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Evening star., 1946-06-02

priced at S12.95. Store hours: Daily
to 6. 1923 CONN. AVE. Phone
DU. 0346.
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&c TRAINING IN FASHION
MODELLING leads to
many fields" 1t will enable you
to take a position as fashion con-
Evening star., 1946-06-02

is Sun Roof, outhtted with gay
cabanas-so that you can get your
sun" in regular doses--and be
evenly tanned all over. In the
Health Club, there are expert Swed-
ish masseurs, steam ca b n IS.
Scotch hose, salt rubs, streamlining
exercises given by skilled instruc-
tress, and mechanical machines to
help it all along. Also colonic ir-
rigations. 1921 CONN. AVE. Phone
DI, 1915 for appointment.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

/" A SUMNER FAVORITE-
CHERRY COKT!"
Only this time it goes straight to
your feet for chic. We're talking
Evening star., 1946-06-02

permanent finish-and the spreads
are nicely tailored with Sway
ruffie fiounces. Either full or twin
size, $l7.44. Draperies to match,
outlined with accordian pleated
ruffles t2l2 yards long,, $10.63.
Located: 1881 CONN. AVE. Phone
DU. 5742.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

and outside envelopes COM
bined with supurb engraving by
BREWOOD. And you'll agree there
can be no lovelier combination to
express your good taste. 1917 G
NORTHWEST
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a r r / v e d at
HORACE j.
MEYERS co.
in a charm
ing Rambler
Rose" print on
a n a t u r a l
b a C k ground.
The chintZ Is
cool, crisp,
washable and
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d" THE LONG SUMNER is
BEFORE YOU" e.
and you'll need a cool and versatile
wardrobe to see you comfortably
Evening star., 1946-06-02

young wom-
en- who mag
ically eradi-
cate run S
and sn a 6 s
and m a k e
your stock
in 6 s whole
again. They
also invisibly
inWeaye and
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". FIGURE THIS OUT for
yourself!" If your figure
has little fatty spots-you cannot
look slim and chic your clothes
Evening star., 1946-06-02

Z" THIS YEARS CROP OF
MRS" will adore
the handsome new Everglaze chintz
quilted bedspreads which have just
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" A SHORT sToRY-to
long runs in your
precious stockings" The STELOS
COMPANY has a staff of clever
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IS EAUTY AND THE
EACH" Let the
EMILE HEALTH CLUB prepare
you for your part in this summers
Evening star., 1946-06-02

reweave moth holes, cigaret burns
and rips from your woolen, silk
and linen wearables. 613 18th st.
NV.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Petition Of "a Tenants
For Rent Cut Studied

District Rent Control Examiner
James G Tyson today had under
consideration the petition of IA
tenants of the Winchester Summit
Apartments. 1900 Adams Mill road
NV. for drastic rental reductions
after a hearing was completed yes
terday. He said he would issue a
ruling in about a week
Through Attorney L. George
Reder. the tenants are asking that
apartment rentals OF S79 and $3.50
be reduced to S55 and $40. respec-
lively. Although the prevailing
rentals were approved by the rent
control Office. the obiecting tenants
seek restoration of ceilings estab-
lished under an old War Production
Board construction priority.
When the apartment building was
erected in 194l the WPB priority
called for rents of s55 and $40.
Subsequently. however, the build
ing was converted TO Office use and
was occupied during the war by the
Free French Owner Maurice c.
Shapiro converted it back to an
apartment building early this year
and was allowed the prevailing rem
tails by the local rent control office
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Nazi W Rocket Crashes
And Exp|odes in u. 5. Test
BY the Associoied Press

