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Evening star., 1945-02-13
Housing Plan
For Hill Called
SeIf-Sustaiininq
Hearing Told Rents
Would Finance 1t
Within 25-35 Years
By DON S. WARREN.

Members of the House Public
Buildings and Grounds Committee
today listened sympathetically to
pleas for prompt Government aid in
solution of the housing problems of
members of Congress, but took no
immediate action.
Hearings on the resolution of
Representative SABBATH, Democrat
of Illinois, dean of the House and
chairman of its Rules Committee,
proposing Federal advance of $3,-
100000 to build two apartments for
Representatives, Senators and their
secretarial help will be resumed at
1890 m. tomorrow.
Proponents of the Government
aid plan emphasized the project
would not cost the taxpayers any,
thing; that the project would pay
for itself within 25 or 35 years out
of the rents to be paid by tenants
Claim Work Handicapped.
Among proponents testifying be-
fore the committee were Mr. SABBATH
and Representatives Woodhouse,
Republican, of Connecticut; Savage,
Democrat, of Washington; Tray
nor, Democrat. of Delaware, and
Patrick, Democrat, of Alabama.
Mr.. SABBATH and others declared
the efforts of members of Congress
to serve their constituents and the
country were being handicapped
seriously for lack of suitable, de-
cent and reasonably priced living
quarters and he protested again
that Washington rentals have been
boosted. Some members of Con-
gress. he declared cannot afford to
paw the rents demanded.
Recalling the past. when MEM
bers of Congress were paid only
IS 900 a year, Mr.. SABBATH declared,
I'VE got along better than now with
S10.OO0-and our work then was
much less" Others argued that the
pay in those former days was pro-
portionately more than the present
salary.
Describing the plight of thespoorer
members of Congress, Mr.. SABBATH
protested that man in private
business can charge off almost any,
thing" on his income tax return,
"even including entertainment OF
his friends, the ladies and cham
pagne." whereas a member of Con-
gress cant even get credit for his
campaign expenses"
Hounded on Taxes.
Amid chuckles, Chairman Lam
ham asked: You are not advoca-
ting that members of Congress be
given tax credits for such enter
tainment, are you?" Mr. SABBATH
said he was not, but stuck by his
contention that the Revenue De-
partment likes to take crack at
us-thinking it is the popular thing
to do"
Mrs. Woodhouse urged favorable
action on the Congress housing
plan. saying it would be good thing
if younger members of Congress
who have families to support could
do so and have satisfactory housing,
on their pay.
Mr.. Traynor cited cases to show
that apartment rentals here were
much higher than in Delaware. and
added that the Government now
provides members of Congress with
a place to meet and Offices in which
to work, but evidently they don't
care where we sleep"
. Mr.. Patrick declared that hotel
apartment rental prices here have
been boosted above legal ceilings
and that the situation was "out of
hand"
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Mrs. Agnes Brosnahan,
Dies on Visit 10 Sister

Mrs. Agnes Brosnahan, native
of Washington and resident here
for nearly so years, died at York
Pa, Sunday while on visit with
her sister, Mrs. NJ j. Hartnett. Mrs
Brosnahan formerly lived at 131;
Taylor street NV.
Mrs. Brosnahan received her edu-
cation at York, but returned to the
District about 1895.
In addition to Mrs. Hartnett, Mrs
Brosnahan is survived by brother
Walter A. Sheridan, and sister
Mrs. Annie Foller, both of York.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. Thursday at the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Mass will be said at 9 am.
at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
Burial will be in Glenwood Gem
etery
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Edwin ModiII Named
To Treusurer's Post

Edwin. j. .Madill for several years
personnel officer for the Office Of
the Treasurer of the United States,
has been appointed administrative
officer to the Office of Contract
Settlement.
A native Of Charlevoix, Mich,
Mr.. Madill has been in Government
service here for many years. Prior
to going to the Once of the Treas
urer he was with the Home Owners
Loan Corp. from 1884 to 1886. He
attended Georgetd IN and Columbia
Universities. q
Evening star., 1945-02-13
.WPB and Pepeo Map
Enforcement Plan for
'brownout' in District

