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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-12
Oil Union Needs Aid

One of the CLOS oldest unions is en-
gagged out on the, West Coast in bitter
struggle with giant oil companies which
have devised a fantastic California Plan"
of attempted strikebreaking reminiscent
of the Infamous Mohawk Valley Plan"
Neither the Oil Workers International
Union nor any other union of its size could
stand up alone for long under the punish
ment being dished out by the petroleum
trust. That's why the National ClO and its
affiliates are throwing their support be-
hind OWIU.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-12

out program for progress or 1t won't get that
support.
Reaction and resistance to change is just
not in the American citizens book. From now
on the political parties had better differ on
methods of progress rather than on the ex-
istence of or lack of progress itself.
The Both Congress demonstrated to the
American people very forcibly that the ma
jority party and the conservative side of the
minority party were not willing to accept and
promote forward looking program. The
major enactments, with few exceptions show
ed that the both Congress felt that the old
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-12
Wonen's News
And Views
By Odessa Overy
Secretary Women's Bureau
Region 2-B

IL . lO use W ldlh dUOuL LllC
election because that Is old
stuff now. But it is just as
good news as any, and every
body is still raving about it.
just couldn't let thing like
that go by without making a
little comment on it, because
I think that it was the most
wonderful thing that could
ever happen to the working
people.
l don't know If it was the
women that put it across or
not. 1t does seem that 1t was
a pretty big landslide for the
women to manipulate and it
is generally known that if the
women had nothing to do with
it the majority would not be
in our favor for this. / do
know that we had several wo-
men that did lot of good in
our plant, and it is true in all
of the plants in the United
States.
Anybody who was Is years
old or more during the last de-
preston wasn't hard to con-
vince on the outcome of this
election if the Republicans did
take office. For this / think
that the women need the cred
IL, for that was the basis of the
convincing being heard. Well
I won't go into anymore de-
tail about it. l wish to extend
my heartiest congratulations
to our Tom Burke and we
hope you have very success
full term and many more to
come. / also wish to extend to
all of Toms supporters con-
gratulations on the good work
they did in putting Tom in
with such an overwhelming
victory.
l owe somebody an apoi-
ogy for saying what / did
couple of weeks ago. Mention
ed was the thought that we
would have to 60 through the
same thing as we did in the
dark days of the depression
before the people would open
up their eyes and see through
what is taking place, ! men
toned that people weren't ed
ucated enough to get the peo-
pie into office that we thought
were good for labor. For this
] must apologize l here must
give mostly the men credit for
this education. l said that
there was a lot of talk about
educating the people but it
didn't look like very many
were doing anything about II.
There was a lot of education
going on that I just didn't
hear about. Again too,. the
people are getting to the point
where they can figure things
out for themselves, thus mean
ing that they are educating
themselves, and they are get
ting this education through
the hardships that they pre-
viously had gone through. Sec
ondly, they can see the things
that the 80th Congress has
done to the laboring class of
people through the Taft Hart
ley Act which we hope that in
the near future the new Con-
gress will do something about.
Even this will be no easy
thing to do for we still have
the southern Democrats that
aren't for the unions and the
laboring class of people. They
believe in diSintegrating the
whites against the colored.
This again is one of the things
that we are trying to educate
the people on, because we feel
that we are helping ourselves
as well as the colored when we
practice this
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-12
Time for Plain Talk
by Tom Burke

The biggest poll of all has been completed and it sure
all the other polls look sick The American people have
spoken they don't maybe What they said Tues
day simply that political party appeals to
support forward looking well spelled
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Long Delay Expected
In Alien Deportation

A long delay is expected in de-
porting hundreds of aliens until the
United States Court of Appeals
hands down a decision as to whether
the Administrative Procedure Act
applies to deportation hearings.
A decision of the appellate court
is awaited, following conflicting
decisions by District Court judges.
If the Court of Appeals should
rule the act is applicable, it would
mean persons must be given hear
ings by examiners appointed es-
pecially for that purpose by the
Civil Service Commission. 1t would
exclude such hearings being held by
the immigration Bureau.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff of Dis
trict Court yesterday ruled the act
does not apply in deportation pro-
ceedings. His ruling was made in
dismissing habeas corpus action in
the case of Wong Yang Sung, a
Chinese of the 800 block of Penn
Sylvania avenue Sc.
Mr.. Sung, a citizen of China,
brought the action, contending the
act is applicable in his case and
that he has not been given a hear
ing under it.
A short time ago, Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough of District Court
ruled in another case that the Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act does ap-
ply in deportation hearings.
The Government, in turn, ap-
pealed from Justice Goldsborough S
decision.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
ForrestaI Names ; Aides
In Congress Liaison Office

