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Evening star., 1946-05-05
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in the amount it was damaged dur.
ing the strike "in violation of q
no-strike clause"
4. That the economic condition
of the company be taken into con.
sideration in the fixing of a new
wage reSe.
S. TT it the union be barred from
raising its membership dues. "a
compf ny spokesman said an in
creas in initiation fees made il
diff ult to employ new men after
tn bus line reverted to a 4O-houl
work week last fall.
6. That penalty be provided fol
future violation of the no-strike
clause" This should be a direct
monetary" assessment, the company
added.
Company officials also were salts.
fed they had defeated the princi.
pie Of perpetual arbition" by which
either side could at any time force
costly showdown fight on new
contractual considerations. In an,
new agreement, a clause permittins
termination of contract 80 day.
before May 18, 1947, will take prece-
dence over the arbitration clause
1t was pointed out. Arbitration ma
chinery will continue to be usee
for settlement of grievances thai
arise from time to time.
Before the strike, the union de.
manded a base wage increase of 3(
cents an hour and the company re.
sponded with an offer of 8 cents
contingent on 21a cent fare In.
crease filed with the Interstate
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Utah Senator 10 Discuss
u. :. and India THURSDAY

Senator Thomas, Democrat, oi
Utah will discuss America and the
Problems of India" at public meet
ing at $50 pm. Thursday in Wood
ward Hall, Calvary Baptist Church
annex, Eighth and H streets NV
Representative Celler, Democrat, OF
New York will preside.
The meeting has been arranged by
the East and West Association
headed by Pearl Buck. noted novel
ist and chairman of the Indian
Famine Emergency Committee.
Other speakers will be DR.. Haridas
Muzumder, professor OF sociology al
the University of New Mexico, au-
thor and lifelong friend of Mo-
handas K. Gandhi, and Thomas
Yakhub, formerly of Travancore
India, educational director of Dis
trict of Columbia penal institutions
There will be program of Indian
songs and an exhibit Of Indian tex
tiles, precious ornaments and OBJ
jects OF art.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
! Rock Creek Park
| Duck Catcher
IForfeits $50

Catching ducks in Rock Creek
Park may be fine sport, but Capt.
Mark Raspberry Of the Park Police
warned yesterday that anyone
caught at it faces possible $500
fine, six-month Jail term, or both.
william C. Young, 45, Of the 400
block OF Shepherd street NV, for
feited $50 in Municipal Court yes
terday when he failed to appear on
q charge Of 'unlawfully and need
lessly disturbing and catching a
duck"
Leon Cool, mounted park police
man, reported he rode across the
stream north Of Boulder Bridge Fri
day and saw Young with q white
duck under his arm, while q COM
panion chased another. Mr.. Cool
detained Young. who said he was
"just clowning," the policeman said.
I'VE definitely are going to prose-
cute anyone we catch in the act, :"
Capt. Raspberry said. He pointed
out the amount Of collateral could
60 as high as $500.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Hopes for Settlement
Rise al Westinghouse
BY The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, May prospects
for settlement of the 110-day-old
Westinghouse Electric Corp. strike
appeared better today than at any
time since the walkout began jan
uary Is.
The CIO-United Electrical Work
ers full Negotiating Committee was
summoned for weekend meeting
here shortly after union spokes-
man said the outlook was "a lot
brighter
Negotiation representatives from
all locals of the striking union were
asked to attend the meeting at Z
pm. tomorrow The strike involves
about $4,000 production workers in
several States and currently is the
longest major Walkout in the Nation
SUNBURY, Pa. May 4 P.-
Striking CIO electrical workers a,
the Sunbury plant of the Westing
house Electric Corp. today voted
303 to 7, to reject a company pro-
posal that they return to work
May 13.
Westinghouse earlier this weei
announced plans to reopen its radio
receiver plant here, adding that il
the union prevented a return tc
work, no receiver set would be made
here In 1916.
Local $50 of the United Electrical
Radio and Machine Workers ue-
clared in statement that the
union was deeply resentful and
highly indignant" that Westing-
house had chosen Sunbury as 1.-The
first plant in which to try strike
breaking tactics"
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Ford Sues 10 End Bar
On Finance Companies
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, May Another sign
OF Tightening postwar rivalry within
the automobile industry emerged
today as the Ford Motor Co. went
into Federal Court for relief from an
alleged disadvantage" in compe-
tition.
Ford's action echoed a proceed
ing of eight years ago when the
Government obtained indictments
against all of the industrys Big
Three, including Chrysler and Gen.
eral Motors, charging conspiracy
with finance companies to restrain
trade. The charges were brought
under the Sherman Antitrust Law
Today Ford asked the Federal
Court at South Bend, Ind, to re-
move its prohibition against acqui-
sition and operation of finance COM
panies, as contained in a consent
decree which Ford signed in 1888
The Ford motion alleged the CON-
pany was kept in an unfair and
inequitable" position since General
Motors, which stood trial and was
convicted, has not been similarly
restricted.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
.5|aughterers Warned
That Capitalization
Will Be Prosecuted

