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District Officials Stress
Lack of Treatment for
Mentally III Children
The lack of treatment facilities
for mentally ill children was em
phasized last night as eight District
officials said their agencies fall short
of meeting the needs of Washington
children.
The gaps in service were pictured
at the annual meeting of the city’s
seven Neighborhood Councils. Near
ly 200 persons attended the session,
sponsored by the Council of Social
Agencies, at the YWCA.
Capt. Rhoda Milliken, chief of the
Police Woman's Bureau, said the
District has virtually no institution
where children showing signs of
mental illness can be studied and
treated.
Child Difficulties Traced.
The lack of hospital facilities for
psychiatric care of children also
was emphasized by John N. Tram
burg, new welfare director. He
traced the difficulties of children he
knew at the Industrial Home School
back to the fourth grade where they
had trouble in reading.
Along the same line, Dr. Howard
H. Long, an associate superinten
dent of schools, stressed the need
for developing psychiatric services
in the schools, particularly remedial
reading clinics.
Dr. William H. Stavsky, superin
tendent of the Receiving Home for
Children, said a team of social
workers, psychiatrists and psycholo
gists was needed at the institution
to develop a guidance program.
Comic Books Criticized.
Reading difficulties were blamed
partially on comic books by Lt. Wil
liam T. Murphy, head of the Police
Juvenile Bureau. He explained that;
while he had no objection to comic
books, they developed a tendency
for children to read pictures and
symbols rather than words.
Mrs. Theresa C. Alexander, head
of guidance and placement in the
colored schools, called attention to
the lack of personnel to carry out j
a guidance program. Gaps in serv
ice also were cited by James Geater
of the District Recreation Depart
ment, who called for more public
recreation facilities.
Miss Virginia Clary, director of
social work at the Juvenile Court,
said that agency needed a research
and statistics department to com
pile information to show the com
munity w:hat aditional facilities are
necessary in the prevention and
control of juvenile delinquency.
The only non-Government speak
er, Mrs. Mabel E. Ford, director of
social welfare of the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, voiced the
belief that churches should increase
their recreational activities.
High Court Upholds
Parker Conviction
By th« Associated Press
The Supreme Court yesterday af
firmed by a 4-4 vote the conviction
of Harrison Parker, Chicago church
man, on a contempt charge made
after he sent a letter to a Cook
County grand jury.
Parker said he sent the letter in
his capacity as chancellor of the
Puritan Church. The State told the
Supreme Court that communica
tions to a grand jury violate the
public policy of Illinois and are
punishable as for cqntempt. Parker
was sentenced to six months in jail.
The Supreme Court's action was
announced in a brief order. Jus
time Jackson noted that he thought
Parker's appeal should have been
dismissed and said that he took no
part in discussion of the court's
disposition of the case.
Parker created a mua sensation
February 13 by becoming the first
person not a lawyer to plead his own
case before the Supreme Court in
rrore than 20 years. He appeared
in a $500 cutaway.
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3
decision last April 5 upheld another
Illinois contempt conviction against
Parker. In that case he was sen
tenced to 90 days in jail for filing
a "scurrilous affidavit and exhibits"
in the office of the clerk of the
Cook County Circuit Court.
The letter,to the grand jury re
lated that the Puritan Church had
documents to support its assertion
that the Chicago Tribune had
avoided payment of $100,000,000 in
taxes and tax penalties.
Rotary to Hear Dr. Bauer
Dr. Theodore J Bauer, chief of
the venereal disease section of the
United States Public Health Serv
ice, will address the Rotary Club at
12:15 p.m. tomorrow in the'May
flower Hotel.
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Some cloud
iness but mostly sunny with highest
about 72 this afternoon. Fair and
cooler tonight with lowest about 48.
Tomorrow' sunny and cool.
Virginia and Maryland — Mostly j
clear and cooler tonight. Tomorrow
fair and rather cool.
Wind velocity, 15 miles per hour;
direction, west-northwest.
Five-Day Weather Forecast—May 18
Through May 22.
Northern Virginia and Maryland—j
Temperature will average about 4
degrees below normal. Normal 1
maximum. 76: normal minimum, 55.
Cooler Wednesday followed by little
change until warmer Saturday,
cooler Sunday. Showers late Friday
and again about Sunday. Total1
rainfall about inch.
River Report.
