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would speed up


would have the power to crack down
on agencies that abuse promotion
privileges. But it would end the
situation which finds many Govern
ment officials complaining that 1t
sometimes takes months to get ap-
proval Of an ordinary promotion
from one grade to another for an
.employe.
The commissions recommends
ton is contained in its Federal
Classification Act proposals, which
might be adopted independently by
Congress, or as part Of the omnibus
pay legislation supported by the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
~ II
PAY FIGHT Speaking Of pay
raises, the various postal union
groups still are seeking to have the
House and Senate consider postal
employees pay legislation separate
from that of other classified Fed
eral employees.
On the House side, Chairman
Rees of the House Civil Service
Committee has combined both
groups into his one bill for a tenn
porary $480 pay boost. But postal
groups are button holing other
committee members, and there's a
definite possibility they will gain
their objective.
The postal groups argue that an
omnibus pay raise bill won't have
too much Of chance. On the other
hand, a postal pay raise bill has
a very good chance of passage,
they say. And they contend that,
If they win a pay raise, Congress
in simple justice will vote wage in
creases for other Federal en-
ployes.
But some Federal employees union
leaders fear that, by the time Con-
gress passed postal pay bill, there
wouldn't be enough time left be-
fore adjournment to enact pay
raises for other classified Federal
employees.
Employees groups generally are
favoring the $517 average pay raise
bill which has received the unof-
fetal approval of the Senate Civil
Service Committee. The measure
is expected to win formal COM
mittee approval on Monday.
The bill, which would also revise
the Classification Act, is an omni-
bus one, to provide wage raises for
both postal and non-postal groups.
And its sponsors feel there is a
good change the Senate wiNraaiakly
approve it.
DESERVED TRIBUTE-A group
of officials of the various Govern
ment employees unions are suggest
ing that all the groups get together
In staging, victory" banquet for
Chairman, LANCER Of the Senate
Civil Service Committee when Con-
gress adjourns.
The union officials proposing the
dinner say 1t would be a we'll de-
served tribute to Senator LANCER,
who is one of the best friends that
Government employees have ever
had in Congress.
Senator LANCER played a major
part in the enactment of the Lam
ger ChaveZ-Taft Stevenson civil
service retirement bill, and Gov
eminent employees groups hope he
will be as successful in his fight |
on behalf of a Federal pay raise
bill. :
incidentally, the present Senate
Civil Service Committee has been
extremely friendly to Government
employees legislation. Along with
Chairman LANCER, some of the
more ardent supporters OF Federal
legislation have been
Senators O'Conor, Democrat, Of
Maryland; Chavez, Democrat, of
New Mexico; Baldwin, Republican,
If Connecticut: Flanders, Republi-
IAN, of Vermont; Thye, Republican,
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Pigeon Post Started

A pigeon post has just started
between Geraldton, Australia, and
Pelsart Island, one Of the Abrolhos
group which are just specks on the
Indian Ocean. Pigeons carry mes
sages written on cigarette papers
over the SO miles OF water from
mainland to island.
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Weather Report

bEoGllCJ Ol SUlulI1uld-CU1lIly Uut
cold and rather windy. with highest
this afternoon in middle 30s. Clear
and cold tonight. with lowest about
20 in the city and IA in the suburbs
Tomorrow clear with warmer tenn
perature in the afternoon.
Virginia-Clear, north portion
and clearing south portion: colder
tonight. Fair tomorrow; warmer In
the afternoon.
Maryland and West Virginia
Clear and Slightly colder tonight.
Tomorrow fair with rising tempera-
ture.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour
direction, west-northwest.
Five-Day Weather Forecast-March
IL Through March 16.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
Temperature will average about
degrees below normal. Normal max
imum, SO degrees; normal minimum,
33. Warmer Saturday and Sunday.
Little change on Monday. Colder
late Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain
about Tuesday totaling about "a
inch.
Road Report.
from American Automobile Association
All roads clear In Washington and vi
einity; few slippery spots in mountains OF
West Virginia.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Hurnidifu
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Plan for Agencies to Upgrade
Jobs Advocated by Commission
By Joseph YOUNG

