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Evening star., 1953-05-14
BeIvoir Starts Probe
After Arrest Of Gil
Fatal Chicago Blast

An investigation of the system
of distributing explosives to SOL
diers in training was under way
today at Fort Belvoir, Va.
The probe followed the arrest
of a Belvoir private in connec-
ton with the death of an g.
year-old boy in an explosion
Tuesday in Chicago.
Pvt. Miff1in c. Schat, %. a
Regular Army soldier, was taken
into custody by the provost
marshal of engineers a few
hours after he returned from a
leave in Chicago.
There. police had reported that
a steel splinter had killed Ed
ward j. Voytas, who was walk
ing past a school yard when a
demolition charge attached to a
steel post was detonated.
Youth Admits Firing Charge.
Chicago Police 1t. Chris Mel
sen said William Barnabee, II,
admitted setting off the charge
and that he had obtained the
explosive from a Belvoir soldier
identified as Schat.
Pvt. Schat, whose duty assign
ment is in the supply and opera
ton section of the posts De-
partment of Engineering. admit
ted he had take "a few" small;
charges of TINT. military author
tiles said. The charges are pack
aged in quarter-pound blocks
and are worth only a few cents
each, the Army said.
Meanwhile, Army officials have
not decided how to proceed in
Pvt. Schat's case.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
By the Associoted Press

NEW MARKET, Tenn, May
IA plucky little insurance
salesman riSked his life at the
end of ITO feet of rope yesterday
in a vain attempt to rescue a
sucking colt trapped in a cave
since Sunday night.
The colt, a jet-black little
fellow called wild Bill" died
of a broken neck as he was being
pulled from the cave. a natural
sinkhole on the rolling, rocky
farm of Raymond Larrance.
The farm is about Is miles north
of Knoxville.
But if Milum Trent, 27-year-
old insurance salesman from
Jefferson City, hadn't crawled
through the narrow passage into
the cave, the animal would have
been shot tomorrow anyway, to
keep it from starving to death.
Mr.. Trent tied a strong rope
around the colts neck.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Union and 5. Steel
Open Wage Talks in
Pittsburgh Today
By the Assoeiufed Press

PITTSBURGH, May 14.-In-
dustrial America and the Eisen-
hover administration watched
the steel capital today for an
indication Of what may be in
the wind in the way Of steel
wage increases which could af-
feet the prices of practically
every commodity in the land.
The watchful waiting began
as the CIO United Steelworkers'
Union opens it's first negotiating
session today with the United
States Steel Corp.
The steelworkers' union is ask
ing the industry to increase
wages Of its 100000 members.
It traditionally begins it's bar
gaining with U. S. Steel, which
usually sets the pace for the
entire industry.
In past years wage increases
in steel were followed by SINH
lar increases in other industries.
That is why the other industries
and the new Eisenhower admin
istration are watching what will
happen. Since wage and price
controls were lifted, the new
G. o. p. administration has said
it would make every effort to
head off another inflationary
spiral.
The steelworkers' union. which
also scheduled a negotiating ses-
sion with Youngstown Sheet &
Tube Co. in Youngstown, Ohio,
hasn't spelled out it's demands.
But it is believed to be seeking
about 10 cents an hour more for
workers now averaging from
$2.06 to 1920.
If no agreement is reached by
June 30 the union is free to
strike.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
BY the Assoeiaied Press

The odds are against your
minister, priest or rabbi being
paid as well as your bank presi-
dent, but the reverend gentlemen
can ride on a train or bus at
reduced rates.
When he travels by air, how
ever, the clergyman pays the
same fare as anybody else.
This is all wrong, says Repre-
sentative Mcconnell, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, an investment
banker and the son of a Meth
odist minister.
Cites Small Remuneration.
Mr.. Mcconnell told the House
Commerce Committee yesterday:
Il have always put members
of the clergy on a pedestal. Their
remuneration is such that they
are entitled to special considera-
ton by the airlines, just as they
are by the other carriers"
Mr.. Mcconnell testified in
support of his own bill which
would permit the airlines to cut
prices for clergymen, something
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Hospital Pays $4,000
For Wrong Amputution
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, May IA 64-
year-old janitor who claimed
doctors amputated the wrong
leg accepted $4,000 in damages
in settlement of his $1.3 million
suit yesterday.
Gus Tews, Chicago, sued the
Evangelical Hospital Association
and 81 individuals, mostly hos
pital personnel.
He contended he entered the
hospital in June, 1852, to have
a gangrenous left leg amputated,
but that his right leg was re-
moved instead. Later, the left
leg was removed at another hos
pital.
The circuit court settlement
was reached after two days of
pre-trial conferences.
Evening star., 1953-05-14

