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ing" A Senate Civil Service sub
committee already has completed
hearings on the bill, but is waiting
for the administration to make
its position known before taking
any further action.
CLERICAL JOBS-The first
exam in nearly seven years for
accounting and auditing clerical
Jobs in Government will be an
nounced by the Civil Service Com
mission some time next month.
The jobs pay starting salaries
of $2.875 to $3.450 a year. Com
mission officials expect a large
number Of persons to apply for
these positions. Applications
however. should not be made un-
til the commission makes it's Of
fetal announcement of the exam
next month.
TOP POSITIONS-More than
$500 Federal employees in grades
GS-12 or higher will take the
written test next Saturday fol
filling top defense agency posi-
tions in grades GS-13 to Is. 1t is
part, Of the commissions new
executive placement program.
49,
! GRATIS-A total Of 85,119 per-
sons throughout the country art
working for the Government with.
out pay.
There are 81 ,64l volunteer work.
, ers in the Selective Service sys.
tenn, 27.805 in Veterans Admins.
tration hospitals (many of then
Red Cross Gray LADIES', as wei
as volunteers in such department.
as Agriculture, Interior and othe,
units where part-time service
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overtime payments, and lengthen
the Government workweek.
The committee isn't likely to
do anything drastic about these
economy bills" although it might
delve into the leave problem and
examine the Governments use OF
personnel in connection with the
national emergency.
**
PAY-Supporters Of the Fedora.
pay raise legislation say a private
canvass on Capitol Hill has con-
vinced them that the majority o1
members in the House and Senate
are in favor of some kind of q
Government pay increase.
The legislation's sponsors art
therefore trying to put the hea
on the administration to submit
its official report on the pay meas
ure. AS disclosed here previously
the pay bill advocates are accus.
ing the administration Of stall.
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Enormous Effects of Manganese
InHereditory ChongesRepo

lost the nitrogen-containing sub
stances which make up glands and
muscles. but also potassium, phos-
Iphate compounds and magnesium,
which are found within the cells
Iof body tissue.
In the second step Of the re-
search the rats were, fed large
amounts Of proteins and a diet
containing all food essentials ex-
cept one or more of the essential
minerals.
Lack Of potassium caused them
to lose their appetites and fail
to regain weight. Dead tissue
developed in the heart muscles
inside a week. Many died of
heart failure in two or three
weeks. When the element again
was added to the diet the muscles
began to rebuild and the dead
tissues in the heart healed.
Omitting phosphorus also in.
terfered with the body's ability
to rebuild lost tissue.
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Voge|er Whereabouts
Still Mystery; Wife
|Anxiously Waits News
BY The As.eeio,sd Press

VIENNA, Austria, April 23.-
The attractive, Belgian-born wife
of Robert A. Vogeler, American
business executive, worriedly
awaited more news today Of her
husband. She was fearful lest
something happen "at the last
minute" to prevent his return
from the Hungarian prison where
he has spent II months after his
conviction of being an American
spy.
Mr.. Vogeler's whereabouts re-
mained a mystery. In Budapest
neither the Hungarian govern
ment, which announced Satur-
day he would be freed, nor the
United States Embassy would say
when or where he would be re-
leased, or whether this already
had been done.
The Trans European Arlberg
Express. Bucharest to Budapest
to Vienna to Paris, arrived to-
day without Mr.. Vogeler aboard.
No Signs at Frontier.
At the Austrian Hungarian
border, 40 miles east of Vienna,
Austrian police said there had
been no sign at the highway
frontier post of the 39-year -old
vice president Of the International
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
American Minister Nathaniel P
Davis in Budapest said any fur
ther word would have to come
from the Hungarian government
The Hungarian government said
nothing.
"It's probably much too early
yet for Bob to arrive" Mrs. Lucille
IVogeler said early today at the
Vienna apartment where she lives
with their two young sons. II am
mot very anxious, but one always
! worries whether something may
happen at the last minute to pre-
lFClt 4l1S IcGuTu.
! Mr.. vogeler was arrested in No
vember, 1949. and was sentenced
in February, 1850, to Is years in
prison. after conviction of espion-
Iage charges by a Communist
court in Budapest.
"Just Claims" Cited.
| The Hungarian Foreign Minis.
try announced Saturday he woulc
be freed and expelled" in return
for the granting of certain "just
Hungarian claims" The nature
Of these claims was not revealed
but they conceivably could refer
to the return of Hungarian prop.
erty carried off by the Nazis ir
1914 to West Germany.
It was believed, however, thai
any concessions would not include
the Crown of st. Stephen, jewelec
symbol of the Hungarian mon.
archy last reported in American
; hands in Wiesbaden.
. American legation officials il
Vienna said they had received M
information from Budapest OF
how or when Mr.. Vogeler woul,
he set free.
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.ShinweII Sees Peace Hope
In Firing Of Macarthur
BY the Asseeiated Press

