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Evening star., 1947-08-28
Children in Good Condition
After Poisoning Scare

The condition of two children
suffering from poisoning was re-
ported good today at Providence
Hospital while poison was apparently
ruled out in the critical illness of a
third child in the hospital.
Linda Louise Langford, 2, who at
first was thought to have eaten rat
poison near her home, remained in
critical condition. Her physician, DR..
Nicholas G. Pistolas said poison was
not responsible for her condition.
She is suffering from a combination
of kidney and heart ailments, he
said. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Lily Mae Langford, 323 I street NV.
Meanwhile, Col. William Cary.
director of the District Bureau of
Public Health Engineering, also
discounted the possibility thai the
child had been made i'll by rat
poison. Red squill had been set out
for rats in that AREA. he saids but
this poison is powerful oemetic
which would be expelled If taken
by human.
The other children who are iii are
Constance Eberle, % months,
daughter OF Mrs. K. A. Eberle, 5210
P street Sc, Carroll Hills, Md. who
ate ant killer, and Larry Luterel, 2,
son of James. Luterel, 6748 Oxpn
Hill road Oxon Hin, Md, who drank
kerosene -..- -.s.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Camp Springs Citizens
Demand Closing Of
EXCL Trailer Camp

The Prince Georges County Com
missioners today have under advise
ment a petition to close a trailer
camp at Camp Springs, Md, which
is occupied by 27 veterans and their
families from nearby Andrews Field.
The petition was presented by a
group of residents of the commun-
ity who protested against alleged
health conditions at the Shadyside
Trailer Camp in the 1900 block of
Brinkley road.
The complainants, in their pc
tition, also claimed that six of the
approximately Is children who live
there attend county schools without
tax expense to their parents.
The owners of the camp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey w. Ihrig, appeared be-
fore the commissioners before the
boards weekly meeting in Upper
Marlboro Tuesday to give their side
of the story. With them were about
10 servicemen, residents of the
trailer camp.
According to spokesman in the
County Commissioners Office
Charles L. Wood, County Health
Department sanitary engineer, was
ordered to inspect the premises ane
make report.
When Mr.. Wood appeared to
make his report Tuesday, the Ihrigs
and the veteran delegation also ap-
peared. They objected to the nom
appearance of the complainants.
In his report, Mr.. Wood said the
camp had permit for only seven
trailerS, instead of 27.
The Ihrigs said they had had
their permit for the camp for four
years but did not use it until re-
quested by the servicemen to relieve
the housing shortage. The 27 trail
ers are located on II acres of wooded
property, which is concealed from
the road, owners said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ihrig said they did
not own the trailers. Rent for
ground space, and including water
and light facilities, is SIT monthly,
with another 81 added if cooking is
done by electricity, they explained.
A concrete building, containing
showers and laundry rooms, is To-
Gated within the premises also, they
said.
The camp has no inside toilet IA
cilitieS.
Evening star., 1947-08-28

Gals of the Washington board and
the N. A. r. E. B.
Mr.. Sonnet declined to comment
on the next move in the housing
investigation. or to say whether Mr.
Kramer and Mr.. Maletz would con-
tinue the inquiry with the same jury
or another one here or elsewhere.
The Assistant Attorney General
however, made the following COM
ment on the indictment:
1T is charged in these cases that,
in addition to the absence OF COM
petition among real estate brokers
with respect to commission rates.
there have been uniform agreements
and concerted action whereby realty
commission rates have been substan-
TALLY increased in recent years.
Shortage Here Cited.
"Such practices in this field are
especially burdensome, particularly
in view of the heavy turnover in
dwellings"
The indictment itself referred to
the acute housing shortage here and
reported that, in 1916, about 10000
parcels of real estate were sold and
many thousands of leases on real
property were made in the District.
Members of the Washington
board, the indictment stated, con-
troll at least so per cent of the total
volume of the real estate business
here.
Due to transient nature of large
percentage of the population of the
District" it stated, "a particular
parcel of real estate or apartment
may be sold, leased or rented by a
broker to a great number of pur-
chasers, lessees or tenants within a
short period of time. A brokerage
commission or fee is realized from
each such sale or lease"
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Westchester Tenants Plea
AGAINST Rent Raise Denied

