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Evening star., 1949-07-20

fails, and everything to gain. If it
succeeds" one influential Senator
declared. And even if the time
element prevents us from getting
it through. at least it will pave
the way for quick action next
year."
The Administration apparently
isn't too happy about the latest
trend of events and can be ex-
pected to stop it, if possible. The
top-bracket pay measure already
had passed the House, and some
administration officials feel there
is a definite danger the Senate
will reject the legislation alto
gether, if it contains reclassiflca-
ton provisions for the rest of the
Federal service.
This is disputed by Senators
supporting reclassification, who
feel there is a good chance the
Senate will approve the omnibus
bill being prepared by the COM
mittee.
They point out that, since the
House already has enacted the
top-bracket pay measure. the
amended bill including pay re-
classification increases, If passed
by the Senate, would then 60 to
House Senate conference This
method might provide a short cut
toward getting the bill enacted
into law.
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee meets again on Tuesday. at
which time the move to amend
the top-bracket pay measure will
take place. The group is certain
to approve the general salary re-
classification amounts voted by
it's pay subcommittee on Monday.
The subcommittee measure
would provide an average $125
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SID te ClluICH.
Miss Stein. a pianist. is %. The
Earl, 26, is the son of the Prin-
cess Royal Mary. sister of King
George. He is 11th in line to the
British throne.
Kings Consent Confirmed.
Publication of the engagement
in the court column of the Times
was confirmation of the Kings
consent. A 1772 law required
that all descendants of King
George II. except the children OF
princesses who married foreigners,
obtain the sovereign's approval
before marriage.
The first news OF the engagement
came from the bride-to-be's S
mother, Mrs. Erwin Stein. who
disclosed her daughter already was
wearing her engagement ring.
HE is a nice. marvellous man
and full of interest in music" 4"
she said of her future son-in-law.
Il am very happy because they
are so happy"
Miss STEMS father, who repre-
sents the London music publishing
Evening star., 1949-07-20
ADA Urges Program
TO Reverse Decline
I'm Economic Activity

A nine-point program to reverse
the present decline in economic
activity" was proposed by the
Americans for Democratic Action
yesterday in a resolution adopted
by the organization at a one-day
Full Employment Conference"
held in the Shoreham Hotel.
The resolution also urged Con-
gress to pass an economic expan-
sion bill introduced by Senator
Murray, Democrat. Of Montana in
the Senate last Friday. 1t is de-
signed to carry out seven points in
President Truman's economic pro-
gram.
The motion attacked Senators
Taft. Republican, of Ohio;
Wherry. Republican. of Nebraska,
and Byrd. Democrat, of Virginia,
"and their fellow travellers. in
cluding the monopolistic interests
for whom they speak," as being
the unwilling but most powerful
allies of communism in the West
ern world"
For our immediate economic
difficulties we have only their
blindness and selfishness to thank.
They invited imitation by Destroy
ing price controls. They intensi-
fed it by an ill-timed $4,000, ,000.-
900 tax cut" the statement de-
clared.
Earlier. at a luncheon. Gov.
Chester Bowles of Connecticut.
former OPA administrator, at
tackled the same three men.
"Mr. Taft, Mr.. Wherry and Mr..
Byrd are saying the same things
today they said in 1898, 1910 and
1896" Gov. Bowles charged. They
seem 20 have learned nothing
about the problems of America
or of the world, or of the wishes
of the American people"
Among recommendations in the
resolution were liberalization Of
unemployment compensa a ton,
overhauling of the Social Security
System. repeal of the Taft-Hartley
Act and passage of federal Fair
Employment Practices Acts. spe-
cial emphasis on public works and
housing programs and repeal Of
wartime excise taxes.
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he was elected a vice president Of
the UNIV District 5, centering
around Pittsburgh, and three years
later he became president Of the
District.
Mr.. Bittner went South for the
first time 33 years ago as an IN
ternational representative of the
UNIV. He was 81 when he began
the huge, and frequently dan
gerous, assignment of organizing
miners in the coal fields of Ala
bama, Tennessee and Southern
West Virginia. He took part in
the bloody skirmishes which &C
companied those organizing cam
paigns. some of which resembled
small-scale wars.
military Genius"
His direction of the union forces
in the battles led critic. who was
asked by a congressional commit
tee some years later if Mr.. Bittner
was not a good labor leader, to
say: Hell. he is no labor leader.
He's a military genius
He remained in West Virginia
for Is years. nine of them as pres
ident of UNIV District II, with
headquarters at Charleston. Un-
der his direction literally tens
of thousands of coal diggers were
brought into the union.
When John L. Lewis. as head
of the CIO and after the break
with the AFL. first began organ
izing the big mass production
agencies he put Mr.. Bittner in
charge of the CLOS drive in the
Great Lakes Western area. Mr..
Lewis dipped into the UMW's re-
sources of men and money gen.
erously to unionize the big indus
tries.
The result was that Mr.. Bittner
again attained great success as
an organizer. bringing thousands
of workers into the new orgaiza-
tions as members.
Publicly, Mr.. Bittner had the
reputation of being one of the
toughest men in the labor move
ment. During hearings on the
Taft Hartley Act in 1947 he told
the House Labor Committee blunt
ly that he did not believe It's mem
bers were qualified to write a fair
bill on any phase of the labor
problem.
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Busboy Is Held in Theft
OF 200 Pieces Of CIothinq

