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Gov. Fine Backs Away From Duff Move to Indorse Eisenhower By Gould Lincoln GATLINBURG, Tenn., Oct. 3.— Gov. Fine of Pennsylvania today backed away—for the present at least — from following Senator Duff into the Eisenhower-for President camp. He did not shut the door, however. In reply to a question whether he favored Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower for the Republican presi dential nomination, Gov. Fine re plied : “I have taken no position on the presidential nomination.” He denied, however, there was any quarrel between himself and Senator Duff, replying to reports that there had been a bad rift be tween them. No Favorite Son. ^Pennsylvania, Gov. Fine be lieved, would, not have a favorite son candidate for the presidential nomination next year. In 1948, Senator Martin of Pennsylvania was put forward as the State’s candidate, but Senator Martin withdrew and threw his support tO Gov. Dewey otNew York, there by assuring a Dewey nomination *nd at the same time creating a <deep rift in Republican leadership ranks in Pennsylvania. As usual Senator Duff, as Gov ernor, was head of the Pennsyl vania delegation. He was opposed to Gov. Dewey. Gov. Fine said today that the practice was to make the Governor chairman of the State delegation—but he added this did not alw-ays mean control of the delegation. The Pennsylvania Governor said there were a number of "good” Presidential possibilities among the Republicans. He listed Gen. Eisenhower, Senator Taft of Ohio, President Stassen of the Univer- j sity of Pennsylvania and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. He ex-! pressed a hope there would be no split in the Pennsylvania dele gation at the G. O. P. national convention in 1952. Primary in April. Pennsylvania will select its dele gates to the convention at a primary next April—when A Presidential preference election is held. Much will depend on what happens in the next few months, but the expectation today is that there will be Eisenhower. Taft and Stassen delegates in the delega tion when the convention time rolls around. Gov. Pine admitted that the rift in the Republican Party in Pennsylvania due to the tough fight between the Duff and Grundy factions in the 1950 elec tion has not been completely healed. He said that he hoped for party harmony, however. Pennsylvania’s delegation at the national convention win be •econd only to New York’* in! Sumbers and equal to that of! alifomia. It can have a potent fcffect on nominations, if it sticks together. Byrnes Opposes Truman. Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina has set tongues wagging here over the probable tactics of the Southern Democrats who are gunning fcr President Truman or any other Democratic nominee for President in 1952 who supports the Truman Fair Deal-Civil Rights program. The South Carolina Governor, ■at a press conference, declared Jus opposition to a renomination for President Truman and at the same time put himself on record as favoring the nomination of Senator Byrd of Virginia or Sen ator Russell of Georgia. Significance was attached to Jus prediction that the voters of the South will show much more political independence than for a long time—in the election of 1952. Mr. Byrnes declared that he believed they would pay more attention to “principles” than to party labels. Byrd, Russell Lauded. Asserting that he spoke "as a South Carolina Democrat,” Gov. Byrnes said he would favor the nomination for President of either Senator Byrd of Virginia or Senator Russell of Georgia. Both, he said, were able men and as former Governors of their States had made fine records. He fcaid that they were sound on foreign relations and stood fouri Square for States’ Rights, and; that they would be able to get along with Congress if in the White House. He said he was not making any comment on Gen. Eisenhower as a possible presidential nominee on Cither party ticket. He has, he said, no information regarding Gen. Eisenhower’s plans. His own NEW PASTOR LEARNS OF HIS PREDECESSOR—Mrs. Peter Marshall and her son Peter John II present a copy of Mrs. Mar shall’s biography of her late husband to Dr. George Macpherson Docherty, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Dr. Marshall served as pastor of the church from 1937 until his death in 1949. In the background is the nearly completed new church. The book, “A Man Called Peter,” will be published this week. Two Burned as Fire Routs Six at Arlington Two persons were burned this morning in a fire which routed six persons from a house at 1042 North Danville street, Arlington. The blaze was confined to a first-floor