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Evening star., 1949-03-08
Cold Wave Stirs Demand
OF BerIiners for Coal
BY the Associoted Press

BERLIN, Mar. 8.-Blockaded
West Berliners. shivering in a
belated cold wave, are asking for
more coal.
So far. there is no official indi-
cation that they will get any.
The average Berliner has re-
ceived only about 81 pounds of
coal all winter long. He has had
to heat his home almost entirely
with flreWood. Officials tried to
conserve the meager amounts of
coal which can be flown in over
the Russian blockade.
1t was an unusually mild winter
here and Berliners didn't complain
much-until the cold wave hit last
week. Then they began to pro-
test.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
French Captain Held as Spy
Beats Up Photographer
By the Assoeioted Prexs

PARIS. Mar. ga French
Army captain accused of being
Communist spy beat up a news
paper photographer who snapped
his picture today.
The enraged officer. Capt. Rene
Azema, rushed Andre Aveline,
photographer of the newspaper
Paris Press. knocked him down
and attempted to throttle him.
Guards who had just brought
him to Paris for trial on espionage
charges rescued the photographer.
The incident occurred as Azema
and his guards stepped from the
train which had brought them
from Pau, where Arena was ar
rested. He is charged specifically
with giving national defense
secrets to a French Communist
weekly newspaper.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
India Dep|oys Troops
To Meet Strike Threat
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW DELHI, India, Mar. g.
The government of India deployed
troops today to combat a Com
munist-fomented nation wide rail-
way. mail and telegraph strike.
scheduled to start tomorrow.
The Bombay provincial govern
ment ordered police and military
guards to shoot any one caught
attempting to tamper with rail-
road or other essential public serv-
ice properties.
The national government an
nounced that it will use army per-
sonnel to replace strikers, if they
walk from their jobs in large
numbers. An official spokesman
said precautions were being taken
in the Calcutta. Assam and
Madras areas as we'll as Bombay.
He described those areas as main
points of Communist strength.
Prime Minister JaWaharlal
Nehru contends the strike was
called by Communists to embar-
rass his Congress Party govern
ment and cause chaos in the
country. He told Parliament in
a recent report the government
had nipped Communist plans to
foment rebellion, and that the
strike was attributable to the same
rebellious elements.
The Communist st-dominated rail-
way and posts and telegraph
unions gave go-aheads today for
start of the strike as scheduled.
Demands for wage increases are
among the issues.
Evening star., 1949-03-08

their jobs but who were reinstateo
before June 10, 1948. after it was
found that they had been wrong
fully dismissed, as we'll as former
workers who did not return to
the Federal service.
The Government might appeal
the decision to the Supreme
Court. since the verdict could cost
many thousands of dollars in back
payments. The employe involved
in the Court of Claims case was
a Philadelphian In the Army De-
partment. He was represented by
Francis P. Noonan of the Wash
ington law firm of Noonan and
Bloomgren.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP The
Federal Career Employees Asso-
citation, which was recently
formed to protect the interests of
non-veteran long time career
workers, will hold a meeting at
6 pm. tomorrow in the Interior
Department auditorium. .
Exams for investigator auditor
jobs in the Agriculture Depart
ment have been announced by
the Civil Service Commission.
The starting salary is $3,727 to
$4,479 a year. ). Postal employees
would get 26 days annual and
Is days sick leave-the same as
other Federal workers-in bill
introduced the other day by Rep
resentative Boggs, Republican. of
Delaware. At present postal work.
ers get Is and 10 days. Mrs.
Gloria Melia, an employe of the
Army Medical Center, was Sc
lected as queen at the agency's
recent Madri Gras bill. The
State Department has jobs open
for stenographers and typists in
United States embassies, legations
and consulates throughout the
world. Starting salary is $2,520,
plus overseas allowance. Appli-
cants must be between 81 and 35.
Apply at room 1903. Temporary
Building IL" TWenty-third and
c streets NV. :. The State De-
partment also has jobs for nurses
with public health nursing expert
ence, the Jobs paying $500 an
nually plus an overseas allowance.
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star Station, for Joseph
Young's Spotlight Uersion of
the Federal Spotlight, featuring
additional ne11S and UieDs of
the Gn1,erf ser1,ice
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Two District Students
Win Scholarships in
Science Talent Search

