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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30
Hearings Open On Bill To Exempt
Tronspor+ From Anti Trust Action

nopoly, headed at the top by the
AAR, has already combined with
monopolies in such basic industries
as cement and oil to fix transport
rates and maintain the industrial
status quo, preventing new enter
p7'ises from competing with the in
dustrial monopolies.
2.-The illicit transport monop-
oily has fixed rates to prevent
southern and western regions from
developing competitive industries.
3.-Passage of the Reed bill
would legalize the present unlaw-
full domination and control over
the nations competitive economy
possessed by the AAR and it's in
dustrial allies"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30
THE CHERRY TREE

How often injustice rises up to
smite the public conscience!
But, if the public conscience were
awake more of the time-in ad-
! vance-injustice wouldn't get such
a toe hold.
The Georgia spectacle is a case
in point.
The case of the Negro boy who
went to the electric chair, to ex-
perience the full horror of every
thing except the final binding
shock, only to be sent back for an
other try by 5 to A decision of
the Supreme Court, is another case
in point.
The case of 17-year-old Miami
boy is a third. This youngster,
possessor of ticket to the Orange
Bowl football game, went to the
ticket-taker-so the papers say
only to be told there he didn't need
ticket to get in, since he was a
student. He was advised to sell his
ticket, whereupon a man behind
him offered SIS, which the boy
took, only to find out that the buy
er was a plain clothes dick.
The boy was sloughed into Jail,
where he spent an over-crowded
night with buns and finally was
given a 5000 fine, in contrast to
professional scalpers, not one of
whom was even arrested.
The cause of justice moves for
ward by reason of excesses of in
justice, so perhaps there is, in
these cases, some hope for added
progress on the part of justice.
A lot of Georgians are aroused
over the Talmadge episode and it
may be that their anger may re-
suit in preventing any future af-
fair of like character.
1t is true that Georgians don't
like comments from Outsiders"
but when any state, community, or
family, so conducts itself as to
outrage a general sense of decency,
there will be comment from the
outside, just as there is when
man starts to beat his wife in his
own home.
Just so there will be comment
from the outside" against the
Supreme Court decision which, 5
to A, said the poor colored kid must
go back for second session in the
electric chair, which is a portable
affair and, conceivably, may fail
again in its lethal job.
A lot of people will think a lit
tie less of court that does such
things.
Just so, a lot of people, all over
the country, will think less of the
Miami court that assessed a $500 |
fine on boy for accepting on in
vitation to sell his football ticket |
at an over-price, while profession
ais worked the lot and while plenty |
of big-time gambling goes on
through the county.
There are times and plenty of |
them when judges and others have
to say, "this course is right and it |
must be adhered to at all COSTS,
but there are times also when cir
cumstance modifies routine stern
ness.
A lot of people, for example,
think that twice in an electric chair
is plenty of double jeopardy, which
our constitution forbids.
The Georgia spectacle, at this
writing, hasn't reached the courts,
but undoubtedly it will. Let us hope
the Georgia courts have more of
sense of justice than Georgia leg
islature.
But above all, let us hope that
the PEOPLE, in Georgia and
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30
Wage Increase
(Confinued From Page OneJ

=
The two committees opened
negotiations Jan. 16 and closed
the parley on Jan. %, only six days
of deliberations being required to
reach final agreement. In its
general aspects the conference was
free from bitterness or anything
that savored of belligerency, being
marked by the utmost friendliness
and harmony throughout. In no
previous conference has the spirit
of goodwill and amity been more
manifest in its presence. This was
freely acknowledged and comment
ed upon by both sides at the close
of deliberations. The new agree
ment carries the customary reser-
vation, which permits either side to
reopen the agreement by giving
sixty days notice.
Contending that food prices as
we'll as other major groups of
living essentials have reached their
peak and are on the downward
trend, together with the threat of
foreign competition by further
lowering import tariffs on dinner
ware, were stressed as the chief
reason why no wage increase above
the SH- cent hourly figure could
be granted by manufacturers at
this time. Their spokesman, Mr..
Wells said: "If wages We're adj
vanced beyond that limit, the
money could not be found to meet
the payrolls, without a substan-
tial increase in selling prices, and
in the present mood of the pur-
chasing public and the menace of
foreign competition this would be
a disastrous policy to the indus
try"
The rebuttal statements and the
case of the Brotherhood in general
was orally presented by President
James M. Duffy, and was very
done, the Brotherhood's
conferees aver. As occasions SEEM
ed to warrant opportunity was
given to various conferees to sup
plement President Duffy's state
ment.
The secretaries for the respec-
tive committees were Chas. +.
Jordan and w. A. Betz, who in
addition to making detailed re-
port of every motion and action
Of the conference, were called upon
from time to time to offer infor-
nation or answer questions on GER
tain articles on which further en-
lightment was desired
The Brotherhood's conferees
travelled to and from Washington
in a special coach, arriving in the
capital city on Tuesday evening,
Jan. II. A preliminary session was
held the following day TO complete
their plans before the opening ses-
sion with the manufacturer at the
Statler Hotel on Jan. l6.
A printed supplement embodying
provisions adopted in the new
agreement is now being compiled
at headquarters and will be issued
to the trade shortly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30
MRS. OLIVE WHEELER
WIN REDUCED HOURS

