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Evening star., 1947-08-21
Dead Fish Pile Up
Along SeowoN
| AtHuins Point

Thousands of dead fish floating on
the surface of the Potomac River in
the vicinity of Hains Point are caus-
ing uncomfortable moments Tor
washington residents who have been
seeking relief on the city water front
from the past three days heat.
The fish and Wildlife Service said
the condition is not abnormal for
this time of the year The fish prob
ably died as a result of oxygen de-
fienciency caused by a combination
of the heat and pollution in the
river. Most of the fish are menhaden
the service said
The fish, plus tremendous
amount of debris, have been piled
up along the north seawall of East
Potomac Park bys Northeast wind
The fish and debris have to float
away by themselves because nobody
is charged with cleaning the Poto-
mac River, police commented.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Truman Visits Hull and King
Al Bethesda Naval Hospital

Presidential Truman drove to the
Naval Hospital in Bethesda this
morning for brief visit and chat
with former Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull and Admiral Ernest j
King, former chief of naval opera
tions, who are patients there.
The President brought flowers for
both and also for Mrs. Claude A,
Swanson, widow of the former
Secretary of the Navy, who likewise
is a patient The President did not
have the opportunity to make tour
of the wards as he did on similar
visit a year ago.
Admiral King was -hospitalized
last Friday after stroke. His con-
dition was reported unchanged to-
day.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
P-51's Jettisoning Bombs
Give Jap Ship Scare
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO. Aug. 21-The captain OF
small japanese ship docking yes
terday reported he had been at
tackled by unidentified warplanes
and Tokyo's newspapers broke out
the black type this morning.
Then the Far East Air Force
ruined good story. 1t announced
that six P-51s on routine dive
bombing practice had been forced
to jettison their sand-f1lled bombs
because of bad weather at sea.
One of the pilots had trouble
releasing his bomb and broke for
nation. When he finally freed it
manually, he did wingover and
to his surprise saw the Japanese
ship in the bombs path.
The bomb missed the stern by
about 100 yards.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
minor, and that two tenders were
"a little bent, not much"

minor, and that two tenders were
"a little bent, not much"
Mr.. Rheubottom explained he had
d good view of the striking car and
it's occupants because he was ap-
preaching Mrs. Wimbish's, which
was parked at the curb, to move it
onto the station premises. He said
the man passenger had his hand at
the side of his face, so he could not
| furnish a description of his features
The car was proceeding at mod
crate speed and ran over curbing
as it turned the corner after hitting
the parked vehicle, he added.
The man, seated on the right side,
didn't even turn around to look, "
Mr.. Rheubottom declared.
Judge Raedy earlier told reporters
that she lends her car to the New
Yorker q friend. whenever he comes
to Washington, and that she did not
know when it was returned to the
parking lot near her apartment
! Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
BY the Associotsd Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 21.-Pre-
set explosives thundered on the
beaches at Little Creek yesterday In
stimulation of aerial bombing, naval
guntire and rockets supporting an
amphibious assault by 900 members
of the I'd Marine Division from
Camp Lejeune, N. c.
Several hundred civilians watched
the landing exercise. staged as part
of Operation Camid II, a To-day
program of amphibious warfare
training for 7S0 midshipmen OF the
Naval Academy and 800 cadets OF
the Military Academy.
The midshipmen and cadets will
go to sea this afternoon to observe
maneuvers which will include all
attacks, submarine attacks and
gunnery practice. The task force
will return Saturday morning fol
another smphibious assault, to be
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Mrs. Franklin Davis,
Doll Collector, 10 Be
Buried in Arkansas

