wages, to arbi-
tration in accordance with Secretary
Schwellenbach's plan.
Would Consider Lesser Offer.
Local union officials said they
would have given consideration to
any wage offer less than the $12 a
(See TELEPHONE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-04-20
District Sales Tax Intimoted
As Price of Raise for Teachers
Witness at Hearing Told Need Of Levy
Is Obvious, but Not ConcIusivey So

the District is to have the many
services it wants. it may require a
sales tax.
The witness, Mrs Merle Whitford
of the Washington Chapter of
Americans for Democratic Action,
responded that her organization was
opposed to a sales tax. She favored
higher Federal payment with ad-
justments in he income tax to
make up the, money.
She also supported the teachers
pay bill.
Mr.. Bates told Mrs. Whitford thai
even doubling or tripling the income
tax proposed by the Commissioners
would not yield enough money tc
make up the expected deficit under
the pending budget. Nor, he added
would doubling the annual Federal
payment.
The joint committee is handling
ry1Ts 4 (yryT1r-r,
Evening star., 1947-04-20
CIO Unions in Detroit
Plan Rally to Protest
Hartley Bill Pussoqe
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, April 19.-Down-
town Cadillac Square will be
the scene of a labor rally Thurs
day in protest of legislation
before Congress.
CIO unions, inviting other
elements of organized labor to
participate, are planning the
affair, for which the city coun-
Gil has given its permission.
The protest is expected to
be aimed particularly at the
House-approved Hartley bill
curbing industry-wide bargain
ing and outlawing the closed
shop.
Evening star., 1947-04-20
Two Of English Quods Die

ECCLES, Eng, April 10 P).-Two
lof the quadruplets prematurely born
early this morning to Mrs. Marian
Lowe, 38. died late today, and doc
tors said there was little hope that
one of the remaining swo, girl,
would survive The doctors an
nounced the death of boy and a
girl.
Evening star., 1947-04-20
TEACHER PAY increase approved
by Federation of Citizens. ALT.
By John W. Thompson, Jr.

By John W. Thompson, Jr.
A sales tax may be the price
.of the new teachers pay bill.
This was hinted broadly yester-
day during Senate-House commit
tee hearings on the pay bill by both
Chairman Cain and chairman
Bates.
They did not close the door posi-
lively on other means of raising
money, such as cutting some of
the budget items in the massive
s95, ,o0o,00 District supply bill now
before another congressional COM
mittee.
But Senator Cain told one wit
ness, 1T is apparently obvious,
though not conclusiyely so," that If
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See REECE. Page A-7ls
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{See COAL, Page A-49
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(See ACCIDENT, Page A-2.)
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(See TAXES, Page AS
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(see TEACHERS PAY, Page AID
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(See EXPLOSION, page A-2)
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(see MEMORIAL, Page A-60
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(SeG MOVES, Page All.
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(See STEEL, Page A-5.)
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(See WALLACE. Page A-7)
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(See FOREIGN, Page
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22

was the speaker for the morning
service and Rev. Williamson. pas
tor of Penny's Chapel was the
h spe a k er t or the
evening service. Both preached
wonderful sermons 80 Mrs. Ro-
sic Lee MeCarroll of Laid spent
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Napier ...,.. Mr.. and Mrs. Booker
7. Collins who have been visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jes-
Sc Vaughn left last week for De-
troit, Michigan -, Miss Mary
Bryant returned from Little Rock
Sunday She has been patient in
the United Friends Hospital ...,,...
Mrs. Willie Brown and daughter,
Anette. left Tuesday for Chicago.
Mrs. Viola Green is visiting her
aunt. Mrs. Emerline Brown of
Portland.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
DARDANELuE
DrrIsra nurv,c

Services at st. John were large
ly attended. The spirit was high.
Rev. Taylor preached from the
subject. "Are You Concerned"
Mrs. York, Mrs. Hendrix and Miss
Willie were visitors from Russell
Vile ... Mrs. Ben Perry has re-
turned from Hot Springs where
she has been taking medical treat
ment. She says she is telling much
better 49,. Ben Perry is on the sick
list Mother Edwards is inn
nrovine. Mines Lucille Kelley
brew and Oracle Pope are visit
ing their children in Chicago .~''
Mrs Myrtle Mooda and Jim Rid
dlesprieger are visiting relatives
in Alton. Illinois ...a Mrs. Irene
Cole spent few days in ll''le
Rock with her sister .... E. Cum
nineham spent a few hours with
his aunt, Miss l.. Cunningham
Mrs Earline Brown spent he
weekend with her sister MIS-
Marearee Land She was return
ing home from summer school IN
Little Rock The Calendar CLUBS
of St John reported $2lS5l in a
recent rally.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
HATTIEvILLE
Rutha Mae Byers

Mrs. Ocesola Byers and daugh-
ter from Kansas City are spend
ing a pleasant Week with rela-
tives and many friends They plan
to remain here for about two
weeks before returning home -.
Revival will begin at Nose Chapel
Sunday. Rev. S. O. Pouncy con-
Quoting 49, Miss Lille Mae Byers
spent the weekend in Plummer-
vile -. Mrs. Ellen Chambers
and James Foster are on the sick
list .., A picnic was held at Gen.
ter High School Thursday. The
Hickory Hill High School girls
played soft ball with the Center
Hi Girls David S. Boswell is prin.
cipal.
Arkansas State press., 1947-08-22
PRATTsvILLE
Mrs Vernica Green

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cooper and
son of Little Rock spent the week
end here with his sister Mrs. S. II.
Green, and family 49,, Mrs, b
Green is very i'll $50. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Cooper of Louisiana were
guests at the home of his sister,
Mrs. II. clegg and family. Clyde
Deadmond left for Carthage to
visit his aunt 80. James King left
for Chicago to visit his sister ana
brother 49,. Mrs johnson, mother
of Mrs. Richard Cooper visited
here Sunday from Carthage .......-
Winnie M. Cooper, Jesse Phumphe
and Lucille Bonner had birth
day celebration at the Willie Head
Cafe August 9th 800. Prattsville
fellow Jackets beat HARD Scram-
BILE girls 14-9 Prattsville Yellow
Jackets beat the Bauxite boys l3-
| ........ Miss Cleo Burton is here
from Woodson visiting relatives
and friends -. Miss Jane Cooper
of Little Rock and Miss Maggie
McCollum spent the weekend
with their mothers and families.
GOSSIP: All right. Grays, you
had better look out. Oh well,
think nothing of it ....,, RMP and
NC couldn't and still can't un-
derstand why VIC and id have
to 20 IS miles three time week
until one day the Y. is team was
having a game and BIG and H8
came over. Then they saw why
they had to go. but they are still
left on the wonder. So sorry $3.50,
ELW and TCC don't get around
much anymore Wonder why -,
INN can get around very swift
now. With whom. TCC, ! guess -.
LID and &c are moving so fast
the people are on wonder -......-
AID says it's all OK as long as she
can see &C and I'D. What about
that, CIV and QLC ~, RMP you
need to wake up because LC and
VIC will roll away down 47th st.
\ -. TJD is always happy when
ever DINO is around 49,. NIB is
Just waiting for a train to come in
and have BL on it -, I'D you
stick around until BL get here 90.
AID is just waiting for her age to
jump up and then she will call
on JIM ...... Sic is slow but he
can stay up with VINO -v. FLC
says, wait for me- Wonder who
she's talking to 49,. I'll be seeing
you next week, chicks and cats.