HASWELL, England, April %
The dismissal of Gen. Mac.
Arthur offers a new opportunity
for the United Nations and the
Chinese Communist government
to end the Korean fighting, British
Defense Minister Emanuel Shin
well said yesterday. .:e.
II think that opportunity ha!
been present for some consider.
able time" he declared in 6
speech to his constituents" but
here again Gen. MacArthur's re.
movaD is the opportunity for the
United Nations representatives
and the representatives of the
Peiping government to get to.
gether to bring this Korean affair
to an end"
Mr.. Shinwell's address broke
IA virtual public silence by cabinet
ministers on the dismissal of Gen
Macarthur from his Far East
commands April IL.
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Emergency Pay Bill
For Defense Offices
Approved by House

The House this afternoon ap-
proved an emergency bill to assure
regular paydays later this month
for thousands OF employees in the
Governments emergency control
agencies and the defense units OF
Iold-line departments.
The measure was sent to the
Senate. where quick approval also
lis expected.
The House acted after it was
Informed that the agencies would
run out Of funds by April 27 unless
Congress authorized additional
appropriations.
The House already has approved
$3S million for the agencies in the
third supplemental appropriations
bill to carry them through June
80. However, the supplemental
bill is still pending before the
Senate Appropriations Committee
and is not expected to be acted
on for another month at least.
To assure the necessary oper-
ating expenses for these agencies
for at least another month, the
House today approved a $40 mil
lion sum. 1t was explained this
SO million will be deducted from
the $33 million appropriation
once the latter figure is approved
by Congress.
Among the agencies involved in
today's emergency bill are the
National Production Authority
the Econ omic Sterilization
Agency, the Civil Defense Ad-
ministration, the Defense Produc-
ton Administration, and various
units in old-line departments such
as Interior and Agriculture, which
have been assigned duties in con-
nection with the national defense
program.
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Wage Board Gets
Report on Rail Raise

A three-man panel has made
a report to the Economic Stabiliza-
ton Agency on the proposed g.
Icents-an-hour cost-of living wage
increase for ! million railroad
workers.
Economic Stabilizer Eric john
ston is keeping the report secret
until he rules on it. That is ex-
Ipected by tomorrow.
The rail workers, in the So
called incorporating branches of
the industry, received an increase
of IL cents on March / under a
contract signed at the White
House.
Six cents more is called fol-
under terms of that agreement
because Of rises in the Govern
ment's price index since then
However, the 6 cents would ex-
coed the 10 per cent ceiling on
wage increases when coupled with
the 12-cent boost.
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3 Million Expected
To Hail MacArthur's
Arrival in Chicago
BY the Asseeiaied Press

CHICAGO. April %. Gen.
Macarthur is coming to Chicago
Thursday and the Nations second
largest city is all set for a super
welcome.
Soldier Field, the lake front
open-air arena, was reserved
yesterday for a mass civic recep-
ton Thursday night.
But the greeting will get under
way in high style the moment
the generals plane. THE Ba-
taan." touches ground about noon
at Midway Airport. An official
reception committee of 200 prom
inent citizens. including retired
Gems. Charles G. Dawes and
Robert E. Wood, will be on hand
Before heading for the down.
town Loop area and a formal
parade. the general will be given
military honors, including a IT.
gun salute by 5th Army artillery
men, at the airport.
1870 of Population Expected.
A crushing crowd of 8 million
about IS per cent of Chicago's
population-is expected to take
part in the mammoth celebration
for the general. his wife, ano
their son, Arthur, 13.
To give the spectators room tt
move, most surface traffic will bt
Idetoured from the downtown area
The parade route winds from thu
Near North Side to the Bataan.
Corregidor Bridge, over the Chi.
Icago River, where the general will
place a wreath. then through thu
Loop to the Stevens Hotel, wher,
the general will spend the night
Mayor Martin H. Kennedy sale
Gen. Macarthur has indicated HI
does not expect to make a forma
speech in the ceremonies al
Soldier Field. However, tn,
mayor said he "hoped the gen.
eral would say q few words"
Reception at 8 PM.
| The public reception in tn,
go, o,00o-seat Soldier Field starts a
8 pm. The outdoor stadium car
be stretched to seat almost an ad
ditional 10000 with temporar.
bleacherS.
After the Chicago welcome
Gen. Macarthur is scheduled II
go to Milwaukee Friday where h,
will be feted and given an hon
orary degree at Marquette Uni
Iversity.
Milwaukee claims the genera
as a "favorite son." Although
born in Arkansas, Gen. Macarthur
spent his boyhood in Milwaukee
He has maintained legal residenc
at MilWaukee's Plankinton Hotel
The general will travel to Mil
waukee by automobile.
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Mrs. Macarthur Goes
To Circus With Son,
But General Works
by the Associated Press


