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Evening star., 1948-04-27
Daylight Time 10 Start
AT 7 Am. Sunday if
Truman Signs Bill
Commissioners Will Act
Without Hearing; Senate
To Accept House Version

The Commissioners announced
today that daylight saving time
will 60 into effect here at 2 am.
Sunday If the bill is signed by
President Truman.
No public hearing will be held
by the city heads to obtain public
views on daylight saving time this
year.
The Commissioners announce
ment on the change in time came
as they met for their weekly ses-
sion and followed by less than "a
hours House approval of authority
for the time to be initiated here.
Late yesterday the House, by a
resounding roll call vote of 204
to 81. put its sanction on the
plan and sent it back to the Senate.
The Senate previously had passed
a broader bill to give the Commis-
sioners permanent power to invoke
daylight saving time each summer.
The House amended this to limit the
authority to this year only.
Buck to Ask Approval.
Chairman Buck Of the Senate
District Committee said today that
he would recommend that the SEN
ate accept the House bill as it is.
There was desire also to avoid
any controversy which would delay
enactment because of the extra
confusion already being caused by
the fact that most big Eastern Sea-
board cities already are on daylight
saving time, while the District re-
mains on standard time. Senator
McGrath, Democrat, of Rhode Is
land, author of the permanent au-
thority bill, told associates he would
accept the House measure as a mat
ter of expediency.
Senator Buck had hoped the
question could be settled perma-
nently. to avoid having to fight the
issue through Congress each sue
ceeding year.
Roll Call on Bill.
House action came during a break
In the fight over the oleomargarine
tax relief issue. In keeping with
promises made by House leaders of
both the Republican and Democratic
sides. belated right of way was giver
to District bills.
There were arguments both pre-
and con in the House on the day
light issue, but the only considerable
delay was caused by an insistence
on the part of Representative An
derson, Republican, of Minnesots
that there be quorum call, which
meant there had to be a roll call or
the bill.
Just before this. the House hat
agreed to the daylight saving plar
by a standing vote of Al to 81. Tn,
roll call served only to record &;
substantial majority vote of tn
House in favor of the bill
Evening star., 1948-04-27

began screaming. Mr.. Hendry. who
was in a rear Office, ran out in time
to see the bandit 60 through the
door.
Silver Spring detectives said the
cab driver. Weldon c. Fincham,
1914 Second avenue, Silver Spring,
told them he picked up the holdup
man at Georgia avenue and Coles
vile road and drove him to the Hot
Shoppe, about 100 yards from the
lending Office, where the man told
him to wait.
Mr.. Fincham told detectives that
when the man returned from the
holdup, he told him to drive to a
restaurant on Colesville road. Be-
fore he could start, however, Mr..
Hendry came running up and his
passenger jumped out. Mr.. Ffncham
said he rolled out Of the other door
and lay on the sidewalk while the
two men chased each other around
the cab.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Stable Foreign Policy
Urged by Marshall in
u. ). Chamber Talk
lone-Ronee Consistency
Of Britoin's Program
Cited at Meeting

An earnest plea for some sense
OF long-range continuity in the
Nations foreign policy was
voiced today by Secretary of
State Marshall.
Speaking before more than 1000
members of the United States
Chamber of Commerce at the first
general meeting of ther annual con-
vention in the Statler Hotel, Gen
Marshall recalled that Britain S
greatness stemmed from the con-
sistency of her foreign relations
more than from any other one
factor.
The Secretary was greeted with
enthusiastic ovations when he ar
rived in the presidential ballroom
Of the Satler, again when he rose
to speak and third time as he left
to return to his office.
He asked that his talk be treated
as off-the-record, but subsequently
agreed to allow some of it to be
used without direct quotation. A
large part of his talk dealt with the
conference at Bogota.
ERP Passage Praised.
Characterizing the passage OF the
European Recovery Program in d
presidential election year as one
of the historic points in recent
American history, Gen. Marshall
appealed to his listeners to stick tc
the nations new position of partici-
patton in international leadership
He observed, smilingly. that a single
cryptic remark, made by some Fed.
eral official, brings forth a deluge
of cables from foreign governments
whose people are frightened that
the United States is pulling out or
them.
Recalling that the reciprocal trade
agreement is due to expire in June
he asked that American business
stand behind new and comparable
bill which will not abandon the
policy which was set up IL years
ago. If the law is allowed to lapse
or If new and impotent bill is
passed in its stead, the Secretary
said, it will 60 far" toward abrogat-
ing Americas leadership in the
world.
Gen. Marshall spoke after C. Bruce
Hill. president of the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce, who paie
tribute to the former Chief of staff
as "one of the great men of al
time Mr.. Hill reminded his audi.
ence that Canada is this country!
best paying" customer, which buy!
twice as much here as it sells to us
Observing that American capita
(See U. S. CHAMBER, Page A-3.,
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Truman Names F. J. lawton,
D. {. Native, as Assistant

