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Evening star., 1950-10-24
18-Month Service Term
Asked for French Army
BY the Assoeiated Press

PARIS, Oct. 24.-The National
Defense Committee of the lower
house Of Parliament today ap-
proved a bill to increase military
service from IL to 18 months, but
wants it reduced again if Eastern
European nations will do the
same.
The amendment tackled on the
governments bill said whenever
those European nations who don't
belong to the Council of Europe
reduce their obligatory military
service to less than 18 months" >"
the French government would be
required to reduce Frances mill
tary service.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Falls Church
keeps Attorney

A move to oust Falls Church
City Attorney La Rue Van Meter
failed last night as the City Coun-
Gil by vote of to 2 defeated a
request for his resignation.
Councilman Samuel McCrary
suggested that the Mr.. Van Meter
resign SO that no bias or emo
ton" would be involved in a
referendum November 7 when
voters will decide whether the city
attorney should be elected, in
stead Of appointed as at present,
He was supported by Councilman
James Durant.
The six councilmen who voted
against the proposed dismissal
however, condemned what they
termed IAN insidious whispering
campaign" against Mr.. Van Meter
Evening star., 1950-10-24

James W. Lynch, 33, of Jack
sonvllle, N. c., the driver and only
occupant OF the third car, escaped
unhurt.
Prince Georges police gave this
account of the accident: Pvt. Den
mis-, who was driving north, pulled
out to pass another car and col
llded head on with Mr.. Hawkins
automobile, which then bounced
across the road into the path of
Mr.. Lynch's car.
Injuries received in an accident
week ago resulted in the death
yesterday of Joseph w. Ford, So
of st. Mary's City. He was struck
by an automobile. He died in the
hospital at Leonardtown, Md.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Cost Of Living Index
Rises Within Point
I0f Peak Seti 1948
BY the Associoted Press

The Governments cost of living
index inched up again last month
coming within a fraction of q
point of the peak reached in Au-
gust and September, 1948.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported yesterday that its index
on September Is. after advancing
flve-tenths of point in a month
stood at 1873. That means il
was 1873 per cent above the
average level in 1868.
Thus the September Is level
was just four-tenths of l per cent
below the record high reached in
the fall of 1948. It was 2.5 per
cent higher than the level of a
year ago.
The bureau announced, mean
while, that it is revising it's meth
cd of computing the consumers
price index to "get a truly repre-
sentative market basket"
The changes now under way,
the bureau said, are designed to
take account of changing buying
patterns after the outbreak of the
Korean war.
More and more industry union
wage contracts are being tied to
the cost of living index, and for
that reason the bureau said any
changes it makes in the formula
will be gradual. Also, two sets of
indexes will be issued next year,
one on the old basis and another
on the revised one.
The wages of at least l million
workers are estimated to be tied
to the index.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

other Federal agencies the au-
thority to include the hazardous
factor in determining an en-
Iploye's pay. In other words, the
commission, on a limited scale,
has approved higher salary grades
for employees on occasions when
| it's been proved that their jobs
were hazardous.
The commission feels, however
/ it would be a mistake to enact
legislation now to add to an en-
ploye'S existing salary, if an
agency declares the job in ques-
ton is dangerous.
It's felt the task of determining
which jobs are hazardous is too
great one to rush into immedi-
ately, and that further studies
along this line are needed.
LOYALTY-The strong likeli-
hood is that another conservative
Republican will be chosen to sue
ceed Seth w. Richardson as chair
man of the Federal Loyalty Re-
view Board. Mr.. Richardson yes
terday was appointed by President
Truman to head the new Sub
versive Activities Control Board
and is giving up his Loyalty
Board assignment.
His successor will be chosen by
the Civil Service Commission
within the next few weeks. In
formed commission sources say
the excellent record compiled by
Mr.. Richardson. a lifelong Repub-
lican, makes it almost certain that
his successor will be of similar
political leanings. It's likely that
the new chairman will be chosen
from among the Loyalty Board.
current members.
The commission feels that, un.
der Mr.. Richardson's chairman.
ship, the Governments interna
security was protected, while al
the same time accused Fedora
employees had a fair chance t.
defend themselves. And the fac
that Mr.. Richardson is a lifelone
Republican went a long way ir
sllencing any charge that the
loyalty program "whitewashed'
Federal workers, commission off,
cials declare.
X X
! OPPOSITION-The action of
the Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report to make, the over
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Frederic Lee Charges
Record 1ampering by
County Democrats

