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under the law, such an accounting
to make such an audit for the last
department before it can be pub
lished.
He said the department has failed
t omake sue han audit for the last
three years because of inadequate
personnel. To remedy this situation,
he said, law was passed at the last
session of the Legislature to have
audits made by any certified public
accountant. The audit for the past
year already has been made, he add
ed, and as soon as Gov. O'Conor
signs the bill, the accounting will be
made public.
more Bonds, more power-more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
Moss A. PIunkeft,
Poll Tax Foe, Seeks
Virginia Governorship
BY the Associated Press.

oy kIS ASeUStntco 1900
RICHMOND, Va, April 21.-Moss
A. Plunkett, long time advocate Of
poll tax repeal and president Of the
Southern Electoral Reform League.
announced yesterday he will oppose
1t. Gov. william M. Tuck In the
Democratic primary as a candidate
for Governor.
Calling on the "liberals-all who
want democracy in Virginia"-for
support, Mr.. Plunkett, a Roanoke
attorney, promised to make "the
most vigorous campaign possible,
endeavoring to present the issue
clearly to all Virginians."
Mr.. Plunkett, the only candidate
so far to oppose the lieutenant gov
ernor in the Democratic primary
election, said that "for years he had
worked for better education and
against the poll tax as prerequisite
to voting" and asserted that he
stands on this record.
IT propose to issue a full state
ment of the liberal position on
other issues In ample time for full
ulSCuSSlOl. TUT ILLS pun pOoc III"
vite the liberals to meet with me in
Richmond on May Is ." he
stated in his announcement.
Mr.. Plunkett, who was a lieuten-
ant in the World War and who
has lost a son fighting in New
Guinea in this conflict, was born in
Franklin County, March 2, 1888, and
studied law at the University of
Virginia. Since June, 1910, he has
practiced law at Roanoke.
He is a member of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, War Dads, Rotary
and has been chairman of the Roa-
noke County School Board, chair
man of the Legislative Committee,
Virginia Education Association, and
president of the Virginia School
Trustees Association. :.
Howard Carwile, Richmond, is the
only other candidate definitely an
nounced for the governorship. Mr..
Carwile has said he will run on an
independent ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
Montgomery Man Ends
Life With Shotgun

Fillmore Poole, "a, lifelong resident
of Montgomery County, yesterday
killed himself with a shotgun at
his home at Cedar Grove by trip
ping the trigger with a stick he
had whitfield into a fork, police
reported today.
DR.. F. j. Broschart, county medi-
cal examiner, issued a certificate OF
suicide after Mr.. Poole's body was
discovered by his wife, Mrs. Maude
v. Poole, who, police said, heard
the shot. =
Police said members Of the fam
lily reported Mr.. Poole had been de-
spondent because of Ill health and
had told them not to grieve If any
thing happened to him.
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Capital Transit Plea
To Cut Nonrush Hour
Service Approved