WHITE SANDS, N. Mex. Aug. l6.
A German w rocket being tested
by the Army exploded as it struck
the ground Yesterday after a wobbly
20,000-foot ascent.
The explosion of unexpended
liquid oxygen and alcohol-used to
power its jet engines-ripped q
gaping crater in the desert and shot
orange flames 1000 feet. None was
injured.
1t. Col. Harold r. Turner, White
Sands Proving Ground command
ant, said the rockets steering mech
anism failed. as had been the case
IN some German wartime firing.
Yesterdays explosion was the sec
ond in recent tests. On July 10 a
w ruptured its fuel tanks and ex-
ploded five miles above the earth
as Secretary of War Patterson
watched
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Fixing Of Meat Prices,
Artificial Shortages
Facing Probe by u. 5.
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Justice Department dis
closed today that it is studying
complaints of price fixing and
artificial shortages in meat.
An official fully acquainted with
the study said that since OPA price
controls on meat lapsed July /. the
department has received numerous
reports of various Illegal trade tao
tics from many sections of the
country.
Some of the complaints have come
from within the meat industry it
self. this official told reporter, en-
phasizing that many meat handlers
have no part in the purportedly
Illicit operations.
The department S investigation is
being made to determine whether
antitrust prosecutions should be
undertaken.
In addition to reports of arti-
fcially created shortages and price
fixing agreements. the official said
other complaints being reviewed in
clude:
Attempts to coerce retail meat
dealers into making 'tie-in pur-
chases.'
The assertedly large scale entry
of some meat wholesalers and pack
ers into the retail business. The anti
trust division is studying to what
extent this threatens the survival Of
independent meat retailers.
Withholding of hides from the
market in an attempt to get higher
prices. A civilian Production Ad-
ministration drive also is underway
in this field in an effort to avert a
threatened shutdown of shoe pro-
duction.
In addition to the meat and hides
inquiries. the Justice Department
official said the agency is receiving
"a very large number" of complaints
of private price fixing agreements
involving other industries produc-
irg commodities no longer con-
troiled by price ceilings.
Meat and livestock products were
among several items which Con-
gress, in reviving OPA last month
decreed should be left free of price
control until at least August 90
Final say on restoring ceilings was
left up to the new Decontrol Board
which concluded four days of public
hearings on the subject Yesterday
Evening star., 1946-08-16
New CAB Safety Rules
To Reduce Fire Peril
In Commercial Planes
BY W. H. Shippen. Jr.
Avietion Editor OF The Stur

Possibility Of terrifying and
sometimes fatal fires in the air
will be reduced to minimum in
all civil transports under new
safety regulations about to be
proposed to the Civil Aeronautics
Board, it was learned today.
AS an aftermath to the fatal crash
of high-Speed Constellation during
a training flight at Reading. Pa, last
month. the CABS Safety Bureau is
preparing TO submit to the full board
recommendations for elimination OF
fire hazards in all types of COM
mercial planes.
The new regulations. If adopted,
would give operators about 60 days
to install the safety measures, but
aircraft would not be grounded
pending the Improvements, as in the
case of the Consultations. The
latter airplanes will be returned
to service in few weeks. after
wiring hazards have been removed.
Oil Smoke a Problem.
Expected changes will make al
most impossible the predicament of
the co-pilots of the Constellation
when brown, oily smoke, which crew
members could not trace to it's
source, filled the cabin and finally
became so dense. as the one sur
vivor explained that he could no
longer see his own hands on the
control wheel.
Testimony of witnesses and CAB
investigating engineers at the Read
ing hearing brought out that the
fire resulted from an exposed cleo
trio wire which burned insulation
inside the cabin walls. Air currents
in a closed cabin move from the
tail to the nose while the aircraft
is in fight, adding to the difficulty
of locating a hidden fire.
New rules would require fireproof
insulation, rigid inspection of cleo
trio insulation, removal Of electric
wires from proximity to hydraulic
fluid lines. use of noninf1ammable
fluid in the lines and installation of
smoke detectors in the form Of cleo
trio eyes in remote sections of the
cabin and in the tail and wings.
Closer Inspection Planned.
Content and operation of auto
matte extinguishers in all engines
would be more closely inspected
Such Improvements, it was said,
would reduce possibility of fire in
the first place and would enable
the air crew to locate the fire more
easily. if one did start.
While American airlines have
excellent safety records, and equip
ment now in operation is regarded
as the worlds best, experience has
shown, the CAB experts believe,
that it can be improved at reason
able cost to insure against acci-
dents in the future.
Col. Joseph B. Duckworth. chief
of the Safety Bureau, believes the
suggested Improvements would cut
! fire hazards to negligible threat.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Sima Trial Is Halted
For Minor Decision
By n = Associated PRESS

