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Navy Plans Air Base r or Largest Carriers Near Jacksonville By tlu Associated Brets JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 21.— The Navy today disclosed plans for turning this area into a major fleet air base for the Nation's largest carriers. “The shifting of strategic impor tance from the Pacific to the At lantic has made imperative the es tablishment of such a base,” Vice Admiral John D. Price, deputy chief of Naval Operations for Air, said. Admiral Price said in an address at a Chamber of Commerce lunch eon that the Navy expects to set up two carrier air groups—about 135 planes each—here by December. Extra Funds Sought. Under a vast expansion plan al ready approved by Secretary of De fense Forrestal, Admiral Price said, these carrier forces later would be doubled, with berthing facilities for two carriers of the giant Midway class. In addition the projected new Navy base would accommodate six patrol squadrons, two utility squad rons, plus assembly, repair and over haul facilities. Congress will be asked to approve extra funds for the expansion, Ad miral Price said. No Amplification of Reason. Admiral Price did not amplify his remark about the shift of "strategic importance from the Pacific to the Atlantic.” During World War II German sub marines struck heavily along the Florida East Coast sea lanes crowded with oil tankers. Disclosure of the Navy's plan to establish a major carrier base here is in line with recent indications of increased stress on antisubmarine operations by the Fleet. - • Airline Head Seized In Arms Smuggling' By th» Associated Press MANILA, Sept. 21.—Connie W. Seigrist, one of three Americans held on charges of trying to smuggle arms into Southeast Asia, is presi dent and general manager of Insular Airways Corp., a Philippine-licensed concern. (State Department officials identified the three vesterday as Mr. Seigrist, WiUiam B. Hallim and Albert Wonstall. They are held at Pandjong Pinang, a re mote Dutch island navy station. (Manila authorities identified the two Americans held with Mr. Seigrist as William B. Hallam and Albert Wendell Onstott, former Navy flyers. A fourth suspect, , Primitivo Masil. a Filipino, was a flight engineer for Mr. Seigrist.) The four were arrested by British and Dutch police September 14 at Ayeraboe Island, in the Aaambas group. An arms-laden flying boat, reported officially to be property of the Insular Airways of the Philip pines, was confiscated. Friends of Mr. Seigrist said he was a lieutenant in the Air Force during the war. They described him as a Happy-go-lucky free lance pilot—26 years old and unmarried. He was licensed to operate non echeduled flights within the Philip pines and had been engaged ia fly ing fish.to the Manila markets. Eleventh Funeral Ship Returning From Pacific By the As»ociat»d Pr»u 8AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21—The funeral ship Sergt. Morris Crain— the llth since repatriation ot the Pacific war dead began last October —arrives tomorrow with 3.500 World War II dead from Manila, Saipan and Honolulu. The number of dead returned for burial will pass the 30,000-marK with the Crain's arrival. Enroll Now for CUftes Formlnr in SPANISH FRERCH-CEMMN The Berlitz Method It A vailable Only at THE BERLITZ SCHOOL of LANGUAGES »3» ,7th St. <«t Ere). NAtional 0270 Approved tor G1 VETtRAN TRAINING MACHINE DESIGN Short Specialized Course Columbia Technical Institute 1239 Vermont Ave. N.W. Catalogues Mi. 5626 Veteran Approved The Federal Spotlight Congress Probes Pre-Election Report of Agency 'Files Pulling' By Joseph Young Congress is checking reports that some Federal departments and agencies are “pulling their flies” hastily in anticipation of a ! Republican victory in November Information has come to several congressional groups that ; Federal officials are busily engaged in removing personnel and other records that would prove a political boomerang for them should the Republicans win the election and take over. Several top Federal officials im mediately disclaimed knowledge of this practice. They declared that, if this is ’ going on, it is only in scattered in stances and not a part of any policy. And tam pering of records is contrary to official policy, it’s asserted. Congressional investigators say they have defin ite evidence of files “being pulled,” as “jit tery” officials seek to clear out records, reflect ing the 16 years Joseph Tounff. of Democratic control of the Execu tive Branch of the Government. For one thing, it’* asserted, some officials want to remove anything that definitely would label them as political appointees, in the hopes that they might be able to retain their job on a career basis, should there be a change of administration.' Secondly, the investigators charge, other Government officials are anx ious to remove all papers and doc uments which might give the Re publicans "shooting ammunition” against the Democrats—evidence of possible mismanagement and irreg ularities. 