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Evening star., 1946-12-17
Baltimore Hospitol
Accused Of Charging
Fee for Adoption
Dy The Associossd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE
so-called black market In babies
exists right here In Baltimore"
Gerald Monsman said last night
in outlining proposed new adop-
ton laws for Maryland.
Mr.. Monsman, member of q
Governors commission studying
licensing and adoption prac-.
tices, said "a small hospital
had offered q baby to q woman
for adoption II she would pay
500.
Mr.. Monsman said proposed
changes in Maryland's adoption
laws would make illegal pay
ment Of money for placement
or adoption Of children.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Reserve Officers Group
To Meet in Alexandria

The George Washington Chapter
of the Reserve Officers Association
will meet at 8 pm. Wednesday N
the offices of the Aircraft Compo-
.nent Corp, 62O Montgomery street
Alexandria.
A representative from ROA ma
tional headquarters will speak. Mo-
ton pictures filmed abroad by men,
bers will be shown.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Business Levy
Survey Ordered
InFaIIsChurch
Council Defers Actiol
Pending Inquiry by
Brookings Expert

The Falls Church Town Council
last night voted to defer until its
February meeting action on the pro-
posed business privilege tax and
agreed to employ q tax specialist
from the Brookings Institution In
Washington to make study Of the
matter.
The study, which was suggested In
% resolution presented by the newly
organized Falls Church Chamber Of
Commerce, would be jointly financed
by the chamber and the Town Colin-
Gil. It is expected that the results
OF the survey will be available at
the February meeting. Lytton Glib
son, spokesman for the chamber,
told the Council his organization was
not opposed to business tax to raise
additional revenue for the town, but
that the members insisted upon an
equitable distribution Of the tax.
Mr.. Gibson said that the chamber
specifically opposed an amusement
tax on children under IL years Of
age and felt that the tax on theater
admissions should be cent per adj
mission rather than 2 cents as pro-
posed In the tax schedule. He told
the Council that the chambers esti-
mates indicated that the tax as pro-
posed would raise approximately
$25, 900. although the only figures
that the chamber had heard men,
toned as needed by the two we're
from 5000 to $4,000.
District Firm Protests.
Representatives OF Bergmann's and
Yale Laundries in Washington pro-
tested the proposed $500 tax on out
of-town laundries and dry cleaners.
The representatives from Berg
mann's took the position that the
tax was imposed as q penalty on
out-of-town businessmen. He said
that it might be. necessary for his
firm and other laundries and dry
cleaners to pass on the increased
charge to the customer. He also
said that some companies have to
discontinue service In Falls Church.
Carroll Shreve, president Of the
Falls Church Bank and q local
plumber, wanted to know whether
the tax would apply to business
which he did outside the town. Sew
eral members Of the Council felt
that II would.
Chamber Criticized.
Allen r. Otis, a resident Of the
West End, criticized the Chamber
Of Commerce for wanting to limit
the amount Of the tax to the actual
needs Of the town.
Jack Eakin, president Of the
chamber, declared that .any tax on
gross income Is unfair in that Il
does not take into account busi-
nessman's ability to pay"
Bids were opened for street and
sidewalk construction. w. w. Thom-
as, jr., of Falls Church was awarded
the contract for street resurfacing,
while Corson q Grtman Of Wash
ington obtained the contract for
sidewalk, curb and gutter work.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Council Sets Hearings
On Tuck S Request for
bills 10 Curb Unions
By the Assoeiaisd Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-THE
Virginia Advisory Legislative Coun-
Gil was asked yesterday by Gov.
Tuck to make an immediate study
OF two comprehensive measures IN
the field Of labor relations, one OF
which would outlaw public utility
strikes and the other would end
closed-shop contracts.
The Governor, In special mes
sage to the council, sent two bills
prepared by the attorney general
Ia. P. staples. which the chief ex-
eeutive said he believed would meet
the situation. The council was re-
|uuested to report on the measures
|by January 6 when the extra session
|of the General Assembly meets and
the Governor suggested that public
hearings be conducted on the pro-
posals.
Hearings Announced.
After receipt Of the Governors
requests, the council announced that
it would hold a public hearing at 10
am. December n here on both pro-
posals and one at Roanoke at 10 a n.
on December %. The full council,
composed of leaders in the House OF
Delegates and the State Senate, will
hear from labor unions, utility COM
panies and interested representa-
tives of the public.
The public utilities bin sent to the
council represents what Is believed
to be the first attempt by any State
to maintain free flow Of electricity,
gas transportation, heat and COM
munication in the face of labor dis
putes.
Fright to Work" Proposed.
The governors fright to work"
proposal states that it is to be "the
public policy of Virginia that the
right of persons to work shall not be
denied or abridged on account OF
membership in any labor union or
labor organization" and forbids any
employer from requiring any per-
son to pay dues or fees to any labor
union. Persons denied employment
because they refuse to join labor
unions may sue employers for dam
ages.
Labor opposition to the Governors s
proposal developed as soon as 1t was
made public. One Richmond labor
leader who asked that his name not
be used until he could study the
texts Of the bills, described them as
unconstitutional from beginning to
end" He predicted that organized
labor would fight them "as denial
of every right the workingman has
established"
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Friends Along Beat Mourn
death Of Pvt. Richard Taylor

