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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Wheeler Patton Avail
Appeal Ruling 10 Hall
Execution Tomorrow

The Government, through Assist
ant United States Attorney John
D. Lane. yesterday filed motions
asking the United States Court OF
Appeals to dismiss appeals which
seek to prevent the execution of two
convicted slayers tomorrow.
The convicted men are Reginald
j. Wheeler. rs, and Jesse James Pat
ton. 20, both colored, who have been
scheduled to die tomorrow for the
holdup-slaying of Maurice L. Bern
stein in his drugstore in the 100
block of Florida avenue NV. in
June, 1916.
The appeals are from the refusal
of District Court to issue habeas
corpus writs. Justice Richmond B.
Keech earlier yesterday refused to
issue a writ in the case of Patton
A similar refusal had been made on
Monday by Justice Edward A. Tamm
in the case of Wheeler.
Custody Undisturbed.
However. the District Court JUS
tees in refusing to issue the writs
ordered that the custody of the two
men remain undisturbed, pending
appeal.
The petitions asking for the writs
commended the Chief Justice of the
Court of Appeals is required by
statute to sit in at hearings on APP
peals. This was not done, the pc
titicns commended in the case of Pat
ton and Wheeler. when their appeal
was heard and their conviction af-
firmed. The chief justice of the
Appellate Court at the time was d
Lawrence Groner, who has since
retired.
Full Court Hearing Sought.
In filing an appeal yesterday
from the denial of the habeas corpus
writ in behalf Of Wheeler, Attorney
James J. Laughlin asked that the
appeal be heard by outside judges,
since it concerns contention
against action taken by the ap-
pellate court. He also asked that
full court hear the appeal. This
would mean six judges.
An appeal from the denial of the
nabeas corpus writ in Patton's case
was filed by Attorney Wesley 9.
Williams.
The execution date for Patton
and Wheeler already has been post
poned nine times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
3 Hungarians Granted
u. 5. Asylum in Austria
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, Aug. 19-Three Hun
garian mechanics who seized a
transport plane in Budapest August
5 and new it to the American zone
of Austria have been granted polit-
ical asylum by American authorities
The plane. which was warming up
prior to leaving for London with
Hungarian Olympic competitors, has
been returned to its owners, the
Hungarian-Soviet National Air
Lines.
LONDON, Aug. 10 P.-Two stow
Always were found last night in the
tail of a Czech Airlines plane after
the transport arrived at London's
Northolt Airport from Prague.
Both young men are under 81
They were engineers Of the airline
and were reported to be political
refugees from Communist-ruled
Czechoslovakia.
They said they bribed an airline
official to lock them in the tai
before the takeoff. They spent more
than five hours crouching in space
less than feet high and 3 feet
wide behind the baggage compart-
ment. Police held them while steps
were taken to get them permission
to stay in Britain. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Moderate Earthquake
Is Recorded in ItoIy

ROME, Aug. ia moderate
earthquake was recorded last night
at the laramie Observatory, the
Rome press said today.
The reports said the temblor was
felt at 1913 pm. t5:13 pm, EDIT
and that its center was about 1875
miles from Bari. The quake also
was recorded in Bari and other
Southern Italian cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
YuqosIuviu
Continued From First Page.

independence and threatens the
peace of the people
An editorial in the Times of Lon
don said the attempted escape" of
Jovanovic and two other senior
Yugoslav officers was dramatic
news"
That they chose to escape into
Romania, not into Greece, Austria
or Italy is enough to show where
their sympathies lay" the Times
said. 1T is not Communism they
regretted, but Tito's rule"
Headquarters Of the Cominform
have been at Bucharest since Russia
and her satellites broke with Tito
about two months ago. Before that
they were located at Belgrade.
New Despotism Seen.
The Times went on:
There is nothing yet to suggest
that recalcitrant minority is strong
enough to make itself felt. What
can be foreseen is the development
of Yugoslavia in new despotisn
aimed no longer at enemies of Com.
munism, but also at disloyaltie.
within the ranks of those who
brought the Yugoslav Communist
regime into being.
Having once set out upon thi!
path the present leaders in Bel.
grade will find it difficult to stop
| If a soldier as distinguished anc
orthodox as Jovanovic could hid,
his feelings until he was able t.
escape, there is no knowing wher,
disaffection may appear. Thos,
grouped around Tito will have t.
watch and suspect all whose loyalty
/ is not declared and the Yugosla,
peoples will not rest easy under tn,
| tightening yoke"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Estute
Continued From First Page.

