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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-20
BUSINESS PROPERTY WANTED.

WISH 10 LEASE BUILDING. or floors.
approx. 10000 So. IT. for use as motion
picture studio; LIST or end commercial:
good neighborhood: near transp.; down-
toTn location not essential. BYRON. NC,
DU. 1900. -2l
TO 10 YEAR Lease, before or By Jan.
5000 to 5000 So. IT.. l or 3 floors: to
house well established house furnishings
business. Owner managed and financed
II possible. Apply Box AK, Star.
HAVE SMALL PRINTING OUTFIT, want
small space to rent or proposition. Write
B. GOLDBERG, 1f4S N st. NV. 21s
YOUR REAL ESTATE FOR sALE:"--May
assist you In securing q purchaserf
HARRY ]. FRIEDMAN. Broker. RE 1166,
--22
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TODAY'S BARGAINS
3-bedrm., 2-bath brick. Vienna, S13.950
2-bedrm Colonial, Waverly Hills, 3d.

BbU.
2-family home. Alex, S1395n.
Large bung;, oil heat; Ballston, $4,000.
6-rm. Lyon Village bung, S14,250.
Arlington Forest, 6-bedrm brick. tile
bath. side screened porch, equipped kit. oil
heat, COPPER plumbing, storm windows
purchase. Quick possession.
II interested phone WEAVER REALTY
CO, CHI. ,4434. CHI. 1882, OK. a12e. for
more details. -21
43 SECONDS READING TINE
4-bedrm. bungalow. excellent condition
2-bedrm. bungalow, s14,a5O.
9-seddrm. Cape Cod, excellent condition.
5-bedrm,. home and business. sa4, 500.
5-bedrm home with income, SIT 900
5-bedrm., l acre, Arlington Forest, S21,-
Gentleman's estate. Is acres. $50, 600.
as bp66d orm.' acres, new condition,
5;bedrm. 4 acre. Cape Cod, s15,75o
We have other nice homes and acreage
not listed above. If what you want is
ne. here cal, o US We may have ~ HoI
2205 10
/. Attention. homeowners! We get results!
Let US sell your property CHI 1874 -21
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STORES WANTED.

WILL PAY UP TO ST 900 month rent fol
Ice. store located downtown shoppins
Replies to this ad are confidential. 30,
103-x. Star. 90
ness THoMPsoN PAINT .fs sn sToRE 's 5ie
NEED SEVERAL SMALL. sToKEs where
reet ame Pbe soed RE su't ss ior
YOUR STORE FOR SALE?"-May I assist
you in securing purchaser? Thank you
HARRY /. FRIEDMAN, Broker. RE. 1856
HAVE SMALL PRINTING OUTFIT. want
space to rent. Phone after 8 pm. BEN
GOLDBERG, ME- 7475 2l'
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PROPERTY FOR RENT

10000 SO. Eft. of level industrial ground
in Central D. c. on B. & o. Railroad
siding. with 2,400 50. It. of hreproof
warehouse space: SEPARATE brick ONCE
street; perfect access for largest trucks.
more ground available IL needed; 5-year
lease 4. NJ ROTH, woodward Bldg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-20

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE.
assist you in securing a purchaser?
HARRY I. FRIEDMAN, Broker, RE. 1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-20

MODERN FIREPROOF BLDG, 1900 50
n Sr;veAin dnors. concrsta sts.et II, front
zoned industrial: available Oct. /; might
divide. in convenient Alexandria location
WEAVER BROS, INC. Washington Bldg.
DI 5000: ewes, CHI. 923s. -21
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WAREHOUSES FOR SALE.
WAREHOUSES FOR RENT.

