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Night Final Edition. $1.30 and Ï1.40 per month. 5 CENTS Τruman Asks Complete Overhaul Of Federal Pay Classification Act Regardless of Living-Cost Boost Job List Revision Might Give Raises To Thousands By Joseph Young President Truman today rec ommended in a message to Con gress a complete overhauling of the Federal Classification Act, which sets Government salaries. He said such a revision "is long overdue." The President based his recom mendations on the annual reporf of the Civil Service Commission, which was also sent to Congress today. Revision of the act probably would mean salary increases for thousands of epiploves who would have their .,ob duties reclassified to higher jiade. Mr. Truman emphasized that these revisions should be made "ir respective of what the final de- j cision may be as to further pay in- j creases for Federal employes gen erally." House Unit Hears Pay Boost Pleas. As the President's recommenda- j tions were on their way to the Capi tol, a House Civil Service Subcom mittee was hearing testimony from 50 members of Congress urging payi raises for Federal employes. Thirty-five House 'members ap peared before a packed hearing room to present their views that Government workers should earn more and Chairman Butler of the subcommittee said statements to that effect would be entered into the record frohi about 20 other legis Τ obey Attacks Surplus Record Of Reserve Board Nominee Marshall Warns Of Grave Peril to Greece, Turkey Forrestal Joins Plea For More Arms Aid To Keep Them Free By the Associated Press Secretary of State Marshall and Secretary of Defense For restal told Congress today there is "grave danger" Greece andi rurkey cannot remain free un less they get more military aid from the United States. The two cabinet members testi fied jointly to the House Foreign - McCabe Can't Recall Crippling of Planes Sold to Chinese By th· Associated Pr»$* Senator Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire said today that Thomas B. McCabe ordered the tails cut off 11 nearly new B-25 bombers "to forestall bad pub licity" from their sale to a pri vate Chinese firm. Mr. McCabe told reporters he has no recollection of any such order. He said that is all new to me." Senator Tobey made the charge as the Senate Banking Committee opened hearings on Mr. McCabe's fitness to be a member of the Fed eral Reserve Board. Mr. McCabe was in charge of war surplus sales abroad from 1944 to 1946. President Truman has said he plans, if Mr. McCabe is confirmed by the Senate, to name him chair man of the board to replace Mar riner S. Eccles. Shortly after the President's action. Senator Tobey said he intended to find out what influence led Mr. Truman to demote j Mr. Eccles to the vice chairmanship. THOMAS Β. McCABE. In the course of an approximately 10,000-word statement reviewing Mr. McCabe's handling of war surplus, Senator Tobey said Brig. Gen. B. A. Johnson, who was Mr. McCabe's commissioner in China, arranged the B-25 sale. The planes were sold to a private firm owned by T. L. Soong. brother (See McCABE, Page A-4.1 nuttuo v>uiimuiicc 111 t ui uiç administration's request for $275,- | ίΟΟ,ΟΟΟ to be spent on guns, planes jnd other weapons for the two Na tions. ' j Gen. Marshall said that arming the Greeks and Turks would be 'discouraging" to further aggression igainst their countries. Both Gen. Marshall and Secretary Forrestal left little doubt they were thinking of Russia. Communist Intentions Clear. Gen. Marshall said there is "clear' •vidence in Greece and Czechoslo vakia of Communist intention igainst all Nations that stand in the way of their expansion." And as long as threats confront Greece and Turkey, Gen. Marshall said, there can be no assurance that ! American assistance can be stopped.1 Mr. Forrestal said it Is evident ( ;hat "the military position in both ( :ountries must receive our first ( ittention." He added: |' "Greece and Turkey lie on the ' fringe of totalitarian countries, j whose actions leave little doubt1] that they hope to extend their con- : trol over these two strategically lo cated nations." Guerrillas Are Getting Help. Congress voted $400,000,000 for aid to Greece and Turkey last May. The ι J275,000,000 additional the lawmak- ; ; ers are now being asked to vote; «rould be for spending in the 121, months beginning next July 1. The $400,000,000 was divided $300,- ! 