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Evening star., 1947-01-15
Permanent Yardstick
For Federal Payment
To District Demanded
O'Mohoney Again Offers
Bill Providing Formula
Based on Lund Area
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,

Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
of Wyoming today renewed his
fight for the permanent fixing
of more equitable Federal pay
ment toward the expenses of the
National Capital.
He reintroduced for himself and
Senator Overton, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, bill which would base
the Federal share on the ratio
which the land area used for Fed
eral purposes bears to the total land
area of the city.
A Senate report last year esti-
mated that, under this formula, the
Federal obligation toward the ex-
penses of the city would have been
1856 per cent.
Would Provide $4,000
If the formula were in effect now
District officials say it would make
the Federal payment $11,0oo,O00 in
stead of the $8,000,0o0 lump sum
granted by the last Congress.
Senator O'Mahoney, who was
chairman of the Senate Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations
last year, took a leading part in
the successful effort to raise the
Federal payment from $4,000, ,00O
to $8,0OO,0O0 last year. Even with
this increase, however, the issue
remained on temporary, year-to-
year basis.
A permanent solution of the issue
is considered of special Importance
at present in view of the large new
budget which threatens increased
local taxes.
Senators O,Mahoney and Overton
believe the problem should be set
tied permanently by adopting some
yardstick which Congress could ap-
ply each year without difficulty in
determining the Federal obligation.
This bill provides such yard
stick, because the Federal payment
would vary only as the United States
increased or cut down its area OF
tax exempt land. Such changes
could be ascertained quickly and
with mathematical accuracy.
Referred to Committee.
Senator Overton first proposed the
land area formula when he had
charge of District appropriations
and Senator OMahoney' continued
to advocate it.
"I am ,reintroducing the bill, .
Senator O'Mahoney said, "in the
lSee O'MAHONEY, Page A-61
Evening star., 1947-01-15
u. S. Insists on Consultation
On Any Change for Spitsbergen
No Word Received Of
Defense Agreement,
McDermott Says

The United States today as
serted it's right to be consulted
before any formal move is made
by Russia and Norway to change
the status of the Spitsbergen
Islands.
I This Government has no informa-
ton so far concerning any formal
Russian Norwegian agreement for
Joint defense of the strategic island
group in the North Atlantic, Michael
j. McDermott, State Department
press officer, said.
Mr.. McDermott told reporters that
the United States has been informed
that Norway and the Soviet govern
nent are discussing the possibility
of revision of the 1920 treaty which
gave Norway jurisdiction over the
Islands and banned any military
installations.
''As we are a party to that treaty,
Mr.. McDermott said, 1--WE have no
doubt at all that we will be con-
suited in case Norway and the Soviet
Union reach agreement that revi-
sion of the treaty is desirable"
Mr.. McDermott's remarks were in
reply to questions about the United
States position in view of Moscow
radio broadcast last night asserting
that Russia and Norway reached an
understanding" in 1945 "about the
necessity of joint defense of the
Spitzbergen Islands"
He said that, while this Govern
ment has been kept informed of de-
velopments in the Soviet-Norwegian
discussions, it has no information
concerning any formal agreement
regarding "the necessity for joint
1See AGREENTENTS Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-01-15

in Antarctic summer. Sir James
Ross in 1842 reported ice covering
800 miles from north to south.
If the record is accurate, says
Rear Admiral Richard H. Cruzen
expedition commander, the Ice must
have been very thin, as after two
futile attempts Sir James wooden
ship Erebus went through in four
days. Probably he went 300 miles
in all three efforts to escape.
The heavy pack this year, almost
twice the size expected, is believed
due to the lack of storms to break
up the drifting ice The open water
finally reached had nearly ripple
less surface.
Meeting the heavy ice pack was
fortunate for the Navy experiment,
findings from which are expected to
add greatly to the undeveloped SCI
ence of ice navigation.
No long passage through Ice ever
(See HENRY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Senate Heariinq
SET Jan. 3 on
All Labor Bills
March ! Fixed us Goo|
For Completing Work
On New Legislation
By ]. A. OLeory

