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Evening star., 1946-11-02
Veteran Ends Life al Home
OF Parents in Rockville

Milton Embrey. %, Army veteran,
shot himself in the heart early to-
day at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sumpter Embrey, 920
Grandin avenue, Rockville. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at SUBJ
urban Hospital, Bethesda.
Montgomery County police said a
12-gauge shotgun was found beside
the body. DR.. F. ]. Broschart, coun-
ty deputy medical examiner, issued
a certificate of suicide.
Police said the veteran was clerk
ip a Rockville hardware store. He
was married and the father Of two
children. -
Police said he left no notes to
explain his action and members of
the family refused to comment.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

against SndTleS De'e"''e A1"s"h'
w. Scott, colored, "a, driver Of the
death car. Scott already has been
charged with murder and auto
mobile theft, and is under guard
at Gallinger Hospital where he Is
being treated for injuries received
in the crash.
Auto Crashed Into Truck.
The first-degree murder indict-
ment will be sought on the premise
that the automobile was used as a
dangerous weapon by Scott as he
allegedly sought to dislodge Mr..
Hamilton and another detective from
the sides of the speeding car.
The stolen car crashed into a
trailer truck at New York and
Florida avenues NE, fatally injufing
Mr.. Hamilton and seriously injuring
Detective Sergt Clyde o. Rouse
If Scott is indicted on first-degree
murder charges, police said, it will
be the first time in recent years that
such a charge has been placed
against the driver in traffic death
case.
The 39-year- old policeman was
clinging to the side of the speed
ing car when the crash aoc.
Cured. Witnesses said Mr.. Hamil-
ton was pinned in the wreckage
between the automobile and the
truck. Sergt. Rouse, who had nearly
succeeded in crawling through the
window of the car, was thrown
through the windshield, suffering
fractures of both legs.
All Police Department flags were
flown at half staff out OF respect to
Mr.. Hamilton. Funeral services will
be held at Hysong's Funeral Home,
Thirteenth and M streets NV, at
2 pm. Monday, with burial at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said a date has not been set for
the inquest in Mr.. Hamilton's death
but said he planned to conduct an
autopsy today. Scott is held without
bail.
Police records show this is SCOTS
sixth arrest. He was sent to the
National Training School for Boys
at 18 and remained there until he
was 81. He has been arrested three
times for unauthorized use of an
automobile and once for pocketbook
snatching. One person, said by
police to have been in the car when
the crash occurred, was listed as
Marion Holston, 20, of 16 @ street
NV. Howard c. Stubefleld, 81, Of
Greensboro, N. c., driver of the
trailer truck, and the woman both
were taken to Casualty Hospital for
treatment of their injuries.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
IA Whaling Expeditions
To Sail From South Africa
By the Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Nov. "A fleet of whaling ships,
manned by 10000 sailors, will leave
South African ports soon for the
Antarctic whaling waters, in an
effort to relieve the world shortage
of fats and oils.
At least IA separate expeditions,
including virtually every unit of the
British and Norwegian whaling
fleets, are standing by for the dash
to the South.
Planes and radar will be employed
to spot the whales. The planes will
be launched from the British factory
ship Balaena, a 14,900-ton super
modern vessel equipped with the
latest navigational and depth
sounding devises.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Safety Slogan Contest

The Commissioners Traffic
Advisory Board is seeking a
slogan for use in the current
traffic safety campaign and is
offering cash prizes. The de-
tails:
The contest is open to every
one. 1t closes at midnight, No.
vember 10. Slogans should be
not more than six words in
length. Entries will be judged
by a board selected from mem
bership of the Advertising Club
of Washington. First prize is
500; second is $50; third is s25,
and there are five prizes of SIS
each. A certificate accompanies
each award.
Entries should be mailed to
Traffic Slogan Contest, Room
1o11, Municipal Center, 301 G
street NV, Washington l.,
D, c.,
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Alexandra Branch
Post Office Opens

