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Evening star., 1943-12-14
Crowd Amused
As Police Take
Bra OnStutue

Oftlce-bound Washingtonians wait
Ing at the bus stop near Sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV. during
rush hour this morning were en-
tertained by the futile efforts of
three stalwart members of the Met
ropolitan Police Force to remove a
bit of underwear from the bronze
figure of woman symbolizing cleo
tricity which surmounts the bust of
Marconi
The tallest of the three assembled
a shaky ladder supported by the
other two. Bystanders were tense.
The policeman reached high but
the brassiere adorning the bust of
the bronze lady was just beyond his
grasp.
A crowd gathered. Some one
rushed to a nearby apartment house
and brought back a stick used to
replace electric light bulbs in the
ceiling. 1t was passed up to the
policeman on the ladder. He
reached again. This time he was
successful in hooking the bit of
underwear.
The rescue squad, Pvts. J. B.
Jones, F. V. Breazelle AND Martin
Mann, all Of No. 10 prechlct were
not inclined to discuss the incident
afterWard. They were sent out in
answer to a call received at the po-
lice station this morning when the
prank was discovered by some
passerby
Evening star., 1943-12-14

to the line The oil industry. he
said, hasn't been within calling
distance of the line for a long time -
Estimating the 35-cent boost
would add about l cent a gallon to
the cost Of gasoline to consumers,
Mr.. Disney said the average con-
sumer would rather pay more and
get the gasoline than to pay less
and not get it"
From Representative Ford, Demo-
crat. of California, the House re-
ceived suggestion that it might
just as we'll repeal the Office of Price
Administration if it intended yield
ing to every pressure group"
While the oil debate was in prog
ress, an attempt by Representatives
OF coal-producing States to take coal
price control from OPA and give it
to Secretary Ickes was blocked when
Mr. Disney raised a point of order
that the move was not germane.
Committee By-passcd.
Many coal State members had
signed a petition under which the
House Banking Committee was dis
charged from consideration of the
bill and the measure was brought
before the House without committee
action.
Meanwhile, a three member Sen
ate subcommittee tried to find a
basis for compromise on food sub
sides, with orders from the Bank
ing Committee to make a report by
tomorrow if possible.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Committee 10 Recommend
Nursery RATE This Week

The Advisory Committee on
Nursery Schools, of which Robert
L. Haycock. superintendent of
schools, is chairman, will meet later
this week to advise the Commits
sioners on the proposed lowering Of
the public nursery school rates from
the present maximum of So a week
to So.
Other members of the committee
are Milo F. Christensen, recreation
superintendent; Ray Huff, director
of public welfare; DR.. George G.
Rutland, Health Department head,
and Mrs. Henry P. Chandler, chair
man of the Committee on Services
to Children Of Working Mothers.
The Commissioners have been
considering the reduction since the
Federal Works Agency recommend
ed maximum charge of So a week
per child for nursery schools all over
the country. Members of the Ad-
visory Committee will submit to the
Commissioners their opinion on the
legality of putting this low rate into
effect here. Legislation governing
the schools here calls for fees "ac-
cording to the parents. ability to
pay"
The committee will meet by Fri
day, Mr.. Haycock said.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Pickets Surround
Baltimore Plants
As Strike Spreads
BY the Associated Press.