Seventeenth street NV. looks gay
enough. The merchants and restau-
rants across from the State Depart
ment and all the way up.to * street
have garlanded their windows for
Christmas. But the street Is in
mourning. It was the beat Of Pvt.
Richard Taylor Of the Metropolitan
Police Department. I
Pvt. Taylor, Red to his fellow
officers, was the hearty. 6-foot-4
22o-pound patrolman who was shot
and killed on his beat Friday night
by 14-year-old Townsend Annes.
A coroner,s jury yesterday held
Annes responsible for the death OF
Policeman Taylor and shortly after
ward Juvenile Court Judge Fay L.
Bentley ordered the youth commit
ted to Gallinger Hospital for psychic
atric examinations.
When asked about Pvt. Taylor, the
merchants along his beat pictured
a man who tried to cheer everybody
on his daily rounds, who always
seemed to have a funny story that
was both new and good, who would
act gruff and talk with nails In his
voice in imitation of the despotic
cop-but only in fooling. At Harry
Bakers magic shop facing Farragut
Square, he bought a trick pencil and
went out in glee to try it on friends.
Vendor Loses Friend.
John Van SAINT, who is nearly
blind and who sells shoelaces in
front of 800 Seventeenth street,
started to weep when Pvt. Taylor
was mentioned.
"You don't know what it means
to lose friend like that" he said.
"I1l tell you what kind OF a man
he was. ! was sitting here one
day and my suspender button came
off. He asked me what was wrong.
He looked for it around here for
a long time then he says, Never
mind, I'm going over to the dime
store anyway. I'll get you a set Of
them And sure enough he's back
in an hour with the buttons for me- :
Charles Kohen, who has stamp
and coin store opposite the Court
of Claims, knew him best. Sitting
in his two-by-four shop, he talked
about his friend.
Treated Youngsters.
aI became acquainted with him
in very peculiar way" he said.
st used to see him taking kids
into the drug store at the corner
of the avenue on hot days and
buying them ice cream. He hated
the hot weather. He was q big
man and he used to perspire freely.
I guess he thought the kids were
uncomfortable, too.
when you see a man who Is
good to kids it gets you here" said
Mr.. Kohen humping his heart.
Zone day I was coming out Of a
bank and ] see he has a kid by
the arm and is giving him talking
to. stood back where ] could
hear it but would attract no at
tention.
ct say you hit that other boy
first he tells the kid. What ii
I should run you in? How would
your parents feel? And how
would you feel to know we had
your name on list for being SO
bad?' And he gives the kid SO
cents and tells him to run along.
'It was then I went up and talked
to him. We became friends. I'll tell
you the. kind of a man he was. Only
last summer he stops in the shop
with a one-arned soldier just out Of
Walter Reed. The soldier had asked
him the road to Boston-said he
wanted to walk because he had only
S1.10. He had been discharged the
Evening star., 1946-12-17

