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Evening star., 1947-10-07
Takoma Seeks Action
On Traffic Hazards

The Citizens Association of Ia
koma last night named a special
committee to study reports of traffic
dangers on Blair road from East
ern avenue to Piney Branch
road NV.
Jesse Suter, a member Of the
group, said the traffic division has
received complaints that heavy
trucks which have been using the
route to get to the eastern part of
the city create a danger because
Blair road is too narrow.
The committee was directed to
study the proposed need for WIDEN
ing the road. Another proposal to
be studied is one to extend Eastern
avenue and construct a highway
for heavy trucks parallel to the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad tracks.
The association also urged
stronger law to prevent sale of
liquor to minors. Other resolutions
Endorsed the minority report of the
Citizens Survey Committee on the
Community Chest and the Citizens
Food Committees recommendations
for food conservation.
The groups zoning Committee
was directed to determine whether
regulations are being violated by
Takoma resident who is conducting
a business at his home in the resi-
dental area. Charles H. Whitlock
presided at the meeting, held at the
Takoma Park School.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Only II 'Non-OffcioIs' Given
U.S.. Visos From Russia in Year
Only IL Russians obtained per-

Only IL Russians obtained per-
mission to come to the United
States from the Soviet Union as
unofficial visitors or quota i'm
migrants during the last fiscal
year, 1t was disclosed today.
The great bulk of Soviet nationals
getting visas, State Department off,
cials said, were either government
officials or non- Communist Rus
slams already living outside the
U. S. S. r.
Department records show 208 Rus
slams not classed as government
officials were granted temporary
visas authorizing visits here for
business or pleasure" during the II
months ended last June 30, but
only one of these was issued in the
Soviet Union.
During the same period. 27l2 per-
sons born in Russia obtained visas
TO come here as permanent resi-
dents under the immigration quota,
but only II of these were living in
the U. S. S. R. at the time.
Most Russians coming here from
the Soviet Union have diplomatic
or official passports. A total of $50
vlsas was issued to Russians in
these classiflcations during the last
fiscal year. They are excepted from
a general ban against entry of
Communists into this country.
State Department officials have
been kept busy the past week dig
ging up statistics on visas issued to
Russians in order to answer in
quiries from Capitol Hill. Several
Senators, enraged at Soviet denial
of permission for Senate Appropri-
ations Committee members and AS
sistant Secretary of State Peurifoy
to visit Moscow for an inspection of
the American Embassy there, have
urged retaliatory action to limit the
number of Russians coming here to
the same number of Americans per-
mitted to go to the Soviet Union.
1t is difficult to get an accurate
picture of the present situation from
SUdClStlSS OIl VlSdS-IIlC lCCIllllCdl
word for documents conveying the
permission of one country for citi-
zens of another to enter it. For one
thing, figures are lacking on the
number of persons obtaining visas
who are actually in this country
For another, most of those classed
as Russians for visa purposes are
presumed to be out of sympathy
with the Soviet government.
A total of 4.484 American visas of
all classif1cations was issued to per-
sons listed as Russians during the
fiscal year ended last June 80, State
Department records show, as COM
pared with 2,804 during the previous
IL months.
OF the 4,484 visas, ISL were nom
immigrant and temporary ones of
one kind or another, 2,712 went to
quota immigrants intending to live
here permanently and 261 to immi-
grants exempted from the quota
provisions.
Breakdown of Figures.
The 1911 non-immigrant visas
included 4l8 for Soviet diplomats;
412 for other Russian officials: the
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Location Of Briton Freed
In Jews Death a Mystery
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Oct THE where
abouts of Capt. Roy A. Farran
British officer recently acquitted
of the alleged Staying of a 16-year-
old Jewish boy in Palestine, re-
manned mystery today after the
War Office's withdrawal of q state
ment that he had arrived in Eng
land.
A spokesman for the War Once
said the statement had been issued
yesterday due to misunderstand-
ing" but offered no further ex-
planation.
Some anxiety had been expressed
that members of the Jewish under
ground, angered by Capt. Farran's
acquittal, might take action against
him if he remained in Palestine.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Canadian Newsprint
Production 10 Reach
Record This Year
BY ths Assoeioted Press

