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Meat
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and chucks, from $500 to 37.so
cents.
Beef of the good" grade bought
by the carcass for hospitals will go
from 81. 40 to 43.42 cents pound.
Hams will go from 1921 cents to
$685. and $500 cents a pound, and
are likely to disappear from District
menus.
Lamb will go from 1880 to 449o
cents a pound.
Frankfurters and bologna on the
other hand will 60 down a fraction
of a cent a pound, but veal will 60
up a fraction Of cent.
Mr.. Brennan said the bacon
henceforth will be used only in hos
pitals. Three months ago, when the
price of bacon was down, wartime
restrictions on its use we're lifted
They are being reimposed, he said
and ony bacon ends and trimmings
will be used to flavor soups and veg
etables.
Butter Ration Reduced.
Hospital patients are going to gel
butter for breakfast only unless
specially ordered for medical rea.
sons, he added.
Despite the fact eggs are going
I'D cents a dozen, he said, theil
use will not be reduced.
Fruit, vegetable, fish and poultry
prices, Mr.. Brennan said, will con
tinue satisfactory, and it appeared
these items, along with sausage ane
veal, would be served more fire..
| lnuentlY.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Texas city's Ex-Moyor
Gables His Regrets
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

GALVESTON. Tex. July 2s.-On
hearing of the explosion of an am
mon:um nitrate-laden Liberty ship
in Brest. France, which was similar
to the blasts experienced by Texas
City April 16-17, ex-Mayor j. G. Ira
ham of Texas City last night dis
patched the following telegram to
the Mayor of Brest:
ut is with regret that we here In
Texas City learn of the similar ex-
plosion near your city paralleling the
disaster here of April 1917.
II was Mayor of Texas City at the
time of our disaster and can fully
understand the hardship and suff-
ering the people of your city may
have to endure.
I'VE would be most happy of ar
opportunity to assist you people ir
any way possible"
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Ship
Continued From First Page)

hold as she lay alongside dock
waiting to discharge her cargo.
The blast rocked the entire city,
many of whose residents had fed to
the hills in response to warnings.
(Reports from Falmouth, Eng
land, 120 miles from Brest, said a
fairly sharp earth tremor was
felt there yesterday which shook
doors and windows, and the Brit
ish Press Association speculated
that the Brest explosion might
have been responsible)
Help was rushed to Brest from
nearby Morlaix and Landerneau.
The disaster recalled the destruc-
ton of Texas City, Tex, last April
is by a blast aboard the French
freighter Grandcamp, also loaded
with ammonium nitrate The last
published tally showed 470 killed
and 302 missing there.
The ship, which came from the
United States, was bound for Ant
werp when she was advised of
dock workers strike there and put
In here instead.
Ammonium nitrate is synthetic
product relatively recently devel'
oped. It is made by the introduction
of ammonium gas into nitric acid
and now is used principally as fer
tilizer.
Lloyds Register Of Shipping, II
its April, 1947, supplement. lists tn
Ocean Liberty's registered tonnag
Evening star., 1947-07-29
New Receiving Home
Construction Is Begun
Al Ground-Breakind'

Ground finally has been broken
for the Districts new Receiving
Home for Children.
The ceremony, long looked for
ward to by the Board of Public
Welfare and other agencies con-
cerned with child care, took place
yesterday at the site, Mount Olivet
road NE, near Fairview street.
Commissioner John Russell Young
turned the first spadeful of earth
and recalled the project was a live
issue when he first took office seven
years ago.
He said he shared the gratifica-
ton of the Welfare Board at the
actual beginning of construction.
Morris Introduces Guests.
Edgar Morris, chairman OF the
board, expressed the hope the new
home represents the first step toward
assuring "all the children of Wash
ington the care and protection that
Is their. birthright."
Mr.. Morris introduced guests in
Guiding Mrs. Radford Moses, DR..
Ethel L. Nixon, Fred S. Kogod, A.
| j. Driscoll and the Rev. Robert w
Brooks, all members of the board
| The Rev. Mr.. Brooks, pastor OF
Lincoln Temple congregational
Church, asked the benediction.
The invocation was by the Rev
DR.. John w. Rustin, minister o1
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church.
With supplies of reinforcing stee
, and cinder blocks nearby, the guest:
sat between American and District
Flags during the program.
Drawing Displayed.
An architects drawing OF thu
building as it is to appear wher
completed was displayed on an easel
There was music by the Metropol
itan Police Band, conducted b!
Capt. Charles Benter.
The new home first was the sub
ject of an appropriation in the f1s
cal year 1941. But wartime re-
strictions, increased building cost
and disputes over the size and de
III SlXI1 Ol GIlG SUI uCUulC Q CdUSCO e
peated postponements of the pro
ject.
In the fiscal year 1916, a gran
of $285, 900 was made available, ant
another $4,000 was added in tn
last fiscal year,
A contract was awarded last Ma.
+ to John Tester g. Son, Inc. Wash
ington firm. Its bid was $334,542
but it was agreed $22,758 would b.
cut from this amount to keep th'
project within the funds available
Part of the '$335, 900 appropriated
already had been spent for plans.
The building will replace the oil
Receiving Home on Little Falls roat
NV. 1t will house 43 children bu
} will be capable of expansion to car
for 68.
, They will be segregated by age, Sc,
l and color.
t It is expected only delinquent
will be housed there, with other pro
D vision being made for nondelinquen
children temporarily in the care o
E the District.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Dewey Sees Leaders
In Michigan Today
By the Assoeiotsd Pres

