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Evening star., 1946-04-22

CT the increase in the cost of living
for the common man"
Not one of these three charges is
justified. Take. first, the coalition
charge. This is disproved by any
analysis of the vote, which shows
that the more important amend
ments could not have been adopted
but for the votes of Democrats
from border, Northern and Western
States. Take the second-that this
was calculated effort to promote
imitation. That, of course, amounts
to an allegation of idiocy. A coun-
tercharge to the same effect could
be made with more Justification
against the professional labor
bosses who most ardently urge
rigid price control.
Profits Charge Not Credible.
AS for the charge that they favor
"sky-high profits to be financed
out OF the pay envelopes of the
American worker" that is hardly
credible. Certainly, it is not the
way members of the House USUALLY
Vote-a few months before they
come up for denomination and re-
election. 1t is not the demagogic
attitude OF the candidate after
votes. Actually. there are three
much more plausible reasons than
these.
One is that the opposing members
accurately reflected dissatisfaction
with the OPA in their districts.
Another is that they registered re-
sentiment at the coercive practices
OF the CIO, which for weeks.
through its press agents and prop
agandists, has been browbeating
and Safeguarding members who
would not commit themselves
against all amendments. The CIO
Is now plcketing the houses of some
OF those who voted wrong" threat
enlng to drive them out of political
life"
Undoubtedly, the third reason was
conviction among many that the
administrations fight against in
Hatlon is piecemeal, half-hearted
semlpolitical and unsound; that
present OPA policy cannot avert
imitation; that the real trouble is
IN the basic misconception that
prices can be controlled without
wage control.
Porter Tnherits Faults.
This mistake was not made by
Nj. Paul Porter, who is an able and
honest official 1t is not his fault.
t4e inherited it from his predecessor.
VINO inherited it from his, and thus
On back to the first OPA admin
l3trator, who had his policy handed
to him by Ir. Roosevelt. At that
tlTn2-and many times since-Mr.
b. M. Baruch, who is for the con-
tlnuation Of the OPA, pointed out
the utter folly of attempting to con-
troll prices without controlling wages,
rents, food costs and governmental
expenditures.
But the Baruch advice was disre-
garded, and the Roosevelt admin
1stration, prodded by CIO leaders,
took the opposite view. The Tru-
man administration has followed
along the same lines and for the
same reasons. 1t has connived in
and encouraged the demand for
higher wages, illogically insisting
that these can be granted without
price rises. Wages must go up, but
prices must be held down. That
has been the CIO idea backed by
the radical press and, for political
reasons, by the administration.
1t, of course, is impossible of
achievement. The mere effort pro-
notes black markets and bad con-
dltions. Undoubtedly, the Senate,
followed by the Conference Com
mittee, will make a better bill out
OF the one the House has passed.
But, even if the administration gets
Evening star., 1946-04-22

effective in averting imitation so long
as it runs away from wage control
and the other essentials. Chief of
these is the ending of deficit fnanc-
ing, real reduction in Government
costs and the stopping of further
increase of money and bank credit.
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ing mine totter
now.
The reason my
reason is totter-
ing is guests. We
have guests just
as other people
have three meals
a day. It's all
our fault, too.
People don't par
ticularly like to
visit us, but we
insist they come
to see us.
We have had
guests constant
lv for tho roet
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of "reactionary
Southern De-
mocrats" a n d
Repu b lie a n S
who W a II t to
wreck the Tru-
man program:
(2) that those
" ho voted to
murder" h e
OPA are anx-
tous to bring
about imitation,
go that those
who so voted
favor larg er
profits for busi-
ness regardless
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Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer TO any
question. of fact by writing The Evening
NE, Washington 3 D. C. Please in
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Evening star., 1946-04-22
Mclemore
Boy and Bulldog
Make Reason Totter
BY Henry McLemore

DAYTONA BEACH, FTa.-Have
you ever seen a reason totter?
It's not pretty sight. I can
guarantee that because I am watch
Evening star., 1946-04-22
Frank r. Kent
TheGreat GameOfPOlitics
House Amendments of OPA Gripping,
Observer SAYS; Reasons Misrepresented

Ihat some OF the amendments with which the House last week
oaded the OPA crude and Gripping beyond dispute
clear too that the idea of members it, was
to murder the OPA rather than amend the
Nevertheless there nothing to be msepreentng
the facts behind this sabotagef that
Evening star., 1946-12-23
William Y. Thraves Dies;
Kentucky Horse Breeder
BY the Associofed Press

