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Evening star., 1949-02-03
Lawton, Budget Aide,
Urges No Exemptions
In Reorganization Bill

Frederick J. LaWton, assistant
budget director, urged today that
no agency be exempted from the
provisions of pending legislation to
give President Truman authority to
reorganize the executive branch of
the Government.
Mr.. LaWton testified before the
senate Expenditures Committee,
which is holding hearings on the
measure. The House Expenditures
Committee has completed hearings
on an identical bill and is expected
to report it to the House for debate
on Monday.
Mr. LaWton said exemptions and
restrictions in the bill are undesir-
able and unnecessary.
Cites Congress Veto Power.
"They deprive the President and
Congress of the opportunity even to
consider reorganization plans which,
If they could be reviewed on their
merits, might be found highly ad-
ventageous," he said.
He called attention to the right
of Congress to veto any reorganiza-
ton plan and said this provided pro-
lection against undesirable changes
Members of Congress and even the
President have received many letters
and kilograms urging that certain
agencies be exempt under the bill.
Most OF the pressure has been in
favor Of the Army Corps of Engi-
neerS. many persons being apprehen-
sive that an effort will be made to
transfer the civil functions of the
corps to the Reclamation Bureau of
the Interior Department.
Changes In Bill Seen.
One House Democrat said the bill
will be somewhat changed" from
the form In which it was drawn up
by administration drafters.
Mr.. Truman. in special message
to Congress. stressed that he wants
permanent powers to reShuffie and
economic in the executive branch
when and how he sees fit.
And former President Herbert
Hoover later testified that q "grievi-
ously needed" shakeup of the 1900
executive agencies would save bill
lions" Mr.. Hoover urged prompt
action in line with the Presidents
request.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

AFL American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees.
Chairman Henry C. Her of the
United States Employees Compen-
sation Appeals Board will be the
toastmaster at the affair. which
will be held in the National Press
Club auditorium.
ARMY DEPT.-The Army De-
partment consistently has set the
pace for most other Government
agencies in adopting a progressive
cash awards program in which it
pays its civilian employees who sub
NIT Money-saVing and efficiency i'm
provement suggestions.
While many agencies simply give
lip service to the program author
lied by Congress, the Army Depart
ment's employees suggestion program
improves all the time.
One reason why the Armys pro-
gram is so successful may be seen in
the new poster which is being posted
all over the Pentagon as well as in
all other Army installations. The
large green poster features a photo
graph of Gen. Bradley, the Armys
Chief of Staff, and quotes this mes
sage Of Gen. Bradley to the Army's
civilian employees:
Good ideas must not be kept Sc
cret; let's share them. Putting our
ideas together through the Depart
ment of the Army suggestion pro-
gram will be small effort that can
bring great results"
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The new
right-wing CIO Government Work.
ers' Union announces it has added
San Francisco post ONCE local
OF 500 members, which formerly
was affiliated with the CIO United
Public Workers Of America. The
GWU. which was started by UPWA
dissidents who objected to UPWAs
left-Wing policies, now has "a locals
In Washington and throughout the
country -. Civil Service Commits
sloner James M. Mitchell will be
the speaker at the monthly meet
ing OF the National Association of
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Presidential Panel
Will Make New Effort
To End Rail Dispute
By the Associated prexs

CHICAGO, Feb 3-A railroad
spokesman said today members of a
presidential fact-finding panel have
agreed to make a second effort to
Ssttle wage and hour dispute be-
tween the railroads and 100000
incorporating workers.
Daniel L. Loomis, chairman of the
carriers Negotiating Committee, said
the Presidential Board, headed by
DR.. William N. LeiSerson, will meet
with representatives OF the railroads
and the Is unions in Chicago Mon
day.
Further Help Asked.
Mr.. Loomis and George E. Leighty
of st. Louis, chairman of the unions
Negotiating Committee, announced
yesterday they had reached stale
mate. They said both sides had
agreed to ask further help of the
three man tact-fnding panel. The
board made recommendations last
December for settlement of the dis
pute but they were rejected by the
unions.
Mr.. Loomis said members OF the
panel agreed to return
to Chicago for the purpose OF inter-
preting and clarifying the recon-
made to President Tru-
man December IT, l948.
In addition, DR.. Leiserson, panel
members are David L. Cole OF
Paterson, N. j., and George A. Cook
of Sarasota, Fla.
Precedent for Move.
The board recommended 7-cent
hourly pay increase and a reduction
of weekly working hours from 48 to-
40 without loss of pay. The pay
increase was to be made retroactive
to October !, 1948, and the shorter
work week would become effective
September /, l949.
In rejecting the recommendations.
the unions said they could be useful
as basis for resuming the negotia-
tions which ended yesterday.
Recall of the emergency board is
not provided for by the National
Railway Labor Act, but the National
Board said there Is ample
precedent for the move.
The unions became eligible to
strike January l6, after they had
completed procedures required under
the act. They indicated, however,
they would not invoke the strike
weapon while there are hopes of q
peaceful settlement through nego-
tiations.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

