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Evening star., 1949-01-24


executive branch of the Govern
ment, legislative and judicial sal
aries are part of the entire Gov
ernment pay picture.
13. A drastic reshuf11ing of Gov
ernment personnel offices would
reduce the number Of employees en-
gagged in personnel work. Much of
the work done in these Offices can
be handled by administrative and
supervisory officials, the report is
expected to state.
IA. Displaced career employees
would be kept on the Federal pay
roll for three months, if necessary,
at regular salary. They would be
in a reserve category to enable
them to be placed in temporary
Government employment until reg
ular jobs can be found.
Council Would Be Set Up.
Is. Employe-management person.
mel councils would be established to
discuss various working problems.
Employees would have their own
representatives on these councils
Waicil would settle various person.
mel problems in the particular bu-
reaus. -
ESTIMATES-Here Is how the
Hoover group estimates the savings
of its recommendations: -
Better management would reduce
the huge 100000 turnover in per-
sonnel each year. This would cut
by 100000 the number Of persons
who have to be recruited and trained
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Government Battles
Ex-Judge Johnson S
Plea for Pension
By the Assoeiated Press

LEWISBURG, Pa, Jan. pa
Government attorney said today he
would ask the Justice Department
to file suits against former Federal
Judge Albert W. johnson for recov-
cry of money he said was due the
Federal Government.
The statement was made by At
torney William A. Stern, II, at the
start of a hearing on petition by
which the 76-year-old ex-jurist is
trying to get a $4,000 annual life
pension.
Mr.. Stern said the suits would con-
Icern:
l. Income tax evasion charges.
2. Recovery of salaries paid to cer-
tain Government employees whose
only Jobs were to handle Johnson's S
personal matters.
johnson resigned from the bench
in July, 1945, and waived his pension
rights while his judicial conduct was
under investigation by the House
Judiciary Committee.
Says Client Was Ill.
Raymond T. Naugle, commissioner
of the United States Court of
Claims, presided at today's hearing
Charles A. Margiotti of Pitts
burgh, former State attorney gen.
era1 who is Johnson's attorney, told
Mr.. .Naugle he will show:
l. johnson was i'll mentally when
he waived rights to the life pension.
2. That remuneration of the pen
sion was not a contract since Con-
gress did not officially recognize it.
8, That mo deals were made at
time of remuneration.
Mr.. Stern replied that the gov
'ernment would prove" there was
an understanding between attorneys
for johnson and the Government at
the time pension rights were waived
Cites Agreement.
Mr. Stern said the Government
dropped impeachment proceedings
against the former jurist after John
son gave up his rights to lifetime
pension.
The whole purpose of the i'm
peachment proceedings was to pre-
vent Judge johnson from receiving
his pension benefits Mr.. Stern
SAID. "and when he voluntarily
waived his right to the pension the
Government dropped impeachment
proceedings"
johnson was a judge in the Mid
die Pennsylvania District for about
20 years before his retirement.
He claims he is entitled to $24,-
1865 in back pay and the $4,000
a a-year salary he was receiving at
the time of his resignation should
be continued for life.
After johnson resigned from the
bench he and others were indicted
by a Federal grand jury on charges
of conspiring to obstruct justice and
to defraud the Government. john
son was acquitted.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
More Than 70 Injured
As Zephyr and Freight
Hit Head-0n in Iowa
By the Assoeiofed Press