More than 200 pieces of wear
ing apparel are among the loot
an 18-year-old busboy is charged
with taking early today after
breaking into clothing store at
427 Seventh street NV.
Charged with housebreaking at
the. first precinct Is William N.
Smith, colored, 100 block of
Eighth street NE. Police said he
is a parolee from the National
Training School for Boys.
Pvt. Thomas j. McDermitt was
checking the rear Of the store
when he noticed a pile of neatly
tied and sealed clothing boxes
piled on the pavement. AS he
was inspecting them. he said.
Smith appeared, was questioned
and arrested. A cab waiting in
front Of the store contained sew
eral more boxes, he said.
Pvt. McDermitt said the store
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porters she and Lord Harewood
hoped the wedding would be soon.
Mutual Interest in Music.
The slim, dark-haired bride-to-
be, who lives with her parents in
a modest Kensington fiat. is an
only child. She came to England
with her parents IL years ago and
has since devoted her time to
music. She intends to continue
her music studies after her mar
riage.
Her romance with Lord Hare
wood resulted from a mutual in
rterest in music. They were in
troduced last year by the British
composer Benjamin Britten,
close friend of the Stein family.
?" iran has the richest single oil
field in the world l,
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Van A. Bittner, C|O Organizer,
Dies at Cd of Long Illness
Union Drives Made
Him the General
OF Movement
BY the Associoted Press

PITTSBURGH. July 20.-Van A.
Bittner, who looked like a school
teacher but led some of the most
far-reaching organizing drives in
the American labor movement.
died last night at 64.
The CIO vice president died at
Mercy Hospital. He had been a
patient there since July 7.
He was stricken by a heart
ailment several months ago in
Atlanta while on his last union
assignment-the CIO Southern
organizing campaign. For a time
he was in a New York hospital
and then returned to his home
here.
Philip Murray. C1O president,
who worked side-by side with Mr..
Bittner, both in the United Mine
Workers of America and, later. the
United Steelworkers. expressed
deep shock at his death.
Even though we had known of
his long illness, still his death is a
great shock to all of U.S." Mr.. Mur-
ray said.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Bertha May Walters of
Latrobe. Pa; daughter, Mrs.
James Wholer; his father, q sister
and a brother.
Funeral plans are incomplete.
Van A. Bittner had more to do
with the work of actually organiz-
ing the big unions of the CIO than
probably any other man. He was
the general" in charge of the
front lines in the drives that
Iunionized workers of the steel,
meat packing, farm equipment
and, to some extent, the auto
mobile industries.
Earlier the hard-hitting, hard
fighting Mr.. Bittner for years had
been given the most difficult as
signments in the rise to power of
John L. Lewis United Mine Work.
ers. For the last three years he
had another ''toughie" on his
hands-directing the CLOS organ
lzing campaign throughout South
ern industry.
Mr.. Bittner was a graduate of
the coal miners rough tough
school of labor leadership which
produced an amazing number of
Americas top union chieftains of
the day, including MIR. Lewis, Mr..
Murray and William Green, AFL
president.
SO Years in Labor Movement.
Born in Bridgeport, Pa, on
March 20. 1885, Mr.. Bittner was
associated with the labor move
ment for SO years of the 81 years
of his stormy life. He went to
work in a coal mine near his
birthplace when he was IL years
old and he joined the United Mine
Workers after getting his first
pay check. -r
His rise in the ranks of organ
lied labor was rapid. Five years
latter joining the union, at Is, he
was elected president of his mine
workers local. When he was %.
Evening star., 1949-07-20
Congress in Brief

