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Evening star., 1947-01-28
JOS. G. BUTTS, Jr., Attorney,
00l Saufharn RuildinE
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW,

G. G.. SLOAN & Co. INC. auctioneers-
40 .Orienta! rugs in room and scatter sizes.
walnut hf peess seveas
double-barrel shotgun. Slimacfine electric
horse, desks, secretaries; drop leaf. snap
swiss music box. upholstered armchairs
and davenports. chests Of drawers, book
cases, china: glassware. brie-a-brac, lot
radios. electric fans. typewriters. portable
talking. machines. pictures. toys, games,
A. public aqsion at s1sns 7l5 18th
10 am. Now on exhibition. Terms, cash
G: G; sI0AN ga g. CO.. INC. Aucts Estsb-
ADAM A. WEsCHLER son, auctioneers.
tained in Premises No. la45 D st. ne.
also leasehold interest and good will.
Corded COY ug July " n. ia4e. eea as u instrament su
No. 3so62 among the records Of the
Recorder Of Deeds Of the District Of
secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
VIII sell by public auction at the above
s on Two Ha
refriaeratinE case. SIT. steam table, meat
sjieer. scales. coffee Urn; bottle cooler,
good will and unexpired term of lease to
premises, PARTICULARS OF WHICH sl,,1s VII be
as Samuel Chanker: ETHEL PRINCE,
Trustees. HARRY W. GOLDBERG. At
torney for Trustees. Investment Building
FUTURE.
ADAM A. WESCHLER 4 SON, auctioneers
Trustees sale of 1912 Pontiac sedan
By virtue Of a chattel deco of trust filee
August l, 1945, among the records Of the
Recorder of Deeds OF the District OF
Columbia as Lien No. 1886, and at the
request of the party secured thereby the
undersigned trustees will sell by public
Friday, January. 81, 1947, at 10 O'Clock
am, 1912 Pontiac 6-cylinder, 4-door
sedan, motor and serial No. P6KA21 500
Terms: Cash. WALTON L. SANDERSON
and =, KENNETH o. HULSE, Trustees
ADAM A. WEsCHLER & SON. auctioneers
Trustees sale Of 1910 international
two-ton truck. By virtue of a chattel deed
Of trust filed June, %. 1945, among the
records Of the Recorder Of Deeds of the
District of Columbia as Lien No. 1885.
and at the request Of the party secured
thereby the undersigned trustees will sell
by public auction at 1880 Rhode Island
ave. ne, on Friday, January. 81. l947;
at 10 O'Clock a.m., 1910 international
two ton stake and platform truck, Serial
No. 23723, Motor No. FAB-241 $40 lad
Terms: Cash WALTON L. SANDERSON
and KENNETH o. HULSE Trustees
Hamilton National Bank ja25,27,2S,29,30
Evening star., 1947-01-28
GARAGES WANTED

GARAGE OR WAREHOUSE, downtown
location, or stories; plenty floor space
suitable for carpenter shop. RE. 0S5s
evenings, MI. 1858. 80
BUY OR RENT ALLEY GARAGE suitable
for sign shop. Phone MA 6o91. 80
Evening star., 1947-01-28
FARMS WANTED.

LESS THAN 800 ACRES, within So mi of
washington. on hard-surface road suit suit
ings fair, modern utilities. Give price and
PARTICULARS Box 93-E, Star. 2S'
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MIscELL's Cont. J

AU10M01WE MIScELL'S tConF.j
TRUCK TIRES, 8, size 32xs. 10; also s
tubes: good cond.; win sell reas. Call AD.
0LDSMoBJE PARTS. 1884; frame bent.
ing condition; heater. 3 new tires and
tubes. 17x5.50. Call Gil. 1875 after 6 I'm.
MOTOR BIKE. whizzer. excellent con-
diton. just oyerhauled; S100: l946 model.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

