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Evening star., 1947-08-19
Ban Urged for Firms
In Bethesda Ignoring
Health, Fire Rules

The Bethesda Chamber Of Com
merce last night asked the Mary.
land-National Capital Park anc
Planning Commission and the Mont
gomery County commissioners tc
withhold licenses for businesses in
the western suburban area in cases
where health. fire and building reg
ulations are not met.
The resolution was introduced by
Robert w. Beall. chairman of the
Legislation and Legal Action Com
mittee. in an effort to check the
rapidly-increasing number of busi-
nesses using temporary quarters in
Bethesda.
Mr.. Beall also recommended that
all places of business be equipped
with water and plumbing facilities.
He reported a number of business
places do not have such facilities.
The resolution also recommended
that all sidewalks between the
building line and the curb be kept
free and clear of merchandise dis
played for sale, that food and drinks
be dispensed and sold under health
full and sanitary conditions: that
regulations pertaining to the install
lation of signs and the construction
Of buildings be enforced and that
the conducting of businesses on va
cant lots and in temporary struc-
lures be discouraged by requiring a
substantial license fee.
The chamber reiterated It's opposi-
tion of the Maryland sales tax and
asked Gov. Lane to include consid-
Grafton of repeal of the tax in any
call for special session of the
Maryland General Assembly.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Montgomery Heads
To Get School Job Bids

Bids for construction of additions
to three Montgomery County schools
were to be transmitted today to the
Board of Commissioners for thei1
approval.
The bids were opened yesterday
by the County Board of Education
Only eight bids were received fol-
the three additions. Two other
projects drew no bids at all.
A low bid of $94,356 by Keller
Bros. of Jefferson, Md. was received
for constructing additional class
rooms, a kitchen, a heating plant
and other facilities at the Glenmont
Elementary School.
The same company was low bidder
with $83, ,795, for construction of two
classrooms at the Potomac School
Harold Jones of Silver Spring sub
mitted the low bid, $4,000, for con-
struction of a o-classroom addi-
tion at the North Four Corners
School.
The projects receiving no bids
were for the Rockville Elementary
School and Westbrook Elementary
School.
Bids on addition to the Kensington
Elementary School will be opened
August %.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Britain May Freeze Sterling.
Chiefly Warns Austrolions
By the Associated press


CANBERRA, Aug. 10 tP.-Prime
Minister j. B. Chiefly was reported
today to have told the prime min
listers of the Australian states that
Britain might be forced to freeze
all sterling balances in London il
economic talks between Britain and
the United States now under way In
Washington begged down.
Mr.. Chiefly talked to the six
prime ministers at private meet
ing before the opening of formal
conference. The meeting was closed
to the press, but word leaked out
that Mr.. Chiefly had given the
gravest warnings of possible reper-
cussions of Britain's current eco
nomic crisis on Australian economx
e also was reported to have told
thu prime ministers that Australia
was ready to take the following
steps to assist Britain
Cd Accept her request to restrict
imports from Britain; 90 modify
the empire preference system; 80
review Australian imports from dol
lar areas to assist Britain's dollar
position.
After the meeting one of the
prime ministers told newsmen: I'VE
knew the position was serious. but
Mr.. Chiefly painted a bleak picture
indeed"
The impression existed that in
addition to restricting imports of
gasoline, tobacco, newsprint and
movies, the import of cotton piece
goods and other American products
might be seriously affected.
Evening star., 1947-08-19

