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Evening star., 1947-12-09
Deaths Reported

(From> D. c. Bureau of vital Statistics)
Estelle T. Steel, SS, 2S19 45th ST. NV.
Katherine r. McLain, 70, 5000 New Hamp
shire ave. NV
Albert A. fagel. rs. Front Royal, Va,
Mary E Brown, II, 132 st. me-
Anna Toffoli, 81, TAOS Alaska ave. NV.
George D. Larash, "a. 452O Burlington pI
NV ss5
Bertha Kendig, 81, 633 9th st. me-
Flora j. Martz. 81, 2S41 Monroe st. ne.
Ralph D. Freer, 55, 790l 18th st. NV.
Ebert Baldwin, So, 3042 @ st. NV.
Md. @
Sanders B. Brown, So, sos N st. NV.
Sarah Gross, 81, 63S M st. Sc.
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W. W. Loomis, IS, Dies;
Was Illinois Publisher
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-William War;
ner Loomis, IS, publisher of several
suburban weekly newspapers, died
of a heart ailment last night shortly
after he boarded a commuter train
at Union Station for his home In
nearby La Grange.
He was president of the Citizen
Publishing Co., La Grange, which
publishes the La Grange Citizen, the
Western Springs Times, the River
side News and the Brookfield
Magnet.
Mr.. Loomis, past president of
several publishers associations, also
at one time had edited several small
newspapers in Iowa, including the
Vidette-Reporter, Iowa City; the
Clermont Qowa Observer and the
Boone Evening Republican.
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Mrs. Ned Harris, First Woman
ToHeod News Office Here, Dies
Was Former Aide on
Democratic National
Group Under Hull

Mrs. Ned Brunson Harris, we'll
known Washington newspaperwom-
an and former assistant treasurer
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, died last night in a hos
pital at Charlotte, N. c., after q
long illness, the Associated Press
reported.
Mrs. Harris was wartime director
of information for the District
Office of Price Administration, and
conducted radio program in be-
half of OPA.
Combining flair for politics with
newspaper ability, Mrs. Harris had
several "firsts" to her credit. She
was the first woman to hold an i'm
portant position in the Democratic
National Committee, serving as as
sistant treasurer while former Sec
retary of State Cordel Hull was
chairman.
First Woman to Head Bureau.
She also was the first woman to
head metropolitan news bureau
here. She succeeded the late John
Edwin Nevin as head of the Wash
ington bureau of the Minneapolis
Star.
A native of Orangeburg, S. c.,
Mrs. Harris described herself as
a Tennesseean by adoption. She
made her home in Chattanooga,
Tenn, in early years and worked
in law Office there for nine years
before coming to Washington to
work in Senator McKellar,s Office.
According to her family, Mrs.
Harris was divorced many years ago.
Between 1920 and 1925, she served
with the Democratic National Com
mittee. Then she forsook politics
for newspaper work.
Was Hurt in Streetcar Accident.
After nearly Is years as Wash
ington correspondent, Mrs. Harris
was injured in a streetcar accident
and was in the hospital when the
newspaper she worked for changed
hands. When the war came, she
went to OPA.
One of the most popular Wash
ington correspondents, Mrs. Harris
served as president of the News
paper Women's Club and vice presi-
dent of the Women's National Press
Club, A longtime member of the
press club, she served for many
years as its membership chairman
She is survived by two sisters
Mrs. Richard Fulp of Charlotte and
Mrs. B. S. Gerety of San Antonio
Tex, and a brother, Wanamaker
Brunson of Orangeburg. Funeral
services will be held in Orangebure
tomorrow afternoon at the home OF
Mr.. Brunson and burial will be in
Orangeburg.
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Dr.. Dovid B. Lepper; II,
Health Officer, Dies
By the Associated Press

