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Evening star., 1941-12-03
It., Mrs. Howard
Here for Few Days

1t. George Adams Howard. U.
S. N. R.. and Mrs. Howard are at
their home in Spring Valley for
a few DAYS. 1t. Howard is on
leave from active duty in Miami,
Fla
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Police Will Occupy
Air-Conditioned
Quarters Today
Records Being Moved
From Ancient Building
To Municipal Center

Washington's police headquarters
neared the close of it's biggest NOV
ing day in more than 10 years today
as criminal records were trundled
half a block to the new Municipal
Center where police will hold forth
in plush, air conditioned suites.
District workmen labored late into
the night, and by pm. today the
last filing cabinet will be in place,
according to Inspector William G..
Stott. headquarters chief moving
man.
Left behind in the creaking floors
of the old Walker Building will be
only a skeleton force of 16 telephone
clerks comprising the central bureau
through which police receive the
first flash of crime or accidents.
Old Building Condemned.
From Superintendent of Police
Ernest w. Brown and on down
through the ranks there were few
regrets at leaving the long-con-
demned building at 462 Indiana
avenue NV, constructed at the
close of the Civil War.
Police have their fingers crossed
as they take over portions of the
second, third and fourth floors in
the marble building at Third street
and Indiana avenue NV. Once
before-in 1908-headquarters aban-
doned 462 Indiana avenue. After
% years they were moving to new
quarters in the present District
Building.
But 20 years of municipal growth
crowded police headquarters out.
and back they went to Indiana ave-
nue. in 1880. Headquarters remain
ed there until today.
Moving of the contents Of six
floors from Walker Building began
a week ago under the direction Of
Inspector Scott, whose of1cial title
is inspector of police property.
No Cost for Moving.
The moving, he pointed out with
pride, did not cost the District a
cent. 1t was all done by the head
quarters janitor force.
The fifth floor in the new building
will house administrative headquar-
ters, including Offices of Maj. Brown.
The chief clerks Offices are to be on
the fourth floor. and the Detective
Bureau on the third. The TRAFFIC
Bureau will have Offices on the Sec
ond floor.
Missing in the new headquarters
will be the collection of photographs,
news clips and letters gathered over
a long period of years by Sergt.
Larry ODea, police historian and
collector of crime data. Sergt.
ODea, who recently retired, wants
to present the collection to the de-
partment at a later date.
Maj. Brown said he hoped to find
spare room in which to display
the collection.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Low Bids Are Announced
For Fort Belvoir Project
=. staff correspondent Of The sta,

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May IT.
The Alexandria Housing Authority
today announced the Dyker Build
ing Co. of New York submitted low
bids of $699,50o and s725 900 for a
contract on pending construction
of a 200-unit housing development
for Fort Belvoir personnel.
Under two projected plans for the
development, the job would have to
be completed in 40 days for the
s699, 500 bid, while 80 days would
be allowed for construction under
the $725,000 bid.
Second low bid on both proposals
was submitted by C. B. Ross Co.
of New York, which submitted bids
of $730, 900 on the 120-day proposal
and s734,O00 for the 9o-day contract
Housing authority officials opened
bids at noon today and will analyze
them Monday. A contract probably
will be awarded by the A. H. A.
within 10 days.
The development will cover 40
acres on Duke street extended.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