SPECIAL TRUCK SALE
1871 Ford 11a-ton stake --- S975
1910 Chevrolet baton van 950
1941 Ford 11a-ton dump ----- 1,O50
194l Dodge 11a-ton dump 1,175
1s4S ssn stsas stsas 5szs
3-1942 studebaker 21a-ton 6x6 1850
1941 Federal 2h-ton tractor l'35g
1910 international 3-ton D.40 l,375
1943 International 1-ton, with WINCH
other trucks to pick from. Panel pick.
Hps RpeE All AMoToRs srHSfs sea5 1881 Biadensburs rd
corner of Montana ave. ne 29-
ARMY SURPLUS TRUCKS by Central
Motor Co, GMC Truck .Dealers-Speeial
sale this week; so trucks, priced oelo"
fSsts fS4s chevioiet, esi iM-ton stakes S. Se95
194O Diamond T, 1-ton wrecker---- 395
1910 Dodge, .11s-ton dump 795
1s4S 1919 pSags M 1ton seTrtSa exe with winch, go
1888 Chevrolet, a-ton panel 55445
New 12-ft. van bodies (all trucks 350
25O-eal. water trailers- !g5
Cargo trailers, l ton -----. .-,-- i3o
Many others to choose from. lnciuolne
ton, ton 6xe @ bridge construction truck; 1914
Mack 5-ton, AKA -pontoon tractor; 1945
Chevrolet IR-ton. 4x4 dumps: 1912 GMc
stSg yans 1e45 GMS 1c sspssks TTssk peai. eaS
70 reach: Out through GEORGETOWN, cross
CRoutes 3l1 or .29J,. drive. 1h miles
Daily. s to 6; Sunday, 10 to 8. 3.-3l
Evening star., 1947-01-28
GARAGES FOR SALE.

PREFABRICATED steei-aluminum garages
and mill bldgs.: also wood beach cottages
for early delivery. DUPONT IRON
WORKS. Ma. 1866, 1166 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
GAS STATIONS WANTED.

HAVE CLIENT who will lease or buy a
going gasoline station or site for same
provided Ii is properly zoned and located in
Washington or nearby MARYLAND. CRANE
&, HEIAN. Realtors. 824S Georgia ave.
Silver Spring, Md, 81. 1000. -
Evening star., 1947-01-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
John LEWIS SMITH, Jr., Attorney,
-2A 16th Street MY.

n,srp1cr 729 o55h l2th strsst zee MY; nv UNITED
uodas pfobas fo5 The conlss Dstrfs Of
lninfstra ation-This is to Give Notice: That
the subscriber. of the State of Missouri,
has obtained from the Probate Court OF
the District 9f Columbia Letters ossnb Tsssa
Evans. late Of the District of Columbia,
against the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same. with the vouchers there
on or before the 9th day Of January, AID.
eluded from all benefit Of SAID A est estate; e;
given undeF my tNEs hand this g5h AZ g.
Attest: afRo ~ MTHEoDoRE coGsWELL: Register
of Wills for the District of Columbia, CLERK
Of the Probate Court. lal4.2l,2 ,2s
JOHN p; s;.I sADtER; sn9;.,as Attorney
DISTRICT eogsT n,s3T;ct TIE II ceISnba gN1TED
HoIding a Probate Court.@No. 6s457,
Administration. This is to GIVE Notice;
That the subscribers, OF the Distrlct OIL
S0Ssa haSe y s eefnsa bslc trG 81 eoum5s s R5G
Letters of Administration on the estate OF
Elwin Elton Saunders, late Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, deceased. All persons
having claims. against the deceased are
the the eS Vouchers thereof, legally authenticated
asy % 'ne Of sasone' January. kD. 1875 otherwise
they may by law be excluded from al
benefit of said estate. Given unoer our
efafS Chiffon eii < "a SfS 8 MRss wy
Attest: Attest MELVIN j. MARQUES, Deputy
Register Of wills for the District of CO.
lumbia. Clerk of the Probate Court, 20
Evening star., 1947-01-28
LEGAL NoTIcEs (con't.) J
N. A. GRAY, ATTORNEY

