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Evening star., 1947-03-07
Rockville Man Sues
To Curb Phone Rates
By the As.oeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 7.-Injunction
proceedings designed to invalidate
the recent telephone rate increase
approved by the Public Service Com
mission were on file in Federal
Court today.
The suit, brought by Roscoe F.
Walter Of Rockville, named as de-
PENDANTS Gov. Lane, Attorney Gen
eral Hall Hammond, the Federal
Communications Commission, the
Public Service Commission and the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
CO.
Mr.. Walter contended the PSC
order allowing the increases, handed
down February 4, Is arbitrary and in
violation of the "due-process" clause
OF the Federal Constitution.
The Federal Communications Com.
mission has directed the Baltimore
company to explain apparent vio.
lations" of an FEC order forbiddine
increased tolls on calls In the Wash.
ington area without a public hear
ing on, the subject.
The commission said the company
had effected some toll raises despite
the action Of the FEC III oderine
a hearing March 25.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Full Probe Shapes Up
For Relief Fund for
ID. {. Firemen, Police

The District policemen's and fire.
mems relief fund was headed to-
day for complete investigation, .
according to House Appropriations
Subcommittee members considering
a request for an additional $780,
900 for the fund for the remainder
of this fiscal year.
The subcommittee this afternoon
was to resume sessions which lasted
for four hours yesterday on pro-
posed deficiency appropriations to-
falling $4,252, 900 for the District for
the year ending next June 80.
To Hear d. c. OfficiaIs.
It will hear District officials on
the $184.200 additional funds asked
for public assistance and for the
81, ,234.000 extra wanted for st. Eliz-
abeth's Hospital. The public well
fare item Is for an expected in
crease in the case load for public
assistance during the balance of the
fiscal year, subcommittee members
said.
The additional amount for st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, it was ex-
planned. resulted from an increase
of rates from $3.50 to $3.55 a day
at the hospital. The subcommit-
tee indicated it is especially inter-
ested in determining how many
patients are nonresidents of the
District and can be cared for by
their home States.
Sharp Questioning.
Meanwhile, the requested $3.50, ,00C
additional for the policemen's and
firemen's relief fund reportedly
aroused the sharpest questioning at
yesterdays closed session. Mem
bers disclosed that very careful
consideration" is being given to the
whole size and operation of the
fund in view of the proposed in
crease from $1,875, 900 to $2,435, 900
during the current fiscal year.
'The investigation, also will see
whether any additional legislation
is needed" a member said
Another purpose of the study, he
said, will. be to determine whether,
as result of the additional $780,
600, participants in the relief fund
would be in a position to receive
benefits which other municipal en-
ployes do not obtain.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Murray Former Envoy,
Gets Medal of Freedom

Award of the Medal of Freedom
to Wallace Murray, 1848 Columbia
road NV, for distinguished serv-
ice while he was Ambassador to Iran
from June, 1945, to April, 1916, was
announced today by the Military
District of Washington.
The decoration is the second high
est the War Department can be-
stow on a civilian.
A first lieutenant with the 42d
tRainbow) Division in World War I,
Mr.. Murray started his diplomatic
career as secretary to the American
Legation in Budapest in 1920. He
subsequently served as Charge
d'Affaires at Teheran and as assist
ant chief and chief of the Division
of Near Eastern Affairs in the State
Department. He retired from the
diplomatic service after he returned
from Iran in 1916.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Resolutions lndorsing
Daylight Time Forecast
Al Meeting Today

