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Evening star., 1948-03-16
Costa Rican Troops
Capture Stronghold
OF Rebel Leader
by the Associcted Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar.
16.-Costa Rican troops have
captured the stronghold of Jose
Figueres, rebel leader, the gov
ernment said today.
The country is completely calm, a
ccmmunique added, and the gov
ernment has everything under con-
troll.
The captured rebel stronghold was
identified as San Cristobal, below
Cartago, which is IS miles south
of here. The Government also said
one of Figueres' mountain ranches
was taken.
Two columns of troops, one COM
manded by Col. Diego Lopez Roig,
director general Of national police,
converged on the ranch via different
routes last ngiht, the announcement
said.
160 Prisoners Captured.
In addition to 100 prisoners, Fed
eral troops took $4,000 rounds of
ammunition, six cases of dynamite,
300 hand grenades and a number of
rifles. the government reported.
The attack was preceded by bomb
ing, the Government said, but it did
not elaborate.
The government also reported
capture Of a clandestine radio
transmitter in San Jose. It said it
was in the ofIices of Agathon Lutz
German national, and had been
used to send messages to Figueres
Lutz and several persons in the
offices were arrested.
The government said Fgueres
had help from Nicaraguans anc
Guatemalans.
Airplanes and army officers from
Nicaragua have arrived in San jose
to aid the government.
Only One Death Reported.
The government reported only
one death during the San Cristoba
fighting.
Open revolt f1ared in this Centra
American republic Saturday after
President Teodoro Picado Michalsk
declared martial law.
Tension has been high, however
since March l, when Congress an.
nulled the presidential election o.
Opposition Leader Otiho Ulatt
Blanco. His opponent, Rafael Cal.
deron Guardia, government-backee
candidate and a former President
charged fraud. Congress uphele
him.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
U. n. Report Warns
Palestine Is Facinq
Chaos This Spring
By the Assoeie,ed Pres.

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-The
United Nations Palestine Com
mission today predicted strife,
bloodshed and chaos in the Holy
Land this spring.
The five-nation commission
charged with carrying out partition
of the Holy Land sounded this warn
ing in its second monthly report to
the Security Council, released here
and at Lake Success.
The document was circulated to
delegates as the big powers staked
their hopes for peace in Palestine
on Jewish and Arab acceptance Of
truce proposals. After 10 days of
apparent fruitless consultations, the
big nations yesterday appealed to
both sides to lay down their arms
pending new efforts to solve the
Holy Lands troubles.
Conditions are steadily deteriorat-
ing in Palestine, the commission re-
port said, leaving little hope for an
orderly transfer Of authority to the
u. N. when the British give up rule
May Is.
The report said the refusal Of
Britain, as mandatory power, to CO.
operate in implementing partition
prevented coordination. 1t added
that information on present condi-
tions in the Holy Land fully sup
ported the commissions earlier ap-
peal for international armed force.
UNLESS security is retored in
Palestine, implementation Of the
(partition) resolution of the Cen
eral Assembly will not be possible, "
the report said.
Widespread Strife Feared.
"The commission, therefore, has
the duty to reiterate that present
indications point to the inescapable
conclusion that when the mandate
Is terminated Palestine is likely to
suffer severely from administrative
chaos and widespread strife and
bloodshed."
The commission also said that 1t
would be unable to meet the April
/ deadline for establishing provi-
sional councils of government. The
report said the attitude Of the Arab
Higher Committee and Arab resist
ance in Palestine precluded the pos
sibility OF setting up a council for
the projected Arab nation. Refusal
OF Britain to cooperate was cited as
a block to starting the council for
the Jewish nation.
Kalel Lisicky Of Czechoslovakia,
commission chairman. signed the re-
port along with Raul Diez de Me-
dina, Bolivia; Per Federspiel, Den
mark; Eduardo Morgan, Panama,
and Vicente ]. Francisco, the Phil
ippines.
Delegates Of the United States,
Russia, China and France were to
meet today in the Soviet Consulate
on upper Park avenue to hear the
Arab and Jewish replies to their
peace appeals. Britain has boy
cotted the big power talks.
The Security Council postponed
It's meeting yesterday to give the
big powers more time. Today q
session was scheduled at Lake Sue
cess five hours after the parley in
the Russian Office.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
| Prisoner Waits
Turn at Belt
ToHonq Himself
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEWARK, N. j., Mar. 16.-Two
elderly pickpockets, faced with the
prospects OF a new prison term, tried
to hang themselves at Newark City
Jail yesterday, but were thwarted
by shouts of startled prisoner In
another cell, police disclosed.
Jail attendants said they found
one man thrashing at the end of a
belt, dangling from a rafter, while
the second one waited nonchalantly
for his turn.
Benjamin Bederman, 81, with a
record of 80 arrests and Is aliases,
was cut down by Jail attendants.
The second man in the cell, Jimmy
Monroe, 70, said the suicide pact was
decided on to avert another long
prison term. Monroe had a record
Of AZ previous arrests, police said.
The prisoner who sounded the
alarm, James Moore, 70, got a quick
reward. Serving a To-day term for
lettering, he was given a suspended
sentence and ordered freed imme-
diately. ..-.s
Evening star., 1948-03-16
jap Reds Launch Attack
On U. S. Aid Program
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Mar. 16.-The Communist
Party made its first direct attack
on American aid to Japan today-a
move to form a peoples front of
left-wing parties.
The Communist effort, which has
failed twice before, called for COM
plete independence" of Japan. 1t
charged that loans Japan seeks for
rehabilitation of its economy would
make the country "a dependency of
the United States"
The attempt to form a strong
left-wing bloc was seen as a move
to counter yesterdays coalition OF
conservatives in the Diet.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Meyers in Cell as Plea
For Bond Is Prepared
For Court Of Appeals
By Robert X. Walsh

Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Myers was
In a District Jail cell today. while
his attorneys prepared to ask the
United States Court of Appeals to
release him on bond.
They intend to appeal a prison
sentence, of 40 months to years,
imposed yesterday by Justice Alex
ander Holtzoff in District Court.
Handcuffed to another prisoner in
a double file of %, the retired Army
Air Forces purchasing officer was
hustled into the United States mar
shal's big blue van late yesterday
and taken to jail.
Denied New Trial
He had sat In courthouse base
ment cell since mid-morning, after
Justice Holtzof had imposed SEN
tence, denied new trial and re-
fused to continue him on bail, pend
ing appeal.
Meyers was convicted by Dis
trict Court jury last Friday on
charges of inducing Bleriot H. La
MARE, wartime president of the
Aviation Electric Co. of Dayton,
Ohio, to lie to a Senate War Investi-
eating Subcommittee last fall. La
MARIE admitted he testified falsely
In saying Meyers neither owned nor
profited from the concern.
Counsel for Meyers filed an ap-
peal with the Appellate Court yes
terday, but the request for bond had
not been submitted. Meyers now is
within the Jurisdiction of the Court
of Appeals, so far as such petitions
are concerned, officials explained.
Crowd Watches.
More than 300 persons, some o1
whom had stood outside the court
house since noon, saw Meyers lee
away to jail. Except for one spec.
tator, who yelled Hi, Benny" the
crowd watched silently. Meyers
looking straight ahead. hurried into
the van and took back seat with
q youth handcuffed to him.
The Marshars Office explained
Meyers will remain at the District
Jail until the Justice Department
designates another prison. 1t was
believed he may be kept here fol
some weeks or months, if the Gov
ernment moves for an early trial OF
income tax evasion charges on
which he recently was indicted in
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Rites for CorpI. Duff
At Leesburg Tomorrow

Graveside services for Corpl Rob-
ert Cecil Duff, jr., Army Air Forces
mechanic who was killed at Hickam
Field when the Japanese bombed
Pearl Harbor. will be held at 2 pm.
tomorrow at the Leesburg (Va)
Cemetery.
Corpl. Duff was graduated from
Leesburg High School and worked in
Washington for Hot Shoppes, Inc,
before he entered the Army early in
1941.
Survivors are his parents, of
Elizabethton, Tenn, and two sisters,
Mrs. H. B. Carter, Warrenton, Va,
and Mrs. James B. Ellis, Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
ice Official Opposes
Joint Fare Increase
On Buses 10 Pentagon