N. A. GRAY, Attorney.
Dlsaas. s'as.s 70. e9SsIp sRs pl:aliss eslsnsis
ministration,.This is to. Give Notice;
That the subscribers, OF the District Of
spectiVely. have obtained from the Probate
Court Of the District Of Columbia, Letters
Testamentary on the estate Of Grace II.
Lowe, late OF. the District Of Columbia.
against the deceased are hereby warned
thereof. legally authenticated. to the sub.
s ss't they gay may
by law be excluded from all benefit Of SAID
day Of January. 1947. EMMA DOROTHY
G2N a. aaA sls sfs nsisss ss sM
bsaEtG boRE cooswE As sef Rssstsr Ar'esf 81 wills or
p2ea3. ths psEtst coar of Columbia ,es csrs of
JOS; e sag.5syn sTuTs; u; b.iia'sI. Asss.ney'
States for the District Of columbia,
Holding Probate, .court.--No. 6766s; Ad-
Thas sss the sfss
lumbia, has obtained from the Probate
Of Administration on the estate Of Monta-
I late IF ef Rstfs hsr Hi Claims
against the deceased are hereby. warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers there
Of. legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
excluded from ali benefit of said estate:
Given under my hand this 18th l,d day Of
poRE coGssWEIL, Register ef wis Tor
the p1e,I District Gr Of Columbia Glerk 9f the
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Word Come
Find "a or more common English
uu0fdc In

words IN
FIRMNESS
meaning stability, solidity." Aver
age mark is % words. Time limit,
20 minutes.
Rules Of the game-1. Words must b
Of four or more letters. z. Words which
"s6 such as "bats," ''cats," are not used.
3. Only one form Of word is used. 4.
Proper names are not used. A List will be
published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

PLYMOUTH taxi 1941, 1912 Dodge motor
excellent condition, radio and heater, S695
WATSON'S TEXACO. 9th and N sts; NV
PLYMOUTH 1895 4-door; in excellent con
dition, good tires, radio; $3.50. Call NO
PLYMOUTH 1941 4-door sedan: excel. me
ehanieal eond; black; original owner
Evening star., 1947-01-28

MERCURY 1910 two-door; radio and heat
er; excellent condition; $3.50. Box 360-J,
Star go
new tires; motor completely rebuilt: blue
leatherette upholstery: new battery; excel
lent condition: one owner; $1,250 or best
heater, seat covers. tires; 900 miles: 81
400 cash. DU. 6133 after SPIN, 2s.,
x luxe equipped, g4 r. aa and 'u h.. spare; ssa75
cash. No dealers. BOX 352-c. Star. 80
NASH l947 2-door 2-tone ,Weather-Eye.
ir-conditioned: driven less than SO miles.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
By the Assoeiossd Pres,

TEXAS CITY, April 16.-Bloody
from head to foot and wearing an
improvised bandage about his badly
cut head, w. II. Sanberg, vice
president of the Texas City Term
inal Railway Co.. gave the first
eyewitness account OF todayis ex-
plosion which is estimated to have
killed about 200 persons here.
The first explosion was on the
French ship Grand Camp which he
had just left 5 minutes previously
Mr. Sanberg's Office was near the
ship. which was at Texas City re-
portedly to take on cargo Of
fertilizer.
Early today, Mr.. Sandberg re-
lated, the ship was discovered
ablaze. Live steam was inlmedi-
ately applied to the fire, he said,
but 1t failed to bring 1t under con-
troll.
Then, MIR. sandberg said, the ship
was towed out In stream but
before it could be gotten away, the
first terrific explosion occurred.
Mr.. Sandberg said it was r,lmored
that the boat was carrying load
of ammunition. This rumor was
not confirmed, but he said II feel
safe in saying 1t did carry ammuni-
ton
He told Fred Pool Of the La Porte
Chamber Of Commerce that he had
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Irvine, director OF the Bureau o1
Vital Statistics: William A. Gawler
speaking for the District Funera,
Directors Association, and William
lC. Houston, representing an associ-
alton of colored undertakers.
They pointed out that 48 States
have such licensing laws and thai
the District is operating under a
law of 1873 which requires only that
undertakers and embalmers be reg
istered with the Health Department
or vouched for by a registered
funeral director.
Mr.. Chambers saids he left the
livery stable business to 20 into
undertaking business many years
ago because the profits were sc
sweet" it beat the horse business. ;
Later, when he was attacking al.
legedly high profits in the under.
taking business, Representative Mil.
Ter reminded him that profits j,
lsee UNDERTAKES, Page AL
Evening star., 1947-04-16
BY tho Assoeiutsd Press

