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Evening star., 1947-08-20
Railroads Report Rise
In Operating Revenues
By the Associated Press

The Association of American Rail-
roads estimated today that railroad
operating revenues in July we're 2.t
per cent above the same month a
year ago.
The estimate was based on ad-
vance reports from 81 of the 12s
class one railroads normally rep
resenting about 81 per, cent of total
operating revenues.
These lines reported operating
revenues last month of $3.50, 1897, ,424
against revenues of s546,654,536 in
July, 1916.
The estimates indicated July, 1947
freight revenues were 60 per cent
greater than year ago. with pas
senger revenues showing a decline
+ef~leS per cent from the comparable
| 1916 month.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Couple Accused Of Keeping
Girl, 9, Prisoner in Attic
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 20.-The
father and step-mother of 9-year.
old girl were accused by police to.
day of keeping the child a virtua
prisoner in a hot, unfinished attic
during the current heat wave.
The couple. Kirby Breese, 80, ano
his wife Anna, %, were arrested yes
terday after neighbors complained
that the girl, Jacqueline, was being
mistreated
Policewoman Mildred Wilcox sale
she would charge, the two today
with neglecting a minor child.
THE child apparently was hardly
ever allowed out of the attic unless
neighbors came and asked if she
could go to the store with them,
the policewoman said. Last July
policewomen warned them about
keeping Jacqueline there"
The policewoman said the childs
bed was in the attic, but otherwise
it was unfurnished. The tempera-
ture in the garret yesterday must
have been close to 100. she said.
"She hadn't been fed anything
yesterday" Mrs. Wilcox declared
Welts were on her face and you
could see the imprint of womans
wedding ring
Breese, truck driver, was wild
owed two years ago. Another child,
Warren, 7, by his first wife, pre-
viously was placed on farm.
Venezuela Is hitting new high
marks in cotton and rayon textile
production.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Man Held in $1,000 Bond
lin Veteran Fraud Charqe

Charged with posing as Vet
erans' Administration representa-
tive to collect money from veterans
mothers in return for non-existent
benefits from VA, Daniel Singleton,
%, colored of the HOO block of
Fourth street NE, yesterday was
placed under $1,000 bond and grant,
ed a Municipal Court jury trial Oc-
tober 13.
Singleton, who pleaded not guilty
to five counts of false pretenses, was
arrested Monday after a street
chase which ended when Pvt. A. F.
Mode of No. l precinct fired two
shots over the mans head.
The charges specify that, in the
past two months, Singleton accepted
payment of from 80 cents to $7.10
from five women at whose homes he
called under the guise of VA rep
resentative, telling the women he
could get them benefits up to S. 900
Evening star., 1947-08-20

He has degraded the Congress oi
the United States, the whole Amer
ican Bar and the American Fedora.
ton of Labor" ~
Mr.. McCann said: "If Mr.. Padway
had ceased talking and had moi
made a personal reference to me
this would not have happened"
Shortly after the fight Mr.. Nc
Cam became involved in heated
argument with a witness, William
C. Doherty, president of the AFI
Letter Carriers Union who served
on a three-man AFL board that at
tempted arbitration in the jurisdic-
tional dispute among AFL film
unions.
Mr.. Doherty asserted that Mr.
McCann was using unfair tactics in
the inquiry. Mr.. McCann exploded
Five years ago this man was a
letter carrier and now he is going to
tell congressional committee how
to run an investigation.
Hes got more brains in his feet
than in his head-that's why he's a
letter carrier"
Mr.. Padway shouted protest to
the remark and the committee coun-
sci apologized.
Earlier Mr. Doherty had said that
dissention among studio unions "is
probably the cancer spot in the en-
tire labor movement in the United
States"
Mr.. Kearns voiced his regret at
the fight and said:
"Mr. McCann is under great
emotional strain. I hope we all re-
gard this as history,
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Summer High School
Will Give Diplomas in
Montgomery Friday