Declaring that 1--WE propose to
hammer at the black marketer un-
til he is driven out of business" the
District OPA yesterday warned that
livestock slaughterers in this area
who delay compliance with the new
OPA slaughter control order will
soon find themselves in Federal
Court"
The enforcement division has as
signed additional investigators to
see that slaughterers meet regula-
tions which became effective April
% and are designed to provide
fairer distribution of livestock by
dividing supplies among all slaught-
erers on the basis OF their 1914
slaughter, District OPA Director
Vincent A. Holmes said
The OPA's black market drive was
spurred yesterday by an investiga-
ton following up the case of Charles
Gotkin, truck driver, who pleaded
not guilty in Municipal Court to a
charge of selling meat at over-ceil-
ing price. Gotkin, who lives at 1854
Queen street NE, will be tried by
jury June 3.
Found Uninspected Meat.
Police said they found uninspected
meat and check for $400 from the
Chillum Heights Market when they
stopped Gotkin's truck early Friday
at First and H streets NV. The
charge Of transporting uninspected
meat would have to be presented to
the grand jury by Agriculture De-
partment inspectors, police said.
OPA officials said they were con-
tinuing an investigation of the
Chillum Heights Market after OBJ
tanning a statement from its meat
buyer that Gotkin sold him meat at
prices which are above the ceiling.
Mr.. Holmes explained that the
OPA order applying to slaughterers
in the District Is similar to the con-
troll order issued last week by the
Agriculture Department for Fed
erally-inspected plants.
by channeling slaughtering oper-
atoms into readily controlled estab-
lishments,' he explained, sit is hoped
that the new order will effectively
eliminate the black market suppliers
who have mushroomed in the alb
sence of slaughter control. Those
who harbor the idea that enforce
ment will lag and who therefore
delay their compliance will find
themselves in Federal Court"
Enforcement division investigators
he said, will not only see that slaugh-
terers comply with the regulations
but will check retail purchasers to
make certain they are buying from
legitimate sources"
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Baltimore Lip-Reoding Team
Wins Tri-City Quiz Contest

vocal statement which would set of
the audience in much head-shaking
or vigorous nodding
1t was nearly a dead heat" the
judges announced With each mis-
take taking off one point, Baltimore
scored "a, Richmond 81 and Wash
ington 10 per cent, as an audience
of 125, most of them hard of hear
ing, saw Washington lose possession
of the trophy. 1t was the first such
contest since 194l when a Washing
ton team won the cup donated that
year by Baltimore. To retain the
cup permanently. city must win
it three times.
Winning contestants We're Walter
y. Connolly, 49,, and Miss Ruth
Brawner, 27, of Baltimore. Mr.. Con-
molly, who said he was deaf in one
ear and partially so in the other
was the sole male contestant. Miss
Brawner said she lost her hearing at
the age of Is from a mastoid infec-
ton.
Richmond was represented by
Mrs. Virginia Williams and Mrs.
Arab Fritz, the latter runnerup in
a national lip-reading contest. The
Washington contestants were Miss
Gladys Ward and Mrs. Ethel Butler
Evening star., 1946-05-05
District Police Manual
To Be Revised in Move
To Increase Efficiency

