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at present min
lister of educa-
ton at the Mad
ison A v e n u e
P re S b y t e rian
Church in New
York, will begin
his new duties
May 8.
A native of
Bethany, Mo,
DR.. Stone is a
graduate of CAL
ifornia State
College and San
Francisco The
illogical Semi
nary. He re.
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submitting it. On numerous oc-
casions, persons have protested they
were given no chance to answer
attacks made on them at public
hearings.
All Evidence to Be Relevant.
All evidence received at commit
tee sessions should be, as far as
possible. relevant and germane to
the subject of the hearing.
Persons who testify before US"
Mr.. Bender said, may feel con-
fident that they will be given a fair
hearing and that their testimony
will not be distorted subsequently,"
He said he also hoped the new
rules would keep the subcommittee
record from being "cluttered up
with irrelevancies or with baseless
character defamations which reflect
unfavorably on the committees
which publicize them as well as on
the witnesses"
Costa Rica's Insurance Bank has
written heavy civil commotion
policies" lately.
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Air Force BuIks at Sproyinq

Because two Australian Air Force
planes crashed last year while
spraying the poison gammexane
over Victoria to fight grasshopper
plague, any spraying this year will
have to be done by private planes,
the air force announced, al-
though worse plague than last
years now Is threatened.
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few weeks to determine official
policy on Federal pay raise legisla-
ton.
Indications are the committee
will approve calling up the legisla-
ton for Senate action, but will in
sist that the cost of the Senate
Civil Service Committees bill be
toned down considerably.
The $3.50 and $500 pay raises for
Federal employees and postal work
ers, respectively, probably win have
to be reduced to about $400 and
$500 or thereabouts, before the Sen
ate leadership will indorse pay
raise legislation.
\ 4 +
TREASURY BOOST-The bill to
increase retirement benefits for
Treasury enforcement and investi-
gative agents got an unexpected
boost the other day.
Representative Garfield, Republi-
can, of New Jersey, chairman of
the House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee on Treasury and Post Office,
told the House the measure should
be approved quickly.
The bill. now before the House
Civil Service Committee, would
grant pensions averaging $4,000 a
year to the agents at the age of so,
after 20 years of service. These
benefits were approved by Con-
gress last year for FBI agents.
Because absence Of publicity
makes their (Treasury agents.
work more effective, they have not
received much of the credit which
is their due, and the public is not
entirely aware of their Importance
or effectiveness of their operations, -
Mr.. Garfield declared.
Referring to the fact that FBI
agents now have these benefits while
Treasury agents do not, Mr.. Can
field asserted that this discrimina-
ton should be eliminated by pass
ing the Treasury bill promptly. The
bill is sponsored by Representative
Love, Republican, of West Virginia
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Reports
have cropped up again that Hamil-
ton Robinson, the State Depart
ment's security officer, plans to re-
sign soon and enter private practice
in New York. .. Paul G. Hoffman,
the new chief of the European Re-
covery Administration, is reported
seeking several top men in private
industry to join the ERA. Chair
man LANCER of the Senate Civil
Service Committee is confined to his
bed with the flu. Senator LANCER is
one of the best friends Government
employees have ever had in Congress,
and it would be nice gesture to
send him some get-well notes.
Another staunch supporter of Fed
eral employees. Senator Chavez,
Democrat, of New Mexico, celebrates
his 60th birthday today. Senator
Chavez is ranking minority member
on the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee and teamed up with Senator
.Langer in sponsoring the civil
service retirement and pay, faise
bills. :. There are painter and doper
jobs open at the Boiling Air Force
base. The jobs. pay salaries ranging
from SO cents to $1.44 an hour, and
application forms may be obtained
at the Civil Service Commission S
Offices.
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II z W b III d II,
C h a r g e d with
treason.
ros e C u t or
Tom De Wolfe
indicated, how
ever, h e would
reserve the right
to call later Ed
ward S / t t ! e r,
o n ct I'm e a S.
sociate of Best's
in g er m a n y.
Sitter Is no W
under hospital
treatment for
mumps.
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Considerable
cloudiness with showers and scat
tered thunderstorms this afternoon
and temperature in the 70s. Clear
ing tonight with lowest temperature
near so. Tomorrow, fair with high
est temperature about 6S.
Maryland and Virginia-showers
and scattered thunderstorms this
afternoon and early tonight, fol-
lowed by clearing. Cooler west por-
tion tonight. Tomorrow. fair and
not much change in temperature.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, east.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
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lcdTS tIht III WILL
be unable to
keep up with the
claims filed by
G ov rn m e mt
workers injured
on the job.
Owing to the
e < C e S S | v e
amount Of war
time claims, the
agency already
Is behind in its
work, and Gov
e rn m e Mt en-
ployes' g ro ups
are asking the
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Senate Unit to Vote More Funds
For Handling Injury Claims
By Joseph Young

