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Evening star., 1947-01-31
Tuck Picks 3 for Oyster Board
As MARYLAND Weighs Proposal

treasurer, and William D. Williams,
Mayor of Colonial Beach, an oyster
center on the Potomac.
The Maryland resolution was IN
troduced in the Senate yesterday by
President Byrnes, Democrat, Of
Baltimore, Majority Leader Soth-
oron, Democrat, Of Prince Georges
and Senator Goldstein, Democrat,
of Calvert. Mr.. Sothoron explained
that the introduction Of the resolu-
ton did not mean the State was
backing down on a measure still
pending in the House Chesapeake
Bay and Tributaries Committee.
This bill was passed last week by the
Senate and would empower Mary
land authorities to try Virginians
caught violating oyster laws in the
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
Gov. Tuck has warned Gov. Lane
of Maryland that Virginia will not
recognize any such law until tested
in the courts.
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behind the sacrificial altar, where
the ceremony-known as an "open
hearing"-was held.
The victim was led to a table be-
fore the Senators, who questioned
him at length. The man was a SUBJ
sub-chieftain of some kind who la
bored in one of the huge Govern
ment huts, and I could not deter
mine the charge against him. Per-
haps sacreligious utterances against
the tribal 1aws-referred to as "po-
ltical programs.
In any case, he was compelled to
speak into a machine which magnf-
fed his voice to help the Senators
detect any heresy. From time TO
time, unfeeling natives Of the vii
lage who sat in the room to observe
the sacrifice Uttered aloud.
noted one further method OF
flendish torture. A Administered po-
liceman wearing . loaded pistol IN
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Capital Man Awaits
Stock Sales Penalty
BY the Associoted Press

| NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 31.-Marion
Allen, 81, of Washington failed to
show cause in Federal Court yes
terday why he should not be pun
ished for using the mails to sell un-
Registered stock certificates, In de-
f1ance of previous order.
The matter of punishment-rec-
commended by Assistant United
States Attorney Walkley E. johnson
at 81 900 fine and 60-day term
Of imprisonment-was taken under
advisement by Judge Sterling Hutch
eson.
Allen, who has been selling secur-
tiles for more than 80 years, was
found guilty Of violating an injunc-
ton entered against him here July
b. At that time it was disclosed he
had sold pre-organizational con-
tracts and stock In the Western Tin
Mining Corp. without having regis
tered them with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Evidence submitted yesterday
showed he has continued his sales
from offices in Washington.
Four residents of Washington, all
Of whom had bought stock in the
Western Tin Mining Corp, testified
they had received a circular letter
signed by Allen and dated October
10, in which he inclosed a contract
for the sale Of pre-organizational
stock in the Monarch Mining Corp.
Evening star., 1947-01-31

No one In the business attempted
to say, however, that the day of the
coal burner is done. On the con-
trary, agreement was unanimous
that coal-burning locomotives will
be around for a long time, and for
two principal reasons:
One Is that American railroads
have an estimated $4,000, ,000, 900 in
vested in coal-burning locomotives.
Most of them have many years Of
usefulness ahead of them. Even If
they could be replaced at once, the
investment is too big to scrap.
Then, too, several railroads and
coal companies are cooperating at
cost of several million dollars in
experiments seeking to improve the
efficiency of coal burners.
The most closely watched and
perhaps the most promising Of the
experiments centers in an effort
to design a coal-burning Diesel.
This involves the pulverizing of coal
to consistency approximating that
of ordinary flour. The idea Is to
feed the powdered coal into a Diesel
Evening star., 1947-01-31

torium, Walter Reed Hospital. 1t
will be presented by Brig. Gen
Claude B. Ferenbaugh, commander
of the Military District of Wash
ington.
Army spokesmen said the civilian
award generally was signed by the
Secretary of War, but the President
signed this because of Mrs. Steed's
unusual service.
Mrs. Steed is credited with start
ing Servicemen's Club No. at
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, shortly after the beginning of
the war when she had little more
than a coffee pot and a few tables
to work with. Later, she was official
hostess of the United Nations Serv-
ice Center and has spent much of
her time with hospitalized GIs.
In the first war, Mrs. Steed, the
wife of j. Nathaniel Steed, a former
War Department employe, lost an
eye overseas as a canteen worker of
the Red Cross. She was hospitalized
last fall when the sight of her other
eye was endangered after she was
struck with a baseball at picnic
in Rock Greek Park.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Trumon Extends Time
For Report on Loyalty

