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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Justice Aide Urges
u. 5. Civil Rights Law
BY the Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Aug.
30.-Assistant Attorney General
Lamar Caudle called today for legis-
lation that would let the Federal
Government "act vigorously" when
local authorities fail to prosecute
civil rights violations.
At present, the head of the Justice
Departments criminal division said
In addressing the North Carolina
Bar Association, the Government
has "little power or authority to
deal with the social and govern
mental situations which give rise to
civil rights problems.
Mr.. Caudle, who also is national
president of the Federal Bar As
ISOLATION, made no direct reference
to any specific incident. The civil
rights section of his division is in
vestigating the postwar resurgence
of the Ku Klux Khan and the recent
lynching of four Negroes near Mon
roe, Ga.
Mr.. Caudle said mob violence cor
any attack upon basic rights should
be a local problem Of primary con-
Germ to local citizens, to be handled
in the community in which it occurs
by local officers"
But, he added, where local
authority neglects or fails to act
your Federal Government should
have the power and authority to
act vigorously in the district where
the offense is committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Park Service Offers Program
Of Rambling and Stur-Guziinq

Astronomy enthusiasts will meet
for the star-gazing session at pm.
Sunday at Barnard Hill Park,
Bunker Hill road and Twenty sixth
street NE. Principal speaker for
the meeting will be U. S. Lyons of
the Washington Astronomers So
ciety.
Naturalist Gordon Gaumitz and
Historian Stanley w. Mcclure will
accompany horse-drawn barge trips
on the C. g. o. Canal, which will
leave from Lock No. 3, south of
Thirtieth and M streets NV, at
2 pm. tomorrow and at 9 am. and
2 pm. Sunday. Return trips will
leave Brookmont, Md, at 4:30 pm.
tomorrow and 11:30 am. and 4:30
pm. Sunday.
A sightseeing cruiser will leave
from the Tidal Basin Inlet Bridge,
near the Polo Grounds, on even
hours tomorrow and Sunday for
tours of the Washington water front,
under auspices of the Park Service
in cooperation with Government
Services, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Sand Gun Slows
Weapons Dropped
From Planes
BY the Axsoeioted Pfsax

The invention of q U-shaped re-
coil tube firing bullets" of sand to
slow the fall of parachuting jeeps,
guns and other heavy equipment
dropped for airborne forces was an
nounced yesterday by the Army
Air Forces.
The tube contains an explosive
charge In the bent portion. This
is set of just before the equipment
lands, driving containers of sand
toward the ground from the tubes
two open ends. The recoil--like
that Of a shotgun-is exerted in the
opposite direction.
The recoiI, said the announce
ment, almost stops the heaviest
loads. What remains of the drop
is like falling of a chair"
1t added that a paratrooper, who
with full equipment weighs about
800 pounds, could accelerate with a
sand gun" weighing only 20 pounds
Another slowing device found sue
cessful in tests at Wright Field
Ohio, is a small explosive charge
placed between heavy falling loads
and their parachutes. When the
charge Is detonated, the shock wave
of the blast is exerted upward
against the underside of the in.
0ated chute and works like brake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
ice Probes Laxity
In Freight Car Traffic

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission is launching an investigation
of the handling of empty freight
cars by railroads, acting on request
Of ODT Director j. Monroe Johnson
who yesterday warned the country
faces the greatest transportation
crisis in 20 years"
ICC especially is interested In
looking into the situation of freight
cars not owned by the carriers using
them.
Mr.. Johnson said he had received
numerous letters from shippers COM
planning Of the laxity of carriers in
moving empty cars.
He urged. as a partial solution,
that the daily hiring charge for
freight cars, other than tank and
refrigerator cars, be increased from
$1.15 to 50 during the existing
shortage.
officials say the transportation
crisis does not involve passenger
service.
Mr.. johnson says the real pinch
will come about October Is and con-
tinue until next May, and that it
may force a closing down of some
factories unable to move their
products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
American Held in Bremen
For Killing Dock Worker
BY the kssoeiefed Press

BREMEN, Germany, Aug. 30
The American military government
today said q United States War De-
partment employe killed a dock
worker and wounded another during
a raid recently and so incensed the
population Of Bremen that a dis
astrous situation" was narrowly
averted.
The American, a former Navy
lieutenant, was being held pending
full investigation and "a Germans
were under arrest, suspected OF theft.
The military government said the
War Department employe fired dur
ing a melee while security troops
were raiding the docks in an effort
to halt the theft of food packages
sent to Germany by friend in the
United States. The statement con-
tinued:
"It can safely be said that the
presence of mind of a few labor
leaders and fortnight statement
by Mayor Kaisen, published in the
Weserkurier "a Bremen newspaper
saved what might have been dis
astrous situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Nazi Generals Claims
Are Blasted by u. ).
BY the Associated Press

