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Evening star., 1946-03-22
Smith 70 Speak Tonight
Al Forum on Labor Issues

Representative Smith, Democrat
of Virginia, an outspoken critic of
labor and co-author of the Smith
Connally Act, will participate with
labor representatives in an open
forum at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Cameron street USO Club in Alex
andria. The topic will be Labor and
Management Responsibilities"
Raymond S. Eaton, manager of
the Eastern area Red Cross head
quarters will serve as moderator.
Appearing with Mr.. Smith will be
Ted Silvey, chairman of the Recon-
version Committee of National CIO
headquarters; Raymond Smethurst,
counsel for the National Association
of Manufacturers, and represent
ative Of the AFL national head
quarters in Washington. The speak
ers will remain to answer questions
after their talks.
The gathering is to be the fourth
OF a series OF town meetings spon-
sored by the Alexandria Rotary
Club. Mr.. Eaton is chairman of the
clubs special committee in charge
of the forums.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Brookmont Man Faces
Rockville Court Today
On Assault Charges

Lewis v. May, 35, Brookmont,
was to be arraigned today in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville on charge of criminally
assaulting a 15-year-old girl near
her home in Glen Echo, January IL.
May is among q persons indicted
by the county grand jury for the
March term Of court, which reported
yesterday to Judges Stedman Pres
colt and Charles w. Woodward.
Others indicted and scheduled to
be arraigned today include:
Alberta A. Sudduth, Ernest Holley,
Joseph Green. Harry F. Riggs and
Margaret Lee, larceny; John P.
Hatcher, false pretenses: George w.
Smith, a statutory offense; Robert
Parker, bigamy, and Adolphus c,
Bobo, bigamy and perjury.
The grand jury ignored gambling
charges against John P. Hoberman,
manager of the Washington Avia-
ton Country Club, and Jesse w.
Leverton, operator of the White
Flint Golf Club. Both men were
arrested two weeks ago after police
found slot machines in two estab-
liShments.
Assistant States Attorney Charles
w. Prettyman said it has not yet
been determined whether to press
gambling charges against the two
men in Trial Magistrates Court,
Installation Of a padded cell in
the Rockville Jail was recommended
by the grand jury.
The only other recommendation
was for repainting the ceiling of the
courtroom.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
| Army AboIishes
Identity Badges
lat Pent0qon

The wartime practice of wearing
and applying for Identification
badges to gain admission to the
Pentagon was abolished yesterday on
order Of Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young
commandant of the Washington
Military District.
This leaves the White House and
the new War Department Building
at Twenty-first street and Virginia
avenue NV. the only "holdouts" still
using the wartime system.
Gen. Young's Office said that al
though the rule no longer would
be necessary at the Pentagon dur
ing normal work hours" persons
must show Identification to get into
the building at night or on HOLIDAYS.
The War Department somewhat
belatedly followed the lead of the
Navy Department which abolished
passes several months ago. Passes
have been abolished gradually in the
past months in the 3O-odd buildings
scattered over the city housing Army
installations.
Evening star., 1946-03-22

dependence avenue, as well as the
roadway at the north end of the
polo field Parking will be sharply
restricted in the areas indicated by
special signs, but motorists will be
allowed to park in the following
places:
The paved area at the south end
Of the polo field, the south curbs of
Tidal Basin road and Riverside
drive, Monument Grounds road
ways, Constitution avenue from Fiji
teenth to Twenty-sixth streets, the
Ellipse roadway and Riverside drive
from the Inlet Bridge to the Hains
Point south curb.
Capt. Raspberry pointed out that
the area also can be reached by way
Of Lincoln Memorial Circle, Twenty
third street and Riverside drive and
the Water Gate underpass.
: The temporary regulations expire
at pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Traffic Rules Set Up
For Cherry Blossom Visitors

