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Evening star., 1947-04-29
Victory for Home Rule

The victory for the daylight saw
Ing bill in the House yesterday was
a victory for home rule. That is
what makes it important, much
more important than whether the
clocks will be turned ahead an hour
during the summer months. Men,
ber after member who spoke in favor
of the bill yesterday stressed this
point. Some of them did not like
daylight saving. Some of them did
not care. But those who supported
the bill, including a number whose
voices are seldom heard in discus
sion of local matters, did so on the
theory that as the legislation affected
the people who live here these people
should have the right to decide for
themselves what sort of time they
choose to follow this summer.
A bill to effect daylight saving
for the District by congressional
mandate was defeated in the House
two months ago. This gives added
significance to the vote yesterday.
A majority of the House, in other
words, was against daylight saving
for the District in February; a con-
dition which probably is unchanged
today. Yet Chairman Dirksen and
the members of the House District
Committee were willing to try again
and they chose to rest their case
squarely upon principle of home
rule" as Mr.. Dirksen put it. And
the principle found overwhelming
support. That support is indicative,
in The Stars opinion, of an in
creasing desire in Congress to end
the disgraceful anomaly in Wash
ington of unrepresentative govern
ment. II think the Congress is
making history by taking this posi-
tion," said Representative Edwin
Arthur Hall of New York. Certainly
the principle on which the House
voted yesterday came as near home
rule for Washington as any legisla-
ton in recent years.
In view of all this, it is a bit dis
appointing to note the hesitancy at
the District Building to proceed
vigorously and quickly in accepting
the authority delegated by Congress
to the Commissioners. They talk of
waiting until the President has
signed the bill; of waiting for at
least ten days afterward before pro-
ceeding with the hearings. There
should be no delay. The Senate's
quick concurrence with the House
bill yesterday ought to set the pace.
The Commissioners should be ready
to proceed with their own hearings
as soon as the bill becomes law.
Notification of the hearings, with
the date dependent on the Presi-
dents action, should have gone out
today. After all the time spent on
this matter, talk at the District
Building of mot beit1g, stampeded"
sounds rather absurd. !" Z
Evening star., 1947-04-29

from the ohristian seisnes Monitor.
The United States has responsi-
niiity to resident "enemy aliens" who
MADE valuable contributions to the
American war effort and 50 proved
their loyalty to q universal democratic
ideal transcending ties Of blood. Under
existing immigration laws, many of
these are now deportable TO their native
Germany or Japan, where narrow na-
tionahsm would write them down ~
traitors" A bin before Congress III. r.
14o) proposes to allow such persons to
remain In the United States. Though
they are few In numbers. their case In
deservns OF greatest sympathy and
tests the sincerity OF democratic profes-
sions. It Is not in the American tradi.
ton to use m Individual for what he II
worth. then toss him ealIously to the
lions.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Somber Report


conference, reports of the inspired
variety were circulated in this coun-
try to the general effect that the
American people should not take too
gloomy view of the failure of the
Foreign Ministers to reach any sub
stantial measure of agreement. The
right attitude, it was suggested, was
to squeeze the last drop of optimism
from the fact of failure. The wrong
thing was to yield to any feeling of
despair or hopelessness.
Perhaps this emphasis on hope is
the right approach. Yet, upon read
ing the somber report which Secre-
tary Marshall has made, it is diff
cult not to view the future with
extreme misgiving.
Secretary Marshall felt there was
reason to say that possibly greater
progress toward final settlement
was made than is realized He told
of portion of his conversation with
Generalissimo Stain in which the
Soviet leader expressed confidence
that the main issues would be COM
promised after the negotiators had
exhausted themselves in dispute.
But the question is whether the
crumbling economy of the western
world can survive such slow pro-
cess. And Mr.. Marshall made clear
his belief that action cannot await
compromise through exhaustion"
The problems that press in upon us,
he said, must be met without delay
by whatever action is possible.
He did not indicate, however, the
form which immediate action might
take. Nor did he shed any light on
the great question which lies at the
heart of this postwar deadlock:
Why are the Russians so unwilling
to agree on any basic matter, and
what is 1t that they really want?
Presumably, Secretary Marshall
has his own opinion as to this. But
he did not express it, except possibly
by implication. To the extent, how
ever, that an inference may be
legitimately drawn from what he
said-and this is speculation-the
Russians are aiming at the perpetu-
alton OF conditions in Europe, par
ticularly in Germany, which will
lead to the creation of a strong
central German government, dicta-
torial in character and subject to
Communist control. Expressed an
other way, the soviets are working
for the revival of a strong Germany,
but a Germany which would be
under Russian control and which
could be made to work for Russia.
If that is the aim-and there is
much in the Marshall report which
suggests that he so considers tit
is this prospect which causes grave
misgiving. For the result would be
a combination of power, under
dictatorial control, ! which would
hrsaten free societies as Sthey have
newer been threateneet~ before.
The alternative is to resist such a
development at every step OF the
swayeto dneverything In our power
TO prevent the consummation of
such a merger, and, not least i'm
portant, to preserve that unity of
action on the part OF the American
people which Secretary Marshall
says is made mandatory by the state
Of the world today.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech
To the Editor Of The Star:
Though. in itself, small enough mat
ter. the recent fading" Of Fred Allen
and two other top-hight radio comedians
gives rise to certain uneasy thoughts Of
somewhat greater significance than the
controversy itself.
We stand before the world as the FORE
most of exponents Of democracy, and We
consider freedom OF speech tand rightly,
to be one Of the foundation-stones Of
our democratic way Of life.
Against the background OF this faith.
how can We permit private power to
choose what we shall and shall not hear
over the airways Of radio? How can We
be assured that such power is not now
Evening star., 1947-04-29
'Iceman' Simplifed