The circus had first Of May"
trouble last night, delaying its de-
parture from Washington.
A few hours before the canvas
was scheduled to come down, be-
tween so and 100 colored workers
walked OF the circus lot. They made
up most of the canvas crew and
in order to get the tents down,
everybody in the showroom Co
Owner Henry Ringing North to the
hot dog salesmen-pitched In to
help.
The show, which played here for
three days, is to open in Phlla-
delphia tomorrow. The circus man
ayers said last night that they would
be able to get the show of the lot
at TWENTY first and c streets NE,
but that they might be late.
Objected to Costumes.
The colored canvasmen presented
a number Of complaints. Their
chief protest was over the fact that
they were required to walk around
the big top in costume during the
Old King Cole spectacle
They said this made them per-
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Doris Duke Cromwell
Appeals S42,700 Tax
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Doris Duke Cromwell protested to
the Tax Appeals Board yesterday
that she did not owe the ~, 100
which the Treasury assessed as her
share of a $4,541, ,315 tax deficiency
claim against transferees Of the
assets of the Tobacco Products
Corp. of New Jersey.
The tax assessments were based
on the Treasury's assertion that
subsidiaries of the New Jersey
corporation realized a total income
of s33,027,745 in 1885 in connection
with stock transactions involving
the parent company and the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.
The claims against the subsidi-
aries were directed to the New Jer-
sey company as transferee Of the
subsidiaries assets, and to large
number of individuals as transferees
Of the New Jersey companys assets.
Senator Barbour, Republican, OF
New Jersey. in another petition filed
yesterday protested Treasury
claim that he owed $82,722 addi-
tional income taxes for 1887.
The full deficiency assessment
amounted to ss3,o56, but Senator
Barbour agreed to pay the differ
ence of slightly more than $500.
The principal issue was whether
the Senator owed taxes on $141, ,642
of dividends from a trust he created
for his wife.
He had reported $54,208 net in
come and paid $10,28l taxes. The
Treasury. adding the trust income
and small items, fixed his net in
come at $196,803, and claimed the
total income tax should have been
S93 ,337.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Montgomery Red Cross
Sponsors Fashion Show

The Montgomery County Chapter,
American Red Cross. will sponsor a
fashion show of garments made by
its sewing and knitting projects for
war relief Friday at 2 pm. in the
Bethesda Theater.
Mrs. Granville Guide of Bethesda
is in charge and Miss Lillian Jay, a
stylist at a washington department
store, will conduct the show. Gar
ments modelled will include every
thing from infants wear to adult
clothing.
A Royal Air Force flyer and Miss
Mabel r. Boardman, secretary OF
the American Red Cross will speak.
A moving picture, Marching With
Old Glory" will be shown. The pub
lie is invited.
The executive meeting of the
board of the chapter will meet In
the headquarters on May % at 8
pm, Judge Charles M. Irelan, chair
man, announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Ex-King Tried ; Days
To Charter Plane
From Bermuda
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Former
King Carol of Rumania, who arrived
in Bermuda last Saturday with his
friend Elena Lupescu, has booked
passage aboard the Alcoa Steamship
Co. liner Acadia to sail on Monday
from Bermuda to St. Thomas, Vir-
gin Islands.
The one-time monarch, who is
en- route to Cuba, has taken two
suites and a single room on the
Acadia, which is scheduled to reach
st. Thomas May rs. Before going
to the Virgin Island port, Carol had
to obtain permission of the Unired
States Government to land there
How long he would remain was not
known.
Meanwhile, 1t was learned here
from responsible sources that Carol
had tried unsuccessfully for the
past three days to charter q plane
for special flight from Bermuda
to Cuba.
During personal telephone con-
versations with the airline ofices
the former King was reported to
have objected to the price quoted.
When the airline suggested seats
on q regular flight to Venezuela
from where he and his party could
60 to Cuba by air or boat, Caro-
countered with an offer to purchase
all seats on the regular flight. The
airline demurred, however. on the
grounds that it had regular pas
sengers it must serve.
To Carols queries regarding
transporting his four priced dogs
the airline was understood to have
replied that it would ask the Civf
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Circus Departure Delayed
By First Of Nay Trouble