A Montgomery County Demo
cratic leaders charge that County
Council President Frederic P
Lee once had been registered as a
Republican, brought an immedi-
ate counter-accusation from Mr.
Lee that such a registration could
have resulted only from Demo-
cratic tampering with the books.
The attempt to link Mr.. Lee, a
self-styled, lifelong Democrat
with the Montgomery Republican
Party was made by Warren
Browning. chairman of the
county's Democratic State Centra,
Committee.
1t followed Mr.. Lees announce
ment last week that he is sup
porting the six Republican candi
dates for the Council in tn,
November election because tn,
Democratic organization has Icon
tinuously fought the county
home rule program"
Record Is Cited.
In a letter to Mr.. Lee today
Mr.. Browning said: \.
I'VE would like to dispute YOU,
assertion that you have. been /;
lifelong Democrat in view OF YOU
having been registered as a Re.
publican in this county, e
Mr.. Browning was supported b,
Ward w. Caddington, clerk to tht
Board of Election Supervisors ane
a member of the Democratic
State Central Committee. Accord.
ing to Mr.. Caddington, record.
showed Mr.. Lee first registered il
the county as a Republican il
September, 1890.
WOmen's Club Hears Candidates
Democratic and Republican can
dldates in Montgomery Count,
last night carried their politica
campaigns to the Chevy Chas,
Women's Club with attempts tt
dlscredit each others claims.
Mrs. Stella Werner, Democrati,
candidate for the County Council
denied that the candidates of he.
party planned to do away with
the charter if they are elected
De Witt S. Hyde, COP nomine.
for the State Senate, denied tina
the Democrats had originated
open political forums.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Board of Trade President Asks
Sewage Bond Issue Approval

Arlington County's proposed ST.
$4,000 bond issue for enlargement
Of its sewage treatment plan today
had the support of Thornton w.
Owen, president of the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
A referendum will be held No.
vember 7 in Arlington on the issue.
The bonds would enable Arlington
to add to its treatment plant.
Statement Issued.
The text of Mr.. Owens state
ment about the pollution problem
follows:
The Washington Board of
trade is deeply concerned over
the steady deterioration of the
sanitary condition of the Potomac
River. In fact. realizing this con-
dition. on March 10. 1887, its
Rivers and Harbors Committee
suggested the creation of spe-
cial body to give publicity to, anc
aid ins the elimination of pollu-
ton IN the Potomac River and it,
tributaries. AS a result of the
efforts of this committee, Con-
gress on July II. 1910. granted
consent for the creation of a Po-
tomac Valley Conservancy Dis
trict and the establishment of the
Interstate Commission on the Po-
tomac River Basin.
Some Progress Made.
With the cooperation OF
States. communities, industries
and farmers. this commission has
attained a better quality of water
at Great Falls. It is now alarmed
over the present critical and near
dangerous condition of the river
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Democrats Violate
Absentee Voting Law
0f0hio, 6. 0.P. Says

A pOl1Llcal dispute mas arisen
between Democrats and Republi-
cans here over procedure to be
used by Ohio voters living in
Washington who want to apply
for absentee voters ballots
The issue has become contro-
versial during the bitter political
battle between Republican Sena-
tor Taft and Democratic candi-
date Joe Ferguson.
Both major parties operate alb
sentee voters bureaus here.
Democrats have obtained from
Ohio 5000 copies of the official
application blank. which are be-
ing distributed to potential Ohio
voters here Republicans charge
such blanks cannot be furnished
here, but must be obtained by the
voter himself in writing from the
clerk of the Board of Elections
in the voters official backbone
area.
Democrats claim their pro-
cedure is proper. Republicans
counter that such procedure is in
violation of Ohio law.
Interpretation Difference.
The difference of opinion turns
on Interpretation of State law
which requires that the absentee
voter must obtain his application
from the clerk of the board Of
elections.
Charles Van Devander, publicity
director for the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, said the 5000
official blanks were obtained from
the board of elections in Dayton.
Montgomery County. Ohio. Fur
thermore. he said, the committee
here has informal advice" from
the Ohio attorney general that
voters here may use the official
blanks here to request a ballot.
If, however. any clerk in Ohio
receiving one of the applications
distributed here refuses to con-
slider the application valid, the
clerk. according to Mr.. Van De-
wander, may simply send back to
the voter here another copy Of
the official application to be filled
out and returned.
Must Check Registration.
In either case, Mr.. Van Devan-
der emphasized, Ohio officials must
check to find out whether the
absentee voter is legally registered
back home, and whether he has
the right to cast the ballot which
eventually is sent to him. Also
the ballot could not be counted
unless all records are found in
order in the voters claimed resi-
) dence. The application must be
| received in Ohio by November /.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, chair
man of the District Republic In
committee, said his organization
has letter from the Ohio Secre-
tary OF State saying the applica-
tlons could not be furnished here.
, The forms must be obtained by
the absentee voter direct from
the clerk of his board of elections
back home, the State secretary
wrote:
j The procedure used by the
Democrats here, Mr.. McGarraghy
charged is lin violation of Ohio
law"
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Five Hurt in Ihree-Car Crash Near Upper Marlboro

Five persons were injured, two
Of them critically, in a three-car
collision on the Grain highway by
pass south of Upper Marlboro.
Injured in one car were: John
r. Conklen. %. of Richmond, who
is in critical condition in Prince
Georges General Hospital; Pvt.
Thomas w. Dennis, 18, of Lang
ley Field, Va, in critical condition
at Walter Reed Hospital, and Pvt.
Allen Hayes, 18. of Langley Field,
in fair condition at Walter Reed.
Charles w. Hawkins, 43, and his
wife, Mrs. Viola Hawkins. A, of
Westmount, N. j.. occupants, of
the second car, are in good condi-
ton at Prince Georges.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Carr Says Three Calls
Told Him TO Stay Out
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE. Oct. 24.-Thomas
S. Carr, Republican candidate for
the Fifth District congressional
seat, said yesterday that anony-
nous telephone callers have
warned him to stay out of Prince
Georges County.
He told a Statewide meeting
.of the Federation of Republican
Women that two of the calls have
been from men and a third was
from a woman. All came over
the week end.
Mr.. Carr said one of the men
warned him to "lay off" his criti-
clsms Of the vice and crime situa-
tlons in Prince Georges County,
Despite the warnings, he said.
ne plans to spend all day tomor-
row campaigning in the county.
He declared that there are
more floating crap games, illegal
oookles and after-hour spots run
ming wide open in Prince Georges
County than there are in Reno,
where such operations are legal"
The county is filled with gamb-
lers, Mr.. Carr declared. Some of
the top ones, he stated, have con-
tributed money heavily to the
county's Democratic political
machine"
Mr.. Carr added that 'it is only
because of this political machine
that these guys are allowed to run
loose"
The Republican also spoke in
critical terms of the policies of
Representative Sasscer, Demo-
cratic incumbent who is seeking
his sixth consecutive term.
Attempts are being made to ex-
tract uranium from gold mine
Evening star., 1950-10-24

fog in early morning. Tomorrow
fair, warmer in the afternoon.
Wind velocity at 1870 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour;
direction. east-southeast.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, October 24-29.
Temperature will average about
normal for the period; normals
are high 62, low A. Milder by
Friday and cooler likely over the
week end. Rain likely Friday or
Saturday totaling one-tenth to
three-tenths inch.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy with highest about 81 de-
grees this afternoon. Cloudy and
cooler tonight, lowest near SO de-
grees. Tomorrow mostly cloudy
and warmer.
Maryland-Partly cloudy, low
est IS to SO tonight. Consider
able fog in early morning. To-
morrow fair, warmer in the after
noon.
Virginia-Partly cloudy, lowest
IS to SIS tonight. Considerable
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Ober Speaks

Frank B. Ober, Baltimore attor-
ney who was chairman of the
commission which drafted Mary
lands anti-subversive law, will dis
cuss the much-debated law at a
meeting at 8 pm. Thursday at the
st. Jerome's School auditorium
Hyattsville. T. Raymond Burch
a Prince Georges County member
OF the Maryland House of Dele
gates, said the meeting has beer
called because much false propa-
ganda has been circulated to con-
fuse the people on the issue"
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Tax Rebates Possible

Virginians may get a rebate
next year on their State in
come taxes because of a large
increase in collections.
A report from the office of
State Controller Henry G. Gill
mer shows general fund reve-
nue. for the first three months
Of the 1950-51 fiscal year is
more than So million ahead of
last year. II this rate of increase
holds UP, tax rebates will be
forthcoming under provisions
of the Byrd conditional tax
refund bill.-AP,
Evening star., 1950-10-24

haul of the Governments civil
service system their No. l objec-
tive next year will be strongly op-
posed by the American Legion.
Herbert j. jacob, national vice
commander of the Legion, declares
the Legion will strongly fight all
attempts to gain approval of the
Hoover proposals. Mr.. jacob says
the Hoover proposals for decen-
tralizing personnel activities to the
various Federal agencies is "detri-
mental" to veterans preference in
Government.
In fact, Mr.. jacob says, TT
shall be the No. l objective of
the Legion to oppose" the Hoover
proposals.
ARMY JOBS-The Arrny's de-
cision to close its accounting Office
in st. Louis and set up branch
Offices throughout the country, will
mean at least 100 new civilian
Jobs in Washington.
The Washington Office expects
to open for business on January |.
About IL employees will be trans
ferred here from st. Louis, but the
rest of the employees will be hired
from the Washington area.
Il 4
EXAMS - The Civil Service
Commission has announced exams
for photographic aids ($2,450 to
$3,825 a year,, dental officer in
terms ($2,200 annually and engi-
neering, photographic and statisti-
cal craftsmen ($2,450 to $3,825
annually.
BE sure to listen each Satur-
day at 6:15 pm. to Joseph
You1g'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast over WMAL, The Star
station, featuring additional
news and UieDs OF the Govern-
naent scene.)
Evening star., 1950-10-24
GreenbeIt Loses Buses

Greenbelt High School students
who live within 21a miles of the
school no longer get free bus
transportation to and from classes
The city Council announced
that bus transportation for the
students has been discontinued
by the Prince Georges County
school officials because they say
students in other sections of the
county who live farther from
schools need the buses.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

enact such leg
islation.
The commits
sion, however,
will Jug G e S t
further studies
of the situation,
with a view
toward possible
legislation later
on.
The commits
! sion feels the
IC a S sifcation
| Act of 1923 and
l 9 4 8 already
gives If, and
Evening star., 1950-10-24

Don't hoard. The fighting in
Korea has created no food short
age and none is ins immediate
prospect. Let's be sensible. Don't
hoard.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Temperatures in Various Cities.
Capital Punishment Bill

Bills to restore capital punish
ment and corporal punishment
are about to be acted on in New
Zealand's Parliament.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

Occasional rain will fall tonight
the Northern Rockies Scattered showers
southernmos Florida Cooler weather foreseen
Great Lakes region and the New England along
South Atlantic States moderating
Southern Plains the Tennessee Valleys
Texas ZAP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Commission to Ask Delay
In Hazardous Pay Legislation
By Joseph Young

The Civil Commission will pursue
slow" policy regarding legislation the Federal
poyes
The expected submitted Congress within the
week. request the had by
Evening star., 1950-10-24

Civil Service Committee. In it's
report, the commission will de-
clare that now is not the time TO
Evening star., 1950-10-24

Attempts are being made to ex-
tract uranium from gold mine
waste in South Africa.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

OPPOSITION-The action of
the Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report to make, the over
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Evening star., 1950-01-29

issue of diplomatic recognition and Soviet
attempts to create another satellite and
drag it behind the Iron Curtain.
AS if there were not enough talk already!
Actually, what the world needs less than
anything else is more speech. In fact,
what it needs is silence, or at least an
extremely sharp reduction in its present
volume of deafening chatter and debate.
Instead of shouting out at itself from the
rooftops-hour after hour, week after week,
month after month, ceaselessly and chol-
erically-it ought to seal its lips for a
change and try meditating. If it did, then
maybe it would acquire sufficient wisdom
to solve some of its worst problems. Yet,
now we have Doctor Yerkes trying to add
gorilla voices to the awful cacaphony.
This is too much. Let us all hope that
Albert, Bata and Bouba Illustrate his efforts
to teach them how not to be dumb.
Evening star., 1950-01-29

same time-again assuming that the
Krenalin is getting ready to stop all land
and water trafic-the Western Allies will
be faced with the hard fact of Berlins be-
coming once more the hottest and most
explosive point of friction in the cold war
Presumably, they are prepared to meet
that eventuality with as much united firm
ness as they showed last year. Certainly
they can no more yield to such a threat
now than they could then-not without
gravely compromising themselves and the
Germans.
In any event, even if the Russians do
not intend to 60 to the extremes of last
year, the West should make every effort
to put prompt end to the present slow
down. Beyond that, in larger sense, the
free nations have good reason to try to
fathom and come to grips with the mystery
of just why the Soviet Union is following
an overall policy that seems purposefully
designed to generate enmity That policy
"a kind of blockade against all moves to
cultivate civilized international relations
and build decent peace-is full of great
potential dangers. In one way or another,
either within or outside the United Nations,
an earnest attempt must be made to
counter and reverse it before it leads
to war;
Evening star., 1950-01-29

Emperor of China whoever the incumbent,
is person of no real power as long as the
actual authority is vested In Tsi An, the
dowager Empress, whose frm hand and
clever mind have long been uppermost in
the palace, finding an able agency and ally
in the person of Ii Hung Chang" just
six months distant was the Boxer uprising,
an incident of which was an order issued
by the Empress to the effect that all for.
eigners should be killed.
X n
Colliding with pedestrian at Sixteenth
and M streets NV. on the night Of January
%. 1900. Prof. Henry Allen
Accident to Hazen received injuries
Prof. Hozen from which he died two
days later The Star told
how he had been riding his bicycle on his
way to work at the Weather Bureau at ths
moment of his fatal mishap. Prof. Hazen
had been engaged in meteorological activity
for 10 years and was "a most efficient fore
caster" He had been born in India, where
his father was missionary; had come to
America at 10, been educated at Dartmouth,
taught at the Sheffield Scientific School
and been appointed to the United States
Signal Service May ]. 1881.