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Evening star., 1947-03-07

lectual work Of the highest quality
was done by exceptional individuals.
Remember, too, that with the
progress OF medieval studies in the
nineteenth century it became i'm
possible for historians to dismiss one
OF the great constructive periods in
human activity with an epithet i'm
plying contempt for it's achieve
ments, and the phrase has now
become obsolete"
In short, however right or wrong
they may be about the seeming dis
solution of our present civilization,
certain commentators ought to
bring themselves up to date and
stop speaking about the danger"
of our reverting to the Dark Ages" !"
Worse things could happen to us
than that. Our own time is not so
wonderful that we can afford to
misunderstood the past and look
down our noses at it.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
DIST Porty

Impressed by the size of the House
vote against daylight-saving time for
the District, Chairman Buck of the
Senate District Committee expressed
belief. that the House action had
settled it," But developments of
the past few days show that the
DIST question is far from settled. as
far as the aroused citizens of Wash
ington are concerned. They do not
relish having local matters settled
for them by farmers who live some
where else.
So, as the taxed but unrepre-
Sented citizens of Boston did with
their tea in 1776, the indignant resi-
dents of Washington are threaten
ing that. if worst comes to worst
they may take matters in their own
hands and toss standard time over
board, regardless of the House vote.
This would be an unofficial, volun-
tary adoption of "fast time" in lieu
of a legal change. The last-ditch
alternative was to be discussed at a
mass meeting of business and civic
interests today under joint sponsor
ship of the Board of Trade and
Junior Chamber Of Commerce.
The voluntary plan should be, in
deed, a last ditch measure. Only an
official and legal clock change could
hope to achieve complete comph-
ance, and anything less than unani-
nous adoption of DIST in the Dis
trict would result in confusion. The
mere prospect Of a spontaneous DIST
party here should be enough to con-
vince Congress of the desirability Of
giving heed to what Washingtonians
want, rather than to what farmers
outside Of Washington are alleged
to want.
If Congress listens to those who
live here and would be benefited by
daylight saving, it will either grant
the District the time change out
right or, as the McGrath bill pro-
poses, authorize the Commissioners
to grant it If a public hearing shows
that the city wants it.
Evening star., 1947-03-07

the Hitler tactics in the Sudetenland--
exactly.
1T is my opinion Yugoslayia will
hesitate to take such action as to the
international territory under the con-
troll of the United Nations. She viii
realize that there is difference be-
tween encroaching on the territory Of
defeated enemy state that has been
disarmed and encroaching upon the
free territory Of Trieste"
I submit that is remarkable state.
ment. 1t means that the aim of the
INSTRUMENTATION of Trieste is not to
protect the Yugoslavs against the Ital-
1ans but the Italians against the Yugo-
slavs. And If there Is difference"
between attacking disarmed ex-enemy
state and any other form of state.
what Is that difference2 Can the one
be committed with impunity? If so,
disarmament Is an invitation to con.
quest.
The tactics Of World War III. into
which we are already sinking, Is not to
send armies across the frontiers of an
other country in an obvious act Of
aggression. Instead. it is to give po-
htical and armed support to factions
within a country after it has been
weakened to the point where no gov
ernment can command authority
weakened by measures conducive to
economic breakdown. misery, despair
and consequent anarchy.
And what Mr.. Byrnes said was an
admission Of being forced to circumvert
threat Of aggression. It is bad way
to start an enduring peace.
Were the times other than they are;
were justice and principle the lodestars;
were there such thing, even, as COM
mon sense-a common definition of
sense-no treaties would be ratified
until all could be considered together.
The treaties with the Axis satellites
win be relatively good or bad only in
the light OF the German and Austrian
treaties. Until one sees the whole pic
ture. It Is impossible TO exercise sound
Judgment.
tReleased b. the Bell syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Courses for Shut.ins
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
notice that plea was made re-
Gently before the Association for the
Education of Handicapped Shut-in Chill
dren of the District fop an increase in
home instruction to five hours a week.
The cause of the shut-ins is so excellent
that nobody could desire to speak in any
way against the bettering of their op-
portunities. The proposed increase,
however, would mean paying a teachers
full salary, over $4,000 annually, for the
instruction of six children (supposing
the teacher worked normal hours,
apart from the time spent in traveling)
An alternative might be considered.
A number Of States have correspondence
courses for those children living in re-
mote areas who cannot attend school.
Some Of these correspondence courses
are SO excellent that students who have
taken them are found, when they come
to attend high school or university, to
have better grounding than ordinary
classroom" students.
Why shouldn't the District invest in
correspondence courses for it's shut
ins" from one Of the better State de-
partments of education, while, of
course, keeping the present one or two
hours weekly of personal instruction as
tuition to supplement the correspond
ence courses, providing help when
needed? HELEN B. AKRIGG.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Ii Was in March