formers and they wanted perform
ers' salary. The management said
that they could collect . weeks pay
and get OF the lot.
The canvas bosses described the
workers as "1st of May mem
circus parlance for those who start
out with the show, but quit early
in the season.
Earlier In the day another crisis
had presented itself to the circus.
Susie, chimpanzee who has been
with the show for years, had to be
persuaded, with tear gas, to give
up the body of her latest born.
Susie Was Adamant.
The baby chimp, which was only
a few weeks old, died shortly after
the show reached Washington.
Susie wouldn't believe it, however,
and refused to let any one touch
the baby. They borrowed q little
tear gas yesterday. to persuade Susie.
It was estimated that nearly
$4,000 persons saw the Greatest
Show on Earth" during It's three
day stay here, while several thous.
and others were turned away be-
cause there were no seats.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Rare Books Burned
In Hampden-
Library Fire
5000 Volumes Are
Destroyed; Domuee
Placed at $50, 900
By the Associated Press.

6y tnc AsooClhtcu GEeecs
HAMPDEN- SYDNEY, Va, May
TIA blaze which started near the
main entrance and blocked access to
fire extinguishers destroyed the his
toric library building at Hampden-
Sydney College today with an esti-
mated damage of $4,000.
Twenty thousand volumes and one
Of the few existing collections Of
all periodicals printed by the United
States Government since 1776 were
lost. Among the books burned were
those bearing the autographs Of
James Madison and Patrick Henry
who were members OF the original
board of trustees. in ITS which
planned the colleges founding the
following year.
The one-story brick structure
built about 125 years ago-was a
total loss, but modern f1reproof
wing, added decade or so ago, was
practically undamaged as were the
10000 additional volumes, portraits
and records it housed.
One Other Collection.
Librarian p. l.. Grier, who con-
CURED in treasurer P. T. Atkinson's
estimate OF the $50, 1000 damages, said
he understood the destroyed collec-
tion of Federal periodicals was the
only existing one outside the Library
of Congress. Mr.. Atkinson said the
school carried $25,00o insurance on
the building and $21 900 on the IL
brary.
The blaze, which sent the roof
crashing down in the main build
ing section, was discovered by Sam
Brown, a jsnitor, as he passed about
S am. Efforts of the student body
and the Farmville Fire Depart
ment were Of scant avail.
Recently Received Grant.
The College recently received q
$1,000 grant from the General Edu-
cation Board, matched by an equal
amount from the school, to be
divided equally in the purchase Of
new books and cataloguing the
volumes and manuscripts in the
library.
Because a number of the books,
normally kept in the fireproof sec
ton because Of some unusual value,
had been removed during the list
ing now in progress. 1t was i'm
possible to determine accurately the
full extent Of the loss.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Maniac Wrecks Fuirfux Cell,
Defies Officers and Tear Gas

Police Sergt. Lewis Finks fired
tear gas into the hall after warn
ing other prisoners to go to out
side windows. In the excitement
the police forgot their gas masks.
The insane man seemed little af-
fected by the gas and second
charge was fired.
This drove him to a window, which
he smashed. His hands stuck
through the window and a Jail en-
ploye seized them. Police rushed
in and overpowered him.
The patient was transferred to
the main cell block to await trans
fer to Western State Hospital at
Staunton. Police said the patient,
who has a powerful physique, was
committed at the request of his
family.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Southern Baptists
Select Augusta, Ca,
For 1945 Centennial
Birthplace Of Church
Chosen for Convention,>
Sun Antonio in 1912
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May IT,
Southern Baptists neared the close
of their 83d convention today after
urging increased aid to Britain, pro-
testing the sale Of liquor near mill
tary training camps, and selecting
Augusta, Ga, for the l945 centen-
nial session.
Delegates speaking for the Ma
tons 100000 Southern Baptists
unanimously proposed that the
United States quicken its national
defense effort and give increased
help to England.
The resolution also suggested that
this Nation cease supplying war ma
terials to Japan.
An amendment by DR.. Blake
Smith, Conway, Ark, pointed out
the resolution in no way commits
the Southern Baptist Convention to
an approval of war as a recognized
principle in settling international
differences"
Delegates, who chose San Antonio,
Tex, for the 1912 convention next
May l6, will return to the birthplace
of the Southern Baptist Church
when the 1945 convention goes in
session at Augusta.
DR.. w. w. Hamilton of New Or
leans was elected for a second three
year term as president of the Con-
vention.
The S3d session. attended by ap-
proximately 10000 delegates and
visitors, will end tomorrow after a
young peoples program and SER
mons by DR.. George w. Truett. Dali
las and DR.. M. E. Dodd. Shreve-
port.
Evening star., 1941-05-18