(From Cmtea States t.ngineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday. Pet. Today— Pet
Noon - _ 60 Midnight _ .. 67
4 p m. _ 51 6 a.m — .61
8pm _ 50 10 am._52
Temperatures.
Yesterdays high. 76. at 2 56 pm : low
5R. at 2.05 a.m. Year s highest 90. on
May 11; lowest. 5. on January 26 Nor
mal maximum thLs date. 76 degrees:
minimum this date, 7 6 degrees: minimum.
55 degrees.
iiae iadics.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High _ 5:00 am. 6:04 a.m.
Lou __ - - 11:50 am 12:55 p.m.
High _ 5:26 pm 6:28 p m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
Sun. today 5:52 a.m. 8:16 p.m.
Sun. tomorrow 5:52 a.m. 8:17 p.m.
Moon, today 3:39 p.m. 3 %4 a.m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
6ince May 1. 6 34 Inches May normal,
3 70 inches. May record. 10.69 inches in
I860 Since January l. 19.32 inches. 3.45
Inches more than normal.
Temperatures in Various Cities.
High Low High Low
AlbuouerQue 90 66 Miami 81 78
Atlanta 85 54 Milwaukee 67 48
Atlantic City 67" 55 New Orleans 92 70
Bismarck. 80 59 New York 66 56
Boston 63 51 Norfolk _ 81 54
Buffalo 5# 50 Okla City .88 61
Chicago 6s 52 Omaha 80 51
Cincinnati- 67 50 Phoenix 101 74
Detroit 66 51 Pittsburgh 63 50
El Paso 94 69 Portland.Me 49 4:
Galveston 90 74 St. Louis 75 52
Harrisburg 7 1 51 S. Lake City 89 60
Indianapolis 6s 46 San Antonio 92 63
Kansas City T9 55 S Francisco 58 49
Louisville 75 48 Seattle 65 47
Tampa_ 91 67
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The Federal Spotlight
UPWA Makes Emergency Plans
For Split if Red Rider Passes
By Joseph Young
Star Staff Corr«»portdant
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ May
18.—Despite their public * state
ments that their union does not
contemplate splitting into two
separate organizations, officials
of the CIO United Public Work
ers of America are quietly get
ting the machinery in order for
the breakup, if it becomes ab
solutely necessary.
xne so-cauea rcea riaer aaopieu
by the House, which would cause
the firing of all Government em
ployes whose union officials do not
sign non-Communist affidavits, has
UPWA squarely on the spot.
As the left-wing union swung into
its second day’s work of its biennial
convention here, UPWA officials
stuck to the contention that no split
is imminent. Undoubtedly President
Abram Flaxer and his colleagues
will do everything possible to keep
the union's Federal membership in
tact.
But it has been learned that, al
though there probably will be no
announced breakaway of the Gov
ernment employes' division at the
convention. UPWA officials plan to
set up the necessary machinery that
would be needed if the split becomes
necessary.
Council to Get Power.
UPWA officials are hoping the
Senate will not go along with the
House on the anti-Red rider and
that a split will not be necessary.
But if the rider does become law,
the union’s executive council will be
empowered to order, at any time,
the Federal employes branch of
UPWA to form a separate CIO
union.
That is why the convention, be
fore it goes home Thursday night,
will be asked to give UPWA’s execu
tive board ’’the power to take any
action that becomes necessary for
the good of the union.”
MURRAY FAVORS SPLIT—It s
no secret that President Philip
Murray oi tne
CIO would like
UPWAs Gov
ernment em
ploye member
ship to form a
separate union.
Mr. Murray dis
cussed the mat
ter recently
with Mr. Flaxer,
and there is a
definite possi
bility that
something fur
ther will de
velop along
these lines.
Joseph Yount.
However, it tne House-approvea
rider does not become law and the
heat is off the union, UPWA offi
cials will resist any move to take
awav its Federal membership.
CHIEF TOPIC—The Red Rider
is the chief topic at the convention
—in fact there has been talk of
little else.
In a defiant opening speech to the
convention, Mr. Flaxer declared
that “we are tired of being pushed
8 round—we're not going to let our
selves be pushed around any fur
ther.’’
But at a press conference. Mr.
Flaxer was rather vague on just
what the union could do to meet
the situation in which its Fed
eral employes’ members would find
themselves, if the Red rider be
comes law.