bedroom occupied by Mrs. A. J. Garland, owner of the house, who was burned about the face. Neighbors said she was treated by a private physician. Floyd Simpson, who also lives on the first floor with his wife, was also burned slightly about the face and head as the couple assisted Mrs. Garland from her two-story frame house. Also in the house at the time were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mayer and Mr. Mayer’s son by a previous marriage, Daniel, 14, who live on the second floor. A seventh resi dent, Chester Rhoden, was at work. No estimate of damage could be obtained and the cause of the fire was undetermined. Arlington fire officials are investigating. Housebreaking Suspect Hurls Bottle, Eludes Police A housebreaking suspect who hurled a bottle at a pursuing po liceman while eluding capture last night was hunted by police today Police said he might have a bullet wound. Pvts. John P. Gerardl and James M. Jackson reported the colored man apparently was about to enter a first floor window off an alley in the 600 block of New ton place N.W. When he was ordered to surrender, he hurled the bottle at Pvt. Gerardi, then ran off. The policeman fired once and saw the fleeing man drop, then resume his flight, he reported. attitude, Mr. Byrnes continued, in the coming presidential campaign, will depend on the party platform and the party candidate. Favors Two-Thirds Rule. He said he was in favor of the restoration of the old two-thirds rule on nominating Democratic candidates for the presidency and vice presidency—which Senator Byrd has strongly advocated. This rule, when in effect, gave the “solid South” a veto power over the selection of candidates. He was asked if there was any move today to put Senator Byrd or Senator Russell on a presi dential ticket. "I can’t answer that,” ”m7. Byrnes replied. “I could hope that it will be so.” vThe South Carolina Governor threw cold water on the Mundt plan for an alliance of Southern Democrats and Republicans for the coming election. “It would have no practical success,” he said. Man, 35, Hurt as Truck Runs Into Abutment; 2 Injured in District An Arlington man was injured critically early today when the truck he was driving struck an .overpass abutment at Shirley high way and Arlington Ridge road. In addition, two pedestrians were .injured in Washington accidents ! yesterday. John 'William Kane, 35, of 514 South Eads street, Arlington, struck the abutment at 12:05 a.m. He was taken to Arlington Hos pital with both arms and several ribs broken and a possible frac tured skull. Hitting the abutment saved him from a 40-foot drop to the road below, police said. Lynwood C. Hodges, jr„ 13, of 219 C street N.E., was admitted to Casualty Hospital with head injuries. Police said he was struck as he stepped from a loading plat form at North Capitol street and Massachusetts avenue N.W. His condition was listed as not se rious. The car was driven by Harry N. Fisher, 26* of 6409 B street N.E. The driver was not i charged. Mrs. Mary K. Ganey, 24, of 1725 Lanier place N.W.. was admitted to Emergency Hospital with cuts and bruises after stepping from a loading platform in the path of a car at Columbia road and Sev enteenth street N.W. Police said the car was driven by Cleo W. Pfost, 35, of 2817 Fourth street N.E. He also was not charged. Mrsl Lour! Plea Lost By Burke Airport Foe Counsel for a Virginia land owner seeking to halt condem nation of land for the proposed Burke Airport lost a preliminary round in the suit today at District Court. t Judge Alexander Holtzoff turned down a motion of the plaintiff. Jones Jasper, to have issues in the case heard by a three-judge tribunal. The suit contends that a law passed by Congress to acquire land for the airport is unconstitutional and that Congress lacked authority to authorize condemnation of land in Virginia for an airport to serve the District. A three-judge court frequently is called on to decide on questions pertaining to constitutionality. Judge Holtzoff held, however, that no substantial constitutional ques tion exists. His action left the case open for a hearing on a Government motion to dismiss the (suit, which will come up tomorrow. That suit names Commerce Sec retary Sawyer and Attorney Gen eral McGrath defendants. The Federal Spotlight Agencies, Unsure of Personnel, File '53 Budget Estimates By Joseph Young The Government’s departments and agencies already are sub mitting their 1953 fiscal year personnel budget estimates to the Budget Bureau, despite the fact that most of them don’t even know what their 1952 personnel picture will be. This almost unprecedented confusion and groping is not the iauu oi me ae- ■ partments