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 16.-Slowed by
a series of defense counsel maneu-
verS, the court-martial of 1t. Will
liam Slma, ST, suspended Naval
Academy band leader. came to a
temporary halt today pending a
decision from Navy Secretary For
reStal on a technicalitv.
Court was adjourned until this
afternoon TO await a reply from
Mr.. Forrestal on the wording of a
charge OF perjury against 1t. Sima.
The court has agreed with the de-
Tense objection that the specifica-
tion of the charge was not in due
form
This action was taken after all
other defense objections had been
oVerruled, including those against
charges of dishonorable failure to
pay debts, misconduct and neglect
of duty.
1t. Sima, under the incorrect
specification, is charged with having
perjured himself in summary
court-martial of his son. William
II. Slma, Jr.. musician, first class.
The charges against 1t. Sima
originated from investigation of an
all-night party in the quarters of
Walter w. Rollins, colored chief
steward OF the North Severn officers
mess.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Fatalities in Privo;e Flying
Doubled in Year, Survey Shows
By A. A. HoehIino

Fatalities in private flying last
year were nearly double the number
in 1914 and indications are the rate
is still soaring. it was revealed to-
day by the Civil Aeronautics Boards
safety bureau.
Preliminary results of a survey
which has not yet been completed
show that 508 persons met death
last year in 322 fatal accidents,
which compares with 258 fatalities
in 1914.
Most significant. however, is the
finding that. as in highway deaths,
errors in judgment were the primary
cause of all accidents
A total of 1851 accidents-includ-
ing fatal, serious and minor-or 722
per cent of the whole, were attribut-
able to pilot error, which means just
plain sloppy flying and bad deci-
SionS.
On the other hand only 1873 per
cent, or 648 accidents, were caused
by structural failure of planes.
Increase in Private Flying.
Two factors. it was pointed out,
tend to take the sting somewhat out
Of the report; One. that there was
a tremendous increase in private. or
"noncarrier,' flying after We day,
and two, it is not known just how
many air miles were flown.
Both the CAA and CAB admit
! they are behind in figures for the
number of pilots. but there are
something over 5000 private pilots
now licensed. while more than 10000
student licenses were issued last
year.
Other figures released show that
446 persons were injured last year in
292 accidents classed as serious, y
while 671 persons sustained minor
injuries in 460 lesser accidents. In
3,578 accidents no injuries at all
resulted.
Miscellaneous accidents-caused by
weather, terrain and factors as vet
undetermined-Were the lowest cat
egory, &C. per cent, or 443 accidents
One curious fact is that while
landing accidents constitute the
single largest category of crashes
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Big Majority Of Ships
On Lakes Operating
Despite NMU Strike
BY the kssoeioied Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.-The
CIO National Maritime Union
had succeeded in freezing a por-
ton OF Great Lakes shipping to-
day, but the big majority of
vessels were still operating.
Whether the strike would spread
throughout the 400 American-fap
cargo vessels on the five lakes and
shut off huge movements of coal,
IRON ore, steel, grain and oil was
still uncertain on the second day
OF the walkout
The union is mainly demanding a
shorter workWeek, and is calling on
nonunlOn crews to join in the
struggle Most crews on the Lakes
are nonunion.
Union Moves Headquarters.
Latest developments were.
/. Union President Joseph Cur
ran and his lieutenantS moved their
strike headquarters from Cleveland
to Detroit today. Before leaving. a
union spokesman said well over
40 ships were strike-bou He
said more precise figure would be
available later.
2. The Lake Carriers Association
announced in Cleveland that only
seven Of the 3l6 cargo vessels op-
Grated by its member companies
were strikebound last night after
one whole day of the walkout. This
association does not include the 35
oil tankers on the Lakes.
Mr.. Curran had told reporters
Yesterday that Is of these tankers
were already idle Otto Wanek, as
sistant manager of Cleveland Tank
ers. Inc. predicted all 35 would be
tied up within two days. His firm
operates six tankers.
3. Bitterness between CIO and
AFL seamen flared into fist fighting
on picket line at Detroit last night
But Mr.. Curran's union claimed AFI
support in some ports. A spokes-
man said AFL sailors walked off a
passenger ship in Milwaukee and set
up a picket line.
Negotiations Break Down.
4. Negotiations at the Labor De-
partment in Washington broke
down, at least temporarily. The par
ticipants scattered to various port
cities.
The CIO union is demanding a re-
duction of the 56-hour week TO 4C
hours, also higher wages. improved
overtime rates, and other conces
sions.
These demands were toned dowr
during the Washington talks. but
Mr.. Curran announced yesterday
that with the start of the strike
all the demands reverted to their
original form.
Earlier this year CIO maritime
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Escaped War
Prisoner Found
To Be Small Boy

