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Evening star., 1947-06-02
Westchester Apartments
Rent Hearing Postponed

District Rent Control Admins
traitor Robert F. Cogswell today
postponed until June 16 rent In
crease hearing for the Westchester
Apartments, Thirty ninth street and
Cathedral avenue NV. The hear
ing had been set for tomorrow.
The delay was granted at the re-
quest of attorneys for the apart
ments. They told Mr.. Cogswell the
tenants need more time to prepare
their case,
Evening star., 1947-06-02
U. 5. Military Strength
Is Best Insurance for
Peace, Royal Says
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 2.-The
maintenance of an adequate mill
|tary establishment" In the United
|Statesand one not limited by
penny y-pinchings lis of-the utmost
Importance to the preservation Of
peace, Undersecretary Of War Ken
meth c. Royal declared today.
On the heels of a presidential
committees recommendation for
universal training in this country
but without making any reference
to such trailaing-Mr. Royal called
for military force with which I'VE
can stop aggression whether 1t be
sudden or creeping
Addressing the University Of
Idaho graduating class here, Mr..
Royal termed the military arm the
most important" method Of insur-
ing peace, but also stressed the
peaceful means Of defense against
War-"The United Nations, interna-
tional trade, efforts at mutual un-
derstanding."
Backs Arms Standardization.
After reference to Russia, which
he coupled with the United States
as the two great military and po-
ntical powers" Mr.. Royal cited
what he called plain and increasing
evidence of ambitious political
forces seeking to impose their power
upon smaller independent nations,
and seeking to inflltrate even into
our own government.
He underscored the proposed
Standardization of arms in the
Americas, saying:
Ito protect our hemisphere we
must aid the smaller nations of
America along the lines of the pro-
gram which the President has just
proposed to Congress. 1t is
predieated on the sound doctrine
that in the event of future war
there must be prompt and unified
action against an aggressor by all
of North and South America"
Only Two Great Powers.
There and two-"and only two
great military and political powers,
the United States and Russia" in
the world today, Mr.. Royal said, and
added:
There are unlikely to be more
for decades to come"
Later he referred to this concept,
saying:
Il wish that our fair conduct In
the United Nations and the other
councils of the world would enable
lis to rely solely upon our sincerity
of purpose and action-and upon
our earnest desire and efforts for
world concord. @
Barrier to Free Contact.
Unfortunately. this is not the
case today. In the United Nations
we have been met by the arbitrary
action of the other most powerful
country" We strike barrier when
we seek free contact with the people
of that nation. We find plain and
increasing evidence of ambitious
political forces seeking to impose
their power upon smaller independ-
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snt nations, and seeking to infltrate

ent nations, and. seeking to infiltrate
even into our own government.
1--WE see-if we are not blind, we
see-that military power and poten-
tial military power goes-and must
go-to the bargaining table, and the
strength Of nation often speaks
louder than the voice Of It's negoti-
ator."
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Mississippi's school children voted
the magnolia to be the State flower
in 1900.
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The general aim of these options
would be ID to organize men into
units, such as those of the National
Guard Or the reserve conponents,
in which they could keep their basic
training up-to-date, move on to ,ad-
vanced and group training, and be
available for effective use sin time
OF war, and (2) to give advanced
education or training to those who
are qualified for and desire to take
such training, including training
that would provide a steady stream
Of young officers. For the most part
these options could be performed in
connection with, or at the same time
as, the pursuit of any occupation in
civilian life or of further education.
Six months Of basic training Is
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Army, Navy, Air Forces, Marine
Corps and Merchant Marine-Long
range operations of great destruc-
tive power and control Of strategic
bases might be decisive elements
IN determining the outcome of war
Since we could not under our Con.
stltution and would not under oul
! conception of international moral.
lty launch a surprise attack agains
/. any country without an open declar.
alton of war, the enemy would havt
the advantage of surprise. Replace.
ments would have to be available
speedily in large numbers. Mainte
nance Of planes, mechanical equip
ment, and the host of highly techni
cal weapons and devices developed
by science increase the need TO
specialists, supply troops, and un
breakable supply lines.
7. Unifcation OF the armed forces
There can be no realistic plan
ming or preparation for the kind O
defensive and offensive strateg,
required for modern war withou
unity OF Comano.
8. Universal training-For reason
discussed at length in our report
we unanimously recommend tn
. adoption of universal training. w
do not believe there is any other wa
of guaranteeing that the arme,
forces will be able to count on
sufficiently speedy flow of traine
men to win war if large-scai
fighting for bases or invasion of tin
! enemy homeland are required. Thes
. pretrained young men would b
| ready to cope with the unprece
: derted problems of internal securit
that atomic warfare would bring
problems of such magnitude that OH
failure to meet them at once, where
ever they developed. might lose u
the war overnight.
We have given careful attention
Evening star., 1947-06-02
8 Dead, IS Missing
And Hundreds Hurt
In Arkansas Tornado
BY fhs Assoeiuted Yrsss

