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Evening star., 1946-02-08
Cost Of Living Here
Rises 10 Highest Point
Since Winter Of 1920

Cost of living for moderate income
families in Washington advanced
another 0.3 per cent between
d-November and mid-December
bringing costs to the highest level
since the winter of 1920, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics disclosed today.
Consumers price index on Decem-
ber Is was 31.7 per cent higher than
in August, 1889, just before the out
break of war, the Labor Department
agency said.
For the 31st consecutive month
average costs of clothing advanced,
rising to 16 per cent above mid
November. The average increase
for other large cities in that period
was 0.5 per cent, the monthly sur
vey showed.
Further disappearance of low
and medium priced clothing was
reflected in higher costs for mems
wool suits, dress trousers, jackets,
business shirts, underwear and
socks" the agency declared.
Washington was behind other
cities, however, in food cost in
creases. Food rose OIL per cent, as
against national average of 90
per cent. The largest single increase
was for sweet potatoes, which
jumped 22.8 per cent as result of
higher winter prices allowed by OPA.
Similarly, the bureaus fuel-elec-
tricity-ice group advanced 0.4 per
cent, due to higher prices allowed
for anthracite coal.
Miscellaneous goods and services
rose OIL per cent, resulting, the
agency said, from slight increases in
hospital rates.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Civic Federation 10 Meet
In Bethesda on Monday

Several committee reports will be
made at the monthly meeting of
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton at pm. Monday in the
Bethesda Elementary School.
Mansfield Ionic of the Public
Finance and Budget Committee will
ask the federation to request the
county commissioners for the sec
ond time to prepare and publish a
systematic and comprehensive cap
ital Improvement program. The first
such request was made by the group
on January 8, 1945.
Mr.. Ionic also will review the
events leading up to the current
$1,000 county bond issue and its
purposes.
Russell Whyte of the Education
Committee will report on the
county's school building program.
and Lewis Sims of the Public FL
nance and Budget Committee will
report on the Silver Spring public
parking project.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

Twelve-year-old Danny Geraty
today is the owner of an airplane
which makes him very happy and
a bit bewildered.
To own plane Is fine, but 1t
brings problems. One can't put a
Piper Cub in the hall closet and
forget it for four years.
When Danny is 16, the Civil Aero
nautics Authority will consider Dam
ny for a student pilots license. If
he wants to tear out the engine, the
CAA might talk business on a glider
pilots license when Danny is IA.
Wins Plane as Prize.
Danny, who lives with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel j. Geraty,
at 1915 Thirteenth street NV, was
presented Piper Club trainer yes
terday at Alexandria Airport as Sec
ond prize in a Nationwide radio
contest. More precisely, he was
shown demonstration plane and
given the papers emitting him to
take possession of a similar craft on
delivery from the factory. He also
was notified that he was entitled to
a free 600-mile airliner cruise in
any direction for being adjudged
the District regional winner.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
HyattsvilIe Driver Gets
Six Months, Fined $3.50

Jess Thompson, 80, Hyattsville,
received six-month prison SEN
tence and fines totaling $3.50 in
Upper Marlboro Police Court todav
on four traffic charges.
He was sentenced to three months
each in the Maryland House of
Correction on charges of driving
on revoked permit and exceeding
10 miles an hour. In addition. he
was fined 5000 for turning of the
lights on his automobile to avoid
arrest and $50 for failing to obey a
police signal. He pleaded guilty to
all four charges.
After an appeal was noted, Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie set bond at
$1,000.
Thompson was arrested Monday
night in Forestvilfe after a 90-mile-
an-hour chase that began in the
District. During the pursuit Wash
lngton police fired two shots, both
OF which struck the rear of the
automobile.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Montgomery Liquor Board
Approves Three Licenses

