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Dewey Gives No Sign
Of Comment on Work
Of Special Session
By th« Associated Press
PAWLING, N. Y.. Aug. 9.—Gov.
Dewey’s campaign planning shows
signs of quickening this week.
But there Is no indication whether
the Republican presidential nomi
nee will have anything to say at
this time concerning the record of
the GOP-controlled special session
of Congress which adjourned Sat
urday night.
The New York Governor main
tained silence on that matter over
the week end.
Gov. Dewey is expected to return
to Albany by midweek. He has spent
most of his time at his farm here
since he was nominated for the
presidency late in June.
Gov. Dewey has some State busi
ness to attend to in Albany, but
his aides say he also will devote
a good bit of time there to confer
ences on campaign strategy.
Conference Next Monday.
These will lead up to a two-day
meeting at the Governor's Mansion
next week with Gov. Dewey’s vice
presidential running mate. Gov. Earl
Warren of California. Also present
at the conference, starting next
Monday will be Herbert Brownell,
jr„ Gov. Dewey's campaign man
ager.
From the time President Truman
summoned the extra session of Con
gress, Gov. Dewey has had nothing
to say about it publicly except to
advise, indirectly, that the law
makers carefully consider the Presi
dent’s requests.
But Mr. Brownell—acting, he said,
with Gov. Dewey’s knowledge—did
reply to Mr. Truman's demand that
the Republicans make good on their
1348 platform pledges by enacting
the program the President sent to
the session
Mr. Brownell said before the ses
sion that the GOP platform calls
for enactment of a program by a
Republican Congress under a Re
publican President. He said that
could not be done “at a rump ses
sion called at a political conven
tion for political purposes in the
heat of a political campaign.”
mcurain .“\ssaiis i»ewc».
Gov. Dewey did consult with Re
publican leaders on the program
they put through at the extra ses
sion, but he did not State his views
publicly.
This caused Senator McGrath,
chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, to refer to Gov.
Dewey in a statement over the
■week end as a “tongue-tied candi
date hiding behind the long skirts
of a reactionary congressional lead
ership.”
That brought this comment from
a Dewey aide: "Any reply to any
thing Senator McGrath has to say
will come from Mr. Brownell. Mr
Truman is Gov. Dewey's opponent.”
Warren Urges State Leaders
To Make Constructive Drive
8ACRAMENTO. Calif., Aug. 9 </P>.
—Gov. Warren advised California
Republican leaders today to con
duct a "constructive, not a destruc
tive" campaign.
Gov. Warren received a big ova
tion from party members who held
their biennial convention and cen
tral committee meetings here over
the week end.
"Our Republican Party,” Gov
Warren said, "must be a party of
all the people” without regard to
sectionalism, race, color or creed or
divisions by vocational or economic
In keeping with the party unity
Gov. Warren spid he found at the
Philadelphia convention, its leaders
selected Edward Shattuck for the
chairmanship of the State Central
Committee. Mr. Shattuck was the
Governor's choice for the job.
Welfare Investigators
To Meet in Baltimore
By the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Aug. 9—The new
State commission to investigate
Maryland’s public welfare program
will hold its first meeting Wednes
day in Gov. Lane’s office here. At
torney General Hall Hammond an
nounced .yesterday.
Mr. Hammond said copies of re
ports by the commission on govern
mental efficiency dealing with city:
and State welfare programs had
been sent to the 15 commission
members in preparation for the
closed meeting.
Weather Report
D. C.—Mostly sunny with highest
near 84 this afternoon. Generally
fair tonight and tomorrow with little
change in temperature. Lowest to
night near 64.
Md. and Va.—Generally fair to
night and tomorrow with little
change in temperature.
Wind velocity 7 miles per hour;
direction, northwest,
Elver Report.
From United States Engineer* )
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls, Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday— Pet. Pet
Noon . 61 Midnight T«:
4pm. .42 sam. 90
ft p.m - 60 1:30 o.m . 47
High and Low for latterflay.
High. SI at 4 32 pm.
Low, 01, at 6.00 a m
Record Temperature* This Tear.
Highest. 95. on June 24.
Lowest 6. on January 26.
