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Evening star., 1947-11-07

ton of Polish organizations through
out the United States, was to meet
here today for its quarterly session.
Oflcials said they would discuss
means Of helping European dis
placed persons and Of combating
the spread of Communism
The first meeting Of the two-day
session was scheduled for 10 O'Clock
this morning at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-11-07

voicing of themes always clear,
natural and authoritative.
In Langlais' Song of Peace"
Messiaen's The Shepherd" and
Alain's "Litanies" the organist ex-
celled in suggesting the elusive and
the ephemeral. The recital closed
with an improvisation of four
themes which Conrad Bernier, Or
ganist of st. Matthew's Cathedral,
played softly in submitting them
for elaboration by Mr.. Marchal.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Stote Society to Dance

The New Jersey State Society will
hold It's fall dance at 10 pm. to-
morrow at the Shoreham Hotel.
Music will be by David McWilliams'
orchestra.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
SEC Clears Tucker Sale
OF 20 Millions in Stock
By the As.oeioisd Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 8-The
Tucker Corp, newest automobile
builder in the United States. can
start selling $20,00o,000 worth OF
stock to the public
The stock sale was cleared by
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission yesterday after approval of
the Chicago firms registration state
ment.
The firm said 1t plans to sell
100000 shares of common Glass
A stock at S. a share.
The SEC granted permission for
public sale OF stock in the Tucker
Corp. on June 26, with the warning
to investors that many past state
ments about the car appear to be
grossly misleading and in many
cases false"
On that date Tucker filed an
amendment to its registration state
ment which automatically provides
a 20-day waiting period unless the
company asks and is granted ac-
celeration of the cooling period. ="
Accordingly, the company's $4,000
0c0 stock sale could not have taken
place before July Is.
Yesterdays action disclosed the
company asked for and was granted
acceleration of the cooling" period.
Evening star., 1947-07-08

In failing to approve continual
ton of Mr.. ODea's salary, the sub
committee said 1t felt the lob "an
unnecessary expense to the tax
payer.
1t was the sense of the commit
tee report that because of the fine
work of the PUG. there was not
enough work for the peoples coun-
sci. Organized groups of citizens
appearing on utilities matters. the
report also pointed out, have their
own counsel.
Mr.. O'Dea was questioned at
length during the closed hearings
by Representative Church, Repub-
lican, Of Illinois on the nature of
his work.
Mr.. ODea told the subcommit-
tee the term peoples counsel" was
really misnoiner. He said he was
getting calls from persons wanting
legal action or advice, but that
his job was by statute limited to
utilities matters.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Nine. Lupescu Improves;
Hopes Held for Recovery
BY the Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8.-At-
tendants said today that Nine. Elna
(Magda) 'Lupescu was continuing to
improve and that there were greater
hopes for recovery from her critical
illness.
The auburn haired woman went
through a ceremony Thursday with
former King Carol of Romania In
an effort to legalize their 23-year-
old relationship.
Nine. Ernesto Undreanu, wife OF
Carols secretary, said "she seems
much better today: she passed an
other good night and we are very
much encouraged"
Nine. Lupescu is suffering from
anemia,
Evening star., 1947-07-08

A strong effort by Ray j. Myers, a
vice president of the International
Municipal Signal Association of New
York, to force return of the city
fire alarm system to the Electrical
Department was disclosed today
when testimony on the closed ses-
sions of the House Appropriation
Subcommittee was made public.
Control of the dispatch Of fire ap-
paratus to local fires was turned
over to Fire Chief Clement Murphy
by the Commissioners last winter.
The effort was made in letter to
Chairman Koran of the subcommit-
tee in which Mr. Myers said the
transfer has placed in jeopardy the
lives and property of the citizens OF
Washington
Mr.. Myers, who described himself
as very familiar with the situation"
here, charged false statements con-
cerning the transfer were made by
certain persons connected with the
local press and the fire chief"
Mr.. Koran said copies Of the letter
went to Chairman Buck Of the Sen
ate District Committee; Senator
Taft, Republican, Of Ohio; Chair
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Zoo Bears Given
Seized Berries,
Dr.. Mann Says