300,000 for Greece and $100,000,000 , for Turkey. It was originally planned ' that half of Greece's $300,000,000 would be spent to improve business , conditions there. But Gen. Marshall ! I said $172,000,000 had to be spent for military aid because of the guer rilla warfare in Northern Greece. Both the cabinet members said the guerrillas are getting help from j neighboring countries on the north. They said that economic recovery In Greece depends on first wiping out the guerrilla nuisance. Czech Ambassador Here Quits to Fight For Free Homeland Slavik Believes Benes Agreed to Red Demand While Und«r Duress By the Associated Près» Czech Ambassador Juraj Sla vik resigned his post today to : "fight for a free Czechoslovakia.",; Mr. Slavik announced at the Em-11 bassy that he is sending his formal j I resignation to the new Communist-.' led government at Prague. He said ; he also is informing the State De- ; ) partment of his action. ( Expects Others to Follow. f At a news conference, Mr. Slavik said he is convinced that Dr. Eduard 1 Benes, Czechoslovak President, was f under "duress and terror" when he ' agreed to formation of the new Com munist government headed by Pre- ' mier Klement Gottwald. The envoy did not say what he j proposes to do in his "fight for a , free Czechoslovakia." But, he said, "I am confident I j 1 dont stand alone." : Mr. Slavik told reporters: "I know there will be more of my colleagues who will act as I do now. There will be Czechoslovak patriots , who will fight for our ideals of free- , dom. The great majority of ouri people in Czechoslovakia have these ] iHpnls |, 11 Arabs Die, 27 Hurt As Stern Gang Blasts Haifa Residence Area Truckload of Dynamite Wrecks 7-Story Building; Children Among Victims By the Associated Press JERUSALEM. Mar. 3.—A truck- ' oad of dynamite was exploded η an Arab residential section >f Haifa today, and police said he blast killed 11 Arabs and vounded 27. Police said the extremist Jewish underground group, the Stern Jang, had taken responsibility for he blast. Several children were killed. It pas the heaviest toll of life from ι bombing incident since the blast ng of Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda itreet February 22, in which 55 lews were" killed. The seven-story Salameh Build ng, near Haifa's central police sta ion, was wrecked. The explosion ilso crumpled the front half of a mllding across the street housing j he Arab division of the govern- j nent Welfare office. A wide area vas shaken by the explosion. j More Feared Trapped. Army bulldozers and rescue crews, ore at the wreckage, fearing more j 'ictims were trapped in the debris. Two of the dead were Arab po icemen, who were walking toward; 1 —- «-V... Unilrlinrr uibuia. The House committee has before it several pay raise bills. White House officials said that, in the event'Mr. Truman should decide to support a cost-of-living pay increase for Government em ployes, a revision of the Classifica tion Act is necessary first. They said the present inequities in Fed eral salary rates would be aggra vated still further if a flat cost-! of-living pay raise were given Fed eral workers without first revising the Classification Act. New Standards to Be Issued. The Civil Service Commission and the President recommended that Federal departments and agencies join in reclassifying all Federal jobs in accordance with new standards to be issued by the commission. The President did not recommend the lifting of the $10,000 Federal pay ceiling, although he already is5 on record as favoring this. White; House officials explained that this| would be the logical outcome if Con gress does adopt an entirely new; classification act. In his message. Mr. Truman took occasion to pay tribute to the "splendid service" rendered by Gov ernment employes during the last few years. "The quality of this service has been such that X can say with em phasis that the investment we have made in the development of a career civil service over the last 65 years has paid, and is paying, real divi dends in the form of loyal and effi cient service to the citizens of this Nation," Mr. Tinman declared. "I shall continue to see to it that the civil service system is constantly strengthened and that merit and efficiency are rewarded by advance ment." Hatch Act Leeway Ur|£ed. a»* iv^inotiAn that thp Prpsiripnt, Must Reinforce -Greek Army. j "No program of reconstruction," ι Vir. Forrestal