NEW YORK, April 23.-Paper
work occupied Gen. Macarthur
today but his wife and son looked
forward to an afternoon at the
circus
The general, after his mammoth
reception Friday, has remained
IN !, seclusion at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel.
Mai. Gen. Courtney Whitney,
his military secretary. said yester-
day that Gen. Macarthur had no
plans for today and probably
would remain inside.
Gen. Whitney said the general
was busy over the week end read
Ing newspapers and doing undis-
closed paper work" Gen. Mac
Arthur repeatedly has $4,000 con-
gratulatory kilograms, to wade
through.
No visitors were received yester-
day, Gen. Whitney said. Gen.
Macarthur on Saturday called on
former President Herbert Hoover,
who also lives at the Waldorf
Astoria.
Aides said the 20-minute call
was a courtesy visit" but they
gave no report on the conversa-
ton.
Applauded Outside Church.
Gen. Macarthur, ousted from
his Far East commands by Presi-
dent. Truman, served as Army
Chief of STAFF during Mr.. Hoover's
administration.
mrs. Macarthur also spent Sat-
friday quietly in the hotel suite.
Their son, Arthur, 13, saw his
first big league baseball game
the New York Giants versus the
Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo
Grounds.
Yesterday the youngster and his
mother had a busy day LOOKING
at the sights of New York after
attending services at st. James
Protestant Episcopal church.
sit. Col. Paul Rusch, formerly
attached to Gen. Macarthur
StgA intelligence section in Japan
preached a lay sermon. In his
sermon Col. Rusch said:
I'm conversation with the jap
anese prime minister, he stated
I could quote him that it is due
to Gen. MacArthur's wise states
nanship that Japan has been
saved as nation
: Mrs. Macarthur was applauded
by people outside when she left
the church.
Arthur Snaps Pictures.
: During the afternoon she and
Arthur were guests Of the New
York City Department Of Marine
And Aviation on a three-hour
yacht trip around Manhattan Is
land.
Arthur had his first look at the
Statue of Liberty during the trip
TITS something!" he exclaimed
rs he snapped pictures with a
small camera.
The wife Of Mayor Vincent r
1mpellitteri accompanied them or
the boat trip.
: When the MacArthurs returned
TO their hotel, Mrs. Macarthur
was asked by newsmen what the
general was doing. She replied
only that he is very busy"
Then she and Arthur went In
to rest up for the next big event
in the boys first visit to the
United States - the Ringing
Brothers and Barnum d Bailey
Circus at Madison Square garden
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District Of Columbia-Sunny
with high near "a degrees. Clear
tonight with low near 80 degrees
in city, around 80 degrees in sub
urbs, with chance of scattered
light frost. Tomorrow, fair and
milder; high near 68 degrees.
Maryland-Fair and cooler
Some frost in interior. Low, 1882
degrees in west; 1898 degrees in
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were donated to the Government.
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
There is a critical shortage Of
telephone operators in Govern
ment.
An exam for Federal telephone
operator jobs will be announced
by the commission next month,
with starting salaries of $2,450 to
'$2,650 a year.
** -
JOBS-The National Institutes
of Health at Bethesda, Md, has
job openings for electricians, $2,-
$50 to $3,400 a year. The Ma
tional Institutes also has vacancies
for female laborer custodial jobs.
/. The Naval Air Station at
Patuxent River, Md, needs elec-
tricians, instrument makers, ma
Ichinist. aviation metalsmiths, air
conditioning mechanics, and
sheetmetal workers. The jobs pay
$1.72 to $1.97 an hour. =. Male
laborers are needed at the Boiling
Air Force Base. at salaries Of $1.19
an hour. .. Tailors' helpers and
presSers are needed at the Severn
River Naval Command, Annapolis,
Md, at salaries of 1882 to $3.50
day.
BE sure to listen at 6::15 pm
eUery Saturday oDer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast. featuring additional
7le,Ds and Die1OS OF the Govern
i ment SceneJ
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House Economy Drive
Aims al Eliminating
100000 U. 5. Jobs
by IN. Assoeia,.d Pres.

