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Evening star., 1947-09-19
Clio Council Labels
Meat|ess- Day Plan
'Presumptious Action

The District Commissioner proc
lam9tion calling on Washingtonians
to observe two meatless days a week
in order to help save food for Europe
met with further criticism yesterday
It already had been called the wrong
way to help by the Restaurant AS
sociation.
The CLOS Washington Industrial
Union Council issued a statement
calling the proposal a presumptious
action which takes no account of
realities in the District of Colum-
bia or of the real needs Of the hum
cry people Of Europe.
If the District Commissioners
were close to the citizens of the city
they would know there are very few
families who today do not have at
least two meatless days week as a
result of exorbitant costs. 1t Is,
therefore, gratuitous on the part of
the Commissioners to suggest a
meatless program"
The statement compared the Com
missioners to what 1t called the eat
less Taft" and attacked profits in
the meat industry. 1t said that only
3 per cent Of total meat production
is being exported.
The Washington Industrial Union
Council believes" the statement con-
cluded, that the only real solution
to these problems is the re-estab-
lishment of price controls and the
rollback of prices. We have re-
quested a meeting with the District
Commissioners to discuss these
questions"
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Big Business Writing
.1948 Tax Slash Bill,
Democrats Charge

Representative Dingell, Democrat,
Of Michigan charged today the Re-
publicans are letting spokesmen for
big business write the 1948 tax re-
vision bill.
Representative Eberharter of
Pennsylvania, another Democrat on
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, joined Mr.. Dingell in also
asserting the bill Is being written
in strict secrecy.
The charge of business domination
was leveled at a group Of experts,
headed by Roswell F. Magill, New
York attorney. who was appointed
in June to direct a Special Tax
Study Committee. Mr.. Dingell said
the tax group was appointed by
Chairman Knutson of the Ways and
Means Committee over the protests
Of some Democrats that it was an
unauthorized delegation of legisla-
tive power to representatives of
special interests.
Says Committee Was By-Passed.
Mr.. Eberharter said that when
the Magill Committee met here
week ago mot single member of
the Ways and Means Committee was
present, and the press and tax-pay-
ing public were barred from the
meeting"
'"The Republican Congress has
abdicated to its masters in Wall
street the formulation Of its Fed
eral tax revision program" Mr..
Eberharter continued.
Mr.. Dingell Joined in to add this
comment:
Never before has a committee OF
Congress officially authorized the
lobbies of the special interests to do
its work. The so-called Tax Study
Committee is nothing more than a
combination Of tax spokesmen for
big business, represented by Roswell
Magill, Wall Street attorney, and
John Hanes, New York banker: the
National Association CT Manufac-
turers, represented by J. Cheever
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Truman
Continued From First Page.)

presumably will give the Chief Exec
Utive a review of the situation in
the absence of Secretary Marshall,
who is attending the United Nations
General Assembly meeting in New
York.
At Norfolk the President will
transfer to the yacht Williamsburg
for the leisurely trip up the Potomac
that will land him at the Washing
ton Naval Gun Factory around 8
am. tomorrow.
The press party accompanying
Mr.. Truman will board the destroy
er Dyess, which has served as an
escort ship from Rio, for the last
leg of the journey home from Nor
folk.
Tanned and rested. the President
has enjoyed the sea trip from Rio
with Mrs. Truman and their daugh-
ter Margaret Reading, deck-walk-
ing and movies have served to pass
the time.
Keeps in Touch by Radio.
While he has kept in touch with
affairs in Washington by radio, work
has been held to minimum. The
only real break in the vacation rou-
tine came Wednesday when Mr..
Truman moved to get the Army
Navy unification plan into operation
by instructing Defense Secretary
Forrestal to take his oath of ONCE
Immediately.
With prices rising momentarly at
home and European troubles plus
the U. N. Assembly meeting likewise
demanding his attention, the Presi-
dent will lose no time bucklins
down, once he has returned to his
desk.
Evening star., 1947-09-19

