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Evening star., 1946-12-19
Smith Tells Truman Of Plan
Ito Amend Waqner Act

Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, a longtime foe of the
Wagner Labor Relations Act, called
at the White House today and told
President Truman that he proposed
to seek amendments to that legis-
lation in the new Congress.
Mr.. Smith told reporters he did
not ask the President to back his
program and he refused to reveal
Mr.. Truman's reaction.
Mr.. Smith said he suggested that
the proper approach to any legisla-
tion deemed necessary to deal with
the labor situation" lay in amend
ing the Wagner Act.
The Virginia legislator said he did
not 60 into details, but that he felt
the amendments should follow those
adopted by the House in 1899. The
Senate did not act on these. One
principal proposal would separate
the prosecutive and judicial func-
tions of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board. Mr.. Smith also would
ban organization of foremen for col
lectiye barRaining,
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Public Trend Makes NAM
Seem Leffisf, Bunting Says

Denying reports that the National
Association Of Manufacturers is un-
dergoing a change in policy, Earl
Bunting, new president OF the group.
last night offered this explanation:
.sThe public has moved SO far to
the right. that it makes 1t look like
the NAM is now on the left"
Mr.. Bunting spoke at . dinner
meeting Of the District Chapter OF
the National Association Of Cost Ac-
countauts at the Hamilton Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-12-19

Washingtonians will see and hear
their first postwar caroling street.
car tomorrow night.
About 10 children will climb
aboard an old-model trolley, deco
rated with Christmas lights and
evergreens, at $50 pm. tomorrow
for some old-fashioned singing of
Christmas carols.
The streetcar will leave the car
barn at East Capitol and Fourteenth
streets, wind its way to Fourteenth
and G streets NV. and then return
to the barn via Union Station.
The carol singers will repeat the
performance Monday, leaving from
the car barn at Fourteenth and
Evening star., 1946-12-19
ST. Elizabeth Worker
Held in Fatal SHOOTING

A 22-year -old st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital attendant today was being
held for investigation in the Charles
! County (Md) Jail at La Plata as
a result of the fatal shooting yes
terday of Warren Hoffman, %, also
employed at the hospital. The
shooting occurred in an indian
Head restaurant. Both lived In In
dian Head.
According to Deputy Sheriff Rob-
ert H. Cox OF Charles County Mr..
Hoffman and his friend, Paul r.
Sullivan, were discussing hunting
and Mr.. Hoffman bet Sullivan that
he couldn't shoot beer bottles OF
the table.
Sheriff Cox said Sullivan pulled
a .22-caliber revolver from his
pocket and fired. The bullet struck
Mr.. Hoffman in the chest. He died
a few minutes later.
The deputy sheriff said patrons
in the restaurant said there had
been no argument between the two
before the shooting. He added the
shooting apparently was accidental
and that Sullivan told him he
thought the gun was empty. Both
men had served in the Army, ac-
cording to Sheriff Cox,
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Christmas Porty for Orphans

More than 600 children from st.
Vincent's Orphanage will be guests
at the annual Christmas party OF
the Nativity Parochial School, 5000
block of Georgia avenue NV, 1T 8
am. tomorrow at the Sheridan
Theater. Pupils from the school will
attend the party, accompanied by
members of the school parent-teach-
er organization, which is sponsoring
the affair.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Two Proposed Camps
For Tourists Denied

A charge that no tax revenues are
obtained from residents of the "in-
creasing number" of tourist camps
in Prince Georges County yesterday
prompted the county commissioners
to deny permits to two proposed
tourist camps.
The rejected applications both
were for tourist camps on the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
one in Berwyn and another neal
Beltsville.
Decision to refuse the permits fol-
lowed a claim the highway already
is overburdened" with such places
the commissioners said.
william A. Carson, president o1
the Board of Commissioners, SAID
the Maryland National Capital PARK
and Planning Commission was in
the process of revising the zonine
laws, which would include regula-
tions governing the location anc
number of tourist camps.
He said he had no estimate of the
exact number of tourist and trailer
camps now in the county.
Perce L. Wolfe, Prince Georges
County building inspector, told the
commissioners that "1,172 children
in the county schools do not pay tt
go there" as a result of non-taxatior
of tourist camp residents. He saic
this is detrimental to the county.
Applicants who were denied per.
mits were Joseph and Eveline Salute
for property on the east side of the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
near Beltsville, and P. w. anc
Frances A. Griffin of $3.50 Baltimore
avenue, Berwyn.
Verbal permission was given Mr.
Griffin to rent out zone or two
rooms in his home, however.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
FWA Workers to Give
YuIe Purty Tomorrow