L
BALTIMORE, Dec. IA. Picket
lines were thrown around Baltimore
plants of the Western Electric Co.
today in support of a strike called
by the Point Breeze Employees As
sociation after the War Labor Board
refused a demand for separate
sanitary facilities for whites and
Negroes.
A few hours after the lines formed
union officials announced they had
given notice to the company that
all workers would be withdrawn
within 70 hours from the power
plant which supplies Western Elec-
tries plants In the area. The move
would cripple all the factories, the
union said.
An estimated 200 city policemen,
some Of them patrolling on motor
cycles, were posted around the Point
Breeze plant, where several hundred
shouting, cat-calling pickets ap-
peared when the shift changed this
morning. No violence was reported
and hundreds of workers, white and
Negro, passed through the picket
line
Pickets also were sent to some of
the other four Western Electric
plants in Baltimore.
Night Shift Reduced.
Company officials said the work
Inc force on the midnight o-8-a m
shift at Point Breeze was cut about
50 per cent, but had no immediate
figure on the day shift.
Vernon L. Dorsey, union organiza-
tlon director, asserted rs per cent of
the day working force was idle.
More than 100 pickets appeared at
three plants at the midnight shift
change last night shortly after the
independent union voted at a meet
ing attended by approximately $50
persons to walk out Immediately. A !
numhe" of workers refused to pass
the picket lines.
Earlier Strike Cancelled.
The union threatened 10 days ago
to strike unless satisfactory action
ives taken by the WLB.
An earlier strike call November 4
was Cancelled when the WLB an
nounced it would study the union s |
demands.
Charles H. Dorm. union attorney.
estimated recently that $500 persons
were employed at the five plants.
most OF them at the main Point
Breeze establishment. He said that
about 1700 were Negroes.
Nothing short of segregation is
going to prevent a strike and possible
rlotlng, Mr., Dorm said at that time.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Politics
Continued From First Page.)

should be any discrimination as be-
tween men or officers"
Senator Truman pointed out that
many instances are likely to arise
where some man in the Army or
Navy will be drafted as a candidate
for Governor, Congress or some
similar office. Mr. Knox's ruling
would permit a naval officer to be-
come a candidate, but the War De-
partment has held previously that
only those persons who held public
office at the time of their induction
into the service can become candi-
dates, then only when their election
would not interfere with Army
duties.
Senator Vanderberg has sponsored
a movement to draft Gen. Douglas
Macarthur for the Republican presi-
dental nomination, but Senator
Pepper said he hoped Gen. Mac
Arthur would not be brought into
the campaign.
Gen. Macarthur is a great figure
in our Pacific offensive and if he
becomes involved in political cam
paign he will be faced with political
criticism at time when he needs
to devote all of his efforts to mill
tary matters" Senator Pepper said
Although Senator Vandenberg de-
clined comment, he was obviously
pleased that Mr.. Stimson's ruling
had left the way open for Gen Mac
Arthur'S name to become a factor
in the consideration of a nominee
by the next Republican convention
Efforts to organize a national con-
vention of Macarthur for Presi-
dent" clubs early next year already
are being made by a Chicago attor-
ney, Joseph P. Savage, who heads
the Illinois club.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. IA oWFA .P -salablo
hogs. $4,000; total, 39.Ooo. moderately
active and steady on all weights and sows.
good and choice Go0-27Q pounds, 1873
the top: 27O-S@O pounds. I3.O0-l3.5U.
l1o-190 pounds. l2.22j-90. 15o-liu
pounds, ! 1912 so: cood and choice 300
55O-pound sowS. l2.35-6U: indications now
point TO another holdorer of around
10000.
salsbe cattle, 5000; salable calves.
500; fed steers and yearlinss. :ncludirG
helfer yearings. steady 10 - higher.
mostly, 1o-15 np: medium and eood gradcs
showed most advance: cows strong, fairly
active; bulls slow, steady: vca!crS scarcc.
firm at 15.oo down. larcely fcd steer and
helfer run; bulk steer. IA .nO-IH.'25; Q rlv
top, 1915, "n vei-h'y steers ard 1850
on ytarlires; s'r.T'iy choice f.OO9-ro ma
ttcd he1fcrS; IG.Ga, bulE hefe-s. II Go-
l3 90. Stoc&"rS and feeders stronc to .
h,gh'" at ll.GU-le.Gn. with variable sup
pl7 small; cutter COWS. 500 down; ms
beet cows S.55-ll.un. strictly good sind
20 100; outside on wo,ghfv sausa 'e bulls.
] so light ard mecivr we'gnt kind
IA her draGgv At S j0-lU.5O
sala5e s,,eep, 1000; total II.ooo;
market on fat Iamhs and yearlires uo-
yet established. liberal portion Of fresh
run being varded late. load choice Western
ewes strong at 20
Evening star., 1943-12-14
SupremeC CourtWeighs
Florida Domici|e Plea
In Pace Tax Case

