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Evening star., 1951-06-18
District Revan1p
Plan Referred
To Senate Unit
Case Proposal Meets
Strong Opposition
From Kefuuyer

A proposal by Senator Case, Re-
publican, of South Dakota, that
the Senate District Committee re-
quest the District Commissioners
to reorganize the city government
as far as possible without new leg
islation was referred today to the
Judiciary subcommittee of the
Senate unit.
This action followed discussions
Of the Case proposal, which was
strongly objected to by Senator
kefauver. Democrat, of Tennessee.
The Case proposal was submit
ted in the form of a resolution
which the Tennessee Senator in
sisted was unnecessary.
The District Commissioners,
Senator Kefauver said, already
had before them a proposed re-
organization of the city govern
ment for more efficiency and
economy submitted by their own
budget officer. Walter L. Fowler.
The city heads, the Tennesseean
insisted, should have acted long
ago on whatever could have been
accomplished without legislation.
Study in Two Places.
Senator Case said his reSolu-
tion would require no further &C
ton by Congress, but would call
on the city heads to study reor-
ganization proposals in two places,
the Fowler report and the pend
ing, but blocked, Kefauver- Taft
bill for home rule and reorgan-
ization of the municipality.
The Commissioners would SIM
ply report back to the District
Committee, Senator Case ex-
planned, what changes they could
make in the city government
without law and then ask Con-
gresS for new legislation to &C
compliSh more extensive revi-
Sions.
Although several members Of
the District Committee expressed
personal APPROVAL of the Case plan,
Senator Kefauver charged that it
was unnecessary and might event.
ually cause rewriting of the whole
Kefauver-Taft bill.
The Case issue, Senator Ke-
fauver declared, was lone of the
most pertinent and strongest ar
guments for passage of home rule
legislation.
Three FruitleSs Years.
"The Commissioners have been
fiddling around for three years
with the idea of reorganization,
Senator Kefauver said but they
have really done nothing"
Senator Case said the District
now has two new Commissioners
and some results might be forth
coming from the proposed Case
resolution.
Senator Kefauver laid before the
committee his plans for q program
OF action on home rule in view Of
the fact that his bill is now
blocked in the District Committee
by tie vote of to s.
He said that informal confer
ences were underway to see
whether some compromise could
be worked out between his home
rule bill and the measure spon-
sored by Senator Case which
would provide for election of an
advisory council of 81 to help the
commissioners and non-voting
delegate in the House.
Ready to Compromise.
I'm ready to go to a consider
able extent on a compromise"
said Senator Kefauver, "in an ef-
fort to give the people here some
kind OF District suffrage"
If this fails, he predicted. he
would join the movement to ask
the Senate to discharge the Dis
trict Committee from Jurisdiction
over his home rule bill.
II this fails. the Tennessee law
maker said, he would like to 20
into legislative hearings on a
problem of how best to reorganize
the District government.
Evening star., 1951-06-18
2 Gruduoted at Tri-Stute

Donald M. Vaughn, 1901 Con-
stitution avenue NE, and Don M.
Carroll, 1904 Woodbury. drive, Sill
yer Spring, were graduated re-
Gently from Tri-State College In
Angola. Ind. s
Evening star., 1951-06-18
~ Convention Thursduy

Ten Washington men will at.
tend the Young Mems Christian
Association centennial convention
starting Thursday in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1951-06-18
Two D. c. Girls Graduated

Margaret Ann Edminster, 4314
Klingle street NV, and Elsie B
Nanny, 1888 Taylor street NV.
were graduated this month from
DePauw University, Greencastle
IND.
Evening star., 1951-08-12

won't be working in the morning 50 thew
won't have any chance to check"
Did you ever wonder if you got criminal
tendencies, Ginny?"
It's not criminal Everybody can stay out
later than can. Will you do it,"
weighed the risks against the five bucks
''Sold." said
The movie was stinker, so Skinner and
lett the minute it was over and walked home.
Dad said, Your mothers gone to bed. Want
to split cake?'
Sure, / said. 1t was about twenty after
ten when we polished off the crumbs and the
last of a quart of milk. felt like some kind
OF an international spy. Dad reads in bed.
The only way | could stay awake was by
standing up. BY my watch it was eleven
thirty when the thread of light under their
door winked out. My shoes were already off.
l took some kitchen matches and sneaked
down into the cellar I unscrewed the right
fuse. | wanted to back out of the agreement.
1t seemed worth more than five bucks But
I'd promised Ginny
waited in the dark for long time. It
seemed like an hour lit a match and looked
at my watch. Quarter to twelve Just fifteen
minutes had gone by. l wondered if people
can fall asleep standing up.
risked putting on light and there was
pile of old magazines. | sat by the furnace
and read until twelve-thirty Then | screwed
the fuse back in to start their clock again
knew it would say eleven-thirty and be
running again. But Ginny was still taking
chance that neither of them would get up
and go over to the bureau or the dressing table
and check the clock against a wrist watch
got back into my room and that bed felt
wonderful
N MILLION years later somebody was shaking
me- Dad was staring hard at me- and not in
a very friendly way. You march right into
our room, young man.
l guess | staggered. 1t certainly was a
poor night to get any sleeping done He came
right along behind me. There was Ginny in
her party dress, her eyes all red Mother was
sitting on the side of her bed in her robe,
looking sort of startled
Now. young man." Dad said, tell us of
your cellar escapade."
glared at Ginny She said "They made
me tell, Joe. I'm sorry"
said, The next time do YOU favor.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
by JOHN D. MACDONALD
Illustrated by Lucia
illustrated by Lucia

Ginny's violet eyes filled with tears and she
founced down the hall to her room. Mother
= said. You were about to put yourself too far
q out on the limb, dear. Twelve o'clock would
be little absurd
DO you think one o'clock is absurd?"
Nov don't snarl at me. can see her
point This is special dance Ronny isn't
even calling for her until nine thirty"
Marty. in the law decision that is up
held establishes precedent, and have. "
"She is your daughter, Hal. not case at
law"
Il don't get it." said whats another
hour or two with Ronny Bowman? I'd think
she'd want to 60 at nine-thirty and come
home at ten.
Run along. Joe" they both said at once,
as though they'd rehearsed it. finished off
my milk. 1t was time to give Saturday a
little consideration. decided to phone
Skipper. We could hitch out to the dam and
swim for while.
JUsT as was taking off Ginny collared me.
"Wait outside" she said.
Il got places to 60
"You wait or you'll be sorry
She came out. and we talked in the garage.
She gave me narrow-eyed look and said,
How much do you want five dollars?"
Where did you get five bucks?"
Il only spent half Grams birthday check,
stupid. Do you want it or don't you?"
| wanted it. | could use it. "What do
have to do?"
They're not going out tonight Are you?"
Just to movie"
You'll be back about ten I've been think
ing how to work it. That clock they go by in
the bedroom is electric When the current
goes on again, it starts itself, doesn't it?"
Sure. So does the one in the kitchen"
You stay awake, Joe. and when their
bedroom lights go off. you go down cellar
and unscrew the top fuse on the righthand
side. That's the one for the bedroom. Keen
track OF the time One hour later, 90 back
down and screw that fuse in again. I'm going
to tell Ronny can stay out until two"
whistled. boy. will you ever be in
jam if. ''
Dad won't find out Because after check
IN with them I'll go to the kitchen and get
snack. Then I'll go down cellar and take
that fuse out and put bad one in. Then
they won't know when it blew and the clock
Evening star., 1951-08-12
FIcTI0 N
At BREAKFAST my sister,
IA Ginny, kept frown-


inches from her coffee cup. Mother and Dad
were making deal about the car, and who d
have it when. 1t was settled, and Dad put
his nose back in the paper Gnny muttered.
It's all matter of trust" She didn't saw
any more. Just kept frowning at that spot.
could see it working on Dad. He sighed
after while and folded the paper and put it
aside. by now should know better. What
is matter of trust?"
Ginny looked at him and her eyes went
wide and blank. What, Dad?"
You said just now that something was
matter OF trust. The statement seemed bit
incomplete"
oh, that! Well. guess l was thinking
about rules and things, mean, if you trust
someone, you don't have to thrust them into
prison or anything"
My mothers mouth frightened. There was
gleam in her eyes. Better watch it, Hail."
she said to Dad
SIS anyone being imprisoned?" Dad asked,
very softly.
Ginny gave her casual laugh, the one she
uses on the phone. Its purely relative,
isn't it?''
May make point?" Dad asked.
''Of course, Father" Ginny said, shy like.
The word around our house is to duck when
Ginny calls Dad Father.
OETTING in tonight at one in the morning
is rule which will stand. If you wish to
consider the rule unfair, you may 20 right
ahead. But you're still in by one. Check?"
"Of course I'll be in by one," Ginny said
sweetly. 1t was as though Dad had swung at
golf ball and missed. The lack of resistance
put him off balance. He stared at her for a
moment. She slipped her coffee, her eyes
wide and violet and far away. Dad picked
up his paper as though it would bite him.
AS soon as he started to read, Ginny said,
1t must be quite mental picture"
Dad slapped the paper down. What men
tai picture?" he asked, too loudly.
She shrugged. "Oh me. Rolling and hoot-
ing down the street at five in the morning
with my clothes torn or something Maybe
I'm with some evil man with mustache and
we're carrying baby in basket"
'Ronny couldn't grow mustache," said.
Hot sparks jumped out of her eyes, You
Evening star., 1951-08-12

stay out of this, little man." she said hotly.
is Joe upsetting some preconceived cam
paign?" Dad asked.
Campaign, Father?" she asked sweetly.
making fast recovery.
This attempt of yours to fracture rule.
Virginia
Again came the telephone laugh. Il know
just how much chance have of that, Father
I'll pretend to be Cinderella Just as the
dance is beginning to thrive I'll 90 out and
leap into my pumpkin"
Virginia, you are sixteen" Dad said
why. Father! Goodness, have been con-
cealing my age or something?"
Dad bit his lip. He said, Il shall thank
you to remember that / am the lawyer in the
family. 1t is my business to develop logical
arguments. The mental picture have, and
the one object to, is bunch of kids roaring
out to some drive-in at three in the morning"
Il suppose you are referring to Trench
Mouth Tavern. We don't go there any more,
Father"
He snatched his paper up again and hid
behind it. "One more word young lady, and
the hour will become twelve instead of one
tonight
Virginia gave the paper shocked look.
She stood up slowly. Her underlip trembled.
That is the kind of fairness can expect"
she said. There is hardly time enough to
make 1t worth going as it is. You seem de-
termlned to make creep out of me!'
He dropped the paper on the floor. His
face was real red. Just as he opened his
mouth, Mother said, 'Hal! Ginnyr'
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11

Buy Union-Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Riders GrumbIe
Transit Company
Stands Firm

st. Louis NPA)-When the st
Louis Public Service Co. offered q
weekly pass for street cars ano
buses, the operators used to get
extra pay for selling them. That
was in the contract with the union
When the pass was abolished sew
eral years ago, the provision foi
extra payment became imperative
Now the fares have been raised
and the company offers a 81 week
ly ride permit. The holder can ride
by showing the permit, and paying
5 cents. The streetcar and bus OPP
orators have refused to sell these
permits unless they get extra pay
The company argues that the old
passes were one thing, and the new
permits another, and the clause in
the contract about extra pay is
therefore not operative.
Rather than pay the operators
extra, the company is now having
sell the permits. Pass
engers are grumbling at the incon-
venience, but the best the company
offers is arbitration.
The union involved is the AFL
Street, Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach Employees,
Local 1888.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
|CP Bars Press
AT Convention For
Peace, Democracy

New York (LPA)-The 18th bi
ennial convention of the Commun
| list Party was "historic", report
the Daily Worker in its account o
the four-day parley. The party
said the Worker, rounded out it!
program for peace, democracy, anC
socialism with the election Of 22
member National Committee.
As an example of democracy
the press was barred from all ses
sions, and had to obtain all its in
formation from the party'S pres!
agent.
The 13 members of the present
National Committee were re-elect
ed. They include the II whose con
viction under the Smith act is now
before the Supreme Court on ap'
peal. The other nine members are
alternates.
The same issue of the Worker
carried headlines such as "NegrC
Regiment Sacrificed By Macarthur
In Retreat; "Mood Of People
Widens Peace Fight; "Auto Work
er Found Iron Curtain In Britain
Not E. Europe; "Soviet Press Is
Confident War Can Be Blocked In
'51"; Communist Convent o n
Stresses Negro Rights, Democracy,
Security.
John Williamson, trade union sec
retary of the party, was quoted as
telling the convention that Presi-
dent Truman's declaration OF a
national emergency lis a dagger
aimed directly at the workers and
their trade unions.
(By a coincidence, no doubt, the
United Electrical Workers a few
days later came out with blast at
Truman and Congress as having
embarked upon a deliberate pro-
gram to wreck the American peo-
pies standard of living.")
Membership prospects were look
ing up, the party's press agent told
while the NY Board of
Elections was releasing figures
that the C o m m u n S t-dominated
Labor Party now has the
lowest enrolled membership in its
Ia years of existence. The previous
low ALP registration was $50, ,0O0
in 1910. 1t rose to high of $4,000
in 1916. In the 1850 election the
ALP registration was 98,173.
CAT Hartford, Conn.,, Gov. John
Davis Lodge, in his inaugural adj
dress to the Legislature, asked for
new anti-sabotage laws. He said
there are at least 1000 "card carry
ing Communists" in the state "and
a considerably greater number of
fellow -travellers.")
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Undertaken Calls
|Wage-Hour Law
Unfair To Women

Washington LPA) - w. w
Chambers, Sr., says he is zone OF
the largest undertakers in the
world" Testifying before a Con
gressional committee in 1947 he
said, "A $50 casket is generally
sold today for $3.50. Do you sup
pose that could have come out OF
a livery stable after watching the
operation Of these undertakers and
seen that it was such a racket, that
| had to get into it awfully quick
and make a million dollars out OF
the undertaking business with an
eighth grade education ?"
Now Chambers is accused of
failure to pay minimum wages to
three women employees, working
them 60 hours a week, paying one
$35 and the other two $37. And he's
burned up. The women, he said,
"just watched bodies, entertained
their friends, and slept. They don't
don't do anything but lend dignity
to the place"
After a previous court appear
ance, he told reporters that the
case against him was unconstitu-
tional. "The 10Th amendment guar
antees citizens shall not be denied
their rights because of sex. But
here is this board (the District
Minimum Wage Board) forcing me
to discriminate against women;
they say | have to keep records,
only make them work certain
number of hours and pay them so
much-that's rank discrimination
against women. Suppose they pass
ed law saying women could work
but one hour a day-who will hire
them? That certainly would be dis
elimination, wouldn't it ?"
Murmured a reporter, "Oh,
grave, where is thy victory, oh,
death, where is thy sting?"
Chambers once admitted, ac-
cording to the UAW magazine Am
munition, that on a 1925 funeral
he made profit of $95. That's a
mere 73 percent profit.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Green Invited TO
National Parley
On Wage Controls

Washington.-The Wage Stabil-
Iization Board called AFL President
William Green and other labor and
industry representative to a series
of conferences on the formulation
of a national wage stabilization
policy here Jan. l0-12.
Board Chairman Cyrus S. Ching
said that as soon as practicable
after the conferences the board
will submit recommendation on a
national wage policy to Alan Val
entine, Economic Sterilization Ad-
ministrator.
Mr.. Green will be accompanied
by several other AFL officials to
the meetings.
Mr.. Ching said the conferences
will consider wage stabilization in
relation to the problem of time in
equities, cost-of- living adjustments,
contractual provisions for specific
future increases, industry versus
area stabilization, wage adjust
ments within a plant, substandard
rates of pay and other economic
benefits.
Preliminary plans for establish
ment of 13 regional field offices of
the Economic Sterilization Agency
are now being drawn up.
The 13 regional locations were
chosen in accordance with a gener-
al agreement among defense mobil-
ization agencies as to principal
field operation headquarters.
In addition to the 13 continental
regional offices, 2 other offices for
wage sterilization may be estab-
lished in Los Angeles and Detroit,
it was announced.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Driver Rehired
Because Company
Overdid Evidence