Special traffic and parking regu-
lations for Cherry Blossom visitors
to Potomac Park and the Tidal
Basin area over the week end were
announced today by the park po-
lice.
Motorists who enter the blossom
area from Fourteenth, Fifteenth
and Seventeenth streets will turn
right on Tidal Basin road south of
the Jefferson Memorial, loop the
Tidal Basin and exit by way of
either Independence avenue or
Riverside drive. On Sunday, Tidal
Basin road will be one way north
from Inlet Bridge to Inpendence
avenue and the Inlet Bridge may
be designated one way for north
bound traffic If traffic becomes too
heavy. Capt. Mark H. Raspberry
OF the park police announced.
Police will barricade French drive
between Lincoln Memorial and In
Evening star., 1946-03-22

Government Services serves some
l35 900 meals daily, according to
Dallas H. Smith, director of per-
sonnel and public relations. He es-
timated that if this number ate the
same meal served yesterday, the re-
sultant daily saving in critical foods
would amount to 23,650 pounds of
flour, 6,075 pounds of fats and 675
pounds of oils.
He pointed out, however, that for
such a saving to be possible, cafe
terias would have to be supplied
with enough corn meal and whole
wheat flour as requirements. Both
OF these substitutes are classified
as critically scarce. he said.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
NFFE Urges Congress
To Grant JobIess Paw
For Federal Workers

The Executive Council of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal EN-
ployes today urged that Congress
grant unemployment benefit rights
to Government workers.
In letter addressed to the House
Ways and Means Committee, the
council pointed out that Federal
employees are denied the rights
granted workers in private industry.
"Tens Of thousands Of Federal
employees, men and women who
have rendered devoted, loyal and
effective service, now are being
dropped from the rolls the council
said. There is neither equity nor
sound economic Judgment in the
policy which thus far has denied
to Federal employees unemployment
compensation similar to that which
has been accepted as right and
proper in private business and
industry"
The council said the need for
prompt action is evident because
the Government reduction force
plans call for the dismissal of 800,-
600 employees by June. 1947.
In its second days session, the
council also registered strong op-
position to nonmilitary positions in
Federal service being filled by mill
tary personnel.
The federation declared this prac-
tice is widespread in the War and
Navy Departments, although there
are both statutory and regulatory
provisions against it.
The council also asked that Con-
gress pass legislation amending the
retirement act to provide immedi-
ate annuities for Federal work
ers with 20 or more years of serv-
ice who are losing their jobs as a
result of postwar eduction-in- force
measures and the placement of
veterans in Gnverrnoept iohcr
Evening star., 1946-03-22
'Big-Eyed' Bandit Robs
Dress Store of $135

A gunman, described as having
"big eyes and a large mustache,
robbed a clerk in Nell's Ladies Dress
Shop, I'll H street NE, of $135 last
night at the point Of pistol, ac-
cording to police.
The bandit, husky looking COL
ored man, entered the store at 8
pm. and ordered the clerk, Mrs.
Dolly Edwards, to open the cash
register and give him the money,
police said. She did.
The man fed north on Eighth
street. according to Mrs. Edwards
and the store manager, Mrs. Cath
crime Carter.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Chicago Suspect Held
In HyottsviIIe HoIdup

Prince Georges County police
were holding Edward j. Lavelle, 81,
Chicago. under $4,000 bond in
Hyattsville jail yesterday on charges
OF holdup and robbery OF a District
taxicab operator.
Police said Lavelle was arrested
fve minutes after a radio broadcast
Yesterday announced the holdup Of
Howard Keller, 222O First street
NV, In his taxicab on the Balti-
more boulevard, near the District
line. Mr.. Keller was robbed OF s2l.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Commissioners Favor
Senate Bill on SIums
Without Amendment

