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Evening star., 1948-04-09
Outlook in Nebraska
Is Pleasing 10 Taft
By the Associated Press

Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohie
said today that the situation looks
pretty favorable for him in thu
Nebraska Republican, presto idential
preference primary next Tuesday
But he wouldn't forecast the cut
come.
Senator Taft has just returned
from a whirlwind speaking tour
through that State with Mrs. Taft
When reporter asked what he is
predicting in Nebraska, Senator Taft
smiled and said:
I'm not making any predictions
1t looks pretty favorable but a
primary with seven names is not
an easy popularity contest to
predict"
He acknowledged he was surprised
by the results of the Wisconsin
Republican primary last Tuesday in
which Harold Stassen came out far
ahead of Gen. Macarthur with Gov
Dewey blanked.
Senator Taft has a. slight head
cold acquired on speedy automobile
trips in Nebraska.
He said his next political speeches
will be in Ohio Saturday and Sun
day, April II and 18, starting at
Cleveland.
He will go to Vermont April "a
and back to Ohio the week after
that.
Evening star., 1948-04-09

lutcilOS w wage u VleUIOuS CdiIl-
paign against 1t.
Then, too, members Of the House
Civil Service Committee are sharply
split over the amount of pay raise
Government employees and postal
workers should get. There is one
bloc in the committee that wants to
give postal workers an $500 year
raise, with other Federal employees
getting $468.
If they are. successful-and at the
moment they appear to have enough
votes-pay raise legislation would
face strong opposition from other
Republican leaders who object to
its cost It's reported that some
Republican leaders have told the
committee to report $500 postal
pay bill and $500 for other Gov
ernment employees.
The committee will meet again
Tuesday in the hope of reaching
agreement. And similar situation
exists in the Senate Civil Service
Committee, where members are
divided on the pay raise amount,
even though the group has reported
formally an $500 pay raise for postal
workers and $3.50 for Federal en-
ployes. A compromise on S400 or
$3.50 bill appears in the of1ing.
Even If the House and Senate
approve pay raise bills, a House.
Senate conference to write new
measure would be necessary. This
is because the two bills differ in
almost every detail.
All this takes time, and any delay
along the way may be fatal to pay
raise chances. And the possibility
still exists that the strongly organ
lied postal workers will get a pay
raise, while the rest Of the Govern
ment employees will be left in the
cold.
These employees shoull realize that
q tough fight lies ahead. Too many
employees have been lulled into be-
lieving that Congress 'has got to"
give them pay raises.
Instead of sitting back and letting
a handful of colleagues carry the
brunt Of the pay-raise fight, most
Government employees can do at
teast one thing to help their cause.
They can wire or write their Repre-
sentatives and Senator'S Immediate
ly.. explaining their @cost-of-living
plight, and have their relatives and
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Nebraska Observers
View vandenberg as
Factor in Primary. ''>. :
By the Associated Press

OMAHA, April 9.-The possibility
developed today that Senator VAN
denberg of Michigan who says he
isn't running, may influence the re-
suit of Nebraska's Republican presi-
Dental primary.
Senator Vandenberg is one of sew
en- whose names have been entered
in next Tuesdays primary,
The Michigan Senator isn't cam
paigning. In fact, he tried to get
his name withdrawn This was in
line with his repeated statements
that he isn't a candidate and will
not "connive" in draft movement.
But Nebraska politicians who
know their way around say there is
some strong sentiment in the State
for the chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
These politicians do not suggest
that Senator Vandenberg, without
any campaign or any organization
and without being a candidate. can
top the list of possible list of norni-
nees in the balloting here
But they do contend that he is
likely to be among the top four.
The three leaders generally are ex-
pected to be Harold E. Stassen, who
walked away with the Wisconsin
primary, Gov. Dewey of New York
and Senator Taft of Ohio.
The politicians here haven't fig
ured out yet which of the three
would be hit hardest by an unex-
pectedly large Vandenberg vote.
Mr.. Stassen, who has been un-
stinting in his praise of Senator
Vandenberg's record, hinted at a
news conference here yesterday he
thinks the vote cast for some of
those who aren't campaigning in
Nebraska may cloud the primary
outcome.
Besides Senator Vandenberg, the
names of Gen. Macarthur, Gov.
Warren of California and Speaker
Martin will appear on the Tuesday
ballot. None of the latter has
made campaign, although Gov.
Warren made one speech in the
State.
Gen. Macarthur, who gathered
in eight delegates to Mr. Stassens
10 in Wisconsin, is not looked on
as much of a factor in the contest
here.
Evening star., 1948-04-09

swing some votes away from the
italian Communists.
Persons hired outside Of civil
service will be given indefinite ap-
pointments. These employees. for
the most part, will be In top-level
Jobs.
The Civil Service Commission will
do all 1t can to supply ECA with
some Of the stenographers and typ
lists 1t will need. Applicants for
these jobs are hard to find. and 1t
may be necessary to shift typists
and stenos from other Federal de.
partment over to ECA. However,
the commission says that nobody
will be drafted" against his will.
Typists and stenographers will be
asked to volunteer on patriotic
basis. Government officials consider
the ERP as the most vital and i'm.
portant Federal operation today.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The CIO
United Public Workers of America
claims it recently signed up an
additional 100 natives working In
the militarily strategic Panama
Canal Zone. UPWA says 1t now has
nearly 10000 members there.
There are 10000 scientists now EN-
ployed by the Government. The
pay scales for Federal scientists are
higher than in universities, but lower
than in industry. ;. Thomas A.
Flynn is the new personnel director
at the General Accounting Once. :. q.
Ralph N. Stohl has been appointed
administrative ofncer for the Sec
retary Of Defense. Thomas
Walters, the operations director OF
the AFL Government Employees
Council, says he definitely Is not
interested" in the presidency of the
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees. Incidentally, Mr..
Walters has done q bangup job as
operations director Of the Gee.
additional neps of GoDern-
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast persion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL. The Star station.)
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Stassen Is Questioned
On Housing After Talk.
In Veterans Town
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

HUSKERVILLE. Nebr.. April e.
Huskerville's community of vet
Grams had chance last night to
examine leading Republican presi-
dental ontender-Harold E. Stas-
sen.
The former Minnesota Governor
selected this veterans residence area
on the site Of the former Lincoln
Army Air Field for a major CAM
paign address in his bid for Ne
braskas Republican presidential
preference primary vote next Tues
day.
After the address he was ques-
toned at length by the veterans,
who asked among other things what
could be done to break the housing
deadlock. Mr.. Stassen advocated
Federal underwriting of construc-
ton, suggesting as many as 10000
housing units in single city. Half
should be sold to private owners
and half to those who would rent
the units, he said.
Suggests Mass Production.
He also suggested that mass pro-
duction methods could be applied
to housing construction.
In his address Mr.. Stassen rec
commended the establishment of at
least six major atomic power gen.
Grating plants, two on each sea-
board and two in the Midwest.
"Timid fear must not cause
us to- lose our vision of it's (atomic
energys) potentialities for con-
structive purposes" he said.
But, he added, atomic power
plants should not be substituted
for existing power. 1.-The remark
able hydroelectric potentialities
will also be needed II America isl
to continue on its march of prog
ress and exercise world leader
ship"
Three Talks Slated Today.
Mr.. Stassen scheduled talks I'M
Columbus, Norfolk and Fremont to-
day.
Mr.. Stassens Lincoln headquar-
ters announced the Minnesotan will
return to Nebraska Monday after
noon Tor a statewide radio broad
cast on the eve of the primary
election.
Mr.. Stassen said yesterday in
Lincoln that he viewed Nebraskas S
Republican presidential primary
voting as primarily a test of
strength between Gov. Dewey, Sem
ator Taft of Ohio and himself.
He made the statement in an
interview in reply to a question.
Mr.. Stassen pointed out that no
real campaigns were being made
for the other four Republican pos
sibilities whose names are entered
in the Tuesday "all-star" primary
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan,
Gen. Macarthur, Speaker Martin
and Gov. Warren of California.
In assessing the April 13 vote
he said recognitions of the totals
compiled by these four must be
taken and if they run close to Gov.
Dewey, Senator Taft and himself,
1t would raise the question as to
the effect these votes would have
had in real contest"
Evening star., 1948-04-09
g.. O. P. Presidential Race
Wide 0pen,' Landon Says
BY the Associoted Press

ALT M, Landon said yesterday the
Republican presidential nomination
race still is wide open"
Mr.. Landon, COP presidential
nominee in 1896 and Kansas dele
gate to the Republican National
Convention next June, told a re-
porter that Harold E. Stassen had
the strength In Wisconsin to beat
"a great name like Gen. Macarthur
and a well-known figure like Gov
Dewey" But he added:
ITS anybody's convention. The
Republicans have seven or eight
strong men-any one of whom would
make a good candidate and gooc
president"
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Truman Against Dela,
lin Return Of German
Ant 10 Right Owners

President Truman feels that the
art masterpieces seized from the
Germans which. are being ex-
hibited at the National Gallery
here should be restored to their
rightful owners as soon as possible.
That was his answer at a news
conference yesterday when asked
for his view Of suggestions that the
treasures be shown around the
country as q fund-raising device to
aid German children.
The pictures don't belong to US,
the President pointed out.
Names Favorites.
Asked about his personal choice
in the collection, the President, who
visited the National Gallery twice
this week, said Rembrandt's paint
ing Of Moses: Titian's self portrait;
Holbein's "The Merchant" and sew
eral works of Franz Halls appealed
to him particularly.
When. the President stressed that
he liked that sort of thing, re-
porters. laughed. recalling that he
once had said that he did not like
the ham-and-egg class of art,
which he described as paintings
which looked as II the artist had
thrown an egg at the canvas.
Of1cialS at the Gallery believe
that attendance records at the ex-
hibition are the greatest ever re-
corded for any museum or gallery in
comparable period of time.
1885 Visitors Yesterday.
Yesterday, 1925 visitors swelled
the total figure to 474,879 since the
exhibition opened March II. Guards
at the gallery, who ushered nearly
$1,000 visitors around the exhibition
last Sunday, hope that figure will
stand as a record. One woman
tainted in the rush that day, and
officials were surprised there were
no other casualties.
The pictures will remain on ex-
hibition until closing time at the
gallery at 10 pm. Sunday, April ID.
Doors are open daily from 10 am.
to 5 pm. and from to 10 pm.
Sundays.
According to present plans, the
Army is expected to return the col
lection to Germany before the end
of the month. However, q bill has
been recently introduced in Con-
gress by Senator Fulbright, Demo-
crat, Of Arkansas to keep the pic
lures in this country until a per-
German government is
Custody of the $50, 600, 900 collec-
tion would be handed over to the
Board of Directors of the National
Gallery, under the Fulbright bill.
The board would be authorized to
put the paintings on exhibition here
and in other cities If the members
feel that tour is practical. If ad-
Is charged at exhibitions
the bill stipulates that the proceeds
should 60 to the benefit of German
children.
Evening star., 1948-04-09

friends send similar communica-
sions, urging passage of Government
pay legislation.
GHOST STORY-This could have
happened only in Washington.
One of the more prominent SEN
ators was asked to contribute an
article to q magazine published by
"a group of professional people.
AS usually happens In these cases,
the Senator ordered one of his staff
assistants to ghost the article for
him. The assistant, however, didn t
have the time to write the story, so,
unknown to the Senator, he had an
other legislative employe do the
piece.
When the article eventually was
published under the Senator's by
line. the Senator felt a vicarious
sense of authors pride. He showed it
to a lot of people, including the
legislative employe who actually
wrote the article.
You just can't imagine the thrill
OF seeing your stuff in print" the
Senator remarked blandly.
NOT MUCH CHANCE-The Civil
Service Commission says it will not
bulge from its stand in opposing
Senator Langer's bill to give per-
manent status to war-service en-
ployes with five or more years Of
satisfactory Government service.
Despite the fact that the bill has
a lot of merit, the commission,s S
opposition makes it practically GER
tain the legislation will not be ap-
proved by Congress this year.
The commission says the bill sis
contrary to the principles Of the
merit system" But proponents of
the measure-and this includes the
Federal Personnel Council-contend
standard of performance is the best
way possible to judge an en-
ploye's fitness.
"If an employe has performed his
duties satisfactorily for five years
or more, he certainly should receive
permanent status" one of the bills
supporters remarked. TITS a far
better way of determining persons
true ability than by giving a test %
But the commission is remaining
adamant in opposing the measure
and would carry the fight to the
White House, if necessary, to pre-
vent its becoming law. ~
+ \ X X
LEEWAY-The Civil Service Com
has granted the new Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration,
which will administer the European
Recovery Program, the right to hire
as many people as its sees fit out
side of regular civil service pro-
cedure.
ECA thus will be able to speed up
its program. Hiring under regular
civil service procedure sometimes
takes many weeks, and Federal Of
fjcials are anxious for the agency
to get its work under way as soon
as possible.
Administration officials want the
agency to begin some semblance of
operation before the Italian elec-
tions are held April 18, in order to
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Red Cross Gets 81, 562
In Fort Meade Cumpuiqn

w. F. Griffith. field director of the
American Red Cross at Fort Meade
announced today that contributions
to the organizations campaign from
post personnel totaled $2.562.69.
This compared with $2.0s7 for last
year. 1t. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow.
I'd Army commander, was honorary
chairman of the drive.
Mr.. Griffith in a message to civil
ian and military personnel thanked
them for their support in the
campaign.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Howard Hughes FoiIs
To Buy RKO Stock
BY the Assoeioted Press

HOLLYWOOD, April 9.-Howard
Hughes proposed deal to buy into
RKO Studios has cooled of.
Floyd Odlum, RKO board chair
man, admitted yesterday that ne
gotiations have been terminated
without agreement" Mr.. Odlum
said he and Mr.. Hughes had dis
cussed sale of stock which some
reports placed as high as "a per
cent of the RKO total.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
D. C.. Man Awarded $500
For Two Broken Teeth

A District Court jury has returned
verdict for 5000 damages in favor
of Georges H. Hudson, of the 210Q
block of I street NV, for two bro
ken teeth he received in May, 1916,
when he bit on stone in a vege-
table omelet.
The verdict was against thte Gov
ernment Services, Inc. The teeth
we're broken it was said, while Mr..
Hudson was eating in a GSI cafe
terra at Fourth street and Inde-
pendence avenue S.W.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
WhottheRussions
Are Saying of Us

The MoScoiD radio, broddcaSting
to the SoUiet Union, said,
"A clearly defined tendency to
get the spectators to escape from
reality dominates today's modern =
American plays. So-called shows
are sumptuous productions with :
chorus, dancers, rainbow lights
and jokes Of frankly lewd char !.
acter.
"The essence" Of these shows is
have cocktail and life will seem
beautiful indeed"
Evening star., 1948-04-09

UdJ0hlOs
And Govern.
nent employees
groups frankly
are W orried
about the hur-
dies that still
h ave to be
cleared on Cap
itol Hill. For one
thing, Chairman
T alb er Of the
House Appropri-
ations Commit
tee has come out
fatty a g a in s t
any kind OF a
pay raise and
intends to wage
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Dewey
Continued From First Page)

peaceful power which will also be
so strong that no despotic ruler of
a totalitarian nation will think the
cause of freedom so weak that he
dares wage war;
He also called for a national ad-
ministration that will wage peace"
and said the Truman adninistra-
ton has not even begun to use the
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press
Senate:

StHAtc.
In recess until Monday.
Republican Policy Committee con-
siders legislative program at closed
session and discusses it with con-
ference of all Republican Senators.
Armed Services Committee calls
in Secretary of Defense Forrestal
and Navy leaders for closed session
on draft-UMT.
Commerce subcommittee contin-
ues hearings on proposal to limit
radio broadcast output and revise
clear channels.
House:
In recess until Monday.
Ways and Means Committee con.
siders general tax revision.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Legion Post Buys Site

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April 9
(SpeciaD The Bowen-Franklin
Knox American Legion Post, IS, has
authorized trustees to purchase a
lot in the 600 block of Kenmore ave-
nue.. where revenue producing
building will be constructed.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny and windy with highest tenn
perature near so this afternoon.
Clear and colder tonight with
lowest about SO in the city and
% with frost in the suburbs.
Tomorrow sunny and cool with
highest in the middle SOS.
Virginia-Clear and colder with
diminishing winds tonight and
heavy frost with lowest temperature
"a to % in west and north portions
and light frost with temperature
80 to So in southeast portion. Clear
and cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Clear and colder with
heavy frost lowest temperature "a
to % north portion, scattered frost
with temperature 80 to IS in south
east portion tonight. Winds
diminishing late tonight. Clear and
cool tomorrow.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
April Through April 13.
Northern Virginia and Maryland
Temperatures will average about
2 to degrees above normal.
Normal maximum. 81; normal
minimum, 40. Cool Saturday,
warmer Sunday and Monday, cooler
Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers
Monday and Tuesday, totaling "a
to / inch.
River Report.
From United States Engineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday Pet. To-day Pct
Noon --------- 50 Midnight - 95
4 pm, 81 m
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Truman May Give Lecture
About Balcony Next Week

President Truman is likely to give
that long-deferred lecture" on the
balcony at his news conference next
week.
He gave reporters that informa-
ton yesterday when asked If he was
enjoying the recently completed ad-
dition to the south side Of the
White House.
Recalling that he had been PROM
Using to discourse on the balcony
since it became point of contro-
versy, Mr.. Truman said he thought
he was about ready to have his say.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
peaceful means by which we can
achieve American security and peace
for your children and for NINE"
Force Is mot Enough"

Gov. Dewey said the United States
must be strong militarily, mot to
wage war but so we can command
respect from those who might seek
to destroy U.s."
However, force alone Is not
enough" he declared. The Ma
ton must have 'clear-cut objec-
tives' and stick to them," he in
sisted.
Mr.. Stassen and Gov. Dewey
stopped at the same hotel in Lin
coin but did not meet.
On Gov. Dewey's itinerary today
were extemporaneous speaking ap-
pearances at West Point Norfolk,
Platte Center, Columbus and
Omaha.
, Yesterday he spoke to $50 per-
sons at breakfast in Kearney,
$500 at rally in Holdrege and ap-
proximately the same number at
an open air meeting in Hastings.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Flies $4,000 Miles at IS

Mrs. Jessie Goats. IS, of Edinburgh,
Scotland, recently took a 10000
mile air trip to Sydney, Australia,
to see her daughter.
Evening star., 1948-04-09
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Pay Bill Sponsors Press Efforts
To Beot Adjournment Deodline
By Joseph YOUNG

Federal raise beginning to that the
element of time is running against them.
Barring unforeseen developments Congress is expected
adjourn june shortly before the national
there only two months left for action Government
pay raises.
That's why pay anxious prevent further
Evening star., 1948-04-09
Humidity.
Hish and Low For Ye

Hish and Low For Yesterday.
High, 65, at $50 pm.
Low, 40, at 500 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO, on March 81.
Lowest, B, on January %.
Evening star., 1948-04-09

delays. The complicated. pay BOOST
situation requires prompt action
from now on, If pay raise legislation
is to be enacted before Congress
Evening star., 1948-04-09

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MonLnIy precipitation IN inches
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axious to prevent furthe,
Evening star., 1948-09-14
Rich Iraq Jew 10 Die
For Aid 10 Palestine
By the Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 14.-One
of Iraqs wealthiest merchants, Sha-
fig AIDES, Jew, is under sentence OF
death today on charges that he
helped the Jews in Palestine and
iorganized Zionism in Iraq
The military court which convict
ed him yesterday also fined him
100000 dinars (about $4,000, ,00O
The fine is to be collected at once.
The death sentence is subject to
approval of the king.
The courts verdict, reached after
two months of investigation and a
week of court sessions, said:
The military court of the Basra
area sentenced Shafiq AIDES to death
by hanging, with fine of 100000
Iraqi dinars. which will be obtained
from all his property, mobile and
immobile, and paid to the Iraqi
Ministry of Defense to compensate
for losses of men and material suf-
fered by the Iraqi army"
Mr.. AIDES was accused, among
other things, of purchasing surplus
British army material. particularly
arms, and of shipping it to Palestine
for use by the Jews. He also was &C
cused of bribing agants in Iraq to
create internal disturbances and
promoted hatred against the gov
ernment,
Evening star., 1948-09-14
GottwuId Arrives in Crimeu

MOSCOW, Sept. IA (P.-President
Klement Gottwald of Czechoslo-
vakia and his wife have arrived in
Crimea for vacation Moscow
papers reported his arrival today,
saying the Communist leader left
Prague Yesterday.