Tide Tables.
fFurnlshad bv United States Coast and
Oeodetie Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow
IMTa.m 1.09 a.m
„ 6 48 a m 7 44 a m.
High
High
Low
7:08 p m.
8 00 p m
The Sun acd moobl
Rise*
Run today flirt
Run. tomorrow
Moon, today_11:29 am
Automobile lights must be
•ne-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Sets.
8:11
*10
11 01 p.m
turned on
Month 1948
January _4.57
February_1.6?
M#rch _3.«fl
April __3.06
June _A.28
July _2.83
August _4 40
September__
October __
November - -
December -
Temperatures in
High Low.
Albuquerque 88 HA
Atlanta
Ave.
3.66
3.37
3.76
3.2?
3.70
4.13
4.71
4 CM
3.24
2.84
2.37
3.32
Various
Record
84
Atlantic City 74
%
83
8.84
8 84
9.13
10.69
10.94
10 03
14 41
17.40
8.91
8.89
7.58
Cities.
Hash
89
Bismarck
Boston_
Buffalo _
Chicago ..
Cincinnati..
Detroit_
E Paso
Galveston -
Harrisburg .
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville —
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04
81
77
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Miami
Milwaukee.. 78
New Orleans 83
New York.. SO
Norfolk ... 80
Okla. City.. 82
Omaha-80
Phoenix -.104
Pittsburgh - 78
Portland_81
St Louis 82
Salt Lake C. 88
S. Antonio.103
S. Francisco 83
Seattle _ 78
Tampa 93
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NEW YORK —F-86 JET MAKES FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
; —Maj. Richard L. ^hnson of Cooperstown, N. Dak., as he waved
from the cockpit of the Air Force’s F-86 jet fighter plane in
which he attained a speed of 650 miles per hour yesterday. The
plane, demonstrated for the first time to the public, was one
of the closing features of the International Air Exposition at-1
New York’s Idlewild International Airport. —AP Wlrephoto.
Controller Backs Lane
In Urging Reduction in
Maryland Income Tax
fty tht Aisocioted Pren
BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.—Many
Marylanders are looking forward
today to a cut In their State
income taxes.
A reduction proposal came from
Gov. Lane and was concurred in by
Controller James J. Lacy over the
weekend.
The Governor suggested the cut
in a letter urging Mr. Lacy to have
the Board of Revenue Estimates
I
quickly get out a new compilation
of expected tax collections for 1949
The controller replied the board
would get to work tomorrow.
The Governor pointed out that the
1948 surplus of $20,473,515 was too
much. He asked for a new estimate
of 1949 collections "so that im
mediate consideration may be given
to whatever reduction "In taxation
the revised estimates may warrant."
Urges Broader Exemptions.
The Governor said his admin
istration already had increased
allotments of State collections to
the political subdivisions and that
he now planned to give "direct
relief to the individual taxpayer.”
The Governor said he proposed to
do this "by broadening the exemp
tions and, perhaps, the elimination
of income taxes and the filing of
returns for thousands in the lower
income taxes."
Controller Lacy, in a radio ad
dress yesterday, commented "I was
glad to learn that he (the Gov
ernor) agrees with me.”
Gov. Lane and Mr. Lacy agreed
that the 1948 surplus, which was
$9,276,000 more than expected, was
too high. The Governor said that
while a modest surplus is desirable,
the "State should not require of its
citizens more, than is essential to
establish a modest margin of
safety.”
Annual Budget Sessions Asked.
Mr. Lacy urged adoption at the
November election of a constitu
tional amendment providing for an
nual meetings of the General As
sembly to avoid an excessive sur-'
plus.
He said the present necessity of
compiling two-year budgets resulted
in conservative etimates of the tax
yield in order to avoid deficits.”
“Even in the light of receipts for i
the last fiiscal year, and a year's
experience behind us with the sales
tax. plus many years' experience
with the income tax—the two prin-!
cipal sources of revenue for the
Stale of Maryland—it is extremely1
difficult to make any accurate fore
cast as to what these taxes will!
produce in the year immediately
ahead."
