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more Benefits Predicted
For U. S. Workers in So
~ . star Correspondent OF The star


GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. TO-
Next years Congress can be ex-
pected to continue the record Of
beneficial legislation enacted
for Government employees dur.
ing the past few years, the Ma.
tional League Of Postmasters
was told today.
Joseph Young, The Washing
ton Stars Federal Spotlight
Government columnist, declared
that O comprehensive health
medical insurance program fol
Government workers and their
families, as well as liberalized
retirement and family survivor
ship benefits. stand a good
chance Of enactment next year
Addressing the SD annual
convention Of the NIP, Mr.
Young declared:
1.-THE past few years nave seer
more beneficial Federal employe
Legislation enacted into law thar
during any other period In his.
tory. And next year promises to
continue this beneficial pattern.
Recent Gains
The Star columnist noted that
the past few years have resulted
lin such laws as the Federal en-
|ploye life insurance program. pay
raises, free bonding Of employees
Increased travel allowances, free
uniform allowances and grant
ing Of career status to hum
|dreds of thousands Of indefinite
employees.
The administrations proposed
health insurance plan would be
Ia major milestone in the promo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

day. the District Medical Society
reports.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity. Sept. 21-25
Temperatures will be two to
four degrees above the normal
high Of rs and low Of 50. Mod
crate tomorrow, warmer Thurs
day, slightly cooler at end Of
week. Showers likely around
Thursday and again about Sat-
urday totalling one half inch.
River Repors
tFrom u. g. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Hsrpers Ferry
and st Great Falls; shenandoah clear q
Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures fer Yesterday
Readinss Washington National Airportl
M 4 sj1; % 4 P P.m. " =
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 90. on July ~. August Q.
Lowest, 10 on February 3.
Hish and Low Of Last "a Hours
High, 80. At 1855 pm.
Low, o., at 7:16 am.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED BY the United States Coast
and 0eodetic Survey
Today Tomorrov
High ------- 11:34 an. ------
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
SIoying Victims Mother
Arrives in Mississippi

lease sat quietly, frequently aban-
|doning their silent contemplation
LOT the proceedings to tend their
l2-year-old sons. Both Bryant
land Milan brought their sons
with them and for q time held
them on their laps.
The two men are charged with
killing young TIL after he al
legedly whistled at the 21-year-
old Mrs. Bryant and made Often
sive remarks.
The big mystery Is what hap
pened between the time the boy
was taken from the home of
ibis share-cropper uncle. Nose
Wright, until the time his body
Twas found floating In the ITALIA
hatchie River a few miles to the
north.
The State says Bryant and
Milan bludgeoned young Till,
shot him to death and disposed
of the body by weighing 1t and
dropping It in the river. Bryant
and Milan say they let the boy
lgo unframed.
witnesses Lacking
One source close to- the case
said the State has no witnesses
Ito actual events. District Attor-
|ney Gerald Chatham said he
would not ask the death penalty
|"since q substantial part Of the
States evidence Is circumstan-
Itial."
Principal States witness APP
|parently is Mr.. Wright, 64-year-
old uncle who said three men
took his nephew away under
protest at $3.50 am. August "a.
The body was found three
days later.
Mr.. Wright, q short, thin
Negro who is proud that he has
never before had any dealings
with the law, heard Till had
made some remarks or wolf
whistled at Mrs. Bryant.
The incident allegedly occur
red August "a In Bryant's coun-
try store in Money, a community
near Greenwood in adjoining
Lefiore County. THIS body was
found In the river one-fourth Of
q mile inside Tallahatchie Coun-
| ty, shifting the trial site to
Sumner instead Of Greenwood.
The body itself offered still
another thread in Q bizarre pat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
YOUNG on Vacation

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. The Federal Spotlight
column will be resumed on
October II. Meanwhile, the
Federal Spotlight radio pro-
gram will continue as usual
each Saturday at GAS pm.
over WMAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20