It tDds In March, a Di1d-s1Dept day ltks
this Il
A girl ,0alked In garden, wondering I
When ,ooolly buds ,could loose to silken
ledDes
And birds, foDn back from Egypt, greet
the spring. 49,,
The ioind, she thought-then 0limpye6
an angels FORM; go
Heard Gabrieps crp, HAL, MARI I'M
OF 0rdcep- @ @ssssssss
And learned that abe ipould bear ~
S0E OF God z
She, merely seeking April IN that place,
VIOLET AILEYN STOREY.A
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Economy Tip for CONGRESS

Economy Tip for Congress
To the Editor OF The Star:
With all the furor Congressmen are
making over reducing the budget, why
does il never occur to them to decrease
their own expenditures at the expense
of the taxpayers?
Every Representative gets $500 ex-
penses money not liable to taxation.
That amounts to more than $4,000, 900.
Every Representative and Senator gets
$500 stationery money, which is sell
dom used but is partly taken as extra
cash in the members pocket. That
amounts to nearly $1,000, 900. The 20
cents per mile allowed for travel, which
costs 2 cents mile, is a clear racket
and amounts to another 81 600, 600. AND
when the money earned by relatives of
Senators and Representatives on the
payroll Is added, the amount gets large
enough so that Congress should be
ashamed not to reduce it in proportion,
at least, to the cuts in the Army and
Navy budgets.
But will they sacrifice anything them
selves? TIMOTHY j. WALES.
Not q Government Employe)
Evening star., 1947-03-07

that the restraints Of that law
should be effective against the Fed
eral Government acting in the ma
tional interest.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
New Maryland Boost
Phone RatesAug. Is
Is Approved by pN )
Nv fha Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 15.-The Pub
lie Service Commission yesterday
authorized rate increases which will
boost the monthly bills of most
Maryland telephone users.
Off1cials of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore
said 1t would be several days be-
fore they had worked out the new
schedules which will become effec-
tive After August Is.
The company received $500, 900
worth of temporary rate increases
in March which boosted bills from
so cents to $150. The commission
not only made those increases
permanent it authorized another
81, ,789 600 worth.
This would indicate that telephone
bills will go up another Is to IS
cents next month and be 75c to
$225 more than they were last
February.
The company had asked for ST.
SOC, 900 in new increases on top
of the temporary advances it was
permitted earlier.
Chesapeake g. Potomac serves all
but few telephone subscribers IN
MARYLAND, including those in the
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County suburban areas adjacent
Washington.
The PSC ruled that c. & P. should
earn a net income of 51a per cent
on an investment calculated at $685.
000, 900, or $3,575, 900 annually.
The company had contended that
its plant should be valued for rate
making purposes at $4,000, 900. The
PSC peoples counsel, Maryland's at
ttorney general, and the Federal
Treasury intervened on behalf OF
subscribers and said the valuation
should be $50, sol 900.
The peoples counsel and the at
torney general agreed that the tenn
porary increases should be made
permanent but argued against the
additional charges the company
asked
The PSC found that a fee of 1h
per cent of gross revenues which
c. & P. pays to the American Tele-
phone Il Telegraph Co., its parent
in the Bell System, is mot unrea-
sonable in amount"
Evening star., 1947-08-15