he was a lifelong resident of the
District and had a brother, Jere-
miah j. Collins. retired mail car
rier, who died here in 1914
1t was not known definitely how
Mr.. Collins accumulated such large
estate, His brother, however, was
said to have left him approximately
$4,000.
Mr.. Collins parents were Andrew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19

agency said there is an increasing
withdraw" of French military gov
eminent officials from Berlin
1t said 1888 Frenchmen so fa1
have passed the Soviet control point
at Marienborn.
French military government re-
Gently. denied that key officials were
being evacuated from the block
AIDED city, although it said some per-
sonnet and families had left.
The Soviet-controlled agency
quoted a purported French colonel
identified only as Col. Paris" as
saying at Marienborn that COM
plete evacuation of all French au-
thorities from Berlin will be COM
pleted in the near future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Ukruine Silk Mill Opened

The first silk fabric mill in the
Russian Ukraine has started opera
tons and 5000 collective farms have
begun breeding silk worms.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

Members of the American Society
Of Newspaper Editors underwent a
dissection Of their editorial pages
yesterday, without benefit Of an
esthetic.
Four specialists from as many
different sections of the country
conducted a clinic on the effective
ness of editorial pages as the ASNE
convention in the Hotel Statler.
The editors were in a mood OF SELF
scrutiny. There were no outsiders
present, as they did not feel the
need of stating their defense.
They heard their pages criticized
for lack of humor, for "Afghanistan-
ism" and for being "a review OF
governmental topics"
The charge of lack OF humor
was brought by Lloyd M. Felmly
of the Newark News, who had sur
veyed the editorial pages of 40 papers
of the Eastern States, and by Vir-
ginius Dabney of The Richmond
Times-Dispatch. who had studied
southern papers.
"Afghanistanism" was the term
used by Jenkin Lloyd Jones of The
Tulsa (Okla) Tribune. He had
examined papers of the Central
States.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
AIexandrian New Director
OF Insurance for Red Cross

N. Leon Jones. 1916 Mount Eagle
place. Alexandria, has been appoint
ed director of insurance for the
American Red Cross, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Mr.. Jones succeeds Mai. John B.
Harper, U. S. A., retired, 22O4
Fortieth place NV, who resigned
for reasons of health. The new
director has been with the Red
Cross since 1943 and had been as
sistant director since last Decem-
Der. He served nearly three years
as a field director in the Pacific
area.
Before joining the Red Cross, he
was associated with the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co. at Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

paper business. There was applause
after his talk.
Senator Eastland criticized Presi-
dent Truman's civil rights proposals.
And he criticized the newspaper
editors for not employing more col
ored newspaper reporters in the
North.
There is more hypocrisy in the
anti-lynching bill than in any bill
presented to Congress In many
a year." he said.
Mr.. Halleck said he would hazard
a guess" that if selective service is
needed "by reason of threat OF war
or a threat to our security, Congress
will respond to the situation" He
declined to guess on the chances OF
universal military training.
Mr.. Monroney, discussing the re-
organization of Congress, said it Is
true that subcomittees have
grown up like rabbits" but that it
found they are not needed they
will fade off"
Three Editors to Speak.
Three editors who have been
elected honorary members of ASNE
were scheduled to speak at lunch
con meeting today on When
Was an Editor" They are Roscoe
Drummond of the Christian Science
Monitor, Arthur Krock of the New
York Times and Walter Lippmann
of the New York Herald Tribune.
David Lawrence of the United
States News and World Report was
to preside.
This afternoon the editors were
to hear reports by Gideon Seymour
Of the Minneapolis Star and Trib-
une, for the Standing Committee on
Atomic Information, and by B. M.
McKelway of The Washington Star,
chairman of the Secretary Of
Defense Conference on Security.
They were to be followed by w. w.
Waymack, member of the Atomic
Energy Commission. Problems of
security in peacetime were to be
discussed by DR.. Vannevar Bush,
chairman of the Research and
Development Board; Hanson Bald
win. New York Times. and Nat
Finney, Minneapolis Star and
Tribune.
Tonight the editors will turn their
attention to the political campaign.
The speakers will be Gael Sullivan,
executive director of the Democratic
National Committee; Chairman
Clarence ]. Brown Of the Republican
National Committees Executive
Committee and C. B. Baldwin, cam
paign manager of the Wallace for
President Committee.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

