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Evening star., 1949-08-17
Lucas Proposes Giving
Committees Right 10
Limit Floor Debate
BY the Assoeioted Press

A proposal that committees be
given the right to limit debate on
bills they report for Senate action
was made today by Senate Ma
jority Leader Lucas.
Weary of talk that has delayed
Senate action on many important
measures, Senator Lucas told re-
porters he thinks it might be a
good idea to permit committees
which recommend favorable &C
ton on measures to put a time
limit on speeches.
I'D like to see the committees
be able to say that the Senate
shall debate a bill for 10 hours, or
even a week in some cases, and
then proceed to vote on it," the
Illinois Senator said.
The rules now bar any debate
limitation except by unanimous
consent or when 81 Senators vote
to clamp on gag.
Plan May Hit Trouble.
Senator Lucas proposal seemed
likely to run into trouble from
civil rights" legislation opponents
who would object to giving a COM
mittee authority to cut off fill
busters on such bills.
His suggestion appeared to be
born of growing pressure on the
Democratic leader to get some
results In the Senate on major
legislation.
Two major appropriation bills,
providing funds for the armed
services and for the Interior De-
partment. still are pending in the
Senate. far beyond the time such
measures usually are passed.
Behind them are stacked up
measures dealing with an increase
in the minimum wake, the re-
ciprocal trade agreements pro-
gram, displaced persons, an oleo-
margarine tax repeater, military
and civilian pay increases and
others.
Arms Bill Tagging.
The administrations foreign
arms program, up for House de-
bate today. probably won't be
reached by the Senate until some
time next month.
AS one speed-up measure, Sem
ator Lucas ordered a Senate ses-
sion tonight to debate President
Truman's nomination of Attorney
General Clark as an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court,
Evening star., 1949-08-17