Beginning today, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroads Royal Blue and
the Pennsylvania Railroads Con-
gressionai Limited will provide tele-
phone service from rail to home or
office.
1t is the first public telephone serv-
ice for passengers on moving trains
About so men and women, includ-
ing newspaper reporters, tried out
the new equipment yesterday OH
B. IL O. trial run from Washington
to Philadelphia.
The telephone equipment is in
the lounge car of the Washington
New York trains, and attendants are
on duty to help place calls and to
page passengers being called.
If the passenger wants privacy, he
can take or make his call on tele-
phone in a booth at the front of the
car. The booth is just like any
phone booth in any, drug store. If
he doesn't care whether he is over
heard, he can use the wall phone at
the lounge car bar.
Train to- Train Gail Made.
The first call on the trial run was
a train -to-train talk between A. S.
Hunt, the B. e. O.'s chief engineer
of communications and signals, and
w. r. Triem, the Pennsylvania's S
general superintendent of telegraph.
Mr.. Hunt was on the Royal Blue
about 10 miles out of Washington.
Mr.. Triem was on the Pennsylvania
train just out of New York.
Mr.. Hunts end of the conversa-
tion, interspersed with frequent
asideS, went something like this:
Evening star., 1947-08-15

Hello, Bill, where are you? CHe
says he's crossing the Jersey mead
owsJ Yes, Bill, you're very clear
(EIe can hear me, all right) We are
miles out of washington and going
about so miles an hour-it works
better than we had hoped feel
American Telephone g. Telegraph
ought to be congratulated, too"
From then on, the equipment was
kept hot by the newspapermen
calling their offices until Philadel-
phia was reached.
Combines Radio and Wires.
The new service is a combination
adio-telephone. with calls from the
train to the mobile service telephone
operator being transmitted by radio
and then sent along regular tele-
phone lines to the number called.
To call from the train, a pas
senger gives the number desired to
the attendant who makes the con-
nection.
Any one wishing to call pas
senger ON the train dials or calls
the long distance operator, gives the
name of the person wanted and the
train he is travelling on. The call
lis relayed to the mobile service oper-
ator at the city nearest the train and
then is completed by radio.
Calls within a radius of about 20
miles cost from 80 to 40 cents for
the first three minutes. Calls be-
yond that cost the same as a day
time person-to-person call.
On August ~, the service will be
extended to the Pennsylvanias Po-
tomac and Legislator, Washington
to-NeW York trains.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
.Two-Hour Extension
For Sales Tax FiIinq
Given by Maryland
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. IS. - The
States retail sales tax division yes
terday extended by two and one-halt
hours the deadline for the filing OF
first returns from the new 2 per
cent levy.
Originally, some $4,000 Maryland
merchants who have been collecting
the tax since July l were obligated
to file their July returns and remit
the months collections to the divi-
sion by 4:30 o'clock this afternoon
Now they have until 7 o'clock.
The extension was ordered as hun
dreds of collectors" shuff1ed through
the divisions main Office in down.
town Baltimore and formed long
grumbling line along the street.
The mercury stood at 94.5 degrees.
Many of the remitters were running
temperatures, too.
Can File by Mail.
Collection officials explained 1t
wasn't necessary for the retailers to
come to headquarters to make their
returns They could have filed them
and forwarded the money by mail.
The crowd at headquarters was
made up mostly of those who lost
their return blanks, couldn't under
stand them, or were determined to
turn over to the State the very pen
nies they had collected from Gus
toners.
Coppers came in by the bag full.
The headquarters staff hoped
everything would be smoother when
the August returns come due on
September Is.
Meanwhile, Gov. Lane expressed
the hope "a heavy sales. tax yield
may give Maryland an opportunity
to do away with the State real estate
levy of 10 cents per 500 valuation.
Speaks at Picnic.
He expressed the view Wednesday
at the annual Charles County Farm
Bureau picnic.
He said, IF the sales tax exceeds
expectations by any appreciable
amount, the opportunity would be
provided to permit the State to re-
duce or do away with the tax on
property that I have been so anxious
to end"
The real estate levy the Governor
mentioned is used for construction
bond retirement of which some $23,-
100000 authorized by the General
Assembly have been or are to be
issued.
The levy is expected. to yield 3d.
8l7,903 In the 194s fiscal year and
IS, ,499, ,060 in 1949.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Ash Nuisance Charqe
Against Vep,'toIRa,a
Continued i to,I SEPT. 9