The Senate Appropriations Committee has given informal
to Government employees that will vote
additional money speed up handling OF claims injured
Government employees. 5
The appropriation request the Bureau EMPLOYEES Com
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SCOUT EXPOSITION INDORSED PRESTDENT-Best wishes
of President Truman for Boy badge
position here are extended to two Scouts by Maj Gen Harry
Vaughan presidential military aide at the White House Star
Scout Harold Gauss IT, of Troop 20 gh Gen. Vaughan
invitation to the President staff to attend
Eagle Scout Thomas Hardin Rogers Troop et looks
Gen. Vaughan said he hopes to attend the exposition opens
at PM tomorrow and continues from to 1890 pm
Saturday Palace Star staff Photo
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Dr.. Stone 10 Be Assistant
Al National PRESBYTERIAN

DR.. Thomas A. Stone of New York
will become assistant minister of the
National Presbyterian Church here,
it was announced today. DR.. Stone,
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additional ne,Ds Of Gooern-
n1ent affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. eDery Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.J
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Prosecution Expects
| To Finish. Testimony
Against Best Today
ax The Associated Prs..

BOSTON, April 8-The Govern
ment expects to complete presenta-
ton of testimony today against
Robert H. Best, former American
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High, 81, at 1901 am.
Low, 80. at 11;5S pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, SO. on March 21,
Lowest, B, on January 2S.
Tide Tables.
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pensation, which handles these
claims. was cut $2,750,OO0 by the
House from the $13,550, ,000S it had
sought. Consequently, the agency
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Furnished BY United States Coast 4
Geodetic Survey
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SEVENTH RACE Purse. $500;
y claimins; 4.year-olds and upward: / /.
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forcing 1t to bargain with the Go
United Auto Workers on . grour
insurance plan.
Two Actions Under Wagner Act.
But the court denied Mr.. Dem
hams petition for an injunction
against Boeing Airplane Co.. Seat
tie, to force it to bargain with the
striking international Association
Of Machinists. The strike ended
short time later.
In contrast to the 81 appeals to
the courts for injunctions, the board
only twice In its 12-year history
under the Wagner Act had used
its authority to seek q court re-
straint.
The board explains that under
the Wagner Act injunctions only
could be used after q board decision
to make the union or employer live
UP to its order. But 1t was only
used twice-and then early in the
Evening star., 1948-09-26
| Cathedral 10 Resume Work
lon Patriots Transepf