House Republicans are gearing
up a new economy drive aimed at
saving tax money by trimming
some half a million civilian en-
ployes of the Federal payroll.
Representative Jensen, Repub-
lican. Of Iowa. a leader in the
move. told a reporter today that
such O cut in the payroll should
effect savings Of at least 81 bill
lion" during the fiscal year be-
ginning July !.
The plan appeared certain to
gain the ears Of some members of
the tax-writing House Ways and
Means Committee. Representa-
tive Simpson, Republican, of
Pennsylvania. a committee mem
Der, said yesterday a Nationwide
survey of businessmen indicated
strong backing for a $5 billion cut
in Federal spending, as suggested
by Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia.
Favor Federal Sales Tax.
Mr.. Simpson said SO per cent-of
the businessmen who replied to
the poll favor Senator Byrd's pro-
posal and "a per cent of them
want to couple that with a Federal
sales tax to head of a general So
billion tax increase proposed by
the administration.
Mr.. Simpson estimated that 8
per cent retail sales tax woulc
bring in IS billion q year.
He said he carried out the sur.
vey in cooperation with the Com.
mittee of Americans which he de.
scribed as non-profit fact find.
ing research organization GOVERNS
all 48 States and Hawaii. Cues.
tionnaires were sent to some 80, ,00t
businessmen. Of whom more thar
$4,000 replied, he said.
Proposal Summarized.
The plan for cutting back Fed.
eral payrolls as Mr.. Jensen out.
lined it, boils down to this:
Starting July l, civilian aeencie.
would not be allowed to fill NOR,
than Is per cent Of their vacancie!
with new employees. There woule
be no money appropriated to pa,
new employees over that percent.
age. Vacancies could be filled By
promotions or transfers within {
department. Key medical and Law
enforcement personnel and essen
tial defense workers would not b,
Included.
Il Mr.. Jensen estimated the month
ly turnover among 2.3 million Fed
eral jobs at around 2.5 per cent O.
an annual turnover Of almost one
third Of the entire civilian pa.
roll.
| In addition to saving money
Mr.. Jensen said. the personnel re
duction plan would promote eff
Cheney because employees alread.
in departments would know the,
have a chance to get better job
when they become vacant.
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east. Tomorrow, fair and mildel
in afternoon.
Virginia-Fair and cooler; low
1884 degrees with hight frost
likely in west and north. Low, 35-
40 degrees in southeast portion to.
night. Tomorrow. fair, .milder ir
Afternoon.
Wind: North, northwest, Is miles
per hour, at noon.
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this week will
begin appoint
ing Subconnit-
tees on the va
riouS bills and
schedule dates
for hearings.
Aside from
these beneficial
bills, there also
are measures
before the com.
m ittee / that
would reduce
the 26 days
leave benefits to
On 49,
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By Thomas r. Henry

! EIlOImOuS eHeCtS OF the element
manganese in bringing about
hereditary changes, perhaps the
first light on the basic chemistry
of mutations which have been
a major factor in evolution from
the simplest forms of life to man
were reported here today.
DR.. M. Demerec Of the Carne-
gle Institution Of Washington re-
ported before the National Acad-
emy Of Sciences at its opening
scientific session on this hitherto
unSuspected factor in the story
of life on earth.
He worked with certain bacteria
one-celled plants which are close
to the bottom Of the ladder oil
life. Merely exposing them II
manganese solutions shot up the
mutation rate hundreds-fold ovel
the normal rate expected from
the natural environment with it.
heat changes, cosmic rays and thu
like. The heredity changes were
apparent in the resistance o,
descendants Of the treated cell.
to various chemicals.
The finding becomes Of grea
Significance since all life is mad,
lup Of single cells and all organ.
lsms start as such. All hereditit,
is tied up in a cell.
Responses Differ.
Many influences causing muta,
tions are known but it long ha
been appreciated that an heredi
tary change must be preceded b.
some subtle chemical process. I
now is apparent that manganes,
enters into such chemical changes
l Cells in the nervous system hav,
different constitutional response
to hormones. the gland secretion
which largely govern the body
physiological behavior. it was re
= ported by DR.. Paul Weiss of tn
University Of Chicago and Fiam
metti Rossetti Of the Universit,
of Rome.
They reported experiments il
which local treatments with thy
roid hormone changed the struc
ture of the tadpole brain to tha
of an adult frog. Two large cell
in the brains of tadpoles are con
! cerned with swimming. When tn
tadpole loses its tail and become
an adult frog the cells are useles
and degenerate. Cutting off tn
tail of the tadpole does not affec
these cells.
DrS. Weiss and RoSsetti showed
however. that by implanting part
OF rats thyroid glands or the thy
roid thyroxin in the tadpole re
duction of these two cells tax,
!. place at the same time all othe
brain cells are strongly stimu
lated. -
The results of this experimen
are expected to shed new light OF
some Of the effects Of hormone
on the development of the human
nervous system.
. Experiments With Rats.
Small amounts OF the minerals
potassium, phosphorus and mag
nesium, are essential for the un
dernourished body to make prope
use Of foods for building body tbs
sue. it was reported by anothe
University Of Chicago scientist.
DR.. Paul r. Cannon.
Animal experiments show, h
reported. that omission OF potas
3 SUM from the diet can lead t
eventual congeStive heart failur.
The experiments. were carrie
Z out with rats whose nutritious
z requirements are nearly identics
s with those Of man. The rats wer
8 init lily fed diets so low in pro
3 teins that their bodies not onl
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Safe With $l82 Stolen