day before, got q little drunk anc
was rolled in the park. Dick brought
him into the shop 50 he could tall
to the boy.
Borows Money to Aid Soldier.
Son. he said, you can't walk tx
Boston He turns to me Charlie,
he says, Tn broke. Lend me SO.
/ asked him to let me ia on half oi
1t. He wouldn't hear It. The boy
spoke OF paying him back. Dick says
7 owe you more than that" and he
points to the boys empty sleeve
For that he says.
He says, 7 wish / could take you
down to the railroad station said
! was closing pretty soon anyway
] took the boy down and put him
on the train. The next day Dick In
sisted on giving me the So"
Mr.. Kohen told of another loan
$5-for an old lady up The street In
some dificulty. And about the
Christmas baskets he and fellow
merchants got up-at Pvt. Taylor's
suggestion-for some poor families
along the beat.
Mr.. Kohen sent a check for $50 tc
The Star to apply to the fund fol
the widow and children OF the po-
Hceman.
Pvt. Taylor was buried yesterday
afternoon at Summerduck, Va.
near Warrentown, In the home
country where he had been hoping
to retire.
Callahan Attends.
His departure from the District
to which he had given all his man
hood years was accomplished with
brief but impressive ceremony. His
flower casket was carried
from the Hipes funeral home at
Fourteenth street and Columbia road
NV. by six of his fellow officers
Of the Third Precinct, between q
guard of honor Of uniformed police
men, while the police band played
Chopin's funeral march. Maj.
Harvey 6. Callahan, superintendent
of police, five inspectors, a number
Of captains and Fire Chief Clement
Murphy were present. The men
Of No. 8. about to change platoons,
lined up in front Of the station
house on K street as the little
funeral cortege Of automobiles rolled
by.
The Taylor family faces q diff
ficult future financially. The pay
ment from the police benefit associ-
alton to which Pvt. Taylor con-
tributed throughout his "a years on
the force will be only about $4,000
The pension to the family viii be
about $50 month. Mrs. Taylor
has been working in department
store for three years to help pay
medical bills. She viii have to stay
on the job now.
Funds Being Raised.
Richard Taylor, IA, the same age
as the boy who killed his father
had a major operation in March
Mrs. Taylor has encountered medi-
cal expenses in the last few years
Washington's 1000 policemen ARE
contributing to a fund for the
family. Maj. Callahan and The
Star are accepting contributions
from the public. The businessmen
of Seventeenth street are organiz-
ing a committee to raise fund
among the ,men along his beat
whose property he protected.
The Star win receive and acknowl-
edge cash and checks mailed OF
to- The Cashier, Evening
Star Newspaper Co., before turning
the contributions over to Inspector
Clement r.. Cox, treasurer Of the
special Taylor fund set up by Maj,
Callahan. Checks should be made
,,,% Il, T,,cv>oota,. rov
Evening star., 1946-12-17
HyuttsviIIe Tree Lighting

The Hyattsville community
Christmas tree at the County Serv-
ice Building will be lighted at 7:30
pm. Thursday with ceremonies con-
Quoted by the Woman's Community
Club.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Prince Georges Calls
Hearing Tomorrow on
Is zoning Changes