by fhs Assoeioted Press
TORONTO, Oct. 7.-Canadian
newsprint production this year will
reach an all-time record of about
@396, 900 tons, the Newsprint Com
rnittee Of the United States House
Of Representatives was told today
IN a statement prepared by the
Newsprint Association of Canada.
This is an increase of 1,137,OO
tons since 1945. the last year of war
restrictions, and production is esti-
mated to reach 4,65o,0oo tons by
1850.
The United States is getting near
ly all Of this increase and 80 per
cent of the total Canadian output.
The House Committee. in the
words of its chairman, Clarence J.
Brown, Republican, of Ohio, is here
to tell the Canadian industry what
our publishers are up against" in
an effort to get better supply
5 Per Cent Shortage Seen.
The Newsprint Association state
ment, presented at today's opening
session, put forward these addi-
tional points:
Probable shortage in United
States maximum demand of 5O0O,-
900 tons is around 235,0O0 tons, or
within S per cent.
United States demand. now at an
all-time high, is expected, on the
basis of the record since 1890. to
develop dip.
It's consumers get 81 per cent of
total world supply. Compared with
prewar averages, they are receiv-
Ing an increase of 100000 tons a
year, while the rest Of the world
gets a decrease Of 1900, 900 tons.
Existing world machinery is about
100000 tons in excess of demand.
but more than 100000 tons are
idle due to lack of raw ma terials and
minor repairs. chiefly in Britain,
Scandinavia, France, Germany and
Japan.
Compared with prewar, Canadian
supply to the United States has in
creased 81 per cent
Prices of Canadian newsprint in
the United States are the lowest of
any major market in the world.
In forest area Canada has nearly
1,250,000 square miles, exceeded only
by Russia and Brazil Productive
forest is 10000 square miles, with
100000 at present classed as acces-
sible About 174.000 square miles
have been leased for industrial use,
chiefly for pulp and paper.
Big Expansion Possible.
The area thus leased is 40 per
cent of the present accessible area
and only % per cent of the produc-
tive total. Measured in these forest
resources, pulp and paper produc-
ton is capable of immense further
expansion, provided money is avail
able for the cost of opening and
using new pulpwood areas
Canadian mills are operating at
full capacity in place of the low
operating ratios from 1880 to l944-5
when more than 1000, 900 tons were
idle.
Canada is by far the worlds
largest newsprint producer, its out
put being two and one-half times
the current production of the
United States, Britain, Sweden, Nor
way and Finland combined. It is
Canada's largest manufacturing in
dustry and chief export commodity.
It's development has been largely
In response. to United States de-
mand and has, In turn, made pos
sible the greatly expanded scope
and maintenance of United States
newspapers,
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Guilty Plea Entered by 7
In Kansas City Vote Fraud
by the Assoeiotsd Press

KANSAS CITY, Oct. Two de-
PENDANTS pleaded guilty and two 9TH
ers pleaded nolo contendere yester-
day as selection of a jury got under
way for trial of the second group of
person indicted by a Fededal grand
jury investigating alleged vote frauds
in the 1916 primary elections.
The development left Robert Nc
Kissick, Democratic precinct cap
tain, as the only one of the six
original defendants to stand trial.
Jesse Bell and Lucious Carter,
both colored, pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Albert A. Ridge. Two
others, Carl C. Dodd and Miss Mar
garet Jackson, entered pleas of nolo
contendere. The sixth defendant,
Stella Page, also colored. had en-
tered a no-contest plea last week.
The group had been accused by
the Government of ghost voting in
the primary following torrid cam
paign for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress from the 5th dis
trict. Enos Axtell, choice of Presi-
dent Truman for the nomination
defeated Roger c. Slaughter, the in
cumbent. but lost to Albert L. Reeves,
jr., Republican, in the election.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Woodbridge Clubs Top
Flower Show Award
Taken by J.L. Bishops

Thirty-one exhibitors assembled
their finest blooms at the Woodbridge
Garden Clubs fall flower show yes
terday in the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church. Twenty second and Jackson
streets NE.
The major award winners included
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Bishop, who re-
ceived first prize in the sweepstakes.
They were awarded an amethyst
glass vase for the highest number
of points in all classes. Mrs. Bishop
won Is narcissus bulbs for the best
flower arrangement
This award for the best rose went
to A. c. Barrett, for the best dahlia
to E. r. Phillips and for the best
flower arrangement by a boy under
IA years of age to Jack Hofmann. IL.
Blue ribbons in the dahlia classes
went to R. F. Gray, A. H. Engle-
brecht, L. M. Clark, Frank S. Po-
hanka, j. L. Bowling. c. L. Armen-
trout, Mr.. Bishop, H. E. Mitchell,
Paul Clark and Mr.. Phillips.
In the rose classes blue ribbons
went to A. r. Hester, Mr.. Barrett,
Mrs. w. G. Humke, R. E. Scam
nell, A. p Hofmann, Miss Hazelle
johnson, Mrs. E. c. Hunton, Mrs.
Lenna Cogar and Mrs. H. A. Linger.
Blue ribbons in the arrangement
classes went to Nancy Clark, 7;
Jack Hofmann, Carol Hofmann.
Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. G. H. Clark, Miss
Isabelle Smith, Mrs. George Tar
gett, Mrs. Beatrice Catalona. Mr..
Scammell, Mrs. Linger, Mrs. Hun
ton, Mrs. Alma E. Marshall, H. J.
Clay and Miss johnson.
Awards were presented by George
Targett, club president. Judges were
Mrs. NJ c. Kissinger. arrangements;
Mr.. Phillips and Marvin Shipley,
dahlias, and Mr.. Pohanka and Niels
Hansen, roses.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