said, "can be carried . >ut until the guerrillas are reduced and military stability achieved, ι rherefore. we must reinforce the j 3reek armed forces by furnishing . mpplies and providing technical 1 insistance." ( Gen. Marshall and Mr. Forrestal aoth said, too, that Turkey is under ; foreign pressure and needs con tinued help if her people are to be ! issured of keeping their independ- i snce. ; < I K Mr. Forrestal stressed the "strate- ) ?ic military importance" of Greece ind Turkey. If Greece should fall under con- ( trol of a totalitarian minority, he 1 said, the effect on Turkey would be ( 'extremely serious." Turkey, he ι said, "bars the path to the ambi- ι tions of any power coveting the rich i resources of the Near East." J1 "In addition," he said, "the loss j1 of Greece and Turkey as free and 1 Independent states would have a demoralizing impact on other coun-.1 tries which are struggling to main-: tain their freedoms under most dif- \ ficult conditions. The consequences ; of a display of weakness on our part in this critical area are beyond calculation." Letts Refuses Ruling Without Realtor Trial Justice F. Dickinson Letts of Dis-! trict Court has denied the Gov- : ernment's motion for a judgment ji without trial in the civil antitrust [ suit against the National Associa- h tion of Real Estate Boards, the! Envoy Quits in Ottawa. "I wish to live as a free man and! I want my nation to be a com- ; munity of free men." Mr. Slavik has been Ambassador since June, 1946. He was twice ; Minister of Interior in Czech gov- j ernment, holding that post during j the war in the London exile govern-1 ment. In Ottawa, Dr. Frantisek Neméc, Czechoslovak Minister, announced he had resigned along with prac tically all his staff. They will re main in Canada. Prague Court Orders U. S. Pamphlets Seized PRAGUE, Mar. 3 (Λ>).—A criminal court has ordered confiscation of a three-power denunciation of the : Communist seizure of power in I (See SLAVIK, Page A-4.) Jj Emissary Reported Sent To Arabs by Truman By the Associated Press ' ; BEIRUT, Lebanon, Mar. 3.—The Foreign Office said today it has re ceived word from its Legation in Washington that President Truman is sending a special messenger to call on Arab rulers and urge them to make a determined effort to pre ir» thp ΜΊΗΗΙρ EftSt. ···" -J - = Arab-Jewish warfare continued J •lsewhere in Palestine. Arabs dy namited a highway bridge 5 miles vest of Jerusalem, cutting all com munications with Tel Aviv and Jaffa, except through Arab terri tory. The highway has been the »cene of heavy fighting between Jews, supported by British Armvj jnits, and Arab snipers dug in on lillsides. Ten Arabs were slain in ,'esterday's fighting in the area. An armed Arab band Attacked he Jewish village of Magdiel in (See PALESTINE. Page A-4.) | Vtan Found Unconscious ^t Foot of Stairs Dies A 39-year-old man was pro îounced dead on arrival at Emer jency Hospital early today after he vas found unconscious at the foot of >asement stairs at his home. Police said Edwin A. Stauffer, 1925 îiltmore street N.W., apparently had alien down the steps and struck his lead. His widow is Mrs. Mary Stauffer, they said. In a fall on steps yesterday, police: ■eported. Joe Culliam, 38, of 1235 Eleven-and-a-half street S.E. duf-; :ered head injuries. Taken to Cas jaltv Hospital by his brother. Jud κ>η Culliam of 608 G street N.E., ac cording to police, Mr. Culliam was said to be in fair condition today. might reverse his refusal to support cost-of-living Federal pay raises .several months ago was contained in Mr. Truman's statement that "in my opinion, the Congress should enact these classification act recom mendations into law irrespective as to what the final decision may be as to further pay increases for Fed eral employes generally." The commission in its annual re (See CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-8.T Meat Packers Call Strike for March 16 By the Associated Press CHICAGO, Mar. 3. —A Nation wide strike of 100.000 meat packing plant workers was called today for March 16. Announcement of the strike date was made by Ralph Helstein, presi dent of the CIO United Packing house Workers. The strike will «tart at 12:01 a.m. March 16. The union is the one which «truck in 1946 and tied up the meat Industry until the Federal Government intervened. The strike for a wage increase of SO cents an hour was called against Armour & Co., Cudahy Packing Co.. Swift & Co., Wilson & Co., John Morrell & Co. and Hy-Grade Food Products Corp. and other independ ent. cnmnanlpj throuehout the Na Costa Rican General Who Jailed President-Elect Spurns Office - ' ~ 'iir Ke namoH nrnvisinnfll Presi SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Mar. 3.