An Interstate Commerce Com.
mission examiner today recon-.
mended to the ICC that 1t deny
the plea Of three Virginia bus
lines and Capital Transit Co. to
abolish sale of joint fares Of
IL one-way trips for $1.60 be-
tween Washington and nearby
Virginia military establishments.
Points affected by the proposal.
which Is subject to filing OF excep-
, tions by the companies, are the
Pentagon, Boiling, Navy Annex, Air
Force Annex, National Airport and
intermediate stops.
The companies are seeking to end
the privilege Of passengers trans
ferring from one line to another,
and, in Its place. to charge q straight
10-cent fare on each line.
Other companies involved are
Alexandria, Bancroft g. washington
Transit Co.; Arlington & Fairfax
Motor Transportation Co., and
Washington. Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co.
Present Fares Called Reasonable.
Examiner H. G. Cummings found
that the present. fares are reason.
able and recommended that the
companies proposals for termina-
ton of low-cost fares be denied.
The lines. he ruled, should be re-
quired to continue in effect both
joint and local fares in ISSUE"
The examiner also found that the
present plan Of giving the nearby
lines rs cents and the Capital
Transit, 5.83 cents Of each fare
charged on sales of tickets should
continue.
The next step Is for the companies
to file exceptions to today's ruling.
If this is done, further hearings will
be held, 1t was indicated at the 1CC.
Capital Transit Defers Action.
e. c. Giddings, vice president OF
the Capital Transit Co., said he
could not say Immediately whether
the company would take further
action before the ICC in view Of the
CAdAkA1tC1 . A2S Sn-
planned the company lawyers might
decide to stand on their pending
appeal before a three Judge Federal
statutory court attacking the ICC's
refusal to honor Capital Transits
notice of intention to discontinue
the fare-sharing arrangement.
Mr.. Giddings said the company
contended 1t was being forced to
violate an existing rate order of the
District Public Utilities Commission
by keeping the present split on fares
in effect. The PUG order provided
minimum fare of 10 cents cash In
the District, and Capital Transit
would have to receive 10 cents Of
the l3h-cent inter company fare
to comply, he said.
The Virginia companies. on the
other hand, have argued their part
in the transfer service would be
economically impracticable under
such an arrangement. and, In fact,
already has proved to be Q losing
PROPOSITION.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Princess Margaret Speaks
10 Scots Despife,AIness
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

GLASGOW. Mar. 16. - Princess
Margaret, who became Ill after an
all-night trip to Scotland, recovered
enough to make speech today to
30, 900 fiag-waving Scots.
She looked pale, but spoke crisply
and confidently as she accepted the
freedom of Glasgow on behalf of
the Highland Light Infantry, of
which she Is colonel.
One battalion of the regiment pa
raded for her. The other is serving
in Palestine. In her broadcast
speech, the 17-year-old Princess told
the troops In the Holy Land that
I'VE are all looking forward to your
return home"
Two doctors were sumoned to her
hotel this morning. She was re-
ported suffering . slight indisposi-
ton.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Gen. Bradley Confined
To Quarters With Cold

Gen. Bradley, Army Chief of Staff,
was under treatment for a cold at
his Fort Myer quarters today and an
Army spokesman said he probably
would be confined to his bed for a
few days.
Because of his illness, Gen. Brad
ley cancelled speech he was to
make in New York tonight before
the Overseas Writer'S Club.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
|WhottheRussions
| Are Saying of Us

The Moscoao radio, broddcastins
in English to the United Kingdom
said:
TT is safe to say in advance
that the elections in Southern
Korea, which have been fixed for
May ., are going to be an outrage
on the will of the Korean people.
Their purpose is the forma-
tion of a puppet Southern
Korean state sponsored by the
dollar and maintained by Amer
ican banks"
Evening star., 1948-03-16

L6u NILS. OLOil6
went to the back
of the store, the
m a n followed.
she said. He un-
folded a small
n e W S paper he
was car / ng,
showed her a
small automatic
and said, Give
me all the money
and don't make
any noise or I'll
shoot" "
Mrs. Stone said
she gave him
S133 from the
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Church Council Plans
AUGUST Geneva Meeting
By the Assoeiosed Press

BY me NSSoeIof6d FT6ss
GENEVA, Switzerland.-The gen.
eral theme for the first assembly OF
the World Council OF Churches,
scheduled to open in Amsterdam
August %, will be Mans Disorder
and Gods Design"
Several preparatory commissions
here have prepared an agenda for
the assembly, expected to be at
tended by delegates of 1875 churches
from all parts of the world.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Jerusalem Fighters
Halt Shooting to Play
In 3-Inch Snowfall
bY the A,.oeiufsd Prsss

JERUSALEM, Mar. ia s.
inch snow blanketed Jerusalem
today. The Weather Bureau
said it was the heaviest fall In
a generation.
Police said the snow appar-
emily cooled both Jewish and
Arab fighters. Only minor
shooting incidents were re-
ported during the night. Arabs,
Jews and Britons manning gun
posts and road blocks took time
out to make snowmen. an oc-
cupation not often possible in
Palestine.
Evening star., 1948-03-16

efnmenG S Arg-
est employer in
Washington, as
well as through
out the country.
The largest ex-
pansion is ex-
pected to come
in the Air Force
D e p a r t m e Mt,
where 10000 to
$4,000 new civil
IAN JODS may De
added.
Not all of the
additional Air
Department jobs
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Senate Votes Authority
To Arm Merchant Ships