Graduation exercises for Mont
gomery County summer high school
students will be held at Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School at IL am
Friday.
Names of graduates who attended
various county schools, but took their
summer course at Bethesda Chevy
Chase, were announced today by the
Board of Education.
Bethesda Chevy Chase graduates
are:
Robert Allen Brown, Ralph S
Childs, jr.; James Riley .Colligan
William G. CARRIERS, George Terry
Gilleland, George Emlen Grahm
Raymond Greenberg, Edward Allen
Greene. Gordon Hense, J. William
Kelly, Louis John Lancaster, William
S. Madert, Harvey A. Mcclure. Roger
Bartol Smith, Jesse p Wolcott, jr.
and Dorothy Virginia Hillard
Graduates from Montgomery Blair
High School, Silver Spring, are Rob-
ert M. Drake, James A. Duffy, John
H. Nicholson, E. Lorraine Foster
Betty Lee Porter, Phyllis Samuels
Bette 10 Waldrop, Ruth Wolfrey ano
June Wooten.
Poolesville High School students
who will graduate are Charles Clark
Carter, George Wilson Cooley, Jane
Waters Allnut, Frances Mae Will
liams and Irene Mae Winpigler.
Gradues from Richard Montgom-
cry High School, Rockville, are
Mabel Leona Baker, Julia Lee Con-
nelly and Betty Lou Mills.
Those listed from Sherwood High
School, Sandy Spring. are Norton
Richard Kimmel and Kenneth Dray
Small.
Gaithersburg High School stu
dents are Lee Edward Hubble
Charles A. Linthicum, Rodney M
Thompson and Maynard Watkins
jr.
Damascus graduates are Guy
Irwin Hurley, Maloy Moxley, Mary
Louise Creek, Sarah Catherine Far
rell and Annette Elizabeth Howard.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Driver Of Sightseeing Car,
Held in Injury Of Boy, Is

A hearing on reckless driving
charges against the driver of a
Washington sightseeing car which
yesterday injured 13-year-old
Fairfax County boy, is scheduled for
10 am. Monday before United
States Commissioner Stanley King
at Alexandria, park police reported,
The boy, Nelson Goodsby of Route
l, Alexandria, was listed in fair
condition at Alexandria Hospital
today, suffering from a possible
fractured skull and a fractured left
leg. Police said he was struck by
a car driven by George T. Marriott,
1900 block of Holbrook street NE,
as he rode his bicycle about 4 miles
south of Alexandria.
According to the report, the boy
made sudden left turn in front of
Mr.. Marriott's automobile, which
was returning from Mount Vernon
with a car full of sight-seers.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Debuehi, Jap Envoy
Here From 1923 10
1882, Dies in Tokyo

Katsuji Debuchi, japanese Ambas-
sador to the United States from 1928
to 1882, died yesterday at his home
in Tokyo, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch. Death was
caused by an intestinal ailment.
Mr.. Debuchi, who was 50, also
served in the Japanese embassy here
during World War I. and was charge
d'affaires for a time in 1919.
His coming as an ambassador was
| in an era of peace and goodwill
when American business men and
writer's were trying to -dispala.tha
yellow peril" bogey.
Before he left he had to explain
the Shanghai incident to Secretary
of State Stimson who was trying to
enlist British support in collective
resistance to Japanese aggression on
the Asiatic continent.
In the Shanghai incident the
Japanee bombarded the native
quarter of Chapel, which was de-
Tended by the Chinese 9th route
Army and left smoking ruin.
Mr.. Debuchi himself was of the
school of conciliating ENJOYS who
were repudiated as militant Army
men gained control of the govern
ment and incident followed incident
in Manchuria and China itself. ia
pans resignation from the League
of Nations followed.
He returned as Ambassador for a
short time in 1914 but then was sud-
denly recalled. Speculation had 1t
that the recall was due to the
Roosevelt Administrations recogni-
ton of Soviet Russia. Maxim Lit
vinov arrived as Russian Ambas-
sador and Mr.. Debuchi departed.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Police to Open Licensing Drive
On Motor-Scooter Operators

From my experience, I can say
that practically every scooter driver
brought into court on traffic vio-
iation has to be charged additionally
with failing to have permit" Mr..
King said. He pointed out that last
Monday the defendants in two such
cases each paid $40 fines for no per-
nit as well as $5 for passing a stop
sign.
Probably the majority of these
drivers consist of youths who aren't
inclined to be cautious in the first
place." he continued. by every rule
of safety. it should be ascertained
whether they are qualified to drive
these vehicles, and the permit is the
best guarantee we have in this re-
gard"
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Former Amman Emperor
MAY Return to Throne
By the Assoeioted Press

