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Evening star., 1947-04-08
|Roxas Aide Denies
Charges Of Graft IN
Disposal Of Surplus
~ n. Associated Press

MANILA, April 3. President
|Roxas' secretary today denied state
ments charging graft. corruption
and wholesale theft In disposal Of
surplus American military goods
being turned over to the Philippine
government.
Secretary Emilio Abello declared
that most Of what is being pub
llished is not founded on facts"
Mentioning assertions that sur
lplus towels had been sold by the
Philippine Surplus Property COM
mission to nom priority buyers who
were not the lowest bidders, he said
mot single towel has been dis
posed Of so far
Representative Hermenegildo Ati-
|enza told the Philippine House Of
Representatives last night that
graft involving millions Of dollars
marked disposal OF surplus goods
by the American Foreign Liquida-
ton Commission and the Philippine
Commission.
Senate Majority Leader Vicente
j. Francisco said he was preparing
q resolution asking q congressional
investigation Of the matter. Rep
Iresentative Jose T. Nueno said he
and other members Of the House
would ask Mr.. Roxas to enforce
an executive order permitting gov
ernment examiners to check bank
accounts and other assets Of gov
ernment employees.
Mr.. Athena asserted that after the
Liquidation Commission completed
$50 0,OO0, 600 transaction with the
United States Commercial Corp
there was q scramble" among high
United States Army officers to retire
Mr.. Athena declared that the
United States should permit no high
officer to ldave the Army until his
bank accounts were examined care
fully.
United States Army quarters
maintained silence on all charges
but the Foreign Liquidation Com
mission was understood to be pre-
y,oY1ycr q ctafovner1t
Evening star., 1947-04-08
Householder Shoots
Large Fox in Tree
On FoxhoII Road

A large, gray fox, treed by q
spitz dog in the front yard OF
a home at 2412 Foxhall road
NV, was shot and killed early
today by the dogs owner who
came to investigate.
Charles s. Omohundro, Al, OF
the Foxhan road address, after
listening to his spitz, Tippy,
bark all night, spotted the fox
about 5 or 6 feet from the
ground In q small locust tree
about $3.50 am. He shot the
intruder with a 20 rifle.
According to Ernest P.
Walker, assistant director OF
the Zoo here, it is not unusual
for a gray fox to climb leaning
trees or low ones with rough
bark. Nor Is it particularly
unusual for them Ito be in the
city, he added.
Evening star., 1947-04-08
LOST,

LOST.
WINTER OVERCoAT at Calvary Methodist
Church. 1853 Columbia rd. NV; Easter
20 am. services. Kindly return same to
owner, ISAAC r. HIT, 3609 o st. NV,
HO. 1915 or Room 617, Colorado Bids.
WRIST WATCH, lady's yellow gold Benrus.
lost April q. vicinity 14th and Constitution.
Reward. Phone AID. 1860. 10
WRIST WATCH, small gold, between Z
st. and end Of Mt Pleasant line. Finder
please call DI. 3535.
WRIST WATCH, lady's, yellow gold watch
and band; vic. Sth and jefferson sts. and
600 block End st. NV. Reward. Call
GE. 2992.
WRIST sa,Dn WATCH mans Hs@s0R IN Sav
day. Shepherd 6311. "a
WRIST WATCH, lady's Bulova; Sat-; vic
Kann's or Lansburgh's. Reward. no.
WRIST WATCH. lady's gold Bancsr; vicin-
Circle. Reward. AT. sOsS. %
4-FUR KOLINSKY SCARF, on Park I'd,
mr.. Mt. Pleasant St, Sat. night; reward.
LOST-PHYsICAL REVIEW magazine and
BOX SOFA, Star, or call Wo. 4705. 20
FOUND.
Sosahs 6oehEE EcsssA sEAslkdo gsa asaalf vleini', Of
sbeoS.rd saoES. bISsR; ssas female in Waldorf Md
PACKAGE, containine dress. 9TH and 3
sts. n ". Monday. Call GE. 1180.
WRIST WATCH, lady.s, gold. found out
ing. Call GL. 0519.
FOUND--Fox terrier, female; three weeks
aso. AT. e460.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
III the Meas