NUREMBERG, Aug. 30.-Brig.
Gen. Telford Taylor Of the Amer
lean prosecution staff accused de-
Tense counsel for the German Cen
eral Staff and High Command today
with introducing mass Of irrele-
want material before the Interna-
tional Military Tribunal.
In summation against Nazi mill
tarists, Gen. Taylor said It was un-
true that German generals had no
voice in determining, strategy. and
asserted that Adolf Hitler always
called in the general staff before de-
Gliding on new military plans.
Military leaders not only partic-
ipated in the plans, they were de-
lighted with the results" he said.
They were afraid of getting into
war before they adequately prepared,
but they wanted big army and
they wanted strategic and military
advantages which Germany derived
from Hitler's successes"
Gen. Taylor also derided defense
statements that the generals could
not resign, pointing out that in fact
several did resign during the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Montgomery Opens
Fourth Dispensary

Establishment Of fourth dispen-
sary in Montgomery County unde,
the operation OF the County Liquor
Control Board was ann ounced today
by B. R. English, general manager
and secretary-treasurer.
The new store, already opened al
CLIO Macarthur boulevard will serve
Brookmont, Glen Echo Heights
Massachusetts, avenue extended
Cabin John, Fairway Hill, Great
Falls, Potomac and other sections
in that vicinity. Earl Buscher is
manager. The other stores are in
Silver Spring, Bethesda and Rock
vile.
At the same time Mr.. English an
nounced that the profit for the last
fiscal year ending June 80, was $402,-
600, an increase of approximately
$4,000 over the fiscal year of 1915
The county dispensary system, MIR
English pointed out, has not been
called upon to ration any of its
goods in the past two years. Due to
the grain increase recently granted
to distillers and brewers, both beer
and whisky should be more plenti-
full, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
'AFL Urges Employers
To Open Books as Aid
In Wage Negotiation
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The American Federation Of Labor
called upon employees today to show
their financial records to the unions
as an aid to collective bargaining.
Last fall and winter there was a
Nation wide controversy on this sub
ject when Walter ReutE1er of the
CLIO Auto Workers demanded that
the General Motors Corp. open its
books.
The AFT, ihsthe September, 1916,
issue of its publication "Labor's
Monthly Survey" said it proposes to
speed production, avoid strikes and
negotiate wage increases within price
ceilings"
Employers Cooperation Asked.
But it declared this policy will
succeed only If employers are ready
to meet us half way"
The AFL argument goes as follows:
l. Some industries, like foods,
chemicals, paper products, trade and
service, are earning Substantial
profits. varying from IL per cent to
more than 20 per cent on net worth
2. Wages are low in some Of those
industries and many companies can
afford wage increase without rails
ing prices. Now Is the time to lift
their workers to a decent level"
3. In other industries, such as
automobiles and electric equipment,
some companies are operating at a
deficit.
workers Need Facts"
Then the ALL said:
These records show that workers
need the facts if they are to fer
mulate policies intelligently, make
realistic wage demands, negotiate
wage increases within price ceilings
and avoid strikes.
I'VE say to American employers:
We have offered to cooperate with
you as partners in improving pro-
duction. Show us the facts so we
can know the results of our efforts.
Give us production records so we
can watch the increases due to our
daily work. Give us access to finan-
cial reports so we can see the in
come resulting from the joint pro-
duction process. Share with us
equitably as increasing income
makes wage increases possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

Activities for tree and nature
lovers, star-gazers and just plain
sightseers have been scheduled for
this weekend by the National Park
Service.
w. Drew Chick, assistant park
naturalist, will conduct nature
ramble through the Soldiers Home
grounds tomorrow, meeting partic-
ipants at 3 pm. at the entrance,
Park place and Park road NV.
Description OF trip to the Ca
madam Rockies will be presented
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lansburgh
to feature the Rock Greek Campfire
program at 7:30 pm. tomorrow. Mr.
Lansburgh will narrate a motion
picture record taken during the trip
Location of the campfire site is
near Sixteenth and Colorado avenue
NV.
The tree study will be conducted
by Mr.. Chick on the Capitol grounds
at 3 pm. Sunday. The group will
meet at the Grant Memorial, First
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Slim Hopes Seen for End
OfSugor Rotionine in AT
by the Associated Press