TEXAS CITY. Tex. April To-
The worst explosion In Texas
Gulf Coast history today rocked
a 100-mile area. killed an esti-
mated 200, injured possibly 1000
more, and virtually razed this
city OF $4,000.
Poison gas was reported to be
infiltrating the still-burning city at
noon. The National Guard was
called out In the area.
Doctors, nurses, police and fire.
men from Galveston, Houston and
other nearby cities were rushed
here.
The chain OF explosion began on
the Grand Camp, q French ship
loaded with nitrate. 1t spread to
tho multimillion dollar Monsanto
Chemical Corp. plant. now reported
a complete ruin following the ex.
plosion an dire.
Crowd ON Docks.
The death and casualty estimate
was made by the Galveston Tribune,
which rushed newsmen to Texas
City, 10 miles across Galveston Bay
from Galveston. Telephone COM
munications were disrupted by the
explosion, the few remaining lines
being clogged with emergency calls
for help.
The Grand Camp, destroyed with
all men aboard by the explosion, &c
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Spring Shows Blanket
Wide Area Of Midwest
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. April 16.-A spring
storm, centered over Ohio today
brought snow and rain to large
section of the Nation.
Snow fell in Southern Michigan
Northern Indiana. Northern Illinois
Southern Wisconsin and Southeast
ern Iowa.
Dubuque, Iowa, had 3 inches over
night; Madison, Wis, had inches
and Milwaukee, Wis, and Des
Moines, Iowa, / inch.
The storm was moving northeast
ward and was expected to bring
rain or snow to the New England
area by late afternoon.
During the last "A hours. it caused
extensive precipitation-either snow
or rain-from the Continental Divide
to the Atlantic Coast, missing only
Southern Texas, New England
Minnesota and the extreme North
ern Great Lakes region.
Skies will clear tomorrow in all
areas affected by the storm except
New England, the Weather Bureau
at Chicago said.
In the District, the rain was ex.
pected to end late today, and the
Weather Bureau forecast clear ano
cooler weather for tomorrow. The
thermometer will drop to about Al
tonight after temperature in the
middle or upper Cos this afternoon
according to the forecast. Lowest
temperature today was So degrees
at about sam.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Chambers Tells Permit Hearing
Of Biz Profits in EmbuImino

w. w. Chambers. the undertaken
today staged one-man revolt be-
fore House and Senate Joint Sub
committee against bill to Require
licensing of Washington's undertak-
ers and embalmers.
He denounced the measure as a
scheme to permit undertakers to
"gobble up as much money as they
can get from widows and orphans.
Specifically. Mr.. Chambers pro-
tested that collins costing only $50
were being sold for as high as $50
to $3.50.
The hearing was conducted at a
joint meeting of the Health SUBJ
committees of the House and Sem
ate District Committees by Repre-
sentative Miller, Republican, of Ne
braska, and Senator Cooper, Repub-
lican, of Kentucky.
Enactment Of the legislation was
urged by DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger
deputy health officer; Joseph B.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Witnesses Say Blasts Jumped
From Ship to industrial Plants