PINE BLUFF, Ark, June a.
With SO bodies in mortuaries,
Jefferson County officials pushed
their search today for an addi-
tional Is persons missing after a
tornado ripped 20-mile path
south of here, injuring hundreds
and leaving hundreds more
homeless.
Coroner E. D. Dupree, who an
nounced early today 81 bodies had
been recovered, said he still believed
that was correct, but that some con-
fusion may have resulted from the
shifting Of corpses among the vari-
Gus establishments.
A check of the four mortuaries
here showed 18 white persons and
Is colored.
The majority Of the victims were
children, including members OF q
colored 'teen-age group attending a
meeting In q house where IL per-
sons were killed. At least 10 white
children died.
New Search Begins.
Searchers began at dawn careful
check of the rain-soaked plantation
fields and bayou swamps for addi-
tional victims of the twister.
One crew blasted a hole in dixie
on a damned break along Barthlo-
NEW Bayou into which several
houses were believed to have been
blown, then waded waist-deep in the
muddy water hunting for bodies.
The condition of many of the II
injured at Davis Hospital here was
critical. Emergency treatment was
administered at the hospital last
night to about 200 who were released
after treatment. Countless others
received on the spot aid for minor
hurts.
Estimating that 500 to 1000 homes
were destroyed, Mayor George Steed
of Pine Bluff said it probably would
be tomorrow before a recapitulation
Of the storms toll would be COM
plete.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Maryland Vote Sought
To Avert Elgin Custer
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, April 21-Friends
of Motor Vehicles Commissioner w.
Lee Elgin are trying to avert his re-
moval from Office June 80 by seeking
a popular referendum on a bill
shortening his term by two years.
# 10000 signers are found for the
petition, the ripper" act sponsored
by the State administration would
be made imperative until voters
approve it. In this instance, the
balloting would be held at the next
general election in 1948.
Baltimore Attorney Paul Berman,
who is directing the drive, said 1000
copies of the petition already have
been mailed to the counties.
Others are being circulated in
Baltimore.
The Maryland constitutions ref
erendum clause stipulates that not
more than half of the required
10000 signers shall live in Baltimore
or any one county.
Mr.. Elgin, a resident of Hagers-
town, last year managed the pri-
mary campaign of J. Millard Tawes,
one of Gov. Lanes rivals in the
race for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination.
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Wife of Businessmen, Mother
OF 2, Found Hanged at Home

wife was not In the bedroom and
went to look for her.
Mr.. Kane said he noticed the
door leading to the basement was
open, went down the basement
steps and found his wife's body.
Mrs. Kane was pronounced dead
by 9 Casualty Hospital physician.
Police believed the hanging oc-
Cured some time during the night
but were unable to fix a time.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
is investigating.
In addition to her husband. Mrs,
Kane Is survived by her sons, Barry.
13. a student at Kramer Junior
High School, and Jerry. 10, who
attends Orr School. She is also
survived by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Smith OF Newport News,
Va, and seven brothers and two
sisters, all Of Newport News.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Women Ask Four Changes
In Montgomery Charter

Four changes in the proposed
Montgomery County charter have
been requested by the League of
Women Voters of Montgomery
County.
In letter to Chairman Norman
B. Ames of the Charter Board, the
league asked that payment Of an
nual salaries to county council men,
bers be made permissive instead of
mandatory, that double Office hold
ing be eliminated, that bonding for
current expenses be eliminated and
that the section setting up depart
ments be deleted.
"Our Board of Directors and the
committee studying the charter
draft are Of the opinion that a
simpler document could be drawn
up," declared Mrs. j. Rene Heming-
way, league president.
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Mrs Edith Rosa Kane, 40, wife OF
a Southeast department store owner,
today was found hanging from q
clothesline attached to rafter In
the basement of her home at 1880
Park place Sc.
Mrs. Kane, mother OF two boys,
was discovered by her husband,
Maurice Kane, who owns store
at 2527 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Mr.. Kane told police his wife had
undergone two serious head opera
tons in the last few years and
feared she had to face third.
He said the family had spent a
quiet evening at home and retired
as usual about 10 pm. At that time,
he said, his wife did not appear de-
pressed. When he awoke this morn
ing, he told police, he noticed his
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Law Review Is Revived
By Washington and Lee