Secretary of Defense Forrestal
today completed his legislative liai-
son section with the appointment OF
three assistants to Maj. Gen. Wilton
B. Persons, who will be its director
The deputies, whose duties will be
to see that the legislative work per-
formed by the Army, Navy and Air
Force Departments is keyed to the
overall defense legislative program
are
Maj. Gen. James D. Mcintyre
Air Force; Brig. Gen. Miles Reber,
Army, and Capt. Ira H. Num-, Navy
The policies and decisions of the
Secretary of Defense are controlling
on the three departments. and Maj.
Gen. Persons, operating through his
three deputies, has the responsibility
for seeing to it that these policies
and decisions are adhered to by the
departments" MI. Forrestal said in
announcing the appointments.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Woman Hurt Running 10 See
Plane That Hit Her Home
By the Assoeioted Press

GREENSBURG, Pa, July %
Mrs. Linda Caroline, IS, is hospital
lied today because of an under
Standable curiosity.
When an airplane struck Mrs.
Caroline's home yesterday, she
wasn't hurt a bit A few moments
later, however, she tripped while
running out to see what had hap
pened.
Mrs. Caroline was taken to a hos
pital with possible rib fractures.
The plane pilot, Atlas Greenfield,
At, Evansville, Ind, was taken to
the same hospital with cuts and
bruises.
Neighbors said the plane first
struck some utility poles, then car
omed into Mrs. Caroline's rooftop.
Mr.. Greenfield said he was making
refueling stop and tried to gun
his craft into the air after overshoot-
ing the runway.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
London Pastor Burns
Book on Canon Law
By the Associated Press

LONDON. July 29.-The Rev,
Robert Hood stood in front of his
London church last night and
touched a match to book. There
by he called attention to dispute
over religious statutes in Great
Britain.
The volume Mr.. Hood burned in
front of ST. Stephens of Lambeth
was the Canon Law of the
Church of England" The book Is
a proposed revision. worked out by
the Westminster and York divisions
of the church, of "a canon laws
which have been in effect with al
most no changes since 1904.
Mr.. Hood condemned the changes
as mass of errors. AS he scratched
the match, he said to a crowd OF
500:
"I am ready with all faithful
diligence to Danish and drive away
all erroneous and strange doctrines
contrary to Gods word. there
J fore consign to the flames this book
The Canon Laws of the Church
of England as it contains an erro-
neous and strange doctrine con-
trary to Gods word"
Among Mr. Hoods objections to
the proposed revisions is his belief
that they will reduce the King s
authority in church affairs. He also
fears an effort is being made to
create a "priestly caste"
Pillaging of goods from Europe is
perplexing Sydney (Australia) wharf
officials.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Greek Leaders Meet
On Command Shakeup
BY the Asseeioted Press

ATHENS, July 29.-The Defense
Council met today to consider
American proposals for a shakeup
in Greek Army and air commands,
designed to spur the tagging drive
against Communist guerrillas.
Informed sources said last night
opposition to the changes appar-
entity had collapsed in the council.
Premier Themistokles Sophoulis was
understood to have offered most of
the opposition but apparently he
was won over these sources said.
Informed sources said 1t. Gen.
Panos Kalogeropoules will be re-
placed as commander of the I'd
Army Corps by Maj. Gen. Stylianos
Kitrilakes. deputy chief of staff
Gen. Kalogeropoules commanded
the six divisions which started the
Grammos drive more than five
weeks ago. The drive Is far behind
schedule.
The Americans also asked for a
shakeup in the Air Ministry, in
cluding replacement of a number of
non flying officers, these sources
said. J
Associated Press dispatches deal
ing with the requested changes were
held up temporarily for alleged Sc
curity reasons. The A. P. protested
and the dispatches finally were
cleared Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
5 Dead os British Wilt
In 94-Degree Weather
BY the Assoeia.sd Press