The War Production Board is
preparing to empower the Potomac
Electric Power Co. to shut off the
electrical service OF business firms
for failure to comply with the
broWnout order following its crack
down here over the week end and
the working out yesterday of pro-
cedure with the company for en-
forcement of the order.
The agency, meanwhile, announced
that it had rescinded power shut
off order of a local store following
receipt late yesterday of a registered
letter from the store manager say
ing he was in compliance with the
brownout. The store was one of
nearly 100 sent kilograms last week
charging they had violated the reg
ulation.
WPB, Pepco and city officials at
a meeting yesterday agreed on this
procedure:
Most of the burden of reporting
brownout violations will fall or
police. who will make reports to the
District Building According to In
spector Harvey G. Callahan, assist
ant superintendent of police, the
District will send the name of firm
to Pepco when it has received Sec
ond violation report. In the interim
merchants with lights found burn.
| ing will be asked by police to brown
out.
Pepco will then send registered
letter to the firm and will notify
the WPB compliance division aftel
continued refusal to obey the order
WPB will send the shutof order tt
Pepco. The power company ther
will dispatch representative to en-.
force the order. The merchant still
may escape power shutoff if he sub.
mits signed statement that he vii
comply when the Pepco agent comes
to shut off the power.
This procedure thus places tn,
final burden on the Pepco Com
menting on the plan, j. H. Ferry
vice president and general manager
declared that I'VE don't like to b.
in the position of being an enforcing
office, but that appears to be tn.
way the regulation operates in othel
cities"
WPB points out that it lacks per.
sonnel to actively enforce the ordel
and therefore must depend on police
utility company cooperation.
Police officials would prefer to stay
out of the operation but are will.
ing to lend assistance in helping
conserve coal, Inspector Callahan
said
Police reported that. for the a.
hour period ending at 8 am. today
1875 certificates of immediate neeo
for coal had been issued house
holders. Three requests were
| turned down.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Roomer Is Found Dead;
Jets on Gas Stove Open

Jesse L. Parrish, 48, of 617l2 Fiji
teenth street NE, was found dead
today in kitchen of the house with
four jets on the gas stove turned
on, police said.
He was found by fellow-roomer
according to police Mr. Parrish
was pronounced dead by Casualty
Hospital physician. The coroner's
office is investigating.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
War Prevention Talk

Mrs. Allan Mitchell, member of
the United Nations panel of the Ma
tional Board of the League OF
Women Voters, will speak on pre-
vention Of war. at meeting of the
Beverly Hills Community Church
Women's Guild at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the church, Old Dominion
boulevard and Tennessee avenue
AlexandYta.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
lsWRshoniinq
&Remiindey@a

Meats, Fats, Etc. Book 4, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
through March 81: stamps T-5
through KS good through April
/ %; stamps Y-5, rs, Az through
d. good through June 2. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next series
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, EJc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through rs. Az and
b. good through March 81:
stamps CO through G-2 good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through June
2. Each stamp worth 10 points
Next series to be validated about
March l.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste Kitchen fats
you turn in
Sugar-Book 4. sugar stamp "a GOOD
for pounds through February a.
Stamp IS valid for pounds
through June 2.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
gallons each through March o.
B-5, C-5. B-6 and CO coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l. 2 and
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two. three
and four coupons good for 10 gal
Ions per unit through heating
year. Period five coupons become
valid March l. Old period four
and five coupons from last win
ter good through year. Consum-
ers in this area. should not have
used more than 10 per cent OF
their ration as Of today.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
WorkInteYuption
For Coffee Drinking
Frowned On by Navy

Navy tradition of itself is no
excuse for coffee drinking dur
ing working hours, naval and
civilian personnel in the Navy
Department buildings were in
formed today by Comdr. Ronald
j. Chinook, administrative Of
flcer.
Comdr. Chinnock's notice
said: "A brief interruption of
work for coffee is permissible
for health, though not for ira
dition, especially during the
cold weather and in the midst
of difficulties with inadequate
heating systems. But there is
no excuse for a general work
stoppage NOR for noisy social
gatherings"
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Penalty on UnfoithfuIness

Termination of the family allow
ance granted wives of veterans II
they are adjudged by a court to have
committed adultery is pseposed in a
bill by Representative Hare, DEM
ocrat, Of South Carolina.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Lithuoniuns to Meet

The annual executive session OF
the Lithuanian American Council
will be held Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at the Hotel 2400 to corn-
memorate the Sth anniversary Of
THE independence of Lithuania.
Evening star., 1945-02-13
Is D. {. Men Report
For Military Induction

