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Evening star., 1948-04-01
Bookbinders' Negotiations
Resume In .7-Day Truce

Negotiations were resumed toda1
between the bookbinders' union anc
the Graphic Arts Association after
the union agreed to a seven-day
truce in strike preparations.
The union, Local T. international
Brotherhood of Journeymen Book.
binders, had been in "continuou.
meeting" for 25 hours in protest OF
the associations refusal to meet new
wage and hour demands.
Meeting with Graphic Arts and 9
Mediation and Cancellation Service
commissioner yesterday, the unior
agreed to resume talks for a week
About $50 union members, employed
in 10 shops are involved.
The dispute centers around ar
original union demand for so.
cents-an-hou increase which woulo
bring the wage scale to $2.25 ar
hour. The union also wants re.
duction IN the work week from 4t
to IS hours and two additional paic
holidays. The employers have of.
fered cents an hour.
Should settlement be reached ir
the week Of negotiations, the term:
will be retroactive to March 81. ex.
piration date of two-year contract
At first laying down a mo con
tract, no work" ultimatum, the
union compromised on the week
truce after the GAA refused to bar.
gain unless the men returned to
work.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Army 10 Consider Visits
Of Newsmen 10 u. 5.
BY tho Assoeioted Press

The Army said yesterday it will
consider individually requests by
news correspondents to leave over
seas theaters temporarily, without
loss of accreditation, for visits to the
United States.
However, new entry permits must
be obtained from the State Depart
ment under passport regulations if
such trips are made.
A recent Army announcement that
newsmen may leave a theater to
work in a neighboring zone and
then return without loss of standing,
raised the question of trips to the
United States.
Asked about this, the Army said
Temporary absence from the
overseas zones was authorized
principally for the news coverage of
adjacent areas. However, permis-
sion to return to the United States
Is not prohibited and each case will
be considered on the individual
merits. If such return is authorized,
new entry permits must be secured
and all State Department regula-
tions concerning passport and exit
must be complied with. At the pres
ent time, the overseas theaters are
not issuing round trip orders for
CORRESPONDENTS"
Evening star., 1948-04-01
DC. Democratic Committee
Meets Tomorrow Niqht

&9t,s.efs7.sefl> 81
The Districts Democratic Cen.
trail Committee will meet at 8:1s
pm. tomorrow to set primary
date and approve election ma.
chinery.
The meeting originally was sched.
uled for today but was postpofed al
the request Of several commit ttee-
men, 1t will be held ID sthe office
OF Melvin D. Hildreth, acting chair
man, In the Evans Buildings
The Democratic primary probably
viii be held June II, with nomina
tions called for in the latter part OF
May, Mr.. Hildreth said today.
Meanwhile, Republican leaders
are meeting today to begin setting
in motion their party primary ma
chinery. A call for a Republican
State Central Committee meeting
probably will go out late today, &C.
cording to James c. Wilkes, chair
man.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
'Grocer's S Wife SIuqs
Rcbber Over Head
with Pole, Routs Him

A would-be robber has a head
ache today because his intended
victim, Mrs. Annie Goldberg. 50, hit
him on the head several times with
pole used for reaching mer-
chandise in her grocery.
The noggin treatment quickly fol-
lowed the intruder's entry into the
store at 2032 Twelfth street NV.
last night. Present were Mrs. Gold
berg, her husband Morris, SO; two
woman customers and a man pa
tron.
The frustrated robber, who was
colored, approached Mrs. Goldberg
and demanded money, bolstering
his threat by moving his hand in
his pocket, as if he had a gun.
As he demanded the cash, the
movements of his mouth caused a
white handkerchief mask to fall
off. Then Mrs. Goldberg went into
action, as the customers moved to
one side and Mr.. Goldberg, at an
other counter, grabbed a meat
cleaver.
She whacked the man several
times with the merchandise pole.
The bandit dashed out of the store,
with the Goldbergs and the man
customer right behind. But they
lost him at Thirteenth and U
streets NV.
MY wife wasn't even excited" 4"
Mr.. Goldberg commented, adding
that he didn't even have to use the
cleaver. He said the cash register
contained only about IS.
The Goldbergs established the
grocery 35 years ago. He was
robbed OF small sum 10 years ago
while alone In the store.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Walter Reed Hospita|
Plans PIX 10 Replace
Burned Structure

Plans were underway at Walter
Reed Hospital today for erection OF
permanent post exchange to re-
place the frame structure destroyed
yesterday In a $780, 1000 fire.
Maj. Robert c. Miller, post ad-
tutant, said the commandant hoped
to obtain 100000 within the next
month for the project.
A conference was being held today
to determine what type Of structure
would be sought. Maj. John La
mond, post engineer, said 1t would be
a flre-resistant building, probably
two stories high and of brick match
Ing other hospitals buildings.
Job May Take Year.
Should the requisition for funds
go through promptly, it would be
nine months or a year before the
building Is completed he said.
The building will house PIX and
a restaurant as did the one-story
frame building destroyed yesterday
1t will be located in approximately
the same area.
Maj. Miller pointed out the post
has been planning to replace the
old, temporary building put up in
1917, and that the fire should expe-
dite matters.
Civilians Eat at Post Mess.
Meanwhile. about 1000 civilian
employees who had eaten at the
destroyed restaurant are being
served at the post mess cafeteria.
A temporary PIX will be estab-
Nshed in another building.
One theory about the fire in which
six District fremen and one post
fireman were injured was that 1t
started from defective wiring, pos
sibly in the restaurant grease vent
A spark from an electric motor
might have set it off, investigators
said.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Demonstrators Boo
AS Wallace Carries
Campaign 10 Brooklyn
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, April IAN esti-
mated 500 demonstrators, shouting
down with Russial Down with
Communism" booed Henry A. wal
lace last night as the third party
presidential candidate carried his
campaign into Brooklyn.
Carrying American flags and the
banners of several veterans organi.
cations, the demonstrators marched
in column around a school in
Brooklyn's Red Hook section where
the former Vice President spoke.
They continued their shouts and
ooos during Mr.. Wallace's speech,
the first Of two he made before
Italian-American rallies in different
sections of Brooklyn.
The third party leader, outward.
ly unruffled by the demonstration,
said in his address that United
States foreign policy is breeding
civil war for Italy"
Mr.. Wallace contended President
Truman's administration was align
ed on the side of huge monopolies"
in Italy. He charged that the
United States policy was blocking
italian reform" and asserted that
If this country continues to "cater
to the interests of American and
Italian monopolies Italy will choose
communism or go fascist under the
pressure OF unresolved problems"
F.. There was no demonstration dur.
ing Mr.. Wallace's second speech.
Mr.. Wallace entered and left the
Red Hook Schoolhouse through
side door. A heavy police guard
escorted him through the lines Of
the marchers who chapted:
You can have him-we don't
want him-he's too red for U.s."
The demonstrators could be heard
inside the building during Mr.. WAL
lace's talk.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
|WhuttheRussions
Are Soyinu of Us

The Mosco,0 radio, broadcastin
in Portuguese to Brazil, said.
I'm the coming elections, voters
will have a choice, not between
candidates presented by the capi-
talistic parties, but between per-
sons who represent imperialist
reaction on the one hand and
those persons who proclaim the
program of struggle for peace,
for progress and for democracy
on the other.
This program was proclaimed
by the Progressive Citizens of
America organization, which de-
cided to form a third party and
present the candidacy of Henry
Wallace, Vice President at the
time of Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1948-04-01
u. 5. Consul Asks Transfer
After ; Attempts on Life
By the Associoted Press

John Bankhead, American Consul
at Windsor, Ontario, who has sur
vived three reported attempts on his
life, has asked the State Depart
ment to be transferred to another
post.
Mr.. Bankhead conferred with de-
partment officials yesterday.
An unidentified assailant report
edly fired at him last Sunday. Pre-
viously, he said he had received
poisoned candy and liquor.
Government officials said Mr..
Bankhead would return temporarily
to Windsor when consultations here
were over.
These officials described his forth
coming transfer as routine Mr..
Bankhead has been Consul at Wind
sor since July 10, 1945.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Lane Coils FEPC Lows
States Rights Matter
by the Assoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, April Fair
employment practices legislation IL
a States rights matter, Gov. Lane
Of Maryland said last night.
Gov. Lane, leader Of the Confer
ence Of Southern Governors oppos-
ing President Truman's civil rights
program, told reporters after the
banquet of the Maryland Society OF
Pennsylvania that he feels the State
can best determine its need for
FEPC.
Gov. Lane pointed out that Mary
land already has laws banning the
poll tax and that lynching has been
no problem there.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Jerusalem Arab Force
Pounds BeIeaguered
Ghetto With Mortars
BY the Assoeioted Press