the Civil Service Commission is advocating plan to allow
departments and agencies own
employees jobs without having get commission
approval "
This would be radical departure present regulations
which require the commissions
of all upgradng OF Minnesota
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Hieh and Low for Yesterday.
High, So, at 2:52 pm
Low, 81, at 11:5s am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 50. on February rs.
Lowest 5, on January 20.
Tide Tables.
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TURKEY FOR LEGISLATORS Public Works subconn-
mee members partake of surprise turkey lunch today during
hearing transfer of Defense Corp dormories to
the Booker T. Washington Memorial Shown groups are
deft to right Mrs Poa Pttsman daughter Negro
educator Chairman McGrego Representatives Angel
gon and Rohrbough OF West Virginia both Republicans
John M. Sales, serving the turkey Star Staff Photo
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additional neUs of GoUern-
ment afairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young'S broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star stution.)
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The Sun and Moon

AUtOm0blIe IlEhtS must De tUfned on
ene-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
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Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital Current month to date):
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Geo6etic Suryey1
Evening star., 1948-07-24
.NLRB Finds Union Guilty
Of Boycofting Schenley
BY the ksseeioted Press

The National Labor Relations
Board, ruling for the first time on
unfair labor practice case against a
union under the Taft-Hartley law,
yesterday unanimously held a New
York liquor worker union guilty of
an illegal secondary strike and boy
colt.
The union is Local l of the AFL
Wire. Liquor and Distillery Workers
Union. The charges were filed by
the Schenley Distillers' Corp. and
the Jardine Liquor Corp, one OF
six principal New York City dis
tributors of Schenley products.
The board found that the New
Yorklocal had engaged in a pre-
Christmas boycott of Schenley
products. to support strike by Local
3S of the same union at the Frank
fort CKy) distillery of the George
T. Stage Co., which is owned by
Schenley.
The NLRB ordered the union
and its agents to cease and desist
from engaging in, or inducing the
members of Local l to engage in, 9
strike or concerted refusal In the
caus of their employment to per-
form services for any employer
whree an object thereof is to require
any employer or other person to
cease doing business with Schenley.' y
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Tammany, 0'Dwyer
|Aqree on Candidate
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 24.-Tammany
Hall and Mayor William O'Dwyer
have laid aside their political war
clubs.
After two weeks of party-rending
combat. the two Democratic camps
got together yesterday and agreed
on General Sessions Judge John A
Mullen as compromise candidate fol
New York County Surrogate.
The row was touched of when the
Manhattan Democratic organiza-
ton spurned Mayor O'Dwyer's rec
concentrations in designating a can
didate for the politically powerful
post. The Surrogate handles the
probate of wills, and has wide ap.
pointive powers.
Mayor ODwyer wanted Tammany
to back City Council President Vim
cent Impellitteri. Instead, leaders
picked General Sessions Judge
Francis L. Valente.
Forthwith, the Mayor denounced
Tammany as gutter club" vowed
he'd replace it with a new party
organization, and dared Tammany
to oust Frank Sampson, whom he
had helped install as chairman.
Tammany replied by deposing Mr.
Sampson and putting in Manhattan
Borough President Hugo E. Rogers
as chief. He Immediately began
peace NEGOTIATIONS.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
u. n. Bomber Held
Under $4,000 Bond
Pending Mental Test
By the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn, July a.
Stephen ]. Supina, the former
flyer who bombed United Nations
headquarters because he said he
wanted world peace, was placed
under $4,000 bond today pending
mental examination.
Arraigned in City Court less than
"a hours after he calmly walked
into the New Haven Register news
room and surrendered, the 36-year-
old flyer heard his lawyer success
fully plead that the case be put off
until Monday.
Judge D. w. Celotto readily agreed
to the continuance after Supina s
lawyer, T. Emmet Clarie, said he
wanted his client examined by q
psychiatrist.
1T is obvious to any right thinking
person that this mans act was not
that of normal human being" Mr.
Clarie said. "It might well be that
his war service has so affected him
that he may be in need of medical
attention"
Mr.. Clarie told the court Supina
would not oppose extradition.
The Ashford Comm flyer said
yesterday when he gave himself up
that he was anxious to go back to
Lake Success to finish my fight for
world peace"
He told Register newsmen also he
didn't intend to hurt anyone when
he dropped the missile Thursday,
but did so ito make them here and
abroad look to the United Nations
for lasting peace"
Three Nassau County IN. "
police officers were in City Court
when Supina was arraigned. Sergt.
Arnold Smith said he had warrant
charging the flyer with malicious
mischief.
Relatives earlier had said Supina
was much concerned about the pos
sibility Of apothey war.
The man who, as a Bit turret
gunner, had helped drop tons of
bombs on Germany said he used a
1-pound stick of dynamite to jar
the U. N. He attached dynamite
to $50 feet of wire which he trailed
from the cockpit of the small plane
he had rented in Willimantic, Su-
pima said, and touched it of with an
electric spark from two fashlight
batteries as he flew low over the
U. N. buildings.
He intended to harm no one, Su-
pima insisted. Except for guard
who complained that the conclusion
gave him chest and stomach pains,
the blast caused no injury.
After the bombing, Supina landed
at La Guardia Field, visited niece
in New York City, took bus to
Hartford where he spent Thursday
night in a hotel, and then decided
to return to Lake Success. He said
he stopped in New Haven because
he ran out of money.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Share in S5,467,366
Estate Bequeathed
To Washingtonian