tingly be guilty of some minor in
fraction of the Hatch Act.
Fear Innocent May Suffer.
And with the November elections
not too far off, they fear that some
innocent people might suffer. That
is why the commission, together
with the employees groups is sug-
gesting that a small fine or 30
day suspension be levied instead in
cases where the infractions are
minor.
Congress has been rather cold to
the idea of modifying the law in
the past, and it will take good
selling job to win some modif1ca-
ton now. That is why the various
Government unions plan to press
actively for modification just as
soon as the pay raise legislation
drive is completed.
Harry B. Mitchell, president OF
the Civil Service Commission, feels
very strongly about what he be-
heves are the injustices Of the
present law. For example, any Fed
eral employe who served as a pre-
cinct watcher for political party,
or helped tack up a political bunting
would have to be fired.
X X
JUST TALK-You can diSre-
gard the threats made by some pos
tai union leaders that they will try
to get the pay bill discharged by
petition from the House Rules
Committee, if the committee doesn't
give the measure immediate right
of f-Way for House action.
That would be the surest way Of
killing Federal pay raise legislation,
and the postal groups are wise
enough to know it.
In the first place, 1t would an
tagonize the Republican leadership,
which has decided to defer further
action on pay raise legislation for
several weeks, pending final esti-
mate on the cost of the defense
program.
Any attempt to 60 over their heads
would be bitterly resented by Re-
publican leaders, who have not by
any means indicated they are op-
posed to Government pay raises.
Speaker Martin repeated to re-
porters yesterday afternoon that he
and his colleagues are mot preju-
diced" against pay raises. AS a
matter of fact, it's a pretty good bet
the Republican leadership finally
will approve a $3.50 or $375 pay bill.
But If coercion is used by postal
or any other Government employees
groups, it would kill any chance the
measure might have.
1t is we'll to remember this. Never
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Newspapers Editorial Pages
Dissected at Editors Clinic

"The tragic fact Is that many an
editorial writer can't hit short
range target" he said. Hes hell
on distance 1t takes CUTS to
dig up the dirt on the sheriff. But
you can pontificate about the situa-
ton in Afghanistan with perfect
safety.
Lets retire the windbroken old
boys who haven't done a good piece
since the one on Lucky Indy" "
Let's have writer's who will quit
looking at Afghanistan and start
looking at the county courthouse. y
Mr.. Felmly said there is far too
much dependence on syndicated
columns -.
Mr.. Dabney said the Southern
press, seemed to be devoting itself
we'll and courageously to its difficult
problems. He criticized President
Truman's civil liberties program as
making us go so fast it hampers
U.S."
Frank A. Clarvoe of the San Fran
cisco News, who had made study
of Western papers. suggested editors
may be missing bet" in not get
ting closer to their readers.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Editors
Continued From First Page)

schools had applied for accredita-
ton, but eight of these later delayed
completing the applications. The
Committee on Accreditation Of the
American Council on Education for
Journalism will meet next month
and decide which of the 40 schools
are to be on the accredited list.
Stephen c. Noland of the In
dianapolis News, a member Of the
Accrediting Committee, said some
widely known schools are going to
get a bump when the list comes
out"
Other Speakers Heard.
Other speakers on this subject
were Tom Wallace of the Louisville
Times; Marvin H. Creager of the
Milwaukee Journal: Alexander F.
Jones of the Washington Post, who
praised the Washington and Lee
School of Journalism, and Kenneth
Macdonald of the Des Moines Reg
lister and Tribune. A. H. Kirch-
hofer of the Buffalo Evening News,
member Of the Accrediting Com
mittee, was to have spoken but was
absent.
Addressing last nights session
were Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio; Senator Eastland, Democrat,
of Mississippi; Senator Taylor, DEM
ocrat, of Idaho; Representative Hal
leck, majority leader of the House,
and Representative Monroney, DEM
ocrat, of Oklahoma.
Senator Taft told the editors the
Taft Hartley law does not prohibit
strikes, because. "if you prohibit
strikes, you have to fix wages" He
said the law generally has been
successful, but that amendments
probably will be recommended.
He listed as one Of the important
measures passed by the Eightieth
Congress the European Recovery
Program. This prompted question
from the floor as to where you real
ly stand on ERP."
The Senator replied ERP is justi-
lieu SOlCly do WCdkOli IA WIG WI A1d-
wide fight against communism, but
completely unjustified from an eco
nomic point of view.
Taylor Kissed, Applauded.
Senator Taylor, Henry A. Wal
lace's third party running mate,
drew Kisses as we'll as applause.
The Senator described Mr.. Wallace
as the only potential President who
could convince Russia of this coun-
trys sincerity in an about peace
effort. If war should then come,
Mr.. Wallace could more success
fully lead a war than any American
on the political horizon" Mr.. Taylor
added.
The hisses came when he said
that, when the history of the times
is written, the American press will
be put down as the greatest villain
ever to inhabit the face OF the
earth"
Every day you do everything to
build up hate" he declared.
He finished by saying his feeling
was not toward the newspaper edl-
tors personally but toward the news
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Folks in AppIeknock
Have Their Troubles