The Commissioners favor passage
OF the Senate-approved bill on Dis
trict slum clearance without amend
ment.
They announced their decision
last night after going over the bill
last week with District officials and
former Corporation Counsel Rich
mond Keech. They also discussed
their position on the measure with
Chairman McGehee Of the House
subcommittee handling the measure.
The bill provides for a redevelop-
ment agency to spend $4,000, 900
over 10-year period rebuilding the
city's so-called "blighted areas"
McGehee Leaves Today.
Mr.. McGehee is leaving today for
Mississippi, but expects to return a
week from Sunday. He said he
would call his subcommittee to-
gether then to consider the bill.
The Commissioners pointed out in
their report that the present law
permitting alley dwellings expires
July 1, making it essential that
some legislation be enacted at this
session of Congress"
While they recommend passage
now without amendment, the Com
missioners reserved the right to
submit amendments at later date
should they become necessary. They
said they felt some notifications
eventually will be required but did
not say what they were.
The city heads said they are con-
scious of the need for constructive
action to provide suitable housing
for low-income personnel and feel
the present bill takes steps in that
direction.
Ihlder Backs Measure.
Also supporting the Senate meas
ure unamended Is John Ihlder
executive officer Of the National
Capital Housing Authority, who
conferred with the Commissioners
earlier this week.
Amendments covering changes in
the definition Of public housing and |
asking tighter auditing control over
such projects are sought by private
builders.
Congress twice has extended the
deadline for occupancy of alley
dwellings here while the plans for
the slum clearance were being laid |
but Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee has issued q
warning that no further extension
will be sought. The dwellings
house many thousands. mostly col
ored
Evening star., 1946-03-22
$50 Acres of Woodland
Burn Near Goblin John

Fire yesterday burned over ap-
proximately $50 acres of woodland
along Rersimmon Tree road in the
Cabin John area.
Firemen from Cabin John, Glen
Echo, Chevy Chase and Bethesda
fought the blaze, which threatened
to spread to the Herman Presby-
terian Church. No estimate of
damage could be obtained. Cause
Of the fire was unknown.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
u. S. Cofeterios Evolve Menus
To Start Food Saving Monday

How it will save critical wheat
products, fats and oils under food
conservation program to be inaugu-
rated Monday in So cafeterias in
Federal buildings in the District and
nearby areas was illustrated yester-
day by Government Services, Inc,
operator of the cafeterias.
The organization served neWspa-
per reporters a conservation lunch
con" at the Interior Department
cafeteria. The corporations nutri-
ton experts estimated such lunches
would save 100 pounds of flour, As
pounds of fats and five gallons of
oil for every 1000 servings.
Save by Omitting Bread.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that customers will be en-
couraged to participate voluntarily
in the program, which is in line with
the Nations emergency famine re-
lief effort, by not charging them for
bread and butter if they wish to
omit these items from the special
30-cent luncheons.
II the customer takes no butter,
he will save cent, it was explained.
He also will save penny for each
of two slices of bread ordinarily
served on the specials" thus being
able to reduce the price of his meal
to q cents if he does without both.
Though yesterdays "preview" meal
was not necessarily typical, being
a La carte, 1t gave evidence of how
great saving in critical foods can
be made through the use of substi-
tutes. The menu consisted of soup,
chicken pie, two vegetables, fruit
salad, mullins and apple pie.
Whole Wheat in Piecrust.
The savings in wheat, fats and
oils was accomplished by serving
rye crisp instead of crackers with
the soup, replacing the meat-pie
crust with a potato covering, en-
ploying a cooked dressing made of
corn starch instead of an oil dress
ing for the salad, serving bran muf-
fms instead of white counterpart
and making the piecrust with q
mixture Of white and whole wheat
dou.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Veteran Center
Fund Approved
BY House Group
Bill Authorizes
Use Of UnobIigoted
District Resources