Greek General Staff Blocks
Soviet on Use of Tankers
By the Associated Press
ATHENS, Aug. 9.—A Greek ship
owner said today the Greek, gen
eral staff had blocked Soviet ef
forts to charter Greek ships to
transport crude oil from Albania to
Black Sea ports and gasoline from
the Black Sea to Palestine.
The informant, who may not be
quoted by name, said a Russian
representative succeeded in sign
ing up one tanker but that the
general staff refused clearance on
the ground Greece has not re
sumed diplomatic relation# with Al
bania.
He said the Soviet move came
after Albania had cut off her
shipments of oil to Yugaslavia after
the Cominform's attack on Yugo
slavia's Communist leadership.
Chiang Takes Off in Storm
After Appeal to Committee
lv tH* Asiociotvd Pr**s
NANKING. Aug. 9—President
Chiang Kai-shek today flew to
Kirling, China's summer capital,
after an hour-long appeal to the
Kuomintang Central Political Com
imittee for Co-operation.
The Generalissimo and Mme.
Chiang took off into .storm-fllled
skies. Within an hour one of the
heaviest wind and electrical dis
i turbances of the season struck
Nanking.
Chiang* meeting with the com
mittee was secret but informed
sources said he told its members
that “groundless rumors” have
weakened "our battlefront troops
and shaken the faith of the Com
munist suppression campaign.-’
TO CALJ. THE CTAR
DIAL O lERL|NG 5000
Tract 48 Council Plans
Neighborhood Campaign
The District Recreation and
Health Departments will be asked
to help a "nelghborhlood campaign”
to improve conditions in the area
bounded by New Jersey and New
York avenues and Seventh street
and Florida avenue N.W., members
of a newly organized Community
Council of Tract 48 said today.
About 20 residents of the section
known as Census Tract 48 met yes
terday at Ephesus Seventh-Day Ad
ventist Church. They declared play
ground facilities are inadequate in
the area and that health hazards
exist because of litter and garbage.
James M. Montgomery, 1244 New
Jersey avenue N.W., a District
school teacher, is council chairman.
Frank D. McKinney, 108 F street
N.W., president of the East Central
Civic Association, was named chair
man of a committee to Invite the
Recreation Department this week to
send a representative to the coun
cil's next meeting, August 23, at 8
p.m , at the church.
Another activity planned by the
council is a temperance crusade to
be headed by Thomas J. Delaney.
This as well as the council's general
program to improve social condi
tions in the neighborhood will be
aided by Ephesus, Galbraith A. M.
E. Z„ Shiloh Baptist, Third Baptist
and Turner Memorial A. M. E.
Churches. Mr. Montgomery said
the council, formed three weeks ago,
also plans to ask the assistance of
neighborhood school parent-teacher
associations and other churches in
the area.
Withdrawal of U. S. Troops
From Korea Expected Soon
TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 9 tC.D.N.V
The long-heralded withdrawal of
approximately 25,000 American
troops from South Korea will be
gin next month, Informed sources
said here today.
American forces will leave behind
a South Korean army of 50,000 men,
trained by American advisers and
equipped with Americans arms.
This is to protect the fledgling
South Korean government from ag
gression from Soviet-held North
Koreo, where the Russians are re
ported to have built up a people's
army of 200,000 men.
American withdrawal is In keep
ing with the United States pledge
to the United Nations to withdraw
its armed forces within 90 days
after the South Korean elections or
"as soon as possible threafter.”
The election, which resulted In
the formation of the present South
Korean government, was held May
10. The new government takes over
August 15. However, it will enjoy
only limited sovereignty until the
American withdrawal.
Poles, Czechs Complete
5-Year Trade Program
fcy tbe Associated Press
WARSAW, Aug. 9—Poland and
Czechoslovakia have completed
plans to step up trade and the in
terrelation of their industries dur
in the next five years.
A communique issued after a
meeting of the Polish and Czecho
slovakian Economic Council here
Saturday said trade would reach
*180.000,000 annually by 1953. In
the last year trade between the two
countries reached *60,000,000.
The Council agreed to broaden
rapidly the common production pro
program in Industries along the
Czech-Polish border. Poland will
supply the raw materials and Czech
oslovakia the machinery. Rail,
highway and water transport be
tween the two countries also will be
increased.
Jet Fighter Exceeds
Speed of 650 M.P.H.