The Public Utilities Commission
yesterday granted the Capita,
Transit Co. authority to reduce its
nonrush-hour streetcar service by
approximately one to three trips ar
hours on various lines in order to
improve the regularity of service
with the present manpower short
ages.
Although the move was strongly
protested by a number of colored
and civic groups, maintaining col
ored platform men should be tried
before any reductions were allowed
the commission said 1T was unable
to find anything in the statute, or
its legislative history, authorizing
this commission to impose its judg-
ment on management with respect
to employment policies"
Company spokesman said it would
take until the first week of May to
reschedule even a few lines and
that 1t might take until June to
rearrange all the lines.
Sees Better Service.
"Basically," said the commission
In its order, "the plan proposed by
the company contemplates that
through the scheduling of fewer
trips on various streetcar lines there
will be greater assurance that those
trips will be operated, with the
result that the service will adhere
more closely to schedule and the
regular service will reduce the dis
parity between the loadings on sue
cessive trips"
1t was pointed out, for example,
that on the Mount Pleasant line,
Routes 40 and AZ, the new schedule
calls for change from 20 cars per
hour to 17.2 cars per hour, or an
increase in the interval between
cars from 8 to 31a minutes. After
reviewing the effect on other lines,
the commission commented:
1T will be seen that the
proposed reduction in schedule in
base day (nonrush) service results
in inappreciable changes in the
minutes elapsing between cars on
all heavy lines, such as the Mount
Pleasant, Fourteenth street and
Georgia avenue lines, and in mod
crate changes on lighter lines, such
as the North Capitol, Maryland and
Tenleytown lines"
Save So Cars Hourly.
The change will result in saving
50 cars per hour in the nonrush-
hour period and 178 operators. The
PUG said it must be borne IN mind
that this does not mean that the
present service would be reduced
by such amounts, since, as already
pointed out, many trips that are
now scheduled are not actually run"
The commission recalled that at
the public hearing last month, the
record showed that the company
lacked 683 full-time operators, and
was short 271 operators, after taking
into account women and part time
operators. 1t was further pointed
out that during a recent test day,
the company was unable to oper-
ate 1854 scheduled vehicles in the
morning rush hour and al sched-
uled vehicles in the evening rush
hour.
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.0'Conor Studies
Pleas for Veto Of
Montgomery Bills

Requests for the veto of five Mont
gomery County bills passed by the
State Legislature were being studied
today by Gov. O'Conor.
The bills, whose disapproval was
urged by representatives of the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton and the County Charter Com
mittee at a hearing yesterday before
the Governor in Annapolis, would /:
Authorize the County Commits
sioners to issue $5,000,000 worth of
bonds for postwar construction.
Increase the powers of the coun-
ty commissioners in the enactment
Of local ordinances.
Establish the Office of county SUI
pervisor.
Increase the powers and salary
of the county park commissioner.
Provide for transportation of pa
rochial students on public school
buses.
Called Patronage Grab.
Opposition to the park commits
sioner measure was voiced by both
groups. The federation delegation
also opposed the county supervisor
and parochial school bills, while the
remaining two bills were opposed
by members OF the Charter Com
mittee.
In criticizing the park commits
sioner measure, Dean James J. Hay-
den of Columbus University Law
School, representing the Charter
Committee, described 1t as salary,
and power grab"
He pointed out that it would au-
thorize the park commissioner-Lt.
Col. E. Brooke Lee, county Demo-
cratic leader-to increase his own
salary by $500 If he certifies he is
devoting full time to the duties of
his Office.
He also declared that the bill
would give the park commissioner
to create and control
separate police force in the area I'M
der the jurisdiction of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and to set up a recrea-
ton program and appoint all the
personnel involved.
Go to Absurd Limits.
These grants" Dean Hayden as
serted, carry to absurd limits the
powers of man who is not
an elected official"
In addition, Dean Hayden charged
that members of the commission
may have committed malfeasance
in office by failing to publish an
account of receipts and ex-
penditures, as required by law, for
the past three years.
Declaring that the County Post
war Planning Committee never con-
sidered such a bill and that its
origin is 'shrouded in secrecy"
Dean Hayden said the measure is
the first step toward establishment
Of "supergovernment" in the
county with officials not chosen by
or responsible to the people.
Also opposing the park commits
sioner bill was Lewis B. Sims, repre-
senting the County Civic Federation,
who termed it "disreputable omni-
bus bill"
Leslie Able, another member of
the Charter Committee, asked that
the bond bill be vetoed on the
grounds it does not prevent a con-
tinuation of the "unsound" practice
Of issuing deferred bonds, fails to
require that the bonds be made
"callable," permits deficit financ-
ing" does not require public notice
or a public hearing on any bond
issue and gives its blessing to the
pernicious, 11-year-old practice of
bonds which fall due"
Absolutely Useless"
Allen H. Gardner, president of the
committee, described the bill to in
crease the powers of the county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
Sir Hickman Bacon,
Premier Buronet, Dies
By the Associated Press.