Articles by Judge Armistead Dobie
Of the Fourth Circuit of the United
States Court of Appeals, and Bryce
Rea, Jr., attorney for the National
Association of Broadcasters, feature
the first postwar edition of the
Washington and Lee Law Review
which is being distributed this week.
The legal journal, edited by the
students and faculty of the Wash
ington and Lee Law School, Lex
ington, Va, was put out by CO.
editors Carter Glass III, Lynch
burg, Va, grandson of the late SEN
atcr, and Harry G.. Kinkaid of Jack
sonvile, Fla, both of whom gradu-
ated last September.
The publication was suspended
during World War II because of the
few students attending the Law
School.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Beta Theta Pi will Honor
II Government Members

Twenty-Five Washington members
Of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity who are
Government officials or members of
Congress will be honored by the
District Alumni Association at q
7 pm. dinner next Thursday at
the Willard Hotel.
The guests will include Justice
William o. Douglas of the Supreme
Court, John j. McCloy, president
of the International Bank; Sena-
tors Wherry, Republican, of Ne
braska; KEN, Republican, of Mis-
souri,, and Cooper, Republican, of
Kentucky; former Senators Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin and
John A. Danaher of Connecticut,
Representatives Halleck, Republi-
can, of Indiana; Cotton, Republic
can, Of New Hampshire; Golf,
Republican, Of Idaho; Boggs, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana; Pickett, Demo-
crat, of Texas, and Whitten, Demo-
crat, 'of Mississippi.
Also Joseph R. Harrington, dele
gate from Hawaii; John H. Hilldfing,
Assistant Secretary of State; STAN
ley K. Hornbeck, former Ambassa-
dor to The Netherlands; C. Girard
Davidson, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior; Carroll Miller, inter-
state commerce commissioner; Ed
gar L. Warren, United States con-
ciliation director, and C. w. War
burton, deputy governor of the
Farm Credit Administration.
Delos j. Needham, general coun-
sci OF the American Bankers Asso-
citation, and former Washington
president, will preside.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Alexandra Police Acquire
Additional Office Space

The Alexandria Police Depart
ment has begun moving into addi-
tional new Offices that almost double
its original headquarters space. The
new Offices are expected to be turned
over to the Police Department this
week.
The additional space formerly
was used for the city hall heating
plant. A new boiler room to the
rear of headquarters made the
room available.
The new space. provides Offices for
Chief of Police John s. Arnold; the
administrative division headed by
Capt. Edgar A. Sims; the detective
bureau; a. stolen property room, and
a small conference room.
The Office formerly used by the
chief and assistant chief is to be
turned over to the patrol division.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Z Saved Off Chineoteague
After Boat Sinks With 7 Lost
BY the Associated Press

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va, April 21.-
Two Chincoteague men, only sur
vivors OF a four-man fishing boat
crew, were pulled from the Atlantic
Yesterday after they had kept af1oat
in life jackets for nearly four hours.
Lloyd CULLEN and Edward Petty
john told rescuers that their boat
overturned and sank about $50 a m.
after they had overloaded the vessel
with mackerel.
The Coast Guard recovered the
body OF Ray w. Bebee shortly after
the survivors were picked UP but
the body Of the fourth fisherman.
Graydon Cherrix, was not found,
CULLEN and Pettyjohn, both In
critical condition from exposure,
were taken to Chincoteague.
The survivors were found by James
Baker, jr., in command of the fishing
boat Thrill.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Rockville Soldier, 20,
Found OF. Shot Fatally in
Fort BeIyoir BuiIdinu