WAREHOUSE, -Ist commit. in ne. nea
Bladensburg I'd; bldg. 50x76, 3 stories
So 300. Box PISA, Star. Is
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SUBURBAN sAIE-yIRcINIA

NEW 3-BEDROOM BRICK HOUSE, near
ticaily new truck WHICH WHICH, could be p used
Is tractor trailer. rs part payment. Falls
GHi IaS9 HOME. handy - psn m2 "a.
attached brick. rooms and bath, recr
room, bsmt. Law, complete kitchen with
stove and refrigerator; possession by Sept
80; S12,750. r. p. RIPLEY, SH 1882
(Sun. and ewes, SH. 69l6, Mr.. Romer)
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BUsINEss PROPERTY FOR SALE.
d1739 CONNECTICUT AVE."--ownsrs viii
consider reasonable offers on this excellent
business property. Investigate this now
HARRY / FRIEDMAN. Broker, RE. 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-20

day; 4-bedrm.. liy,
room, kit. apt. in
per mo-. 2 refgrs.
this house; immed.
WI. 5000, with GRl
EST ~
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WE HAVE several large and small invest
ments. Further information call PROVI-
DENT CO.. 1855 ST. NV. MI. sS45.
Open until 8 pm. 30
NEAR George Washington University HOS
pita1. 3-family apartment building, show
L. NORRIS. 2135 Penna. ave. RE. Pip.
30
EYE ST. near 20th-3-story and base
ment office bldg; priced at S45, 900; pres
emit lease expires in near future. CHAS
L. NORRIS. 2135 Penna. ave. RE. 2112.
Evening star., 1946-04-14
.Light as n Feather!
.Nylon GirdleS
1895

You love them ask for them season after sea-
son {. . and we don't blame you! They're beautiful
s.. cool and light as puff of thistedown -. firm
as an average figure desires! Two models here,
panty and girdle both with Talon closing both
IA inches long. Brief sta-bones front and back.
Sizes rs to 80.
q Xanns-Coset shop-second Floor. !.
Evening star., 1946-04-14

Handsome all wool
suit in a fine check.
Single : breasted coat
with two pockets, fly
front pants .(lined) with
two pockets and neat
belt.
Evening star., 1946-04-14
DNAL-C0l0rYd
Ray0n GAbnraMe
by 'ANDREA" of California

The radiant sunshine spirit of California q.
caught and held in this head-turning dress by can
dreap' Casually tailored, for town or resort, it's
easy to get into with its wrap neckne and side-but-
toned skirt :. a joy to the eyes in blackscaret,
brown-aqua, melon-white, chamois- black, white
black or lime-back 10 to Is.
Kanns-Sports shop-Second
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Retail Food Prices Highest Ever;
Rise Smushes 1920 Record

Slightly this month, the bureau
added.
Sharpest rises during the month
ending November Is were reported
for fats and oils, meats except poul-
try, and fruits and vegetables.
Prices of fats and oils as a group
advanced 65 per cent between Octo-
ber Is and November Is, as price
controls were lifted and scarcities
continued. During the month, lard
jumped more than 100 per cent. In
mid November, lard cost about So
cents per pound on the average as
compared with 10 cents in June and
10 cents in August, 1889, the bureau
reported.
Meat prices on November Is, ex-
Guiding poultry and fish, were nine
per cent above these of mid-August,
prior to the restoration of price con-
trolls. Pork prices rose more than
13 per cent over mid-August and
consumers paid about 20 per cent
more-or an average OF rs cents per
pound-for sliced bacon. AS sup
plies of meat rose during the month
ending November Is, poultry prices
dropped 16 per cent, greater than
seasonal decline.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
D. {. Can Tax Income
ON Sale Of Securities
Held Under 7 Years
Deal Is q Speculation,
Not Investment, Court .
Of Appeals Rules