Inc circumstances in which Gov
ernment employees here are entitled
to claim dornicile elsewhere for
the purposes of avoiding local tax
alton today was before the Su-
preme Court for further definition.
as the high tribunal took under
consideration litigation based on
the efforts of the District Govern
ment to collect inheritance taxes
totallng more than $4,000 on the
estate of the late Charles F. Pace,
former financial clerk of the Sen
ate and a Capital resident for 27
years.
The tax is being challenged by
Miss Elizabeth c. Pace, 1869 Wyo-
ming avenue, NV, who contends
that her brother actually was dom
lclled' in the Florida home he left
IN 1913, at the time of his death
here in 1910, and that his estate
consequently, is not subject to the
levy. Florida has no inheritance
tax.
Paid Income Taxes Here.
AS the case was argued yesterday
Glenn Simmon, assistant
counsel, emphasized
that in his lifetime Mr.. Pace had
paid income and Intangible prop
erty tax here without raising the
domiciliary issue. He added that
the former Senate aide could have
been freed of the District Intangible
tax by paying that of Florida, which
is less than half as large.
On the contrary, E. E. Hazard,
Jacksonville, counsel for the estate,
asserted that Mr.. Pace had main
tanned voting residence in Starke,
Fla, through all his years here
and had frequently expressed a de-
termination to return to Florida on
retirement. He pointed out also
that Mr.. PAGES only land holdings
were in Florida.
There is nothing in the record
that shows any intent on the part
OF Mr.. Pace to abandon his domicile
OF origin Mr. Hazard said.
Mr.. Slmmon recalled that In de-
cldlng the De Hart and Murphy
case involving the right of Federal
employees to be exempt from local
income taxes, two years ago, the
Supreme Court had said that the
maintenance of a voting residence
elsewhere would not alone be suffi-
clent to affirm a claim to domicile
Extension of Voting Rights.
Chief Justice Stone. who evinced
interest IN the voting angle. asked
If the fact that some States extend
voting rights to absentee Govern
ment employees would not indicate
that the States looked on Federal
as temporary propo-
sltlon. Mr.. Simmon agreed.
The Chief Justice also asked II the
District collects taxes from members
of Congress, but Mr.. Simmon ex-
planned that they are free of income
and inheritance taxes.
In. the De Hart and Murphy liti-
cation, the Supreme Court said that
for District income tax de-
pended on the facts in individual
cases as determined by the Board of
Tax Appeals.
The District government ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court in this
instance after a favorable decision
by the board was reversed by the
Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Home Rule
Continued From First Page

recalling that since its 1888 conven-
ton the National League of Women
Voters had taken a stand for Dis
trict suffrage in a change from its
former demand for national repre-
Sentatlon.
Citing past confusion" in the
handling of the Districts child well
fare problems. and referring to the
Kepecs report on child welfare in
1910, Mrs. Gutenberg said "if ever
the District needed good. sound
business government, it needs 1t
now
Funds Question Discussed.
Mrs. Gutenberg, former social
worker, said that with the exception
of the Blue Plains Industrial Home
School for Children. the District S
child cale institutions were great,
big barns She said their facilities
or programs we're far below proper
standards.
When she voiced belief Congress
would approve adequate appropria
tions for such institutions if the
District had an elected council and
a city manager in which it could
place its faith, Chairman McCarran
interjected that by and large Con-
gress had been allowing almost all
funds requested that were approved
by the Budget Bureau.
"Yes, but there are many steps
taken before the Budget Bureau
submits a District budget" Mrs.
Gutenberg said. There is a great
deal of buck-passing."
Prof. Leon A. Ransom, speaking
for the National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People. said
he was not "unduly disturbed by
the suggestions made in previous
hearings that many Washington
residents would have to give up their
votes in the States if Washington
had a vote.
1T would not necessarily be an
evil" he said
Declaring his support for national
representation, Prof. Ransom said
that was question to be treated
separately. With home rule, Dis
trict affairs would be better man
aged, he asserted.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Mrs. Eva Bryant Dies;
Wife Of Newspaperman