A thorough revision of the police
manual was ordered yesterday by
Maj. Harvey G. Callahan, superin-
tendent of police, as, part of his
drive to tighten the operation of the
department. A committee assigned
to the work will meet tomorrow
Another part of the drive will
begin tomorrow when supervisory
officers will begin course largely
devoted to discipline at the Police
Academy under Inspector John
Fowler. Emphasis will be placed
on supervisory officers realization
Of the respect due from their men
Inspector Milton D. Smith will
head the committee of four revis-
ing the manual, a comprehensive
set of rules for all ranks which has
not been revised since 1887. The
others will be Capt. Walter Storm
of the 18th precinct, Capt. Floyd
Truscott Of the second precinct and
Capt. Beverly c. Beach Of the first
precinct. The committee will meet
at ! pm. in Inspector Smiths office
at headquarters.
Operation Has Changed.
The operation of the force has
changed in several ways since the
last revision, high police offical
pointed out. TWo-way radio cars
now speed to trouble spots. Instruc-
tions to patrolmen will have to be
changed with this in mind, he said
The rank of corporal was author
lied by Congress since 1887. The
revised manual will have to outline
the corporal's functions.
All critics of the manual agree on
one thing-it is too long and cum
bersome. 1t has almost 500 pages
and l25 Of those are devoted to an
index.
Precinct captains and other OFF,
GERS have been sending to head
quarters instances of the manuals
obsolescence or inadequacy ano
these suggestions will be studied al
the first meeting of the committee
Posture to Be Stressed.
The new police school starting to-
morrow will be for station clerks
precinct detectives, corporalS, serge
ants and lieutenants.
Among other matters, they will be
taught to insist on correct posture
and a correct salute from the police
men.
There's been a tendency on the
part of the men to change the
salute to a friendly greeting" said
one police officer. They are a.
likely to start their salute from the
belt as from the visor of the cap
and then change 1t into wave OF
the hand with a, Hello, Sarge.
This has got to STOP
| In the Metropolitan Police De-
partment. unlike the Army, corpo-
rails and sergeants rate salute
from the priyates.
Evening star., 1946-05-05

number" of units for married vet
Grams. Except for limited enroll
ment In the medical school, the
veteran enrolment should be pretty
constant" in all field of study, DR.
DreeSe said.
Georgetown University-Over l.
300 veterans now in school represent
more than so per cent Of the total
enrolment, and fall-term estimates
call for the admission of about 1000
veterans with total enrolment in
crease to about $500, the Rev. Law
renee C. German, president, said
The estimate can, only be a guess
at this time. but we do expect the
increase. We've been able to see
our own way in housing pretty well
so far" he declared. adding that two
housing units for about 125 students
are under construction. He expected
an increase in foreign service stu
dents, with room for less than loo
new medical students.
American University-Dr. Doug
lass said the university should have
room for about 200 additional vet
Grams in September. With TOO now
in classes, an increase of 300 is ex-
pected for the summer school. Fifty
four family units on the campus
will be opened May %, he said, with
the housing facilities being greatly
increased when the university &C
quires WAVE Quarters D." located
on the campus. DR.. Douglass said
there would be room fro increases
in nearly all our courses.
Catholic University-With housing
facilities limiting enrolment, total
student increase of 500 is planned
over the present number of $500.
According to Miss Rich. about 480
of present students are veterans,
"and about nine out of 10 of those
applying for the next term are vet
erans." Tha university will be able
to take care of most of those who
do not need housing, she said.
District colleges listed by the re-
port and the number of veterans
they expect they can accommodate
for the fall term, include:
Columbus University, 700; Dun
barton College of Holy Cross, 100;
Immaculate Junior College for
Women. 10; Wilson Teachers Col
lege, 100; National Catholic School
of Social Service, 25; National Uni
versity, 200; School of Studies, 10,
and Washington College of Law, 80.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
British Loon
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made the same proposal for Tues
day. Again Senator johnson OBJ
jected.
Resignedly, Senator Barkley asked
whether the Senate would be willing
to agree to a vote on the bill and all
amendments by pm. Thursday.
Il object" Senator Johnson said,
adding that while he had no doubt
that some questions about the loan
can be settled by votes this week
he did not believe that I'VE ought to
tie our hands"
The Senate spent the next two
hours talking about the coal strike
and then Senator Ball gained the
floor to file the cloture petition
bearing the names of 81 members
II 1t is approved by two-thirds of
those voting, each Senator would be
limited thereafter to an hours dis
cusslon OF the loan proposal.
But since the Senate apparently
Is closely divided in support and op-
position to the loan, administration
leaders who sanctioned Senator
Balls action privately had little
hope that they can clamp on the
debate limitation rule.
The Senate is notably weary about
voting to stop members from talking
Not for more than " years has it
agreed to invoke the rule, the last
time being February %, 1927, when
1t voted to limit debate on a bill
to create Bureau of Customs and
Prohibition. This was one of four
successful attempts out of is since
1917.
The last time the Senate voted on
cloture. on February 9 of this year,
48 mo" and So yes" votes were
cast.
Senator thomson. who plans to
take the floor for the resumption
OF debate Monday, has announced
he will move to throw the bill out
OF the Senate on the ground that it
is revenue-raising measure which
needs House consideration before the
Senate can act.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
U. S. Landing Croft Used
In Training of Chinese
BY the A.socioied Press