SUMNER, Miss, Sept. 40 (P,
Mrs. Mamie Bradley, a, OF
Chicago, arrived in the Summer
Courthouse this morning to tes-
tify in the trial Of two white men
charged with numbering her Ne
gro son.
As she sat down Sheriff H. c.
Strider pushed his way through
the crowd and handed her q
subpoena as Q witness.
Defense sources said attorneys
for Roy Bryant. "A, and his half
brother. j. w. Milan. So, expect
to try to establish that Mrs. Bry-
ant was assaulted by the victim.
Emmett Louis Till, while he was
alone with her August ~.
The word assault was used in
the legal sense and did not imply
actual physical attack or rape,
the source said.
Thereha d been speculation
that Mr.. Bradley would arrive
today with q police guard.
Arrives Unguarded
II would feel better with one. !"
she said, although she arrived in
the courtroom unguarded. She
added no one has molested her
In any way in the South.
Wearing dark gray suit with
white collar and black bow.
Mrs. Bradley walked into the
courtroom quietly with several
Negro men. She sat down ct q
table with Negro reporters and
photographers.
A small, neat woman, some
what on the plump side, Mrs.
Bradley told newsmen quietly
that among 1000 letters she has
received since her son was slain
only q very few were nasty and
threatening"
White spectators watched ST.
lently as Mrs. Bradley sat down.
Sheriff Strider, after pushing his
way through the crowd. handed
her the subpoena, saying. "You
are now In the State Of Missis-
sippi. You will come under all
rules Of the State Of Mississippi. "
Meanwhile, selection Of q IL
man all-white jury was COM
pleted.
Children in Court
Through the tedium Of juror
questioning yesterday, the prin-
cipals in this widely publicized
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cS Us. wfATHfa sURfAV

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Scattered showers are
forecast tonight in the Western Middle Mississippi Valley
and Plains regions Showers also expected in the area
from Southern Ohio through Kentucky and eastward to
the Atlantic Coast The remainder Of the Nation will have
fair to partly cloudy weather. will be cooler in the
Northern half of the country and around Eastern
South Dakota There will be little change in temperatures
esewhere.-AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
The hng-lost
Key to healing

IF food can heal some things, God can heal
anything-and will. says Christian Science. If
the sinners prayer for help is answered. the sick
mans prayer also can find the same response.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20

amount from $1,000 to $4,000
In tort cases and thereby cut
1.-THE volume "of non-Federal bus
Iiness in Federal courts"
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|browneII Aide
|DepIores Huge
Court Backlog

Acting Attorney General VIII
liam p. Rogers says the backlog
LOT litigation In Federal courts
may become q national disgrace
unless it is cut back-and soon.
He pledged. In presenting the
attorney Generals annual re-
lport to the Judicial Conference
|of the United States yesterday.
THAT the Justice Department
islands ready to work day and
might" and longer hours In the
summer months to help the
courts reduce the pileup OF
eases.
Asserting that the depart
lment is greatly disturbed" by
1.-THE situation. Mr.. Rogers said
1.-THE greatest possible emphasis"
would be given In the coming
lyear toward eliminating the
backlog.
/ Cut by One Fourth
I'VE believe we can reduce our
Icaseload by one-fourth." he said,
|'.If this Is possible 1t viii mean
Ia reduction in the courts total
backlog Of Is per cent q
significant step In the right d.
lrection."
| He gave these examples Of
1.-THE average time 1t takes from
the filing Of q civil case until
lit reaches the jury:
| Southern District Of New York
4 years; Eastern Pennsylvania
Is months, and the eastern divi-
lsion Of the northern district
of Ohio. 8 years.
In Q non-jury civil case, II
takes an average Of 52.9 months
to move from filing until 1t ID
tried by the court in the eastern
district Of New York.
| tThe administrative ONCE oil
the u s. Court said the delay
from "calendaring to trial" II
Federal civil cases in the District
Of Columbia was "a months.)
1 Mr.. Rogers said he did Do
want to speculate on the den.
ciencies" that may be found il
. the situation. but added that ii
Is obvious that in varying de,
j grees both the courts and tn,
litigants are responsible. :
The Acting Attorney General.
Attorney General Brownell Is va.
Icationing in Europe-reportee
THAT the department In the eight
months ending June 80 reduced
its case backlog from 34,521 Il
les, 979.
He said this was accomplished
rlby a number Of corrective meas.
ures: Forbidding United States
attorneys to engage in outside
.lpractice, obtaining salaries SUI.
Iicient to attract and keep com.
: Ipetent lawyers. enlarging staff,
in critical areas, establishment Of
|, an office to maintain direct liai.
. son with the "a United State.
attorneys in the field and by Civ.
ling them authority to take finaI
, action In thousands Of cases ant
: matters without prior approvaI
in Washington.
sim Not Satisfied
But, Mr.. Rogers said, the de.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
sim Not Satisfied

