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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

veto pN ClAlNI kA3t kAOA4st vi s1SAS~
ate. Therefore. the only hitch in
setting the commission revampeo
appears 10 lie In whether Con-
gress will stay on the Job until
August 10. II IL quits before then
the plan would no, become Law.
The Presidents plan calls for
the commission chairman 10 have
top authority In the day-to-das
administrator affairs OF the
commissions power which Mr.,
Truman and the Hoover Com
mission. as we'll as others. feel
will enable the commission 10
deal more promptly. vigorously
and decisively with Federal de-
partments and agencies in regard
to personnel matters.
The chairman would have the
right to make the major person
mel appointments in the commits
sion and would appoint the
agency's executive director. who
would serve as his deputy, The
two associate commissioners would
be consulted" on appointments,
but the chairman would have the
final say-so in selection OF key
personnel.
The two associate commission
ers would continue TO have equal
voice in the PRONUNCIATION Of civil
service regulations. appeal mat
tiers, hearings and investigations
But the chairman would have the
responsibility and the authority
for dealing with the various per-
sonnet problems and decisions that
crop up in the Government on q
day-to-day basis.
- -
MORE COMING $685. President
Truman made It clear that more
personnel changes In Government
will be recommended. probably
next year. The recommendations
for overhauling the commission.
President Truman indicated. are
only the beginning move In the
program Of undermining the Gov
ernment's civil service system.
OTHER Pl.ANS-Briefiy, Presi-
dent Truman's other reorganiza-
ton plans would % transform
the Federal Security Agency into
o cabinet-status Department OF
Welfare. 90 transfer the Bureau
OF Employment Security from FSA
to the Labor Department and also
give Labor the functions of the
Veterans Place ment Service
Board. g, reshufIie the top sub
ordinate jobs in the Post once
Department and create an ad-
visory board on postal matters.
90 transfer the National Secur-
ity Council and National Security
Resources Board to the executive
ONCE OF the President. 90 give
top administrative authority TO
the chairman of the Maritime
Commission and t6p transfer the
Public Roads Administration 10
the Commerce Department.
PAY DAYS AsSURED-The
more than 200, 900 Government
employees here will receive their
paychecks as scheduled. following
Congress approval yesterday Of
the second deficiency bill. which
contains the money for the sal
airy items.
The action ended several weeks
of filters for Federal employees.
who were beginning TO wonder
Just how long they would have to
wait for their salary. In fact. Q
few agencies already had TO skip
some pay days. II Congress
hadn't acted yesterday. thousands
of other employees would have had
their pay delayed.
INJURY BILI.--T'he House Rules
Committee has decided TO sched-
ule further hearings on the Fed
eral employees liberalized injury
compensation benefits bin before
deciding whether or not to give
n q rule.
The hea ring IN scne8sfifd for to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

Highly placed sources n the
Senate and House Executive Ell
pencttures Committee. which wll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

District Of Columbia.-Mostly
sunny and humid with high near
80 this afternoon. Some cloudi-
ness this evening and lowest to-
night about u. Partly cloudy and
continued warm tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy. continued warm and hui
mid tonight and tomorrow with q
few scattered thundershowers
mostly in west portion.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per
hour; direction. north-northwest.
Five-Day Forecast for WASH
ington and Vicinity, June 21-26.
The temperature will average
above normal. Normal maximum
is 50: minimum, s., for the
Washington area. Little change
in day-to-day temperature. Scat
tered showers and some thunder
storm activities tomorrow and
again around the week end, with
total about one-half inch.
River Report.
tFrom United States Engineers.
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy ct
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

INJURY BILI.--T'he House Rules
Committee has decided TO sched-
ule further hearings on the Fed
eral employees liberalized injury
compensation benefits bin before
deciding whether or not to give
m rule.
The hearing Is scheduled for to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

tFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy ct Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

BE sure 20 listen In Sundays
at If.I5 am. oper WMAL. The
Star station. for Joseph YoaHg's
broadcast rersioH OF the Federal
Spotlight. featuring additional
nsps and pteHs OF the GoperH-
ment serrtce.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21

MORE COMING President
Truman made 1t clear that more
personnel changes In Government
will be recommended. probably
next year. The recommendations
for overhauling the commission.
President Truman indicated. are
only the beginning move In the
program of undermining the Gov
ernment's civil service system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-21
Weather Report

charges July /.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Worldwide Activities
OF Christian Science
To Be Shown al Exhibit