Two Washington high school
seniors have been awarded $100
scholarships in a Nation wide tai
ent search to discover the top
teen-age scientists.
Dwight Taylor, II, of Altadena,
Calf, won top prize of a $4,000
scholarship in ceremonies at the
Hotel Statler last night, supported
by the Westinghouse Educational
Foundation. A $4,000 second
prize, eight $4OO scholarships and
40 prizes of 500 each were
awarded.
The two Washington winners
were Walter Gilbert, Is, of 1909
Thirty-ffth street NV, and Carl
w. Werntz. II, of $40 Nicholson
street NV.
Son of Economist.
Walter, son of Richard v. Gill
bert. economist who served as ad-
wiser to OPA officials during the
war, won his prize for a 1000
word paper on "A One-step Sep
aration of Nirconium and Half
MUM" His parents said he hopes
to continue his chemistry studies
at Harvard University. Walter IS
senior at Sidwell Friends School.
Carl, a senior at Coolidge High
School, was chosen a f1nalist in the
science search for a paper on
Variable Stars" A member of
the National Capital Astronomers
Club, he will attend a Washing
ton university this fall. His
father, Walter H. Werntz, is a
railway mail clerk.
Son Of Physicist.
Young Taylor, grand winner in
the competition. Is the son of
consulting physicist and hopes to
be zoologist. His science project
consisted of an investigation Of
the living mollusks in the waters
off Nantucket.
Caroline Littlejohn. 16, of Okla
homa City, who received second
honors-the $4,000 scholarship
plans to be mathematical physi-
cist. She wrote her science talent
search essay on researches in the
mathematical theory of relatively.
DR.. Harlow Shapley, Harvard
astronomer. announced the win
ners. and Basil O'Connor, chair
man of the Red Cross, addressed
the award banquet.
Evening star., 1949-03-08

without showing his age. He at
tended many parties briefly.
He would jauntily start his day
by dropping a penny and letting
1t roll away as he walked from
his front steps to his black limou-
sine. Mr.. Bloom believed that
the joy Of the finder would bring
him good luck for the day.
The George Washington Memo
rial Highway to Mount Vernon Is
credited to Mr.. Blooms enthusi-
asm for the celebration OF the
200th anniversary of the First
Presidents birth.
First Elected by 81 Votes.
Mr.. Bloom first elected to Con-
gress in 1922. He had become
popular in New York City's
theatrical and political circles and
his friends asked him to become a
candidate.
In his first race, he was elected
by a scant 81 votes. His election
was challenged, but he came here
and convinced a Republican Con-
gress that he had been the winner.
After that he was reelected for
each subsequent term and had
been chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee since 1889,
with the exception of the two
years of the 8Oth Congress when
Republicans were in control.
After the United States went
into World War II Mr.. Bloom took
part in meetings at the White
House with Prime Minister
Churchill of Britain and Foreign
Minister Molotox of Russia.
Late in 1943 Mr.. Bloom guided
through the House the bill au-
thorizing United States partici-
patton in the United Nations Re
lief and Rehabilitation Program.
Sponsored U. N. Bill.
He also was a co-sponsor of the
bill providing for American par
ticipation in the United Nations.
He was looking forward to taking
part in the Capitals Sesquicenten-
nial celebration next year and to
seeing to it that George Washing
ton got proper recognition in the
event.
He was proud of what he had
done for the new state of Israel,
both in Congress and as q men,
ber of an international commits
sion on refugees during the war.
But he was so much the American
first that he had to take the
criticism Of ardent Zionist lead
ers and other Jewish members Of
Congress.
He had a prominent place in
the organizing meeting of the
United Nations in San Francisco.
1t was one of the few times he
had gone back to the scenes of
his childhood.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Civilians GET Larger Voice
In Munitions Board Work

Civilians will get a larger voice
in the affairs of the Munitions
Board.
Chairman Donald F. Carpenter
said yesterday that civilians
would head activities of an indus
trial nature and that they would
have military assistants. The
boards primary job is to see that
the armed services are assured of
getting the supplies they will need
in an emergency.
J. Clawson Roop, former vice
president of Pan American Air
ways Corp, has been designated
deputy chairman, and Harry E.
Blythe, former vice president of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co.. will have charged of indus
trial mobilization,
Evening star., 1949-03-08
ka|ik, Top Russian
AtU. N, Reported Sick
BY the Associoted Presa