0 * * * * ONLY SEEMS LONGER?—Sta tistics compiled by the Federal Se curity Agency show that the life expectancy of Government employes is greater than that of employes in private industry. * * * * INTERIOR—Assistant Secretary of Interior C. Girard Davidson this week takes over as Acting Secre tary. Secretary Krug is out West doing some speech-making and won't return for three or four weeks. Incidentally. Mr. Davidson is very popular with Interior employes. He has always consistently fought for their rights. * * * * CHECK-OFF—One of the Fed eral worker unions is sending out a “feeler” to various members of Con gress regarding the possibility of having the dues "check-off'* system for Government employes who be long to unions. In other words, what is advocated is the practice in private industry whereby management deducts the employe's union dues every month automatically. This is something that the unions fought hard to get in private industry, since it prevents members from falling behind in their dues and generally strengthens tbA. union's hand. It remains to be seen whether Congress would give official sanction to unionism in Government by al lowing the dues checkoff. Certainly, the time doesn’t seem ripe for it now, but some union leacjer^ say. Ffdbrat groups always have had an uphill road to climb in gaining their objectives and that they’re willing to wage a long and hard campaign to win thi checkoff sys tem. * * * * FLEMMING—Barring the unex pected, former Civil Service Com missioner Arthur S. Flemming won’t return to the Federal service on a full-time basis for at least four years. Mr. Flemming, who resigned last month to become president of Ohio Wesleyan University, has promised the university's Board of Trustees he will remain there at least that long. There’s little doubt that Mr. Flem ming has political ambitions, and he will probably remain in the Gov ernment on a part-time personnel cvonsultant basis Meanwhile, his agreement with the university per mits him complete freedom to par ticipate in whatever political activ ity he chosses. And his friends feel sure Mr. Flemming will make the most of his opportunity in the im mediate years ahead. Of course, an offer of a cabinet post probably would not be rejected by Mr. Flemming. But, barring that, he will remain at Ohio Wes leyan for the time being, despite the talk that he is all set to return to the Government soon. * * * * RETIREMENT — Don’t put too much stock in reports that Con • grass will lo^er the Federal retire ment age next year. There's a lot of talk about per jnltting Government employes to retire with full annuities, regardless of age, after 30 years of service. For the most part, it’s just wishful thinking. There was a lot of sentiment against a lqwer retirement age during the last session of Con gress—so much so that sponsors of the Langer-Chavez-Stevenson re tirement measure were forced to drop the lower retirement age from their bill before it could win ap proval. The same key members who op posed the proposal are slated to be in the saddle again in January, so the prospects that Congress will approve a lower retirement age for Government employes .next year do not seem very’ bright. Eventually, this goal probably will be attained. But not immediately. * * * * ANNUITIES — Chairmen Langer and Rees of the Senate and House Civil Service Committees again are expected to press for enactment next year of legislation to tax exempt annuities paid to retired Government employes. Although retired Federal workers had their annuities increased during the past year, the boost wasn’t nearly enough to enable many of them to cope with the rise in the cost of living. Similar legislation has been in troduced in the past, but its stum bling block has always been the House Ways and Means Committee. The committee has a habit of pigeon-holing the bill every time it is referred to it. Sponsors of the measure are hoping that next year will be different. * * * * CAPITAL ROUNDUP—Chairman Langer of the Senate Civil Service Committee has addressed more than 20 conventions held by various Gov ernment employers’ groups during the past few weeks. Which proves once again that Senator Langer is the most active chairman in the com mittee’s history. . . . Hal J. Miller is the new editor of the Govern ment Standard, official weekly pub lication of the AFL American Fed eration of Government Employes. Mr. Miller also will serve as the union's public relations director. .. . The Civil Service Commission will hold exams for all types of math ematician positions in various Fed eral agencies here, with starting salaries from $3,727 to $6,235 a year. Official announcement will be made later this month. . . . Henry G. Nolda