Seven American landing craft
that once faced Japanese gunfire
in the Pacific have dropped anchor
at TSingtao, China, for peacetime
service as training schools for Chi.
nese seamen.
The ships are assigned to the
American amphibious training group
under Capt. John S. Keating, for use
in the instruction of 300 enlisted
men and 100 officers at the Chinese
naval training center.
At the school Chinese are taught
to man amphibious craft so thai
they can take over the transporta-
ton of national armies and release
Americans from that task.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Yocht Distress Call
Believed to Be Hook
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, May 4-Comdr
Richard Baxter, assistant Coast
Guard operations officer, today
branded as probable hoax radio
distress call yesterday, purportedly
from yachtsman, saying, MY wife
has jumped overheard = We were
sinking -"
Comdr Baxter said search for the
yacht, which identified itself as the
Gloria D, had been discontinued,
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Mother Dies in Effort
To Rescue Child in Fire
BY The Asseeiaisd Press

CARTHAGE, Tenn, May "A
young mother, seeking to rescue her
3-year-old daughter from their
burning home, died in the flames
with the child this afternoon as
her husband vainly attempted to
prevent her re-entering the flaming
building.
Leroy Goad, the husband, said
he was in front of the house with
his oil truck when fuel oil that his
wife was using to start q fire In
the kitchen range exploded and SET
the whole room aflre.
He ran to the house to see his
wife, with hair and clothing aflame
stagger out of the kitchen, he said
and then turn back before he coulc
reach her.
The child, Diane, apparently was
playing near the stove when the
explosion occurred, he said.
The house was destroyed before
firemen arrived to find the charreo
body of the mother lying across tina,
of the child.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Colleges
Continued From First Page J

tlons and the report was compiled
from replies from 1.029.
A check last night of the four
large schools here revealed these
facts:
George Washington-About 2.3Oo
veterans are now registered lii cur
rent classes, with the number ex-
pected to grow to 5000 for the sum-
mer sessions. by fall. through a
further expension program, we hope
to be able to take care of all vet
Grams who apply" DR.. Mitchell
Dreese, director of veterans educa-
tlon said. He added he thought the
number of veteran students would
be 1000 over its present figure. The
university also is constructing bar
racks-type units for housing single
veteran students, and a limited
Evening star., 1946-05-05
Reds Lay Fuel Thefts
To Collective Forms
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, May 4.-The Moscow
radio said tonight that Russia.
Ministry Of State Control hac
charged many collective farms anc
tractor stations with criminal vast.
age and wholesale stealing" Of mo.
tor vehicle fuel.
The broadcast said the government
was concerned over present fue
stocks.
Another Moscow broadcast an.
nounced the creation of new Soviet
ministries of Food Reserves and Ma
terial Reserves. D. I. Fomin was
named Food Reserves Minister anc
M. V. Danchenko Material Reserve;
Minister.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
IS Alumni Attend
6Ofh Reunion Of 1886
High School Class