Rent Administrator Robert F.
Cogswell today denied a petition of
266 tenants in the Westchester
who protested an in
crease in rents granted the apart
ment by rent control examiner.
The decision of the examiner was
announced August 5 after hearings
in which the apartment manage
ment asked increases for all 588
apartments. Only 266 tenants ap-
pealed the decision.
The increases amount to about 10
per cent on all apartments ranging
from the one-and-a- half apartments
which were raised from $55 month
to s6O5O to the seven-room three
bath apartments which were raised
from $210 to $3.50.
The petition for review was filed
by King and Nordlingey, represent
ing the 266 tenants. Earnest v.
Henry represented the Realest Corp,
owners of the apartment,
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Bradley, Touring Reich,
Confers With Gen. Clay
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 2S.-Gen. Omar
Bradley, Veterans administrator
who is inspecting American Army
posts in Europe, conferred today
with Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
commander in Germany. and then
with Mrs. Bradley was the luncheon
guest of enlisted men and WACs
at their mess hall.
They were seated with two ser
geants selected by the military gov
eminent staff, TIA Mary V. Stas-
zewski of Perth Amboy. N. j.. and
Sergt. Paul Pinkham of Richmond,
Me.
Gen. Bradley planned to attend
a meeting of the Allied Control Au-
thority's Co-ordinating Committee
as an observer later today.
Evening star., 1947-08-28

searched today for the pilots of two
of three Marine fighter planes
forced down by bad weather yes
terday off Tsingtao, Shantung Prov
ince port.
Navy officers said one of the
planes landed at sea near de-
stroyer and the pilot was rescued,
Search planes sighted second
plane on a beach but did not see
the pilot. Closer observation was
prevented by Chinese, who fired
rifles at the search plane.
The Navy said it was trying tc
contact the Chinese in an attempt
to locate the pilot.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
GAO Lawyer to Present
Book at Dinner Toniqht

Friends of Heber H. Rice, member
of the general counsel staff of the
General. Accounting Office, will see
themselves referred to between the
covers OF a book when Mr.. Rice
presents them with copies Of his
COLLECTED Speeches" at dinner
party tonight.
Mr.. Rice, past president of the
Federal Bar Association. is expected
to have to answer pungent questions
about the newly published book at
the dinner, at $50 pm. at the Par
rot Restaurant. Connecticut avenue
and R street NV.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
River 300 Miles Iona

If. as some authorities suggest,
the Missouri River should be con-
sidered the main stream of the
Mississippi and the upper Missis-
sippi branch, it is the longest
river IN the world-3,700 miles.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
LOST

and white stones; tones EiI; en- route Ist and and chsn-
ns4d Rins sfi 10 nH "a to Palace Thester: ao re-
BEIGE SHOULDER STRAP BAG. vicinity
Wise. and Western on the 22nd of August.
with identification. reward. MARION R.
WYVELL. a st. NV. %
RILLFOLD, brown leather. lost in Union
and cards which cannot be replaced: re
EysTd EyssSTdIs IaY phone ,,,i1 Emerson n q4sd
BLUE OvERSEAS CAP with hospital nurs-
ing pin, on Florida ave streetcar. Aug. ID,
Ia4i. Call IA. 7ooa after pm.
BOSTON BULL femaleI. lost near Ala
ReWard Rs~a ave HI and 45a Blvd ave ss 4uesd'y i
COCKER SPANIEL, black. male. trimmed,
9ssm m2anS &n%s var var coIIsse POST '' rsriPd
swers to- the name Of Prince; tag No.
3202l; reward. VI. O020. rs
COLLIE PUPPY; female; nr, Potpomac:
M6ite Witt coiiar; oS liberal a iS reward. % WI. Io53
FLGTN sToPWATCH, lost in taxicab that
took me to 10th and D NV. pm. We'd
nesday Reward DE 6515.
GLASSES, in alligator leather case, marked
Edmonds. Reward. Call RE. 4l4", Ext.
$3.50,
KEY : ofSF s. .sss4 Ss:4 "5 o1
PoRTABtE RADIO. RcA, red lea thereto,
Gr9yhT1und tTg RqS Tsrmns a1so Aoe Au
Catherine, Canada. "a
FRF. sTK. CERTs. nos. cl2e3o and
cl2e3I for three and Il tT9 shares aG cs1t re-
shares, repsctively e.. Series of 1928 Of
Potomac Electric Power Co.. reg NO
katie c. Gsrtb, Reward. Box 2s3-z s%
PREF sTK. CERT: NO: cI1a65 q Po;,
1927. res. NO Mary Brulee and orphs
ETorsbp Ed9a snd o ss tenants @ % IN
for Ave shares. Reward. Box 1851. Star.
RING, Georgetown class, Greyhound Bus
TsTa TsTGlr15h Phent sss Noi osos so!.''lS M s.
RING. lady's, white gold, in Palace The;
seT on Tuesday evening in bslcGny
3, Saicft cE 5i$7 $ or EX :si1I. Elt 14S1. 20
SCOTTIE, thorous hbred;; Georgetown vic.
Ausa ~ n, desPsTate' Esr9 ehidrens pet; re-
SLIP COVERS. in cardboard box; los. in
ton on box Reward. TE. 1923. --;sl
SMALL BROWN LEATHER BAG: left in
p m. at Union Station. Reward. Me. 1888
mixed not ; mos old. white with yellow
ears and some. yellow spots on back;
strsyed from in front Of 1904 18th
with .pneumonia and has jut come out of
the hospital; will finder please return dog
st once ample reward: DE. 15l2. so
WALLET, lady's. black. containing valu-
able papers and money; reward. Call
days. no. 627.: after q. DU. 1136. 20
WRIST WATCH, lady's,. Elgin 2 diamonds.
or Conn. ave. bus Reward. Call ewes. WO.
5nH5. =?
$50 REWARD for first information lead
ins to recovery. intact, of missing light
gray 1916 Pontiac convertible. with new
tin toy Pi,,Farp Pa z,ceRss US fiIss99-E' LII col
zo9IAK AUToGRAPH BOOK, black
lsatEer reward 81. 2462 rs
800 REWARD for safe return of siamess
cat female, lost vicinity Falls Church.
Call Or. 1919 after s pm -e9
Evening star., 1947-08-28
FOUND.