Senate:
Continues debate on Atlantic
Pact with vote due Thursday.
Rules Committee calls DR.. Ed
ward U. Condor to testify on pro-
posed reforms for congressional
hearings.
Agriculture Committee talks
over Brannan plan and other
farm proposals at closed session.
Republican Policy Committee
discusses strategy at closed ses-
sion.
House:
Debates administration farm
bill.
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Ill LIE duIuIuu.
The Earl said
so today. soon
after form a |
a n nouncement
of the noble
man-and-com
moner engage
ment. The. Ger
emony will be
in a Church of
England chap
ell. The Earl
said Miss Stein,
like himself. Is
a member of
this offic i a !
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firm of Boosey
81 Hawkes., de-
scri b e d h | S
d a u g h t er as
little m o r e
than a student"
of music, al
though she has
appeared pro-
fessionally in
the provinces.
AIGeT Tea WIFI
the P in c e S s
r oy al in St.
James's Palace
yesterday Miss
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They frankly
say that even
this move is a
long shot and
that the odds
a r e S t j ] !
stacked against a
pay reclassih-
cation legisla-
tion It h S
years session.
But they feel
it's W ort h q
try.
" We h a v e
nothing to lose ,
8 J. - ~ -
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was entered by saving through
the iron bars of a skylight. The
loot included seven pairs Of shoes,
about 10 dozen pairs of socks, a
sport jacket, two trenchcoats. 40
neckties, 10 polo shirts. seven
pairs of slacks. 80 pairs Of shorts
and two topcoatS.
Evening star., 1949-07-20
Group Health Board Names
X. A. Meik|ejohn Trustee

The Board Of Trustees of the
Group Health Association. Inc.
has named Kenneth A. Meiklej John
assistant solicitor Of labor Of the
Labor Department. as a trustee
it was announced today.
Mr.. Meiklejohn will succeed
Edward D. Hollander, also of the
Labor Department, who has re-
signed from the board.
An Interior Department attorney
from 1884 to 1910, Mr.. Meiklejohn
worked on the organization OF
tribal government and other In
dian affairs. He joined the Labor
Department staff in 1910 and fol
the last three years has served as
assistant solicitor and chief OF the
Legislative and Bureau Service
Section. Office of the solicitor.
Wolves of the United States in
clude the qray wolf of the North
Evening star., 1949-07-20
TrujiIIo City Zoo Expands

Eight new visitors arriving re-
Gently at the zoo in Ciudad Tru-
jillo, capital of the Dominican Re-
public, by air from Buenos Aires,
included two jaguars, two pumas
and four ostriches.
Evening star., 1949-07-20
The Federal Spotlight
Committee Plans to Combine
Pay Bills for Senate Action
By joseph YOUNG

Present plans call for the Senate Civil Service Committee to
the Federal bill by tackng the
reasshcaon the the Governments employees
Committee members the tentative decision to combine both
into bill based belief that this affords the
Evening star., 1949-07-20
Earl Of Harewood,
George Wis Nephew
Engaged 10 Pianist
By the As.ociotsd Press

LONDON. July 20. - King
Georges nephew. the Earl of
Harewood. will marry his Vienna
born flancee, Miss Marion Stein,
Evening star., 1949-07-20

Wolves of the United States in
clude the gray wolf of the North
and West and the red wolf of the
South Central States. . ,.
Evening star., 1949-07-20
Weather In Various Cities.

Colored lenses in eyeglasses have
been used since the middle OF the
1eth century.
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only possible chance this year OF
getting pay reclassiflcation legis.
lation for rank -and-file Govern.
ment workers.
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High. SS, at 4:55 pm.
Low, "A, 1T 6:22 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96, on July 6.
Lowest. 81. on January 80.
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The Sun and Moo
Evening star., 1949-07-24
LILY AND THE BEAUTIFUL PRISONER
Continued from page seren

