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Evening star., 1948-09-08
Boy on Coaster Hurt
In Collision With Car

A 10-year-old boy was injured
today while coasting down an i'm
provised obstacle course" with a
group of companions on drive
way alongside of Ais Military road
NV, when his wagon ran into the
street and collided with a passing
car
The boys were coasting down the
driveway and went under a parked
moving van and out into the street.
according to police reports They
said he was pinned under the car
for 10 minutes.
The boy, Lee n Wilson, Of 4105
Legation street NV, was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital where
1t was said he had suffered back
and arm injuries. His parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Wilson.
The boy had coasted down the
sloping alley, under van belonging
to the Curles Long Distance Nov
ing Co, 2033 Nichols avenue Sc,
and APPARENTLY ran into a car driven
by Mrs. Dorothy M. Jacobs, ALA
Military ROAD NV, personnel
worker at the Navy Department.
She had just started on a shopping
trip with her twin daughter, Bar
bara and Dorothy, l0.
The boy was pinned beneath. the
left front fender of the car until
removed by the Fire Rescue SQUAD.
His wagon was crushed.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Mexican Hunger Strikers
Carried 10 Hospitals
By the Associoted Press

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 8-Police
with ambulances carried off As hun
ger strikers yesterday and put them
in hospital beds.
The strikers had camped on the
steps of the Fine Arts Palace in
the center of the city.
The strike ended after 180 hours
without food. 1t was a protest
against the State government of
Aguascalientes where another group
is on hunger strike. Two of them
yesterday were reported to have
died but the Interior Department
(gobernacion) said the report was
not true.
Gobernacion, announced today
that investigation showed nothing
unconstitutional in the Aguascali-
entes state governmental acts.
Among the abuses against which
the strikes were directed are highly
increased taxes. which some mer-
chants have refused to pay.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Governments S Strike BAN
Aids Reds, Jap Leaders Say
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO. Sept. 8-The govern
ment's ban on strikes by its workers
is swelling Communist ranks, labor
leaders said today.
-aEtsuo sKato.. moderate leader of
Japan's 10000 rail workers, said
the unions Central Committee yes
terday ordered members to stop the
present scattered walkouts In the
nation. But the measure passed by
the margin of only one vote, he
added.
Kato said the ban has resulted in
split OF its moderate and radical
members. The radicals, he said,
lead to s#vGommunist policy, OF
frontal opposition to the govern
ment edict
Railwaymen will hold their an
nual convention at KanasaWa on
September 80. Kato said if the rad
icals win control of the convention
100000 members will walk out OF
the union.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Daughters Of America
Hear Gen. Fries Warn
OF Reds in Education

