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Evening star., 1946-11-17
Removes Own Plocords

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, P.--Meri-
dith J. Rhule, World War II Navy
veteran, plastered campaign posters
on thousands Of Springfield teie-
phone and light poles before he was
elected as sheriff of Sangamon
County on the Republican ticket.
After the election he. again toured
the city in his campaign jeep, and
removed the placards. Because, he
said, they're community eyesores. .
Evening star., 1946-11-17

MRS. GEORGE,
The bride OF Mr.. Gus George.
She loas before her recent
marriage Miss Bessie Paplos,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
PaUlos OF Washington. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr..
John George OF Greece and
the late Mrs. George.
Harris & E10inu Photo.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Surplus
Continued From First Page

surplus property and every foreign
government to whom we have con-
tributed large sums through lease
lend would be entitled to purchase
surplus property ahead of you vet
erans I feel that this interpreta-
ton Of the act is in direct conflict
with the intent of Congress.
This statement in a speech at the
opening of the surplus property sale
in the former plant of the Consoli-
dated Vultee Co. followed closely on
charges made recenCly by members
of the House Surplus Property Com
mittee that the priority granted in
ternational organizations put them
ahead of American businessmen in
obtaining scarce surplus materials.
WAA last week disclosed that it
would stand by it's original inter-
probation that international agen-
cies such as UNRRA should be given
a priority, although not as high as
veterans, Federal and State agencies
and various other classifications.
Veterans Share Cut.
Mr. Manasco contended that,
though the priority this position
was not above that of veterans, it
nevertheless cut down the amount
of surplus materials which might
otherwise be available to veterans.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Tweed
Continued From First Page.

Guamanians who aided him and
regretted he could not give each
one new car.
Father Oscar Calvo, explaining
the demonstration he led. said 1t.
Tweed in his book, Robinson
Crusoe USN," had accused Father
Duenas, another Guam priest, of
'betraying the secret of the con-
fessional."
Father Calvo said the japanese
tortured and eventually killed
Father Duenas.
One sign carried by demonstrator
said Remember Father Duenas'
and another read 1888 ,0O0, 900 Catho-
lies resent your accusations"
1t. Tweed related in his book that
one Of his benefactors confessed to
Father Duenas where 1t. Tweed
was hiding and the priest told
many Guamanians. Eventually word
reached the japanese, who tortured
the priest until he told. But word
reached 1t. Tweed in time for him
to escape.
LIT. Tweed. 43, was. the only sur
vivor of six Americans who escaped
capture when the japanese seized
Guam. Rescued by a warship in
July. 1914, he received the Legion
of Merit medal.
! 1t. Tweed said he felt the demon
stration inspired by Father Calvo
did not denote the sentiment OF
most Guamanians Several natives
came forward to shake the officers
hand. The Guam post of the Ameri-
can Legion presented him an hon
orary membership.
One woman, Amalio Hariano, gave
him some small, grimy sweat-soaked
American flags which she said
Radioman 1/c Alfred j. Tyson and
Machinists Mate lc Johnston gave
her just before they shot it out
with the japanese.
1t. Tweed planned to leave by
plane for the mainland tomorrow
or Wednesday.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
BUDGET
Continued From First Page J

ditional uniformed police and a new
police station to divide the work of
No. / precinct east of the Anacostia
River. This latter item has been
unsuccessfully sought by the de-
partment for many years.
Two New Fire Stations Asked.
The III new uniformed police
would be added to the present total
Of l,739 as step toward Mai. Gala
hans ultimate goal of $500 for the
city. He also asked new equipment
for the harbor precinct.
Fire Chief Clement Murphy's re-
quests call for two new fire stations
east of the Anacostia River. at
Forty-ninth and East Capitol streets
and Twenty fourth and Irving
streets Sc. A third is asked at
Forty second and Tunlaw road NV.
Chief Murphy told the Commits
sioners he wants Al new men on his
force as we'll as additional equip
ment to replace obsolete material.
He requested a new pumping en-
CINE. two hose wagons, two rescue
squad wagons, two aerial trucks and
fioodlight wagon among other
things The f1oodlight wagon would
be used to provide high candlepoWer
light at big fires.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Queen Mary Diverted
BY New York Strike