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Dec. 9.-Dr.
David B. Lepper, 72, Bluefield
Health officer since 1926, died in a
hospital here yesterday after an ILL.,
ness of six months.
A native of Boston, he was
graduated from Harvard Medical
School in 1902 and later attended
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology and Harvard School of
Public Health He was awarded a
master of public health degree by
Harvard last June.
DR.. Lepper came here after serv-
ing as health officer in Russell, Isle
of Wight and Sussex Counties in
Virginia.
Funeral services will be held here
tomorrow.
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Pfc. Joseph E. Douglas
ReburiuI Tomorrow

Reburial services will be held at.
pm. tomorrow in Arlington Gene
terry for PFC Joseph E. Douglas, who
lived at 1886 South Ninth street
Arlington, Va, before he was killed
in service in October, 1914.
Pvt. Douglas was killed in Bel
GUM while serving with the 26th
Infantry Division.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs
Mary E. Winter, and a brother,
Charles. ..
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Wife of Oil Man Dies

SEMINOLE, Okla, Dec. 9 (P.-
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn
L. Myers, wife of Barton A. Myers,
vice president of International
Petroleum Co. Ltd, Toronto, Can
ada, will be held here today. She
died Sunday at the home of a
daughter she was visiting.
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Bert w. Beatty, So, Dies

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Dec. 9 (P.-
Bert w. Beatty, So, Norfolk & West
ern Railway conductor for the last
80 years, died in a hospital here
yesterday from a heart ailment.
He was native OF Mcdonald
Mills, Va.
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dan ana tatner OF Patrlcla Ann and Marie
Elizabeth Jordan; son of Frank T. and
Annie Jordan. Remains resting at the
residence Of his parents, 1925 w. Va. ave.
ne, until Thursday. December II, at
1918 am. Mass At Fort Myer CHAPEL,
Cemetery. Services by Chambers. 10
KELLOGG. MABEL BRANDE. On Mon
day, December 8; 1877 at Doctors Hes Hos
baton M aasa9 Ghyy Kass Kchas and Nd dasStea ssgSsa
t the s s. H. Hines Co, funeral Home. 2eoi
l4th st. NV, on Friday, December IL.
at II am. Interment Cedar Hill c. e.
terry. II
LYLEs, ERNEST R. On Monday, De-
cember s, l947. at Gallinger Hospital,
ERNEST r. LYLES, husband Of Edith w.
Lyles and father of Kenneth. and Barbara
Lyles. He also is survived by q brother,
Ashley W.. Lyles, and sister, Mrs. Mary
E. Glascock. Remains resting at Hysong 6
Funeral Home. 1900 N st. NV. where
services will be held on THURSDAY, Desem-
ber IL, at 1:30 pm. Relatives and friends
invited to attend. Interment at Uniof,
Cemetery, Alexandria, Va. 10
MACNICHOL, LILLIAN NJ. On Sunday
Lillian M. MAcniicHoL Of s4Is 18th
NV, beloved wife of walter M. Macnicht
mother of Bruce Macnichol and Helt
Macnichol, sister Of Mrs. Lou Blue ar
Ralph Q. Miller. dauehter Of Charles
Miller. Services ct the S. II. Hines c
Funeral Home, 29eI 18th st. NV, Q
Wednesday. December 10. at pm, In.
terment ROCK Creek Cemetery.
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HEATHCOTE. BARBARA ROGERS. On
in Mitchellsyille, Md, BARBARA ROC
ERS HEATHCOTE, beloved wife of Earl
william Heathcote and mother of Mrs
Henry Wilson and Mrs. Gordon G. Harris,
1r: Services at Mount Oak Church
Mltchellsvile. Md, Tuesday, December s.
at pm: Interment Church CemeterY. 9
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JORDAN. MfsERGr. FRANK r., JR. c

. NIOIludy, OtC6HUtF 5, 1877, at
United States Naval Medical Gem
ter, Bethesda, Md. FRANK r.
JORDAN, JR., Master Sergt..
United, States Marine Corp, the
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Federal City Charter
Bill 10 Be Redrafted 10
Give Some Home Rule
Revision in McCurrun
Plon Will Recognize
U. S. Interest in D. C..
By Harold B. Rogers