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 8.-Dep-
uty Foreign Minister Jacob A.
Malik. Russia's top United Nations
delegate. yesterday was reported
i'll in bed at his apartment in the
delegation building ON Park ave-
nue., New York.
A member of the Soviet delega-
ton indicated he might have
stomach trouble but his alternate
said the nature of his illness was
not yet determined.
Mr.. Malik missed a meeting of
the Security Council for the first
time since he came here last
spring. Russia was represented
yesterday by Semen X. Tsarapkin,
trusteeship expert of the Soviet
delegation.
The Council approved an Amer
backed proposal for the
Trusteeship Council to handle all
phases of the American report on
former Japanese-mandated islands
in the Pacific except the strategic
angles.
A secretary in the Soviet delega-
ton, who did not give his name,
said Mr.. Malik had visited a hos
pital yesterday for stomach trouble
but he did not know any more on
the subject.
Mr.. Tsarapkin told reporters
after the Security Council meeting
that Mr. Malik was confined to bed
in his quarters in the delegation
building and they did not definitely
know the trouble.
Mr.. Malik is chairman this
month on the U. N. Atomic Energy
Commission. A commission meet
ing set for today was postponed to
Friday because Of his illness.
Mr.. Malik is the highest ranking
Russian in the United States, but
his assignment ostensibly is for
United Nations matters only.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
'Rangoon Demonstrators
Make Human Road Blocks
BY The Associoied Press

RANGOON, Burma. Mar. s
-Antigovernment demonstrators
threw themselves into the streets
to make human roadblocks today
in an attempt to stop trucks
carrying government supplies.
They also tried to enter the
civil supplies department, but were
headed off by club-swinging
police. Demonstrations were
staged, however. in front of the
law court and town jail.
(This dispatch, which came
through Burmese censorship.
did not indicate who the dem
onstrators were.)
Government workers have been
on strike for several weeks in
protest against government pro-
posals to cut personnel and the
cost of living bonuses paid en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
House Unit Votes Statehood
For Alaska and Hawaii
BY the Associated Press

The House Public Lands Com
mittee today approved statehood
for Hawaii and Alaska.
One committee member voted
against each of the two bills. Rep
resentative Morris, Democrat, of
Oklahoma cast the dissenting vote
on the Hawaiian statehood bill,
saying he had serious misgivings
about this Nations reaching out
and embracing non-contiguous
areas as States.
Representative Marshall, Dem
ocrat, of Minnesota cast the only
vote against statehood for Alaska
He said he is not opposed to the
bill. but did not want the COM
mittee vote on Alaska ito be any
different than that accorded to
her sister state of Hawaii"
Evening star., 1949-03-08
French Scientist Is Bitten
SpearingS Shark Off Bahamas
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Mar. g.
Francois Edmund Blanc, Al, of the
French National Museum, Paris,
was bitten on the right heel by a
sand shark yesterday while google
fishing off a coral reef at Bimini,
the Bahamas. - ..
DR.. Guy r. Stoddard of Miami
Beach flew to Bimini and brought
the injured French scientist here
for treatment.
Doctors at st. Francis Hospital
said Mr.. Blanc was resting COM
fortably and had been given a
blood TRANSMISSION.
DR.. Stoddard said Mr.. Blanc
told him he speared the shark,
which then turned and attacked
him.
Mr.. Blanc was in Bimini as an
observer at the American Museum
of Natural History Research Gen.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Jap Group May Visit U. S.

TOKYO. Mar. 8 (P).-The Jap
anese government has decided to
send a 90-man mission to the
United States to study advanced
industrial techniques, the news
paper Asahi said today. The gov
ernment has applied to the Allied
occupation high command for
permission to dispatch the mis-
sion. .,r.sr
Evening star., 1949-03-08

less Mr.. Mur-
ay promises
t h a t he will
hold hearings
as soon as pos
sible on the va
rious cost = of =
living pay bills
that have been
introduced this
session.
These men,
bers, who asked
that they not
be identified at
this time for
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Congress in Brief
BY the Associated Press

senate.
To hear attack by Senator
Cain, Republican. of Washington
on nomination of Mon Wallgren
to head National Security Re-
sources Board as fllibuster con-
tinueS.
Finance Committee continues
hearings on reciprocal trade agree
mentS.
Armed Services Committee con-
siders Wallgren nomination.
House.
Meets at noon for eulogies to
late Representative Sol Bloom.
Labor Subcommittee continues
hearings on repeal of Taft-Hartley
Law.
Ways and Means Committee
continues hearings on social Sc
curity program.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
McGruth Will Receive
Award From Pope Plus
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 8.-Senatol
McGrath, Democrat, of Rhode Is.
land has been named a knight OF
the Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre by Pope Plus XII. ii
was disclosed last night.
The award arrived here last
Friday, Raoul Desvernine. lieuten-
ant of the order, said, and was
forwarded to Archbishop Cushing
of Boston.
1t is expected the archbishop
will present the award to Senator
McGrath at a later date.
Evening star., 1949-03-08