The Prince Georges County Com
missioners tomorrow viii consider
Is requests for coming changes ir
the county, two applications for
permission to operate tourist camps
and one to operate a nursery. The
hearings will begin at 10 am. in the
County Service Building. Hyatts-
vile.
Nine Of the zoning reclassifca-
tions to be considered are for COM
mercial D use from residential A.
Two requests are for rezoning from
residential A to residential G for
apartment use, one Is forfresidential
A to residential B for two-family
dwelling use. and one from resi-
Dental A to industrial E.
Commercial Requests.
The commercial requests include
the petitions Of Hubert E. Mills,
for nearly four acres on the south
side Of Marlboro pike, near Oak
wood lane, Oakland; n. Carlyle
De Lozier, for six lots In the Hoh-
day subdivision, between Utah ave-
nue. and Bunker Hill road, east Of
Rhode Island avenue, Brentwood; !;
Jack L. Jet, for one lot in the Ard
wick subdivision on the Ardwick-
Ardmore road, between Adams and
washington avenue, near the Penn
Esylvania Railroad main line:, Ules
10. Athey. for two lots In the same
subdivision: Joseph, Leah and David
Dickelbolim, for property on the
east side OF EdmonSton road, be-
tween Farragut and Gallatin streets,
near Rogers Heights.
Also, Albert L. johnson, for i've
lots in the John Bewley subdivision,
Greenbelt road and the Maryland
streetcar line. West Berwyn: Car
|unela A. and Joseph r. Constantine,
for two lots at Marlboro pike and
Howard avenue, Capitol Heights:
John r. and L. Gertrude Neitzey,
for 1O,65l square feet, east Of the
proposed sol1therly extension OF
Ager road and fronting ~ feet on
the south side Of Queens Chapel
road, near Hyattsville, and A. H.
Seidenspinner, for one lot in the r,
A. Benefits re-subdivision OF Riv-
erdale, Queensbury road, west Of the
Washington-B Baltimore boulevard,
Riverdale.
The apartment requests are from
John M. Walton, agent for Gertrude
Neitzey, owner, for re-classification
of more than II acres of the
Charles B. Ager estate, Hyattsville,
on the west side Of Ager road, near
BrookSide Manor and the Station
WRC radio towers, and j. Francis
Finley and Willis L. Haines, for six
lots. in the Ashford and Kelly SUBJ
division, College and Dickinson ave-
nues, College Park.
Other Petitions ON List.
Also to be considered are the Pc
titions Of Peter F. Spagnuolo for re-
classification Of one lot at 32O6 Up
|shur street, Mount Rainier, for res
|idential B use, and the Hampshire
Materials Corp. Of Washington, for
industrial zoning OF property be-
tween the Alexandria division OF
the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
and Blanden street, north Of De-
tense highway, Bladensburg.
The applications to operate tour
ist camps are from p. w. and Fran
ces A. Griffin Of $3.50 Baltimore ave-
nue., Berwyn, on one acre in the
Gross subdivision, west side Of the
Washington Baltimore boulevard
Berwyn, and Joseph and Eveline
Salute, for property on the east side
of the same boulevard, near Belts
vile.
The nursery application Is from
Eleanor II. Ballinger for permission
to operate such school at 630s
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Half Holiday Announced

Arlington County Manager
Frank G. Hanrahan announced to-
day that all county employees would
be given a half-holiday on Christ
1mas Eve.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Democratic Club Porty

The Bladensburg District Wo-
mans Democratic Club will hold a
Christmas party at $50 pm. to-
morrow at the home Of Mrs. Betty
Tayman at Cheyerly.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
0'conor and Budget Chiefs
Confer OK Fund Requests

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. II R-Gov.
O'Conor conferred yesterday with
budget officials on requests for funds
made by various State departments
to be included in appropriation bills
at the special session Of the Legis-
lature.
The Governor, after talking with
budget director Walter N. Kirkman
and James G., Rennie, chief of the
Budget Bureau, said 1T is impossible
now to say when can call special
session of the Legislature.
He said they had gone over the
requests carefully and that before
he could set date, he would have
to confer with Controller j. Millard
Tawes and Deputy Controller Joseph
|O'C. McCusker.
Mr.. Tawes and MIR. McCusker are
expected to return tomorrow from
San Francisco, where they are at
tending convention Of State con.
trollerS, treasurerS and auditors.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