NEW YORK, Sept. Is lP,.-Be-
cause of strikes in New York harbor
the liner Queen Mary has been
diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia,
on her last trip before refitting as a
peacetime liner.
Persons who had made reserva-
tions to sail from New York on the
liner on September Is have been
notified by telegram that the Queen
Mary, already on her way across
the Atlantic, will omit New York
and that they must be at Halifax
on September % in order to get
their passages, the Cunard- White
Star Line said
Among 1900 passengers aboard
the Queen Mary en- route to Halifax
are 800 bound for the United States.
A special train engaged for them
from Halifax is expected to arrive
in New York on September 20.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Treasury to Redeem
Another $1,000, ,000, 900
BY the Associoted Pres,

The Treasury announced today IL
would redeem with cash another 81
900 900 900 of public debt securities
maturing October /.
This will bring to s17.485. 900 900
the amount of Government secur-
tiles retired since March /. The
total debt stood today at s265 ,706,-
371 055.
The money for the October re-
demption will come out of the
Treasurys cash balance since the
Government is still running in the
red on current operations with a
deficit of s1,780, 900 900 for the first
tWo-and-a- half months of the cur
rent fiscal years. The cash balance
was listed today at $8,91S, 900 900.
The cash redemption will take
care of more than half of an issue
of one-year Is per cent certificates
Of indebtedness maturing October /.
The Treasury announcement said
the remaining Sl.439, ,855. 900 would
be refinanced with similar GER
tificates.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Montgomery Guest
OF Naval Leaders
Aboard Sequoia

This was Navy Day" in the visit
OF Field Marshal Viscount Montgom-
cry. chief of the British general staff
as he scheduled engagements with
Admiral Nimitz and Secretary of
Navy Forrestal
The jaunty Monty" of African
campaign fame, was to have lunch
con with Admiral Nimitz. Gen.
Eisenhower, Admiral Leahy and
other Navy and Army officials
aboard the Sequoia, docked in the
Navy Yard.
This afternoon the party was to
sail down the Potomac to Mount
Vernon to give the marshal a view
of some of the more famous land
marks.
Tonight he will be honor guest at
dinner party at the residence of
Secretary Of Navy Forrestal.
Eisenhower Returns.
The marShals first eneagement
upon his return from New York was
arranged this morning with Field
Marshal Lord Wilson, chief of the
British staff mission. at the new
War Department Building.
Gen. Eisenhower returned this
morning from Kansas and the
funeral OF his mother. Lord Mont
gomery will be his house guest at
Fort Myer
The marshal will depart early to-
morrow for New York to meet Brit
ish members of the United Nations
Security Council, returning to
Washington in the evening to round
out his visit before departing for
England Thursday.
Impressed by Skyscrapers.
His first visit to New York was an
interesting one for the marshal, he
said after alighting at National Air
port yesterday evening
What sight, Those skyscrap-
ers!" he exclaimed. But there are
too many people on that island. i
could never get my caravan In
there"
Lord Montgomery talks with the !
high Navy officials were expected to .
deal with American training meth |
DDS. He visited the Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans.. last week, but has
declined to comment on whether
his visit to the United States might
have important military implica-
tions.
Evening star., 1946-09-16

He said he did not hold WAA en-
tirely to blame. Although he men
toned no other agencies by nam,
he indicated that the Civilian Pro.
duction Administration had recentl,
issued orders which limited the op.
portunity of veterans to obtain sur.
plus goods.
Mr.. Manasco flew in from Birm.
ingham last night to witness tn.
sale. Senator Bilbo. Democrat. o.
Mississippi, was expected today a.
were several other; members of Con
gress from this section.
In response to an extensive WAA
publicity campaign which included
airplane dropping of thousands Of
leaflets in States as far east as Ala
oama and Georgia, the first vet
erans were waiting in line as early
as 10 am, yesterday. almost "a hours
before the opening of the sale.
Sleep in Automobiles.
Early arrivals slept last night in
their automobiles parked near the
gates.
WAA regional officials expected
between five and ten thousand ap-
olicants today.
The giant. test sale offered more
than million pieces of merchan-
disc in approximately two thousand
categorieS. Typical prices were
Soap powder, $104 a carton: screw
drivers, SLIP; bedspreads. 81 cents;
electric fans, S840; sun glasses
s118: briar smoking pipes, 46 cents;
tea cup. 7 cents; forks, 81 cents;
mems white shirts, less than 50.
Todays sale was bigger than the
one held for veterans last month al
the Holabird depot of the Army
Signal Corps in Baltimore. 1t also
is described by WAA spokesmen as
being unique because it marks a
basic departure from the previous
system under the so-called set
aside" provision of the Surplus Prop
erty Act.
A congressional amendment last
May gave veterans priority second
only to that of Government agen-
cies in buying most kinds of surplus
property At the same time, it gave
eX-Servlcemen an exclusive priority
on certain types of scarce items
when so designated by the admins
traitor. The amendment provide.
that the administrator may cause
to be set aside or otherwise to b,
made available quantities and type.
of any surplus property, except rea
property, which he determines to b,
appropriate for exclusive disposal tt
veterans for their own personal us,
or to enable them to establish ant
maintain their own small business
professional or agricultural enter
prises.'
Scarce Goods Set Aside.
Heretofore. War Assets Admins
traitor Robert M. Littlejohn has "se
aside various scarce materials such
as medical supplies and photo
graphic equipment. The New Or.
leans sale will try out for the frs
time the words "or otherwise to b,
made available"
Thus, veterans from many South
ern States will have an exclusiv,
opportunity to select from a vas
array of popular items" most O
which are not at all as scarce a.
items which in the past have beer
on set-aside lists.
The experiment is in line with
two avowed aims of Mr.. Littlejohn
First, to enable more veterans te
buy more goods more rapidly anc
comfortably, and, secondly. to com.
plete the bulk of all surplus prop.
erty disposal by next July.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
AFGE
Continued From First Page.