To the Editor Of The Star:
SO many persons have criticized un-
favorably ''The Ice Man Cometh,". ap-
parently not seeing any lesson in It.
To me, 1t exemplifed most clearly
the one inexorable law Of the universe
the law Of cause and effect; that no
one can escape the consequences Of his
own acts.
The sodden drunks in the play had
made themselves drunks. II they had
desired to be sober, they would have
had to make themselves sober This
was too hard to begin today, SO they
always were putting 1t OH until to-
morrow which never came. They al
blamed some cause outside themselves
for their condition. They did not choose
to use the magical power of their own
wills to escape from the prisons which
they had made for themselves by their
own actions. GALLERY GODDESS.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

logically. At any rate, 1t represents
the first move of its kind since the
failure of our mediation efforts, and
it indicates that the United States
may now be moving to give direct
aid to China's established govern
ment in its struggle against the
Communists. It. is plainly IN line
with our new policy toward Greece
and Turkey.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

Please be brief. Short letters
are preferred, all are subject to
editing for condensation. Only
letters accompanied By name
and address OF ,0riter t1iH be
used, although pseudonym is
In some cases permissible.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

The atom bomb eventually may
destroy the human race by being
dropped on it, or simply by being
talked about until everybody drops
dead from sheer boredom.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

in the extrene-extreme enough to
play into the hands of extremists.
1t is a point that must loom large
from now on in the shaping of
Americas Far Eastern policy.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Letters to The Star From It's Reade1
Abuse of Private Power and the National Iheate
Voice Of the Pedestrian-Yomg Auto Drivers

operating in this movement should feel
that they are contributing to the safety
OF our highways.
Where there is 4 win there is way as
the citizens Of Delaware have shown by
eQuipping over 90 per cent Of that States
high schools with these courses.
s.s. EVA S. SNYDER.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Auto Driving Lessons
III. Ra;tar - rrh> nt.r.

I was much interested to read in the
February issue of your paper 4 report
of the resumption in some OF our citys
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Reckless Walking

To the Editor Of The Star:
Several Of my friends and I were dis
cussing your editorial in The Star Of
April = entitled Reckless Walking"
and they have persuaded me to write
you about it. We have been burned up"
for long while about all the criticism
Of pedestrians while nothing is said
about the reckless drivers" or why the
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Small But Vital
From tn. chriatian sei.n.. nsn,t.r.

Aeersduetion Rights Rsssrvsa.) }
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Jesse Baker Snow Dies;
Noted Tunnel Engineer
BY the Assoeioted Press

GREAT NECK, N. Y. June 18.-
Jesse Baker Snow. 10, former chief
engineer of the New York Board of
TRANSPORTATION and one of the
worlds foremost tunnel engineers,
died yesterday.
A native of Cape Cod, he did en-
cheering work at West Superior,
Wis; Goshen and TonaWanda, N. Y.
and Kitchener, Ontario, in the early
days of his career.
Later he served as chief engineer
of the Jersey City Transit Co., and
took part in construction of the
Pennsylvania Railroad tube under
the Hudson River.
He was engineer of the firm which
built the Hauser Lake Dam, at
Helena, Mont, and designed a
hydroelectric development in Mont
real before joining the New York
Public Service Commission in 1914.
Since then he had supervised or
aided in construction of most of New
York's under-river rapid transit tun-
nels, and from 1884 to 1945 he was
chief engineer of the Board of
Transportation.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Earl
w. Arlington of Great Neck, and two
sons, Charles G. Snow of Nantucket,
Mass, and Edgar P. Snow of Provi-
dence. r.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Railroads and II Unions
Open Wage Negotiations
BY the Assoeiated Press