Employees of the Federal Works
Agency will hold Christmas party
at 2:45 pm. tomorrow in the lobby
of the building at Eighteenth and F
streets NV. to present toys and
clothing collected to charitable or
ganizations.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
eral Works Administrator, will OIL
ciate at the Christmas tree and pre-
sent the toys to the Salvation Army
and the clothes to the Home for
Aged and Infirm at Blue Plains.
The party was arranged by the
lRecreational Committee Of the Bu-
Ireau of Community Facilities Of the
FWA
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Eastern High Alumni Dinner
Honors Two Graduates Of '9Os

dancing, and brief reunions OF IN
dividual classes.
First copies of Memories OF 9
Forty-niner," a book written by Mr.
Hart. which is to be officially pub
iished today, were displayed at the
dinner. It refers to his 40 years OF
teaching.
DR.. Lawrence Smallwood, class OF
1926, was elected president OF the
association. Miss Pauline Lob
mann, class of 1915, a teacher al
the school and retiring president Of
the association, was elected vice
president and editor of the Alumni
Bulletin; Miss Nellie E. Dalrymple
class OF 1926, was named secretary
and S. Wilson Earnshaw, class o.
1915, treasurer. Mr.. Hart was con-
|tinued as honorary president.
The class Of 1926 also celebrated
Its goth reunion last night.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Casey Posts $1,000 Bail
In Income Tax Case
RY the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-Bail In
the amount of $1,000 has been post
ed on behalf of Eugene B. Casey
an executive assistant to the late
President Roosevelt from 1941 to
1914 and under Federal grand jury
indictment on charges of evading
about $4,000 in income taxes.
The bail, set by Federal Judge
William C. Coleman, was posted by
a bonding. company. Mr.. Casey ap-
peared at the court clerks office
with the company representative.
The indictment handed down ac-
cused Mr.. Casey, a resident ol
Gaithersburg, of making unlawfu
deductions and failing to report
large sums of income.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Group 70 Draft
Legislation for
1850 D. {. Fete
Definite Plans Being
Shaped to Celebrate
Sesquicentenniul

Washington civic, professional
and business interests today started
laying definite plans for the 15Oth
anniversary of the National Capital
which comes in 1850.
A committee of Is was being
formed to whip legislation into
shape setting up Federal COM
mission to plan for a national cele-
bration here. The legislation will
be offered soon after Congress
convenes.
The committees task also will be
to form permanent citizens COM
mittee to chart local participation
In the anniversary. 4
The committee Of Is is being
picked by three prominent Wash
ingtonians appointed by Horace w.
Peaselee, chairman of the Sesqui-
centennial Committee of the Wash
ington Building Congress. The three
are Clifford H. Newell, president of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions; Bruce Baird, president of the
National Savings & Trust Co., and
P. Y. K. Howat, member of the
Washington Board of Trade and a
vice president of the building con-
greSS.
Mr.. Peaselee was empowered to
make the three appointments late
yesterday at meeting sponsored
by his organization and attended
by Washington civic, professional
and business leaders from the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Gen. Young Backs Plan.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young, who was unable to
attend the meeting, sent word he
would support action taken at the
meeting. Brig. Gen. Young is a
member of Mr.. Peaslee's committee.
Among those who voiced support
of the plan by offering resolutions
to set up the committee were
Joseph G. McGarraghy, president
of the Washington Board of Trade,
and Miss Harlean James, executive
secretary of the American Planning
and Civic Association.
Approval of the plan for a COM
mittee of is came after Mr.. Peaselee
and Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, III,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, had
outlined briefly what Washington
has done in the past on two major
anniversaries-the centennial cele-
bration, which took place in 1900,
and the George Washington BIZ
centennial in 1882.
Both pointed to the fact the cen
tennial celebration in 1900 gave
tremendous impetus to the develop
ment of the Federal city.
Revised Plans for d. C.
The Mcmillan Commission, which
was the outgrowth of the centennial
celebration, he pointed out, COM
pletely revived the original plans for
the Capital as made by Washington,
Jefferson and L'Enfant.
Gen. Grant said he felt local
celebration by Washingtonians, sup
plementing a National celebration
sponsored directly by Congress,
would be likely features of the ami
versary year.
He said he had made a rough
draft of legislation to serve as the
basis for a proposed bill to be
drafted by the 15-man committee.
The bill would carry with it an
authorization of funds for any Fed
eral commission set up.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Bethlehem Cast Holds
Lost Rehearsal Tomorrow