But. Mr.. Rogers said. the de-
Ipartment is not satisfied. Early
next month there viii be q three
day conference here Of all the
United States attorneys.
"At that time the department
intends to plan . detailed Ma
tion-wide program to reduce our
backlog" he declared.
On the legislative front, the
department will push bills to
provide additional judgeships.
including 10 district court posts,
and to raise the jurisdictional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
RESORT FORECAST

Upper and Lower Bay
Fair tomorrow with high 30
IS and moderate northwest
winds.
Ocean Beaches and South
Jersey-Clearing tomorrow
with high about 80 and
diminishing winds.
Skyline Partly
cloudy tomorrow with high
72-7e and good visibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20

Monthly precipitation In inches In tn.
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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Through the tedium Of juror
questioning yesterday, the prin-
cipals in this widely publicized
, 1955-04-15
UNPOPULAR

OVIOIOLAQ IVY ldNO
GOVERNOR ARCHIE A. ALEXANDER, the fifth civil
liam Governor of the Virgin Islands, has worked himself into
the dubious distinction Of having his recall asked for after but
one year of service. Whether or not the President, or the
Secretary of the Interior takes notice Of these r~umbings and
acts upon it seems secondary at the moment. What matters
is that a chief executive should have found himself 50 tho
roughly unpopular in 50 short a time.
THIS PAPER HAS been among those whose appraisal
of Governor Alexander has been most generous. Not that we
sought the good graces of the tall Iowan. In fact, those who
seemed to offer whatever aid they could came off on the
short end. When, therefore, it becomes necessary. for this
paper to point to the faiings in the administration Of Cover
nor Alexander, then the matter has reached a point where
little Of good can be said.
WHATEVER ISSUES there are to be settled between
the Governor, the Senate, and the people as a whole are
somewhat beclouded because of the rancor between the
the chief executive and certain members Of the Senate, and
the conviction Of the Governor that his administration is
above and beyond any criticism, and that when such appears
it IS entirely without merit and due to the fact that the people
Of the Virgin Islands. are economically and socially irespon-
sible, It is likely, therefore, that in this atmosphere little can
be gathered which goes to the very heart Of the situation
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER made, from the very out
set, a number Of bIunders all Of which were wholly uncalled
for. Without seeking to learn of the sensHivides, customs,
traditions, or mores of the people Of these Islands, he quickly
inflicted wounds ~needessly To add insult to injury, he re-
manned SNUG in his position, in many instance. rubbing salt
into the wounds he had created.
IT WILL REQUIRE but mention of a few Of these in
order to convince one and all that the Governors unpopular
position is entirely Of his own making, Here are a few Of the
blunderss
IL Before even being inaugurated, he promptly called
the people 4mendicantss, as he testified before a Congress
, 1955-04-15
sional committee, He should have known that nobody liked
to be called such.

to be called such.
2. Unceremoniously, and in fact in a manner which rails
ed doubts, he dismissed the then Commissioners of Finance.
Whether or not the particular incumbent was liked or not,
efficient or otherwise, such an act was bound to raise appre-
hension in the minds Of many. And it could have been done
SO easily and with such good grace.
8. In the reorganization Of the Government, he COM
'pletely ignored any native opinion, when his stock (the Gov
ernors would have risen had he at least included one Or two
qualified natives in his reorganization.
A. Governor Alexander refused to give serious considera-
ton to qualified natives for responsible positions, and when
pressed, made statements which were neither followed
through nor sat well with the people.
5. Governor Alexander, in selecting those closest to him,
did not see fit to include any natives, so that top level deci-
sions affecting the lives and welfare of these Islands could
be made without even a native sitting in on it.
6. Governor Alexander, since the reorganization, prompt
" proceeded to veto numerous bills which the Senate had
passed, and which affected the welfare Of the people of the
Islands.
N on AND ON we could go. This paper, for one,
pointed some of these things to the Governor, venturing sug-
gestons for easing the tension, but to no avail Now, all the
national papers carry the sad story that both the Republicans
and Democrats Join in demanding the recall Of the first Re
publican Governor in some 20 years.
IT IS HOPED that more care will be given to the APP
pointment Of a Governor in the future, and that party loyal
~ will not be the only criterion. Strange as it may seem, the
people Of the Virgin Islands, kindly and h~ospiable as they
may be, would like to cherish some Of their customs and
maintain some of their self-respect, and demand that those
who come here to serve extend to us the same measure Of
respect and cordiality as we give 50 freely and wholehearted-
"
lob PRINTING SUBSCRIBE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF SAINT cRoIx AT cHR1sTIANsTED
In the Matter of the Application Of
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Andrews TO Oppose
Crime Fight Via Tax
by the Associated Press