Aeronautics Authority for a special
dispensation to carry them, but it
advised that q law passed recently
in Jamaica would require chloro-
forming of the dogs on landing at
Kingston. The former monarch
was described as perturbed by that
information.
In the course of the negotiations,
now being conducted by an inter-
mediary, Carol was quoted as say
ing, well, If I can't lease an air
plane, apparently I will have to ac-
cept the offer Of the British gov
eminent"
He did not make clear whether he
meant the British government had
offered to transport him to Cuba.
No British airlines operate now out
of Bermuda.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0peCiht DlbphtCu W Ahe 5tnAs
FAIRFAX, Va, May 17.-Escaping
from a strait-jacket, an insane
patient at the local Jail broke
through . steel partition between
his cell and o hall last night and
held police at bay for nearly an
hour despite tear gas.
Placed in the strait-jacket when
he became violent during the after
noon, the man rubbed the leather
straps against the concrete floor
until they wore through and freed
himself. police said.
Before attendants arrived he broke
up a steel cell cot, tore out a radia-
tor and wash basin and smashed
through the steel partition. Once
in the hall he threatened officers
with two iron rods obtained from
the broken cell furnishings.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Mrs. Strong Loses Two
Rinos XuIued at $500

Mrs. Ann G. Strong, mother Of
Nancy Strong, recent Cherry Bios
som queen, reported to police yester-
day the loss of two rings valued
at $500 which she left In q wash
room of the Army-Nayy Club, 1927
I street NV. She missed them
from her finger half an hour after
removing them to wash her hands,
but returned to find them gone, she
said.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Thug Beots Victim
Over Head, Escapes

Morris H. Berman, about 65, OF
3400 Garrison street NV, told
police he was attacked by an un-
known man and hit over the head
with blunt instrument while walk
ing near his home shortly after
midnight. Calling for help. Mr..
Berman fought off his assailant,
who fed. Mr.. Berman was treated
at Georgetown Hospital for head
injuries. He was unable to furnish
police with any further description
of his attacker.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Armed Bandit Robs
Hotel Clerk of S12

A bandit brandishing a revolver
last night robbed Joseph A. Pauly,
81, desk clerk at the Taft Hotel,
SIS @ street NV, o. his wallet COIL
tanning $12 and his social security
card, according TO police.
Mr.. Pauly said the man, whom he
described as walking with a slight
limp, came into the hotel and asked
for room. The bandit then pulled
q revolver, bound Mr.. Pauly's hands
and feet with adhesive tape and
gagged him, after which he ex-
tracted his wallet and escaped.
Elephants like onions just as well
as they do peanuts.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Carol Going to Virgin Islands;
Cuban Flight Plan Thworted
Carol Told He Fails
To Attract Crowds
Shirley Temple Did
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASsociated Press.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May
17.-They are telling this story
on former King Carol II, Ber-
muda's current visitor:
Talking to a Bermudian, the
exiled monarch expressed ap-
probation that he was not
bothered by crowds of curious
while shopping in Hamilton.
That may be, son." the Ber-
mudian replied. But you
should have seen us turn out
when Shirley Temple was
here"
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Quoke in New Hebrides

PASADENA, Calf, May II H0.--
Calculations in the seismographic
laboratory at California Institute
If Technology placed last nights
severe earthquake in the New
Hebrides Islands of the South Pa
cif1c.
, Major shocks $500 miles west
of Pasadena were recorded here.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
BIodensbura High Dance

