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Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
Mass Resignation
Taxes
Poor Hirohito

The japanese government. reorgan-
lied under occupation rule of Gen
Douglas Macarthur. has placed the
imperial family on the public payroll
for the first time in history 1t is quite
a comcdown for Hirohito and the
palace guard
The imperial family will have TO gel
along this year on % million yen
($l,533,000 at the fixed rate Of eX-
change). The new budget, as presented
to the Diet, allots an additional Is
million yen (sl,000,000) to the inn
perial household ministry.
The emperor's extensive stock. bond
and land holdings have been turned
over to the state and proceeds will go
into the national treasury. Formerly
these assets brought the imperial fam
lily an income which japanese esti-
mated as many tens of millions Of
yen No one knew precisely how much.
In the old halcyon war lord days,
the imperial purse was barred from
public scrutiny and the court spent its
money aS it wished.
The government budget totals Ia
503,000,000 yen. For the first time ia
history, the budget is supposed to bs
complete in that it contains all con.
tcmplated expenditures in one docu.
ment In the past, several special budg'
cts were presented to the Diet at diff
ferent times MilitaristS used this de-
vice to cloud actual expenditures.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
Hot Shots

. Even though Congress is about41o
let Selective Service die at the end OF
this month, draft dodgers still have
their troubles. The FBI caught up with
Robert Andrew Lewis Of Memphis,
6nd 'he" actually was Bessie Lou
Lewis, confined in an Illinois mental
hospital. In Detroit, William Pigrum,
q, pleaded guilty to draft evasion
charges, explaining he had heard sol
diers were forced to carry l,000-pound
packs on their backs
. In Spokane. Wash. Frank Bunker.
ordered some pipe, rivets and steel
from war surplus. When the crate ar
rived it contained 10000 yards Of
thread, a barrel Of laundry ink thin
ncr and $4,000 shirt buttons.
. In Harrisburg. Pa, the state is
making plans 10 license and bond
baby -sittcrs.'
. In Saugus. Mss. 73-year-old
man underwent hospital treatment for
shock and exposure after being
trapped "a hours in the rungs Of rock
ing chair. The aged man fell, en-
tangling his feet in the rocker. was
rescued two days later by neighbor
. In San Francisco, the doctor told
Miss Mildred Bryant, 80. that her SIS
ter, Helen. 72, had just died Mildred
walked to sofa. lay down with hei
face to the wall, When she didn't an
sWer, the doctor found that like hel
sister she had died Of heart attack
Near San Jose. Calf. Harry Rich
mond,. 76, retired ranchcr, suffered g.;
fatal heart attack at the wheel of hi:
car. His wife. 70. tried to rouse him
then collapsed and died
. In Detroit. Richard Chatham, ;
scoutmastcr, filed suit for divorce
charging that his wife and her mothc
locked him in the house TO keep hin
from scout meetings
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

strategy for the Presidential struggle
in 1948.
House Republicans. led by Speaker
Joseph w. Martin, Jr., declared no
quarter in their fight for six billion
dollar budget slash and 20 percent
cut in income taxes. Martin insisted
that President Truman's S37,5O0,O0O,-
900 budget could be trimmed to $751;
5O0,000,000 without endangering ma
tional defense or security or sacrificing
other essential services.
Martins statement was challenged
by Sen. Chan Gurney (R-SD), chair
man of the Senate Armed Services
Committee. who contended the House
proposal would take two billion dol
lars or more from the Sl1 ,200.000,0OO
Mr.. Truman set as the rockbottom fig
ure for the Army and Navy.
in view of the news from Britain
and Greece, it does not seem We can
safely cut military funds now he
said
No Meat AK Cuts
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge RMaSs)
proposed that Congress avoid blind
folded decisions on cutting federal
costs.
Earlier in the week the Senate voted
81 to 20 to hold the House budget
slash to S4,5OO,0OO0OO and stipulated
that S2,60O000,000 or more Of the saw
ing be applied to the nations 262 bill
lion dollar debt. The action brought
into critical focus the wide disagree
ment between House and Senate lead
ers on financial policy.
The House is certain to reject the
Senate version and the issue will wind
up before 20-man conference COM
mittee of 10 senators and 10 repre-
sentatives
Compromise Prospects
Martin and other House leaders de-
clined to discuss compromise pros
poets, but Sen. Robert A.. Taft
(R-Ohio),, chairman of the Senate
COP policy committee, said he teX-
pected the two chambers to- agree
finally on proposal'to pare the ~budg
ct between $5,00O,000,000 and S5.250,
0O0,OOO - = !. i.
With his eye on hometown newspa-
pers, Martin said: We House Repub-
icans know we have a terrific fight
ahead. Every pressure group will-try
to block our efforts. 10. restore common
sense to federal fiscal policies. Every
New Dealer, who Shudders. at the
thought of Treasury handouts ceasing
will be in the opposite corner, ~.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

