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Evening star., 1948-04-23

of demands for a wage increase o1
90 cents. The packers had Offered
9 cents.
Swift & Co. said it would attenc
the washington meeting scheduled
with union representatives nex'
Wednesday. Armour and the othel
major packers, Cudahy and Wilson
g. Co. did not comment Immediately
on the invitation. Mr.. Ching pro-
posed that the union meet witt
Cudahy on Tuesday and with VIII
son next Friday.
AS the Government moved to set
tie the wage dispute. a group Of
farm leaders appealed to President
Truman ito utilize every device
available under present law" to enc
the walkout.
The farm leaders included Allan
B. Kline, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, and the
presidents of six Midwest State farm
bureaus. They told Mr.. Truman
that farmers are paying heavy
price penalty for failure Of settle
ment efforts and that any further
delays would make the farmers po-
sition "intolerable.'
Arbitration Plan Accepted.
Earlier yesterday the union ac-
cepted a proposal by E. Howard
Hill, president of the Iowa Farm
Bureau, to arbitrate its strike
against the major packers. MI. Hill
one of the signers Of the telegram
to MI. Truman, suggested the union
and packers each choose repre-
sentative and these two select a
third member. Packer spokesmen
did not comment, but indicated the
offer would be rejected.
In Chicago yesterday, Detective
Charles w. Nork, Al, was shot three
times when he and other policemen
Investigated a complaint by two
women packing plant workers they
were being followed by a group OF
strikers. His wounds were not
serious.
In another development, a tenn
porary order today prohibited the
CIO-United Packinghouse Workers
Union, Local IL, from mass picket
ing the packing plant Of Armour
and Co. in Los Angeles.
Superior Judge Clarence NJ Han
son issued the order, pending
further hearing. on petition of the
company which sued the union for
s350,000 damages. The restrainel
also forbade harassment Of persons
going to and from the plant.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Senator's Weigh Plan
To Take Away GS!
Cafeteria Operation

The Senate Civil Service Subcon-
mittee investigating the affairs oi
Government Services, Inc. today
seriously considered the drafting OF
legislation to take the operation Of
Federal cafeterias here away from
GSI..
Committee sources said nothing
definite" has been decided, but that
Chairman Baldwin and the other
two subcommittee members were
giving serious" attention to the
proposal.
Under the proposed legislation.
Congress would set up Government
corporation which would be respon-
sible for the operation Of the cafe.
terias and recreational projects now
operated by GSI.
GSI, q nonprofit corporation
which is under the direction OF .
board of trustees composed OF Gov
ernment officials, has been sharply
criticized by the subcommittee for
alleged mismanagement practices.
The proposed governmental cor.
poration would have the power to
rent the cafeterias to private con-
cessionaires. 1t also would have
the power to operate or lease out
concessions for the swimming pools,
bicycle and other activities operated
by GSI.
Committee sources emphasized
that nothing official has been de-
cided and that more subcommittee
meetings will be necessary before
corrective legislation can be re-
ported to the full committee. Be-
sides Senator Baldwin. the other
subcommittee members are Senators
Flanders. Republican, Of Vermont
and Johnston, Democrat. OF South
Carolina.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Truce NOT 10 Replace
Partition, Austin Says
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, April 23-Warren
R. Austin yesterday told a legal
group demanding partition of Pales-
tine that the proposal for truce
in the Holy Land was not intended
as a substitute for partition.
The chief American delegate to
the United Nations spoke to more
than 400 judges and lawyers repre-
senting the Lawyers Committee for
Justice in Palestine.
The committee gave Mr.. Austin
a petition signed by 5000 lawyers.
1t called for American support of
PARTITION, formation of an inter-
national military force and equip
ment of q Jewish militia to offset
armed intervention of the Arab
states"
The United States originally ad-
vocated partition, but altered it's
stand somewhat on the outbreak
of violence in Palestine. 1t now
favors a truce, followed by a tenn
porary trusteeship and possibly par
tition later.
Mr.. Austin told the group the
United States had insisted that
the proposed truce "be without
pre eiudice"
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Army Departments decision. They
had expected the department would
join other Federal agencies in giving
accused employees the right to bring
their cases before Chairman Seth
and his 22-man appeals
board, which is composed OF some OF
the country's outstanding lawyers,
educators and jurists.
Commission officials say they fear
Army Department employees, fired
from their jobs, will not have the
appeals protection that other Fed
eral workers will have. For one
thing, it is pointed out, Army en-
ployes will be appealing their case
to the very agency that has found
them guilty.
Thus, they will be denied de-
tached, impartial judgment OF the
Federal Loyalty Board, it is pointed
out. Also, commission officials feel
their loyalty boards procedural set
up is far better than any that
might exist elsewhere.
There is no question that the
Army has the right not to use the
Federal Loyalty Review Board.
Congress specifically has given the
military agencies the right to fire
summarily without any appeal pro-
cedures at all. But the commission
had been hoping the Army Depart
ment would give its employees the
same safeguards given to other
Government employees.
The Navy Department also Is
conducting its own appeal setup.
COMMERCE BOOST Legisla-
tion to lift the $4,000 Federal pay
ceiling for 10 jobs in the Com
merce Department has been intro
duced by Senator Baldwin, Rerub-
lican, of Connecticut.
The bill is similar to legislation
recently passed by the House, which
would allow the Agriculture De-
partment to pay salaries exceeding
$4,000 to any 10 employees 1t Sc
lects.
Senator Baldwin's measure would
permit annual salaries of $4,000
to be paid in these 10 jobs. The
measure was referred to the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee, of
which Senator Baldwin Is a men,
ber. ",'s. go.
The bill would permit the Sec
retary of Commerce to select any 10
persons in professional and scien-
tif1c jobs in the department for the
SIS 900 salary. 4
While it is undoubtedly true that
there are q number Of top-fight
employees in the Commerce and Ag-
riculture Departments who deserve
$4,000 q year, some Federal Of
ficials are disturbed over the piece
meal legislation to take care Of
only these two agencies They feel
Congress should lift the $4,000 Fed
eral pay ceiling for all agencies.
thus solving the problem OF attract
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Meat
Continued From First Page)
the 3e-day-old Nationwide packing
house strike.