Philip w. Gates, jr., 2o-year-old
Army corporal, son of a Rockville
couple, was found fatally shot in
the operations building at Fort
Belvoir yesterday.
Corpl. Gates was shot once in the
head with an Army pistol, accord
ing to Maj. Howard Batson, Fort
Belvoir provost marshal, who is con-
Quoting an investigation. Mai. Bat
son refused to say whether Corpl.
Gates was shot with the weapon he
carried or where 1t was found. The
youth was on guard duty at the
time of the shooting.
The youths father, commodity
specialist with the United States
Tariff Commission, said he had been
Informed by his sons commanding
officer that the shooting tentative
ly" was believed accidental. Mai.
Batson said the investigation In
cluded ballistics tests.
Mr.. Gates said his son was home
on q visit Saturday night and that
he was IN wonderful spiri S
The youth entered the Army In
December, 1945, following his re-
turn from Alaska with the United
States Geological Survey, his father
said.
After about eight months service,
Corpl. Gates enlisted for a year
and was due to be discharged in
about two months, Mr.. Gates said.
He said Philip had enrolled at
George Washington University and
was to begin classes Immediately
after his discharge.
Corpl. Gates was graduated from
Richard Montgomery High School
in 1915. He was an only child,
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Group Sets Second Meeting
On Enforcing Oyster Laws
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 21.-A second
conference of the Joint Maryland
Virginia Potomac River Commits
sion will be held in Baltimore May
6-7 to discuss enforcement of oys-
ter conservation laws, Robert H.
Archer announced.
Mr.. Archer, member of the Mary
land commission. said the meeting
will be held in his Offices. The ses-
sions will be open the evening of
May G and continue through the
next morning.
Besides the six commissioners,
Chairman Edwin Warfield, jr., of
the Maryland Tidewater Fisheries
Commission, and Administrative
Assistant David H. Wallace of the
Department of Tidewater Fisheries
will be present.
Mr.. Wallace will serve as Sec
retary.
The first gathering of the Joint
commission was held April at
Mount Vernon, with Gov. Lane of
Maryland and, Gov. Tuck of vir-
ginia participating.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Carrying Razor
Brings so Days.;
Fine Refused

Citizens convicted of fiouting the
Districts concealed weapons law
needn't expect even the relative
lenlency of a fine If sentenced by
Judge John P. Mcmahon.
The Municipal Court Judge gave
nrm notice of this Saturday. James
hennedy, 81, colored, 1900 block of
d Street NE, had pleaded guilty to
carving straight-edged razor one
night last month when he was ar
rested on a charge of disorderlv
conduct in Wimpys Cafe, 1900 block
OF Seventh street NV.
He implored the judge for a fine
instead, of a jail term.
"Sir, am not going to imnosa q
fine," replied Judge Mcmahon The
shootings and cuttings that arc
going on in this town are sometime
terrible. Sixty days straight time
in your case" But Judge McMahon
did accept Kennedy's word that he
would not commit the disorderly of
fense again-after he gets out of
Jail.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
|S915,OOO-a Year Plan
Adopted in Virginia.
10 Develop Forests
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va, April 21.-The
Virginia Conservation Commission
has approved $915,o00 a year,
four-point plan to conserve and
develop Virginia's forestry re-
sources.
Summed up by State Forester
George w. Dean, the program
stressed:
Adequate forest fire protection for
all forest lands.
Voluntary use Of forest harvest
ing methods which will remove de-
fective timber, leave the choice
trees growing and provide for i'm
mediate reproduction of desirable
tree species.
Reforesting of idle and sub
marginal open land.
Utilizing present wasted timber
through research for new methods,
and the practical phcation of'
known methods.
] The S915,000 annual program
would include an appropriation of
$615,000 from the States general
fund, plus about 100000 which
would be available from special rev.
enues, such as Federal and county
sources, and from fees and private
land owners.
Pointing out that more softwood
lumber is cut each year than is
grown in the State, Mr.. Dean esti-
mated that Virginia imports more
than 100000, 900 board feet of lum-
Der annually "for which our citi-
zens pay some 100000 In trans
portation costs alone" Most of this
timber should be grown in Virginia,
he added.
"Virginia's vast forest area-al-
most 100000 acres, comprising
about so per cent of the total land
area, or six acres out of every 10
is annually growing only about one
nalf of the commercial wood crop of
which it is potentially capable, due
to understanding" Mr.. Dean said.
Even under this handicap, the
forest industry represents an in
vestment of some $500, 900, 900, one of
the largest in the State and employs
more than $4,000 workers"
Evening star., 1947-04-21
|S24,OOO,OOO Fire in Japan
Leaves $4,000 Homeless
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, April 21.-Heavy rainfall
early today extinguished a fire
which brought an estimated $24,-
100000 damage in the inland city Of
Ida and left nearly 10000 homeless.
Ida police reported three persons
missing, 81 seriously injured and
400 slightly hurt.
Kyodo news agency said 1890
were homeless. Police already had
listed 1920 homes destroyed. Ida,
with $4,000 population, is 100 miles
west of Tokyo.
A United States 9th Army state
ment which gave Japanese esti-
mates of total damage as 1900, ,000,-
600 yen ($24,ooo, ,o0o, said the fire
started in geisha girls boarding
house Sunday noon and was ex-
tinguished at am. today.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Businessmen From u. S.
And Canada to Meet