with some raw materials and enough
coal nearby to get started. At first
the Russians started to move factories
to Russia but this did not work so
they left the factories in Germany and
took reparations from production,
using German labor.
They hoped to get factories for
Russia from American and British
zones as reparations, but the western
powers clamped down when Russia
was not interested, in putting Ger
many on her economic feet through
unifcation.
Some officials feel that in six
months Russian exhaustion of hel
zones stocks and raw materials will
force her to come around to the west
Prn view Others believe that the Rus
sian anSWC. may be TO tie eastern
Germany to the Soviet wheel. leaving
the country split in half
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
In Short

Embarked: President Truman. on
good neighbor visits to Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands and Cuba.
Rejected: BY NorWay's Stortine
(ParliamenD. Russian request to dis
cuss joint defense of Spitsberscn
Decided: By Egypt, to appeal to the
United Nations in its dispute with Brit
ain over the Sudan and evacuation of
British troops from Egypt
Resigned: Premier Stain from his
wartime post as Minister of Soviet
Armed Forces because of the press Of
other duties; his successor, Gen Nj
kolai A. Bulganin.
Proclaimed: By the Jewish under
ground, open warfare" against the
British in Palestine
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

there is key in Germany which
could start a settlement in this field,
and that is Preparations
Russia has clearly indicated that
reparations are her primary goal.
Whenever it came to question Of
getting increased reparations and
making enemies in Germany OF giving
up rcparations to win friends for the
Communist cause in Germany. the
krcmlin has always taken rcpara-
tiOnS.
The dire Soviet need for goods has
outWeighcd all other considerations in
Germany thus far and undoubtedly
will continue to do so.
Russian Zone Surplus
When the war ended. the Russian
zone mas the only one of four in
Germany that could be made Sclf-suf-
ficicnt. 1t had a food surplus, factories
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
Court
Time and the Coal Case

The Supreme Court passed up an
other opportunity to rule on John l..
Lewis
The delay puts heavy pressure Of
time on a situation already pushing
against a deadinc.
In calling off last falls coal strike
after his contempt conviction for re-
fuSing to obey a government iniunc-
ton, Lewis directed his United Mine
Workers to work until March 81.
Lewis. himself, indicated he ex-
pcctcd to work out the new contract
in the light of the Supreme Court
rulings and many mine operators are
opposed TO dealing with him until
after the Court has spoken.
There are only three more days
March 10. II and 3D on which tho
Court hands down decisions, before
the deadlinc. And John l.. is harc
man 10 talk down in only one. two OF
three weeks
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
The Berlin Test Tube
Quote
Rev. Martin NiemOcIIer, claim

Rev. Martin NicmOeIIcr, claim
ing that anti-Semitism has ended
in Germany: There is feeling of
pity and compassion for the Jews
for what they have suffered"
Capt. Elizbar Gogiticlza, skip
per Of Russian liner dockcd at
Camden, N. j.: Il haven't been
ashore enough 10 speak for the
Russian people, but | can speak
for every Russian seafaring man
when | say we all love America
and Americans. Your people arc
always friendly to us. And we'll
never forget what you did for us
in the war"
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley,
FORMER U. S. ambassador to
China: The United States is
wrong in pulling out of China or
It is wrong in entering Greece
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
: Dates
lewis, Milwaukee Journal
Monday. March l0

Monday. March 10
Big Four conference of for
eign ministers opens in Moscow.
Anniversary (7lSD, telephone.
Tuesday March IL
Philippines plebiscite.
Wednesday, March II
Girl Scout Week starts.
Anniversary ll58thl, Post Of
fee.
Anniversary (59th), Blizzard Of
1885.
Thursday. March Ii
M t o n Picture Academy
!, awards.
Friday, March IA
A | bert Einstein:s birthday
(6Sth).
Saturday, March Is
Deadline. Federal income tax.
j.. Andrew Jackson's birthday.
=. Sunday, March Is
National Wildlifc Restoration
Week starts.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