208 business or pleasure" visitors;
29l for Russians ''in transit" through
the United States to another coun-
try. only 102 of which were issued in
the U. S. S. r. itself: 167 for Rus
slams accredited to the United Ma
tions or other international agencies,
and Is limited entry certificates, p"
mostly to passengers on a ship who
came ashore for day or two and
returned on the same ship.
Only in the diplomatic and Of
ficial category are there reasonably
accurate statistics available on how
many Russians actually are here
now. and these do not necessarily in
clude wives or children of the men
to whom the visas were issued.
The latest State Department
check last month showed 532 Rus
slams of these categories in the
United States, including lis at the
Soviet Embassy here; 81 at consular
Offices in New York, San Francisco
and Los Angeles; 228 with Amtorg.
the Soviet trading corporation; 88
with the U. N. and other interna-
tional agencies; 27 with the Soviet
Purchasing Commission; scien-
fists. and 3 officials of Tass, the
Soviet news agency
166 Americans in Russia.
BY comparison, State Department
officials estimated there, are only
about 166 bona fide Americans in
Russia, including 143 attached to the
United States Embassy, news cor
respondents, and IS businessmen
and others.
Complicating all these statistics is
the fact that, under American i'm
migration laws, an immigrant born
in Russia is counted against the
Russian quota, even though his par
ents might be nationals of another
foreign country who were visiting
Russia at the time of his birth.
The small number of American
visas issued to nom officials in Rus
sia itself is attributed to effects of
this ban and to the fact it is ex-
tremely difficult for the ordinary
Soviet citizen to get passport
from his own government to travel
abroad except on official business.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

peak, WIN q lev
cling off now
taking pl C e,
W h ich means
t he ost of
mems ool e II
suits will not 60
higher at this
time.
Speaking at a
luncheon in the
Mayhower Hotel
yester d ay, DR..
Booth, a noted
physicist as well
as an expert on
W DOL, declared
the price of wool
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Control Tower Error,
Violations by Pilot
Cited in Crash Report
BY W. H. Shippen, Jr.
Avioiion Editor Of The s,or


Both the control tower at National
Airport and the pilot of the Capital
Airlines transport which crashed
in the Blue Ridge Mountains, north
west of here, June 13, killing so per-
sons, were in error before the acci-
dent, according to a report to the
Senate Commerce Committee by
Carl Dolan, technical assistant.
The report pointed out that the
pilot, while at an altitude of 5000
feet over mountainous Martinsburg
w. Va, asked and received permis-
sion from the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration control tower at Wash
lngton to descent to $500 feet or
less to enable him to discontinue
instrument flying"
Mr.. Dolan declared yesterday that
"the control tower erred in per-
mitting the pilot to descend to $500
feet or less in territory where the
Civil Aeronautics Board has a min
imum requirement of 1000 feet
above terrain, which would be Tin
the case of the Capital Airlines
plane) 1900 feet Also, the company
had regulation of a minimum of
5000 feet"
Both Rules Broken.
The report added that the pilot
breacned both these rules"-the
2,600-foot and 3,000-foot require
ments-"although he had $4,000 fly
ing hours"
The report told the committee
that the CAB should clarity the
existing rules and regula tions and
arrange for Standardization of ap-
proach procedure" in the case of all
planes, both military and civil.
The Presidents Air Safety Board,
appointed soon after the disastrous
accident, already has recommended
an increase in minimum altitude
requirements over terrain, along
with the required use of radio or
radar instruments to give pilots
positive information on terrain
clearance.
Chairman James M. Lands of
the CAB is also head of the Presi-
dents safety board, and presided
at the CAB hearing at Leesburg,l Va,
following the accident.
Army Plane Started Chain.
Mr.. Dolan's recommendation that
as well as civilian planes,
be required to conform to the Fed
eral airWays regulations Is pointed
up by the fact that an Army plane
apparently "lost" in thick weather
over Washington, started the chain
OF events that ended in one of the
worst disasters in airline history.
The Army plane, it was testified,
had filed an instrument flight plan
which included landing at near
by Army field, but the fact that the
pilot had landed was not reported at
the time. Meanwhile, the control
tower at National Airport, presum-
ing the plane was still circling in
the thick weather, ordered instru-
ment approaches for commercial
transports, procedure involving
traffic stack.
The Capital pilot asked for per-
mission to change his fight plan in
order to avoid the delay entailed in
joining the holding pattern over
washington.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
|Wife's Arrest in Death
Of Union Agent Based
On New York Letter