and * the agencies, f Rather, it's a i combination of i circumstances 1 emanating from 1 Capitol Hill. The finger of f blame can’t be pointed at any f single Individ- | ual, but qne of | the factors is I Congress’ un- I preceaentea ae lay in clearing ,0,eeh i«um the 1952 agency money bills. The money bills for the Defense,. Commerce, State and Justice De partments have not yet become law. Nevertheless, these depart ments must go ahead and submit their budget requests for 1953, not knowing how much they will get for 1952. Then, too, the Ferguson-Jensen Amendment, which allows the fill ing of only one out of four vacan cies in most non-defense bureaus, is so complicated and poses so many administrative questions that nobody in Government is sure as to what its effect will be. As reported here Monday, the Controller General has issued his interpretation of the rider—-a rather severe one—but there still are a lot of operating difficulties that will have to be met when they occur. Also, the House-approved Whit ten amendment severely curbing promotions and transfers in Gov ernment has agencies uncertain as to how and with whom they are going to fill essential job vacan cies. Even though the Senate will modify this amendment somewhat, the fact is that, at the moment, the agencies don’t know just what the final provisions will be. Another factor is the Govern ment pay raise bill, which will be enacted by Congress this year. Even though the attempt to make non-defense bureaus absorb the cost of the raise was defeated, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees next year undoubtea ly will make agencies absorb at least some of the cost. This will mean some Job cuts, but the agencies won’t know much until next year. * * * * SPOILS SYSTEM—The Nation al Federation of Federal Employes declares that the present scandals in Government are the Result of the spoils system in many impor tant Federal job appointments. Eradication of the spoils system and a return to true merit system principles is advocated by the in dependent employes’ union. * * * * OVERTIME — The bill to In crease Government employes' overtime benefits was blocked in the Senate last Wednesday when its sponsors tried to get it through on the consent calendar. One ob jection is enough to block a bill, and Senator Hendrickson, Repub lican, of New Jersey, said he wanted more time to study the bill. Other Senators voiced the opinion that the measure was too important to dispose of on the consent calendar. Therefore, unless the objections are withdrawn, the bill will have to be scheduled on the regular calendar if it’s to have a chance of being approved. * * * * HO HUM—The proposal by Rep resentative Shafer, Republican, of Michigan, that a $500 bounty be placed on the heads of Federal workers, is one that can be filed away and quickly forgotten. At least, few legislators on Capitol Hill take it seriously. And it should be noted that even Mr. Shafer said nothing about in corporating his proposals into a bill. The Michigan legislator sug gested, in a statement printed in the Congressional Record, that $500 be paid for the removal of every non-essential Federal em ploye. The bounty would be paid to the official or supervisor mak ing the payroll cut. "Farmers have long had the protection of State bounty laws which provide a financial incen tive for getting rid of noxious ani mals or birds of prey that destroy crops or farm animals.” said Mr. Shafer. -“Perhaps this same bounty idea could be applied profitably to the problem of de creasing the swarms of Federal office and job-holders who today are devouring the Nation's sub stance.” Mr. Shafer evidently doesn’t know this, but Congress, two years ago, approved the law, now in effect, which gives cash awards to officials and supervisors who achieve personnel reductions. But it is not done on a “bounty” basis, on the assumption that Federal employes are “noxious animals or birds of prey.” * * * * LEAVE — House - Senate con ferees met for the first time yes terday on the postal rate increase bill, which contains the Senate’s 13-to-26-days annual leave rider. While no vote was taken, the leave rider was discussed and the conferees were reported to be vir tually unanimous in favor of a graduated leave plan. Chairman Murray of the House Civil Serv ice Committee is said- to have suggested 15 days’ leave for em ployes with less than five years’ service, and 20 days’ leave for those with more than five years’ service. On the other hand. Sen ator Pastore, Democrat, of Rhode Island, argued strongly for the 13-to-26-days plan. * * * * PAY—Meanwhile, Capitol Hill legislative experts have cleared up a couple of questions