colt had been walking around.
Mr.. Trent, who is 5 feet 8 inches
tall and weighs only 10 pounds,
was the only would-be rescuer
small enough to crawl through.
He said he was drawn to the
scene by "just plain curiosity"
In a pasture with his mother,
a white mare named Queenie,
the colt-then just 9 days old
fell into the hole as he was test
ing his wobbly legs Sunday night.
Queenie's frantic nickering
called attention to the colts
plight, said Horace Larrance,
father of Raymond and owner
of both horses.
When the rescuers had the
colt in sight of the opening to
the cave-about 4 feet by land
saw he was dead, Mr.. Larrance
took his pocket knife and sliced
the rope in two.
"The cave will be his grave" )"
he said.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Salesman Risks Life, but Fails
ToSoveC Colt Trapped in Cave

The little animal was sus-
tanned the four days he was
trapped by water which seeped
into the cave. He hadn't been
weaned, so it would have been
futile to try to lower milk or
food to him.
He was right pert when I got
to him." Mr.. Trent said as he
came out of the cavern, breath
less and muddy. But he got
caught in that narrow opening
and his neck broke"
Mr.. Trent referred to a rocky
opening about foot wide 20
feet into the cavern. The OPEN
ing led to a room las big as a
house" at the bottom, where the
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Patient Accused Of Giving
4 Bad Checks 10 Doctor

A Post Office Department en-
ploye today was accused of Civ
ing four bad checks to a ply
sician treating him for an illness
requiring repeated visits.
Arrested on a warrant was
Horace B. Staples, %, colored, a
railway mail clerk of the 1900
block of Corcoran street NV.
He was charged with giving an
$S bad check on January 7 to
DR.. Joseph S. Thomas of 1903
Fourth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
Store Electric Mixer Like Typewriter
Try This

Once q homemaker owns an
electric mixer, she would hate to
get along without it. But they
are awkward to handle, and they
are a problem to store.
Here is a neat solution to both
problems. The mixer stands on
a movable shelf that swings
down and into the cabinet when
the mixer is not in use. Much
like a typewriter shelf attached
to a deskO When you need it.
pull the shelf out and up. A
special mechanism holds the
mixer in place almost at coun-
ter height. so that you never need
move the mixer itself. Just plug
1t in. This arrangement keeps
your working counter clear.
available for your other equip
ment.
When you arrange your kitch-
en-, group all baking materials
around the electric mixer stor-
age. When cookies and cakes
are in order, everything will be
conveniently at hand without any
wasted steps from one cupboard
to another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
-GIORau Fh0t0.
MRS. JOHN ]. BURKE
The former
Miss Babette G. Herman.

Miss Babette G.. Norman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick L. Norman, was married
on April IS to Mr.. John J..
Burke. son of Mr.. William Burke
of Mahonoy City, Pa. and the
late Mrs. Burke. The Rev. E.
Carl Lyon performed the cere-
mony held at the Shrine of the
Most Blessed Sacrament. There
was a reception at the Kennedy
Warren.
The couple will live in WASH
ington after q New Orleans
wedding trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
Officers Elected
ByWonen|sCI b

Mrs. Frederick T. Voorhees, was
elected president of the Trans
portation Corps Women's Club at
its annual meeting April %.
Other officers that will serve
during the coming year are Mrs.
Frederick D. Atkinson, first vice
president; Mrs. c. v. Christian
son, second vice president; Mrs.
Carl G. Schone, recording secre.
tary: Mrs. Kenneth w. Schoen-
wether. treasurer, and Mrs. Har.
old E. Bowen. assistant treasurer.
The purpose Of the club is to
unite the wives of the Transpor-
tation officers stationed here to
carry out various social and well
fare projects.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

pressed concern over the juvenile
delinquency problem here, said
he felt a full complement Of
policemen is an essential deter
rent to the continued rise in the
delinquency rate.
Police Chief Murray. in sub
mitting his request to raise the
authorized strength Of the police
force by 230 men also stated
the presence of more uniformed
men on the street would go a
long way toward solving the de-
linquency problem
More for Mental Hygiene.
A phase of the Health Depart
ment budget request for the next
fiscal year also received fsvora-
BILE comment from Mr.. Camalier.
He said he sincerely" hoped
funds will be provided to extend
the Health DEPARTMENTS mental
hygiene program.
The department request for
$4,000 to enlarge mental hygiene
services pointed out that Juvenile
delinquency could be reduced
through such efforts. The de-
partment estimated that about
$4,000 persons in the District
need psychiatric care. out only
about 1000 are now receiving
such treatment.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

