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Evening star., 1949-02-15
Total Cost Of Lend-Lease
50 Billion, Congress Told
BY the Assoeioted Press

President Truman told Congress
yesterday wartime lend-lease Ship
ments to 38 Allies cost the United
States $5o,205,229,788.
Mr.. Truman gave the figure in
his 9th report on lend-lease OPP
erations covering the period from
March IL, 1941, through March
81, 1948.
The report disclosed that air
craft and aeronautical supplies
constituted the most expansive
item sent overseas via lend-lease
So, 763, 1927, 900.
The next biggest category was
vessels and other water craft which
amounted to $7.519.519,577. This
presumably included the % frig-
ates and three icebreakers lend
leased to Russia to help guard the
sea lanes to Murmansk.
Russia has failed to return these
81 warships despite repeated
American demands. Recently it
promised to do so but has delayed
arranging their actual transfer.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Father S Hearing in Strikin!
Of Baby Son Is DELAYED

Hearing on assault charges filed
against Billy w. Keith, "a, ac-
cused of striking his 18-month- old
son with such force that the
child's leg was broken, today was
continued until March l.
Keith of 1914 Selfridge road
Viers Mill Village. appeared with
his wife in the Silver Spring
Police Court. Trial Magistrate
William B. Wheeler ordered the
continuance because Montgomery
County States Attorney Walter
Dawson was unable to attend to-
days hearing.
Two warrants charging assault
and battery were sworn out last
week against Keith by Mrs. Made
leine Fennell, director of social
work for Montgomery County
Juvenile Court. The child. Billy,
jr., was admitted to Children's S
Hospital February suffering
from a broken leg, bronchial
pneumonia and an inflamed ear.
Montgomery County Juvenile
Court Judge Alfred D. Noyes has
scheduled a hearing at II a. m.
tomorrow to decide if the child is
to be left in the custody of the
parents. The child has been
transferred to a foster home, &C
cording to Montgomery County
authorities.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Art of 1906 Scores in Poll i
|OfWorks on View at Corcordn
William Hornett's
'Oid Models Places
First in Contest

The 1905 won by a still-life in
the Corcoran Gallery of Arts con-
test to determine the most popu-
lar decade and most popular
painting in the gallery's current
DE Gustibus" exhibition, showing
a century Of art tastes in America.
Gallery officials Tailed 996 bal
lots yesterday cast by visitors to
the exhibition who, for the past
10 days, have been asked to vote
on their fayorite painting in the
show. The 59-painting loan ex-
hibition, on view through Febru-
airy 20, was designed to show that
modern art is not the only type
that has been subject to contro-
verSy.
Grand winner, gaining so firsts
and % second choices was William
Marnett's "Old Models" a still
life painted in 1892 and received
then with great acclaim.
Roped Off at First Exhibit.
Its so real I wanted to touch
it," was a frequent comment. and
visitors liked the abstract quality
of its design as well as the pic
lures Photographic reality. Gal
lery officials recalled that ropes
had to be placed around the
painting when it was first exhibited
to keep people from touching it.
Breaking the Home Ties" by
Thomas Hovenden, a painting SO
popular that several carpets in
front Of 1t were worn out at the
Columbian Exposition. won second
place in the Corcoran contest.
You know how they must feel"
wrote q number of voters for the
Epainting that shows a youth leav-
ing home to seek his fortune. Il
like it because it tells a story"
1t was painted in 1890.
Other paintings that placed in
the contest. were Albert Bierstadt's
Mount Corcoran," 1875, a huge
oil of the mountain named for
the gallery founder; Eastman
Johnson's "Old Kentucky Home" !"
originally named Negro Life in
the South" painted in 1859 in the
1900 Block of F Street NV; and
Winslow Homers Fox Hunt"
"The Housemaid" Is Popular.
Heading the list of second
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Woman Was Run Over
By Bus, Coroner Says
After Completing Tests

District Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said today he was
'confident" the 76-year-old wom-
an found dying at Thirtieth and
H streets N. E. Sunday night was
run over by a bus.
DR.. Macdonald reached this
conclusion after laboratory tests
were made yesterday comparing
bits Of, flesh found on the wheels
Iof d bus with that OF the victim,
Mrs. Annie Cook, 1886 E. street
Me-
The coroner emphasized. how
ever, that his investigation had
not determined how the woman
was struck. The police accident
znVsaiaation tnic which, has
questioned several persons in cont
nection with the accident, have
not made any REPORT as yet. .
The bus driver, Charles j. La
Rue, A, of 334 Eighth street Sc,
was released in the custody Of
Capital Transit officials after tell
ing police he was unaware of any
accident. He will appear at an
inquest later this week.
Mrs. Cook died at Casualty Hos
pital, IS minutes after two police
men found her living in the street,
S feet from the curb near a bus
stop.
Meanwhile. police reported that
a member of the accident investi-
CATION unit. Pvt. William B.
Phares, 40, suffered back and neck
injuries yesterday when his car,
stopped in the 5000 block Of Wis
consin avenue NV. was struck in
the rear by q streetcar.
The streetcar operator. Matthew
Webb, 80, of 4110 Military road
NV. was ordered to appear at a
hearing in the corporation coun-
sells Office Friday.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Tuck Appoints Boggs
AFL Representative,
To State Labor.Post
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 15.-Gov.
Tuck today appointed Edmond M.
Boggs, union official of Richmond,
as acting State Commissioner of
Labor and Industry, succeeding
John Hopkins Hall, jr. The ap-
pointment becomes effective Mon
day.
On January II Mr.. Hall an
nounced he was retiring in 80 days
from the $7.500-a-year job. It is
expected he will continue his duties
until Mr.. Boggs takes Office.
Mr.. Boggs. who is 40, was born
in West Virginia. In 1912 his
parents moved to Virginia and he
still maintains his legal residence
in Goochland County.
Mr. Boggs has obtained an
indefinite leave as district rep
resentative for Virginia of the
AFL international Brotherhood of
Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders
and Helpers of America.
Hall Decision Reversed.
Mr.. Hall, meanwhile, has been
reversed on his very poor merit
rating of Mrs. Rose Mcmahon.
Gov. Tuck approved a review of
the Mcmahon case by State Per-
Sonnel Director Harris Hart. The
director said it seems fair and
proper to correct Mrs. Mcmahon S
record to show a higher rating.
Mr.. Hall discharged the division
head last month on grounds of
"disloyalty, INSTRUMENTATION and
failure to perform the field work
required of the office" among other
things.
It was Mrs. Mcmahon who
charged Mr.. Hall with unscrupu-
lous administrative practices at
the outset of the charges and
denials that bounced around the
Governors Office. the labor COM
missioner and the Virginia State
Federation of Labor concerning
Mr.. Halls appointment by Gov.
Tuck in the first place.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
| Montgomery Veterans
Fail in Plea 10 Sell
Liquor in CIubhouses
BY J. B. Zotmon
Stor Stcff cerrespondent

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. IS. The
Montgomery County delegation to
the General Assembly today
turned down a request by county
veterans organizations for legis-
lation to permit them to sell liquor
in their clubhouses.
Delegation Chairman Anders r.
Lofstrand, jr., said the action was
taken after study Of all the
factors involved"
The proposal has been strongly
opposed by church groups on the
ground it would open the door"
to similar requests by fraternal
and other organizations.
At present, only country clubs
and two restaurants in the county
can sell liquor on the premises, in
addition to county liquor dispens-
ary stores.
The proposal was sponsored by
the four Veterans of Foreign Wars
and American Legion posts in the
county.
Meanwhile, labor organizations.
restaurant, hotel and resort
keepers joined today in condemn
ing a proposed statewide Sunday
closing law for taverns.
They charged before the House
Committee on Alcoholic Beverages
that the law couldn't be enforced.
would increase unemployment
and would result in loss of busi-
ness.
Furthermore. the spokesmen
said, it is an entering wedge for
the return of prohibition.
The bill by Delegate Deran.
Democrat of Hartford County,
would require Baltimore City and
the 10 counties now open on
Sunday to join the 13 counties
which allow no sale of alcoholic
beverages on that day.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Haywood Says Phone Union
will Gain by Joining Clio
BY the Asseeiated Press


A top CIO official said today
that strong CIO union of tele-
phone workers would greatly en-
hance" the bargaining position Of
phone workers with the Bell sys-
tenn.
ALLAN Haywood, the CLOS direc-
tor of organization. sent message
to Joseph A. Beirne, president Of
the Communications Workers Of
America, saying he was "gratified"
with the decision of CWA's leaders
recommending that CWA members
vote to join the CIO.
Mr.. Beirne last Saturday an
nounced that CWA's executive
board had so recommended. CWA
members will vote on whether to
join the CIO, AFL or remain in
dependent in a referendum to be
conducted soon. Mr.. Beirne has
expressed confidence they will
vote for the CIO.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Huge Oil Tank Burns
For ; Hours in Jersey
BY the Assoeioted Press