Burns also criticized UPWA for not
specifically banning the right to
strike against the Government until
recently.
Extending an invitation to UPWA
members to join the AFGE. Mr.
Burns declared that he was not
attaching Leftist label to
UPWA's entire membership, be
cause I do not believe for moment
that the left-wing element In this
union Is in the ma jority."
Il would even 60 SO far as to
say it is probably in the minority
but that minority, whether of any
appreciable size of whether it is
quite small. is in the dominating
position. and controls the union, y
Mr. Burns declared.
Mr.. Burns also reiterated the
Ages recent request for wage in
creases for Federal workers to off :
set the rise in the cost of liviss.
and revealed that the union is in
the best shape financially in its
history with surplus Of more than
$4,000
Evening star., 1946-09-16

other means of raising sufficient
funds"
In the beginning Mr. Martell
called for an increase in the Fed
eral payment, approved the proposed
broadening of the District income
tax, the adoption of a per cent tax
on unincorporated businesses and
the suggested increased levies on
liquor.
/ Favor BrOadened Base.
! Broadening the base of the income
tax was championed by the Wash
lngton Chapter of the Union fol
Democratic Action in a statement
filed with the Commissioners and
the group also. called for a raise in
income tax rates. These changes
would yield about 100000 or about
S., 400, 900 more than the tax now
produces, it was estimated.
| UDA expressed strong opposition
to the sales tax, however, and to the
proposed levy on utilities bills AND
amusement tickets. 1t supported a
gasoline tax increase, the tax on
cigaretts. and the proposed liquor
levies and recommended a resuryey
OF property assessments.
ClO Scores Sales Tax.
The CIO Industrial Union Council
denounced the proposed sales tax
and suggested raising of District in
come tax rates and broadening OF
Its base, a serious overhauling" of
the realty tax levies and increased
| liquor taxes.
Statements that the sales tax
would raise needed revenue in the
most equitable manner, the union
council said, cannot disguise the
fact that it is essentially program
that hits hardest at the lowest paid
workers in the District
! AS to liquor taxes, the CIO Coun-
Gil proposed levy of at least SIPS
wine gallon. to match the Mary
land rate, instead of a doubling OF
the 5O-cent rate proposed by the
Commissioners Committee.
Favor Bigger U. S. Payment.
The union spokesmen threw their
support to the proposed increase in
the size of the Federal payment to-
ward National Capital costs.
The CIO group also Endorsed tn,
adoption of fixed formula for an.
nual adjustment of the size of thu
Federal payment, as proposed ir
the bill of Senators OMahoney anc
Overton, but said it felt the tax.
exempt property of foreign govern
ments should be treated as part Of
the account OF the United States
for the purposes of the formula
This would tend to raise the size
of the Federal share of costs here
The District income tax bast
should be broadened to include
many persons who now escape il
because they are not "domiciled'
here, the group said, supportins
proposal of the Commissioners
Committee. To avoid double taxa
tion the group recommended that
both residents and nonresidents OF
the District be allowed credit
against the District tax for all
levies paid in the States.
Wants Rates Increased.
Along with these steps, the CIO
group held, the District income tax
rates should be boosted so as tc
reach 5 per cent level on incomes
above $4,000, as against the present
per cent. For taxable incomes
up to $4,000 the group would have
rate of l per cent; from $4,000
to $4,000 a rate of per cent: for
$4,000 to $1,000 per cent and from
$1,000 to $4,000 4 per cent.
The CIO group contended that
the adoption of its program. which
includes several of those suggested
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Moves
Continued From First Page !