an excepted schedule and then
firing them.
The commissions stand Is
that it is the person. rather than
the job, that determines whether
an employe has status. If an
employe secures civil service
status, then he retains 1t as long
as he remains in the Govern
ment. the CSC holds. Otherwise.
it declares. civil service would be
meaningless and all employees
would be at the mercy of poll
ticians in the various agencies.
The commission feels confident
that the courts will uphold Its
view.
VETERANS PREFERANCE-
Another issue to be decided by
the courts involves whether
veterans in excepted jobs in
Government have the appeals
rights and other job safeguards
accorded by the Veterans Prefer
ence Act.
The Justice Department con-
tends that veterans in these jobs.
regardless Of whether they have
status, are not entitled to these
benefits. Justice officials declare
that in enacting the Veterans
Preference Act. Congress never
intended to give veterans prefer
ence protection to employees in
excepted or political jobs.
On the other hand, the Civil
Service Commission declares that
the Veterans Preference Act of
1914 does extend veterans pref
erence rights to all veterans in
Government except Presidential
appointees and a handful Of
others.
STRANGE SITUATION-The
present situation certainly is an
unusual one.
The Justice Department, which
is the agency that determines
legal policy for the entire Gov
ernment, is the only department
which has had trouble with the
Civil Service Commission.
Yet, the department thus far
has not attempted to impose it's
views on the Government as a
whole. 1t is proceeding as an
individual department concerned
only with its own employees.
However. the rest of the Gov
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Man Critically Injured,
Wife Held for Assault

A housewife was charged with
assault with intent to commit
murder yesterday after her hus-
band was admitted to a hospital
with a fractured skull.
Emergency Hospital attend
ants said Leslie N. Bontz. 56, Of
2419 Huidekoper place NV, was
in critical condition.
His wife, Mrs. Ethel L. BontZ,
AZ, was arrested by Seventh Pre-
cinct police and released in
$4,000 bond. Their 17-year-old
son, Jack, also was questioned
by police and released.
Detective Sergt. nard
Crooke of the homicide squad
said Mrs. Bontz told police she
and her husband were drinking
Friday night. During a scuff1e
on the basement stairs, he
slipped and fell to the floor be-
low, she said
Mr.. Bontz has been employed
by The Star as an artist since
July 3, 1885. Before that he was
with the Navy Department as a
craftsman and with the Times
Herald as an artist.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Sept. 12.-Paul c..
Hoffman, board chairman of the
Studebaker Corp, said at the
summer White House today he
believes President Eisenhower is
highly popular with the Nations S
workers despite Martin Durkin's
resignation as Secretary of
Labor.
Mr.. Hoffman, former chief of
the Government foreign aid
program and a campaign adviser
to President Eisenhower, spent
about an hour and a half at the
Presidents vacation headquar-
ters at Lowry Air Force Base.
Mr.. Hoffman described his
visit as purely social and repeat
ed that he is not interested in
taking q Federal job. He said
he told Gen. Eisenhower more
than a year ago he was not in
a position to do so.
Sees No Change in Sentiment.
A reporter asked Mr.. Hoffman
whether he felt the adminiStra-
ton had been hurt, so far as the
support of labor is concerned. as
a result of Mr.. Durkin's reSigna-
ton. In quitting Thursday, Mr..
Durkin contended the admins
tration had run out on pledges
to amend the Taft Hartley Law.
II think the appeal the Presi-
dent has had has been largely
an appeal to the workers." Mr..
Hoffman said. II don't think
there has been any change in
that sentiment.
He added that in his opinion
Gen. Eisenhower is highly popu-
lar among the workers.
In addition to being questioned
about labor's reaction to the Dur
kin resignation. Mr.. Hoffman
was asked about the Govern
ment's foreign aid program,
which he headed during the Tru-
man administration.
A reporter wanted to know
whether Mr.. Hoffman agreed
with Harold E. Stassen. the pres
ent foreign aid director, that
such aid can be cut drastically--
perhaps almost ellminatej-after
next year.
Mr.. Hoffman replied he wasn't
currently familiar with the econ
omies of the various nations re-
ceiving American aid, but he
added:
Il have never felt that We
should send a single American
dollar abroad except in the in
terest of America"
He said he believes that aid
which has been sent abroad has
paid off" He cited Western
Geormany as an example and
said that so far AS the overall
picture is concerned:
WED have spent tens of bill
lions. of dollars more ON defense
if we had had to go it alone"
President Eisenhower left his
Evening star., 1953-09-13

