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Evening star., 1947-07-22
Over the Back Fence
Bv Isabel Hackeff

we noped by this time report that the Family Proder
showing fine stand vacation whkers the
chin line was but dy visible decision seemed imminent
the nal shape should trinity pointed
uy rounded ggedy The F. beginning to look
less ike rather distinguished like nde-
minded philosopher The oldest tee-agr described the
effect "anachronistc"
In broad daylight could the beard going to be
oored with salt than and not matching
at all the which F.
vacation before morning ne looked
at himself thoughtfu the cracked shaving hung
tremendous lather, and still
dreamiy tentative motions with the like with
knife deciding attack Sunday roast We watched
with interest thinking he simply deciding to alter the whisker
boundary line again
steey CLINT the F. carefully shaved
his kept right the chin He shaving of the
beard mustache couldn't match
in color the other must brown mustahe
certainly
got to choose We sighed with relief watched the H nice
firm chin coming into Takes adapabiity than
we've a bearded husband.
realize happening behind the
too late With hr
Evening star., 1947-07-22

good. EngllSn WdlnuLS also. EOuI
into a pan so it will be one inch
thick. Is pure white. Cut in squares
If flavoring used, little vanilla and
little lemon mixed.
X X II II
CAMPHORWOOD CHEST.
From E. S. w., Washington.)
I have found that to prevent the
wood from drying out and cracking
the chest should be. thoroughly oiled
about every six months. I use a
standard furniture polish which is
an oily liquid and apply 1t gener-
ously with an ordinary paint brush.
The wood absorbs a surprising
amount of the oil and my camphor
chest after ten years of use is IN
much better condition than many
of the ones on sale in furniture
departments.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information and requests sent
in By the tollo1Ding haze been
forwarded to those for 1Dhom they
were intended
Mrs. w. A. ~, Fairland;; Mrs.
H. H. L., Mrs. G. M. T., Hyatts-
ville; Mrs. L. P. w., Mclean; Mrs.
T. H. F.. Sauer Spring; v. D. G.,
Alexandria: Mrs. M. c. j., Fair
tar;; Mrs. w. Fl. r., Arlington;
Mrs. M. J. H., D. S. H., Mrs. L.
X. p, Mrs. L. B., Mrs. E. H., Mrs.
J. F. M, Mrs. L. p, Mrs. r. D.,
L. T., Washington.
Our thanks to these readers,
whose contributions toere similar
to others previously received::
Mrs. F. L. S., Falls Church.;
Mrs. J. B. T., Winchester; Mrs.
T. H.. Silver Spring; M. P. F,
Mrs. L. F., E. A. B., Mrs. NJ. L. w,
Mrs. w. r. B., Washington.
X * Il
MAKING JEWEL BOX?
STRINGING BEADS?
From Mrs. T. D. McC., Washington. J
need advice and instructions for
lining a wooden box and tray with
velvet. I'd like to fit up one to &C
commodate my so-called jewelry.
Some boxes have a narrow section
that is suitable for either earrings
or finger rings.
Also can some one tell me how to
string beads with a knot between
each bead and give me suggestion
on what to use as "thread?"
X y X
USING PARACHUTES
(From Mrs. E. X, Was7lington.)
To those interested in how to use
the parachute" there Is a fine
article in the July Woman's Day
Magazine.
QUERIES?
(From, G. G.. S., Kensington.)
Can you readers tell me what you
consider the most comfortable
double bed substitute for us to use
in a living room? We think we
would like something taking no
more than love seat space, and we
want it to be good looking and
comfortable as a seat for daytime
use.
Also we need stairs to an attic
from bedroom that should not lose
Evening star., 1947-07-22
POEM WANTED?
FRENCH DRESSING.