The Agriculture Department said
today no general improvement in
the sugar supply situation is pos
sible until the 1947 Caribbean
crops-particularly the Cuban and
Puerto Rican crops-begin to move
to market In large volume about six
months from now.
Officials said chances appear
rather slim" that supplies will in
crease sufficiently to permit aban-
Comment of consumer rationing next
year.
This forecast was made in a state
ment announcing that 1,187,000
short tons of sugar will be allocated
for civilian distribution in the
October December quarter. This
compares with 1,147,000 allocated for
the corresponding quarter last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
National Air Races Entrants
Prepare for Thompson Event

CLEV ELAND, Aug. 81 FJ.-1uc
National Air Races open here today
with the arrival Of the Bendix
Trophy flyers and contest between
six women pilots who will take of
at AIS pm. in q Slap race around
a 15-mile triangular course.
The last group of entrants in
the Thompson Trophy race, to be
run at 300 miles around closed
course on Monday, were trying to
qualify at speeds above the 275 miles
an hour minimum. Only the fastest
IL will be permitted to compete, the
slower qualifiers being put in the
Soho Trophy race at 2l0 miles to-
morrow.
Tex Johnston Of Niagara Falls,
N. Y, gave an idea Of what the
Thompson will be like when he quail
flied his little yellow P-39 Airacobra
with an average Of 400 miles an hour
probably the fastest time ever
made around a closed course. He
completed one lap around the rec
tangular 30-mile course at an aver
age speed just over 4l0 miles an
hour.
Cleveland was damned with Wis
itors. Traffic policemen were put
on 12-hour day, some 1000 signs
to direct motorists were posted, hun
dreds of residents in the airport
region were eager to have autos
ruin their lawns for $3.50 each, and
space for several thousand small
airplanes was available at 81 air.
ports within Is miles of Cleveland.
Other Flyers Qualify.
Already qualified for the Labor
Day race in addition to Tex john
ston were Jack Woolams of Niagara
Falls, a teammate, with an average
Of 1927 miles an hour; George
WEIGH Of Los Angeles, at 394.3; Tony
lie Vier of Glendale, Calf. at 1854;
Steve Whitman of Oshkosh, Wis, at
1853; Howard g. Lilly of Rocky River,
Ohio, at 346. Bruce E. Raymond Of
Hammond. Ind, 3434; Woody Ed
monson of Lynchburg, Va, at 1874,
and Wilson Newhall of Chicago, at
314.8. The minimum qualifying speed
is 275 miles an hour.
Two flyers have qualified for the
Soho race, which will bring to-
gether those planes not in the first
IL among the entrants for the
Thompson. James De Santo, who
with his wife operates flying serv-
ice at Parkersburg, w. Va, averaged
241.9 miles an hour and Jack Hard
wick of Durango, Colo, with 251.9.
Both are flying P-38 Lightnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Miss America Contestant
To Broadcast Toniqht

Jeanne Carlson, Washington's
candidate for the 1916 Miss Amer
lea" contest next week in Atlantic
City, will appear in a radio broad
cast at tbs o'clock tonight over
WWDC.
Miss Carlson will be interviewed,
and Is scheduled to sing on the o.
minute program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

will conduct the
c o m m u n ! t y
G h e S t Fedora
tion campaign
a m o n g WAA
employees.
The city-Wide
camp a i gn for
$4,000 900 W ii |
open on Octo-
Der %.
Mr.. Shingler
was named 10
the post by As
sistant Secretary
of Treasury Ed
ward H. Foley,
=. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Air Races
Continued From First Page0