of Washington has been elected as ninth vice president of the National Federation of Federaf Employes. . . . Top officials have held up the order that would deny Government employes the right to an oral hearing when appealing their efficiency ratings. It looks as if the order will be held up indefi nitely, which is good news for all Federal workers. (Be sure to listen at 11:15 every Sunday over WMAL, The Star station, for Joseph Young's broadcast version of the Federal Spotlight, featuring additional news on Government affairs and personalities.) First of Three Operations Set for Lamphere Baby By th# Aisociatvd Pr*i* CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—The first of three operations planned for little Pamela Lamphere—her bladder is outside her body—probably will be performed tomorrow or Thursday. The 32-month-old baby was de scribed as being in “perfect health” by Dr. Karl Meyer, medical director of Cook County institutions. But, he said, “we want to operate on the day when her health is at a maximum.” The operations to correct the child's rare malformation were ordered by Superior Judge Walter R. 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Chicago Negotiations Described at Trial Of ITU for Contempt •y th« Aisociatcd Prtfl INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21.—The 10-month printers’ strike on Chi cago newspapers figured in the Fed eral Court contempt trial of the AFL International Typographical Union today. The Government called back John F. O’Keefe, secretary of the Chi cago Publishers’ Association, for more testimony concerning ITU contract negotiations with Chicago’s major daily papers. Mr. O’Keefe had just finished ! identifying contract proposals of the union and publishers when i court adjourned for the day yester 'day. Gave Hiring Authority. Under questioning by Winthrop Johns, attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, Mr. O’Keefe said*Chicago publishers submitted an offer last April 5 giving ITU member foremen complete hiring authority provided there was no hiring discrimination against non union printers. Federal Judge Luther M. Swygert cut off further testimony from Mr. O’Keefe on Chicago negotiations be cause of an objection by Gerhard Van Arkel, ITU’s attorney. » Mr. Van Arkel pointed out a stenographic record was kept of Chicago negotiations and that this would be a more appropriate source of information than Mr. O’Keefe's recollection of what happened. Law Violation Charged. So Mr. Johns planned to offer portions of the Chicago negotiations transcript today. This is designed to support the NLRB’s charges that ITU International has been insisting on discriminatory contract clauses in continuing violation of the Taft Hartley Act despite an injunction against such practices Judge Swy gert issued last March. Mr. Johns has argued that the International wants its locals to adopt a “competency” clause per mitting ITU members to take jobs without examination of skill but requiring non-union members to take long, detailed tests. The Chicago newspapers have continued publication since the printers’ strike began November 24, 1947, by using a substitute process for typesetting. Part of the Government’s plea in the case is that the ITU be required to withdraw its sanction of the Chi cago and Hammond (Ind.t strikes and suspend payment of strike benefits to the strikers. Calls Contract Illegal. Mr. Van Arkel told Judge Swy gert the ITU admits it has dis tributed form contracts to locals and even "encouraged” the locals to press for them in collective bar gaining. But Mr. Van Arkel insists the ITU’s form contract is legal under the Taft-Hartley Act and terms of Judge Swygert’s injunction. Mr. Johns said the Government will show that the ITU form con tract was suggested in negotiations with publishers in at least 17 cities: Chicago, La Salle and Ottawa, 111.; New York and Cortland, N. Y.; Co shocton, Lima, Cincinnati and Ath ens, Ohio: Louisville, Ky.; South Bend, Ind.; Santa Fe, N. Mex.; Topeka, Kans.; Huntingotn, W. Va.; West Palm Beach, Fla.: Sacramen to, Calif., and Washington, D. C. Printers Call Strike On Two Orlando Papers ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 21 UP).— Orlando Typographical Union No. 782 of the ITU struck the Orlando Morning Sentinel and the Orlando Evening Star yesterday. As the night shift of printers was due for work, pickets appeared in front of the plant bearing placards reading, "This newspaper unfair to printers.” There was no disorder. The printers had asked for 2814 per cent wage increase in negotia tions which started more than two months ago. They now are paid a $70 for a 37 >4-hour week on the day shift and. $73 for a 3714 -hour shift at nfghts. At the expiration of a verbal agreement September 15,* Martin Andersen, publisher of the Orlando dailies, posted working conditions. He acted, he said, in compliance with terms of the Taft-Hartley Act. "We will continue to print on schedule,” Mr. Andersen said. LOOKIT! FREE PICHERS!