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Evening star., 1950-04-27
Several District Bills
Up for Action TODAY

Action may be taken today by
the Senate District Committee on
nearly a dozen measures on its
calendar.
The group was scheduled to
meet at 2:30 pm. a session
postponed from Tuesday when Q
quorum was lacking.
One of the bills is the House.
passed measure to put into effect
a f1ve-day 60-hour work week for
District flremen by July /.
Other measures would allow
continuation Of the child day-care
center for another year. author
ize a limitation on the number OF
taxicabs licensed here. require
physicians to report cases OF can
Ger to the health officer and
amend the charter Of the Presby.
terian Congregation OF George.
town.
Senator LANCER, Republican. Of
North Dakota yesterday withdrew
his demand for Senate reconsider-
alton Of bill amending the Dis
trict's life insurance law as to
group policies. This permitted the
bill to go to the White House for
signature. since it had been passed
previously by both House and Ser
ate.
Senator LANCER said he with
drew his delaying motion because
he had found it would cause trou-
BILE to many poor people.
He left standing his call for
Senate reconsideration of another
bill, amending the life insurance
law as to industrial insurance
policies.
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Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press

Senate:
Agree to vote at 2 pm. or
$100 million Spanish loan amend
ment TO foreign aid bill.
Commerce subcommittee calls
Frank Costello for testimony al
open hearing on bill to ban trans
mission of gambling information
Foreign Relations subcommittee
investigating communism calls
Earl Browder for testimony al
open hearing.
Banking Committee hears op.
ponents of rent control at oper
session.
Post Office Committee hears
Postmaster General Donaldson or
bill to boost postal rates.
Interior Committee continues
open hearing on statehood fol
Alaska.
Commerce Committee hold.
open hearing on funds for air.
ports.
House:
Considers agriculture funds ir
omnibus appropriation bill.
Armed Services mitt ee
studies naval construction plans.
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Rent Repoyments Ordered

An Arlington couple has been
ordered to repay $7.716 in rent
overcharges for IL houses they
own at Westover. on Washington
boulevard.
Attorneys for the Office of the
Housing Expediter said Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w. Hart, who live in
Westover. had collected monthly
sums which they claimed were in
stallments for purchase of the
homes. Judge Albert v. Bryan at
Federal District Court, Alexandria
held that the monthly payments
were in reality rents that exceeded
ceilings.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
13 Strickers Arrested
In Brick-Throwinq Incident

on-union crab pickers are al
work today in a struck Cambridge
Md, seafood plant after the ar.
rest of 13 men in a brick throwing
incident yesterday.
Ellison Clayton, member OF
the j. M. Clayton seafood firm
said bricks were thrown at his
car when he was recruiting work.
ers for the struck plant. Police
arrested five men and the others
were locked up later after they
shouted 1--WE want to 60 to Jail
too"
The pickets moved off company
property today. Hearings will be
held May S for those who were ar
reSted.-AP.
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80 Million Rise in Deposits
Reported by Banks Here