CAT, ye!icv-ha!red Angors. about 1
morths old female; undoubtedly some
cnes pet Phone RA. $685..
Evening star., 1947-08-28


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Evening star., 1947-08-28

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Aug. 28.-United
States Navy planes and ships
Evening star., 1947-08-28

FRI. sTK. CERTs. nos. C12630 and
C12631 for three and two shares re-
Nos. C655s and C655a for three and two
shares repectfvely g., Series of 1928 Of
Potomac Electric Power Co., reg. MO
Katie G. Garth. Reward. Box 2s2-z
Evening star., 1947-08-28

COLLIE, 2 yrs. old, white and fawn.' an
swers to the name OF Prince; tag No.
3202l reward. VI 0020. Is
COLLIE PUPPY. female; nr Potomac,
Md; mos old: golden color with big
white collar; liberal reward. WI. 1902.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
SenateBiI| Aims End Of
 Big Strikes
Ball 5 sMeasure Would 0ut- law Industry wide or
 Nail. Union Bargaining

WASHINGTON, Jan 10.-Sena- tor Ball (D-Minn) today introduced a bill that would break up industry wide bargaining between unions and employers.
 He described the measure as aim cd to prevent nationwide, shut downs in an industry as result of a labor dispute. Under it:
 l. No union could represent in bargaining the employees of two companies in the same industry unless the plants were less than 100 miles apart
 CA union could represent the en- ployees of single company-such as General Motors-even if it's plants were all over the country)
 ?. No employer association could represented two companies in the same industry unless the plants were less than 100 miles apart
 Further, it would be illegal for a national union to try to force its local units to seek the inclusion of any particular terms in Labor Management contract, or to con- spire with its local units to seek any particular terms
 Ball called hls new measure more important than his previous bill to outlaw the closed shop. Federal courts would enforce it's provisions by restraining orders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
SHI5HALDIN, UNIMAk|5LE,
 E ERUpTING
Ashes Two Inches Deep Reported Showered
 on False Pass