Mrs. Eva Sumner Bryant, 10, wife
of H. E. c. Bryant, Washington
correspondent for number If
Southern newspapers, died yester-
day of heart attack at her home.
1851 Springland lane NV. She had
been i'll since Saturday.
For many years she had been ac-
tive in making arrangements for
Armistice Day services at the Wash
ington Cathedral, having been a
friend of the late Woodrow Wilson.
She also was member of the Board
OF Governors Of the Women's Ma
tional Democratic Club.
Born in Lincolnton, N. c., Mrs.
Bryant came to Washington with
her husband in 1907 Mr.. Bryant
was formerly with the old New York
World.
In addition to her husband. Mrs.
Bryant is survived by a daughter
Mrs. H. w Northcutt, Staten Is
land, and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow in Lincolnton, with burial
there.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
BONDS
Weather Report
STOCKS.

District Of Columbia-Cloudy and
rather cold this afternoon; light
snow and not quite so cold tonight :;
lowest temperature near 25 degrees.
Wednesday cloudy and continued
cold; light snow during early morn
ing.
Maryland-Light snow tonight
and Wednesday; not quite so cold
tonight. Continued cold Wednes-
day.
Virginia-Light snow southwest
portion and beginning in east and
north portions this afternoon: light
snow except rain or snow along the
coast tonight and Wednesday: not
quite so cold in western portions to-
night. Continued cold Wednesday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry Great Falls.
river clear.
Report for Last ~ HourS
Evening star., 1943-12-14

was published November 80 out
side Britain, but was banned for
publication in Britain by British
censorship, said 1T is known here
tLlSbon) definitely" that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and President Chang
Kai-shek had completed a long
conference in Cairo and had left
for Iran to meet Premier Mar
shal Stalin.)
Reuters officials declined to dis
cuss the incident beyond emphasiz-
Ing that Mr.. Chao was travelling as
neWspaperman on a holiday and
was not connected in any way with
the Chinese mission or the Cairo
conference. They added that he
simply landed on the right spot at
the right moment and did what any
neWsman would have done.
Mr.. Chao is not discussing the
case
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Leaders in Congress
Indicate Gen. Patton
Will Remain in Post