Thieves yesterday forced the
rear door of the Driscoll Service
Station, 4100 Hunt place NE, and
carted off a 1.100-pound concrete
and steel safe containing $1s2, the
owner, Edward A. Driscol, re-
ported to police.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
Preacher Talks FasI, =
But Thug Takes His 500
By the Asseeiated Pre,s

BALTIMORE, April IA
bandit and a preacher came to-
gether last night at opposite ends
of a revolver.
The preacher, Rev. Mr.. Arthur
G. Slaght, past or Of South Balti-
more Bible Presbyterian Church,
tried to talk to the thug about his
soul.
The gunman'S answer was to
take 500 from the purse Of the
preachers wife and $50 from the
purse of their companion, Mrs.
Ruth Stallings.
Evening star., 1951-04-23

1t is better to be prepared for
the bomb that never comes han
unprepared for the one that does.
Volunteer now for Civil Defense at
the Veterans Service Center, 1400
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-04-23
The Federal Spotlight t
House Committee to Take Up
EmpIoye Legislation This Week
By Joseph YOUNG

This may be the week when Committee
gets doWn to business lot of important bills affecting
ment employees.
Since January the committee
postal rate BILL to the exclusion everything else
Now however the postal concluded and the
Evening star., 1951-04-23
River Rep0rt.

River Report. 80,
From q. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
HarperS Ferry.
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Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, rs, on April l5:.
Lowest, II. on February 8.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. "a, at 1905 pm.
Low, Al. at $50 am.
Tide Tables.
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No precipitation of expected tonight.
The weather win be generally fair to partly cloudy except
eoudness Southeast Texas will be most of the
Plains while cooler Temperatures will prevail
States chance frost in the Upper Ohio Valley region
and In the interior Of the Middle Atlantic States.
ZAP WirephOto.
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to Federal employe legislation.
Committee members say there's
a good possibility that the group
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Monthly precipitation in inches In thu
CAPITAL tcurrent month to date):
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Precipitation,

AutomoblIe lights must be turned or
one-haH hour after sunset
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The Sun and Moon
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were donated to the Government.
Evening star., 1951-11-21

Morocco before and it makes one
drool with envy to hear him talk
about it. It's very like Southern
California, he says, with mild win
ters. summers not too warm and
palm trees gracing the scene with
their tropical splendor. The exotic
northwest coast of Africa should
be very easy to take.
Scores of dinner parties will be
tossed by local socialites before the
Holton- Arms Alumnae Associa-
tion's presentation of the National
Symphony Orchestra Tuesday eve
ming in the schools new Jessie
Moon Holton Building on Phelps
place. Eleanor and Horton
Schoellkopf will be hosts at a din
.ner before the benefit and so will
the Jack Stenhouses. the Cabell
Maddux, jr.'s, the Hill Carriers and
Mrs. Katharine Frost.
Other Capitalites who have re-
served seats for this chummy re-
sidential society occasion are
former Ambassador and Mrs.
Joseph Grew. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Castle, 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Maxell .. Taylor, DR.. and Mrs.
Daniel Borden, Mrs. Henry D.
Flood, Nancy and Tom Clagett,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Willard Hol-
brook, the William Willards and
William Herrons and the Richard
Millers.
And the dinner parties are piling
up like mad before the Black Tie
dance Friday night. Winning and
dining friends before going on to
the Sulgrave Club are Edie and
Gully Darlington. Mary Lord and
Tommy Coppedge, Betty and
Lothrop Luttrell, Dolly Corbin and
the Steno Stackelbergs and many,
many others. Party food ought
to be cheaper in this town. 1t il
bought by the ton.