Memories of the past were r..
called by members of the Class of
1886 of the old Washington High
School at their 60th reunion last
night in Hotel 24Oo. Charles n
Bates, original class president and
1946 head Of the alumni organiza-
ton, presided.
Fifteen members of the class were
present. Besides Mr.. Bates. they
were Thomas Barr, Mrs. Grace Be-
ward, Mrs. Helena Butler, Allan
Davis, Charles Davis, Harry Dowl-
ing, Mrs. James H. Harper, Miss
Emma S. Jacobs, Mrs. Minnie
Myers, Mrs. Mary Michael, Mrs
Eta Nash, Mrs. Mary H. Nevitt
Mrs. Arabelle H. Norton and Mrs,
Julia c. Somers.
Three members of the Class of
1873, the only known survivors of
that group, were present to pay
tribute to their friends of many
years They were Frank B. Moves,
president OF The Evening Star
Newspaper Co.; John Espey. and
c. o. Bohrer.
DR.. SEE Among Guests.
Among the distinguished guests
attending were DR.. Alfred SEE, for
mer Chinese Ambassador to the
United States and a member of the
Glass OF 1897 of Central High
school, successor to Washington
High School; Dr. Robert A. Maurer
vice president of the Board of Edu-
cation; L. G. Hoover, principal of
Central High School, and Mrs.
Hoover; Miss May P. Bradshaw,
principal of Roosevelt High School:
ihomas E. Perry, principal of Paul
Junior High School, and Mrs. Perry.
and John Clagett Proctor, feature
writer for The Star, and Mrs.
Proctor.
Mr.. Bates traced the many places
the alumni group has met in the
years since the class members began
holding reunions. He recalled the
deeds of many class members and
read messages from those unable to
attend.
Mrs. Harper, class historian, re-
called how Grover Cleveland, Just
a1ter being elected President, went
to Arbaugh's Opera House at Fiji
teenth and E streets NV. to give
the class members their diplomas
she said it was the only time a
President presented diplomas to
graduates of District high school.
Officers Are Elected.
Mrs. Bevard was elected president
OF the alumni. Other officers Sc
lected were Mr.. Bowling, first vice
president; Mrs. Michael, second vice
president: Miss Jacobs, secretary
treasurer: Mrs. Harper, historian;
Mrs. Kate Roman, poet, and Mr..
Barr, orator. Charles Davis was
designated as poet with Mrs. Roman
on those occasions when he is in
the city.
Mr.. Noyes paid tribute to the
Glass of 1886 and told of his many
pleasant associations with members
OF that group. He also recalled that
his class of 1873 had met regularly
since its graduation and expressed
hope OF many future meetings.
The invocation was said by the
Rev. j. George Butler, pastor OF
South Park Methodist Church
Hartford. Conn, and a grandson Of
the late Rev. j. George Butler, pas
tor for many years of Luther Place
Memorial Church.
Two daughters of class members,
Mrs. Ruth Bowling Halstead and
Miss Helen Williams, sang and
played.
Evening star., 1946-05-05

In an unusual question-and-
answer contest in which the ques-
tions could not be heard by any
one in the room, a lip-reading
team from Baltimore last night won
at least temporary possession OF a
silver cup in defeating rivals from
Washington and Richmond.
The audience, probably the most
attentive and quiet to sit through
what the judges called "a nerve
racking contest" sat on the edges
of their chairs, eyes straight ahead,
while the questioning went on. The
contest was held at the Washington
Society for the Hard of Hearing,
243l Fourteenth street NV.
Standing before two contestants
at a time. one person, referred to
as the reader" read questions
identified hidden playing cards and
told "tall' story on which other
questions were based. In answering
the contestants showed whether
they had comprehended the story
The contestants studied the mov-
ing lips of the readers. At times
there was scarcely a sound in the
room as the contest went on, and at
others contestant would make a
Evening star., 1946-05-05

Commerce Commission. In settling
the strike, the union was promised
any wage increase would be granted
without regard to the ices action.
Mr.. Hatch said the unions de-
mands for wage increases would in
crease the companys operating costs
$266, 900 a year. He said this might
mean liquidation for the company,
since 1t already had lost about sl0,-
600 each of the past three months.
Should the ICC grant fare in
creases, they might go in effect
May % or any time thereafter when
the commission was satisfied the
company's financial status war
ranted it.
Evening star., 1946-05-05
High School Concert PIonned

A concert by members of the Bla-
densburg High School music de-
partment will be given at pm.
"Wednesday in the school.