The Montgomery County Liquor
Control Board yesterday approved
three applications to sell alcoholic
beverages, including license re-
newal for the Olney Inn.
Located at Olney, the inn closed
in October, 1912, because of gas
rationing and other wartime restric-
tions. 1t numbered many WASH
ington notables among its patrons
Mrs. Clara May Downey, pro-
prietor, said it is planned to reopen
the inn as soon as alterations are
completed, probably the latter part
OF April or in early May. The Ii
cense, which permits sale Of all al
coholic beverages, was renewed to
Mrs. Downey, Grace C. Ruby, Louise
Finneyfrock and Irving Baughman.
The board also approved transfers
Of on-sale beer and wine licenses at
Hepburn's Raw Bar and Seafood
Restaurant, 251 East Montgomery
avenue, Rockville, and at $3.50 Wis
conSin avenue, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Commissioners
Oppose Adding
To Tourist Camp
Say East Potomac
Plans Were Drawn
Unknown to Them

The Commissioners today Joined
the Recreation Board in its effort to
prevent conversion of rs acres of
East Potomac Park into an enlarged
tourist camp.
They said they opposed the "en-
largement and continued existence"
OF the present camp because of the
vital need for the use of all the area
Tor general recreation and the i'm
possibility of replacing the area with
facilities elsewhere in the central
area"
The proposed plan to enlarge the
existing facilities is the joint project
of the National Park Service and
Government Services, Inc, which
operates the tourist camp. 1t would
double the present capacity of the
camp, remove nine holes from the
present golf course and extend a
double roadway around Hains Point.
Ultimate cost would be approx.
mately Sl,000,000, of which an ini-
tial appropriation of 100000 is
being sought in the park service
budget for 1947.
Star Disclosed Plan.
This proposal" the Commission
ers said, was made without ths
knowledge of the District of CO.
lumbia Recreation Board or the rep
resentatives of the District govern
ment."
Disclosure Of the plan by The
Star several weeks ago was followed
by immediate protest from the
Recreation Board January %. The
board called for adherence to a
plan adopted in 1941. under which
the existing camp was to be re-
moved and the whole area used for
recreation. Parties to the program
were the Office of National Capital
Parks, the Co-ordinating Commit
tee on Recreation Plans, the Fine
Arts Commission and the Recrea-
tion Board.
Backed by the Federal Recreation
Committee, representing Govern
ment employees, and the recreation
division of the Council of Social
Agencies, the board took it's oppo-
sltlon to the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission January
"a. The commission referred the
matter to the Co-ordinating Com
mittee, which on February S voted
strong recommendation that the
entire area be reserved for city-wide
recreational facilities.
Hearings Start Monday.
The Recreation Board is expected
to carry its opposition to the Capitol
Monday when hearings are expected
to begin on the Interior Depart
ment's 1s47 budget requests.
Sketches of the proposed new
tourist camp have been prepared by
Horace Peaslee, Washington archi-
!, tect, at the expense of Government
Services, Inc, it was understood,
with his fee to be charged off as an
operating expense after the camp
is built.
The proposal was approved by
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the Planning Commission,
and A. E. Demaray, associate direc-
tor OF the National Park Service.
both of whom are members of the
Board of Trustees of Government
Services, Inc.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
BruziI Appoints New
Naval Attuche Here

Rear Admiral Octavio Figueiredo
de Medeiros has replaced Admiral
Sylvio de Noronha as Brazilian
naval attache here, it was an
nounced today.
Admiral de Noronha will return to
Brazil to assume command of the
feet. His successor has been vice
chief Of the military cabinet and
commander Of Brazil's southern
naval force.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

Asked whether he'd like to learn
to fly his plane, Danny replied, en-
Enthusiastically, Il sure would"
He said he had been interested In
aircraft for some time, had read ex-
tensively on the subject, and had
tried model-building-the last with
Indifferent success. Danny confessed
he didn't know what he would dc
with the prize on its arrival.
Sent Number of Names.
His father, a painter and dec
orator, shared Danny's JOY and per-
plexity, as did his mother and 16-
year-old sister, Margaret. Mr.
Geraty made a discreet inquiry as
to the value of the plane-just for
reference. Where Danny would &c
on the 600-mile junket also re-
manned undecided.
Danny, who is in the sixth grade
at the Immaculate Conception
School, won the awards for naming
a plane in contest sponsored by
General Mills, Inc, in cooperation
with Piper Aircraft Corp. Danny
sent in number of names. He
doesn't know which most impressed
the judges.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
House Group Seeking
Final Vote on Patman
Housing. Bill Today

