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Evening star., 1947-06-25
George Backs 6. 0. ?
In Move 10 Re-Pass
Tax Slash This Year
BY The Aisoeioisd Prsss

Senator George, Democrat, o1
Georgia threw his support today
behind a Republican move to re-
pass the vetoed 81, ,000. .000. 900 tas
Islashing bill, revised only to make
the cuts effective next January
instead of next week.
Chairman Knutson OF the tax
framing House Ways and Means
Committee reintroduced the bill yes
terday, and Speaker Martin said II
will be taken up by the House "ai
the first favorable opportunity"
Asked If this meant action before
Congress adjourns in July. Mr.
Martin replied: I'VE certainly are
not closing the door to that" He
added:
Since the tax veto was sustained
last Tuesday a lot of Democrats who
voted to sustain have come to me
and said they were sorry-that they
have changed their minds. We are
sure we have the two-thirds in the
House It's entirely up to the Senate
Rayburn Sure Of Defeat.
To this, House Minority Leader
Rayburn responded:
THE Republicans say they will
bring the bill up II they are sure OF
the two-thirds votes in the House
and Senate to override another veto
It can't be done-in the House or
Senate"
An informal poll was underway
among Senators to determine
whether enough support could be
corralled.
Senator George. Senate tax mar
ager when the Democrats con-
trolled Congress, said he would sup
port the new bill If it comes up
with much more confidence than
the previous BILL" The Georgian
voted for the previous legislation,
but said he would support the Presi-
dents veto if 1t came to a test in
the Senate.
The House, however, upheld the
veto by a tWo-vote margin, 268 to
1877.
Filibuster Held Possible.
Senator George observed that with
the changed effective date, pos
sibly" enough Democrats might
back the new bill to pass it over
a veto.
However, seasoned lawmakers saw
little chance of the measure be-
coming law this year. They pointed
especially to the possibility of a
filibuster in the Senate If the tax
issue is pumped on the Senate floor
again.
Mr.. Knutson, who offered the tax
reduction proposal as House bill No.
l when Republicans took control of
Congress in January, said that If the
prospects do not look favorable for
action this year, the bill will be put
on ice" until Congress reconvenes in
January. Then it will be made the
first order of business, he asserted.
The measure would give 80 per
cent income tax cut to individuals
in the lowest taxable income
bracket, Is to 20 per cent for middle
incomes, and los per cent on income
above 1902 900.
In vetoing the previous version,
Mr.. Truman said 1t was the wrong
kind of tax cutting at the wrong
time, that first attention should be
given to debt reduction, that tax
cutting now would increase infla-
tionary tendencies, and that the bill
gave too much to large income
groups and too little to small income
earners.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Suspect Sought After Maj,
Is Shot 10 Death on Street

A street fight in the 400 block
Of Tenth street NV. early today
ended in the fatal shooting of James
c. Smith, 38, of the 1900 block Of
Columbia street NV, police said.
The Homicide Squad Immediately
began searching for a 30-year -old
man for questioning. Both men are
colored.
Police said Mr.. Smith was shot In
the abdomen and died before the
Health Department ambulance
could rush him to Gallinger Hos
pital. Second Precinct police re-
ported finding an unexpended 81
caliber shell at the scene OF the
fight.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
iran Shoh's Brother, IS, FIees
III. S. School on Plane to.Poris
Prince Was Object
Of A-Hour Hunt BY
New York Police
BY ihs As.oesofsd Press

PARIS, June 25.-Prince Ha-
mid -Reza Pahlevi, Is, younger
brother OF the Shah Of Iran, who
disappeared from his New York
hotel Monday night, arrived here
by plane today and was whiskec
away to the Iranian Legation by
an attache before the lad had
time to protest.
Mahmoud Salehi, Iranian con.
sui, said the Prince had run away
from the school he had been at
tending In the United States.
The Prince had been the opject
OF a search by New York police
since his disappearance from his
hotel suite. The search ended last
night when his name was discovered
on the passenger list of an Ali
France plane after 1t had departed
from New York for Paris.
Iranian Legation cfficials in Paris
learned of the Princes impending
arrival from the Associated Press
and were on hand to meet him when
he stepped from the plane at Orly
Field shortly after 10 am. 6
am, EIjT1.
The Prince obviously was sur
prised &c find them waiting for him,
but was smiling and apparently
happy at having reached Paris.
He had been attending a private
school in Newport, r. l., and had
been scheduled to return there Mon
day for tine summer session. It was
the third time, he said, that he had
run away from school.
Officials at the Iranian legation
were only mildly surprised when
informed by newsmen of the
princes impending arrival.
A legation spokesman said the
boy merely had cleft New York
without permission" to visit two
Evening star., 1947-06-25