The National Education Associa-
ton should clean house because
it has permitted un-American prop
aganda to get into school publica-
tions, Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, re-
tired Army officer, told the 51st an
nual State convention of the Daugh-
tiers of America at the Mayflower
Hotel today
He referred to Miss Elizabeth
Bentley, self lf-admitted former Com
munlSt agent. whose revelations
touched off the current spy investi-
cations by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. T.
Gen. Fries declared that Miss
Bentley was educated in American
schools and attended Vassar and
Columbia. but that she cid not get
a course in civics or government.
The retired general, one-time
chief of the Army's Chemical War
fare Service before World War II
and long time foe of Communism
asked:
How many million Miss Bent
leys are we educating in the United
States?
These people are not being taught
patriotism. Patriotism is just like
arithmetic and child must be
taught reverence for the flag and
for the Nation"
Fertile Subjects for Reds.
Those who are not thus schooled
he declared, are fertile subjects fol
Communism.
Pamphlets and books, Gen. Fries
said, unfavorable to the Nation are
being prepared by the Association
for Supervision and Curriculum De-
velopment of the National Educa-
tional Association. He asserted these
publications belittle America by
showing the comparatively few bao
spots. such as poor housing, ario
hillsides and inferior farm lands.
In depicting conditions in Russia
he said, these publications do not
show any such bad features.
Mrs. Agnes E. Barbour. state
councillor of the Daughters OF Amer
ica. and Mrs. Stella Graham, asso-
ciate State councillor, presided at the
session.
Officers to Be Nominated.
A feature of the session was the
massing of the colors by the State
deputies. The organization is the
auxiliary Of the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics.
This afternoons session was t.
be a closed session with nomination
oil officer candidates and the pres
entation of reports. At 7 pm. to-
night fellowship banquet ,anC
dance will be held
Tomorrow. at closed sessions res.
olutions and final reports will be
presented and officers will be elect
ed, followed by a public installation
at 8 pm. at the hotel Some 300
women are attending the conven-
ton.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Stores Find Employing
Negro Clerks Fails 10
Stir Up Prejudiees
BY the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Sept Brace preju-
dice failed to appear when Negro
clerks were hired for New York
department stores, the American
Psychological Association was told
today.
Prejudice mostly dissolved due to
the quiet way in which the New
York stores hired the Negroes. It
wasn't advertised in advance, and
the customers. facing the eolored
clerks without warning, got along al
right
The study was reported by DR..
Gcrhart SPENCER of New York Uni
vcrsity and was sponsored by the
Research Committee of Intergroup
relations, in cooperation with the
Commission on Community Inter-
lations of the American Jewish Con-
gresS.
Customers who bought from Ne
groes working alongside white clerks
were watched by psychologists who
a. tSI " al u iiitS4 4NlC"cu IIlc OuJ clS.
Two-flfths of these people said
they were prejudiced against Ne
groes. The prejudices took various
forms. Some said they would buy
from Negro grocery clerks, but not
from colored people selling intimate
articles of wearing apparel.
However, he report points out
the prejudices had not stopped the
holders of these beliefs from buying
nor had they caused any signs of
trouble.
Nine persons said they would
never buy anything from Negro
and three of these nine had actually
made purchasers from Negro
clerk,
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Polio Foundation Spends
$4,675,97i on Research
by the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-The March
Of Dimes fund of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
spent $4,675,971 for polio research
education and emergency epidemic
aid during the seven-month period
ended December 81, 1947.
This was reported yesterday by
the foundation, which said there
have been 81 $50 cases Of infantile
paralysis reported in the last five
years, compared with only 1898
cases reported in the previous Ave
year period.
Some of the increase, the founda-
ton said, may be due to greater
knowledge of polio, more accurate
diagnosis Of the disease and to
greater diligence in reporting in
cidence to the health authorities"
Evening star., 1948-09-08

! question their supervisors. The
recent order was one of the most
I backward steps in employment
management relationship the Gov
ernment has taken in many years
Mr.. Rees pointed out the recent
order is a direct violation of the
law enacted on November 26, 1910,
which guaranteed Federal employees
the rights they are now in danger
of losing. The new directive leaves
it up to the efficiency review boards
to decide whether the employe
should be permitted to appear be-
fore it. or whether they should be
permitted to submit written in
formation only.
/ It's obvious the order was issued
to discourage employees from ap-
pealing their efficiency rating
grades. It's another glaring exam
pie of the collusion existing in
many instances between the COM
mission and the various agencies on
personnel matters.
| AS Mr.. Rees declared: This is
matter Of vital concern to all
Federal employees, because efficiency
ratings are used as basis upon
which promotions are given in the
Federal service and also used as
d basis upon which Federal en-
ployes are retained in the service
when reductions in force are neces-
sary This denial of Federal en-
ploye rights is serious invasion
of the long established civil service
J rights of Government workers"
X y x
CAN'T LOSE-Many of the Jobs
IN the politically dominated Fed
eral Security Agency are stated
by Democratic appointees, and this
was brought to mind the other day
by conversation overheard there
between two secretaries.
What are you going to do if the
Democrats Win?' asked the first
young thing.
Buy myself a fur coat" replied
her companion
But what if the Republicans
Win?'
Get somebody else to buy me a
fur coat"
COMMISSION-It isn't generally
known, but Gov Dewey has gone on
record as favoring a one-man ad-
minlstrative setup in the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, instead of the pres
eat three-member commission.
The Republican presidential can
! didate tried to- replace the present
New York State Civil Service Com
mission. setup with the one-man
type several years ago. But some
of his political allies were cool to
the idea, and the measure was
dropped.
Advocates Of the one-man system
idea are hopeful that Gov. Dewey,
III elected will carry his plan
| through in the Civil Service Com
! mission here. The plan, advocated
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Russians Pressing Italy
| To Surrender As Ships
~ the Assoeicfsd Press