The new Potomac Branch post
Office, Alexandria, opened yesterday,
John w. Simpson, superintendent,
announced.
1t is located on the ground floor
of the Henry Knox Field Masonic
Lodge building, 1900 block of Mt
Vernon avenue, and has been COM
.pletely equipped to handle all postal
services.
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Children in France
Protest Loss of
Chocolate Ration
BY the Assoeia.ed Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
PARIS, Nov. because they
did not get their October choc-
olate ration, several hundred
children, aged 6 to 18, paraded
today in the little town. OF
Pontarlier, 200 miles southeast
Of Paris.
Shouting 1--WE want our choe-
olate," they marched through
the main streets of the city,
then besieged the under-prs-
lecture. M
The underprefect assured
them they would get their half
pound Of chocolate next week.
Evening star., 1946-11-02

arrest an auto
mobile thief, and
the poss ibility
arose that the
driver of the
stolen car might
be prose cuted
for first degree
murder.
Inspector Wal
ter H. Thomas,
acting superin-
tendent of po-
lice, said police
will seek a first
degree m u r d e r
/ n d j C t m e n t
.l
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Dr.. SumueIson to Speak

DR.. Agnes Samuelson, assistant
director of publications, NEA, will
speak on Education in the Atomic
Age" at the Alta Vista Parent
Teacher Association meeting on
Wednesday at BIS pm
Evening star., 1946-11-02
Police Prepare 10 Pay
Tribute 10 Detective
Killed in Auto Crash

The police department today pre-
pared to pay final homage to Detec-
tive Harry E. Hamilton, killed fn .
crash Yesterday while trying to
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

holm merchant, Charles Tottie, a
son of the Scot, Thomas Tottie,
who settled in Sweden at the
beginning of the eighteenth CEN
fury. Farther along the street are
the comb-maker's workshop, the
glass-blower's house, a tannery,
grocer's shop, a tin-foundry and
an ancient printing office, all
fitted up exactly as they were
originally.
Great farm houses, furnished in
their original style; cottages and
mansions, gaily painted and dec
Grated, and each set in its own
farm yard or flower garden the
beautiful little Seglora church in
its tree-shaded churchyard res
taurants, ranging from informal
little places supplying "snacks'
at small tales under the trees,
to one of the most fashionable
of Stockholms restaurants, whose
long range of windows commands
a glorious view across the lake
to the heart of Stockholm; girls
and men in the colorful costumes
of every Swedish province; chill
dren, encouraged to dance the ira
ditional dances by merry, kindly
Dala peasant, whilst their par
ents take a rest from sightseeing
these make up the life and col
or and charm of Skansen Many
countries have tried to copy Skan.
sen. but none has yet succeeded
in capturing the happy atmos
phere of the riginal.-From III
Praise of Sweden" by Maxwell
Fraser New York: Dodge. 1888
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

popula zion - greatest and the
traffic heaviest, but on county
roads and in rural areas.
To remedy this condition he pro-
poses CD sidewalks for school
children and pedestrians; (2) I'M
der and over-passes ON main
speed arterials; 80 elimination of
unnecessary road curves on county
highways; tA) reflector type roao
and speed signs for better night
vision wnite driving; 90 careful
supervision of all road signs and
signal lights; 90 widening and
clearing oi all approaches to eoun-
ty arteri;,ls so that no brush or
other obseruct ions will obscure the
vision Of the passing motorist.
These safety measures, which
Mr.. Munro expects to take if he
is elected commissioner, will, he
believes, benefit both city and
county motorists since both make
about equal use of the countys
highways.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

Outbreak of riots in the small
Island-Republic of Iceland is new
proof of lone World'-at least
in the sense that the worlds po-
litical and economic troubles are
felt even in the remotest out
posts of civilization.
The revolt against the present
government of Iceland, headed by
conservative Prime Minister Ola
fur Thors, was staged by young
Communists who accused him "of
having surrendered the sovereign
rights of Iceland to the United
States"
Bjarni Benediktson. Mayor of
Reykjavik, the Capital, and an in
fluential member of the Conserv-
alive Party, was even beaten by
the angry crowd. However, Mr..
Thors has declared he will not be
cowed by the threats of a minor
ity = the Communists hold only
10 of the SO seats in the Althing,
Iceland's Parliament, but have
two representatives in the six
member government. 1.-The rule of
force Mr. Thors cried out, docs
not govern Iceland
!Air-Base Accord Hit
Cause of the political crisis in
Iceland is the conclusion of ar
agreement between the United
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
Munro Advocates
Safety Program