Fred Cristoph. assistant manager of
the Foreign Commerce Department
OF the United States Chamber of
Commerce, will join businessmen of
Canada and the United States next
Saturday in a two-day meeting at
Virginia Beach. Va, sponsored by
the Canada United States Commit
tee. The group Is maintained joint
ly by chambers of commerce in the
two nations.
Views of the businessmen on COM
munisn1, reciprocal trade agreements
and the proposed international trade
organization will be subjects dis
cussed at the meeting. The Ameri-
can delegation viii be headed by
Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y,
former president of the chamber.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Fire Volunteers
Submit Program
1oMontgornery
System Of Alarms
And Uniform Code
For County Urged

Recommendations designed to
provide Montgomery County with
"eficient and adequate fire protec-
ton have been sent to the Board
of County Commissioners by the
Montgomery County Association of
Volunteer Firemen, Henry Mar
schalk, president, announced today.
The association recommends:
!. Establishment of fire-alarm
system for the suburban area, to be
supported by taxation from the
area serted, and including a mutual
assistance arrangement with even-
tual tie-in of rural departments.
2. That all county fire depart
ments continue to make annual
financial statements of receipts and
disbursements of monies received
from taxation.
Uniform Code Sought.
8. The adoption of uniform fire
code for the county, with provision
for strict enforcement of such code.
4. That fire marshal's Office,
manned by one or more members
under civil service, be created to
enforce the fire code and make in
spections.
5. Creation of county fire COM
mission, comprising one delegate
from each department, to make
recommendations to the County
Council for fire prevention, fire
safety laws and their enforcement,
and "other matters relating to the
improvement of fire protection"
Recommendations would be sub
n1itted to individual departments
for approval before being sent to
the County Council.
Would Keep Fiscal Laws.
6. That no change be made In
existing fiscal laws governing the
operation of volunteer departments,
except on recommendation of the
fire commission.
7. That standards for the train
ing of firemen be those prescribed
in the University of Maryland fire
extension courses.
In letter to the commissioners
accompanying the recommends
tions, Mr.. Marschalk said that a
committee headed by Victor H.
Bender of the Silver Spring Volun-
teer Fire Department was ready to
advise the commissioners in pre-
pairing fire code.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Girl Scout in Arlington
To Represent Virginia

Ellen Hoover, a junior at Wash
ington and Lee High School, Arling-
ton. will represent Virginia at the
World Girl Scout Camp to be held
at Camp Baree, Pa, starting June
26, it was announced today.
Miss Hoover is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max M. Hoover, 2409
Military road. Arlington. She has
been a Scout for seven years and
was a member of the Arlington
Senior Council.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
Church Dedicutes Gift
At Potomac Heiqhts

The Potomac Heights Community
Church yesterday dedicated an out
side, lighted bulletin board be-
queathed by the late Rev. James
Edward Braswell, who died here in
January, 1916.
The Rev. Mr.. Braswell, to whose
memory the new bulletin board was
dedicated, was one of the founders
OF the church which started in 1923
as a Bible class originally held in
vacant store at Macarthur boule-
ward and Cathedral avenue.
The Rev. Milton B. Crist con-
Quoted the services. Among the
attendants were Mr.. Braswell's
widow. Mrs. Mary Braswell, and six
children.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
New Groy Lody Class
Forming at Bethesda

A new class for Red Cross GRAY
Ladies is being formed by the
Montgomery County Chapter and
applicants will be interviewed at the
Chapter House, ALL Highland ave-
nue., Bethesda, it was announced to-
day by Mrs. William Chase, publicity
chairman.
The class vii begin next month
under Craftsmanship of Mrs. Glenn
ent A. Parker. Age range for appli-
cants is 81 to so.
Evening star., 1947-04-21
HyaHsviIIe Church School
Dedicated by Bishop

A new elementary school for st.
Jerome's Church, Hyattsville, was
dedicated yesterday by the Most
Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara, Auxiliary
Bishop Of Baltimore and Washing
ton. The school is located at Forty
third avenue and Hamilton street,
Hyattsyille.
Bishop McNamara confirmed 230
students in the auditorium of the
new school. Pastor Of st. Jerome's
Church is the Rev. Edward H. Roach.