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 23-Wil-
liam Vernon Thraves, 73, an eXten-
sive landowner, horse breeder and
foXhunter, died at his home near
here yesterday.
Mr.. Thraves' horses included Happy
Thoughts, mare which broke rec
ords at every track she ran. He
also owned Butterbeans, f1lly that
won 80 races.
His last horse of major conse-
quence was Busyridge, now retired
as a stallion. He held racing
partnership at one time with the
late Montfort Jones and John E
Madden.
Mr.. Thraves raced his horses fol-
many years under the colors of his
Longridge farm, later racing in the
interest of his daughter, Mrs Kath-
crime Maxwell.
Born in Amelia County, Va, Mr.
Thraves was graduated from the
University of Virginia Law School,
and practiced law in Virginia and
Oklahoma. He engaged in the oil
business in Oklahoma, Texas and
California and came to lexington
in 1917 as an oil company repre-
sentative.
Surviving, besides his daughter
and his widow, are a brother, Robert
Thraves, Charlottesville, Va; three
sisters, Mrs. James c. Caperton
Warentown, Va; Mrs. P. B. Hill
San Antonio, Tex, and Mrs. P. r
Wing, Matthews County, Va.
The body will be removed tc
Richmond, Va, today, where the
funeral will be held 1T 10 am. to-
morrow at Hollywood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
28 Arlington Heights
Owners Sue 10 Bar
Department Store

Twenty weight property owners of
Arlington heights today took legal
steps to prevent erection of Wood
ward & Lothrop department store
In their community.
A suit to invalidate the County
Boards rezoning action December
n, changing two acres in the 400
block of South Glebe road. was
given to the sheriff today for service,
The action is being handled by
William E. Day, 300 block of South
Ivy street, special assistant to the
attorney general, who also is one
of the petitioners.
Ask Voidance of Rezoning.
The action seeks to have the
Circuit Court nullify the board 5
reZoning action and to restrain the
defendants from issuing building
permit.
The residents contend that by
provisions of the master Zoning plan
of May 16, 1912, all of the district
was zoned for residence use with the
exception of small triangular piece
of land fronting on Glebe road
South Second street and Old Glebe
road and another tract of 51a lots
on Old Glebe road.
The, residents charge they were
unaware of an action taken by the
County Board in February changing
additional property from one-famlly
to local commercial classification
because "of the very limited pub
| licity given =" The reclaSSiflca-
ton of December Z is spot zoning,
they charge.
At the time of the boards action,
Daniel A. Dugan, member-e who
assumes Office January l, criticized
| it as 'spot zoning."
Million Dollar Project.
Woodward g. Lothrop has entered
into contract to purchase the
property from Vaughn g. Usilton,
Inc, subject to the vacating of a
portion of South Lincoln street by
the county, the petitioners claim.
The petition says the store has
announced plans to erect 60-foot-
high structure on the site which,
they allege, would add to congestion
and increase hazards for school
children in the otherwise residential
neighborhood.
The project, which would cost be-
tween $1,000,000 and $l,500,000, the
store said. has been indorsed by the
county Chamber of Commerce and
the Arlington Board of Trade.
This is your opportunity to do
something tangible about your life
10 years from now. Will you have
money enough for sizable payment
on a new home, or retirement
fund or any of the other things
you've always wanted? Buy United
States Savings Bonds and keep on
buying.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Court Grants Delay in Suit
To Evict House Member

Postponement to next Monday Of
the eviction suit against Represent
tative Thomas, Democrat, of Texas,
was granted today by Judge Walter
]. Casey in Landlord and Tenant
Branch of Municipal Court.
The continuance, second in two
weeks, was ordered after Judge
Casey had overruled motion by
the defense to include four persons
as third party defendants IN the
suit.
The eviction suit was brought by
Richard j. Mcmahon, 1923 Tenth
street NV, on December to gain
possession of a residence he owns
at 1888 Twenty eighth street NV.
now occupied by Mr.. Thomas and
his family.
Attorney Herman Miller repre-.
sented Mr. Thomas IN court.
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1925 900, scheduled for January 8 to
%, Gen Grant said. Prominent
business men will be asked to head
approximately 40 subcommittee
covering department stores, utilities
and the like.
A native of the District ana an
alumnus of George Washington Uni
versity, Mr.. Siddons is secretary OF
the Washington Board of Trade, a
member of the Columbia Historical
Society, Chevy Chase Citizens As
ISOLATION and the Society Of Ma
tives. He also is director of the
Better Business Bureau and a men,
Der of the executive committee of
the trade boards Greater National
Capital Committee.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Paul Alexander Blair +,
Tax Attorney, Dies