Ed Munro, Democratic candidate
for King County Commissioner, at
the meeting Of the South End AS
ISOLATED Clubs last week, expressed
himself as strongly in favor of the
construction of underpasses and
other traffic safeguards on High
way 80 and other speed highways
throughout The county,
This IS in keeping with the safe
ty plank in his fourteen-point
Munro Doctrine" for better coun-
ty government. In this he points
out that Chfee-fourths of the traf-
fic accidents in King County take
place. lot in the city where the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01
Skansen Is
nique

One of the largest islands of the
city is the lovely Djurgarden,
which has been a pleasure park
of Stockholmers since the seven
teenth century, and which still
has the most delightful walks and
drives imaginable along its shores,
or in the quiet, tree-shaded depths
of it's park. The enchanting sculp-
ture "Idyl," by Christian Ericsson,
which stands on the beautiful
Lovers Point" embodies the
very spirit of this loveliest of city
parks on it's island site. In the
very heart of Djurgarden island
! is Skansen.
Skansen is unique. Conceived by
the late Arthur Hazelius, as a
living open-air museum of ancient
buildings brought from all parts
of Sweden, a geological garden,
and combined public park and
festival place, it has grown into
the hearts of the Swedish people
until it is a part of their lives
The tourist who neglected Skan-
sen-if any such could be found
would have missed a delightful
insight into Swedish life. Not only
are there peasants in costume liv-
ing at Skansen. and displays OF
traditional folk dancing and mu.
sic; but the good-humored well.
hammered crowds, who flock there
in happy family parties or gay
couples, add to the charm of the
cheerfully informal atmosphere
Skansen was inaugurated in 1891
Curiously enough, in the same
year Selma Lagerl0f's novel. Costa
Berling, Heidenstam's The Charlie,
Men, and the first book of tn,
poet Froding's verses were pub
lished. All these outstanding
events in Swedish literature Wer,
calculated to revive interest il
Swedish folklore and history. A
least day should be devoted t,
, Skansen, and several days would
, not exhaust it's charm. For Their
} are many different buildings t.
explore, each representative of
different province or period il
Swedish history. and including tn
delightful street of old Stockholm
In this fascinating Tow
Quarter there is also a fine man
sion, built in ITO for rich Stock
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

Yet the Communist Party and
the Icelandic trade unions, which
are dominated by the left wing.
are making vigorous efforts to
arouse the nationalism in the peo-
pie, who generally are opposed to
big power encroachment on their
peaceful island.
Behind the unrest on Iceland is
the worldwide conflict between
the United States and Russia,
which both are vitality interested
in controlling this. important stra-
tegic outpost. or at least in pre-
venting the other powers from u.s.
ing it as a military base. The ac-
ton of the Icelandic Communists
appears to be new evidence that
their politics are well in line with
the requirements of what Moscow
considers to be its strategic inter-
est.
In Strategic Position
There is, indeed, little hope that
the peaceful people of Iceland will
be by-passed in any future world
conflict. or that they will preserve
their cherished neutrality. During
World War II, Great Britain val
ued the strategic Importance of
Iceland so highly that it kept mil
itary forces there even during the
worst days of the battle for Brit
ain. The British move and later
the American occupation, probab-
ly forestalled a German invasion
of Iceland. The Germans actually
sent small attachments to nearby
Greenland from which they were
ousted only during the last months
of the war.
Today, Iceland occupies not on
Ily an important position on the
North Atlantic shipping routes.
but is the dominating air basis
near the Arctic Circle. The Arctic
route would be the shortest for
modern long-range bombers in a
possible new conflict. The air
fields on Iceland are located about
halfway between New York and
Moscow. 1t is $500 air miles
from New York to Reykjavik and
700 miles from Reykjavik to
ssttstistst4itt1 2
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-10-01