An exhibit showing the world
wide activities of Christian Science
will be opened at 10 am. tomor-
row in the Washington head
quarters of the denomination,
Sixteenth and I streets NV. The
exhibit, will be open daily from
10 am. to pm. and on Sundays
from 2 to 6 pm.
The permanent exposition CEN
ter has been established by the
Christian Science Board of Direc-
tors of the mother church. the
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston.
On display for the first time
,7ill be new life sized portrait
Of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder
If Christian Science. by Howard
Chandler Christy.
Eddy Manuscripts to Be Shown.
Among the items in the display
eases will be early manuscripts by
Mrs. Eddy. galley proofs with
marginal notes in her handwriting,
her fan and a gold pen she used.
A miniature of the Baker home
stead at Bow, N. H., also will be
on view.
Also to be displayed is large
carved glass map of the world on
the wall. 1t shows where more
than 5000 Christian Science
branch churches and societies are
located.
An unusual feature will be a
group Of listening chairs" A per-
son sitting in one of the chairs
may press a push-button and then
listen to a discussion of a topic on
Christian Science from a vitaphone
outlet concealed within the head
rest of the chair. The tone Is 50
regulated that only the person in
tAe chair can hear the record.
Watt Is Chairman.
Another feature will be vita
rama installation with sound ef-
fects which shows such scenes as
a Sunday service in the mother
church or the publishing activities
Of the Christian Science Monitor,
the denominations daily news
paper.
James Watt, manager of the
Washington Office of the Christian
Science Committee on Publication,
Is chairman of the Exhibit Hall
Committee. other committee
members are Miss Elizabeth Wool
ley of Boston and Walter Kantack
of New York.
Miss Ruth M. Burton of 3133
Connecticut avenue NV. has been
appointed chief hostess of the
exposition and Miss Alice H. Nor
rison of 405 Ellsworth drive, Silver
Spring, Md, assistant chief
hostess.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Conory Fight Delays Troin

A man and wife in Sydney, Aus
tralia, who debated whether a
canary should be fed before a
husband, were fined So in court
because they chose the middle of a
railroad track for their argument
and held up a train.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

started 70 answer TIE guest scn
anyway Yes. be sac. Ia Jeff =
profound impression
Wat 8 minute Mr., SsyykrF
rushed toward Tire witness was4as
him arms, You heard t:se judge
Both sides AdmentShea
M. Murphy entered ~ vsojec.
ton 10 Nj stgyksFs seEaeEneacs
then Jadse kAQ.nAE, aGuannlAsse6
both sides
As ne did Tuesday. Nj HIS
Sa: yesterday Just inside itse ~eil
Of the court. on q bench II front
o. the spectators seats, Mrs, Hiss.
II a green hat, wAS beside him
No; once. while Mr., Chambers
waS in the witness char. did the
two appear 10 take their eyes
from him
Once. during = lawyers con-
ference q, the bench. MT. Cham
oers looked across the court and
met Mr. Hiss ga2e For perhaps
Q minute the two men who seem
bound 10 destroy each other star
ed tixedly, Then. as the attorneys
resumed places. Mr.. Chambers
slowly turned away,
Mr.. Hiss, who is ~. faces q
possible maximum penalty Of Eve
years imprisonment and s. 900
fine on each OF the two counts on
which he is indicted. Not once
since the trial opened Tuesday
has he looked like man who Is
worried about the future.
In his opening speech the de-
fenSe lawyer said that last sum
mer. when Mr.. Chambers began
denouncing Mr, Hiss, the latter
was in favor Of every one-every
one except Whitaker Chambers
Communist consp!rator and
thug"
Mr.. Stryker said he intended to
cast no reflections on anybody
not even Mr.. Chambers.
IN only cast such reflections
as undtsputed and indisputahle
facts will cast on him-and I'm
telling you now. they'll crush
him" he said.
Indicating the prosecution will
present no new and startling evil
dence against Mr. Hiss. the prose
cutor said the defense lawyers al
ready know everything that will
be produced against their client IN
court.
Mr.. Murphy urged the 10 men
and two women of the jury TO
study Mr.. Chambers bearing and
attitude closely while he Is on the
witness stand.
The Government welcomes
actually misunderstanding cross
examination" Mr.. Murphy said.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Bunche Calls Segregation Here
Factor in Refusal of u. S. Post

