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Evening star., 1947-03-15

and Ed Warren for the purpose of
seeking to correct any justification
for the criticisms which, have been
made against the Cancellation Serv-
ice concerning Its hiring and firing
policies and the criteria that 1t uses
in making up its statistical reports.
Those Of us who share my views
concerning the need Of improving
the Cancellation Service are not
seeking the dismissal Of Ed Warren
but rather to improve the procedures
of the Cancellation Service so that
1t can do a better job"
Evening star., 1947-03-15
Grain
Continued From First Page.

bushel on wheat, 18 cents on corn
and IL cents on oats. Individual
commission houses, however, are re-
quiring margins as high as so to so
cents a bushel on wheat.
At Minneapolis, the board ordered
that effective with the market open
ing today, initial margins on all
new speculative transactions In
wheat futures must equal Is per
cent of the price at the time of
the transaction.
Wheat yesterday rose to s285h
bushel for the March contract
here, highest price in 80 years.
Evening star., 1947-03-15
Veteran CoIumnist Dies

MADISON, Conn, Mar. rs (F).--
William Orton Tewson, 10. editor
and author of IAN Attic Salt
Shaker" believed to be one of the
oldest syndicated book columns in
the country. died last night at his
home here.
Evening star., 1947-03-15
Disaster Aide Named

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. Is P.-
State Treasurer Jesse D. Dillon was
appointed yesterday by Gov. Tuck
as co-ordinator of the cooperative
disaster plan of the American Red
Cross for Virginia.
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Darn uf Uhanka

FORD, LOUISE CARTER We wish to
express our deep appreciation to the many
friends and relatives for their kindness,
sympathy cards and fiorA tributes during
our recent bereavement.
SAMUEL AND HENRIETTA CARTER AND
WALTER FORD, HUSBAND. 10
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I'M Mrn1nriaiit

BATTLEY. JACK n. Sacred to the mem-
ory Of our dearly beloved son and brother.
JACK n. BATTLEY, who departed this life
eight years sso today, March Is, 1899.
Till memory fades and life departs,
You'ff live forever In cur hearts.
his DEVOTED FAMILY.
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wAssERMAN. SAMUEL. An unyeiling
rill be held Sunday, March 10, l947. at
Pm, at the District Of Columbia Lodge
Cemetery, Relatives and friends invited.
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CEMETERY LOTS.

FINE SITES, Fort Lincoln: des. location
o. original cost, half Of present sellins
prices RA. 0737. 1o'
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A ssTHE EVENING STAR Washington, D. G.
Dratha

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Gon, and ffSs psae a. con n
f f Massn:s0PP Mines D Hom s.sss ssoi
Thence on 10 nGndf hs Shrine Ct ahs H.
Church, 18th st. and Park I'd. NV, where
the holy sacrifice OF the mass viz be Of
inte1mens irteq as Z si aienWood s W cemessry. % Is
cox, CHARLES FEKDINEND. On Thurs
Gath s.. Maryland Park, Md, ,s;E CHARLES r.
Platt fsph cox ssTse.s asG5ss Il Gsn I
Home, 517 11th st. Sc, on Monday, March
II, at 1870 am. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. 10
CHAMPION ,ss r n. ANNE sNN,K f. S9s.MsroS q TS1sss
beloved wife OF the late John 4. Champion,
mother q Mildred Mothersead 11!i, ua,p1 and
ersesd. sea funeral from the W. W. Deal Fu-
neral Home, 4s12 Georgia ave. nv. on
Mopday March IL cos
gressional Cemetery. 10
DE PALMA, ALBERTA. On Wednesday.
BERTA De PALMA nee Brickerl. he be;
9yed wife oi Joseph Ps na mothsT
l. De Palma, and sister of Mrs. Marsaritte
Buie, Mrs. Florence Shoemaker. Mrs. Ger
trude Baden and Joseph W. Bricker. Sery-
ices at Chambers Funeral Home. 5l1 11th
st. Sc, on Saturday. March 15. at pm.
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 10
DE SHAZo, WILLIAM L.. JR. On Thurs
day. March 13. 1947. at Miami. Fla.. VIII:
LIAM L. DE sHAzo, Jr., beloved husband
Of Maye L De shazo, son OF William /;
shazo. and brother Of Mrs. c. P; Ives;
Remains resting at the Flsgler Funeral
Home, Miami, Fla, where funeral services
will be held Saturday, March 10, at pm.
Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
DIGGs, JAMES T. On Thursday, March
13. 1947, at his residence. "a W st: NV.
after brief illness; JAMES T. DIGGs,
Of Doris D. Moore and Ruth D. billiard,
brother Of Charles A Diges. Ethel Butler
Howard Pratber and Mary Copeland; broth
er-in-law of Minnie Overhaul. Also surviy-
After noon Sunday, March 10, friends are
invited to call at his late residence. Flu
neral from ksbury Methodist Church, 1lth
and k SITS. nv. on Monday, March u, at
pm. Interment Lincoln Memorial Gem
etery Arrang ementS by Mcclure, 16
Evening star., 1947-03-15