Resolutions indorsing the bill of
Senator McGrath which would au-
thorize the District Commissioners
to establish daylight saving time
this summer If they find the resi-
dents favor it., are expected to be
adopted at a mass meeting this
afternoon.
This prediction was made yester-
day by those attending a luncheon
conf fa"e1ce WI ,ch drew up tentative
plans for the meeting at 4 pm.
IL the Chamber of Commerce Build
ing, 1915 H street NV, at which
Senator McGrath, Democrat, Of
Rhode Island will be chief speaker.
The Junior Board of Commerce
this morning sent kilograms to
Chairman Buck of the Senate Dis
trict Committee and Chairman
Dirksen Of the House District Com
mittee inviting them to this after
noon's meeting.
Enthusiasm for summertime day
light saving time was mounting,
according to reports from the Wash
ington Board Of Trade, which said
telephones in board Offices were
ringing all day yesterday as organi-
zation representatives and private
citizens called to express interest
in the McGrath bill.
The proposal of Senator McGrath
would provide that the Commits
sioners hold open hearings on day.
light saving time. II they then
decide it should be established,
clocks would be advanced an hour
mot earlier than the last Sunday
of April and not later than the last
Sunday of September"
Joseph c. McGarraghy, president
|of the Board Of Trade, will preside
lat today's meeting.
The work done toward obtaining
daylight saving for the District by
the Junior Board Of Commerce viii
be reviewed by l.. w. Lawder, presi-
dent. The results of the latest poll
on the proposal will be announced
by Clifford H. Newell, president of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Carlton D. Smith, general manager
|of Station WRC, will explain the
network program confusion that
can be avoided by adjusting WASH
ington time to conform with sum-
mer schedules Of the other large
cities.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Clhangeover
10 Natural Gas
Begins March31
Conversion Due in
8 Months; Standby
Plant Required

Washington viii begin converting
to natural gas on March 81 and
should complete the process in about
eight months.
This was announced by the WASH
ington Gas Light Co.. following a
Public Utilities Commission order
yesterday granting 1t permission to
change over from mixed to natural
gas.
The order also allows the com.
pany to bill gas users on the basis
OF the number of heat units con-
sumed rather than on a cubic-foot
basis. This will mean bills to con-
sumers will be the same.
Higher Heating Value.
Natural gas should be an i'm
provement, it was pointed out, hav-
ing heating value of 1,I00 British
thermal units per cubic foot as COM
pared with only 600 UNITS in the
mixed gas now used.
The changeover will bring the
District into line with nearby Mary.
land and Virginia areas which all
ready are using natural gas sup
piled by subsidiaries of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co.
The natural gas is piped here
from Kentucky. The gas company
buys it from the Atlantic Seaboard
Corp. at an average price of SO
cents per 1000 cubic feet.
Cost OF converting burners and
other appliances here, estimated at
s2,600,000, is to be borne by the
gas company.
standby" Plant Requested.
To guard against repetition of
the reduction in the gas supply
which occurred last month when
the pipeline broke, the PUG order
requires the gas company to main
tain one Of its two plants-the East.
at Eleventh and M streets Sc
IN standby" status. The plant
is to be equipped to furnish substi-
tute gas in the event of a failure.
The order followed public hear
ing last month at which company
officials cited the cost of building
up It's existing equipment as prime
reason for asking the changeover.
E. j. Boothby, vice president and
general manager, said economies
possible through the use of natural
gas use would head off increased
rates necessary to meet mounting
operating costs with mixed gas.
Increasing demands for gas here
left the company with the alterna-
tive OF building third plant in the
near future and possibly more at a
later date, it was pointed out.
The company said the cost Of
manufacturing gas rose 80 per cent
between 1899 and 1945.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Union Plea 10 License
16-mm. Projectionists
Gets Hearing Today

Yes, movies at the church social
would be fine. but who has a IL
cense to run the protector?
No such license problems now
plague neighborhood plans for film
showings here. However, they soon
may.
Last month, Local 224 of the
Moving Picture Machine Operators
Union asked the Commissioners tc
amend District licensing regulations
to include requirement that only
licensed operators be permitted to
run 16-millimeter projection ma
chimes at public gatherings.
Only 35-millimeter machines-the
typs used in theaters-now must
be operated by a Householder.
Fire Hazard Cited.
According to the union, film is
infammable, no matter what Its
size may be. Therefore, the nu-
merous showings of the 16-milli-
meter width to church groups and
clubs are potential hazards and
should be supervised by a person
who has met licensing requirements,
the union argued.
The proposal has generated con-
siderable opposition from groups
now using the equipment in their
programs. Their views are to be
presented at 2:30 pm. today at a
hearing before 1t. Col. Vernon A
Shurm, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, who Is an alternate mem
ber of the District Regulations Com
mittee.
The meeting was asked by John
A. Morrow of the International
Theatrical and Television Corp. OF
Washington. Mr.. Morrow told Col
Shurm representatives of the Ma
tional Education Association, Ma
tonal Federation of Churches and
the National Visual Education Deal
ers would be present.
Safety Film Used.
John v. Hansen, travel lecturer
and winner of numerous photo
graphic awards in the United States
and Europe, who plans to testify
yesterday denied 16-millimeter mo-
ton picture film is hazard. He
explained that the film customarily
used is of the acetate-cellulose, OF
safety" type, which will wither to
ashes when fred but will not throw
of q dangerous flame,
Evening star., 1947-03-07
D. {. Penal System Worker
Retires After 80 Years