JERUSALEM, April ARABS
battered the beleaguered Monte
fore ghetto of Jerusalem with
mortars before dawn today.
Jews retaliated with prolonged
sniper attacks on Silwan Village, on
the slopes of the Mount of Olives.
At sunrise British troops moved
in and quieted both sides. The
extent of casualties is not known.
Jews said two Hagana men were
killed in yesterdays food convoy
battle west of Latrun. and that
many Arabs were slain In the fight
That convoy now Is at Rehovot,
poised for another effort to run
the tight Arab gantlet to food
short Jerusalem.
Slain in Convoy Battle.
Yesterdays attack on a train
near Haifa, which a Jewish source
said could be attributed to the Stern
Gang, was interpreted as Jewish
retaliation for the recent heavy
Arab attacks on conveys. A govern
ment announcement here said 40
were killed and so injured in the
mine-blasted train. Haifa police
said the toll was "a Arabs killed
and "a injured.
British troop units investigating
the convoy battle found i've Arabs
dead and four Jewish vehicles
ablaZe.
An Arab bus driver was killed by
gunfire in the Jerusalem vicinity.
Another Arab was slain in the
Jaffa-Tel Aviv borderland.
BY unofficial count, 2,282 persons
have been killed in Palestine since
the United Nations Assembly voted
last November % to partition the
country between Jews and Arabs.
The Arab press reported today an
arms ship believed to be Russian"
was of the Palestine coast near
GAIA. The British said they are
investigating but do not believe the
report.
- British Request Refused.
Jews repeated their refusal Of
British request that they clear out
of some 80 Jewish quarters Of Jeru-
salem. These quarters include the
Jewish section of the old walled city,
under almost constant Arab attack
since the partition vote.
A Jewish Agency spokesman said
the Palestine government has beer
pressing the Jews for months either
to evacuate the old city or disarm
it's defenders. He called the gov
ernment's policy dangerous non
sense" He said, "Never."
The spokesman said the govern
ment also has been putting pressure
on the agency to evacuate four
settlements in the Kefar Etzion
group near Bebron, two near Ramal-
lah, the Montefiore and Mekor Hahn
suburbs of Jerusalem and some 20
places in the Nebeg, the southern
desert.
In all, about 10000 Jews would be
involved. The colonies named all
are inside Arab territory and have
been under fire often.
A government spokesman. told Of
the agency sources remarks, said,
There has been no pressure on the
sgency to evacuate these places.
There has been some friendly ad-
vice to that effect"
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Senate Nearing Vote
On 3OO-MiIIion Fund
For Aid 10 Schools
By The Asse<;a,ed PRESS

The Senate neared a final vote
today on a bill to provide $500, ,000,-
600 in Federal aid to schools.
! Senator Fulbright, Democrat, of
Arkansas urged quick approval to
provide what he called needed
weapon in the war Of ideas with the
Communists.
Passage was expected possibly by
nightfall. The chief obstacle was
series Of amendments by Senator
Mcmahon, Democrat, of Connecticut
| to hberalize the bills terms govern
ling aid to church and private
schools.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, anticipating a final vote late
in the day, told a reporter he looked
for the Mcmahon amendments to
be voted down. Senator Taft, one
of eight Senate authors of the bill,
also is its floor manager.
Urges Million Increase.
| Senator Mcmahon proposed an
additional $4,000, 900 a year to help
nonpublic. tax-exempt schools meet
the cost Of transporting pupils,
health services and purchase of nom
religious textbooks and supplies.
Senator Fulbright called on his
colleagues to combat "the most Sc
rious defect in our national life" J"
In speech prepared for floor de-
livery, he said:
IF we are to lead the western
world in its struggle against the
domination of Communist totali-
tarians, believe we must give every
American boy and girl a reasonably
good education"
The Senate late yesterday added
by voice vote a provision Sena tor
Connally, Democrat, of Texas said
is designed to assure no future at
tempt to combine white and Negro
schools In Southern States.
Would Bar Restrictions.
The amendment would keep con-
gressional appropriations committees
from putting any restrictions on
funds other than those in the bill
itself. The bill stipulates that
States with segregated schools shall
not reduce the relative amounts
spent on the education OF minority
races.
The Senate rejected, 80 to 5, an
amendment opposite in purpose to
those advanced by Senator McMa-
hon. This one, offered by Senator
Donnell, Republican, of Missouri
would have banned use of any Fed
eral funds for support of church or
private schools.
AS written, the bill leaves this
question up to the States.
The measure, which must be sup
plemented by an actual vote of
funds, would provide aid in the year
starting July /, 1949.
1t is designed to assure that at
least $50 year be spent by State
and Federal Governments on the
education of all children between
the ages Of and II. Federal grants
would range up to about $28 a year
for each school child. No State
would receive less than IS q year
for each child.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Wheat Agreement Signed
By S u. n. Nations
BY the Assoeioted Press