The Connandant Of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. A. a. vandegrift
have as their guests for couple Of
days Mrs. Davis Bell. Mrs. ]. q
watts and Miss Hennie CheatWood,
all old friends of the Vandegrifts
from Ignchburg
MI. and Mrs. Henry Curtis Morris
left yesterday for California where
they win spend the summer. The
Morrises have been Ia their apart
|ment at the Westchester only two
weeks since they returned from
spending the winter Ia Florida.
Mrs. John 7. D. Blackburn Of Al
bany, and Mrs. Foster West Of One
fonta, N. II. are In Washington for q
week and are stopping at the WASH
| ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Rankin
are spending several weeks in At
lantic City.
The Women's Committee for the
National Symphony Orchestra viii
| give q luncheon Thursday at the
May11ower in connection with its
annual business meeting. Mrs.
Charles G. Glover, il, win preside
and officers viii be elected.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
EngAge,2 e1t

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Shapiro
announce the engagement OF thei,
daughter, Miss Shirley Shapiro. to
Mr.. Morton Weinstein, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. julius Weinstein. The
wedding win take place june - ct
noon.
Miss Shapiro was born IN the Dis
trict OF Columbia and Is graduate
|of the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
She Is q great grandd daughter Of the
late Mrs. Rose Seigel, who for about
Is years was secretary Of the Hebrew
Ladies' Aid Circle.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

William Messer. second vics presi-
dent: Mrs. william Knott, treas
|urer. and Mn. Lester Payne, secre-
|tary.
Mrs. Herbert Malone IS the re-
firing president of the guild which
has planned several activities for
students at the school Members
lot the eighth grade graduating
glass win be given party tomorrow
and, with mephers of the senior
graduating class, win b hono9cd
at q breakfast on june 6.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Isl. r PasxP ! 1syild

The sts Pa1,l,s Academy 6uild VII
elect and Install new o1Iicers at !
meeting tonight at the academy
school, 1421 " street NV. Tho
session also VIII mark the fourth
anniversary ct the organization.
The slAte 81 officers which win 81
presented by the Nominating Com
mittee includes Mrs. Raymond
Schmidt, president; Mrs. John CAL
lahan, first vice president Mrs
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Engage en1e ent

Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Reeder Of
Newburg, Nd, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter. Miss
Mary Elizabeth Reeder, to Mr.
Richard z. Tiller, son Of Mr.. and
MIRA. Edward B. Tiller of Bethesda.
Miss Reeder will be graduated next
month from Hood College and MT
Tiller Is on the faculty Of the UNI
versity Of Maryland, Of which he Is
a graduate
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Feldman an
I1ounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Feldman,
to Mr.. Paul r. Jacobs, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs.
The wedding will take place octo-
ber Is.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Dupont Circle Group
|Favors Fast Time

The Dupont Circle Citizens AS
|sociation, meeting yesterday at the
Maynower Hotel, went on record in
support of daylight-savings for
Washington.
The association by an overwhelnl-
ing majority adopted q motion that
its ofncers should be instructed to
support daylight saving for the Dis
trict at the public hearing of the
District Commissioners to be held
at 10 am. tomorrow.
The association also voted not to
revise its previous Endorsement Of
the underpass at Dupont Circle, now
under construction.
A report of q special committee
of the association to investigate the
proposed construction found it "un-
necessarily expensive" but recon-
mended that 1t would be ''unwise
to reopen the entire matter before
the association at this late date.
Guest speaker for the meeting
was Gen. Albert L. Cox, command
ing the District Nationl Guard. He
urged that the association sponsor
some unit Of the Guard for closer
integration into the community.
Col. e. Goring Bliss was reelected
president OF the association by q
unanimous vote. Other officers
elected were: Mrs. Essie v. Collins,
second vice president; Rowland s.
Marshall, secretary; w. Herbert
GIL, treasurer, and William Clarke
Taylor. HarTal Mulliken, members
of the Executive Committee. There
was no candidate for the position
of first vice president.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Bellevue Citizens Hit
|Evietions Over Dogs

A special committee of five per-
sons was appointed by the Bellevue
Citizens Association last night to
investigate why families of Bellevue,
q National Capital Housing Authority
development, should be evicted for
keeping dogs as pets.
The NCHA lease provision call for
the barring of pets. However, the
group pointed out. only the tenants
having dogs have been sent eviction
notices. The committee was au-
thorized to take legal action If 1t
deems it advisable.
More than $50 persons from the
area attended the meeting. One
woman said her reason for having
a dog was for protection. She said
the area is badly lighted and that
"peeping toms" are around. j,
The group agreed that If keeping
a dog was no violation Of the District
laws, they shbuld be able to keep
their pets without being threatened
with eviction.
Most of the members attending
the meeting said that they were
given oral permission to keep dogs.
The committee includes w. j.
Frame, James Mousted, George Bur-
roughs, Mrs. Thelma Mahafiey and
Robert Howard.
Reginald P. Wittek, vice president
Of the group, conducted the meeting
which was held at 21l Boyer road
|S.W.
Evening star., 1947-05-06