The new evidence which resulted
in the arrest of Mrs. Minnie Harris,
81, charged with the murder of her
husband, Edward Harris, union
agent, five months after the Staying
on April % and her subsequent in
dictment yesterday was based on a
letter received by police. Capt. Rob-
ert S. Bryant of the Detective, Bu-
reau said today.
The indictment charged Mrs. Har-
ris, colored. with killing her 40-year-
old husband with a hard sharp
instrument" The Staying occurred
at the Harris home in the 3100 block
of Thirteenth street NV.
Mr.. Harris was a business agent
of the Cafeteria and Restaurant
Workers Union, CIO.
The letter, Capt. Bryant said, was
sent to another union official some
time after the murder and was
signed by a Jimmie Cohen"
Mailed from New York.
Capt. Bryant said it was mailed
from a New York hotel on Sep
LemDef IL ana reaQ.
Il killed James E. Harris but
there is no use looking for me- BY
the time you receive this I will be
at the bottom of the Hudson River
Capt. Bryant said the police
charge the letter was written by
Mrs. Harris and that this charge is
supported by handwriting experts
1t was on plain white stationery
half printed and half written. The
letter was addressed to Oliver
Palmer, 1114 w street NV, also a
business agent for the union, Capt.
Bryant said.
Arrested at Union Station.
Mrs. Harris was arrested Septem-
Der 81 as she stepped from train
at Union Station. She told police
that she was returning from Winns-
boro. N. c.. where she had been
visiting relatives, and admitted
spending part of the time in At
lantic City, according to Capt.
Bryant.
At the time Of the Staying, the
union was striking at O'Donnell's
restaurant, 1909 E street NV, and
police worked at first on the theory
that Mr.. Harris Staying might have
been connected with the strike.
Violence had hared up on the picket
line several times.
The indictment on charges of
f1rst-degree murder was returned
yesterday by a grand jury before
District Court Justice David A. Pine
Evening star., 1947-10-07
New Orleans Imports Bread
In Strike by Bakeries
BY IRE Assoeiofed Press

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IAN
emergency supply of bread was
brought into New Orleans yesterday
to keep restaurants from running
short during a bakers strike.
The men walked out last week
in protest against wages paid by
so bakeries who are members OF
the Master Bakers Association.
J. j. Kramer, executive director
Of the Louisiana Restaurant Asso-
citation, said 5000 loaves were i'm
ported by truck after the strike had
spread to the city's four largest
bakeries.
Anthony Buckley, business agent
for the bakers AFL union, de-
clared that of about 300 bakers
made idle by the strike, 400 had
found employment in bakeries
which had signed contracts with
the union.
Mr.. Buckley said the men are ask
ing a 121z cent per hour increase
across the board. Under their pres
ent scale they are paid from 73A
cents to 81 80 an hour, he said.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

duction which would have been
effected by the Republican tax-cut
bills-vetoed by the President
would have amounted to about $50
a year for the great mass of tax
payers. This. he declared, would
mean little-'if you don't know how
much groceries $50 will buy, 60
home and ask your wife,
Mr.. Green keynoted the conven-
ton with a plea to workers to
march to the polls in 1948' and
defeat for reelection all members
of Congress who voted for the Taft
Hartley Act.
Flushed and shouting the 74-year-
old labor leader blasted away at
Russia and Communists in this
country.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Consumer Committee
will Battle Increase
In Capital Milk Price