BY the Associated Press.
Because the high command
doesn't want to lose the services OF
1t. Gen. George S. Patton, jr., con-
gressional leaders indicated today
that unless some new development
arises there will be no serious OBJ
jections to retaining him as head
OF the 7th Army.
Secretary of War Stimson made
the general staff's view clear in a
supplemental report on the Patton
soldier cutting incident to the Sen
ate yesterday, in which he sale
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower feels
the serious aspects of the case lie
"in the danger that the Army will
lose the services of a battle-tSsted
Army commander"
Mr.. Stimson said Gen. Eisen-
hover had stressed that three in
stances in which Gen. Patton un-
duly had upbraided enlisted men
have not affected Gen. Patton's
standing as a tactical leader, one
who successfully concluded, in rec
ord time, complicated and impor-
tant military campaign and one
whom his officers and men would
again be willing to follow into
battle"
New Mission Imminent.
That assurance was regarded by
some members of the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee, which has
been investigating the case, as indi-
eating that the Army has more
jobs cut out for Gen. Patton. who
led American troops on a victorious
dash from Gila to Messina in the
Sicilian campaign.
The general point of view of COM
mlttee members seemed to be that
if it is Gen. Eisenhower's consid-
cred judgment that Gen. Patton has
the confidence of his troops and is
needed for further opera tons of the
same type the committee ought not
to interfere.
Thus the expectation was that the
committee would take no further &C
ton, though it probably will con-
tinue to hold in abeyance Presi-
dent Roosevelt's nomination of IA
generals, including Gen. Patton, for
advancement in permanent Army
rank. Those nominations are being
held up until committeeman also
ind out who is going to succeed
Gen George c. Marshall as chief of
staff If the latter becomes European
Allied commander.
7th'S Location a Secret.
The whereabouts of Gen. Patton S
7th Army has been a matter of wide
conjecture in Congress. though some
of its units obviously were fused
with the 5th Army for the Salerno
landing and subsequent fighting in
Italy.
The supposition has been that the
ith Will be used in further lnvqSion
attempts in Italy, France or else
where
Mr.. Stimson told the Senate in
his supplemental report that Gen
was informed by reliable
reporters that Gen. Patton h6d
spoken threateningly and with
undue harshness" to a soldier en-
combat duty who was not wearing
his leggings because his ankles were
swollen.
That was the third case in which
Gen. Patton was involved. In two
reported incidents he
struck one victim of battle nerves"
and upbraided another, Mr.. Stimson
said
Evening star., 1943-12-14

Deen promoted
to corporal. A
technical clerk.
he has been in
this theater for
S e V e n months.
He had b a sic
training at Mi
ami Beach. Fla,
a n d attended
Air Force Tech
nical School at
Greeley. C oil 0.
Before enlisting
in October, 1912.
he a tie n d e d
Woodrow Wilson
High School and
Evening star., 1943-12-14

Art School for three years and has
drawn cartoons for yearbooks at
Hicks Field, Tex, and Enid, Okla
LAREDO, TeX.-Three men from
Washington have completed the
flexible aerial gunnery course here
at the Army airfeld They are
Sergts. Harry w. Getner 636 Rock
Creek Church road NV: Harry L.
Mccarthy, jr.. BladenSburg road
N lie, and John L. Seitz, 1884 DaVen-
port street NV.
COURTLAND. Ala-Aviation Ca
dets Richard r. Price, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard r. Price. 427 De-
catur street NV. and William S.
Ramsey. son OF Mir and Mrs. Jesse
j. Ramsey, 68l3 Ninth street NV.
have completed training here at
the basic flying school.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Aviation
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Chinese Official Urges
Probe of Cairo News Leak