BY unanimous action, the House
District Committee today ordered a
favorable report on bill to author
lze use of unobligated city funds for
the operation throughout the next
fscal year of the Veterans Infor-
nation Center, Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
The action was taken after COM
missioner John Russell Young, Cor
poration Counsel Vernon E. West
and Waldron E. Leonard, center
director, explained the growing
services to veterans being rendered
at the center.
Estimates Cost at S1OO,O0e
Commissioner Young estimated
the operation cost in the year Begin
ming June 80 probably would not
exceed 100000. The service now is
costing about $4,000 a month, but
reports indicated demands for in
formation had been steadily rising.
Director Leonard said that while
two weeks time formerly was re-
qulred to make out applications for
schooling for the GIs, this work is
now done by the center in from 20
minutes to two hours. He said the
center was equipped to answer most
questions on the spot through rep
resentatives of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, the Civil Service Com
mission and the District Employ
ment Center, as well as volunteers.
Parking Action Planned.
Chairman Mcmillan announced a
plan to send to conference between
the House and Senate the Randolph
bill calling for the provision of off,
street parking facilities at or near
Federal buildings here. The bill as
passed by the House was con-
siderably broadened in the Senate.
1t had been planned to bring the
Senate version up for action by the
House District Committee today, but
Mr.. Mcmillan said the House would
be asked instead to send it to con-
terence and to work out a COM
promise there.
The District Committee also
recommended House approval of a
bill passed by the Senate January 18
to permit gasoline pumps to be
equipped with a decimal system Of
measuring gasoline. Under present
law, gasoline pumps must measure
quantities of the fuel sold by frac-
tional parts of a gallon, whereas the
48 States permit the decimal system.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Gill Testifies Guards
'Sabotaeed' His Efforts
AT Jail Discipline

Any officer who refuses to carry
out prison rules for disciplining of
prisoners "is guilty of sabotage" !"
Howard B. Gill, suspended superin-
tendent of penal institutions fighting
Tor reinstatement, declared today
in reply to testimony against him
by District Jail officers. He testified
he had been informed guards were
refusing to discipline prisoners ac-
cording to his orders.
Mr.. Gill's testimony was given
before a board of inquiry hearing
charges filed against him by the
Board of Public Welfare after he
had offered official records of the
Jail to disprove a charge he aban-
doned basement control cells.
The suspended penal superin-
tendent reported he was COM
pletely surprised" to learn on No.
vember 27 that guards disapproved
of a suggestion he had made for
more use of infirmary isolation cells
to discipline prisoners.
He said he learned this at a
meeting of committee he had
appointed to investigate the escape
of five men from the District Jail
on November a. Two committee
members said guards were refusing
to discipline prisoners because they
could not put them in the basement
Says Action Ended Discipline.
One of the committee members,
John liner, custodial officer at the
Jail, testified before the inquiry
board that abandonment Of the
basement cells ended all discipline
at the Jail. Guards refused to put
refractory prisoners in the infirm-
ary cells because the prisoners did
not consider it any punishment. he
said.
To prove that he never ordered
the basement cells abandoned, Mr..
Gill took the stand after the inquiry
board had spent an hour in execu-
tive session at the request of Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray. 1t showed that five men
were confined in the infirrnary cells
during october and November, while
nine men were confined in the base
ment.
Mr.. Gill took the stand after the
inquiry board had spent an hour in
executive session at the request of
Assistant Corporation Counsel Gray,
representing the Board of, Public
Welfare. Walter NJ Bastian, chair
man of the inquiry board, offered no
for the first secret ses-
sion.
Huff Confers With Board.
Welfare Director Ray L. Huff
spent Is minutes cloistered with the
inquiry board in witness room at
the Municipal Center.
Before adjourning the hearing
until $3.50 am. tomorrow, Mr.. Bas-
tian announced the inquiry board
will be able to hold only one session
next week, on Friday, because he
must keep long standing engage
ment in Chicago.
Mr.. Gill is seeking to prove that
structural defects and
wartime deterioration of staff, not
his own administration, made the
District Jail inefficient.
Describing unsafe" conditions he
found when he arrived at the Dis
trict Jail in July, 1914, he complain
ed when he began his defense We'd
nesday that Welfare Boards Penal
Committee would not permit him
10 go ahead with improvements re-
luired to make the Jail maximum
institution.
The penal superintendent was
December after an in
7estigation of the escape of five
prisoners from the Jail November
"A but is not charged with respon-
,ihilitY for the eScanes
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Dr.. Phillips to Speok

DR.. Melba Phillips of Columbia
University will discuss Atomic En-
ergy, Its Social and Political Impli-
cations" at a luncheon concluding
the Legislative workshop" to be held
Thursday at the University Of Mary
land under auspices of the Prince
Georges County League Of Women
Voters.
Evening star., 1946-03-22
Revival Service PIunned