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank
lin Hill Davis. 81, antique doll COL
lector who died Tuesday, will be
held tomorrow afternoon in Fay
etteville. Ark. Burial will be in
Springdale. Ark.
Mrs. Davis died at her home, 470O
Hunt avenue, Chevy Chase, Md,
after q long illness.
She was a member of the Dollology
Club here and was known for her
outstanding collection of dolls. A
sailor doll commemorative of the
Battleship Maine and a smiling i'm
ported doll from the Juneau fac
tory were among the dolls in her
collection which were sketched and
written about in a recently pub
lished book on dolls by a Washing
ton author. The Juneau factory
was one of the early French firms
manufacturing dolls.
Dollologists said some of Mrs
Davis unusual china-headed dolls
from the l830s and 1850s were o.
unusual interest. She also hac
many metal-headed dolls from the
middle of the 18th century.
Mrs. Davis had collected dolls
since she came to Chevy Chase &c
years ago. She joined the Dollology
Club shortly after it was organized
about eight years ago. She was
also q member of one Of the Flor
ence Crittenton Home circles.
Born in Huntsville, Ark, Mrs
Davis attended the University oi
Arkansas. She was married to the
late Franklin H. Davis. Bureau oi
Internal Revenue official, who died
three years ago.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Louis
Mason Drury and a granddaughter
Nancy Rosannah Drury. of the
Chevy Chase address; her mother
Mrs. James H. Quinn, Fayetteville
and four sisters, Mrs Roy Adams
and Mrs. Charles H. Bott, Fayette-
Vile: Mrs. Harry Burnett. Sinton
Tex. and Mrs. Harvey G. Combs
Little Rock, Ark.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Testimony on Hammer
Barred by Judge at
0vereII Trial
By the Associoted Press

SANTA ANA, Calf, Aug. 2l.-An
eleventh-hour court ruling in the
Louise Overell George Gollum muir
der trial has eliminated all testi-
mony concerning a hammer which
the prosecution contended could
have been the weapon that killed
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell
aboard their yacht before>> it was
dynamited March Is.
Trial Judge Kenneth E. Morrison
late Yesterday sustained an objec-
ton by the defense to the testimony
and in so doing eliminated the last
of two instruments presented by
the prosecution as the possible
lethal weapons other than the
dynamite.
The judge previously refused to
admit as evidence an iron stanchion
from the Overell yacht which Prose-
cutor Eugene Williams claimed was
used to bludgeon Mr.. Overell, the
flnancier father of Louise.
Objects to Ruling.
MI. !" ObJNSUlllS
ously to the ruling, requested that
he be allowed to reopen his case
and call witnesses to testify about
the hammer Mr.. Williams pointed
out that defense lawyers had not
objected to testimony about the
hammer at the time it was given.
The court held that he might re-
open his case although the prose-
cution had rested last Monday after
the jury finished reading the Is
love letters Louise and Gollum eA-
changed in Jail.
Although Prosecutor Williams an
nounced yesterday that he intended
to reopen his case Monday, and call
10 or IL witnesses, he said later that
he merely had such move under
advisement. Defense lawyers said
they would force decision today
so they could make plans to present
their case.
Plea to State Court Planned.
Earlier. Otto Jacobs, attorney for
Louise, l8-year -old heiress to her
parents $55O,OO0 estate, created
sensation when he announced that
he was planning to petition the
State Supreme Court for an order
ouashing the county grand jury
murder Indictment against her. He
said the ground for the petition
would be that the indictment was
amended after it was returned and
that before the amendment no wit
nesses against her appeared before
the jury.
If the Supreme Court should
grant the petition the case against
Miss Overell would be halted imme-
diately and the prosecution would
have to obtain another indictment
and start anew against her.
S. B. kaufman, chief counsel for
the 2l-year-old Gollum, was pre-
pared to make his opening defense
statement to the Jury today.
Lawyers for Miss Overell and
Gollum said both defendants would
take the witness stand during the
defense case to tell their stories.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Senate Probers Open
Midwest Hearings
On Oil Complaints
By the Assocjoted Press

CHICAGO. Aug. 3l.--A three
member Senate committee began a
hearing here today on complaints of
hundreds of independent gasoline
dealers, small refiners and oil dis
tributors in II Midwestern States
that they are being squeezed out of
business by ALLEGATION of supplies.
Eleven witnesses, including Off
cials OF major companies, independ
ent ref1ners and distributors and
trade associations were summoned
to testify before the committee
headed by Senator Wherry, Re
publican, of Nebraska
In a pre-hearing statement. Sena.
tor Wherry asserted that "independ-
ent dealers say that unless there
is change in the trend of the
quantity of supplies presently being
sllocated to them they will lose
their businesses"
Companies Deny Charge.
| Major refining companies in June
announced a gasoline dealer allo-
cation system, based on l946 gal
lonage, had been put into effect be-
cause of what company spokesmen
termed "a transportation shortage y
| Senator Wherry's statement con-
tinued that many of the dealers
charge" that the bigger and more
strongly entrenched oil supply COM
panies are diverting increased sup
plies to company owned outlets.
Reduced ALLEGATIONS are now
nearing the point where many of
the independents cannot operate
economically"
Company spokesmen have re-
pea tedly denied this charge.
The major refineries were asked
to supply data on refinery capacity,
crude processed during each month
of 1916 and 1947: crude production
and crude purchases for the same
periods.
! Distribution Data Asked.
! Distributing companies were asked
for total purchases and receipts of
refined petroleum from any ref1ner
within the 12-State area for 1916
and 1947, and the total gallonage
of refined products distributed by
bulk stations owned, leased or oper-
ated by the company In the same
years.
Independent refiners were asked
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Virginia Mon Believed
Drowned in Creek
BY the Assoeiatsd Pea,