ROME. Sept. GA naval spokes.
man said today that Russia and
Italy are engaged in a quiet tug
war over As of Mussolini's warships
He said Russia appears to be emerg-
ing as winner.
The warships include a 25-year.
old battleship and several newer
submarines and other craft. They
were tagged for Russia by the
Italian peace treaty which disposed
Of nearly all of Italy's fleet.
But as long as discussions con.
tinue over the fleet, the spokesman
said, Italy does not feel obliged tt
deliver Russia's share amounting
to fourth Of the feet.
The spokesman said Italy hopes te
convince Russia it would further hel
own interests to renounce ships due
ner as war booty. Russia has
charged Italy with trying to evade
the peace treaty naval provisions.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Truman Accepts Invitation
To Shriners' Ceremony

President Truman today accepted
an invitation to take part in cele-
bration that Kansas City Shriners
have planned in his honor on No
vember ELECTION eve.
The program, to be designated as
the Harry S. Truman ceremony.
will be under the direction of Ararat
Temple of Kansas City, of which
the President is a member.
The invitation was extended by
Walter Belts, illustrious potentate of
Ararat Temple. and two national
officers of the Masonic group
Frank Land and George Saunders.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

by a number of top personnel peo-
pie, would place a single admins
traitor in complete charge of the
commission, with a seven-member
advisory board composed of out
standing private citizens.
Meanwhile, DR.. Frederick M.
Davenport. chairman of the Fed
eral Personnel Council, is being
mentioned as possibility to fill the
present vacancy on the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
DR.. Davenport, who Is 80, has been
connected closely with Government
personnel activities for many years.
A former member Of Congress, he
is a Republican, which would make
him eligible to replace the retired
Republican member, Arthur S.
Flemming.
White House officials said no de-
cision on the appointment has been
made yet. They acknowledged,
however, that DR.. Davenport is one
of those receiving serious consid-
Grafton for the job.
IRONY-There'S more than lit
tie irony to the report on the Gov
ernment's loyalty program, which
was issued the other day by the Fer
guson Senate Subcommittee.
The report points out basic weak
nesSeS in the Governments LOYALTY
program and calls for them to be
corrected at once.
That's fine But for more than
a year the Senate studiously has
ignored the House-passed Rees 10y
atty bill, which would correct prac-
tically all the weaknesses Senator
Ferguson and his colleagues are
complaining about.
From the time the House passed
the bill in l947 until several weeks
ago. when the Eightieth Congress
finally adjourned and went home
Chairman Rees Of the House Civil
Service Committee vainly pleaded
with Senate Republican leaders to
give his loyalty bill the right Of way
But to no avail. Mr.. Rees was
ignored. Neither Senator Ferguson
nor any other top Senate leader did
anything about getting the bill en-
acted. Now, after Congress has
gone home, the recommendations
are made amid great fanfare and
publicity.
Mr.. Rees scarcely can be blamed
! if he wonders what all the excite
ment is about. And, also, he car
scarcely be blamed If he feels re-
sentiment about the kicking arount
his measure took in the Senate.
AFGE-The District Federation o1
The American Federation of Gov.
ernment Employees will elect its of.
1cials tonight for the coming year
Richard c. Vingoe. Fedora
Security Agency employe. who as.
sumed the presidency last month
when Floyd P. Swiggett. jr, re-
signed to become an AFGE vict
president, is expected to win elec.
ton to a full term.
incidentally, it will be interest.
ing to see if the national AFGE
can patch up its internal riffs SC
the union can build itself up again
as a dominant Government EN-.
'ployes' organization.
The bitter feuding and wrangline
that went on at the unions con-
vention in Philadelphia last week
dlsgusted a number of AFGE dele
gates, who complained the fight
among the various factions for con-
troll of the union completely over
shadowed the pressing problems Of
the day concerning Government
employees. ... .r s
Now that the convention is over,
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Alexandra Man Leans
II Floors 10 Death al
LongfelIow BUILDING

