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t-otZnttUsttmctslWASHINGTON NEWS priority under government or- Sinatra, Flying to U.S.O. Show, Hard Coal Miners Return to Work SACRAMENTO NEWS Senate Croup Starts Labors on Budget Bill Bumps Veteran MT. VERNON (111.) May 21. (JP) Eugene E. Harshbarger, veteran of the Iwo Jima and Okinawa invasions, said today he was bumped from an airliner by Frank Sinatra, but "The Voice" made sure the sailor would catch the next plane.

The signalman third class, homeward bound 'recently! from the Pacific war Reconversion Delay Predicted BY WARREN B. FRANCIS Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 21. Delay in starting industrial reconversion was blamed today, on unacknowledged Army plans to build up big reserves of munitions and other war materials. OffiAirliner lost', his space-at Los Angeles, ne said, because Sinatra had a -priority higher than his. Harshbarger said Sinatra remained with him at the airport until he was assured the sailor would be placed on the next plane.

Sinatra's agent, George Evans, said today in New York the singer was traveling on. a No. 3 SCRANTON (Pa.) May 21. (JP) Miners in Pennsylvania's hard-coal fields dug into the task of producing anthracite today for the first time since Anril an when their union contract expired. Miners in the Lackawanna Val ley near Scranton had to use emergency means to get to their coiiienes as tne two-day-old work stoppage of Scranton's 400 bus and trolley operators tied up traffic.

J. J. Forbes, anthracite man ager for the Solid Fuels Administration since the government took over the mines May 3, said 326 of the 333 anthrocite mines under government control are working today. Gen. Parker Leaves SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.

(Pi Maj. Gen. James E. Parker, who has been commanding general of the 4th Air Force since last July 14, has left for an undisclosed foreign assignment. teUphon tUcier 8211 Times Staff Representative BROADWAY, EIGHTH fr HILL MAW MS CO.

ners. "The government arransed all travel," Evans said. He added What Sinatra had been alerted an TT a viuocaa iuur. In Sinatra's man-J ager, ai levy, said the singer had an airline priority last Thursday night for a U.S.O. rehearsal Saturday mornins.

Lew asserted Sinatra "wasn't the onlyJ civilian oy a long shot on the plane" and "would have stepped aside himself but he hart hon ordered to, be in New York be fore noon Saturday." DIP iyr. less other aDDroDriation treas ures, none of which is per mittee to move until the budget bill is signed. Whistling its war down th economy road, the financially ugnineariea Assembly today, to the tunes of laughter and horseplay with a roll call, voted a $200 a month salary increase for Los Angeles County Supervisors. ly due to opposition in the county delegation to boosting the DaT When th Voter 'tiirnari i down last November. But when the roll.

was called only 34 votes were reeistered for khi Three were aarainst it. and thee were from Los Angeles. Mem- oers rrora the rest of the State refrained from When the result was about to be announced after the roll was called several times, with little change, members leaped to their leet irom au over the house de manding the rieht to be re corded. The final tally was about 56 to 4 in favor, out of a mpm- bership of 80. This doubles the salarv the Su pervisors receive as directors of the Los Ansrelea Countv Flood Control District They receive ww a year as Supervisors.

Salarv RaiM Voted. (JP A hill raising the salary of the State Director of Social Welfare from $6000 a year to $10,000 a year was adopted by the Assembly. License Bill (JP) The Assemly adopted, 43 to 16, a bill to license liauor lirensA brokers. The bill, by Speaker Lyon, would impose a fee of $250 per year on all persons except owners of licenses who buy or sell them. Lyon, however, said he will amend the proposal Jn the Senate to cut the fee to $25 per year.

He said the mirnosp is to keen track of neonle who aeai in liquor licenses. Coliseum Affected. (U.R) The Assembly passed and sent to the senate a dm By Assemblyman Evans (D.) Los Anireles. to ner- mit district atrrlcnilniral assori. ations to operate a well as lease their property for athletic and entertainment events.

Evans introduced the bill to assist the Sixth Agricultural Association Los Angeles, which owns the land on which the Coliseum is situated. Curtailment of war production may proceed much more slowly than expected, accordine to an article in the latest news bulletin of the National Association of Manufacturers headed "Plans for Quick Industrial Reconstruction Stymied as Army Announced Elaborate Stockpil ing Without quoting any single source, the N.AM, weekly re- port cautioned industry that "over-all munition nrrism for the one-front war will continue very near the level reached for the two-front conflict." Prompt curtailment of existins ron. tracts for war materials, the N.A.M. added, "may be only 8 or 10 per cent." The policy described by the N.A.M. is seen in mrfhy quarters as explaining why the War Production Board, In lifting a number of restrictions against the manufacture of civilian goods, has issued repeated warnings that raw materials may not be available and shortages of badly needed articles will continue for many months.