Twenty-Five District men have
been ordered to report for induction
into the armed forces in Baltimore
faIox,
Evening star., 1945-02-13

Degree days-Total for month, $50;
total for season to de. 3,199,
normal for season to dsS., 3,o36.
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town street. That i very. very bad thing"
well. suppose your hose i On fin"
Harris answered. .Fnemen rlish il your eate
You don't stop them md inquire about their
political Affiliations. Wen. we've GOT Are
ON the Waterfront. Closer co-opcration =
the only way 70 put Il ant. !"
That Smith dinner had started with tele-
phone call from Joe Cmran. who asked If
Harris would Be chairman Of The dinner.
Harris showed up and made . speech.
When the war began" be said, Joe
Curran gave u ship OPERATOR pledge that
as long as the war lasted there would Be no
strike and no delay IN getting material TO TIE
fighting fronts. AZ far . I'm concerned, that
promise has been kept one hundred pr cent
And I'm here TO thank you Tor job wen
done" Seamen burst into applause. :" and
for the life Of nj" Harris went On, Il have
never figured out who benefits from strike.
Eventually you wind up sitting around table
talking over things you sl,ould have discussed
in the first place. So - I'm challenging the
NMU: II we're sensible enough to fight the
war together, then we ought to be sensible
enough to fight together in peace" Tn End,
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made by an old-type ship. The SIS. Chol-
lsnes, a CO, left New York for the Orient
a month after the Crotvn City, an old ship.
Both freighters called at the same ports on
the way out Both picked up cargoes at the
same ports on the return trip The Crown
City steamed into New York at 9:22 am.
February 25 The CO arrived in New York
at 1890 am. the same day. overcoming a
full months handicap.
In praising the C-2's, however, Harris
doesn't forget his own efficient cargo ships
that ran to London before the war. U. S.
Lines had five sturdy cargo passenger ships
on this fast freight route. Only one of these
freighters is afoat today. The others, menu
bers of the small heroic feet that kept Brit
ain alive in 1912, have been torpedoed.
One of these ships went down in freezing
seas off Iceland. Only IL men out of So got
away. Many quickly froze to death in the
icy water Aboard the surviving lifeboat
hands and legs froze On the twelfth day,
small ship picked up the lifeboat and took the
survivors into Iceland. Months later. with
ugly stumps where hands or feet had been,
these seamen arrived in New York. In mat
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called C-sh,ps, were designed by the Mari
time Commission. after the passage OF the
all-important Merchant Marine Act of 1886,
quarters for the crew were given close con-
sideration. Aboard CO. for example, there
are pantries for between-meal snacks.
Under the direction of the War Shipping
Administration, U. S. Lines now operates
feet of C-2's. Basil Harris speaks very highly
of them His enthusiasm is understandable
when a CO voyage is compared with one
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ter Of minutes they were hobbling into Basil
Harris office, Their first words were, "When's
the next ship out?
with men like these," says Harris. with
good ships and cooperative unions, ] see a
bright future for our merchant marine.
Basil Harris, independently wealthy, was
graduated from Princeton in 1912 and went
into the shipping business with the small hne
of MacAndrews and Forbes
Early in his shipping career Harris mar
RED, now has two sons, Basil Jr.. an inferno,
and Richard, an Army captain. He plays golf
in his home town, Rye, N. Y. Recently be
played l8 holes in 81. Now in his middle
fifties, he laughingly says: Not bad score
- for a man Of my advanced age"
He 8hoc1n sER
SOME of Rye's staid citizens are shocked
by Harris and his seamen friends. When he
attended dinner for Ferdinand Smith. an
NMU official, local paper Kissed that the
president of U. S. Lines was oonsorting with
aliens and communists.
Il hear you went to communist dinner. 3
said minister. tagging Harris on home
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the maritime business. He knows that the
American Merchant Marine can directly and
indirectly provide about 100000 postwar
Jobs for Americans if our trade comes up to
expectations.
There is another key figure in the merchant
marine - dynamic Joe Curran. who heads
the National Maritime Union. Some people
believe Joe Curran's methods and ambitions
are communistic But to the men in the union
he's their staunchest fighter for higher wages,
better working conditions, and security.
Harris likes to tell about their first meeting.
"A few years ago" says Harris, "one OF
our ships was sailing for California. was on
the pier when someone sided up and said,
She's hot ship
Why said.
because of scab engineer, the man said.
WELL three of US from the downtown
office got hold of three union men and we sat
down at a table and started arguing" Harris
continues 1--WE were getting nowhere fast
when the door opened. Two men I'd never
seen before came in A union man near me
said, Hello. joe I got up. held out my hand
and said: Are you Joe Curran? I'm Basil
Harris We shook hands.
whats the trouble?' he asked.
>NSan he shiSl"
We'll. we've got a man aboard ship that
your man insists is scab,' l said As far az
I'm concerned he's not. He doesn't belong to
your union But when your union struck we
told him to stick with the ship and we'd stick
by him. If pull that man off the ship my
word is no good. No one could be blamed for
not accepting my word from now on
Joe Curran looked at me, then looked at
the men who were all staring at him.
"Okay, boys he said, sail the ship!
Harris methods are incredible to some ship
ping men, anathema to others. Harris says,
''Ship operators who don't face this
union issue squarely just haven't got the
CUTS to face it. There's got to be CO.
operation, or wen drown together"
Such progressive attitude is even more
surprising considering the long. bloody war
between labor and management in the mer-
chant marine "a war punctuated by the
crack of fists against jaws, the fash of knives
and sickening crunch Of blackjacks.
Not long ago, conditions aboard many
merchant ships were bad. A sordid species of
sub-humans called ''crimps" made money
by delivering shanghaied seamen. and even
landlubbers, aboard ships.
No one denies that conditions aboard
American ships have improved. And seamen
believe their unions have helped bring about
that Improvement When new freighters.
h
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-12
.Vicos Seek
in
Beers Clash