LONDON, July 29.-Great Britain
sweltered today in an intense heat
wave that has killed five persons.
Temperatures reached 94.2 at
Cambridge and 93.5 at London. At
Southampton Harbor, where the
King and Queen and Princess Mar
garet visited the liner Queen Eliza
beth, it was 95 in the shade.
The heat struck suddenly after
unreasonable chilly weather. Lon
don regards 80 degrees as torrid.
Evening star., 1948-07-29

Co. of Philadelphia. The outcome
may involve some 10000 employees
of 1,089 furniture manufacturing
companies in 20 States. whose con-
tracts with the union are similar to
that of the Philadelphia company.
The union seeks to force Leather
craft to continue contributing to
the union for maintenance of group
insurance and death benefit funds
The suit says Leathercraft noti-
fed the union last month it would
discontinue contributions because 1t
believed insurance and death bene-
fit payments didn't constitute a
trust fund" within the meaning
of the Taft-Hartley Act.
The company also pointed out it
didn't have joint control OF the
funds,
Evening star., 1948-07-29

other Federal bureaus, between
now and next January.
X X u
HOT ISSUE-The Republicans
are all set to make the Govern
ment's loyalty investigation program
a major campaign Issues Top COP
leaders have expressed their pleas
ure to Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee regarding
his charge that the program has
been failure.
From now until next November,
Republican orators Will hammer
away at the theme that no Federal
employe has been fired for dis
loyalty since the Presidents $12,-
100000 loyalty program got under
way year ago. .
The report that Mr.. Rees will
make House speech divulging the
names of all "disloyal" Government
employees is as phony as a three
dollar bill, however. What Mr..
ReeS will do is cite a few sample
cases that have come to his at
tention, involving employees of du-
bious loyalty.
Mr.. Rees, has no definite knowl-
edge of other "disloyalty" cases
that's what he is complaining about.
He wants to see the files on the
loyalty cases now before the vari-
GUS Federal agencies, but this re-
quest has been denied.
This refusal was based on Presi-
dent Truman's order not to turn
over any confidential loyalty in
formation to Congress. Further
more, Federal loyalty officials say
the bulk of the cases are now re-
ing processed, and therefore deny
that no action is being taken to
combat any possible disloyalty in
the Government.
OPPOSITION-A number of Gov
ernment workers unions are all set
to. oppose any move to name 1t.
Gen. Willard Paul, chief of the per-
sonnel and administration of the
Army General Staff, as the new
Civil Service commissioner.
1t isn't that they have anything
personally against Gen. Paul. who
is recognized as very able admin
istrator. But they just don't think
it's wise to have military man in
what has always been civilian job.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
ChasiIeion Rent Boost
Asked; ; Apartments
Are eGranted Increases

Owners of the Chastleton HoteE
1701 Sixteenth street NV, are seek
ing monthly rental. increases rang
ing from $4Ss to STATS, the District
Rent Control Administrators Office
said yesterday.
The requests were for one room
and bath apartments to be in
creased from $3.50 to 1878: two
rooms, kitchen and bath, from $35
to s40.25, and four rooms, kitchen
and bath, from $85 to s9775.
The hotel operated by American
Investment Properties, Inc, in
cludes 1877 units.
Rent control examiners have rec
commended rent increases for three
other apartments on which recent
hearings were held.
Raise on SO X Street Units.
= Examiner William F. Mansfield
recommended a 7.52 per cent raise
in rents for 80 units at isis K
street NV. bringing two-room-
and-bath apartments up from $38
to Sal a month and three-room-
and-bath apartments from $77.50 to
$83.25.
Originally the operator, B. F.. Saul.
Inc, had asked an overall raise of
11.58 per cent.
Increases amounting to 7.01 per
cent were recommended by Exam
liner Dennis K. Lane, for 131 units
at 900 Nineteenth street NV. The
raise calls for $35 one-room-a -and-
bath units to 60 up to $3745 and
500 fiye-room- -and-bath apartments
to go to SLOT.
A 1906 per cent increase was re-
quested by the Cornwell Invest
ment Co
Majestic Wins Increase.
Increase of rents by 81 per cent
was recommended for the Majestic
Apartments, including 130 units, at
5000 Sixteenth street NV.
The ruling would raise the rents
of tWo-room and bath units from
$4950 to $54, and four-room and
bath apartments from $125 to $135.
During hearings, Morris Cafritz, Inc,
operators, had asked an overall
boost of 81 per cent.
Tenants of the three apartments
have 10 days in which to file pro-
tests against the decisions.
Many tenants attended the OPEN
ing of public hearings before Mr..
Lane yesterday on petition for a
II per cent increase In rentals at
Good Hope Hills, 100-building hous-
ing project with Alb units in SOUTH
east Washington.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
,S35O,OOO Estate Left
By Wade H. Ellis in
Will Filed Today