for that one production: but just
for that one. AS soon as "Porgy'
left, Jim Crow came back in"
In the article DR.. Bunche also
cited difficulties he had while in
the State Department in meeting
officials of other Governments on
business matters In Washington's s
leading hotels.
DR.. Bunche said today he men,
toned in talking with friends that
segregation was one of tie rea-
sons why he turned down the 20
sition. But he said he explained
to State Department officials the
basic reason why he had refused
the desire to continue his U. N.
work. AS for the salary. DR..
Bunche would have received as an
Assistant Secretary of State $l0.-
900 on which he would have had
to pay taxes. In his present posi-
ton, he receives $1,000 a year
on which his taxes are paid by
the U. NJ, and a $4,000 allowance.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
George Recovering
From Virus Infection
By the A,sosio,sd Press

Senator George. Democrat. OF
Georgia. chairman Of the Senate
Finance Committee. is making q
rapid recovery from a virus in
fection and is expected back on
the Job in a few days, his ofiict
said today.
The Senator became Ill several
weeks ago. After a short stay a,
Bethesda Naval Hospital. he re-
turned to his hotel apartment.
Senator George has been out OF
bed for some time but Is resting
on doctors orders,
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Two Hurt in $4,000 Fire
Al Home In Montgomery

Two persons were injured and
damage estimated by flremen at
$4,000 resulted yesterday in fire
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Brown on the Derwood-
Redland road, Montgomery County.
Capt. Wesley Briggs, 80. Of the
Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Fire Department, suffered second
degree burns. and William e.
Fawcett Of Redlands received a
cut on the right hand while fight
ing the flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and their
five children escaped injury. The
house they occupied is owned by
former Montgomery Sheriff Watt
Farmer,
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Carpenters
Continued From First Page.)

Glenn L. Martin College of Engi-
neering at College Park, Md.
Manassas Construction Halted.
Work on a 100000 disposal
plant at Manassas. two $65,000
church additions in Arlington;
wings on the Red Cross building
In Alexandria and Safeway Stores
in Kensington, Md, Manassas and
Herndon, Va. were halted.
Housing projects. ranging from
the $3,200,000 Kenmore apart
ment building at Legation street
and Connecticut avenue NV,
and the $500. 900 development In
Northwest Park on New ,Hamp-
shire avenue extended. to family
quarters at Andrews Air Force
Base and the Navy's installation
at Dahlgren, Va. are slowed by
the strikes.
School construction in Wash
ington-the new Nalley elemen-
tary, Taft Junior High school.
Sousa Junior High, the Walker
Jones school and a $1,000, 900
school building at Oxon Hill
also was halted.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

E0UNTIIN PEN, Waterman's; found on
carroll ave. JU. 1864 evenings.
NFCKIACE, pearl. at motor races, Lam
~ Ma. Tues. eve EN-. 3579.
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Covered Wagon Bond Rally
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10 5 Pm. Saturday ard a. gsv
entrance q tfse National Quart
Arulo'y until 50 pm - ag,4sr.ay
night
Evening star., 1949-06-02