Richard Graybell Goldman, "a, of
720 Twenty-first street NV. will
receive the income from about one
twelfth Of the nearly $500, 900 es-
tate of his grandfather, the late
julius Goldman of New York it was
disclosed today.
Settlement Of the estate, long in
litigation, was said by the Associated
Press, to have been reached in New
York when a transfer tax ap-
praisal" was filed revealing the net
estate amounted to $5,467 ,366.3 81
Mr.. Goldman, lawyer, and philan-
thropist, died in 1898, but stockhold-
ers' suits delayed appraisal of the
estate for 10 years.
One fourth of the estate was Or
dered held in trust for three grand
sons: Richard Goldman, Thomas
Alder Goldman, American vice con-
sui at Rotterdam, and the late DAN
lei Ware Goldman, naval aviator
who was killed during the war in q
plane crash. The disposition of
Daniel Goldman's share was not
disclosed.
The grandsons lived with their
mother, Mrs. Marcus Goldman, at
the Twenty-first street address. She
said Richard had graduated from
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology last month, and is now on
vacation. Thomas, 20, a graduate
of Harvard and veteran of Army
service during World War II, has
been in the foreign service for about
two and a half years, she said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Goldman
are divorced. He resides at 707
Twentieth street and is a geologist
in the Geological Survey.
Half OF the estate will 20 to two
daughters of the late Mr.. Goldman
Receiving life interests of one-quar-
ter each. are Miss Hetty Goldman
of Princeton, N. j., and Mrs. Agnes
G. Sanborn, Cambridge, Mass.
A life interest in one-eighth each
was willed to two granddaughters
Elizabeth G. Lehman, of New York
City, and Dorothea G. Mollenhauer
Of Chastworth, Calf, daughters OF
the late Mrs. Bernard Guttman, OF
Silver Mine, Conn.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Crew Of Mystery BIT
Flies Back From Azores
BY the Associoied Press

SANTA MARIA, The Azores, July
24.-The crew of a mystery Bit
halted here in what apparently had
been an unauthorized trip toward
Palestine, took off today in a Pan
American Always plane, at their
own expense. for Stephenville, New
foundland, en- route to New York.
This dispatch did not make clear
whether all 1s men who were aboard
the Bit when 1t landed in the
Azores last week were making the
trip back.
The Pan American plane was
scheduled to land at La Guardia
Field, New York, at 1:30 pm. (EDT)
today.
The big -engined plane had
been held up by Portuguese au-
thorities in the Azores after a fight
from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
British Reorganize
Middle East Forces
~ tbs A,,oe;oted Press

LONDON. July 24.-Britain re-
ports she has reorganized opera
tional control of her armed forces
in the Middle East and Mediter-
ranean sectors under two commands
The move resulted in part from
withdrawal of British troops from
Palestine.
Under the new plan one command,
co-ordinating land, sea and air
forces, will cover the Mediterranean
area and the countries bordering
on it.
The other-the East Africa COM
mand-will have immediate jurisdic-
ton over British forces in Somali-
land, East and Central African
colonies and Mauritius.
Previously the Suez Canal Zone
was the operational base for both
Mediterranean and East African
areas.
The War Office said Gen. Sir John
Crocker, commander in chief OF the
Middle East land forces, will retain
@ small headquarters in the canal
zone
Evening star., 1948-07-24
AIban Towers Owners Ask
Apartment Rent Increase