The late Wade H. Ellis, prominent
washington attorney and former
SPECIAL assistant to the Attorney
General in the Theodore Roosevelt
administration, left an estate valued
at more than $3.50. 900. according to
petition for probate of his will
filed ip District Court today.
The petition points out that the
estate is in addition to various joint
insurance policies, annuities, bank
deposits and securities held with his
wife, Mrs. Bessie C. Ellis, and, there
fore, not requiring administration.
Mr.. Ellis, who died at his home.
1440 Massachusetts, avenue NV, on
July 4. left the bulk of his estate to
his widow. who. with his former
law partner, Woodson p. Houghton,
was named executor of the estate.
Provides % Bequests.
The will. dated July 10, 1896, pro-
vided for 27 specific bequests to be
paid out of the sale of his historic
estate, Rippon Lodge. in Prince WI
liam County. Va. Total value OF
these bequests Is S82,500.
Among special bequests made by
Mr. Ellis was one of 5000 to Ray
mond L. Hubbard, who was his
chauffeur for many years.
Left Library to w. & L.
Under the will his brother, the
late Challen B. Ellis, was to have
received the Carlton Apartments, at
210l N street NV. Mr.. Ellis had
anticipated this bequest a short
time ago by giving the building to
his brother who, at his death, less
than six months ago, bequeathed q
half interest in it to Mr.. Ellis.
He left his library to Washington
and Lee University. from which he
was graduated in 1889
Evening star., 1948-07-29

Gen. Paul has been mentioned as a
definite possibility for the job.
One of the current difficulties In
the Federal service today is the
somewhat strained relationship be-
tween the military and civilian per-
sonnet in the various military agen-
cies. Government unions have been
charging that military personnel
often were being used in what
should be civilian jobs, thereby dis
placing civilians. And other friction
has developed during the years.
That's why they don't want to
see a military man on the Civil
Service Commission. The Civil
Service Commission post will open
up when Commissioner Arthur S.
Flemming resigns at the end of
next month.
What many officials would like
to see is the appointment of men
who know civilian personnel mat
tiers thoroughly-men like Henry F.
Hubbard, vice chairman of the Fed
eral Personnel Council, or Lawson
Meyer, executive director of the
Civil Service Commission.
At any rate, any move by the
White House to appoint Gen. Paul
is certain to stir up wave of dis
approval and opposition.
X X X +
GROWING-The new CIO Gov
ernment Workers Union reports it
has added six additional locals TO
its organization.
The new union was set up last
month by former members of the
CIO United Public Workers of
America, who were dissatisfied with
UPWA's left-wing policies.
In statement, William Miren-
goff, national co-chairman Of the
GWU. declared:
I'm the few weeks since its
launching, GWU has proved that
it can grow into a powerful force
for the betterment of the eco
nomic condition Of the Govern
ment employe Our membership
now includes several thousand Fed
eral, State and municipal employees,
spread over seven States and the
District of Columbia. This, how
ever, is just the beginning.
GWU is laying the foundation of
mass organizing drive, here in
Washington and elsewhere, which
will follow in the tradition of the
great CIO campaigns in steel, autos
and other basic industries"
CRUEL-Despite the new White
House directive permitting nonair-
conditioned Federal agencies to dis
miss employees on extra hot days, a
number of Government Offices have
kept its employees on the job in al
most unbearable heat.
Apparently some Government Of
ficials feel the temperature must
hit record 120 degrees before they
can dismiss their employees. Their
heartless attitude is directly con-
trary to the White Houses recon-
mendation.
y \ +
CAPITAL ROUNDUP "A hand
full of jobs is expected to>open up
eventually in each Federal depart
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Union Challenges Labor Act
On Employer Contributions

PHILADELPHIA, July 20 LP.-
The constitutionality of sections of
the Taft-Hartley Labor Act which
prohibit employers from contribut-
ing to union funds unless they have
joint control over their administra-
tion was questioned by the CIO Up
holsterers Union.
The action was taken yesterday
in Federal district court suit filed
against the Leathercraft Furniture
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press
Sn~atA