—The neighborhood gang gathered around John Maddox’s television set again last night in a free show which keeps them entertained and out of harm's way. . —Star Stall Photo. Weather Report District of Columbia — Mostly [cloudy with occasional rain this afternoon, tonignt and tomorrow. Highest this afternoon about 75 and lowest tonight near 60. Continued rather cool tomorrow. Maryland—Mostly cloudy with oc casional rain tonight and tomorrow. Cooler tonight. Virginia—Mostly cloudy with occa sional showers tonight and tomorrow. Cooler tonight in southwest portion tomorrow. Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour; direction, northeast. District Medical Society ragweed pollen count lor 24 hours ending 9 a.m., September 21—16 grains per cubic yard oi air. Five Day Weather Forecast September 22 Through September 26. For Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia—Tem perature will average about two de grees below normal for the period. Normal maximum, 75; normal min imum, 55. Cool Wednesday and Thursday, farmer Friday. Cool again Saturday and Sunday. Bain likely Wednesday and again about Friday. Total rainfall about one half inch. River Report. (Prom United States Engineers.) Potomac River clear at Harpers Perry and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear a* Harpers Ferry. Humidity. Yesterday. ret. Today— Pet Noon _48 Midnight.7.3 4 p.m. _81 8 a m. _62 8 p.m. _ . 85 1:30 p.m. _93 High and Low for Yesterday. High. 90. at 2:40 p m. Low, 86. at 7:24 a m Reword Temperatures This Year. Highest. 99. on August 27. Lowest, 6. on January 26. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Oeodetlo Survey.) Today. Tomorrow. High _10:35 a m. 11:11a.m. Low _ 8:28 a.m. 6:00 a m. High _ -10:58 p.m. 11:35 p.m Low _ 5:21 p.m. 5:43 p.m Thg Bun and Mean. Rtsea. Sun, today _ 6:55 Sun, tomorrow_ 6:86 7:06 Moon, today 9:09p.m. 10:58a.m. Automobile lights must bs turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation In inches In the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1948. Ave. Record. January .. 4.57 3.55 7.83 '37 February_ 1.67 3.37 6.84 -84 March _ 8.86 3.75 8.84 ’91 April _ 3 05 3.27 9.13 '89 May_ 8.87 3.70 10.69 '89 June_ 6.28 4.13 10.94 '00 July _4.31 4.71 10.63 '86 August .— 9.00 4.01 14 41 '28 September _ 1 61 3.24 17.45 534 October _ 2.34 8.81 *'37 November ___ 2.37 8.69 *89 December _ 3.32 7.56 ’01 Temperetures In Various Cities. High Low. High. Low Albuquerque 87 51 Miami _ 83 7.-. I Atlanta 89 67 Milwaukee 70 62 Atlantic City 85 67 New Orleans 88 Bismarck _ 65 51 New York 81 61 Boston ... 72 52 Norflok . 89 69 Buffalo .... 75 45 Okla. City. 92 67 Chicago .. 76 01 Omaha 79 67 Cincinnati SH 69 Phoenix ..99 08 Detroit . 73 54 Pittsburgh 78 89 El Paso _. 90 83 P'land. Me. 80 46 I Galveston 85 71 8t. Louis 95 67 I Harrisburg 84 01 8alt L. City ,6 50 I Indianapolis 90 68 San Antonio 90 71 Kansas City 95 68 S Francisco 62 n8 ! Los Angeles 79 59 Seattle - 68 58 I Louisville 94 73 Tampa 89 74 | Lucas, Fulbright Quit Berlin BERLIN, Sept. 21 VP).—Senators Lucas. Demorcat, of Illinois, and Fulbright, Democrat, of Arkansas, left for Paris today after a two-day visit in Berlin. They were accom panied by Representative Smathers, 1 Democrat, of Florida. Filling Station Treats Children To Television to Aid Safety A nightly television and soda-pop session now keeps the small fry j around Sixth and K streets N.W. off the streets at a time when heavy truck traffic whizzes by. The children of the neighborhood are the guests of John Maddox, who has a service station at the corner. He let it be known in the section that there was a television set in the station. The children come around at about 6 p.m.. when WMAL-TV, the Evening Star Station, has its one hour program, "Scrap Book Junior.” This features cartoons and other things of interest to youngsters. It went over pretty big last night, especially with Jesse Aird, 9, of 434 K street. When Mr. Maddox passed out the soda pop, Jesse took it with out removing his eyes from the television set, and exclaimed: “Gee, we get everything here.” Cutter Racing to Aid Burning Greek Ship By th« Associated Press ARGENTIA, Newfoundland, Sept. 21.