RRoADNAx, ANNIE. Magnolia Council
&CY w, is hereby notified of the fu-
MN neral of l.. D. ANNIE BROAD
III Max. TUESDAY. March 1s, 194,
W. at 2 pm. from the Third Baptist
- Church. 5th and Que SITS: NV
Session OF sorrow Sunday. March
Is. at pm. at the ElKs' Home l5th
anu Nsue FRANCINA B1DDLE. L. D. R.
GRACE z. BENNETT, Secretary.
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BIFIELD, CHARLES p. The members
Ipl Of Farther Francis j. Hurney
.HSM, Post, No. l12. Catholic War Vet
ID80l Grams. Inc, are hereby notified OF
eWSV the death of Comrade CHARLES
1N P. BTFIELD, and are requested
tHl to meet at the S H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home. 29O1 14th st. NV,
at $50 pm. Sunday, March 10, 1947, for
services. -
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BROaDNAX. ANNIE v. ofhcers and
a.. . members of Columbia Temple, No.
St I2o. l. B P. o. E. of w, met
H6R in session Of sorrow Thursday,
V7]l March l3, 1e47, at $50 pm.
N~ and arranged for the funeral Of
~ Dauahter ANNIE v. BROADNAx,
~ Monday, March II, at 2 pm,
from the Third Baptist Church, Bird and
GOLDEN MCKENZIE, Daughter Ruler.
GEORGIANA HENRY, Secretary.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Home Formerly Used
AS Parsonage Razed
By Fire al Potomac

The former parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in
Potomac, Md, was destroyed last
night in one of four fires in nearby
Maryland.
Three of the fires were in the
Capitol Heights area and caused
an estimated loss of $4,100.
The Potomac blaze was discovered
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Crawford,
occupants of the tWo-story frame
house, as they were eating dinner.
A defective flue was believed to have
caused the blaze.
Firemen were hampered by lack of
water but saved houses on either
side of the Crawford residence. Capt.
P. L. Clifford of the Bethesda Fire
Department, reported that fire.
fighters were forced to break ice on
a nearby creek to obtain water. The
Rockville, Kensington, Chevy Chase,
Cabin John and Glen Echo fire de-
partments also responded.
Two of the other fires started
from overheated, stoves, Capitol
Heights firemen said. These were
in the home of Mrs. Dathne Dodge,
108 SiXty-fifth street, Cedar Heights.
and in a chicken house on the farm
of Rufus Fowler, 6730 Marlboro
pike The former fire burned the
interior of the house and damage
was estimated at $4,000. The
chicken house and 100 chickens were
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Tax and Debt Slash
Possible if Budget
Is Cut, Taft Asserts
BY the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 22.-
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
said here today that mo matter
what figure is set for the Federal
budget, it will be possible to achieve
a 20 per cent cut in personal income
tax and still reduce the public debt
by several billion dollars"
Speaking at Yale University's 3oth
Alumni Day luncheon. Senator Taft
said "it has interested me to see the
violent views on both sides of the
question without the slightest
knowledge or analysis of the budget
facts"
Declaring the budget question is
largely one of degree" and adding
that "a very large part of it" cannot
be cut at all, Senator Taft asserted
that most of us agree that by rigid
economy and cutting out a lot OF
popular projects, we can take out
SO 500 10000 or $4,000, 900, 900 without
touching the armed forces"
II have felt" he said, that fur
ther 10 per cent cut in the armed
forces after the very large reduc-
tions already made from the ex-
penses in the current year was the
wisest solution" and added that he
believed that ANY military organi,
zation spending as much as $11 ,000.-
100000 can stand a cut of 10 pei
cent without impairing its eff
ciency."
Evening star., 1947-02-23