All names OF s0seph 1ouhs.
members of Congress, of whom there
were quite a few, have been removed
Also, the names OF other persons
whose names were in the file
through various processes Of "associ-
alton with suspects, have been
taken out.
Commission sources say the "SuS-
pect through association" theory has
been discarded. The names re-
manning are those of persons Of
whom there Is some evidence link
ing them with subversive move
ments.
After all. just because q man
| was seen at q party with some one
who Is Communist is no reason to
include his name in the file. unless
we have specific evidence that he,
too. is linked up with communistic
activities" q commission official ex-
planned.
Commission sources expressed the
view that the change of attitude in
regard to the loyalty lead" file
might also influence the discarding
Of the guilt by association" atti-
tude sometimes found in individual
loyalty cases before the various
loyalty boards.
MARITIME AND -Th e
Hoover Commission will propose to
Congress that the Maritime Com
mission and the Interstate Com
merce Commission be brought un-
der the Commerce Department for
administrative purposes.
The two agencies still would re-
tain their regulatory duties, but
the day-to-day administrative re-
sponsibilities would be placed in the
Commerce Department. 1t would
be similar to the present status
of the Civil Aeronautics Board,
which, while under Commerce De-
partment jurisdiction for admin
istratiye purposes, actually operates
as an independent agency in max
ing decisions.
$50
MISUNDERSTANDING of the
Hoover Commission. a Federal Sc
curity Agency official remarked to
his stenographer the other day that
the Hoover groups proposals will
certainly result in lot of house
cleaning in the Government"
Noticing the blank look on her
face, the official remarked, You've
heard OF the Hoover Commission,
haven't you?"
Vaguely linking "housecleaning"
with Hoover Commission" the
sweet young thing answered, "Oh. is
that the vacuum cleaner OUTFIT"
y 4 4 +
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE-Both the
House and Senate Executive Ex-
penditures Committees are expected
to take favorable action within the
next week or so on legislation to
increase the present $6 a day Gov
ernment employees allowance to a
new maximum Of $40 daily.
AFGE-Chairman Johnston of
the Senate Civil Service Committee
and Assistant Secretary OF Labor
Ralph Wright will be the principal
speakers Wednesday night at the
testimonial dinner for the three
Washington vice presidents of the
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Father HoIIoran 10 Preach
AT Immaculate Conception

The story of the appearance of
the Virgin Mary to the French
peasant girl Bernadette, in the 10th
century at Lourdes, France, will be
told by the Very Rev. Thomas M.
Holloran at 7:45 tonight, through
February II, at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
Father Holloran' will preach at
the church, Eighth and N streets
NV, each night during the Solemn
Novena of Our Lady of Lourdes
He will say the same prayers which
are said at the famous shrine in
Lourdes, France.
Father Holloran, native of
Nashville, Tenn, is superior of the
Paulist College, Brookland, D. C.
A graduate of Catholic University,
he spent nine years in Johannes
burg, South Africa, as q missionary.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Correction

In a story in The Star Tuesday
on a bill presented in the House by
Representative Davis, Democrat, of
Georgia to increase pension benefits
for widows and orphans of District
policemen and flremen, it was
stated that payments would not
apply to the survivors Of policemen
or firemen who died after retiring.
This was an error.
The bill states that widows and
minor children of deceased men,
bers of the Fire or Police Depart
ments will receive full benefits un-
less the marriage took place sub
sequent to the date of the officers
retirement
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Peddie Alumni to Hold
Banquet Wednesday

The Washington alumni Of the
Peddie School, Hightstown, N. j.,
will hold banquet at $50 pm. next
Wednesday at the Hotel Burlington.
William Thompson, Peddie di-
rector Of athletics, will speak and
will show motion pictures Of the
l948 Peddie-Hill School football
game. A color motion picture Of
the school also will be shown,
Evening star., 1949-02-03
81 Killed ignoring Sentry