The McCarran bill for a Fed
eral City Charter Commission
will be redrafted by a Senate
District subcommittee to pro-
vide some form of home rule for
the District, but specifically rec
ognizing the tremendous in
terest" of the Federal Govern
ment in its National Capital.
A Subcommittee on Home Rule
and Reorganization decided to take
this step at lengthy executive ses-
sion this morning.
Chairman Ball of the subcommit-
tee announced the Senate District
Committee had authorized its
council, James E. Kirkland, to re-
draft the McCarran measure along
lines suggested at the session today.
Chairman Buck of the Senate
District Committee, who partici-
pated in the discussion, indicated
revised version of the McCarran
bill will come before the subcom-
mittee again for action shortly.
Mr.. Kirkland said the commit
tee had authorized him to make
several changes as on outgrowth OF
lengthy hearing on the McCarran
bill last week and the session this
morning. In the first place, he
explained, the provision in the Nc
Carran bill which directed the
/ (See HOME RULE. Page 1-61
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Senate Group Votes
Rail Bill Similar. 10
bu|winkIe Measure
PIon Would Let Roads
Fix Rotes by Agreement
Free Of Antitrust Law
By the Associated Press

The Senate Commerce Com
mittee voted, 7 to 2, today to re-
port favorably a bill to allow
railroads to fix freight rates by
agreement without violating
antitrust laws. The vote was
announced by Chairman White.
The bill, by Senator Reed. Repub-
lican, of Kansas is similar to one
introduced by Representative Bull
winkle, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima and passed by the House last
year. 1t died in a last-minute log
jam in the Senate:
The committee vote follows:
For favorable report: Senators
Reed, White, Brewster, Republican,
of Maine; Hawkes., Republican, of
New Jersey; Moore, Republican, of
Oklahoma; Capehart, Republican,
of Indiana, and johnson, Democrat,
of Colorado.
Against: Senator'S TobeyN Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire and Nc
Farland, Democrat, of Arizona.
Senator White said Senator Tobey
asked the privilege Of filing a minor
ity report and that the request was
granteN
The ICED bill stipulates that anti
trust exemptions shall apply only
when agreements between the va
rious railroads have approval of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Bulwinkle bill drew bitter OPP
position from Ellis Arnan, then Gov
ernor of Georgia, who contended it
was designed to throw out Of the
Supreme Court suit brought by
Georgia to gain'a readjustment Of
freight rates.
Mr. Arnall, whose suit is based
on alleged antitrust law violations,
contends Northern railways have
'conspired" to fix rates discriminat-
ing against the South.
Senator Reed insisted that ut is
absolutely necessary" to provide
machinery for fixing rates by agree
ment, saying that if this practice
were outlawed 1t would create
chaos" within the industry.
The Supreme Court is scheduled
to begin hearings today on a suit
lover equalized freight rates-on man
ufactured goods. At issue Is an
Interstate Commerce Commission
order increasing Glass" freight
rates 10 per cent In the North and
East and reducing them 10 per cent
in the South and Far West. The
order was hailed in the South but
was challenged by nine Northern
States as arbitrary, mot based on
facts and upsetting principles OF
lrate-making used for generations.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Schoolgirl, Il, Found
Slain Near Her Home
BY the Assesioted Press