left the doomed ship for his nearby
office less than five minutes before
ut blew up, and he Immediately
began putting in emergency tele-
phone calls.
When the explosion first oc.
Cured" Mr.. Sandberg said, "l
jumped under my roll-top desk"
Mr.. Pool said the Monsanto Chem.
ical Co. simply doesn't exist" ane
he added that "the devastation here
Is the most terrible thing you evel
saw. You can't imagine it. AS
speak, / feel there are thousands
dead and injured. !.
The explosions, Mr.. Pool said
jumped in one, two, three orde,
from the ship to the Monsante
Chemical plant to the Stone oil
Co. and possibly to others, since
a heavy piece Of steel from the Re-
public Oil Co. was picked up two
miles away.
The conclusion was simply terri.
ble," Mr.. Pool said. "It blew win.
dows out of every home In town. II
blew In ceilings in business buildings
1t cracked new buildings from enc
to end.
I'm the M. E. Agee drugstore every
clerk was injured. The explosion
even blew doors oil their hinges
The explosion was felt In La Porte
and the blaze could be seen from
Seabrook as / drove toward Houston
TO reach telephone" Mr.. Pool said
Evening star., 1947-04-16

cording to the Tribune, caught fire
early today. Several hundred curl
GUS gathered at the docks to watch
the fire.
When the explosion followed.
many on the docks were killed. Steel
beams were hurled over the city,
some as far as Is miles away.
Many of the dead were Monsanto
workers.
Port Arthur and Orange, about
100 miles distant, said the blast was
audible there, and buildings rocked.
At Pelly, 27 miles distant, man
said the sound "hurt my eardrums."
Palestine, 160 miles north Of here,
claimed to have heard the sound
also.
Fires Still Raging.
Fires still were raging hours after
the explosion, and no water was
available to fight them.
Albert Nichols. Harris County
sheriff's dispatcher, said Texas city
officials have radioed Fort Crockett
at Galveston that poison gas was
infiltrating the city. He said off,
cials were urging that all available
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Congress Group to Study Prices;
Boruch Sees Brink of InfIution'
Advocates 44-Hour
Week, No Strikes
Until '4o as Cure
By the Asseeiatsd Press

COLUMBIA. S. c.. April 49,
Bernard M. Baruch declared
today that I'VE are on the brink
Of an engulfing imitation. There
is only one way out. That is by
work"
MIR. Baruch, addressing the South
Carolina State Legislature on the
occasion of the unveiling Of his
portrait, asserted:
The more we produce, the less
viii be the cost OF living; the more
things we can buy, the easier will
be the building up of our reserves
physical, financial and spiritual, too,
for we shall be free of worry, the
absence of which is a sense Of
security.
"We are today in the midst of a
cold war" he said, adding:
"Our enemies are to be found
abroad and at home. Let us never
forget this: Our unrest is the heart
of their success. The peace of the
world Is the hope and the goal OF
Evening star., 1947-04-16
US. Information Chief
In Soviet Quits in Row
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MOSCOW, April I6.-Armand
Willis has resigned as chief of the
United States Information Service
here and left Moscow by air today
for the United States, where he
planned to make public the differ
ences with the United States En-
bassy that led to his resignation.
Shortly before his departure, Mr.
Willis said he did not know whether
his explanation Of his leaving his
post would be given in a statement
to the press or would be written BY
himself for publication.
Reliable sources said Mr.. Willis
resigned because of sharp differen-
ces with the embassy over American
policy in the Soviet Union, princi-
pally as it applied to his own work.
He resigned after returning to
Moscow from trip to the Ukraine.
His report on that trip was said to
have climaxed his differences with
the embassy.
Informants said he submitted his
resignation after being ordered to
take post with the information
service in another European city.
Mr.. Willis had his two children In
Russian schools in Moscow and of
ten expressed belief that he had
better contacts and understanding
with the Russian people than many
persons at the embassy.
It was in his Office that Elliott
Roosevelt and his wife, during their
visit here, had a spirited exchange
with American correspondents on
Russian-American relations.
= MIR. Willis, however, did not figure
in that controversy.
His wife and children remained
behind IN Moscow.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Tuft Announces
Survey in Effort to
Prevent Depressions
BY The Associated Press