NTOSCOW. the 800 year old
lV1 capital of all the RussiaS, is
in a gay, festive mood on the eve
Of the Big Four foreign ministers
conference. Despite peSslmlSm IN
other world capitals about pros
poets Of arriving at agreements over
the future Of Germany and Austria.
there is no gloom in Russia
Russian newspapers. following GUS
tom, are not writing much about the
climactic parley which opens tomor-
row. The Russian way is to print news
when it happens, not before. There
have been plenty of stories on the
German question but practically moth
ing about the conference or Specula-
ton about its difficulties.
u. S. Secretary Of State George c.
Marshall, facing his first meeting with
the Big Foul diplomats, is to stay at
SpaSSo House. the home of U. S. Am
baSSador w. Bedell Smith. Marshall
sleeps in the same room used by for
mer Secretaries Cordell Hull, Edward
Il. Stettinius and James F. Byrncs.
While the American delegation
hopes the climactic meeting will pro-
duce a real working agreement among
the Big Four to make vanquShCd
Germany unified and productive but
harmless for generations, there is no
certainty among them it can be done.
Grave Speculation
There is grave speculation in diplo-
matte quarters as to whether a Ger
man settlement actually will be based
on peacemaking for the last war or
on preparedness for the next one.
Patiently, discussion of the German
future cannot be separated from the
broader problem of relations between
east and west, which arc about as far
apart as any time since the wars
end.
That Marshall Will deal firmly and
realistically with Soviet Foreign Min
lister Vyacheslav M. Molotov seems d
certainty. That is the significance Of
his decision to bring along John Fos-
ter Dulles as Republican adviser and
Of his support for UnderSecretary
Dean Acheson's charge that Russia
follows IAN aggressive and eXpan-
SioniSt" policy.
AcheSon,S statement before a Sen
ate investigating committee) has be-
come. indirectly the basis of Official
policy preliminary to the Moscow
meeting and means that American
officials. frankly expect the Russians
to maneuvcr for control or domina-
tion Of Germany along with as mucf
else Of Europe and the world as they
can get and that this country intend.
to try and block them at every turn
One Of the greatest points of con
fllct between Russian and American
views is that the u. S. holds the Alice
powers must soon wind up rcpa4a
tons demands on Germany and decide
what industrial production should b,
q allowed. The Russians demand tina
Germany continue rcparationS out o
:, current production for many years
The Berlin Test Tube
Differences between cast and WcS
: have been most evident in Berlin
: Eighteen months Of Wrangling thcr
c on the Allied Control Council hav
produced no real progress on fou
= power rule Of the city or any sug
:. geStion of compromise on any majo
issue.
y Talk in Washington, Moscow, Lon
" don or Paris Of compromises has nc
,. been reflected by acts in German
whore zona1 oIIfc boIn cto,d;I,, ~; =
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
sTREAMlNED FOREIGN POLICY
DRAFT: End Of the Big Blow

some time ago released all It's draftecS.
Actually no men have been drafted
since last October, but the expiration
OF the act on March 81 will mean:
Young men no longer will have to
register on reaching their 18th birth
day
The 40,000,0O0 men already regis
tered can tear up the registration
cards they have been required to car
~ in their pockets.
The nations 6,442 local draft boards
probably will go out of business en-
t;rcly together With many of their
7,64l full-time and 1857 part-timc en-
ploycs.
Draft May Come Back
The President told Congress that
thc War and Navy departments would
seek rc-Cnactmcnt of Sclcctive serv-
ice act later. if voluntary cnlistments
Gid not keep the Army at an author
izcd strength of 100000 and the Navy
at 57l 900.
The end of the draft does not nee
cSsarily mean the end of military
training for young Americans. The
Administration is out to win Congress.
Sional approval for universal military
training.
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14

fAlI Rights Rcserued, AP Net1sfeatures)
Milford chronicle., 1947-03-14
Republican Congress
Battles Ouer Taxes

THE split the Congress nearing the
showdown stage policy. Last fall three major
COP called for cuts in income taxes government
spending public debt The dispute between House and Senate
over the amount of budget evident Republican
dsunity the importance Of the ncomeaX issue IN party
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Retail Price Index Hits
New High in Capital
5896 Above '39Leve|

The cost of living in Washington
continues to rise.
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics re-
ported last night that retail prices
of goods and services advanced 0.s
per cent between mid-May and mid
June, and that on the latter date
the price index for Washington was
58.2 per cent above the August, 1899
level.
This is a new high for prices here,
the Labor Department agency said.
The food bill for Washington
families rose IL per cent during the
30-day period ending June IS, after
dropping for two consecutive months.
Largest single price advance was
in meats, which the agency said in
creased So per cent. Egg price in
crease came next, estimated at rs
per cent.
Retail clothing prices advanced
IL per cent during the month.
Meanwhile, the Agriculture De-
partment announced an increase in
ceiling prices for sugar, which is
expected to amount to about one
fifth OF a cent pound retail.
Price increases for raw sugar and
refilAed sugar at primary distribu-
ton levels were necessary because
Of contract provisions for purchase
OF Cuban sugar. the department
said,
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Store 'Haunter' Gets
90 Days as Vaerant