— Otilio Ulate Blanco, whose election as President was voided by Cong ress, is in jail today charged with complicity in the killing of two customs guards. Ulate may be tried, may go free, or may be exiled. The Government must decide. It must also decide whether to call a special Presidential election next month or have the present govern ment-controlled congress name a provisional president. The hold over congress voided Ulate's election Monday on charges of fraud. The two customs Guards were shot to death Monday night during the hunt for Ulate. Ulate's arrest was directed per sonally by War Minister Gen. Rene Picado Michalski, who supported him in the turbulent February 8 elections. Gen. Picado is a brother of the present President, Licencido Teodoro Picado Michalski. "This clears up the situation," Ge^ Picado said after the arrest. lent οί Costa Rica if I wanted to, I mt I am tired of all this. The train of this job is too much forj ne. I dont get any rest. I think! 11 leave for Mexico City Friday j nd then IH go to San Antonio, ?ex„ where I have a little exporting lusiness." Observers said the arrest of Ulate, /ho headed the Opposition Union lacional Party, appeared to have Token his party's spirit. They said here seems to be little chance of he nationwide strike the Union lacional Party threatened as a pro est. Ulate is .held in a military prison, le was arrested after a police siege f the home of one of his political upporters. Police said that dur ng the siege Ulate scaled a wall nd entered a neighboring house. i'here he and six lieutenants { rowded into a bathroom to hide, j Archbishop Victor Manuel San-1 bria agreed last night to act as ntermediary. He offered Ulate, j j^(See COSTA RICA. Pise A-4^ I Washington Real Estate uoarss ana 16 of their officials or members. In an informal memorandum. Justice Letts said, "The pleadings disclose genuine issues which make ' a trial necessary." 1 A hearing on the Government's ] motion was held before Justice Letts three weeks ago. At that time [ Justice Department attorneys con- 1 tended a judgment without trial was ; proper on the basis of "undisputed [acts and defendants' admissions." ! The Government's motion did not j ipplv to a criminal court trial scheduled this month on charges that the national association and. the Washington board violated anti trust laws by fixing real estate brokers' commissions in the District. Both organizations were indicted ' August 27 by a District grand jury,| but no individuals were named in the indictment. A plea of not guilty cas ent?""'·. ^ i tion. "We are willing to continue nego tiations with the companies," Mr. Helstein said, "although it is appar ent from our previous meetings that they are unwilling to give any real istic consideration to the serious economic needs of the packing house workers." Mr. Helstein said the big packers last year earned more than $144. 000.000 in net profits before tax de- ! ductions. He contended the com panies are able to pay the demand ed increase. More than two-thirds of the work- ; »rs, he said, earn less than $1.10 j fcn hour. The minimum male rate; I· $1.08, with lower rates paid in khe South and smaller communities, ΐ he a*wi. ι 1. 1 "S" Condon Case May Be Expanded By Probers in Public Hearings Full $200,000 Expense Fund Approved For Un-American Activities Committee BULLETIN The House Un-American Ac tivities Committee reported today it has served a subpoena requiring the Commerce De partment to hand over on Friday its full loyalty files on Dr. Edward U. Condon. Public hearings to expand its harge that Dr. Edward U. Con Ion is "one of the weakest links η our atomic security" may be ordered by the House Un-Amer can Activities Committee. The 46-year-old director of the iational Bureau of Standards, ,'hich tests some of the Govern nent's biggest scientific secrets, coffed at the accusation. He ad ised the country to "relax." The House Administration Com nittee today approved an expense und of $200,000 for the Un-Ameri can Activities Committee for the remainder of this year, the full amount asked for. Chairman Le Compte of the Ad ministration Committee told a re porter the granting of the fund had no direct connection with the Con don inquiry. He said it is for the work of the committee generally. Robert E. Stripling, chief investi gator for the un-American Activi ties Committee, relayed word to re porters from Chairman Thomas that: 1. Commerce Department loyalty records on Dr. Condon will be sub poenaed today. 