From Yesterdays Late Edition.
The Senate today passed ana sent
to the House a bill giving the
President permanent authority to
arm American merchant vessels in
time of war or national emergency.
This authority has existed as a
temporary measure since November,
1941. but Is due to expire June 80.
The bill still requires House
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Senate Votes to Admit
Canadians to Annapolis
by the Asseeiated Press

A few Canadians would be per-
mitted to attend the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, under bill
passed by the Senate and sent to
the House yesterday.
Up to 20 persons a year from the
American Republics are now per-
mitted to study at the Academy
There is a limit, of three from any
country.
The present bill would add Can
ada to the list of countries which
might take part in the program.
Evening star., 1948-03-16


measure to grant back pay to Fed
eral employees who are unjustly fired
and then re-instated to their jobs.
But the House Civil Service Com
mittee tackled on an amendment to
the bill to give Federal agencies the
power to fire employees summarily
"in the interest of national security .
The commission feels this could
result in Federal employees suffering
grave injustices at the hand OF
power-hungry officials. Also, they
feel it would hamper the orderly
process Of the current loyalty pro-
gram.
The bitter irony in the whole sit
uation Is that the commission orig
inally' recommended this summary
firing provision to the House Civil
Service Committee. Now 1t realizes
its mistake, and is desperately try
ing to kill Its brainchild, either In
House-Senate conference, or If that
fails, by the presidential veto.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Commission announces ex-
aminations for physicists who will
be employed In the National Bureau
Of Standards here and in nearby
Maryland and Virginia. The Jobs
pay starting salaries ranging from
s3,397 to $5,905 a year. The
United States Court OF Claims has
ruled that veterans unjustly fired
from Federal jobs can recover all
the pay they lost while they were
out OF work And the veterans also
get their jobs back. .. The House
has passed legislation which will
give retirement credit to those men,
bers Of Congress who left their leg
islative duties during the war to
enter the armed forces. The Civil
Service Commission had Endorsed
the bill enthusiastically. The
commission has jobs open as prop
erty control officers for the Military
District OF Washington, with sal
aries ranging from $3,773 to $4,14s
a year. Applications may be OBJ
tained at the Fourth Civil Service
Regional Office. Temporary Build
ing r." Third street and Jeffer-
son drive S.W. :. Taking a realis-
tic attitude toward the drive in
Congress to dismiss many personnel
people, the Society for Personnel
Administration tonight will discuss
the subject: How Can a Small Per-
sonnel Staff Help Supervisors De-
velop and Maintain Effective Man
agement Employe Relationships?'
Among those who will give their
view is Fletcher C. Waller, assistant
general manager of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission. The meeting will
begin at 1880 pm. in the Archives
Auditorium.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Showers end
ing by early afternoon with highest
temperature around 10. Partly
cloudy and cooler tonight and to-
morrow. Lowest tonight about so.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy and cooler
tonight and tomorrow, probably fol-
lower by some rain in southeast por-
ton tomorrow
Maryland-Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight and tomorrow.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour.
Direction, south-southwest
5-Day Weather Forecast-March 16
Through March 20.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
- Temperature will average about
degrees above normal. Normal
maximum 81 and normal minimum
"a. Cooler Wednesday and Thurs
day and little change Friday.
Warmer Saturday and Sunday.
Rain about Thursday and Sunday.
Total precipitation about u inch.
River Report
(From United States Engineers1
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and cloudy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
clear at HarperS Ferry
Evening star., 1948-03-16

additional neUs OF Gopern-
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast Dersiou OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star stdtion.)
Evening star., 1948-03-16
The Federal Spotlight
Defense Expects Considerable
Increase in Civilian Personnel
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

National Defense Establishment officials confde they expect
increase considerably their civilian employment during
next year.
Because of the troubled international situation officials
they confident Congress will provide necessary funds
Evening star., 1948-03-16

This would mean considerable
civilian personnel increase here,
where Defense already is the Gov
Evening star., 1948-03-16
EN- nperatures j
High low