President Truman today ap-
pointed Frederick j. Lawton, now
executive assistant to the budget
director, as an administrative as
sistant to the President.
Mr.. Lawton, 48, native Of Wash
ington, is Government career
man Of nearly 80 years service. He
is assuming his new duties immedi-
ately.
The appointment will give Mr.
Truman four of the six administra-
tive assistants provided by law
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the appointment was due di-
rectly to the need for more help.
Mr.. Lawton entered the Treasury
service in 1920 and went to the
Budget Bureau in 1885. He has been
one of the top men of the bureau
for many years and in 1947 was act
ing assistant director.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Knudsen, Auto Industry Genius
And Defense Co-ordinutor, Dies
Former President
Of General Motors
III for Long Time
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, April 27.-William
S. Knudsen, World War II CO.
ordinator of Americas industrial
might, died today after a long
illness.
Death from a cerebral hemor-
rhage came to the 69-year- for
mer president of General Motors
Corp. at 4:58 am.
The white haired Danish immi-
grant was known by fellow indus
trialists as 'the greatest production
genius of modern times"
He gave up the presidency of Gen.
eral Motors, the country's largest
producer of automobiles, in Sep
tember, 1910, to head the mammoth
rearmament program initiated by
the late President Roosevelt.
Shortly after the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor Mr.. Knudsen was
commissioned a lieutenant general
the only civilian ever to move di.
rectly to that high military rank
He frequently admitted his embar.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
TextiIeUnionPresidenI
Urges Truman 10 Quit
Democratic Race
Rieve Charges Failure as
Liberal Leader; Sees Him
As Handicap to Ticket
By the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April
27.-Emil Rieve, president of the
CIO Textile Workers Union, said
today President Truman has
failed as a leader of liberal forces
and should eliminate himself as
a candidate to succeed himself.
TT is cruel fact, no matter how
unfair it may be, that Truman
would be a serious handicap at the
head of the Democratic ticket Mr..
Rieve said in an address at the
opening session of his unions fifth
biennial convention.
Suggests Douglas Candidacy.
Mr.. Rieve, also a VIO vice presi-
dent, said If Gen. Eisenhower would
not respond to draft, the Demo-
Gratis should nominate some other
presidential candidate such as Su-
preme Court Justice William O.
Douglas"
Mr.. Rieve said:
The plain truth is that the lib.
eral forces in America do not &C.
cept Harry Truman as their stand
ard bearer What we need is a
man who will lead us to victory
Truman is not that man. =
1T Is hard thing for a President
to step down to make way for an.
other. Yet Harry Truman has 1t ir
his power to do the Nation a great
service.
If the President would eliminate
himself-if he would call for ar
open Democratic convention-it
would be possible to nominate 6
man who could lead the forces oi
liberalism to a smashing triumph.
Mr.. Rieve brushed off Republican
presidential candidates this way:
Senator Taft of Ohio-"Maybe we
(See TEXTIT n ITNTON PAGE "A
Evening star., 1948-04-27

Service to train dentists and dental
technicians in the new procedure
for using sodium fluoride to check
tooth decay.
2. $3,250,000 for research grants
and scholarships to promote study
Of mental illnesses.
8. 100000 for an immediate sur
vey of what the committee called
rather serious" health and SANTA
tion conditions In Alaska.
Co-ordinating Jobs Deleted.
The bill, written by a subcom-
mittee headed by Representative
Keefe, Republican. of Wisconsin,
recommended a reaching over
haul" Of the Social Security Ad-
ministration. 1t pruned the "ad-
ministrative superstructure by:
/. Denying $50,836 asked for II
jobs in the co-ordinating and pro-
cedure division, saying there is alb
solutely no need for this intervening
layer"
2, Cutting the request for the
agency's publications and informa-
ton service from $l09 ,997 to $50, 900.
In addition the committee ordered
all regional social security Offices
shifted to the Federal Security
Agency. 1t recommended a raise
in the FSA directors salary from
$4,000 70 $4,000 year.
The committee also said the United
States Employment Services should
be transferred at once to the FSA.
Under present law this transfer
would take place automatically six
months after the official end of the
| war.
Further, the committee said the
FSA should set up a bureau of en-
ployment security. This would be
outside the Social Security Admin
istration and combine the work Of
the USES and the present Unem-
ployment Compensation Division.
For this new bureau the commit
tee recommended an appropriation
Of S123 10000 The Budget Bu-
reau had asked s145 ,000. 900 for the
two job agencies separately.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
CIemmer Selected
As Final Member Of
D. {. Loyalty Board
Will Represent Mason;
Commissioners Approve
Six Other Nominees