At Idlewild Pageant
fty Associated frts
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 —A flight at
more than 650 miles per hour waa
claimed for a jet fighter yesterday
at the windup of a nine-day aerial
pageant at New York International
Airport.
The flight was “just like sitting
at home in your own living room.”
said the pilot, Maj. Richard L.
Johnson, 3U-year-old test pilot from
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
He shot the Air Force's newest
jet fighter, North American's F-86.
across the field for its first showing
In public.
The official speed record for any
type of plane is listed as 650.7 miles
per hour.
365,000 Visitors Attend.
A loudspeaker announced the
speed as better than 650 m.p.h. as
Maj. Johnson, a Cooperstown <N. D.)
resident, shot past. No arrange
ments tor official timing had been
made, however.
Police estimated that 265,000 visi
tors attended the air show yesterday
at the new 4,900-acre field at Idle
wild, Queens.
It was “Navy Day" att he pag
eant, and 380 Naval and Marine
Corps planes took to the air lor a
half-hour demonstration. High Na
val officers from Washington were
in the stands.
The international air exposition
at the world’s largest airport —a
high light of Greater New York
City's golden jubilee observance—
was estimated to have drawn a total
attendance of more than 750,000. It
was rained out on two days.
Airport Opened July 31.
The airport was opened July 31
with a show of 1.000 planes put on
by the Air Force, President Truman
and Gov. Dewey attended the open
ing.
Rear Admiral Walter S. Delaney,
commandant of the Third Naval
District, told the crowd on the final
day that the facilities of the giant
fleid would be made available to the
armed forces in the event of war.
An 8-foot radio-guided plane
was almost demolished when ft went
out of control about a mile from the
field and crashed into the roof of a
bus garage. Six persons watching
the air show from the garage roof
fled as the robot plane swooped
down.
Firms AskU. S. to Pay
Russians' Patent Fees
By th# Associated Pros*
Eight American corporations have
asked the United States Govern
ment to pay them approximately
$14,500,000 for Use bv Russia of their
patents under lend-lease.
The Treasury Department has
paid these companies only part of
this bill because Russia in turn has
delayed settling up its $11,296,000,000
lend-lease account with the United
States.
These officials disclosed that the
State Department, in an effort to
hasten payment of the patent
fees, now has suggested that the
Russians deal directly with the
American corporations concerned.
These American Arms permitted
the Russians to use their special
cracking, refining and other pro
cesses in setting up four complete
oil refineries which the American
government shipped to the Soviet
Union under lend-lease. All four
of these refineries are reported to
be in operation in Central Russia
now.
The companies lnvloved in the
negotiations are the Houdry Pro
cess Corp. of Philadelphia; Uni
versal Oil Products Co. of Chicago;
International Catalytic Oil Pro
cesses Corp. of New York; Petrollte
Corp., Ltd., of Los Angeles; Stat
I ford Development Corp. of Kansas
City; Texaco Development Corp. of
New York; Max B. Miller & Co..
Inc., of New York, and the Glrdler
Corp. of Louisville, Ky.
Krug Home Theft Suspect
Held for Grand Jury Action
A burglary suspect charged with
thefts from the home of Secretary
of the Interior Krug was held for
the grand Jury today under *1,000
bond.
The suspect, Edward Wallace, Jr..
23, colored, 900 block of P staeet
N.W., pleaded not guilty to a house
breaking and grand larceny charge
and waived preliminary examina
tion before United States Commis
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence.
Mr. Krug reported to police tpat
last November, while he was out of
town, his home at 1400 Twenty
ninth street N.W. was ransacked.
He reported about $250 worth of
jewelry and clothing was missing.
Wallace was arrested Saturday
night by detectives who were inves
tigating several recent burlaries
here. Mr. Krug was not able to
attend the proceedings today, pc
Ilive reported.
Manila to Ration Rice
As Stocks Dwindle
By the Associated Press
MANILA, Aug. 9.—Manila's 1.500,
000 residents this week will be put
on rice rations as the government
tries frantically to find surplus rice
to help feed the nation.
Stocks on hand are expected to
be exhausted by September 20 and
the new rice crop will not be ready
for harvesting until mid-November.