(Fronl Mrs. P. c.. w., Alexandria,
In answer to request from Mrs.
M. A. B., Washington for a good
French dressing, highly recon-
mend this family recipe.
French Dressing: Two cups sugar,
l bottle cider vinegar, l bottle salad
oil (pint size), 4 teaspoons dry
mustard, 2 tablespoons salt, 5 buds
Evening star., 1947-07-22
Readers Clearing House

garlic, 1 quart salad dressing, enough
paprika to color Yield l gallon.
Beat these ingredients together, pre-
ferably in an electric mixer, until
we'll blended. However, mixing by
hand can do the trick efficiently.
BY preparing a gallon of this
dressing and placing it in well
covered jar in your refrigerator,
you will find it ready to use with
a mere shake, whenever needed. It
keeps well indefinitely.
May I add that I have enjoyed
the RICH immensely and have bene-
flied from many of its suggestions.
Thanks to all its gracious contrib
utors.
FRESH CATNIP.
(From M. r. w., Washington
To G. E. H., you can buy fresh
catnip at Center Market, Fifth and
K streets NV. from the farm wom-
en- who have stands outside the mar
ket on Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Oscar Borches Sandberg
Dies In Alexandra Home

Oscar Borches Sandberg, 81, re-
tired Veterans Administration en-
ploye, died yesterday at his home,
4o3 South Washington street, Alex
andria.
A Government worker for the last
II years, Mr.. Sandberg was with the
Agriculture Department until World
War II, when he was transferred to
the Once Of Defense Transporta-
ton. He worked for the VA for
about q year before retiring last
October.
A native Of Knoxville, Tenn, he
was graduate Of the University Of
Tennessee. He served as first lieu
tenant with the Field Artillery in
France in World War I. After his
discharge he moved to jacksonville
Fla, where he managed printing
company before coming to WASH
ington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Martha D. Sandberg;; q daughter
Mrs. Mary r. Brodell. Jr, 212 Cedar
ayenue, Takoma Park, Md; q
brother, John Sandberg, and a sister
Mrs. Mary De Hoff, both of Balti-
more, and q niece.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Wheatley fu-
neral home, 800 King street, Alex
andria. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Il on .Aquitania Hurt
By Gales in Atlantic
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England, April
22.-The liner Aquitania docked to-
day after riding out Atlantic gales
in which Cunard-White Star Of
ficials said % persons were injured
Saturday night while the ship was
en- route to Britain from Halifax
and Bermuda.
One of the vessels 1,107 passen-
gers was hospitalized here with Sc
we're facial injuries. Treated in the
ships hospital among the other 81
injured were Mrs. Katherine Bush o1
Somerville, Mass, with an injured
arm, and Mrs. Judith Fraser, Van
couver, British Columbia, for rit
injuries and facial bruises.
Capt. q. E. Cove said the ship was
undamaged by the buffeting.
At Liverpool, gusts reaching 81
miles an hour velocity, prevented
the Cunard-White Star liner Mau.
retania from docking, after high.
speed test runs preparatory to re.
suming transatlantic passenger
service. Ofilcials said she would
berth tomorrow, weather permitting
Meanwhile, the 81, 1,000-ton battle.
ship Warspite was adrift OF Land.
End, the southwestern tip OF Eng.
land. The warship broke loose while
under tow to a shipyard for scrap.
ping, but radioed it was in no i'm.
mediate danger.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Action Chapter to Hear
|Schlesinqer, Henderson

Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr., author
of "The Age of Jackson" and Leon
Henderson, former price admini-
strator, will speak at a meeting of
the Washington Chapter Of Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action at
pm, tomorrow. The meeting viii
be held In the YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Mr.. Schlesinger, q member Of the
groups executive board, will speak
on its foreign policy. Mr.. Henderson,
who is chairman of the Executive
Committee OF the national organi-
zation, will discuss its domestic
policy.
Mr.. Henderson will present a
charter to the Washington Chapter,
and officers will be installed.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Bronson Found. Guilty
In Second Degree

