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Evening star., 1946-02-15
Second Invitation Refused
By Bradley, SteIe Says
BY the As.oeioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 15.-John
Stelle. national commander of the
American Legion, said today he had
authorized second invitation to
Gen. Omar Bradley, veterans ad-
ministrator. to attend Legion ex-
ecutive committee meeting at In
dianapolis Sunday but that the gen.
eral refused "in view Of a prior re-
fusal and the publicity concern
ing it"
Mr.. Stelle said the invitation was
extended in Washington yesterday
by T. o. Kraabel, Legion director of
rehabilitation. The executive COM
mittee, Mr.. Stelle said had desired
the generals attendance so that
various veterans problems could be
threshed yout.
The Legion commander declared
so per cent of the Veterans Admin
istration red tape trouble could be
cleared up If Gen. Bradley would
eliminate regulations requiring for
NAL certification Of discharge papers
before veteran can receive edu-
Icational or other benefits under the
CT Bill of Rights.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Medal of Honor Given
PosthumousIy to 81
By the Assoeio.ed Press

TOKYO. Feb. Is. - Posthumous
award of the Congressional Medal
If Honor to Pfc william j. Grabiarz,
Buffalo, N. Y. was announced today.
Grabiarz, member of the 1st Cav
airy Division, leaped from behind an
American tank during Manila street
fighting a year ago to rescue a
wounded officer. Although shot in
the shoulder he shielded the officer
and was riddled by japanese fire.
The officer was saved.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Nurses Dance Tonight
To Choose Queen

Growing OF the Queen Of
Hearts" will feature the annual VAL
entine dance given by the Capital
City School of Nursing, Gallinger
Hospital, at $50 o'clock tonight at
the Willard Hotel.
One of five candidates chosen
from their respective classes will be
selected by popular vote at II pm.
The dance is sponsored by the inter
mediate class.
Miss Mary Lee Stapleton is chair
man of the Dance Committee.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
SEC Approves Aims
Of SimpIification
Plan for W. R. &E.
By Edword c. Stone

The Securities and Exchange
Commission today gave approval to
'.tne overall detectives" of the pro-
posed plan for the simplification of
the Washington Railway 81 Electric
Co., q subsidiary of the North
American Co., according to the As
sociated Press.
The SEC said some of the pro-
posed transactions are not permitted
by the public utilities law of the
District of Columbia, but proposed
legislation before Congress would
make consummation of the plan
possible.
The opinion declared that ito the
extent that provisions of the pres
ent plan may be unacceptable other
means of accomplishing the objec-
tives of the plan are readily avail
able.'
Plan Held Desirable"
The SEC said although it cannot
at this time make the definite find-
ing that the proposed plan is neces-
sary. I'VE believe it appropriate to
point out that the overall objective
of the plan-termination of the ex-
istence of Washington Railway and
of Washington e. Rockville Railway
Co., thus clearing the way for dis
position of Pepco (Potomac Electric
Power Coz by North Amercan-is
desirable - ="
Under the plan Potomac Electric
Power Co., subsidiary of Washing
ton Railway, would purchase its par
ent's interest in Braddock Light g.
Power Co. New common and pre-
ferred stock of Potomac and capital
stock of Capital Transit Co., another
Washington Railway subsidiary
would be exchanged.
Washington Railway and two sub
sidiaries, the Washington g. Rock
vile Railway Co. of Montgomery
County Md) and Great Falls Power
Co., would be dissolved.
Exnicios to Head Office.
Starkweather g. Co., members of
the New York Stock Exchange, to-
day announced the opening of a
Washington Office at 1920 New York
avenue NV, with Marshall O.
Exnicios as manager.
Mr.. Exnicios recently completed
nearly four years service in the Air
Corps, leaving the service with the
rank of lieutenant colonel. He has
been in the financial district about
20 years and has been Connected with
several important investment houses
as well as being member OF the
Washington Stock Exchange.
Bankers to Visit Richmond.
Washington will send delega-
ton to the annual banquet of Rich-
mond Chapter, American Institute
of Banking, to be held tomorrow
evening. Among the delegates are
Thomas j. Norris, Washington
Chapter, president; Walton L. San
derson, national counselman; Ken
meth Hulse, first vice president,
Washington Chapter, and Dorothy
Lanham, chairman, Womens Com
mittee, and Gladys Morris, secretary.
Senior bankers planning to take
the trip are I. j. Roberts, H. T.
Bisselle, r. Earle Hayeock, G. Elmer
Flather and Richard A. Norris.
Foley to Address Bankers.
Raymond M. Foley, Federal Hous-
ing Administrator. will speak on
Bankers Responsibilities in the
Current Mortgage Market" at the
Eastern Regional Savings and Mort
gage Conference, opening in Boston
March 7 under ABA sponsorship.
j. J. O'Donovan. vice president Of
Penn-C Central Airlines, has been
elected a director of Air Cargo. Inc.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