Resumption Of work on the Pa
triot's Transept Of the Washington
Cathedral will be marked by an out
door service at 2::30 pm. Wednesday
at the foot of the transept steps.
The Patriots Transept will have
within 1t q War Memorial Chapel
where a national roll Of honor, re-
cording the names and service rec
ords of men and women who served
In time of war, will be enshrined.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bish-
op of Washington, will speak. The
Very Rev. John Wallace Suter, dean
OF the cathedral, will conduct the
service.
William r. Castle, treasurer Of
the cathedral building fund, an
nounced that a nationwide appeal
for 100000 will be made to carry
on this project
Evening star., 1948-09-26
|NLRB Ends Is Months
Under Taft Act With IS
Injuncfions Granted
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The National Labor Relations
Board, using its sharpest weapon
under the 13-month old Taft-Hart-
ley Act, has obtained 10 injunctions
altogether, with all but six of them
mandatory procedure under the
law.
The boards general counsel, Rob-
ert N. Denham, has sought injunc-
tions against unions 10 times and
against employers twice. The courts
granted 18 of those against unions
and one against the employer.
Denham Tries to Quen Fear.
These injunctions were to halt
secondary boycotts, certain types of
sympathy strikes, and strikes over
board certification of bargaining
agents.
It was in the rare use of the
optional injunction that Mr.. Den
ham showed the Taft-Hartley Acts
teeth still were of the baby variety.
Mr.. Denham, aware Of the fore
bodings of some labor leaders when
the law was being considered, tried
in speeches to put down fears Of a
labor czar" and government by
injunction" He declared that was
not his aim.
The six times he voluntarily went
to the courts for help, major issues
were involved.
Won Battle With Lewis.
Twice John L. Lewis was involved.
Mr.. Denham won the first case
against Mr.. Lewis, when District
Court Judge T. Alan Goldsborough
ordered the mine leader to bargain
with the Southern coal producers,
under threat of contempt of court.
Mr. Denham Withdrew the second
Lewis case.
Judge Goldsborough got COM
promise agreement out of the union
and steel companies owning coal
mines. They agreed to operate un-
der the same union shop contract
as the rest of the bituminous coal
industry until the Supreme Court
finally decides the legality of the
Hartley Acts regulation gov
erning union shop contracts. The
law now says that there can be no
union shop contract unless a formal
election to select a bargaining agent
has been held. The NLRB is moving
slowly toward the final court test.
In another case, Mr.. Denham OBJ
tanned an injunction against the
AFL International Typographical
Union. Now he is charging the
union in Indianapolis with having
violated the injunction, granted by
Judge Luther M. Swygert last
March 27. The Judge is hearing the
boards petition to find the union
and its top officers in contempt.
The printers dispute over the
closed shop which is outlaWed by
the Taft-Hartley Act, is the longest
and toughest one which Mr.. Den
ham and the board have yet tackled.
The effectiveness of the injunction
club is directly at stake in the
Indianapolis hearings.
Another injunction plea, against
the AFL Meat Cutters Union on
the West Coast, was withdrawn.
The two other times Mr.. Denham
used his discretionary power to
90 after an injunction, it was the
employer who was charged with an
unfair labor practice by refusal to
bargain.
The court granted an injunction
against the General Motors Corp,
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Noted Soviet Playwright ],
American Widow Is Dead

BY the Associated Press
MOSCOW, Sept. 25.-The Literary
Gazette today announced the death
Of Mrs. Alexander Afinogenov, a
former American and widow Of the
famous Soviet playwright.
She was the former Eugenia Malin
Of California.
Notice Of funeral services tomor-
row was placed in the gazette by
the Union Of Soviet Writers. 1t
expressed deep sorrow for her death.
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but gave no details Is to time and
cause.
1t was announced on November Z,
194l, that Afinogenov was killed In
Moscow by high-explosiye bomb
while carrying out his war duties
as q member Of the Soviet Informa-
ton Bureau. He was reported to
have been in Moscow at the time
to arrange facilities for foreign cor
respondents. The playwright was
Al at his death.
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administration Of the act-because
the Circuit Court Of Appeals has
the power to enforce board orders
anyway.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Admiral Lovette Due
To Retire in Spring
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Rear Admiral Leland P. Lovette,
wartime head of naval public rela-
tions, will retire next spring. 1t was
learned yesterday.
Admiral Lovette and Rear Ad-
miral Clinton E. Braine were not
selected Wednesday for permanent
promotion to flag rank when "a new
admirals were picked.
Under the complicated rules OF
naval promotion, spot" admirals
must have their appointments made
permanent within two years. Spot
admirals are those who have that
rank temporarily. while serving In
certain spots" or positions.
This was the second selection
board to pass over Admirals Lovette
and Braine, and along with more
than 100 captains also passed over
twice they must retire before next
July.
A Navy official said Admiral
Lovette had indicated previously
his plans to retire next spring. Not
quite 81, Admiral Lovette is now
chief Of the naval mission to Brazil,
O lob he has held since 1916.
Born in Greenville, Tenn, Ad-
miral Lovette graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1917. He was
director of public relations at the
Navy Department from 1942-le44
and from 1937-1940.
Admiral Braine, who will be 81
next week, was born in New York
and graduated from Annapolis in
1916. He is now assistant chief OF
Navy material and director of pro-
duction policy at the Navy Depart
ment,
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New Program May Set
Grain Export Record
BY tho Asseeicisd Press