Paul Alexander Blair, So. patent
attorney here for more than 80
years, died yesterday at his home,
3702 Morrison street NV, after a
long illness.
Born in Waterbury, Conn. he was
a graduate of Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology. He was'a men,
Der of the firm of Emery. Holcomh
g. Blair, with Offices in the Munsey
Building. Mr. Blair was active ir
business until August.
He was member of the Patent
Bar Association and the University
Club
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth
Brown Blair; son, Alexander
Brown Blair of this city: brother,
Robert Blair of New York; a sister,
Mrs. Ruth Farnham of Broad Brook.
Conn, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am. tomorrow from his home. Burial
will be private.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Flash Fire. Starts
| When Pet Monkey
| Spills Gasoline

Monkey shines had an unex-
pected ending for "Jiggs,' frisky
monkey mascot brought to Wash
ington from Pacific island last
year by Charles Seay, a former
Navy aviation mechanic.
JiggS was scampering around the
basement of his masters home at
1903 Buchanan street NV, when
he knocked over a bottle of gasoline
George L. Surles, stepfather of Mr.
Seay, was in the basement at the
time. Then came what firemen call
a flash fire" puff of rolling fiame
which quickly went out.
When firemen arrived they found
an upset Jiggs being taken care OF
by Mr.. Surles. He was uninjured
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Rifle Kills Woman
j
Wrapping Il for
Christmas Present

An intended Christmas gift Of a
rifle led to tragedy for District
family yesterday. when Mrs. Alice
Kunzman, 46. of 1923 Eighteenth
street Sc, accidentally shot herself
fatally while wrapping the present
The rife was to be a gift from
John Kunzman, A, husband OF
Mrs. Kunzman, to Albert Bailey OF
Dillon, S. c., his hunting COM
panion for many years.
Mr.. Bailey, husband Of Mrs
Kunzmans sister Mae. had ex-
pressed wish to borrow the gun
which Mr.. Kunzman had not used
for the last three years. Mr.. Kunz-
man, however, intended to surprise
his brother -in-law by giving him
the gun for Christmas.
Last night about 9:15 o'clock Mrs
Kunzman was wrapping it, the last
of their Christmas presents to be
wrapped. Mr.. Kunzman was in an
adjoining living room when he
heard a shot. He rushed into the
room to find his wife on the floor, a
bullet wound in her throat.
He called neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs
John j. Burroughs, and they sum-
moned police. The stricken woman
was taken to Casualty Hospital
where she was pronounced dead.
The rife is bolt action gun of
the type which when disassembled
exposes the trigger. / The gun had
to be broken down to be wrapped
police said, adding it is probable Mrs.
Kunzman tripped the trigger as she
attempted to break the gun.
The Kunzmans were to leave today
by auto to visit the Baileys at Dillon
and Mrs. Kunzman's other sister,
Mrs. Nancy Hyatt, and her husband
at Whiteville, N. C. They were to be
gone for two weeks.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
today issued a certificate of acci-
dental death.
Mrs. KunZman, native of
Hamer, N. c., came to Washington
with Mr.. Kunzman in 1884. They
were married 81 years.
Mr.. Kunzman, machinist at the
naval torpedo station, said his wife
would probably be buried in White
vile, N. c., in accordance with her
wishes though funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
u. N. Group on Christmas Trip
Visits White House and Capitol