Responding to frantic phone call
yesterday morning that a prisoner
of war was at large near New York
avenue and Fenwick street NE. po-
lice sped to the scene.
Sergt. George V. Moore, of No. II
precinct, after trying to hide police
markings on the car all the way to
the spot where the reported danger
was. found a colored boy about IL,
who was wearing pair of Army
surplus pants with large P painted
on the left leg.
After telling the lad to cover up
the P with the patch that originally
hid it, police were on their way
again.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Worner Eors Writers

HOLLYWOOD Aax- 1e .4t.-War-
Ter Btoa. Gt4clo Eas barred cor
respondents ot Life and Time Mag
aZne from rs lot for what Alley
EYeioye. publicity director said last
night 1t cofaicets an unWarranted
attack on the studio and the Warn
ess IN an article in Time Magazine
issued last Friday In connection with
the 20th anniversary Of sound pic
lures.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Retail Meat Dealers Want
Investigation Official Says

CHICAGO, Aug. Is (Pl.-George
Dressler executive secretary of the
National Association of Retail Meat
Dealers. said in statement today
there is a definite need for the
Department of Justice to come into
an investigation of the meat busi-
ness
Commenting on the report from
Washington that the Justice De-
partment had received complaints
of price fixing and artificial short
ages. Mr.. Dressler said there is a
monopolistic trend among large
operators, such as some chain stores.
to gain control of the food distribu-
ton field and freeze out the his
torlc independent retail store
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Chinese Reds Accused
Of Blocking U. S. Help

TsweN Milling Tsui. First Secretar
of the Chinese Embassy. told mem
bers of the Junior Board of Com
merce that Chinese Communists are
refusing to come to agreement with
the Chinese government in order to
prevent American aid
He said that, since President Tru-
man made clear no American help
would be forthcoming until an
agreement was reached. it was the
aim of the Communist forces to hold
off agreement and thus hamper the
government.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Rockingham Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000: claiming
1-year-old maidens: furlongs
HarpstrinEs tSconzaJ 1920 100 36o
Sister G tMilligan) q so 4 80
Miss Lena Bauer > IA
Time. liz.
Also ran = Iransong, Leather Bound
PuR Double Win, Kings Lamp, Rumpsfick,
Cythlas Ways. Excellence and Sam Norris
SECOND RACE-Purse $500: claim
ing 4-yeai-olds and up; furlones
Tiger Miss tBauerl 90 SO & On 44o
u, touioi oW 'LlcausiI 800 > 80
%. 'Jsmes' 800
Also ran-Pacifc Maid. BeLel Nassau's
beau. Miss Lucifer Nanny Bones
DAILY Double pa Id S22. So
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Avo Gardner Sues
Artie Show for Divorce
g. ire Assoe ctsd pre,t