The United States Court of
Appeals today upheld the legal
ity of a District law imposing
income tax on the sale of securi-
ties which have been held by an
owner less than two years.
The court observed that the law
is that if the securities are held
for more than two years they were
obtained for investment, rather
than speculation
The case involved Ethel S. Gar
rett and George A. Garrett, 2503
Thirtieth street NV. and the total
tax involved was $751.81.
The appeals court today affirmed
the finding of Lawrence Koenigs-
berger, the Districts one-man
Board of Tax Appeals. The opinion
was written by Justice Henry w.
Edgerton, in which Chief Justice
D. Lawrence Groner and Justice
Wilbur K. Miller joined.
The CARROTS, who appealed from
the ruling of the District Tax Board
complained of the assessment OF
the District income tax on gains
they derived from the sales of Sc
curities. They attacked the legality
of section six CD of the District
of Columbia income tax law pro-
viding that gain or loss from "sale
CO. CEC1TTDTT7v TAY Aol
Evening star., 1946-12-23
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 23.-With the
toll of dead calculated as high
as Il, los so far, thousands OF
wretched, shivering Japanese
tonight huddled around fires
near the waterlogged wreckage
of their homes destroyed by the
earthquake and tidal waves
early Saturday.
The Home Ministry listed 1,o26
dead, with reports still coming in
from previously isolated areas in
Southern Shikoku Island and the
Wakayama Peninsula. Kyodo News
Agency reported its count at 1,125
killed. Kyodo listed 2,700 killed,
missing and injured.
A bitter cold wind blew steadily
across Japan from the. Manchurian
plains, adding to the miserable dis
comfort of Japanese who lost their
homes and their relatives or friends
in the tragic dawn Saturday.
The homeless-tens OF thousands
were living under railroad trestles,
in forests and along the beaches.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Farm Income This Year
Expected 10 Set Record
BY the Associated Press

Agriculture Department econom-
lists predicted today this years farm
income from marketings would set
a new record.
Latest surveys indicate, they said
q farm income for the first ii
months of $21 $780, 100000, or IA per
cent more than in the same period
last year.
The total 1915 income from mar
ketings was $21 ,552, 100000.
Economists expect the 1947 income
to remain at a high level but be-
low that of this year.
Receipts from livestock and live
stock products were about 10 per
cent higher in the first II months
of 1916 than in the same period last
year, while income from crops was
about 10 per cent higher. The de-
partment said the increase reflected
higher prices for most farm COM
modities.
Preliminary estimates indicate
that cash receipts in November
were $4,000, 100000, or about 10 per
cent below October, 1916, but 80 per
cent above November, 1945.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Juicy House Jobs to Be Decided
AT G. O.P. Caucus January 2

william r. sell OF PennSyl-
yania is mentio--S-.. most frequently
for the sergeant at arms nomination.
# elected he viii succeed Kenneth
Romney of Montana.
Barring a last-minute change,
Frank Collier, who held the Job un-
der previous Republican administra-
tions, will succeed Finis E. Scott as
House postmaster.
Still apparently wide open Is the
race for doorkeeper. Candidates
most frequently mentioned are
James Grimm of New Jersey, John
McCabe Of Indiana, Beecher Hess Of
Ohio and M. L. Meletio Of Missouri.
There is scramble for dozens of
other wel-paying jobs that will be
at Republican disposal after Janu-
ary 3 and for the handful OF choice
minority" posts the democrats will
retain in the new Congress.
All the patronage" jobs will be
filed by party caucuses, which also
will select the party floor leaders.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
BY the Associated Press

House Republican chiefs, hopefu!
their own leadership struggles will
be resolved without further harsh
words, turned their attention today
to settling contests for choice pa
tronage posts.
The four top ones to be filled with
COP members after long Demo-
cratic tenure are House clerk and
sergeant at arms, at $4,000 a year
each, and doorkeeper and post
master, at $1,000.
The Republican caucus will make
the selections on January 2, sub
iect to virtually certain approval by
the new House the next day.
Top contender for the clerkship is
John Andrews of Massachusetts,
who has been a minority party en-
ploye during the last several years
Also seeking the post left vacant by
the death Of South Trimble, how
ever, is former Representative VIII
liam A. Pittenger Of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Holiday Travel Rush
Holds Steady Pace as
Yu|e Parties Begin
White Christmas Out
With Clear Weather
Promised for District