houses were complete and SAITH
factory"-and no further work has
been done.
Others said they were satisfied
with their homes when they moved
in, but drastic defects have sprung
up since.
Nearly $50 of the complaints, 1t
was learned, have come from one
housing project.
Old Builders Adjust Claims.
Morgan B. Callahan, loan guar
antee officer for the Washington
regional office, stressed that in the
few complaints that have been made
against what he called "the old-line,
established Washington builders -
they have been taken care of
quickly.
But with the influx of new
builders" he said, veterans will
take almost anything to get a roof
over their heads. Many builders
know that, and Washington has be-
come known as place where the
pickings are good"
Veterans Administration apprais-
ers, he said, in many cases appraise
value of a home on specifications,
before construction begins. They
make a final appraisal Of the house
before the agency guarantees the
GI loan.
But then, they only see that the
completed house meets the specifi-
cations" he explained. They don't
know what went into 1t or how 1t
was built"
In the case of construction loans,
he said, banks and other lending
institutions are responsible for ap-
praising each stage of construction
before advancing parts of the loan,
Appraiser is Fired.
So far as disciplinary measures
are concerned, the Office has three
courses Of action-against builders,
lenders and appraisers.
One appraiser, Mr.. Callahan said,
was fired last week for making a
faulty inspection. Several others, -
he said. ARE under the closest sur
veillance."
He said his office also is keeping
a close watch on several lenders
suspected of failing to make the re-
quired inspections. The office is au-
thorized to drop them from the list
of approved lenders for CT loans.
In the. case of builders who fail to
produce homes their plans called
for, appraisals on future construc-
ton will be kept to the barest mini
num-" he said. This step has been
taken against several builders here,
he added.
Strongest safeguards, however,
Evening star., 1947-09-19

IL principal livestock markets
yesterday. The most severe decline
in cattle was reported in Chicago.
Prices of lambs and light young
hogs also were reduced. In New
York wholesale meat prices were
lower on all kinds except pork.
Directors of the Chicago Board Of
Trade yesterday deferred action OH
a Government request for raising
margins on grain trading, and re-
quested conference with Agricul-
tural Department officials.
J. o. McClintock, president Of the
board, said he had sent a telegram
to j. M. Mehl, administrator of the
Commodity Exchange Authority, an
nouncing the directors decision. Mr..
Mehl earlier this week had asked
the board to increase margins on
grain trading to 331s per cent from
the present level OF about Is to 16
per cent.
Sharp Increases Explained.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
said sharp increases on foods and
farm products largely caused a ii
per cent increase last week in its
wholesale index of 300 commodities.
1t said the index of average prices
is 157.4 per cent of the 1925 level,
considered as a normal 100. The
general wholesale level was So per
cent below the record set in May,
1920, but was 81.3 per cent above
the corresponding week of 1897.
The bureau offered these other
comparisons:
Farm products-1S7.3 per cent of
the 1926 level, up 3.3 per cent from
a month ago and 23.4 higher than a
year ago.
Foods-1809 per cent of the 1926
level, gain of S per cent in the last
four weeks and 412 higher than q
year ago.
Figures from the Agriculture De-
partment showed the farmer is get
ting about 10 cents of every dollar
the consumer spends for meat, as
compared with 81 cents in 1939
The department estimated these
other shares in the consumer meat
dollar: Commission agent, 2 cents !;
packer, 10 cents; wholesaler, cents,
and retailer, Is cents.
Senator Ives, Republican, of New
York said today the worlds economy
is sick because of "underproduction"
and that soaring prices at home are
only symptom of this disease"
Everybody is talking about high
prices and they are pretty bad"
Senator Ives told the Associated
Press, but we'll never get them
down until we get production up"
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma reiterated his contention
that this country may have to put
up with imitation" If it is going
to pay off the national debt and
meet other costs of Government
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Housing
Continued From First Pare ]

the mortgage and the construction
cost index on December 81, 1852.
g. The payment made, If any,
would be used to reduce the amount
of the mortgage. The interests of
mortgages would be protected with
out recourse to FHA debentures, and
the equity owners would benefit
through reduced interest and amor
tization payments on the outstand-
ing balance of the mortgage"
Mr.. Justement contended "the in
terests of home owners, rental hous-
ing investors and FHA mortgage
insurance would be better served If
prospective losses due to future
lowering of building costs were alb
sorbed by the Federal Government
as an inducement to produce quickly
an adequate supply of housing
IF there were no reduction in
building prices the cost to the Fed
eral Government would, of course,
be nil," he said
IF, on the other hand, there were
q substantial drop in construction
costs, this result could take place
without the wholesale defaults and
impairment of the entire FHA mort
gage insurance structure"
The plan would be a tremendous
stimulant to the production of hous-
ing by private enterprise" he said.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Z Of ; Convicts Captured
After Mysterious Escape
By the Assoeioted pr.ss

BOSTON, Sept. 19.-Three men
including lifer and two long tern
prisoners. escaped mysteriously from
heavily fortified Charlestown State
Prison early today. Two were re.
captured shortly after within half.
mile of the institution.
Warden Francis J. w. Lanagar
said they got out of their cell ir
some mysterious manner, made theil
way to roof, dropped to prison
yard and scaled a 22-foot wall.
Their absence was not noted, the
warden said, until police reported
they had picked up two men wear
ing prison clothes not far from
Bunker Hill Monument. A guard
reported that he had observed the
men in their cells shortly before
the police call alerted prison off,
cials.
The recaptured men were identi-
fled by the warden as Earl r. Baker,
81, Revere, serving a life sentence
for murder, and George H. Baker
IS, Boston, serving to 10 years
concurrent sentences for breaking
and entering. The Bakers arc BROTH
ers. The third man was George
Hayes, 80, Waltham. serving IL tc
Is years for armed robbery.
Evening star., 1947-09-19