President Truman has given his
Temporary Commission on Empleye
Loyalty until February 20 to submit
its first. report, which was due
htomorrow.
The postponement was announced
late yesterday.
The commission, headed by A.
Dewitt Vanech, special assistant to
the Attorney General, Is an inter-
agency unit set up November Is to
decide what further steps might be
necessary for dealing with the
problem of disloyalty In the Gov
eminent.
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larity of the Diesels. Southern put
its first Diesel units in operation in
1899. 1t now has a fleet of 313
DieselS.
Southern's present fleet includes
the first Diesel freight locomotive
built in this country-a S, horse
power engine placed in service May
20, 194l. It still is in operation. The
system has 1,442 coal-burners.
Information available here as to
other lines serving. Washington was
less detailed. But District repre-
sentatives of the lines said they
knew their expansion programs leans
heavily toward oil-burning locomo-
tives in preference to the coal
burners.
These include the Pennsylvania
system, which already has electrified
its service to Washington, using
hydro electric power. The Chesa-
peake g. Ohio and the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac roads
also were reported to be awaiting
delivery of Diesel units.
Further confirming the trend was
Evening star., 1947-01-31
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 31.-The
latest controversy between Mary
land and Virginia over illegal oyster
ing in the Potomac River moved
into the tactical stage today with
the appointment by Gov. Tuck of
three men to represent Virginia on
a proposed joint Maryland Virginia
commission.
In Maryland the State Senate
received a resolution agreeing to
creation Of such a commission to
study the oyster laws as embodied
in the revised Maryland Virginia
compact.
Named by Gov. Tuck to the COM
mission, authorized under a joint
study resolution adopted unani-
mously Wednesday by the General
Assembly, were former State Sem
ator c. O'Conor Goolrick of Fred
ericksburg, w. Tayloe Murray, State
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in much the same manner as oil.
Sponsors of the experiment pre-
dict, II their efforts are successful,
that the lower price of coal will
keep it In the preferred fuel posi-
tion.
At present, railraod men said, not
more than or per cent Of the
coal burned is converted into used
locomotive power. The remainder
goes to waste in the form of smoke,
ashes and unused heat. The useful
return from oil is about Is per
cent.
Railroad men and locomotive
builders said If the useful return
on coal can be raised to 20 or rs
per cent economy will force its use
in preference to oil. Coal still would
be the unchallenged king of loco
motive fuels.
But unless that does happen, they
agreed, the years Of the coal burner
may be numbered. The present
trend likely will continue and ac-
celerate until oil-burning Diesels
and electrics become supreme.
Evening star., 1947-01-31

ton and Fire Safety Regulations, -
with representatives present from
the Health and Fire Departments
The four-point program calls for
improved sanitation, highest pos
sible quality of food, better service
and reasonable prices.
Other officers elected were Au-
gust H. Dressed of Old Williams
burg Restaurant, first vice presi-
dent; Edward M. Warner of Tas-
tee Diners, second vice president:
Raymond Lurba of Lurba Brothers,
treasurer; Robert j. Wilson, execu-
tive secretary, John S. Cockrell,
assistant executive secretary, and
Ringgold Hart, general counsel.
Evening star., 1947-01-31

Trustees to administer the assets
Of George H.. Williams and his
bankrupt real estate corporation
Williams Properties, Inc, are ex-
pected to be chosen by more than
300 creditors at meetings today In
the Municipal Court Building
Fifth and E streets NV.
Creditors of Williams personally
and the George H. Williams Co. will
meet in the courtroom of Chief JUS
tice Bolitha j. Laws at 3 pm. Credi-
tors of the real estate firm will
meet In the same place an hour
later.
The meetings were called by John
A. Bresnahan, District bankruptcy
referee.
About 200 Washington area vet
erans who deposited from $500 to
81 900 each with Williams for homes
that were not built are expected to
be among creditors at both the ses-
SionS.
Until trustees are named, assets
Of the bankrupt real estate man will
remain in the hands of two court
appointed receivers, Samuel M.
Greenbaum and Louis H. Cohen.
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nq Woshnqons Great Stone Tepee Unnees Marco Polo Boyle
aoui facit per alum facit D