Vico Welding, handed its first
setback this week in the City
Recreation Basketball League,
will try 10 make comeback
next Monday by defeating the
Golden Bears in the feature Of a
four-game program at Mount
Clemens High School gym. Mon
days games mark the fifth
week of competition.
Responsible for stopp In &
Vico's streak were Super Clean
ers, who will go after their fifth
straight win against the Raggedy
Ann Five in the second game of
the evening. Other games pit
Five Aces against Batkins Radio
in the opener, and Goebel versus
Schools Five in the nightcap.
Super, Batkins and Vico are
we'll on their way toward clinch-
ing place in the championship
tournament which will be played
at the close of the regular sched-
ule but the race for the fourth or
final berth is tossup between
the Golden Bears, Raggedy Ann
and Schools. The latter has won
only one game to date but they
are expected to cause consider
able trouble before the season
ends.
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Baiher 5 Inyades
port Huron Gym

The battling Bathers will
again be out to a avenge a de-
feat tonight when they 60 up
against the Port Huron basket
ball team, having lost to Royal
Oak 35 to 81 a week ago. The
game will be played at Port
Huron and will start at 8:l5
p. m. A reserve game will be
played at 7:l5 p. m.
The game tonight will be the
Bathers first tilt in the newly
formed Big Six League (pend-
ing name) which is still in need
Of the sixth team. The home
town team will face their
strongest rival in the Port Hur-
on five, and il they can bring
home the bacon they may con-
slider the season not too badly
spent. The Bathers' opponents
will be bigger and more expe-
rienced, but an upset Is not i'm
possible.
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Champaign
Challenges
Wolverines
Michigan Hopes
To Keep on
Victory Rood

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Jan. IL
-lP)-Back in top physical
shape for the first time since
early season, the University of
Illinois new "whiz kids bas-
ketball combination will have an
eye for revenge here Saturday in
its second battle with Michigan's
Wolverines.
Illinois, tripped 43 10 80 in its
Big Ten opener by Michigan, is
expected 10 provide much more
troublesome opposition TO the
Wolverines here than when the
Illini boewd last Saturday at
Champaign.
Though Walton (Junior) Kirk,
Illinois guard, played all but two
minutes of last weeks game and
collected IL points, he continued
TO show effects of an ankle in
jury that by tomorrow should be
almost completely healed.
Don Delaney, Illini center
from Grand Rapids, Mich. also
is expected TO be ready for full
time duty for the first time since
his recent tonsillectomy.
Michigan, shooting for its
third straight victory over Illi-
noiS and its third win in four
Big Ten games this season, is ex-
pected to stick with a starting
lineup consisting of John Null
laney and Bob Geahan at for
ward. Don Lund at center and
Walter Kell and Don Lindquist
at guard.
Geahan. with 40 points in
three Big Ten games, is Michi-
gans top pointmaker, followed
by Lund with % and Mullaney
and Kell with l8 each against
conference foes.
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MT. CLEMENS ! BOWlERs
KEEP NEW YEARS
RESOLUTIONS