Donald M. Clemmer, director
of the Department of Correc-
tions, today was appointed to
serve as Commissioner Guy Ma
sons representative on the sew
en-man committee to determine
the scope of a proposed loyalty
check of District government
employees.
His nomination came as the Com
missioners confirmed the six nomi-
nations reported earlier, and COM
pleted the roster of the committee
headed by Special Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Daniel B. Maher
the Districts trouble shooter.
Another member Of the commit
tee Charles Stofberg said the 10y
atty Committee probably would hold
its first meeting this week Mr.
Stofberg is special assistant to the
Commissioners.
No Action Taken on Corning.
The Commissioners took no &C.
tion on proposal by the Board oi
Education that Superintendent o1
Schools Hobart M. Corning be ap.
pointed to the Loyalty Committee
The boards letter to the Commits.
sioners, signed by Miss Elise z
Watkins, board secretary, was re.
ferred to Mr.. Maher.
The Commissioners failure t.
place a representative of the schools
on the committee came as some
thing Of a surprise inasmuch a.
Commissioner John Russell Youne
last week had declared he was ir
favor of the proposal that Dr. Corn
ing serve on the loyalty panel.
Mr.. Stofberg said one of the
committees first acts would be tc
take UP the Board of Education.
proposal that DR.. Corning partici-
pate in committee deliberations. He
declared that while the committee
could not appoint DR.. Corning, il
could recommend his nomination tc
the Commissioners.
Mr.. Clemmer's appointment was
announced after today's weekly
meeting Of the Board of Commits
sioners attended by Commissioner
John Russell Young and Engineer
Commissioner Gordon r. Young
Commissioner Mason is out of the
city on vacation and is not expected
to return to his desk until Thurs.
day.
Other Committee Members.
Other members of the committee
which is assigned to investigate
study and consider all phases oi
the proposed loyalty program fol-
city workers are Victor A. Howard
Of the Personnel Board, 1t. Col
Kenneth E. Madsen of the Engi-
neer Commissioners office, Inspec.
tor Floyd A. Truscott, assistant su.
lperintendent of police, and Geoffrey
M. Thornett, secretary to the Board
Of Commissioners representing the
executive department.
Meanwhile, Commissioner John
Russell Young received q three
point proposal from the voteless
District of Columbia League oi
(see LOYALTY. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-04-27

The Senate Public Works Commit
tee today approved bills for con-
struction of the new Federal court
house and the new General Ac-
counting Office building here.
Senator Cain, Republican. of
Washington announced that the
Senate bills will be reported to the
calendar tomorrow.
The courthouse measure. which
comes up In the House today, au-
thorizes construction of the court
house on Constitution avenue be-
tween Third street and John Mar
shall place NV. at a cost of not
more than s18,665,000.
One amendment to make the Sem
ate measure to conform to the House
bill was elimination of a clause
which would have permitted the
Federal Works Agency to let a con-
tract over or under the $l8,665, 900
figure, depending on the construc-
ton market costs at the time.
The bill for the General Account
ing Once Building was approved by
the House last July.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Committee Backs Woods,
40, for Housing Post
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Senate Banking Committee
today voted II to 0 for confirming
Tighe Woods as housing expediter
and rent control chief.
The nomination, which now goes
to the Senate, first was submitted
by President Truman last December
Is. The committee took no action
on 1t during the 1947 special session
and Mr.. Truman resubmitted it
January 8.
The committee put of a vote until
the rent control extension bill was
on the statute books. Committee
members said they wanted to make
sure Mr.. Woods interpreted the law
as Congress intended.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Truman Will Speak May 70
At Girard's Centennial