regarding the pay measure which the conferees are expected to report out next week. The pay raise, of course, will be retroactive to July 1. But the retro active feature has raised several questions. Some employes want to know whether an employe who transfers from one agency to an other during (he period between July 1 and the day the pay raise becomes effective would get the full retroactive increase. If so, which agency would pay it the old one or the new one? The answer to the first part of the question is that an employe who transfers from one agency to another would get the retro active increase. And the new agency would pay the retroactive amount out of its funds. Louisiana Lifts Vote Ban On Negroes, but Bars Reds By th« Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 3.— Louisiana's Democratic primaries were thrown open to Negroes to day—for the first time legally since reconstruction days—but slammed shut to Communists. The State Central Democratic Committees, the party policy making body in Louisiana, took the action. The committee's resolution re vised language of the committee's rules and added a new section. The revision, dealing with qualifications of voters and Candi dates. struck out a phrase, "he shall be a white person," and sub stituted "he shall be registered as a member of the Democratic Party.” The new section bars Com munists. About one million Democratic voters, including some 100,000 Negroes, are expected to be regis tered in the State by December 15, one month before the guber natorial election. Bodies of 5 Airmen Found In Wreckage on Japan Peak By th« Associated Press TOKYO, Oct. 3. — A ground search party found the bodies of five crewmen in the wreckage of a C-119 transport on a 5,100-foot peak 60 miles south of Tokyo, Far East Air Forces headquarters said today. | The "Flying Boxcar” had been missing since September 27. Names of the dead have not been re leased. The C-119 and a C-46 Com-; mando plane disappeared about the same time. The wreckage of the C-46 was found earlier with all 14 aboard dead. Maryland and Virginia -Newt in Brief Board Declines Study At Alexandria Hospital The Alexandria Hospital’s Board of Directors today rejected a pro posal to reactivate a citizens’ com mittee to make a new study of the hospital’s financial difficulties. The proposal came from the City Council last week after the hospital had asked for financial aid. In a resolution today, however, the board of directors said it pre fers to stand behind original rec ommendations the citizens' group made in 1949. * * * * Probe Mental Jailing Montgomery County authorities today began an investigation of the practice of putting mentally ill patients in jail until they can be committed to State institutions. The order for the probe was ap proved by the County Council yesterday on motion of Mrs. Stella Werner. She said she had visited the county jail Monday and had seen two women mental patients mixed in with criminals. Councilman Lathrop Smith sug gested facilities be set up in a hospital. * * * * Ask Government Changes The Arlington Civic Federation wants changes in the county gov ernment. The group voted unanimously last night to ask the county dele gation to the General Assembly to draw up the changes, one of which would combine the offices of treasurer, commissioner of revenue and other finance offices under a single head. Another proposal would have County Board members elected every two years to serve four year terms on a stagger system while a third would authorize the county to own and operate public utilities. * * * * Jett Still Nominee The nomination of Clarence B. Jett to the Fairfax Board of Su pervisors was upheld in the Circuit Court yesterday. The court dismissed a suit chal lenging the results of the August Democratic primary in which Mr. Jett defeated the incumbent, E. C. Sheads. An independent, Patrick A. McKenna, will oppose Mr. Jett in the November 6 general elec tion. * * * * Answers School Charges The Falls Church School Board last night asked the City Council to end its investigation of the : school’s administration. The board also gave the council a 13-point answer to charges that resulted in the probe. The charges were made by the School Emer gency Committee. After the closed council session, the city heads said there would be no further hearings until the latest testimony is studied. Killings Rise to 27 In Filipino Campaign By th* Associated Press MANILA, Oct. 3.