spread competition and production
costs In the steel industry" Mr.
IOlds said
| Independent Of Other Probes.
| Assistant Attorney General John
r. Sonnet. in charge Of the anti
trust division, was in New York to
lconfer with Mayor william O'Dwyer
when the tire complaint was filed
He said it was not related to the
Justice Departments current in
Iquiry into possible conspiracies in
the fields of housing. food and
tclothing.
The information alleges that the
tiremakers have maintained the
Rubber Manufacturers Association,
Inc, of New York, since May, 1885,
"as q means by which the prices
of tires and tubes were fixed"
/ Named with the association as
defendants were eight companies
and 10 individuals.
The companies are General,
Goodyear. Firestone, Seiberling, B.
r. Goodrich Co. and Dayton Rubber
Co, all Of Akron. Ohio: Lee Tire &
Rubber Corp, Conshohocken, Pa,
and United States Rubber of New
York.
individuals Also Named.
Individual defendants are Mr..
Cochrun, I. Eisbrouch, vice presi-
dent of Dayton Rubber: A, A.
Garthwaite, ST.. Lee president; H. N.
Hawkes., United States Rubber as
sistant general manager; Lee r.
Jackson, Firestone executive vice
president; L. A. Mcqueen, General
Tire vice president; J. j. Newman,
Goodrich vice president; r. S. Will
son, Goodyear vice president; A. l..
Viles, president of the association,
and George Flint, association assist
ant secretary.
Conviction carries a maximum
penalty of 5000 fine or one year
Of imprisonment or both.
John Ford Baecher, first assistant
in the antitrust division, said in
Washington that the suit followed
an investigation of the complaints
of independent tire dealers.
The recent decline in the price
of tires occurred about IA months
after the issuing of subpoenas and
at a time when the investigation
was making progress" Mr.. Baecher
said.
Tire Surplus Reported.
"The price change occurred also
at time when there had developed
a surplus of tires III excess of de-
mand, and was accomplished in part
by reduction in list prices and deal
ers' discounts. The small business
dealers alleged that they absorbed
much of the price reductions"
The information said the defend
ants eliminated price competition
by agreeing ION prices, discounts,
allowances, bonuses, classification of
customers, uniform warranties,
guarantees and adjustment policies,
ALLEGATION Of sales to State. county
and municipal government agen-
cies."
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Miss Truman Reheurses
For Hollywood Concert
BY the Asseeioisd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Aug. 49,
Margaret Truman, daughter of tht
President, began a series of rehear.
sells today for her concert debut ir
Hollywood Bowl Saturday night.
The 23-year -old soprano held .
press conference yesterday after
noon and inspected the huge amphi-
theater where she will sing five
selections under the baton of Eu-
gene Ormandy.s E-ssa
Mrs. Margaret Striekler, her voice
:teacher, said Miss Truman would
begin a two-nonth concert in
Pittsburgh inf October.
After her concert Miss Truman
said she hoped to motor to Santa
Barbara and "see some of the
scenery in Southern California" 1t
is her first visit here.
Colorado Is the highest state in
the United States, two thirds of
its area ranging between 5000 and
14,0O0 feet above sea level.
Evening star., 1947-08-19

ternatives, If there are any, are
obvious"
AS for the AFL. there have been
reports that John L. Lewis, although
a vigorous anti-C Communist, might
withhold his affidavit as a matter
of principle. AS president of the
United Mine Workers and an AFL
vice president, Mr.. Lewis is link in
the AFL chain.
Some to Snub NLRB.
Although several of the larger
CIO unions have indicated they
plan to snub the reorganized NLRB,
many of the others have reached
no policy decision on this issue or
on the Taft Hartley Act itself,
There are 40 CIOa unions.
The fact that some unions may
elect not to qualify as collective
bargaining agents will not, however,
prevent employers from filing unfair
labor practice charges against them.
Nor will it bar individual workers
from asking the NLRB to review
what they consider unfair labor
practices on the part of employers.
Mr.. Denham estimated that about
SOC, 900 union officials-representing
some $4,000 local, national and in
ternational labor organizations
will be directly affected by the re-
quirement for a non Communist af-
fidavit.
Must Swear U. 8. Allegiance.
In his AFFIDAVIT, each union officer
must swear that he "is not a men,
Dor of the Communist party or af-
filiated with such party" and that:
II do not believe in, and am not a
member of or support any organiza-
ton that believes in or teaches the
overthrow of the United States
Government by force, or by any H.
legal or unconstitutional methods "
The form cautions in a footnote
that "any fraudulent statement ''
is subject to punishment of $4,000
tine or 10 years in prison, or both"
The sworn statements must be re-
newed each year, Mr.. Denham said.
and must be fl,ed anew each time
a union holds an election of officers.
He added that Nthe NLRB will not
make the affidavits public after they
are filed in Washington.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Displaced Persons
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gee Organization and probably will
spend considerable time in the near
future in Europe and South Amer
lea"
| Mr.. Carusi, a native of Italy, set
tied in Vermont as a child and first
came TO Washington as an aide to
Harlan Fiske Stone when the late
Chief Justice was Attorney General
He spent many years in the Justice
Department before his appointment
as immigration commissioner.
Mr.. Miller notified the President
yesterday that he would take the
immigration commissioner assign
ment and in response Mr.. Truman
wrote him today expressing his
qualification.
Compliments Miller on Service.
THE conscience of the Nation has
been moved by the tragic plight"
of the displaced persons, the Presi-
dent said f.,
+ The President complimented Mr.
Miller for his superb" service as
Federal security administrator and
said that in that position that he
had dealt with issues which gives
you unusual qualifications for ham
ding the new assignment"
Mr.. Ewing, new FSA chief, is So
years old and is native of Green's
burg, Ind. He worked his way
through the University of Indiana
and Harvard Law School, where he
waited on tables. Two classmates
there were Republican Senators Taft
of Ohio and Brewster of Maine
After World War l he practiced
law with Charles Evans Hughes, jr
He was named assistant chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee in 1910 and resigned from
that Office to prosecute william
Dudley Pelley, leader of the Silver
Shirts, who received Is years for
sedition.
Evening star., 1947-08-19

