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Evening star., 1949-07-07

These displaced careerists say
they cannot understand why the
commission should make it vir-
tually impossible for them to get
back into Government. They say
the least the commission can do is
to include them in its order.
incidentally, the commission S
recent program to find jobs for
the does who have been out OF
work for one, two or more years
has begged down badly. In fact,
the commission has been very
easy about giving out the actual
number of does they have placed
ir jobs during the last few
months. Insiders say the number
is very small. And the placements
will dwindle to practically nothing
for these persons, If the commits
sion's latest order it not amended
to include them as well.
GRIPE-Veterans' Administra-
ton employees working in the box
like, nonair conditioned Munitions
Building are complaining they
were refused permission to go
home the other afternoon, despite
the fact that the temperature hit
a torrid 95 degrees.
Although the heat and humidity
factors were such that, under the
White House hot-weather policy,
the employees could have been dis
missed for the rest of the day,
VA workers say that they had to
remain in the sWeltering building.
One of their chief gripes is that
VA officials. who refused to dis
miss them, work in air-cooled Of
fees.
INJURY COMPENSATE O N
Senator Douglas, Democrat, OF Il
linois, chairman of the Senate
Labor Subcommittee handling the
Federal employees liberalized in
jury compensation benefits bill,
promises that his group will re-
port the measure favorably within
the next few days.
The House already has approved
the measure, and Senate approval
is also indicated.
Incidentally, the measure in
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international Harvester
And CIO Delay PorIey
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, July THE Inter-
national Harvester Co. and the
C1O Farm Equipment Workers
have postponed negotiations
session originally scheduled for
today.
A company spokeman said he
presumed" it was postponed be
cause neither side has developed
any new facts" No date has been
set for resumption of negotiations
Evening star., 1949-07-07
By the Associated Press

By the Associatsd Press
NEW YORK, July 7.-Richard
H. Grove was sentenced to three
years in prison yesterday for
stealing $8S3,e6 from the Ma
tional City Bank branch he served
as assistant manager.
The 41-year-old banker could
have been given a 45year prison
sentence and a 100000 fine.
But Federal Judge Henry w.
Goddard said he was giving full
consideration to Groves co-opera-
ton in helping the Government
recover all but $5,950.65 of the
money.
Standing with bowed head, the
banker said, I'm sorry I did 1t.
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It's something I did and I pleaded
guilty to it."
He indicated he felt the SEN
tence was too long, commenting
Il don't see how I am going to
pay back by sitting in prison"
But the judge told him:
The public is entitled to be
protected and the public is entitled
to know that no one may violate
the law and that all should be
warned that they may not COM
nit a crime"
Judge Goddard also placed
Grove on probation for five years
after completion of his term.
The defendant started with the
National City 19 years ago as a
messenger and rose to the post of
assistant manager at $3.50 a year.
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who are still on
the F e d e r a |
payroll and are
facing the loss
of their jobs.
1t does not.
however. apply
to those does
who have been
unemployed for
a year or more
and who have
been trying un-
successfully to
O b t in other
Gov ern m ent
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Schedule Changes
R. F. & P. R. R.

Beginning july 10TH leave Washington for Richmond
and SAL 1850 pm instead of 2:4o pm. Leave for
Richmond and ACI $40 pm instead OF 7:lo pm;
I'M for Richmond and ACL discontinued after last
trip July 9th, through service to be thereafter
represented by 7:15 pm. departure.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Coreerists Displaced for Year
Protest New Barrier to Jobs
'kEks
By Joseph YOUNG

Displaced employees who have been jobess
that the Civil Service Commission
against them in issuing its displaced employees
uatons.
The commissions order makes it mandatory
to rehre displaced
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION-The

