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Evening star., 1949-02-26
BarkIey Faces First
Major Ruling on Fight
To Curb FiIibusters
By J. A. OLeoY

Vice President Barkley will get
his first chance to make a ruling
of major Importance as the Sen
ate's presiding officer during next
weeks fight to put a tighter curb
on f1libustering.
With Southern Democrats ready
to filibuster in defense of the right
to f1libuster, Majority Leader Lu-
cas- of Illinois said a cloture petit
ton would be filed before the end
of the week. Whenever two
thirds of those present vote for
cloture, Senate debate can be
limited.
The catch is that previous pre-
siding officers have held cloture
petitions cannot be filed against
motions to take up a bill because
the cloture rule refers to a pend
ing measure.
1t is to overcome these prior
rulings that Republicans and
Northern Democrats have Joined
in drafting the new rule coming
before the Senate Monday to make
cloture in order at any time.
Mr.. Barkley has become the key
figure in this latest f1libuster fight
because he told the Senate last
August, while still a Senator, he
had no doubt the men who drafted
the present cloture rule in 1917
intended to make 1t possible for
the Senate to bring to a termina-
ton debate upon any matter be-
fore it,"
At that time the Republicans
were in control, and Senator Van
denburg, Republican, of Michigan.
followed the precedents by holding
cloture could not be applied to a
motion" as distinguished from a
measure"
Senator Lucas told reporters he
wished he knew how Mr.. Barkley
will rule in the present situation.
If he reverses the Vandenberg rul-
ing next week the Southerners are
expected to appeal from the deci-
sion, which will put the issue up
to the Senate.
The leaders could then force a
showdown vote by moving to table
the appeal. If events follow that
course, the Republicans will have
to decide whether to uphold the
new ruling of Mr.. Barkley, or stand
by the earlier decision of their
colleague, Senator Vandenberg.
All of this involved parliament
tary maneuvering which will tie
the Senate up all next week is in
reality preliminary test of
strength to see whether the rules
can be changed to pass the Presi-
dents civil rights program, which
the South has been able to side
track under existing rules.
The floor fight probably will
slow down committee work on
other legislation next week. The
SouthernerS made known they
will not give unanimous consent
for committee meetings in the
afternoons, when the Senate is in
session. Without such consent,
committees cannot meet during
Senate session.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Group Sees Compton,
Forecasts Release Of
Bikini A-Bomb Report

Members of group of business
men and atomic scientists who
requested yesterday that the Off
cial report on the Bikini atomic
bomb test be made public, were
confident today that it will be
released.
Their conference was held at
the Pentagon with DR.. Karl T.
Compton, chairman of the Re-
search and Development Board.
He had been designated by De-
fense Secretary Forrestal to meet
with them.
w. T. Holiday, president of the
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio and
chairman of the group, said at a
press conference later that DR..
Compton had said he would trans
NIT the request to Secretary For
restal. Mr.. Holiday. however, ex-
pressed confidence that President
Truman would clear this infor-
nation"
Other members of the group
were DR.. Harold c. Urey, chemist
and Nobel prize winner, and DR..
Harrison Brown, both of the Uni
versity of Chicago: William S..
Newell, president, Bath (Me.) Iron
Works, and DR.. David Bradley,
University of California physician,
who was at the Bikini tests in
July, 1916, and who is author of
the book, mo Place to Hide"
Joining them at the conference
with DR.. Compton was Repre-
sentative Holif1eld, Democrat, of
California, a member of the Con-
gressional Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy.
The report in question was
made by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Evaluation Board. Mr.. Holiday
said that, since it was cleared by
the armed forces as not involving
any question of security, there
should be no reason for withhold
ing it.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Armed Forces Radio Gets
lnterfaith Merit Award