future hearing examiner boards
to qualified persons in the Gov
ernment service. The idea behind
the provision was to prevent
future misunderstanding and
quarrels that occurred recently
between the Civil Service Com
mission and its private citizens
advisory board Mrs. Lillian
Mary Sawyer is retiring from the
Agriculture Department, after
nearly 20 years of service e.
Daryl johnson has been elected
president of the Rural Electrifica-
ton Administrators athletic as
sociation. Joseph Farmer is vice
president; Peggy B. Scott, secre-
tary, and Carl E. Day, treasurer.
fBe sure to listen in Sundays
at 11:15 am. oUer WMAL. The
Star station, for Joseph Yourg's
broadcast Uersion OF the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neps and Uieps OF the Gouern-
ment SerUice.)
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Voice
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O1A l. IL oO a6S''
truth and fact about the outside
world"
The House Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday recommended
increasing the Voice of America
funds by $11.500,000. This would
be used for the construction and
improvement of broadcasting sta
tions to fight the jamming, Mr.
Acheson said.
IF the Congress approves the
appropriation recommended by
the House committee, the new
facilities and the improvement OF
existing facilities provided for will
60 a long way toward combating
and overcoming the current jam
ming" he added.
This jamming is direct vio-
lation of international telecom-
munications conventions to which
the USSR is a party. including
the so-called Madrid and Cairo
conventions"
$50 Transmitters Identified.
Mr.. Acheson said Russia "has
been carrying on an all-out effort
to jam Voice of America broad
casts-particularly, but not ex-
clusively, those in the Russian
language directed to the Soviet
people"
More than $50 different jam
ming transmitterS have been iden-
titled in the USSR," he said, "and
many others not yet identified are
believed to be in operation"
The House committees actor
is subject to approval by the
House itself and by the Senate.
The House committee approved
the additional sum for the Voice
of America (Which now is down
for $7.5O0,00O after receiving
testimony from 1t. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, director of psy.
Geological warfare for the Army
Jamming Started in April.
Gen. Wedemeyer testified thai
American efforts-coupled with
those of the British Broadcastinf
Corp.-to get programs into Rus
sia appeared to be causing th'
Soviet considerable injury in 1T
total radio operation.
I'VE have received numerou.
reports from good sources" Gen
Wedemeyer said, that would in.
dicate that we are hurting then
and hurting them badly"
i The present phase of the radio
/ conflict between Russia and tn,
i Western powers opened April 2.
when the Soviet began jammini
J British and American broadcast
to the Russian people. That wa
on the eve Of the first announce
ments concerning the successful
negotiations for ending the Ber
lin blockade. -
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Home Of Hockey Player
Struck by Stencil Bomb
By the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND. Aug. 1.-THE
Eastside home of Goalie Roger
BeSsette of the Cleveland Barons
hockey club was hit today in the
17th stench-bombing here of a
newly-painted house.
A glass jar OF the sinking fluid
and nuts and bolts was hurled
through the dining room window
Of the house while Bessette, his
wife and their two small sons
slept.
Police said the Bessettes' land
lord, Henry E. Shields, who lives
upstairs, has been painting his
own house this week. They attrib-
uted the bombing to the AFL
Painters Union campaign against
non n-AFL work.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Driver Held in Death
OF Margaret Mitchell
Faces Murder Charge
By the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, Aug. 17.-Murder
charges have been placed against
the taxi driver who fatally in
jured Margaret Mitchell, world
famous author of Gone With the
Wind"
Miss Mitchell, whose novel of
Civil War and reconstruction days
outsold everything in print except
the Bible, died yesterday in Grady
Memorial Hospital.
Death came five days after she
was struck down by a speeding
automobile on her beloved Peach
tree street, which her novel helped
make famous. She died in an
operating room as physicians pre-
pared for emergency surgery to
try to save her life.
Services Tomorrow.
Private funeral services will be
tomorrow.
Burial will be In Oakland Gem
etery.
Hugh D. Gravitt, the 28-year-
old driver of the car which hit
Miss Mitchell, is being held with
out bond on a charge of murder.
Police Chief Herbert Jenkins said
the case will go to a grand jury
Friday if the jury is ready to re-
ceive it.
Can Be Convicted of Murder.
Under Georgia law, a person
can be convicted of murder for
taking the life of another while
Evening star., 1949-08-17
AHiduvits
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that he had resigned from the
party. The statements of each
was made when he filed the oath.
Federal officials question whether
the mere withdrawal from the
Communist Party satisfies the
Taft Hartley oath. since the sign
er must disavow a belief in COM
munism. The printed quotes in
the case of Travis, at least, indi-
Gated that he had not given up
his beliefs.
Both Mr.. Henderson and Mr.
Travis filed the affidavits so that
their unions would be eligible to
appear on NLRB ballots to de-
termine the collective bargaining
representatives at a number of
plants.
The NLRB announced today
that Mr.. Henderson's union was
being placed on a ballot for the
first time in an election among
workers of an Oakland (Calif.)
cannery. ..
Two months ago, Mr.. Denham
referred the case of Max Perlow
secretary treasurer of the CIO
Furniture Workers to the Justice
Department, but so far no action
has been taken. Mr.. Perlow said
that he was resigning from the
Communist Party in order to take
I the nom Communist oath, but that
he had not given up the beliefs
he held while a party member.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Spilled Lighter Fluid
Burns Hiqh School Girl

A Woodrow Wilson high school
student was under treatment in
Emergency Hospital today for
burns suffered when she accident
ally ignited some lighter fluid
which she had spilled on her arm
and leg.
> She is Joyce Shulman, IT,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nat
Ehulman, 1924 Davenport street
NV. Hospital attendants said
her condition was satisfactory. The
accident occurred late yesterday
In the girls bedroom, her mother
said.
Evening star., 1949-08-17