Life in Appleknock Terri
tory, Americas Most Back
ward Community" is more
than a little confusing these
days.
Gramper Jook and his two
grandsons, Jasper, the good
one, and Jason, the bad one,
are having their troubles
and so Is the girl who has
her eye on Jasper, one Ella
bella Chugg.
A new and genuinely funny
comic strip depicts the ad-
ventures of these characters
in the territory beyond the
Whoa Thar River. starting
Monday, April 10, in
Chr Eufntng Star
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Hearing Delayed for Week
In Dairy Price-Fixing Case

A crowded District Court calendar
today forced postponement until
next Friday of arguments on mo-
tions filed in connection with price
fixing charges against seven Wash
ington area dairies, the Marvls nd
and Virginia Milk Producers As
sociation and its general manager,
B. B. Derrick.
The postponement raised the
question as to whether the trial,
originally scheduled for May S.
would start on that date. At the
arraignment last month, the court
indicated that if the trial did not
begin then, it would have to be held
over until the fall term. Today's
motions were to have been heard
by Justice Richmond B. Keech.
The dairies indicted are the Alex
andria, Chestnut Farms, Thompsons
Richfield, Wakefield, Harvey and
Lucerne.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
PetriIIo Eases Bon to Let
u. N. Make Recording
By the Associoied Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April 16.-The
United Nations announced last night
that James c. Petrillo had tempo
rarily lifted his ban on radio music
transcriptions to permit recording
in behalf of the U. N. appeal for
children.
The recording of song by Irving
Caesar, entitled Lets Make the
World Of Tomorrow Today" will be
sent to more than 40 countries for
domestic broadcasting, the U. N. said.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

acLlVltleS no
m q t er how W
minor the Of
fense-automat-
ically is fired
from his job and
b a rre d from
Federal employ,
nent for life. !.
The commits
sion as well as
Government un-
ION OfnclalS 1eel
that this works
great hardships
on Fe d e r a |
W ork ers, who
Evening star., 1948-04-16
B-29s Reach japan
To Hold War Games
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. April 16.-The Army an
nounced today a fight OF B-29s
from Spokane, Wash, had arrived
Monday for a month of maneuvers
under simulated combat conditions.
The number of bombers was not
given. The flight is commanded by
1t. Col. Richard D. Stepp, Woodside,
Long Island, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Dinner-Donce Cancelled

Commissioner Francisco A. Del
gado of the Philippine War Damage
Commission today announced the
cancellation of dinner-dance
scheduled at the Roosevelt Hotel
for tonight because Of the death of
Philippine President RoXas. He said
he and Mrs. Delgado will return to
the Philippines tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Rudur Aids Shark Hunt