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Joseph Young and the Fed
eral Spotlight are on vacation.
The column will be resumed
August 24. The Federal Spot
light radio program will re
sume on Sunday, August 29,
over WMAL at 3:15 p.m.
800 Special Workers
To Check Overcharges
On U. S. Freight Bills
The General Accounting Of
fice has “re-created” a special
division of 800 workers to check
overcharges by railroads on Gov
ernment freight bills during the
war—estimated by a congres
sional committee today to be as
high as $700,000,000.
Representative Bender, Republi
can, of Ohio, head of a House Elx
I penditures Subcommittee, charged
today that the GAO—as the result
; of a “basically defective and grossly
mismanaged" accelerated audit sys
tem—failed to catch $350,000,000
• worth of the overcharges during
1943, 1944, and 1945.
In addition, Mr. Bender said, the
subcommittee “had intimations that
the interest of the Government was
not adequately -protected on the
original fixing of freight rates." A
subcommittee already is looking into
this angle, he added.
Existed 25 Years Ago.
As a result of the investigation.
Controller General Lindsay C. War
ren ordered a complete re-audit of
the wartime vouchers in March to
bill railroads for overcharges missed
during the war.
To carry out the giant job, GAO
“re-created" a separate Transporta
tion Audit Division, according to
William L. Ellis, assistant to the
Controller General. The division,
with about 800 workers, existed
about 25 years ago as a separate
unit, but was merged later with the
General Claims Division, Mr. Ellis
said.
Mr. Bender's subcommittee, mean
while, urged Mr. Warren to "re
consider" adequacy of the 1949
deficiency appropriation that will
allow GAO to hire 110 new freight
rate experts to help speed the re
audit.
“Only a few” of the 110 have
been hired so far, Mr. Ellis said,
because of a shortage of rate ex
perts.
Not Question of Money.
“It isn't a question of getting
more money,” he declared. "There
just aren't any more good people to
get. You can’t expect good men
with years of experience to come
here and leave railroads where they
are getting more money.”
GAO differs sharply with the sub
committee on the amount of over
charges still to be caught, mean
while, estimating that about $100.
000,000 more in overcharges will be
caught by the reaudit. The ac
celerated wartime check, officials
said, caught $250,000,000 in over
charges, with another $104,000,000
still uncollected.
Mr. Ellis said the $100,000,000
estimate is based on a test audit
made last year on 370,000 bills of
lading—about 1 per cent of the
number handled during the war.
The test found about $1,057,000 in
overcharges, he said.
The subcommittee also charged
that freight overcharges to the
Government, from 1 to 2 per cent
before the war, zoomed to between
10 and 12 per cent during wartime.
Some Practices Criticized.
While the subcommittee said
GAO was "Justified” in setting up
an accelerated audit system because
of personnel losses and an annual
freight bill that jumped from $38,
000,000 to $2,000,000,000, it criticized1
these points:
An “aboslute rule” of auditing two
months’ supplies of vouchers every
month to dig into a huge backlog
of vouchers.
That some section chiefs ordered
workers to pass as "audited” vouch
ers that had been visually screened.
That screening duties at times
were taken away from well-trained
reviewers and given to technicians.
Under the Transportation Act
of 1940, the committee hearings
brought out, GAO was authorized to
make payment of vouchers prior to
auditing.
7 B-29s Land in Scotland
En Route to RAF Fields
By the Associated Press
PRESTWICK. Scotland. Aug 9.—
Seven B-29 Superfortresses of the
United States Second Medium
Bomber Group landed here today
en route from Tucson, Ariz., to
R. A. F. station* in Southern Eng
land.
Nine of the big bombers, vanguard
of a total of 30 making the trip,
reached Lakenheath yesterday. The j
remaining 14 planes are expected
within the next day or two. That
will boost to 90 the number in
Britain for joint training with the
Royal Air Force.
Sixty of the bombers which ar
rived here last month were due to \
fly over London today, but the flight
was canceled because of weather.
CHICAGO.—PANCAKES PREPARED IN CEMENT MIXER—
Pancake batter is poured from a hand-operated cement mixer
which was pressed into service to feed a crowd at a community
festival sponsored by the American Legion in suburban Park
Ridge. —AP Wirephoto.