Efforts were being made to get a
flnal vote by the House Banking
Committee today on the Patman
housing bill, with members report
edly split evenly on the contro-
versial proposal for ceiling prices on
existing homes.
An aide of Representative Pat
man, Democrat, of Texas said a
compromise amendment to break
the deadlock was to be offered by
Representative Monroney, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma. 1t would require
that purchaser of a used home
live in 1t for at least six months In
order to cut down on quick specula-
tive sales.
Mr.. Patman also was prepared to
submit an amendment which would
place $4,000 ceiling price on new
homes built under the Government
priority program. The director OF
the Office of Housing Sterilization
a new agency provided in the bill
would be given authority to allow a
higher price in areas where building
lots and labor are high.
Group Anxious to Clear Bill.
The committee, which has been in
executive session most of the week
is anxious to clear the Patman bill
to make way for hearings sched-
uled to open Monday on extension
of the Price Control Act.
Wilson w Juoff y,axry ~
housing administrator, appeared be-
fore the committee yesterday tc
renew his appeal that Congress
place price ceilings on the country's
40, 0,000, 900 existing homes.
Mr.. Wyatt has turned over tc
President Truman a new emergency
housing program, said to call for
close to 1,000,0 900 new dwellings this
year and nearly 100000 in 1947
1t is understood details of the pro-
gram will be announced by the
President over the week end.
MIA Conference Scheduled.
Meanwhile representatives of more
than 100 national organizations met
again today in closed session al
the United States Chamber ol
Commerce Building in a confer.
ence called by the National Hous.
ing Agency to broaden community
understanding" of the housing
problem.
Mr.. Wyatt was scheduled to sum-
Marie the conference for newsmer
at the close OF the mornings ses-
sion.
Yesterday the group was warned
by Norton Long, assistant to Price
Administrator Chester Bowles, that
the danger Of uncontrolled prices
of homes is already apparent"
He said quick, intelligent anG
courageous action is necessary tt
repair this danger spot"
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Winchester Man Alters
Pleu in Income Tax Cose

By The Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. s.-The
pleading of Charles A. Pine, VIM
chester, charged with violation of
Federal income tax laws, has been
change from innocent to nolo con-
tendere.
Following a motion made in Fed
eral Court by Collins Denny, jr.,
counsel for the Winchester man,
Judge Robert N. Pollard accepted
the new pleading and set March 8
as the date for sentencing.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Poetry Society TO Meet

Or. kerby Neill, assistant professor
OF English, language and literat,,re
at Catholic University. will address
meeting Of the Washington chap
ter OF the Catholic Poetry Society
OF America in the Study Guild
Library, l725 Rhode Island avenue
NV, at 8 pm. Sunday. DR.. NeilI
VIII speak on Some LiturricaI
Parallels to the Sonnet.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Labor Delegates
Urge Action on
D. {. Suffrage
Group Visits Capitol,
Gives Support to
Sumners-Cupper Bill