—The American Coast Guard cutter Androscoggin was racing to the smoldering Greek freighter Orion early today and was expected to reach the ship about 10 Am. (EDT) A Coast Guard PBY flying boat landed on choppy water near the freighter late yesterday and flew eight injured men to a hospital here. The men were burned and injured when the Orion's No. I hold ex ploded after the ship ran aground on the rocky Western shore of New foundland yesterday. The rescue plane, which flew from here, came down near the Orion at Flower Island Light on the desolate Strait of Bella Isle coast opposite the’north shore of the Province of Quebec. The Coast Guard base here said about 30 mem—none of them in jured—remained on the Orion. The Royal Canadian Air Force at Halifax, Nova Scotia, said the crewmen remaining aboard the Orion had the fire under control. The 4,798-ton freighter sailed Saturday from Sydney, Nova Scotia, for Botwood, Newfoundland, with a cargo of coal. Wallace Blames Bipartisans For 'Starting Cold War' By Associated Press NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Henry A. Wallace says "Russia has made mistakes—many mistakes—^but the men of the bi-partisan bloc • • * started the cold war.” These men, Mr. Wallace says, are President Truman, Gov. Dewey, John Foster Dulles. Gov. Dewey’s adviser on foreign affairs, and Sec retary Defense Forrestal. The Progressive Party presiden tial candidate made the statement long-sleeve pullovers with For Crew qecks 10. Wonderful sweaters for Campus or casual wear. The wool yarns a/e choice in quality and are woven in handsome horizontal patterns. Colors are rich, beautifully blended. Your choice of crew neck or V neck. cSt<Z® F st. 1341 F STREET Anthony Cicoria, 6. of 915 Sixth street N.W., and Ernest Harris, 11, colored, of the same block, were the last to leave last night's show. Mr. Maddox told them to come back any time. Mr. Maddox started the evening sessions a month ago and plans to carry them on indefinitely. There usually are about a dozen children on hand. He said he makes it a point to cut the television off about 7 p.m., so the youngsters can go home and get to bed on time. A member of Almas Temple, Mr. Maddox is a permanent contributing member to the maintenance fund of the Shriners' Hospitals for Crip pled Children. He, his wife, Ruth, and their two children, Jackie, 8, and Bobby, 5. live at 4017 Eighth street N.E. Mr. Maddox is a war veteran. last night in a speech over the Na tional Broadcasting Co. network. Mr. Wallace also said that “as never before in our history, the United States today is in the hands of incapable and dishonest men." He said President Truman and Republican leaders have "brought us to a crisis that is fantastically dangerous to America and to the world.” The cold war has expanded on all front," Mr. Wallace said. "We must make clear where the respon sibility lies.” The United States bi-partisan foreign policy, Mr. Wallace declared, “has developed an approach which, if permitted to come to full fruition, will destroy completely the civiliza tion of the past 2,000 years and may destroy all human life on this planet.” 3 Policemen, 2 Others Killed in Gun Battle In Kansas City •y Aue«iot*d Prnl KANSAS CITY, Sept. 21.-Five men were fatally shot and two wounded last night in a gunfight growing out of a routine police call. Three of the dead and the two wounded were policemen. The shooting occurred in a Negro apartment house district after two patrolmen answered a routine dis turbance call about a “loud party" in an apartment building. Charles Neaves. 30. and Sandy Washington. 26, Negro patrolmen, were shot to death in the building. Policeman Charles Perrine, 48, who responded to a call for aid, was slain outside the building. 5* Sent to Scene. Police identified the other dead as William Bell and Edwin Burton Warren, both Negroes, who were in the apartment building. Warren died in a hospital today. Police said Bell and at least one other man participated in the gun fight against the officers in and around the three-story building. Approximately 50 policemen and deputy sheriffs were sent to the scene, 15 blocks from the main business district. Police Lt. Charles Welch said Bel! shot to death two of the officers and was killed by police in a gun fight that followed the incident in the apartment house. One Critically Hurt. The wounded policemen are Sergt William Vigils. 34. in critical con dition from five bullet wounds, and Kiefler Burris. 34. Patrolman Charles Langley aaid he and Mr. Perrine were the first of the reinforcements to arrive, and they rushed the house, with Mr. Langley in front. “I was about to enter when I heard a shot and saw Perrine fall,” Mr. Langley related. ‘‘A man was out side, shooting from the corner of the house.” Other officers arrived and Sergt. Wells was wounded pear the spot where Mr. Perrine fell. Burris Wounded in Face. Mr. Burris was wounded in the face as he stuck his head around the corner of a building to fire. Patrolman Earl Scott, 58, said he exchanged shots with Bell from behind a tree. Mr. Scott said he fired a blast with a roit gun and saw Bell fall. Lt. Welch, head of the homicide bureau, said police rounded up about two dozen persons from the apart ment building and took them to headquarters for questioning. Lt. Welch said Warren was shot by police when he jumped from a patrol wagon and started to flee. 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