2. These may be used for public hearings. 4 3. The committee "has no evi dence that Dr. Condon is disloyal,' but has ample information that he ; "has been at least indiscreet." And J from a security standpoint, Mr. : Thomas thinks it makes little dif j ference. ! The Commerce Department Loy alty Board was reported by Under secretary William C. Foster to have (See CONDON, Page A-4.t Civil Service Agency Can't Collect Data on 1 Congress, Group Says House Committee Report Quotes Commission on Destruction of Files By J. A. O'Leary The House Expenditures Com nittee held today that the Civil Service Commission had no au hority to collect information on nembers of Congress in the flies t keeps in connection with the nvestigation of prospective Gov rnment employes. The committee report, adopted inanlmously, stated the commis ion has informed the committee t has withdrawn and destroyed ail uch information bearing on mem bers of Congress. The report concluded with a rec immendation that Congress adopt' ι joint resolution directing thej ;ivil Service Commission to make .vailable to the representatives of j ongressional committees "any andi 11 information in its possession1 learing upon the acts and opinions: Decorator Testifies Meyers Used Firm's Checks to Pay for Job Mrs. Neta Davis Tells of $10,000 Contract in '41; Lamarre Leaves Stand By Robert K. Walsh Mrs. Neta Davis, an interior iecorator, testified in District 3ourt today that Maj. Gen. Ben nett E. Meyers paid her $10,000 η çhecks drawn on the Aviation Electric Co. of Dayton. Ohio, for redecoration of his apartment in ;he Hotel 2400 here. The payments were made in 1941. she said, adding that Meyers also jave her a (2,500 company check in part payment for the decoration df lis officers' quarters at Dtyton in 1943. The witness, who also redecorated :he White House last year, took the stand after Bleriot H. Lamarre, war :ime president of the company, con cluded almost five days of testi mony as the Government's key wit less at the trial of the retired Army Air Forces purchasing officer. Meyers is charged with inducing Lamarre to lie to a Senate War In vestigating subcommittee last fall in >f members or tne Congress or in- ; lividuals whose activities do not; all within the jurisdiction of the :ommission." Hoffman Heads Committee. The report also stated that hear ngs held last fall brought out testi non\ that the members of the Civil service Commission did not know 'the information contained in the nvestigators' 'lead' file in so far as t related to acts or opinions of nembers of Congress was being col ected or maintained." ^ The committee is headed by Rep resentative Hoffman, Republican, ofi Michigan. Much of the controversy at the! îearings last fall grew out of the Jivil Service Commission's refusal ,o let the committee go through he investigators' files. Purpose Is Questioned. Referring to this question in its eport, the committee states: "There is some question in the ninds of the committee whether his file serves any useful purpose, lut there is no question concerning he fact that it should be kept ionfidential, except as congres iional committees may call for Its >roduction. The evidence indicates hat it has not been held entirely ionfidential in the past, and steps nust be taken by the commission to reserve its confidential nature." <remlin Being Remodeled MOSCOW, Mar. 3. UP).—The Kremlin is getting its face lifted. iVorkmen already have started op srations on 14 of the 19 towers, ■estorlng them to original form, in :hiding the opening of loopholes rhich long have been bricked ->α ν iiig intj ν,ιο nau nw ... terest in the Dayton concern. Lamarre Denies Smear Attempt. Lamarre left the stand with a vig orous denial of an assertion by De fense Counsel Robert T. Bushnell that "you were told to smear Mçy (See MEYERS, Page A:4.ι Eight Jap Suspects Freed TOKYO, Mar. 3 OP).