Total deposits in Washington
banks registered a gain in excess
of $50 million between December
81. 1949, and April "a, 1850, it was
revealed today following a con-
dition call issued by the Con-
troller of the Currency.
Aggregate deposits climbed to
81 ,O68, ,228,359 in comparison with
$1,037,780.914 at the end of De-
cember. Fourteen banks reported
deposit increases while five noted
slight decreases.
The National Bank of Wash
ington. in which John L. Lewis
and the United Mine Workers
have substantial interest, re-
ported deposit advance of nearly
$23 million.
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has stepped on the toes Of many
Office seekers. merely because they
could not all be appointed to
Office.
Conservatives Cool to Senator.
Senator Peppers strong advo-
cacy of the Roosevelt New Deal
and the Truman Fair Deal pro-
grams also has left a lot of reg
istered Democrats cool to him
Democrats of the more conserva-
tive type.
The consensus here is that the
present senatorial campaign has
been the bitterest and dirtiest
ever seen in a State where tough
campaigns have been the order of
the day. Nothing, seemingly, has
been barred. The open campaign
has been bad enough, and the
whispering campaign worse.
Representative Smathers opened
up on Senator Pepper as soon as
he got in the race, charging that
the Senator had been too friendly
with the Communists, including
Stain himself. and with Henry
Wallace and Paul Robeson.
More recently Senator Pepper
and his supporters put out printed
excerpts from letters written by
Mr.. Smathers when he was still
in the Marine Corps, seeming to
show that Mr.. Smathers had
urged Senator Pepper to get him
out Of the armed forces and into
the job of assistant to the attor-
ney general before the war with
Japan ended August IA, 1945.
The Pepper committees publica-
ton asserted that on June IL,
nearly two months before the A
bomb was dropped on the Japs,
Mr.. Smathers. then a Marine cap
tain. sought Senator Peppers aid
in his aspirations to hold a civilian
appointment and then run for
Congress.
A letter to Senator Pepper from
Mr.. Smathers from the Marine
Corps Air Station at Cherry Point,
N. c., said:
Il was advised this morning that
1t would take about a week for
them to decide what they are
going to do with me-. This, it
was easily deduced, the place is
the same as always.
Cant possibly tell you how
anxious I am to get out and start
doing. Hope Mr.. Clark was sue
cessful on Friday night. Thanks
again for the help and encourage
ment."'
Another letter written two days
later said that Mr.. Smathers had
been assigned as assistant provost
marshal of the air station. He
added. Its equivalent to being
deputy sheriff of Collier County
only I can't wear a star nor high
top boots" After saying that he
was not indispensable" any longer
to the Marine Corps and that his
services could be better used in
the Department of Justice, Mr..
Smathers wrote:
Let me assure you of my graft.
tude in rescuing me from this
mental Sahara"
Produces CIO-PAC Letters.
The friends of Representative
Smathers resent the publication
OF these letters, declaring that the
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Sunny
and mild today with highest
temperature in the upper 70's.
Partly cloudy tonight with lowest
about 81 degrees. Tomorrow some
cloudiness and cooler.
Maryland-Rather cloudy with
scattered showers likely in west
portion tonight and lowest tenn
perature in middle or upper 40's.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

possible. although they say some
human" mistakes of judgment
were made.
Commission officials would like
to have Congress lift the limita-
ton and give them authority to
fill additional positions in the
$l1, 900 to $4,000 category. The
commission probably won't make
this request until next year.
Meanwhile, lot of Govern
ment officials say Federal morale
will suffer, unless Congress gives
the commission more flexibility ir
assigning these top jobs. The un-
dercurrent of bitterness and re-
sentiment among some disap-
pointed candidates who have jus
tif1able" reason to feel that their
jobs are as important as some OF
the 400 officials selected, is toe
strong to ignore. they say.
INJURY COMPENSATION-It's
practically certain that the Bureau
of Employees Compensation and
the Employees Compensation Ap-
peals Board. which handle all in
jury benefit claims of Federal
employees. will be transferred next
month from the Federal Security
Agency to the Labor Department
There has been no opposition
registered so far in Congress to
President Truman's reorganization
plan No. Is, which will transfer
these two important units from
FSA to the Labor Department.
Consequently, the presidential
plan will become law automatically
the middle of next month.
y y y
LEAVE-It's q good bet that the
administration will oppose any
move to reduce Federal employees
annual and sick leave. Although
the Budget Bureau and the Civil
Service Commission probably will
ask Congress this year for more
time to study the matter, the
administrations final recommen.
dation in all likelihood will bt
against any reduction Of current
leave privileges.
AS reported here previously
Congress won't take any action or
reducing annual and sick leave
this year but may give the matter
serious attention next year. Mean
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Navy Court Sifts Evidence
Against Mos Navigator
by the As.oeioted Pre,,

NORFOLK, Va, April PA
seven man Navy court martial to-
day studied the evidence pre-
sented during the trial of the
former navigator of the battle
ship Missouri.
The 31-day trial of 1t. Comdr.
Frank G. Morris. jr,, concluded
yesterday, thus ending the three
court trials ordered as a
result of the Mighty Mos January
II grounding on a Chesapeake
Bay shoal.
Comdr. Morris trial was the
last. The vessels former navi-
gator had pleaded not guilty and
been tried on charges of culpable
inefficiency and neglect of duty
Already complete are the trials
of Capt. William D. Brown. the
ships former skipper, and Comdr.
John r. Millett, former opera
tions officer aboard the Mo-
Findings of the courts are ex-
pected to be made public next
week.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Tomorrow some cloudlneSS and
cooler.
Virginia-Rather cloudy with a
few scattered showers likely in
west and north portions tonight,
and in southeast portion tomor-
row. Lowest temperature tonight
in the upper 40's or low SOS.
Cooler in the interior tomorrow. .
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, 20 miles per hour;
direction. south-southeast.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Library Of Congress
Jealous Of Freedom
DR.. Evans Says
BY ne Asseeiassd Prs.s

BALTIMORE. April 27.-The
Library Of Congress is Jealous OF
its independence from political or
executive influence and wants TO
keep things that way. Dr.. Luther
H. Evans said yesterday.
The librarian spoke at a "peo-
Piles celebration" Of the iS0th
anniversary of the library. Spon-
sored by the National Civic
Minded League and the Baltimore
Advertising Club.
DR., Evans said Librarians
worthy Of the name always wish
to follow the policy OF truth-thcy
wish the books to speak to the
multitude"
Has Had Only 10 Librarians.
He pointed out that the Library
OF Congress is the creature Of
Congress and its head is not SUBJ
ject to executive appointment.
This keeps 1t free. DR.. Evans said.
adding that in a century and n
half the library has had only 10
librarians.
Although the Library OF Con-
greSs is a servant Of politicians 1t
is as nom political as the Supreme
Court. The fact that It is a
congressional institution has had
a curious effect-of making 1t in
dependent OF the things into
which il is thrust "
DR.. Evans told the group that
Congress does not always support
the institution as well as 1t should
adding 1t is hard to understand
why it cannot operate on an an
nual budget of So million and q
complement of 2.000 workers.
History Recalled.
/ The Very Rev. DR.. Francis x.
Talbot, president of Loyola COL
lege. Baltimore. was master Of
ceremonies at the observance.
Louis Ashman. Baltimore attorney
who is president of the Civic
Minded League. introduced Or.
Evans.
DR.. Emerson Greenaway, IL
brarian Of Enoch Pratt Library,
Baltimore. recited the history OF
the congressional institution. from
its beginning in 1900
DR.. Greenway spoke as repre-
sentative Of the American Library
Association, participating in the
sesquicentennial observance.
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Lincoln
Continued From First PageO

1000 attending. :, Neither Senator
Pepper nor Representative Smath-
ers were present-but their repre-
Sentatives were and spoke. The
gathering cheered the Pepper
speaker and booed the Smathers
man. supporting the idea that
Senator Pepper will get the bulk
of the Negro vote. 1t irritated
many of the white Democrats
however.
100000 Negroes Can Vote.
The claim is made by the
SmatherS people that the whole
drive of the CIO-especially as il
has been shown to be directed
from out of the State-will lose
Senator Pepper many more votes
than it will gain him.
That, however. is a partisan
opinion. The total Negro regis
tration for the Democratic pri-
mary is 106, ,420. Further, if Sen.
ator Pepper polls 80 per cent o1
the Negro vote, it will be a mate.
rial aid to him. To be sure. 9
great many of these registered
Negroes may never go to the polls
But the CIO and the Pepper cam.
paign managers will get as many
of them to the polls as possible.
The total registration for the
coming Senatorial primary is the
largest in the history of Florida
evidence of the tremendous
amount of interest which the
Pepper -Smathers race has stirred
up. Democratic registration total!
1,006,500, divided as follows
900,140 whites and 106,420 ne.
groes. Republican registration
totals 60,595, made up of 50,S7(
whites and 9,725 Negroes.
Peppers First 2-Man Race.
This is the first time since Mr.
Pepper has been a Senator thai
he has fought for denomination
/ in a tWo-man race. In 1885 he
was nominated without opposition
in a special primary to nominate
a successor to the late Senator
Fletcher. Democratic nomination
in Florida is tantamount to elec-
ton. Two years later. he polled a
69,377 primary majority over -four
other candidates. In 1914, how
ever. his primary majority was cut
to 1904, running against four
other candidates.
In the early days of the present
campaign, there were two other
Democrats who wanted to be
candidates for the Senatorial no.
mination-but they withdrew.
1t is possible to figure the con-
traction to a two-man race as an
advantage or a disadvantage to
Senator Pepper. Clearly, how
ever, the Pepper opposition will
not be divided in this race, but
will center on Representative
Smathers. During his IA years
in the Senate, MIR. Pepper has ac-
cumulated both friends and en-
emies. He has gone all out for q
large number of Florida interests
and Floridians, which should be
counted strongly in his favor
But, like other political leaders, he
Evening star., 1950-04-27

while. House consideration OF the
amendment to bar any further
accumulation Of annual leave is
due to come UP within the next
week or so. The administration is
also cool to this move. preferring
that any such action pe done ad-
ministratively rather than by law
OBSERVANCE-The 30th an
niversary of the enactment of the
civil service retirement law will be
observed by the AFL Government
Employees Council at a dinner in
the Hotel Statler on May II. Top
members of Congress and high
Government officials are expected
to attend.
OVERSEAS PERSONNEL-The
Civil Service Commission has taken
steps to give greater job security
to Federal employees overseas.
Overseas employees will be given
better oportunity to obtain per-
manent status and to get other
Government Jobs when they return
to this country.
JObS-The Civil Service Com
mission mas announced exams for
chemist, metallureistS and physi-
cists at salaries of $4,000 to Slo,-
900 a year.
DANCE-The Production and
Marketing Administration EN-
ployes' Recreation Association will
hold its spring dance at $50 pm
tomorrow in the Hotel Wash.
ington.
HEARING EXAMINERS The
Federal Bar Association has re.
jected a proposal that the Gov
ernment's hearing examiners be
removed from civil service ano
appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate.
Such a recommendation was
made by the bars standing COM
mittee on administrative law. But
the bar rebuffed such a move by
referring the matter back fol-
further study. Those opposing
taking hearing examiners out OF
civil service argued that making
these Jobs subject to Presidential
appointment and Senate confirm
alton would make them strictly
political patronage jobs.
y \
MEETING - General Service.
Administrator Jess Larson will
discuss the GSA's records admin
istration program for the Govern
ment at 1890 am. tomorrow a,
the meeting of the Inter- Agency
Records Administration Confer.
ence in the National Archiye.
Auditorium.
BE sure to listen at GAS pm.
eDery Saturday oper WMAL,
The Star station. to Joseph
Youno's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
netDs and DteiDs OF the Govern
ment SceneJ
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Remington Subpoena
Revives Early Probe;
Persecution, He Says
By Robert K. Welsh

Reopening of the loyalty case
Of William w. Remington will
center on efforts to determine
whether he had close Communist
connections while in key Govern
ment posts. House committee in
vestigators indicated today.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities has revived
the issue on the basis of new evi-
dence furnished by highly con-
f1dential sources" 1t sent a sub
poena late yesterday to the 3D.
year-old Commerce Department
economist to testify May II, but
probably will ask him to appear
early next week, Chairman Wood
announced.
The Federal Loyalty Review
Board, asked by Chairman Wood,
to reopen the case. seemed in
clined to leave formal investiga-
ton up to the committee for the
time being. Officials said the
ordinary procedure would be for
FBI and departmental loyalty
board examination of any new
evidence before action by the
Review Board.
Suspended in 1948.
Mr.. Remington was suspended
from his $4,000 year job after
Miss Elizabeth Bentley, avowed
former Communist spy courier,
told a Senate committee in 1948
that he gave her confidential
Government information and had
been a Communist.
A regional loyalty board recon-
mended that he be dropped from
the Government service. The
Loyalty Review Board overruled
that finding and cleared him. He
was reinstated in the Commerce
Department but in another Office
where he now prepares interna-
tional trade studies.
A 100000 slander suit brought
against Miss Bentley by Mr.. Rem
ington was settled out of court last
year. He repeatedly got $4,000.
The House committee investiga-
ton, Chairman Wood disclosed,
has been going on "quitely" for
some time. 1t is interested not
only in Mr.. Remington but Ger
tain other persons known to have
been associated with him." he
said.
Persecution" Says Remington.
Investigators indicated that the
committee wants to learn whether
Mr.. Remington several years ago
was acquainted with Communist.
operators and ever attended meet
ings with known Communists at
private homes or elsewhere
Mr.. Remington, through his
attorney, Joseph L. Rauh, jr., de-
clared the House committees re-
opening of the case was "per-
secution."
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Pepper forces are trying to smear
Smathers," who had an excellent
war record, with 80 months o1
service. 18 of them in the South
Pacific area and in action. Mr.
Smathers was not released from
active duty until October, 1945.
1t was after Mr.. Smathers' re.
lease that Attorney General Clark
appointed him as special assistant
for the prosecution of war frauc
cases. In December, 1945, he be-
gan campaigning for the House
and was nominated the following
May. His success was given much
publicity because he was one oi
the first World War II veterans
to try for high public office. He
was elected to Congress in Novem-
ber, 1946.
Representative Smathers, fol-
his part, has just brought out
copies of letters which he said
were prepared by George Lock
Weaver. assistant to the secretary
treasurer of the CIO-PAC. One
Weaver letter said that Mr.
Weaver had talked with Senator
Pepper and his secretary, Jim
Clement, and that they were "stilI
Idesirous of selecting a Negro tc
be quietly put on Senator Peppers
payroll" The letter continued
II visited Jacksonville, Miami
Tampa and Daytona Beach. These
cities were picked because of the
high Negro registration in the
general election of 1948. am
of the opinion that a minimum
of 5000 a month in these several
communities, matched by an equa,
or greater amount from the loca,
people Is needed. We could per-
feet an organization that woulo
serve to at least double the reg
istration figures in the coming
months before the Democratic
primaries" ...
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

Of fast travelling ships create a
strong underwater pull which
throws the divers about, whips
their airlines and could even
break the lines"
Ships are supposed to slow
down to S miles an hour when
they pass within 200 feet of the
bridge work. The Marine In
spection Bureau promised to
> warn ship operators about their
Speed.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Sornoff's Son Engaged
To FeIiciu Wurburo
By the As.eeiotsd Prs,,

LONDON. April 27.-The en-
gagement Of William Sarnoff. son
OF David Sarnoff. president of the
Radio Corp. Of America, and Miss
Felicia Warburg of New York, was
announced here today.
Miss Warburg is the daughter
OF Paul Felix Warburg, special
assistant to Lewis Douglas. Amer
ican Ambassador in Britain.
Mr.. Sarnoff, 81, is a television
executive.
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AOulItlSS ] o II
omc ialS say.
however. they
did the best job
t h ey coul d
within the linn
itation of 400
jobs set last
year by Con-
gress as part Of
the Federal Pay
Redistribution
Act. Most Fed
eral personnel
officials a gre e
the commission
did the best lob
Evening star., 1950-04-27
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Selection of Top 400 Aides
Puts Commission Under Fire
By Joseph YOUNG

storm controversy the wake of the Civil Service
Commissions selection Of the Government officials Ill the
400 Government classified jobs salaries OF 900 $0oo
Many of the disappointed
Evening star., 1950-04-27

The largest group of Indians
living together east of the Mis-
sisippi are the Cherokees, $500 on
Qualla Indian Reservation at
Cherokee, N. c.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

Because it is in error by 26 Sec
onds a year, the Gregorian calen-
dar, started in 1882, will be one
day off the true astronomical year
in 1000 AID
Evening star., 1950-04-27
Ships Endonqer Divers

Builders of the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge complained today
that speeding ships are endan-
gering the lives of divers.
The contractors say propellers
Evening star., 1950-04-27

High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High. "a, at $3.50 pm.
Low. 40, at 3:I5 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST, so, on April 4.
Lowest, 15, on March 3.
Tide Tables.
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River Report.

River Report.
CFrom United States Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
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IU.s. wfATHfR sURfAU MAP

Scattered urries expected tonight Upper
Lakes region Showers predicted in the extending
from the eastern half of the DakOtas southwark to Oklahoma
and Arkansas There also will precipitation
northern Rocky Mountain sections. Fair weather forecast
for the remainder of the country Temperatures will continue
below freezing the Dakotas and the western Lakes region
go -AP Wrephoto Map.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

AOA eAAS IOSS d4C Vial sA.aS THAI Ia
voritiSm, politics and sheer over
sight were responsible for their
being left out in the cold.
Evening star., 1950-04-27

FURNISHED by United States Coast an
Geodetic Survey.)
Evening star., 1950-04-27

BE sure to listen at GAS pm.
eDery Saturday oper WMAL.
The Star station. to Joseph
Youno's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
ne,Ds and DtetDs OF the Govern
rent Scene.J