controversy over Mr.. Chambers
testimony yesterday Mr.. Hiss
attorneys did not object IL Itself
TO the admission Of detailed test
mony on MT. Chambers life. They
welcomed ii. in fact. because NJ:
Stryker had plainly indicated n
his opening address that ae IN
tended 10 croSx-examIne Mr..
Chambers closely On that entire
subject.
Barred by Statute of Limitations.
The defense vas. however. con-
cerned with the fact that the ac-
mission OF such testimony on Mr.,
Chambers affairs might open the
way to the admission OF similar
testimony concerning Mr.. Hiss, the
allegation. that is. that he took
secret papers from the State De-
partment because. as a Comnu-
mist. he was willing 10 commit
espionage IN behalf Of the Soviet
government.
Mr.. Hiss cannot be prosecuted
for the acts OF espionage OF which
Mr.. Chambers accuses him The
statute OF limitations prevents
that. since those acts are alleged
to have occurred in 1887 and 1888.
Judge kaufman Indicated yester-
day he shared the defense lawyers
concern on this point. but re-
served Judgment on the matter,
Mr.. Stryker's opening address
yesterday afternoon began with
q laudatory summary OF Mr.. Hiss
meteoric career of public service.
and proceeded to q scathing all
out attack on his clients accuser,
II featured q surprise disclosure
that the defense has found the
typewriter on which "a filched
Government documents are sup
posed to have been copied or sum-
married by Mr.. Hiss wife, Pris-
ella. Earlier, the Government
had indicated the identification Of
this typewriter was a big factor
in its documentary case support
ing Mr.. Chambers story.
Income Taxes Mentioned.
who and what is this accuser
OF ours?" Mr.. Stryker asked.
charging that Mr.. Chambers be-
gan using aliases even before he
joined the Communists in 1924.
Even then" said Mr.. Stryker.
he was a furtive, secretive. de-
ceptive man confirmed
liar before he joined the band
that believes in lying"
Mr.. Stryker said Mr.. Chambers
filed no income tax returns in
his early Communist years.
cheating his Government Of the
money he received for the prosti-
tuition Of his soul" AS a student
at Columbia University. the law
yer charged, Mr.. Chambers wrote
"a filthy. despicable play about
Jesus Christ" which resulted in
his temporary expulsion from the
university. He said Mr.. Cham
bers was reinstated as the result
of a lie.
How will prove that?" he
shouted. III prove it in his own
handwriting"
When Mr.. Chambers took the
stand, he admitted having written
a play at Columbia. under the
pseudonym John Kelly" 1t was
called, he said. "A Play for Pup
pets" An earlier work Of his. an
unnamed story, had got him into
trouble with the authorities. he
said. He denied. however. that
he was dismissed from the uni
versity on its account.
Mr. Chambers quiet recital, In
which he scanned the ceiling as he
recalled dates and facts. was often
interrupted by Mr.. Stryker's i'm
promptu expostulations.
The prosecutor asked Mr..
Chambers If his trip to Europe
had made an impression on him.
II object" Mr.. Stryker barked.
What If it did?"
Judge Kaufman sustained the
objection. but Mr.. Chambers
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Koreon Assembly Asks
Rhee Cobinet to Resion
D. SEE Asszas ~ sxss fs~sa

Seoul. Korea. 5t2re 9.--TEse
National Assembly to-day DE-
msadcc the resignation ct FyrSl-
dent Syngman klaeeS eAhtnsi
ASsemelyman Re II Nhan Sale
the cabinet does moi intend 10
enforce regulations GOVERNS mu-
nle!pal and provincial elections
as provided by n bill passed es
the Assembly
The President twice has re.
turned the bill 10 the Assem- bly,
on the grounds that II IS untInely
II now is under consideration !os
q third time.
DR.. Rhee had no eonmen, or
the Assembly action today The
cabinet is responsible only 10 him
Excavations have shown there
were nine Suece Ss!se cities on The
site Of Troy in Asia Minor
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Continued From First Page.)

figured, less Importantly. In his
decision.
Explains His Position.
DR.. Bunche, who has attained
worldwide recognition as an ex-
pert in international affairs. ex-
planned his position in comment
ing on an article about him in
Golfers magazine appearing on
newsstands tomorrow. and also on
published reports that segregation
was an important factor in turn
ing down the State Department
position.
THE basic reason" he told The
Star, was the fact that since I
resigned my position in the State
Department. I have never re-
gretted the decision, and I did
not wish to reverse it."
He formerly was associate chief
of the State Departments Di-
vision of Dependent Territories.
and before that was a Howard
University professor. He has been
on leave from the university since
1941.
Left Two Years Ago.
On the segregation problem. DR..
Bunche remarked:
1T is we'll known there is Jim
Crowism in Washington. 1t is
equally we'll known that no Negro
finds Jim Crowism congenial. I
am a Negro. don't like it."
In the Golfers article. written
by Richard B. Gehman, DR.. Bunche
is also quoted as saying that he
is not inclined to return to Gov
eminent service in Washington
in part. at least, because Of his
unwillingness to re-expose his
family to anti-Negro conditions"
He left here two years ago to ac-
cept the U. N. position and now
lives with his family in a small
apartment in Parkway Village. the
U. N. housing project on Long
Island. N. Y.
Frankly" the Golfers article
quoted DR.. Bunche as saying,
There's too much Jim Crow in
Washington for mel wouldn't
take my kids back there.
Three Miles to School.
II built. a house in Washington
while I was teaching at Howard.
It was in q section Of the city in
which whites predominated at
the time. The architects and
builders and I spent 18 months
going over plans and putting it up.
When we moved in. my daughters
had to go 3 miles to SCHOOL, had
to hire q driver to take them
even though there was school
for white kids just around the
corner"
DR.. Bunche has two daughters,
Joan, II, and Jane Is, who attend
a Friends school in Westtown, Pa,
and a son, Ralph. jr.. S. who goes
to a kindergarten in Lake Success,
NY.
The Golfers article also showed
that DR.. Bunche was instrumental
in getting the ban against Negroes
attending the National Theater
lifted for one week for the show
ing of "Porgy and Bess." He said
that Todd Duncan, whom he had
known at Howard University, had
written that he was coming to the
theater in the leading role of the
show and that he was disturbed
at playing in his home town in a
theater where his friends couldnt t
come to see him.
Mentions Hotel Problem.
DR.. Bunche, the article relates.
got together a committee from
the teachers union and called on
the theater manager. II was q
representative in the Central La
Dor Union then," DR.. Bunche is
quoted as saying. "and I told him
II could get a good many pickets
out when Todd came to town. He
finally agreed to change the policy
Evening star., 1949-06-02
Veterans Pension Bill
Faces Uncertain Fate
In First Senate Test
By Chris Mothisen