After celebrating nine and one
half hours, District Court jury to-
day found Eugene Bronson, 46-year-
old colored janitor, guilty Of second
degree murder in the stabbing last
November Of Mrs. Carrie Davidson,
u.
Bronson was led sobbing from the
courtroom after the jury reported
its verdict Of second degree murder
and petty larceny. He had been in
dicted on charge OF first degree
murder and robbery.
Justice Alexander Holtzof refer
red the case to the probation Office
for investigation, before sentencing
Bronson could be imprisoned from
Is years to life on the murder
lchsrge and up to a year tor petty
larceny.
The jury had resumed its delib-
terations at 10 O'Clock this morning
latter Justice Holtzod reluctantly
ial1oWrd the jurors to 80 home last
might when no hotel Accommodations
could be found.
Court attaches said tourists had
filed the hotels, making 1t impos-
sible to lock up the jurors over
night.
Bronson went on trial a week age
on charges of fatally stabbing and
robbing Mrs. Davidson in her apart
ment In the 300 block Of Third street
Sc. last November.
The case went to the seven
woman, five-man jury at 2:30 pm
yesterday and the jurors were ex-
cused for the night at 10 pm. AS
sistant United States Attorney
John P. Burke prosecuted the case
and Edward B. williams and Frank
F. Robertson represented Bronson
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Aid for Cattle Cited
In School Funds Plea
ly the Associated Press

George ]. Hecht, publisher OF
Parents Magazine, said today that
"if children were cattle they would
be getting a much squarer deal
from Uncle Sam"
Urging enactment Of legislation
to provide $50, 0,000, 900 in Federal
aid to State school systems over the
next three years, Mr.. Hecht told O
Senate Public Welfare subcommit-
tee:
1.-THE Federal Government appro-
PIRATES many times as much money
for the welfare Of cattle, hogs and
other farm animals as it does fol
the education Of children"
He said Federal appropriations K
the Once Of Education In 1916 were
about one fourteenth of per cent
as large as those for the Agricultur.
Department.
Mr.. Hecht said only Fedora
grants to the States will eliminate
the disparity which now exists ir
school systems. This Is so great, hi
said, that some States spend 5000
a year for each classroom while
others spend less than 500.
The Rev. Thomas B. Keehn
representing the Congregational
Christian Churches, objected to q
provision which permits expendi-
ture Of funds for non-public tax
exempt schools in States which
traditionally give some aid to such
institutions.
Mrs. Margaret r. Stone of this
city, legislative chairman of the
National Women's Trade Union
League, also Is expected to testify
today.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
AL awaits Murray !
Reply 10 Invitation

The AL Executiye Council today
began discussing ways Of combating
union-restricting legislation which
the Senate VIII start debating to-,
morrow.
Top Federation officials were
meeting 4 second day after sending
an invitation to the CIo to discuss
merger Of the two big labor organ-
izations here Thursday. They await-
ed the reply Of CIo President Philip
Murray to the invitation.
Purpose of the merger itself was
to throw the full weight OF organ
lied labor against the union cirbs
now being finally considered In Con-
sress. On this subject, = council
member remarked:
This Is the time for merger--the
workers OF the country want it, and
It win show those fellows In Con.
gress that labor stands together
Mr.. Murray said In Pittsburgh he
Was awaiting arrival Of the AFL
telegram before making public the
CIO answer.
AL President William Green
told news conference after the
invitation was extended that the
AL would enter the proposed
peace talks without any precon-
ceived plan for bringing about the
consolidation Of the AFLs 7,65o,o00
members and the CLOS 5000, 900
dues payers.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
New Texas CITY Fire
|Exiinguished After
Two Tense Hours
py Nc As.seisasd pr,ss