House yesterday approved, and
sent to the White House, the Sen
ate-passed measure bringing en-
ployes of the Panama Canal Zone
and the Alaskan Railroad under
the regular civil service retirement
system.
The House also approved bills
to compensate nighttime Federal
employees for any loss in pay re-
sulting from the change to day.
light saving time and to allow
private industry to pay overtime
wages to Bureau of Animal Indus
try employees who do special work
for them.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - TT e
many friends of Thomas G.
Walters, operations director of the
AFL Government Employees Coun-
Gil, will be saddened to learn of
the recent death of his wife 8.
The Washington unit of the Ma
tional Federation of Post Office
Clerks is asking for full-scale
Senate investigation of alleged
insanitary working conditions in
post Offices throughout the coun-
try. DR.. Philip M. Hauser.
former deputy director of the
Census Bureau and now professor
of sociology at the University of
Chicago, has returned to the bu-
reau here for one month to serve
in an advisory capacity In con-
nection with preparations for the
1850 census.
BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 11:15 am. oDer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast uersion of the Federal
Spotlight. featuring additional
neUs and pie1Ds OF the Govern
nlent SerDiceJ
Evening star., 1949-07-07

be1ore OUTSIDERS can be hired.
But this applies only to those
displaced careerists who lost their
jobs within the past year, or those
Evening star., 1949-07-07

Extra school holidays to enable
children to help produce food
will not be allowed in Erie this
year.
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cludes District government en-
ployes as we'll as those in the
executive. legislative and judicial
branches. Congress. however, at
the last moment struck out pro-
posed benefits for its own men,
bers.
HAPPY TALK-Despite the fact
that there isn't ghost Of a
chance this year for rank-and-file
Federal pay legislation. some en-
ploye leaders are informing their
members that the legislation's
prospects are excellent.
1t would be far wiser for them
to take their members into their
confidence and give them the real
picture, so the members won't be
IN for too much OF a letdown when
Congress goes home without doing
anything in the way of general
pay legislation.
Evening star., 1949-07-07
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Rather
cloudy with scattered light showers
today and tonight; low tonight
near SO. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness with high near 80.
MISUNDERSTANDING cloudi-
ness and cooler with scattered light
showers tonight. Some cloudiness
with moderate temperature to-
morrow.
Virginia-Rather cloudy with
scattered light showers and a few
thundershowers today. Cooler in
east and north portions tonight.
Tomorrow considerable cloudiness
with moderate temperatures likely
in south portion.
Wind velocity. - miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
From United States Enrineeu)
rarrn rotomae ma River cloudy at Harpers
doah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
yReadnEs at Wash9stqn National Airpost)
I p m. ------ a 4 am. - 20
Pm "a am. ---- rs
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, 49, at 4:2O pm
Low, rs, at 11:00 pm
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96, on July t.
Lowest, 81, on January 80.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyJ
nil TODAY. Tomorrow
hlen -------- 6:ll am. 1:13 am
Low ----------- 12:27 am. 1:22 am
Hlgh ----------- 6:49 pm. 7:46 pm.
Low ----------- 1:16 pm. 2:1l pm.
The Sun and Moon,
Rises. Sets
Sun, today 5:49 S:3f
Sun. tomorrow $40 S36
Moon, today 6::iS pm. 2:55 am.
Automobile lights must be turned on
half hour after sunset.
Precipitat tion.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Evening star., 1949-07-07

Monthly precipitation in inches in tt
Evening star., 1949-12-11

wHErHss JACK HALEY IS STARRING in
Broadway musical or raising prize Here
fords on his ,OO-acre California ranch-Jack
and his family. are used to the best. To all
the Haleys, the"hest" in colas means PEPSI.
ITS the best qaaiity drink" says Jack.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

JACK, u. cgFH 1EEH-AeE ALLOWANCES in
mind) DOT only likes that sparkling PEPSI
taste but best of all he likes that famous
Sig-bis IL OF. PEPSI bottle. And what real
American boy or girl doesn't! Trust young
America to get the most of the best.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Herman HoIz, 81

