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Evening star., 1947-06-27
Back Page THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
= n,
u. S. Investing 100 Millions
In Atom-Smoshing Machines

type cyclotron projected for the
Brookhaven Laboratory of the
Atomic EnergIa Conn sion on Long
Island, which vill, ~ ,e1 the nuclear
particles with 10 times more energy
than any machine now in existence.
Meanwhile, high energy cyclo-
irons soon are to be built at Har-
ward, Rochester, Columbia and Chi
cago Universities and the Carnegie
Institute of Technology. Synchro-
irons, similar in principle but some-
what lighter, are underway at the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and California, Michigan,
Iowa, Perdue, Cornell and Seattle
Universities. Linear accelerators,
new device for atom smashing,
are being constructed at California
and Stanford Universities and
Massachusetts, Tech. Cost of con-
struction work already has exceeded
s10,000,000, DR.. Teller says in the
latest bulletin of the Association of
Atomic Scientists.
Return to Peace Pursuits.
This great building program" !"
he says, may look to the outsider
like work on new mysterious weap-
ons. The laboratories will produce
Evening star., 1947-06-27
By Thomas R. Henry

America is investing close to
500, ,0oo, 900 in new demonstrating
neutrality-suspicious., synchrotrons,
betatrons and linear accelerators-
by means of which it is hoped to
get more punch out Of the atomic
energy reactions.
This is revealed by DR.. Edward
Teller, member of the Institute Of
Nuclear Studies at the University
of Chicago, and former physics pro-
fessor at George Washington Uni
yersity.
The function of all these machines
is to propel nuclear particles, such
as electrons, protons and neutrons,
against targets, with speeds ap-
preaching that of light. 1t is an
expensive program, DR.. Teller points
out, with new type cyclotron about
the size of, and costing nearly as
much as, large destroyer. While
the other types are lighter and
somewhat less expensive, they also
call for very large investments.
Big Long Island Project.
Biggest Of all, on which construc-
ton has not yet started, is a new
Evening star., 1947-06-27

particles carrying more concen-
trated energy than was encountered
in the atom bomb, and the program
is sponsored to a great extent by
our armed forces. Clearly, the
physicists are scare 1ing for COM
plete transformation of energy into
matter. The result, If the search
is successful, will be new and vastly
more dangerous weapons OF de-
struction.
"But actually these arguments
are misleading. In spite of appear
ances, the construction OF big ma
chimes marks return of physicists
to their peacetime pursuit - the
search for the laws OF natures TINS
search goes on with little expecta-
tion of practical results and very
little probability that the high en-
ergy machines will be particularly
helpful in the construction OF big
ger bombs.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Peron's Wife Is Granted
Audience With Pope

VATICAN CITY, June 27.-Mrs.
Juan D. Peron had Commute
audience with Pope Plus XII today
and made state tour of the Apos-
tolic Palace and st. Peters Church.
The wife of Argentine's President
wore severe, full-length black crepe,
with a length of it brought up. to
cover her upSwept blonde hair. She
had no makeup except lip rouge.
Cleaning on her dress was the
star of the Order of Isabel the Cath
Ole, which Generalissino Francisco
Franco presented to her during her
19-day visit to Spain.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Theto Sigma Phi Elects

LOS ANGELES, June 27 (P).-
Theta Sigma Phi, Journalism, So
rority, ended its three-day national
convention today by elect.l?~ .,t
Harrison, Washington ID. c. script
writer, as president. She s1-c )
Sally Ainsworth Moore, Los Angeles,
who held the Office for eight years.
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Pheasant Hits Engineer.
Forces Train to Stop
By the A.soeiat.d Press

PIERRE, S. Dak.-The Public
Utilities Commission reports that a
ringneck pheasant was responsible
for stopping a train.
The wild-flying pheasant caused
a train to stop after 1t crashed" into
a locomotive and struck Engineer
H. S. Andrus, 68, of Aberdeen, S.
Oak.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Maryland Sales Tax
Gets Grange Support