MAIDEN. Mass, Mar. 3.-Appar-
entity victim Of a criminal assault,
the body of 11-year-old Jacqueline
Maxwell was found face down today
in a field opposite Maiden High
Schools football field.
Almost Immediately ! after dis
covery of the body Maiden police
took into custody a suspect, a man
recently released after serving a
term for a second assault on girls
or women. .....
1t. John j. Buckley said the
Maxwell girl apparently was Grim
inally assaulted and murdered.
Jacqueline attended motion pic
ture show with an older sister
Bertha, IA, yesterday afternoon.
Bertha left the theater at $50 pm
to return home and assist in pre-
pairing supper, leaving Jacqueline to
see more of the show. :.
When the younger child failed to
return her parents called the police
and 20 officers conducted an all
night search. which ended with
discovery of the body by three
8-year-old boys en- route to school
It lay a little more than a stones
throw from her home.
The body itself was found among
rocks, almost concealed by pieces
Of old boards.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Senator Morse Breaks Openly
With Republican Leadership
Hits Budget Policy.
Blasts Reece for
Teamwork PIeu

Senator Morse of Oregon, one
of several independent-voting
Republican Senator'S, broke
openly with the party's national
leadership today.
In a blistering attack on National
Chairman Carroll Reece, Senator
Morse charged that Mr.. Reece and
the Republican machine for which
he speaks" would take the country
back to 'the depression causing eco
nomic policies OF the Republican
Party of the 1905"
His verbal blast was prompted by
an earlier plea from Mr.. Reece for
teamwork among Republicans in
Congress. The appeal was made in
an article Mr.. Reece wrote in the
Republican News.
Senator Morse lashed out at the
policy of Republican leaders in Con-
gress on tax reduction and budget
cutting, declaring it would sell ma
tional defense short"
Since coming to the Senate the
Oregon Senator frequently has dis
agreed with most of his Republican
colleagues on specific issues, but In
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Mt. Etno Pouring Lava
From Additional Cruters
BY the Associated Press

CATANIA, Sicily, Mar. 3.-Mount
Etna still belched steam and molten
lava today from a constantly in
creasing number of craters near the
top Of its north slope, creating a
lurid display which drew crowd
Of sightseers to threatened Passo
Pisciaro.
Activity of the 10,0O0-foot volcano
had been uninterrupted since flashes
of flame first were seen shooting
from it week ago today.
For the second time since the
present eruption started the rolling
lava seemed today to be slowing to
q halt on all fronts-the latest re-
port said one arm was stopped. But
onlookers were doubtful, since pre-
vious showdown was followed by new
outburStS last Friday.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
House Group Visits Police Court,
Sees Handling Of "a Drunks
By George Kennedy

A subcommittee of the House
today looked at the problem alco-
holism brings to the courts.
Headed by Representative Miller,
Republican, of Nebraska, the COM
mittee considering the Hebert bill
which would tax the liquor trade
fer the rehabilitation Of drunkards,
visited Municipal Court, where "a
men and women-the weekend ac-
cumulation were arraigned on
charges OF intoxication
With DR.. Miller, who Is a physi-
clan, were Representatives Dean,
Democrat, of North Carolina;
Youngblood, Republican, Of Michi-
gan, and Hebert. Democrat, Of
Louisiana. sponsor Of the bill.
The sat in the jury box of Police
Court and watched Judge John r.
Mcmahon dispose Of the cases.
They were taken backstairs and
shown one Of the unpleasant prob
Evening star., 1947-03-03
luke Box Heading for Rocks,
Industry Says, Attacking Fees
BY John w. Thompson, Jr.

The juke box industry is going
on the rocks the District Regu-
lations Committee was told today.
Ira T. Byram, general manager
of the Silent Sales System, a coin
amusement machine distributing
company, told the members that in
creased costs are causing COIN
operated music machines to lose
money at 5 cents record. He
urged that they be exempted from
proposed licensing regulations.
The witness testified At public
hearing at the District Building on
regulations drafted by the commit
tee which would impose a $l2
annual license fee on all coin-oper-
ated amusement machines.
Mr.. Byram said efforts are being
made to save the industry from
collapse without boosting the cost
of juke boxes to 10 cents record.
He said mechanical problems make
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lens OF municipal housekeeping.
They talked with the men and
women waiting on the benches in
the bullpen behind the bars.
In all the cases they heard there
was no testimony of violence. One
man had been found passed out in
Union Station. Another told the
Judge he had not been in court for
five years because he had been i've
years in the Navy. He had been
found staggering along q downtown
street.
Judge Mcmahon was imposing
SO fines. He has sat on the Police
Court bench for 80 years, and, he
told the committee, he sometimes
Is confronted with men he sentenced
for intoxication when he first came
on the bench.
The Judge did not expect that the
lsee ALCOHOLICS, Page A-53
Evening star., 1947-03-03