CARTERET, N. j., Feb. 15.-A
big oil storage tank and a loading
platform and Office burned at the
American Oil Co. tank farm today
sending dense clouds of smoke into
the air.
The plant is across narrow
creek from Staten Island. N. Y.
The flames for time threatened
a nearby .000-barrel tank a!
they crept through connecting
pipeline. Firemen extinguishec
them before they reached the sec.
ond reservoir.
Police described the fire as "out'
three hours after the first alarm
at $50 am.
Company officials said the blaze
started when a gasoline truck that
was being loaded exploded, send
ing a shower of fire about 800 feet
The flaming gas touched off the
big tank.
When the loading rack burned,
a series of reservoirs went up in
flames. Each held enough gaso-
line to load a tank truck. The
fuel was drawn from huge storage
tanks a mile away into the res
tervoirs before being pumped into
the trucks to lessen the fire dan
ger.
The tank farm includes about
90 big tanks, containing millions
of gallons of oil.
Only one injury was reported
by police, an unidentified work.
man who fell and hurt his leg
while sprinting from the tank
when it exploded.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Richmond Police Put
jewe|ry Store Loss at
More Than 100000
By the Associated Press


RICHMOND. Va, Feb. Is
Police announced today that well
over 100000 in gems, cash and
other valuables were stolen over
the week end by professional safe
crackers who did a thorough job
at the Schwarzchild Bros. jewelry
Store.
Earlier, the loss had been es-
fimated unofficially at 100000.
!. Employees of the store made the
discovery at opening time yester-
day.
On the floor lay gas and oxygen
cylinders for a cutting torch and
Q big tarpaulin obviously used tc
"black in..' all light wtile the safe
opening operation was in progress
: The cracksmen burned into the
safe at a point near the tumblers
where a sign warned that it was
protected by an automatic alarm
Maj. John Wright. superintend-
ent of detectives, called the job
"the biggest ever pulled in the
State of Virginia" and set the loss
figure as an approximation after
talking with store officials.
Sol. M. Schwarzschild. vice
president and secretary Of the
corporation, said the loss was
pretty we'll" covered by insur-
ance.
Police said the loot included
about $50 unset diamonds, rang
ing in size from fractions to six
and-a-half carats, watches, rings
pins and a miscellaneous quantity
Of other jewelry and cash.
With help from the FBI. police
found that two men had bought
the gas cylinders from a Rich
r1ond dealer Saturday morning
The dealer said they told him they
Intended to open a jewelry repair
shop.
Richmond police sent out an
eisht-State alarm for two men.
One was described as about So, 5
feet 8 or 9 inches tall, weight
about ITO pounds, with a mid
Western accent. The other, also
white. was described as about 3S.
distinct foreign accent. 135 or lao
pounds.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Chairman Murray Hits
Decentralization OF
Personnel Controls
By Joseph Young

Representative Murray, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, chairman of
the House Civil Service Committee,
today expressed his opposition to
the Hoover Commissions recon-
mendations calling for decentral-
ization Of Government personnel
activities to the individual depart
ments and agencies.
Mr.. Murray, however. an
nounced he agrees with the Hoover
groups proposal for a reorganiza-
ton of the Civil Service Commits
sion which would give the Com
MISSIONS president overall au-
thority and responsibility.
While agreeing with many of
the findings of the Hoover Com
missions personnel report, Mr..
Murray said he disagreed with
the proposals made to correct
faulty personnel conditions. The
Tennessean declared that decen-
tralization could develop a per-
sonal patronage system whereby
only favorites are given consid-
Grafton for employment and pro-
motions.
Also criticized by Mr.. Murray
was the Hoover groups proposal
that Federal salaries should be
fixed in relation to rates in pri-
yate industry
Mr.. Murray also opposed the
Hoover groups proposal to abolish
the seniority-plus-e efficiency rat
ing system and replace it with a
job-retention register under which
employees would be grouped as out
standing, very qualified quail
flied.
Mr.. Murray said he seriously
doubted whether this recon-
mendation could be carried out be-
cause it would infringe on vet
erans' preference in Government
employment.
At the same time. Mr.. Murray
said he agrees with the Hoover
Commission that the Govern
ment's present efficiency rating
system should be changed.
Mr.. Murray also agreed with
the Hoover group that the Gov
ernment should provide incentives
and rewards for those supervisors
who can eliminate an excessive
number of employees working un-
der them.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

William .Harnett's "Old
Models" 1892 painting, voted
most popular in the Corcoran
Gallery of Arts current show,
de Gustibus. Boston Mu-
scum of Fine Arts Photo.
choices and receiving more tota
votes than any picture except the
top winners was William Paxton.
The HouSemaid." painted in 1910
and owned by Corcoran. A crisr
and realist painting, it was praised
because it is so perfect"
The wide popularity of the
paintings of the 1905 put that
decade in the lead as favorite
with the 1880s trailing. "a to 43
A close third, however, was the
modern era.
Although I like the Harnett
picture best. wrote one voter, -
like our own era best because
we're living in it and it's so ex-
citing"
Commenting on the show, in
which every picture got at least
one vote, Miss Eleanor B. Sven
son, who organized it, said, 1T
proves that visitors still want pic
lures that contain recognizable
objects .and into which they can
project themselves.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

Vld1ng "they are
not an active
part Of man
agement," Navy
officials say.
Even so, the
A FL American
F e d e r a t / on
Of Government
E m p loyes in
tends to protest
to the w h / t e
House. Three of
it's national vice
pr e S | d e n t S
would have to
roSi on their
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Girls Rushing to School
Crushed by Coal Truck
Bxthe Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Two
little girls, on their way back to
school from luncheon recess, were
crushed to death by a coal truck
yesterday when they ran out of
a confectionery store clutching
pieces Of candy.
The victims were .Carmelita
Rodriguez, 10, and Maria Rod
riguez, 8, a playmate but no re-
lation.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

jobs, even under the modified rul'
ing.
The union contends the Navy!
stand is an "antiunion" one, ane
that other Government depart.
ments don't find it necessary tt
take such action. In reply the
Navy Department declares that II
is not good management to al
low upper bracket supervisory ano
policy making personnel to repre-
sent the very employees who work
under them. in management-un-
ion dealings.
SHAKEUP-Insiders at the Ma
tional Security Resources Board
say this very important Federal
agency Is due for a considerable
shakeup in top personnel in the
next few months.
They say the resignation OF
Reginald E. Gillmor as vice chair
man of NSRB was the opening
move in the revamping of the
agency's setup.
It's said that only part of the
forthcoming shakeup can be at
tributed to the appointment OF
Mons Wallgren as NSRB chair
man. Plans for revamping al
ready had gotten under way dur
ing the tenure of Presidential AS
sistant John r. Steelman, who
served as acting chairman OF the
agency following the resignation
of Arthur Hill several months ago
HOOVER REPORT-The AFL
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees will join the Ma
tional Federation of Federal
Employees in opposing provisions
of the Hoover Commission. which
call for decentralization Of most
personnel activities to the indi-
vidual Government departments
and agencies.
The AFGE and the NFFE COM
prise the two major unions in the
general Government employees
field. On Friday. the NFFE
sharply criticized the decentrali-
zation proposals.
And now, President James G.
Yaden Of. the AFGE Is reported
ready to attack the recommended
tions just as sharply as did the
NFFE. In addition. Mr.. Yaden
will strongly oppose the proposal
to adjust Federal salaries on the
basis of comparable salaries for
private industry jobs in various
areas throughout the country.
Mr.. Yaden feels Government
employees would be the loser In
any such plan. This would hold
true especially in Washington,
where Federal salaries always
have set the pace for white collar
wages in private industry here,
the union feels.
The various AFL postal groups
also are expected to oppose the
pay proposals, as we'll as the de-
Capitalization features. The in
dependent United National Asso-
citation of Post Office Clerks al
ready has registered its opposition,
declaring that it agrees whole
heartedly" with the criticisms
made by the NF'FE.
X
FUND DRIVE The White
House is expected to make a de-
cision soon on whether a fund
drive should be authorized in Gov
ernment agencies on behalf OF the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Solicitations among Federal
employees on behalf of the Ma
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Front Royal Jewefry Store
Window Broken, Looted

FRONT ROYAL. Va, Feb. Is
(P.-A man reached into The
Jewel Box" by breaking a show
window and made of with an
undetermined quantity of rings
from the midtown shop early
Sunday.
Police Chief Charles A. Menefee
said the loss had not been deter
mined since the store manager.
joseph W.. Strauss, had been out
Of town.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Power of Advertising

LA JUNTA. Colo. R.-"We
really got fine results with that
want ad." a customer told the
cashier in the Tribune-Democrat
Office. Did you sell the clari-
metz" asked the cashier. mo. we
didn't intend to sell it. We just
wanted to scare our boy 50 he'd
practice more"
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Jewish Center Dance

: The Washington Highlands Jew
/ ish Center will hold a dance at
$50 pm. tomorrow in the grand
ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel.
/ The public is invited.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

tienal Symphony have taken place
in former years. but some Govern
|ment officials are cool to the idea
this year. Some Federal Recrea-
ton Committee officials say the
National Symphony doesn't take
care Of the little fellow" in Gov
ernment in the way Of reduced
prices for tickets.
The National Symphony, how
ever, has offered new group re-
duced admission plan and is in
hopes the White House and Fed
eral Recreation Committee will
authorize the Embarrassing drive
in Government agencies. Federal
recreation officials say they will
approve the drive only If they
have specific guarantees for g
cut-rate ticket program for Gov.
ernment employees.
+*A
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - Newly
appointed Assistant Secretary o1
Treasury William McChesney
Martin, jr., is being mentioned fol-
the top job there. If and when
Secretary Snyder resigns. Re-
ports have again cropped up that
Mr.. Snyder will leave to accept
a high-paying private banking
position Lloyd A. Blanchard
director of the Federal Inter-De
partmental Safety Council, is re-
covering nicely from his illness
and will return to his duties
shortly :. The House Appropria-
tions Committee yesterday ap-
proved enough deficiency funds
for the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to enable BEP employees
to get in some overtime work
Two civilian employees Of the Army
Medical Center have been pre-
sented with cash awards for their
suggestions, resulting in improved
efficiency and economy there.
There are F. Stuart Heidick and
Roosevelt Anderson The Fed
eral Recreation Committee is set
ting up an annual award, which
will be given to the Government
worker who makes the outstand-
ing contribution in the field of
Government-wide recreation ac-
tivities.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

The American painter, Benja-
min West, encouraged the found
ing of the Royal Academy in
London and became its president
in 1857
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy and windy. with high about
n and scattered showers this aft
ernoon and early tonight. Colder
tonight. with low near 40. Tomor-
row partly cloudy, with high
about 81.
Maryland - Scattered showers
this afternoon and early tonight
followed by fair tomorrow. Colder
tonight and tomorrow.
Virginia-Cloudy, with scat
tered showers this afternoon and
In east portion tonight. followed
by generally fair tomorrow. Con-
siderably cooler tomorrow and in
the inetrior tonight.
Wind velocity, IS miles per
hour; direction, south-southwest.
River Rennrt
(From United States Ensineers)
potnmer River clear at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1949-02-15
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Navy Ruling on Union Activities
OF Civilian Employees Modified
By Joseph Young

The Navy Department substantially modified its
barring supervisory employees from actively engaging in
union activities.
the Navy allowing all supervisory and other
employees activities provided they not above
Evening star., 1949-02-15

BE sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oper WMAL, The
Star Station, for Joseph
Young's broadcast persion of
the Federal Spotlight. featuring
additional neDs and Die,Ds OF
the Government serpice.)
Evening star., 1949-02-15

And even employees in higher
classitications will be allowed to
participate in union affairs, pro-
Evening star., 1949-02-15

CFrom United States EnsineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferr,
and at Great Fails.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-01

Minos w. Isaacs of Greenwood
visited his sister, Mrs. Virgil Nor
ris and family on Saturday.
H. E. Clendaniel, our rural mail
carrier, attended the dinner meet
ing of the rural mail carriers in
Dover on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Cora Coffin and daughter,
Miss Mamie Coffin, of Berlin, Md,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Coffin's
daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Taylor
and the Misses Minnie and Ethel
Coffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Schvieck
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Watson of
Cedar Neck visited Wilmington,
Valley Forge and Norristown over
the weekend.
Mrs. Peter Halfen is visiting
friends in Wilmington this week.
Mrs. Grace Prettyman of Zion,
Md, was a town caller on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morgan OF
BordentOwn, N. j., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Walder of Columbus
N. j., spent Sunday with Mrs. Bes-
sic Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Melvin
and son Herbert and mother, Mrs
John Melvin, visited relatives in
ElizabethtOwn, NOrristown, Bridge
port, Conshocken and Media, Pa.
over the weekend. On their re.
turn home Sunday they stopped ir
Wilmington to call on Mrs. Mel
! WINS son, PatrOlman Willard Mel
vim of the Wilmington Police