HONG KONG, Aug. 20. - A
spokesman for Bao Dai announced
today that the 34-year-old former
Emperor of AMMAN was preparing
to return to Indo- China in the near
future to head a new Annan1ese
government.
The spokesman said Bao Dai's
proposals for unif1cation and inde-
pendence of Indo-C China had been
accepted by the French government
and that a French representative
was expected to arrive in Saigon on
August % to make formal an
nouncement to that effect.
The former Emperor, the spokes-
man asserted. has received hundreds
of petitions from leaders of various
groups in Indo-C China asking his
return.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Jousting Tourney Planned
Al Marshall Hall Today

The 62d jousting tournament was
to be held at Marshall Hall today
with the victor of the tournament
earning the right to name the queen
of the event.
The queen will be crowned at a
dance to be held at 8 O'Clock to-
night in the Marshall Hall pavilion.
Offcials said about so men on
horses are to participate in the
jousting. scheduled to begin at l
pm. Each man will be appro-
priately dressed in costumes simu-
lating the medieval knight. The
riders try to pierce, with lances,
rings suspended from an arch. The
rings become smaller until all the
competitors but one are eliminated.
Evening star., 1947-08-20

Police today we're ready to open
a drive to determine whether oper-
ators of the 215 or so motor scooters
registered here have driving permits
as required by law.
Acting on the suggestion of AS
sistant Corporation Counsel Clark
King, Inspector Arthur E. Miller of
the Traffic Division revealed he has
ordered his men to stop motor
scooters on the street wherever pos
sible to check the permits of the
operators.
I Mr., King, who is senior assistant
prosecutor for the District in Mu-
nicipal Court, said he felt the drive
is warranted lin the interests of the
drivers themselves, as much a for
public safety"
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Gun Factory Veteran
Retires From Marines

M/Sergt. Chester o. Hanford, Ga,
for IA years a familiar figure at the
Naval Gun Factory, retired yester-
day after So years in the Marines.
Sergt. Hanford, whose left sleeve
is barely large enough for his ac-
cumulation of hash marks served
in the Army three years before he
joined the Marines in 1911.
Rear Admiral Theodore. D. Rud-
dock, superintendent of the Naval
Gun Factory, and Col. H. E. Rose
Grams, commanding officer of the
Marine Barracks. were on hand for
a farewell ceremony, which included
"a parade and review by the Marines
at the Gun Factory.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Philip Murray 10 Talk
AT Catholic Congress
To Be Held in MICHIGAN

clio President Philip Murray will
be among 100 speakers to address
the Catholic Tri-State Congress
September IL to IT at Grand Rapids,
Mich, on religion in national, in
ternational, industrial and family
affairs, 1t was announced today.
The Congress, sponsored by the
Department of Lay Organizations of
the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, will be the largest of its
type ever attempted in this country,
the announcement stated.
The convention will embrace three
Catholic archdiocese and IL dioceses
in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
Sessions will be open to non-Cath-
olics.
Speakers will discuss such topics
as labor-management relations. in
cluding the Taft-Hartley law, the
economic and social council of the
United Nations. the Marshall plan
for the rehabilitation of Europe,
proposed changes in the U. N. Sc
curity Council, welfare, family life
and rural life.
Most of the speakers will be Cath
olic clergy and lay specialists in
education, industrial relations, youth
leadership and other professional
| fields.
Daily sessions will be held during
the meeting with the lunch and din
ner hours reserved for round-table
discussions by small groups. Mass
meetings will be held each evening
The final day, September II, will be
devoted to a priests meeting.
The Rev. Raymond A. MCGOWAN,
director of the NCWC social action
department., said if the congress is
successful, it will be the forerunner
of similar meetings throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Macarthur Releases Food
To Break Jap Black Market
BY the Assoeiofed Press