MARBLE ROCK, Iowa. Jan. a.
More than a score of persons were
injured. three seriously, in the head
on collision of a streamliner and
a broken" freight train last night.
The Zephyr-Rocket, bound from
Minneapolis to st. Louis, carried
many whose scheduled airplane
flights had been Cancelled because of
bad weather.
The train is operated jointly by
the Burlington and Rock Island
Railroads.
Nineteen of the injured were
taken in ambulances and private
cars to Cedar Valley Hospital in
Charles City, Is miles northeast of
this Central Iowa town of 700 pop
ulation. Ten extra doctors and u
extra nurses were summoned to
duty to treat them.
Engineer Among Injured.
Worthington Streeter of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, the engineer of the
diesel-powered streamliner, under
went surgery short time after ar
rival at the hospital.
James P. Hill of Minneapolis, the
chef, was the other man seriously
injured. He suffered third-degree
burns about the body.
Mrs. William F. Noltimer. So, of
St. Paul Park, Mimi, suffered a
skull fracture and possible internal
injuries.
Mr.. Streeter and Fireman F. B.
Mcclure, 40, of Cedar Rapids, were
removed from the wreckage by the
Marble Rock fire department. They
were trapped in the diesel engine,
which came to rest with its nose
in the air on a 45-degree angle.
Mr.. Mcclure suffered two broken
legs.
Seven Stay at Hospital.
OF the 10 taken to the hospital
only seven remained overnight, but
most of the others, who later went
to q hotel, were told to return to-
day for X-rays.
Inadvertent uncoupling of several
cars of the freight train apparently
caused the accident. Bob Bullemer,
station agent, said the freight, oper-
ated by the Rock Island, was head
ing onto a side track when the cars
became detached from the train.
The streamliner bore down on the
spot before the freight could back
up, hook on the loose cars, and
clear the main line again, Mr.. Bulle-
mer said The engines met head
on, and both were badly damaged.
Flare Is Obscured.
The baggage and mail cars OF
the streamliner were deralled, as
were two cars of coal.
Mr.. Bullemer said a brakeman's
fare, intended to flag down the pas
senger train, was obscured by fog
and sleet.
It was the second streamliner-
freight train accident in Iowa in
two days. Saturday three power
units and II cars of the North
Western Union Pacif1c's City of San |
Francisco were derailed at Blairs-
town in a collision with freight
train leaving a siding. Several pas
sengers were shaken and bruised,
but only one person, chef, was
Injured seriouSly,
Evening star., 1949-01-24
in Brief
BY the Associoted Press
Senate.


Senate.
Routine session.
Agriculture Committee queries
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
about farm price supports at closed
session.
Commerce Committee hears Fed
eral Trade Commission officials on
basing point bill.
Rules Committee opens hearing I,
on anti-fllibuster proposals.
Senate Judiciary Committee or
eaniZes at closed session. !
Senate Labor Committee consid-s :
ers education aid and other bills at
closed session. g.
House.
Routine session. :
Executive Expenditures CommitteeA 4
hears F. J. Lawton of Budget Bureau
on President Truman,s executive re-
organization plan.
Ways and Means Committee opens
reciprocal trade agreements hearing
with Willard L. Thorp, Assistant
Secretary of State, as first witness. =
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Flour Costs Drop IS Pet.
But Bread Prices Gain
BY the Associoted Press

The Agriculture Department sale
yesterday the retail price of bread
has failed to respond to a,rapfd fall
In the price of wheat.
It said the price of wheat dropped
about 80 per cent between January
and October, 1948 Present prices
are not much different from those
of October.
The retail price of -four dropped
Is per cent in this same period, the
department added.
But the retail price of bread, it
said, rose OF per cent.
These price developments, the
agency said, differ from the general
rule. Over a period of years, the
price farmers get for their wheat
has tended to move in the same
direction as the retail prices of flour
and bread.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Reorganization
Continued From First Page.)