MIDDLETOWN, Md, Feb. % (P.
Edward F: Hotter, master of the
Maryland Grange, said yesterday
that the Grange plans to work
through county units in urging
Maryland legislators to enact a
State sales tax as "the least OBJ
Jectionable way to raising money"
A nine-man Grange Executive
Committee, representing $500 farm
ers throughout Maryland, resolved
to support the sales tax idea at a
meeting in Annapolis.
Mr.. Hotter said the Grange will
recommend the exemption of pro
duction supplies" such as fertilizer
from provisions of the tax on retail
sales.
Tractors and other farm imple-
ments held equivalent to raw ma
terials i'll the production of finished
products" might also be exempted
under the Grange proposal.
Mr.. Hotter said the Grange has
asked for increased State expendi-
lures for public schools and conse-
quently approves the idea of sales
tax as "the least Objectionable means
so far advanced of raising the
money needed to pay the increased
education bill.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Last Bid for Truce
Seen in Oyster War
Special Dispotch TO The Sfor

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, Feb. %.
In what may be the Old Domin-
ions last bid for an across-the-
table settlement, John E. Mayo,
secretary of the Potomac River
Oystermen's Association, today said
his organization would drive for
a special legislative session at Rich
mond if a recipe could be found
quickly for an oyster stew pala-
table on both banks of the now
ominously quiet river.
The Colonial Beach attorney &C
companied his announcement with
a statement that hungry children
and adults along a 40-mile stretch
of the Potomac were insisting that
some direct action be taken with
out delay.
Only a few Virginians now are
attempting to dredge illegally, he
said, while all are hoping an ami
cable agreement can be reached
while the Maryland Assembly is in
session.
Mr.. Mayo, who also is secretary
of the Colonial Beach Chamber of
Commerce, said business firms there
had reported an unprecedented
drop in sales volume. He added
IN a t watermen were making
touches" at increasingly frequent
intervals.
A few weeks ago warfare" threat
ened to break out when Maryland
patrol boats opened fire on Virginia
oystermen dredging after dark. The
Maryland Senate this week passed
bill to confiscate boats of fishing
| law ViolatorS,
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Richest Little City in Virginia
Has Surplus With Zoe Levy

The money comes mostly from the
Appalachian Electric Power Co.
Glen Lyn owes its existence to the
Appalachian which operates major
power plant here. The company
pays about $4,000 annually in taxes
into the town treasury, Mr.. Jessee
said.
Mr.. Jessee says it is the power
plant which makes Glen Lyn the
envy of other small towns whose
residents must dig deep to meet tax
assessments that may run to 81 per
500.
In the four-year period just ended,
no residents local municipal taxes
exceeded So, Mr.. Jesse said.
my own taxes for the whole four
years were $1.41," he added.
Mr.. Jesse said the only running
expenses were the salary of one
law enforcement officer known as
the town sergeant and the cost of
providing residents with free garb-
age disposal.
Withmoney in the bank, the town
officials are planning further civic
improvements, but want it known
they won't be taken in by any slick
schemes to separate them from the
taxpayers cash.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
W. H. Prescott Picked
In Bethesda 10 Head
Fight on Sales Tax

William H. Prescott of Bethesda
has been named chairman of a
special committee to study means
of defeating the proposed Maryland
sales tax and of finding other sources
of revenue for the State, William L.
Lebling, president of the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce, announced
today.
Appointment of Mr.. Prescott, for
mer member of the Montgomery
County Board of Commissioners,
was made at a special meeting of
the chamber last night at the Be-
thesda County Building.
"Just to defeat a sales tax measure
is not enough" Mr.. Lebling ex-
planned. "The State needs revenue,
and it is up to business groups to
find other means to suggest to the
Legislature.
Both the county commissioners of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County have expressed opposition
to such move unless the District
of Columbia enacts similar legisla-
ton.
Members of Mr.. Prescotts COM
mittee have not been chosen,
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Arlington Church TO Open
New School BUILDING