A certificate of suicide has been
issued in the death yesterday Of
George B. Harrison, Sc, a former
employe Of the Public Housing Ad.
ministration, who leaped from the
18th floor of the Longfellow Build
ing, Rhode Island and Connecticut
avenues NV.
Deputy Coroner Christopher J.
Murphy issued the suicide ruling
after investigation revealed Mr.. Har-
rison. who lived at 1648 Mount
Eagle place, Alexandria, had left a
note In. the unoccupied office from
which he plunged
The body of the one-time PHA
analyst, who left Government en-
lploy last June go narrowly missed
two workmen standing in the area
way below
Body Grazed Wall.
They were Harry Ferguson. 66, OF
l7l6 P street NV. and Francis ].
Burke, 80. of 92l Nineteenth street
NV. They reported the body grazed
the top of l2-foot wall before hit
ting the pavement with such force
that concrete slab was split in two.
Mr.. Harrison. who was killed in
stantly, had undergone q major op-
Grafton several months ago, neigh
bors reported. Homicide detectives
said the note was unsigned and un-
addressed. No motive was given in
it, they said. The mans briefcase,
hat and glasses also were abandoned
in the Office.
Morris B. Kaufman. 8721 Milford
avenue, Silver Spring, a friend,
identified the body at the morgue.
Project Ended in June.
Officials of the PHA, which oc.
cupies several floors of the build
ing, said Mr. Harrison had been
employed from time to time on a per
diem basis. He had completed his
last project in June. they said, and
had not been recalled for further
| work. They said they did not know
if Mr.. Harrison came to the build
ing yesterday to seek re-employ-
ment. His briefcase. police said,
contained photostatic copies of his
original application.
| He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Florence Harrison. Neighbors re-
ported that the Harrisons also have
three grown children now living in
! the West.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Jewish Veterans See
Truman on Israel

Jewish War Veterans sof tn.
United States, in a conference witt
President Truman today. criticized
this Governments attitude towarc
the new provisional government o.
Israel and asked that the Amer.
ican embargo on arms be lifted ir
the event the Arabs stir further
noStilities in Palestine.
In a statement presented to Mr.
Truman by Brig. Gen. Julius c
Klein of Chicago, national com.
nander the organizatio declared
The great hope held out to then
Cthe Jewish people, by our Gov.
ernment's historic acceptance oil
their right to sovereignty has moi
yet been realized. Instead, bewild-
ering variance between our Govern.
ment's avoWals and actions with re.
spect to Israel can serve only tc
intensity the fears and uncertain.
ties of a people who desire with
all their hearts the emo of a trigger.
nervous truce and the beginning o
a just and lasting peace in the
Holy Land
Gen. Klein said that he though
The President was impressed by tht
seriousness of our problem.
The statement also called for 6
100000 loan to Israel; de jurt
recognition of Israel, and inclusion
Of the new state in the Unitec
Nations.
The statement also asked the
elimination of unnecessary rec
tape in the admission of displaced
persons into this country, liberal.
lzed benefits for disabled service.
men, universal military training
and expressed opposition to federal
ization of the National Guard.
In the party with Gen. Klein
was Louis Goldberg, department.
commander of the District of Co.
lumbia, and David Solomon of the
District, a former national CON-
,o,orGer
Evening star., 1948-09-08

of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission.
The Kansan is
correct in de-
manding t h a t
F e d e al e m :
ployes once more
be given the
right to appear
in person before
their efficiency
re v i e W boards
a n d re S e n t
their side of the
case orally, as
well as that they
have the right
to confront and
Evening star., 1948-09-08

it's time for the AFGE to set its
house in order and to end its in.
ternecine battling. Otherwise, the
union isn't going to get very far.
fBe sure to listen at 3:15 pm.
every Sunday ouer WMAL, The
Star station. for Joseph Young's
Federal Spotlight broadcast, tea-
turing additional ne,rs and uie1Us
OF Government affairs and per-
SondlitieS.)
Evening star., 1948-09-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
|Rees to Ask Truman to Restore
Rights in Efficiency Appeals
By Joseph Young

Chairman Rees of the House Civil Service Committee today
sharply which denies
poye the right to get fair hearing when appealing their
efficiency ratings.
Mr. Rees declared he would President Truman to amend
Immediately the order, issued by the"
President oy number OF top personnel
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Firemen to Dance

