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Evening star., 1947-12-22
Hokwofh Is Released
.0n-His Personal Bond

John M. Holzworth, SO, New York
attorney, was released on his per-
.sonal bond today without being re-
quired to put up any cash, pending
trial here February Is on bad check
charges.
He had been arrested here in
September on check charges after
he had made an unsuccessful at
tempt to free a client in a habeas
corpus proceeding. Subsequently,
Holzworth was placed in District
Jail, where he had remained until
today because of failure to put up
bond.
Several weeks ago. his trial on the
check charges resulted in hung
jury. Therefore, trial in February
will be in reality retrial.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
PaIIbearers Are Named
For John J. Hamilton

Honorary pallbearers at the funera
at 10 a m. tomorrow at st. Matthews
Cathedral for John J. Hamilton, 10
prominent Washington attorney
will include:
George T. Dunlop. Henry r
Cover, james M. Green, j. Spaul.
ding Flannery, John w. Childress
John w. Davidge, DR.. Hugh Fegan
Joseph B. Schaaff, Sydney R. Prince
S. William Miller, Justices DAME
w. O'Donohue, James M. Proctor
and F. Dickinson Let's, Hugh Obear
Arlon v. Cushman, Bernard R. Tol.
son, Henry D. Champion, Eugene r
West, Eugene G. Adams and JAIME!
j. Becker.
Mr.. Hamilton died Friday a
Laurel Sanitarium. He had been II
ill health for several years and hae
Eeen at the sanitarium for severa
months. He had lived with his son
John L. Hamilton, 7400 Bradley
boulevard, Chevy Chase, Md, since
he retired from his law practice ir
1945.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Rites for Arlington Writer
Killed in China Set Today

Burial services for Miss Barbara
Stephens of Arlington. a freelance
newspaper writer, who was killed
July 81 in the crash of a Chinese
Air Force transport plane in Sim
kiang, China, were tc De held today
at Nanking with American Ambas-
sador j. Leighton Stuart officiating.
Foreign correspondents and Amer
lean Embassy officials we're to par
ticipate in the service at the Nam
king Foreign Cemetery where her
ashes were to be buried, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Miss Stephens had been in China
nearly seven years and was on her
way home when the crash occurred.
The plane was en- route from Halni,
Sinkiang, to Lanchow, China.
She Is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Stephens, 1901 South
Barton street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Driver Held in Accident
FotuI to D. G. Woman

A Washington woman was killed
yesterday when the automobile in
which she was a passenger over
turned on Addison Chapel road,
North Englewood, Prince Georges
County police reported.
She was Margaret Buchanan, Is,
colored, 300 block of L street S.W.,
according to police.
The driver of the car. police said,
was William c. Anderson, %,
colored, Chapel Oaks, Md, who was
charged with manslaughter and
reckless driving. Police quoted
Anderson as saying his car over
turned when he swerved to avoid
a truck which was on the wrong
side of the road.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Trumuns to Observe Christmas
With Relatives at White House

tending midnight services in the
churches of their choice. The Pres
ident is a Baptist and Mrs. Truman
and their daughter are Episcopal
ians
The Trumans will open presents
in the second floor of the White
House Immediately after breakfast
Christmas morning.
Dinner will be> served in the eve
ming. The menu includes tomato
consomme, celery, assorted olives,
roast turkey with chestnut dressing,
giblet gravy, mashed potatoes,
asparagus, cranberry jelly, fruit
salad, and plum pudding with hard
sauce. There will be coffee, candy
and nuts. Using bread sparsely,
White House chefs will include only
enough to hold the chestnuts to-
gether in the turkey stuf1ng.
The White House has already
taken on a festive appearance. with
a large wreath of cedar tied with
red ribbon over the north door. It
is flanked with pine trees trimmed
with electric lights.
Inside the north foyer are large
poinsettia blossoms. A Christmas
tree will be set up in one end Of the
East Room by Christmas Eve.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Price Increased
On Bread Used
Restaurants
diversified Louves
Go Up q Cent q Pound
Home Size Unchanged