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Evening star., 1946-02-15
Stocks Cain 81 10 ST
In Response 10 New
Wage Price Policy
By Victor Eubsnk
Asseeias.d Press Flnsneial Writer


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Hopes for
quick strike settlements In the wake
OF the administrations new wage
price formula today spurred stock
market leaders on q rise of to
around points, a number reaching
highs since 1881.
While skeptics still were plenti-
full, these arguing that the lengthy
climb to 15-year peaks may have
gone long way in discounting a
certain amount of imitation and de-
layed postwar business prosperity
bullish psychology predominated.
Steels, motors, coppers, mail orders,
liquors, aircrafts, amusements, rails
and assorted sbiue chips" attracted
the principal bidding as idle funds
resumed the search for income.
1t was not overlooked, however,
that from the start there was moth
ing in the way Of a buying rush.
Dealings, relatively lively during the
first hour, soon dwindled and top
marks were reduced. There was q
subsequent slow-motion upturn and
Jumps OF a point or so between sales
for scattered issues exemplified the
exceptional "thinness" of the list.
While some issues slipped near the
close. many favorites held at the
days best. Transfers ran to ap-
proximately 100000 shares.
Conspicuous on the forward tilt
were United States Steel, Bethle-
hem, General Motors, Anaconda,
Kennecott, American Smelling,
Montgomery Ward, Woolworth,
Schenley DiStillers, Paramount,
Eastern Air Lines, Norfolk g. West
ern, Union Pacific, Great Northern,
Douglas Aircraft, Philip Morris, I'm
ion Carbide, American Telephone,
North American, American Radia-
tor, Goodrich and Certain-Teed.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO, Feb. Is Rl.-Brokers went
about their. grain futures tradins. today
Government wage-price policy.
!. Desrdte broad advances in securities,
the unrestricted May rye, which usually
Jumps around to the nudge Of minor in
fiuences, shifted only moderately most OF
the time. although fiuctuations were rapid.
Some brokers who remained out Of the
market said they had not had time TO
study all the possible implications OF the
new Government wsge-price pronounce
ment. Others viewed 1t IS definitely in
fittonary.
The distant deliveries of oats edged to
within / cent OF the ceilings at times on
gains Of " cent q. bushel, although trading
generally was dLll
Wheat, corn and barley closed un-
changed at ceilings of 1,S0Lz, 1.1Sh and
than the p previous fnish, May. si-ccnt
ceiling; rye, unchanged to 2h up. May,
Evening star., 1946-02-15
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Evening star., 1946-02-15
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Feb. IS Rl.-Cotton fu-
lures established new 22-year highs to-
carries prse. snq ors tbsn
q bale. The more liberal administration
wage-price policy was dominant factor
To Tsiss par sotton nrcs. ley SuiS S.sten
ceiling increases on textiles.
Heavy Government sales Of cotton also
ports that the Commodity Credit Corp.
had allocated or sold about 100000 bales
Of it's cotton during January with o SINH
lar amount expected this month.
Late afternoon prices were 70 cents to
81. .l6 bale higher. March. 26.17; May,
1922, and July. 26.23.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

Hsurly Sales en the Rxchapee Today:
ll:00 Am. 40 600 1900 noon 300 COO
100 pm. ! 600 600 300 p.m 2loIou
tuntt Of trading. 10 shares; saiss printed
being reorgani1ed under Bankruptcy Act.
Or secur1ties assumed by such companies
sss snnua 6asscs So s.. ios ss
quarterly or semi-annual dec1axaticn On
less otherwise noted special or extra. divi-
8 rs6ts alse l.ses Ezra Or sxtr.a 'i'iIIa sIns
sisfsa e q pIsiS I q {sS s6..y s ysst ~ PessSIs
csnadian funds: keeamulatsd diyidsnds
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Washington Exchange
Riggs fractions at 13o, / at 100.