President Truman will go by train
to Philadelphia May 20 to take part
in the centennial exercises of Girard
College, the White House announced
today
The President will make a IS
minute speech and inspect the stu
dent body of about 1900 at dress
parade.
Girard College was founded by
Stephen Girard, the philanthropist
to provide primary education for ia
therless boys born in Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1948-04-27
U. s., Britain Tighten
Trieste Precautions
After Border Clash
Italians and YueosIovs
Skirmish in Small Area
Seized by Tito Forces
by the A,,oeiof.d Press


ROME, April 27.-An Italian
soldier and a Yugoslav officer
were killed last night in a border
patrol fight near Trieste. Amid
rising tension, British and Amer
lean authorities tightened pre-
cautions today against any Com
munist infiltration Of their zone
of the free territory for May Day
demonstrations.
The Italian Defense Ministry
said the clash occurred in a narrow
strip of territory which Yugoslav
forces had seized "in one of their
many sallies" out Of their lines.
Three other Italian soldiers were
wounded in the brief skirmish, one
critically. The clash occurred near
the village of Rauna di Luico in
Venezia Giulia, just northwest Of
the free territory.
The Defense Ministry said the
Yugolslavs have refused to- return
the body of the dead Italian soldier.
Its communique said the Yugoslav
commander had refused to leave his
headquarters to talk to an Italian
general who went to the scene. 1t
added that an Italo-Yugoslav mill
tary commission already has begun
to investigate the incident.
Yugoslavs Seize Strip.
The ministry said the clash oc-
CURED in short strip of territory
200 yards deep, west of the line laid
out by an Allied commission. 1t said
the Yugoslavs arbitrarily took over
this strip, just west of Drenchia and
north of Mabries Pass.
An Italian patrol was fired on
without warning by some Yugoslav
elements posted in a wood in a
dominant position the COM
munique said. The patrol re-
turned the fire and there is reason
to believe that one Yugoslav was
killed" it said.
A high Allied military govern
ment official in Trieste said extraor-
binary measures closing 10 block
posts and restricting travel through
six others would remain in effect
throughout the May l week end
He ascribed the measures to the
exceptional public safety situation
created as a result of the Italian
election and the kicking around of
Trieste in the international polit-
ical field"
British and American personnel
will be kept in quarters over the
week end. Their dependents have
been cautioned to avoid crowds and
trouble spots. The AMG previously
had announced no one would be
allowed to cross the border for May
Day celebrations. However, it has
authorized separate meetings for
(See ITALY. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Egyptian Troops
Reported Sent
Into Palestine
Invasion Denied by
Cairo; Arab PIon for
Attack Now Charged
by the As,oeiatsd Press

JERUSALEM, April PA COM
petent Arab source said today
troops of an Egyptian .armored
division crossed Palestine s
southern frontier at dawn, but
Egyptian government sources in
Cairo denied it.
A flood Of rumors of impending
Arab invasion developed in Jerusa
lem, where chattering machine guns
heralded renewed Arab-Jewish
fighting. One of these reports
from a Jewish Agency spokesman
was that Trans-Jordans Parliament
has decided to send troops into
Palestine Immediately.
The report came on the heels
OF Damascus report that Trans
Jordan's Arab Legion had occu-
pied the town of Jericho and vas
moving into the Dead Valley OF
Palestine.
Forces Loaned TO British.
This was discounted here since
legion security forces are on loan
to the British under both the old
and new British Trans Jordan
treaties.
Reports that Haifa is being shelled
from Acre across the bay, were
unconfirmed.
An official British Army spokes-
man in Jerusalem said one COM
pany of the Arab Legion under
British Army orders" had entered
Jericho on specific duties.
When their duties are finished
he said, "they will be withdrawn"
A Palestine government spokes-
man said that ANY Trans-Jordan
troops now in Palestine are under
command of the British general Of
ficer commanding and their con-
duct is not in question. We have
not heard Of any declaration of war
and consider any such declaration
as extremely unlikely"
Armies Ready to March.
Armies of the four Arab nations
which encircle Palestine are report
ed ready to invade the Holy Land
before the week ends.
The reports said the forces of
Trans-Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and
Egypt will launch the thrust in de-
fiance of the British mandate, not
scheduled to end until May Is, and
Of the United Nations Security
Council, which has ordered a cease
fire In Palestine.
Gn London, the Foreign once
announced that Britain will re-
sist any Arab "incursions" into
Palestine before the British man
date ends.
(The spokesman said the For
eign Office has received no Off
cial reports that Arab troops
actually have been moved into
Palestine.
Gater at a news conference
the Foreign once spokesman
said a copy of the note sent by
Abdullah to Gen. Sir Alan Cum
ningham, British high commits
sioner in Palestine, had been re-
ceived. The spokesman refused
to disclose its contentS)
Two Britons Killed.
Two Britons we're killed in Jerusa-
lem today, as tension increased over
the threatened invasion.
Machine guns chartered in Jerusa-
lem all morning, after a night-long
Arab-JewiSh Skirmish in the Kata-
See PAT ESTINE Page A-6l
Evening star., 1948-04-27
U. S. Ships Leave Dublin