TOKYO, Feb. 3 GP).-Pvt William
O. Young of Bush. La, was killed
Sunday night when he ignored a
sentry's challenge and ran from mil
itary police near Kyoto. the 9Th
United States Army headquarters
announced today. Young was found
in an of limits area, the announce
ment said.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Temperatures Stay
Low in Most Areas;
New Storm Feared
BY the Associated Press

Temperatures continued below
normal over virtually all of the
country today, but they were mod
Grating in the Gulf and Great
Plains States.
There was more below zero
weather in the Dakotas, Montana,
Minnesota and Wisconsin today, but
readings were not as low as yes
terday. The mercury touched
around 20 some parts of the cold
belt and df0pped to -23 at Grand
Forks. N. Oak, for one of the lowest
marks. 1t also was near and below
zero in some parts of Northern New
England
Some warming was reported in
Southern states but there were many
sections reporting sub-freezing tenn
peratures.
There also was some snow in
Western Nevada, Southern Idaho
and Oregon.
New Blizzard Feared
In Nevada the Air Force tried to
step up its dropping of hay to snow
bound herds after the Weather Bu-
reau warned that a new blizzard may
stall the haylift operation. An Army
transport battalion from San Fran
cisco loaded its trucks with feed at
Fallor, New. and started across the
state, supplementing the air relief
plan.
A mercy mission in Nebraska s
blizzard area cost the lives of two
civilian airmen late yesterday.
While dropping materials to be
used for distress signals, their little
plane struck a telephone wire and
crashed into a farmhouse
The dead were John Huff. 80. q
fur buyer. and William OBrien, 43,
an insurance man.
Like many others flying mercy
missions they had deserted their
regular jobs while they flew rescue
and search missions.
Meanwhile, the House Appropria =
tions Committee voted today to pro-
vide another $500,000 for President
Truman's emergency fund for storm
relief
The committees action is subject
to Senate and House approval.
Congressional leaders said they
would speed consideration and ex-
pected no opposition.
Last week Congress appropriated
$500, 900 for the storm relief program
in 10 Western and Northwestern
States. Previously the President
had made $500 900 available from his
emergency fund
Hay Prices Protested.
Representative OSullivan, Demo-
erat, of Nebraska complained to the
House yesterday that the hay needed
for Western livestock is being held
up for higher prices. He said prices
OF $50 and I40 ton are being asked
Assistant Army Secretary Gordon
Gray said the real danger" to the
blizzard West lies in pos
Sible new storms. He has just re-
turned from an inspection trip to
the disaster areas. He and several
Army officials, including 1t. Gen.
Raymond A. Wheeler, chief of en-
gineers, few to the scene Sunday
I'VE are extremely pleased with the
way Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick 18th
Army Engineers has set up his
plan," Mr.. Gray said. ut is well
under way"
The battle to free the men and
animals began to show Impressive
results.
In "a hours, Gen. Pick reported.
1886 snow-bound persons in South
Dakota and Nebraska had been lib
Grated. He said 684 buildozers were
in operation in Wyoming, South Da-
kota and Nebraska.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

b u r g | a r y and
gra n d larceny.
He p e a d e d
guilty to three
charges.
Circuit Judge
Edward F. Barrels
d escri bed the
youth as "a
hardened GRIM
inal who would
do society no
good and who
does not deserve
a n y sympathy
or consideration
from this court -
The Judge said
Evening star., 1949-02-03
in Brief
BY the Assosiotsd Pres,
Senate.