Defense Secretary Forrestal yes
terday accepted the Distinguished
Merit Award presented to the
Armed Forces Radio Services by
the National Conference of Chris
tians and Jews.
The award was for outstanding
contributions during the past year
to mutual understanding and re-
spect among people of diverse
backgrounds" through the services
overseas broadcasts.
The citation was presented by
Judge Justin Miller, former Dis
trict Court judge and now presi-
dent of the National Association
of Broadcasters. He is chairman
of the Washington Area Radio
Committee for brotherhood
Week." sponsored by the confer
ence.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Radio Network Study
Is Long Overdue, Coy
Tells Senate Chairman
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Communications
Commission believes "compre-
hensive investigation" OF radio
networks is long overdue.
The commissions views were set
forth by Chairman Wayne Coy
in letter yesterday to Chairman
Johnson of the Senate Commerce
Committee. Senator Johnson had
sought its ideas on a number Of
matters relating to standard
(AMD, frequency modulation
(FMO and television policies.
Feels Inquiry Is Needed.
mo comprehensive network in.
vestigation has been undertaken
since 1941," Mr.. Coy said. adding:
THE commission has long felt
that such an investigation is neces-
sary" to determine Cd how the
regulations are working with re-
spect to standard broadcasting,
CD Ito re-eXamine some of the
problems concerning the relations
ship of the networks to talent bu-
reaus and recording companies"
and CD examine carefully the
effect of regulations on the FM
and television field"
The Nations four major net
works are the National Broadcast
ing Co., Columbia Broadcasting
System, American Broadcasting
Co. and the Mutual Broadcasting
System. There also are a number
of regional networks.
Can Enact Regulations.
Mr.. Coy noted that the author
ity of the FEC to deal with net
works lis rather limited" But, he
added. the FEC can enact regula-
tions which apply directly to the
networks. The chairman said
most networks own radio stations
and the FEC considers the quail
fication of the networks in acting
on renewal of station licenses.
Mr.. Coy also indicated the FEC
would like to put television in the
ultrahigh frequency band as the
present limited band is inade-
quate.
Such a move. it was said, would
cause some obsolescence" in pres
ent sets. Converters can be made
but the FEC said present sets still
would not be satisfactory.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
W. NJ. & A. Starts Installing
Radios on Buses tuesday

Installation of radios on Wash
tngton, Marlboro and Annapolis
buses will begin Tuesday, 1t was
announced today. and by the END
of the month all so should be
equipped.
Throughout operational hours,
a special program for the com
muters will be broadcast from
the FM station WBUz at 442
Southern avenue Sc. according
to the program manager. Fifteen
radios are expected to be in use
Tuesday.
Commuters were reassured they
will be fed no jive, Jump or oeoop
numbers during the morning ride
to work.
Music will be on the bright side,
it was said, with frequent breaks
for news. weather reports and
time signals.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

in wildlife activities, including II
years as secretary of a special
Senate Committee on Conserva-
ton of Wildlife Resources.
He is one of six presidential ap-
pointees to the new advisory board.
which will meet soon to organize
and map plans. The other five
members represent the Surgeon
General, Secretary of the Army.
Secretary of the Interior, Secre-
tary of Agriculture and the Fed
eral Works Administrator. Mark
D. Hollis. assistant surgeon gen.
eral. is chairman.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Indiana Couple Under Bond
On Stolen Vehicle Charges

A young Fort Wayne 1ndo cou-
pie whose sightseeing tour was IN
terrupted here was under bond
today on FBI-preferred charges OF
transporting a stolen vehicle IN
interstate commerce.
Thomas Eugene Burke, 81, was
held in S2,500 bond and Donna
Jean Wyckoff, 20, in $1,000 bond
when arraigned yesterday before
United States Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence The case was con-
tinued to next Thursday.
The two were arrested early
yesterday by two detectives who
saw them driving slowly near
South Capitol and Canal streets.
Though charged specifically
with transporting car from Win
chester, Va, to Washington, Burke
and Miss Wyckoff were sought for
questioning in thefts of three 9TH
er cars,
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Forced Labor Inquiry
Hears Charges Of
Peonage in u. ).
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Thou-
sands of Americans are being held
under forced labor conditions, ac-
cording to testimony before a spe-
cial inquiry commission here.
Witnesses claim that virtual
slavery exists among many South
ern sharecroppers and that labor
ers in several areas are held in
bondage by poor pay. usury and,
sometimes, by armed guards.
The conditions were described
yesterday at a hearing of the Com
mission of Inquiry Into Forced La
Dor, an unofficial group, which
previously heard testimony about
forced labor in Communist-domi
mated lands.
Rowland Watts, Baltimore at
torney and national secretary of
the Workers Defense League, said
an estimated 10000 families are
in peonage in Georgia. Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Arkansas.
Most of them are Negroes, he
said, but there are many whites.
He said the Civil Rights Section
of the Justice Department is
handicapped in prosecuting the
cases by lack of personnel. OF
about 20 cases presented by the
league since 1888, he said, there
were about 10 convictions.
DR.. C. Leroy Hacker, Negro
Methodist minister and former
professor at Bethune- Goodman
College, Daytona Beach, Fla, said
he had found poems or debt slaves
in the turpentine industry in
Florida.
Some of them are housed ir
inclosed compounds guarded by
armed men, ne said.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Cubun Tobacco Growers
Plan Fiqht on Weeds