REASONS o. SUTdC. soSepn Aouhs.
egy. declared that they are per-
fectly willing to report out the
top-bracket measure.
But they assert they want the
assurance that once this bill is
reported favorably the committee
then will consider legislation for
ank-and-file pay raises. They
don't have in mind the $50 to $50
a year increases that would result
from the administrations pro-
posed Classification Act revision,
but the substantial fiat pay in
crease bills that some of them
and their colleagues have intro
duced.
There would be no objection to
considering the Classification Act
measure if Mr.. Murray gives them
the assurance that they will have
an opportunity to amend it by
adding to it additional amounts
for rank-and-flle Federal en-
ployes. these members confde.
Thus far, Mr.. Murray has been
cool to the idea of a general Fed
eral pay raise. It's not known yet
whether he will accede to these
requests. or whether the insurgent
group will have enough votes to
override him if he refuses and the
matter comes to a showdown.
INJURY PAY - Chairman Le-
Sinski of the House Labor Com
mittee has reintroduced a much
more liberal bill to grant sub
stantial increases in compensa-
ton benefits to Government en-
ployes who are injured on the
job. Mr.. Lesinski's group will
handle the bill.
The original Lesinski bill pro-
vided for a ceiling on benefits of
1925 a month. The new measure
introduced at the request of the
administration, contains no CELL
ing limitation, Employees injured
on the job may get the full rs
per cent of their regular salaries.
Also, the provisions are more
generous in regard to total dis
ability benefits and payments to
the widows and survivors of Fed
eral employees who died as result
Of inquiries. .... ...
The present benefits, which
were set in 1927, provide maximum
benefits of only SIG monthly, and
employees get only Sc per cent of
their regular salaries. =.
X X X X -
FORCEFUL - Secretary Of
Treasury Snyder made no pre-
tense of hiding his displeasure
recently before a House Appro-
priations Subcommittee over the
fact that one of his subordinates-
Frank w. Krippel, the chief of the
second Federal Reserve district
makes more money than he does.
Asked to comment on the sit
uation which finds Mr.. Krippel
making $4,000 a year to his own
$4,000, MI. Snyder exploded at
the closed session:
1T is an outrage that the de-
partment head does not get more.
IMPORTANT DECISION-The
United States Court of Claims has
handed down a decision which Is
to be good news for
of Government employees
here-past and present.
The court ruled that an employe
unjustly removed from his Fed
eral Job for any period before
June 10, 1948. was entitled to back
pay for the time lost from his job.
This has great significance toI
all employees who lost their jobs
before that date. Congress last
year enacted legislation to grant
back pay to employees in future
cases of this kind. but made no
for workers who were
removed from their
Jobs before June 10. 1948.
The claims tribunal decision,
therefore, is very important. 1t
would affect employees who lost
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Marshall Plan Bill
Receives Unanimous
Committee Approval