tQe 3S-Qdy-Olu NdtlOll"luC poShAiS
house strike.
Will Use Tear Gas.
Capt. Dahlin told his officers thai
henceforth no policeman was te
yield an inch; tear gas was to be
used if necessary and if any mar
was unwilling to face the danger
he could resign. All policemen Were
told they would be on 24-hour duty
until the strikes end.
I'VE have played with this thing
long enough" Capt Dahlin said. 81
am in command of every man or
duty and I'll be on the scene. From
now on the police are in full charge
You are to crack skulls II they
ask for 1t, no matter who they are
and that means strike leaders ano
all. even a member of the city's legal
staff if he interferes.
Capt. Dahlins reference appar-
entIv was to James H. Barnes, as
sistant city attorney who also re-
presents the unions, and who has
had several picket line arguments
with police.
Union officials were quick to pro-
test the police action.
David w. Carson, UPWA attorney
demanded an investigation OF police
brutality" by Mayor Clark E
Tucker. Mayor Tucker told him the
rolice, in an emergency, had pow.
ers to take drastic action against
mob violence.
Cudahy Office workers, who hac
not attempted to enter the plant al
the usual time this morning, begar
arriving about an hour after the
battle. The 10 pichets stood BY
silently as they went in unopposed
Evening star., 1948-04-23
| What theRussiuns
| Are Suyinq of Us

The MoscoiD radio, broudcasting II
Russian to the SoDiet Union, said:
THE paper Sovietskyi Sport
has published a series of articles
about life in the American world
of sports. The paper concludes
that American sport has become
one of the leading branches Of
commercial entertainment. The
aim OF all the various forms Of
American sport is to arouse the
baser instincts Of the audience
and train American youth In
sadism and bestial cruelty"
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Students 10 Hear Flanders
Al Conference on u. n.