The Commission on Alcoholism
has proposed, among other things,
the creation of a permanent body
with power to operate clinics for
chronic alcoholics.
The council also win recommend
q bill setting up a Maryland Water
Pollution Control Commission to
have jurisdiction over underground
and surface waters.
"a Sherbow Measures
The Sherbow recommendations
contained In a bills cover such
items as the distribution Of the
one-half f-cent gasoline tax, the one
and one-half-cent lateral roads levy,
the income tax, proceeds from IL
censes, admissions and recordation
taxes, education proposals and
establishment Of q Federal fiscal
research bureau.
Election measures approved would
extend the time for petitioning for
q recount to 10 days after a primary,
set the filing dates for primary can
didates and provide that the can.
collation. Of registration Of persons
who have not voted for Sfive years
must take place on or before Febru-
ary Is Of the election year.
Motor vehicle law recommends
tions include q provision for the
establishment Of inspection stations
in Baltimore and each Of the couns-
ties, with auto owners paying q 81
annual fee for two inspections.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Chicago Gruin

CHICAGO. Feb. % Up. - More than
100, 100000 bushels OF wheat which the
government needs to alleviate hunger in
poultry in the first six months Of the cur
rent crop year, the Department Of Agri-
culture estimates
In a revised report the department said
that disappearance of the grain for feed
ing purposes during the period was at the
175 per cent more than the five-year
average OF slightly more than 10,100,000
Analysts at the Chicago Board of Trade
long have contended that the reason is
ooyious-greater return on the grain than
II Y were sold into commercial channels
The urgency for meat, too, kept live
stock At or near ceiling levels, which was
VI virtually I.oe ~, guarantee, they added. Of
Otherwise, disappearance of the record
I;l;2SS1t43'o0Q I;l;S ta -bushel record 1915 wheat
department Of Asrcuftnre Estimated maas ss
long ago as last August that it would be.
A. A. mat time 1t expected carryover at
ooooo,0Qo bushels, after allowing $50. .000'- G0
5aR F5a.a dqTns o afss hsf 81 The o. ysaf sas
-, Although the oats crop of slightly more
than tasn l'590, 100000 bushels also was the
t six oi one II ITS IN the
cent greater than the 1O-year average
II, II too, has become scarce in, commercial
virtually unobtainabie except BY ePi barteS sS
fall. A"ae All Lie
Many observers have said that the corn
yieIo OF 3,0lS.4lO000 bushels had to be
6naa,na discounted 2 sharply for. feeding purposes
because frosts prevented much of it from
mata5l1gg saated ig. One grain trade authority as
ser Sestea ,,aa tnat actually SO much. OF the crop
was only about one-third that Of mature
e6rn; e6rn Farmers, Farmers, thus, were obliged to feed
fpr
obtained from one bushel of the matured
In addition, the Agriculture Department
salo 1eeding operations have been Expanded
considerably especially in the corn belt
70 70 utilize the relatively large quantities of
tne frost-damaged grain" and dairymen
hleher than average rate this season
Wheat, corn and barley haye held at
ceiling prices Of ]. .s012. 1lSH and 'o2is
oushel for several weeks Since last sat-
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Firms Using Steel Worried
By New Wage Price Policy
By the As,oeio,ed pr.,,