The $5,580,000,000 authorization
bill to continue the Marshall Plan
another Is months had unanimous
Senate committee approval today,
but indications are that the real
fight over money will come in a
later appropriation bill.
The Foreign Relations Commit
tee late yesterday approved the
measure. 13 to o, and Chairman
Connally saw in that a sign the
bill will pass the Senate with the
full figure requested by the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
ton. He said the committee vote
lis a good index, since it repre-
sents a cross section" of the SEN
ate.
But, he added, several members
reserved the right to take second
look at the total when the bill to
provide the money is considered
by the Appropriations Committee
Points to Wobbly Prices.
Senator Vandenberg of Mich
igan. ranking Republican who has
stood all along for the full author
ization, said members had decided
against any cut now because of
unsteady commodity prices in this
country.
The authorization measure car
ries on the Marshall Plan from
April 3 through June 80. 1850.
The committee added to the
measure two amendments broad
ening ECA Administrator Paul G.
Hoffman's authority, and one
making American ships available
for Italians who want to emigrate
to South and Central America.
Other Charges Made
But it also tossed in a couple
Of changes Mr.. Hoffman didn't
want.
It voted to keep the present
restriction which provides that so
per cent of all American tonnage
shipped overseas under the pro-
gram must be carried in United
States ships "as far as practi-
cable" Mr.. Hoffman had said
that provision sometimes boosts
ECA's shipping costs.
And it included in the meas
ure a section requiring Mr.. Hof-
man to give sympathetic consid-
Grafton" to this countrys economy
in making purchases for the re-
covery plan. When "all things are
equal" the committee said, ECA
must consider buying surplus
American commodities. The only
mandatory provision on COM
modify buying is that IS per cent
Of the wheat shipped to Europe
must be in the form of -four. The
present figure is 25 per cent.
Additional Authority.
The additional authority for
Hoffman permits him to:
l. Make 20-year contracts with
foreign nations for the purchase
of strategic materials. He would
act as an agent for the Bureau of
Federal Supply. with, the con-
tracts first checked by any other
Government agencies involved.
2. Fix uniform shipping rates
for packages sent to Europe by
CARE and other relief organiza-
tions. ECA would pay the ocean
freight on such shipments.
The measure must still be aps
proved by the House Foreign At
fairs Committee and passed by
the House. Once both houses
have approved it and it has been
signed by the President. another
measure will be needed to provide
money for the program.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Gen. Vundeberq in Germany

WIESBADEN. Germany, Mar. 8
(P. Gen. Hoyt Vandeberg.
United States Air Force Chief of
Staff, arrived last night by plane
from England on an inspection
trip.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Lie to Discuss Swiss Loan

GENEVA, Switzerland. Mar. 8
(P.-United Nations Secretary
General Trygve Lie and Swiss For
eign Minister Max Petitipierre are
to discuss a possible Swiss loan to
the United Nations, it was learned
here today.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight 4
House Members Planning Fight
For General Salary Raises
By Joseph YOUNG

group Of House Civil Service Committee members threat
enng to try to block the opbracke bill
Murray to take legislation providing
rest of the Governments employees.
The committee already ebroed
the that should provided
Evening star., 1949-03-08

And now, a group of members
confde that they will attempt to
block action on the measure un-
Evening star., 1949-03-08

Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, II, on February IS.
Lowest. 81, on January 80.
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, 80 at 4:nS pm.
LOW. 30 at S.on m
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Wrote Carnival Music.

Only last year Mr.. Bloom was
chuckling as millions were rack
ing their brains for the mystery
song on the stop the Music"
radio program that would bring
riches to the winner.
The song was the traditional
music of carnival dancers. Mr..
Bloom knew the answer, for he
had written the song. It's title
was Vision tor Salome," and he
wrote it for a midway show at
the Chicago World Fair of 1892.
In appearance, Mr.. Bloom looked
like the late George Arliss. the
actor. A broad black ribbon fell
from his glasses. Erect and i'm
posing. although not tall man,
he went through his later years
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-10-28
III PINS OF Blood
Donated By Residents
|0f franklin County

Franklin county residents gave
q pints of blood to the American
Red Cross bloodmobile Tuesday.
Volunteer helpers gave more
than so hours of their time. The
blood donations were taken at
the Pasco Congregational church
from 2::30 to $50 pm.
Donors included: -.
Winnie A. Wise, Tom Perry, w.
w. Dodd, Lorraine A. Cole. Robert
D. Sienknecht, Jennie Sienknecht,
Leola Umbarger, Mrs. John
Romm, Vivian Mccall, Ada AM
esbury, Ray Frisby, Bill McIlraith,
Mrs. E. H. Miller, Eva E. Hurley,
Roseda Gilligan, Mabel Jane
Fisher, Grace G. Moore, Mrs. Karl
Fast, Richard Fast, Flora Fast.
]. G. Leonard, George Fast, L.
A. Matthias, George Wilhelm,
Sam Davenport, Lawrence Brown,
Resale Jackson, Grant Cole, Vel
ma Jones, Minnie Booth, Joyce
Shields, Gwendola Royce, ]. G,
Bailey, Melvin Broer, Anker Lar.
son, Della Dyer, Alice Talbot,
Bruce Lee, Kathleen Widows,
ack MCPHERSON, Bonnie Harder,
Marie Theodosis, Kenneth Sci
bert, Ralph Augustavo, Mrs. Ma.
bel Sherman, Raleigh Sherman,
Maude I. Nagle, Richard Green.
John Cherry, Ruth Miller, Ilene