by lIlt AsSUClHleu FreSS.
GAINSBOROUGH, Lincolnshire
April 21.-Sir Hickman Beckett Ba-
con, premier baronet of England, an
art collector and former auto racer,
died April Is, on the eve of his Goth
birthday anniversary, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Sir Hickman owned about 5000
acres and formerly was high sheriff
of Lincolnshire. He held records in
the early days of auto racing.
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5000 Pacific Veterans
Arrive at Los Angeles
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 21.-More
than 5000 Army and Navy men,
fresh from combat areas In the Pa
cific' and Orient, have arrived at
the Los Angeles port.
. They included 800 patients, some
with tropical diseases and others
with wounds.
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to enact an "all-around, efficient
and progressive program" for the
county and that it constitutes a
"far-reaching advancement in the
administration Of county govern
ment."
In advocating approval of the park
commissioner bill, Col. Lee main
tanned that it merely reduces the
operation by the Park and Planning
Commission of a county wide recre-
alton program into definite legal
terms"
He also said he would not certify
must be made by the State auditors
increase since he is devoting part
Of his time to the operation of a
real estate business snd the publica-
ton of a weekly newspaper.
Explains Accounting.
With reference to the issuance of
annual accounting of receipts and
expenditures, Col Lee explained that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
Baptist Training Union
To Observe Centennial

The Seneca Associational Baptist
Training Union will observe the
centennial of the Southern Baptist
Convention at a mass meeting at
7:30 pm. Tuesday at Frederick, Md,
The meeting will be under the di.
rection of C. E. Hospins, Kensing-
ton, associational director, and viii
be held simultaneously with 922
other training union meetings
throughout the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
commissioners as absolutely USE

commissioners as absolutely USE
less"
Declaring the measure is not a
real home rule BILL" Mr.. Gardner
said it would give county residents
less, instead of more, control over
legislation.
Walter McClenon, a member of the
civic federation delegation, described
the county supervisor bill as "hy-
brid and inconsistent with itself"
He added that it would decentralize
rather than centralize responsibility
and produce confusion in the ad-
ministration of the county govern
ment."
In requesting the veto of the pa
rochial transportation bill, Dwight
Collins, of the civic federation, con-
tended that public funds should not
be spent for the benefit of private
enterprises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21

"More Bonds, more power-more
strength to Eisenhower"
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THE SURRATT HOUSE-This old former dwelling at 604
street NV has been emodeled into building and
operated commercial establishment by Chinese merchants
Originally twostory house with attic and English basement
its entrance what the level by long
flight running the front of the basement These
have been removed window replaces the front door and
the main entrance into store with show window is the
street level The only resemblance to its original
the dormer windows in the attic and tall chimney Eighty
the house known SAL street NV and
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Defends Measures.

The five bills were defended by
James w. Gill, chairman of the
county legislative delegation. He
said every effort had been made at
the last session of the Legislature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21

occupied Mrs Mary surratt rooming and boarding
house The assassin of President Lincoln John Wilkes Booth
frequent visitor at the Surratt house with group of his
associates According to the record it here that the plot
against the life Of President Lincoln Matched Two nights
after the assassination Mrs Surratt and another alleged
sprator Lewis Payne arrested by Army officers Mrs
Surra with three convicted of conspiracy and hanged
what the War College Reservation July 1865 This
brick house. painted has been reprinted yellow
occupants The sketch Helen Catch Duron
Evening star., 1945-08-29
WATER FRONT PROPERTY