A city-wide group of Washington
players and singers, representing
various church denominations, will
hold final rehearsal at 8 pm. tomor-
row in Gunton Temple Memorial
Presbyterian Church for their forth
coming performance of the Nativity
miracle ritual-drama bethlehem.
Written by Laurence Housman
and directed by Denis E. Connell,
the play will be given in the church,
Sixteenth and. Newton streets NV,
at 7 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
20 HospitoIized Veterans
Invited to Benefit Party

Twenty veterans from Walter
Reed and Naval Hospitals will be
guests at the Justice Department
employees Christmas party at $3.50
tomorrow at the department.
Gifts collected at the party will
be distributed to the 80 boys and
girls at the Receiving Home for
Children by Mrs. Tom G. Clark, wife
Of the Attorney General, at II am.
on Christmas Day.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Hilton Takes Control
OF Mayf|ower, Plans
No Personnel Change

C. N. Hilton, president OF the
firm which took over the Mayf1ower
Hotel here today after obtaining
controlling interest through a ST.
600 900 common stock purchase, ex-
poets a considerable number OF mi
nority stockholders to sell their
holdings to the new owners.
At press conference here yes
terday in which he disclosed the
purchase, the president of the Hill
ton Hotels Corp. announced the hrm
offered to purchase all outstanding
shares at $13 a share, the same
amount paid to the Donner Estates,
Philadelphia, for its controlling
block of 100000 shares. The offer
is limited to 30 days, he said.
Fourteenth Hotel in Chain.
The 1,039-room Maydower, COM
pleted in 1925, is the 14th hotel to
be acquired by the Hilton firm. The
chain includes the worlds largest
hotel, Chicago's Stevens. Mr.. Hilton
said the IA hotels cost $1l0, ,000, 600
when built and that they make his
chain the worlds largest, with more
than 1000 rooms.
In a Joint statement with Clifford
Folger, president of the Mayhower
Hotel Corp, Mr.. Hilton disclosed
189 1888 shares of common stock are
still held by minority stockholders
Y C.fJ. Mack, the hotels general
manager, will continue in that post
and no changes in personnel are an.
ticipated. the new owner said.
Asked whether he planned to raise
rates. Mr.. Hilton pointed out that
rates were controlled, but added:
"I believe If I had q chance
might raise them"
Completion of an atr-conditionine
system and modernization OF all
public space in the hotel were
promised by the new owner, who
said those projects would proceed
as soon as Government permits
were obtained.
Officers of the Mayf1ower Hotel
Corps. will be Mr.. Hilton, president;
Joseph p. Binns, Philadelphia, ex-
ecutiye vice president (Mr. Binns Is
a brother of Arthur w. Binns, presl.
dent of the National Home g. Prop.
erty Owners Foundation, a rea
estate group which maintains ar
Office here); Harry L. Ludwig, treas.
urer; Robert P. Williford, vice presi'
dent, and william Friedman, Sec
retary.
Folger a Director.
Directors will be Mr.. Hilton
Henry Crown, chairman Of th'
board, Materials Service Corps.
Chicago; Robert Bowling, president
City Investment Co., New York; MI
Folger, president, Folger, Nolan 8
Co., washington; Kenneth Baxter
Donner Estates, Philadelphia, ane
Robert Fleming, president OF to
Riggs National Bank, Washington
Opened February IS, 1925, thu
Mayfiower since then has been thu
scene of some of the most distin'
guished Washington social gather
ings. Scores of high officials hav'
made it their home in Washington
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Holidays for Librories

The District Public Library's Cen
trail Branch and all other branches
will close at / pm. Tuesday and
remain closed on Christmas Day,
Miss Clara w. Herbert, District
librarian, announced today. Miss
Herbert said the libraries also will
close at 8 pm. December 81 and
remain closed On New Year Day.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Mt. Vernon Lions Beck
Traffic Safety Plan