the measure, the President coulo
transfer the Marines to the Army
and the Navy air arm to the All
Force-something about which naval
officers have been apprehensive. Mr.
Lawton agreed that it could be done
but that Congress could block such
move by its veto.
Mr.. Lawton said practicable, ex-
peditious method of reorganization
Is needed at all times.
The current bill differs from the
1925 act, Mr.. Lawton said, in that
it contains no termination date, it
eliminates provision exempting
various agencies and functions from
the reorganization procedure and
permits any officer to delegate his
functions.
Another change eliminates the
prohibition of establishing a new
executive department in any reor-
ganization plan.
Opposes Limitation.
mo real purpose has been served
by this limitation" Mr.. Lawton said.
Agencies have been created by
reorganization plan which are de-
partments in all but name. Un-
doubtedly the Federal Security
Agency would have been set up as
a department. had it not been for
this restriction"
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack said there never has been q
successful reorganization of the ex-
ecutive branch by Congress.
Mr.. Lawton said that during the
years the reorganization acts of
1899 and 1945 were in effects, more
than 120 changes in organization
were made.
"Twenty-four independent agen-
cieS were eliminated either by trans
fer to an executive department or
major agency or by abolition" he
testified. Then bureaus were con-
solidated. Three major Govern
ment agencies were created, namely
the Federal Security Agency, the
federaI WORKS agency ana the
and home finance agency.
Each of these brought together
considerable array of related agen-
cies which had been widely scattered
throughout teh Government"
Military Reforms Weighed.
The Hoover Commission, mean
while, was reported weighing mill
tary reforms to center authority in
the Secretary of Defense and give
him four undersecretaries.
The present secretaries of Army,
Navy and Air Force would become
underSecretaries, without a direct
line Of appeal to the President, ac-
cording to word from officials hav-
Ing knowledge of the off-record |
work of the 12-member commission.
The proposals are subject to
change, it was emphasized. before
he commission starts delivering sec
ions of its huge report on Govern
nent reorganization to Congress
within the next two or three weeks.
But the informants said a ma jor-
ty OF the commission now favors a
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Emp|oye Group 10 File
Suit Testing Legality
Of u. 5. Loyalty Check
by the Assocjc,ed Presx

CLEVELAND, Jan. 24.-The new
ly organized Federal Employees
Defense Committee announced yes
terday it would file suit in Wash
ington seeking to have President
Truman's loyalty order declared un-
constitutional.
Government workers throughout
the Nation will be asked to join
the committees fight, according to
Bertram A. Washington, president
of the Cleveland branch of the Ma
tional Alliance OF Postal Workers,
a score Of whose members face dis
charge here on disloyalty grounds.
Mr.. Washington, one of 20 Cleve-
land postal clerks fighting the dis
loyalty charges, was principal
organizer of the new committee.
Rogge Firm to File Suit.
The New York law firm headed
by o. John Rogge, former Assistant
United States Attorney General,
has been retained to file the in
junction suit to restrain the loyalty
order and testing its legality, Mr..
Washington said.
Mr.. Rogge, in a prepared news
release, emphasized that the case
has nothing to do with COM
munism or whether the Com
munist Party or any other group
is subversive or not"
The sole issue" Mr.. Rogge's state
ment said, ''is the failure of the Gov
ernment in its search for disloyal
employees. to provide adequate safe
guards for the individuals against
malicious gossip, racial and religious
prejudices and anonymous inform
ants.
In operation, the order reverses
the whole American concept of JUS
tice by assuming the accused is guilty
until he proves himself innocent. 1t
denies the accused the right to con-
front his accuser and examine the
witnesses against him.
1T deprives Government employees
and people who want to be Govern
ment employees of their constitu-
tional rights of free speech, free as
sembly, free though and free asso-
citation.
Clark's Powers Challenged.
The proposed legal action also will
challenge Attorney General Clarks
authority under the presidential
order to brand certain organizations
as subversive, Mr.. Washington said.
On this point MIR. Rogge claimed
the order gave the Attorney Cen
eral "the extraordinary and danger
Gus power to decide, without benefit
of judicial process of review, what
organizations are subversive and a
political sin to join
1T makes past membership in
organizations which were perfectly
legal at the time punishable by dis
missal," Mr.. Rogge added.
Under the loyalty order, the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation has
checked the loyalty of more than
100000 Federal workers and the
investigation of the background of
these and additional workers con-
tinueS.
Last September 10 the FBI said
2,1l0,52l employees checked were
beyond suspicion and need not
undergo full investigation. At that
time the FBI had finished SO per
cent of the 6,344 full Investigations
with the result that 619 persons re-
signed during checking and 4,758
cases were turned over to the Civil
Service Commission for decision.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Federal Spotlight
Continued From First Page.)