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.-President
Truman'S new wage-price policy has
"jeopardized" the position of COM
panies using steel as their basic
raw material, the magazine Steel
will say Monday.
Months may be required to iron
out the disruption caused in the
steel consuming industries by the
double le-barreled increase in manu-
featuring costs" resulting from the
$5-per-ton ceiling price increase
granted to basic steel producers In
return for an 1871 cent hourly
wage increase, the magazine de-
clares.
steel consuming industries now
face the necessity of paying about
10 per cent more for their raw ma
terial and are, or soon will be, con-
fronted with demands for wage in
creases comparable to those granted
IN the basic steel industry.
Little enthusiasm is to be found
among these steel buyers for the
Administrators new policy, the
general view being that it will de-
lay production of urgently needed
civilian goods since fabricating and
processing companies are unwilling
to incur further heavy operating
losses. Until specific steel product
prices are known, about March /,
consumers of steel will be in the
unhappy position of not knowing
what they will have to pay for steel"
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Feb; % Up tUsDA)-Hos
receipts unavailable. Compared with a
Cattle. receipts unavailable. Compared
Friday last week: General market very
mixed: strictly good and choice steers and
yearlings. including comparable yearling
mon mon and medium grades, grades, both classes
grade cattle. both classes about Bout steady" steady:
constant n; buyer pressure; however: on steers
1880: top steers, 1886, with odd head
! 500: top for week lowest since June,
1945: best heifers. 1855, but practical
ep Io9 6qk steers a
smaller at IL large markets: big packers
locally made smallest buy in recent weeks
relatively short-fed low dressing steers and
heifers predominated: stock cattle firm in
13.00-14 so, with half-fat f1eshy 300 pound
feeders TO ! 30; cows strong to 25 cents
higher; beef bulls weak to 25 cents lower;
! 90 higher than week earlier. choice Of
ferings selling freely at 1880: strictly good
beef cows, 9.00-12.25: Gamers and cutters,
7.50-S.75: heavy sausage bulls up to 1925
and fat bulls to 1925.
Friday last week: Slaughter lambs, 25 to
fully so cents lower, most decline on me-
dium and good grades; slaughter ewes
mostly steady; yearlingS in too light supply
fed wooled native and Western lambs.
J. 3. .00-1 so; weeks top, 1880. paid early;
closing top, ;35; most medium and good
shorn fed lambs so; medium and good
90; bulk Gull to choice slaughter ewes,
9 625-s.00 two loads good and choice
iS i51, pound fed Westerns, carrying better
black face lambs to feeder buyer. 1900;
load 6l-pound averages, 1900.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Stone
Continued From Page D-11.)

4st
the Fduciaries Section of the Dis.
trict Bankers Association, Frida,
night at the Mayf1ower, is in charge
of the Trust New Business Depart.
ment of the Chase National Bank
He is an expert on estate planning
Audley A. P Savage, auditor Of
the National Savings & Trust Co.
has returned to the bank after ar
extended illness. Mr.. Savage, who
is chairman of the Auditors Section
OF the District Bankers Association
has resigned the treasurership OF
the church school at st. Albans
Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase
after 80 years service.
Bank Women Greets Guests.
The Women's Committee of
Washington Chapter, ALB, enter
tanned a large group of out-of-town
guests at tea at the Mayf1ower
Hotel yesterday afternoon from 8
to S, prior to the annual banquet
IN the evening. Mrs. Dorothy Lam
ham, chairman, was assisted by Is
other members as hostesses.
Miss Helen Knox, national presi-
dent of the Association of Bank
Women, and manager of the Wo-
mems Department of Grand Gen.
trail Branch of the Chase National
Bank, was guest of the National
Metropolitan Bank at the Insti-
tute dinner.
Members of the group entertain
ing special guests included Char
lotte Engle, Katherine Krieg, Mrs
Margaret Dwyer, Lois A. White,
Alice Whitton, Minnie Jenkins,
Mrs. Nellie Saylor, Mary Chadwick
and S. Winifred Burwell.
Finance Expert to Speak.
DR.. Edward c. Acheson, Associate
Professor of Finance, George Wash
ington University, who served under
Edward r. Stettinius as economic
advisor on reciprocal aid to the
Lend-Lease Administration, will
address the District of Columbia
Controllers Institute, Tuesday, at a
dinner meeting at the Carlton Ho-
tel, on Fighting With Money"
Raymond G. Marx will preside.
DR.. Acheson also was financial
advisor to Gen. Stillwell in Chung
king, during his war service.