One of the biggest Christmas
travel rushes in history contin-
ued at a slower but still steady
pace today as stay-at-homes at
tended to last-minute shopping
and tree trimming in prepara-
ton for the visit of st. Nicholas
tomorrow night.
The Weather Bureau saw no
chance for a white Christmas hereI
but offered the next best thing in the
prospect of fair skies and above
freezing temperatures.
A feeling that this would be the
gayest Noel since 1910 was apparent
as a full round of parties got under
way yesterday.
President Truman will join the
festivities at 4:30 pm. tomorrow by
lighting a living Christmas tree On
the south lawn of the White House
No Live" Telecast.
There will be no "live" telecast Of
the ceremony, as previously an
nounced. However, television repre-
sentatives will film it for later pre-
sentation over their stations.
Officials in charge of the program
explained the earlier announce
ment of planned direct pickups from
the scene was premature, having
been made before the White House
had passed on arrangements. It
was later rejected by the White
House
The program will be broadcast to
the Nation over standard radio chan
nels. There will be music by the
Marine Band and carols by the Ma
tional Press Club Chorus.
There was lull in the travel rush
which reached a peak over the week
end, but railroads and bus lines an
<NT~Trrr q
Evening star., 1946-12-23
BY the Assoeioied Press

Senator Johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado today termed universal
military training a proposal to
delegate the spiritual and moral
training of American youths to
the brass hats.
In letter to Dr. Karl T. Comp
ton, chairman of President Tru-
mans newly created Advisory Com
mission on Universal Training, the
Coloradoan, a member of the Sem
ate Military Affairs Committee, de-
clared:
"Such an un-American innova-
ton would substitute sex training
and guzzling for spiritual training
and moral stagnation for the de-
velopment of healthy, wholesome
self-reliant and energetic morale"
Senator johnson told DR.. Comp
ton that Congress sis almost equally
divided on the advisability of mill
tary CONSUMPTION, adding that the
commissions report might tip the
scales
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Army Transport to Aid
RudderIess Cargo Ship
b. the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-The Coast
Guard said today that the Army
transport Gen. Omar Bundy, carry
ing 2,011 homeward-bound veterans
from Germany, was scheduled to
rendezvous at sea this morning with
the Liberty ship Frank P. Walsh,
which radioed early today that it
was in trouble about 180 miles of
Ambrose Light.
The master of the Walsh, inbound
en- route from LIE Havre to Calves
ton, said the ship had lost its rud-
der.
The Coast Guard said the Gen.
Bundy, 13,oOo-ton transport. prob
ably would take the Liberty ship in
tow. The Walsh is a 7,000-ton ship.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Princess Sophie Of Hesse
Identifies Gems al Trial
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. %.
Princess Sophie of Hesse today
identified gems on display at the
court martial of Col Jack w.
Durant, 81, of Chicago and Wash
ington, D. c., as from the $1,500, 900
Kronberg Castle collection which
Durant is accused of stealing.
Princes Sophie, stately blond
clad in beige dress, black coat
and hat, and black calf-length
bots, testified in English. She
identified various types as the prop
erty of Princess Maria Alexandra
of Hesse and of Prince August Will
helm of Prussia.
The court session was marked by
frequent clashes between Maj.
Joseph S. Robinson Of New York,
the prosecutor, and Capt. Glenn v.
Brumbaugh of Los Angeles, defense
attorney.
Capt. Brumbaugh objected fire.
quently to prosecution procedure in
identifying the gems before they
had peen placed in evidence, and
Mai. Robinson argued that Capt.
Brumbaugh with constant objec-
tions was delaying the case.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
By the Associated Psess