Funeral services for Herman
Holz, 81, retired Metropolitan
policeman and veteran of the In
dian Wars, who died Sunday at
the Soldiers Home Hospital, will
be held at II am. tomorrow at
Gawler's Funeral Chapel. 1855
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
A native of Stuttgart, Germany.
Mr.. Holz came to this country in
1880 and enlisted in the Army four
years later in California. He.
served in the 9Th Cavalry until
1897. He was a scout in several
battles with the Indians.
He joined the Metropolitan
Police Department here after his
discharge from the Army at Fort
Myer. He retired from the police
force after 80 years service. He
served in the third and fourth
precincts. Mr.. Holz was member
Of the Association of Retired
Policemen and q Mason for IS
years.
He is survived by his widow,
Mary Swaney Holz and four
nieces, Mrs. Martha M. Hester.
1920 Twenty first street NV, and
the Misses Clarice, Martha and
Julia Holzhalb of New York.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Services for Mrs. Gsson
will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
Sisson, 78, washington resident
for so years, will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow at the s. H. Hines fu-
neral home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Baldwin
Memorial Cemetery, Millersville
Md.
Mrs. Sisson was born in Millers-
vile and moved here when she
was a young girl. She and he1
husband, William Carlton Sisson
resided here for so years before
returning to Millersville IS years
ago.
She was a member of the Ham
line Methodist Church here fol-
many years. Her last residence
here was 1921 Eighteenth street
NV.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by daughter Mrs
Irving Coggins, 1910 Upshur street
NV; a son. Carlton William Sis
son Of Millersville; a granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. william T. Weaver, and
a great = granddaughter. Linda
Weaver, both of the Upshur street
address.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Tokyo Rose Tells Court
She Conspired Against laps
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-
The woman accused of making
treasonable Tokyo Rose broad
casts to American troops during
the war comedies she wasn't paid
"180 yen month just to enter
tain American soldiers"
But Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino
insisted. through cross-examina-
ton yesterday, the Japanese in
tention to use her to make Amer
ican troops homesick was only
part of the story. She was not
allowed to repeat the other part
that she conspired to nullify the
japanese purpose. She got that
in on direct testimony.
OF such broadcasts, she insisted,
II have no regrets for what I have
done"
Her cross-examination was
scheduled to resume this after
noon.
In a hammering crossfire yes
terday by Prosecutor Tom de
Wolfe. the defendant said she
made conflicting affidavits as to
her citizenship because of con-
ficting information.
She also admitted she was un-
der no physical duress to broad
cast for the Japanese, but insisted
she was in a state of fear.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Col. Thomas {. Mahoney
Dies at So on West Coast
BY the Associoied Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 49,
Col. Thomas E. Mahoney, USA,
retired, died at Letterman Gen.
eral Hospital Sunday. a short time
after he was admitted. He suf-
fered heart attack.
A native of Nebraska, he entered
the Army in 1917 from Iowa, with
commission as a reserve first
lieutenant. He became a regular
Army first lieutenant on July l,
1920, remaining with the Army
until his recent retirement. He
was Sc.
Col. Mahoney. who lived at
Mountain View, Calf. is survived
by his widow Harriet, two sons,
Robert j. Mahoney. Washington,
D. c., and Capt. Thomas E. Ma
honey, jr., Ann Arbor, Mich; a
sister, Mrs. B. Blake of Fennville,
Mich, and a granddaughter,
Kathleen Mahoney, Washington,
D. C.
The colonel was a native OF
Omaha, and attended Creighton
University there.
During the last war he was on
military mission at Teheran,
Iran, for more than three years.
The Iranian government decorated
I him.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Dr.J.J.0'ConnorWins
.'49 |nterracia| Award

DR.. John j. O'Connor, a founder
and now executive secretary OF
the Catholic Interracial Council
here, will be one of two recipients
of the 1949 James j. Hoey Awards
for Interracial Justice.
The awards, given annually to
one white and one Negro leader
in the field of race relations, will
be presented in New York by the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington, on
October 80. the Feast of Christ
the King.
The Negro recipient is M. c.
Clarke of Cleveland, president of
the Dunbar Life Insurance Co.
Announcement. of the wards was
made yesterday in New York by
the National Catholic Interracial
Council.
A native Of Washington, DR..
O'Connor has received degrees
from Georgetown University and
formerly was assistant professor
of history and lecturer in it's For
eign Service School. He is one
of the founders of the Catholic
Evidence Guild here, a former
editor of Commonweal, and at
present is managing editor of
Logistics magazine. He lives at
2032 Pierce Mill road NV.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Inquest Scheduled Today
In Canadian Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press