Mr. Flaxer said he believes that
perhaps Government agencies could
pay these employes their salaries
anyway. But this would set a his
toric precedent, since Federal
agencies always have followed the
intent of riders on appropriation
bills which have become law-.
Asked if he would sign the non
Communist affidavit if this were
the only avenue left open to the
union. Mr. Flaxer declared that
this was an “iffy" ouestion. He did
not comment on this further, other
than saying that "the whole prin
ciple of the rider is aimed at hurt
ing the labor movement, and that
it has no applicability to Govern
ment employes, who do not have
occasion to use the National Labor
! Relations Board,"
ADMINISTRATION BLASTED—
■ Mr. Flaxer. in his convention ad
dress, was bitterly critical of Presi
dent Truman and Congress. He
accused Mr. Truman of “setting a
pattern of resistance to general
wage increases" for big business to
follow. This "resistance.” Mr.
Flaxer said, developed after Mr.
Truman, in his Budget Message
last January said he did not favor
Government pay raises at that
time, because of the inflationary
implications.
OPPOSITION — UPWA S moo
erate faction, the “Build the Union
Committee," has established head
quarters in a nearby hotel and
intends to battle the leadership on
the union's left-wing policies.
Describing themselves as “pro
CIO,” the committee seeks to have
the Government employes’ branch
of UPWA secede and form its own
independent union. In a situation
like that, this committee would
have a pretty good chance of hav
ing something to say about policy
matters and would even have a
chance to take over control even
tually. That is one reason why
UPWA's leadership is so reluctant
to let the Government employes’
membership go out on its own. j
The committee contends it repre-!
sents between 5,000 and 10,000 of.
UPWA’s 85,000 membership. It isn't
definite as to the number of dele
gates it controls here, but it is defi
nite it falls far short of having any
thing near a majority.
Committee people concede thisr|
but they say the leadership “will be
very surprised by the amount of op
position to their policies that is!
going to develop before this conven-1
tion is over.”
Miss Jean C. Clements of Local
10 of Washington is one of the com
mittee leaders, along with Harold
Wool and Morton Liftin of Wash
ington, Steve Bodisch of Wisconsin
and Roger Mills of Georgia.
The committee says it wants
UPWA to follow regular CIO policy,
such as supporting the Marshall
Plan and opposing the third party
candidacy of Henry Wallace. It
savs it is tired of seeing UPWA’s
leadership consorting with the"smaH
clique of left-wing unions engaged
in 'operation division’ in the CIO.”
The opposition faction was heard
from for the first time today when
Miss Clements took the floor to at
tack the leadership’s policies.
Miss Clements charged that
UPWA’s left-wing policies had hurt
the union and retarded its growth,
declaring that the leadership hurled
the "red-baiting” charge at any one
who disagreed with them.
Miss Clements urged that the un
ion follow the national CIO policies
as laid down by President Murray,
of the CIO. Most OT the delegate^
listened _ to her speech in silence.
<3nly a Tiandful applauded. -A *
In contrast, the delegates enthu
siastically applauded the remarks of
UPWA Vice President Mort Furay
when he defended the record of the
union's leadership.
. GUESTS—UPWA Will hear a
speech today by Albert J. Fitzgerald.'
president of the United Electrical
Workers of America, a left-wing'
CIO group. Mr. Fitzgerald, inciden
tally. is also chairman of the Labor
Committee for Wallace. Another
I guest at UPWA’s banquet tonight
I will be Paul Robeson, the noted
Negro singer, who has been ex
tremely active in left-wing activities.
Additional neics of Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young’s broad
cast version of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 p.m. every Sunday
on WMAL, the Star station.
Trial of Clarks'Suit
To Evict Thompsons
Goes Into Third Day
Trial of an eviction suit in wnicn
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph J.
Clark seek to oust Huston Thomp
son, former chairman of the Federal
Trade Commission, from their apart
ment house was to go into its third
session today before a jury in the
landlord and tenant branch of the
Municipal Court.
The seven-member family of Ad
miral Clark, assistant chief of na
val operations for air, contend they
need the sprawling 10-room suite
for their own use. Earlier this
month, the Clarks in another evic
tion suit on the same ground, ob
tained an identical suite two floors
above the Thompsons’ first-floor
apartment in the building at 2500
Massachusetts avenue N.W. Both
the rear admiral and his wife held
the stand last Friday.