The House-approved bill to pro-
vide $72-a-month pensions at IS
for veterans Of the two World
Wars headed for an uncertain fate
in the Senate today as members
concentrated on cutting. rather
than adding to, Federal expendi-
lures.
The pension measure was passed
by the House yesterday on a roll
call vote of 1855 to q.
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
has said it is not considered part
of the legislative program at the
moment. 1t probably will be con-
sidered by the Senate Finance
Committee, headed by Senator
George. Democrat, of Georgia, who
still is recuperating from an ILL.,
ness.
The bills additional cost in
veterans pension over a 50-year
period has been estimated at $685.
0o0,o0o.000.
Economies Made.
1t runs counter to the economy
trend in the Senate. where the
Expenditures Committee was con-
tinuing today its questioning of
Budget Bureau officials on posi-
BILE further budget cuts.
Yesterday, the Senate Appro-
priations Committee shaved al
most $13,0o0,000 from funds voted
by the House to operate the State
and Justice Departments during
the fiscal year beginning July l..
1t was the first time. this session
the committee had reported out a
major money bill at total below
that voted by the House.
The cash allotment was $12,-
839,821 below the House figure.
but the Senate committee Offset
its cut in part by raising the con-
tract authority in the bill by
s6.100.000.
The biggest reduction was SILL
100000 in cash and $2,900,000 in
contract authority for the State
Department.
In this atmosphere. there ap-
peared little enthusiasm for early
consideration of the veterans pen
sion bill.
The measure voted ny the House
is drastic modification of a bill
it turned down in March.
Both versions were sponsored
by Chairman Rankin of the
House Veterans Committee.
The one passed, in general,
would enact a set of regulations
now being used by the Veterans
Administration in allotting dis
ability benefits to veterans. 1t
would liberalize them, however, ir1
these respects:
/. On reaching IS, a veteran
would be assumed to be totally
and permanently disabled. At
present. he must establish 10 per
cent actual disability to qualify
for a pension.
Employability Test Dropped.
q. The employability test would
be discarded. Veterans of the
World Wars would not qualify
for pensions under this rule if
they were able to work at least
a half day. or earn a half-day's
pay. (This test was in the bill
as approved in committee, but
Mr.. Rankin and others opposed
it. and the members rejected it
on q standing vote. 172 to SD
8. The maximum outside in
come a single veteran could re-
ceive and still qualify for a pen
sion would be raised from $1,000
to 81 200 year. The same change
In the maximum allowance would
apply to the outside income of
veterans widows without children.
(The present $4,000 limitation for
veterans with dependents or
widows with children would not
be changed.)
4. Veterans requiring the con-
slant care of another person be-
cause of their disabilities would
receive pensions of 500 month.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

The Great Barrier Reef of Aus
tralia is a coral ridge in the sea
extending for 1850 miles.
Evening star., 1949-06-02

NEW YORK-EXPLAINING IT ALL TO THE ARMY-Anthony
MARITIME 0eft) exnfantryman who listed dead
briefly discussed his complicated problem with Col Francis
Quigey marshal at the lattes office yesterday
tnos record from Washington He reported killed in France
1914 but few days he appeared at Army headquarters
check of his Army records He has legal wife in
Waterbury, Conn., wartime wife living in Staten Island
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