A four-point traffic safety pro-
gram was indorSed in a letter by
the Mount Vernon Lions Club to
Gov. Tuck of Virginia, it was an
nounced today.
The program calls for widespread
educational campaigns to make the
public safety conscious, an increase
in State police, closer cooperation
between State, municipal and coun-
ty law enforcement bodies, and re-
sumption of semiannual automobile
Evening star., 1946-12-19
.125 Children Attend
Party at Lunqdon School

The Brentwood Terrace Citizens
Association yesterday entertained
125 children at Christmas party
in the Langdon School.
Each child. received Christmas
present. The program included the
singing OF Christmas carols, and
presentation Of several cartoon dlnls.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Maryland Income Ia,
Rate Seen Doubled
10 Supply Revenue
BY thsAsseeia.sd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10. - Mary
lands income tax rates probably
viii be doubled next year IN -
effort to supply needed revenue 10
operation Of the State government
Senator Wilmer Fell Davis, Repub-
lican, Of Caroline County declared
yesterday.
Mr.. Davis, minority leader In the
Senate OF the outgoing General As
sembly, based the prediction on the
necessity Of finding additional ap-
preparation to meet the demands
and recommendations Of. the Sher-
bow Commissions report.
In Baltimore for meeting Of
the Tax Committee Of the Legis-
lative Council, Mr.. Davis forecast
4 per cent tax on earned income
and 8 per cent on investment In
come. The present rate is per cent
on earned income and per cent or
investment earnings.
The 2 per cent and 5 per cen,
rates were set in 1941, but they
have varied from ~ to 31s per cent
on. investment income and to 11s
per cent on ordinary income since
that time.
The State Board Of Public Works
with authority Of the Legislature
reduced the rates, and last April ths
tax bills were on the basis or az
per cent on investment and ! pei
cent on ordinary income.
The rates will swing back to thu
1941 level, according to Senator
John B. Funk, Democrat, of Fred
efick unless action is taken by
Gov. .-elect w. Preston Lane and tn,
legislature, which may decide thai
higher rate is necessary to NEE
governmental operating costs.
On 1945 income, taxpayers were
given a so per cent credit. but 194l
bills will be twice as much because
there will be no such credit.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Club to Heur Castle

William r. Castle, president Of
the Hospital Council OF the National
Capital Area and former Undersec-
retary of State, will address the
Reciprocity Club at its luncheon at
1890 pm. tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Benning School Head
|Exonerated in Unfit
Charge by Parents

The Board of Education yesterday
exonerated Mrs. Ella D. Armes,
principal OF Benning Elementary
School, OF charges leveled by a group
of parents that she was unfit for the
job.
The action was in line with a rec
ommendation Of the boards Com
mittee on Complaints and Appeals,
which earlier turned down a recon-
mendation that Mrs. Armes be trans
ferred to another school.
Board members upheld Mrs.
Armes by vote of Z TO /. Dissent
ing was Adelbert w. Lee, who asked
that an opinion noting that the
principal 'tunduly interfered" with
the administration of the school
Parent Teacher Association be made
part of the record.
Accepts Eight designations.
The board also accepted the resig-
nation for age of eight veteran
teachers with a combined service of
more than 800 years. Oldest in point
Of service was Miss Lillian E. Car
penter, 7ol Maryland avenue NE.
English teacher at Mckinley High
School, with 49, years of teaching
to her credit. Also retired were:
Mrs. Fannie T. Broadus, Phillip.
Elementary School teacher, 302 N
street NV, ~ years, service: Mis-
tAnna 3. Blaa1dfcsd, Eastern Higl
School mathematics teacher, 381'
Cathedral avenue NV, SO years
service; Adiss Louise Kingsley, Nc
iKinley High School English teacher
iOntario Apartments, Ontario ruas
and Eighteenth street NV, 36A
years service.
Also, Miss Helen e. Townsend
Hine Junior High School art teach
er, 1901 Connecticut avenue NV.
l311z years service; Mrs. Lillian d
Caldwell, Cooke School kindergarten
teacher. 2200 Nineteenth street
NV, 10 years service; Miss Glars
M. Rucker, Lafayette Elementary
School teacher, Garrett Park, Md.
40 years service, and Joseph A
Walker, manual arts teacher fol
Divisions 1913, 1894 Eighth street
NV, 32h years service.
Other Actions Taken.
Other actions included:
1. Postponing its next meeting
until January Is to give school of.
ficers more time to study Of teach.
ers' salary proposals recently sub.
mitted by the Joint Legislative
Council.
2. Approving 80 persons for higt
school equivalency certificates.
8. Appointment Of three tempo.
rary teachers for the coloret
schools.
4. Assuring the Burroughs Citi.
zens' Association more care will be
given to upkeep of grounds ada
cent to the Burroughs School.
S. Informing the Randle High.
lands Citizens Association that lacl
of funds prevents immediate re.
placement of the COW bell rung te
start classes at the Randle Schoo
with modern equipment.
6. Approving the award by the
Washington Chapter of the Ma.
tional Society of Arts and Letters
of scholarship to the Corcorar
Art School and one to the Penn.
sylvania Academy OF Fine Arts fol
seniors in the white high schools
and a working scholarship Offered
white senior high school graduate.
to the Temple Secretarial Schoo
and full scholarship offered thu
same group to the Lewis Hote
/ Training School.
| Z. Approving acquisition of $12,.
900 worth of surplus property fol
use in the schools within the pas
two months and steps designed tt
Iprocure another 100000 worth o.
surplus goods.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Party for Orphans Set