Mr. Thompson, who is 73. and his
wife, 67, yesterday explained they
need the rooms because Mr. Thomp
son, owing to a heart condition,
cannot climb stairs. They said they
have made a number of improve
ments on the premises in their 26
years of occupancy.
These improvements included con
struction of a terrace at the back of
the building overlooking Rock Creek
Park.
While the Thompsons are fighting
eviction from the *175-a-month
apartment, they also cited that it
has drawbacks. These included
lack of heat and hot water and an
overabundance of Japanese water
bugs in the four bathrooms and
kitchen. Also the lights from auto
mobiles using a driveway beside the
building shine into the Thompson's
rooms, they contend.
The Thompsons would not be
without another place to live if
forced to move from the Embasy
Row apartment. The Court was
told they own two houses, at 1420
and 1426 Thirty-third street N.W.,
and they asked a real estate man to
arrange the rental of one which was
vacant last February.
Garden Club Heads to Meet
ROANOKE. Va.. May 18 <&>.—
Directors of the Virginia Federation
of Garden Clubs will be entertained
by Mrs. C. B. Nettleton of Coving
ton. federation president, at a re
ception tonight at Hotel Roanoke.
Hungary has imposed taxes on
foreign travel
U. S. May Ask ERP Nations
To Devaluate Currencies
(From Yesterday's Last Edition.)
By the Associated Press
The United States will “require”
European Recovery Program coun
tries to consider devaluing their
currencies when the United States
thinks they should, the administra
tion's top group on foreign finance
said today.
The National Advisory Council, in
a report sent to Congress by Presi
dent Truman, said the United States
will "require” countries getting ERP
aid to work out devaluation with the
46-nation world monetary fund.
The requirement will be asserted
whenever the council "believes that
a country's exchange rate is im
posing an unjustifiable burden on
its balance of payments”—in other
words, when inflated currency is
drying up the country's sales to
other nations.
Apparently, the United States
could “require” countries getting aid
under the $5,300,000,000 ERP pro
gram to at least work on devalua
tion with the monetary fund by
threatening to shut off ERP money
if they refused.
Paul School Concert Set
The Music Department of Paul
Junior High School will present a
glee club and orchestra concert in
the school auditorium after a meet
ing of the Home and School Asso
ciation at 8 o'clock tonight. The
association will hold its annual
election of officers.
G.O. P.'s'Last Word'
Defends. Its Report
On Hughes Probe
ty tK« Aitociotad Pmi
The fireworks of last summer’s
Senate investigation of Howard
Hughes' wartime plane contracts
sputtered out today in Republican
Democratic bickering over what it
proved.
The Republicans on the old
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee contended Mr. Hughes was
awarded two contracts aggregating
$40,000,000 because of political pres
sure.
The Democrats saio: meie »
absolutely nothing in the evidence
which discloses any fraud, corrup
tion or wrongdoing on the part of
Howard Hughes or his associates.
All the evidence is directly to the
contrary."
The four Democrats filed a
minority report late yesterday. In
an apparent attempt to have the
last word, the Republicans filed a
supplementary report a few hours
later. The original Republican re
port was filed with the Senate
April 14.
Disputed by Republicans.
The Republicans said Mr. Hughes,
millionaire plane builder and movie
producer, should have reported what
he called attempts by Maj. Gen.
Bennett E. Meyers to extort money
from him.
Meyers, high wartime Army Air
Forces procurement officer, is under
sentence for inducing a former
associate to commit perjury. He is
also under Indictment for income
tax evasion.
The Republicans disputed nearly
every contention made by the
Democrats in their formal report,
which was toned down slightly from
a preliminary draft published pre
maturely last week.
This is now the two compared on
their principal points:
Democrats—“It is unfortunate
that our present committee selected
the Hughes contracts as the only
ones to be investigated."
Other Firms Investigated.
^Republicans—"The committee had
previously investigated numerous
other aircraft contractors both dur
ing and after the war.”
Democrats—"The majority report
• * • might be inference and in
nuendo imply grave wrongdoings
not expressly charged.”
Republicans—"The minority does
not say there are unfair innuendos,
but merely that one might imply
such innuendos. * * * It is sufficient
to say that the conclusions in the
majority report are .clearly and
directly stated.”