Senator Flanders. Republican, OF
Vermont will address student rep
resentatives of Is Washington-ares
colleges attending a conference or
the United Nations at l pm. to-
morrow at International Student
House, 1925 r street NV.
Another speaker will be T. v. N
Fortescue, chief of the External Re.
lations Department, U. N. Food ano
Agricultural Organization.
Sponsor of the meeting is the
Collegiate Council for the United
Nations, which has regional head
quarters at the University of Mary
land.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Packers and Strikers Invited
Here for New Wage Talks

CHICAGO, April % tP.-1he Gov
ernment has made a new attempt
to end the 39-day-old Nationwide
meat strike.
Representatives Of the striking
CIO Packing House Workers and
the four major packers have been
invited to Washington next week
for fresh wage negotiations.
The union has accepted the bid
Of Cyrus S. Ching, director of the
Federal Mediation and Cancellation
Service, to meet with the packers
The first session was pianned with
Armour g. Co. on Monday.
About 100000 members OF the
union struck on March is in support
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

senate.
In recess until Monday.
Commerce Committee concludes
hearings on bill to limit power Of
broadcast stations.
Armed Services Committee meets
behind closed doors to continue
study of new military legislation.
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
holds closed meeting to consider
nomination of w. Averell Hartman
to be rowing ERP ambassador.
House:
In recess until Monday.
Armed Services Committee con.
tinues hearings on draft bill.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Correction

The Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights referred back to its COM
mittee on law and legislation a
motion supporting the resolution Of
Senator Ball, Republican, of Mimi
esota which would authorize Con-
gress to investigate law enforce
ment procedures here. This was
done at the suggestion of the presi-
dent.
1t was reported enormously in
yesterdays Star that the group
voted to reject this motion.
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c a s e S without
having to resort
to the board. The
department will
h We its own
a p peal board,
which Army ON
cials say W Ill
provide the same
procedures to ac-
cused employees
as does the Fed
eral Loyalty
Board.
| T. Civil Service
| Commission ON
cials are disap-
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Optimist Club Elects

David McWilliams, Washington
orchestra leader has been elected
president of the Washington Opti-
mist Club. Other officers, all vice
presidents, are Vernon M. Norr, Will
liam o. Hermann and Russell r.
Rinehart.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Col. Nichols Approved

The Senate Armed Services Com
mittee yesterday approved the NOM
ination of Col. Kenneth D. Nichols
as chief of the armed forces spe-
cial weapons project. The nomina
ton now goes to the Senate for
expected confirmation.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny this afternoon with highes'
in middle COS. Fair with lowest TO-
night in upper 4os. Tomorrow, fail
and warmer
Maryland and Virginia-Fair ane
not so cool tonight. Saturday partly
cloudy and warmer.
Wind velocity, S miles per hour
direction. south-southeast.
Five-Day Weather Forecast,
April 20 Through April q.
Northern Maryland and Virginia
Temperature will average five tc
seven degrees above normal. Nor
NAL maximum, So; normal mimi
mum, At. Rather warm Saturday
through Tuesday. Cooler Wednes-
day. Scattered showers Sunday and
about Tuesday with total rainfall
one-fourth inch or less.
River Report.
From United States EnsineersD
Potomac River Clear at Harpers Ferry
and cloudy at Great Falls, Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Criminals at Lurqe in Chile

Following reports that large
number of convicted criminals have
been allowed to roam at large, the
Supreme Court of Chile has de-
manded from the Courts of Appeal
a complete list of such criminals
and an explanation.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Trans-Jordan's S King
Urges Arab Invasion
OF Palestine in May
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, April
23.-King Abdullah urged all
Arab nations to send their
armies into Palestine to battle
the Jews when the British give
up their mandate May IS.
Trans -Jordans monarch told re-
porters yesterday the Arab world
must act against Zionism-the push
for a Jewish homeland in the Holy
Land-because "our peace and lib
erty are at stake"
IT call on all Arab countries" he
said, ito join my army in a move
ment to Palestine to retain the
Arab character of that country"
Abdullahs 2-year-old kingdom is
lust east of Palestine. Some 10000
of his soldiers-about two-thirds OF
his Arab Legion-now are in the
Holy Land.
Await End of Mandate.
He said they will stick to their
Job Of helping British security forces
and not start military operations
until the mandate ends.
But they will and they are now
In the process OF training and pre-
pairing for that date" he added.
Abdullah saw Ahmad Sharabati.
Syrian defense minister. Tomorrow
he will talk with Iraq's regent Abdul
nah and the Iraqi chief of staf1.
Arab leaders here were calm about
news of recent Jewish successes IN
the Palestine warfare. They said,
"Wait until May 15.'
In Cairo, reliable sources said yes
terday as many as $4,000 men from
the regular armies Of six countries
will move into Palestine from three
directions May 16 unless United Ma
tions action meanwhile changes the
situation.
These soldiers, the informants
said, will strike north from Egypt
and Saudi Arabia, west from 1raq
and Trans-Jordan and south from
SYRIA and Lebanon They will con-
sist either of regular army units or
OF army regulars released for Pal
estine duty.
The sources said Arab leaders are
convinced they have underestlmated
Jewish power and that the Arab VOL
unteer army now in Palestine will
not be enough to withstand 1t.
Only Yemen in the seven-Nation
Arab League was exempted from the
Palestine effort.
The leagues Political Committee
met for four hours on Palestine yes
terday in Cairo.
10000 Camped on Border.
Syrian Premier Jamil Mardam
Bey said after the meeting, I'VE
will fight on land. sea and air until
we achieve victory"
Some 10000 Egyptian regulars
now are camped just south OF the
Palestine boundary.
-Four 75-millimeter artillery bat
teries of the Syrian Army moved
OUT OF LQelF camp dI 1ldlUOull yCe-
terday. An army source said they
were Palestine bound.
In London the British War Office
announced last night the Middle
East command is being reshuf1ed
in view OF plans to drop the man
date and to pull all British troops
out of Palestine by August /.
An official announcement said the
command post will be Fayid in the
Suez Canal Zone. Subordinate
commands for administration will be
at unspecified locations in Mediter-
ranean North Africa and in East
Africa.
The British cabinet met yesterday
but there was no sign it changed
the governments plans on Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Army to Handle Own DisIoyoIty
Cases; Board Appeal Banned
By Joseph Young