Bread prices for diversified loaves
used by hotels, restaurants and in
stitutions were raised a cent a
pound by most District bakeries
today. but the price for the standard
l-pound loaf bought by housewives
In retail stores remained unchanged
The price of rolls was raised
cent dozen at the same bakeries.
They range from 18 to Is cents.
The price change was attributed
to the extra labor required in the
baking of the square sandwich"
loaves, which need more individual
attention than the machine-made
l-pound loaves.
1t left the wholesale price of
l-pound loaves at II cents and the
retail price in most stores IA cents.
The larger sizes went up to a
wholesale price of 13 cents a
pound.
Whether District restaurants and
other consumers of the larger loaves
might switch to the 1-pound size to
save money was not Immediately
apparent.
A spokesman for Government
Services, Inc, one of the city's
largest consumers of the large
loaves, said GSI had not had time
to set a policy on bread purchases,
but would probably continue to use
the sandwich loaves.
GSI patrons, it was pointed out,
might protest If the cafeterias
switched to 1-pound bread. because
the larger sizes provide wider in
dividual slices.
Gallinger, Glen Dale and Upshur
Street Hospital already use 1-pound
bread. while the penal institutions
make their own.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
3 Staying Indictment,
Among 58 Returned
By D. +. Grand Jury

Three men were indicted by the
grand jury today in recent killings
in the District.
One of them, Willie Callahan, 80,
colored, 400 block of M street NV,
was charged with first-degree mur-
der in the fatal shooting of Richard
Mosley, 80, colored, 1900 block of
H street NV, November 81.
Police charge the shooting oc-
CURED during an argument in Cal
laham's home. Callahan also is
accused of assault with a dangerous
weapon in connection with the
wounding of Allen Settles, 27, COL
ored, of the 400 block of M street
NV.
In another case, Joseph D. Butler,
"a, colored, 200 block of Tenth street
NE, was indicted on charge Of
manslaughter in which he is &C
cused of fatally shooting Tonic Leo
Coleman, "a, colored, TOO block of
Seventh street S.W.
SO Indictments Returned.
Colanell Stephens, jr., ii, colored,
300 block of Second street S.W., was
indicted on charge of manslaughter
in the fatal stabbing of Gibson
Francis Maiden, "a, colored, 900
block of Sixth street Sc.
The indictments were among a
total of SO returned by the grand
jury before Justice David A. Pine
of District Court.
Among others indicted was Ber-
nard L. Bottomley, So, of the 800
block of I street NE, who was
charged with incest allegedly involv-
ing his 30-year -old daughter.
Man Charged in 6 Cases
George M. Copeland, "a, of Tim
monsville, S. c., who police say
specialized in entering hotel rooms.
was indicted on three charges of
housebreaking and larceny and
three of grand larceny. Copeland
allegedly entered hotel rooms by OBJ
tanning keys from the counters.
Three of the charges accuse him of
thefts other than at hotels. His loot
was said to include valuable fur
coat.
Ethonia P. White, 18-year -old
colored girl, of the first block Of
Defrees street NV. was indicted on
four charges of HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny and one charge Of house
breaking.
Among others indicted was
Thomas P. Hawkins, 10, colored,
100 block of Fifth street Sc, who
was named on four counts of un-
authorized use of motor vehicles.
The grand jury ignored q charge
of assault with intent to commit
rape against Oscar M. Printz, jr., 20,
of the 4100 block of Connecticut
avenue NV. The grand jury's
action exonerates Mr.. Printz.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
I District Banks
Get TaxCut on
Gross Earninqs
Appeals Board Ruling
Drops SO Levy to 4%
Less Interest Paid