—'The Allied headquarters legal section an nounced today the release of Maj. Gen. Saburo Endo and eight other Japanese war crimes suspects. Endo was exonerated of responsibility for the slaying of more than 30 Dutch and British war prisoners at Kali jati air base, near Batavia. The others were released for lack of evidence in other cases. ly tti· Associated frmt Herbert K. Sorrell, Hollywood labor leader, testified under oath today that "I am not now and never have been a member of the Com munist Party." Appearing before a House Labor Subcommittee, the husky Cali fornien declared: "If I had ever joined the Com munist Party. I would just as soon tell you because you can't deport me back to Missouri where I was born. "There is no law against being a Communist, and there isn't a thing you could do about it." At the outset, Mr. Sorrell told the subcommittee, headeérby Rep li /dont forget JOHNt you HAVE AN AID PROBLEM HERE AT HOME, Τoof District Officials Warn Against Rent Act End, But Agree to Changes Joint Hearing Is Told Transient Rooms, New Houses Could Be Exempt By Don S. Warren District officials told a con· gressional joint committee to day "utter chaos" would resuli if District rent control were nol continued for at least a year, bul they agreed to two substantia changes. These would be exemption of tran sient rooms, including those in ho tels, and hew residential conetruc tione. The hearing was opened today be I fore subcommittees of the Hous and Senate District Committee: ; considering the Buck and O'Har bills, which As now written woul extend the district's separate con ; trol law without change for a yea beyond March 31. The District was represented b, Rent Administrator Robert F. Cogs well, Commissioner Guy Mason am Corporation Counsel Vernon Ε West. Hotel Man Asks Exemptions. Another witness during the morn ing was Frank E. Weakly, presiden of the Hotel Association, who aske( that hotel and transient rooms b< exempted on the ground that recen surveys show there no longer is ί shortage in such accommodations. The Washington Real Estât DOaiQ, repieSCIHCU U.v il·» IJlcaiurm F. Moran McConihe. insisted tha any measure extending District ren control should provide the same ex emptions and the same privilege and have the same expiration date as the Federal law. These provision would include a 15 per cent rent in crease, by voluntary agreements be tween landlord and tenant. Because the House has not ye acted on a Senate national bill, thi realty board asked delay in actio! on the District measure and thi substitution of a stopgap 30-day ex tension bill. Says Control Is Undemocratic. "We definitely see no reason," hi said, "why property owners of th District should not be treated a fairly and reasonably as those il other parts of the country." A similar position was taken b: TSee RENT CONTROL, Page A-8j Late News Bulletins Britain Exhausts Loan Britain has exhausted its S3.*50.000.000 loan from the United States with a final 5100,000.000 draft, the Treas ury disclosed today. Original ly expected to last three to five years, the loan funds held out only 19'/3 months. Vandenbèrg Rejects Plan Senator Vandenberg, Repub lican, of Michigan flatly re jected today a proposal by a group of Republican Senators to set up a new international agency to checkmate com mun'sm in the world. (Earlier Story on Page A-5.) Film Labor Leader Emphatic In Denying He Ever Was a Red — V» U1I — ί rCSCniHUVK X\cai uo, iwpuwiavu«t Pennsylvania, that he would "e; pose the filth in labor relations I the movie industry." He added: "I am going to ca names high in your Governmei offices and expose them." The witness testified that tl ί trouble behind the present H0II3 wood movie strike, which the sut committee is investigating, bega in 1934 or 1935. At that time, h said, the AFL International All ance of Theatrical Stage Employi 'headed by George Brown "made deal with Schenck." Nichole* Schenck 1* president 1 Loews, Inc. "That's where the conepirac started," Mr. Sorrell said# Brothers Admit 2 Taxi Killings, Barrett Says Confessions Signed After Five Hours Of Police Grilling Two brothers seized in a re lentless drive by an aroused police force have admitted the I brutal slaying of two Washing ton taxicab drivers, Supt. Robert J. Barrett said today. Apparently clearing up two of three week-end murders, the ar rests were made less than three hours after police strength was doubled last night in an all-out campaign. ! Charged on two counts of murder I each were George Alfred Garner, 25, 1 of the first block of Hanover street N.W.. and Lawrence Joseph Gar | ncr, 23, of the 2100 block of L street N.W., colored. I Written confessions obtained in nve Hours or questioning Dranaea Lawrence Garner as the "trigger man" in the Friday night slaying of James Hardy, 32, colored. 