OWOSSO, Mich, July 29.-The
upper crust of Michigan's Repub-
lican leadership comes to Owosso
today for a closed door conference
with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, during
which the New Yorker hopes to get
decisive nod as the States No. 2
choice for the party's presidential
nomination.
State Chairman John A. Wagner
already has said that Michigan's s
senior Senator, Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, is the favorite son of this State
and that Gov. Dewey, a native OF
Owosso, is second.
Mr.. Wagner is among the group
scheduled to have lunch and talk
with the Governor. Arthur E. Sum-
merfield, national committeeman
from Michigan, arranged the meet
ing and was expected to head the
visiting contingent, which includes
Mrs. Dudley c. Hay, national COM
mitteeWoman.
The meeting is a ticklish one from
Gov. Dewey's standpoint. He wants
to get it across that he is fully In
accord with the prevailing Repub-
|lican sentiment in Michigan that
Senator Vandenberg rightfully de.
serves the States Al delegate votes
1 at the National Convention in Phila-
delphia next June.
! But he also seeks to clinch the
support of the delegation in thu
event Senator Vandenberg Is no
placed in nomination or fails tt
muster sufficient strength to maxi
him a serious contender.
Talk persists here, wholly uncon
firmed and not originating In th'
Dewey camp, that Senator Vanden
berg, for health reasons. is not in
terested in the presidency.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Expenditures Probers
Plan Five Inquiries
During Rest Of Year
By the Assoeioted Press

The House Expenditures Commit
tee, looking into its investigating
laurels, plans to conduct four or five
inquiries while Congress Is on vaca-
ton.
Chairman Hoffman told a re-
porter yesterday these will cover
Government propaganda, disposal OF
war surpluses, the Federal Power
Commission, use of Federal build
ings and possibly efficiency in the
State Department.
Mr.. Hoffman's committee, as its
name suggests, is supposed to KEEP
check on Federal agencies, how
they do business and how they
spend their money. At the start OF
the session, Republican leaders
picked 1t as their chief investigat-
ing arm. Since then inquiries have
been parceled out right and left te
other committees.
But Mr.. Hoffman said:
I'VE are going right along doing
our job. Most of the summer, We
may be just getting information anc
facts so we will have them straight
when we go into public hearings ir
the fall or winter"
He himself will head a subcom.
mittee which will look into what hi
called "extralegal activities of thu
Federal Power Commission" Like.
wise he said, 1t will try to find ou
why the Justice Department hasn'
prosecuted in connection with thu
Philadelphia Dock street produce
strike.
The subcommittee will investigate
the FPC along lines suggested b.
Representative Ridley, Republican
of Oklahoma, just before the Hous'
quit for this year. Mr.. Hoffman said
Mr.. Ridley told the House the FP(
carried on "one of the most intense
dishonest and vi c ou lobbie
IMAGINABLE" against bill he spon
sored to change the natural gas act
Representative Harness, Republi
lean, of Indiana, Is running the in
quiry into Government propaganda
in general.
Representative Bender, Republi
can, of Ohio, is chairman of tn
subcommittee assigned to find ou
whether the Government Is vast
ing office space or building unneces
sary buildings.
Mr.. Hoffman said he thinks
Representative Chenoweth, Repub
lican, of Colorado. plans to surve
the work of the State Department.
Evening star., 1947-07-29