But she could not talk to the
Citroen, and without the Citroen
all was lost.
MONDAY dinner on Friday was
a gloomy occasion. Jan was BROOD
ing. Tim was jumpy. Lily was
cross. And Jason, feeling unknown
undercurrents around him, looked
baff1ed.
AS THE meal ended, Tim said
diffidently, Mrs. Thorndyke,
would you do me a favor? A but
tons come off my coat. Would
you mind very much sewing it on
for me?"
Jason's eyebrows rose, but Lily
said brightly, "Of course. Bring
it to my cabin
Once inside the cabin, Tim said
in a piercing whisper, I've found
it."
you haven't" cried Lily.
Hes got it hid in a COW shed
near the road. The old coot took
out the spark plugs. But he's such
a methodical guy he put 'em in
the tool shed with his spare parts"
We've got an hour" said Lily.
And an hour later they were under
way.
The road was very narrow and
turned and twisted interminably
upon itself. Two small cars. with
care. could pass each other. But
a big truck monopolized the road.
If it met another vehicle head on,
vast maneuvers ensued. Ifa vehicle
came in the rear, its driver could
eat the dust and like it.
Jason was eating the dust now
and definitely not liking it.
II DON'T see why" he grumbled,
I'VE didn't get ahead of Pierre at
the start. don't know why you
delayed so, Lily. And l don't un-
derstand," he went on in an ag-
grieved tone. why you insisted
on settling our account with
Kloofer yourself. BY George,
never heard such cat fight. It's
not like you to haggle. Lily"
Il wanted to give him a piece
OF my mind" said Lily meekly.
And anyway Pierre's going
straight on to Aba and we turn
off pretty soon so we'll be out of
his dust"
Not for quite some time, if
this map means anything. We
have to 60 halfway to Sudan be-
fore we hit the fork"
We'll, Aba is clear up to the
border of Sudan" said Lily.
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so you see it won't be long"
How do you figure that?" Jason
began.
Homer spoke from the rear seat.
What don't understand, "he said
plaintively, lis why Tim picked
up ride and went to Aba with
out saying a word to me. What's
he going to Aba for, anyway"
Lily squirmed around and gazed
at him with all the lambency of
her violet teyes. Homer, be love-"
she entreated.
Homer managed a lopsided grin.
His leg was hurting like the very
devil. 1--WE been asked to be a
lot of things in my time, but never
a love-" he vouchsafed.
Then you've missed something,
Homer"
Homer sighed. I'm beginning
to realize it," he admitted.
The furious, uninterrupted blast
ing of a motor horn smote their
ears.
What's the matter with that
fellow?" Jason asked. He knows
he can't get BY" He peered into
the rear-view mirror and as the
car approached behind them ex-
claimed, Its old Kloofer. What's
eating him?"
JASON stopped the car. kloofer
did not stop until he bumped their
rear fender.
Look where you're going"
shouted Jason.
Let me by" snarled Kloofer.
There's a big truck ahead.
neither of US can pass" Jason told
him reasonably.
Kloofer, his face turkey-red,
paid no attention. LET me by,
you" he yelled.
Jason's shoulders stiffened. He
opened the car door.
"Oh. please, darling" Lily
pleaded. Please don't go out.
It'l only mean a fight. Think of
- think of Homer's leg!"
Jason could not bear the dis
tress in her lovely face. Distress
for him, lest he be hurt.
He slammed the door and
whistled. LET him eat our dust
and see how he likes it," he said
contentedly.
Hallway to Aba was a night
mare of sound and fury. Kloofer
was impotent except for his horn.
Of this, he made the most. He
could not pass. He could not knock
Jason's car off the road without
Continued on page %
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
Daily Programs on KMON

Weather reports are carried in all newscasts of local origin and in the
Montana Farmer-Stockman Daily Air edition at 1245 p. m
In this log, when programs change daily, days of the week are abbreviated
Thus INVITE means the program listed is heard on Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Mutual network program. ***ABC.
+tIntermountain network program.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
This Changing World
L. S. Urged to Enter Paris Conference
With Skepticism and Strong Right Arm

in that part Of Germany which
the Western Powers occupy. and
the acceptance Of that same kind
of system for the Eastern zone
of Germany il il is joined to
Western Germany in a new uni
fed republic.
~ II, because of Russia's re-
fusal TO accept truly democratic
principles for all of Germany
the Paris Conference fails. We
must look forward to a steadily
deteriorating situation between
East and West which will. In
shorter rather than longer time
lead to a showdown between the
Russian-led world on one side
and the American-led democratic
world on the other.
Russia Put on Notice.
Russia took the step which is
leading now. through lifting oi
the Berlin blockade, to a new
effort at big power accord, and
she has been put carefully on
notice that any agreement with
regard to Germany-and broader
fields. too. il they come under
scrutiny-must be based not on
Evening star., 1949-05-14