Detroit (LPA)-An NLRB trial
examiner has ordered Plymouth
Coach Co. here to reinstate bus
driver Arthur Karnatz because it
has too much evidence to support
his dismissal.
When Frank Arquillo bought the
bus company in July 1948 he let
it be known that "he bought out a
company, he didn't buy out no con-
tract" Karnatz thought different
ly, and led a movement to enforce
the contract of Local 1903, Anal
gamated Assn of Street Railway
and Motor Coach Employes-AFL.
Karnatz was finally fired by
Vern B. Emmett, company super
visor. When the NLRB asked for
proof that Karnatz was fired "for
failure to make stops and talking
back to customers" Emmett was
prepared. He was so prepared, with
things timed almost to the second,
that Trial Examiner Robert +.
Mullin refused to believe any of it
and ordered Karnatz restored to
his job.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11

/ Grinnell, Iowa; Grand Island, Neb.
and Rawlins, Wyo. on the other.
Families to be interviewed were
chosen from Census returns and
other BIS surveys and form re-
liable cross-section of all families
in each city. One family is selected
for each 500 others with the same
general characteristics.
If your family is selected you'll
get letter from Clague asking
your cooperation-and that's the
time for you to get out your pencil
and thinking cap and try to fig
ure out what happened to the pay
you lugged home from the plant
last year. Remember-your answ-
ers are important, do your best.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Trumdn Urges Better Labor
Lows In His State Of Union
Message To Congress

Washington (LPA) - President
Truman called for Congressional
unity which he defined as "a sense
of responsibility" in his State of
the Union message to Congress
Jan. 8.
Appearing before Congress in
person, the President blistered the
Soviet Union, called for expanded
military production and a world
wide defense program for freedom,
and laid down 10 legislative sub
jects for Congressional considera-
ton.
The Chief Executive didn't actu-
ally bury the Fair Deal although
many observers thought he did.
However, he soft-pedaled it and
said the government "must prac-
tice rigid economy in its monde
fense activities" a remark that
brought the only applause from
the Republicans beyond few per-
functory handclaps.
But the President insisted that
the Congress must "give continued
attention to the measures which
our country will need for the long
pull" He spelled out his meaning
by mentioning need for better pro-
lection against unemployment and
old age. In addition, among his 10
legislative subjects are a number
which are essentially the Fair Deal.
The 10 legislative subjects which
he said covered all aspects of the
defense program We're: appropria-
tions; selective service revision;
military aid to other nations Of the
free world; revision of authority
to stabilize prices, rents, and
wages; improvement of the agri-
cultural laws to promote produc-
tion; Improvement of our labor
laws to help provide stable labor
management relations and to make
sure that we have steady produc
tion in this emergency; housing
and training for defense workers
and proposals to make full use of
our manpower; means to increase
the number of doctors and nurses; );
means to aid elementary and sec
ondary schools; more taxes.
He failed to mention the Taft
Hartley act or FEPC, and his ref
erence to the need for more doc
tors and nurses was the closest he
came to mentioning national health
insurance. However, he and his|
Congressional supporters may try
later to insert Fair Deal measures
into defense Legislation.
Although the speech was obvious
ly designed to conciliate a hostilel
Congress, the President showed mol
signs of backing down on his for
eign program despite Republican,
opposition. He made no direct ref
erences to the speeches by EXPIRES
ident Hoover and Sen. Taft urgingl
virtual isolationism, but said "Our|
own national security is deeply in
volved with that of the other freeI
nations. While they need our sup-l
port, we equally need theirs"
He said that the nations of West |
ern Europe were busily building upl
their defenses and intensifyingl
their military training, despitel
claims to the contrary. But he add |
ed that neither Europe nor the USl
"has done enough yet" He men
toned that General Eisenhower