The new 22-room educational
building of the Central Methodist
Church, Fairfax drive and North
Stafford street, Arlington, will be
formally opened tomorrow.
Special services, which will COM
mence with Sunday school at GAS
am. and conclude with evensong at
7:30 pm, will be held.
The Sunday school will meet for
the first time in the classrooms of
the new structure, which has a seat
ing capacity of 500.
DR.. j. Galloway Robertson, super
intendent of the Alexandria district
of the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence, will be guest preacher at the
IL am. service. The Rev. j. L. Kib-
Ter, pastor, will conduct the service.
Construction of the building.
which has cost about $45,000, COM
menced in 1945.
The main church structure was
completed in 1925.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Maryland Broi|er Group
To Hold Annual Festival
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY. Md, Feb. 22.-More
than 500 Delmarva Peninsula broiler
growers, meeting here to discuss
methods of combating a reeurrent-
.ly glutted market, voted last night
to establish an annual broiler festi-
val as means Of publicizing their
products quality.
Quality was emphasized through
out the meeting, called by the
broiler division of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council.
A merchandising specialist, A. c.
Harlander of Oakland, Calf, told
the poultrymen Delmarva broilers
reach the market too thin, too small,
unattractive, covered with pinfeath-
ers, their bodies bruised and torn
in transit.
He explained this condition is
common throughout the 'broiier in
dustry and must be remedied if
wartime markets are to be recap
tured,
Evening star., 1947-02-22
1850 Fete Expected
To Show Needs in
Developing Capital

The Districts l50th anniversary in
1850 should serve to show the coun-
try what must be done to make
Washington a Capital worthy Of a
victorious American Nation"
This was the consensus at din
ner meeting last night of picked
representatives of 10 national pro-
fessional organizations interested in
the Federal. city. The group is
known as the Joint Committee on
the National Capital .,,,
They and their guests met at the
Anderson House. headquarters, Of
the Society Of the. ACiIlcinnati, ! at
2118 Massachusetts avenue NV.
They were told by speakers, drawn
from the, ranks of the Federal and
District governments, of the key
problems which stand in the way
of this goal.
Earlier in the day, the group met
Jointly with the District Commis-
sioners, the. National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and
members of the Fine Arts Commis-
sion to learn of the city's difficulties.
The joint committee heard from
Commissioner Guy Mason that Fed
eral responsibility for footing the
city's budget has dwindled to II per
cent of expenses.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said OF
Washington:
Were in a critical period in its
development now.'
His commissions plans for the
city, far from costing the city extra
money, actually have saved 1t money
and increased the value of its land
and buildings, he said.
Robert Woods Bliss is chairman
of the Joint committee.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Week End Leave Granted
Annapolis I'd CIassmen
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Midship-
men at the Naval Academy have
given hearty Endorsement to at least
one phase of the Holloway" plan
for liberalizing their educational
programs.
For the first time in the memory
of the oldest salt hereahouts, second
classmen have been granted a week
end leave. <
That privilege has heretofore been
the exclusive property of first class
men. But now those in their third
year at the academy may take a
liberty from noon on Saturday to
the night formation on Sunday once
a semester.
Rear Admiral James L. Holloway
jr., the new superintendent, author
lied it yesterday. He was head OF
the wartime board which evolved
a more vigorous program for the
training OF, naval officers.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-Federal
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut yesterday
fined Leamon G. Tingle of Pitts
vile $4,000 for income tax evasion
and defense attorneys said payment
of other penalties and back taxes
would wipe out the Wicomico
County nurseryman's $4,000 for
tune.
Besides the $4,000 fine, Tingle
was billed by the court for about
$4,000 in back taxes for the years
1943-45 and about $4,000 in penal
ties for the three years. No esti-
mate was made of how much he
owes in Federal taxes for the six
previous years.
The judge released Tingle on a
two-year suspended prison sentence
on the condition that he pay the
s22o,0oo in fines, penalties and back
taYeS
Evening star., 1947-02-22
BY the Assoeioted Press

GLEN LYN, Va, Feb. 22.-Citi-
zens of Glen Lyn call their commu-
nifty "the richest little town in Vir-
ginia." With a surplus in the nu-
nicipal treasury despite a trif1ing
tax rate of only 10 cents on S100
their boast may not be exaggerated
Mayor N. j. Jessee says Glen Lyn,
a town of $50 inhabitants tucked
against the West Virginia line al
the mountainous northern edge of
Giles County, has reversed the COM
mon municipal complaint of too
much to do on too little money.
Since its corporate existence be-
gan in 1928, he reports, Glen Lyn
has pared it's individual tax rate
from 25 cents to 10 cents, built a
modern town hall, paved its 8 miles
OF streets, established volunteer
fire department with up-to-date
equipment and installed street lights
Now, with all this paid for, Glen
Lyn is. looking around for projects
on which Town Treasurer c. B. Pat
terson can spend a surplus of almost
$4,000 that still cutters up the
treasury.
How is it done?
Evening star., 1947-02-22
PoIicemun's Wife Killed
Herself, Coroner Finds