QUEBEC, Sept. 13.-An inquest
into the deaths Of % persons in
Fridays Canadian Pacific airliner
crash is scheduled tentatively for
today.
Coroner Paul v. Marceau an
nounced that % bodies have been
recovered at and near the scene
of the crash at Sault Au Cochon,
Quebec, about 40 miles from here.
A st. Lawrence River boat fished
out another body yesterday, but
it proved not to be that of the
remaining missing victim, and has
not yet been identified.
The body of E. T. Stannard OF
New York. president of Kennecott
Copper Corp, left here by train
yesterday for New York. Those OF
two other Kennecott executives
Vice President r. j. Parker and
President Designate Arthur D
Storke, will leave today. They
were the only United States cit
liens who died in the crash.s
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Mason Glover Services
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mason Clio.
yer. u. landscape gardner anc
Bethesda resident for Is years, will
be held at 1880 am. tomorrow a
Chamebrs funeral home. SIT Elev.
enth street Sc. Burial will b.
in GlenWood Cemetery.
Mr.. Glover died Sunday in Sub.
urban Hospital, Bethesda, after {
long illness.
He was born in Leesburg, Va.
the son of the late William anc
Martha Glover. His father anc
mother came to the United State.
from Halifax, England where his
father had been landscape gard
ener.
He lived on River Road. Be-
|thesda, with his sister, Mrs. Nellie
Barnes, and q brother, John Clio
yer.
In addition to his brother and
sister, he is survived by another
sister, Mrs. Alice Huyck Of Land
over Hills, Md.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Hook Appointment Stalled
Until Ferquson's S Return
By the Axxocioted Press

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee yesterday approved the nomi-
nations of Thomas w. O'Hara OF
Wyoming and Ernest M. Smith OF
Georgia to be members OF the
Motor Carrier Claims Commission,
but passed over the nomination OF
Frank E. Hook of Michigan to be
the third member until the re-
turn from Europe Of Senator Fer
guson, Republican, OF. Michigan.
Mr.. Hook, a former Democratic
member of the House, ran for the
Senate against Senator Ferguson
last year and later contested Sen
ator Ferguson's election.
A member of Senator Ferguson's
staff told a reporter he asked that
action of Mr.. Hooks appointment
to the SIS. .000-year job be held up
until the Senator had a chance
to express his views.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Fred ". Jones, 81, Dies;
Director Of Order Of Moose
Bv the Associoted Press

MOOSEHEART, ILL.,, Sept. 49,
Fred w. Jones, CT. former secre.
tary to the late Senator James j
Davis, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania and a national director OF
the Loyal Order of Moose, died
yesterday.
Mr.. Jones, who lived in Pitts
burgh, was here on a business
trip. He served as Senator Davis
secretary from 1918 to 1894 and
in 1885 became regional director
of finances in Pittsburgh for the
Works Progress Administration
More recently he had been active
as national financial director OF
the Moose organization.
Surviving are three sons and a
brother in Pittsburgh. The
funeral will be there.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Rites for N. {. Phebus SET
Thursday in Gaithersburq

Funeral services for Monroe c.
Phebus, so, a lifelong resident Of
Gaithersburg, Md, will be held at
2 pm. Thursday at his home, Is
Walker avenue. Burial will be in
Forest Oak Cemetery there.
Mr.. Prebus died yesterday at his
home after an illness of several
months.
He was born in Gaithersburg
and was educated in the public
schools there. He had been a
plastering contractor all his life
until the time of his illness.
For many years he was men,
ber and trustee of the Epworth
Methodist Church. Gaithersburg.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bessie Hobbs Phebus; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Alan L. Drew and Miss
Jean Phebus; two grandchildren,
Paul and Alana Drew; two sisters,
Mrs. William G. Davis and Mrs.
Edward Martins, all Of Gathers
burg, and one brother, Ernest
PhebuS of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1949-09-13

had been partially paralyzeo
since.
Capt. Holmes, who was retired
on account of disability in Feb
ruary, 1914, after nearly 80 years
service, lived at 1907 North Seven
teenth street. He was a COM
manding officer of the fifth pre-
cinct at the time of his retirement
A native of Summerduck, neal
Remington, Fauquier County. Va.
Capt. Holmes came to Washington
at the age of % and worked as 6
carpenter for two years before
joining the Police Department.
He rose through the ranks after
his appointment in March, 1914
having been promoted to sergeant
in 1926, lieutenant in 1886 anc
captain in 1912. He was granted
special compensation in 1880 fol
outstanding efficiency" and hao
received numerous commenda-
tions. He served in the vice squad
and as precinct detective.
Capt. Holmes was a member OF
the Petworth Masonic Lodge and
the Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Mae Annie Holmes OF the Ar
lington address: three sons, Ralph,
Kenneth and Wendell, all OF Ar
lington; brother, Ollie b.
Holmes. retired Washington fire.
man, and four sisters, Mrs. Gussie
Holmes, Mrs. Virgie Thompson,
Mrs. Mary Edwards and Mrs,
Hattie Kemper, all of Fauquier
County.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Thursday at Hysong's fu-
neral home here and at l pm.
(EST) at Mount Holly Baptist
Church, Remington. Burial will
be at Mount Holly Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Stunt Flyer and Legion
Sued for $2,125 Pay

Stunt Flyer Tommy Walker anc
the District Department of the
American Legion were sued fol-
$2.125 today in a financial tangle
resulting from last Sundays all
show at the Hybla Valley airport
in nearby Virginia.
Ralph H. English. East Lansing
Mich, producer and owner OF
Trans-American Air Shows, in the
suit filed in Municipal Court, says
he received only $375 of the $2,50C
promised to pay his performers.
Mr.. Walker, a World War II
Air Force veteran was named as
promoter of the show and the
Legion was named, Mr.. English
says, because he entered an agree-
|ment with the veterans organiza-
ton as sponsor.
Charles Dunn, commander Of
tthe Legion's District Department
said I'VE had a contract with
Ralph lori of Scranton, Pa, a.
backer of the show. Walker was
to be the promoter. We had nc
responsibility for the show"
A thorough audit of the receipt!
has not been completed, Mr.. Dunr
said. The two defendants are re-
quired to file an answer to tn.
suit October 5.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Baltimore Boy, Watching
Train, Is Killed by Another
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Four-
teen-year -old William Stuckey was
killed when he became SO absorbed
in watching one train go by that
he didn't see another bearing
down on him.
The accident was in West
Baltimore on the Pennsylvania
Railroads Washington-New York
mainline. The Washington bound
Speaker" hit Stuckey and
knocked him between the passing
trains.
He died en- route to a hospital.
David Springer, who works at
a plywood plant nearby, saw what
was going to happen. He saw the
Stucky boy, standing with a foot
on a southbound rail. waiting for
the northbound train to pass.
Mr.. Springer screamed at the
boy, but the noise of the trains
drowned him out.
The scene is at a dead end street
where many take a shortcut across
the tracks.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Baltimore Court Opens
With HissSuit PENDING
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Sev-
ieral nationally important cases
including the $4,000 slander suit
filed by Alger Hiss against Whit
taker Chambers, are pending in
the Federal court here which
opens a new term today.
Also pending are the tax-eva-
sion charge against former Maj
Gen. Bennett E. Meyers and the
indictments charging Henry and
Murray Carson, wartime NUM-
tions manufacturers, with con-
spiracy to defraud the United
States and with filing false finan-
cial statements in connection with
the renegotiation of war contracts
United States Attorney Bernard
]. Flynn said none of these cases
has been given a trial date.
A number of income tax eva
sion cases involving Maryland
figures are also on the Federal
Icourt docket.
Daniel Barrett. Calvert County
storekeeper, is scheduled for tria.
October 4 on charges of trying tc
evade payment of about $4,000 ir
Federal income taxes.
Morris Petrushansky, Washing
ton boulevard liquor dealer, also
lis slated for trial on charges o1
attempting to evade $86,916 in in
come taxes in 1912 and 1913.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
26 Student Nurses Begin
Garfield Hospital Course

Twenty-six new student nurses
began a training course yesterday
at Garfield Hospital and gradual
ing ceremonies will be held next
week for a class of % which has
completed the three-yeear instruc-
ton. a. g. w.
The new students were honored
yesterday at a tea. They will spend
about nine months of their first
years course in basic sciences
training at Wilson Teachers Col
lege.
Graduation exercises will be held
for the 6utgoing class at SPIN
Monday at the National Cathedral
DR.. Dallas G. Sutton, secretary OF
the American Hospital Associa-
tons Council on International Re-
lations, will speak and William r.
Castle, Garfield board president,
will preside.
Baccalaureate services will be
held at the cathedral at II am.
Sunday. The sermon will be de-
livered by the Rev. DR.. Cyril For
ester Garbett. Archbishop of York,
England.