"Qui facit per alum facit per Sc.
IT know what that MEANS" said
the victim and was led from the
room.
Later Senator Pepper assured me
that "qui facit per alum facit pei
Sc" was Just senatorial language for
what one does by another he does
himself"
But I still don't know what hap
pened to the victim-Whether he
was quietly given "the checkof" or
whether he has been locked up for
ever In ''the closed shop"
As I left this weird and unnerving
sacrificial room, they were dragging
q fresh victim to the altar, and
sGmga Din" was standing by with
. full water glass. But I had seen
enough for one day.
(TontorYosD: The tho Washing
ton tribes on the bdttlefeld.J
Evening star., 1947-01-31

his holster moved about the room
setting glasses of water before the
victim and the Senators.
As this malicious "Gunga Din
keep refilling the glasses, the Sena.
tors excused themselves from the
room from time to time and re-
turned. But the hquid-logged VIC
tim remained throughout the in
QUESTION seated at the table, drain
ing glass after glass.
Two Senators quarreled over what
the final punishment should be-
'sthe checkoff" or "the closed shop
At least gather they were discuss
ing the penalty have not yet
completely deciphered the strange
languages of Washington.
Senator Joseph Ball Of Minnesota
objected to the closed shop" as
unfair, but Senator Claude Pepper
of Florida said he was In favor Of It
and added significantly:
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ton indeed - perhaps originally
founded by lost Roman seafarers-
las some OF the early heroes wear
garments reminiscent of the Roman
toga. Among those sculptured in
classic attire is one George wash
igton," perhaps fugitive from the
Caesars VINO found sanctuary mere,
He is beloved by both tribes.
A later descendant bearing q
striking facial resemblance to him
is depicted in the garb of the 18th
century. He also was named George
Washington. Both men are still
known as "the Father Of the Coun-
try" It is indeed puzzling.
Now I must relate the narrowing
sacrificial ceremony I witnessed
after slipping unobserved into a
stone dungeon called committee
room"
August Senators from the two
tribes were seated In padded chairs
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Tests Indicate Leak
In Bus Company's
Unused Gasoline Tank

Preliminary pressure tests on the
first of three unused gasoline storage
tanks of the Washington, Virginia
g. Maryland Coach Co., indicate
that it contains a leak, Investigators
said today.
The tests are continuing on the
8, 8,900-gallon tank and two others
one of $500 gallons and the other
of 11,020 Observation-Disclosures said.
The tests are being made in an
attempt to determine the source of
a mysterious gasoline seepage which
has filed wells in the area near
Fifth and North Pollard streets in
Arlington. A total of more than
$500 gallons has been pumped from
one of three wells in the area. The
other two have yielded several hun
dred gallons. County workmen are
still pumping out the gasoline.
County Manager Frank G. Hanra-
han has warned % families in the
affected area to move to other
quarters because of the danger
from the leaking gasoline and gaso-
line fumes. Two families moved.
In addition to the three unused
tanks at the bus company, tests are
being made of II other storage
tanks in the area.
Evening star., 1947-01-31

nounced today.
Under his direc-
ton the organi-
.zation will con-
duct a four
point program,
f or 1947, de-
signed to win
and hold the
good will of res
taurant patrons.
A series of
sectional meet
ings will be held
in the Washing
ton area soon.
The topics will
include HCanita.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Woman Asks AnnuImenf;
Can't Recall Weddina

Mrs. Inez Elizabeth Kessler, 32O(
block of Twelfth street NE, brought
suit in District Court yesterday
asking annulment of her marriage
in November, 1945, claiming that
when the ceremony was performed
she was so under influence of liquor
that she had no knowledge OF. it
Her husband, according to the
suit, is Louis Kessler, who is with
the Army Air Forces at Mitchell
Field, N. Y. The ceremony was
performed at Leesburg, Va, the suit
said.
Attorney Lowell H. Ewing sale
Mrs. Kessler was 18 at the TINT
of the marriage. The suit said Mrs
Kessler never has lived with hel
husband,
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Legion Post Is Certified
As LARGEST in District

The James Reese Europe Post No.
5, American Legion, today was Of
ficially certified as the largest Le-
gion post in the District, with a
membership of 2,279.
The post was named in ma
tional Legion listing of 455 Of the
groups 1870 posts which enrolled
more than 1000 members during
1916.
The Districts top post placed 83d
in size nationally. The other local
posts were named in the list, how
ever. They are Vincent B. Costello
Post No. Is, 1886 members, and
Sergt. Jasper Post No. IS, with
I Ala members
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Gaming Suspect Released
On Bond After Chase