Seven Washington banks will be
subject to per cent gross earnings
tax instead Of the 6 per cent now
levied, the District Board Of Tax
Appeals ruled today.
The ruling holds the institutions
to be savings banks even though a
great part of their business consists
OF commercial banking.
Lawrence Koenigsberger, solo
member of the board, said the banks
will be subject to the 4 per cent
gross earnings tax, less interest paid
out to savings depositors. Hereto
fore, the assessor had levied q 6 per
cent tax against their gross earnings
without deduction for interest.
The seven banks involved are: The
Bank Of Commerce g. Savings, the
Security Savings & Commercial
Bank, the City Bank, the McLachlen
Banking Corp, the Anacostia Ma
ton Bank of Washington, the Indus
trial Bank and the Citizens Bank.
Dent Ruling Was Appealed.
The banks had appealed action Of
District Tax Assessor Edward A.
Dent in an additional assessment
for the fiscal year 1945. Originally,
Mr.. Dent made his assessments on
the per cent figure. less interest
paid, but subsequently reopened the
matter and assessed additional taxes
on the per cent rate, without in
terest deduction.
The banks contended they were
savings institutions under the law
and should have been taxed on the
more favorable basis. Although Mr..
Koenigsberger held that Mr.. Dent
had the authority to recompute the
tax, he ruled, however, that the
banks should be classed as savings
institutions and sbe given the more
favorable tax tAatment.
$45,000 Is Involved.
'The banks which had savings
deposits at the time of the passage
of the act of 1904 were taxed in
accordance with its terms, notwith-
standing they also engaged in COM
mercial banking. from the time Of
the passage of that act (which &C
cords the 4 per cent rate to savings
banks until they discontinued their
operations, and the petitioners.
from the time of their organization,
and after the passage of the act
until 1916, were likewise so taxed"
Mr.. Koenigsberger's decision said.
Approximately $45,000 was in.
volved In the additional assessments.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
SheIton's S Conviction
For Perjury Reversed;
Still Faces 7 Terms

The United States Court Of Ap-
peals today reversed the District
Court perjury conviction Of J. Paul
Shelton, 28, former Arlington auto
mobile salesman once tried and ac-
quilted on charges of attempted
bank robbery and abduction.
: The appellate courts decision
leaves Shelton facing a one-to-five
year sentence on an automobile
theft charge and a three-year sem
tence in Virginia for escaping from
a deputy United States marshal.
The one-to-three year sentence
which the appellate court has now
set aside was originally supposed
to run concurrently with the SEN
tence on the automobile theft
charge.
The appellate court upheld con-
tention by Shelton, who acted as his
own attorney on appeal, that an al
legged false statement he was ac-
cused of making IN seeking dupli-
cate certificate Of title to an auto
mobile does not come under the
perjury statute.
The Court Of Appeals held the
offense comes under a special stat
ute which makes 1t q misdemeanor.
The appellate court held also that
a second false statement of which
Shelton was accused was not bound
by oath and that the two allegedly
false statements were improperly
merged for trial.
Shelton was arrested by Arlington
police in January, 1945, on charges
of attempted robbery of the East
Falls Church Bank and abducting
14-year-old Grace Wad1ington to
cover the escape. He was acquitted
Of these charges in September, 1945.
A month later. Shelton escaped
from the United States Marshals,
Office at Richmond. Va, where he
had been taken into custody on a
Federal charge from the District of
violating the National Motor We
hicle Theft Act. He was recaptured
by New York detectives after more
than two months of freedom.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
1000 at Baptist Church
Heur HundeI's 'Messiuh

Approximately 1000 last night
heard the Christmas portion OF
HandeI's Messiah" sung at a can
delight service in Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets
NE.
The program, sung by the IS
voice church choir, was broadcas:
over Station WWDC. Mrs. Homer
Phillips, soprano; Paul Lein, bari
tone, and Ralph Devlin, tenor, were
principal soloists. A sermon by DR.
K. Owen White, pastor, was fol-
lowed by Handel's famous Hallelu-
jah chorus. &
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Masked Bandit Takes
SIS in Ho|dup Of Night
Manager Of Hotel