Road Report.
(From American Autom obile Association. J
All roads in District and vicinity clear
Evening star., 1948-03-16

hIKn ahu LOW IUf ItsttTuays
Hgh, II. at 2:56 pm.
Low, Al, at 6:02 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 80, on February %.
Lowest B, on January 26.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1948-05-11
WhottheRussiuns
Are Saying of Us

The Moscow radio, broadcasttn!
In Dutch to the Netherlands, said
THE Marshall Plan will entail
limitation Of the shipbuilding in
dustry, which is the most impor-
tant branch of Dutch economy.
1t is quite obvious that this limi-
tation will make 1t possible for
the United States to sell their old
and hastily built ships. All this
will do great damage to the
Dutch economy"
Evening star., 1948-05-11
.ConciIiator Planning
NewWageCo Conference
For Baking Industry

Cancellation Commissioner James
A. Holden said today he will call
another meeting of bakery union
ard employers representatives in a
few days as wage negotiations for
the industry continue deadlocked
here.
Mr.. Holden made his decision
after learning the Bakers Union,
Local 11S (AFL), yesterday rejected
an offer of the Employing Bakers
Association to raise wages by 1914
cents an hour.
Hold Out for 50 Cents.
The union stuck to it's request for
a 50-cent hourly increase. The first
offer Of the association, which rep
resents major producers In the area,
was 10 cents.
The union, representing about
200 workers. voted to reject the
latest offer at two separate meet
ings at 525 New Jersey avenue NV.
The membership already has au-
thorized the calling OF strike but
no date has been set.
Meanwhile the Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No 10l (AFL), pre-
sented new contract proposals for
workers in commercial printshops to
the Graphic Arts Association, rep
resenting union employers here.
Substitute for Closed Shop.
The proposals, which had been
announced earlier, are designed to
bring the agreement into line with
provisions of the Taft-Hartley law.
In place of the closed shop, for
example, they would provide for a
Joint board" of labor and manage
ment representatives to pass on the
qualifications of nonunion job ap-
plicants.
George P. Mallonee, executive Sec
retary of the employers association,
seid he had not yet found time to
study the unions proposals. He
said a committee of the association
would decide whether to make
counter proposals to the union be-
fore negotiations open.
The present contract, which runs
until August II. provides that such
counter-proposals should be made
within Is DAYS
Evening star., 1948-05-11
Special Session Called
by Lane for May Is 10
Consider Pay Raises
~ the Asseeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 1l.-Gov. Lane
has called the Maryland General
Assembly into special session May
IS to consider cost of-living pay in
creases for State employees.
The formal call was issued late
yesterday after the Governor had
conferred with leaders Of the Legis-
lature and State off1cials.
Besides the pay-raise measure,
Gov. Lane said he would recommend
a $500,O00 emergency appropriation
for the welfare department.
Senate President Joseph r.
Byrnes also reported that the Legis-
lative Council had number OF bills
ready to put before the lawmakers
and said he would introduce one
himself.
Senator Byrnes wants to legalize
~rafles, chance wheels and other de-
vices at benefit carnivals and
bazaars.
The Assembly also will act on
recommendations Of committee
headed by State Treasurer Hooper
S. Miles for 10 per cent increases
in most State salaries. The revision
would cost Maryland an estimated
$2.101 ,654.
Gov. Lane said 6,429 positions on
State employment rosters would be
affected. None of these has been
marked for a raise since the last
general increase in September, 1916
Evening star., 1948-05-11
Cornerstone Is Laid
For Police Boys Club

Government and civic leaders par
ticipated yesterday in laying the
cornerstone for the new S160,000
Police Boys Club No. at BIG Sixth
street S.W.
The new building. first of a pro-
jected 13, replaces the old club at
472 I street S.W
Assistant Attorney General T.
Lamar Caudle, on behalf of Attor-
ney General Clark who was unable
to be present, commended the cit
liens of Southwest Washington for
their fine accomplishment" and
characterized the building as "a
very important STEP"
Officiating was Robert c. Sim
mons, president Of the Police Boys
Club and former chairman of the
building fund campaign which
raised s325.O0o.
Commissioner J. Russell Young
another speaker, said the Police
Boys Club was "a pet project" and
commended those who were instru-
mental In raising the funds for. the
buIlding. Supt. aof Polire Robert j.
Barrett also participated in the
ceremony.
The cornerstone contains two
copies df-Ihe Star. some marbles
and tops;,-a- copy of.a poem, What
My Club Means to Me-" by Howell
Jarman, Is, of SIS K street S.W.,
and of an essay on the same subject
by Harold Kidwell, IL, of 49l G
street SW.