All but one of the 36 nations that
negotiated the international wheat
agreement have formally signed the
accord, the U. N. Food and Agricul-
ture Organization said yesterday.
Guatemala, the only holdout, Is
expected to sign later though the
deadline for signatures was yester-
day.
The agreement. to which the
United States is party. sets a 50
a bushel ceiling on wheat exports
during the five-year life of the
accord.
A floor. or minimum price. of 81 so
for the first year drops periodically
until it reaches $ll0 in the final
year.
The agreement must be ratified
by the governments Of participating
countries, requiring congressional
action. Final date for ratification
Is July l.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Senators to Be Honored
AT Emory Alumni Dinner

Three Senators who attended
Emory University, Atlanta, will be
honored at a dinner given by the
Emory University Alumni Club at
$50 pm. tomorrow in the Lafayette
Hotel.
The honored guests will be Sen
ators Barkley of Kentucky, Holland
of Florida and Stewart of Tennes-
see. All members of the Georgia
congressional delegation also have
been invited to the dinner. DR..
Wyatt A. Smart, faculty member OF
the Emory School of Theology, will
be principal speaker.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
u. S. Hopes for Approval
OF Special Session Today

LAKE SUCCESS, April l P.-
The United States hopes for ap-
proval today of its proposal for a
special Palestine session Of the
United Nations Assembly.
A ballot also Is expected on the
White House se-sponsored appeal for
a truce in the Holy Land.
The Council meets at 2:30 pm.
and American sources are confident
both measures will pass, barring a
Russian veto.
The time element In Council de-
bate on the Palestine situation Is
becoming more pressing. because
the British are due to give up their
mandate rule May Is.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Congress in Brief
BY the Asseeisssd Press

Senate:
Continues debate on $500, 900 900
Federal aid to education bill.
Armed Services Committee con-
tinues hearings on universal military
training and draft legislation.
Banking Committee hears Hous-
ing Administrator Raymond M.
Foley on proposed amendments to
Taft -Ellender- Wagner housing bill.
House:
Considers omnibus appropriation
bill supplying $3.50, ,O00, 900 additional
for atomic energy work.
Senate House conferees seek com
pror1se On foreign aid bills. 4
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
To Be Topic OF Lecturer

The Corocoran Gallery of Arts
current special exhibition, cold
Master Drawings From Private
Collection. will be discussed by Miss
Amy Briggs, gallery lecturer, at
80 pm. tomorrow.
Miss Briggs gallery talk will dis
cuss the drawings in relation to the
trends in European painting. In a
second lecture on the exhibition
April 9 Miss Briggs will talk on the
purpose and technics of drawing
Mrs. Josephine M. Bever will con-
duct the story hour for children q
to Is at IL am. Saturday. The story
hour will comprise tales by Wash
ington Irving. illustrated with pic
lures of American scenery by paint
ers of the Hudson River school.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Bill Is Signed to Extend
U. S. Mortgage Insurance
BY the Assoeioied Press

UI ''Ie FNssoS'SIIeu FFesS
The Governments authority to
insure mortgages on new housing
was extended one month to April
80, under a bill signed last night
by President Truman.
Awaiting Senate action is a meas
ure to extend the authority for a
full year. That bill provides $2,-
o00, ,000, 900 in additional insurance
authority The House already has
passed It. D.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Fund to Equip Troops
Sought in Philippines
By the Assoeioted Press