A merry whirl of Christmas
greetings, parties and sightseeing
was under way here today for IA
young men and women secretarial
staff workers of the United Nations.
Visits to the White House, State
Department, Supreme Court, the
Capitol, National Gallery of Art.
Arlington National Cemetery and
the British Embassy filled the sec
ond day of their four-day yuletide
trip to Washington.
They are having this happy
Christmas because Mrs. Parke F.
Engle of 1921 North Abingdon
street, Arlington, remembered what
lit means to be lonely and far away
from home at this season. Years
ago in London she was saved from
homesickness by the friendliness OF
the English-Speaking Union in in
viting her to visit British homes
and enjoy parties.
16 Invited for Visit.
Accordingly, she asked Is U. N.
staff employees in New York to spend
this Christmas in Washington. She
not only arranged to have them stay
at her home and those of 10 friends,
but she mapped out a festive pro-
gram that almost takes the breath
away, even in Christmas rush.
Mrs. Engle said her only worry
today concerned two French girls
who did not arrive with the IA
greeted yesterday at Union Station.
They undoubtedly will arrived, she
explained, but they have only her
telephone number and may call while
she is out with the others. Mrs.
Engle did not expect all the public
attention which her Christmas
party has received, she said:
The group includes young people
from Belgium, Denmark, England,
Australia. France and China. Yes
terday they saw enough to marvel at
this country's bright way Of cele-
brating Christmas.
Special White House Tour.
They were off on an early start
today with half-hour special tour
of the White House.
1--WE liked the White House before
we saw it," said T. Y. Sih of China,
but we are even more impressed
now"
The Franklin D. Roosevelt por-
trait. recently placed near the front
entrance, seemed 80 very much
alive" to Miss Yvette Ripplinger of
France. The painting of Dolly
Madison seemed the most popular,
especially after the veteran White
House guide, Ike" Connole. told
how Mrs. Madison saved the Wash
inpton portraits when the house was
Evening star., 1946-12-23

delinquency and its cure. About
$50 boys and 100 adults, including
leaders of juvenile programs, are
expected to attend.
Paint for Clubhouse Given.
Among the gifts the club has re-
ceived from other organizations is
100 gallons of paint from the Col
onial Wallpaper and Paint Co. to
paint the clubhouse.
The Salvation Army also mailed
700 checks to needy Washington
families, ranging from So to $40, and
furnished toys for 1000 families.
The army's League of Mercy dis
tributed more than 1000 gifts, and
baskets Of candy. nuts and fruits
to inmates of District institutions.
Nearly 100000 patients in Army,
Navy and veterans hospitals at
home and abroad Will receive gifts
from the Red Cross. In the Wash
ington area many parties are
planned. Tonight entertainment
units of the District Red Cross will
visit patients in Walter Reed, st.
Elizabeth's and Forest Glen Hos
pitals to lead carol singing.
Service Entertainment Planned.
Other units will visit these in
stitutions and Fort Myer post hos
pital tomorrow night. More than
6,24O gifts will be distributed in this
area.
Entertainment units of Recrea-
ton Services, Inc, will present
shows tonight at Walter Reed Hos
pital, Naval Medical Center and
Fort Belvoir, Va. Tomorrow night
they will visit the Naval Medical
Center, Fort Belvoir and Fort
George c. Meade, Md.
The 265 women and 180 men at
the Home for the Aged and Infirm
at Blue Plains, will each receive at
least 10 gifts during a party to-
morrow sponsored by radio station
WWDC.
More than 1000 gifts and s400 in
cash was collected at booth at
Connecticut and K street NV.
Mrs. Madge M Fitzgerald, dis
trict chairman of the American Le-
gion's Gifts for Yanks Who Gave"
campaign, said thousands of gifts
have been received and that no hos
pitalized veterans would be without
a gift.
Parties already have been held at
Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hos
pital where gifts were distributed
Gifts also will be distributed today
and tomorrow at st. EliZabeth's,
Boiling Field and Forest Glen.
Mrs. Fitzgerald said the campaign
its quota by 200 per cent.
her in the drive were Miss
Jane Cox, Mrs. Jessie Collins. Mrs.
Alice Derrow, Mrs. Catherine Hazen,
Mrs. Frieda Hames, Mrs. Helen
Riley, Miss Rose Anne Cerne and
Miss Caroline Smith.
Girl Scouts at Hospital.
Girl Scouts of Troop 1873 will visit
Providence Hospital at 6:15 pm. to-
day to distribute cookies and sing
carols
The Polish Club of Washington
will attend midnight mass tomor-
row night in Gibbon Hall of Catho-
lie University All Poles in the
Washington area are invited to at
tend and sing carols in Polish.
More than 500 children received
gifts yesterday at the Central Union
Mission. Mrs. Fred Vinson, wife of
the Chief Justice, helped distribute
the gifts.
At pm. Thursday the Retail
Druggists will hold their annual
party in the Continental Room of
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
John Barron, 50, Dies;
Played Jeeter Lester
I2,016 Times on Road
BY III. Assoeiossd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-John
Barton. 50. who appeared 2,0l6 times
as Jeeter Lester in the road COM
pany of Tobacco Road" died today
at French Hospital. where he had
been patient for a week suffering
from heart disease.
Mr.. Barton, an actor seen at one
time or another in almost every
town in the United States and Eng
land, made virtually lifetime ca
reer of two theatrical vehicles. One
was his vaudeville act, Canal Boat
Sue" and the other was in the lead
ing role of Tobacco Road"
James Barton, now playing the
leading role in Eugene O'Neill's play
1.-The Iceman Cometh." is a nephew
of John Barton. and it was he. who
persuaded his uncle to abandon his
vaudeville act and take the role of
Jeeter in the road company. James
Barton at that time was playing the
same role in the Broadway produc-
ton.
Born in Philadelphia.
John Barton was born in Phila-
delphia and began his acting career
in his fathers theater in Norfolk,
Val, at an early age In 1896 he
went to see a play in. Pittsburgh and
across the footlights' he saw an act
ress named Anne Ashley, with whom
he instantly fell in love.
They soon were married and went
into the two leading roles of the
Canal Boat Sue" vaudeville act
The act went to England on six
week booking, but was held over
for 25 years.
On June 20, 1916, John Barton
and his wife celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Commenting on that occasion, in
contrast to SO many marriages in
the theater which have such short
tenure, Mr.. Barton said:
Picked Up Own Check.
Maybe it's because just let her
mother me. She takes care of
everything for me-except that ]
pick up my salary check every Fri
day.
John Barton took over the road
company role of Jeeter Lester in
1887 and for the next several years
he played this touring company OF
Tobacco Road" in almost all of the
48 States, including Georgia where
tobacco-country sharecroppers came
to COO the NAV ah0Ilt their lives
John Barton admitted he played
the drama through the tobacco road
country with some fears that he
might get some violent reactions
from the audience.
However, he once said, the only
pertinent comment he heard was
one sharecropper wife who spoke up
above the voices of the actors and
said, Gee, don't he curse cute"
Evening star., 1946-12-23