evenue Commissioner T.
Coleman Andrews ssid today he
would oppose any use of the In
ternal Revenue Service to clamp
down on Communists and rack
eteers except for violations of the
tax laws.
Il think it is seriously wrong
ever to use the revenue system
of any country to enforce crimi-
nal laws that should be enforced
by other departments" Mr.. An
drews declared in a television
interview, ABC's college Press
Conference.
The Revenue Commissioner
said he was speaking personally.
that any decision to use the tax
service against Communists or
racketeers outside of tax law
violations would be up to the
Treasury Department.
He said the revenue service was
checking the income tax returns
of Communist-front organiza-
tions. just as it was all exempt
organizations. He said the Serv-
ice also was checking the rack
eteers cases along the New York
waterfront for any tax violations,
but for no other purpose. The
Commissioner said secrecy barred
him from saying precisely which
groups were being investigated.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
.Dynamiting Of Switch
Halls Shriners' Train
By the Associated Press

YORKTOWN, Ind, Mar. IA
A trainload of indianapolis
Shriners, homeward bound from
Detroit, was delayed several
hours today by the dynamiting
of a switch.
The chartered New York Cen
tral train of nine cars, rolling
at 10 miles an hour after warn
ing from an automatic device,
was halted after the engine and
four cars passed over the 2la-
foot break in one rail.
The rail was blasted at a
switch leading from the main
line to a strikebound warehouse.
The explosion, which Jared
houses in Yorktown, occurred at
11:02 O'Clock last night, 13 min
utes before the train was due.
The last previous train passed
the switch at 400 pm.
Sheriff w. Pete Anthony of
Delaware County said he planned
to question officials of the AFL
Teamsters Union. which struck
the warehouse of Marsh Food
liners, a retail grocery chain,
two weeks ago. The spur track
from the switch led to that
warehouse. Mr.. Anthony did not
elaborate. There was no COM
ment from the union imme-
diately.
The engine and the four cars
which passed over the break
continued on to Muncie, 9 miles
away, several hours later. with
all the passengers. None of the
passengers was injured.
Evening star., 1955-03-14

met to discuss strategy. The La
Dor Party seeks to censure him
for not arranging Big Three talks
with the Russians on banning
the hydrogen bomb. Sir Winston
already had brought out that he
sought to set up a meeting with
the Russians in the summer of
1858. but was paralyzed for a
time and unable to press the
matter with President Eisen-
hover.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Johnson Takes Slap
AT Treasury Chiefs
Ideas on Tax Cut
BY the Associoted Press

Democratic Leader Lyndon B.
johnson said today the Senate
will decide without help from
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey what to do about a
proposed individual income tax
cut.
Senator Johnson. obviously
angered by Mr.. Humphreys
criticism of the Democrats tax
cut plan as a political quickie
gimmick" teed off on the cabinet
member in an informal news
conference, held as the Senate
resumed debate on the tax bill.
1T looks to me like Mr.. Hum
phrey is trying to be the best
big business Secretary of the
Treasury since Andrew Mellon"
Senator johnson declared.
Congress has the RESPONSE
bility of passing the tax bill in
the form it thinks such. a bill
ought to be. 1t is not going to
pay any attention to press re-
leases from the Public Informa-
tion Division of the Treasury.
THE Democratic proposal will
mean a reduction in benefits for
the dividend boys of SIS billion.
We are going to take that and
give it to everybody"
Political Gimmick'
Mr.. Humphrey called the
Democrats plan political
quickie gimmick' in state
ment last night.
Democrats generally were
pounding away on the theme
that the Humphrey tax program
favors business although he de-
nies that.
Senator Humphrey. Democrat,
of Minnesota said that when the
Senate votes. possibly tomorrow,
it must choose between "the
American people or big business
corporations
Close Vote Conceded.
Both sides conceded the vote
would be close, with the edge
given to opponents Of the tax
cut.
Senator Smathers, Democrat,
of Florida. who is supporting the
tax cut, said his side was "shy
four or five votes" yesterday. and
Senator Kerr. Democrat, of
Oklahoma, another supporter,
said the lineup is tight" Ad-
ministration leaders have said
regularly that an almost solid
corps of Republicans will be sup
ported by enough Democrats to
beat the tax cut.
Evening star., 1955-03-14