Riot Insurance Studied
The Indian government Is study
ing proposals for civil commotion
and riot insurance. to protect indus
try and encourage investment Of
capital.
Production of artificial silk In
Poland is rapidly increasing.
Evening star., 1947-09-19

can be taken by the veteran him
self, Mr.. Callahan said.
One way Is to obtain contract
that guarantees legal right oi
redress unless the agreement Is
lived up to, he said.
while the agency cannot tel
veterans not to move into homes
before they are finished" he pointed
out, they are taking chances II
they do"
And no veteran" he added
Should buy a home without check
ing the builders reliability" Tc
do that, he said. veterans have tc
go only as far as the Better Busi-
ness Bureau. which is located ir
The Star Building.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Prices
Continued From First Page.)

in November. In yesterdays trad.
ing wheat was of 6 to 87s cents
and deferred corn contracts were
down the. limit of cents.
Cattle prices were slightly down
In Chicago today and the hog mar.
ket was very slow with good and
choice 200 to $50 pound weights
about steady.
Baltimore Butter Sales Slump.
The decline in prices yesterday
was felt in most of the Nations
commodity exchanges.
A spot survey of Is grocers in
Baltimore showed sales of butter
now costing from SO to 81 cents q
pound, had fallen off As per cent
from last week. The wholesale price
of grade A 90 score butter dropped
from 88 to "a cents a pound in Co.
lumbus, Ohio
At Philadelphia scme stores ir
their customary weekend offerings
cut meat prices as much as % cents
a pound. Rib roast was offered al
81 cents, compared with 80 cents
Steaks dropped from 95 to 73. Other
stores, however, held their levels
with sirloin at $130 and loin chops
at $1.20 pound.
Wholesale Prices Hit Peak.
The slump came as the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics reported wholesale
prices of food and farm products hi,
an all-time high during the week
ended last Saturday. However. il
added that wholesale prices were
So per cent below the 1920 record.
Consumer resistance to higher
priced food and other items mounted
as Government and other officials
mapped plans designed to stem the
soaring prices. Some retail prices
however, continued to rise since il
usually is several days before whole
sale drops affect retail prices.
Buyer resistance at the wholesale
and retail level was credited in par
for the general price decline in al
classes of livestock at the country!
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Meat Export to Britain
Resumed by Argentina
BY the Associoted Press

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 19.-Re-
sumption of shipments of canned
meat to Britain, after an eight-day
suspension due to British cancella-
ton of sterling convertibility, was
announced yesterday by the Argen-
tine National Economic Council.
The announcement came as Ar
gentina lifted restrictions on i'm
ports from neighboring Latin Amer
lean countries and from French and
Belgian franc nations but retained
virtual embargo on dollar and
sterling imports.
The government said recent pur-
chases by other countries gave Ar
gentina certain amount of foreign
exchange.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Cadillac Lays OFF $500
Due to Steel Shortage
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT. Sept. 19.-The Cadil-
lac Motor Division of General Mo-
tors Corp. announced today it will
lay off approximately $500 produc-
ton workers for two weeks COM
mencing tonight because of the steel
shortage. About 1890 others will
continue at work on nonproduction
jobs.
Cadillac has been turning out
about 1875 cars weekly.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Veterans
Continued From First Page. }

his basement "is damp all the
time, and the woodwork around the
floor is completely rotting away"
Another said plans for his house
showed ample attic space for two
bedrooms, but that there was prac-
tically no spare space when the
home was finished.
Some of the home buyers said
that after long delays they moved
into uncompleted homes they
needed desperately, but were told
the finishing touches would be put
on within a short time. They said
they signed statements that the
Evening star., 1947-09-19

Senator Thomas added 1t may be
another six years and even longer
before the price situation becomes
stabilized.
Like Senator Ives, Senator O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, of wyoming also
stressed the idea that production
holds the key to a solution to global
economic ills.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
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Poor Rudolf Stops
Airplane Propeller

FRANKFORT, Ky.,-UD-Acci-
dents will happen, and Rudolph
whoever he is, has nothing seri-
ous," only a dislocated knee cap
as a result of an aircraft accident
at one of Kentucky's landing fields.
Technical adviser Gerald O'Brien
of the Kentucky Aeronautics Com
mission received the following re-
port of an accident:
"Dear Sir: Rudolph was pro-
polling plane with student In plane
after calling for switchoh Rudolph
pulled propeller through and motor
started as switch was not off and
propeller hit Rudolph on knee and
knocked kneecap out of socket but
no bones YER broken, but broke
end off propeller. Nothing serious.
Rudolph will be off as instructor
for a few days."
O'Brien would not reveal the
name of field and did not have
Rudolph's last name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-03
u S. Making More Atomic
Bombs, Says Sen. McMahon

working people Of the country into
second-class citizens"
He ~contrasted the lot OF the work.
ing man in the days of Hoover
villes and apple peddlers on every
corner with what he called, chap
pier times'' under Franklin D.
Roosevelt and added:
"The working people Of my town
are not going to let the Republi-
cans turn the clock back. They
will instead follow President Tru-
mans leadership forward to world
peace and domestic prosperity"
Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas,
speaking from Los Angeles, said
the COP "cannot understand the
problems of 50 percent of Ameri-
cas- housewives"
"In answer to their desperate
plea for help" she asserted, "the
party of big business-the friends
Of the real estate lobby-Aas cyni-
cally set up Investigating commit
tees in congress to e if prices
really are too high and whether
there actually is a housing short
age. This, of course, after they
had just destroyed rent control,
the veterans housing program,
and taken all restrictions off in.
stallment buying"
Mayor Hubert Humphrey Of
Minneapolis denounced the Re-
publican party for slashing appro-
priations for rural electrification,
soil conservation, agricultural re-
search, and the farmers home ad-
ministration.
He said the national policy of
aid to the small farmer has been
threatened and set back by poll
teal partisanship" and that least
ern Republicans, mostly represent
atives of absentee landlords" are
now making the nations farm pol
ICY"
Senator Sparkman of Alabama,
told the rally that the Republican
record on housing sis consistent
consistently bad. They have done
nothing. Absolutely nothing to help
get homes for veterans" He said
the veterans with whom he has
talked "intend to take congress
away from the real estate lobby in
1913 and return it to the people,"
Sullivan, who spoke twice dur
ing the rally, said the people "are
sick of the stumbling and bumb-
ling of the Republican-controlled
congress-" Then, after declaring
the "whole world watches our
every move" he went on to say;
Some watch us hopefully, pray
ing that we maintain our thrength
and that we share it to breath the
spark of life into war-shattered
countries. Others watch us with
hostile eyes, hoping that our econ
omic machinery will break down,
hoping that we will find ourselves
too weak to aid Others"
The latter he described as the
"scavengers, waiting for us to
move out so that they can move in
and impose totalitarian police
states over peoples who are now
free"
Senator Francis J. Myers of
Pennsylvania said the people of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-03
PAST CARRIAGE
AGE RECREATED
New England Tour In An
Gent Cars Revive
Past

BOSTON W.D-The age Of the
.borse1ess carriage" will be re-
created this fall in a six-day tour
Of New England by 100 antique
automobiles.
w. Nelson Bump, vice-presldenI
of the American Airlines and
chairman of the Veteran Motor
Car Club of America, described
tho iaunt as AIN attempt to re-
capture the esprit and adventure
If p period when long-dlstance
factoring was a daring sport"
With the revival of the so-calledt
rlidden tour, Bump doubted that
The participants this year will be
bothered by one of the most com
mon hazards in the early days
arrest for speeding.
All cars participating m the
sween of New England will be at
least 80 years old and while they
might have been "speedsters" IN
their time, their present pace is d
crawl.
Back To 1905
The first tour-33 automobiles
left New York City in 1905 and
hraved mud ruts, motor break
downs. derision and c%onstables on
their way to the White Mountains.
In those days, one New Hamp-
shire town arranged an elaborate
sneed trap. Constables in PLAIN
clothing occupied positions along a
measured route with stop watches
in hand, and signalled to one an
other with handkerchief.
Ropes tied to telegraph poles
were ready to be stretched across
the road should one of the cars get
up to 20 miles an hour.
Despite that and mechanical
troubles, the magazine "Horseless
Age" decided the tour proved the
automobile "almost fool-proof 49,.
STRENGTHENING our belief in the
permanence of the motor car"
but the Manchester IN. H. Union
thought the whole thing an 'un-
mitigated nuisance"
Speed Was Menace
1.-The lives and property of per-
fectly helpless people have been
menaced for no other reason than
to provide amusement for total
strangers" it said editoriany.
Automobiles are a good thing;
some drivers can be trusted but
most cannot. Take the record
of their run from Concord to Man.
chester, 10 miles in 40 minutes.
Have they any right to do such a
thing? We like automobiles,
ana hope they have come to stay,
but to turn loose a lot Of crazy
mountebanks intent on making a
record over our roads is a distinct
outrage ..." .
A side trip will be made to Mount
Washington, which first was
i. climbed In 1899 by a Stanley
Steamer in two hours. The present
: record is slightly over Il minutes.