William o. Wood, Is, of 122 Thir-
teenth street NE, letter carrier
who got into trouble because OF
friendly valentines" he left with
patrons along his route, is looking
for a new job to support his wife
and two children.
Wood resigned Monday after be-
ing called on the carpet by City
Postmaster Vincert c. Burke. The
postmaster said he had received
many complaints from angry house
holders who interpreted the "Val-
entine" to a solicitation of money
Wood served the area including
the 1900 blocks of East Capitol
street, Massachusetts, avenue and
A street Sc, embracing Kentucky
avenue and adjacent streets. The
circular he delivered to residents
on his route read as follows:
Know and remember your mail
man personally-William o. Wood
Esq, Post Office Department, North
Capitol street and Massachusetts
avenue NV. Always courteous and
willing to serve at his best. Date
of birth February IA, 1922. Identify
your carrier by No. 359."
Wood told The Star yesterday
that all he wanted to do was to
inject a personal touch into the
letter carrying routine. He had dis
tributed the circulars shortly before
his birthday which falls on st. VAL
Evening star., 1947-02-23
District vFW 10 Launch
Anti-Red Drive March II

The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
District of Columbia Department,
will begin Campaign against Com
munism" with a public demonstra-
ton in the Commerce Department
auditorium at $50 pm. March IL. it
was announced last night.
Department Commander Charles
M. O'Malley said three of the four
speakers will be members of Con-
gress who "have courageously eX-
posed the destructive aims of the
Communists on the floor of Con-
gress."
He recalled that the District VFW
was the first organization to recon-
mend legal proceedings to declare the
Communist Party illegal in the
United States.
The program for the public meet
ing March II includes posting Of
the colors by % units in the District
department and music by the Army
Band. The committee in charge con-
sists of Charles S. Sullivan, jr., assist
ant department justice advocate;
Leonard j. Bacon, former depart
ment commander; Eugene A. Grady,
chairman of the Americanization
Committee; Arthur K. Kercoude,
commander of Anthony Gentilcore
Post, No. 341, and Everett j. McDer-
mott and Joseph Herney, depart
ment council members.
Evening star., 1947-02-23

xanten reported the District has
only 18 loading machines, II OF
which are small.
While a crew Of so men Is re-
quired to load snow on trucks Nv
hand shovel, he said, the large
mechanical loader with three or
four men can do more work in less
time.
For the past 20 years, he went on,
little money has been appropriated
for snow removal here. For two
years before the war, his depart
ment received $4,000 a year to pur-
chase mechanical snow removal
equipment. No equipment was
available during the war and, since
then, no funds have been allotted.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Agreement Reached TO End
Anthracite Mine Strike
By the Assoeioted Press

LANSFORD, Pa, Feb. 22-The
Panther Valley General Mine Com
mittee announced today it had &C
cepted proposals by the Lehigh Ma
vigation Coal Co. to end a Today
strike of 5000 anthracite miners in
a dispute over pay dockage.
The walkout was in sympathy with
a sitdown strike of 13 miners, 300
feet underground, stopping produc-
ton of an estimated 5000 tons Of
coal daily.
THE men, members of the United
Mine Workers, AFI, protested what
they said was the company's deduc-
ton of wages for failure to work a
full day.
The 13 who remained underground
for go hours we're consideration
miners" who develop new areas in
the pits and were paid on a pro-
ductiQn basis until the going became
too hard, then drew fiat pay of
5000 daily.
They said heat smoke and dust
prevented their working full time
WITHOUT endangering their health.
The company agreed to pay wage
deductions which prompted the work
stoppage, union spokesman said
Keep the thrift habit. Make it a
habit to save regularly. Buy United
States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Attempt to Use Atomic Energy
In Aircraft Reported Under Way

Hawthorne, Calf; Menasco Manu-
featuring Co., Burbank, Calf, and
the Westinghouse Electric Corp. OF
Philadelphia, the paper says.
Consultants include DR.. H. A.
Bethe, Cornell University; Profs. c.
r. Soderberg and w. H. McAdams,
Massachusetts, Institute of Technol-
ogy; DR.. Morris Kolodney, College
of the City of New York; DR.. H. H.
Goldsmith, Argonne National Lab
oratories, Chicago; K. A. Browne,
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad engi-
neering official and w. C. Rookie
feller Of A. P. Adams and Associates,
Los Angeles, it was reported.
The NEPA project was said to be
headed by Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay,
deputy chief of airstaff for research
and development, with Gordon SIM
mons, jr., former chief mechanical
engineer for the construction of the
gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge
for concentrating U-235, as techni-
cal director.
The Times says NEPA officials
stressed that it would be many
months before positive results were
forthcoming, and all possible appli-
cations of nuclear energy to aircraft
would be studied. Among these are
closed-cycle turbines, open-cycle
turbines, turbo-jets. ram jets and
rocket devices.
The Times quoted the Oak Ridge
Journal, a weekly newspaper, as say
ing work already was under way at
the Cleveland laboratory of the Ma
tional Advisory Committee on Aero
nautics, the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and the Fredric
Flader, Inc, plant at Tonawanda,
N. Y.
A physical chemistry and elec-
tronics laboratory now being built
at Oak Ridge is expected to be in
operation soon. the neWsDaper saws,
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Reds Gauge Rocket Range
To U. S, Legion Head Says
By tho Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Paul Grit
fifth, national commander Of the
American Legion. today accused
Russia of firing rockets over Sweden
"just to find out if those rockets
could reach our cities of Chicago,
Cleveland and Detroit" if dispatched
from Spitzbergen.
The Legion chief, in Washing
tons Birthday address over the Mu-
tual Broadcasting System, said Rus
sia demands of Norway co-opera-
tive control of Spitzbergen, only
$500 miles over the top of the Arc
tic to our own industrial cities Of
Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit"
and added:
"She violates the neutrality Of
Sweden by firing rocket instruments
of war over her territory just to
find out if those rockets from Spitz-
bergen could reach our cities"
Mr.. Griffith said that with Russia
overrunning the nations of Europe"
America needs 'the security Of
George Washington - security by
strength" more than ever before.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
74-Yeor-OId Girl
Wins Regional
Speech Contest

A 14-year-old girl won a regional
youth speakers contest staged by the
Salvation Army last night from two
other competitors at the National
Capital Division headquarters, COG
E street NV
The girl is Louise Holmes, stu
dent at Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School, Charleston, w. Va.
Her competitors were Lucida Grose,
Is, of Baltimore, and Ships Cook SIC
Robert Anderson, 20, of the Naval
Gun Factory. The subject OF all
the speeches was youths Oppor-
tunity in The Salvation Army"
Senator Holland, Democrat, of
Florida, served as chairman of the
judges. The other judges were Mrs.
Ray Huff, wife of the District We'll
fare Director, and Gordon Sayers,
Salvation Army adjutant.
The winner will represent the
Salvation Army region for the Dis
trict, Virginia, West Virginia and
Maryland in the territorial finals
for Is southern States to be held
March 20 at Atlanta.
Evening star., 1947-02-23

pralSal of the loose stones ana
melted or broken metal probably
will bear little relation to value of
the originals, many of them historic
antiques.
But the prosecution, headed by
Maj. Joseph S. Robinson, former
New York attorney, feels that a
start must be made somewhere, and
a jewelry expert had been engaged
to go over the gems and give his
estimates to the court-martial board,
a job which may require three weeks.
A preliminary examination by a
Washington expert last summer in
dicated that while the stones and
pearls broken from original settings
were genuine, they had been chosen
more for display than for purity OF
color, precision of cut or absence of
flaws.
Some Pieces Left Intact.
Most of the larger solitaires were
mine cut" by process that went
cut of date about 1900. Recovered
among loose diamonds, emeralds,
rubies, sapphires and amythests were
bracelets, huge pins, pendants, pearl
necklaces and other jeweled pieces
which apparently were to be dis
posed Of intact.
Typical of a miscellaneous array
of keepsakes, royal wedding gifts
and momentoes, is a delicately-fash-
ioned gold kitten with big pearl in
it's paws and a silver turtle with a
table bell concealed in it's shell. A
touch on the tail or head rings the
bell.
No plans for restoring the loot
have been announced, although this
undoubtedly will be done under in
ternational law, as adhered to at the
Hague Convention, which guarantees
private property rights.
The trial of Col. Durant, 38. for
mer attorney in the Interior De-
partment here. will be resumed to-
morrow morning after recess OF
several days to permit Maj. Robin
son and his aids to correct the mil
lion-word record before it is released
J for use of defense attorneys.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The first
attempt in this country, and prob
ably in the world, to use atomic
energy to propel aircraft was started
last July and is now well under way,
the New York Times says.
The work, the Times says, is being
carried out by the NEPA project
CNuclear Energy for Propulsion of
Aircraft), and is a combined effort
of the Federal Government, the Ma
tional Advisory Committee on Aero
nautics, the Army Air Forces and a
number of private firms.
That the first atomic-powered
aircraft will be pilotless plane is
considered a certainty by those who
understand atomic energy" the
Times says. ITO shield the pilot
from the deadly radiation would re-
quire a weight that would make the
plane of little use. 1t is thought
that the vast power might best be
used in guided missiles or in drones
that could be guided by a mother
plane"
The speed of atomic-power air.
craft, the newspaper says. would
be limited only by the strength of
materials in the plane or missile,
since one kilogram of plutonium or
uranium 235 potentially could gen.
crate 100000 horsepower.
The prime contractor in the prof.
ect, according to the Times, is the
tairchild Engine g. Airplane Co.,
with the Oak Ridge (Tenn) atomic
establishment. top-ranking scien-
fists and Army officers, several
chemical companies and 10 aircraft
manufacturing firms cooperating.
The latter include United Aircraft
Corp, East Hartford, Conn; Wright
Aeronautical Corp, Woodbridge, N. j.;
Continental Motors Corp. Detroit;
Allison Division, General Motors OF
Indianapolis; Lycoming Division,
Aviation Corp. of Williamsport, Pa;
Flader, Northrup Aircraft, Inc,
Evening star., 1947-02-23