Riegs fractions-I at 13U, At l3U.
SALEs-AFTER CALL.
Riggs rishts-l4 at 24A So at 24as. Q
!, at e414, 81 at 24A. 8 at 24s4. I at
.343.. 2 at s4'.. ! At 24s.. A at 24A;
s41a, 100 at GAN. 100 at 24M, 100 Al
Riggs irsstions1f at laeh. 3 at 1ash
woodward & Lothrop common-3o at so
Potomac Electric Power So preferred
at ITO.
National Mortgage and Investment prs-
ferred-100 ct Tn
MerRenthsler Linotype-23 at 75.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

)NLY SELECTED ISSUES
u PREVIOUS CLOSE.
:00ILakey FdsM 20g l3h
.Leonard OH Dew 80
oAl Long Island Ltg. 31x
! McWtll Dre6ze- 1919
! 1AIMesabi Iron 1OLa
Midwest CpAe ass
5hlMining Cp Can 10
SAjNonogram Pict- pa
& Monroe L A 20 So
- Mount City Cop 5M
oHzINat Bella Il .07s GA
pa MAT Fuel Gs 80 l6M
y NatUnionRadio- 1914
"a Niagra Hud Pwr 11M
SM Nipsing M h.05g 5
9nlNor State Pwr A S5sh
Corp 3s- 50
- Pan Am Air WV 11N
zN|Pantepec Oil .64 liza
sMiPennroao hs-- 634
~ Pioneer Gold ~
1Ais
oM Polaris Mng.30g 9M
.lPremierGld ole AZ
3Ml Producers Corp. IA
Wv 81
oNlRaytheon Mfg 23h
9AlRioG GrValG. .05g 336
! Ryan Aero .15g- 90
lNlRyerson&Hayns 3
20 st Regis Paper llh
~ Schin Co 1 17sg-- so
siSchuite Inc 64s
e1sI ISegal Lock 6M
6MESelected Industf 61s
4NlSimplicity Pat Ga
Aircrft.60 ~
6hISonotone ~ 7h
SntS063 ManulR NJ 4oTe
~ Istd Power & Il $50
0 Std 6ilver-Lead. 3Z
5hIStarrett Corp 13iA
6AISterlins Inc - l3l4
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3AlTonapah M .03e 80
ss6| Trt-Contnti wv 5lA
2h Unit Corp Wv 2
; Unit 1t & Rys / 28ih
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Ids In the foregoing tabA
ements based on the last
annual declaration. Un-
ID. special or extra divi-
:luded. q Also extra or
Ick dividend, 4 Cash or
or paid so far this year.
& Paid last year. b Pay
funds. X Accumulated
declared this year. n New
warrants. xw without
Evening star., 1946-02-15

OnAN1ED ~
Aero Sup B .20g.
| Aireon Mig Co
IAluminmLtd h8 J.
Am Cn Mig .2Og
Am q Fsn r wv
| Am Naracaibo
Am 6uperpover-
Am Writ Paper,
Anch PostF. zoe.
Ark Nat Gas A
| Assoc Laundries
Atlas Corr WV
Bariun Steel l---
Bellanca Air he
Berk g. Gay Fur
Bliss e w
Breeze Crp LEO.
Bunk Hin&S Ma :;
Burma Ltd
calite Tun .20g-
G Aarcont h.0xs
Cstalfn Am BOG
Cen d 3 " Utu-
Chief Cons Ang.
| Cities Service
| Colo ruel&I wv.
lCommWatersvc.
| Cons Btscuit l.
Cont Fdy d N ]
Cornucop G Min
Cosden Peafol
Croft Brew .05g
Cuban A Sc l hs
Domestic Ind A.
DominionSt&G.
Eiec BdGShare-
Elliott Co L. /.
Equity Corr
Fairchild = .20R
FchildE&Apf2hl'
FansteelM ~ AR
Gen FlnAnc.Z04 g..
Glen Aid Coal Q.
0oidheld Con :
Hazeltine
Humble Oil IN !!
Invest Roy .04-
Kirby Petroleum
Kirk LGA h.O4-
KobackerStr.54
Rates Of divide
Evening star., 1946-02-15

r. j. Reynolds Tobacco Co. pur-
chased II acres in Greensboro, N.
c., as site for large stemming
and redrying plant.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
RooseveIt's Birthday
Made Kentucky Holiday
BY the Assoejoted prexx

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 49,
Kentucky is the first State to make
January 80, Franklin D. Roosevelt's
birth anniversary, legal holiday.
The action was taken yesterday
when the Senate voted, 20 to Is, to
join the Houses TOT vote to over
ride Gov. Simeon Willis veto of the
holiday bill. The Governor protested
against adding another holiday to
the dozen already formally recog-
nized by the State.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
N. Y. Curb Market

CHANGED EaOH PREYIOUs CIOsE.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