Senator Taft, Republican, OF
Ohio announced today that the
Joint Congressional Economic
Committee will begin an inten-
sive study of prices as part of its
long-range job of trying ito pre-
vent future depressions."
Senator Taft said members OF the
Senate House committee, which he
heads, agreed at a meeting today to
send out general pricing question
naire to leaders of agriculture, man
ufacturing, economics and govern
ment.
Then we may call in some five OF
six people for testimony" he added.
Senator Taft had said in advance
OF the meeting that he agrees with
President Truman that prices are
too high.
But it would be a mistake, he
added, to jack up wages before a
determined effort is made to bring
living costs down.
Everybody agrees that prices are
(See PRICES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-04-16
King Christian Is Worse
with Temperature Of 1927
BY the A..ec;c,ed Pres.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April
liking Christians four physi-
clans were called to Amalienborg
Castle this afternoon and one Of
them said the 76-year-old mon
arch's condition has deteriorated
much since this morning"
His fever has increased alarm.
ingly during the day and has now
just passed l02.2," the doctor said.
His majesty is very tired. We ex-
Epect to be called to the castle again
this evening or night"
+ King Christian suffered q severe
heart attack on Easter Sunday.
Another of the four physicians
said their examination disclosed
that mucous secretions in the kings
lungs had increased; that hts heart
function still was fairly good, but
that respiration difficulties were IN
creasing.
"The king has no pains" this doc
tor said. The king is doing and his
consciousness now and then is
|dimmed. The pulse rate is rs and
the respiration rate So"
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Governor Of Szechwan
Named Premier Of China
By the Assoeiated Press

NANKING. April 16. - Chang
Chun, governor of Szechwan Prov
ince, today was appointed Premier
of China.
Chang's appointment had beer
forecast for months-even before T
v. Soong resigned as Premier q
month ago. There was no explana-
ton for the delay in naming him
however.
Since Soong's retirement under
fire OF some political factions who
partially blamed him for China {
economic crisis early this year. Gen.
Ieralissimo Chang Kai-shek had
been acting premier as well as
president of the republic.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
$50 DEAD THOUSAND HURT IN TEXAS BLASTS
Guards Ring Offices in London
After 4 Jews Hang in Palestine
Bomb Is Discovered
In. Building; BIost
Threat Is Received
By.fh Associated Press

LONDON, April 16.-Rigid Sc
curity precautions against a
long-threatened wave of Pales-
tine terrorism in the heart OF
London were taken tonight fol-
lowing the discovery of a bomb
in a. section of the Colonial
Office and a telephoned threat
that the War Office would be
bombed.
Military and civilian police con-
Quoted q thorough search for the
person-possibly a woman-who left
the Colonial Office bomb with its
mechanism set to explode about the
time Dow Bella .Gruner and three
other convicted terrorists were
hanged In Palestine at dawn. ~
1t was officially disclosed tonight
that a woman carrying a parcel
about the size of the bomb called at
the Colonial Office yesterday and
was permitted to use a lavatory,
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Severe Security
Measures Token
In Holy Lond
By III. As.oeios.d Pres.

JERUSALEM, April 1s.-Do,
Bella Gruner and three other
Jews convicted of acts of vio-
lence against British authority
in the Holy Land were hanged
at dawn today in Acre Prison
and a curfew of unprecedented
severity was imposed on all Pal
estine to prevent bloody retalia-
ton.
The four prisoners went to the
gallows defiantly-all of them sing
ing the Jewish anthem.
Even before they died, double and
triple guards we're mounted on
security points, British citizens
began moving voluntarily into safety
zones, and Jews were prevented
from leaving their homes.
So acute was the nation wide ten
sion that some authorities indicated
fear that the security measures
themselves might produce distur-
(See PALESTINE. Page A-41