GLEN BURNfE, Md, Aug. al
Sterling O. Salyer, 26. of Castlewood
Va, was believed drowned in Fur
mace Greek near here today while
swimming with two friends.
Gerald Robinsons, 18, Baltimore.
told police he, Mr.. Salyer and John
Hale, jr.. Kingsport, Tenn, were
swimming when Mr.. Salyer sud-
denly disappeared. Coast Guards
men are dragging the creek in an
effort to find the body.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Roedy
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said. Il told her it was her. and
she said it wasn't her
And who was that lady?" Nj
King asked.
Judge Raedy, Mr.. Rheubottom
replied.
He said he had confronted her
yesterday in her chambers. where
he was taken by police.
Michael j. Colbert. an attorney
who appeared at the request OF
Judge Raedy's family. then ques-
toned Mr.. Rneubottom, who ad-
mitted he could not give descrip-
ton of the drivers hair or clothing
and based his identification on his
recollection of her face. He ex-
planned by elderly he meant
mdidle-aged.
Policeman r. G. Ducote told Mr
King he had Investigated damage
TO the parked car and matched g
piece of fender trim furnished him
Nv N1l IL1lCuUCGUOll wiOAl CiiS SPetSS
from which trim was missing on
a fender OF Judge Raedy's car. He
said he had talked to her Tuesday
night, and was told to tell the
owner of the damaged automobile
Judge Raedy would pay for the re-
pairs.
Judge Raedy has stated she had
lent her car that night to Edward
Emerson of New York City, for
mer spaperman. and said he was
the driver. She was expected to
present this information officially
to Mr.. King when the hearing was
resumed.
Mrs. Wimbish testified she had
left her car at the filling station to
be washed and polished. She said
damage in the sideswiping was
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Telephone Rates in Maryland
Up rs Cents to ST After Sept. |

Local exchanges, such as BRADLEY
and Silver Spring, which are op-
Grated from Maryland, will get in
creases along with the rest of the
State.
The increased rates are designed
to produce the $5,289 ,695 in addi.
a
tional revenue approved by the Pub
lie Service Commission last week
County charges will vary accord
ing to the size of the telephone
Offices. In general, residential phones
will cost IS cents and business
phones 81 more.
Evening star., 1947-08-21

for refinery capacity and crude
processed during the same two
years. Data acquired through the
questions will be analyzed for the
committee.
The States involved are Ohio, In
diana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, North and South Dakota
Additional hearings will be held in
Nebraska, Montana, California and
Texas.
Senators Ives, Republican, of New
York and Murray, Democrat. Of
Montana are the other members of
the committee.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
By the Associoisd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug 21.-Maryland
telephone users today had the an
swer to the question of how much,
the rates will go up.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. yesterday filed revised
schedule showing rates from 25 cents
to 81 higher month after Sep
tember l.
An Official at the Washington Of
flee, however, said phones within
the Washington Metropolitan Area,
serviced through exchanges operated
in the District, will get no increase.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
TrujiIIo Asks Cubo to Act
Aooinst 'RevoIutionories'
By the Associated Pres.

C1UDAD TRUJILLO,. Dominican
Republic, Aug. 2l.-President Tru-
iillo sent a personal cable yesterday
to President Grau San Martin OF
Cuba asking him to intervene to
stop revolutionary preparations
which Mr.. Trujillo said were being
mace in Cuban territory against
the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Trujillo said he would regret
the failure of the Dominican gov
ernment's sincere efforts made by
diplomatic means to solve the ques-
ton.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Edison's S Widow Stoys
In Grove Condition
sssId psloloossV sV, hs

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-The con-
dition of Mrs. Nina Edison, 81
widow of Thomas Alva Edison, the
inventor, remained grave today
She has been patient at Harknesl
Pavilion Hospita! since July 16. and
q family spokesman said last night
her strength has been failing pro-
eressively and she has been border
ing on coma"
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Storm Veers Northwest
From Center of Gulf
BY the Associotsj Press