Democrats—"In the report on the
Howard Hughes investigation there
should have been no reference what
ever concerning Gen. Meyers and
his activities, except those connected
with Hughes or his companies. * * •
If there were any ‘obviously cor
rupt’ negotiations, they were en
tirely on the part of Gen. Meyers."
Statements Called Factual.
Republicans—"The majority re
port merely sets forth a factual
discussion of the Hughes-Meyers re
lationship. • * • The record of the
public hearings clearly indicates
that discussions of a corrupt nature
took place between Gen. Meyers
and Mr. Hughes."
The Democrats reported a "strong
conclusion that the time has come
when the Congress should provide,
by rules, for the conduct of con
gressional investigations.” They said
their experience in the Hughes in
quiry convinced them that Congress
should set ‘Reasonable limitations
on powers and procedures” of in
vestigating groups.
The minority was composed of
Senators Pepper of Florida, Hatch
of New Mexico. McGrath of Rhode
Island and O’Conor of Maryland.
Fort Davis Citizens Plan
Games at June 5 Picnic
Final plans for a community pic
nic to be held June 5 in Fort Du
pont Park were made by the Fort
Davis Citizens' Association last
night.
Mrs. Harry Schoeneman. chair
man of the committee, said the pic
nic would begin at 2 p.m. and carry
on into the evening. Arrangements
have been made for baseball and
other games with prizes. The af
fair is being held so the people in
that area will get to know each
other better, Mrs. Schoeneman said,
and name tags will be supplied for
the occasion.
The group voted to send a letter
to the Highway Department, asking
for the establishment of permanent
streets and gutters in the Fort Davis
section.
The association held Its last meet
ing of the season in the Ryland
Methodist Church, Branch avenue
and S street S.E., conducted by Wil
liam F. Osche. president.
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press
Senate:
Considers nomination of Jess
Larson as war assets administrator,
then returns to debate on $708,586,
000 water ways improvement bill.
Finance Committee hears opposi
tion to repeal of Federal margarine
taxes.
Armed Services Committee hears
I defense officials on bill to set up
I industrial reserve.
House:
Debates bill to curb communism.
Foreign Affairs Committee con
siders resolution for changes in
United Nations.
Rules Committee opens hearing
on draft bill.
London Transport is buying 1,200
| new buses this year, and wants a
fleet of 9.500. ___
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I RALPH (SPARKY) DIRKSEN.
—AP Wirephoto.
Suspect Leads Police.
To Headless Bodies
Of Man and Wife
By fh« Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, May 18.—The
headless and handless bodies of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Dirksen were found
today in a lonely desert area near
Mojave.
Their partly cremated heads and
their hands were discovered Sunday
in an incinerator in the rear of
Mr. Dirksen s radio repair shop in
East Los Angeles.
Sheriff's deputies said Robert
Hansen, 24, who has been booked
on suspicion of murder, led them
to the bodies about 150 feet off a
dirt road. Hansen was employed by
the Dirksens in the radio shop and
lived with them.
The investigators said the body of
Mr. Dirksen, 35, was wrapped in a
blanket and trussed with wire. The
nearby body of Olga Dirksen, 30,
was wrapped in a plaid automobile
robe and bound with wire.
From an examination of the
heads, County Autopsy Surgeon
Frederick Newbarr reported earlier
the couple had been shot to death.
The Dirksens had been missing
from their home and shop for sev
eral days. 0
Their 3-vear-old son, Ralph
(Sparky) Dirksen, was found un
harmed in a boarding home at
nearby Compton. Sheriff's Lt. Gar
ner Brown said Hansen gave
deputies the address and said he
had taken the little boy there.
Mother Reports Boy, 8,
Missing in Northeast
l A student at the Kingsman ele
I mentary school has been missing
I from home since lunch hour yester
Idav, police reported today.
The bov. Lester Oeletree. 8. of 118
Lester Ofletree.
Fifteenth street
. N.E., left his
home after
lunch at 1 p.m.
I yesterday and
: hasn’t been
heard from
| since, his moth
: er, Mrs. Lois
; Ogletree, told
I police.
I Mrs. Ogletree,
an employe of
_ the Sauls Lith
' ograph Co., 1731
Fourteentn
street N.W., said
the boy told her
he planned to go to tne Washing
ton Boys’ club to play after school.
A relative said the bov stayed out
until 1 a.m. Sunday riding street
cars.
When he left the home yesterday,
young Ogletree was reported wear
ing long brown trousers and a white
, polo shirt. He is 4 feet 5 Inches tall,
with brown hair and blue eyes.