ernment career employees through
the issuance, of presidential execu-
tive order directing all departments
and agencies to set up specific pro-
grams to recognize and promote
capable employees. There is no such
program now in effect.
10. The present Civil Service Com
mission setup would be revised to
make the chairman of the three
member commission the Govern
ment's top personnel official. The
chairman would have the final say
on all commission administrative de-
cisions. His two colleagues would
still have a voice in making rec
concentrations to the President on
civil service rules, for issuance Of
regulations and standards and in
hearing appeals. But the chairman
would be the top man.
There is a split in the Hoover
commission on just how great a
part the chairman should play. Six
members want him to also be the
Presidents rsonnel officer in
charge of coordination of the Gov
ernment's civilian personnel work.
Several others of the 12-man group
want a separate personnel admin
istrator in the Presidents executive
Office. assisted by a part-time advis-
ory board of private citizens In
any case, all Hoover Commission
members are agreed that there
should be a co-ordinated personnel
setup at the disposal of the Presi-
dent.
Raises Proposed.
II. Congress should increase the
salaries of the Governments pro-
fessional, scientific, technical and
administrative employees, as well as
Evening star., 1949-01-24

dScIlCy OcPdII-
ment and bu-
reau heads and
their assistants.
IL. Congr e S S
should increase
the salaries Of
its own men,
bers as well as
those of Federal
judges. In this
r e g a r d, the
Hoover Commits
sion report will
say that, while
its study is pri-
m a rily con-
oor~nl with +LA
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Third Ship Built in India

A shipyard at Vizagapatam has
launched the third ship to be built
in India, passenger and cargo
vessel which can carry 646 passen-
gers and $50 tons of cargo in coastal
trafflc.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Turtle Has Funeral

While a band played funeral
dirges before q large crowd, the
Noah's Ask Association of Barce-
Iona, Spain, held a burial srevice
IN the Central Park recently for
Barcelona Zoos 5O-year-old turtle
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Stuart Seeks Legion Post

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. "a (P.-
Charles E. Stuart of Montross, form
er member of the Virginia House
of Delegates from Westmoreland
County, today announced his can
didacy for Virginia department Com
mander of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Weather Report

DiStrict OF Columbia-MOStly cloudy
and milder with occasional light
rain or drizzle and high around SIS
this afternoon Occasional showers
with lowest about As tonight Part
ly cloudy becoming colder tomor-
row.
Virginia-Occasional rain tonight.
Tomorrow partly cloudy and be-
coming colder
Maryland-Showers tonight be-
coming colder in extreme west por-
ton. Tomorrow partly cloudy and
colder with snow flurries in the
mountains.
Wind velocity, ~ miles per hour;
direction, south-southwest.
Evening star., 1949-01-24
Retarded TudpoIe Dies

Sebastian, the 9-month-old tad
pole Of Aberdeen, Scotland, which
refused to turn into frog, has died,
and naturalists say it did not grow
up because it had glandular trouble
caused by a deficiency of iodine.
Denmark, which never has grown
corn commercially, is making re-
newed effort.
Evening star., 1949-01-24

marked tightening of last years
armed forces merger" to end finan-
cial pickering and "jurisdictional
strife among the services.
The commission hopes to persuade
Congress to reduce the number OF
agencies reporting to the President
now more than Soto 9 or 10 cab
inet-rank departments and six OF
seven broad administrations" The
latter would embrace groups of
agencies in related fields.
Evening star., 1949-01-24