Representatives Of labor organi-
zations here today continued the
campaign to obtain a favorable re-
port on the Sumners-Capper reso-
luton when the Senate Judiciary
Committee meets Monday to decide
the question of national representa-
ton for the District.
Visiting Capitol Hill were dele
cations from the Washington Indus
trial Union Council and the Taxicab
Operators, Drivers and Garage En-
ployes Union.
Representing the former, were
Robert Sherman, president; Mrs.
Gertrude Evans and Oliver T. Pal
mer.
Super Lobby" Feared.
Mr.. Sherman told the press his
affiliated organization was
committed in favor of the Summers
Capper resolution, and emphasized
Its desire to see the District included
in senatorial representation.
He said that in the course of ask
ing Judiciary Committee members
to support the measure, he had been
told by the secretary to Senator
Revercomb, Republican, of West
Virginia, that giving the District a
voice in Government would result in
a super lobby"
Mr.. Sherman said he replied that
If the District were allowed repre-
sentatives in Congress I'VE could
then confine our lobbying to them"
Taxi Union Urges Passage.
Those representing the taxi union
were Charles P. Rapczynski, Edward
Williams and r. j. Cain. This group
announced support for the Sum-
newspaper measure with or with
out amendments.
They appeared at the behest of
the Central Suffrage Conference.
which is co-ordinating drive to
bring the Sumners-Capper measure
from committee to the Senate floor
for full debate.
As favorably reported by the
Hatch Subcommittee, the measure
would provide an amendment to the
Constitution to permit Congress to
grant District representation in the
Senate. House and electoral college.
Proxy Votes Sought.
The conference opposes restrict
ing District representation to the
House alone, as was proposed last
Monday under amendments to the
Sumners-Capper resolution offered
by Senators O'Mahoney, Democrat,
OF wyoming and Andrews, Demo-
crat, of Florida.
1t was disclosed that Venus Ra-
mey, Washington girl who won the
Miss America" contest at Atlantic
City in 1914, will come to the Capi-
tai tomorrow to plead with legisla-
tors to back the Summers Capper
measure.
AS the time drew near for action
on the measure. suffrage conference
leaders sought to obtain proxy votes
from number of Republican men,
bers OF the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee who are expected to be alb
sent from the session by reason of
Lincoln's Birthday speaking COM
mitments at home.
Among those so approached were
Senators Wiley of Wisconsin and
Stanflll of Kentucky.
Continuing the series of radio
talks by suffrage advocates, Mrs.
James Jardine of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club last night gave reasons
why her organization is behind the
Summers Capper measure. She
spoke over WWDC.
Mrs. Gordon Balm, a member of
the conferences National Represen-
tation Committee, will speak over
the same station at 7:30 pm. today.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Clothing Drive
Nets 'GoyNinety'
Bathing Suits

Several boxes of bathing suits,
dating back to the Gay Nineties,
have been turned into the Victory
Clothing Collection, Commissioner
John Russell Young announced yes
terday.
They may not be in style" he
said, "but they will be mighty well
come for make-oyer garments to
the destitute people of other lands. .
Mr.. Young said a total of 80l ,00o
garments had been collected for
needy persons in Allied countries.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Naval Unit Gives $4,000
To March of Dimes

More than SIS, 900 was contributed
to the March of Dimes by the Po-
torlac River Naval Command, ac-
cording to a tabulation made public
today. Late reports are expected to
send the figure above SIC, 300, it was
said.
The Naval Gun Factory, contribute
ing $6.340. led the establishments in
the command.
Donations Of both civilian and
service personnel are included in the
figures.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

with the various agencies controlling
the lands undeT consideration to
see what arrangements can be made.
Initiaily, it was estimated the en-
tire project would run up to $780,
600, provided the city has to buy
land snd also install sewers and
water.
While the Commissioners indi-
Gated they would be willing to 60
into debt, If authorized by Congress,
to make the veterans project a
reality, It is understood the $3.50, 600
can be met out Of ls46 operating
revenues.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Admiral Leuhy to Speak

Admiral William Leahy will be
guest OF honor and principal speaker
at the charter night dinner-dance
OF the Takoma Park Lions Club at
Z pm. tomorrow at the Kenwood
Country Club. Dwight L. Smith is
chairman Of the committee in
charge Of arrangements.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

start, by building railroads, restoring
rubber plantations and raising his
country from poverty to high level
of prosperity.
He also amassed a fabulous for
tune for himself
Then, after marrying a Malay
princess and providing his realm with
an heir he set out to enjoy himself.
He fell in love with blond Helen
Wilson, a former Scotch typist and
wife of an English doctor. Helen got
a divorce and the Sultan made her
his Sultana.
Both the natives and the British
were offended-and said so. But the
Sultan only laughed and soon after
wards took a world cruise on his
yacht-leaving Helen in Johore.
On his way back, he picked up
two pretty girls in Melbourne and
started home with them. Thoroughly
aroused, the British authorities inter
January 10. 1910
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