Elmer j. Sweeney, 80, Of 1885 c
street NE, was released yesterday
under 81 500 bond by United States
Commissioner Turnage on charge
OF operating lottery and possessing
lottery slips.
He had been arrested by Detec-
tives w. G.. Schillig, c. H. Calder
wood and Mark w. Gray of the
gambling squad after a five-block
chase ending in the 800 block OF
Second street S.W.
The detectives said they found
several sacks of numbers slips and
cash under the hood of his car
Hearing was continued until Febru-
ary 13.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Maryland Senate Confirms
Browning as Magistrate

Warren Browning, attorney, was
confirmed by the Maryland Senate
yesterday as trial magistrate fol
Bethesda, Md.
Mr.. Browning, who lives with his
wife and two children at 5000 Moor
land lane, Bethesda, will succeed
James Christopher, who has resigned
effective tomorrow.
A graduate Of the University OF
Maryland and Georgetown Uni
versity Law School, Mr.. Browning
served during the war in the Judge
Advocate Generals Office. He was
discharged as captain.
Last November Mr.. Browning was
defeated as Democratic candidate
for the House of Delegates. He is q
member Of the Edgemoor Citizens
Association and the Bethesda Cham
ber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Mitscher's S Physicions
Call Heart Specialist
By the A.seeiated Pres.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 31.-Tht
Naval Station Hospital here sale
that Capt. Cecil Andrews, hear
specialist at the Bethesda Nava
Hospital, was to arrive in Norfoll
today for consultation on the Illness
of Admiral Marc Mitscher, com.
mander of the Atlantic Fleet.
The 60-year-old wartime COM
mander Of the famous Task Force
So in the Pacific is confined to bed
at the hospital, where his condi-
ton was said to be satisfactory"
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Bills
.To5eek Change
For Plans Unit
Montgomery Drofts
Three Measures to
transfer Functions
By J. B. Zotmon
By J. B. Zotmon
Siar Siaff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-Three bills
intended to transfer many of the
functions Of the Maryland -National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to the Montgomery County
Commissioners are being drafted by
the county delegation to the Gen.
eral Assembly, it was learned today
One of the measures, according
to Anders r. Lofstrand, jr., dele.
cation chairman, would empower
the county commissioners to appoint
Montgomery County members o1
the Planning Commission. This
authority is vested now in the Gov.
ernor, who also appoints Prince
Georges County members.
Mr.. Lofstrand said the, bill plac-
ing the power of appointment OF
Montgomery County members of the
Planning Commission in the hands
Of the County Commissioners is be-
ing drafted by Senator Roy Tasco
Davis, a member of the all -Republi-
can delegation.
Other Curbs Proposed.
Another bill which would affect
the commission is being drawn up
by Delegates r. Duncan Clark and
John r. Reeves.
It would eliminate unnecessary
functions of the commission, such as
the power to set up a park police
system and places of amusement
according to Mr.. Lofstrand.
The third bill, Mr.. Lofstrand said
would transfer to the county COM
missioners from the Planning Com
mission those functions now prop
erly belonging to the former" They
include the building inspectors Of
flee and much of the commissions
advisory zoning powers.
Aim of the proposed legislation
Mr.. Lofstrand explained, is to make
the Planning Commission an agency
devoted only to the acquisition OF
park sites and general county plan
ming.
Mr.. Lofstrand emphasized that
the proposed legislation is based on
the Montgomery County Republican
platform in last years election cam
paign.
Many of the provisions in the
three bills also have been advanced
by the Montgomery County Charter
Committee, which has recommended
the appropriate legislation be en-
acted by the General Assembly.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Fields Accountant
|Af Contempt Trial i