Police, the Smithsonian Institution
the police department of Prince
Georges County, the police depart
ment of Alexandra and the Wash
ington Terminal Co.
mo organization or group of or
ganizations is perfect" Maj. Barrett
wrote, but I feel that considering
the peculiar nature of the national
and local setup affecting the Dis
trict of. Columbia. we have an excel
lent record of cooperation between
the several law enforcement agen-
cies which has worked quite smooth
ly. However, I agree with you that
we should not adopt an attitude Of
complacency, and it is my intention
to make every effort for improve
ment."
With the assurance of continued
excellent relations between this de-
partment and Others" Maj. Barrett
continued, Il am convinced we will
avoid any duplication or overlapping
of activities. Should further study
develop that certain changes might
be beneficial to the District I will
be glad to sponsor their adoption"
Question of Mutual Aid.
Speaking for the White House
police, Inspector Hobart w. Francis
wrote that "the work of this force
was such that to spend time in in
vestigations or court work would
seriously handicap its efficiency In
the projection of the President"
Il do not believe" he said, there
| is a question of duplication or over
tapping of functions, rather I think
it isl question of mutual aid ano
cooperation. The cooperation ol
the Metropolitan police in the pas'
has been excellent and the assist.
ance your department has given il
greatly appreciated"
Cooperation between the Metro.
politan and Park Police forces "has
been excellent" Edward Kelly, spe.
cial assistant to the superintendent
of National Capitol Parks, wrote tt
Maj. Barrett. He proposed, how.
ever, that such cooperation coult
be expanded if the Metropolitan
Police could assume the responsible
ity for small park reservations lying
within the streets and at street in
tersections.
He pointed out that such reserva
tions now are patroled by Park po
licemen assigned to duty in th'
larger parks in the city and tina
the major parks are without pro
lection during the time the Parl
Police are patroling these smanel
reservations. Since the Metropoli
tan Police regularly patrol the ad
jacent streets, he suggested that tn
added responsibilities for the smal
park areas would not impose heav
added burden.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
:
Mccarthy Expects -.
inquiry 10 Produce
'Iowdown' on Housing
By the Assoeiafsd Press

Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin said today he expects
Senate House investigating COM
mittee to give the next session the
real lowdown" on the high cost OF
housing.
Senator Mccarthy, who will head
the joint committee if precedent
is followed, told reporter he ex-
poets the group to hold hearings
in all sections of the Nation.
AS author of the resolution CALI
ing for the investigation, the Wis
consin Senator said he hopes it will
concentrate on finding out why
more prefabricated homes have not
been erected, why materials costs
are so high and what can be done
about building codes that bar en1er-
gency construction.
I'VE should be able to give Con.
gress in its next session the real
lowdown on what makes the cost
of housing so high that 1t can act
intelligently to get some homes
built, particularly for veterans"
Senator Mccarthy added.
Appointment of committee men-
bers is expected this week. Besides
Senator Mccarthy. other Senate
members may include Senators
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire; Flanders, Republican, of Ver-
mont; Cain, Republican, of Wash
ington: Wagner, Democrat, of New
York: Taylor, Democrat. Idaho, and
Sparkman, Democrat, of Alabama.
Senator Mccarthy said he is in
terested in investigating reports
that labor organizations have made
1t difficult to erect prefabricated
homes.
He said he was informed that
manufacturer of such homes had
planned to sell them ready for occu.
pancy at a total cost of $4,000.
This was based on an estimated
200 hours required to put the houses
together. But Senator Mccarthy
said he was told that labor organi'
cations estimated it woula take
$500 hours. /.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Taft's Call 10 Discus.
Issues Regarded as
Challenge 10 Dewey
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Senator Taft of Ohio called
today for frank discussion" by
his fellow Republicans of do
mestic and foreign issues.
The Senator, scheduled to receive
his States '-favorite son" indorse-
ment for the COP presidential NOM
ination at Columbus Thursday, said
he plans to bear down during his
Western trip in September on issues
likely to arise before the next .ses-
sion of Congress.
at plan to talk about the issues
before the country, including the
Marshall plan for economic aid for
Europe" Senator Taft told a re-
porter.
Urges Free Discussion.
Before Congress meets again dn
january, think all of these mat
tiers should be freely discussed
throughout the country, particularly
by Republicans"
Although they refused to link it
In any way to any other potential
presidential candidate, his statement
was interpreted Immediately as a
challenge to Gov. Dewey OF New
York to speak out.
On his own Western trip Gov.
Dewey remained silent on major
political developments. He refused
to discuss his views on the new
Taft-Hartley Labor Act and refused
to comment on the Marshall plan
after Secretary of State Marshall
explained it to the Governors Con-
ference at Salt Lake City.
Willing to State Stand.
Friends said Senator Taft hopes
to emphasize on tour of Califor-
mia, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and possibly wyoming that
he is willing to state his stand on
every domestic and international
issue of importance.
He already has said he plans to
talk on the accomplishments of the
last Congress, in which he played a
leading part as chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Commit
tee.
Senator Taft will begin what he
regards as a political testing tour
with an appearance before the
American Bar Association conven-
ton in Santa Cruz, September IL,
as one of a panel discussing the
Taft Hartley Act.
He will swing into political meet
ings with an address before the Cali
fornia Young Republican Clubs at
Los Angeles on September 16.
In quick succession he has sched-
uled talks September 19 before the
Commonwealth Club at San Fran
cisco, September 20 at Reno, Sep
tember Is before the Associated
Service Clubs of Seattle and Sep
tember Is before Tacoma's World
Affairs Council.
A day later, Senator Taft will ad-
dress the Republican Clubs of Ore
gon at Gearhart, going on to Boise
idaho, the following day. The Sena'
tor said he had been invited to stol
in wyoming on his way back tt
Ohio.
Not connected with this tour is
date for Senator Taft to address thu
Illinois State Chamber OF Com
merce at Chicago October 8.
Although Senator Taft intends II
maintain until after the Western
tour that he is not an announced
presidential candidate, scheduled
functions at Columbus will leav'
little room for doubt.
AS plans now stand, Senate
Bricker will announce before tn
Ohio State Republican Committe
meets that he is supporting Senate
Taft as the States favorite son.
The State committee prompt
will indorse Senator Taft and, at
night banquet speech, the latter VII
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Trode Bourd Head Dies