had to wait until after the
Geneva conference On Indo-
China for Foreign Secretary
Eden to return before acting.
He added that just after this
Russia proposed a conference
of European nations and the
United States on suggestions it
had made some months before
on collective security.
Mr.. Molotov apparently saw
no reason why the two confer
ences should not go on together" {"
he continued. I'VE thought this
impossible as we would certainly
confuse or paralyze the effort.
There the matter rested"
Before today's debate. Sir
Winston had met with his cab
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Navy Barred Inventor
From Job on His Own
Device, Senators Told

A Douglas Aircraft Corp. offi-
cial told Senators today that
the Navy had barred the inventor
of a Jet engine starter from
working on his development be-
cause of security reasons.
Bernard. Fitzsimmons. the
firms security chief, made the
statement to a Government
Operations subcommittee, which
is considering a resolution call
ing for an independent commits
sion to review the Governments
internal security system.
The witness said that mas
much as the Navy had not
cleared the employe to work at
the Douglas Ell Segundo tCalifD
plant, the company could do
nothing but terminate" his en-
ploymenC.
Mr.. FitzSimmonS later added,
however, that the worker was
cleared to handle secret mate
rialS after he appealed his case.
HE Had the Secret"
Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota expressed grave
DOUBTS as to the situation and
remarked that If there was any
secret, he (the employee was
the guy who had it"
Tne Senator then asked the
witness whether this Jet engine
starter wasn't vital. MI. ritz
simmons replied in The aftirma-
tive, but also declared that in his
opinion there is still no lndis-
penSable man."
Mr.. FitzSlmmons said his firm
couio do a better job on Gov
ernment contracts ii the law af-
fectlng security clearance were
revised.
Seeks Firing Authority
He said the situation would be
improved if the big manufac-
turer had distinct authority to
fire subversives. He also stated
the company should be informed
of the reasons the Government
cancels security clearance for
various employees.
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton suggested that security
checks be limited to Federal en-
ployes who make defense policy
or have access to secret informa-
ton.
Joseph L. Rauh. jr., national
vice chairman, said ADA sup
ports a bill to create a biparti-
san commission to study the ad-
ministration's Federal employe
security program. But he OBJ
jected to what he termed an as
sumption in the measure that all
employees should be subject to
security checks.
Stresses Extent of Checks
Mr.. Rauh said the extent to
which security checks are re-
quired is among the most i'm
portant questions which should
be considered by the proposed
commission and they should not
be prejudged in the resolution
creating the commission.
Mr.. Rauh told the subcom-
mittee there is a need for a
re-evaluation of the proper de-
mandS of internal security and
their impact on our, fundamental
liberties" But he contended
the Humphrey proposal makes
wholly inadequate reference {.
/ to the civil liberties aspects of
the basic problem" and he sug-
gested it be revised.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Soldiers Trained 10 Kill
Two Japanese Stragg|ers
BY the Assoeioted Press

MANILA, Mar. l4.-The Phil
ippine army is training a special
unit to kill or capture two Jap
anese stragglers holding out on
tiny Lubang Island near the en-
trance to Manila Bay.
They are the survivors Of q
group which numbered 81 at the
end of World War II. Govern
ment troops have killed the rest,
Col. Salvador Abcede said today.
Stragglers are reported to have
slain IA civilians since the end
OF the war.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Woman Seized by Man ,
Released Unharmed

A young woman reported to
police last night that she was
grabbed by a man near her
home, but released unharmed.
Miss Joyce Marie Stone, 18,
of 325 Franklin street NE. said
colored man seized her at
Fourth and Douglas streets NE.
at 8:15 pm, then ran away.
Evening star., 1955-03-14
Churchill Reveals He Asked
IMoscowLd Year for Talks

year-old Prime Minister. Il was
proposing a two-power informal
meeting between the Foreign
Secretary tAnthony Eden) and
myself and Mr.. Malenkov and
Mr.. Molotov, or any one they
chose to bring to a neutral place.
where we could talk over things. !"
Sir Winston said he had in
mind Bern. Stockholm, or Vienna
as a possible meeting place. Last
July 5 he said he received a
very friendly and encouraging
reply from Mr.. Molotov, but he