CHICAGO, June 18-Top officials
of II incorporating railroad unions
and spokesman for the Nations car
riers open negotiations today on
the unions demand for a 20-cent-
an-hour wage increase for more
than 100000 railroad workers.
Railroad officials estimated that
the requested increase. if granted,
would increase payrolls approx
mately $524,000,000 annually, based
on expected levels of employment
They said payroll taxes would add
another $44,000,000.
Involved in the current wage
negotiations are maintenance work.
ers, clerical, and other classes of
workers not engaged in actual oper-
alton of trains.
Union chiefs representing about
$4,000 employees who operate the
trains have indicated they would
serve notice of demands on the car
riers Friday. The operating group,
consisting Of five unions, was ex-
pected to resubmit for negotiation
approximately A changes in work.
ing rules which precipitated a two
day railroad strike last year.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
New Trial Scheduled
In Drunk DRIVING Case

Charles F. Taylor, 25, of 310 E
street NV, a gas station operator,
remained under $500 bond today on
charge of driving while drunk,
after Municipal Court jury yes
terday failed to agree on a verdict.
A new trial is scheduled.
The jury deliberated for more
than two hours before deciding 1t
could not agree.
Mr.. Taylor was stopped by Pvt. N.
L. Spivey of No. 10 precinct at
Eighteenth street and Columbia
road NV. about am, May 13, and
taken to the precinct for question
ing. There he was arrested and
charged with driving while drunk
In three other cases in his court
yesterday, Judge George D. Nelson
imposed sentences on three drivers
who pleaded guilty to charges of
driving while drunk.
John Walker, 43, colored, of 1915
Park road NV, who was arrested
at Thirteenth street and Park road
NV, May Is: Henry S. Gripper,
colored, of 2126 Eleventh street NV,
arrested last Christmas, and Charles
E. Cole, %, colored, of 631 Fourth
street NE, arrested at TWenty-sec-
ond and P streets NV, February
20. were sentenced to pay a $100
fine each and serve 80 days. Judge
Nelson, however, suspended the 90
day sentence and placed the defend
arts on probation for one wear.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Marine TO Be Released
In Assault Of Chinese Girl
By The Associated Press

SUMTER, S. c., June 18.-Sena-
tor Johnston, Democrat, of South
Carolina has notified Mrs. George
G. Pierson of Sumter that her son
Marine Pvt. William Gather Pier
son, will be released from military
prison and his court-martial con-
viction on a charge of raping Chi
nese college student will be set
aside.
Pierson had been sentenced to
serve IS years.
Senator Johnston forwarded to
Mrs. Pierson letter from Gen. A. A.
Vandegrift, Marine Corps COM
mandant, which read in part: RE
view of Pvt Persons general court
martial has now been completed by
the judge advocate general of the
Navy. In view of all the facts
brought out during the trial, the
judge advocate general concluded
that the charge of rape was unwar-
ranted, and accordingly it was rec
commended that the proceedings,
findings and sentence be set aside
Upon approval of this recommen-
dation by the Secretary of the Navy
Pvt. Pierson will be released from
confinement and returned to a full
duty status In his previous rank of
corporal"
Pierson was tried in China sew
eral months ago while anti-Ameri-
can feeling was running high. He
is now in California,
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Funeral Set Tomorrow
For Chef {, Sinclair, 81

Funeral services for Chet E. Sim
clair, 81, who was found dead yes
terday in a room at the YMCA, will
be held at Hysong's funeral home al
4 pm. tomorrow. Burial will be pri-
vate.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a verdict of suicide.
Mr.. Sinclair, a Government en-
ploye since 1914, lived in the 1906
block Linden lane, Silver Spring
Born in Hampton, Va, in 1909, he
attended the University of Wiscon-
sin. In 1943 he became secretary oi
the Institute of Aeronautical Sci
ences, New York City, resigning in
1943 to enter the Army Air Forces
He was stationed at Keesler Field
Miss, during the war.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs
Connie Deacon Sinclair, and a
daughter, 2.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
| James ]. 0Ieary
Burial Planned Today