The League for the Larger Life
will entertain group of orphans
at Christmas party at pm. Sat-
urday at its headquarters, 1903
Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Turkey Shoots PIunned

The Annandale, Va, Volunteer
Fire Department will sponsor tur-
key shoots at the IRE house at T:30
pm. tomorrow, Saturday and Mon-
day to raise funds for new equip
ment.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21

the speakers stand, there was
none of Truman in evidence.
Delegates observed a minute of
silence in memory of both Roose-
welt and the late Sidney Hillman.
CLIO President Philip Murray
and CIO-PAC Jack Knoll both ad-
dressed the convention Tuesday.
Praising the record of the UE
and its leaders, Murray empha-
sized the basic responsibility of
the CLIO in improving the stand
ards of living of the American
people, contrasting the CLOS rec.
ord to that of the ALL.
DEBATE reached its sharpest
point Tuesday, as forces headed
by Harry Block of Philadelphia
and CIO secretary James B. Ca
rey attempted to push through a
resolution barring Communists
from holding union office. The
move was defeated by vote of
over four to one, as the delegates
instead supported majority
committee report reiterating the
preamble to the UE constitution,
and repudiating "any effort to
divide our ranks, from whatever
source it comes"
The UE preamble defines the
union as one (which unites all
workers in our industry on an
industrial basis and rank and file
control, regardless of craft, age,
sex, nationality, race, creed, or
political belief"
The large representation of re.
porters at the parley, which has
suffered virtual press boycott
in previous years, was attributed
by many delegates to the big
newspapers enthusiasm for the
impending overthrow" of the
UEs 'left-wing" leadership.
"THEY MUST have believed
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-21

their own stories," remarked
Chicago delegate, as President
Albert ]. Fitzgerald, Secretary.
Treasurer Julius Emspak, and
Director of Organization James
]. Matles were reelected by a
majority of six to one.
The announcement of the cleo
ton results set off a wild demon
stration, including a. snake-dance,
something new in the usually
staid and serious UE annual
gatherings.
The entire convention recessed
Thursday, to enable all the dele.
gates to participate in the picket
line demonstration at the strike
bound Allis- Chalmers plant. The
oldest and largest current nation
al Shutdown, the Aliis- Chalmers
strike is being conducted jointly
by locals of the UE, the United
Auto Workers, and the Farm
Equipment Workers.
y Y
TAKING THE lead in the
o r h m n G CIO wage
drive, the convention | l d
for a new, united wage drive, to
be worked out and coordinated
by the major CLIO unions. A
statement on wage policy also di-
rected that all new contracts
must contain wage reopening
clauses.
The convention adopted com
prehensive veterans program,
which included demands for a
100000 home housing program,
a substantial Federal bonus, in.
creases in on-the-job training al.
lowances, and stronger seniority
provisions.
A proposal to raise the salaries
of the UE's three general officers
from $4,000 per year to $1,000
was dropped on the request of
the officers themselves. The con.
vention voted, however, to raise
minimum dues from one dollar
a month to a dollar and fifty
cents, and the national per capita
tax from IS cents to so cents,
to enable the union to conduct
effectively the coming struggles
ahead.