TOKYO. Aug. 20.-Gen. Mac
Arthur released to the japanese
today a huge amount of imported
foods which his top rationing expert
predicted would take the nations
housewives out of the black market.
Gen. Macarthur authorized dis
tribution of 374,000 tons of imported
food in September and 266,000 tons
in October as the result of substan-
tial quantities of imports recently
from the United States. 1t will sup
plement the japanese ration Of
homegrown food.
with the distribution of this
food the japanese housewives will
no longer have any reason to pay
the exorbitant prices heretofore
charged by black market profiteers, .
H. F. Alber, chief of Gen. Mac
Arthur's rationing section, told a
japanese food conference.
Mr.. Albert warned, however, that
the world food shortage would be-
come more acute next year and the
japanese would have to do more to-
ward helping themselves, such as
breaking up the black markets and
'perfecting a system of collection
and rationing,
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Charles Mash Treated
For Shock as Wife Dies
BY the Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Aug. 20
- Charles w. Nash, 83, pioneer
automobile manufacturer, was under
treatment today for shock resulting
from the death of his wife, Mrs
Jessie Hallack Nash, also 83, in a
hospital Monday night.
Mr.. Nash has been bedridden in
his home here for months, suffering
from f. heart ailment. Associates
said the effect of Mrs. Nash's death
caused him to take turn for the
worse.
The Nashes. who had lived here
since 1910, observed their SD we'd
ding anniversary last April %
Private funeral services for Mrs
Nash will be held tomorrow at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glen
dale, where she will be entombed.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
BY The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.-Two
gray-haired and bespectacled law
yers-Irvin McCann, so. counsel for
congressional committee, and Jo-
seph Padway, IS, general counsel
for the American Federation of La
bor-engaged in a brief and spirited
fist fight in a Federal Building
hearing room yesterday.
The fracas disrupted a hearing
on the Hollywood finn labor situa-
ton being conducted by Repre-
sentative Kearns, Republican, OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of a sub
committee of the House Committee
on Education and Labor.
Mr.. Padway started to. offer an
objection as a witness was testify
ing. Mr.. McCann turned to him
and said: Don't interrupt this
hearing"
"Sit down, you don't frighten
me-" Mr.. Padway retorted.
There were more words and Mr..
Padway said:
II do not like McCann's gestapo
tactics"
With this the fight was on. Film
Actor Ronald Reagan, a witness,
and others pulled them apart and
later Mr.. Padway said his glasses
had been broken in the tussle. All
the while Representative Kearns
was violently rapping for order.
Mr.. Padway. Strengthening his tie
and collar, told Mr.. Kearns:
HE (McCann) had conducted
himself in a most brutal, inhumane
and ungentlemanly manner.
Evening star., 1947-08-20
BiIbo Still Critically III,
But Is Holding Ground
By the Associated Press


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.-Sena-
tor Bilbo of Mississippi was still in a
critical condition here today, but
apparently was holding the ground
he had won back in his fight against
a complication of illnesses.
A midnight bulletin from Founda-
ton Hospital, where the 69-year -old
Democratic flrebrand has been a
patient since August 7, said:
Senator Bilbo's condition remains
the same. Although he is resting
well, it is still listed as critical"
Senator Bilbo, who has undergone
three operations for cancer during
the past year, recently was attacked
also by nerve Inflammation, partial
paralysis and blood clot on the
lungs.
Evening star., 1947-08-20

ington and Alexandria with those
in Fairfax, Prince Georges, Mont
gomery and Arlington Counties to
raise funds to carry on the 125 Red
Feather services.
A native of Scotland. Mr.. Nit
chell came to this country at the
age of 9. He was formerly managing
editor of the Great Falls (Mont)
Tribune, and has served as head of
the Civil Service Commission since
1888. So
Evening star., 1947-08-20

Grafton CAM
paign in Novem-
ber.
Mr.. Mitchell
will serve as a
member of the
Gov ern m e n t
Unit of the an
nual drive, un-
der the direc-
ton of Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy w. John
Kenney. The
c o m m u n i t y
Chest Fedora
tion unites the
oLaeke ~ yEToeh
Evening star., 1947-08-20
Harry B. Mitchell Heads
Civil Service Chest Unit

Harry B. Mitchell, president of
the Civil Service Commission, has
been appointed chairman of the
commissions Community Chest Fed
Evening star., 1947-08-20

In 1860. only 81 per cent Of the
United States population was over
IS. BY 1945 it was 7.2 per cent.
Evening star., 1947-08-20

Irving G. McCann oreground) counsel for congressional
investigating the Hollywood labor situation shown
he questioned witnesses yesterday after engaging in brief
furry stcus with Joseph Padway Seated directly behind
hm counsel for the American Federation of Labor
Spectators separated the two but only after Mr. Pathways
glasses had broken -AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1947-08-20
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only; finder please communicate with D. e
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WALLET. alligator, lost Sunday: finde,
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WALLET, lady's. black containing sum o.
money, lost Sun, Aug. II, from Key Bridge
to 18th and Buchanan sts. NV. or In
cab: reward RA. 174S. go
WATCH, lady's Olympia. lax. cold: lost
Mon. eve. on Brookland car: liberal re.
ward. RE. 3S39. al
WATCH, Swiss make, Gerard Perregaou
on Kans, ave. between Randolph anc
Varnum SITS. NV. on Monday, around s &c
um. reward. RA S115. -22
Evening star., 1947-08-20