sues involving civil service.
The commission feels that en-
ployeS with status are entitled
to retain their civil service job
protection rights. even though
they later move or are assigned
by their agencies to non-ciVil
service positions.
The Justice Department con-
tends that employees who are in
excepted positions, regardless of
previous status. are not entitled
to civil service job protection
rights.
BY mutual conse both
agencies have agreed to let the
courts settle the issue. And test
cases have been brought by en-
ployes involved. so that the de-
cisions on the various issues will
be handed down in the not too
distant future.
II
TEST CASE - The test case
involving career employees in ex-
cepted jobs involves a former
Justice Department attorney, Leo
A. Roth. Mr.. Roth, a longtime
career worker. was fired by the
department without charges or
the other procedural safeguards
guaranteed civil service workers
by the Lloyd-LaFollette Act. The
Justice Department contends Mr..
Roth is not entitled to civil
service job protection rights be-
cause his position subsequently
was transferred to the excepted
Schedule A after he had received
status.
The Civil Service Commission
strongly supports Mr.. Roth in his
contention that, as a career
worker, his civil service rights
cannot be taken away from him.
Civil Service legal officials say
the issues involved in the Roth
case go far beyond the right of
present career workers in ex-
cepted jobs They say it could
have a direct bearing on cases
in the future.
If the Federal courts should
uphold the Justice Departments
contention that career employees
in excepted jobs can be fired
summarily. then no career job
in Government could be con-
sidered safe, civil service officials
say.
They declare that under such
an Interpretation. nothing could
prevent an agency head from
getting rid of career employees
by getting their jobs placed in
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Cama|ier Supports
MurraY's Plea TO Add
23O Men 10 Force

Police Chief Robert v. Muir
rays request that the Police De-
partment's authorized strength
be boosted to $500 men has the
tentative backing of at least one
District Commissioner.
Commissioner Renah F. Cana
lier said last night he Is very,
very favorably" disposed toward
the request contained in the
proposed Police Departm n t
budget for the fiscal year begin
ing next July /.
Crime is not on the decrease
to any appreciable extent in this
city. We need a full police force
and if it takes additional appro-
priations I'm for that" Mr..
Camalier said during an inter-
view broadcast over Radio Sta
tion WWDC.
Cites Juvenile Delinquency.
IT believe that will be the view
of the other Commissioners" he
added.
Mr.. Camalier. who has ex-
Evening star., 1953-09-13
SobeIoff to Speak

Chief Judge Simon E. Sobeloff
Of the Maryland Court of Ap-
peals will be the principal speak
er Thursday at Constitution Day
services on the Montgomery
County Courthouse lawn at Rock
vile.
The ceremonies, under aus
pices of the County Bar Asso-
citation, will get under way at
1880 pm.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
jamestown School Project
Stopped by Lawsuit

DR.. Curtis E. Tuthill, chair
man of the Arlington School
Board, yesterday described
Jamestown School, a 14-class-
room unit on which construction
has stopped, as a "ghastly" sight
the first concrete evidence of
what we have feared during the
summer"
AS the series of suits instituted
or conducted by Arlington at
torney John Locke Green has
continued, School Board mem
bers for months have feared that
construction would come to a
halt on county schools.
The litigation has blocked
sale Of $2.8 million in bonds.
While the bonds are unsold,
contractors cannot be paid.
I'VE don't know when the
school will be finished" DR.. Tut
hill declared. "Some of that de-
pends on the will of John Locke
Green"
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Skilled Teams DispIoyed

The skill of driving teams of
heavy work horses was displayed
yesterday at the oath Annual
Montgomery County Horse Show
at Olney.
Several farmers from the
neighborhood backed their big
horse-drawn wagons through
narrow apertures with an accu-
racy that would have made a
truck driver envious
Drivers of the teams made fig
ure eights, bringing their wagons
between posts with little space
to spare and without knocking
them over.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
YugosIovs Charge ItoIy
Violated Air Border
By the Assoc,oted Pres,