Retail food prices in the United
States reached the highest point on
record in mid-November, is per
cent above the peak hit in June
1920, after World War I, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today.
An advance of 43 per cent be-
tween mid-October and mid-No-
vember boosted the age Us retail
food price index to 1877 per cent OF
the 1935-1939 averages per cent
higher than year ago.
(The Washington index stood
at 1868, rise of 3.4 per cent
from October Is. 1t was 1927 per
cent higher than the figure for
November Is, 1945)
On the average, the bureau said
food prices in November were twice
as high as in August, 1889. The in
dex had risen steadily for nine
months, gaining 20 per cent since
mid-June.
The report was based on a survey
of Sc large cities. A preliminary
check on IL major cities indicated
that food prices would decline
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Johnson Hits Universal Training
As Moral Stognotion' for Youth
Senator Tells Compton Plan Is 'Un-Amerieon'
Would Substitute 'GuzzIing' for Spiritual Life

Mr.. Truman, addressing the first
meeting of the Compton group last
week, stressed that "the military
phase is incidental" to what he has
in mind.
II want that word military left
out" the Chief Executive asserted
But Senator johnson, addressing
his letter to DR.. Compton as Chair
man, Civilian Advisory Commission
on Universal Military Training, "
wrote:
"Out of one side of our mouths
we talk of world disarmament, and
out of the other we start world
armament race!
Russia is not going to be de-
ceived by our juvenile strategy in
dropping the term military from
universal training
Latin America will notice that
we have substituted shotgun di-
plomacy for our vaunted good-neigh-
Dor policy
Senator johnson took issue with
the President on another score
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Hiqh Court Grants Lewis
Hearing on New Appeal
By the Associated Press

The Supreme Court today granted
John L. Lewis and the United Mine
Workers a hearing on a new appeal
questioning the validity of the pre-
liminary injunction issued against
them during the recent soft coal
strike.
The effect is to broaden the issues
of law before the court In Mr.. Lewis
appeal from the $4,000 fine i'm
posed on him and the $780, 900 fine
on the union for contempt OF court
The Supreme Court, in accepting
the latest appeal, consolidated II
with the appeals granted earlier
Argument on all of the issues viii
be heard January IA.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Messersmith Flying
To CupituI Today

George S. Messersmith, Ambas-
sador to Argentina, is scheduled to
arrive by plane late today for con-
sultation with State Department Of
flcials on Latin American policy.
The State Department said Mr..
Messersmith planned to go to his
home at Wilmington, Dell. tomor-
row, delaying any official consulta-
tions until after the Christmas holi-
davS
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Jap Quake Toll Rises to 7,125;
Homeless Huddle Around Fires
Bitter Cold Wind Intensifes Misery of
Thousands Whose Houses Were Wrecked

stoking little fires against the biting
winter weather, as relief crews
sought to deliver emergency food,
clothing and medical supplies.
Besides the 1,026 it listed as dead,
the Home Ministry reported 145
were missing and 1,035 injured, and
well over 100000 persons were made
homeless.
1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger,
commander of the United States
9th Army, announced, meanwhile,
that no American personnel had
been killed or injured. Less than
100 Yanks in the Wakayama PEN
insula area-center of the quake
zone-will not be evacuated i'm
mediately, Army headquarters said,
because they are. in no danger and
"have a job to do there"
Food and fresh water was dropped
by air to the American garrisons.
American Army pilots who flew
over Shikoku said the Kochi area
appeared to be the worst damaged
considerably harder hit than Waka-
yama Peninsula of Southern Honshu,
Evening star., 1946-12-23
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Williams an( .'ss:s:s tssss:s ]
'salaIu
Declared Bal,s' 'ss',if ~
In ! Of ; Actions
ReoI Estote Operator
Claims SoIveney in
Veterans Home Project