A bandit who masked his face
with q green handkerchief while
holding up the night manager of
the National Hotel, 1908 I street
NV, was the object of a police
search today.
The bandit got only SIS, according
TO William r. Merrill, 80, the man
ager. He came into the hotel early
yesterday with his hand in a side
pocket and demanded the money
from the cash register, police said
He was described as a slender,
ht-skinned colored man about
feet 6 inches tall.
Cab Driver Beaten.
Police also reported that, cab
driver and two pedestrians were
beaten and robbed over the week
end and one woman had her purse
snatched.
Francis L. Griffith, 80, of 1886
Trinidad avenue NE, the cab
driver, reported that two colored
passengers attacked him and stole
his wallet containing $17O in the
vicinity of Morris road and Erie
street Sc. He said he had picked
them up at Twelfth street and New
York avenue NV. shortly before.
They fled on foot after the robbery.
Bland Barnhart. Al, of 65 M
street NV, told police three young
colored men attacked him as he
was walking in the 1900 block of
North Capitol street and took $50.
He was treated at Sibley Hospital
for bruises.
Man, 73, Beaten.
An hour earlier Hiram J. Knox,
73, who lives at Soldiers Home, also
was beaten and robbed of $40 by
three colored men as he was walk
ing in the TOO block Of Eighth street
NV, according to police. One sus-
pect has been arrested in this case,
police said.
Two boys, IA and is years old,
snatched a purse from Miss Marie
A. Lyons, 80, of 652 E street NE,
which contained $14, as she was
walking in the 500 block of Sixth
street NE. with her sister, Miss
Kathryn Lyons. Police arrested the
boys shortly afterward and turned
them over to juvenile authorities.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Dutch Town to Get Gifts
|OfChevy Chase Church

Overseas Christmas relief pres
ents from the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church will 60 to the town
of Hedel in Holland, which was
adopted" by the congregation two
years ago.
Many Of the gifts have been
wrapped for specific families in
Hedel. The Christmas consignment,
which is among donations Of other
churches on the Dutch ship West
erdam will be received in Rotter-
dam by distribution ~ Dr.. G. De
Ridder, Hedel physictaA.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
u. S.-AustraIia ParIey
Held on Wool Issue
By the Assoeiatsd Press

GENEVA. Aug. a. American
Undersecretary of State Clayton and
j. j. Dedman, Australian minister
for postwar reconstruction, con-
ferred for more than an hour today
in an effort to break the American
Australian deadlock on the wool
tariff issue.
Neither of them would comment
on the results of their first formal
conference on the question since
the deadlock developed eight weeks
ago. They said they would con-
Cinue discussions next week.
Australian demands for reduction
in the American import duty of wool
now "a cents per pound-at a
time when the United States Con-
gress approved additional duty, later
veoted by the President, led to the
suspension of American-Australian
negotiations.
American sources at the time
said the wool issue bore direct
relationship to Britain's empire
preferential system. Most major
tariff negotiations here went on a
''slow down strike" when the wool
issue developed.
Tariff negotiations among the
18 countries represented here, orig
inally sci1edulea to be completed
by the end OF August, probably will
continue until September IS, many
negotiaters agreed.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Tokyo-to-D. G. FIiers Greeted
With Kisses at Fort Worth Field