The United States will SEE q new
record in exports Of grains and
grain products this year If . foreign
shipment program outlined by the
Agriculture Department yesterday
Is carried out.
The department announced ex.
port allocations for the January
March quarter which would bring
the total for the first nine months
Of the crop year to 1908, 900 long
tons, or about 5S2, ,O00, 900 bushels.
Exports during the last crop year
ending last July l totaled 15,250, 900
long tons, or 587 100000 bushels.
This was the largest amount ever
shipped by this or any other coun-
try in a single 12-month period.
ALLEGATIONS for the final quarter
Of the current crop year april
Jupe) could easily boost the years
total above last years record.
The department said its program
has been approved by the Com
merce Departments Interasency
Advisory Committee on Export Re-
quirements.
This indicated that Secretary Of
Commerce Sawyer has withdrawn
earlier objections to q possible in
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| Mutual Defense Pact
|0f American Nations
Goes in Effect Today
Nv the Assoeioted Press

The American republics lined
up today to throw their collective
power behind a pact designed to
protect this hemisphere against
any aggressor.
A special ceremony at noon will
signal the start Of the mutual de-
tense compact drafted last year by
10 nations at Rio de Janeiro Costa
Rican Ambassador Mario Esquivel
will bring the historic agreement
into full force by depositing his
countrys ratification with the Pan
American Union.
Aimed at shielding the Americas
from pole to pole, the treaty was
negotiated in August. 1947, at the
Rio Conference, climaxing years of
efforts to unite the New World ma
tions for self-defense.
Hailed by Truman as Model.
President Truman told the dele
gates then that the accord was a
model for international co-opera-
ton. And it is expected to serve
in that capacity when work starts
on the proposed Atlantic pact
which would tie the United States
and Canada into a mutual defense
agreement with the Western Euro
pean union.
The inter American treaty, which
lis based on the United Nations
Charter, provides:
!. Immediate military assistance
by all of the American states to
any member attacked by another
hemisphere nation. The foreign
ministers are empowered to issue
a cease fire" order and to spell
out what further help should be
given the nation under attack.
2. If a member is attacked by
an outside power all the treaty
signatories will hold immediate con-
situations to decide what steps are
needed to safeguard the hemisphere.
The new world nations specified
that their security zone extends
from the North to the South Pole,
Evening star., 1948-12-03
5 Japs Ask Supreme Court
To Declare Trials Invalid

Five wartime japanese leaders
sentenced to prison as war criminals
asked the Supreme Court yesterday
to declare their trials invalid.
The appeals were filed by William
Logan, New York attorney, on behalf
of Koichi KIDD, Takasurni Okla
Kenryo Sato and Shigetaro Shai-
mada, who got life sentences. and
Shigenori Togo, who got 4 20-year
term.
Mr.. Logan contended that the five
were charged with offenses which
are not crimes under international
law, or In any civil or military court
Of the United States.
Creation of the offenses was in
violation of the United States Con-
stitution," Mr.. Logan said in 4 brief.
He also contended that the inter-
national tribunal was illegally estab-
lished by Gen. Macarthur.
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ERP Nations Too Slow
With Exchange Of Raw
Material, VorYs Says
by J. A. OLeor