CHICAGO, July 20 (P.-Harry c.
Setback, so, former president of
the Chicago Board of Trade, died
yesterday, apparently from heart
disease. He had been member Of
the Board of Trade since 1911 and
its president from July, 1914. until
last January. The widow and four
sons SURVIVE
Evening star., 1947-07-29

say that he Is highly honored but
wants to await the results of his
Western survey before he decides
finally.
Nevertheless, state Committee
are expected to get
busy picking Taft delegates to run
in next years primary. Few ex-
pect any major opposition to them
although there have been some
reports that former Gov. Harold E.
Stassen of Minnesota, an announced
presidential candidate, may test his
strength in Northern Ohio where
Senator Taft is reported weakest.
Evening star., 1947-07-29

would have the opportunity fully to
present the question to me.
But in examining the law from
day to day as these matters arise,
my original doubts about its con-
stitutionality have been gradually
|crystallized into a conviction that 1t
has no validity under the Constitu-
tion.'
His opinion was expressed as he
continued to September l a hearing
on a permanent injunction requiring
landlord to provide utility services
in an apartment here.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Rites Will Be Held Today
For Ennis D. Lewis, Is

Funeral services for Ennis D
Lewis, 70, who died Saturday after
a three-month illness, were to be
held at 3 pm. today in the William
j. Nalley funeral home. 5000 Rhode
Island avenue NE. Burial was to be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Lewis was a janitor in District
schools until he retired about eight
years ago. His last post was that OF
custodian at Eastern High and
Grant Schools. He was born neal
Fredericksburg, Va, where he at
tended school. He came to Wash
ington in 1925 and lived at 241e
Hamlin street NE, where he died
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Gertrude I. Lewis, Of the Hamlin
street address; two daughters, Mrs
Myrtle v. Greene Of the 2800 block
of Belair place NE, and Mrs
Evelyn G. Curtin of the Hamlin ad-
dress, and one son. Lyle L. Lewis
Pleasant Dale, w. Va.
Chile's 1916 rice output set
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Joseph R. Brodsky, ST.
Dennis Counsel, Dies
n. Al A.~.:S..l p,...

BY The AsSociofed PFesS
e NEW YORK, July 29.-Joseph r
Brodsky, 57-yearsold labor lawyer
died last night in his office. .=~
Members of his staff said Mr.
Brodsky was counsel for Eugene
Dennis, secretary of the Communist
Party in the United States, and was
associated with defense counsel ir
the Scottsboro trials.
Evening star., 1947-07-29

dUOut AtS EOllStl-
tutionality.
This is the way
he put 1t. con-
S / d e ng the
broader | m p l.
cations Of t h e
law:
II have been
studying the law
and hoping some
one would pre-
sent the ques-
ton adequately
to me so that
t h e (housing) }
expediter q n d
fba Ian dlord
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Judge Thinks Rent Law
May Be Unconstitutional
Rv the A,soe;oted Prs.s