San Diego (FP) - Butchers in
independent markets here won a
reduction in workweek from as to
40 hours with no cut in take-home
pay, under contract negotiated
by Local 239, Amalgamated Meat
Cutters & Butcher Workmen. The
agreement, effective May /, averts
Monday closings by rotating days
off.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30

The quickest fortunes these days
seem to be made by those who
study the tax laws closest.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-01-30

Getting in on the ground floor
usually means that you are stuck
for the cost of constructing the
entire building.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
100 Graduate Nurses Aides
Begin Special Polio Course

One hundred graduate Red Gross
Nurses Aides tomorrow night will
begin a one-month course of special
training which will qualify them as
Polio Emergency Volunteers" for
the coming summer months.
The first class, which meets at
8 pm. in the auditorium Of George
Washington University Medical
School, will hear q lecture by DR..
Leonard Peterson. Guest speaker
will be Miss Elaine Whitelaw, d.
rector Of Women's Activities for
the National Foundation for In
4antile Paralysis, who will fly here
from New York to launch the new
volunteer program.
Between now and May 7, seven
more lectures, plus practical train
ing In polio therapy, will be given.
Two classes will be held at Gallinger
Hospital, one at Children's Hospital
and another at George Washington
University Hospital. Two later classes
have not yet been scheduled. The
group will receive certificates May7.
Polio emergency work inaugurates
a new peacetime phase of the pro-
gram of the District Red Cross
Nurses Aide Corps, which still MAIN
tains q membership OF 400 volunteer
nurses aides serving in various hos
pitals here.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Night Fires Damage
Apartment and Home;
All Occupants Escape

Eight families were forced from
their apartments at 1854 Columbia
road NV. last night by a two-alarm
fire, and five persons were forced to
flee from a home at 6701 Georgia
avenue NV. shortly after midnight
In second fire. No one was in
jured. -
The origin Of the Columbia road
fire, which began about $50 o'clock,
was not definitely established, but
firemen said 1t probably was caused
by defective f1ue. Flames coming
from a cupola on the apartment
house were reported by passersby to
the owner of the building, Mrs.
Katherine B. Willis, who called the
firemen.
The flames spread to three ad-
joining buildings, but caused only
slight damage. They destroyed the
cupola and part of the roof, and the
attic floor was burned through. The
first, second and third floors were
damaged by water, firemen said.
Extension ladders were raised to
the third floor, but all the ocsupants
were able to leave by the stairs.
The Georgia avenue fire was be-
lieved caused by the furnace, fire.
men said. Flames burned through
tho first and second floors, causing
considerable damage, according to
the owner, Mrs. Nan Foster.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Funeral Is Set tomorrow
For Il. Col. ]. +. Tompkins

Funeral services for 1t. Col,
James Frederic Tompkins, SO, o. 8.
A., retired, who died Sunday Of
a heart ailment at Mount Alto Hos
pital, will be held at II am. to-
morrow at st. Mary's Episcopal
Church. Glebe road, Arlington.
A veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
ican War and World War I, Col.
Tompkins was a former inspector
OF collectors of internal revenue,
who lived at 1927 North Twenty
fourth street, Arlington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs,
Mary E. Tompkins; a son, James.
Frederic Tompkins, ir., both of the
North Twenty-fourth street ad-
dress; three daughters, Mrs. Eunice
Cayley Davis, $500 Q street NV:
Mrs. Caroline Patterson Warner,
New York, and Miss Helen Char
lotte Tompkins of the North Twen-
ty-fourth street address; two
brothers. Col. Edmond r. Tompkins,
U. 8. A.. retired, Los Angeles, and
Robert K. Tompkins, Kershaw.
S. c., and three sisters, Mrs. Helen
Dixon, Charlotte, N. c., and the
Misses Grace and Dorothy Tomp-
kins, both of Rock Hill, s.. C.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
SIX Of U. ). Criminals
Under Il, Clark Says