SEATTLE, Jan. 10.-A second volcanic disturbance in Alaska s Aleutian Islands was reported today by the Navy, which said 9,387- foot Mount Shishaldin on Unimak Island was erupting with such violence that it showered ashes two inches deep on the village of False Pass 20 miles away
 The report, from the Navy's l7th District at Kodiak, said neither the Shishaldin activity nor continuing eruptions by Akutan Volcano, 100 miles westfard were endangering residents of the isolated Aleutian islands.
 The USS Passiac, a netlayer, vis- tied False Pass Jan. 2, and reach ed Dutch Harbor today with news of the new eruption. Postmaster Frank Bell of False Pass told Pas sisc crewmen that Shishaldin had been erupting every five days for several weeks.
 Quartermaster lc Allen E. Sit- ter of Los Angeles said he observed heavy black puffs of smoke burst ing from the mountain. False Pass residents said the eruption caused electrical disturbances which looked like lightning flashes and lighted the entire area. Sitter said the village was covered with a two inch coating of volcanic ash, and that cinders an inch and a half in diameter, lay on the wharf.
 Meantime a new report from a Naval Service vessel said inhabi- tantS were not in danger at the village of Akutan, where the vol. cano of the same name still was erupting.
 Ensign Dennis N. Dillon of Cor wallis, Ore, said bright orange colored flames of varied intensity seemed to burst from expanding gases" on Akutan mountain, and  that flames were seen piercing the clouds and appeared to rise several hundred feet above the mountain top.
 Ensign Dillon. Captain of a Ma val Escort vessel which passed the island January 6, reported he and Lieut.. Willie E. Gros of Kirk land, Wash, observed the flames for an hour and a half.
 First reports of the Akutan erup- tion came from the Navy earlier this week Authorities said ridges and villages between the peak and the village of Akutan would protect inhabitants, although earlier re- ports said lava was flowing down Akutan's slopes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
Control of pa(ifitIsIes
 Demanded
Three Touring Congress- men Make Their Report
 Today to Congress

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.- Three House members, just returned from a tour of Pacific bases, told Con- gress today the islands seized by Amercian forces in their advance on Japan-could if used in reverse become stepping stones onto our shores
 Consequently, they said, Ameri- can occupation and control must be in order to insure that control does not pass to poten- tial enemy nation, or into the hands of any other nation whereby our strategic position in the Gen. tral Pacific is weakened"
 The statements were made in a report by House Naval subcommit- tee consisting of Reps. Izac CD- Calif), Biemiller tD-Wis) and Bishop CR-IlD
 The House members said.
 If another war is to be fought in the Pacific, the bases which will  be available to us in support of our military operations at its out break will be the same bases which we hold at the conclusion of the peace conference
 At another point they said:
 We have built air strips at great cost in blood. lives and money on these islands in the Pacific. We should not desert these islands, thus allowing them in a very short time to revert to jungle.
 With very small cost, these air strips can be kept in repair and readiness for use at any time Tn our opinions, the cost of main tenance, using natives supervised by military government personnel, would be exceedingly small"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
ALASKA BUDGET
 REPORT
Truman Ask for Various Funds-WouId Rehab-
 iIitate Alaska R.R.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-Presi- dent Truman asked Congress today in his budget message for rehab- ilitation of the Alaska Railroad with cash appropriation of S4.000,- 900 and contractual authority fol an additional $15,000,000.
 For maintaining existing high ways and continuing construction in the Territory he asked $3,753, ,00C for the next fiscal year. an increase of $l,153,000 over the current year
 He asked S61 300 for the salaries and expenses of the Governor and Secretary as compared to S54,67S this year.
 For care and custody of the in- sane, heasked $334, ,700, increase of $43,000.
 For wagon roads. bridges and trails he asked $l30,000, decrease of $10,000 from the current year.
 For reconstruction of the Rich ardson highway he recommended S250, 0,000 and he asked S7.000,000 for the Alaska Railroad special fund The total recommended for the government of tfe Territory was divided between $8,578,O00 from reg ular funds and STOOL ,0O0 from spec ial funds.
 The Territory would benefit from appropriations recommended for other departments The budget asks $23.950 for agriculture exten- sion service there: $42, 800 for agri- culture experiment stations; the In- dian Service was listed for Sl60,000 for construction of schools, hos pitals, dock repairs and quarters, an increase of $50,000. and $872,0 was recommended for the Fish and Wildlife Service for Alaska Fish cries for protection of seal otter and other fisheries and for furnish- ing food and clothing to natives on Pribilof Islands.
 
 Alaska fur seal investigations were listed for $69, 300, an increase of about S7,000. a.ld the Alaska Ma tive service of me Indian Bureau was specified for s4,o69 GOO compar- ed to S3,429, ,008 this year.
 Funds for enforcement ot the Alaska game laws were set at S197, TOO as compared with sl62,6 this year, s150,00o was suggested for the fox and fur seal industries of the Pribilof Islands; sl4,000 for indigent relief and sl l,679,000 for the Signal Corps Alaska Communica- tions System, an increase of $936,- 900 over the present year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD PUBLISHING HOUSE E pI(kETED IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 10-Picketing Of a publishing house halted construc- tion work today on the nearby headquarters building of the North west District Council of the Assem- plies of God, which is to he the district office of the church for Washington, Northwest Idaho and Alaska.
 The Rev Ralph M. Phillips, man ager of the Northwest Gospel Pub fishing House. said electricians re- fused to work on the headquarters building because of the pickets.
 Officials of the Allied Printing Trades Council (AFL) said the publishing house was doing com- mercial work for downtown firms on the unfair list and it was at tempting to organize the plant MT Phillips said in a letter to mem Ter churches that employees of the plant had expressed desire to re- main non union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
AUTO INDUSTRY
 E THREATENED
Portal to Portal Pay Would Eliminate Cars,
 Also Jobs, Is Claim