'COnIlnueQ from FlrS1 rage
to its conclusion, Mr.. Byrnes re-
Trained from protesting to the Presi-
dent, or in any way communicating
with him on the subject of Mr.
Wallace.
Protest Is Unanimous.
Clearly, Mr. Byrnes did not have
to. Everybody did it for him. From
all sides. from press and public
from Republican and Democratic
leaders alike. there arose a storm
of protest against President Tru-
mans Endorsement of Mr.. Wsllace's
implied thesis that the United States
should quit getting tough" with
Russia, shy away from close COOP
Grafton. with Britain, and accept
division of the world into spheres
of influence assigned to the Soviet
and the Western powers.
The reaction abroad was equally
emphatic Even Viacheslav M. Mol
otov, Russian Foreign Minister, said
something before commission
here which seemed to indicate he
Evening star., 1946-09-16


their contract with the two unions
who ask the same increases as those
won by AFL seamen last week. does
not provide for a re-opening OF
the wage question at this time.
The unions are seeking parity
with the AFI Sailors Union of the
Pacific and the Seafarers Interna-
tional Union which gained wage
boosts of SO so monthly on the West
Coast and $27 so on the East Coast
The NMU last June won a Sl7.5O
monthly raise for its members.
Seeks Truman's Aid.
MIR. Curran made a bid for Gov
ernment intervention today when
he sent a telegram to President
Truman asking the President to
instruct Government agencies to
force contract which will en-
body the same pay increases already
given to AFL maritime unions on
the basis of the same pay for the
same work
In widening the strike, which
has tied up approximately 1900
ships in ports all over the country,
the NMU yesterday extended the
walkout to include colliers and
NMU-manned ships under foreign
registry in addition to withdraw
ing security watches
Frank j. Taylor, spokesman for
the East Coast operators. made
public a telegram he had sent to
the commandant of the Coast Guard
in Washington asking remedial
action to alleviate the ex-
tremely hazardous conditions now
existing" as a result Of the walkout
OF security watches.
May Need to Remove Food.
In Baltimore, Joseph J. Bruno.
local director of the War Shipping
Administration, said removal OF
maintenance crews from struck
ships in that port will necessitate
removal of perishable foods from
those vessels unless the strike ends
in the next two days.
An NMU spokesman at Norfolk.
Va, said security watches were be-
ing withdrawn from all ships ex-
cept those carrying perishable car
goes. The Virginia Pilot Associa-
ton reported sailings of six for
eign vessels yesterday but no Amer
ican ships.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
New Isoiotionism Seen
In Speech by London Times

LONDON, Sept. 16. tP-The
Times of London, in an editorial
emphasizing the ''bnteraction of
domestic politics and foreign policy"
in the United States, suggested to-
dav that Secretary of Commerce
Wallace's recent Madison Square
Garden speech may have marked
the emergence of "a singular new
form of isolation" for the Demo-
cratic leftwing
Mr.. Wallaces references to the
Soviet Union were obviously and
properly designed to rebuke the
foolish excesses of anti-Russian
feeling which have lately marked
some sections of the American press
and radio the Times said.
But it was his intemperste
phrases about the British empire
that caught the headlines while the
sobriety of his remarks about Rus
sia has been almost overlooked.
1t will inevitably be asked wheth-
er Mr., Wallace has not, in effect,
served notice that the influence of
the left wing of his party will now
be thrown on the side of a singular
new form of isolation-a strict neu-
/ trality between Russian and British
imperialism
The daily Mail meanwhile. gave
| prominence to dispatches from
Washington reporting that Mr.. WAL
lace might be forced to resign. and
commented editorially: The trouble
! with him is that he does a lot of
harm from the highest possible
( motives"
British official quarters expressed
relief yesterday over Mr.. Trumans
assurance that Mr.. Wallace's speech
old not represent change in Amer
lcan foreign policy.
spokesman said the foreign
once was very pleased at Mr..
Trumans statement.
British officials had expressed sur-
prise and Indicated deep concern
when it appeared that the Wallace
stand against British Imperialism
mad presidential Endorsement
we feel that Mr.. Wallace was
wrong but his speech was an in
dependent expression and every one
Is entitled to express his own
opinion, the foreign Office official
j, said
Lord KemSley's Sunday Times,
Which supports the labor govern
ments foreign policy. described the
speech as AN attack on Great
Britain"
The influential columnist "Scruta-
tor added that Russian, not Brit
ish, imperialism was the source OF
trouble in the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1946-09-16
Maritime
Continued From First Page. .,