II. Congress should increase the
salaries OF the Governments pro-
fessional, scientific, technical and
administrative employees, as well as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05

two extra pieces the bedroom vii,
take. But when new quarters are
finally found and the baby has 9
room Of his own. a chest and later
a junior bed can. be bought te
match.
Yellow Also Popular.
This room can be done in the
popular baby blues and pinks, but
paint manufacturers tell us that
yellow, too, is becoming popular
for nurseries.
White ruffled muslin curtains
with embroidered ruffles or white
permantly finished organdy cur
tains are always good, unless you
prefer chintz draw curtains in
some suitable print.
To cover or not to cover the
floor Is always a question. The
answer may depend on two things:
the manner in which your house
Is heated and the amount of
money in the exchequer. A child
loves to play on the floor. II 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05
Boby's Room Needs Lots of Sun and Air
By Gladys Miller
Secretary. N. Y. Chapter.
American Institute Of Decorators

American institute Of Decorators
whenever feasible, new baby
should have a room of his own
This room need not be large, but
it. should have sun and air, and
the furnishings should be cor
rectly designed and scaled to con-
form with the child's needs.
Some years ago designers learn
ed that crib should not have
horizontal bars, as an active baby
could be hurt badly by either
climbing up the bars and falling
Or squeezing his head and injuring
himself.
A solid wood head and foot
board are preferred. as they pro-
tect young baby from drafts.
Firm Spring Needed.
Recently baby doctors have be-
come interested in the springs and
mattresses provided for children's
beds. Because babies grow so
fast, repeated changes are neces-
sary. SO there is tendency on the
part of everyone to supply tempo
rary furnishings-an inexpensive
spring that isn't firm or too soft q
mattress. A spring that is firm,
with no-sag features, is recon-
mended and a hair or foam rub
Der mattress is suggested.
Since the housing shortage
has been acute, many parents
have had to keep their new
baby in their own room until
larger quarters could be found.
They Immediately demanded a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05

cold, it should be covered with q
rug. Then Junior can learn to
creep to his hearts content.
Have a standard place for his
toys and start early to teach him
to put them away. It will save you
work in the future.
And, last but not least-have q
low, comfortable chair In the room
for mother.
Released by the Consolidated News
Features, Inc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05
Rent Ruling Announced

Rent control was terminated
this week in Council Bluffs. Carter
Lake and Manawa. Iowa. by Hous-
ing Expediter Tighe e. Woods on
his own iniative on the grounds
that the demands for rental hous-
ing have been met,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05

This youngster stands in the will grow out
onto junior bed The soft rug contrasts with the blond
furniture and the soft yellow Of the wall and
doors open easily and the right height for growing child
that be taught to care for TOYS and clothes
style OF furniture which would oped furnished
conform with their instead Of their grandchildren
OF the blue and pink romantic crib and chonier for thu
types grandmotrs have deve babys clothes often the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05

Use Of pumice and pumicite
reached record 607,746 tons in
the United States in 1913,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-05

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Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-29

Washington (lo)-The army has announced that it has can celled its call for 5000 draftees in February and that no call will be issued in March
 Mai Gen LewIs B Hershey, seIective service director, sent orders to directors with word to pass them along to local boards:
 1 Out sending men to the ar my for physical examination
 2. Stop classifying men as Al
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-29

Center right, you see one of Kodiak's famed bears, the victim of hunt Guide Eli Metrokin at the right is shown with Capt, R. R Lyons, former base command CT, who shot the bear .uring over 8 feet, in 1946
 Directly left, is Ken Wade, Community Center director, who is largely responsible for planning and eoordinating the program for the Invasion" troops.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-29
KODIAK:

Upper left, you see an aerial view of Ko liak taken few years ago. The dock at which the llbcr- ty part es are landing was small CT then than now, the town was not so large
 Upper right is a view of the Russian Orthodox Church dedi cated only recently. Il is one of Kodiak's most photographed spots.
 Center left, Charles Madsen, Kodiak big game guide, holds 5 bear cubs hegcaptured to send to a zoo outside.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-01-29
Army Announces Temporary Halt To Drafting

and A 10 (availsble for immedi- a,e induction and conscientious objecto < ,esrectively).
 Tha army bas decided to end two year enli Only 3 year volunteers will be accepted except IS year olds.
 Under the draft act, these youngsters may enlist for year. Any men drafted in the future must serve 2l months.
Evening star., 1949-06-25
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