his ship six miles on course to fly
over bis hometown of Benis, Tenn.
There's my house." he shouted,
almost falling over 1t. James Schutt
Of Holland, Mich. Bombardier.
Lets drop him out" 1t. Schutt
said. we don't need him anymore. ("
"Over the Pacific" 1t. Duncan
replied pointedly, Il had lots Of
friends"
Later 1t. Duncan told 1t. Horace
C. Nichols, plane commander, of
Ardmore, Okla, and Copilot Will
liam N. Walding of Mobile, Ala, to
stay on this course and in five
minutes you'll be going down the
main street of Nashville.
Exactly five minutes later the
ship cruised over downtown Nash
vile. Our navigators gone stale, y
1t. Arthur D. Swanberg of Syca-
more, Ill, said sadly. Hes two
blocks off course"
The flight from Washington was
made In 6 hours and Is minutes
Awaiting the men was a message
OF congratulations from 1t. Gen.
Robert L. Eichelberger, commander
OF the 9th Army, sent from Tokyo
The General said go ;. it is par
ticularly gratifying to us (of the
9Th Army to know that our air force
is second to none in its command
OF the latest strategic and tech
nological developments. :"
Evening star., 1947-08-03
BY the Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Tex. Aug. a.
Record smashing Tokyo-to-Wash-
ington B-2s flyers got a trophy of
lipstick. smears when they landed
at Fort Worth Army Air Field
today.
Wives and sweethearts of sthe
squadron members rushed out on
the field after the Super Forts
peeled off from tight formation
and landed quickly on alternate
runways.
Lets get out of here!" the flyers
shouted as they piled out of the
eight silver ships and ran to en-
brace their loved ones.
The trip home from Washington
today was joyous. The men of the
492d Bomb Squadron of the 7th
Bomb Group who few a 7,000-mile,
one stop, 30-hour. 55-minute mis-
sion from Tokyo to Washington had
tasted the thrill of Washington
reception, had a good nights sleep
and were eager 10 get home.
When they landed in Washington
yesterday after the fastest and
farthest bombardment mission ever
flown, an official welcome hardly
pierced their weariness.
But today the interior of every
ship was charged with excitement.
Repartee and laughter rang in the
interphones and rode the radio
waves from plane to plane
1t. Charles F. Duncan, navigator
ON one of the planes. 9leefully pulled
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Alexandra
CONTINUED From First Page.)

penditures to the amount of revenue
being realized, this deficit will in
crease and in time seriously impair
the provision of funds to meet the
necessary demands of the city's op-
erations."
Col. Hellmuth said the Finance
Committee has repeatedly tried to
prevent these over expenditures but
that the council has gone ahead and
made the special appropriations.
The amount Of the deficit re-
ferred to in. the report was $172,-
46l. 90.
The report pointed out that the
deficit existed "after virtually all
capital expenditures have been
charged the bond fund surplus"
Referring to the bond fund, the
report stated:
I'm charging appropriations and
expenditures to the Bond Fund the
City Council has disregarded the
available balances in specified
allocations with the result that
three categories now show defici-
encies." ...--
The deficiencies listed included
$10,253.l2 for Fairgrounds, $685.
392 "a for streets and $28 1886 for
sewers. ,.
City Managers Opinion Is Cited.
The report stated that an ana1y-
sis of special appropriations shows
unexpended balances for these ap-
propriations in the amount OF $685.
055.66 ut is the opinion of the city
manager (Carl Budwesky at the
time the report was compiled) that
some of the balances shown as un-
expended actually represent projects
which have been completed. If this
be the case or If any of the unex-
pended balances are for projects
which have been abandoned. il
would be proper for City Council to
authorize that such balances be
credited back to the bond fund sur
plus" the report continued.
This action, it was brought out
could reduce or eliminate deficiencies
In the bond fund. Any deficiencies
in specified ALLEGATIONS of the fund
surplus still existing after this was
done will have to be eventually alb
sorbed by the general fund or re-
funded by future bond ISSUE" the
report said.
Councilmen said yesterday nc
future bond issue would be contem-
plated until the end of the fiscal
year when it is determined how
much money will be in the general
fund. Mr.. Budwesky brought out
when questioned about the bond
money, however. that bonds could
not again be issued to cover the cost
of projects for which 1916 bonds
were issued.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
River Dragged for Man
Who Fell From Boat