Very successful in life insurance, he
is especially interested in estate
planning.
d. c. Auditors to Meet.
Members of District of Columbia
Cnotrol, Controllers Institute of
America, will hold a special lunch
con meeting at the Carlton Hotel,
Thursday noon. E. B. Mutt of the
Standard Oil Co. Of New Jersey will
be the special guest. Plans for the
annual outing are to be discussed.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported today that stocks on hand
in 9Th District department stores
were A per cent higher at the
end of March than a year ago and
per cent higher than in February.
Rudolph w. Santelmann, head Of
the District Building and Loan
League, has appointed committee
to help arrange for the annual con-
vention of the United Savings and
Loan League, in San Francisco in
September. The committee includes
Clarence E. Kefauver, executive vice
president of Columbia Federal Saw
ings g. Loan and a member of the
National Governing Board; Edward
G. Baltz, president of Perpetual,
and Robert e. Buckley, president of
National Permanent. The District
League will send large delegation.
Installment accounts in the Ma
TONS department stores were three
fourths larger than a year ago,
the Reserve Board said.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Right Ing Faction
Seeks UpWA Control
Iii Annual Election

Another attempt by right-Eing
faction OF the CIO United Public
workers to curb left-wing domina-
ton Of the union was made today
as members Of uPWA Local 10 held
their annual election of officers.
The insurgents have put up their
IoTn slate OF candidates against the
lincunhentS, who are headed by Miss
Dorothy Bailey, the locals president
and member OF UPWA,s National
Executive Board.
An estimated 800 workers, em-
Iployed In the Labor Department.
Federal Security Agency. Freed-.
mems and st. Elixabeth's Hospitals
and Howard University, win cast
their ballots today. The results viii
be announced at o'clock tonight in,
the Commerce Department AUDITOR
liunI
Miss Bailey is opposed for the
presidency by Harold Wool. Oppose
ltion to UrWA regular candidates ii
based on the unions highly con-
troversial foreis i policy adopted last
year at Its Atlantic City convention.
The policy upheld Russian foreign
policy while censuring the United
States and Great Britain.
While not specifically mentioning
the Communist issue, Mr.. Wool and
his running mates charged that '.an
entrenched faction in the union has
attempted to exploit 1t for idealogical
purposes
Miss Bailey denies that the local
Is dominated by Communists or
| felloW-travelers.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Banks Report Inieresl
In improvement and
Alteration Loans
By Edward G. Stone,

Increased interest Is being mani
tested by property owners in bank
loans for alterations and improve.
ments. several bank ofhcials said
today.
While Washington banks have
been granting q certain number OF
property Improvement loans for
years, the demand recently has
been below normal, bankers stated,
as they pointed to several indica-
tions of greater building activity.
Many property owners evidently
have been awaiting lower costs In
both materials and labor. There
has been an uncertainty that has
held up proposed property changes.
The banks have continued to ad-
vertise for construction loans and
report a slight pickup In the num-
ber OF applications. It Is now pos
sible to find people to do the work,
one banker pointed out, as q slight
reduction In the cost OF materials
Is being registered.
Loans for heaters and refrigera-
tors have been improving steadily
as obtainable supplies have in
creased, the survey disclosed.
Estate Planning Topic.
Harry S. Redeker, secretary of the
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of Philadelphia, will address the
District Life Underwriters Associa-
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. May 8 lR1 UsDA.--sal.
opened slow; later moderately active. un.
evenly SO to 90 lower; mostly 50-75
on; top. 23.75; bulk, good and choice
peanas TIVE: .5oess rs: 7o?aS soo.sso ausss pounds
1000 So; 9io-21 SO; sows, SO lower; good and
saiabie cattle. 3 ooo; total, 5000: SAL
able calves, 1000: total. 1000 fed
load choice 1.182-pound steers topped al
$500; strictly choice kinds absent: aver
se-medium to low-choice fed steers and
yearlings, 20; ;50-25. .g0: few loads good
fed heifers, Fl 50-23 so; cows fairly &C.
tive. steady; few good cows up to 10 90:
most beef cows, "a ;oOs17 90. Gamers
70 70 higher; good weights sausage bulls
reached so: vealers steady; practical
SaleSie sheep. 1900: total. $500;
wocled slaughter lambs steady; clipped
lambs q. shade higher; ewes scarce steady:
one load good and choice fed wooled Colo
rados weighing around 95 pounds topped
NJ 1880; load or SO wooled lambs weigh
s9, lPs aroans an..n. TO pounds s 5 9o few ne
bic good and choice fed clippeds lambs
sI.nsn yitn 10 ... PETS "a sis5: fey co wooled
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Hudson Shutdown Ended,
NLRB Poll 10 Be Asked
BY IN. As,oe;oted Press