Midway Marines Staged Show
To Impress Jap Envoy in '41
By tht Associated Press
A high Japanese official got a
good look at some of the defenses at
Midway just before war broke out—
with the enthusiastic help of the
Marines guarding the island.
Saburu Kurusu. the "peace" envoy
en route to Washington, saw rows
of armed troops and a squadron of
planes. And he heard the steady
pounding of antiaircraft guns, all
secretly designed to impress him
with the military muscle of the
United States.
The little-known story of Kurusu's
stopover at Midway, refueling point
for commercial trans-Paeiific air
lines, is told in "Marines at Mid
way," the third in a series of World
War II booklets Issued by the
Marine Corps.
Midway was strong on paper only
when Kurusu came through, but the
Marines did their best to fool a
likely enemy.
The commanding officer put even
available man. including cooks and
messmen, marching down the road
with fixed bayonets, lined up “all"
the planes—one squadron of flying
boats—and just about wore out the
muzzles of the 3-inch antiaircraft
guns, firing within earshot of Ku
rusu's hotel.
The envoy left no remarks for the
Marines to judge their smokescreen.
That came with the sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor.
Bridges Hopes Delay
On China Aid Is Ended
By the Associated Press
Attacking the administration for
"inexcusable delay” In aiding China.
Senator Bridges. Republican, of New
Hampshire expressed hope today
that Congress had • forced'' a change
in policy.
‘’It is m.v hope that the Chinese
government at last will have the
support of American arms and am
munitions to wage for itself and
for all free men its battles against
Communism.” said Senator Bridges,
who is chairman of the Senate Ap
propriations Committee.
He said m a prepared statement
that he hoped "that a new policy
has begun in China, a policy that
has been forced by Congressional
action. It is my hope that the tac
tics of deliberate delay which the
administration has shown in rela
tions with the Chinese government
are at an end."
Senator Bridges complained that
nearly four months elapsed before
China was granted on July 23 the
first of the $125,000,000 military aid
voted by Congress. He called this
“inaccusable.” Attached to his
statement was an exchange of let
ters with State Department officials
which spoke of later moves in Con
gress hindering completion of rules
for granting the military aid.
Senator Bridges said that Con
gress acted in voting the money "to
correct the long policy of inaction
in China which the administration
has espoused."
Boy, 4, Becomes Third
New Moon Murder Victim
By the Associated Pr*$»
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 9
Pour-year-old Joe Creamer was
found hanging from an electric wire
in the blitzed ruins of a factory here
last night. He was the third Lan
cashire child murdered at the time
of the new moon in the last six
months.
Children who heard his screams
saw a "youngish’’ man run out
through a large hole in the factory
wall. They ran for help. A passerby
cut bown the body, which had been
stripped except for an undershirt.
This and the two other new moon
cases are still unsolved.
Tuentin Simth. 11, was stabbed at
Farnworth by a killer who tore off
most of his clothing.
Little June Devaney, 3. was kid
naped from her bed in a Blackburn
hospital and slain.
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New Offer fo Be Given
To Univis Strikers
By th* Associated Pres*
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 9. — The
Univis Lens Co. opened peacefully
this morning and a company official
announced a new proposal to end a
97-day-old strike would be given
to the CIO United Electrical
Workers.
T. E. Maher, Univis director of
employe relations said new terms
offered today would contain "some
Change" from the company’s most
recent peace bid.
Arthur L. Garfield, U. E. interna
tional representative, said any new
company proposal must be consid
ered by the membership of Local
768 He added the membership
could be convened "before the day is
out.’’
Members of the local voted yester
day for a proposal to end the strike.
Company officials, however, rejected
the settlement plan.
The local's vote was based on a
three-point proposal: (1) To termi
nate the strike and withdraw all
pickets: (2) that all employes are
to return to work without discrimi
nation with the exception of 11 men
the company has discharged for "law
violations" during strike disturb
ances, and (3) that the cases of the
11 are to be arbitrated.
Approval of the one point allow
ing workers to return "without dis
crimination” differed with the com
pany's proposal, which stated that
strikers would not necessarily be
given their former Jobs, but must
take any open positions.