The Rev. Frank Brasington, SUI
perintendent of the City Mission,
Baltimore, and a former Army
chaplain, will conduct special re-
vival services at the Landover Bap-
tist Church for . week beginning
Sunday.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
STATE SHOULD CONTROL FLOW OF IMMIGRANTS

Under a state government
 managed by the people of
 Alaska, it will be much easier
 and much more advantageous
 to everyone to aid, and in a
 measure control, the stream
 of new people who are likely
 to come to Alaska for perma-
 nent residence at the earliest
 practicable moment. There
 fore, I am confident that in
 providing statehood for Alas
 ka we are building not only
 for ourselves but sound
 economy for posterity.
 It should also be noted that Alaska's resources are so great and her economy. such that dur ing normal years prior to the war the territory's exports ex- ceeded imports by an average of some $28,00O,00O annually. This has large bearing on Alaska S ability to be self-supporting not withstanding smal1ness of popu- lation in relation to geographi cal extent. Furthermore, at least 10000 seasonal workers not counted in the census are trans ported each year to and from Alaska, which movement ere ates an enlarged summer popu- lation quite properly susceptible to taxation in support of state hood.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
US. WOULD RETAIN SOME POLICE DUTIES

Just how extensive the judi cial and police systems of the state should be is a matter best left to the constitutional con vention and the state legislature to decide. We might fairly as sume, however, that expenses for these purposes would be no greater than those now incurred in Alaska by the federal gov ernment. As a matter of fact, they could probably be less, for the federal judiciary and police
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
COURT. POLICE AND
 INSANE OBLIGATIONS

Federal supported agencies
 which the state of Alaska
 must take over are primarily
 the judiciary, the police sys-
 tenn (now virtually limited to
 US. Mars h al s and their
 deputies), the care of the in-
 sane and the conservation
 and protection Out not the
 technical or research features)
 of fish and of fur and game.
 There may be few others
 but the money involved with
 respect to such others would
 be insignificant.
 The only other additional ex- penses which come to mind are: 1. the part of the budget of the offices of Governor and Secre- tary of Alaska not already borne by the territorial government, 2. the expenses of regular bien- nial sessions of the legislature, and 3. the costs of eventually constructing and maintaining a state capitol building.
 The expenses of the Legis1a- ture, of the offices of the Gov ernor and Secretary, and of care of the insane are known.
 The expenses of the part of the fish and game work which the state would take over must be estimated. It seems fair to assume that these expe Il s c 5 would run higher than about half of the amount now spent in Alaska for fish and game ptr- poses by the federal government (the rest being technical and re- search expenses which would continue to be borne by the fed eral government.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ARIZONA REVENUES SHOWED BIG GAIN

No great perspicacity was required to discover that the reason for this lack of public funds was inherent in the ter ritorial revenue system. Tax es were, as a matter of fact, quite Iowa condition, other things being equal, usually deemed to be highly desir- able-but these other things, such for instance as taxes, were not equal. The reason was that by means of defec- tive laws relating to the sub ject, corporate property meaning specifically the prop erty of mining, railroad, ex- press, telegraph and telephone, and private car. line compa- nies-constituting by far the territory's major wealth, was assessed on a basis represent ing only an insignificant frac- tion of its value =.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ARIZONA MET SAME FINANCIAL OBSTACLES

Because of it's many parallels to conditions in Alaska today, the statehood experience of Ari- zona, last of the states to be ad- mitted, probably will prove in structive to- Alaskans. Inquiry has been made of the Governor of Arizona as to this experience and has brought the following reply:
 Arizona'S re our e s. all though developed only to a minor extent. were real; but iis public revenue was alto gether unequal to the build ing of roads. to securing the various things the desire for which moved the territorY's people 10 SC k self-govern- ment.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
EASIER TO BUILD
 FOR NEW CITIZENS

What will happen to Alaska's population in the future is, of course, matter for conjecture. Most people expect it to show a steady increase. This was the trend all through the 1930's. It is not generally known that ever since 1914 the Bureau. of the Census has made an annual July l population estimate for every state and territory. Popu- lation has not been estimated since 1941 because of the insuf- ficiency of data on wartime changes.
 The most recent estimates for