Heads into probable civil rights
filibuster on motion to take up anti
poll tax bill.
Foreign Relations Committee
meets behind closed doors to con-
slider international wheat agree
ment.
Banking Committee hears Mar
riner S. Eccles, member Of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board. on proposals
tn restrict bank credit
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Downtown Providence
Again Flooded by Roin
BY the Associoted Press

PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 90
Downtown Providence streets were
flooded for a second time in less
than a week yesterday by a deluge
of rain which was accompanied by
spectacular thunder and lightning.
The lower lobby of the Sheraton
Biltmore Hotel was flooded with
4 to 6 inches of water and many
Easements of downtown buildings
were inundated.
Numerous automobiles were stalled
and two unidentified women were
rescued from an auto which went
off the highway into an excavation
and was submerged up to the seat.
Evening star., 1948-07-29

Qdy.CHdTSSS dlSu
have been made
t h a t personal
patronage exists
on a large scale
at OFT, with
pets" of the Of
fcials in top
spots there hav-
ing Nthe run of
the Office!
The committee
plans to investi-
gate other Com
merce Depart
ment units on
personnel mat
tiers, as well as
Evening star., 1948-07-29

ment and agency as q result OF the
new antidiscrimination program II
the Government. The new person
mel will handle the various admin
istrative work of the program.
Additional neps OF Govern
men Affairs and Personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast persion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3.15 pm. erery Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
The Federal Spotlight
International Trade Unit Probed
For Loofing, Patronage Abuses
BY Joseph Young

The Commerce Departments Office OF International Trade
the scrutiny the House Civil Service Committee
Committee staff members have begun investigation of
charges made OFT employees themselves that oafng
personal patronage rampant in the
According reports received by committee investigators
Evening star., 1948-07-29
Weather Report

DlStrlct OF Columbia - MOSTLY
sunny and -, warm with highest
around 80 this afternoon. Clear
tonight with lowest about St. To-
morrow mostly sunny and continued
warm
Virginia-Partly cloudy with a
few scattered thundershowers south
portion this afternoon and this eve
ming. Fair tonight. Tomorrow
mostly sunny and little warmer
Maryland-Clear and slightly
cooler tonight. Tomorrow fair and
q little warmer.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour;
direction, northeast
Evening star., 1948-07-29

The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
Sun. today sos S:23
Sun. tomorrow SOY s:2o
Moon. today 2:1np pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset
Precipitatio 4
Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Evening star., 1948-07-29

come IN TO Work
late every day, take
If for lunch and
around during the
Evening star., 1948-07-29

River Report.
Prom U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-07-29

Pillaging of goods from Europe is
perplexing Sydney (Australia) wharf
officials.
Evening star., 1948-07-29
High and Low for Yesterday.

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, 80. at 2:36 pm.
Low, -, at 2:56 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 95. on June "a.
Lowest, g. on January 20.
Evening star., 1948-05-28
Membership Issue Sill
Unsettled as AAUW
||nstaI|s New Officers

New officers Of the Washington
Branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Women are to
assume their duties Tuesday.
The change. however, appears to
offer small chance of settling the
controversy between the branch and
the national association over mem
bership rules.
A minority group in the local
branch which disagrees with the
Washington chapters position
against admitting colored members,
contends the new officers do not rep
resent the minority.
DR.. Conrad Installed.
The new slate, which was installed
last night, is led by DR.. Elisabeth
Whiting Conrad, a we'll known edu-
Gator. She and others elected with
her took over their posts at the as
sociation's annual meeting in the
AAUW clubhouse, 1884 I street NV.
DR.. Conrad now will appoint sew
eral committee chairmen who will
constitute her board of directors.
She is to meet with them and dis
cuss the controversial issues.
Others installed with her were
Mrs. Hampton D. Percy, second vice
president; Mrs. j. P. Mewshaw, re-
cording secretary; Miss E. Grace
Deal. treasurer, and Miss Annabel
Matthews, director The Office OF
first vice president temporarily is
vacant.
Annual Reports Heard.
The annual reports of various
committee members. officers and of
Mrs. G. r. Wilhelm, outgoing
branch president. were read during
last nights session.
Mrs. Wilhelm was presented with
gift at the dinner, which preceded
the business session, and with cor
sage of orchids from the board of
directors.
The regional conference Of the
association will be held in Asheville,
N. c., on July l, 2 and 3.