The Bladensburg MD High
School will hold its last cabaret
dance of the year Friday from 8
to IL pm. Ray H. Larrabee, teacher.
will be master of ceremonies at the
floor show put on by the students
and directed by Mrs. H. j. Haines,
music instructor.
Evening star., 1941-05-18
Landscape Gardener to Talk

Ivan Anderson, landscape gar
dener, will address the Arlington
Forest Citizens Association at a
meeting at pm. Wednesday IN
the st. Thomas More Hall, South
Thomas street at Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April lP,.-The Canadian
dollar Jumped nearly cents TO the Top
Change market today. -
Dominion banking quarters attributed
foreisn exchange arreement between the
United States and Canada might provide
for United States acceptance OF the Ca
madam money at par
port restrictions on United states manu-
strictions were imposed last November to
reduce Canadian purchases Of non-essen-
tials and thus conserve her financial re-
here at discount of 200 per cent. The
open market rate is at discount OF ID
MIND TnsT mild o in ts. srms Of Il:
" Late t rates @ follow V Great britain in dol
lars. others in cents):
or,ciaI Canadian control Board rates
equivalent 10 discounts on Canadian dollars
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket l3 per cent discount or 500 United
States cents.
Europe
Great Britain, oficisl Bankers Foreisn
aSchsnse COMMITTEE rates. pnyins dsn tos.
Germany. 4o. DON benevolent, 2O.5Ol: Fin
land. 205n; Greece, ssh Hungary. Ia. I'm:
Italy, O6: Portugal. 4.O1; sweden. 90 IS:
Switzerland. '23.22h; Yusoslavia. 2.30n.
Latin America
Argentine ofrcial. aa.77; free ea25;
Brazil, oficial. 6.05n: free, soon; Mexico.
90. ION.
Far East
Japan. 23.4s; Hong Kong. 24.s0; shans-
hal. SAG.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated) n Nominal
For commercial transactions.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Santa Fe DiscIoses
$12,745,371 Earned
During 1910
Result Compares With
$s,4o0,S Recorded
In Preceding Year
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April Met income
Of the Atchinson, Topeka a. Santa
Fe Railway rose to s12,745.371 in
1910 from s8,490.S32 in 1889, the
company reported. Earnings in 1910
were equal to 81 go d common share,
against 95 cents in the preceding
year.
The roads freight revenue to-
tailed $136, ,534 .624, compared with
1927 ,530,775 in 1889, while passenger
revenue increased about 5000 900 to
$18, ,492, ,633 Railway operating in
come amounted to s23 3,187 ,361, COM
pared with s19,22O, ,593 in 1889.
President E. j. Engel reported
that the company had an average
of 4l,300 employees who received
$S1 900 900 in wages during 1910.
Engel said that "our tax bill for
the year was sl7,159,64 an increase
of $1,674,97l over 1889"
I'VE are ready to do our part in
the preparedness program" Engel
said. Maintenance work, scheduled
LOT 1871, Is DeilR dQNduCeU Ii OIQeT
to have it out of the way by the
time defense plants go into full pro-
duction"
G. e. z. /. Railway.
Chicago g. Eastern Illinois Rail-
way had deficit of sl,436402 in
1910 after all charges, compared with
a deficit of S1514,572 in 1889, the
company reported. The company
was predecessor to the reorganized
railroad.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Prices UNCHANGED.