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 21.-The
small tropical storm in the Gulf Of
Mexico was veering In direction to-
day and the Weather Bureau said
it was moving toward the Northwest.
Now located in the middle OF
the Gulf, the disturbance with its
40 to so mile winds was pointed at
10 am. toward the Louisiana Texas
coast. Small craft along the Louis
lana coast were warned to stay in
port because of rough seas and
heavy squalls.
With German competition elimi-
mated. Switzerland's pharmaceutical
industry is booming.
Evening star., 1947-08-21

BY RUSSIANS IN KOREA-The three enlisted men OF the
pictured held the Russians in
since August IL despite official American pro-
intelligence officers disclosed yesterday They said
refused explanation and have ignored two
protests John R. Hodge American commander in
Korea demanding their release The three went to
down of YehyonN to inspect telephone
connecting headquarters in Seoul with Russian
headquarters in Pyongyang -AP Wrephotos.
Evening star., 1947-08-21
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy with
high near 80 this afternoon. Mostly
cloudy with low around 10 tonight.
Tomorrow partly cloudy and warm
er, with high about Sc. Gentle
northeast to east winds.
Virginia and Maryland-Con
erable cloudiness tonight and tomor-
row with scattered thundershowers
In the mountains. Slightly warmer
in the interior tomorrow.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour
direction, north northeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ending
$50 am. August 21-7 grains per
cubic ward Of air-incomplete due to
rain.
River Report
tFrom United States EnRneers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
clear at Hsrpers Ferry.
Humidity.
'Readines at Washington National
Arport)
Yesterday. Per Cent; Today. Per Cent
Noon nm . Mianieht h 49, sSS
s pm - 81 i:5o pm. 80 3 !:
High and Low of Last ri Hours
High, 80, at ] so pm.
Low, 7;', at so am
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, a6. on August IA
Lowest, :, on February 8.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1947-08-21

FALL RIVER, MASS-SPEAKER MARTIN RESPONDS-Hands
upraed Speaker Joseph Martin cener responded to the
cheers of throng that turned out to fete him
partisan testmona preceding clam bake his
terday Mr. Martin legally next in line for the presidency told
press interviewer neither is expects become
the 1948 Republican presidential vice presidential
nomination. -AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1947-08-21
The Sun and Noon.

Rises. Sets
Sun, today --- 6:27 1:65
Sun. tomorrow B:2S G:56
Noon, today --- 1909 pm. ll:01 2. m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
ene-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1947-08-21

Tide TABLES.
by United States Coast and
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
opposes Govt. School Support

WASHINGTON, LPJ-AmoS A. Fries, director of The Friends of the Public School of America" a!d today government financial .uppOrt of schools would lead to "a federal bureaucracy or a pri- vate hierarchy of education"
 His organization believes abso- lutely that the public schools should be locally controlled and To- cally financed as fixed principle" Fries said in a statement prepared for a Senate labor-public welfare subcommittee.
 Fries opposed legislation which would provide grants to the States for school purposes.
 He said the nations schools have failed in a large way" to meet essential needs" and said one req son is that the national education association and other organizations have wasted much time and ener- gy lobbying for federal aid.
 Let us not mOllycOddle parents and children with the sop of an ed ucation without efforts" he said. Education without effort simply creates a hodge of 'gimmeitis,' those who look to the government for everything whether they do anything to deserve it or not
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
Truman SaysPrices Must Be Reduced

WASHINGTON, LP)-President Truman told the U. s. Chamber of Commerce Tuesday "a pressing task of all businessmen is to re- duce prices wherever possible at all levels while steadily increasing production"
 This reiteration of MT. Truman's repeated assertion that prices must go down if the nation is to avoid serious imitation and depression came before 2,OOO delegates to the chambers 35th annual convention.
 In a message prepared for deliv- cry by Presidential aide John R. Steelman, MT. Truman said in part:
 Ut is ,indeed fitting that you have chosen, at this particular mo- ment in our nations history, the convention theme of Paths to Freedom and Plenty Our free democratic way of life runs no risk of successful challenge so long as all of us pull together-labor, ag- riculture, business and finance, and the government"
 One of MT. Truman's cabinet of ficers, secretary of the navy For restal, told the delegates earlier the best present contribution this country can make to world peace is the maintenance of substantial military power"
 We know" he said, "the United States cannot indefinitely support a military establishment costing over OO,OOO,OOO a year, 30 per cent of our total budget"
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
Demand Palestine Independence