Trial of the Virginia & Electric
Power Co. and one of its engineers
on charges of creating a nuisance
in Alexandria by allowing ashes to
be discharged from its water front
plant today was continued until
September by Civil and Police
Court Judge James r. Duncan.
The continuance was granted at
the request of the company's attor-
ney, Armistead L. Booth, who said
the case needs detailed preparation
and another case prevented his
handling the case today.
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
is among residents near the plant
who have been invited to appear as
witnesses against the company, ac-
cording to Smoke Control Engineer
John J. Kelly. Residents near the
plant have repeatedly complained to
city officials of the ashes and cinders
they claim flow from the power
plants smoke stack, Mr.. Kelly said.
Daily Charges Planned.
At the same time, it was disclosed
that the first of five precipitators
considered necessary to alleviate the
ash condition has arrived at Poto-
mac Yards and is to be installed
within three weeks at the plant. Mr.
Kelly pointed out, however, that five
such precipitators are necessary and
emphasized that the company has
on a number occasions during the
past year claimed that the precipi-
tators were on the way.
Mr.. Kelly said that he and Acting
City Manager Joseph M. Pancoast
have decided to bring separate
charges against the company in con-
nection with the ashes each day
until the case is tried. Mr.. Kelly,
who Is listed as chief witness in the
case, said that he plans to watch
the plant closely.
Mr.. Kelly said in his opinion the
company could reduce the ash
nuisance by reducing its power out
put and allowing part of the power
to be produced by plants elsewhere
In the State.
Plant Engineer Posts Collateral.
A summons was served on the
company yesterday ordering duly
authorized representative to appear
in court today. At the same time
a separate warrant was issued for
the arrest of D. P. Hardy, an engi-
neer at the plant, who was described
as haYing charge of the furnace
operation. Both the summons and
the warrant charge that the corpo-
ration and Mr. Hardy did cause
and allow" cinders, dust, fly ash and
solid particles to be discharged and
emitted" from the plant to such an
extent as to constitute a nuisance
in violation of the Alexandria city
code.
Mr.. Hardy was released after post
ing 500 collateral
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Prince Georges
Man EIectrocuted
Workinq on Car

A certificate of accidental death
from shock caused by electrocution
had been issued today by DR.. James
/. Boyd, Prince Georges County cor
cner, in the case Of James r. More
land, 27, Of 7215 r street, Carmody
Hills.
Mr.. Moreland was fatally injured
yesterday while working on his auto
mobile when he came in contact
with an electric extension cord
which was short-circuited, DR.. Boyd
said.
Mr.. Moreland was lying on the
floor Of a garage two doors from
his home as he worked on his auto
mobile, police said. He was shirt
less and perspiring freely. DIR. Boyd
said, which resulted in a ground
for the current.
A neighbor was attracted by the
screams of Mr.. Morelands Swear -old
son, James, jr.. who witnessed the
accident. The District Heights
Rescue Squad attempted for more
than an hour to revive Mr.. More
land.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Adults 0rderiinq
Minors Drinks
ToFaceChargets
Copt. MilIiken
Says She Will File
Delinquency Gases

Despite the ruling Of Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West that minors
may drink in restaurants and cafes
under certain conditions, members
Of the Women's Bureau Of the Police
Department will bring charges of
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor against anyone who orders
drink for person under 81.
Capt. Rhoda j. Milliken, head of
the Women's Bureau, said late yes
terday similar charges would be
brought against the owners of the
establishments. .
Mr.. Vests ruling stated that
minors may drink in restaurants
and cafes. provided that some older
person orders the drinks and pays
for them and they are not placed
before the minors by the waiter.
Sees Serving by Few.
THE only liquor dealers who will
take advantage of the ruling of the
Corporation Counsel" Capt. Milli-
ken said, ARE those who are already
out of order"
Capt. Milliken said, from her ex-
perience, proprietors of places SELL
ing Intoxicating beverages, will con-
tinue to keep from serving minors
and will see that minors do not get
drinks in their establishments, be-
cause they know popular feeling will
be against them if the police find
an increase in drunken juveniles.
No Complaints to Bureau.
The Women's Bureau has not re-
ceived any complaints against
minors getting liquor since the Cor
poration Counsel's ruling, she said.
She said she hoped the loopholes
in the law would be fixed as soon as
possible, She feels public opinion
will be brought to bear on the Dis
trict Commissioners to amend the
regulations as proposed by the AL
coholic Control Board
Capt. Milliken said she would
like to see law here patterned after
the statute in Connecticut, where
minors are forbidden to enter places
where intoxicating beverages are
sold.
Alan w. Payne, chairman of the
ABC Board, said today his inspec-
tors had not observed any drinking
by minors in their tours of inspec-
ton since the ruling was made
earlier this week,
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Arlington Man Named
Embassy Secretary