The prosecution began cross-ex.
animation today OF the certified pub.
lie accountant hired by Benjamin
F. Fields, who is on trial in Dis.
trict Court on charge Of con.
gressional contempt. The charge
grew out of Fields failure last Au-
gust to give the House Surplus
Property Committee all his flnan-
cial records on surplus wire sale
The witness, Ted r. Strom, brought
into the court four large envelopes
of records in response to an order
of Justice Alexander Holtzoff.
Under examination by Assistant
United States Attorney William
Hitz, Mr.. Stroms calendar pad on
which he made work notations
showed that he did five and a half
hours work last July 81 for the
Fields group. This was shortly be-
fore Fields appeared before the COM
mittee.
Denies Talking to Woman.
Mr.. Strom denied to the prosecu-
tor that he had talked yesterday
with Miss Mary F. Brown, Fields
secretary, since testifying yesterday.
The witness said that he charges
the Field firm a. fiat fee of $500 q
month. He said he works principally
on tax matters.
In searching the accountants
records today, the Government hopes
to uncover further documents that
Fields could have supplied the
House committee, but did not.
The John Doe" memorandum
Fields produced before the COM
mittee was the center of Mr.. Strom's
testimony yesterday. Mr.. Strom
conceded in answer to Mr.. Hits
persistent questioning, that the
John Doe" memo was good neither
for income tax nor bookkeeping pur-
poses. It bore no date and no year.
Four-Way Split Shown.
The memorandum showed four
way split of the $4,442 commission
O1A q 0S11C Va OIL kAOo NlOAA1C oSASCA
wiring by the War Assets Admins
tration to Fields. It disclosed; $3.50
to Fields, 81 ,480 to Glenn A. Dies,
his former associate; 81, ,480 to John
Doe" identified as John r. Brunner,
Dies employe) and $400 to the
Washington lawyer, William Howard
Payne.
Mr.. Brunner has testified at the
trial he has not yet gotten his share
and Mr.. Payne told the court and
jury he took out his $400 before
settling with Fields. Mr.. Payne
represented the Oklahoma City firm
that bought the wire from Fields.
Mr.. Hitz directed attention to this
notation on the memo: IF they
question profits we make, which
amount to per cent, remind them
Of the fact that they pay their own
brokers and agents 1914 per cent.
Fields before the committee ex-
planned: "The regular agents of
War Assets get 121z per cent"
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Do You Know That

II the parents Of each child
who has ever been a patient at
Children's Hospital would give
81, the new building fund would
quickly reach its goal.
Contributed so far----S1, 165, 1862
To be raised 134,663. .6S
Contributions should be sent
to the Children's Hospital New
Building Fund Campaign, Thir-
teenth and v streets NV,
Washington ., D. @.
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Hospital Head to Speak

Arthur B. Solon, superintendent
of the Suburban Hospital, Bethesda
will be the guest speaker at the
monthly dinner meeting of the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce to
be held Monday evening at the Din
ner Bell Restaurant, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1947-01-31

information to Washington Offices
of two of the worlds largest loco
motive building plants the Ameri-
can Locomotive Co., and the Bald
win Locomotive Works.
A statement from Robert B. Nc
Coll, president of American Locomo-
tive, said 95 per cent Of all locomo-
tive orders are for Diesel-electrics,
as compared with 20 per cent II
years ago.
A further significant statement
from Mr.. McColl read:
American Locomotive has COM
pleted transition from the primary
function of constructing custom
designed steam locomotives to the
mass production of completely new
line of Diesel-electric locomotives. ~
Information concerning present
building in the Baldwin Works was
less specific. Washington repre-
sentatives said, however, most OF
Baldwin's orders for locomotives for
domestic use are for oil-burners. BY
way of contrast, coal-burners still
are preferred in foreign markets.
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Capt. F.A. Blond Promoted
TO Battalion Fire Chief

Capt. Frank A. Biondi of the Fire
Department has been promoted te
battalion chief to succeed Floyd G
Hanback,, who died Monday, the
Commissioners announced yesterday
1t. Ralph r. Raynes is promoted
to captain, Sergt. Francis c. ODon-
nell to lieutenant and Pvt. Frank w
Nicholas to sergeant. The promo
tions will take effect tomorrow.
Battalion Chief Biondi has been
in the department for % years. He
has been stationed at Truck Com
pany No. /.
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meritoriouS Serv-
ice award signed
by Pre- S | d e n t
Truman.
The 82-year-
old World War I
Red Cross work
er, who has de-
voted most of
the last five
years to making
servicemen feel
at h O m e in
Washington, was
to get the award
in a ceremony at
8 o'clock at
h,,Ii
Evening star., 1947-01-31
Hooker Heads Commission

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 81. R.-
Judge L. Mccarthy Downs term al
chairman Of the State Corporation
Commission expires today and under
the annual rotation policy for the
craftsmanship, Commissioner n
Lester Hooker will take over the
position.