Joseph E. Harris, veteran colored
employe OF the Districts Depart
ment Of Corrections, has been re-
tired after 80 years of service, II
was announced today.
Mr.. Harris, a resident. of Occo-
guam, Va, was presented with q
watch by fellow employees at din
ner in his honor Tuesday night
at the District Reformatory at
Lorton, Va
Among those attending were Dom
aid Clemmer, director of the de-
partment; E. j. WEIGH, superin-
tendent OF the reformatory; A. c.
Faison, assistant superintendent
and w. F. Fleming, District Work
house superintendent.
An. employe OF the construction
department, Mr.. Harris first joined
the District penal system In 1917
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Burglars Enter SkyIight,
Rob Cos Station of $3.50

Burglars dropped 20 feet through
a locker-rcom skylight at the ESQ
gasoline station, 2100 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, early today to reach
safe from which, police reported,
between $3.50 and $500 was taken.
John S. Costello, "a, of 1910 North
Rhodes street, Arlington, and C. e.
Duvall, IS, of 1852 Macarthur boule.
ward NV, operate the station.
Investigators believed the bur-
glars turned out the lights before
using tools collected In the station
to remove the safe door. An electric
clock was stopped at 1908 am. Po.
lice discovered the burglary when
they investigated because the lights
were out.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
7 Burglars Rob Hotel Here
Second Time in ; Months

Two burglars paid their second
visit in a little more than three
months to the Hotel National, 1903
7 street NV. last night.
William r. Merrill, 43, night man
ager of the hotel, formerly known
as the Benedick, said two men took
S33 at pistol point in the hotel
Office.
One man pointed small pistol at
him while the other took the money
from a cash drawer, according to
Mr.. Merrill, who said the hotel was
robbed of $100 under almost identi-
cal circumstances December 2.
Same guy, same gun" We're
getting pretty we'll acquainted by
now," Mr.. Merrill said of the man
who faced him.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Hearings on Fare Increase
Bring Out All Kinds of People
By Miriam Ottenbera

All kinds of people come to Dis
trict Building hearings-from the
housewife who can't get seat on
the bus to the retired Government
worker who just likes good argu-
ment.
A neighborhood zoning fight, ac-
cording to the District Building ex-
perts on this sort of thing, brings
out the big crowds. The weather
has something to do with it, too,
although it is said that spokesmen
for citizens associations will brave
sleet and snow any day if the issue
is right.
At least one hearing a week is
scheduled in the District Building S
f1fth-foor board room. Two kinds of
people attend the "spokesmen" for
groups who come to talk and the
people who just come to listen.
Room for $50.
The board room holds $50, seats
A third Of them were filled yester-
day when the Public Utilities Com
mission opened its hearing to de-
termine whether Washingtonians
will pay straight 10-cent streetcar
and bus fare.
Most Of the spectators studied
the sheets Of figures passed out by
the company as the hearing pro-
gressed, but not Mrs. Alice Gins
burg of 1405 Harvard street NV
Mrs. Ginsburg' wasn't there to listen
to talk about bus fares.
II want to get the bus back on
Harvard street." she confided,
fumbling among the bundles on her
lap. Nov have petition here. >
The eyes of P. S. Gable, 461e
Fifteenth street NV, sparkled with
anticipation before the hearing
started.
Il just like arguments" he ex-
planned. cts a good way to kill
time"
No Argument Develops.
Mr.. Gable, a retired Government
Printing Office employe, studied the
statistics while as the voice of the
witness began to drone. Then he
took off his steel-rimmed glasses
put them away and rubbed his eyes
You couldn't get an argument out
Of a statistic.
Behind him, William c. Gaus-
mann, Washington representative
lot the Socialist Party, brsily addec
up the. figures on the sheets all over
Evening star., 1947-03-07
lCC Orders Heurino
On Higher Rail Fores
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday ordered public
hearings on the petition of Eastern
railroads for general increases in
passenger fares.
A; hearing was set for March 81
here on the carriers petition for au-
thofity to boost basic passenger
coach rates from % cents to 25
cents per mile and parlor or Sleep
ing car rates from 3.3 cents to 3.5
cents per mile.
The railroads asked the increases
last week on grounds of "tremen-
dously increased costs of operation
resulting from wage boosts, higher
payroll taxes and increased costs OF
materials and supplies
Evening star., 1947-03-07