—The death toll in an anti-election campaign of violence blamed on Communist Huks reached 27 last night. Pedro Ocampo, Liberal (admin istration) Party candidate for councilor In Pampanga Province, was slain and his son seriously wounded by two unidentified men. In neighboring Bulacan Prov ince Liberal Party Inspector Pablo Gavez was kidnaped, injured seri ously, then released. The Huks urge Filipinos to use bullets instead of ballots in the November 13 election to name senators, governors and lesser of ficials. Defense Secretary Ramon Mag saysay promised voters the Philip pines Army would protect them and maintain order on election day. An army patrol today killed seven Huks near Angeles, capital of Pampanga Province. Their bodies were exhibited at the Angeles municipal building. Georgia Girl, Ankle Sprained, Wins Top Geneva Singing Prize GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 3.— ] Standing on a badly sprained ankle, Miss Mattilwilda Dobbs, 26, of Atlanta, Ga„ sang her way to one of the two first prizes in the annual international music con test here last night. Miss Dobbs, who has been study ing music in Paris under a John Hays Whitney fellowship, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley f Dobbs of Atlanta. She attended school there and began her singing in the First Congre gational Church and Spellman College in Atlanta. While visiting Geneva, Miss Dobbs heard about the competi tion—one of the toughest in the world—and decided to enter. The Atlanta soprano was awarded first prize for her singing of an aria from Mozart’s “Abduction From the Seraglio." Miss Jennifer Vyvyan of Lon don, another soprano, also won a first prize. Miss Dobbs went to New York five years ago to study under Lotte Leonard. In Paris she has been studying with Pierre Bernac. Returning from one of the elimination contests to her home Monday evening she stepped off a curbstone and sprained her ankle. The Geneva musical critics spoke glowingly of her voice and one compared her with Marian Anderson. Miss Dobbs said that although she admired Miss An derson very much and had won a prize in a contest sponsored Ay her, she had never met her. Miss Dobbs said she hoped to study in Italy for the next six months and then return to the United States. Last year’s com petition was won by Miss Nell Rankin of Montgomery, Aty„ who has since gone on to a career in opera. Groveton Citizens to Meet Edwin Lynch, Democratic in cumbent member of the House of Delegates, and Douglas Clark, Re publican candidate for the post, will speak at a meeting of the Groveton (Va.) Citizens’ Associa tion at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Groveton Elementary School on West Oak street. The Weather Here and Over the Nation District of Columbia—Mostly sunny this afternoon with high in middle 80s. Increasing cloudiness tonight with low about 66. To morrow cloudy and warm. Maryland — Increasingly cloudy tonight %ith low between 58 and 64. Tomorrow cloudy and warmer, with some rain likely on coast by night. Virginia—Some cloudiness in interior, rain likely on coast late tonight and tomorrow. Low to night between 56 and 60 on coast and about 65 in interior. There will be little change of temperature in the eastern half of the Nation tonight, but it will be colder in the north west section of the country. There will be showers in Northern New England and in the Upper and Lower Great Lakes region as well as in Montana and in Western Washington and Oregon. —AP Wirephoto Map. • 4 Wind—East Northeast at 14 miles per hour at 11:30 a.m. River Report. (Prom U S. Engineers.) Potomac River clear at Harpers Perry and at Great Palls; Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry. Humidity. (Readings at the Washington Airport ! Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet. Noon _S3 8 a.m._88 4 p.m._52 10 a.m._85 8 p.m _ 71 1 p.m._48 Midnight . ... 86 Record Temperatures This Year. Highest. 06, on June 2. Lowest, 11. on February 8. High and Low of Last 24 Hours. High. 83. at 1:40 p.m. Low. 63. at 7:10 a m. Tide tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. Tomorrow. High___ 9:08 a.m. 9:51a.m. ‘Low _ 3:45 a.m. 4:27 a.m. |High _ 9:35 p.m: 10:19 p.m. Low - - 3:42 p.m. 4:18 p.m. TM Sun ana Moon. Rises. Seta. [Sun. today _ 6:00 5:48 |sun. tomorrow_ 0:o6 5:47 Moon, today 8:52 a.m. 6:41p.m. Aulomooue lights must be turned on lone-haif hour alter sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1951. Aver. Record.. January - 2.18 3.55 7.83 '37 February _ 2.65 3.37 6.84 '84 March -2.92 S.76 8.84 '91 April- 3.49 3.27 9.13 '89 May - 2.74 3.70 10.69 '89 lune _ 6.34 4.13 10.94 ‘00 July - 6.25 4.71 10.63 '8C August _ 1.75 4.01 14.41 '28 September _ 2.67 3.24 17.45 '34 October - —. 2.84 8.81 '37 November-- 2.37 8.69 '89 December 3.32 7.56 '01 Temperatures in Various Cities. H. L. H. 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