It's utmost at tomorrow's confer
ence."
Ten proposals for ending the
walkout, which has brought an es-
timated $4,000 900 loss to ST. Louis
businesses, were made, but all were
rejected by one side or the other
or both.
Meanwhile, hearing has been
set for July 3 on petition filed in
Circuit Court asking an injunction
to compel the company and union
to restore transit service imme-
diately. The suit was filed on be-
half of Louis Stefan, designated as
a taxpayer.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Maryland Income Tax
May Top ID Million
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 25.-State
income tax payments for 1916 are
expected to top $4,000 900, with
$12,08G,I87 already tahulated.
The income tax division of the
comptroller's office is still at work
cleaning up initial returns for the
year and payments due on previous
years
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Machine Digs Mine Tunnel

A cigar-shaped machine to drill
mine tunnels by burrowing into the
ground and pressing into the sides
of the tunnel the earth it excavates,
has been designed by a Russian
engineer.
Evening star., 1947-06-25

<S&ANAA< 80 ~
Mr.. CARROTS
appointment to
succeed the late
j ose p h z.
Reeves was an
nounced yester-
day. following q
g e eral term
session of Dis
trict Court = jus
tices.
At the same
time, 1t was an
nounced t at
three members
Of the Board of
Education have
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny, with
highest temperature near "a this
afternoon. Some cloudiness tonight,
with lowest about IS. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and continued
rather warm, followed by showers
in afternoon or night.
Virginia-Partly cloudy with q
few widely scattered thundershowers
this afternoon. Fair and rather
cool tonight. Tomorrow consider
able cloudiness and slightly warmer
with scattered afternoon thunder
showers.
Maryland-Partly cloudy with lit
tie change in temperature tonight
Tomorrow considerable cloudiness
and a little warmer. followed by
scattered thundershowers IN after
noon.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
CFrom United States Ensineerso
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
slightly muddy at Great Falls ShenanooaI
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Garrett 10 Take Oath
As District Court 5
Probation Chief Today

Edward w. Garrett, 5000 South
Seventh street, Arlington. was 10 Be
sworn In today as probation officer
Of District Court by Chief Jllstice
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Proclamation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date1:
Evening star., 1947-06-25

Readinss at Washington National Airport
Evening star., 1947-04-27
DR.. Stafford to Discuss Book

DR.. John j. Stafford, professor of
psychology at Catholic University,
will discuss the book Peace of
Mind at the Study Guild Catholic
Library, 1725 Rhode Island avenue
NV, at 8:15 pm Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Many Democrats Favor CHICAGO
DESPITE Plea to Meet on Coast

for meeting Thursday with Execu-
tive Director Gael Sullivan and with
Democrats high in the administra-
ton, including the President. They
deal principally with problems OF
organization and registration of the
voters, down to the precinct workers
The Democrats were elated last
week because of the close vote in the
Second Congressional District OF
Wisconsin, where the Republican
nominee in a race to fill vacancy
in the House caused by the death OF
Representative Henry, Republican
won only by about 900 votes. Mr.
Henry was elected last November by
a tWo-to-one vote
Another by-election for the House
to fill a vacancy caused by the re.
cent death of Representative Nor
man, Republican, of Washington il
expected in June. The Democrats
who lost this district last November
believe they have good opportunity
to win.
The party leaders in the State, in
cluding Gov. Wallgren, have Gen.
tered on Smith Troy, State attor-
ney general, as the nominee.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

CONTEST WNNER-Mss Gladys Mligan, director Of the art
department OF National Cathedral School for Wisconsin
and Woodey road NV displays the painting chosen
the best in exhibition of work by art students at the
school, The painting by Miss Frank Drummond Jackson
Miss who will receive gold medal at June commencement
Andrea Pietro Zerega, Washington artist
of the judges. Z.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Ex-EmpIoye Released
In Attacks on Nurses,
Fires al Duke Hospital
By the Asseeioted Presx