The proposed 1-cent-a quart in
crease in milk which is threatened
for the Washington area will be Wig
orously opposed by the Washington
Committee for Consumer Protection,
its chairman, Mrs. Sarah Newman,
said today.
The group plans to appear at a
hearing of the Virginia Milk Com
mission October II in Alexandria,
Mrs. Newman said.
Disclosure that milk prices may 20
up here came yesterday from the
Maryland and Virginia Milk, Pro-
ducers' Association. The group an
nounced that it had petitioned the
Virginia commission for a 461a cent
increase per 100 pounds in the price
Of fluid milk 1t sells Washington
area dairies.
Price May Reach 201a Cents.
If granted, this would raise the
producer price to $6O61a a 100
pounds and increase the retail price
to an all-time high of about 201a
cents a quart.
Maryland has no milk commits
sion, but prices paid to producers
in Maryland and Virginia usually
move up or down together.
A spokesman for the board of
the producer cooperative said that,
based on past experiences, the Vir-
ginia commission may act within
80 days of filing of the petition.
The petition was filed Friday Ac-
cordingly, the price increase, If
granted, might become effective
around November !.
The spokesman said the board
voted unanimously to ask for an in
crease. Farmers, he pointed out, are
now paying nearly Sis a ton for
81 per cent protein feed. The same
feed sold for $72 In September of
last year.
Cancelled Agreement Cited.
Mrs. Newman noted that the pro-
ducer group cancelled its marketing
agreement with the Government
early this year to forestall seasonal
cut in producer prices of milk. Now
it appears that they are going to
cash in on the fact there is Short
age Of milk" she declared.
The increase in milk, she added,
would come at a time when other
food prices are at new highs
we will urge people to change
over to evaporated milk and dry
skim milk whenever they can," Mrs.
Newman said.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Boby Is Delivered
At Police Stution
BY the Assoeioted Press

Ell MONTE. Calf, Oct. 7.-Police-
man Joseph Erwin is pretty versatile
and he has namesake to prove it.
Mrs. Dolores Del Real, 20, In a
hurry to get to hospital got only
as far as the police station yester-
day and. with Policeman Erwin as
acting midwife. gave birth to a
7-pound, 6-ounce boy, which she
gratefully named Joseph.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

is not out of line with other COM
modities. He predicted, however,
buyer resistance will prevent any
further advance in present charges.
DR.. Booth is in the Capital for
three-day visit while on a ma
tional tour to press increased wool
consumption. He is in close touch
with growers, manufacturers, mer-
chants and designers. World head
quarters are in London,
Evening star., 1947-10-07
PTA Meeting Called

The Parent Teacher Association
of Bailey's Cross Roads School will
meet at the school at pm Thurs
day. John Richards, president, an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Wool Price Past Peak,
Australian Expert Believes

DR.. Edgar H. Booth of Sidney,
Australia, chairman of the Inter-
national Wool Secretariat, believes
the price of wool has reached the
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny with highest about II degrees
this afternoon; increasing cloudi-
ness with lowest about SO tonight.
Tomorrow cloudy and mild followed
by occasional rains.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with oc-
casional rains south portion tonight.
Tomorrow cloudy with rain south
portion spreading over north por-
ton. Continued mild. Fresh winds
on the coast.
Maryland-Increasing cloudiness
tonight and tomorrow, followed by
rain tomorrow afternoon. Mild tenn
perature.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour;
direction, rth-northeast.
Five-Day Weather Professionalism
Through October IL.
District 4-Virginia, Maryland Del
aware, New Jersey, East Pennsylvania
and New York.
Rain from Maryland and Della
ware southwark on Wednesday
spreading over north portion of Dis
trict Thursday. Rain ending over
south portion by late Wednesday
night; over central portion Thursday
and over north portion Thursday
night followed by fair weather.
Cooler Friday and Saturday.
Warmer Sunday. Temperature will
average 2 to degrees above normal.
Total precipitation y inch.
River Report
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
yesterday. Per Cent. To-day Per Cent
Noon - rs Midnight 40
pm. --- so 8 am. - 20
pm. ------- 70 10 am - so
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Ant Named for Phurooh

One OF the most common and an
noying of house ants is known as
Pharaoh's ant or the Monomorium
pharaonis.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

LOS ANGELES.-HANNS EISLER'S SURRENDER-Hanns Esler
and his wife Louise shown they waited
at the Bureau of immigration yesterday for service with
rants in deportation proceedings The warrants issued
Washington charge the Eers obtained
country that falsely that
he member of the Communist Party.
bail of and Eer released under $500 bail
for a hearing to be later. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1947-10-07

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, II. at 2:5s pm.
Low, "a, at 3:5S am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96. on August IA.
Lowest, Z. on February 8.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
GeCdetlc Survey1
Evening star., 1947-10-07
Precipitation.

Monthly precipita tion in inches in thu
Cspital tcurrent month to datel: