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Evening star., 1949-07-12
Quinn Williams Family
Breaks His 100000 Will
By the Associotsd Press

SAN ANGELO. Tex, July 12.-
The widow and four children Of
the late Quinn Williams broke the
former Congressman's will yester-
day.
A jury in 10th District Court
ruled Mr.. williams did not have
testamentary capacity" when he
made the will on December II,
1916.
The contestants had objected to
a clause that specified none of the
estate could be sold until all his
children died.
The children are Quinn Chg
Boy Williams, motion picture
actor; Mrs. Ted Harris of Wichita
Falls, Tex; Mrs. Ray Wire and
Mrs. Lucille Andrews, both of
Washington, D. c.
Big Boy Williams alone did not
attend the hearing. His attor-
neys said he is making a picture.
The Williams estate was re-
ported to exceed 100000.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Native Mobs Stone Buses,
Police Van in Durham Riot
Bx the Associoted Press

DURHAM, Natal. July INA
tive mobs stoned four Indian
buses and, a police van in Durham
Sunday night. Police Immediate
ly sealed off the area, where con-
siderable damage was done, IN race
rioting last January.
More than 100 persons were re-
ported slain in the January riot
ing between natives and Indians
in Durham. There has long been
bad feeling between the two races.
The situation on Booth road,
scene of Sunday nights incident,
was quiet yesterday. but police
maintained close watch. The
trouble started when natives
massed to prevent Indian buses
from using the road. The buses
took another route and natives
began throwing stones. One In
dian driver suffered "a gashed
head.
The police van, coming in to re-
store order, was stoned before
officers could get grip on the
situation.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Britoin's Biggest Union Told
1t Can't Hope for Pay Boost

SCARBOROUGH, England, July
IL (P.-The head of Britain's
biggest labor union told its men,
bers today they cannot expect
higher wages while the nation is
going through its present eco
nomic crisis.
Arthur Deakin, general Secre-
tary of the 1900. .000-strong Trans
port and General Workers Union
said at it's biennial conference:
"It is no use fooling you al
this time and saying you can pro-
mote or succeed with extravagant
or even modest wage claims ir
some of.the better paid industries
with which we are dealing.
'I am going to be brutally
frank. I doubt whether at thi.
time we can get wage increase.
at all.
"I am going to be no party tt
leading members of this organ
ization into the belief that we car
do those things in the face of thu
circumstances now confronting
this country"
After hearing his speech tn.
760 delegates passed a resolution
uring tax relief, price reduction
and q cut in profits to hold dow
the cost of living.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Hawaii Dock Workers
Tighten Strike, Won t
Unload Relief Cargo
By the Assoeioied Press

HONOLULU, July 12.-Strike-
worried Hawaii saw a major food
line from the mainland pinched
off today.
.CIO dock workers. on strike for
higher pay since May l, announced
they would unload relief cargo
from only one more Matson Navi-
cation Co. freighter-The Hawaii
an Refiner, now in San Francisco.
Then they will handle no more
Matson vessels or ships represent
ed here by Matson's agent, Castle
81 Cooke, Ltd.
Jack Hall, local leader OF the
CIO International Longshoremen'S S
and WareEousemen's Union, ac-
cused Matson of "strikebreaking
activities" This was denied by the
shipping company.
The federal court recently ord
cred three portions of cargoes
taken off strikebound ships. Fred
T. Low, jr., ILWU strike commit
tee chairman, declared Matson
and Castle & Cooke had failed to
offer valid defense" against the
court edict.
Charges Denied.
There is some reason to be-
lieve that it (Matson) is in many
respects behind the strikebreak-
ing moves. through it's agents in
Hawaii. Castle g. Cooke, and the
Hawaii Employers Council" Mr.
Low said.
Mr.. Hall said. "You can say this
means the end of the so-called
new look in labor management
relations on the West Coast water
front" The new look" is the
term given the no-work- -stoppage
pact following the West Coast
IWU strike last fall.
Commenting on ILWU refusal
to work further Matson relief
shipments, Randolph Seyier, Mat
son executive vice president, said
it was evidence of the unions
desperation to justify prolonga-
ton OF this strike against the peo-
pie of Hawaii"
mo cargo" he added, "aas come
OIL our ships since this strike
started unless under relief ship
agreement with the union or by
Federal Court order"
1000 on Strike.
Mr.. Sewer said MatsoA was not
a party to the 73-day longshore
strike. But he said I'VE firmly
believe the stand taken by the
stevedoring companies of Hawaii
is the right stand"
The ILWU pulled it's 1000
stevedores off the job after water
front employers refused to raise
hourly wages from $140 to SLIP.
Negotiations are deadlocked.
A Honolulu court, meanwhile,
set Next Monday for arraignment
of 104 union pickets arrested Sat-
urday. 1t agreed to reduce
the charges from stopping per-
sons engaged in lawful work from
entering a public or private place,
to "obstructing a highway" Bonds
were lowered from $l00 to $25
each. '.
The pickets were arrested after
they blocked the way to unload
ing of a tinplate cargo under Fed
,eral Court, order. .~+a-~- =. :,
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Committee Heads Chosen
.bYbeiief Business Bureau

Committ7e chairmen OF the
Washington Better Business Bu-
reau have been named for the
coming year.
Ralph s. Goldsmith is chairman
Of the Executive Committee; Ger
aid D. Grosner, Merchandise Ad-
visory Committee; Norman Ka1,
publicity; Edward c. Baltz,
budget, and William E. O'Connor,
membership.
Committees were set up yester-
day at meeting of the bureaus
Board of Trustees in the Perpetual
Building Association. Mr.. Gold
smith welcomed new board men,
bers and outlined plans for the
1949-50 year.
Evening star., 1949-07-12

party primary fight for the nomi-
nation is threatened unless all f1Ve
county leaders agree on a candl-
date.
After yesterdays meeting of the
five leaders, the two who did not
back Mr.. Hogan went to Mayor
ODwyer and urged him to rur
for a second term in the fall.
Hogan accepted the bid OF the
three leaders-Hugo E. Rogers
Manhattan borough president anc
leader of Tammany hall; James j
Roe of Queens County; and Jere'
miah SULLIVAN of Richmond
County (Staten Island).
Calls Three Poison.
Those who refrained from vot.
ing for Mr.. Hogan were Edward j
Flynn, Bronx leader and Demo
cratic National committeeman
and John Cashmere. Brooklyn
borough president.
After the leaders meeting
Mayor O'Dwyer said he think
highly Of Mr.. Hogan but declared
the three leaders who voted fol
him are poison"
Yesterdays developments causee
belief in some quarters tina
Mayor O'Dwyer will change hi
oft-repeated decision not to 5eel
reelection.
He reiterated that decision a
one time yesterday. At another
time, he made a statement lndi'
eating he might reconsider under
certain conditions.
Silent on Opponent.
The Mayor refused to tell news
men who might oppose Mr. Ho-
gan for the nomination if there
is primary fight.
Asked If he might oppose Mr.
Hogan. he said Il told you my
position this morning. Don't con-
fuse it,"
Earlier in the day. Mayor
ODwyer had told newsmen that
if he considered the choice of the
party leaders was not in the bes!
interests Of the city, 1--WE will re-
consider the whole business in the
interests of the city. The city
comes first"
The Mayor, however. told q
delegation of businessmen. asking
him to run again, that there is
not any change" in his decision
not TO be a candidate. $50. -"'-~-<s
Evening star., 1949-07-12
BerIin-Bound Trucks
Piled Up al He|mstedt
Again by Blockade
By the Associofed Press

BERLIN, July II. Russia's
little blockade" of Berlin piled
up trucks at Helmstedt again to-
day.
Truck traffic to this four-power
city. 100 miles inside the Soviet
zone, was banned for the third
day except for four trucks an hour
allowed to pass over the Auto
balm (superhighway) from Helm
stedt in the British zone.
There has as yet been no Rus
sian explanation, although the
Soviets had told the British they
would send a letter today setting
forth the reasons for the new re-
strictions.
Possible Explanation.
Ar indication of what the eX-
planation might be was given in
the officials Soviet Army news
paper Taegliche Rundschau.
The paper printed a dispatch
from the Soviet licensed news
agency BPD quoting informed
circles to the effect that German
truckers going to Berlin through
the Russian zone had frequently
left their prescribed routes to buy
foodstuffs with Westmarks which
are banned in Russian occupied
Germany.
For this reason regulation
was effected that these trucks
must strictly adhere to the Ber-
lin -Helmstedt highway provided
for this purpose
The statement added that truck
cargoes destined for the Soviet
zone could cross the border from
West Germany at all points.
Hope to Avoid Retaliation.
An American official expressed
the hope that the explanation
would leave the door open for
negotiations.
I'VE can take counter-measures,
like slowing up the movement OF
West German goods to the Soviet
Zone. but we hope to avoid such
retaliation" he said.
Were ready to show good faith
on our part by undertaking meas
ures of our own to prevent West
German truckers from engaging in
black market operations with East
Germans, if that is all the Rus
slams complain about"
Allied sources predicted the
little blockade" would not be dis
cussed at today's first consultation
between the Soviet and Western
commandants on restoring Berlin's
| life to normal"
Evening star., 1949-07-12