LONDON, Sept. 12.-Yugo-
slavia charged today that an
Italian plane violated Yugoslav
territory by flying 200 yards over
the border in the region of Nova
Gorica Thursday.
A Belgrade broadcast said this
was the fourth violation of air
space since Italian groups con-
centrated on the Yugoslav border
in the current stage of Italian
Yugoslav feuding over Trieste.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Rival Federation Proposed

Formation of a rival organiza-
ton to the Arlington Civic Fed
Grafton is being studied by men,
bers of some county citizens
associations.
Ernest j. Holcomb, a leader
in Arlington Independent Move
ment and the Waycroft- Wood
lawn Citizens Association, said
"very preliminary discussion"
are being held to determine if
there is enough interest to start
the new federation.
Mr.. Holcomb said the move
ment got underway last June
during discussion of a proposal
that Waycroft-W -Woodlawn with
draw from the federation.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Popularity of Eisenhower
Undomdged, Hoffman Says

Office in mid-morning for an
other round Of golf at Cherry
Hills Country Club with Vice
President Nixon. The Vice Pres
ident is in Denver for a "ound of
conferences with Gen. Eisen-
hover preparatory to leaving Oc-
tober 5 on tour Of the Far East.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Partly
cloudy, windy and cooler. High
around 70. Fair and cooler to-
night. Monday fair and cool.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
windy. Fair and cooler tonight,
Monday fair and cool.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

IN schedules
A or b or to
the new polit-
ical c cate
CORY.
For the first
time in his
tory. the Civil
Service Com
mission and
the j u S t ic e
D e p a r tinent
find t h e M
selves on op-
poSite sides OF
the fence on
important is
Evening star., 1953-09-13
CoIors Identify Sheep

Sheep farmers in England's
Cumberland district will copy
the Australian practice Of dyeing
sheep in different colors to
identify them on the hills, Car
Isle reports.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

ugnt forecast today for Washington
Oregon California while scattered thunderStOrms will
in Mountain Scattered shower
predicted for Pennsylvania New York. New England
and few storms Southern Florida. cooler trend is
expected the half of the Nation and
States while the Western Plains and South
arn Rockies will he warmer -AP WirephOtO
Evening star., 1953-09-13

ernment's departments and
agencies are closely watching
the contest between the CSC
and the Justice Department to
see who will win the battle. If
the Justice stand is upheld by
the courts, other agencies would
be quick to take similar person.
mel actions.
In the final analysis, csc off,
cials are pleased that the issues
will be decided by the courts. In
that way. they feel sure that a
just and impartial decision,
based on the facts and the law,
will be handed down.
Read the Federal Spotlight
column in The Star sir days a
week and listen to the radio
edition of the Federal Spot
light every Saturday at 1880
pm. OUer WMAL.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Court Decision on Job Rights
Seen Vital to Merit System
By Joseph Young

Civil Service legal the forthcoming Federal
decisions empoye rights have important bearing
on the future of the system.
The officials expect that the issues involved eventually will
have to be decided by the Supreme Court.
At the lob protection rights Of Federal employees
with status who promoted or* ------------
transferred to excepted positions on rd than
Evening star., 1953-09-13

This edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF 40
pages, a 12-page comic section
and 28 pages of rOtOgraUure.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 100, on August 81 and Sep
tember ,
Lowest, 90, on March ..
High and Low Gf Last "a Hours
High. 80, at 4:3O pm.
Low. 64. at $40 am
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Evening star., 1953-09-13

If your oil burner is obso.
lete or worn out it is pos
sible for US to replace it
with brand.new General
Motors DeIco Oil Burner
for as little as S97. That's
right, for as little as S97
you can have a new DeIco
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your present furnace, pro-
vided your tank and con.
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Let us make a free heating
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Budget payments - Ph one
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Evening star., 1953-09-13

Virginia-Same as Maryland.
Wind Strong northwest
winds, 25-35 miles per hour.
River Report
(From u S. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andush muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

transferred to excepted positions
(jobs excepted from civil service
, 1953-05-15
News

The SIS "ALCOA ROAM
Err" is scheduled to sail from
May End, Baltimore
May 4th, New York May 9th,
and is due at Frederiksted
May 18th, via Puerto Rico, {:
ST. Thomas, accepting freigh
for Venezuela & Paramaribo
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Rob't L. Merwin & Co. lac.
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, 1953-05-15
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eerned with some type Of low
orice supplemental feeding.
The value of this sweet potato
neal for milk producing ami
mals would be of great assist
nee to dairy farmers, also if
St. Croix does develop the
goat industry, this would
offer the ideal feed for goats,
used with molasses and local
grasses"