Owners of Alban Towers, 370t
Massachusetts, avenue NV. have
petitioned for an increase in the
monthly rentals of 226 living units,
the District Rent Control Admin
istration has disclosed.
The increases sought ranged as
follows:
For one room and bath units
from $25 to $27.50; for one bedroom,
living room, kitcnenette and bath
unies from $50 to S66 and from $65
to $71.50, and for three-bedroom
apartments from $l45 to $159.50
No date has been set for public
hearing of the case.
Rent increases averaging 2.04 per
cent we're authorized by the ad-
ministration yesterday for 81 units
in apartments situated at 1900
1919 sherwood street NE, owned
by the Y. & O. Realty Co. Three
room and bath apartments former
ly renting from $3681 to $42.87 pei
month, were ordered adjusted tc
S37.55 and $43.70.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
By Wes GolIoaher
Assoeioted Press Foreign Correspondent


BERLIN, July 24.-What are the
prospects of the Western powers
reaching an agreement with Russia
over Germany at new Big Four
conference?
No one definitely can answer this
question except Prime Minister
Stain and possibly the Politburo.
But sitting inside this blockaded
city, we'll behind the Soviet curtain
across Europe, gives you an inside
view of Russian tactics. From these
tactics, 1t seems possible to draw
some conclusions.
One is this: 1t appears from here
that Washington, Paris and London
are indulging in wishful thinking
that such an agreement can be
reached.
Since the Big Four Foreign Min
listers deadlocked at the London
Conference no change in Soviet
policy has been apparent. This
policy has the avowed aims of %
wrecking the European Recovery
Program and 90 seizing control of
Europe.
The quickest and most decisive
way to achieve both objectives is to
seize political and economic control
of Germany. This is still the funda-
mental aim of Soviet policy in Ger
many. But Russian tactics to
achieve this aim have been changed
by conditions.
Failed at Conference Table.
When the Western powers decided
to set up a West German govern
ment independent of the Soviet
Union they posed No. threat to
Russian plans. For II a West Ger
man government were successful it
would not only deny the Soviets
control of Germany but might suck
Eastern Germany into the Western
orbit. Likewise, 1t would almost
insure the success of the European
Recovery Program.
The Soviets had failed to achieve
their objective at the conference
table. They were faced not only
with their original problem OF seiz-
ing all OF Germany but also with
halting the development of Western
Germany.
So they resorted to force in an
effort to succeed where diplomacy
had failed. They Withdrew from
four-power machinery. Berlin was
chosen for the. point of pressure
because it is one of the most vh-
Evening star., 1948-07-24


ish. declared the child definitely
was murdered"
Deputy Sheriff Henry Estopinal
said: "If we find the guy who did
this, there might be trouble. But we
can handle the crowd"
A posse Of deputies and towns
people Immediately began search OF
this swampy area, IS miles southeast
of New Orleans. Bloodhounds from
the State prison at Angola, about 90
miles northwest of New Orleans
were reported en- route to Violet.
The thin, brown-haired boy left
home yesterday to visit Mrs: Joe
Sartalmacchia, a neighbor. He ate
lunch there and then left for home
Sheriff's deputies found the body in
high grass 800 yards behind the Sar-
talamacchia home.
Beside the body was a two-foot
tree limb, broken in half and matted
with bloody grass. The grass was
trampled, indicating a struggle. Au-
thorities said they had no idea OF
any possible motive for the Staying
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Outside Religious Training
Upheld in Pennsylvania
NBy the Assoeiated Press

HARRISBURG. Pa, July "a
Pennsylvania's Justice Department
has ruled that so-called released
time" religious training is legal If
held outside public schools.
The ruling came in an opinion
submitted to DR.. Francis B. Haas,
State superintendent of public in
struction, on the effect in Pennsyl-
vania of a recent United States
Supreme Court decision on the
subject.
Attorney General T. McKeen
Chidsey said the ultimate decision
on whether particular program is
constitutional rests with local au-
thorities.
The tribunal recently ruled in a
Champaign Gll) case that it was
unconstitutional to provide religious
instruction during school hours in
public school buildings.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Radio Panel on Druft
Planned Tomorrow