George H. Williams, real estate
operator, and his firm, the
George H. Williams Co., were
declared bankrupt by Justice
Alexander Holtzoff in District
Court today, but Williams con-
tested bankruptcy action against
his home-building corporation,
Williams Properties, Inc.
As a result of Williams conten-
ton that Williams Properties is not
insolvent, a hearing was set for
January 3.
The bankruptcy proceedings were
started after nearly 200 veterans
complained they had put down $50t
or 1000 on homes Williams prom.
ised but failed to produce. The,
complained they had gotten neithel
the homes nor their money back.
Williams, in. answers to bank.
ruptcy petitions filed against him
the George H. Williams Co. ano
Williams Properties, Inc, today ad-
mitted general Indebtedness on the
first two scores but denied the
home building corporation is insol-
vent.
In contesting bankruptcy for Will
iiams Properties, the real estate
man proposed appointing a receiver
to complete the homes he promised
a group of veterans at Gwynn Park
near Clinton, Md.
Says Construction Is Underway.
The corporation, of which Will
liams holds 80 per cent of the stock,
was formed to build Gwynn Park.
Williams has explained that he bor-
rowed the money from the George
H. williams Co. to put into the cor
poration.
Williams contended today that
Williams Properties is not insolvent
because "a large number of houses
are under construction in Prince
Georges County, Md, and are in
an advanced stage of completion
and under roof
The corporation, Williams added
in his answer, has construction
loan sufficient to complete the prof.
ect. If the houses are completed,
Williams argued, their sale under
contracts now in effect will net the
corporation a large profit"
Would Relinquish Assets.
Williams proposed that profits
from the sale of the houses should
be turned over to the trustee In
(See WILLIAMS, A-4D
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Major 6. 0. P. Probe
OF Administrations
Trade Pacts Urged
13 Southern States Back
Policy, Oppose Cut in
Protective Tariff Rates

A searching investigation of
the Democratic foreign trade and
tariff policies by the new Re-
publican dominated Congress
was proposed today by Repre-
sentative Gearhart, Republican,
of California.
The Californian, a member OF
the tariff framing House Ways and
Means Committee, suggested the
inquiry shortly after commissioners
of agriculture of 13 Southern States
issued statement opposing any
further reduction in protective
tariff rates. The commissioners de-
clared any slash in tariffs would
send farmer purchasing power
roaring downward"
Hitherto, the South has been the
region battling hardest for low
tariffs on the theory that" high
tariffs increase the prices on things
farmers must buy.
Policy Is Assailed.
"The time has come" Mr.. Gear
hart told reporters, when the
people are realizing the truth
about the operations of the recip-
rocal trade program. 1t has sold
agricultural areas down the river.
1t has operated to the advantage
Of the industrial East and to the
disadvantage of the agricultural
Midwest, Farwest and Southern
States"
He said he would propose formally
an investigation on the first day
the Ways and Means Committee
meets.
Mr.. Gearhart said he is not op-
posed to the principle of reciprocal
trade agreements. but added:
II want the law amended to pre-
vent misuse of its powers. I want
to forestall Americas becoming the
dumping ground for the agricultural
surpluses of the world after the
other nations get back into produc-
ton"
However, Senate Democrats rallied
to the defense of the reciprocal
trade agreements program.
Scuttling Feared.
Scuttling of the program for q
return to a high tariff policy would
prove disastrous not only to this
country but to the world at large
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico asserted.
He and other administration sup
porters were aroused by demand
by Senator Butler, Republican, OF
Nebraska that the State Depart
ment suspend projected negotiations
with 13 nations for reciprocal re-
duction of tariffs and other trade
barriers.
In making known its stand on the
trade issue, G. c. Hanson of Mem
phis, Tenn, secretary of the associa-
ton representing 13 Southern States
charged that purchasing power OF
Southern farmers will "go roaring
downward" if the proposed 18 new
trade agreements are approved.
Development of the tariff issue
over the week end added to the
problems confronting President
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Hendricks Taken to Prison

Homer r. Hendricks, Washington
attorney convicted of manslaughter
in the shooting of his wife Gertrude
was taken from the Montgomery
County Jail in Rockville this morn
ing to begin a 10-year term in the
Maryland Penitentiary at Baltimore.