Before receiving a Jail term and
line for vagrancy, a self admitted
numbers player was labeled a de-
partment store "haunter" by NUM-
cipal Court Judge John P. Mcmahon
yesterday.
After being so characterized, Will
liam jenkins, 2S, colored, of the 1900
block Wileys court NE, was given
80 days in Jail and a $500 fine, or
an additional 80 days in default of
paying the fine.
In citing that section of the va
grancy law with which the defen-
dant was charged, the jurist de-
clared of jenkins: "You not only
have been 'frequenting' department
stores but you have been practically
haunting them"
Five "house detectives represent
ing as many downtown department
stores were brought to the witness
stand by Assistant Corporation
Counsel George Lynch to establish
that Jenkins is a known thief who
has frequented public places and
stores in such manner and degree
as to arouse the suspicious of au-
thorities.
Ali testified they had known the
defendant long and all too well.
Prosecutor Lynch offered in evidence
two court informations showing
Jenkins had received total of 1870
days Jail time on shoplifting con-
victions in the past two years.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Heffernun
Continued From Page A-16.

tCOQblIuGO FTOII1 rage A-lO.J
soxers, believe it or not, named him
their No. boy.
Yes, Jolson has come into his own
again; but lot Of his friends are
wondering If he~has a true insight of
the whole situation and the real
reasons underlining his unprece-
dented return to power. His pals
null over this delicate predicament
because AL, today, is Of the firm be-
lief that he can do another picture
himself-in the flesh, and with no
Larry Parks >or any other substi-
tute around to sing his songs.
n II X X
AL, they contend, does not seem
to realize that a new generation of
film fans. the ones who have patron
lied THE Jolson Story into $15,-
100000 picture for Columbia, tossed
their applause on Larry Parks, the
unknown. To them he was Jolson.
To them he still Is Jolson.
All the customers have probably
heard the widely printed story of
the song clubbing achievement, but
to them it meant nothing. Parks
was the personality star and the
wonderful singer, all in one. 1t is
estimated that rs per cent of the
cash customers who piled up that
tremendous gross on THE Jolson
Story" had never seen or heard Jol-
son. That's conservative Judgment,
too.
These are all-important factors
which Jolson, in his quest of new
pictorial glory, possibly has failed
to study very carefully. Flushed by
the films astounding popularity and
all the new and lucrative channels
reopened to him, AL is repeatedly hot
on the trail of several Hollywood
producers.
If Jolson does manage to sell him
self, it doubtless will be to 10th Gen.
tury-Fox. Over there, AL and his
old-time friend, George Jessel, who
has produced several of Daryl F.
Zanuck's best musicals, are discuss
ing the prospect of Jolson cashing in
on his new wave of fame by playing
an elderly role and doing some sing
ing, of course, along with it.
But on the whole, the sideliners
are a little skeptical of Jolson's
chances. Not every one shares his
enthusiastic hopes. In this case, they
say, it is the ghost that stole the
show and AL should reconcile him
self to that fact and do his singing
behind the scenes.
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Evening star., 1947-08-06
Newsmen to Be Guests
On Commission Cruise
By the Associotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 6.-The Tide
water Fisheries Commission will be
hosts to tidewater newspapermen
aboard the State yacht Potomac
Friday and Saturday on an inspec-
ton tour Of the Chesapeake Bay.
The group will leave Annapolis
Friday aboard the State boat and
see pound net fisheries in operation,
grabbing boats-potters and trout
lines-at work, visit several bay
oyster bars and the Tilghman Island
Packing Co. plant, owned by Com
missioner George T. Harrison, and
stop Friday night at the Chesapeake
Biological Laboratory at Solomons.
At Solomons; the group will visit
the laboratory and return to the
State capital Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Novelist Is Divorced