James j. OLeary, washington at
torney killed in the Capital Air
lines crash near Leesburg, Va. was
to be buried today in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, following a solemn high
mass in st. Anthony's Catholic
Church.
The Rev John Bailey was to off,
ciate. at the mass for Mr. OLeary,
a former assistant United States
attorney here.
Mr.. OIeary, who was special
prosecutor in the Teapot Dome
case and lived at 1906 Seventh
street NE, was en- route home from
Juneau. Alaska, when he was killed.
He is survived by his widow, five
children, eight grandchildren, two
sisters and three brothers.
His sons are former First 1t. Paul
j. OLeary of the Army Air Forces,
BIT Evans lane, Alexandria; James
j. OIeary. jr., 1906 Seventh street
NE, and Thomas O'Leary. also of
the Seventh street address. His
daughters are Mrs. Roy Knapp of
Brentwood, Md, and Mrs. Walter
Tremmel of Akron. Ohio. His sis
tiers are Mrs. Kathleen Boyd, 1893
Lawrence street NE, and Mrs Joe
M. Bradshaw, White Plains, N. Y.
His brothers are Arthur OLeary,
1888 Lawrence street NV; Cornell
Jus OLeary, Seattle. Wash, and
Francis oreary, who lives in
Nevada. ~s.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Further Wage-Price Curb
Easing in France Seen
By the Associated Press

PARIS, June 18.-The possibility
of further relaxation of government
controls over prices and wages was
foreseen today as Premier Paul
Ramadier and his cabinet debated
new revenue-raising measures.
Authoritative sources said Finance
Minister Robert Schuman had rec
commended increases in train fares,
telephone and telegraph rates and
the canceling of various subsidies in
order to meet increased costs If the
wage scale of civil employees is
raised.
Some observers speculated that
the government was about to give
up the six-months -old fight to keep
wages and prices down-a fight in
which it has been compelled to give
ground recently before pressure by
first one labor union and then
another.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Rites 10 Honor {. ]. Stone
Victim Of Leesburq Crash

A memorial service for Edmund ].
Stone, economist in the Office of the
Housing Expediter. one of the VIC
TINS OF the Capital Airlines plane
crash near Leesburg Friday. will be
held at 4::3o pm. tomorrow in the
Beverly Hills Church in Alexandria.
Mr.. Stone, &c.. lived with his wife
and three children at 1921 Argyle
drive, Alexandria. His widow, Mrs.
Jane Stanford Stone, is civic
worker in Northern Virginia. The
three children are Peter, 8, Martha,
6, and Jeffrey, 5.
Born in Virginia, Mr.. Stone moved
at an early age to the State Of
Washington and attended college
there. Before joining the Office of
the Housing Expediter, he was with
the National Housing Agency.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Hale P. Daugherty Dies;
FILA Official Since 1884

Hale P. Daugherty, 56, an official
of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion since 1884, died at Doctors Hos
pital yesterday of lobar pneumonia
Mr.. Daugherty, who was director
of the Finance and Industry Divi-
sion of FHA, was born in Callao,
Peru, where his father, Aquilla j,
Daugherty, was United States con-
sui. In 1914 he was graduated from
the University of Illinois. A vet
eran of World War I. he was associ-
ated for many years with George
La Monte & Sons, New York paper
manufacturers.
Mr.. Daugherty was a member Of
the University Club, where he made
his home, and the National Press
Club. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Louise Daugherty OF
Crawford, N. j.
Funeral services viii be held at
Hysong's funeral home, 1900 N street
NV, at pm. tomorrow with burial
in the family plot at Peoria, Ill.
Taxes paid in England and Wales
last year totaled $817 ,000, 600.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
..cdeo at Bunker Hill
Injuries Girl veterons
By the Assoeiussd Prsss

BOSTON, June 1.-two girl war
veterans were thrown from their
horses. A man was knocked down
by bolting steed and 10 members
of the chief marshal's staff were
forced to dismount yesterday when
nervous young horses turned a pa
rade commemorating the I72d anni-
versary of the battle of Bunker Hill
into miniature rodeo.
AS the parade was about to start,
Miss Rita Dineen, a SPAR veteran,
was thrown from her horse and
shaken up so badly she tainted.
A few minutes later, after the
parade had proceeded about 100
yards of the 3-mile route, Miss
Winifred Fitzpatrick, a WAC vet
eran and only other woman mem
Der of the chief marshals staff, was
thrown from her saddle. She landed
on her feet.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
nrs. Christine Lakin, SO,
Dies; Resided Here IS Years