McCrory Stores Corp. profit for
1945 was $2,372 ,253 or 81 VS.. $2,182,-
804 or $1.90 in 1914.
Evening star., 1946-12-27

Prices of many types OF mer-
chandise were down sharply here
today from pre- Christmas levels and
merchants described the develop
ment as natural after holiday ad-
justment.
The trend was most marked In
a wide variety of women's clothing,
ranging from hose to fur coats. Also
advertised were reductions in many
types of drugstore articles, especial
ly toiletries, and in furniture.
Spokesman for merchants said,
however, that the reductions in
women's garments for the most part
affected seasonal merchandise, OF
which stores are anxious to clear
their shelves to make room for
spring and summer merchandise.
Another type of general merchan-
disc affected by the declines was
articles popular for Christmas giving.
Many stores apparently had sur
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Sugar Broker Predicts
EarIv End Of Controls
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Daniel L.
Dyer of B. w. Dyer & Co.. sugar
economists and brokers, predicted
today that sugar price and rationing
control will be off not later than
July /, probably by April /, and
possibly by January TO-"
Decontrol will bring high prices,
Mr.. Dyer added, but will tend to
give the United States more sugar
because:
High prices will reduce domestic
and especially foreign demand, sub
stantial increases in beet sugar
production can still be made for
1s47 with the proper price incentive
and sugar would be released from
producer. boards"
Mr.. Dyer's statement came at the
same time as release OF Secretary
of Agriculture Anderson's assertion
that an industrialist had told him
sugar would sell for more than So
cents pound for brief period If
turned loose"
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Adamson 10 Be Fired
For Report Predicting
Revolt Thomas Says
Un-Americun Committee
Counsel AssaiIed Over
Release Of Findings
BY the Associated Press

Representative Thomas, Re
publican, of New Jersey, who is
in line for Craftsmanship of the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
ican Activities, said today his
first official act in that post will
be to fire Ernie Adamson as chief
counsel.
In a statement issued through his
Office here, Mr.. Thomas, now in New
Jersey, accused Mr.. Adamson OF
trying to wreck the committee. He
criticized Mr.. Adamson because a
COPY of report by the chief counsel
became public before it had been
submitted to committee members.
Mr.. Adamson's report, disclosed
Yesterday, said a revolution" might
be brought about through a general
strike or other means; described II
unidentified labor unions as Com
munist-controlled, and criticized the
Congressional Library as haven
for aliens"
The latter assertion was denied
"f1atly and completely by DIR. Luther
Harris Evans, librarian OF Congress
Ready to Refute Charge.
DR.. Evans told reporters he was
prepared to refute any contention
that employees OF the Library's legis-,
lative reference department are
subversive or belong to subversive
Mr.. Adamson is expected to be
succeeded as chief counsel for the
committee by Robert E. Stripping,
who served as chief investigator for
the committee when it was headed
by Martin Dies of Texas.
Mr.. Adamson joined the committee
staff when it was given permanent
status last year.
A. P. Obtains Copy.
The Adamson report first became
public when the Associated Press
obtained a copy of it from a source
other than the chief counsel. Follow
ing publication of its content by
Associated Press members, Mr..
AdamSOn dlSCrlDuCed copies geIlei =
ally.
"Adamson will not draw one more
days pay if I become chairman OF
the Committee" Mr.. Thomas said
in his statement.
AS top ranking Republican mem
ber, he is slated to become chairman
when Republicans organize the
House next month.
Speaking for the CIO, Henry
Fleischer scoffed at Mr.. Adamson's IS
claim that II important labor unions
are controlled by Communists and
that general strike in this Country
might be used as the medium for a
revolution to change the American
form of Government.
This is an old saw used time and
Geo I'M Page A-12)
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Writer Challenges u. S. Denial
Of Soviet UItimdtunn at Doiren
Newton Declares He Heard Ship Commander
Report Worning to Admiral Cooke
By William H. Newton
Representing the Combined American Pres

SHANGHAI, Dec. 27 R.-The
announcement by a State De-
partment spokesman in Wash
ington that United States Navy
courier ship at Dairen was not
given a Soviet ultimatum to get
out will come as a distinct sur
prise to United States Navy off,
cials and others who were aboard
when the incident took place
last Friday.
The senior Navy officer aboard,
Condr. Edgar L. Yates of Portland,
Oreg, reported to Admiral Charles
M. Cooke, jr., commander Of the 7th
Fleet, in my presence that an ulti-
matum had been given by Soviet
military officials ''to leave within 20
minutes or we will not be responsible
for the consequences"
Admiral Cooke cabled the Navy
Department and referred to the re-
port of the incident which had been
released to the combined world press
stating the report was "factually
correct" CThat report was Mr..
NeWton's first story of the incident.l
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Sunday Reading