VI 4, SdW Lin
membership increase 39,703 in the
last year to 965, 1897 paid members
as of last March.
The convention, which con-
cludes Thursday. elected these
other officers:
]. E. Masters, Charleroi. Pa,
(re-elected grand secretary; Fred
L. Bohn, GAINESVILLE. Ohio, grand
esteemed leading knight; Harry
Hoffman. Sonora. Calf, grand
esteemed loyal knight; Charles
Hawthorne. Baltimore. grand es-
teemed lecturing knight; Thomas
j. Brady. Brookline, Mass, FIVE
year term Board of Grand Trus-
tees; Joseph B. Kyle, Gary, Ind.
reelected grand treasurer. John
P. Dumont, st. Louis. grand inner
guard, and John L. Mcintyre
Philadelphia, grand tiler.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

Senate:
Continues debate on ratification
Of Atlantic pact.
Agriculture subcommittee con.
siders Brannan farm bill.
Commerce Committee. considers
nomination of John Carson to the
Federal Trade Commission.
House:
Debates bill for Government
financing of rural telephone serv-
ice.
Armed Services Committee votes
on unification bill.
Rules Committee considers
clearing new farm bill for House
debate.
Committee on Un-American
Activities continues inquiry into
communism in Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Frightened Horse Dents
FENDER of Kinq's Car
Rx ths Askaciaisd Prss,

LONDON. July IA frightened
police horse charged into King
Georges royal car yesterday and
dented a fender.
The King and Queen had just
stepped out of the car, on their
way to visit a colonial exhibition.
Crowds of Londoners cheered
and surged forward. A police
horse bolted out of control and
rammed into the car.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Police Recover Safe,
Discover 1t Isn't One
They Want in Theft

Police today had one 800
pound safe on hand and the
report of another missing
but they don't match.
The empty, doorless, 300
pound strong box was found
half submerged in the Ana
costa River near Sousa
Bridge.
A 100-pound safe, contain
ing $500, was stolen over the
week end from Offices of the
Life and Casualty Insurance
Co. of Tennessee. TOO block of
Ninth street NV. M. B. Hol-
leman, manager, said the
burglars apparently used a
skeleton key to get into the
offices.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Steel

Ol11 I IL OG Z ago.
ductivity or costs since the end of
the war;" .
Research Director Reports.
The wage Policy Committee also
heard report drawn up by DR..
Otis Brubaker, union research di-
rector, which reached these con-
clusions:
"1-Steelworkers do need 6
wage increase.
"2-Steel price increases have
far .outrun the increases in stee.
wages -.
"3-Profits shown by the stee.
industry in 1s48 were grossly ex.
cessive."
"4-The cost-price-profit out
look for 1949 is even more favor
able than it was for 194e.
"5-Productivity per man hour
has clearly increased in 1948 and
is still on the increase.
"6-The industry's rate Of re-
turn on investment is unwarrant-
edly high ="
Steel Magazine says some trade
authorities believe the steelwork-
ers would be agreeable to action
under Taft-Hartley delaying the
strike, "in view of deteriorating
economic conditions over recent
months"
But Mr.. Murray hasn't indicat-
ed he. will do anything but go
down the line to support his de-
mands for adequate" pensions
and "a living wage" The steel
workers have received three wage
increases since the end of World
War II and now average about
$1.65 hourly.
Had Reopening Clause.
Their contract doesn't expire
until 1850. However, a clause
permitted it to be reopened this
year for wage talks. If no agree
ment is reached by Saturday the
union has the right to strike.
In the contract talks thus far
Mr.. Murray hasn't revealed how
much of wage boost he wants
and he hasn't told Big Steel his
desires for pensions, although
other union spokesmen have sci
the figure at $3.50 monthly. This
figure also has been mentioned by
John A. Stephens. vice president
of United States Steel and the
man who's leading industry nego.
tiators.
Mr.. Stephens said pensions were
Mr.. Murray's No. / demand. HI
insists Big Steel last year agreed
to a 131a-cent hourly increase il
exchange for Mr.. Murray's com
mitment that pensions would no
be brought UP before the contrac
expires next April. And Mr.
Stephens insists the contrac
stipulated only wages can be dis
cussed now.
Says Pensions Are Wages.
Mr.. Murray didn't comment or
that statement, but he has reit'
Grated pensions are wages-thul
can be a part of contract talks.
AS far as hourly rates go, BIZ
Steel made its position plain las
! Wednesday. Benjamin F. Fair
less. United States Steel president
said q fourth-round increase j
simply not justified.
Evening star., 1949-07-12
Top Service Chiefs Fly
To White Sulphur for
4-Day Planning Farley
By John A. Giles