BEVERLY REhoH, N Chesapeake Bay
summsr SUI IN homes md bulidng SIZES Write Write
cHEsAPGAKE BEACH, MSo% Kozy koaneT "A G"' caf. @d
tage, 10Th and Md ave-Sleeping rooms
8oprd tSi dor or In water front modern, rest
LAKE JACKSoN-Gentieman iia-story
Gater- front mountain lodge; nearly new
FTanab FommodIoqs 10 living room beamed ceiling,
ed pieHch Winao%s overlooking lake. Trim
hunks, electric Kitchen eIec. " hotaWateT hotaV1i
WateF be9qooms be9mpee 6athr0om runniag
to occupy Cali at Lake Jackson i fscs ofice
for inspection: priced right: terms Ma
A BEAUTIFuL WATERFRONT ESTATE
offering the utmost in such real down to-
earth comforts as swimming. boating
hShlng and gardening Ideal for the man
VINO runs his business In such a manner
or who has accumulated his share OF this
world goods and is looking for the spot
where lie is easier and better. The estate
consists of approximat tely 20 acres OF
picturesque. grounds including stables. an
oschard srfstv 81 9f peach. apple cherry and a
fIsgley Iswns Ul %e,, oSher trees WIDE sweeping
perfectly suit the spacious Georgian Co
lohla! residence. which gives one the i'm
preston OF having grown there with other
beautiful things the estate has to offer.
Not cumbersome thing, this house, but a
perfectly Planned and practically new
mouse houSe' meticulously arranged to adjust
Whitehal Greek. Just few minutes by
boat to Chesapeake Bay and in easy COM
mHting pd,t;1 DISTANCE to either Washington or
come by auto to see for yourself this re-
markable offering. Drive out the new
rn rgh hhsnTaK on sKe san OPT Point t Fs T6a
3,2 miles to property. Price. S54 500,
which is substantially less than original
outlay Ig SI Shown by, appointment. KELLEY
BRANNER, exclusive agents, 1927 Eye
ST. n v. Dl. 714O. eve. and Sun. Gil 9264
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FARMS FOR SALE tcontinvedI

STONE COLONIAL. 40 acres-An mod.
ernie srnized country home, 9 large bedrooms. 8
Diarss DiasnS, bedroom and bath on lst floor, fire-
s ea1 poss io 5tb beauty Of Lovely
income 100000 per year or more; srszinp
for l3o head; s tenant houses with ft5NiaF al
Stanchion new block dairy barn and dry
nafns; everything cozy, no repairing; ready
70 noFP Ppve p in u owner retiring. JOHN BUR,
NEAR shvhK fis'Ga sPRfNG, ING Ma'31o SSae acres
clear rolling, unusually nice homesite,
peach trees; pear trees. grapes and berries
CANDY garden spot, 375-foot frontage on
Seorgla SonSe asse ave me new @ barn poultry and hog
barn: completely fenced 5 miles from rom sill siiii.
81 sREnS n sq6 DARY nf qNFR fXRM d "a 500
Handsome stone house. modernized: mod
err, ssrn dairy barn, silo. Also basement barn barn
hhognouse; hogne grainary machine she'd, tenant
ing crops not sold soon oonn owner aRa srSTi %ili
33ts ACRES, Il miles from D. c. frontine
400 feet on old w B. g. A right of way
Al IN woodland with everlasting spring
2 fireplaces, electricity, 2-car garage it.
5uy 80 ALVIN FHSsR RPInS IhS VIZ WY 4Ssa sGop
30 ACRES, s6,5OO. improved . small
houses, near Brookville. Call F. E. CHASE.
EoUIPPED CATTLE FARM-Tbis 3oo-acre
larm is 81 miles from Washington, over
hne roads, and has bus service at the gate
II mas about $50 acres of good grass and
crop land and is watered BY springs and
streams The house sits back from the
road IN a grove on hill and has Ii
rooms 1t has city electricity and has
peen redecorated recently. From the lawn
there is pleasant mountain view There
are also tenant house, barns and other
nulldlnss. Included are 30 steers, under
contract; 3 horses, machinery, crops, hogs
and poultry There is good labor on the
larn. n. Price, equipped, S27,500; $4,000
d0Wn Shown by appointment. MASON
HiRSI. exclusive at the end of Columbia
PIKE, Annandale Va. Phone Alexandra
WARSAW, sosI "a VA Richmond County--41s.,
acre lot, good 9-room residence, . halls 3
porcheS basement, beautiful shady lawn
vineyard Colonial smoke house, o-car ga
rage; 3 poultry houses, barn, electricity
all buildings in aood repair; unincorpo-
rated town: price, S1,15O. w c. BROOKS
Realtor. Phone s9-F-;I. Box 1893, Tap
VACANT, S900O-A bargain Seven-room
country home. cool, quiet, 51-acre farm
pr pIactlcally all modern. electricity, phone
bulit-1n bath; acres of woodland balance
under cultivation and grazing large
stream, sparkling spring water, orchard
large bank barn chicken house. hoghouse
smokehouse, cozy fruit cellar property all
newly fenced; flowers shade JOHN BUR-
DOFT, ColeSville, Md Call Ashton 3S46
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Natures Children
Caring tor a b
BLACK SWAN.
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY

Black swans are from Australia.
They are the most beautiful and
impressive birds in the swan family
With the exception of the brilliant
red beak and the white primary
feathers of the wings, the swan is all
black. The plumage has a soft, lux
urious texture.
While it is most unusual for a
swan to be other than white, the
startling aspect of the curled feath-
erS adds to its impreSsivenesS
Through the entire length of the
graceful neck, these curled feathers
have the effect of a glossy black
she'll. The back and the wings also
have this scalloped appearance
Black swans love a fight and it
does not matter whether it is to
protect their rights or merely to
show resentment for fancied
wrong. Visitors at ZOOS are prone
to stir up their ire for the pleasure
OF witnessing it.
When one of these birds leaves
the water to chase off human, il
has fire in its eye that is unmistak-
able. Pulling itself to its full height
expanding its great wings and ut
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LOTS FOR SALE.
BEAUTIFUL WOODED LOTS in Engli;

BEAUTIFUL WOODED LOTS in English
YiaGe MGpr Bethesaa RSs Teas1Gnaoly priced terms
SILVER SPRING-Beautifu wooded lots
IN Sligo Park Hills. close to stores, schools
and aIad TRANSFORMATION: sewer, water gas,
l,230 to 5000: terms or cash ROBERT
E doHRr 81 Cedar st. Takoma Park.
FOREST Ii Hits Ifsi' sfcTIoN. fE or $4,000 So #
Of ground' all improvements IN; assessed
SII+390 Make offer. co. 44o@.
GHGRCH SITE dtI SILVER fd, Spring fronting on
CORNER BUILDING LoT on IGth anc
ha5 AaSka $50 ideal 9eaon Go for
F A TWEED co. 5504 Conn ave. NV
hLh hidna OR FART TAFT Of 10000 s. # with
Gated in RossIyn. Va The Hthe heart ear to Of wash
%e9ETae eaoicf EoTs Rds n IA Rosdae ssI PARK ReIbs
6oc 6a $50 each: near bus and stores, MUIR
aBofT 8 8 AcEEs near Andrews FIELD Flela,
afy cal MR r Hf sfMER o. Df D4fl0PPsr$$ PS1$ only s'ooo
ATTENTION BUILDERs-loo acres or
more. about miles OF downtown, Wash
ment Water available. Facing a 200-ft.
resP9nsibIe re POI ID party MR., oREM, GE. 4639,
EXCELLENT BUILDING LOTS of " acre
or more, located in new, restricted sub
division in the town of Vienna, Va. These
OTIS are reasonably priced and can be
purchased with small down payment and
easy monthly instalments. Call FREE
MAN & SHERBURNE, Vienna 80
SAVE UP TO $4,000 by buying your lanG
now and building later. 9i10 acre, located
near eyeryLhlng. MI S121. 30
tricity and l block from bus: in Cheverly,
Md: Sl.S50. 200x200 it. on Greeubelt
blvd; bus, water and electricity; 81 800
ALVIN EPLING, WA 1854, day and eve
READY TO BUILD-Lot 80 ft frontage on
Ridge r, Arlington, Va. with complete
plans and specifications for lovely home
Complete. $500. Call CHI 1866. am
to 4.30 pm VIM. P. PARRAMORE.
Realtor
NEAR ALEXANDRIA-The place for your
future home: wonderful location. beautiful
view. high elevation, clean, healthful; y
to acre lots, located near Groveton,
south of Alexandria; conv to transp.
schools and stores; $3.50 to $1,000, easy
446l EBNER R. DUNCAN CO. Realtors
and Insurers, 209 Rupley Bldg, s15 King
IS LOTS, 5Ist AND H ST. S.E-outstand-
ing location for low cost community group
homes. 45 Duplex building sites: water,
sewer and improved street available; near
TRANSFORMATION, store and school, Price
$4,000 or $3.50 per lot viii finance
builders: LouIs H TOWBEs, 1l04 Yer
a., nr. Ga. ave, 81 100 ea Bet. st and 2nd
aVeS., 81, $50 ca F BIEBER SH 6565
Evening star., 1945-08-29
ACREAGE FOR SALE