NEW YORK, (P)-Britain de- cla ed Tuesday that she could not
 9 expected to expand blood and treasure single-handed" to carry out recommendations of the United Nations on the future of Palestine.
 This was the reply Sir Alexan- der Cadogan gave when Indian challenged him to give assurances that Britain would abide by recon mendations of the Palestine ses- sion of the United Nations assem- bly,.
 The exchange took place shortly after the assembly's steering com lnittee met to decide whether the extraordinary session should be
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
Sales Tax Was Due Arpil l

JUNEAU - The Department of Taxation of The Territory of Alas "a makes tIiS statement:
 All ~etailers, wholesalers, ex- 'o~,o,s. professional men and wo- Ter and others doing business in he Territory receiving revenues from sales or services rendered which are subject to the tax levied by Chapter 27, EX. S.L.A. l946 as 7E.eaded, are reminded that the .aX returns and remittances cover .ng he Tax on Gross Sales, Serv- res, etc., for the quarter ending March 3l, l947, were due and pay able on April 1, 1947 and such tax will become delinquent on May 1, 1947.
 Ia accordance with Chapter 27, Ex. S.L.A. l946, Section 3 Cb), if the tax is not paid before delin- quency, as provided for by this section. a penalty of 5fo of such tax snail be added. for the month of delinquency, or fraction thereof, and an additional 59o for each ad- ditiOnal month or fraction thereof until total penalty of 25fo is ac- c. yed. Such penalty will be assess e1 and collected in the same man ner as the tax. Interest at the rate of 6co per anuum from due date until paid will accrue and will be ass sessed and collected in the same manner as the tax.
 Tax returns on Gross Sales, Ser vices, etc, received by the Depart ment of Taxation which are post marked subsequent to May l, 1947, may. at the discretion of the Tax Commissioner, be subject to the penalties described in the Act.
 M. P. MULLANEY
 Tax Commissioner.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

brOadened to include cOnsidera- ton of Arab demands for imnedi- ate Palestine independence.
 The Indian demand was backed by Andrei A. Gromyko of Russla and Mahmoud HasSan Pasha of Egypt, despite ruling by assembly president OsWaldo Aranha of Bra gil that the issue should be brought up in the assembly itself.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, SECOND DIVISION, ALASKA.
 No. 767
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- STATE OF PATRICK C. KIR- WAN, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by order of the judge of the above named court, M. J. Walsh, of Nome, Alaska, has been ap- pointed administrator of the estate of Patrick C. KirWan, deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate should present them, with proper vouchers at tached, within six months from the date of this notice to the said ad- ministrator, at Nome, Alaska.
 Dated, April 21st, 1947.
 M. J. WALSH, Pub. 49, 52, 55, 58. Administrator
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
N. W. Bell System Offers Pay Boost

WASHINGTON CP)-Leaders of he telephone strike Tuesday hail e, weekly pay boost offer by the N1.tlWeStern Bell company as 3ceaf in resistance to their wage demands in the 23-day-old nation wide tie-up.
 Officials of three other key bell units gave no evidence that they planned a general wage offer as they returned to the government sponsored negotiations here Tues day.
 But George s. Dring, assistant vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph com pany, said he has the power to make one to the long lines workers If decide it is the fair and req Sonable thing to do.
 The union has been contending -.!at Dring came into the sessions without this power.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
Rake Incorporates
 Native School Dist.

JUNEAU, (P)-The small out lying Southeastern Alaska village of Rake voted to incorporate a school district for native children, first such district in the Territory at the April IS election, complete returns showed Tuesday. The vote was Al to 4.
 Four men and one woman were elected to the neWly-created school board. They were Thomas L. Jack son, Henry Davis, Ernest Williams, Walter Williams and Martha Sha- Wuanie.
 Upon announcement of the re- turns, the villagers also voted unanimously for their town coun- cil to petition the Alaska Native Service to withdraw federal gov- ernment aid for the school. They asked only that the present build ing and equipment be turned over for village use, and the request was granted.
 l coal plo0Lyc ot Tho N,looot office
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
SLENDER GILT PINS USED

by entomologists in their study of insects are so small that it takes about 4,500 of them to weigh an ounce, according to the Encyclo- paedia Britannica.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

Ice cream is known to have been served in America as early as 1908 in New Orleans.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

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