The fatal shooting of Mrs. Luna
Belle Canyon, 80, wife of 4th pre-
cinct policeman, was ruled sui
eide yesterday by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald.
Mrs. Canyon, mother OF three
children, shot herself in the head
with the service revolver OF her nus
band, Pvt. Chester w. Canyon, late
Thursday. Pvt. Canyon. who said
his wife had been respondent be-
cause of Ill health, heard the shot
and found his wife dying on the
kitchen floor of their home at IA
Upsal street Sc. few seconds
later.
Coroner Macdonald issued the
certificate of death by suicide yes
terday after performing an autopsy
at the District Morgue and studying
police reports OF the shooting.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Women Voters Approve
MaryIand School Plan

A three-point program for better
education in Maryland has been ap-
proved by the Maryland League OF
Women Voters.
The program, announced by the
Maryland State Board of Educa-
ton, is as follows: Increase the
minimum salary of teachers from
1880 to 50, 200 per year; State par
ticipation in a school building pro-
gram, and an appropriation of $685.
000, 900 to carry out the first two
points for two years.
The league also has gone on rec
ord as favoring an increase in the
State income tax as the principal
source of the revenue needed to
carry out such a program. The group
is stressing the Importance of having
people express willingness to the
State Legislature to pay more taxes
so the children can have better
schools.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
MuIfiIateraI Trade Vital
To U. 5, Says InyerchapeI
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-The huge
industrial capacities of the United
States and the British Common
wealth can be kept in operation only
through expanding world markets
and an international commerce,
free of old-time trade barriers, Lord
Inverchapel, British Ambassador to
the United States, told an audience
here last night.
The trade must flow both ways
and system of exchanging goods
must be re-created If the resources
Of the two nations are to contribute
to the enrichment of mankind. he
said in an address at exercises
marking the list anniversary OF
Johns Hopkins University.
The English "set the highest i'm
portance upon tha conference OF 18
nations which is to meet in April to
promote multilateral trade h de-
clared.
Lord 1nverchapel spoke after re-
ceiving the honorary doctor of laws
degree, first to be awarded him in
the United States. Alger Hiss, Hop
kins alumnus and director Of the
Carnegie Foundation for Interna-
tional Peace, also received the honor
Evening star., 1947-02-22
P|anners0ppose
Rezoning Lower
18TH Street
Object Also to
St. EIizobeth's
Transfer to D. c.

Transfer of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital to the District and rezoning
lower Sixteenth street for Office
buildings and banks are opposed
by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, COM
mission chairman, said yesterday
after the monthly meeting his
group Is against the hospital shift.
The buildings are old, he pointed
out, and there Is little more space
for buildings on the hospital grounds
because of its hilly nature. Also
he said it would be unwise to have
the insane and the aged in the same
institution. -
The plan also would force the
Federal Government to find another
site for a mental institution, Gen.
Grant explained.
The commission feels that Engi-
neer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young's six-year plan offers bet
ter solution for improving city
health and old-age institutions, Gen.
Grant said.
Rezoning lower Sixteenth street
for banks and Office buildings is op-
posed largely for the same reasons
the commission has opposed straight
commercial rezoning Of the street:
1t would be a foot to the door,
for less desirable buildings later on.
The commission also:
/. Said it had no objection to the
Columbia Historical Society's plan
to reconstruct the Francis Scott
Key home from remnants Of the
building just west of the District
end Of Key Bridge. The society
would move the building to land
just east of the end of the bridge
under it's plan.
2. Approved minor changes in
Public Buildings Administration
plans for the proposed new General
Accounting Office building.
g.. Told the District Commission
ers it was opposed to any more
radio towers than are absolutely
necessary.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
MARYLAND Man Ordered to Pay
$4,000 in Income Tax Case