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. l6.-Ava
Gardner q torme- wife Of Mickey
Pooneys yssEnH ncH 70 become ex-
Mrs AE1ae s5zv She sued the
!ar.ret-r.zgEEa orchestra leader for
c'Fogce 1s7-@rcz3 Ghe asid he had
o@en tEEss s,f - .seH neY gyievous
r1ensz. ag.setsf2 @fe wants her
mater E<r.s ssTef,rAr
Straw. = aszsr.sf E,a .att Octo-
c@r, TaS3 a@saa n <f ~ rnonth
Evening star., 1946-08-16
D. c. Man Will Survey
Methodist RuruI Work
BY the As,ocioted Press

ATLANTA, Aug. l6.-A Nation
wide conference on Methodist rural
work has been scheduled at Lincoln
Nebr. July 29-31. 1947
Announcement of the conference
was made by Bishop William C.
Martin of Topeka, Kans, through
the Rev. James w. Sells. Atlanta
secretary of the National Commit
tee on program and arrangements.
Six committees have been ap-
pointed" Mr. Sells said, Ito spend a
year in study and research and re-
port at this national conference.
The committee chairmen include
Dr. Arthur E. Raper Washington.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Saratoga Results

- FIRST RACE-Purse, $4,000: claiming
3year- -olds : furlonss
Farm Man tJamesl 40 300 $50
Bonnie Flag tJessopj $40 20
Lepsel tAtkinsonJ 5 90
Time. :252a
Also ran--Pondshen. Lux o Sullivan
Linda. Raiment
SECOND RACE-Purse, $4,000: claim
inc. 2year -oids: & furiones
Dell Ma id tKirklandl 81 10 22 30 IA 40
Auspicious tPermaneD 1910 90
Lennie Boy tMcCreary) $50
Time :I2as.
Also ran---fGood 0enH Shavey Lee.
Knight thooo, Dunder. fNothinR Amiss. Ina :
hurry. Tabouret. Manor Lass. Balliol.
fCounty Post, fManeen, fSwing Prince.
Pehaicna, fThe Cleaner, fJackanapes.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Union Complains Ships
Are Sailing Undermonned

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. Is (P.-
An official of the National Maritime
Union said today he had COM
planned to the United States Coast
Guard that vessels were leaving
Buffalo undermanned.
Frank Leason, NMU port agent
said the steamship Grand Island
left yesterday seven or eight men
short and the steamship Cletus
Schneider "a few short"
Comdr. w. T. smith of the Goa st
Guards marine inspection division
said he had not yet received reports
of undermannine.
Evening star., 1946-08-16
District Accident Rate
Shows Decline as Il
Mishaps Are Reported