647 G street N.E.. and Howard Jones, 37, colored, 417 Irving street N.W. Pleas Were Ignored. In each case the taxi drivers were robbed, beaten and shot and dumped out of the cabs. Arraigned before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage today, the brothers were held with out bond for action of the coroner. Detective Lt. Edgar E. Scott of the Homicide Squad said it would be about 10 dajrs before the police in vestigation was completed and an inquest held. Dressed sportily, the Garner* stood impassively before Commis sioner Turnage, saying nothing when he offered them a chance to talk. About 200 spectators stood out side the office at Seventh and Ε streets N.W., during the hearing 'and saw the brothers led away handcuffed between two marshals. When photographers attempted to snap them, they ducked. Crime Among Most Vicioi». j Calling the crimes among the most vicious in Washington history, Supt. Barrett said he had learned I Mi·. Hardy pleaded in vain for the j robbers to spare him, appealing in the name of his four children. He said George Garner admitted in his confession that he had beaten I Mr. Jones over the head with a J whisky bottle. jj Noting that some of the men of * the homicide and robbery squad· ,'jhad worked almost without sleep j1 since Friday night. Maj. Barrett . j praised them for "one of the nicest r ! pieces of police work ever done around here." p |. Commissioner John Hussell Young, . ill at home, telephoned congratula I tions to Maj. Barrett and com mended the entire department for the speedy police work. Linked With Other Case*. Two other cab drivers, one of whom was savagely beaten, identi i fled the Garners as the men who ! robbed him at the point of a gun. One of the drivers, Chester A. Jackson, 44, colored, 3605 Warder ί street N.W., was assaulted in an ,1 alley at the rear of 21 M street S.W., i on January 30. His skull was frac ' fnrert anH ho Ms robbed of $5 and ' his change carrier. Chester Lee, colored. 420 Twenty . first street N.E.. identified the broth ' ers as the pair who took $12, his ! change carrier and cab in the 1400 block of Third street N.W., on Feb | ruary 26. The cab later was re covered. Investigators have a "good lead" , on the murder of Meyer Meyrovitch, ' : 39. shot to death Monday night in ,;his 3tore at 90 Ο street N.W., Maj. Barrett said. He refused to say I whether the Garners had thrown ! any light on the case, but said they ! still were being questioned ajjout it. ! Annual Leave to Be Restored. !i Maj. Barrett indicated he would ' rescind today his order canceling ' annual leaves except in emergency ! cases and doubling the force be ' tween 6 p.m. and midnight. More than 200 policemen were working double duty last night when the Garner brothers were brought in. ί More men will be detailed on the night shift than before the emer | gency order was given, Maj. Barrett I said. George Garner was arrested first iat the Hanover street house. Searching his room, detectives found a wrist watch which he admitted taking from Mr. Jones. He was hurried to headquarters * while a large detail remained at the home in anticipation of a visit from the brother. Their patience was re <See MURDER, Page A-8.J Inn Once Used By Washington As Quarters Burns By the Associated Press , NORRISTOWN, PA., Mar 3 — I Three Tuns Inn, the historic hos telry where George Washington es _ j tablished his headquarters while his ! army was at Valley Forge, was de j stroyed in a $100.000 fire today. upper floors, but all got out safely as the blaze roared through the three-story hotel In Upper Dublin Township not far from historic Val ley Forge. Albert Wiesenauer, proprietor of the inn since 1946. estimated the 11 total loss at $100,000. it ! Numerous firemen were overcome in the five-hour fire. e In the critical winter of 1777-8, - Washington's men encamped at Val - f ley Forge. He spent the first few η j nights in the log huts which have e| been immortalized in history. - j Shortly thereafter, the owner of is j the most pretentious farmhouse— a later Three Tuns Inn — invited Washington to escape the cold by if making his headquarters there. The ; house, built in 1758, had remained y or" r ■ the Nation'» historical land *