DURHAM, N. c., April 26.-Duke
Hospital attaches kept on the alert
today for a possible repetition of
mysterious attacks on two nurses
and a series of incendiary fires which
have taken place since Tuesday mid
night.
City police and detectives said they
were pressing their investigation of
the incidents but gave no indication
that solution was imminent.
Police Chief H. E. King said today
that Dennis O'Neal, 25, of Durham,
a former employe Of the hospital
and now student at the University
of North Carolina, had been released
after being questioned in the shoot
ing of Miss Sue Taylor, 26-year -old
nurse, late Wednesday.
Chief King explained that Mr..
O'Neal had been questioned because
he was reported to have been an
admirer of Miss Taylor. The nurses
condition was described as serious
today.
She was shot through the back by
an unidentified man who robbed her
escort, Duke University medical
student, of his wallet as the couple
sat on the steps leading from the
hospital into the Duke flower gar
dens. The bullet came out the front
of her body. Detectives said she
was still unable to talk col1erently
Another nurse, Miss Virginia
Leonard, Is, was knocked down by
man who hit her with his fist last
night. She was struck as she was
investigating an attic fire which
firemen later said was of incendiary
origin.
Seven fires were discovered in
various parts of the hospital build
ing in four-hour period Wednes-
day morning. Firemen said they
all were definitely the work of a
firebug.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Religious Book Week
Set for May Ali

Religious Book Week, sponsored
by the National Conference OF
Christians and Jews, Inc, will be
held from May 4 through May II
1t was announced yesterday by Mrs
Verna D. Linzel. director of the
Washington Round Table. It will,
be the fifth annual observance.
Special displays of religious sub
Jects will be given by District
libraries, universities, schools ano
book shops. Rare manuscripts ano
valuable editions, of books oil
spiritual background will be ex-
hibited at the Library of Congress
Miss Clara w. Herbert, retirins
head OF the District Public Library
is again chairman of the local COM
mittee,
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Scouts Will March Today
In Catholic Scouting Rally

Washington's Boy and Girl Scouts
were to join in ceremonies during
the spring rally of the Catholic
Committee on Scouting at pm.
today in the sylvan Theater, l04
Rhode Island avenue NV.
A parade of Cubs, Boy Scouts
Brownies and Girl Scouts will form
at Fifteenth street and Constitution
avenue and march to the theater
behind the Metropolitan Police Boys
Band.
Awards will be presented by Msgr
Louis C. Vaeth to scouts for achieve
ments for the past year. A leader
from the Boy Scouts and the Girl
Scouts also will receive awards for
outstanding service The Rev. Ed
ward Fuller, S.J., area scout chap
lain for the archdiocese of Balti-
more and Washington, will be mas.
ter of ceremonies, and the Rev
Joseph L. Wingler. chaplain of the
diocese of Richmond, will preach the
sermon.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
FoIger Library TO Receive
Rare Volume Tomorrow

A first edition OF Roger Ascham's
"Toxiphilusy" valued at $4,000 to
$4,000, will be presented to the
Folger Shakespeare Library by DR.
A. S. w. Rosenbach on behalf OF
Lessing j. Rosenwald and himself
at 8:45 pm. tomorrow. Both DR..
Rosenbach and Mr.. RosenWald are
noted book collectors.
The volume will be received, by
Assistant Secretary of State Thorp
on behalf of the Folger Library
and the presentation will take place
in the library's Elizabethan theater.
With the acquisition OF the vol
une, the Folger will be one of four
libraries in America to possess a
copy of this first edition (1545) of
Ascham's work on the use of the
long bow for military purposes and
for recreation.
President Charles w. Cole of
Amherst College is to participate
in the ceremonies. Under the will
of the late Henry Clay Folger, Am
herst College administers the Folger
Library,
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Man Held in Staying
Hangs Self With Sheet
In District Jail Cell