REYKJAVIk, Iceland, Oct. IL
A split in Ieelands cainet over
the Althing's (Parliament's) rati-
fication of the Iceland-United
States airport agreement caused
the cabinets resignation yester-
day.
Prime Minister Olafur Thors.
announcing the resignation at the
Althing's meeting today, SAID the
President had asked the cabinet
to continue functionh. until p
new cabinet could be formed.
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|ceIand.U. 5. Base Deal Opposed

States and Iceland regulating the
use of the American-built Meek
airfield near Reykjavik. This had
been constructed at considerable
expense by the United States Ar
my, which. during the war, had
an occupation force of almost So
900 officers and men on the little
island.
When Germany overran Den
mark in 1910, Iceland, still consti-
tutionally linked to this European
country, was occupied by British
forces. But in July 1941. the Am
erican occupation began, after a
treaty with Iceland, and British
forces were gradually withdrawn.
Today, the United States holds
only a token force of less than
1000 men. mostly technical troops
on Iceland. but the new agree
ment which will soon be voted up
on by the Althing, authorized
them to leave some American
staff permanently on the island
to man the Meek Field, while I'm
tied States military planes may
use this base in peace and wal
times
Mr.. Thors' adversaries declare
that this agreement grants UNI
warranted rights to the United
States and that it is in contradic-
ton with the Prime Ministers
|, own promise not to lease the all
base or other facilities to any
single power, but only to the I'm
tied Nations.
u. n. Bid Pending
However, Iceland's application
for membership among the United
Nations is still pending, although
it will probably be among the
first to be accepted. It's acceptance
has been recommended to the I'm
tied Nations Assembly by the Sc
curity Council In the meantime
the small community of Iceland
which has only 10000 inhabi
| tants is unable to run alone the
large airfield and other facilitie:
| at the expense of up to $4,000, 00t
| annually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
C.I.,o.coIls ForAssembIy

The Conunecticut c. I. O. today urged Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin to call special session of the Gen. eral Assembly to enact legislation for control of rents and ''as many other items as can be feasibly con- trolled on a state basis"
 John J. DriscoN, secretary-treasur- CT of the Connecticut c. I. O. Coun- cil. told the governor in a telegram that speedy action is needed to pro tect rent payers and consumers from severe hardship"
 The text of Mir. Driscoll'S telegram to the governor: The c. l. O. urges you to call a special session of the Legislature to enact price control laws covering rents and as many other items as can b efgeasioly con- trolled on state basis. It is imper- ative that quick action be taken to prfotect rent payers and consumers from severe hardship.
 State and local c. I. o. leaders have also telegraphed Connecticut's senators and representatives to sup ort resolution extending the life of the OPA pending passage of new price control legislation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
Sino Given Life

Nanklng, July 1-CUP)-An mdef- mite extension of the truce" agree ment between Nationalist and Com- mu1list forces in troubled China today gave Gen. George c. Marsh all, President Truman's special en- voy, another chance to prevent a full-scale civil war.
 Generalissino Chiang Kai-shek announced continuation of the agreement through Peng Hsueh- pei, his Minister of Information, just as the present truce expired at noon Sunday.
 Peng said General Marshall had worked necessarily" to end China's civil strife and that it had been decided to request the American peace envoy to continue his ef- forts.
 The government statement em- phasized, however, that negotia- tions could continue "only if the Chinese Communist party will dem- onstrate it's sincerity by ceasing hostile moves and the disruption of communications" The Communists were asked also to reach agreement on Army reorganization within a definite time limit"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
Atom Bomb Sinks
 Three, Damages E Ships in Test
Cost ofLiuing Scars in U $.
By UNITED PRESS