LOS ANGELES, Aug. P).-A
divorce was granted Mrs. Clara
Tupper yesterday from Tristram
Tupper, the novelist. She said they
were married in July, 1917, and
charged him with frequent absences
from home and association with
other women. A property agreement
was reached out of court.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Teen-Age Center Backed
By Anne Arundel Heads
by the Associofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 6.-Anne Arun-
del County commissioners went on
record yesterday as favoring the use
of the Annapolis USO Club as
teen-age recreation center as soon
as 1t becomes available to the city.
A group of young people who have
been leading the fight for recrea-
tional facilities in the city came
before the commissioners with their
program.
They found solid backing except
for Commissioner George E. Frank,
who passed his vote.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Slot Machines Seized
In Ocean City Raid
Along Boardwalk
sy the Assoeioted Press

OCEAN CITY, Nd, July d.
Worcester County Sheriff Arthur
Duer said today he had led party
of Is deputies in a raid which
seized "15 or is" slot machines in
establishments along this resort
towns boardwalk last night.
MFR, Duer said he had as yet made
no arrests but would do some
checking up and get warrants today
and tomorrow"
A hearing for those to be accused
as the operators is scheduled for
pm. tomorrow before Magistrate
James Robbins.
Everybody Pleasant.
Mr.. Duer said part Of his crew
started at the lower end Of the
boardwalk and another at the upper
end. They worked toward each
other and seized the machines as
they went.
1--WE didn't have any complaints
from any of the people; everybody
was very pleasant" the sheriff re-
ported.
Mr.. Duer declared that story in
the Baltimore Sun telling of slot
machine operations along the board
walk had delayed his action by a
week.
They stole my show" he said.
II had been in the process Of organ
izing this and it was scheduled to
come off on July 81. But on that
morning the story broke in the Sun.
1t delayed my investigation week. I"
Evidence Of TipOff.
Edward Atkins, chief Of police at
Snow Hill and one of Sheriff Dueg's
deputies, said he walked into one
boardwalk establishment and a
woman told him:
Don't play the machines, there
is going to be a raid
Mr.. Atkins said he told her, This
Is the raid" and confiscated a ma
chine.
Sheriff Duer indicated he also had
evidence that some of the operators
had been tipped off about the raid.
I'VE did very well under the cir
cumstances," he declared.
It promise you that within "a
hours will be able to take action
against the persons responsible for
giving out word that the raid was
coming off"
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Orsinger Leaving Marine Zoo
To Expand Activities With Fish
Aquorium Director
To Work in Hovunu,
Miami and St. Louis

Fred Orsinger's idea Of retirement
at the age of 10 is to take on several
aquarium projects instead Of only
one.
The director of Uncle Sans marine
ZOO was twice as busy as usual today.
He not only was winding up his
Washington affairs, but planning
new jobs at st. Louis, Miami and
Havana.
The fact that he has run out of
years as far as civil service is con-
cerned does not mean he has run
out Of energy in field he entered
when an aquarium was just glass
fronted box full of water with few
fish inside
Mr.. Orsinger, whose gags drew
plenty OF visitors to the Interior De-
partment'S aquarium at the Com
merce Department, came here in
1882 on loan for month from Chi
cago's Shedd Aquarium to set up
the Federal display. He stayed on
the job at request of officials who
recognized him as drawing card.
MIR. Orsinger's trout which grew
fur coats in Northern waters, his
alligators that cleaned out plugged
drains and his walking fish won his
aquarium publicity in times when
competition for press and radio
notice was very keen.
Quite aside from his humor, Mr..
Orsinger had a fund of practical
knowledge and experience drawn
upon by aquarium planners all over
the country. Perhaps more than
any other man, he helped develop
natural habitat backgrounds to
bring out the brilliant color and
weird shapes Of underwater scenes.
He and Mrs. Orsinger, who live
at SCOT First street NE, and have
four sons and six grandchildren,
plan a motor trip to visit relatives
in the Middlewest after Mr.. Orsinger
retires Thursday.
The schedule includes many visits
to aquariums where Mr.. Orsinger is
an unofficial adviser.
Next spring, Mr.. Orsinger plans to
go to Miami to help plan the
groundwork for a marine laboratory
and display which Miami University
will establish ON Virginia Key.
Meanwhile, he will commute to Ha-
vana as a consultant of the Cuban
government in planning a display
of the life of the Gulf Stream.
Among Mr. Orsinger's pets is a
Potomac River gar, one of the
original specimens since the earliest
days of the aquarium here.
A tough old-timer, which can live
out of water for a surprising length
of time, the gar was scooped from
tank and Mr.. Orsinger tickled his
fins by way of farewell-also as a
favor to the photographers.
Mr.. Orsinger, who got into the
aquarium business by way of the
plumbing trade, suggested the re-
porters. look up the gar's scientific