The Senate Labor Committee
decided today to hold one set
of hearings, starting January %,
on all bills intended to reduce
industrial strife.
The committee decided on this
course in preference to taking up
one bill or one subject at a time
which would have resulted in re-
peated appearances of the same wit
neSseS.
Chairman Taft said March /, has
been fixed as a goal for completing
hearings, which means no labor leg
islation will be taken up in the
Senate before that date, except pos
sibly some solution of the portal
to-portal pay issue.
The problems growing out of nu-
merous lawsuits throughout the
country based on the Supreme
Court portal-to-portal decision, is in
the hands of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which began separate
hearings today.
The Labor Committees plan te
hold omnibus hearings changes
somewhat earlier indications that
the Senate might get a revised draft
of the old Case bill before other
more controversial labor measures
are taken up.
No Decision on Number of Bills.
| Senator Taft emphasized, how.
ever, that the committee did moi
decide today whether there will be
one or several labor bills when the
hearings are over. 1t voted only
to take the testimony at one time
on all subjects.
The new Case bill is sponsored by
Senators Taft, Ball of Minnesota
and Smith of New Jersey, all Re.
publicans. 1t follows the genera
outline of the bill President Truman
vetoed last year, setting up Media
ton Board, providing a cooling of
period, outlawing jurisdictional
strikes, requiring separate unions
for foremen, and annual financia.
statements from unions.
There is separate Ball bill te
outlaw the closed. shop and a resolu-
ton by Senator Murray, Democrat
of Montana calling for commits.
sion to study all labor changes be.
fore specific remedies are drafted
which is in line with White
House recommendation.
Senator Taft said the January
% hearings will go into each o1
these measures, and all other bill.
dealing with the organization anc
responsibility of labor uniohs," with
labor courts and compulsory arbi.
tration, with mediation and con.
ciliation, the closed shop and Ma.
ton wide collective bargaining
Testimony will be taken at the
same time on changes in the Ma.
tional Labor Relations Act.
Schwellenbach to Be Witness.
The first witnesses will include
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbact
and other Government officials.
In accordance with the Reorgan.
ization Act, witnesses will be askee
to state the particular issues they
wish to discuss, which side they are
on, and to file brief summaries o1
their views. These steps are de-
signed to speed up the hearings.
Secretary Schwellenbach yester
day provided a preview-but onl!
in part-of the testimony he will
give when the Senate and Hous'
Labor Committees ask for his opin'
ions.
At a news conference Mr.. Schwel.
lenbach said:
He will cooperate with Congress
in any efforts to minimize labol
strife.
He won't go up to Capitol Hill
just to SAY no to everything"
But he most positively will oppose
Evening star., 1947-01-15
London Strike Grows
As 1000 Lightermen
Walk Out in Sympathy
Total of 40, 900 Now Have
Quit Work in Protest on
Troops Moving Food
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 15.-More than
1000 Thames lightermen and
thousands of stevedores and
dockers quit work today in SYM
pathy walkouts, swelling to 49,
900 or more the number of per-
sons idle in London's mushroom
ing 10-day-old transport strike
The new work stoppages, protest
ing the use of troops to replace
striking truck drivers for delivery OF
food, came as negotiators hoped fol
an early settlement of the truck dis
pute, crux of an unofficial" strike
which some Labor partisans feared
might upset the Labor government.
Leaders Shouted Down.
Union leaders appealed to the
dock workers at a meeting this
morning to return to their jobs, but
their speeches, citing the striking
truckers advice against further
sympathy walkouts, were shouted
down.
Strike Leader J. E. Evans, in q
message to the 10000 truck strikers
said he hoped some concrete pro-
posais" would develop in union ne
gotiations today and the Daily Her
aid, labor organ, said in bold head
line: Strike Call-Of Likely To-
day."
At least 10000 other union mem
bers-protesting use of troops to de-
liver food supplies to London shops
prepared to join the walkout II
the new conferences fail. The truck
drivers want a 44-hour work week
instead of 48 hours, two-week PAID
vacations and overtime pay instead
of time off,
Hope Placed in New Council.
The public, which already has
missed most of one weeks meat ra-
ton because of the strike, placed
its hope for settlement in a new
government-sponsored Joint Indus
trial Council of transport workers
and employers empowered to recon-
slider the strikers demands. The
employers insist, however, that the
strike end before the new council
takes action.
The council was established yes.
terday by obviously worried Labor
government officials. One Labor
member of Parliament, Ton
O'Brien, declared at union meet.
| g. ONTDON
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Normal Service Due
Monday in Cafeterias
As Strike Is Ended
Points of Arbitration
Settled; Price Boost
On Lunches Scheduled

Their eight-day strike ended,
Government cafeteria employees
will begin returning to work to-
morrow, assuring normal service
for so dining rooms by Monday.
The stalemate ended last night
when Government Services, Inc, and
the United Restaurant and Cafeteria
Workers, Local 471 (CIO), agreed to
arbitrate their contract controversy.
Nearly 10000 Federal employees
who eat in the cafeterias were
served again today by the super
visory crew that kept some Of the
places open during the strike. Get
ting the closed cafeterias back IN
operation will require series OF
gradual steps the rest of the week.
Many Return Tomorrow.
Tomorrow so per cent Of the
hourly workers normally employed
in the rs cafeterias now open will
return to their jobs behind the
steam tables and in the kitchens.
But the fare still will be the
emergency" rations served during
| the strike.
On Friday the full forces of these
cafeterias will be on the job serving
complete meals. including breakfasts
where they are normally served.
Also on Friday the units closed dur
ing the strike will reopen, with so
per cent of the personnel on hand.
Monday, when restocking is COM
pleted, GSI will present its Gus
tomary menus at all cafeterias. But
customers will be paying slightly
more for meals-the same prices
introduced briefly this month when
it was believed the union was ac-
cepting an Scent wage increase.
Points Are Listed.
It was the unions rejection of
these terms that precipitated the
strike. Under relentless hammering
by Federal conciliators, the dis
putants decided to call it off last
night and submit these points in
arbitration:
% 20 cents an hour across-the-
board wage increase; (2) Is days
annual leave after Is months serv-
ice; 90 IS days sick leave; "a COM
pany-paid disqualification plan; 60
arbitration of suspensions and dis
charges; 90 3 through hours daily
to constitute part-time employment
with a 1O-cent differential; CD re-
duction to two months of proba-
tionary period for hiring, with 10
cent differential during that period;
/ 90 a retroactive date for these issues
not to go back beyond January IA.
If, after five days, the parties have
not agreed on an arbitrator, he will
be appointed by the Secretary OF
Labor. In either case, his decision
shall be final.
Bargaining to Continue.
Collective bargaining will con-
tinue for 60 days on three other
issues: Layoffs on the basis OF
seniority and minimum 8-hour work
days, as requested by the union
and the right to fire for ineficiency
as requested by the company.
Commissioner Peter j. Manno OF
Philadelphia, a conciliator in the
Evening star., 1947-01-15
EostIond Suggests CIO Racket
In Pressing Portal Pay Suits
senote Hearing Recesses After Copehort
And Wiley Offer Views on Legislation

they don't know whether they have
a case or not"
Senator Eastland, member of the
subcommittee asked:
isn't that more like racketeer-
ing?"
Senator Capehart replied that 1T
might be called that
He added: Its high pressure
sales campaign on a wholesale
basis"
The subcommittee recessed until
tomorrow morning after hearing
Senator Capehart and Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin, au-
thors of separate bills to outlaw
or curb portal suits.
Senator Wiley, pointing out that
This is the first subcommittee
hearing held under auspices of the
Republican Party since 1885," told
the crowded hearing room:
"The very real threat Of bank
(See PORTAL PAY, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Gardner Takes Oath
AS Envoy 10 Britain

o. Max Gardner was sworn in to-
day as Ambassador to Great Britain
Chief Justice Vinson administered
the oath to Mr.. Gardner in a brief
ceremony in the Office of retiring
Secretary of State Byrnes. Mr.
Byrnes and a group of friends and
political associates of Mr.. Gardner
witnessed the ceremony.
Mr.. Gardner was Undersecretary
of the Treasury when he was ap-
pointed to the London diplomatic
post. He will sail for London
February aboard the liner America
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Threat Of Neon Signs
Facing White House
Seen in zoning Plan
Special Meeting Held
On Commercial Roting
For Lower 10Th Street

The possibility of blinking
neon signs, barber poles and
liquor stores facing the White
House from across Lafayette
Square was brought up at a
hearing before the District Zon-
ing Commission today.
The commission held special
meeting on a petition to reclassify
Sixteenth street from H street NV
to Scott Circle from residential to
commercial.
If such a reclassification were
granted, it would permit commercial
establishments, with their bright
lights, to line Sixteenth street di'
rectly across Lafayette Square from
the north entrance to the White
House.
Sentiment Divided.
Sentiment of the witnesses at the
meeting appeared to be divided three
ways. There were those who op-
posed any change in the present
zoning, those who wanted it, and
those who favored a middle ground
or limited commercial rezoning to
permit certain types of "semimonu-
mental office buildings and enter
prises, but would bar neon signs.
barber poles and liquor stores.
Ringgold Hart, attorney, told the
Commission the petition for the
change, signed by many of the
property owners affected, originated
when his client, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, found it could
not build a new Office building on
lower Sixteenth street under present
conditions.
He was supported by a majority
of the three-man Zoning Advisory
Council, which investigates each
proposed zoning change for the
commission the Citizens Zoning Ad-
visory Council, and several property
owners, including former Senator
Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona.
The attack on the plan was led
by John Nolen, jr., of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission staff, in a minority dissent
from the opinion of the zonine
Advisory Council.
Nolen Reads Statement.
Residential zoning of Sixteenth
street, he declared in a statement
read to the commission, was baseC
first on a desire "to preserve it a:
a dignifed monumental fronta
approach to the White House along
which would be fine hotels, apart
ments, embassies, churches ane
appropriate institutions.
Secondly, he continued, it wa!
designed as a separation barriel
between the main downtown com
mercial area to the east and tht
special Connecticut avenue bust
ness development to the west
Merger of these two sections, HI
said, would result in business ale
commercial shifts that would de-
crease central business ,propert.
values more than it would increase
Sixteenth street values.
James L. Houghteling, speaking
for st. Johns Protestant Episcopa
Church, Sixteenth and H street!
NV, also attacked the plan as
traffic hazard and as a blow tt
the historic setting of the church
known as the Church OF the
Presidents.
Mr.. Hart told the commission he
Evening star., 1947-01-15

PARIS, Jan. Is R-French-lan-
guage newspapers in Paris resumed
full-scale publication today for the
first time since January 9 under
the terms of an early morning
agreement by government, man.
agement and labor representatives
to submit a pressroom wage dis
pute to arbitration.
Evening star., 1947-01-15
BY the Associated Press

DER issues Ill Stdl Glil5 IICdty "olh IA
Page Az
BY the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Jan. Is
Australia proposed today that
the United Nations Security
Council create a disarmament
commission and rush considera-
ton of atomic energy control.
Norman j. o. Maxim, chairman OF
the Council and Australian Ambas-
sador to the United States, submit
ted q resolution providing:
1. For a disarmament commission
to work out arms limitation pro-
posals.
2. For the Atomic Energy Com
mission to continue its work on
atomic controls.
3. For the Military Staff Commit
tee to draft proposals for the United
Nations international police force to
preserve world order.
4. For the Disarmament Com
mission, the Atomic Energy Com
mission and the Military Staff Com
mittee to submit reports before
April 80.
S. For the Security Council to ex-
pedite consideration of the first re-
port of the Atomic Energy Commits
| sion, which contains the American
plan for atomic control.
Chinese Supports U. S.
Before Mr.. Maxim introduced his
resolution DR.. Quo Tai-chi OF China
supported the American position
that atomic energy should be given
top priority in the arms limitation
study.
China also supported a Russian
proposal for a commission to draw
up plans for arms regulation.
| The United States, Russia, France
and Australia now have resolutions
before the Council suggesting vary
| ing ways of approach to the arms
problem.
Warren r. Austin took his seat
| A
Evening star., 1947-01-15
Australia Proposes
That Council Create
Commission on Arms
Speed in Consideration OF
Atomic Energy Controls
Also Urged by Maxim

DEPUTIES CONFRONTED by bor-
der issues in starting treaty work.
Page Az
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French Popers Resume

lSee U. N. Page A-5.l
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(See LABOR, Page A-6.)
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(See zONING, Page A-6o
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(See LONDON, Page A-3)
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(See CAFETERIAS, Page A-60
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(See AGREEMENTS, Page ADD
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(See GEORGIA, Page A-3
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(See FRAUD, Page A-6)
The Valley settler., 1947-02-13
THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION ;: = ... FOR .AlASKA lq47

The Director of the Extension Service of the university. of, Alaska. has released the following statement pertai ming to the soil conservation pro gram for Ala ska during the year l947. Hst
 The United otates Department of Agricu1- ture offers. e very farmer in Alaska an opportunity to improve and conserve the fort t1tty. of his land through part ic ipa- tion in the l947 Agricul tural Conservat ion Program.
The Valley settler., 1947-02-13
PROGRAM ;
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Payment vi Il be made for. performance of recommended practices at approved rates to the extent of the ind ividual farm allow anoos Developed under tho provi sions of the so il Conservation and Dome stic Al1ot- ment hct, the program is des igned to noet local conservation needs insofar as procti- cable.
 PAYMENTS SECTION
 (o) All owoncos. Individual farm all owance 8 will be ostabl shod so that available funds may bo used to obtain the maximum consor- vat ion of soil resources.
 In tho caso of cropland- (lond which is titled annual 1y, or in q regular rotation or Is devoted to bearing or non-booring orchards other than abandoned orchords) the allowance is $4.o6 per aero for tho first ton ocros, and $500 DOT acre for any ad- dit ional acros. ''& In. the case of range land and pasture land included in the farm tho al 1lowonce is 40 cent 2. per. acro on tho first. 1000 acres and 10 6onts DOT zero for my additional acreage. la. - Whero prior approved has been given by tho toto office for the clearing of woodlands for til1ogo, an alloHan co incroa so or, in the case of now homestead sites, flat allowance of $6o.0o is ostab1 ishod for the form. This allowance is established o1- clusivoly to provide payment und Tor Proc- tico No. 10 (soo Section 2l. .s:, Tho allowance for any farm is tho maximum payment that cGn .bo mado for that farm. For example, the ell ouonco oh q farm vi tn l2 acros of croplond and no pasture land would bo $42.oo. If tho amount earned for
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

tiOnal Committee and members ad
journed to attend committee BAN
quet where Representative Charles
A. Halleck, House majority leader.
was chief speaker.
Halleck in prepared address
accused President Truman of
wanting to defer tax cuts because
he wants to take credit for tax
reduction as 194S campaign
weapon.
AT a luncheon earlier. members
heard Governor Frank Carlson of
Kansas declare that the nation,
the world wants only an OppOr-
tunity TO right itself-nOt Uncle
Sam as wet nurse
Carlson asserted the Republican
party must return the government
to the people
i Halleck said:
Your Congress is ignoring his
(the President's) opposition to re-
duction in his padded budget, just
as it is rejecting his protest that
now is not the time to cut taxes"
The Indiana congressman de-
clared:
I'VE are reversing the trend OF
almost annual increases in taxes tC
finance star gazing bureaus hatch
ed by New Dealers"
Under a tax reduction bill passed
by the House, Halleck said 1.-THE
largest percentage of reduction
goes to the little fellow 1t is {
fair bill"
He took issue with the President:
statement that current taxes were
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

necessary for the nation's secnr-
ity.
THE Republican Congress does
not go along with that kind of
thinking" he added. 1T is not what
the people want. The people want
substantial reduction in govern
ment expenditures without impair
ing the armed services and other
necessary activities-andt they want
it done now
Reviewing congressional actions
to date. Halleck said a labor bill
passed by the House and sent to
the Senate last week was a fair
bill. based upon the sound prem
Use that the public interest is par
amount
"A small but noisy minority
would have you believe that in or
der to exist unions must be free tC
engage in extortion, coercion, vio-
lence and other lawlessness, and
must be free to abuse employers
workers and the public.
We deny this, and we predict
that with enactment of the compre
hensive fair measures now taking
shape in Congress, the labor move