Joseph A. Brown, 81, in District
Jail awaiting trial for murder in the
fatal shooting Of fiorist-shop clerk
last December, hanged himself in an
empty cell yesterday afternoon, jail
officials reported.
Brown escaped supervision for
minutes and was found in the empty
cell, hanging by a sheet which had
been tied to light fixture. Attempts
to revive him failed.
The prisoner had been indicted on
first-degree murder charge March
10, after being arrested on January
IA. He was charged with the shoot
ing of Peter Gramos, "a, in the
Acacia Flower Shop, 2807 Four
teenth street NV, last December
when Mr.. Gramos resisted an at
tempt to hold up the store.
Mr.. Gramos died three days later
Brown had been classed as an
unstable inmate" at the time of
his arrest, according to Donald
Clemmer, chief of the District De-
partnent of Corrections. Early in
January Brown made an attempt to
take his life with poison and spent
several weeks in Gallinger Hospital.
After his arrest, however, he had
been quiet" Mr.. Clemmer said. He
was made the library clerk for his
cellblock to give Jail officials a fur
ther opportunity to observe his con-
duct, and there was no reason to
suspect that he was contemplating
another attempt at suicide, the cor
rections officials said.
Inmates last saw Brown about l
pm. when he was sent from his
cell on the second floor of his cell
block to the fifth floor to get some
library books. After 8 minutes
Joseph Oreta, a custodial officer,
thought that he had been gone too
long and went to look for him. He
found him hanging in the empty
cell. 4
Evening star., 1947-04-27
By Gould Lincoln

The Democratic National Com
mittee is expected to meet here late
in June or July to select the city
in which the party's National Con-
vention will be held next year.
The impression today is that Chi
cago will be the choice. although
there is some pressure to take the
convention to the West Coast
either San Francisco or Los Ange-
les.
Chicago has been favorite Dem
ocratic meeting place, three of the
last four national conventions
having been held there. 1t was in
Chicago that President Truman was
nominated to run for vice president
with the late President Roosevelt.
1t Is said that fully 80 per cent of
the Democrats polled about the
1948 convention favor Chicago.
There is an urge, however, to go
further west. Proponents argue that
the West Coast and Mountain
States are gaining political import
ance and that the large migrations
of workers during the war have
greatly increased populations in
those States. Not since 1920 have
the Democrats gone to the West
Coast, however.
G. O. P. to Meet in Philadelphia.
The Republicans recently decided
to hold their convention in Phil
adelphia, although a subcommittee
of the Republican National Com
mittee had recommended Chicago.
Members who attended the Nation
al Committee meeting in Kansas
City interpret this upset as dec
laration of independence by many
committee members who were not
willing to be guided entirely by
Chairman Carroll Reece. In addi-
ton, there is a strong suspicion
that some of the Pennsylvania Re-
publicans, including "Joe" Pew, are
gambling on deadlocked conven-
ton and the possibility of a COM
promise for the presidential nomi-
nation, with Senator Martin, FORM
er Governor of Pennsylvania, in
the title role.
Since the Republicans have picked
the week of June 20 for their con-
vention, the Democrats are talking
of holding theirs around June % or
July /. 1t has been a practice of the
Democrats for many years to hold
their national conventions after the
Republicans. This was done origi-
nally to give the Democrats an op-
portunity to see whom the Repub-
licans placed on their national ticket,
and what they put in their party
platform.
Next year, when President Tru-
man is regarded as certain of re-
nomination, the urge to wait is not
so great. But the Democrats insist
that it still will be an advantage to
have look at the Republican plat
form first.
Regional Meetings End in June.
The Democratic Committee will
not be called into session until after
the series Of regional" meetings
here have been completed, sometime
in June. These regional meetings,
bringing to Washington the national
committee men and women and
State chairmen, have been very
helpful, according to Democratic
committee officials. Democrats from
Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Wisconsin, are due here
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Weather Report

htCUru IemperatnfeS tbs Year.
Highest, S6, on April 6
Lowest, z. on February 5.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1947-04-27
knufson Sees Truman
Playing Politics in
Opposing Tax Cut
BY The Assoeioi.d Press s