A 40-year -old Arlington natiye re-
Gently was appointed first secretary
OF the American Embassy In Athens
Greece. 1t was disclosed here today
by relatives.
He is r. Smith Simpson, whose
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Simp-
son, live at 1925 North Glebe road
The new first secretary attended
Arlington and Washington schools
and was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Virginia and Cornell Uni
versity.
Prior tn transfer to Athens in
May, M. .-.lnpson had served as
attache at the American Embassy
In Brussels,
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Silver Spring Legion Unit
Has Won Six Trophies

The Cissel-Saxon unit, American
Legion Auxiliary, of Silver Spring
has been awarded six trophies TO,
its accomplishments during the
past year, Mrs. Ethele Fields, presi-
dent, reported yesterday.
One cup was received for out
standing service in the Southern
Maryland District; two we're de-
partment and district cups awarded
for Americanism: and trophies were
also received for the best history;
for community service and for lead
ing in the poppy drive.
The unit has a membership of
174
Evening star., 1947-08-15
SLIGO Avenue Citizens
Oroonize at Picnic

The Sligo Avenue Citizens Asso-
ciation, Silver Spring, formally or
ganized this week at picnic meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Marion
lockwood.
A constitution and bylaws was
adopted providing for monthly
meetings. It was decided that tenn
porary officers elected last month
are to continue in ONCE until the
October meeting, when permanent
officers will be named.
C. w. Combs is temporary presi-
dent
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Georgia Avenue
Dividing Strip
To Be Reduced
!,
Engineers Rule Out
Center Porkine in
Repoving Project

The center dividing strip on
Georgia avenue through the Silver
Spring business district will be
reduced from its width of about
six feet to about three feet when
repaying begins next week.
Chairman Robert M. Reindollar
and Chief Engineer Wilson T. Bal
lard OF the State Roads Commits
sion, in announcing the plan today,
definitely ruled out any prospects
OF center strip parking after the
change is made.
Repaving will be on Georgia ave-.
nue. between East West highway and
Colesville road by the Wilmoth Paw
ing Co. Of Washington on a 1897 900
State Roads Commission contract.
An impression had been received
by some who had seen plans for
the center strip alteration that
parking in alternate blocks next to
the strip was contemplated.
"DeceIeration Lane" Planned.
When asked about that. possibility,
Mr. Reindollar declared, This would
be contrary to the fundamental
principles Of good highway engineer
ing. AS far as I know we have
never given such a proposal consid-
Grafton"
Mr.. Ballard declared the CENTER
strip design will be such as to fur
nish a "deceleration lane next to
the strip forNtrafflc intending to
make left turns at intersections.
The design is best described by
strip generally about three feet wide
through most of each block and
with q flare out or widened portion
at one end of each strip In each
block.
Facilities to-Be Relocated.
The flare, or bell-shaped arrange
ment, thus would permit traffic to
drop into the lane adjacent to the
center strip to make left turn at
the next intersection, 1t was ex-
planned.
G. M. Hooks, secretary-treasurer
Of the Wilmoth company, said the
FIRST month of work on the paving
project will be devoted to under
ground work such as relocating ia
eilities used by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission and the
utility companies.
Actual repaving of the avenue will
be done one lane at time. The
western half of the street Is sched-
uied for the first treatment. Mr..
Hooks said that the main part OF
the work would be completed long
before the Baltimore and Ohio via
duct Job is done. He added the firm
hoped to have the new west lana,
open for travel before cold weather.
In the meantime construction OF
the viaducts under the B. & o.
tracks, which is being handled on
. separate, contract by the j. D.
Hedt1 CONSTRUCTION Co., is progress
ing rapidly II is expected to be
com mpfeted IN about nfffe montns.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Maryland Arousing Interest
In Use of Fisheries Waste

fiavoring, drugs, engines and dog
and cat food.
"Of course, we cannot supply this
material on commercial basis. but
rather for theoretical research DR.
Truitt said. "We hope eventually to
have the cooperation of the In
dustry."
The Kent Packing Co. of Kent
Island is cooperating in supplying
raw materials.
The pamphlet lists 40 possible
products which may be developed
from fish waste, including adhesives
fertilizers, hormones, rubber CON-
pounding materials, salad dressings
and vitamin concentrates.