Army Department decided against giving its employees
the right appeal the Federal Loyalty Review Board in
involving disloyalty and national security.
Despite earlier indications that would allow employees dis
missed appeals the department
Evening star., 1948-04-23

LEICESTER, England. April 23
up. - Thomas Benjamin won a
divorce today on grounds of adultery.
He named 14-year-old boy as CO.
respondents. - - sF. @-
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ing and retaining top-flight men in
the Government service.
X
PAY REPORT-Some ruffied feel
ings on the pay raise situation were
smoothed out yesterday. when
postal union leaders met with House
leaders.
The House leadership had accused
some of the postal group of using
high pressure tactics" to get an $500
pay raise and had threatened not
to take any action at all, unless
postal employees were willing to settle
for a more modest amount.
The postal union officials assured
the leadership that the ''give-us-
S8O0-or nothing" letters were not
written with their consent or ap-
proval. The writers of these letters
are not members of the bigger postal
unions, Congress was told.
This discussion cleared the air
somewhat and improved the pros
poets of pay raises for both postal
workers and the rest Of the Govern
ment's employees. All indications
now point to the legislation getting
the right of way for House action
from the all-important House Rules
Committee.
MORE WOES-Interior Depart
ment's trouble-beset Reclamation
Bureau is in for some more unhap-
piness. The Harness Subcommittee
of the House Executive Expendi-
lures Committee will begin hear
ings Monday on charges of "im-
proper propaganda" activities by
the bureau.
Representative Harness. Republi-
can, of Indiana, says the commit
tees investigators have been gath
ering evidence for months. tending
to show many" violations in Rec
lamation's offices here and in the
field.
First witness who will appear be-
fore the subcommittee Is the bu-
reau's arch foe, Senator Downey,
Democrat, of California.
X 4
STENOS AND TYPISTS-As we
reported several weeks ago, the
Army Department desperately needs
stenographers and typists. Army Of
ficials say the national defense ef-
fort is being slowed up considerably
because of the stenographic and
tipping shortage.
If you nave any training or ex-
perience at all in these fields, the
Army Department can use you. Ap-
ply to Joseph Mawson, Room 3-E-
1913, the Pentagon.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Sen
ate within the next week or SO
is expected to confirm the nom-
ination of John j. Deviny as the
Governments public printer. In
cidentally, you can expect a con-
siderable number Of administrative
personnel changes to take place in
the Government Printing ONCE in
the months to come. Reports
persist that Arthur Hill, chairman
of the National Security Resources
Board, soon will resign. -. Virgil
L. Couch, personnel director of the
Farmers Home Administration, has
Joined the temporary staff Of the
Economic Cooperating Administra-
ton to assist in personnel prob
lens. The subject of employee
management relationship in the
Government will be discussed by
the employe relations section Of the
Society for Personnel Administra-
ton at 7:30 pm. Tuesday. The
meeting will be held in the Archives
Eighth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. The
House Civil Service Committee has
approved the bill to make man
datory the Civil Service Commis-
Evening star., 1948-04-23