Commenting that all emiin- ment will not be needed for Pacific hostilities, the article said: "The real reason behind the continuance of such heaw war ron. tracts is that Army officials nave decided on an elaborate program of stockpiling. Navr Air Head Warned (fSA n-esiaent i ruman nominated Rear-Adm. Harold B. Sallada to be chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics with the same rank.

He replaces Rear-Adm. Dewitt Clinton Ramsey, whose new assignment was not announced. The President also nominated Monnett B. Davis of Colorado to be Minister to Denmark. Time Problem Ud (JP Presi- dent Truman is reported to be attempting to work out a new approach to the problem of war time.

Rep. Starkey (D.) said he had urged the President to art "hoaii of confusion in Minnesota and other States which enacted legislation repealing the war time and go-ing back to standard time." MEHBIS AMIS nBILUJISg 4.8)5 There regulation (ust like the Navy's. Sanforized and washable, in sturdy cotton gabardine. Sizes 4 to 10 years. GOB HAT 75c MAIl AND PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED May Co.

Boys' Shops Stcond Floor Alio Mey C. WiltMre BY CHESTER G. HAXSOX. SACRAMENTO, May 21. The Senate Finance Committee took its first step today to whip the budget bill into shape and get it ready for action by the Legis lature.

At a special meeting called bv Chairman Rich (R.) Marysville, the committee was given a thumbnail sketch of the budget by Finance Director James Dean and his assistant, Fred Links. Dean said that of the $703, 000,000 budget passed by the Assembly, the Legislature can concern itself with only $200, 000,000. The budget now stands $116,000,000 higher than that for uie current Dienmum. Two-Thirds Vote Seeded Rich said fixed departmental and other uncontrollable items consume of the general fund margin left after application of me constitutional prohibition against increasing the budget more than 5 per cent over the last biennium. without two-thirds vote.

As a result, he said, unless the Senate and Assembly can get together and by a two-thirds vote pass a large enough budget, there will be no monev availahle from the general fund to pay salaries of even the State officials, such as Treasurer, Controller and Attorney General. Vandegrift Statement Rolland Vandegrift, legislative Duaget expert, told the commit tee mat as lar as tne general tuna is concerned there just about is no budget except for educational purposes, that State function being protected from the action of a minority of the Assembly by a constitutional provision. All the rest of the general fund budget, some was knocked out by the minority, all but two of them Democrats, who refused to vote for the budget last week. Thus, receiving merely a majority, instead of a two-thirds vote, the out is over in the Senate In its crippled condition. Committee Decision The committee decided to go to work on the Assembly bill, put into recognizable shape, With details to be worked out rather than take up a Senate budget bill.

They may revert to uie senate bill later as a matter of mechanics as soon as they see what shape the amendments to tne Assembly measure take The committee will meet tomorrow and Wednesday in a move to turn out a budget Diu oy tne end the week. Failure of the bill to pass at this. time is holding up count- Dentist Freed of Suspicion in Picture Racket Dr. Martin A. Hass, Holly wood dentist, was cleared of all suspicion that he was connected with the recent lewd picture racket when Superior Judge Clement D.

Nye dismissed contributing charges against him for lack of evidence. Dep. Dist. Atty. Clifford Crail requested the dismissal, explaining that State's witnesses had been unable to testify clearly whether Dr.

Hass was present when asserted lewd pictures a3-sertedly were taken of a 16- year-old girl In the photo studio Of Henry Seelander last Feb. 21. Dr. Hass lias steadfastly main tamed his innocence of the charge. Seelander, meanwhile, facing trial on similar contribut ing charges, rested his fate, on testimony taken at a preliminary hearing and Judge Nye continued hi3 case until June 8.

of If" A A V4 Frances Farmer Sent Baclc to Hospital SEATTLE, May 21. (JP) Frances Farmer, former motion-picture actress, today was ordered recommitted to the Western State Hospital at Steilacoom by the County Sanity Commission acting on a complaint filed by her mother, Mrs. Lillian V.j Farmer. The blond actress spent four months at the hospital last year. 1 JWfflfi in SpedzLiang in ROAST PRIME TURKEY (Except Mondays) 5 P.M.

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