Harbor police early today were
dragging the Potomac River for
James B. Hendrix, 81, of 1863 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc, Navy Yard
machinist, who fell overheard from
a .33-foot cabin cruiser about 200
yards below the Old Dominion Boat
Club at the foot of King street in
Alexandria.
Police said Mr.. Hendrix, John
Crandall, 518 Fourteenth street Sc,
and John Gilbert, 2806 Terrace road
Sc, were returning to the club
from a cruise to Piscataway Greek
when Mr.. Hendrix fell overheard
about 10:30 pm. last night.
Mr.. Crandall. police reported,
leaped in after him and succeeded
in pulling Mr.. Hendrix to the sur
face, but was unable to keep his
grip on him. Three harbor police
patrol boats were sent to the scene,
but had not succeeded in finding
Mr.. Hendrix two hours after the
accident.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Man, 81, Held in Staying
OF DAUGHTER on Train
BY The Associated Press

CARTHAGE. ILL.,, Aug Eighty
two-year -old James J. Stuffelbean,
who told a coroner's jury he fatally
shot his daughter on "a speeding
passenger train because he thought
"it was robbers" was charged with
murder today.
Bond was set at $4,000, which
Stuffelbean said he could not fur
nish Immediately. He was held in
the Hancock County Jail, pending
word from friends in Brookfield. Mo-,
his home town.
Stuffelbean's daughter, Mrs Eliza
beth Grady, 46. Harvey, Ill, was
shot fatally through the chest as
she sat in a coach seat, on a Bur-
lington Railroad train behind her
parents.
At coroner's inquest Thursday,
the elderly man testified that when
lights on the train were turned out,
he became scared OF robbers" and
slipped a pistol from his coat pock-
ct. He said he then heard a noise
and thought robbers had turned out
the lights. When he saw q form
about 10 feet from me-" he said,
7 pulled the trigger" .
At the time of the shooting, Mrs.
Grady was taking her parents to
their Brookf1eld home after q visit
with the Gradys in Harvey.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Congress Link 10 U. n.
Urged by Mrs. Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press

1y ms ASS0Ct0yeo fTSSS
EASTHORT. Maine, Aug. 2.-Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, speaking at an
nual memorial. exercises for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, said. today that she
believed Congress should be repre-
sented at United Nations meetings.
Il realize that it Is difficult to
carry on the duties OF Congressman
along with additional duties as dele
gate to the international body" said
Mrs. Roosevelt. chairman of the U. N.
Human Relations Commission.
But" she said "only through
sympathetic understanding of prob
lens will necessary appropriations
become available for continuance
Of work toward permanent peace"
Mrs, Roosevelt said Russian U. N.
Delegates do not change their ideas
as individuals, for they are COM
mitted to policy dictated by their
government"
The U. S. s. r. tactics are to tire
out those not in accord with their
policies and objectives," she said.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
7 Men and Woman Found
Tied 10 Beds; Mother Held
By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1.-Two
men and a woman, ali suffering Sc
we're undernourishment, were found
today bound or shackled to their
beds in a southside rooming house.
The police said they were Martin
Anderson, AZ, his brother, Clarence,
38, and his sister, Violet, IS.
Detective Capt. Herbert A. Para
deau said Mrs. Bertha Anderson. 70,
who described the trio as my chill
dren," was detained for questioning.
Physicians at General Hospital
said all three were emaciated, suf-
fering from confinement and seri-
ously i'll. None was able to answer
questions.
Evening star., 1947-08-03
Reece Halls Congress- Actions,
But Sullivan Cites Failures
By Gould Lincoln

The Eghteth Congress praised by
Chairman Carroll Reec the Republican National Committee
Sthe first Congress than decade half its
promises the American people in statement made public last
night
Congress Executive Director Gael
Democratic National Committee or the things
did do" in statement issued at the time.
Dgests Of the two statements follow: