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Evening star., 1952-10-31

per diem (blue collar workers IN
the crafts trades have their sal
aries adjusted by Federal wage
boards.
The current salary adjustments
are not very large. Most of the
increases range from 3 to 6 cents
an hour. The amount varies
slightly according to locale. since
per diem wages are fixed on pre-
vailing industry wage rates in q
particular area.
4 + \ \
PROMOTIONS - The informal
decision reached some weeks ago
lby Defense Department officials
not to allow permanent promo
tions Of defense employees is ex-
Ipected to be upheld next month
by Assistant Secretary Of Defense
Anna Rosenberg. Mrs. Rosenberg
is Assistant Secretary in charge of
Imanpower.
A full report is now being pre-
pared for Mrs. Rosenberg by De-
fense personnel officials. Although
the new Whitten rider does allow
some permanent promotions in
Government, Defense personnel
officials feel the vastness of the
Defense Departments operations
would cause too much red tape
and confusion if any permanent
promotions were allowed at this
time.
ELECTIONS-The top Repub-
lican and Democratic members of
the House and Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committees are virtually as
sured of reelection next week.
On the House committee, Chair
man Murray of Tennessee and the
two top Democratic members of
the group besides Mr.. Murray
Representatives Morrison of, Lou
isiana and Miller of California
are unopposed. The top-ranking
Republican. Representative Rees
of Kansas. has opposition but is
expected to win handily next week.
If the Republicans win control of
the House, Mr.. Rees would be
chairman Of the committee. He
was chairman during the Repub-
lican 80th Congress.
On the Senate side, Chairman
Johnston is not up for reelection
this year. Senator Mcclellan of
Tennessee, the top-ranking mem
ber, was defeated in his States
primary election several months
ago. However, Senator Mcclellan
never was an active figure on the
committee, devoting his major at
tention to the Appropriations
Committee. of which he was chair
man.
Senator LANCER Of North Da-
kota. the top Republican member
of the committee, is expected to
win his race for reelection by a
decisive margin. ..-
X \ Il 4
NFFE-Local No. 2, National
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where he could no longer dele.
gate authority"
| A reporter asked if there wa:
any suspicion the riot was 9
planned effort to embarrass the
Governor in his presidential race
Mr.. Flanagan replied: "There is
some such suspicion-but we can't
say"
Then he said the Governor con-
sidered the lives of the sever
hostages as the overriding factor
in his decision, adding Gov
Stevenson had reports the con.
victS might not have fed the
hostages since the disorders began
Monday.
The rebellion began as inmates
of the East Cell Block, one of four
at the prison, were returning to
their cells after the evening meal
An attempt by Warden Munie tc
lead an armed attack on the con-
victs was stymied by their threat
to push the hostages off the tor
floor of the block.
Since then prison and State Of
flcials have tried to starve out
the men, but they believe the con-
Ivicts stored up a supply of candy
bars before the outbreak.
Warden Munie had told newsmen
this morning that "the hostages
are okay."
The cell block in which they
were held is about 1000 feet
long and 80 feet wide. with five
tiers of cells. The prisoners had
the run of this cellblock.
Mr.. Munie said word apparently
had reached the convicts early
this morning that Gov. Stevenson
was at the prison.
He said a typewriter which tee
prisoners have in the cell block
was heard clicking away. It
was assumed the prisoners were
typing their list of demands for
the Governors attention.
Sequence of Events.
Here is the sequence of events
leading to Gov. Stevenson's sur
prise decision:
Since the disorders began Mon
day. Gov. Stevenson has talked
twice a day with either 1t. Gov.
Dixon or Warden Munie.
Mr.. Flanagan said the prisoners
first demanded revisions in prison
rules. asked that Warden Munie
be fired, and that the State Parole
Board be ousted.
Yesterday, Mr.. Flanagan said,
the prisoners suddenly issued q
list OF sitter demands to 1t. Gov.
Dixon-who relayed them to Gov.
Stevenson.
This time, he said, the prisoners
demanded that 1t. Gov. Dixon re-
sign and that he sign a surrender
to all their terms which would
be published in all newspapers.
After making his Pittsburgh
speech before a packed Armory
crowd of $4,000, Gov. Stevenson
hurried to a telephone and dis
cussed the situation with 1t. Gov.
Dixon and Warden Munie.
Mr.. FLANAGAN said 1t. Gov.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Tux Man Sentenced;
He Forgot Own Returns
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 31.-A 49,
year-old tax accountant. who tes-
titled he prepared and filed income
tax returns for numerous clients,
was sentenced today to six months
in prison and fined $4,000 on
charges of failing to file his own
returns for 1948 and 1949.
In sentencing Maurice Lesnar,
Chief Judge William c. Coleman
said the conviction was more rep
rehensible because of the defend
ants familiarity with tax laws.
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Dixon had told the convicts their
demands would not be "dignified
with a reply"
Gov. Stevenson made his de-
cision and a special plane was
chartered for the pre-dawn trip
back to Illinois. He was rushed
from a hotel to the airport short
ly after midnight and his plane
took off at 1880 am. (EST)
Aboard were five members of his
staff and a small group of news
men and photographers.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Fair, with
a smoky sky this afternoon. to-
night and tomorrow; mild tenn
perature. High today around 70;
low tonight about As in the city
and SO in the suburbs.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair
weather. but with a smoky sky
this afternoon. tonight and tomor-
row: low tonight, 35-45. Mild
again tomorrow.
Wind (at National Airport)
South by southeast, about Is miles
an hour, at 11:12 am.
Evening star., 1952-10-31

Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity-NOvember is.
Temperatures will average 4-8
degrees above normal. Washing
ton area normals for the period
are So (high) and 40 dow. Mild
tomorrow, cooler Sunday and
Monday, warmer Tuesday and
Wednesday and chance of rain
Wednesday.
River Report.
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear At
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Gym Deferment Asked

The Fairfax County School
Board has been petitioned to put
of construction of gymnasiums
so all available money can be used
for elementary classrooms.
A petition signed by nearly 100
families was presented last night
by the Floris Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association, which
seeks a two-room elementary
school to replace the present old
building. The groups president,
Mrs. Margaret H. Welch, said her
organization was not opposed to
gymnaSiums in themselves but
added, 1--WE feel the elementary
school need is greater"
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Veterans Fete Lunkford

A cocktail party for Richard E.
Lankford. Democratic nominee for
the 9th congressional district of
Maryland, will be held tomorrow
1t is sponsored by the Veterans for
Landlord Club of Prince Georges
County and will be given at the
Quonset Inn, Silver Hill, Md, from
4 to 6 pm. Veterans and their
wives are invited.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Holy City Of Mecca
Have Electricity
by the Asseeioied Press

NEW YORK.-Next spring, the
holy city of Mecca. forbidden to
non -Moslems. will get electricity
for the first time, reports the Brit
ish Information Service here.
A British firm has almost COM
pleted a 4,000-kilowatt power plant
outside the city. It will feed Is
miles of cables and IS substations
inside the city gates.
Every year thousands of devout
Moslems make the pilgrimage to
Mecca in Saudi Arabia to pray at
the shrineS of Mohammed.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
omy and encouraged the condi-

omy and encouraged the condi-
tions that produce prosperity.
The Republicans went out of
office 20 years ago telling us that
prosperity was just around the
corner"
The audience was told, Nov
they try to come back with the
same old corner story-but this
time it's a depression that's hid
ing around the corner" The
G. o. P, Gov. Stevenson said, is
controlled today by men whose
political ambition consumes their
integrity"
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Russion General, 81, Dies

MOSCOW, Oct. 81 (P.-The
Soviet press announced the death
today of 1t. Gen. Pavel Verkholo-
vich, So, an authority and teacher
in the field of military science.
He took an active role in both the
Russian revolution and World
War II.
Evening star., 1952-10-31
IFTC Puts Off Case
AGAINST Blind Group
For Study Of Charges
Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission
yesterday continued its case
against the National Blind Indus
tries, Inc, to November IL. The
Organization and it's officers are
charged with unfair and deceptive
acts and practices.
Commission Attorney Joh n
|Brookf1eld asked the examiner to
adjourn the hearing to permit the
Government to study and clarity
the case. The attorney cited the
confusion between the local organ
ization and a Government
sponsored organization with a
similar name in New York.
The Government contends the
local organization has sponsored
and sold articles here made by the
blind. It says the corporation
learned about $4,000, had only
seven blind persons for short peri
IodS in its employ and that it shut
down when the charge was filed
and made public.
$50 Contributed Daily.
At yesterdays hearing, a former
employe of the local organiza
ton, located at 1911 street NV.
testified she averaged about S5(
in daily collections from con.
|tributors.
Mrs. Edith Stern of 50 Hawai-
avenue NE. said she was EN-.
Iployed by National Blind Indus.
tries from November, 1851, to Au.
gust. She told the examiner sht
averaged about $3.50 weekly OF
$50 a day She said she was paic
$50 week with a $3.50 transpor-
tation allowance and then raised
to $50 a week after five months
at the job.
Another former employe, James
w. Eaton of 1886 Geranium court
NV. testified he occasionally was
paid by checks originally made
out to National Blind Industries
Inc. Mr.. Eaton, who left National
Blind Industries in May. said
three blind persons worked there
regularly. He said the blind
workers averaged $35 to $50
weekly, both for part time and
full time work.
Says Articles Were Sold.
Miss Minnie w. Furr of the
Hurt Home for the Blind, 1850
r street NV, testified she took
articles made by the blind from
the home for sale. She denied she
was ever an instructor for National
Blind Industries, as it was pre-
viously testified.
F. w. Ave-Lallemant, executive
director. Columbia Polytechnic In
stitute for the Blind, 1903 H
street NV, was another Govern
ment witness. He testified that
another organization. the National
Industries for the Blind with New
York headquarters, is aiding his
organization by setting up a retail
outlet at 729 Eleventh street Sc.
He said his organization has
trained blind veterans in chair
Gaming under sponsorship of the
Veterans Administration.
The witness said the National
Industries for the Blind, set up
through an Act of Congress, is
a coiisultive body and
clearing house for articles made by
the blind. He said the New York
has nothing to do
with selling articles to private in
dividuals.
Evening star., 1952-10-31

way for the
$4,000 per diem
W ork ers in
w a S h in gton.
and a pay raise
for them is ex-
pected to re-
suit.
Unlik the
Cove rnment'S
classified and
postal workers,
who are de-
p e n d e n t on
Congress for
salary adjust
m e n IS, tn e
cav 20 rtnnnnf'c
Evening star., 1952-10-31
The Federal Spotlight
|BIue-C Collar Workers Getting
Small Increase in Pay
By Joseph YOUNG

Most OF the Governments 100000 diem
celVlng or Will receive small Defense officials
disclose.
Under the board employees
adjustments in line with similar
private industry.
Evening star., 1952-10-31

pm. II am.
3 pm. 80 10 am. ---
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
Highest, 101. on June 26.
Lowest, 10, on January 30.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, so. at 1855 p.m.
Low, 35, at $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1952-10-31

A wage survey is now under F
Evening star., 1952-10-31
Monthly nrecinitation In In,

oT1e-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Prince Georges Chamber
10 Discuss Parking Plans

A discussion Of parking prob,
lens in the business areas of the,
county will feature the first Fall
dinner meeting of the Prince
Georges Chamber of Commerce
Monday at z pm. at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club.
Speakers will be Walter r. VAN
aman, assistant director of the
District Of Columbia Motor We
hicle Parking Agency. and Mayor
Jesse S. Baggett Of Hyattsville,
Mr.. Vanaman will describe plans
now underway to ease parking Ills
in the District. Mayor Baggett will
tell Of recent action taken Jointly
by city officials and businessmen of
Hyattsville to provide several hun
dred parking spaces in the shop
ping areas.
Guests of the chamber will be
members Of the county's State
Legislative delegation and Of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Charles E. Callow. new president
Of the chamber, will preside. w.
w. Lewis. chairman of the pro.
gram committee, has arranged en-
tertainment features for the eve
ming.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Steamfitter Gets 80 DAYS
For Refusal 10 Testify

A Washington steatnfitter was
given a 30-day Jail sentence for
contempt Of court in Fairfax yes
terday, after he refused to testify
against a man accused of being
his accomplice in the theft of two
gas heaters.
The contempt sentence was i'm
posed by Fairfax Circuit Judge
Paul Brown on James L. Sweeny,
A, of the 5700 block of Thirteenth
street NV. Sweeny and Fred E.
Fillingame, 26. of Route 2, Fair
fax, were indicted on charges of
stealing two gas heaters.
Sweeny earlier pleaded guilty to
the theft charge. Fillingame plead
ed not guilty. and his trial was set
for yesterday. The charge against
F'illingame was dropped, however.
after Sweeny refused to testify.
Sentencing of Sweeny on the theft
charge was postponed while he
serves the contempt term.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Donohue Urges Democrats
To Greet Gov. Stevenson

Loyal Democrats of the Metro
politan Area yesterday were urged
by District Commissioner F. Jo-
Seph Donohue, himself a loyal
Democrat, to turn out Saturday
for the arrival Of Gov. Adlai Ste
venson at National Airport.
Presidential Candidate ste.
venson is due here at 8:55 am.
Mr.. Dunohue issued his call for a
warm welcome as chairman Of the
Stevenson-Sparkman Club Of the
District.
Mr.. Donohue said he had been
in touch with Gov. Stevenson's
campaign staff to get the candi-
date to give a short speech on his
arrival. Campaign headquarters
replied. however. that q political
talk on that date would be ''inap-
because of the Jewish
New Year." Mr.. Donohue said.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Absentee Voting in
South CuroIinu

As a serUice to the Districts
absentee UoterS The Star is pub
kShing Uoting regulations in
each State for nert NoUember's
election. One State tDiu be pub
hshed each day. Watch for
yours. Tod1y's instGllnent is for,
residents aDho tDiSh to vote in
South Carolina:
Officers to Be Elected: Six Rep
resentatives to Congress and some
local officials.
Residence Requirement.: State
2 years; county. / year: precinct
4 months. *
Poll tax was abolished February
13, 1851.
Registration: In person. Re.
registration began on January /
1948, and will be held every II
years. Citizens must be able tt
read and write any section Of the
State constitution selected BY
registration officer or have paic
taxes on property assessed in thi.
State at $500 or more to be regis.
tered.
Registration for election through
October 1.
Absentee Voting: None. III
Further information may be
obtained In the lobby of The
Star Building, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania auenue NV,
Uhere the District League of
Women Voters has set up a
Doters' seruice desk. 1t Is open
from 10 am. to 8 pm. Monday
through Friday and from 10
am. to S pm. Saturday. Tele-
phone Republic 1894.
Tomorrow: South Dakota.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Arlington Man Sues Store,
Charging Saw Fell on Him

An Arlington civic leader has
filed suit for $4,000 against a
department store, claiming that
a saw on display in the store
dropped from its holder and cut
his nose.
Reed K. Pond. Of 2722 North
Twenty fourth street, says through
his attorney, L.. Lee Dean, that
he was in the Sears Roebuck
and Co. store at $500 Wilson
boulevard last January IL when
a Swedish saw dropped from its
holder. A tooth of the saw cut his
nose, Mr.. Pond said, "all of which
has caused him pain, suffering
embarrassment and great expense
in addition to which he has a
permanent scar as a result
thereof"
A spokesman for the store said
the case was in the hands Of their
Philadelphia law representatives.
Mr.. Pond is a former officer in
the Arlington Civic Federation and
the Citizens Committee for
School Improvement.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Stevenson will Stop
In Alexandra on WAY
10 Quantico Saturday

Coy. Stevenson will make a brief
stop in Alexandria Saturday as he
passes through the city on his way
to the Quantico Marine Base.
Originally, the Democratic pres
ldential candidate was due to ar
rive at Washington National Air
port at 9:05 am. Saturday. The
time OF arrival has been stepped
up to 8:45 am, to permit time for
the Alexandria stop.
Edmund D. Campbell. Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress from
nearby Virginia's 10th district
will greet Gov. Stevenson at the
airport. Others in the greeting
party will include various State
and county officials from Virginia
and members Of Volunteers for
Stevenson.
Mr.. Campbell has been invited
to ride with Gov. Stevenson on
the trip to Alexandria. The presi-
dental nominees car will travel
along Mount Vernon boulevard
from the airport to Alexandria
and will make brief stop in
front of the main Post Office
building at Washington and
Prince streets in Alexandria. A
spokesman for Volunteers for
Stevenson said the Governor did
not plan to make any speeches.
From Alexandria, Gov. Steven
son will go to Quantico to see his
son, Adlai Stevenson III, grad
uate from Marine officers train
ing school. The Governor will de-
liver the commencement address.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Three 10 Be Sworn In
Today as Members
Of Arlington Board