burned by the British in the War Of
1912.
Workmen were decorating a
Christmas tree in the East Room
while servants were setting the
state dining room table for small
luncheon today when the group Wis
tied the house. This, one of the
British visitors observed, made the
stately house so much more home
like"
| None of the visitors had previously
seen Washington and few have been
in the United States more than a
year. Most of them, however,
showed unusual knowledge of Amer
ican history and the names and
| tenures of the Presidents.
Commends Building Law.
AS employees OF the United Nations
| in New York they were diplomatic
in comparing that city and Wash
| ington. But Miss Madeline Berthe
llier of France and the Misses Denise
| Inion and Francoise Octors of Bel
gium commented on how Clean this
city looks" They also noted the
smaller buildings here, and Miss
Berthelier remarked that "the build
ing law here Is good idea"
| Some of the visitors said they 'ex-
pected to see Pennsylvania avenue
thronged at all hours. They were
advised to return at the rush
periods.
At the State Department, where
they were greeted by Francis H.
Russell, director of the Office of
Public Affairs, they wanted first ito
see where Mr.. Byrnes has his Office. :"
We've been seeing him almost
every day for long time and we
feel we know him." they declared.
At noon they were at the Su-
preme Court and after lunch at the
Methodist Building Restaurant they
began tour of the Capitol.
Following visits to historic Wash
ington sites, including Arlington
Cemetery, the visitors were to have
tea at the British Embassy late this
afternoon.
The high light of tomorrow's pro-
gram will be an eggnog party, at the
home of Mrs. Harry Carrots, 260l
Calvert street NV.
In the group are the Misses Ber-
thelier and Ripplinger and Char
EIotte Blond, France; the Misses Inion
and Octors of Belgium. the Misses
E. H. Bold, Winifred Chew, Doreen
Wilkinson and zena Altaly of Eng
land, Mr.. Sih of Chengtu, China
Olav Mathiesen and Ole Hamann OF
Denmark, Miss D. N. Wyns of Brus-
sells and Miss Dorothy Round OF
! Australia.