The cost of living began to climb today.
 In the first hours after the price control act expired at midnight prices started upward across the na- tion. It was still too early to tell how high prices of life's necessi- ties and rents would go without ceilings.
 But reports from across the na- ton made it plain that the upward spiral of living costs already was under way.
 Rents in some instances were more than doubled. In many cities the end of price ceilings was not reflected at once in the corner grocery, but activity in the big live stock and gram markets offered a forecast of things to come.
 Livestock prices at midwestern markets scared $1 to S5 hundred pounds. Grain prices on the Chi cago board of trade cash market zoomed. No. 3 yellow corn within the first few minutes of trading was bid up fl cents buShel to $1.85. Oats were bid 10 cents high er Cash lard prices were up a cent a pound, the maximum increases al- lowed in one day under Board of Trade regulations. Shell eggfutures on the Chicago mercantile exchange wnt up a cent dozen.
 Department stores in many cities announced they were determined to hold the line" on their prices un- til forced to pay more for their goods by boost in wholesale prices.
 At Chicago, T. v. Houser, vice. president in charge of merchan- dising for Sears, fsoebuck and Com pany, notified all Sears stares that the firms policy will be to retain prices at established ceilings.
 Three of Detroit's largest de- partment stores announced there definitely would be no price increases regardless of how much it hurts. /"
 At Philadelphia, Gimbels De- partment store m newspaper ad refreshments said the store would keep prices at current levels as long as it is "wEthin our power to do SO"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
Congress May Delay Action For Week on OPA Extension

sharp increases in prices innnedl- ately.
 The House appeared ready bo act today on>sa simple resolution ex- tending OPA powers for two or three weeks while a new bill is drafted by Congress. But Senate rules put OPA foes in a position to block Senate action until the end of the week and even longer if a hlbuster threatened by Sen. w. Lee O'Daniel, (D.-Tex9, develops.
 May Separate Rents
 Under action taken by the Rules Committee Saturday, the House could pass a temporary OPA exten- sion bill by simple majority vote after limited debate.
 There also was a move afoot among some House Republicans to introduce separate legislation to ex- tend the less rent controls for a year. They figured that separate bill on rents could be given Congressional approval by tomorrow or Wednesday.
 While most Congressional leaders said approval of a temporary O.PA extension bill was assured, they re- ported that the outlook for passage of permanent measure satisfactory to MT. Truman was very uncertain.
 All of the Governments power to control prices, rents and wages ended, at least temporarily. last midnight when the price control and stabilization laws expired. MT. Truman vetoed bill Saturday to Co,,+i,,rod pooo IA frnNCpESC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01

Washington, July 1-eUP)-Sen. w. Lee O'Daniel, (D.-Tex.) blocked efforts today to introduce a resolu- tion to extend temporarily the price control bill which expired last mid night.
 His action delayed for at least another 24 hours attempts by ad ministration leaders to bring the ex- tension measure before the Senate.
 It came soon after Congressional leaders told President Truman the House would approve by nightfall a resolution to extend price controls until July % But any House action to revive the controls tday will be meaningless until the Senate also can act on an extension resolution.
 Tactics Similar
 It was a similar objection by O'Daniel Saturday which blocked introduction of the extension reso- lution and forced the demise of all price, rent and wage controls last midnight.
 O'Daniel's latest objection means that the resolution cannot be in- troduced in the Senate until to- morrow. After that it will be refer red to the Banking Committee.
 Even if the committee approved it without changs, which appeared un- likely ODaniel still would have at his disposal several other delaying tactics which would postpone action on the resolution for at least three more days.
 Thus, barring a sudden reversal of position by O'Daniel, there ap- peared to be no chance of restoring controls until Friday at the earliest
 Democratic Leader Alben w Barkley was accompanied to the White House by Senate President Kenneth McKellar (D.-Tenn.) House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas and House Democratic Lea der John w. Mccormack, Mass.
 Administration officials waited uneasily for news of the effect on prices. Hoping that businessmen and landlords would heed MT. Tru- mans plea to stick by OPA ceilings until Congress acted, they doubted that there would be widespread
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-01
Pope Warns Of Discord.

Vatican City, July 1-CUP)-Pope Plus XII has issued a solemn warn- ing that "a reign of discord is spreading through the world, afflict- ing nations and sowing hatred among brothers
 In a special broadcast to the clos ing session of the National Euch- artistic Congress at Sucre, Bolivia, yesterday the Pontiff said his heart was full of sorrow" because of ex- isting world conditions.
 His Holiness said nations should sit at the same table as members of a single family and "partake of common bread
 Only in this spirit" he declar- ed, will the peace of nations be possible"
 Tn the present anxieties of the world, anxieties which are echoed each one in Our parental heart, Our one thought was gone out to beloved Bolivia, whose capital bears the symbolic name of La Paz (the peace)," the Pope said.