Federal Mediator James McNa
mara said the union accepted the
proposal for settlement, and he then
told M. H. Stanley, Univis president,
of the vote.
“He told me he was not interested
in any further proposals for settle
ment, but that the only thing he
wanted to know- was if the union
had accepted his proposal of yester
day,” Mr. McNamara said.
Legion Post to Meet
The Unknown Soldier Post,
American Legion, will meet at 8:15
p.m. Wednesday at the Ashton
Heights Women's Clubhouse, 413
North Irving street, Arlington.
12 New York Dailies
Sign ITU Contract After
Negotiating 6 Months
By tht Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Publisher*
and representatives of the ATL In
ternational Typographical Union
today signed a new contract cover
ing 2.500 composing room employe*
on 12 New York City daily news
papers.
The new working agreement ended
six months of negotiations between
the ITU's Local No. 6 and the Pub
lishers Association of New York. Th*
local voted 609 to 414 yesterday to
accept the pact.
It provides a $9 a week pay in
crease for the printers effective
today. It also includes a priority
hiring clause favoring journeymen
printers.
Under the new contract the pub
lishers agree not to use varitype or
other substitute printing processes
for the production of material that
will appear in their newspapers.
However, they may use thess
methods for promotional material
or other matter not IntAded for
the newspapers.
Strike Would Lift Ban.
The contract relieves the pub
lishers of the ban .against newspaper
use of varitype in the event the ITU
local strikes or supports a strike of
the mailers’ union.
It provides, however, that ‘'upon
resumption of normal operation*,
use of substitute processes or opera
tions shall be discontinued."
The union was not given Juris
diction over varitype operator*
which it had requested.
Under the contract, day shift
printers will receive $99 for a five
day, 36!-4-bour week. Nightside em
ployes will receive $104 for the
same number of hours and those on
the early morning, or lobster, trick
will get $109 for a five-day, 35-hour
week.
The ITU Executive Board had ap
proved the agreement before it won
approval at a turbulent four-and-a
half-hour meeting yesterday. Many
of the union members urged rejec
tion.
The new contract, which will run
for 13 '2 months from the date of
signing, replaces one which expired
last March 31. Since then, the com
posing room employes have been
working under an agreement not
to strike so long as negotiations
were continuing. They began last
February.
Mailers Turn Down Offer.
Meanwhile, members of an inde
pendent newspaper and mail deliv
erers' union voted last night to turn
down contract terms offered by the
publishers’ association. The union*
officers recommended approval.
Demand for a nearer approach to
the closed shop appeared to be the
main cause of the rejection.,union
officials said. The closed shop la
banned by the Taft-Hartley Act.
The Newspaper and Mail Deliv
erers’ Union of New York and Vicin
ity. which claims 3,900 members,
voted, 568 to 533, against the agree
ment.
Joseph E. Curtis, union president,
and C. J. Pelligrino, business agent,
said no strike action was planned
and that negotiations with the
publishers probably would be re
sumed today. Both officials had
advocated approval of the contract.
Mailers Now Get $70.42.
The proposed two-year contract
provided for a weekly pay Increase
above the present minimum of
$70.42 Also provided were threa
weeks’ vacation Instead of the pres
ent two; a union shop instead of the
former closed shop and a wage re
opening after one year.
The last contract expired July 17,
and a previous offer by the pub
lishers was rejected July 25.
Exchange Club fo Discuss
Plan to Rehabilitate Boys
Discussion of a plan for sponsor
ship of boys discharged from the
National Training School with talc*
place at a meeting of the Washing
ton Exchange Club at 12:30 p.m.
tomorrow at the Congressional
Room ef the Willard Hotel.
Under the plan, originated by
Washington Exchange Club mem
bers, boys returning to their homes
after discharge from the Federal
institution would be helped in their
rehabilitation by Exchange Clubs in
their communities.
Harold E. Mott, president of the
Washington branch, will report on
a recent meeting of the National Ex
change Club Committee on Educa
tion. The group unanimously recom
mended that the plan be considered
at the national convention in Wich
ita, Kans., in September.
A film produced by the Washing
ton Redskins, entitled, “Hail To The
Redskins,” will be shown at tomor
row's meeting.
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