Application of the new draft act
to District residents will be the
subject of a panel discussion to be
presented at 7:30 pm. tomorrow over
Station WINK, the junior bar Sec
ton of the District Bar Associa ton
announced today.
Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist, a
member of the National Defense
Secretary's Committee on Selective
Service, will lead the discussion.
Other members of the panel are:
Frank Norton, director Of Selective
Service Records for the District;
Col. Daniel Omer, general counsel
of the Office of Selective Service;
Ben Paul Noble, representing the
bar association, and John Taylor,
representing the American Legion.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Farley Contradicts !.
Testimony Railways
Held Up Rates on U. 5.
BY the Assecio,sd Press

William T. Farley, president of
the Association of American Rail-
roads, yesterday assailed as wholly
false" testimony before a House
Committee that the railroad organ
lied a committee. during the war
for the purpose of holding up rates
charged the Government.
In letter to Representative
Bender, Republican, of Ohio, Mr..
Farley also defended railroad men
who went into military service
during the war and later returned
to their railroad posts.
MIR. Bender Is chairman of an
Expenditures subcommittee which
conducted an investigation of al
legged multi-milHon dollar over
charges by the railroads on Govern
ment business.
The testimony to which Mr.. Faricy
took exceptions was given July Z
and 8 by James E. Kilday, transpor-
tation chief in the Justice Depart
ment's antitrust division, and by
Thomas F. Proctor and Frank l..
Barton, Post Ofilce Department
officials.
MIR. Proctor testified that the
real cutting edge" of an alleged
plan to overcharge the Government
was a four-man board which made
final recommendations on how much
the Government should pay the rail-
roads for hauling freight.
Mr.. Farley said:
"The first statement which calls
for correction is that the railroads
organized the Traffic Executive
Chairmen's Committee for the pur-
pose Of holding up Government
rates. Such a statement Is wholly
false"
Mr.. Farley said the committee
actually was created at the request
Of Joseph B. Eastman, director of
the Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, and approved by the Justice
Department.
Mr.. Farley also said it is untrue"
that Government agencies were
compelled to handle rate matters
with the committee, and could not
deal directly with the railroads.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Kuiser-Fruzer Signs
WincheII for 2 Years
Nv the A,socio,sd Press

NEW YORK, July 24-A contract
under which the Kaiser-Frazer Sales
Corp. will sponsor Walter Winchell's
radio news commentaries for two
years starting January 2 was signed
yesterday.
1t was unofficially reported that
Mr.. Wincheh will get s1,350,000 for
the two-year period. The cost of air
time over stations on the American
Broadcasting Co. network will be ad-
ditional.
The Jergens company, recently de-
cided not to renew it's contract with
Mr.. Winchell.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
|WishfuI Thinking Laid to Allies
In Expectation of Reich Accord
erable and important Western

nerable and important Western
positions.
The Russians moved slowly and
cautiously at first. Then, with in
creasing speed and boldness in the
face Of Western indecision and weak
ness, the Soviets set out to blockade
and strangle Berlin.
This policy had two possibilities:
Cd to force the Western Allies from
the city or 90 to get them to agree
to Germany constructed on Soviet
terms.
Either one would achieve Soviet
aims. Withdrawal of American
forces from Berlin in the face of
Soviet pressure would start such a
wave of fear in Germany and Europe
that there would be no hope of
building a Western Germany willing
to resist Communism.
No Indication Of Compromise.
The first step in obtaining Ger
many suitable to the Soviet Union
must come through new foreign
ministers conference. Reports in
dicate that London, Paris and Wash
ington are on the point OF agreeing
to such a meeting
There seems little reason for the
Soviets to enter such conference
in a spirit of compromise. And there
is no indication here that they in
tend to do SO.
Through the Potsdam and Yalta
Conferences the Soviets achieved a
whole series of concessions through
diplomacy. Partial successes at Ia
ter conferences gave them favorable
positions in the Balkans. In the
last two years their vetos have-if
not achieved their aims-blocked
those of the West.
Now they have resorted to physi-
cal measures which they feel prom
ise them success. With their aims
the same and new tactics giving
promise of achieving these aims, it
Is difficult to see where the Rus
SLAMS would enter a new conference
willing to reach a settlement along
Western lines.
1t is equally difficult to see where
the West can make any further
concessions without giving up their
position in Germany entirely.
A consistently hostile attitude by
Soviet officers and the Soviet press
here has given no sign that such
change is planned.
The general Soviet attitude here
might more correctly be summed up
by the undiplomatic expression,
Do as we want or we will choke
you until your eyes pop out"