Routine session.
Labor Committee continues hear
ings on repeal Of Taft-Hartley Act.
Expenditures Committee continues
hearings on Government reorgani-
zation.
House.
Merchant Marine Committee
hears ECA Administrator Hoffman
on using United States vessels for
relief cargoes.
Labor Committee hears C1O and
National LAUNDERING Manufacturing
Association witness on minimum
wages.
Armed Services Committee hears
Secretary of Air Symington on Air
Force composition.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Communists May Face
Contempt Action for
Rugged Jury Charge
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Contempt
proceedings-apparently against the
Communist Party-may be started
because of pamphlets distributed
outside the Federal Court House
where II Communist leaders are on
trial.
Judge Harold r. Medina said yes
terday the circulars may be the
basis for contempt proceedings"
The judge took no immediate
action on a complaint about the
circulars by United States Attorney
John F.. X. McGohey, and said:
Il think it would be the better part
of discretion If 1 refrain from con-
sidering such matter at this time
I think it would be wiser to
refer it to one Of the other judges"
Jury Rigging Charged.
The pamphlets, issued over the
name of the New York State Com
mittee Of the Communist Party,
were headed in large letters: The
bill of rights is on trial before a
rigged jury"
Robert G. Thompson, chairman of
the Communist State Committee, is
one of the II on trial on charges of
conspiracy to advocate overthrow of
the Federal Government. The de-
PENDANTS are members of the Ma
tional Board of the party.
The pamphlet issue arose some
time later after Judge Medina said
defense counsel had failed thus far
to prove their contention that the
Federal jury picking system here is
discriminatory. The defense law
yers, seeking to kill the conspiracy
indictment, have argued for many
days that the jury system favors the
rich against the poor and members
of minority groups, including Jews
and Negroes
Trial Is Delayed.
Beginning of the actual trial has
been delayed by the attack on the
jury system, and no jury has been
selected. Today was the 18th day
of the pretrial proceedings.
Mr.. McGohey told Judge Medina
yesterday he believed the alleged
Communist pamphlets have a ''di-
rect bearing in this matter presently
on trial before your honor"
The prosecutor asked permission
to call to the witness stand q person
to whom one OF the pamphlets had
been handed.
Judge Medina, holding up his
hand as Mr.. McGohey stood up with
a copy Of the pamphlet, said: II
don't desire to have anything come
up here that by some twist might
have some bearing on my qualifica-
ton to sit in this case"
Complaint Is Studied.
The judge took Mr.. McGohey'S
complaint under advisement and
Mr.. McGohey received the right to
present it again if he desired.
Louis F. McCabe, one of the de-
fense lawyers, remarked: IF this
matter is referred to another judge,
he would like to send along with it
clippings and other
comment bearing on the issues. We
have a nice selection"
An attack on Judge John C.
Knox, senior United States district
judge here, is contained in the
1t says Judge Knox Is
responsible for a rotten" jury sys-
tenn under which, it contends, the
Communists cannot get a fair trial
before an impartial jury. Judge
Knox assigned Judge Medina to
the case.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Veteran SEQ Cuptoin Dies

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 LP.-Capt
William c. Renaut, 6S, British born
veteran of nearly so years at sea
who had been master of number
of Grace Line ships, died yesterday.
His last command was of the Santa
Elena, sunk in the Mediterranean
in 1943 He escaped along with more
than 1000 troops.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Justice Of Peoce Resiqns

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. Feb.
8 tSpeciaD Frank r. Cockrill,
former Mayor, has resigned his
Office as justice of the peace here,
to which he was named in the
November election, and will resume
work in an industry here. The
Circuit Court will name a justice
to serve until the next general
election.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

SlVeS out OF tne
Government.
But the COM
mission, a c t ing
on sharp protests
made in Con-
gress and from
o t h er sources,
has decided to
r e m o v e the
names Of persons
in cases where
there Is no spe-
cifc e vi d e n c e
linking t h e m
W ! t h subversive
movements.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Atom Committee Split
On Revealing Number
Of Bombs in u. ). Stock

Members of the Joint Congress
sional Committee on Atomic
Energy were split today over
suggestions to make public the
number of atomic bombs pos
sessed by the United States and
other atomic information.
These were among the questions
being considered when the commit
tee met in a closed session today
for look at what was described as
'one of the hottest documents" ever
assembled on atomic energy.
That was the label pinned on the
Atomic Energy Commissions top
secret quarterly report by Chairman
David z. Lilienthal.
The joint committees public hear
ing yesterday wound up in disagree
ment after Chairman Mcmahon
suggested the commission should
disclose the size Of the Nation S
stockpile of atomic weapons.
Sees War Deterrent.
In reiterating his position that
revealing the number of atomic
bombs possessed by this country
would be q deterrent to war, Senator
Mcmahon added that he would like
to get everything out in the open
that I can"
Mr.. Lilienthal sided with Senator
views, but two other
members OF the committee-Sena-
tors Tydings. Democrat, of Mary
land, and Connally, Democrat, of
Texas-protested that too much
atomic information had been dis
closed already. They called, instead,
for censorship of the Atomic Com
missions reports by top American
of1icials to determine
the overall impact of any disclosure
Of information.
Senator Tydings said suggestions
Of super A-bomb give the Amer
lean people "an exaggerated" view
point and encourage other countries
to speed their efforts to catch up
with the United States in atomic
developments. He also protested
that the commissions latest report
pictures of atomic install
lations which would be valuable as
target guides to enemy bombers.
Senator Connally said talk of
super bomb might make the people
feel an Army and Navy were un-
necessary, and urging the screening
of information by intelligence au-
thorities, he added:
Il don't want the destiny of this
country to hang on what some man
in one OF these bureaus decides
to do"
Mr.. Lilienthal said the commits
sion's recent report did not mention
q super bomb and merely stated
that substantial improvement" had
been made in atomic weapons. In
reply to a question by Senator Nc
Mahon whether anything in the
report could advance
another nation in building atomic
weapons, Mr.. Lilienthal replied, The
answer Is no."
Program Is Outlined.
Senator Mcmahon asked the COM
mission to give immediate consid-
eration" to the question of disclos-
ing more atomic information.
Acc General Manager Carroll
Wilson said the commission Is build
Ing or planning to build at least
1--WE research and power reactors
ranging in cost from $2,000,00O to
s25 900 900 or $3O,0OO,0O0 over the
next three years. Reactors are used
TO produce fashionable materials for
peacetime as we'll as military
weapons.
He added that another $4,000, 900
will be needed to that much already
obligated to complete the Argonne
Research Labratory operated by the
University of Chicago in Chicago.
He described this as the central re-
actor development laboratory and
said it, is expected to be completed
IL.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Heir Gets Five Years
To Life for Burglary
By the Associoted Press