Uruguay invited Norway to send
fishermen to participate in its fab
ulous shark fishing this year and
radar-e equipped Norwegian vessel
is on the way.
Evening star., 1948-04-16

in recent history has a bill beer,
discharged by petition from the
House Rules Committee and
enacted into law. So it Is easy to
see the folly of antagonizing the
Republican leadership bv attempt
ing this futile gesture.
y
DELAY-Government officials are
predicting the White House will
postpone issuing its anti-discrimi
nation order for Government agen-
cies. which would bar discrimination
against employees or job applicants
because of race, creed or religion.
The Southern furor over President
Truman's civil rights program and
its serious political implications to
the Democratic Party are cited to
support the belief that the Govern
ment order will be held up for the
time being, at least.
\ + +
MERITORIOUS BILL Legisla-
ton has been introduced by two
members of the House Civil Service
Committee that would end griev-
Gus injustice to Government en-
ployes.
The bill would restore to Govern
ment employees who are dismissed
from their jobs through no fault of
their own the right to collect a
reduced annuity at the age of SIS.
Government employees had this
right until this month, when the
new retirement law went into ef-
feet. Strangely enough. although
the new retirement law provides
additional benefits to Federal work.
ers in most respects, it took away
from them this annuity privilege
which has been theirs since 1880.
Many employees between the ages
of SIS and 81, when regular an
nuity payments begin, have a hard
time finding other jobs and need
the reduced annuity. Under the
former system, they could start col
lecting these payments at SIS, pro-
vided they had five years of Fed
eral service behind them.
Identical bills to restore these
rights have been sponsored by Rep
resentatives Jones, Republican, of
Washington and Miller, Democrat,
of California. Both men have good
records on behalf of Government
employees.
II
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Eco
nomic Cooperating Administration,
which is administering the Euro
pean Recovery Program, is praising
the efforts Of the Civil Service
Commission and other Federal
agencies in getting the vital pro-
gram under way. The commission
and other agencies have not lost
any time in lending key men and
facilities to ECA to expedite its
work. Incidentally, most ECA jobs
are still open to the best qualified
persons who are available.
Despite the Navy Departments op-
position, the Senate Civil Service
Committee is expected to report
favorably the bill to revise the
present memberships of wage
boards which would mean pay
raises for Federal Wage Board en-
ployes.
additional ne1Ds OF GoDern-
nent affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Youngs broad
cast uersion of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star Station.)
Evening star., 1948-04-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny and warm with highest in low
70s this afternoon. Fair and not SC
cool tonight with lowest near 50
Saturday mostly sunny and little
cooler. Highest in the Cos.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
April 16 Through April Fl.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
Temperature will average to
degrees above normal. Normal
maximum, 66; normal minimum, A
Mild over the weekend, warmer
Monday. cooler Wednesday. Rain
about Tuesday, with total amount
Il inch.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
q
Evening star., 1948-04-16
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
EmpIoye Groups Plan to Press
For Hatch Act Modification
By Joseph YOUNG

Government employees will ask Congress to modify the
penalty provisions in the Hatch Act which bars political activities
by Federal workers.
Civil Service Commission also will back the proposal that
penalties against Federal employees who
he eo1ilfu of mnnr
Evening star., 1948-04-16

presidential
ASNE
ON
Evening star., 1948-04-16

Degree DAYS.
Degree days" yesterday 13
Accumulated degree days"-- 1888
Evening star., 1948-04-16
BY the Asseeiotsd Press
FOR SATURDAY.
Weather Clear. Track Coo
Eiret DNet Ok . NJ EST

IalDerL q fdtteISoil ShtiNs
x5-pound apprentice allowance claimed.
yYT mounds claimed
Evening star., 1948-04-16

I1IIS11U DC 3 6u11VJ VI WITH 111113O* '1o-e<
tions.
At present, any Federal worker
found guilty of engaging in political
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-03-04
MACKSBURG

MACkSBURG Mrs. Warner
Miller has returned to her home al
Senecaville after spending the past
week at the home of her niece, Mrs
Ray L. Curtis.
Mrs. John Diehl is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Frank Wood, of Akron.
Robert Longfellow, of Columbus,
spent last weekend with his family
here.
= Kenner Mcconnell and son, Dick
of Columbus, Glenver Mcconnell, of
Tulsa, Okla, were recent visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Longfellow.
Rev. M. F. Wendelken, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hall and children, of
Stanleyville, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Hall, of Marietta called at the Cliff
Farley home last week.
Mrs. Barbara Clark has returned
home after spending some time at
the home of her son, Walter Clark,
of Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kraps and
family, of North Ridgeville, visited
their home here over the weekend.
Mrs. James Ludgwigton, of Mar
ietta, was a recent visitor at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Ara Har-
riman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Milestone
and family, of Roseville, attended
the funeral of Rev. Ivan Rowland,
Saturday.