DUBLIN, Fire, April ~. LP).-An
American naval force which has
been on a goodwill visit here since
last Thursday, left today for Bergen,
Norway. The cruiser Fresno ana
the destroyers william r. Rush ana
Johnston rendezyoused with the
carrier Valley Forge for the Bergen
visit.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Airport Lighting Price Cut

CLEVELAND, April n (P,.-
Westinghouse Electric Corp. today
announced price cuts Of from S to
10 per cent in all airport lighting
equipment. w. F. White, manager
Of Westinghouse Lighting Division
here. said the reduction would affect
about 80 different items.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Burmese Ex-Premier
Loses Death Appeal
BY the As,ocioted Press

RANGOON. April 27.-A three
man supreme court panel today
dismissed eX-Premier U Saws petit
ton for leave to appeal the death
sentence imposed on him.
U Saw was convicted by a spe-
cial court of participation in the
murders last July of several Burmese
Ministers, including U Aung San.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Bulletin
Senate Nay Join Probe

Chairman Tobey of the SEN
ate Banking Committee said
today his group may be asked
to investigate the collapse of a
kaiser-Frazer common stock
issue. Senator Tobey asked
the Securities and Exchange
Commission for = "full explain
alton" Of its own actions In
the case.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-04-27

rassment, remarking. I'm not q
military man. My business is to
make things"
Although he had been seriously
i'll for l6 months, death did not
seem imminent until shortly after
(See KNUDSEN, page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-04-27
New Courthouse Bill
Approved by House
BULLETIN

The House this afternoon
passed the Dondero bill au-
thorizing construction of
new $18,665,000 Federal court
house here. 1t was a voice
vote.
Evening star., 1948-04-27
Beirut Students Strike
For Jerusalem Seizure
By the Associo,sd Press

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 27-
Students at the American University
here continued their strike and fasts
today, declaring they will not enc
them until regular Arab armies
enter Jerusalem.
University officials offered them
four alternatives: Leave school
join Arab forces, continue classes
or join relief organizations.
In Damascus, general strike for
the same purpose ended today. 1t
started Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-04-27

(See DEFENSE, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1948-04-27

(See ITALY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-04-27

(See PALESTINE, Page A-6D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
LUCILLE L0MEN OF NOME JOINS LAW
 STAFF, HANFORD

HIGHLAND, July 17-iR-Lucile Lomen, a native of Nome, Alaska, has joined the Law Division of the Hanford Atomic Works, L. F. Huck, Counsel of the General Electric Nu clecnics Department, announced to- day.
 She received her Bachel& of Arts degree at Whitman College in 194l and her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Washington in 1914. She is a member of the Ameri- can Bar Association.
 Miss Lomen served as law clerk for Justice William o. Douglas of the U. s. Supreme Court and as Assist ant Attorney General for Washing ton State before taking her new as signment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
SHIPPING FIRM IS 10 RESUME C0A5TWISE RUN ON AUGUST r

SAN FRANCIoNU, July 17-lRl- A private common carrier coastwise se1vica between California, Oregon and Alaska will be inaugurated next month by CoastWise Line Inc, of San Francisco, B. H. Parkinson, Execu- tive Vice President, announced to- day.
 The sailing will mark the first re- sumption since the war of common carrier coastwise service between California and oregon, Parkinson said.
 The first sailing, Parkinson added, will be from Long Beach on August F and from San Francisco August 19 by the Liberty ship, Henry D. Lindsley. Thereafter sailings will be at two-week intervals. Three Liberty ships will operate on 42-day turn around.
 Fifteen different vitamins now are known, and scientists believe others exist in natural foods.