sacrifice Of the principles for
which the West has stood
throughout the cold var. but On
some kind Of working agreement
between East and West which
shows full respect for our system
and way Of life.
Russia. therefore. is fully aware
that the three Western Allies are
in no frame OF mind TO make the
concessions Of principle which
would be necessary for any all
inclusive settlement OF East-Wesi
differences.
II is almost automatic in shoot
ing conflict. that war effort once
engaged il and then relaxed can
not again be launched with any
great hope Of success. In other
words. II one side losing q war ear
get its opponent into armistice
talks before victory Is won. and
thus build false hopes Of peace. il
not only can obtain time to re-
cover strength. but also can trade
on its opponents peace hopes.
Resorting TO Strategy.
May 1t not be that the Sovie,
Union. losing the cold war. is re-
sorting 70 this strategy Of a false
peace movement in the hope. first.
of gaining time in which to regain
its political strength and mend
its fences?
There is nothing in the recent
juggling of Soviet leaders in Rus
sia TO warrant the hope that the
Kremlin government now is q
peace government taking over the
reins from a regime dedicated to
struggle against the West. There
is more than one bit Of evidence
such as the replacement OF Mar
shall Bulganin-a nonmilitary head
Of the Soviet armed forces-by
Marshal Vassilevsky-a war hero
Of great stature-that Russia, far
from relaxing her military
StrenBtn, Is stfeamllnlng II.
There is nothing in the so-called
Communist peace offensive"-as
evidenced at the congresses in New
York and Paris-to warrant the
hope that Russia Is ready to make
that final effort which peace
requires.
The greatest mistake Western
peoples could make at this point
Is to 60 into the Paris Conference
with great hopes for a lasting set.
tlement. We should go into 1t with
a wise skepticism. a ready inclina-
ton to make those arrangements
which are compatible with our
principles. and a strong right arm
which is still ready for use at any
moment in our own defense.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
PIon Moy Devotions
In Fronkiin Pork

A Too-yeAy-oad cathoiir esvc-
non vtll Be explained and demon
strated N Franklin PARK tonoE-
row ai pm, TaAs May service
vii feature a rssS recitation O.
The Rosary in honor q tie Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Sera.nag1ans Of the Faa.3s. Pa
Tiers Socaesy w1ii give shorE talk,
on Why Catholics Honor Mary
and on The Origin Meaning and
History Of the Rosary Dowr
Through the Centuries The S.
Pauls College Choir vii pgeseni
May hymns and trad.saoaa.
chants.
The Washington unit Of The
Catholic Evidence Guild Is spon
soTtng the program.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Rev. n. A. Johnson Guest
At St. Johns Ep,scopol

The Rev Rcwa.c A .to.zcSce
x.l p-Wash 8, s. tahn gEsas<e.
pa CaGrxs, i&.EystEe S24Afv. a.
u am Sunday
Mr.. lossnsas wa& assistant E.n-
.sieg a. S. john csga;ag GEss way
Ne returned Las. TAI tEcr lse
years In Europe. sasrry - Dwn
marx. where he SAS pS--e14aas Itss
study @. ScgwG ksrskegRArc. tsk
great DArssa tAeSaeg4xn O. tAs
18Th century,
NJ. johnson hAS been ap.~.nt
professor @. Theology al tAs yn4,
verNty @: TIE South. SewAnex
Tenn and wili assume h2 aat4es
there next fall
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Bightwood Church S
5Oih Anniversary

The 5oth anniversary Of the
Brightwood Methodist Church vii
be observed with exercises which
began this morning with the
examination Of the contents O.
the cornerstone and eont1nuinE
through May -. The Rev Thomas
Eniers Is the pastor.
Al IL am tomorrow Dr.. Edgal
&C Powers. executive secretary O.
the Maryland Bible Society. wll
preach He vas pastor from 1905
10 1908. Al 0 pm. former minis.
tiers will speak. followed by q re-
ception. They include the Rev. 3
l. MCGOWAN Of Chatsworth Meth
odist Church. Baltimore: the Rev
q. Carroll Cosls OF Wilson Memo
rial Methodist Church. Baltimore
the Rev. Robert K. Nevitt OF LIN
coin Road Methodist Church and
the Rev. G. L. Conner Of Congress
Heights Methodist Church. both
Of Washington. and the Rev
Marion S. Michael OF Marvin Me-
mortal Methodist Church, Silver
Spring. Md.
A historical pageant. 500 Years
A-Crowing." will be presented
Wednesday evening. A birthday
party will be held Friday evening