Disclosure that in 1946 major
crimes increased to reach a new
national peak In our history and
that an increasingly large number
of the malefactors were youths was
made yesterday by Attorney Gen.
eral Clark.
He made. the opening address at
the first of three meetings in the
Justice Department to launch the
American Legion's drive against
juvenile delinquency in the District.
His figures showed that 81 per
cent of all criminals in the United
States are 81 or younger, and that
about 10 per cent of all the men and
women sentenced to the Federal
penitentiaries have records of ju-
venile delinquency.
Ugo Carusi, commissioner of i'm
migration and naturalization, ad-
dressed the group on Good Citizen
ship" and Paul F. Rao, Assistant
Attorney General, said that If de-
linquency goes unchecked it may
well destroy the foundations of our
country" -
At tomorrow's session, starting at
4 pm, the speakers will be As
sistant Attorneys General Lamar
Caudle, head of the Justice Depart
ment Criminal Section. and John
Sonnet, in charge of Claims, and
Donald Cook of the Alien Property
Custodian's Office.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Blood Bank Is Planned
Al Bethesda Hospital

Plans for a blood bank at SUBJ
urban Hospital, Bethesda, are being
made with Red Gross cooperation,
Supt. Arthur B. Solon announced
today.
The blood bank will make it pos
sihle for patients at Suburban in
need of transfusions OF whole blood
or plasma to receive them without
delay and at minimum cost, Mr.,
Solon said.
The blood donor program will be
launched as soon as arrangements
have been completed and the ap-
proval Of the Montgomery County
Board of Health and the Mont
gomery County Medical Society
received.
Volunteer blood donors win be en-
rolled by the Red Cross. with the
assistance OF clubs and community
agencies.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Citizens Urge Probe
OF Sex Crime Rise

The Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation last night asked that an
investigation be held to determine
the reasons for the large number
of recent sex onenses.
Letters were sent to the Attorney
General, District Attorney and Chief
Justice Of the District Court, declar-
ing that the association believed
"a Tightening up" Of the present law
would do much to cut down such
crimes.
The association would be particu-
larly harsh with those convicted of
second and third offenses. They
pointed out that in the recent case in
volying a triple attack on 13-year-
old girl the suspects had been held
previously for sex offenses.
The group felt the rise in such
crime is caused by: "(a) Lack OF
evidence, (b) q poorly prepared
case, (c) laxity in prosecution, Cd
or leniency on the part Of the
courts"
The association also approved the
bill in Congress to make the carry
rying Of firearms in the District q
felony.
Donald Ross McQuivey OF the
State Department, talked on Russia
He returned recently from the five-
power communication conference In
Moscow.
The meeting, held at 611 Maryland
avenue NE, was conducted by VIII
liam j, Bartle, president.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Second0fficeB Building
Proposed for Senate
Waits House Study

A Senate proposal for corstruc-
ton of an additional Office building
for It's members and stats today
awaited study on the House side,
where similar plan for more work
space may be added to the measure.
The Senate bill, recommended by its
Public Works Committee, would au-
thorize an appropriation of 25,000
for preparation OF preliminary plans
for q new office building to relieve
crowded conditions In present quar-
ters.
Some Senators have suggested the
new building be located either west
or north Of the present Senate Office
Building. Both the site and details
were left to be determined later.
Some House leaders are known to
have been considering plans for con-
struction of an interior wing to the
old House Once Building or some
other means of expanding space.
The Senate bill was sponsored
Jointly by Chairman Brooks Of the
Senate Rules Committee, Chairman
Bridges of the Appropriations Com
mittee and Chairman Revercomb Of
the Public Works Committee.
"Conservatively speaking, so per
cent of the Senators at the present
time are in dire need of additional
space for their Office stats in order
to carry out their duties efficiently. y
said the Public Works Committee.
Practically all of the standing COM
mittees as well as the special and
joint committees need more space
for members Of the committee
staffs."
Evening star., 1947-04-08