TEXAS CITY. Tex, April a..
Trigger-tense Texas City was thrown
into frightened excitement today
when . warehouse containing 1000
tons Of ammonium nitrate caught
fire and burned for two hours before
II was extinguished.
The IRE broke out Ia the already
damaged warehouse Of the Texas
City Terminal Railway Co, packed
with tons OF the same chemical that
one week ago, almost to the minute,
exploded aboard the French freight
|er Grandcamp and killed N esti-
mated SIS persons, and doing un-
told damage.
Billowing orange smoke, the type
Texas City residents have learned
to fear. swept over the city.
Fire trucks and q IRE boat stood
by, but Mayor ]. O. Trahan refused
to send them into the area, saying
he did not want 20 single other life
lost.
Checking ON Further Danger.
A reporter for the Houston Chron-
icle, shortly before noon, said the
IRE had been put out and that
Mayor Trahan and other officials
went into the area to check on the
possibility Of any further danger,
The city was returning TO normal
today when the new danger oc-
CURED. The streets were jammed
with trafiic, stores were open and
the routine Of life was gradually
being restored.
Survivors Of the Grandcamp were
expected to testify before q Coast
Guard Investigation Board today.
The announcement came as q
surprise. AL Of the crew members
have been in Galveston hospitals
and previously the board had indi-
Gated It would take the hearing to
their bedsides.
Could Have Been Ayerted.
Yesterday, Ben Lapham, IT., 20,
Of Mission, Tex, second mate on
the High Flyer, testified that the
explosion Of that ship could have
been averted.
Mr.. Lapham testified the ship
could have been saved had tugs
been ordered to its aid within the
early hours following the original
explosion Of the Grandcamp.
The High Flyer exploded early
Thursday morning, sinking . third
ship, the Wilson q. Keene.
Mr.. Lapham's testimony conflicted
with that given by previous Wit
nesses, who had indicated tugs had
been brought up between II pm.
and midnight Wednesday, but too
late to save the already flaming
ship.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Left Bloc Victorious
lin SiciIian Election
By the A.soeiotsd Press

PALERMO. Sicily, April 22.-Im-
poverished, semifeudal Sicily has
abandoned its traditional loyalty to
kings and turned to the political left.
Compilation early today of over
three-fourths of an estimated 2,000,-
900 votes cast In weekend elections
for the first regional assembly
under the islands new autonomous
status showed the Communist-So-
cialist bloc of the People" well out
ahead Of field of nine parties and
coalitions.
Italian Premier Alcide de Cas-
peri's centrist Christian Democrats
surprised their Sicilian opponents
by running a good second, with the
rightist coalition in third place.
The Independent Monarciists
were a bad fourth, barely nosing
out the Separatists, who want q
Sicily independent of Italy.
Returns from ALL out of 2,s3s
precincts caves the Socialist Com
munists 52,961 votes; the Christian
Democrats, 367 ,676; the Rightist
Coalition, 262, ,S25; the Monarchists
1916 the Separatists, 14s,22s; the
Republicans, 74,161, and Giuseppe
Saragat's Socialists, who broke from
the traditional Socialist Party last
January, 74,134.
While proportional representation
prevented any groups from attain
ing an outright majority, the leftist
bloc seemed sure of at least 80 OF
the 80 Assembly seats.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

seph, IT,. were sitting in the dark
ened living room Of their apartment
discussing the sons November we'd
ding plans when q noise was heard
In the kitchen.
They sat silently for q moment, he
said, then young Joseph was In
structed to get the revolver. With
the gun in his hand, Mr.. Kelly
said, he found one Of the providers
in the kitchen, the other about to
step in through the door from the
back porch.
Mrs. Kelly said he fred the four
shots after the pair ignored his COM
mand to "stay where you are" and
began to run.
Mr.. Aitken said Fransen had
served q one-year term for bur-
glary and was paroled from another
three-to-seven-year burglary SEN
tence In the State prison at Joliet
In 1943 to enter the Army. He was
discharged from the parole when
he was released from the Army in
1945, with disability compensation
OF $40 month,
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Suspect Held in 81, 900
In Parked Cor Thefts