which tried to settle the intra-AFL
dispute which led to the current
strike.
Ronald Reaban, president of the
Screen Actors Guild, told the COM
mittee of the apparent inability Of
AFL leaders to stop the situation.
He said when his committee met
with AFL President william Green.
Green was very much distressed
in fact, he was crying But he told
us he could do nothing about It,"
Mr., Reagan testified that William
L. Hutcheson. head of the Carpen-
ters Union, whose members are in
cluded in the striking Conference
of Studio Unions, had declared: Il
can afford to keep those 2,500 men
on the street for 10 years"
Evening star., 1947-08-19
By tie Associated Press

TOWSON, Md, Aug. 1s.-The
victory won by Maryland women
this year in long campaign for the
fright to serve on juries did not
cause Miss Ramelle. T. Rolley, Cat
'senville secretary, to rejoice when
her name was the flrst TO be drawn
by the Circuit Court here.
II am distressed about this and
hope I do not have to serve" she
said when informed of her honor"
Il don't see how I can get away
from my office and have no interest
whatever in politics or serving on
juries," commented the first woman
in Baltimore County to be called for
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Green Says AFL Plans
EIeetionDa nDayHoIidayin
Fight on Labor Law
BY the Asseeia,sd Press

!. GREEN BAY, Wis, Aug. ia
work holiday Of up to 10000 900
working men next election day will
hishlight the American Federation
of Labor's campaign to insure the
largest possible vote against men,
hers of Congress who voted for the
Taft-Hartley law, AFL President
william Green said yesterday.
AT a news conference before he
addressed the annual convention of
the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor, Mr.. Green forecast the most
intensive program of political action
in the history Of the AFL. He pre-
dicted that most members OF Con-
sress who approved the bill would
be defeated. adding that he never
had seen the workers so aroused"
The Green statement came at q.
time when one of the principal
items of business at the State con-
vention was a proposal for one
third assessment increase per capita
to. finance similar political action
campaign in Wisconsin.
State President George Haberman
predicted the convention, without
much controversy, would approve a
cents monthly assessment instead
Of 4. The additional revenue would
amount to $4,000, which would be
used to assist local trades and labor
council in forming political action
groups.
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Haberman
said the labor campaign would be
non-partisan, in line with AFL
policy.
The AFL chieftsin said labor is
apprehensive about the status of
world peace negotiations and Ameri-
can foreign relations. He asserted
that unless Russia takes an af-
firmative attitude in the United Ma
tions, U. N. will be Obliged to re-
peal the Big Four veto power.
President Truman, Mr.. Green as
serted, will be renominated by the
Democratic Party, while the Repub-
lican nomination contest will be- a
struggle among Gov. Dewey, Sen
ator Taft and Gen. Macarthur.
Mr.. Green said that Henry Wal
lace would not be able to prevent
Mr.. Truman's denomination, and
that q third party movement on Mr..
wallace's part was unlikely.
Formr Gov. Stassen of Minnesota
had developed considerable" sup
port among liberal and labor voters
before he expressed approval of the
Hartley Act, Mr.. Green said,
adding that he considered Gov.
Dewey the leading candidate for
the Republican nomination at
present.
Evening star., 1947-08-19