A complaint That the United
States is not getting enough
strategic raw materials from Eu-
ropean countries receiving Mar
shall Plan help was raised to-
day by Representative Vorys, Re-
publican, Of Ohio.
As the congressional watch dog"
committee on foreign aid prepared
to meet in closed session this after
noon, Mr.. Vorys, one of its men,
bers, said:
THE plan for shipment of these
scarce materials in exchange for
grants, loans or dollars simply is
not working. I'm going to find out
why"
The Vorys complaint came stimuli
taneously with a statement by the
United States Chamber of Com
merce that the Governments So
4oo,0O0,000 five-year plan for stock
piling strategic materials is tagging
seriously behind schedule"
Recovery Signs Encouraging.
Meanwhile, members of a House
group just back from Europe told
Of encouraging signs Of economic
recovery everywhere they went.
They were divided, however, on the
advisability of arming Western
Europe, which will be one Of the
ma jor issues in Congress next year.
Noting that many of the raw
materials essential for military pur-
poses must be imported from coun-
tries which may be under hostile
control and therefore inaccessible, :"
the Chamber of Commerce warned:
This dangerous and costly de-
pendence of our Nation on foreign
sources of supply points up
the vital need for providing such
stocks beforehand"
May Question Hoffman.
Mr.. Vorys presumably intends to
ask his questions of Economic Co.
operation Administrator Paul G..
Hoffman and his chief deputy,
Howard Bruce. Both have been in
v1ted to attend the committees
closed-door session by Senator
Smith. Republican, Of New Jersey,
acting chairman.
I'VE will go over all the facts and
questions" Senator Smith said. He
promised to meet newsmen later.
The 16 participating European
nations are required under the
Marshall Plan to make 1t easier for
the United States to get certain
strategic raw materials on reason
able terms and in reasonable guam
titles.
These include such items as raw
rubber, sisal-from which rope and
similar products are made-tin. cop
per and a long list Of other strategic
items normally imported by the
United States.
Materials Moving Slowly.
ECA reports to date show only
q thin trickle Of such materials into
this country. the largest being as
600 tons Of rubber from British
sources.
Representatives Price, Democrat,
of Illinois, and Short. Republican,
of Missouri, called the new Commu-
mist city government in Berlin "just
another annoyance" They were
members Of the congressional group
returning from Europe yesterday.
Others on the trip were Representa-
tive Bates, Republican, Of Massa-
chusetts: shafer. Republican, Of
Michigan: Bishop, Republican. Of
Illinois; Rivers. Democrat, Of South
Carolina, and Bryson, Democrat, Of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Short brought home the I'm
preston there Is mo great danger
of war now in Europe" Mr.. Price
added that the Russians are trying
every way they can to take over all
of Europe, and they will do any
thing short Of war"
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including the whole North Ameri-
can continent as far east as Green
land.
Door Left Open for Canada.
Although the way was left open for
Canada to join the Rio Pact, the
Dominion has shown no inclination
to do so yet. Canada, however,
figures in the Atlantic union plans.
Ambassador Joseph Charles OF
Haiti, acting chairman of the Coun-
Gil of the Organization Of American
States, will preside at todays cere-
monies. High-ranking officials and
representatives of the Central and
South American countries are sched-
uled to speak.
The 19-nation agreement has
been ratified thus far by IA coun-
tries-the two-thirds required to put
it into binding effect on all. In
addition to Costa Rica, they are
Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, the
United States, Colombia, Nicaragua.
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crease In grain exports this year.
Several months ago hs objected to
heavy shipments, stating that the
American housewife should be given
q break on food prices.
Agriculture Department of1icials
have held the view that because Of
this years record grain crop. the
United States could spare larger
supplies than ever before without
hurting American consumers.
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Honduras, Ell Salvador, Paraguay,
Dominican Republic, Panama, Haiti
and Uruguay.
The remaining five are Argentina,
Cuba, Peru, Bolivia and Chile.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-12-16
Ridgley-Cearfoss
Nuptials Announced
Ceremony Took Place At
Washington Square Methodist
Church On November rs.

Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Ridgley,
of Huyetts, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Doris, to MIR. Rob
ert K. Cearfoss, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Cearfoss, of Cearfoss, on
Friday evening, November 26, at the
Wa h ington Square Methodist
Church.
The single ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Charles M. LeFew,
before a candle-lighted altar banked
with baskets of white flowers and
palms Preceding the ceremony,
Mrs. Dorothy King gave an organ
recital, and accompanied Walter
mclaughlin, who sang, 81 Love You
Truly" Because" and "The Lords
Prayer"
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was gowned in white
taffeta with full gathered sleeves
and high neckline with roll collar.
The full skirt fell from the tight
bodice, ending in short train. Her
finger-tip veil fell from corona of
gathered taffeta, and she carried an
arm bouquet of white chrysan-
themums and pompons.
Mrs. Lois Roddefer, as matron of
honor, was attired in yellow taffeta
designed with high neckline, fitted
bodice and full skirt. She carried
a bouquet of gold fall flowers with
matching flowers in her hair. Doris
Cearfoss, sister of the groom, and
Barbara Jean Cunningham, as
bridesmaids, were gowned in green
taffeta identical to the matron of hon
or's gown. They carried yellow fall
flower bouquets and wore matching
flowers in their hair. David Martin
served as best man for the bride
groom, and the ushers were Roy
Spickler and Carl Forsythe.
The brides mother wore smoke
gray frock with black accessories
and pinned to her shoulder yellow
rosebud corsage. The bridegroom's
mother was attired in brown frock
with matching accessories and wore
yellow rosebud corsage.
Immediately following the cere-
mony reception was held in the