1,456 new employees, was given
enough money by the House unit
to hire about 1900 persons.
The Federal Housing Agency
which planned to add $50 workers
would receive funds to hire about
ATS. And the Office of the Hous-
ing Expediter. which had plans
for adding 443 persons to its staff
would be cut so that it could hire
only about 300 additional en-
ployes.
CENSUS BUREAU-The House
Appropriations Committee also
put crimp in the Census Bu-
reau's hiring plans for next years
housing census to be undertaken
in conjunction with the regular
census next year.
The group expressed the view
that the housing census could be
operated at considerably less
money than was asked for. Con-
sequently it cut the Census Blu
reau's request by 100000. Il
upheld by the Senate, this will
cause a rather sharp downward
revision in the bureaus hiring
plans.
MATERNITY LEAVE - The
Senate Civil Service Committee
has approved the bill to grant 60
days maternity leave with pay to
expectant mothers who work for
the Government.
The committee approved q
similar bill during the 80th Con-
gress, but the legislation failed
of enactment. The committees
action yesterday opened the way
for Senate consideration of the
bill again. but it's too late to do
anything before next year.
y X
HOSPITALIZATION-The Sen
ate group yesterday also approved
a resolution calling for an in
vestigation to determine the feasi-
bility of establishing group hospi-
talization and surgical care for
Federal employees. The investiga-
Uion would be made by the
committee.
X X X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Civil Service Commission now has
applications available for the
exam for permanent status CAF-2
and 3 clerical jobs. Deadline for
filing these applications is Sep
tember 6 House-Senate con-
ferees on the 1850 Independent
Offices Appropriations bill have
reached a compromise on the
ratio of personnel workers to the
number of employees in an agency
It's / to lis. The House had
limited it to l to 1913, while the
Senate had abolished the ratio
entirely The conferees also
eliminated a Senate-approved pro-
vision which would have restricted
Evening star., 1949-08-17

instructed the
com m / t t e e S
staff to prepare
the question:
naires.
Mr.. H a g e n
said the survey
will be very
helpful to the
committee and
ong eSS in
considering fu-
ture F e d e r a !
employe legis-
lation.
Not all Fed
aro1 oron1nuoc
Evening star., 1949-08-17
More Than rs Rescued
From Ocean City Surf
BY the Associated Press

OCEAN CITY, MD, Aug. IT.
More than Is persons have been
rescued since Saturday from the
surf here, made dangerous by a
strong undertow and northwest
winds.
Yesterday, a Baltimore SWIM
mer, Lloyd K. Ewes. 27, was pulled
unconscious from the water and
it was As minutes before he could
be revived. He is in a Salisbury
Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-08-17

in the commission of an unlawful
act. The unlawful act can be a
misdemeanor or felony.
Local sources could not recall
Immediately that any one, had
ever been executed in Georgia on
such a murder conviction. There
have been frequent cases, though.
and usually jurieS have returned
verdictS of manslaughter.
Gravitt, listed on police records
for % previous traffic violations,
was off duty and driving his own
car when he struck Miss Mitchell.
Until the authors death, he had
been free in $5.450 bond on a
charge of suspicion of man
slaughter.
Age Listed as 43.
In private life Miss Mitchell was
the wife of John r. Marsh, an ad-
vertising executive Her age.
which she withheld even from
Who's Who, was listed on hos
pital records as 43.
Mr.. Marsh authorized an au-
topsy. Supt. Frank Wilson of the
hospital said the exact cause of
death may not be known for sew
eral days, but added:
According to my best informa-
ton. Miss Mitchell died from
massive brain injuries"
Messages of sympathy poured
into the Marsh apartment from
throughout the world.
Clark Gable from Hollywood
and Vivien Leigh from London
expressed their condolences. They
starred as Rhett Butler and Scar
lett O'Hara in the film version of
Gone With the Wind"
Flags at Half Staff.
Flags in downtown Atlanta and
at the State Capitol were ordered
at half staff until after the
funeral.
Chief Jenkins said he placed
the murder charge against GRAY
lit on the advice of City Attorney
Jack Savage.
He added that 1t. M. M. Cop
penger of the homicide squad was
prepared to present the facts in
Miss Mitchell's death to the Full
ton (Atlanta) County solicitors
Office and to go before the Fulton
grand jury Friday.
"The specific charge on which
Gravitt is to be tried" Chief Jen-
kins said, will be left for the
grand jury to decide"
Evening star., 1949-08-17