Bears at the Zoo love blueberries
even though they were confiscated
by the Government from stores be-
cause of insect damage
Certain birds and animals do
not object to insects" DR.. William
Mann, Zoo director, told the Dis
trict Subcommittee on Appropria-
tions during hearings on the l948
supply bill.
What animals eat blueberries?
Representative Horan, Republican,
of Washington asked.
Many bires and animals love
blueberries," DR.. Mann responded.
They are natural food for some
of our bears"
The United States marshal de-
livered to the Zoo $4,000 1-pound
14-ounce cans of the berries which
were seized because of insect dam
age.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Revenue
Continued From First Page.)

a 3-to-1 roll-caH vote in the House,
was worded so as to exempt from
the income levy all Federal workers
who swear to a statement they are
domiciled in one of the States.
AS rewritten by the House and
Senate conferees, it has the same
purpose, but it exempts only the
Government pay Of Federal workers
claiming domicile elsewhere.
Conferees said the new language
would not exempt any other District
income received by a Federal work
er, although 1t would exclude all
District income.
Senator Cain contends that the
individual income tax as 1t now
stands Is so discriminatory against
the relatively limited number Of
persons that must pay it that it
should be repealed.
The revised language OF the
OHara amendment carries a spe-
ciflc statement that employees of the
District government are not included
with Federal employees whose SAL
aries are exempted from the Dis
trict income tax.
The amendment as now written
provides that the word resident
(those taxable) means every indi-
vidual domiciled within the Dis
trict on the last day of the taxable
year and every other individual
who maintains a place of abode
within the District for more than
seven months of the taxable year,
whether domiciled here or not.
Modified by Exemptions.
This is modified, however, by ex-
emptions for any resident who is
an elective or appointive ofticer
or employe OF the Government OF
the United States and who claims
domicile in one Of the States.
The exempting clause continues:
For the purpose Of this act the
domicile of such officer or employe
for any taxable year shall be the
State which he expressly declares
to be the State Of his domicile;
provided that he shall have had a
domicile in such State unoer the
laws of such State Immediately
prior to the beginning Of the taxable
year for which the tax is claimed.
Such declaration must be made In
writing, under oath. to the assessor,
and the time for filing such declara :
ton shall expire 80 days after writ
ten demand to file q return shall
have been received by such oficer
or employe."
Evening star., 1947-07-08
.ArmoryC Control Fight
To Go 10 Eisenhower
On Horan' Suggestion

The fight between the District
Commissioners and the National
Guard over control of the District
Armory is being carried to Gen.
Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff.
This was promised as an out
growth of hearings on the District
Guard appropriations before the
House Appropriations Subcommittee,
it was disclosed today.
, Col. Peyton G. hewitt, adjutant
general of the District Guard, agreed
with suggestion by Representative
Horan. Republican, of Washington,
subcommittee chairman, that the
whole problem of the Armory con-
troll should be discussed" with the
Chief of Staff.
The long-pending struggle for
control of the building was aired in
spirited debate before the Horan
subcommittee. Commissioner Guy
Mason contended that If the city
had to support the Guard in addi-
ton to paying about s3,000,000 for
the building, the city should control
the structure and get revenue by
leasing it for public events.
He contended, however, the Guard
really was e Federal agency and
ought to be supported by Federal
funds.
Col. hewitt insisted the organiza-
ton was part of the District, and
should have control of it's own
activities and its own armory, han
ding rentals.
The armory was used during the
war by the Federal Bureal of In
vestigation. 1t now has been re-
turned to the District and was dedi-
Gated June % in ceremonies at
which the commissioners were con-
spicuously absent
Evening star., 1947-07-08
T uxes
Continued From First Page.