Chairman Knutson Of the HOUSE
Ways and Means Committee said
last night that President Truman
Is playing partisan politics" by
opposing tax reduction at this time,
In q statement released through
the Republican National Committee,
Mr.. Knutson added that Congress
should slash expenditures and cut
taxes despite Mr.. Truma1's stand.
1 IF the Chief Executive wishes to
veto the tax bill," he asserted, "hs
must accept the responsibility fot
this action.
II Echoing the cry recently sounded
by House Majority Leader Halleck,
the Minnesotan said:
Tn my opinion, the administra-
tion Is trying to forestall any tax
relief until next year, hoping there
by to get the credit for the reduce
tion-credit with the voters in an
election year"
Views Given in Speech.
Mr.. Trumans latest views on
taxes were given in his speech
before the Associated Press last
Monday. He said any surplus
should apply to reduction of the
public debt, adding:
when We are over the hump of
imitation, tax reduction will be
feasible and proper. 1t should then
be extended first to those who need
relief most"
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES
hopes to conclude hearings next
week on the House-approved bill
cutting individual income taxes By
80 per cent on those with incomes,
after exemptions, of $1,000 or less,
and 20 per cent for most others.
Knutson Elaborates.
Mr.. Knutson. celebrating on his
charge that the President Is playing
politics, said:
There is no other way to account
for Mr.. Truman's insistence on con.
tinuing the crushing burden of tax
alton until 1948. How else can one
explain the changing estimates Of
receipts and expenditures by the
Chief Executive and the insistence
that there can be no cuts in his
inflated and swollen 371s billion.
dollar budget without impairing VI
tai services.
"Mr. Truman has admitted an
error of 31a billions between his
latest estimate of Treasury receipts
and expenditures and the one made
by him on January l, 1947.
There is good reason to believe
that he will have to admit another
error later on. Men whose record
on this matter Is better than the
Presidents estimate that the Treas
ury surplus on June 30, 1947 will
be between 3 billions and 4 bill
lions, instead of the IL billions es-
timated by the President"
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Registration Thursday
At BrookIund School

New students for the fall term at
Brookland School. Tenth and Mon
roe streets NE, will be registered
Thursday at the same time they are
given their physical examination, 1t
has been announced by Mrs. Edward
A. Tesh, health committee chairman
OF the Brookland P.-T.A.
Oficials have requested that the
new students birth and vaccination
certificates be brought to the exami-
nation which begins at 8 am. at the
school. - :
Evening star., 1947-04-27
dl leI SuuSGL.
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
CAPITAL lcurrent month to datel:
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Xmas Tree Party,
At Presbyterian
Church Friday

The First Presbyterian Church
has planned a full program this
week, including a pageant and
d. Christmas Tree. Party. The
Young Peoples Fellowship Group
is presenting the Christmas Story
told in song and pageantry We'd
nesday evening at 8 O'Clock in
the church.
This will be the first offering
of the organizations newly
formed dramatics group, which
is under the direction of Mrs. j.
M. Whitson.
Miss Marjorie Coburn is the
musical director. All young peo-
pie. and friends are invited to
come and enjoy. a beautiful pro-
gram, the pastor said today.
Every Christmas, Santa Claus
maks stop at this church. This
year he is expected along about
z o'clock next Friday evening
All Sunday School children and
their parents have been invited
to attend.
Mrs. Jane White and Mrs.
Walter ClawSon are entertaining
the Women'S Auxiliary with a
Christmas party at the latter's
home. Seidenberg Avenue. on
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
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MANHATTAN EDITOR
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that reached away down to his
knees. Like an ape ! seen at the
Bronx zoo. Me and Mamie and
the kids went there one Sunday
and :"
"Save it for your autobiogra-
phy," the Lieutenant cut in:
Thanks, chum. You're excused.
When the elevator operator had
left, he turned to Kovacs. "Au
right, Willie, who were they?"'
II wasn't sure right away,
Lieutenant" Willie said. "but
when that guy talked about the
gink with the long arms, knew
it had to be Chimp Rosario. He's
the only guy I ever seen with
arms like that. The other guy
must be Rocky McGann; Chimp
always hung around with him"
Kovacs added doubtfully. "But
them two guys! Jeez! They was
a couple of freaks; the head man
didn't trust 'em outa sight"
"Why not?" the Lieutenant
asked.
''Well, Chimp was a big dope.
Always gettin' in some dumb
scrape, and the head man would
have to bail him out. Besides. he
thought Mccain had some side
racket and a hideout none of the
mob knew about"
"All right" he snapped, Get
out and round up everything
we've got on Rosario and Nc
Gam. Locate everybody that
ever knew them-their pals,
relatives and especially their
enemies. I want every man on
this job full time until we've
found out where those mugs
are" He turned to Kovacs. For
your sake, Willie, hope you're
not sending us on a wild goose
chase-just in the interest of your
continued good health"
Don't worry Lieutenan mt"
Willie said hastily. 'Those are
the two guys all right. amt
lying, SO help met" w..
The Lieutenant walked out in
the hall of the station house,
where Harry Hawkins and Bill
FO'Reilly anxiously awaited him.
81 think we've got a good lead,
boys" he told them, re-telling
Kovacs' story. We'll have a
thousand men on this manhunt
by tonight; we don't want that
Saunders girl harmed any more
than you do-and we'll do our
damndeSt to rescue her!"
(Te he continuedl