PITTSBURGH, April l (P).-The
steel industry today started the sec
ond quarter without any formal an
nouncement on prices. situation
that has existed only two or three
times in recent years.
Consumers have been advised,
however, that first-quarter prices
have been extended until further
notice. Absence of a formal an
nouncement will have little or no
effect on buying policies, since Sec
ond-quarter order books of most
steel companies have been filled for
months.
The day-to-day price basis will
continue until the U. S. Steel Corp,
largest producer and traditional
leader in setting prices, agrees with
the c. I. O.'s Steel Workers Organ
izing Committee on wages for some
261,000 employees.
Negotiations on the unions de-
nand for a 10 cents-an-h in
crease and the corporations counter
offer Of az cents have been under
way for weeks. The existing wage
contract was scheduled to expire
today, but to avert any immediate
shutdown in the industry, the pact
was extended until April 8.
Wage talks with other steel COM
panies have been deferred by the
s. w. o. c., pending completion of
the U. s. Steel negotiations. Some
steel men have said that any wage
increase will result in increased
prices.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
New York Produce

NEW YORK April ! 4P,.-Eees, e.e31;
pses.s raps, ftS5 +.is % extra srsaed is
current receipts, -: mediums, 20l2; dirties,
No. !. 20l4-i2: average checks, 19A-1a.
Whites (Resales of premium marks 2S-
anl7); nearby and Mdwestern premium
marks, 26-27i2; specials, 25la; standards,
24l2; fresales of exchange to fancy heavier
mediums. 24-26l2D: mediums. 23l2.
Browns: Nearby and Midwestern fancy
TO extra fancy. 24A-26: specials. "a; stand
ards, %: mediums. 21-21la.
Duck eggs 1914
Butter, I,5s6,743; weaker. Creamery,
higher than % score and premium marks.
s39t-341a; 81, score; cash market 335s;
ss-a1 score. 90 2l2-33l4; s4-87 score; 30-32.
Cheese. 1881 26 firm. Prices unchanged.
Dressed poultry steady. Fresh, boxes:
Fowls. 4s-54 pounds. 2212-24; old roosters.
1918. Turkeys, Southwestern, young hens.
o1-24; young toms 1928. Other fresh
and frozen prices unbalanced.
ems, eolored; II. Fowls. ,colored: fancy,
fancy, 1a; Old ROSTERS. 1914. Turkeys.
Sbiskens ce9red - HT0ileri fane1 aocs
GeEhorn, 90. Fowls, colored. 90: fancy.
20b-2l: Leshorn. nearby. u; Southern,
1Sia-17. PulletS. crosses. large. 26-27:
small, 1923. Old roosters, IA. Turkeys,
hens, few, 2s: young toms, 1926.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April l. lP,, UNITED States
Department of Agriculture) .--Salable hogs,
$4,000. total, 1s.5o0: moderately active.
strong to mostly 10 higher than MONDAYS
average on all weights and sows; top,
800, freely: lso-24O pounds SOS 90;
s30-55; 16O-1sn pounds. 160-95; good
to0-500 pound sows. 675-7.l0; few under
S s.isbIe % Sheep. 1000: total, 10 900 late
Monday fat lambs closed slow around %
westerns, 1Os5-11 90 few loads early
to shippers. 11.15-25: extreme weights,
1865 and below: todays trade practically
po early action on fed western wooled
lambs; undertone weak: most early bids
under IL 90 on best handyweight offerings
held Up to 11.15: fat ewes scarce: load
lightweight fed Westerns, $50.
Sslable cattle, 5000: salable, calves,
1000 fed steers and yearlings steady to
strong good grades in very limited sup
ply: choice offerings showing most
ktrenrth; general trade more active than
Monday even on good to choice weighty
bullocks; mostly 9.50-12.0O steer trade;
early top, 13 25. on yearlings; several loads
natives IL SOL 90; sizable supply weighty
steers sold at 1050-11,75, mostly on
shipper account; stock cattle firm; heif-
srs stI opg and cows 1918 higher. bulls
fnd vealers fully steady: weighty shipper
bulls active at 7.75-S,00: cutter cows,
e35 down, but very light Gamers around
{ 100 to 4.25; prime vealers to 1880; light
dairy offerings. mostly 9.50-11. 90: heav-
hest Of these scaling UP to 14O pounds.