DETROIT, May 6.-Group of "a
plant protection workers, whose
strike yesterday shutdown opera
tions at the Hudson Motor Car Co..
were called back to their Jobs today
as settlement Of the dispute was
announced.
Norman Matthews, regional direc-
tor of the Hudson plant, said the
National Labor Relations Board
would be asked to conduct an elec-
ton among the plant protection
workers.
The employees demand that UAW-
CIO Local ia be recognized as
their bargaining agent brought on
the one-day walkout which made
5000 workers idle, the two spokes.
men said.
Both sides agreed to abide by the
results Of the NLRB poll, and Mr..
Waidron said the company would
enter into contract negotiations II
the union won.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Stocks OF Fractions
10 s. Or More, \ WiIh
Bears IN Control
By Nictor Eubonk
A,.eeio,,a pye.. Z Elnen<l.l n 4 WIN,


NEW YORK. MAJ &. The hears
resumed control of the stock market
today and drove leaders down frac-
tions TO more than 3 points before
tin1id buying and short covering cut
losses.
A fair amount Of activity accom-
panied the retreat IN the forenoon.
Dealings then turned sluggish 10
support arrived.
Despite the reduction of extreme
declines the minus ranks were widely
populated at the close.
D There was . shattering Of adj
vances for such issues as Standard
Oil Of Ohio, Santa Fe, Consolid lidated
Copper Mines. United Aircraft, IN
ternational Harvester and Johns
Manvillc. Transfers for the full
stretch ran 10 around 900, COO shares.
Evening star., 1947-05-06

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Evening star., 1947-05-06
Burmo Constitution
lis Reported Drafted
By The Asseeiafsd er...

RANGOoN, Burma, May ga
Burmese source said today the new
Burma constitution had been draft
ed and would be reviewed May 10 at
convention OF the Anti-Fascfst
Peoples Freedom League.
Contents OF the document were
termed top secret 1t was writ
ten under leadership Of U Aung
San, president Of the league and
deputy chairman Of the governors
executive council.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
l,ree Boys G CoDtu!red
With Pail of Pennies
From Gum Machines
N ~ As,e<iatsi / srSss

NEW YORK, May I. Seeing
three youngsters lugging 4
heavy pail TO : subway train
OF 5 am. aroused the curiosity
Of Stanley Hastings, transit
pAtrolman, who followed them
and found 10 pounds Of pennies
In the pail.
The trio. Mr.. Hastings said,
admitted they had collected
Sll2 iii pennies from subway
station gum machines, using 4
key they had stolen from .
locker. Two l7-year-olds were
turned over to Adolescents'
Court yesterday, and the third
boy. is, was turned over to
Chiidren,s Court.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Bremen Leftists Coll
Short General Strike
sy tho Assseiotsd Pres.

BREMEN, Germany, May g.
Left-wing political parties called to-
day for a five- minute general strike
in this seaport city tomorrow to pro-
test what they described as lenient
sentences given two former SA
(Storm Troopers) members by q
German court on charges Of Staying
q Jew in 1888.
Under plans announced by the
Communist and Social Democratic
parties, all industry in the city will
halt from l1:l5 am. to u noon. A
mass protest meeting was scheduled
for Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Business Briefs

Commercial, Industrial Failues II
the week ended May totaled II
VS.. Sc in the previous week and wert
three times year ago-Dun &
Bradstreet. For the year to date
failures totaled 1,027 VS.. 361 a yeaI
ago.
Tucker Corp, the Nations young.
est auto manufacturer. registered
with the SEC 100000 shares ol
81 par class A common stock fol
its first public offering.
Standard Oil Co. Of Ohio declared
. dividend Of 37la cents a common
share, payable June 13.' Previou.
quarterly payments were Is cents
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co. declared
quarterly dividend of 20 cents
payable June IA. Two semiannual
dividends of Is cents each and q
year-end extra of Is cents were paid
in 1916.
Montgomery Ward e. Co. sales
for April set a new record of $685.
623,3l0, jump OF 243es from a
year ago; for three months ended
April 80, 1858 ,453. a gain of
1880.
ii. L. Green Co. sales in April
totaled s7317,49 a drop of $50
from year ago; in three months
ended April 80, $ls,261,0l7, a de-
cline of 3.7se.
G. C. Murphy Co. sales in April
totaled $e,244,1 lot, a drop of 3.1eo
from a year ago: in four months OF
1947, S31 ,359,784, an increase of 81 %
F. w. Woolworth Co. sales for
April totaled SAC, 6,425, $50, gain of
1.2% from a year ago. for four
months, s164.45o,12S an increase of
7.6eo.
w. r. Grant Co. sales in April
totaled 8,707, ,24S. a gain of 2.3eo
from a year ago; in four months
this year. s57,732,442, decline
of 1870.
Spiegel, sInc., sales for April were
$10,820, 500, gain of 1916 from a
year ago; for four months, s38, $780,
902. rise Of 30.5eeo.
Kennecott Copper Co. earned
$50 a share in the first quarter VS..
~ cents year ago, said President
Stannard. He predicted a balance
would be struck between copper con-
sumption and supplies by the end
OF l947.
Standard Brands, Inc, will cut its
sl3Ooo,Oo0 building sharply because
of high building costs, President
Adams told stockholders. Plans
for new products have been delayed
Radio Corp. Of America profit for
the first l947 quarter was S4,68o ,065
or % cents vs.. S3,160,224 or II cents
in the same ls46 period.
Youngstown Sheet g. Tube Co.
earned s7,335,749 or $3.50 share in
the first l947 quarter vs.. $l,2o5, ,444
or II cents year ago when a strike
affected operations.
General Public Utilities Corp. net
income for the first quarter was s3,-
fs8,36S or 49 cents VS.. $3,534, DAT or
IS cents in the same 1916 period.
Abbott Laboratories earned S.
629,787 or $1.94 in the first quarter
VS.. s2,835 1893 or $3.50 year ago.
Atlantic Refining Co. net for the
March quarter was s2,764.568 or 95
cents VS.. Sl902,237 or 81 cents In
the same 1916 period.
Eaton Mfg. Co. earned S1.793, ,095
OF S2Ol in the March quarter VS.,
s3l,526 or 4 cents year ago.
Maytag Co. profit for the March
Quarter was sl,l4l,353 or 55 cents VS..
S399, ,068 or cents.
American Export Lines, Inc, earn
ed S4,420,922 in 1916 VS.. 81 ,22l .a2a
in ls45.
Life Savers Corp. profit for the
March quarter was $529 955 or n
cents VS.. S416. 1876 or So cents in tn,
same 1916 period.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
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Evening star., 1947-05-06
Thurman Arnold Hits
Mason Measure as
Class Legislation
~ III. Associated Prsss

I,erisiation designed to clarity th,
status of newspapers and pres
services under the antitrust laws va
opposed by Thurman Arnold yester'
day as class legislation, which II
eject endows them with the powers
|of private government.
Mr., Arnold, former head Of tn
Justice Departments antitrust divi'
sion. testified before . House Ju'
dietary subcommittee considering
|bill BY Representative Mason. Re
publican, Of Illinois. which grew on
|of the Supreme Court decision en-
Joining Associated Press member
from considering competitive factors
In acting on membership applica.
|tions.
Testifying as . representative o'
the American Civil Liberties Union
Mr.. Arnold said:
mo excuse can be given for ex.
empting the powerful newspaper
who as members are banded to.
gether In the Associated Press from
the operation Of laws which appl,
to ordinary business"
From the record in the case, Mr.
Arnold said, at is clear that NJ
first-class newspaper, except per.
haps in the most unusual circrm-
stances, can have an even chance
with Its competitors, or, for thai
matter, chance at survival, with.
out the service Of the Associated
Press. He added:
1.-The Associated Press Is beyonc
question the greatest news gather.
ing agency in the world. -. With
out its franchise no newspaper has
an even competitive chance. The
United Press is the most important
supplementary service"
In effect, Mr.. Arnold contended
the Mason bill would permit Asso-
ciated Press member papers to pro-
hibit any other papers from COM
peting with them. The bill would
exempt newspapers and press serv-
ices from operation Of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Mr.. Arnold said the antitrust law,
fortify the constitutional guarantees
of freedom Of the press, and "a1
This constitutional liberty" the Masor
bill strikes deadly blow"