M. w. Fairbrother of Milwaukee,
Wise. also flying P-38, took OF.
Thomas j. Mayson of Burbank,
Calf, in a Psi, left at 1924. Mr..
Husted's A-26 went at 10:4l, and
Rex Mays of Long Beach, Calf, in
q P-38, took of at 10:43.
Youngest Contestant Is Is.
William P. Lear of North Holly
wood, Calf, 18-year-old flyer and
the youngest contestant, got away
in his P-38 at 10:45.
Next to take off were John Car
roll, West Los Angeles, Calf, in a
P-38, at 1880; Paul Mantz, Bur-
bank, flying Psi, at 1888; H. l..
Marshall, Miami Beach, Fla, in a
P-38, at 1887; William F. Eddy, La
Jollia, Calf, in a Psi, at II am,
and Walter R. Bullock, Minneapolis,
flying a P-38, at lilo.
A minute later, Andrew Grant,
Long Beach, left in a P-38, followed
at 11:18 by Spiro Dilles, Glendale,
Calf, in a P-6s. Hassen Galloway,
Atlanta, Ga, took off at 11:21 in
P-38, and James L. Harp, jr., Uni
versity Of Illinois student of Aurora,
ILL.,, also in a P-38, at 11:27. Charles
Tucker of La Crescenta, Calf, in
P-63, got away at 11:29.
Last Flyer Away.
Harvey M. Hughes, Lansing,
Mich, in P-38, left at 11:44. Miss
Cochran, the only woman entrant,
was away at 1852. Herman Sal
mon, Burbank, in P-38. took off
at 1888; John E. Schields, Van Mugs,
in a P-38, at 11:55, and with all
away as Mr.. johnson took OF at
noon.
Floyd Odlum, New York financier,
and husband of Jacqueline Cochran,
said he did not expect his wife to
win. He said she was flying for the
benefit of the Army Air Forces Aid
Society and hopes, besides possibly
earning some prize money for that
society, to call attention to this
worthy cause"
The rules provide that the winner
must reach Cleveland before 6 pm,
but every one expected the first
planes to arrive in the middle of the
afternoon program of Army, Navy
and Marine Corps flying demonstra-
tions, aerial acrobatics, speeches and
music.
The record to beat in the Bendix
race is 282 miles an hour average
made by Frank Fuller of San Fran
cisco in 1889. Experts figure the
stripped-down fighter planes sal
vaged from military surpluses will
add 100 miles to that average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30
Shing|er Named 10 Lead
Chest Drive in WAA

Don G. Shingler, acting associate
administrator of the War Assets Ad-
ministration, has been made chair
man of the volunteer solicitors, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

Sixteen studios In Russia are now
producing motion pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

the Government Unit of the cam
paign organization.
Mr.. Shingler was Assistant Engi-
ner Commissioner of the District
from 1886 to 1899. A graduate OF
West Point, he was chief Of staff in
Baghdad and later was in charge
OF the military mission developing
the Persian Gulf supply route. He
held the rank Of brigadier general
during the war. He also took part
in the invasion of Normandy,
France. He joined WAA on July l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-30

Nearly 10000 acres in Chile were
planted to sunf1owers this year.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Gen. Whitney Decorated
By Macarthur in Tokyo

Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney, 371i
Huntington street NV, today re-
ceived the Legion of Merit "for ex-
ceptionally meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding
service in the Southwest Pacific
from November, 1914, until August,
1945."
An Associated Press dispatch said
Gen. Whitney, chief of headquarters
Government Section, Tokyo, received
the medal from Gen. Macarthur. on
whose staff he has served as admin
istrative assistant.
Gen. Whitney, native of Takoma
Park and a member of an old Mary
land family, was graduated from
Mckinley High School here. He first
entered the Army during the World
War and served as adjutant at Boil
ing Field. He practiced law in Ma
nila from 1927 to 1899, when he re-
entered the Army.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Grocery Days of Old Recalled
AT Testimonial to Fred Shaw

Some men seek adventure. Alfred
A. (Fred Shaw, 72, has worked fol
So years in the same building and
lets adventure come to him.
When he went to work as a ware
house helper for B. B. EarnshaW
& Bros. in 1892, 19-year -old FREQ
could always count on a runaway
horse to enliven dull day.
Country growers, in to do months
shopping at the wholesale grocery
house, could go right on drinking
their beer out of buckets in front OF
the warehouse, at HOS Eleventh
street Sc, and rely on the feet
youngster, his chestnut curls flying
to capture the runaway horses.
Fred, now distinguished by shock
of silvery white hair, has risen to
buyer and general manager of B. B
Earnshaw Co., Inc, at the same To-
cation. Convinced that he will never
retire and give them the usual ex-
cuse, the Grocery Manufacturers
Representatives, Inc, decided to give
a luncheon in his honor.
Presented Testimonial.
They presented him a framed tes-
timonial at the Continental Hotel
yesterday and called on associates to
tell anecdotes of his career.
Barry Black, food broker, recalled
the first time he saw Fred, then an
order clerk, sitting on high stool al
roll-top desk. In those days, a
one-cylinder gas engine ran the COM
pany's elevator.
What he's too young to remem-
ber," commented Mr.. Shaw, lis that
Evening star., 1946-02-19
Expanded Trade Board
Unit Launches Plan
To Promote Capital