entine's day. He said he did not
actually get any money from his
patrons. Two dollars, sent to the
Post ONCE for him by well wishers,
was returned to the donors by postal
authorities, he said. He did receive
two Valentines for his birthday, he
said.
Postmaster Burke has since noti-
fed residents along Woods route
that what the letter carrier did was
against postal regulations and that
he is no longer in the postal service.
He expressed regrets.
Wood, a native of Floyd, Va, had
been In the Post Office Department
for two years and month. He said
he had good record.
Meanwhile, some of his former
patrons came to Woods defense.
One wrote to The Star: The post
man mentioned here is a country
boy whose erring is simple one.
He is married and has a family.
The punishment as indicated seems
severe. A warning would have suf-
feed, it seems to me.
when I read his printed circular,
which I found at my door, I gained
the impression that it was a nice
gesture on the part Of the depart
ment to acquaint the public with
the carrier. At no time did I gain
the impression that it was done for
personal gain. y f" ="
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Xonten Asks Law
Requiring Chains
In 2 Inches of Snow

A law requiring motorists to
put skid chains on their tires
when the snow reaches a depth
of two inches was proposed last
night by William A. xanten,
superintendent of city refuse
and supervisor of snow re-
moval.
He complained that his snow
plows were hampered during
the height of the storm Thurs
day night by traffic jams. The
motorists skidding, he claimed,
created serious ice. ruts. The
ice and packed snow encoun-
tered by the plows when the
streets were finally cleared Of
automobiles repeatedly lowered
the efficiency Of the plows.
Evening star., 1947-02-23
|UMW 10 Answer
Securities Charge in
Virginia Wednesday
BY the Associafad Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 22.-John
L. Lewis and the United Mine
Workers of America, which he
heads. are scheduled to have their
day in court before the State Cor
poration Commission Wednesday to
answer charge brought by G. Vic
tor Verne, counsel for the Rich
mond Better Business Bureau, that
Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV are dealing
in securities in violation OF the
Virginia Securities Law.
1t is not expected that Mr.. Lewis
himself will appear, but he Will be
represented by counsel.
1t is Mr.. Wernes contention that
membership in the United Mine
Workers constitutes the possession
of a security within the meaning OF
the State law, and he claims also
that the union and Mr.. Lewis are
guilty of selling and advertising
those memberships.
The charge was filed originally
during the December coal strike but
the defense and corporation COM
mission agreed the walkout could
have no bearing on the issue.
The hearing Wednesday will be
the second of major Importance in
the case since it was first filed. On
December IS, with Mr., Lewis alb
sent, the commission overruled de-
fense demurrer which charged that
the securities law had no effect on
labor union practices, that If the law
did affect the unions it was mcon-
stitutional and usurped powers over
interstate commerce which had been
reserved for Congress.
At that time the trial of the case
was set for January %. but more
than a week before that time 1t
was continued to February Is.
Shortly after the continuance was
granted the union and Mr.. Lewis
filed separate and detailed answers
i'll which they said that enforcement
of the securities law in the regula-
ton of labor unions is unconstltu-
tional against the public policy OF
the United States, and constitutes
an improper, arbitrary and unrea-
sonable exercise of the police power
of the State"
Evening star., 1947-02-23
Strong Military Machine
Is Urged by HoIIeck

CHICAGO, Feb. % P).-House
Majority Leader Halleck said to-
night that national defense means
more than men, tanks, guns and
ships. but also requires that the
country be strong financially"
Representative Hallick, discussing
the $4,000, 100000 budget reduction
voted on by the House, said in ad-
dressing the annual dinner meeting
of the Indiana Society of Chicago.
1--WE are we'll aware of the un-
settled condition of the world, and
we shall make certain that we have
the finest military and naval ma
chine, prepared to meet any emerg-
ency.
with every proposed reduction
we shall hear the argument that 1t
will be injurious to the country's
security or our national economy.
1--WE must distinguish between
what is a luxury and what is es-
sential, between what might be de-
siraple and what is inDe-2 tive :" y