CHUNGk1NG, Dec. IA (P).-Dr.
Hollington K. Tong, Vice Minister
OF information, announced today he
had telegrap phed Elmer Davis, head
of the Owl, and Brendan Bracken,
British Minister of Information,
urging them to investigate a Lon
don dispatch dated December 10
which connected a Chinese news
paperman with premature publica-
ton of news of the Cairo conference.
DR.. Tong insisted the dispatch in
dlcated the party of President Cen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek was in
some way responsible for premature
publication of news of the Cairo
conference" He added the gen.
erallSSimo was greatly disappoint-
ed" and that with Gen. Chang s
knowledge he was pressing the in
formation chiefs to investigate and
place the blame where it belongs >
No Government Connection.
Today DR. Tong made this state
ment to specially summoned press
conference:
Il have now been shown a tele-
gram from an American news
agency which tells of report that
the premature story was given to
Reuters office at Lisbon by Tommy
Chao, who was accompanying a
Chinese goodwill and military mis-
sion en- route to England
"Chao has been the representa-
tive in China of Reuters, which
is British news service, for more
than 10 years.
He has not the slightest con-
nection with the Chinese govern
ment. He was not attached to the
Chinese goodwill mission in anv
capacity, and Of course, there was
no goodwill and military mission.
lie merely was travelling on the
same plane as members of the mis-
sion While on the way to London
TO confer with his Superiors.
1T is not unusual for newspaper
men to use The same transporta-
ton as government officials.
1 have no knowledge of what
the Reuters representative did in
connection with the Cairo story. but
1t seems clear that the primary
responsibility for the leak was not
that OF any individual reporter.
Scores of reporters of MANY ma
tlonallties knew about the Cairo
conference.
Editors and officials Blamed.
The real responsibility for the
leak rests on the news service editors
OF public officials who permitted the
premature release.
In view of the circumstances, and
particularly Of the attempt to blame
Chinese officials who kept the secret
of the conference longer than any
one, will press my proposal that
Elmer Davis of the Office Of War In
formation in America and Brendan
Bracken, British Minister of 1nfor-
nation, make ar official investiga-
ton and place the blame where it
belongs"
Mr.. Chao is 80 years old, studied
Journalism at the University of Mis-
souri, and Columbia and Joined
Reuters as correspondent at Man.
king in 1928. He followed the Chi
neSe government to HankoW in 1881
and then to Chungking the follow
ing year,
Evening star., 1943-12-14
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec IA ,!P}.-Cotton prices
sccsawed over a marrow IanEe today and
failed 10 develop a decisive trend. Rou-
tine trade pric- fixing and rebuyiug by
New Orleans interests coincident with a
rally in erains was offset by light hedging
and local liquidation.
the war news and awaiting DEVELOPMENT on
III subsidy question.
Late afternoon prices were Is to 25
cents a bale lower; December, 1881.
March. 1881: May. 1881
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Subsidies
Continued From First Page.

down effective price control and
pave the way for demands for Con-
gre3s- dictated increases in prices of
other commodities.
Are we working for the people of
the country or for a few people who
want to tear down price control?'
asked Representative Monroney,
Democrat, of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Disney insisted he and his
followers were mot trying to break
the line" but we're trying to get up
Evening star., 1943-12-14

Field Artillery Replacement Train
ing Center for basic military train
ing.
CAMP BARKELEY. Tex. - Pfc.
David P. Barger. ll3 l street NV,
has been promoted to technician,
fifth grade, here at the Medical Re-
placement Training Center.
NOTRE DAME. Ind James
Lynn Fort, $500 T street NV, and
Charles Stanley Sures. 1920 Irving
street NV, are now attending the
Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
here at Notre Dame University.
Evening star., 1943-12-14
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Dec. IA LP--Poultry. live
firm no cars, - trucks Leghoru hens, 80
colored, broilers. fryers, springs, 25i2:
Rocks. broilers. fryers. springs. -; Leg
horns, @Ol2. ducks 11i2 geese. 23l2.
Butter, firm: receipts, 11s,971: market
unchanged
Eggs, receipts. 7,12S: market weak; cur
rent receipts, 40 to Al; other markets un-
changed
Evening star., 1943-12-14

LOS ANGELES.-D TOR
SLAIN DIR. Verne Carlton
Hunt. 81. prominent South
ern California surgeon and a
director of the American Col
lege of Surgeons, was shot and
killed in his office yesterday,
police said, by a man identi-
fed as Ephrem Mounsey, SO.
Mounsey then committed sui
eide. Police said the man
entered the surgeons office
and cried, why didn't you
operate on me?" Who are
you?" the surgeon asked. In
stead of answering the man
fired two shots which struck
DR.. Hunt near the heart, and
then fired two shots into his
own mouth.-A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1943-12-14


Champion, Fair
fax road, Nc
Lean, Va. re-
Gently completed
b a S i c train
ing ere and
/ S n 0 W S t u
dying at the
U n V e rsity Of
Florida.
FORT BRAGG,
N. c. P V t.
Frank J. Mat
tia, 646 Keefer
place NV, re-
Gently a we'd
ere a { t h @