Clarence A. Arata has returned
from naval service to the Washing
ton Board of Trade as manager of
the boards Greater National Capital
Committee, which today launched
into a renewed postwar program OF
broad scope.
In announcing this, Edgar Morris
committee chairman, also said four
local businessmen have been added
to the roster of the Executive Com
mittee of the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee. They are: Clarence
G. Sheffield, president of Julius Gar
finckel & Co.; Carleton D. Smith,
general manager of Radio Station
WRC; C. Bedell Monro. president
|of Pennsylvania Central Airlines,
and Carter T. Barron, division man
ager of Loew's Theaters.
Among other developments grow
ing out of meeting yesterday of
the Executive Committee was de-
clsion to set up committee ito ex-
plore all possibilities of bringing the
1852 Olympics to Washington. Mr.
Morris said it had been hoped
Washington would have been IA
vored for the 1948 Olympics.
The committee, Mr.. Morris said
is about to embark on new and ex-
panded program to attract tourists
and conventions to Washington.
The committee indorsed plans tc
resume the sponsorship of or CO.
operation in specific activities and
events. These include for thsi yeal
the annual Fourth of July celebra-
ton, President Cup regatta, chill.
dren's Christmas broadcast and the
annual Christmas tree lighting cere.
monies. 1t was further agreed thai
in the spring of 1947 proper sprins
festival should be arranged.
Evening star., 1946-02-19

before he came along we had to rur
that elevator by hand"
Frankly envious of Mr.. Shaw's rec.
ord as a salesman, E. E. Walker, vict
president of the organization
couldn't resist telling about "the ton.
of sugar and carloads of half-gallor
jars Fred sold in prohibition days"
Mr.. Shaw grinned. He sold thai
sugar for peach preserves, he said.
The country grocers came to towr
early in the days when he started out
They checked off their lists with
Mr.. Shaw, bought some extra feeo
for the horses and went off to enjoy
themselves while their wagons were
being loaded. In a saloon with
swinging doors, since replaced by a
drugstore, they would fill thei1
buckets.
Wore Handlebar Moustache.
Young Fred soon acquired han
dlebar moustache, married his wife
Louise, and became a dignifieo
young businessman.
He became general manager when
the firm was reorganized as a CO.
operative, buying for member groc-
cries, in 1896. At the same time, he
became buyer and manager for the
District unit of Nation Wide Serv.
ice Grocers, Inc, the organization
Of 125 retail stores B. B. EarnshaW
Co. supplies.
The secret of Mr.. Shaw's success
according to Isaac Jacobson. presi-
dent OF the Independent Food Deal
ers' Association, is that he always
put himself in the place of the mar
across his desk.
Evening star., 1946-02-19
|Lutherans Outline
5-Point Plan 10 Help
European Countries

A f1ve-point program for Ameri.
can Lutherans In aiding members OF
the church in Europe yesterday was
outlined by the Rev. DR.. Franklin r
Fry, president of the United Luth-
eran Church in America, at a rally
In Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church.
The Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski, pas
tor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Church, presided at the Lutheran
World Action meeting This was
one of 500 similar gatherings sched-
uled throughout the country to raise
$40 900 900 to aid Lutherans in all
parts of the world. OF this amount.
$7,O00,000 will be allotted to Euro
pean relief and rehabilitation.
The program was explained by
DR.. Fry as follows: Reconstruction of
the ministry through equipping
schools and colleges of the church;
"a 100000 fund to replenish relig-
ious literature: replacing of de-
molished buildings by temporary
structures; revival of the inner
missions" in Europe by providing
Offices, living quarters, ETC., for mis-
sion and welfare workers, and the
furnishing of much needed office
equipment and other supplies for
church and lay leaders in these
countries.
DR.. Fry declared millions of dol
lars worth of Protestant church
property was destroyed in Europe
by the war. He asserted the FIVE
point program is essential to put
Christian churches on a workable
footing.
Mr.. Lenski in his invocation
prayed for the "sickened, starving
and stricken of all lands" He ask
ed that the church prove worthy
OF the gospel of mercy"
Services were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Carl Simon, pastor of the
host church. Army Chaplain Har-
old H. Schulz read the Scriptures
DR.. Fry was introduced by the Rev
L. Ralph Tabor, president of the
Washington Lutheran Ministerial
Association and pastor of Luther
Place Memorial Church.