Venezuela is hitting new high
marks in cotton and rayon textile
production.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
Pacific Northern Airlines Sues Two Other Airlines

ANCHOR RAGE, CP) - Pacific Northern Airlines, Inc, filed suits in district court Wedn d a y against Alaska Airlines, Inc, and the Northern Airlines,- Inc, charg- ing that the two carriers have each violated civil aeronauticS board regulations.
 The concern seeks an injunction to halt the defendant airlines from flying non-scheduled flights. In effect, attorneys said, the cases are test suits to obtain a legal def milton of what constitutes "casu- al, occasional and infrequent serV- ice"
 The complaint against Alaska Airlines, spokesman said at Seat tie, sets forth that the company has never held and does not now hold a certificate of public con- venience and necessity authoriz- ing such service, nor does it hold any air carrier operating certifi- cate of the administrator to en- gage in such air transportation. The complaint said further, the spokesman reported, that Alaska Airlines has been taking advan- tage of all the rights, benefit and privileges of a certificated holder without assuming duties, obliga- tions and liabilities imposed by law.
 This action has become neceS- sary in order to protect the public and scheduled airlines," A. c. | Woodley, Pacific Northern Air lines president, commented. The complaints also said that bo;n airlines do business between here, Seattle and other Territorial joints with such frequency that they are actually common carri- CTS, violating any authorization to
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
Parliament Forces ROmanian Liberals To Resign.

BNCHAREST, lRomania, (PD - Georghe Tatarescu, vice premier and foreign minister, and three other national Liberal party mem bers of Romania's cabinet resigned yesterday under pressure from Parliament.
 Parliament voted no confidence in Tatarescu l87 to five as a re- suit of testimony at the treason trial of opposition leader Juliu Maniu and l8 others. The prosecu- ton in the trial claimed to have proved that defendants procured documents from Tatarescu's for eign affairs ministry.
 Other cabinet members resign ing were finance minister Alexan- dru Alevandrini, public works minister George Vantu and culture minister Radu RoSculet. The resignations of three Lib eral party undersecretaries of state also were accepted. It was indicated that the vacancies in the cabinet would be filled within two or three days.
 A high authority said there would be no change in the compo- Sition of parliament itself.
 The no confidence motion de- clared that "the happenings at the ministry of foreign affairs could not have been possible" without Taterescu's knowledge.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07

were reported today to be consid- ering an intensified American truth campaign" abroad.
 At the same time it was learned that the state department is plan ming to ask Congress, possibly dur ing the approaching special ses- sion, for an additional $1,500,O00 for it's "Voice of America" and other foreign information pro- grams.
 These disclosures came on the heels of Soviet foreign minister Molotov's declaration that the se- cret of the atom bomb "has long ceased to exist"
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
GORDON'S SHOE SERVICE
 RECEIVES LARGE SHIPMENT

Gordon's Shoe Service is an- nouncing the arrival of 1900 pairs of shoe for men, women and chil- dren, inaugurating first class shoe store for Nome. MT. Os- borne's knowledge of the footwear needs of the community gleaned while being employed at Polet's Store for the past five years will enable him to render a much need ed service to the community along with his shoe repair department.
 He is also carrying a line of mems apparel with more .merchan- disc arriving for the holidays.
 Gordon's Shoe Service is located in the former Pan American loca- ton next to the Dream Theater.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
.ClObe-Cirdlers
 Finish Longest and Shortest Hops

ANCHORAGE, (P)-The round the world fliers, George Truman and Cliff Evans, set a Saturday takeoff today for the start of the final lap of their world flight back to the United States, as mechanics worked on their tiny l00-horse- power planes.
 In event of bad weather, they said, they will fly the Alaska high way route south to Edmonton, Canada, rather than their previ- ously planned flight route to Ann cite Island, Southeastern Alaska, and thence to Los Angeles.
 They visited the Anchorage high school preflight class yester- day and addressed the student body assembly and last night were guests of chamber of commerce dinner honoring Lieut.. Gen. Ma than F. Twining, commanding general of the Alaska armed forces.
 Word received here said that special flights of Army planes will meet them within a short distance of Los Angeles. The White House has also invited them to meet President Truman when they reach the east coast.
 They left Teterboro, N. J., on their world flight last Aug. g.