The Marlboro Volunteer Fire De-
partment will hold its annual fall
dance at the Marlboro Tobacco
Market warehouse Saturday night.
Evening star., 1948-09-08

NORTHPORT, n Y-THEODORE ROOSEVELTS GRAND
DAUGHTER WEDS RUSSIAN-Edith Kermit Roosevelt, TO-
granddaughter Theodore Roosevelt and Alexander
Barmne 49, former Russian Army general and exSovet dpo
today by Surrogate Richard Hawkins
Hawkins said they appointment yesterday Earlier
today Miss Reosevelts Archibald R. Roosevelt said in
New that the postponed for several
because family matters" --AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1948-09-08

High and Low for Yesterday.
Pigh- 81. At 4 4:0S pm.
Low, 81, at SIS am
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. %. on August p.
Lowest, ), on January %.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Weather Report :

From United States Engineers
Potomac River clear a. Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-01-08
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Evening star., 1948-04-11
John Gillespie, 10, Dies;
Detroit Political Figure
BY The Assoeioied Press

DETROIT, April 10.-John Giles
pie, 10, tenement-born politician
who made and lost millions, died
today at Grace Hospital.
A former Detroit police commits
sioner. he was credited with boost
ing at least two Detroiters into the
mayors Office.
Mr.. Gillespie, native of Chicopee,
Mass, came to Detroit in 1893. He
earned millions of dollars from in
surance, bonding, auto sales, cement
manufacturing and garbage CONVEX
sion, But in 1884 went broke.
He was credited with making
Philip Breitmeyer and Oscar B.
Marx mayor of Detroit. He was
also a powerful background figure
in the administration Of Mayor
Charles Bowles.
Mr.. Gillespie served as police COM
missioner under Mayor Marx and
public works commissioner under
Mayor Bowles.
He twice was defeated when he
tried to become mayor himself, the
last time in the 1888 primary.
Mr.. Gillespie joined with Homer
Martin. one-time president of the
CIO United Auto Workers, in an
auto parts jobbing agency in recent
years. He also served as broker
for the insurance company carrying
a $20.000,000 group policy on Ford
Motor Co. employees.
Evening star., 1948-04-11
ReburiaI Service Scheduled
For Pfc. FaIIon Friday

Reburial services for Pfc. Francis
r. Fallon of the Third Marine Corps
Division, who fell on Two Jima in
1945, will be held at pm. Friday,
in Arlington Cemetery.
Pfc. Fallon was native Of WASH
ington and lived at 1419 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas A. Fallon. now
live at Colonial Beach, Va. He was
graduated from st. Peters Catholic
School here and also attended East.
ern High School.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by his wife, since remarked, Mrs.
Aurora Vincent Guidry of Provi-
dence. R. l.. and seven brothers and
sisters. They are Mrs. Helen M.
Harding, 1419 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc: Miss Bernice Fallon, 1914 Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc; Mrs. Anna
Mallgrave, 1914 Heigs street NE;
Mrs. Irna Rawlett, 1914 Massachu.
sets avenue Sc; Thomas A. Fallon,
jr., 1912 Olive street NE: Robert D.
Fallon, 1912 Meigs street NE; and
Vincent K. Fallon, Shirlington, Va.
His brothers also were in the Ma
rine Corps.
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Harold A. Ritz, IA, Dies;
Former Utility Counsel
BY the Assoeioied Press

CHARLESTON. w. Va, April 10.
Harold A. Ritz, 74-year-old former
general counsel of the United Fuel
Gas Co. and former West Virginia
State Supreme Court judge, died
today.
He had been i'll for several months.
Mr.. Ritz served on the supreme
bench from 1917 to 1922, resigning
to set up a law partnership. He
became general counsel for United
Fuel, Columbia Gas and Electric
affiliate, in 1925 and served until
his retirement in 1914
Mr.. Ritz was a native of Wheeling
and after graduating from Marshall
College, Huntington, taught for sew
eral years before becoming a men,
Der of the bar. He was Judge of
the Eighth Judicial Circuit from
1906 to 1909 and United States dis
trict attorney for Southern West
Virginia from 1909 to 1918.