Washington. She added that she
had stayed home to see that he
did not disobey her.
Her fears, she asserted, wre
caused by the recent explosion at
the Richard Montgomery High
School. Rockville, in which Robert
e. Jones, 18, lost both his hands.
A neighbor, DR.. Donald j. Bir-
mingham of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, rushed the boys
to the sanitarium.
Windows Blown Out.
The blast blew out several win
dows in the basement, one directly
behind Mrs. Pringle. who was work.
ing in the garden.
Part of the basement wall was
scorched. but little other damage
was done.
Billy Pringle is student at the
Silver Spring intermediate School
The Behner boy is a student at
the u. Enos Ray School In Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Joint Hearing TO Review
Complaints on Underpass

A joint hearing by the Public
Service Subcommittee of the House
and Senate District Committees Is
to be scheduled to review complaints
Of a number Of business interests
against the Dupont Circle underpass
project.
Chairman Dirksen of the House
Committee, who, on Saturday,
promised to air the issues, yester-
day proposed the hearing be held
jointly with the Senate group. The
plan met with the approval Of
Senator McGrath, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island, chairman of the
Public Service subcommittee Of the
Senate District Committee.
A date for the session is to be
set soon. Engineer Commissioner
Gordon r. Young will present de-
Tense OF the project as adopted by
the District government. Prelini-
mary work on the underpass already
has begun.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Veteran Held on Charge
OF War Souvenir Assault

A war veteran today was under
$500 bond charged with assaultina
another man with an empty a.
millimeter cartridge Casa souvenir
from overseas.
Arraigned in Municipal Court yes
terday. Leroy Buney, 26. colored. OF
the 2200 block of Eighth street NV.
was ordered to appear April II for
further court action.
Pvt. Francis }. Eckloff Of No. 13
Precinct reported he saw Howard L.
Smith, colored, of the 900 block of
Union court NV, struck on the jaw
with the shell case at the corner of
Tenth and w streets NV. on Sum
day. The charge against Buney was
reduced from assault with deadly
weapon to simple assault when ti1s
case reached court, where the al
legged weapon" was displayed -
evidence.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
~ Army Officers Here
To Take College Course

Twenty-Five officers on duty here
are among the 10 Army officers Sc
lected to attend the second 10
month course Of the Industrial Col
lege Of the Armed Forces, to open
September 2. Navy and Marine ON
GERS also will attend.
The Army students from this area
are Coils. Francis J. Corr, Ira K
Evans, Robert F. Fulton. John r.
Gilchrist, Martin +. Hass. Albert N
Hickey. Leigh H. Hunt, George E
Isaacs. Howard Ker. Edgar II. Kib-
Ter, jr:, Russell r. Klanderman, Le-
land B. Kuhre, Edmund c. r
Lasher, Edward ]. O,Neill, James A.
Ostrand. jr. Shayer o. L. Robinson,
Francis r. Uhrhane, Clifford G,
Wagner, Warren B. Wildrick, Frank
M. williams and Monty D. Wilson,
and 1t. Coils. Jack L. Armstrong,
Calvin NJ. Bryan, Samuel L, Davis
and Arthur A. McCrary.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Citizens Ask Speedy Trial
For Three in Assault Case

A speedy trial for the three men
held in connection with the attack
on a 13-year-old girl in the South
east section last week was asked of
the United States Attorneys Office
by the Benning Citizens Association
last night.
A letter to this effect will be sent
to United States Attorney George
Morris Fay by the association.
The members reiterate their pre-
vious stand that buses should re-
place streetcars on the Rosslyn-
Benning line of the Capital Transit
Co. A petition for the buses by the
transit company was denied by the
Public Utilities Commission re-
Gently.
A system of Government operated
liquor stores similar to those in Vir-
ginia also was advocated by the
association.
The meeting was held in the home
of G. w. Johnson, ITO Thirty fifth
street NE,
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Mrs. Brice Bowie, ST.,
OF Riyerda|e, Dies