them unguarded from fire and
other potential perils."
Curran Charges Lockout"
Joseph Curran, president of the
NMU, walked out of last nights
meeting and termed the employers
action lockout" He said the
union would not resume negotia-
tions until West Coast shipowners
agreed to meet with the Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union (CIO)
and the independent Marine Fire
mems Union.
Both unions are affiliated with the
NMU in the Committee for Mari
time Unity, organization of six CIO
unions and the one independent
group.
West Coast Shipowners maintain
Evening star., 1946-09-16


every other city in the country has
the freedom to assure that the
greatest number of citizens pays
some share of the taxes, the oppo-
site is true here, he went on, citing
the evasion of the income tax by
thousands here who claim domicile
elsewhere.
The per capita revenue figures
for this city" he declared while
only slightly above the average for
the cities with which it is compared
must necessarily be interpreted as
meaning that the permanent part of
our population is subject to quite a
heavy tax burden"
City Charter Held Needed.
While proposing specific fund
raising recommendations, Mr.. Arm
strong told the Commissioners the
problem of municipal finances will
never be satisfactorily solved until
Congress restores District govern
ment to the people under a modern
form of city charter which would
include specific powers to levy taxes
and general powers to expend money
so derived
He devoted a large part of his
presentation to the history of fiscal
relations between the District and
the Federal Government.
Mr.. Armstrong characterized the
socalled domicile clause in the pres
ent personal income tax, under
which many actual residents here
escape payment, as "a legal fiction"
1T Is ridiculous to assert that one
is domlclled somewhere merely be-
cause he formerly lived there and
expects TO return sometime in the
future, but meanwhile maintains no
place OF residence at such place"
Mr.. Armstrong declared. Yet the
courts have so construed the term"
He said the obvious purpose of the
use of the word "domicile" in the
present law was to exclude members
OF Congress from its operation.
Realty Men Favor Sales Tax.
Rufus S. Lusk, for the Washing
ton Taxpayers Association, and
Ernest F; Henry, for the Metropoli-
tan Home Builders Association.
joined others in championing the
adoption of a sales tax to fill out
needed extra revenues.
Mr.. Lusk bluntly told the city
heads the situation boiled down to
an alternative between a sales tax
and greatly increased realty tax.
Whatever is done, he said, the
present realty taxes should not be
increased.
He said he had made a serious
effort to determine whether sales
tax levies in force in New York City.
Los Angeles and New Orleans had
had any serious effect on the busi-
ness of those places, and had con-
cluded the bad effect was very, very
small" If it prevailed.
1T is more fear than fact" he
declared.
Hard Choice Seen.
If the alternative Of higher realty
taxes were adopted, Mr.. Lusk said,
that would hurt" the merchant also,
and he added warning that real
estate and personal property taxes
always can be increased by a simple
fiat" of the Commissioners.
Mr.. Henry said the need for addi-
tional District revenue "boils down
to a choice between abandonment
OF our present standard of municipal
services or finding means to increase
the available funds"
While generally indorsing the pro-
posals In the West Committee report
to the Commissioners, Mr.. Henry
sought to refute the argument that
sales tax would weigh too heavily
upon those least able to pay" That
argument is not justified, he said. il
Evening star., 1946-09-16

did not agree with Mr. Wallace. He
observed that spheres of influence
lead to war and that those who ad-
vocate them would divide the world,
adding Nothing will come OF such
attempts"
The words were hardly out OF his
mouth when President Truman an
nounced in Washington that the
whole thing had been a mistake.
Evening star., 1946-09-16

by the Commissioners committee
would produce more revenue than
that anticipated by the Commits
sioners advisers, without adoption
of the sales tax.
Evening star., 1946-09-16

Per capita the city's tax
burden appears just a bit
above the average of these IL
cities.