Treasury officials told Judge Ches-
nut that Tingle had filed Maryland
State returns but had never paid
a Federal income tax. Tingle said
he had "let. it go so long I didn't
have nerve enough to go in and
file it."
Tingle's net worth was estimated
by Treasury officials as about $780,
900, but his attorneys said the tax
obligations would wipe it out"
Tlngle's income of about $185, 900
for the three years was probably
larger than that of any professional
man, doctor or lawyer on the East
ern Shore" Judge Chestnut said.
Judge Chestnut also sentenced DR..
Richard F. Esslinger, 60, Baltimore
pharmacist and. former practicing
physician, to one year in jail and
$4,000 fine for filing fraudulent
income tax returns to avoid about
$4,000 in taxes for the years
1Qd1-2
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Red Cross Staff Selected
For Prince GEORGES Drive

Percy L. Wolfe, chairman OF the
1e47 Red Cross Fund drive in Prince
Georges County, has announced the
names of those who will assist in
canvassing.
Vice chairman in the northern
part of the county is w. Carroll
Beatty, while Mrs. Harry F. Davies
will direct the volunteer workers in
the southern division.
Assisting Mr.. Beatty are Delnar
L. Bloem, Mrs. John M. Warren,
Mrs. John G. Utterback. Hervey
Machen, j. Robert Sherwood, Leo
Naughton, Mrs. Perry Browning and
Mrs. James Osborne.
Volunteers selected to aid Mrs.
Davies are Miss Naomi Walker, Mrs.
Marguerite Miller and Mrs. Mary
James.
other committee heads are Mrs.
William Werber, publicity chairman:
T. Howard Duckett, in cnarge OF
special gifts, and j. Edwin Hutchin-
son, director of the drive among the
county businessmen.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Illness Of Witness
Postpones Hearing
On Byrd Election

A hearing by a Senate subcom-
mittee on the contest of the election
of Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, has been delayed because of
the illness of a witness, it was said
today at the Office of Senator Hick-
enlooper, Republican, of Iowa, chair
man of the subcommittee.
Although no date has been set, it
was said that the hearing probably
will be held as soon as the witness
can testify. The current investiga-
tioh of the Markey O, Conor contest
in Maryland will not affect the hear
ing, it was learned.
The contest was filed by Lester S.
Parsons, Norfolk Republican, de-
feated in November by Senator
Byrd. Mr.. Parsons bases his contest
on a charge that the Virginia poll
tax violates the United States Con-
stitution and an act Of Congress
readmitting Virginia to the Union
following the war between the
states.
Earlier this week Senator Byrd
announced that Abram P. Staples,
Virginia attorney general, would rep
resent him at the hearing. When
the contest was filed several months
ago, the Virginia Senator said he
would ignore it.
He said today, however, that the
committee desires to make a record
in the matter and that he had asked
Mr. Staples to appear, since the con-
test is a question of States rights.
"I think it's proper for the State
to defend its actions" Senator Byrd
said. "It is perfectly proper for the
attorney general to appear"
Senator Byrd added it is for the
courts to decide whether or not the
tax is illegal.
The question is before the courts
in case filed by Lawrence Michael,
Arlington Republican, who was de-
feated by Representative Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia. Mr.. Michael's
suit, filed prior to the November
elections, seeks to restrain Eighth
Districts officials from collecting the
poll tax. The Federal District Court
at Richmond ruled against Mr..
Michael, who appealed to the Cir
cult Court of Appeals, which will
hear the case on March II.
A contest of Mr.. Smiths election,
on the same grounds as that used in
the suit and in the Byrd contest, has
been filed by Mr.. Michael.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Two Operations Correct
'Upside-Down Stomach
BY The Associqtsd Press

B o S T o N, Feb. 22-Three-
months-old Linda Carlson of Des
Moines, who underwent two opera
tions to correct an upside down"
stomach, was given a good chance
Of recovery today by Cflildren's Hos
pital physicians.
The child, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Harold Carlson, was re-
ported in good condition" by hos
pital attaches.
She was brought here by train
last Saturday for the necessary
operations.
Evening star., 1947-02-22
Rev. Robert c. Savage
To Preach at Alexandria

The Rev. Robert G.. Savage, for
mer assistant pastor of the Metro
politan Church of Washington and
more recently a missionary to Ecua-
dor, will preach at the II am. serv-
ice tomorrow in the First Baptist
Church of Alexandria.
Mr.. Savage also will speak to the
intermediate and Young Peoples
groups during the Bible school pre-
ceding the church service.