The Eightieth Congress con-
venes January 3 and Gould
Lincoln, The Stars political
writer, provokes thought as to
its coming problems in a spe-
cial article in the editorial
section of The Sunday Star.
A color cover of the gravure
section by Star Artist Glib
Crockett lends a humorous
touch to the New Year well
come. Inside is a photo-story
of headline events of 1916.
Aviation's future is clouded
in spite of the fact the 1946
volume of business on airlines
was of record proportions,
says a magazine feature
article.
Elsewhere will be found in
teresting news of cultural
Washington, the latest in
sports, financial reports and
generally good reading IL in
CIR 6mtthay st r
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Russians Say U. 5. Offers
Arabs $4,000, 900 Surp|u,
BY the Associated Press


MOSCOW, Dec. 27.-A Tass news
agency dispatch from Beyrouth
Lebanon, said today the United
States Government had offered the
Arab States $20,000,000 worth OF
surplus American military property
and armament in the Near East
free of charge.
The dispatch was headlined
American arming Arab countries. y
The agency said the offer was
contained in a note to the govern
ment of Syria, and that its purpose
was to strengthen friendly eco
nomic and political relations be-
tween the United States and the
Arab countries"
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Hair Thief Sewers
Broids of Another
Girl in Streetcur

A second case of girl whose hair
was slashed by an unidentified man
on streetcar was reported to police
today.
Miss Janice L. Rome, 19. of 1904
Minnesota avenue Sc, informed
police that to inches of her hair
was cut off late yesterday while she
sat in a streetcar. She noted her
hair had been shorn when she
alighted at Eighth street and Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, she said.
Her description of the man who
she said cut her hair tallles with
that given yesterday by 12-year-oh
Diane Sklarsky, 1920 S street NV,
whose ''pigtails" were shipped off
while she was riding on a Mt.
Pleasant street car.
Evening star., 1946-12-27
Williams Customers
Back Builders Plan
For Homes at Cut Cost
Meeting Set Jonuory a
At Which Veterans
Will Get Details

Veterans approval of the plan
under which they would get
homes at reduced cost, to make
up for the deposits they paid
to George H. Williams, today
spurred leaders of the Home
Builders Associa tion of the
Metropolitan Area to complete
the plan for presentation to the
veterans January 4.
The January meeting was set
last night at a session of the
veterans who deposited $500 to 81 900
with Williams, the real estate man
who promised but failed to COM
plete the homes they sought,
Williams was declared bankrupt
this week.
Edward R. Carr, president of the
nome builders group, who outlined
the plan to the veterans at the
meeting, said today that as a result
of their interest, he is ready to
perfect details of the plan.
Builders To Be Listed.
Arrangements now being COM
pleted by the builders association
provide that the veterans who put
money into proposed Williams
houses would get homes at reduced
cost, either by developing a new
housing project or by taking over
a number of houses in developments
now under way.
Mr.. Carr said that at the January
meeting he would present list of
builders willing to sell to this group
of veterans at reduced cost, as well
as information on available land
which could be purchased to start
new development.
At the same time, Waldron
Leonard, director of the Veterans
Service Center, started preparing a
QUESTIONABLE which will be pre-
sented to the veterans early next
week. It will determine how many
bedrooms they need, the size Of their
families, whether they prefer to
live in the District or nearby Mary
land or Virginia, the prices they can
afford to pay for housing and the
total of their weekly earnings. A
digest of this information, MIR.
Leonard explained, will be passed
on to the home builders group to
determine the requirements of the
veterans.
A preliminary survey OF more
than 900 veterans and their wives
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Evening star., 1946-12-27
Canadian City Rocked
By Steel Plant Explosion
By the Assoeioted Press

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario,
Dec. 27.-An explosion which police
said blew out the side of the open
hearth section of the Algoma Steel
Co. plant, rocked the city early to-
day and was heard on the American
side Of the st. Marys River, but no
casualties were reported.
Police said apparently no one was
working in that section of the plant
at the time of the blast.
Damage also was caused in the
blooming mill and a number of fiat
car were blown off a siding adjoin-
ing the plant, they added.
The explosion, occurring in the
early hours of the morning awak-
ened the city and sent hundreds
hurrying to the plants vicinity,
fearing for the safety of men on
the night shift