CLEVELAND, July 20. = Federal
Judge Paul Jones says the more he
thinks about the new rent control
law the more dubious he becomes
a. aett
Evening star., 1947-07-29

as 7,176, her owners as A. and SIS
Jofart and her port at Lillesand
Norway. 1t says she was built ir
1943 at the New England Shipbuild'
ing Corporations Bath (Meo yards
formerly belonged to the United
States War Shipping Administra.
ton and was known then as ths
Park Holland.
Evening star., 1947-07-29

olutionary new 1908" process. This
process actually cuts down excess
nicotine and throat irritants
present in all fine tobaecos.
Naturally, a cigarette that is not
MOISTURIZED can't compare in
taste, in n1ildness, in freshness
with Raleigh 1908" Get the new,
finer tasting Raleigh 1908" todayi =
Evening star., 1947-07-29

Chile's 1916 rice output set a
record.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
LOW PRICE RAILS
RESIST PRESSURE
Majority OF Issues In
Group Hold To Early
Hour Gains

NEW YORK, Oct. 9-P-De-
mand for some low priced rail
issues provided the principal
SPOT of resistance today in a
generally lower bond market.
Many other corporates were
off fractions to more than a point
as the Associated Press aver
ages for 10 industrial and ten
utility bonds sagged into new
low ground for the year at l0l.7
and 1882, respectively.
A number Of leading carriers
again were subjected to the sell
ing that followed yesterdays
initial response to news OF the
interim freight rate increase, but
pressure was never urgent. Total
sales of 1895, 900 compared with
S5,422,O 900 Wednesday.
Rails Hold Gains
Holding advances to the close
were Rock Island convertible 4
Us at 10 IA, up l IL; Missouri
Pacific convertible 5 lbs at Is,
up /; New Orleans, Texas &
Mexico 5 LIS at 10S IL, Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern IS
at 81 IL, North Western 4 LIS
and the New Haven As and 4
Us, traded on a When-issued
basis.
Declines of a point or more
were registered by Katy first As
at rs "a, Morris & Essex 8 LIS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
COTTON
NEW YORK COTTON


NEW YORK, Oct. 9-P)-Cot-
ton futures closed 40 cents to
S1.3O a bale lower today. Trading
was slow during most of the
session.
The market sagged on hedge
selling, along with commission
house and New Orleans profit
taking.
Mills covered contracts mostly
on the scale down, with some
buyers cautious despite lower
crop prospects.
The market is now in the peak
crop movement, with only about
one third of the crop ginned t.
Oct. l, dealers pointed out. Hedg-
ing has been relatively light so
far, indicating mills were buying
spot cotton for immediate use
without recourse to hedging OPP
erations in the futures market.
Futures closed 40 cents to $1.3O
a bale lower than the previous
close.
Open High Low Last
Oct $500 80. 10 31.77 31.90 loft Il
Dec Blu I31.8 SO I31.57 31.62 loft II
.Mch 1892 81 31.72I 31.76 Ioff II
May 31.95 80. IA I31.73I Bits off Is
Jly 31.43 31.59I 31.2OI 31.25 off Is
Oct 90 so 1886 1925 29. lob off rs
Middling spot 32.00n unch.
Nominal; b-bid.
c---- NIL O So1t
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
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at IS IL, Lehigh Valley Hudson
terminal SIS at 65 3-8, Northern
Pacific IS at IS IL, Mead Corp.
IS at 101 "a, U. S. Rubber 2
SOS at SO l., Walworth 3 las
at 81, Pennsylvania general 5s
and Southern Railway general
6 IL.
Spurts of one to around 4
points by some Denmark and
Copenhagen obligations were the
feature of the foreign dollar sec
ton.
U. S. government obligations
eased slightly on the exchange
and also in over-the-counter
dealings where the Victory 2
LIS of Dec. 1872 closed off
1872 of a point at 102 1882 bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
Omen High Low Close
NEW ORLEANS MIDDLING

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. y -HJ
average price of middling
15-16ths inch cotton at ten South
ern spot markets today was Is
cents a bale lower at 31.32 cents
a pound; average for the past
thirty market days 31.40. Mid
ding 7-8 inch average 29.75 cents
a pound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10
NEW SPOTS

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9-F)-
Spot cotton closed steady II
cents a bale lower. Sales 9,O52
Low-middling 26.10. Middline
10. Good middling 31.60. Re
ceipts 1928, stock 138,302.