He would not, however, estimate
what proportion of European
-frade would have to be covered to
make them meaningful.
w. w. Mr.. Alphand echoed Mr.. Hoff-
mans statement that Europe's
dollar shortage could not be solved
unless it sold more to the United
States. He added that in order
to sell more Europe must pro-
duce more, and that it could not
produce more unless it established
: O freer market.
-. -. The freeing of products from
quota restrictions, which he called
zone of the best perfected meth
ods for limiting trade" would be
a step in that direction, he added.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Hoover AssaiIs Critics
OF FB| Agents Role
In Cop|on Spy Trial
BY the Assoeioted Press

j. Edgar Hoover advised his FBI
men and other Acknowledgement
officers today not to worry too
much about public criticism when
their record is clean"
w "Oftentimes law enforcement
agencies are placed in positions
where. for the time being, they
cannot defend themselves" the
FBI director said. when their
record is clean, however, there is
not too much cause for concern"
Mr.. Hoover gave his views in a
signed editorial in the FBI Law
Enforcement Bulletin, a monthly
publication circulated privately
among FBI personnel and other
peace officers.
Coplon Case Criti ism Recalled.
-, Aides, who gave the required
permission for reproduction of the
Hoover statement, declined COM
ment on the publication. How
ever, there was little doubt that
the editorial constituted Mr.. Hoo
ver's reply to criticism of the FBI
growing out of the recent eSpio-
mage trial of Judith Coplon, JUS
tice Department employe convict
ed of taking Official secrets from
the files for the benefit of Russia.
Top-secret FBI reports which
were read into the trial record at
the demand Of the defense attor-
ney, created a furor.
Criticism was based largely on
the fact that the investigative data
included the names of many prom
tnent persons not connected with
the Coplon trial. Complaints also
were heard that people were anon
ymously smeared. In some quar-
tiers, there were demands for in
yestigation of the FBI itself.
90 Throughout the hubbub Mr..
Hoover declined to make any COM
ment. His thoughts, as set forth in
the FBI publication, therefore ap-
.peared to be significant.
: Unjustified Criticism.
= The Hoover editorial, addressed
Ito all law-enforcement officials"
said:
s Public servants must expect
public criticism. Law enforce
ssment, which brings Government
@close to the average citizen, is, as
"A consequence, more often subject
to criticism than other public
agencies. Such criticism, if it Is
based on fact, is usually construc-
tive and should be welcome.
- "On the other hand, public crit
icism Of a law-enforcement
agency, when such criticism is not
based on fact-whether made
through ignorance, misinforma-
.tion or deliberate maliciousness-
Is inexcusable. In any case the
damage is definite and irrepara-
BILE. -
1T is - in the public inter-
est. whenever possible, to brand
the person who makes unjustif1ed
and untrue criticism public, as the
falsifier that he is.
"Oftentimes law enforcement
agencies are placed in positions |
where. for the time being. they
cannot defend themselves. When
their record is clean, however,
there is not too much cause for
concern. Time conspires to reveal
the truth. and the motives of those
who in the final analysis actually
are aligning themselves with the
criminal forces, eventually will be
disclosed"
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Wind Outdoes BuIIdozers

After bulldozers had failed to
clear the beach sands at Worth
ing. England, Of seaweed, change
of wind did the trick.
Evening star., 1949-08-17

"Old Dutch" silverware and
Delfts blue earthenware now are
being offered by Netherlands firms
for export.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Partly
cloudy today with high around IS.
Considerable cloudiness with mod
crate temperatures tonight and
tomorrow with some rain tomor-
row. Lowest tonight about 68.
Notwithstanding cloudi-
ness with highest temperature
around IS over lowlands today,
Mostly cloudy with moderate
temperature and occasional rain
likely tomorrow and over south
east portion tonight.
Virginia-Considerable cloudi-
ness today. tonight and tomorrow
with occasional rain over east and
few scattered showers in west
portion. Moderate temperature.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour;
direction, east.
River Report.
From q. 8. EngineerS)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
COLLEGE Park Rotary to Meet

Maj. G. B. Enders, attached to
I'd Army Headquarters at Fort
Meade, will speak on Inside In
ternational Relations" at the
weekly dinner meeting of the Col
lege Park Rotary Club at 6:15
o'clock tonight at the Varsity
Grill, College Park.
Evening star., 1949-08-17
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Employees to Get QUESTIONABLE
On Agency Working c Conditions
By Joseph YOUNG

Government employees will
the House Civil Service Committee which will
working conditions in the Government personal
information about themselves and their families.
The being undertaken suggestion Repre-
Evening star., 1949-08-17
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Evening star., 1949-08-17