again. he wasn't content with
Capital Transit Co. mathematics.
The latter-day Nine. La Fargo In
the second row was Mrs. Edward
B. Morris. Mrs. Morris is all things
to the Randall Highlands Citizens
Association. She is its secretary
and chairman of its Public Utilities
Committee. She said she never
misses a PUG hearing.
"The only time I ever get any
knitting done is on street ears and
at these hearings" she said.
Another Objective.
A heavy-set man found a seat in
the second row. When a reporter
asked him if he was worrying about
increased fares, he shook his head
and muttered:
II just wanted to catch one of the
Commissioners at his leisure"
A man in the back row was skepti-
cal about the whole thing. :.
They're wasting taxpayers money
holding hearing, 'he said. II can
waste little time listening. I think
these things are all settled in adj
vance. Sure they're going to get the
increase. It's all sewed up"
Enter j. F. Broadfoot of 632 F
street NE. Mr.. Broadfoot said he
was a stockholder in the transit
company. What he wanted to know
was why the company got a $780,
900 tax refund.
"They must be nuts up there, "he
observed. Cant they count?"
Wife Sent Him.
White-haired w. Arthur Shelton
who said he lives beyond Chevy
Chase Circle and is interested in
parks and streets. searched through
his coat for a clipping from We'd
nesday's newspaper. He couldn't
find it but what was worrying him.
he said, was why the PUG had
denied the transit company's re-
quest for buses instead of streetcars
on the Benning line. He said he
knew buses were a better idea.
MY wife," explained Mr.. Shelton
"said should come to the hearing
I said I didn't think I could do any
good, but she said to come"
The "spokesmen' were out in
force-representing the Federation
of Citizens Associations, Federation
of Civic Associations, individual citi-
zens groups, the CIO and American
! Youth for Democracy.
Evening star., 1947-03-07

service commissioner; DR.. Frederick
Tuttle of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority, Westerfelt Romaine, music
professor at American University;
DR.. Charles Blivens, dean of phar-
macy at George Washington Univer-
sity. and Herbert F. Corn, managing
editor of The Star.
Miss Dorothy Young, guidance
counselor of the high school, is the
director of the Career Conference.
Assisting Miss Young is parent
teacher association committee of
which Henry A. Latimer and Mrs.
Samuel A. Towne are co-chairmen.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Senate Group Approves
Block Unanimously
BY the Assecioted Press

The Senate Banking Committee
today recommended confirmation OF
Eugene r. Black Of New Jersey as
United States executive director of
the World Bank.
Mr.. Black was nominated by Pres
ident Truman for q two-year term
The unanimous committee action
sent his nomination on TO the Senate
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Hearing on Unificotion Set

Chairman Gurney Of the Senate
Armed Services Committee an
nounced yesterday the committee
will begin hearings March Is on
Army-Navy untflcation legislation
recommended BY President Truman.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12
Rescuing Finland

Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
 ONE OF THE MOST HAPLESS victims of totalitar- ian aggression in the Second World War was the en- frightened Republic of Finland.
 For Finland striving to remain neutral in the con- flict between Nazism and Bolshevism, suffered the misfortune of having both contestants it's invaders First Russia assaied it's territory bombed it's cit ies, seizng the province of Karelia
 When Hitler attacked Russia the Films recovered the province, but German troops then the country Under forced peace with Russia, as the Nazs were pouPhed back from the Baltic states, Finland was re- quird cede only Karea but also the districts of Porkaa and Petsamo to clear the Germans out and to pay heavy indemnity term of years
 Getting rid of the Germans proved to be costly task Hitler had substituted storm troopers-a trained force of desructon-for his previous divisions and
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12

nations concerning free elections? The former satellites of Nazi Ger many, and the present satellites of Soviet Russia, are finding the ideal Of elections incompatible with those political doctrines that have been foisted upon them. Such insane foolishness as having the masses go to the polls for hon. est and secret voting, they say. is reserved for the decadent democ- racies.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12
Loyalty Probe
Washington Post)