Autos to Need Passes
To Enter Bolling Field
The Air Force announced Hodav
that in the future passes will be
required of motorists entering Boll
ing Field "as a traffic control
measure.”
Visitors have been entering the
base recently at the rate of 5,000
automobiles daily, especially on week
ends, the spokesman said, explain
ing that the base has only 2,000
parking spaces to accommodate vis
itors and employes.
Rail Peace Meeting
Called Today Under
WhiteHouse Prodding
•y th« Associated Press
Under White House prodding,
jthe railroads and three dis
gruntled unions began new ef
forts, today to settle the dispute
which forced Government seiz
ure of the trains.
The meeting of Negotiating Com
mittees was scheduled just 25 hours
before justice T. Alan Goldsbofrough
of District Court is to act on a plea
for a continafa- court order to keep
the rail unions’ members on-the job.
A Nation-wide strike by the loco
motive engineers, firemen and en
ginemen, and switchmen had been
set for a week ago, May 11. But
President Truman ordered the Army
to take over operation of the rail
lines. The Government then ob
tained an antistrike order from Jus
tice Goldsborough. It is good until
tomorrow.
Army Technically in Charge.
If the judge should decide against
extending the order, the unions
might strike. They made it clear
that they would not work just be
cause the Government had made a
"paper seizure" of the rails.
Technically, the Army is running
the Nation’s major railroads. Sec
retary of the Army Royall divided
the nation into seven areas and
appointed a railroad president in
each to run the trains, with the
rank of colonel.
In addition, he named a three
man advisory board, including Ed
ward F. McGrady, vice president of
the Radio Corp. of America, a labor
relations expert, to help him.
The rail chiefs hurried back to
Washington for the conference, but
one said he had no idea what
prompted the sudden peace move.
Steelman Won’t Attend.
He said the unions had been
asked to attend, and that was all.
The White House announced the
meetings, but said Presidential
Assistant John R. Steelman, who
had tried previously to head off the
threatened strike, would not attend.
The three labor leaders are David
B. Robertson of the firemen and en
ginemen, Alvanley Johnston of the
locomotive engineers, both of Cleve
land, and Arthur J. Glover, head of
the switchmen's union.
Representing the management
will be W. T. Farley of the Associa
tion of American Railroads; H. A.
Enochs, D. P. Loomis, and C. D.
Mackey.
Cable Union Officials File
Libel Actions in WFIL Case
By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 18.—Two
officials of the American Communi
cations Association, CIO, filed a
Federal Court libel action today ask
ing $100,000 damages each.
Joseph P. Selly, union president,
and Joseph Kehoe, secretary, filed
the suit against Triangle Publica
tions, Inc., its divisions—the Phila
delphia Inquirer and Radio Stations
WFIL and WFIL-TV—Roger W.
Clipp, WFIL general manager.
Basis of the action is the Inquirer's
story of the cable circuit break
which Sanday night Interrupted
programsu&'WFlL.
The dOrtlpISttt says the story con
tained "certain false, scandalous,
malicious and defamatory libels con
cerning the plaintiffs when the Tri
angle Publications claimed that
saboteurs had cut the WFIL cable
link and- then^tn the same story
mentioned th^ present strike which
the engineers of the American Com
munications Association are now
engaged in against WFIL.”
Lack of Quorum Delays
Session on Nominations
Lack of “a quorum today forced
postponement of a scheduled meet
ing of the Senate Civil Service
Committee to consider nominations
and a number of bills.
Officials explained that the meet
ing will be held next Tuesday. A
number of Senators are out of the
city, some being in New England
and others attending the funeral of
Senator Overton, Democrat, of
Louisiana.
The nomination of Wayne C.
Grover to be archivist of the United
States is among those waiting to
be considered.
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WhattheRussians
Are Saying of Us
The Moscow radio, broadcasting
in English to the United Kingdom,
sbid:* ,
•‘It is significant that, even
according to official United States
statistics, the average wage of
the worker in the United States
at present is too low to insure
him a more or less decent life.
Meanwhile, the corporations con
tinue to rake in tremendous
profits, profits much in excess of
the record profits of the war
years.
“The working people, naturally
enough, are offering more and
more vigorous resistance to the
drive of capital. This is indicated
by the rising wave of strikes in
spite of reprisals.”