boys, aged 9 and 10, came into court
with their mothers to accuse a man
The man was held for the grano
jury on sodomy charge, but the
case later was settled by q plea OF
simple assault because of the diff
Guilty of proving the common law
offense.
Lure Children by Gifts.
In some cases, Mr.. Fay said, Of
tenders lure children by gifts, and
even simple assault cannot be
charged.
The maximum penalty for simple
assault--a misdemeanor-is one
year in Jail, q $1,000 fine or both
The statute envisioned by Mr.. Fay
would make molesting of children
a felony carrying penalty up to
10 years imprisonment or $4,000
fine.
Mr.. Fay pointed out that, since
simple assault is a misdemeanor
offenders cannot be arrested legally
unless there are police witnesses or o
warrant is sworn out for their ar
rest. A child, he said, could point
out to policeman some one rum
ming from the scene of the offense
but the policeman could not make
the arrest without a warrant. II
the offense were felony. he added,
the man could be arrested on prob
able cause" that a crime had been
committed.
Vermont is the only State in the
country that relies solely on the
common law for this type OF offense.
Maryland has adopted a statute
spelling out the offenses 1t wants
to cover and penalizing offenders
by a fine of $1,000 or 10 years in
prison or both.
Mr.. Fay asserted tfiat a general
act similar to that already passed
elsewhere in the country would
protect adults as well as children.
This virtual immunity from prose-
cution has done nothing to keep
this type of individual out Of the
community, he said. As a direct
result, he said, the Districts crime
rate has been increased by mur-
ders, robberies, assaults with q dam
gerous weapon and assaults on chill
dren, which might have been pre-
vented,
Evening star., 1947-08-19

of 5000 cars, but the minute the
figure gets beyond that We start
using their cars within the conti-
mental United States"
And when the average goes be-
yond 5000, we intend to use the
embargo" he added.
The 1945 monthly average was
4,409 cars and In 1916 it was 1895
cars, he said.
But the. seven-month average
this year is 1855 cars, and United
States railroads just cannot operate
with that number of cars in Can
ada" he said.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
First Woman Distressed at Call
To Baltimore County Jury Duty

duty. Jury service Is O mans bus
iness and I wish I mad been ex-
empted from serving"
A new law passed earlier this
year authorized four women to serve
on the grand and four on the petit
juries of Baltimore County.
Even Mrs. Mervin Ellingsworth,
president OF Towson Woman's Club
who did the drawing, wasn't enthus-
iastic about the latest. right of her
sex. Il hope very much that I'll
never be called to serve on jury -
she said.
Similar drawings were held yester-
day in Bel Air where names of Is
women were selected for the grand
and petit juries.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Labor
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by officers of those two parent Or
ganizations."
Mr. Shroyer added that there
was nothing in the congressional de-
bate on the law which indicated
clearly whether filing of afidavits
by officers of the AFL and CIO was
contemplated.
The forms, Mr.. Denham told re-
porters, must be signed "by all AFI
and CIO international and local
officers" If those organizations want
to use the board and its facilities.
THE chain must be complete
from the top down." the NRLB gen.
eral counsel declared.
In the case of the CIO, one men,
Der of the Executive Board Is a self
avowed Communist. He is Ben Gold
of New York, president of the
international Fur and Leather
Workers Union.
Mr.. Denharn, reminded of this by
reporters, said only that "the al
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Cudiz
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damage caused by the torpedo fac
tory explosion.
The Spanish cabinet described th'
damage as grave and the Spanish
news agency Cifra said it was O.
disaster proportions, with "nu
nerous victims. $50.
Blast-set fires appeared to bs
under control today. Army engi'
neers and. troops, who arrived dur.
ing the night, succeeded in isolatint
several large munitions dumps from
which more explosions had beer
expected.
Fire Touched OFF Blast.
The gravity of the disaster was
pointed up by the dispatch Of Ad.
miral Regaldao Rodriguez, Navy
Minister, from Madrid to the scene
The blast cracked windows ir
Jerez de Ia Frontera.
Unconfirmed reports said Cadii
hospitals were filled with victims anc
q fishing boat broadcast appeals
for help. Civilian and military rescue
teams rushed toward Cadiz from all
over Cadiz Province.
Ambulances brought five injured
persons to Jerez de la Frontera
early this morning and reported
that boats were carrying others to
Sevilla and other ports near Cadiz.
The Spanish cabinet issued a
eommunique announcing that Ad-
miral Rodrigues had been sent to
Cadiz to direct rescue work and give
all possible aid to the "gravely
damaged city.
Appeal Made to Ships.
The naval captain general of
Cadiz, one report said, also had
appealed to nearby ships to come
to the city's aid. Authorities were
said to fear that number of per-
sons were trapped in summer homes
along the Bay of Cadiz. near the
supposed site of the blast.
The explosion repeatedly could be
heard for 40 miles. One unofficial
report said Generalissimo Francisco
Franco interrupted a cabinet ses-
sion at San Sebastian to await in
formation on the disaster.
Cadiz is situated on a narrow sandy
spit projecting about five miles into
the Atlantic Ocean. 1t has only Inn
tied access to the mainland be-
cause of the narrow isthmus by
which 1t Is connected. This isthmus
has but one road, q railway and an
electric tram line.
The city's water is supplied
through q 30-mile aqueduct from
Santa Maria.
Cadiz dates back approximately
10 100 BIC, but the ancient city
was destroyed when the visigotns
ended Rome's dominion in Spain
In the NTH century AID. After the
discovery of America Cadiz was the
headquarters OF the Spanish treas
ure fleets from the New World and
in the early and middle 18th cen
tury 1t was counted one OF the
richest cities in the world.
AS 4 result it was the target for
British fleets In many wars, having
been sacked, burned and bombarded
on maAy occasions. For o time In
the Napoleonic period 1t was the
capital of that small portion OF
Spain which escaped French DOM
ination.
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Embargo
Continued From First Page