100 ACRES or any part thereof in Fair
lax County; most desirable residential
nelghoorhood, good road, all utilities, high
knoll, stream. partly wooded; financed if
desired. THOMAS g. CO, Vienna Va. I25
80 ACRES on main highway, 20 minutes
from Washington, high elevation, beautiful
view. 24-hr. bus service easily financed,
priced for immediate sale THOMAS &,
CO Phone Vienna, Va. 125. %
2Si2 ACRES, near wheaton, Md: good
rosd; sacrifice, $4,000. j, LETTON
MARTIN, Earle Bldg, RE. 2492 or AID.
61S9
PARCEL, nearly 3 acres. containing 10
large building lots, bounded by Kirkwood
rd,, 7th St. no. and No jackson ST.
Arlington Va. Inquire j. A. LAPORTE
GL 22I2 or CH. O250.
CHOICE PARCEL of acres. fronting on
paved highway for 800 feet; only 500 per
go tnoed. MURDOCH. SH s794 30s
$500 PER ACRE-Over 200 acres, about D
milas from [. c, line in Montgomery
lcts per acre. On 3 main highways with
one biSecting, giving over . miles of paved
road frontage See Mr. Henderson, j. G.
WELDON CO., ME. BOIL Ewes, RA' 1857
SEVERAL masnifcent building sites, from
= 10 acres, at "a to &c per it. To in
spect Saturday or Sunday drive out De
tense highway. 5 miles from Peace Cross
70 Lanham, turn right on paved State
hlghNay, 70 mile to property WO 44fR
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FARMS FOR SALE,

$50 ACRES. Potomac River bottom, saw
timber, limestone blue, grass grazing and
farming, three dwellings, barns good
to permanent factory employing 10000
and city Of 10000. Priced for quick
sale, S3O,U0O. For inspection phone
Cumberland 1869 or write OPIE AMMAN
Sumper!aEd, NC. 30"
2S ACRES, 5-room house, 2 large tobacco
600 CLAY'S REAL ESTATE, WA. 1852.
AT SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN, 2II acares:
rich soil, house, outbuildingS, fences
streams, picturesque view; bargain ST.
500. J. LETTON MARTIN, Earle Bldg
RE :2492 or AID. 67S9
POOLESVILLE, MD.-200 a. rich, loamy
size barn with stanchion for cows and
horses Auto. day-lighted chicken house
with modern feeding and watering equip
nlent. New silo. Granary for 900 bu.
$4,000. For information call Mrs Peck
Of SANDOZ. INC. DU. 1884. or home
telephone, HO. 1857.