Requirements for the three Ar
lington County Board members Of
flcially removed from Office yester-
day are expected to be sworn in
today in the Office of Circuit Court
Clerk H. Bruce Green.
Judge Walter r. Mccarthy
signed an order vacating the seats
of the three non-partisan board
members in the wake of a Virginia
Supreme Court ruling that Federal
employees may not hold local or
State Office in Virginia.
Named to Board.
Appointed to fill the board va
cancies temporarily were:
Howard r. Massey. a Washing
ton bank official, of 4300 North
Second road; M. Rex Byrne, Ar
lington businessman, of 2O2 North
Highland street, and John A.
Tillema, retired university pro-
fessor. of 1908 North Harvard
street.
Mr.. Massey and Mr.. Byrne are
Democrats and have long been
active in county politics. Mr.. Tile
ma is an independent but says he
usually votes Democratic.
Removed from office by the or
der were Robert w. Cox, who was
serving as board chairman, and
Members Alan L. Dean and Daniel
A. Dugan. Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Dean
are Federal employees. Mr.. Dugan
was Federal semploye when
elected to Office in 1850 but has
since entered private business.
Election in November.
Judge Mccarthy today is ex-
pected to sign another order set
ting a special election November
4 to fill the unexpired terms of
the three members. The tempo
rary replacements will serve until
those elected in the special elec-
tion are sworn in.
Commonwealth Attorney VIII
liam j. HaSsan said this morning
he expects the three new mem
bers to be sworn in at a single
ceremony.
MIR. Dugan has announced his
candidacy for reelection to the
board IN the special election. Since
he no longer is a Government en-
ploye. Mr.. Dugan is eligible for
election to the board.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Beard Taken in County Roid,
Faces Two Numbers Chorqes

Washington Gambler Sam
Beard faces a hearing in Uppe,
Marlboro Police Court on Septem-
ber rs on two new gambling
charges.
Beard was seized yesterday as
Prince Georges County police
raided the former race wire head
quarters of the Statewide News
Distributors Agency at 3701
lBladensburg road, Colmar Manor,
Md.
Seized with him were Is card
board boxes, each containing some
$50 numbers books.
| A nine-man police raiding
party. led by County Police Chief
F. Allen Richards. entered the
place through a front door. They
found Beard and an unidentified
colored man, along with piles OF
boxes containing either the num-
bers slips or paint.
Lappin Ordered To Report.
Also there with Beard was q
man identified as Louis Lappin
63, whom police said was on pro-
baton from a gambling convic-
tion. He was released, but is
ordered to report to the probation
officer to produce evidence OF
'gainful employment" ,
Lappin was arrested at the old
Marlboro Hotel in March of last
year with George Perry. then re-
garded as one of Boards right
hand men. Lappin was placed on
probation for three years, accord
ing to Roy Bright, the parole and
probation officer.
Police said Lappin was carrying
some costume jewelry samples and
had a District vendors license
when they entered Boards place,
Police said the place was
licensed to operate a water
proofing paint business there
Beard previously had maintained
he was in the pickle business.
Freed ON Bond.
Beard was taken to the County
Service Building. Hyattsville, and
then to the county police sta
ton in Upper Marlboro, where he
was booked after talking with
States Attorney Carlyle Lam
tcaSter.
One charge accused Beard OF
operating a lottery. The second
charge was for possession Of lot
terry slips.
Beard was freed under 81 SOC
Evening star., 1952-09-18

described as historic but still ap-
propriate in the course Of demo-
cratic progress. is that the poten-
tial voters Of 1852 in Maryland
and Virginia might profit by read
ing Of the voting inconvenience
when those areas were newborn
States more than century and
a half ago.
In those times, according to
historians, something like half OF
the eligible voters actually voted.
That percentage, while not es-
pecially impressive, seems over
whelming in comparison to the
approximately 40 per cent who
voted in Maryland in 1948 and
the 81 per cent in Virginia at
that presidential election.
But those early-day voters. it
should be noted, often had to
stand up In the presence of candi-
dates and election officers and be
literally counted as they voiced
q vote In the absence Of q secret
ballot. Furthermore, unlike the
present requirements for only q
years residence in the State. the
franchise usually was confined to
property owners.
Registration and voting in the
18th Century generally entailed
horseback or coach rides over
many miles of rough roads to a
central place in a county. The
process Of registering and voting
was no matter of mere minutes
in that era. vet it was taken more
seriously than today.
Fear Of Inconvenience.
More pronounced than the
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