critically short, especially at the
coal mines, Col. johnson pointed
out, although his order did not
rame any specific kind of cars ano
the overall total of all types OF
cars, box. open top, refrigerated
etc, is critically short In the United
States,
Daily Rental Sl.25.
The Canadian railways pay the
United States railroads the custom
ary 81 as day rental on ell cars on
their lines, which Col. johnson salo
anyone would be willing TO pay
during the current car shortage-in
fact, ] could rent cars for $40 q DAY
II had them for rent"
The colonel said oDT was quite
Wiling to allow Canada q balance
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Movie Union Dissension
Called Labor Cancer Spof'
By III As.eeiafsd Pres,

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1s.-An
AFL vice president yesterday termed
dissension among studio unions
probably the cancer spot of the
entire lobar movement in the United
States"
William c. Doherty, president Of
the Letter Carriers Union, made the
statement in testimony before the
House Labor subcommittee investi-
eating Hollywood's many-sided
labor problems. Mr. Doherty was on
an AFL committee of three last year
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Fay
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statute, the only provision covering
perversion-known in common. law
as sodomy-was not written into a
statute. The centuries old common
law on the subject was retained as
the law of the District.
The common law was limited in
its scope and was subject to several
different interpretations, he ex-
planned. AS result, the majority
OF these cases can't be proven. and
his office has to settle for a case of
simple assault.
He cited one case In which two
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is %
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Tres
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chaotic conditions" in industries
consuming steel.
Local steel monopolies and higher
assembly ard steel production costs
would displace the present wide
Evening star., 1947-08-19
Economic
Continued From First Page }

pounds whenever such an exchange
is requested by a country which has
a sterling balance in London.
A grave question exists, however,
whether this requirement could be
relayed without congressional con-
sent. 1t became effective July IS,
one year after the loan was ratified.
and repeatedly has accelerated the
drain on England's dollar supply.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-02-27

day evening at the home of Esther
kohier at 500 Speaker for the
meeting is Annette ,DeGraf of Hol-
land, student of Bluffton college.
The Mems Brotherhood meets on
Friday evening at st. Johns church
at 800 o'clock. Speaker DR.. F. D.
Rhodebaugh. Everyone welcome.
st. Johns:
9:30 a. m. Morning worship
10:30 d. m. Church school
Lenten services on Thursday even
ing at 7:30. Everyone is most cor
daily invited to worship with us.
The choir meets for rehearsal fol-
lowing the service on Thursday even
ing.
The Mems Brotherhood meets in
the basement on Friday evening at
500 O'Clock. Speaker is DR.. f. D.
Rhodabaugh. Everyone welcome
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-02-27

The Gertrude Hoy Circle meets on
Monday evening, March 3rd in the
High school science room. Betty Mis-
wander, Edna Crawfis, hostesses.
Betty Bracy leader; Film: I'VE Bear
Witness will be shown.
Cateehism, Saturday morning at
9:30 a. m.
Union service Sunday evening
for details see this issue.
Youth Fellowship, Sunday evening
at TOO. Film: I'VE Bear Witness
will be shown to Young People.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-02-27

to 400 p. m. The public is invited
to all services and to visit the read
ing room.
This society Is a branch Of The
Mother Church, the First Church Of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-02-27

MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert r. Welch, Pastor
Wednesday,
7:30 Prayer service.
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school
1880 Morning worship
$3.50 Prayer meeting.
7:00 Young Peoples meeting.
Children's meeting in the base.
ment.
Evangelistic service.
Everyone is welcome.