HOW MANY of the men and women who work in Federal civil service agents of the COmintern? How many guilty of treason or have advocated Vo- lent revolution? How many, to apply the lowest possi ble denominator of disloyalty designated by the President affiliated with any of the organ iZatonS which the Attorney General in his infinite wis dom may consider subversve?
 We do not know And nobody else knows either.
 That is why the President has ordered general n vestgation Public officials who go around asserting that than cent 15 per cent other per cent of Government personnel due to get the axe talking through their hats-and very danger ously indeed. The estimates preposterous their face of To speak of purging per cent of the Federal workers is to speak of finding about 100000 persons disoya to their country We do not believe that cent of per cent of this number fairly be catalOgued.
 It all depends to be on how the Attorney Gen era selects his list of subversve groups The epithet Communication" has been applied by members of Congress to the Progressive Citizens Association the American Civil Liberties Union, and the whole of the C1O If the Attorney General should choose to adopt such standards it is possble of course that he would find everyone in the country of step but Mr. Ran kin We have reason to suppose that he would incline to such abSurdty. Nevertheless it to matter of elementary justice that his index expurgatorius be made public that the country as whole may scrut- inize it and judge it's validity.
 Organizations change in character The Communists make much noise in some and and then gain posi- tOnS of control But this is not immutabe condition Useful organizations can be reclaimed from Commun- st control by united action the part of their patriotic members; and it scarcely makes to designate disOyal those who remain within group for the ex- press purpose of driving the Commies out of it. The boards of review provided for in the Presidents order ought to be ScrupulouS in weighing utilization with subversive organizations evidence of disloyalty The concept of guilty by association is still happily OdiOus one to the American public.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12

these Brown Shirts being driven north through Lap land by the Films, applied the scorched earth policy to the whole region
 At the end of the war, Finland emerged with dmin- ished territory including the loss of vital resources wi heavy losses in manpower and with an increased popu ation largely reduced to extreme penury III it's remaining land
 More than 45O 900 Karelians and former rcsd"nte H Porkkala and Petsamo who would not submit 'o ( m mlIniSm, becaume 'evacueeS from thelr cd H9mca into the rest of Finland arriving without DOS a22 on..
 Hance, with much of the country in ruins, " n aTr- |rlture depleted and many of it's industries 7esove' Finland had to support 65OOOO perosnsone inhabiean n every SiX-On relief.
 This could not have been done without help f' on abroad and such help prevented famine and pes e:lence.
 A major part of the relief came from America; and he most important part was provided through the American Friends Service Committee, the Quakers
 The story has been movingy told by MT. David Hin. shaw who visited Finland for the Quakers. in lttle book called An Experiment in Friendship" the entire nroceeds of which-author's as we'll as publishers WI go to Finnish aid.
 The book itself serves as the prelude to the nex phase of Quaker relief of Finland
 This will he tc esahlish ~nne+ohli~t ~-~1 ;~Ic- tries based upon Finnish of its forests and fields which will provide permanent employment for thousands of Films and help the maltreated nation become self-suStaining again.
 .Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, former president of Antioch College and the first chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority has gone to Finland to promote the enter prise; and the American Friends Service Committee is seeking the funds to support the effort
 There only 118,O00 Quakers in America out of 14OOO0 in the whole world.
 Active in 12 distressed countries, they cannot bear the burden alone.
 Eighty-five per cent of the money dispensed by the Quakers comes to them from non-Quakers and at least the proportion must apply for the new work in Finland.
 The great friendship that exists in America toward the heroic people of Finland should assure it's succae
 NOW JUST HOW TO TACKLE IT,
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12

The official flower of the Ha- waiian islands is the hibiscus plant. Other commonly grown flowers of the islands are olean- ders, poinsettias, bougainvilleas, and night blooming cereus.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-12
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