then too busy enjoying himself.
There was the night, for example,
when he raided a Singapore night
club and carried off a blond dancer.
But official Singapore was indig
nant and forbade the Sultan 10 ap'
pear in Singapore after 10 p m.
For revenge, the Sultan invited
English officials 20 his palace and
presented them 10 group of charm
ing and beautiful Malay and Chinese
ladies in shimmeTlng Court silks.
II wasn't until the officials were
nursing their hangovers in the shut
tered seclusion of their bungalows
next day that they learned the charm
ing Malay and Chinese princesses
were entertainers.
When the Japs eventually came
creeping down the peninsula and the
situation became hopeless, the Sui
tan couldn't decide whether he'd
rather be in Singapore or Johore,
Several times, he and his Sultana
shuttled in an auto back and forth
across the milelong causeway sepa-
rating Singapore from the mainland.
On his last trip across TO Johore,
the British blew up the bridge behind
him and the Japs soon had him.
But no matter what inducements
the Japs offered, or what horley
they promised, he still defied thent
So nowadays, British officials do
not pound the tables in Singapore
clubs and mutter, mo dignity, blast
him." as they used TO do whenever
his name was mentioned.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

Snubbed on every hand, Lydia
finally persuaded the Sultan to take
her back TO England.
They arrived during the blitz, and
in the midst of one Of the air raids
on Canterbury, Lydia was killed.
Soon afterwards, the heartbroken
Sultan lodged into an air raid shelter
and bumped into another beautiful
-Marcella Mendl, niece of Sir
Charles Mendl. He fell so deeply in
love with her right away that he
married her Immediately.
The new Sultana's reception in Jo-
hore was far from cordial but the
Sultan didn't care much. He was
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

cepted the yacht at Singapore and
sent the girls back TO Australia.
AS the years passed, criticism of
the Sultan's conduct kept mounting.
But he was not disturbed. He took
his Sultana to England to attend the
coronation Of King George and while
there ran into another complication
a very comely complication named Ly-
dia Cecily Hill, London showgirl.
When Lydia was presented to the
Sultana, Helen was openly displeased.
But not Sir Ibrahim. He liked Lydia
so well the Sultana finally begged
Illustrated by LEE CONREY
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

II was tempting. Sir Ibrahim had
not seen good bread in long time.
But he raised the loaf to his nose,
shifted it disdainfully and passed 1t
on to a servant.
What pleased the English most
was the Sultans naughty reception
Of Premier Tojo, who made special
trip to present him with an ornate
ceremonial sword, TO be worn in cele-
hration of the establishment of the
Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Sir Ibrahim accepted the sword,
but laughed in Tojo's face and refused
to wear it any time
Back in 1905, when he assembled
the throne, everyone thought well of
Sir Ibrahim. He got off TO a good
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20


%IR IBRATIM gay old Sultan of Johore, is
his throne than evea because of the dgnfed
~ he snooed the Japs when they tried to make him
puppet
enough since his eXuberant
days his undigned almost him his royal job
several occasions
he is firmly established in the good of
both his subjects his British overords AT r. he
the few monarchs from worldwide chaos with
worry about social security.
The incident that endeared him all again to the Johore
popuace when Field Marshal Terauch invited himself
lunch arriving with his bread-whte bread at that
The Sultan let the hghrankng Jap cool his heels in the
reception Then he reraned from offer
ing him cocktail
Nevertheless Terauci tried to ngraate himself by giving
he loaf OF
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

him 10 divorce her
by three times pro-
nouncing the word
"Talak," which
means Il divorce
you
The Sultan COM
pile d re a dily
enough, after set
Ting on Helen a
quarter Of a million
dollars and an in
come of S25, 900 a
year for life.
Then he took
Lydia TO Johorea and
announced his in
tention of marrying
her. This time there
was such a violent
protest he aban-
doned his plan.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

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