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, SO, at 4:2O pm
Low, 81. at 1882 am
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on August IL.
Lowest, 81, on January 80.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today Tomorrow.
High 2:26 am. 3:19 am
Low - 9:44 am. 10:44 am.
High 2:40 pm. 3:39 pm
Low -- 9:21 pm. 1888 m
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 6:23 SOL
Sun, tomorrow 6:24 7:59
Moon. today - 2:55 m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset.
Precipita ation.
Evening star., 1949-08-17

SelIIdIIVt l1dStII, NePuUIICdII, UI
Minnesota, a member of the COM
mittee. Chairman Murray gave
the project his strong support and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-25
Grand Jury
Makes Further
Gaming Probe
Call Two State
. Highway Patrolinen
Before Ii To Tell
Of Keys Gambling

Monroe County's Grand Jury
today continued its investigation
of alleged gambling conditions in
Kew West and along the Florida
Keys.
Two state highway patrolmen,
Patrolman w. A. Stevens who
lives at Marathon and Paytrol-
man c. c. Reynolds who makes
his home at Tavernier, were call
ed this morning to give testimony
before the Grany Jury.
II is presumed they wera ask
cd about gambling at Marathon
and Tavernier and other sections
along Florida Keys. They were
also, presumably, asked about
whether gambling devices might
be seen from Overseas Highway,
as claimed by several newspaper
and magazine writers.
w. Curry Harris, assistant state
attorney, who demanded the
Grand Jury investigation of
gambling, did not know whether
any further witnesses were to be
called today.
THE Grand Jury might want
to call some Others" he said.
over that | have no control. The
Grand Jury can call anybody it
wants to give testimony"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-25
Germans In
Berlin Talk
OF Amlift
Express Willingness
For 1t To Continue
Another Year;
Rcfuic Russian R.I,nor
tBy Associated rrr.s,

BERLIN, Feb. 25.-Germans in
the western zone OF this city,
through their representatives, in
formed the office of the Amcri-
can military governor that they
were ready and willing to under
go another year of the airlift
that brings supplies to them.
In the Soviet zone, rusnors have
been persistent that the German
population in the American, Brit
ish and French zones were com
planning bitterly about the air.
lift.
The Germans asserted that the
rumor undoubtedly was inspired
by the Soviet commander in an
attempt to create dissatisfaction
in the western zone. So the Ger
mans, on their own initiative,
sent a delegation to the Ameri-
can military governors office
with the assurance that they are
satisfied to wait another year to
get supplies through the. airlift,
which they commended highly.
1t was said that the airlift is
not likely to continue that length
of time. There are, unmistakable
signs in the Soviet zone that the
Germans. there are wincing over
the blockade that has been in.
stituted, as reprisal, in the Al
lied zones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-25

willing to go along with what is
lawful. but it must be lawful"
Questions were asked by
Plumber Albert G.. Roberts, Fred
Weech, and Contractor Taylor of
City Manager Spalding. The city
manager answered the questions
mostly relative to why applica-
tons submitted to him had not
been filed with the board.
The city manager stated en-
phatleally that all of his actions
had been done according to rules
laid down in plain writing.
The large crowd of building
tradesmen composed of con-
tractors. plumbers. carpenters.
etc. were exceedingly orderly
and attentive. They may diff
fer with City Manager Spald-
ing in his Interpretation of the
charter and civil service rules.
but must also have admired
Spaldins's ability. sincerity
and coursgeousness.
Civil service board recessed
until Thursday, March 3. ct was
said, after the meeting that the
correct procedure to have been
followed was for the civil serv-
ice board to have submitted three
names to the city manager, and
then the city manager would
choose one of the three as his
building inspector.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-25
Taft Takes
Issue With
President
Latter Said Taft
Hartley Law ''InsuIl
To Labor; Taft
Says Law Fair, Just
tBy The Associated Pr.s.,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Scn-
ator Robert A. Taft took issue
today with a statement made
last night by President Truman
at Jefferson Day dinner.
The President stated that the
Taft-Hartley law is an insult TO
IL bor"
Instead of being an insult to
labor, Taft asserted, it is favored
by many laboring men, because
they realize that the Faft-Isast-
ley law affords them more pro-
lection under several provisions,
and that the entire law rs fair
and just to labor and capital
also.
Taft added that, since the pres
ent congress. was convened, he
has reviewed '"hundrcdS OF let
ters' from laboring men com
mending the Taft Hartley act.