Defense Secretary Johnson will
meet tomorrow at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, with the secre.
taries and chiefs of the Army
Navy and Air Force in the f1rst
major out-of-toWn planning con.
ference since April and the largest
postwar gathering of the mill.
tary's high command outside
washington.
- A number of the military lead
ers left last night, and another
contingent departed early today.
MIR. johnson will join the group
tomorrow. returning to Washing
ton late in the day. With him
will be Secretaries Gordon Gray
Army; Francis P. Matthews, Navy
and w. Stuart Symington. All
Force, and Gen. Eisenhower. act
ing chairman Of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. Undersecretary Of De-
fense Stephen Early also will at
tend.
The sessions will mark the
fourth out-of-town get-together
OF the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the first since Mr.. johnson an
nounced. on April IL, that he had
asked them Ito get out of Wash
ington, once each go days, and
not to work more than three or
. four hours each Of those days SO
, that they can come to know
and understand each other bet
ter ="
1t will be the first time the three
service Secretaries and Mr.. Early
have ever attended such confer
ences. Most of the military leaders
will remain there four days.
But, in addition to playing gol1
and relaxing and carrying out Mr.
Johnson's expressed desire for
"cross education of the admirals
and generals at the very top of the
three services" the military lead
ers are expected to discuss a num-
ber of major problems now facing
the National Military Establish
ment.
Departing from National Att
port last night were Gen. Bradley,
Army Chief of Staff; Gen. Hoyt
s. Vandenberg. Air Force Chief of
Staff; 1t. Gen. Lauris Norstad,
Air Force, deputy chief; Maj. Gen.
Charles L. Bolte, Army director of
plans and operations, and Maj.
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, direc-
tor of the Joint Chiefs joint
staff.
Leaving today were Mr.. Early.
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief
of Naval Operations; Vice Admiral
Arthur D. Struble, Deputy Chief
OF Naval Operations. and Capt.
William G. Lalor of the Navy. the
Joint Chiefs secretary.
Evening star., 1949-07-12

register Immediately and is not
eligible for future consideration
in the program.
What has angered the does is
the commissions insistence that
they take any job offered them,
even if it is in the farthest regions
of Prince Georges. Montgomery or
Arlington Counties.
Some of the displaced careerists
have no cars and say acceptance
Of one of these jobs might mean
four hours of travelling to and
from work each day. They say the
commission is deliberately offer
ing them these out-of-the-way
jobs to get them to refuse the po-
sitions and take them off the list
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Mrs.
Bernice B. Heffner, secretary
treasurer Of the AFL American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, is making a satisfactory
recovery in a Toledo (Ohio) hos
pial after an operation. 1t will
be several weeks, however, before
she will return to the job.
Robert M. Browning has been
eleS led the .employe member of
the Civil Service Commissions
own efficiency rating appeals
board. Fred H. Gamble and
Charles F. Overend were chosen
alternate members. In an
other commission election, Mrs.
Mae G. Huggs was chosen the
employe member of the commits
sion's award review board.
The right-wing CIO Government
Workers Union will hold its
monthly meeting at 7:45 pm. to-
morrow in room 2027 of the New
State Department Building, Twen-
ty-frst and Virginia avenue NV.
The Civil Service Commis-
sion announces that it is still ac-
cepting applications for State De-
partment information specialist
jobs, including writers, editors
producers and broadcasters. Ap-
ply at the commissions Office
Seventh and F. streets NV.
The commission will announce ex-
ans later this month for positions
as industrial specialists and con-
tract negotiators. with the salaries
ranging from $3,727 to $6,235 a
year.
Evening star., 1949-07-12

ed, modifies the disappointment
somewhat, and raises hopes that
capable employees will not be de-
MED promotions because OF the
ceiling provisions on the number
of better paying jobs.
Ever since the ceilings were i'm
posed several years ago, Army
civilian employees have been COM
planning they were denied their
rightful promotions because of the
ceiling limiting the number OF
jobs in the particular grade to
which they would have been ad-
vanced.
RETIREMENT-The House Civil
Service Committee is expected to
give it's quick approval to the
measure to allow Federal employees,
on retiring, to designate their
wives for survivorship annuity
benefits, with the employees having
to take only a per cent cut in
their annunities. instead OF the
present 10 per cent.
The Senate already has passed
the bill. The House Civil Service
Committee begins hearings on the
measure today. Once the COM
mittee clears the measure, approval
by the House is indicated.
X X
TOP PAY-Chairman Johnston
Of the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee is mulling over the pos
sibility of blocking action in his
committee on the House-approved
top-bracket Federal pay measure,
unless the Administration sends
up the numerous postmaster nom
nations it has been holding up.
AS disclosed here several weeks
ago, Southern Democrats are
charging the White House is with
holding the postmaster nomina-
tions for their States to punish
them for voting against repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Act.
About IL of the postmasterships
are from Senator Johnston's home
State. South Carolina. Since
postmasterships are about the
Ijuiciest political patronage plumbs
available. and since Senator John
son faces a rip-roaring election
fight next year to keep his Senate
seat, he is furious over the White
Houses lack of action.
Therefore, unless the White
House sends up the nominations
to the Senate pretty quickly, Sen
ator Johnston may block the top
bracket pay bill to force q show
down on the issue. Well aware of
how anxious President Truman
is to get the salary raises for the
Governments top executives, Sen
ator Johnston apparently feels this
would force the Administration to
release the postmaster nomina-
tions.
NEW BARRIERS-Displaced
career employees are complaining
about another Civil Service Com
mission ruling which, they charge,
is grossly unfair.
If a Dee refuses any job offered
him by the commission he is taken
off the displaced career employe
Evening star., 1949-07-12
5|ovak Red Official
Asks Death Penalty
For Church Spies
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, July IA Com
munist government official accused
Roman Catholic bishops and
clergy today of spying and de-
manded that they be subject to
the same penalties as soldier
spies, including the death penalty
Prof. Alexander Horak, commits
sioner of transport in Slovakia.
made the charge in an address
to the Bratislava (Slovakia) army
garrison. He said the Catholic
clergy was guilty of espionage for
unfriendly foreign countries"
Prof. Horak is a former priest
who was suspended by the church
for disobeying its ban against the
clergy taking part in politics. He
now leads the government-spon-
Isored separatist Catholic Action
movement, denounced by the
church.
Mentions Voice of America.
A report Of the speech, published
in Pravda, the newspaper of the
Slovak Communists, said the
bishops gave advance information
to the Voice of America on the
church side of the church-state
fight in Czechoslovakia.
He offered no other documenta-
ton of his charges.
The Communist government in
dicated it would use state contri-
buttons to charity as a weapon
in its fight with the church.
An article distributed by the
official news agency last night
made veiled threat to stop gov
ernment donations to Catholic
charities unless the bishops give
up in the church-state battle.
Contribution Cited.
The article, referring to Char
itas, a Catholic charitable organi-
zation, said the government had
brought Catholic charities back
to a f1ourishing condition, after
they had dropped under German
occupation. by contributing about
$1,500,000 in 1918.
1T is up to all the faithful to
realize, "ythe article said, that
the current church-state strug-
gle-which is really a political
struggle dictated by foreign re-
action and only waged under the
cloak of reiigion-also seriously
endangers the peaceful activities
Of the charity"
The government has a Com
munist-controlled committee ad-
ministering Charitas.
Evening star., 1949-07-12

ney, as CdnQl-
date for mayor
-b ut Mayor
w / ] ! / a m
O. d W y er is
baking.
There W a S
some indication
today that the
Mayor might
c h a n G e h i S
mind and seek
reelection.
T he Demo-
cratic Mayor
said late yester-
daY. that q
Evening star., 1949-07-12

OF the BeneVo-
lent and Pro-
tective Order of
ElkS.
Mr.. Anderson
W a. S c h o S e n
g r a n d exalted
ruler a t tn e
opening b u S j.
ness session Of
t he G. r a n d
u o q g e 5 ooLn
annual conven-
ton. His prede-
ceSsor, George
I. Hall, of New