Tucker Accuses ITU
Of Ignoring U. S. Law
ly the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS. May 18.—Charles
D. Tucker, president of the Inde
pendent Party of the International
Typographical Union, yesterday ac
cused the ITU’s top officers of “ig
noring” a Federal law and violating
the union’s own laws.
Mr. Tucker said the ITU's inter
national officers have failed to file a
required union financial statement
with the Labor Department. He
charged also that the officers have
not filed non-Communist affidavits
with the National Labor Relations
Board.
The Independent Party chief said
in a statement that the ITU conven
tion directed Woodruff Randolph,
international president, and other
international officers to file the non
Communist affidavits. He said Mr.
Randolph claims the affidavits have
been signed. Mr. Tucker said, how
ever, they are being held in union
headquarters instead of being filed
with the NLRB.
Mr. Randolph heads the union’s i
progressive party and is a candi
date for re-election in the ITU gen-'
eral election tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May d8 (IP).—
A printing industry official criti- j
cized here yesterday the “no con-'
tract” policy of Woodruff Ran
dolph, president of the International
Typographical Union.
Oscar A. Whitehouse, Washing
ton, secretary of the Union Em
ployers’ Section, Printing Industry
of America, Inc., said in a speech
the industry felt the policy had been
"extremly unwise."
Mr. Whitehouse addressed the
opening session of the 27th annual
convention of the Southern Graphic
Arts Association.
Ferguson Announces
Re-election Candidacy
By the Associated Press
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan announced today his can
didacy for re-election.
His Republican colleague, Senator
Vandenberg of Michigan, was the
first to sign Senator Ferguson’s nom
ination petition, with the comment:
Well, Homer, if anybody has a
cinch, it's you.”
Jo V. Morgan Resigns
Civil Service Post in
Montgomery County
In a surprise move, Jo V. Morgan,
Montgomery County Civil Service
Commissioner, today submitted his
resignation to the county commis
sioners, effective June 1.
At the same time Irving G.vMc
Nayr announced he will remain in
his post as county supervisor.
In his letter of resignation, Mr.
Morgan explained he wanted to de
vote his entire time to his law prac
tice.
L,ast weex, me couniy commis
sioners rescinded their action of
September, 1947. and restored Mr.
Morgan's salary to $4,800 a year
after having slashed it to $1,200.
Had Filed Libel Suit
When the commissioners ordered
his salary cut, they charged him
with “dilatory service.” Shortly
afterward, Mr. Morgan filed a $50,
000 libel suit against Board Presi
dent Brooke Johns anck County Su
pervisor Irving G. McNayr.
In rescinding their action, the
commissioners said they had been
"misinformed” and that their previ
ous resolution had been "ill ad
vised.” It is not known whether the
libel suit will be dropped as a re
sult of the board's action.
James R. Miller, who represented
Mr. Morgan in the suit, said the
civil service commissioner had want
ed to resign before but felt that if
he did so, he would be retiring
"under a cloud.”
Sauter Reconsiders Plan.
In view of the board’s action last
week, however, Mr. Miller explained,
Mr. Morgan now felt free to leave
county service. Mr. Morgan is a
Democrat and long has been at odds
with the Republican-dominated
Board of County Commissioners.
Mr. McNayr, announcing he in
tends to remain at his $7.500-a-.vear
Dost said he would formally submit
his decision to the commissioners
this afternoon.
Shepherd Park Citizens
Re-elect Wells President
Edmund J. Wells was re-elected
president of the Shepherd Park
Citizens' Association last night.
Other officers elected were: Walter
M. Bird, vice president: Frederick
G. Umhau, secretary: Mrs. H. King
Vann, treasurer, and Vernon V.
Baker and Mr. Bird, delegates to
the Federation of Citizens’ Associa
tions.
in a move xavoring a uisirici sales
tax and the repeal of the personal
income tax. the group voted to send
telegrams to Representative Bates
and Senator Cain, chairmen of the
House and Senate District Fiscal
Subcommittees, and Senator Dwor
shak. chairman of the District Sub
committee on Senate Appropria
tions, opposing a bond issue at this
time.
The association favored the forma
tion of a North Washington Council
of 15 citizens’ associations in the
Northwest area.
The meeting was held in the
Shepherd Schood, Fourteenth street
and Kalmia road N.W., and was
conducted by Mr. Wells.
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