Mr.. Christensen pictured
after his gear was removed
and he was being taken to the
Navy salvage school decom-
preston chamber at Bayonne.
The diver revealed in a Bay
onne hospital today that his
wife was attending her moth
er's funeral. II thought I will
be next to co." he said.
-AP Wirephotos.
Evening star., 1948-04-23

additional news Of Gopern-
naent affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Yotsngs broad
cast uersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star statton.)
Evening star., 1948-04-23

has changed its mind and will pro-
vide its own appeal setup.
Army Secretary Royal is said to
feel the Army can handle its own
Evening star., 1948-04-23

sion's decisions on employees appeal
matters. Federal agencies now are
not bound to accept the commits
sions findings.
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High and Low For Yesterday.
High, 90, at $40 pm.
Low. ~, at 11:5S pm.
Record Tempcratures This Tear.
Highest, So, on March 21.
Lowest, S. on January 26.
Tide Tables.
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ing and retaining top-flight men in
the Governments service.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
Boy, Ia, Named as AduIterer

CIHl Hlmeu. - - -.
Evening star., 1948-04-23
FOR SATURDAY.
BY the Associated Press

Purse. $4,000 added;
iicap; 3-year-olds and up
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Washington Lensrnan
Wins PSA Medal

Three medals and eight honorable
mentions have been announced by
the Photographic Society of Amer
lea for its December judging in the
nature division print competition
One medal went to Ralph E. Law
renee of 1410 Decatur street NV,
for his print entitled female Car
dinal and Young He is member
Of the National Photographic So
ciety and noted for his nature pic
lures.
Other medalists were DR.. G. B.
White Of Port Colborne, Canada,
and r. Eliot Westlake OF Cincinnati.
The PSA has accepted the invita-
ton Of Cincinnati to hold its 1948
convention and exhibition there No
vember 3 to s at the Netherlands
Plaza. The invitation on behalf Of
the city was. extended by p. II.
Oelman OF the Cincinnati Camera
Club.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
By Alexander ]. Wedderburn
Curator Of Photography
"a Smithsonian Institution


Like painter who starts from
scratch with q blank canvas. the
photographer about to take a picture
is faced with the same initial con-
neutrality-suspicious.. Although
the photographer shoots his picture
in a seconds time or less, and the
painter may take hours or days to
record the same scene, there Is
usually very little difference in basic
requirements. Both workers should
be primarily occupied with telling a
story or putting over some idea, each
through his own individual medium.
A good composition is essential to
any worthwhile pictorial representa-
tion, regardless Of medium, and,
while good compositions usually can
be found wherever there is picture
possibility, 1t is strictly up to the
photographer to perceive them and
plan his picture accordingly. This is
not always as easy for the photog-
rapher as it Is for the skillful painter,
because the painter can transpose
subject matter at will, moving a
house from one side of a lake to
another, changing the course Of a
straight road to gracious curve or,
perhaps, removing entirely some Of
Tending object from the scene. The
photographer is severely limited in
this respect. To secure a properly
balanced picture he may have to
walk all around the lake to get the
house placed in its proper relation
ship to the rest of the picture.
Camera Can't Do All.
1t is fallacious to believe that 1t Is
possible to point camera in the
general direction of some attractive
scene, click the shutter, and come up
with first rate picture. 1t cannot
be done.
The camera neither "sees" nor
records exactly that which the ret
ina of the human eye does. The
camera will record only that which
is actually visible on the ground
glass or finder. Therefore, the pho
tographer must take great pains to
evaluate the subject matter that
appears on the ground glass or
finder, because this is his canvas. !"
A thorough discussion of compost
ton would take up several chapters
of a book. However, it will be pos
sible to deal briefly with a few of
the more important aspects.
First, and in order of Importance,
the central theme or center of in
terest of your picture should be con-
sidered. There should be some ex-
cuse for any picture that is made.
If the picture is of dog fight and
a circle of interested spectators, 1t
will be apparent to any one that
the fight was your reason for max
ing the shot. 1t will be equally OBJ
vious that the spectators are simply
part OF the dressing-not the reason
for the picture.