A man arrested near the scene
where four motorists had reported
their cars tampered with on Sunday,
today was being held under a total
Of $4,000 In bonds awaiting jury
trial May Is in Municipal Court.
William Alexander Day, 10, col
ored, Of the 200 block Of one-half
street Sc. was arraigned yesterday
on four counts Of destroying private
property. three Of petty larceny and
one OF carrying q knife. Bail for
each charge was set at $500.
Assistant United States Attorney
Richard Roberts told Judge Ellen
Raedy the charges involve breaking
lot automobile locks and windows
and the theft Of various arti-
cles from the cars. The cars were
parked near New Jersey avenue and
G. street Sc. 80
Evening star., 1947-04-22
krug Doubts Peace
In Mines Is Possible
Through Legislation
Bv james Y. Newton

Secretary of Interior Krug said
today that he doubted whether any
labor legislation Congress might pass
would aid In bringing John L. Lewis
and soft coal operators into con-
tractural agreement or In bringing
peace to the coal industry.
Mr.. Krug testified before . House
Labor subcommittee on mine safety
shortly after the Federal Coal Mines
Administration announced that Mr..
Lewis United Mine Workers and
most Of the private operators had
agreed to attend o meeting here
next Tuesday to map plans for new
negotiations.
Uurges Return to Owners.
The Secretary, the boss Of the
bituminous pits which have been In
Government possession since miner
operator relations broke down nearly
year ago, told the committee:
II have a feeling that If the
miners and operators ever are to get
together it will be soon after the
meeting next Tuesday. I doublt
seriously If legislation can do any
thing to get them together"
Mr.. Krug added that he felt
strongly that the mines should be
returned to private ownership as
soon as possible He pointed out
that Federal authority to operate
the mines expires June 30 and said
the Government viii not request ex-
tension OF that power.
The House committee Is investi-
eating the recent Centralia (Ill.)
mine disaster and the general SUBJ
Ject Of mine safety.
Fayors Enforcement Law.
Mr.. Krug repeated statement he
made before . Senate committee
that Mr.. Lewis and other top union
officials had done little to cooperate
with the Governments safety pro-
gram.
Mr.. Krug again advocated legis-
lation giving the Federal Govern
ment the power to enforce mine
safety stanards. But. he said "pri-
mary responsibility for mine safety
must always rest with. the mine
operators, and secondary RESPONSE
bility with the miners themselves.
Mr.. Krug said he had made re-
|peated attempts in the last year to
obtain agreement between the min
ers and operators, but that his
efforts had been baked largely by
Mr.. Lewis.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Janiior Is Found Dead
Beneath Calvert BRIDGE

Thomas c. Long, about rs, colored
q janitor at the Chalfonte Apart
ments, 1901 Argonne place NV
was found dead today beside q park
roadway beneath the Calvert Street
Bridge. Park police said he appar-
emily had plunged from the bridge
The body was found by Park
Policemen Miles Delano and Stacey
G. Hockey who were passing in 4
cruiser car.
Police said Mr.. Long had been
reported missing by Mrs. Elizabeth
Saxton, resident manager Of the
apartments. She told them the
janitor had been acting oddly re-
Gently and had wandered away at
about 6 o'clock this morning.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
BY me Asseeiafsd Press

BY NE Asseeioisd Press
CHICAGO. April 22.-Joe Kelly
quizmaster of the radio Quiz Kids
shot at two prowlers In the kitchen
Of his apartment last night. killing
one.
Andrew Aitken, deputy chief OF
detectives, said the dead man was
identified from flngerprints as Har-
old G. Fransen, as, an ex-convict
who had been paroled to the Army,
saw service as a Paratrooper over
seas, and was released as a psy-
coneurotic In 1o45.
He died in back yard adjoining
that Of Mr.. Kelly's apartment build
ing after leaping a four-foot fence
with SO caliber bullet wounds in
his back and neck.
A trail Of blood from the scene
indicated the other burglar had
been wounded. One Of the four
bullets which Mr.. Kelly said he
fired was lodged IN the kitchen wall
The quizmaster said he, his wife
Mary and their 23-year-old son, Jo-
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Jersey Hits at Aliases