MANILA. April 1.-The Philip
pines Republic is preparing to put
its armed forces on war footing.
Secretary of National Defense
Ruperto Kangleon stated that the
Philippines could not stay on the
fence" If war came, and would not
hesitate to join forces with the
United States.
Mr.. Kangleon said an emergency
appropriation of approximately 132,-
100000 pesos ($66, 900, ,000) would be
asked Of the Philippine Congress to
equip fully at least $4,000 ground
troopS.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Correction

Through q typographical error,
The Star yesterday quoted Harlles
Branch. member of the Civil Aero
nautics Board, as saying that a mo-
ton that he disqualify himself from
an airline route case for bias was
neither wholly untrue or grossly
misleading" The word should have
been "either." The Star regrets the
error.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Police Probe Knife Killing
OF 7 Women in Columbus
By fhs Asseeio.sd Press

by fhs Asseeiofed Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1.-Au-
thorities were virtually without
clues today in the knife -slayings of
two women found dead late yes
terday.
One victim. about 40, still was un-
identified. She was found nearly
nude in bed at the downtown
Ohio Hotel. Stabbed 20 times with
a pocket knife, she had been dead
about IL hours, Coroner Mitchell
Spyker said.
The body of Mrs. Marcella Smi-
lack, 81, mother of four, was discov-
cred q few hours later in the base
ment OF her Southside home.
Coroner Spyker said she was raped
BY n assailant who slashed her
shrod yith . ia-ineh bread knife.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Arlington Shop Named
To Inspect Motor Bikes

The Allcraft Cycle Shop, 3136
North Tenth street, Arlington, has
been appointed an official State
inspection station for motor bikes
and motor scooters, 1t was announced
today.
A new Virginia law requires that
all motor bikes and motor scooters
pass an inspection covering lights,
brakes, rear view mirrors and horns
before State licenses can be renewed
Licenses for l948 must be placed
on vehicles prior to midnight
April Is.
Evening star., 1948-04-01

i n cOmmlS. seseph 1ouhS.
sion's action stemmed from the
sharp criticism leveled by Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee sew
eral weeks ago against sick leave
abuses in the Government. Com
mission officials finally decided to
set an example for the rest Of the
Government by instituting crack
down against possible sick leave
abuses in the commission.
All commission employees who take
sick leave must bring a doctor S
certificate on their return to duty,
stating that they were i'll. If this is
not done the first time. the time off
will be deducted from the employees
annual leave. The second time it
occurs. the employe will have the
time deducted and also will be given
a letter of warning.
The third time, the worker will
be fired summarily. incidentally,
commission as well as other Gov
ernment officials point out that
most Federal employees definitely
have not abused their sick leave
privileges. 1t Is only a small mi
nority OF employees who have abused
these benefits and it is these per-
sons the commission had in mind
in issuing It's new order.
Federal officials are afraid that
otherwise Congress might curtail
present leave privileges, which
would be unfair to the overwhelm-
ing majority of Government en-
ployes who are conscientious about
not feigning illness in order to skip
going to work.
TOP PAY SUPPORT-There is
increasing Republican support in
Congress for the provision in the
Flanders-Baldwin bill to raise the
salaries Of top-flight Government
officials.
The reason for this support is the
Republican Party's hope of taking
over the White House and the ex-
ecutive branch Of the Government
next year. IN & ~
II this pfovesto be ehe case, most
of the top jobs in the Government
will be filled by Republicans. And
Republican leaders are anxious to
attract the ablest men they know
to take these key policy jobs.
Republicans realize their job won't
be easy If the present $4,000 Federal
salary ceiling isn't lifted. Pastsex-
perience has shown the reluctance
Of many top-flight men to accept
Federal jobs because OF the relatively
low pay, compared to~that in private
industry. And many able men have
left the Government for salary
reasons.
That's why Senate Republicans
are swinging their support to the
Flanders Baldwin bill, which would
raise top Federal salaries to $4,000
year for Undersecretaries and
heads Of major agencies, $16,500
for heads OF other bureaus, SIS 900
for Assistant Secretaries and $13,500
Evening star., 1948-04-01

SACo AI1 tA1C NV
ernment m a y
a d o pit similar
regulations. The
commission al
ways has allowed
O t h er Federal
agencies a a great
deal of latitude
in formulating
sick leave poll
cies, but most
bureaus general
ly have followed
the commission's S
thinking on the
matter.