Mrs. Christine Lakin, ss. Of 1880
New Hampshire avenue NV. died
yesterday at her home after a long
illness.
Born in Frederick, Md, Mrs.
Lakin spent the early part of her
life there and near Harper.s Ferry,
w. Va, before coming to Washing
ton IS years ago. She was the
widow of John H. Lakin, who died
in 1914, and Is survived by one
daughter, Miss Mida Lakin, with
whom she lived.
She was a member of the Sodal-
ity of the Blessed Virgin at st.
Gabriel's Catholic Church. 26 Grant
Circle NV. where high requiem
mass will be sung at 8 am. to-
morrow. Burial viii be In Frederick,
Md.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Rites for H. T. Strong
of Falls Church Police
Scheduled Tomorrow

Funeral services for Harry e
Strong, Falls Church policeman
who died In Bethesda Naval Hos
fpital Monday, will be held at the
Fort Myer chapel at 2 pm. tonor-
row, followed by burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr.. Strong, So, who suffered a
heart attack at the Falls Church
police station shortly before death
occurred, was a patient at the hos
pital for eight weeks In February
and March. After his recovery he
was guest of honor at a Harry
Strong day" picnic June Z, sponsored
by the Falls Church American Le-
gion Post, of which he was a MEM
Der.
MIR. Strong lived at 100 Woodlawn
avenue, Falls Church.
Mr.. Strong served with Gen.
Pershings headquarters in France
during World War I. Earlier ne had
served with Gen. Pershing on the
Mexican border. During World War
II Mr.. Strong enlisted in the Army
Air Forces and was stationed at
Hickam Field, Hawaii.
Between wars he served as a
Washington policeman for six years
and was employed as a driver by
the Chestnut Farms Dairy for more
than IL years. He had been a MEM
ber of the Falls Church police force
for two and a half years at the time
of his death, and was also a mem
Der of the Crouch Marcus Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post at Arlington.
He was native of Cleveland.
Mr.. Strong is survived by his
father, Ralph w. Strong, 81, OF
Cleveland; two sons, Thomas and
Robert, both of Falls Church; two
sisters, Mrs. Grace Thomas, Cleve-
land, and Mrs. Virginia Shanks,
Columbus, Ohio, and nephew, Jack
Thomas, Cleveland.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Rites for Walter rance
Are Held in ARLINGTON

Funeral services for Walter Tor
rance, SO, Potomac Electric Power
Co. employe who died Monday at his
home, 6 North Fenwick street, Ar
lington, were held this morning at
the Ives funeral home Burial was
in Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
A native of Scotland, Mr.. Tor
rance came to Arlington in 1909
from Canada. He was associated
with the old Capital Traction Co.
from 1909 to 1884 and had been a
safety engineer with Pepco since
that. time.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Annie Harvey Torrance, whom he
married in 1909; four sons, George
w. and Norman, both of Arlington;
Eugene N, with the Navy at Pensa-
cola, Fla, and James, Washington;
twin daughters, Miss May Belle Tor
rance and Mrs. Lille Torrance Mac
Leod, both of Arlington; brother,
Willie Torrance, and sister, Mrs.
Lille Barnsley, both of England,
and seven grandchildren.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Frederic Clifford Dies;
Founded Cereal Firm
By the Asseeiated Pres.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1s.-Fred-
eric w. Clifford, ST., 10. a founder of
the Cream of Wheat Corp, and a
Minneapolis civic leader. died yes
terday.
He served as treasurer of the cor
poration until 1919, when he re-
signed to devote his full time to his
private investments. He was a ma
tive of Chelsea, Mass.
Mr.. Clifford is survived by a
daughter, Helen; four sons, Paul F.,
Frederic W., jr., and Joseph E., all
of Minneapolis, and Charles of
Washington.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Ludy Daphne Russell
Fined on Money CHARGE
sy the Associoied Press

+ LONDON. June 18.-Lady Daphne
Russell. 26-year-old daughter of the
Duke of Bedford, was fined 81 400
Csc, 5000 today on charges of violat-
ing British currency regulations
while in France.
The prosecution said she spent
f1, 400 more than the f75 $4,000
which Britons are authorized to
spend abroad yearly. Her attorney,
Harry Myers, said she lent the
money to friend to pay doctor and
hospital bills.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Dunish OfficiuI Dies

COPENHAGEN. June Is g.-
Ejnar Kjaer, So, Danish minister Of
the interior. died today in a Copen-
hagen hospital where he underwent
an operation for appendicitis, hos
pital authorities said.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Argentine Diplomat Dies

ROME. June Is P1.-Argentine
Embassy officials reported today
that Carlos Brebbia, former Argen-
tine Minister to Italy and the Meth
erlands, died in Turin last Monday.
He was In Ill health for some time.