tive date postponed until January
l, more Democrats are expected to
join the Republicans in supporting
the measure.
The Senate vote on the bill later
this week, or early next week, will
throw more light on its chance of
becoming law at this session. 1t will
pass that branch also, but if Mr..
Truman vetoes it again, the Repub-
licans may have more trouble lining
up tWo-thirds to override the veto IN
the Senate than in the House.
For example, Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat, of Arkansas served no
tice today he would not vote to
override veto unless the Senate in
cludes his community property
amendment A group of Democrats
taking the same stand might hold
the balance of power in deciding the
fate of another veto.
Another significant statement
came, however, from Senator Spark
man, Democrat, of Alabama, who
said today that lit is certain we
will have a tax reduction bill ef-
fective January l."
Senator Sparkman formerly was
Democratic whip of the House and
seldom votes against the admin
istration He was not attempting
to forecast the final fate OF the
pending tax bill at this session, but
suggesting that in any event re-
duction would be voted early next
year, retroactive to January l.
The Albanian said the Republi-
can decision to make the measure
effective January l, instead of July
1 of this year, enhances its
chances" but said that "two other
essentials remain to be solved
Senator Sparkman told reporter
that it is essential that Congress
know what it's total appropriations
will be, but nobody can say def
nitely about this until action is fin
ished on all appropriation meas
ures."
He said it appeared essential to
him that Congress should fix some
definite policy on retirement of the
national debt, probably specifying
specific amount to be retired an
nually'
A rider extending to all States
the privilege now enjoyed by COM
lnunity property States" should en-
hance chances of the measures
passage this month, he said. In the
nine community property States a
husband and wife may divide their
total incomes equally for tax pur-
poses.
Senator Sparkman said he did
not think the Republican reduction
schedule, ranging from 10 to 30 per
cent, sis the best schedule that
we could find, but that the Re
publicans are in the majority and
they're going to write the schedule
whether we Democrats) like it
or not
I'VE might as well be realistic" F"
Senator Sparkman said.
He added he didn't know whether
President Truman would veto the
bill again with the changed eff
fective date if provisions have been
made to meet all appropriations and
to retire a specified amount OF the
debt annually.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
U. 5. Sees Serious Shortage
OF Freight Cars by Fall
Rx the Assoeiotsd Press

The Commerce Department warned
today of freight car shortage In
late summer more serious than any
yet experienced"
This will result. from continued
high-level business activity and ex-
pected bumper crops, it said.
A department statement said there
are 24.OOO fewer freight cars In op-
Grafton today than at the start OF
l946 with unprecedented peace
time demands" being made on trans
portation systems.
Indications are that the shortage
will not quickly be ended the state
ment said
The department said that al
though a program was drawn up to
produce 10000 domestic freight cars
a month by the middle of this year,
car builders reported recently they
expected to ship only about 1000
cars this month. The builders, said
the department, reported lack OF
steel as the principal retarding fac
for
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Day Care Forbidden
Children Of Families
Earning over $1,000

The House Appropriations SUBJ
committee included Sl50,000 to oper-
ate the Districts day. care centers
when 1t reported out the 1948 Dis
trict supply bull today, but tied a
string to the appropriation which
welfare officials described as ''se-
we're limitation
In including the $50, 900, the COM
mittee specified that only children
Of parents earning less than $4,000
per year should be cared for in the
centerS.
Raymond Clapp, assistant director
of public welfare, said the average
income of parents benefiting under
the program was $2,400. He said the
limitation would eliminate half the
children previously cared for by the
centers.
Although given legislative ap-
proval, the day care centers have
been closed since June % pending
an appropriation. Mr.. Clapp said
he had been advised verbally at the
District Building that once the ap-
preparation is approved by the
House, the centers could reopen. He
said welfare offlcials hope to reopen
the centers next Monday.
Actually, when the center pro-
gram starts again. only six of the IL
centers will be back in business. Two
OF the six have been operating in
formally on a volunteer basis pend
ing the receipt of funds.
The six centers are expected to
take care of 270 children, as COM
pared with 400 children served in
the IL centers during the past year.
The $4,000 income limitation, how
ever, will have to be studied to see
what effect it would have on the ex-
peceted attendance, Mr.. Clapp said.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Testimony Shows Strong Effort
To Upset Fire Alarm Decision

man Dirksen of the House District
Committee, Representative Huber,
Democrat, of Ohio and Representa-
tive Stefan, Republican, of Nebraska.
Mr.. Myers praised Herbert Friede,
former superintendent OF fire
alarms, whose relationship with the
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co. of Massa-
chusetts is about to be investigated
by Mr.. Dirksen's committee.
The Gamewen company has been
indicted by a Federal grand jury on
monopoly charges. Mr.. Friede testi-
fed before the grand jury in Boston.
Mr.. Friede was also lauded by
Mr.. Stefan for his work during the
war or the air-raid alarm system.
Mr.. Horan indicated his main
interest in the transfer was whether
1t would cost the District more
money through the use of higher
salaried firemen at the alarm center.
Fire Chief Murphy insisted it
would not. Mr. Friede said it would.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young told the subcommittee
the Commissioners were unanimous
in approving the transfer on the
principle OF giving the fire chief
command over his communications
Evening star., 1947-07-08
ID. T.. Fund Bill Grants
Auditor More Powers,
Threatening. Feuds

A major strengthening of the
powers of Auditor A. r. Pilkerton
that may touch of long smolder-
ing fueds within the District gov
ernment is carried in the 1948 Dis
trict budget reported to the House
today.
On the one hand the Koran
subcommittee handling the bill
eliminated the central business Of
fee of the Board OF Public Welfare
and placed Mr.. Pilkerton in full
surveillance OF relief administra-
ton.
On the other hand, according to
one Capitol attache, the subcom-
mittee plan acts to trim somewhat
the present powers Of Budget Officer
Walter L. Fowler while centralizing
greater authority with the auditor
One of the issues said to be in
volved Is whether the budget officer
or the auditor should have the
power to allocate funds within de-
partments of city government.
Hot Testimony at Hearings.
The whole question of audit and
control of District finance provoked
hot testimony during the recent
closed hearings on the supply bill.
Another move to centralize pay
roll clerks under Mr.. Pilkerton
finally lost out after powerful oppo-
sition from officials from the depart
ments involved. This included the
Boards of Education and Recreation
and several other key departments
In adding seven extra employees to
the auditors office and money for
more bookkeeping machines, the
Koran subcommittee report declared
the auditor is In effect the con-
troller Of all appropriated moneys,
that he should operate indepen-
IDENTIFY without undue influence or
restraint on the part of those sub
ject to such audit or control"
The committee intends" the re-
port continued, that the auditor
should be accountable only to the
Commissioners of the District so
far as the affairs of the District are
concerned and to the proper Federal
authorities so far as the United
States Government is concerned"
The committee further assumes
the Commissioners are not en-
powered to delegate this official re-
sponsibility to any other appointive
executive officer"
Central Office Called Costly.
In the case of relief administra-
ton, the report declared the central
business Office had not justified its
existence and was becoming increas-
ingly more costly. The report denied
intent to make the auditor admin
istrator of relief or to take from the
Welfare Board authority fer simple
bookkeeping, but added:
1.-The committee does assume the
position that in the division of public
assistance control of this operation
properly belongs in the auditor for
the District"
The central business Office has
been in the process of getting started
for the last two years despite strong
opposition from Mr.. Pilkerton. Mr..
Pilkerton has been pre-auditing
relief checks before they are sent
out. This has sometimes delayed
the checks and drawn objections
from private welfare groups as well.
Mr.. Pilkerton, however, pre-audits
all other District funds except the
benefit payments under the District
Unemployment Compensation Board.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Trumun Asks S181 900
For Howard U. Raises

President Truman yesterday asked
Congress for a supplemental appro-
priation of $181 900 to bring the
salaries Of instructors at Howard
University in line with the salary
increases provided for the teaching
staff in the public schools Of the
District.
The request went to the House
Appropriations Committee and prob
ably will be considered for inclusion
in the final deficiency bill.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Bill Carries $4,000
For Cancer Control,
$4,000 for X-rays

Funds to help the District combat
two death Observation-Disclosures and
included in the Dis
trict's 1s48 supply bill as reported to
the House today.
The House Appropriations Sub
committee wrote into the Health
Departments budget an item of
$66,00c for conducting a mass X-ray
survey to determine the extent of
tuberculosis here and $4,000 for a
cancer-control project.
Neither item was included in the
Commissioners original estimates,
but both subsequently were request
ed by the District Building.
The cancer-control program was
urged by District Health Officer
George C. Ruhland, who said WASH
ington is one of the few major cities
without cancer-control programs
Reporting 1900 cancer deaths here
last year, DR.. Rutland said the can
Ger mortality rate here was exceeded
only by deaths from heart disease.
The United States Public Health
Service will contribute to both pro-
grams-S100,000 for the tuberculosis
X-rays and $4,000 for the cancer
control project.
In reporting the Health Depart
ment budget, the subcommittee cut
1894 900 from the Commissioners
estimates. but provided an increase
of $875,635 over the current appro-
priation.
Gallinger Hospitals estimate was
reduced by $333,000. but the ap-
preparation of $3,450,0oo for the hos
pital was an increase of 1888 900 over
last years appropriation.
Glenn Dale Santorium was grant
ed $1,6OO,0O0 in the supply bill, but
the subcommittee turned down an
estimate of $4,000 which was re-
quested for the construction of an
apartment house for medical officers
at the tuberculosis sanatorium.
The subcommittee provided $685.
900 for medical charities-an in
crease of 100000 over the budget
estimate. The subcommittee re-
ported the increase was recommend
ed on account of the increase in
the per diem costs of caring for
patients.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Cotton Market Advances
Despite Crop Report
BY the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, July 8.-The
cotton futures market bulged s2.S5
to $4.75 a bale here today despite a
Government estimate of 81 ,389 900
acres under cultivation as of July l,
an increase of 176 per cent over the
same time last year.
Floor brokers said that considefa-
BILE buying orders had been placed
to be executed en- release OF the
acreage report regardless of the
figures.
July futures contracts were sell
ing at 1881 cents a pound, the high
est since last October. October was
quoted at 1885. December at 31.68
March at 1904 and May at 3053, or
81 to 95 points above the prices pre-
vailing at the time the acreage esti-
mate was issued.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Supply Bill includes
Funds
For E.V. Brown School

Conversion Of E. V. Brown School
into combined library and recrea-
ton center. for which the residents
of Chevy Chase have been working
for more than year moved a step
nearer today when funds for the
project were recommended to the
House.
Favorable action by the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on the
new use, for the school followed
strong appeals by Chevy Chase resi-
dents as well as District officials.
according to subcommittee hearings
made public today.
One Of the proponents was Engi-
neer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young, who told the subcommittee
he was personally opposed to the
proposal at first because 1t was pre-
sented as "a new kind of entity
called a community center"
Seen as Economy Move.
However, when We discovered
that it was not a new departure, but
merely the implementing Of portions
OF two existing overall plans-the
plans of public libraries and Of the
Recreation Board-we felt that 1t
was justified" he added
Gen. Young said both a more
adequate branch library and a rec
reation unit were needed in the
area. He added that careful study
showed that it would be cheaper to
utilize portion of the E. " Brown
School for both purposes than to
sell the school and Appropriate the
money to build new library and to
build recreation unit
Backed by Christensen.
Support for the project also came
from Milo Christensen, recreation
superintendent, who described it as
AN excellent example of co-opera-
tive relationships between the citi-
zenS, the Recreation Board, the
library trustees and the Commits
sioners.
The school, located at Connecticut
avenue and Mckinley street, was
used as OPA headquarters during
the war. About year ago residents
of the area began campaigning to
convert the school into a much
needed new branch library and rec
reation center.
Their campaign was intensified
last fall when The Star joined in
supporting the project, along with
the Recreation Board and the Board
of Library Trustees.
Finally, the Commissioners in
dorsed the project and Congress was
asked to appropriate funds for al
terations, maintenance and stating
of the center,
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Reds Reported Found
In Greek Armed Forces

ATHENS, July lP.-The Con.
servative newspaper Embros re-
ported today that a Communist
organha ton" had been discovered
within the Greek armed forces in
Thrace, where government troops
now are engaged in operations
against left-wing guerrilla bands.
The paper said the discovery was
made with the arrest Of 10 soldiers
who admitted membership In the
organization.
Plans of the organization, Embros
said. included formation Of 80 "as-
sault groups" each composed OF 80
persons recruited in the Kavala
area for the guerrilla forces.
Evening star., 1947-07-08
Griffith Stadium Pays
S. Fee, Gets S13,598
In Police Protection

For the payment Of a IS
annual license fee, Griffith
Stadium received $l3,598 worth
of police protection between
July l, 1916, and March 81. 1947.
This was disclosed today with
the release of testimony before
the House Appropriations Sub
committee of Police Inspector
Walter Thomas. He was acting
chief at the time of the report
and was asked to provide a
table of the demands of sport
arenas and other organizations
for police service.
The Commissioners are con-
sidering hiking the license fees.