TRENTON, N. j., April ~ R.-
Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll had before
him for signature today . Legisla-
ture-approved bill which would re-
quire any one using an assumed
nane-including fiction writers-te
register these names with the secre-
tary Of State. The bill, which was
directed at Communists, was ap.
proved by the New Jersey Senate
early today in an all-night session
before adjournment.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
6unmen Fire on Capitol
As Cuban Congress Meets
by the Associated Pres,

~ INV VSsSStotS0 FtSsS
HAVANA, April 22.-Police
searched Havana today for clues
to the identity of a group Of Der
sons who sped past the Cuban
Capitol In q car last night and fired
several machine gun bursts at the
building while Congress was in ses-
sion.
The attack threw the congress
sional session into a turmoil. Dem
ocratic Senator Jose Enrique Brin-
guier denounced President Ramon
Grau San Martin as the instigator,
and the President was defended by
Senator Luis Cainas Milanes.
The upshot was passage Of 4
resolution demanding that Grau San
Martin guarantee the personal
safety Of the Senators and insisting
that police investigate the shoot
ing.
No one was hurt by the gunfire.
Evening star., 1947-04-22


guard duty. CssSi. Cats.
The youths death was 'appar-
emily m accident or suicide since
he WAS seemingly slone." accord
ing to Maj. Howard Batson. Fort
Belvoir provost marshal. Ballistics
tests are being conducted on IN
Army pistol which was found near
the body and from which one shot
had been fred. Maj. Batson said.
A graduate OF Richard Montgom-
cry High School, Rockville, young
Gates entered the Army In Decem-
ber. 1o45, and only Z short time re-
manned before his discharge. He
planned to attend George WASH
ington University.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Quick Action Sought
|l)n SIS ,oO0, 900 Bill
For Texas City Aid

Relief funds Of SIS 5,OO0, COO for
devastated Texas City were asked
In 3 hill submitted yesterday by two
Texas members Of the House.
democratic Representatives
Thomas and Mansfield said irnme-
diate consideration Of the measure
BY the House Appropriations Com
mittee would be requested.
Meanwhile, the Federal Security
Agency acted to speed administra-
tive processes In providing medical
care, payment OF claims and re-
hAbilitation measures.
Administrator Watson B. Miller
reported TO President Truman yes
terday that the Social Security
Administration and the Public
Health Service had sent personnel
into Texas City Immediately after
the explosion.
Safeguard Food.
Special arrangements have been
made to expand facilities at the
Public Health Service Marine HOS
|pital In Galveston, where 113 blast
victims were hospitalized, he said,
In addition to providing medical
|omcers and nurses, public health
experts were dispatched to Texas
City TO safeguard water, milk and
food supplies and facilities to COM
bat communicable diseases were
set up.
$129 Through Star.
In Washington, contributions re-
ceived by The Star for relief Of the
Texas City disaster have reached
$l29. AL checks should be made
payable to the American Red Cross
and mailed to The Star. The Red
Cross has not launched q campaign
for funds, but it has been an
nounced that contributions will be
earmarked for Texas City relief.
Donations received to date follow:
Previously acknowledged = $4,000
Evening star., 1947-04-22
How Dr.. Edwards
Helps Folks Who
Are constipated

For over 40 years, DR.. r. M. Edwards,
q noted Ohio Doctor, successfully
relieved patients bothered by consti-
patton and its headaches, lack Of pep.
dull eyes, sallow skin, with his famous
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.
Olive Tablets are purely seoetdble.
They work gently but oh--so thor
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nlle flow. They act on BOTH upper and
lower bowels. Just see if Olive Tablets
oon give YOU the most comfortable,
satisfactory. more naturdl-like bowel
movements you've ever hadl Nc grip
ing or weakening effects.
Buy Olive Tablets today. Follow
label directions. 15s, sos.