Tobacco growers in Cuba are
about to make their third at
tempt to find out if weeds in to-
bacco-seed beds can be controlled
by calcium cyanimide, as they
hope.
Two years ago the chemical was
improperly applied and in 1948 a
hurricane destroyed the expert
mental beds.
Pineapple growers also are in
terested in using calcium cyani-
mide as a weed killer, as present
methods Of control are very costly,
Manila reports.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

member Water
Pollution Con-
troll Advisory
Board, called
for in the Taft
Barkley A c t,
David A. Ayl-
ward, fedora
tion president,
announced to-
day.
Mr.. S h o e.
m a k er, W h o
lives in West
gate, Md, has
W ork e d for
noor1n "a HrnarS
Evening star., 1949-02-26

a nightmarish foray of death and
violence through California and
Arizona.
Every available officer was hunt
ing the two ex-convicts, who split
up before Miss Chisholm got out
of car driven by Gilbert in
nearby Scottsdale.
Missing since Tuesday. Miss
Chisholm told her story to Deputy
Sheriff Al Frederick.
Car Smashed in Chase.
AS her statement was being
given, officers chased Gilbert at
nearly 100 miles an hour down q
highway few miles south OF
Phoenix. He smashed up Miss
Chisholm's car and fled into the
darkness.
officers fired a barrage of tear
gas into a house they believed Gill
bert had entered. Two elderly
occupants emerged in terror. Gill
bert was not there.
More than 80 miles to the east
Schmid was reported afoot.
Mr.. Frederick said Miss CHS
holm told him she saw Gilbert and
Schmid kill Ernest Winsted, 81, q
city employe of Needles, Calf
his wife Frances, %, and their
neighbor, Willis Pugh, 10.
Miss Chisholm said Gilbert and
Schmid kidnapped her there.
Was "Scared to Death"
George just helped. Bill had
the gun" she said.
Il was scared to death all the
time she said of her trip from
Phoenix to Needles.
II had opportunities to escape,
but was afraid I would be shot in
the back if I had run.
Gilbert drove the car all the
time and Schmid rode in the back
seat with a gun pointed at me, -
she said of the ride to Needles.
She said the shooting occurred
when Mr.. Winsted and Gilbert got
into an argument over the gun
Gilbert was carrying.
Police Chief Frank Bland of
Needles, said earlier that Gilbert
had been staying at Mr.. Pugh's
ranch recently. Mr.. Pugh and
the Winsteds were neighbors and
Gilbert and Schmid picked Mr.
Winsted up after he left work.
Shot Woman First
When Gilbert threatened to kill
Mr.. Winsted. Mrs. Winsted
jumped between them and said,
"if you shoot him, you'll have to
shoot me first"
HE shot and she fell down, -
Miss Chisholm continued.
"Winsted turned and ran. Bill
ran after him, shooting.
Then Bill came back and shot
the woman in the head. She made
an awful sound.
Bill came around to the car and
told the old man to get out OF the
car and look me in the eye and die
like a man. The old man never
said word. Bill shot him between
the eyes,"
Evening star., 1949-02-26

sons in Cali
fornia a n d
heard them plot
the death of
several Arizona
officials.
Still at large
are Billy Ray
Gilbert, %, and
George Schmid,
%. AriZon a
robbers, whom
Miss Florence
Margaret CHS
holm. 81, ac-
cused of fore
ing her to Join
Evening star., 1949-02-26

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-SOON TO JOIN FATHER-Geofrey
thered by colored Cleveland dairy worker and
his mother plays with sent him by sympathetic
Australians after his father Trennon Joiner wrote of the
boys plight Mr. Joiner fahered the boy in Australia while IN
mother white Australian placed the boy in
thdrens February 947 surrendered all claim to him
married After Mr. Joiner wrote the home saying Won't
YOU please me? Why should he suffer for
wrong? poured in and wealthy Sydney busi
check for Georeys trip to America
-AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1949-02-26
jap Mining Improved

Japan is reported producing so
tons of coal per shift, with a crew
of eight men, using a new electric
powered loader, at the Mike
mine, KyuShu.
Evening star., 1949-02-26
FOUND.

CAT, blue Persian, found. Call Il. 1477:
FARM HORSE Call WA 3579. PRINCE
GEORGES COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE
LEAGUE. |
LARGE SUM OF MONEY. j. A. O'LEARY,
HO. 5647 bet. 5 and 8 any evening. ~
WALLET, brown Upper; lost in vicinity
Of Conn and r st. Reward. AID. 3449.
-2e
2 KEYS on key ring; vic. 11th and SITS.
NV. Call d. 1854.
Evening star., 1949-02-26

Carl D. Shoemaker, conserva-
ton director of the National Wild
life Federation, has been appointed
by President Truman to the IL
Evening star., 1949-02-26
Kidnapped Woman, 81
Tells How Gunmen
Shot Down Three
ey the Associated Press

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. ga
buxom, brunette riding stable
manager said today she saw two
wild killers shoot down three per-
Evening star., 1949-02-26
i,ystery Ma|ady Strikes
Cana1ian Sub-Arctic Area
BY the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Feb. ga vast
region of Canada's sub-Arctic-
some 10000 square miles-is
under quarantine today because
of an obscure" malady which
has affected Is persons, killing
four. The government is investi-
eating.
Causing rapid and severe paral-
ysis. the sickness has struck at
Chesterfield Inlet. $50 miles north
of Churchill, Manitoba, on the
northwestern shore of Hudson
Bay.
Both whites and Eskimos are
believed affected.
An RCAF Dakota will take
off from Winnipeg next week on
a 1,000-mile mercy flight, carrying
three doctors and 800 pounds of
medical SUPPLIES.
Rabbi Berkowitz to Speak
Rabbi Samuel Berkowitz, direc-
tor of the B'nai Birth Hillel
Foundation at George Washing
ton University, will address the
Jewish Institute Forum at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Washington
Jewish Community Center, Six
teenth and Q streets NV. He will
discuss "The Relationship of the
New State of Israel to American
Jewry." A color movie, Assign
ment in Tel-Aviv," also will be
shown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14

that one hears expressed. That may come into the picture
 Action upon statehood may come at any moment and in that event. Mir. Gruenng would be ready to run for Senator along with Mir Bartlett and would start all again in trying to make state out of last frontier
 A vote of thanks is due Rep. Doris Barnes for proposing that the House rescind its request for the extension session. The lady from WrangelP has been supporter of the administrators socalled basic tax legislation, but after sleeping overnight on the extra session proposition she told the House that the impression of log jam of bills in the Senate had been exaggerated.
 She may well have spoken the words of legs- lative prophet when she told the House T think this legislature will go down history completely damned if we have a third session." From mild hammered Mrs Barnes, those strong words. Public reaction may show them true as they were strong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
The Washington
 herrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
Continued from Page One)

right to confirm a Presidential ap- pointment
 Inside fact is that previously John L. Lewis used to dominate the Bureau of Mines. He had broth er-in-law working there and also helped pick the Bureaus Director, Dr R. R. Savers. Eventually it developed that Lewis knew about as much what was going on inside the Bureau as it's top boss, Secre- tary of the Interior Krug. Shortly after Krug discovered this, Savers stepped out to take a job with the United Mine Workers while Krug appointed Dr. Boyd, then dean of the Colorado School of Mines, to take his place. Lewis has held up Boyd's appointment ever since, chiefly through COP Senator Milli- kin of Colorado
 Now Truman has called for a showdown between himself and Lewis as to which controls Senate confirmations
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
Bon Voyage
Washington Post)


 Ever since we learned about the new sure-cure for seasickness-well almost sure-we have been trying to recall time when eyes have fallen on any, thing quite welcome. Probably it the last time we gazed weakly out of certain porthoe, which Tor a week had been alternately pointing at the bottom of the and the top of the sky to find it focused steadily a motonless Statue of Liberty wave ugh) of thankfulness swept us, plotting out the homicidal thoughts we hade been harboring against certainly hearty individuals aboard. At that point it seemed life might have attractions after all, and we forgave the fellow passengers who had, in nauseating repetition assured us that seasckness was only a figment of the imagination.
 The is a drug called dramamine, the wondrous properties of which accidentally dis covered by two Johns Hopkins physicians It is not, alas on the market yet, but it has been tested on bucking Army transport-or rather 485 occupants thereof-and almost C0 per effective either as preventive of seasickness. It works almost fast you can say its full chemical And it works for all sorts of motion sickness not only ma- -mer As an time addict of Mothersils Remedy hardly wait till The stuff is available It will make daily hus ride good deal more pleasant, too.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
AROUND THE BARN?

The explanation of the call for the special "ex- tension session of the Legislature seems to be "the long way around the barn.
 In spite of his statement that he is frankly op- posed to special session. doubt if anyone thinks otherwise than that the governor who instructed the legislature instruct him call this third session of the 18th Territorial Legislature.
 That is politics, and the governor is smart poi- toian. Of that there be doubt.
 We believe that he would like to have the legis- lature adjourn according to schedule March 24. But also believe that he is ready to hold special sesson over the heads of members of the legislature threat if the bills he wishes passed not acted upon before March 24.
 There is also the hope for immediate statehood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
MCCORMICK PLUMPS
 FOR PERON

No newspaper in the USA has fought Harry Truman more vitrioli- caliy, vehemently and vigorously than the Chicago Tribune. These attacks have also been centered on Tluman's Military Aide, Gen Harry Vaughan. Nevertheless, Tribune publisher Colonel Mccormick has TOW found something in common with Harry Truman and Harry Vaughan. He is an admirer of dictator Peron of Argentina.
 Col Mccormick has been travel ing through Latin America spending an average of thirty hours in each of four capitals-but spent more time in Buenos Aires where Presi- dent Peron pinned a medal On his ls.east-the same kind of a medal given to General Vaughan.
 After lunching with Peron, Mo- Cormick informed the press that he and the dictator were in com plete accord on Western Hemis- phere affairs.
 Other things about the Colonel's trip were interesting. One was the way American Ambassadors kow- lowed to Mccormick, giving the impression that the publishers views were sympathetically received ln Washington. Wherever he stop Led Mccormick was wined and din- cd by the U. s. envoy, with top government officials of each coun- try invited.
 Another interesting fact was McCormick's rabid attitude toward Europe which became so violently manifest that even his own in- terpreter toned down his remarks. In Quito Ecuador, for instance, Mc- Coin.ick told local newsmen if the Red Army invades Western Europe the only thing it can accomplish is to destroy Western Europe. And he made a gesture indicating his indifference to such an outcome But Jack Dubois, the Tribune's rov- ing correspondent in Latin America in interpreting, gave no indication cf how little his publisher thought uf Western Europe. So in translat- ing he changed the sentence to
 destroy Eastern Europe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
COMMUNICATION
To The Editor,
 Daily Alaska Empire:


 Daily Alaska Empire:
 Reference is made to an article appearing on the front page of your March 12 issue under the very mis- leading headline Unions meet for oonciliation of JSC-ILWU Dispute" "
 The headline ard the contents Of the article seemed to imply that it was a foregone conclusion that the mem CTS cf Local M-271 NV A. would comply with the Territorial LaEor Departments request to ap- roint committee to meet with a similar committee from the I.L.W.U. Local 16
 Please be advised that at regu- lar meeting held Saturday, March l2, the membership of Local M271 IVA unanimously voted to table the question of such committee until the next regular meeting in April
 Local M-271 feels that the N.LR.B. is very near to handing down de- cision after many months delay. We feel their hearings were held in good faith and in view of the fact that neither the Territorial Labor De- partment nor the I.LW.U. have any new proposals to make it would be foolish to endanger the processes of the NLR.B. by starting local cancellation efforts again.
 During the early months of this dispute, Local M-27l was available for all meetings and made all pos sible effort to bring about an early settlement, but we now feel that the simplest solution lies in the N.L.R.B. decision.
 Respectfully yours,
 (Signed) WILLIAM H. FLINT,
 President, Local M-27l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-14
LOAFING DENIS OVER WORKED BLOOM

One thing that contributed to the death of much loved Congressman Sol Bloom was overwork. And his workload was increased by the fact that many Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Con- mittee brazenly loafed on the job, leaving most of the work to Sol and the Republicans.
 While the II Republican mem- psrs of the Committee usually are present, sometimes as few as three Democrats have turned up. This once caused conscientious Con- gressman John Kee of West Vir- ginia to remark Maybe what we need is police force to get our colleagues to attend meetings
 So far statesmanlike Congressman Charles Eaton of New Jersey, leader of the Republicans, hasn't taken advantage of this. But he could easily turn the tables on the Dem ocrats and put the Republicans in the position of running American foreign policy.
 As a result the first act of new Democratic Chairman John Kee, when he took over following Sol Blooms death, was to warn Demo- cratic Congressman it was time for them to quit playing hockey.
 Sometimes it has even been necessary to telegraph Democrat Joseph L. Pfeifer of Brooklyn at his home to insure his attendance for committee votes.