The number of traffic accidents
IN the District has dropped in the
past "a hours with only II accidents
and no serious injuries reported. the
Accident Investigation Unit of the
Police Department said today. Dur
ing the past week accidents have
averaged between 20 and 25 a day.
Two boys suffered head injuries
yesterday when their parked motor
scooter on which they were sitting
was struck by an automobile on
NaTlor road near Good Hope road
S.E. police reported.
The boys. Raymond Titus. II. of
302 Thirty fourth place NE. and
Jack Jones, IS, of 33 Blaine street
NE, were admitted to Casualty
Hospital where their condition was
said TO be good. The driver of the
automobile was listed by police as
Arnett Lindsay. 40, of 1900 Eight
eenth street Sc. was charged with
failure to give full time and atten-
tion to his driving.
Nelson M. Lyle, 20. of 1910 Georgia
avenue NV. told police he suffered
a 'fainting spell which caused him
to lose control of his automobile and
crash into a lamp post at Eighth
street and Missouri avenue NV
He was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for bruises TO the head.
Struck by Backing Auto.
A motorcycle policeman, Pvt
John Bush, 81, of Shadyside ave
nue., Bradbury Park, Md. was
knocked from his vehicle when a
car backed into him at Tenth and
E streets NV. The driver, David
f. Gibson, 40. colored. l44S @ street
NV. was charged with backing
without caution The policeman
suffered minor injuries to his leg
-Four pedestrians were among
those injured yesterday and last
night in accidents. police reported
A cement mixer truck struck Will
liam T. Pinckney. 81 colored, 568
Oklahoma avenue NE as he was
crossing the street at Benning road
and Oklahoma avenue NE Mr..
Pinckney was taken TO Casualty
Hospital with broken leg and
head injuries. His condition was
described as good Police listed
the driver of the truck as Archie w.
LanGen, 25. of 2730 Twentv-eighth
street NE.
Hit by Streetcar.
Milton Witty %, colored, 629 w
street NV. suffered a back injury
when he stepped from a loading
platform in the 1000 block OF Geor-
gia avenue NV. and was hit by
streetcar. He was charged by po-
lice with walking SO as to create
a hazard after being treated at
Freedmens Hospital Police said
the operator of the Streetcar was
w H Basye of 4l2 First street Sc.
Mrs Catherine S. Andrews. 40. of
$40 Fifth street Sc. received minor
cuts and bruises when she was
struck by taxicab at North Caro-
lima and PENNSYLVANIA avenues Sc.
She was treated at Providence Hos
pital. Police charged the driver of
the cab. Wade w. Goode. 81. COL
ored, 2716 Sherman avenue NV,
with failing to yield the right of
way to a pedestrian.
Virginia police reported that Percy
Knight, 33, of 2l0 Buchanan street,
Alexandria, was treated at Alexan-
dria Hospital for face decorations
received when his car collided with
a truck parked on Route /. south of
Alexandria La 81 MIG hi
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Atlantic City Results

FIRST RACE--Purse. $500: claiming.
3-yesr-olds and up; 4 furlones
Ei-O5tna tBuxton' $40 3 30 > 80
llntid iLnllo' $50 4 %
ntTd Up ,onofatoD 3o0
Also ran-Milk Chocolate Mountain
Lady. M1Rhtiest. Pappy Boy Tbornpatch
Curler' Easy Chair, Wild Agent, Boston
SECOND RhCE-PurSe. 81 800: 3-year-
old maiden hllies. furiongs
Hattie X Kirk 30 4 so > eo
Bramblette fHacker1 $40 } 50
AdrIanita Rollins 40
Time, I:l3is
Also rsn-a Hush Hush Seaboard Fl
colas, Only Yours, Texas Wonder AS
youis.
a-Martin Goldsboroush entry
lDailN Dnnhle naid
Evening star., 1946-08-16
Wife Divorces Moroon Kin

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Aug
Is tP,.-Rebecca Stickney Hamilton,
who is connected with the American
Red Cross in London. yesterday was
granted a divorce from Pierpont
Morgan Hamilton of Hobe Sound
Fla, and New York, nephew of
the late J. P. Morgan.
Evening star., 1946-08-16

Answer ! is right. Section % of
the traffic and motor vehicle reeula-
tions fixes a 7miles per- hour speed
limit for alleys, and paragraph to-
of section states:
vehicles emerging from alleys,
garages driveways or places of busi-
ness or storage shall stop, and then
yield the right-of way to pedestrians
before crossing the sidewalk"
Evening star., 1946-08-16

unions demanded 40-hour week
for their deep-sea members, and a
disastrous Nation wide maritime
strike was barely averted on June
IA when the Government ordered
the ship operators to pay overtime
rates for all hours at sea over 49,
One striking difference between
that dispute and the Great Lakes
case is this:
The Government owned most of
the ocean-going vessels and could
order the operators to adopt a 48-
hour week. But the Government
owns virtually none of the Great
Lakes ships. The Lake Carriers
Association says only five of it's 3l6
ships are Government owned and
those five are little ones