BELLEVILLE. Ill, Feb. 3.-Robert
G. Baker. 81, heir to half of s2Si,-
900 estate, was sentenced yesterday
to prison for five years to life for
Evening star., 1949-02-03
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Loyalty Lead File Cut Down
To Specific Evidence Cases
by joseph Youno

The Civil Service Commission quietly
from its loyalty lead e that exraneous and
had no right to be there.
The lead hle contained the employees past
and present. well Government job applicants and other
Evening star., 1949-02-03

persons not in public life. who were
as possible leads" in the
commissions efforts to keep Com
Fascists and other subver-
Evening star., 1949-02-03

High and Low for Yesterday.
High. 40, at 3:2O pm.
Low, %. at $40 q m.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70, on January 2S
Lowest 2l, on January 80.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast ana
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Weather Report

District Of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia-Mostly sunny, highest
around 40 this afternoon becoming
cloudy tonight with lowest about 2S.
Cloudy with rain tomorrow, possibly
beginning as sleet in early morn
ing.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, south southeast.
River Report
Prom United States Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
Evening star., 1949-02-03

~ Tepeoets, tweeds. soxonies ShetIonds and COB
ord'nes; oil shodes Were $50 and SIS. Sizes: 49,,
Rees4 lI34, ABS, 6 SO. 3/3s, 2/3e; shorts, ,
1894. 1895, 1897, w. longs. 1897. N4o. ~
~ overeoets, English tweed lambs fleece and
cheviot: Were $50 and SIS. Sizes: Reos,
235, 2/3e, l/37. I3s. 80. 2/44; shorts, go
!/3e, N4o, H42,; longs, 2l38, l/4o, l/42, ) <
Evening star., 1949-11-17

the area have been breaking street
lights "as soon as they are put in. u
He also said there have been
several instance where houses
have been stoned and other
vandalism.
Mr.. Thatcher was reelected
president of the association; Mrs
l.. N. Selby vice president; Miss
Emily Thatcher. secretary, and
w. ]. Wondrack, treasurer. Mr..
Thatcher and Mrs. Selby will
represent the group at the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations.
The meeting was held in the
Wheatley School. Montello ave-
nue. and Neal street NE.
Evening star., 1949-11-17

edge Of the dogs presence, could
not accept rent for two months
and then decide the lease had been
preached.
The lower court was criticized by
the appeals branch for refusing to
allow Mr.. Newlin to introduce, in
the original trial, testimony that
the owner Of the apartment build
ing had given verbal consent to
the dogs presence.
In the original suit, Mr.. Newlin
contended he had a dog which was
as much a part OF the family as
any human being" when he moved
into the apartment In 1888. In
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Tenant Wins New Trial in Fiqht
To Keep Doq in Apartment

The appellate court ruled that
Weaver Bros, Inc, real estate
firm with Offices in the Washing
ton building, had given tacit ap-
proval to the presence Of Smacker
by accepting two months advance
rent from Mr.. Newlin, after giving
notice the dog would have to be
removed.
The Court ruled that the dogs
presence was not a continuing
breach of the lease; in other words,
the real estate firm, having knowl-