DETROIT, Jan. 10.-The portal to-portal pay demands of labor, if granted, would wipe out the auto mobile industry, George T. Christo- pher, President of Packard Motor Co.,, said in an interview here.
 Christopher, who addresser the the Society of Automotive Engin- eers on Industrial Democracy was asked whether the portal. pay de- mands would have any effect on car prices" if granted.
 No, not on prices" he replied
 What would be the effect?" he was asked.
 The result would be to eliminate cars" he said. There simply would be no industry, nothing-including jobs.
 There is nothing we in industry can do or say. The issue is now a legal fact and the answer to it all is in the hands of Congress. We can only wait and see what they will do.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
 WAGE MAY
 GET BOOST
Republican Sympathy h. dieates Fair Chance
 10 Pass Hike Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Presi- dent Truman's twice-stated bid to boost the national minimum wage brought from Senator Pepper O. Fla.) today a proposal to shove it up 35 cents to 75 cents an hour.
 And the general idea commanded enough Republican sympathy to indicate at least fair chance that Congress may pass some kind of bill to hike the pay base.
 The new Chairman of the House Labor Committee, Rep. Hartley, tR-NJ) told a reporter that per sonally, I'm very much in favor of it."
 The present rate, set in the 1888 Fair Labor Standards Law, is 40 cents an hour All firms doing business in more than one state have to pay their help at least that much.
 Pepper said in an interview that a new standard is ''vitally neces- sary"
 Mir Truman didn't say how high he wants to go. But in two mes sages to Congress this week he em- phasized that he considers an in crease necessary.
 Neither Peppers Bill nor any other is likely to slide through without a tough scrap
 Many Dixie Legislators have fought an increase, on the grounds it would hit Southern industry harder than Northern.
 Lawmakers from farm states are expected to yell, too, unless labor costs are included when parity prices are figured on agricultural products.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive at 10 o'clock to- night and sails for Skagway at II o'clock
 Alaska, from Seattle, due tomor- row night or Sunday morning.
 Sword Knot, from Seattle, due Sunday
 Sailor Splice, from Seattle, due Monday.
 North Sea scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Tongass scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle January IT.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle January 24.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seward Friday night. coming di- rect to Juneau southbound and due Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
NINETY-F0UR-YEAR OLD MAN IJ NAMED
 MUNICIPAL JUDGE

BREMERTON, Jan. l0.-Judge James w. Carr, newly appointed municipal judge, said today he would not dispute the statement that, at 94, he is the oldest jurist in active service in the country
 Carr was appointed this week by Mayor L. Hum Kean after Judge Frank w. Ryan resigned. He had served previously as police judge from 1919 to 1885
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-10
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - Inside fact about the shift of U. s. command CTS in Germany is that the stage was set for the change shortly after Lieut.. Gen. Lucius D. Clay visited the National Association of Manufacturers in New York six weeks ago.
 Shortly before that, the Senate War Investigating Committee (the old Truman Committed had sent it's chief counsel, George Meader, to Germany and he had come back with a preliminary report highly critical of what went on in the U. s. occupation zone.
 General Clay, then in the United States, was much upset by this re- port and talked to then Secretary of State Brynes about resigning He felt that Gen. Joseph McNar- ney, top commander of U. s. troops in Germany, was the man really responsible, though he, Clay, as head of the Military Govern ment for Germany, got the blame.
 On top of the unfavorable Meader report, Gen. Clay addressed a meet ing of the National Association of Manufacturers and afterwards sat down at an off-the-record meeting of NAM leaders including some of the top moguls of Ameri- can industry. Their solution for the future of Germany was sim pie. They told Clay that they should be permitted to get in touch with their opposite numbers in German industry-the l. G. Far bens, the Opels and the other big industrialists who helped build up Hitler's war machine.
 If allowed to do business with the German cartels, the U. $. in dustrialists told Clay they would have Germany back on its feet in no time.
 This shocked General Clay. Lat CT he told Secretary Brynes and his
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