q boost involving pennies between
q nickel and a dime impractical.
Under present conditions, Mr.. By
ram said an operator with q $780,
600 investment in juke boxes can
net something more than $50 q
week.
E. B. MacManus of the West Au-
tomato Music Co. agreed with Mr..
Byram that juke boxes should be
exempted from the proposed regu-
lation.
Spokesman for civic and parent
teacher associations generally fav-
cred the regulation, especially q
section forbidding the use Of coin
machines. except juke boxes, by
children under II during school
hours on school days.
They were unanimous, however, in
asking that the hours during which
children would be prohibited from
l6ee JUKE BOXES, Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Late News
Bulletin
labor Heoring Calls Thomos

Labor Heoring Calls Thomas
The House Labor Committee
voted today to call back Vice
President r. J. Thomas of the
CLIO United Auto Workers
Union to explain why he called
Vice President Harold w. Story
of the Allis- Chalmers Co. a
liar. Thomas was not chal-
lengcd when he made the
statement before the commit
tee last Saturday. The COM
mittee decided also to question
Louis Budenz, former Commu-
mist Party official, who was
accused by two union witnesses
Of being a liar.
Earlier Story on Page Az,
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Federal CIiques Give
Jobs 10 Favored Few,
House Members Say
Navy Department, Others
'Permeoted by System
Rees Declares
By Joseph YOUNG

The existence of ruling
cliques" in many Government
agencies, whereby choice Jobs
and promotions are passed out
to a favored few" was charged
today by members of the House
Civil Service Committee.
Chairman Rees asserted that "the
Navy Department as well as many
other Federal agencies have these
powerful cliques which rule as they
please. The Government is per.
meated by this clique system"
Representative Vursell, Republic.
an, OF Illinois agreed with the chair
man, declaring there is great dan
ger in the present setup. If We ar
not careful the Government vii
eventually return to the spoils sys
tenn"
The Illinois legislator said i
should be the aim of the commit
tee "to see to it that everybody ii
the Government should get a squar,
deal"
Hearing Continued on Rules.
The remarks were made as the
committee continued its hearing or
the new civil service regulations
which go into effect or May /.
Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur S. Flemming appeared before
the group to explain the purpose of
the new rules.
Another committee member, Rep
resentative Lyle, Democrat, of
Texas, said that the deeentraliza-
ton of some of the activities of the
Civil Service Commission to the in
dividual Federal agencies might
strengthen the clique system.
What We want to see is that
every American youth who desires
a career in the Federal service has
a fair chance to progress in that
career, unhampered by favoritism
and protected by the merit system, y
Mr.. Lyle declared.
There Is no question but that
this is the objective the commission
has in mind" replied Mr.. Flemming
Tells of Many Complaints.
Mr.. Rees said that his committee
had received many complaints from
Government employees that they
were being Disseminated against by
their agency heads in favor of "other
employees with an in"
Mr.. Flemming assured the COM
mittee that under the new rules the
commission will do everything in its
power to see to it that agencies live
up to the merit system principle.
Mr.. Flemming also promised the
committee that the commission vii,
take steps to "dispel the idea" that
Government employees with perma-
nent status cannot be fired.
The question came up when com.
'mittee members expressed dissatis.
faction with the official term "per.
manent status" in connection with
workers having regular peacetime
jobs in the Government.
Many Feel They Can't Be Fired.
Despite the Presidents recen,
directive to agencies to dismiss in
competent workers, there is a feel
ing among permanent status en-
ployes that they are sitting pretty
and cannot be fired" declared
Representative Twyman, Repub-
lican, of Illinois. II think the term
. tSee CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Quake $3.50 Miles Off
Is Recorded in Boston
By the Assoeiotsd Press