Mrs. Sadie K. Bowie, 68, wife Of
Brice Bowie, sr., clerk Of the Cir
cult Court of Prince Georges County.
died today at the Prince Georges
General Hospital. She lived at 5901
Cleveland avenue, Riverdale.
A resident of the Maryland COM
munity for the last A years, she
was treasurer of the Riverdale Dis
trict Democratic Club, president Of
the Riverdale Woman's Club, sew
enth degree member Of the National
Grange and an active worker in the
Riverdale Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by three sons, william
Bowie, Brice Bowie, jr., and Andrew
K. Bowie; three grandsons, two
granddaughters and a great
grandson.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Thursday at Chambers Riv-
erdale funeral home.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Couple in 70s,
Friends for 70
Years, to Wed

Twenty years of friendship VII
blossom into marriage this week fol
a District couple, both of whom nov
are in their 70s.
Edward j. Bastable, 248o Six
teenth street NV, and Mrs. Cora
Emma Myers, 1919 r street NV.
will be married at $3.50 pm. Satur-
day at st. Matthews Cathedral by
Msgr. ]. K. Cartwright.
Mr.. Bastable's eldest son. DR.
Charles Bastable, Brooklyn, N. Y.
will be best man, and Mrs. Myers
daughter, Mrs. Regina Dulin, will be
her attendant.
Mr.. Bastable is a retired pharn1a-
cist and has been widower for ~
years. Mrs. Myers is a widow.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Job Preference Topic
OF AVG Forum Tonight

Veterans preference rights In Gov
ernment jobs will be discussed at a
forum sponsored by the American
Veterans Committee, at 8 o'clock to-
tonight, In the Interior Department
auditorium.
Speakers will include Chairman
Rees of the House Civil Service
Committee; Robert Barnett, director
Of personnel for the Labor Depart
ment, and Everett w. Reiner, former
oPA personnel CHIEF.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Rites to Honor Memory
Of Late Greek King

A religious service In memory OF
the late King George II Of Greece
was to be held ut pm. today at
the Washington Cathedral. Arch
bishop Athenagoras OF the Greek
Orthodox Church Of America was
TO officiate. Representatives Of the
White House. the State Depart
ment and high ofhcials Of the Gov
and members Of the diplo-
matte corps have been invited.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Commissioners Drop
Victory Gurden Project

The Commissioners today an
nounced abandonment Of the city's
municipality sponsored Victory Gar
den program.
Lack Of funds to hire paid staff
was given as the reason for dropping
the program, which had seen an
average Of about 5000 persons till
ing District-owned land since 1943.
The city heads made clear that
the move was not designed to dis
courage District residents from gar
dening on their own property, and
meant only that some 200 acres Of
city land would not be available
for crop production.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Pepco Asks Rate Hearing
Delay Until May 13

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
today asked the Public Utilities
Commission to postpone rate hear
ings scheduled for next Tuesday
until May 13 "or such later date
most convenient to the commission. y
The PUG took no immediate
action on the written request, which
cited the many issues due for con-
sideration and pending court action
as reasons for the desired delay.
Four items of the utility COM
pany's business are slated for con-
sideration at the hearing. These
include determination of how ST.
037.0o0 PUG ordered the company
to apply to rate reductions in 1914
shall be refunded to consumers.
Completion of 1945 and 1916 rate
hearings, blocked by litigation, also
are due along with this years rate
study.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
0xon Hill Girl, Is, Fights OF
Attacker Near Her Home

A 16-year-old Oxon Hill (Md)
girl fought of an attacker as she
walked near her home in the 5000
block Of Livingston road early last
night. Prince Georges County police
reported
Police said a colored man grabbed
her from behind, dragged her off
the sidewalk and attempted to as
sault her. In the ensuing struggle,
she was scratched on the body and
was struck in the eye. Police said
she was taken to Gallinger Hospital
for observation.
No arrest has been made, police
said
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Church Gift Of Dollars
To Aid BuiIdinq Fund

Members Of Takoma Park Luther
an Church who will receive dollar
bills for attending services next
Sunday are expected to return the
money plus whatever money they
make investing it in 80 days.
The announcement that dollars
will be gwen to those of the SOC
church members who attend services
next Sunday was made by the Rev
j. Adrian Pfeiffer, pastor, at the
Easter Sunday service.
Lester Hook, president of the con-
gregation. today explained the
money. when returned with what
eyer additional sums may be added
will be put into the fund for new
church at Thirteenth street ano
Eastern avenue NV. :