Mount Clemens bowlers are
keeping their New Years reso
lutions to turn IN bigger and
better scores:
At Mount Clemens Recreation
Thursday Herman Timpf Jr.,
turned in scores of 2l2-2l5-246
for 673 setting new high three
game mark for individuals and,
incidentally, contributing to a
2,728 for the Covered Wagon
team I'm. the Monitor-Leader B-1
league, which is new team
high. scored on games of 926-
932-870.
In the same league, Louie Mi
hal michigan Motor Sales)
turned in a creditable 622 three
game score, including a 248
game.
Turning the spotlight on the
Bowl-O-Drome's major league,
the scorekeeper finds Mel Fred
erick tAltes Lager offering a
GIG series; Emmett Quinn (Den-
marsh) back in the groove with
642, and Henry Fritz (Plamor
Music delivering sos. Quinn
recorded a 200, 206 and topped
it off with a sparkling 227.
In the same league contest,
Altes Lager turned in the high
one game team mark, 1877, and
Denmarsh hit the high-three
jackpot with 1857.
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Phoenix Golf Club Record
FoIIs As Babe Learns How

Los Angeles wrestler and golfer,
credited Dudley for her remark
able card. II was her best com
petitlve golf score.
I'D never hit the ball so far
and straight until Dud lie y
showed me what was wrong
with my stance" Babe declared.
"All my drives were from $50
TO 270 yards and they were bOr-
ing right down the middle OF the
fairway."
Dudley consented to help the
Babe correct her game while
they were waiting to tee off.
IF l hadn't missed a couple
OF four foot puts, Id done even
better" she declared.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-12

NEW YORK, Jan. IL - up -
The New York Rangers rode
full-size playoff boom today
after handing Boston a decisive
81 trouncing which lifted them
into a fourth place tie with the
Bruins in the National Hockey
league. The triumph stretched
the blueshirts' unbeaten streak
to five games.
In last nights other game al
Montreal, Canadiens regained
sole possession of first place over
Detroit by turning on their
season-long tormentors, Tor
onto's Maple Leafs, for q IA
victory.
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BY FRANK PITMAN

PnOENlh, AIlZ., Jan. lI-lH1
Ed Dudley, Atlantic City, N.
j., president of the Professional
Golfers Association gave 80
minutes instruction yesterday to
Mrs. George Zaharias and then
watched her breeze over the
Phoenix country club course in a
record breaking 81 while he was
taking a 69-tWo under men S
par.
"A very apt pupil she is" was
Dudley's succinct remark.
Mrs. Zaharias, the Mildred
(Babe) Didrikson Of Olympic
renown, carded the lowest score
yesterday in the pro-amateur
event preceding the start today
of the $4,000 72-hole Phoenix
open.
Babes 81 broke women's
course record Of "a held since
1886 by Mrs. Jack Williams,
Phoenix.
Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va,
SHOEMAKER heavily favored for
the Phoenix title, was three
strokes behind Babe with a 70.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden. San
ford, Maine, defending Phoenix
champion, didn't turn in card.
Byron Nelson, Toledo, Ohio,
shot So.
The lowest shooting pros yes
terday were Chick Rutan, Bir-
mingham, Mich, and Jimmy
Johnson, Detroit, each with a SO.
About As professionals and the
same number of amateurs were
TO tee off in today's first round.
Mrs. Zaharias, the wife of a
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BowIing's
Hi-Hitters

HARRY GRUEHL-581 (2O3-
206). Kings and Queens League.
ISABEL WILBUR - 432.
Daughters of Isabella League.
SOPHIE JANKOWSKI-48 7.
Ladies Wed. Night League.
RALPH BURST - $40 (21O).
K. of c. League.
MEL SCHURIG - 546 GID
L. F. A. League.
HERMAN TIMPF JR. - 673
(212-215-246). NIL B. League.
EMMETT QUINN - 642 600
206-22O. Major League.
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Today's Guest Star

Arthur Seoel, Boston Traveller Regardless OF whot
pens cnch thot the bosebo n'oenotes and p'oyers
RIGHT orent going to moan about the tact thot they
hold spring training in the south