WESTON, Mass, Mar. 3.-The seis-
mograph station of Boston College
reported today that moderate"
earthquake had been, recorded at
7:31:55 o'clock last night, origina-
ting apparently 8,76o miles from
Boston.
The disturbance might have been
In the Philippines, the station seis-
mologist reported, but he added the
record was not clear enough to In
dicate just where it originated.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
1obey Asks Marshall
For Facts on Cost
Of Aid 10 Greece
Senator Says Situation
Can Be Met Only by !.
Informed Congress
BY ihe Assoeioted Press
ETlN
BULLETIN

The Senate today approved,
64 to 20, and sent back to the
House a resolution pledging a
$4,500, 100000 cut in President
Truman's budget and promis-
ing to use $4,000, 100000 of any
savings to reduce the national
debt.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire proposed today
that Secretary of State Marshall
tell Congress behind. bolted doors
exactly how the situation stands
in the troubled Mediterranean
and Near East before the law
makers are called on to vote for
bigger cash outlays abroad.
Senator Tobey, who heads the
Senate Banking Committee, charged
with passing on foreign loans, told
8 reporter he thinks the crisis pre-
sented by possible withdrawal of
British military and economic aid
to Greece can be met only by an
informed Congress"
IT think Gen. Marshall ought to
come before Congress in an execu-
tive session and tell us the actual
situation In all of its grave aspects, u
the Senator said. "This will be a
severe test but an informed Con-
gress will meet it if it and the
American people are told the truth.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, Re-
publican whip, said that If any "po-
litical loans" are to be made "they
should be discussed frankly on the
floor of the Senate"
Marshall Outlines Needs.
Gen. Marshall outlined the State
Departments financial needs for
the next fiscal year at a closed
door session today of a House APP
preparations Subcommittee.
Chairman Stefan told newspaper
men the committee called Gen. Mar
shall out of turn to permit the
Secretary to present the depart
ment's needs before leaving this
week for the Moscow conference
Gen. Marshall and former Secre-
tary of State Byrnes are listed te
testify before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee tomorrow or
four Balkan peace treaties which
represent what President Truman
said were the best terms that could
be obtained in bargaining with this
country's wartime Allies, including
Russia.
Gen. Marshall and Mr.. Byrnes
might take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to discuss privately with
committee members the current
Mediterranean crisis. But Gen. Mar
shall is due to leave Wednesday
for Moscow to attend the Big Four
foreign ministers conference.
The crisis came to a head last
week with the disclosure that Britain
had told the United States that
unless large-scale American aid is
forthcoming the British Empire will
be unable to bear the cost of eco
nomic and military assistance to
Greece.
President Truman at once sum-
moned key congressional leaders to
the White House for a personal
report from Gen. Marshall on the
situation. This was said to have
embraced the threat of a Com
munist government in Greece and
added Russian pressure on Turkey,
which thus far has been resisting
Soviet demands for border changes
and voice in the defense Of the
Dardanelles.
Two days after this highly secret
(Ene RITnCET poCe A-51
Evening star., 1947-03-03

the congressional elections last fall
he spoke in behalf of Republican
candidates in several Western States.
His statement today was a broad
attack on the national party chair
man.
II am amused at the gratuitous
(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-6.5
Evening star., 1947-03-03

Gus objections OF Maj. Joseph
Robinson, chief of prosecution
counsel.
Mrs. Durant, In her Statement.
said she wished to avail herself of
her constitutional right and refuse
to testify on the ground that her
story might tend to incriminate her.
Maj. Robinson objected to what
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