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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
VIM. V. Bouic and Albert M. Bouic,
Attorneys
Rockville, Md.

ANO AS6 ~ SANAlOA OANA
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Subscriber of Montgomery County, has
obtained from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery County, in Maryland, Letters
of Administration the personal Estate
of
CHARLES A. HARVEY E.
late of Montgomery County, deceased. All
persons having Claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof, legally au-
thenticated to the subscriber on or before
the Sth day of April next: they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said Estate. All persons indebt-
60 to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
of October in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred forty-eight.
EDGAR C. HARVEY,
Administrator
1876 II. 2, Silver Spring, Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Thomas M. Anderson
Attorney at Law
Rockville. Md.


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Subscriber of Montgomery County. has
obtained from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery County. in Maryland, Letters
Testamentary on the personal Estate of
BARRETT p. WILSON
late of Montgomery County, deceased. All
persons having Claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with vouchers thereof, legally au-
thenticated to the subscriber on or before
the Sth day of April next: they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said Estate. All persons indebt-
ed to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of
October in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred forty-eight.
ANNIE o. WILSON,
Executrix
10 Thomas Street,
1916 Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Baby Swallows Razor Blade

Adrian, Mimi. - Mrs. Richard
Madden investigated when she
found her 22-months-old daugh-
ter, Priscilla, apparently i'll, with
her tongue bloody, and, at the
same time, discovered she had
been playing with her fathers
razor. Taken to hospital,I doctors
X-rayed the baby and found that
she had swallowed razor blade,
which had become lodged in. her
stomach. 1t was safely removed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

You can tell courteous person
by the way he, or she, drives an
automobile; or, can you?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

1t is nothing short of remark
able how the candidates recon-
mend themselves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

Learn to think for yourself;
only then will you be able to live
as real, human being.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

ANY community of individuals
can get along if it has some I'M
selfish leaders.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

About half the people of the
world are busy trying to direct the
lives of the other half.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

When partners have to watch
each other the partnership, re-
CARELESS of legal forms, is over.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

u. S. Peru trade urged to
strengthen inter-American ties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

Money multiplies the power of
man, either for better or for the
worse.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-22
The News +:
ofLAURELI

A Masonic dancing committee
was recently appointed by V. E.
| Shay, master of Corinthian lodge,
to arrange a series of dances dur
ing the winter for subscribing
members. The first dance will be
a Halloween affair Oct. 80. The
committee in charge of arrange
ments and memberships is COM
posed of Melvin Williams, Harold
Richardson and John Dyer.
Mrs. P. A. Johnston has an
nounced that the next meeting OF
the Laurel Girl Scout association
will be held Oct. IL at z p. IN.
at the home of Mrs. Marshall
Huntington. She said members
are urged to be present for cleo
ton of officers for the coming
| Scout year and to assist leaders
in planning an attractive program
for all Scouts.
Miss Ruth Sheets left Sunday
morning for her home in San
Mateo, Calf. She had been call
ed here by the death of her
father, w. H. Sheets.
Mrs. Joe Munoz of Trewin dis
trict has received an announce
ment of the birth of a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Munoz of Red
Lodge, Thursday, Sept. 9. He
has been named Frank and is
Mrs. Joe Munoz's first grand
child.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. McCracken
of Denver left last week for their
home after visiting their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. A. McCracken, ST.. En- route
to Laurel they toured the Black
Hills of South Dakota.
Stuart Johnson left Tuesday by
plane for Spokane to attend a
super-district convention of j. G..
Penney company store managers
from seven northwestern states.
About 100 are attending the
meeting, scheduled to close Sat
urdav. States represented are
Washington, Oregon. California.
Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and
Nevada.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-22

Sometimes reaching a density Lake Victoria in Africa is beiev-
of 1000 to the square mile, the ed to be the densest on the con-
population in the area around tnent.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Finnish Docks Tied Up by Strike
AS Reds Protest Cabinet Custer

goes mainly to Russia for repara-
tionS.
Government sources said efforts
will be made to settle the crisis
by compromise, probably tomorrow.
The government prepared to use
troops to operate Helsinki Port.
Soldiers were given hasty training
in the technique of loading and un-
loading cargoes, as workers contin-
ued to hold protest meetings over
the dismissal of Leino.
Spreading strikes were feared, de-
spite statement by the Trade
Union Federation last night that
the labor movement should not be
used for political ends. Between
1000 and 1000 workers in Oulu, in
Central Finland, are reported to
have recommended a general strike.
The crisis has developed into a
fight for prestige between the Com
munist-dominated Popular Demo-
Gratis and President Juho Paasikivi,
who dismissed Leino Mr.. Paasikivi
does not appear inclined to allow a
Communist to replace Leino.
The provisional Interior Minister
is Elmo Kilpi, . Social Democrat
who has been cooperating with
Popular Democrats.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Drugstore Is Robbed
OF Safe With $1,000 Cash

Breaking into the rear door OF
the Schwartz Drug Store, 1700 Con-
necticut avenue NV, burglars car
ried off a 30O-pound safe containing
about $4,000 in cash and $1,000 in
checks early today.
Police said the thieves entered
the r street entrance by breaking
a spring lock and unlocking the
screen door. They turned OF night
light, knocked of board fastened
across the top of the safe and car
ried the strongbox to the sidewalk.
There were marks on the side
walk to the curb where the safe
apparently was rolled to a waiting
car or truck.
The discovery was made at Z am.
by Lynn Haney, first store employe
to arrive, who notified the manager.
oscar A. Krampf, 2445 Fifteenth
street NV. Mr.. Krampf said the
loot represented the week = end
receipts.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Cotton Market Stages Rally
After Break Of S5.O5
By the Assoeiofed Press
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, May PA break o.
As much as S505 bale struck the
New York Cotton Market today a.
the Federal Government temporar.
lily halted exports under the Mar
shall Plan. but the lower prices at
tracted domestic buying and cottor
started rebound.
At the bottom of the break, fu-
lures AT New Orleans were off $3.50
to $3.50 bale
Prices for delivery of old crop cot
ton in July suffered the biggest de-
cline and pulled other delivery
months downward. When the recov-
cry set in, July was still the big
loser. Prices around noon were l4C
to s440 a bale below Saturday.
In Chicago, grains were slightly
lower because of bad growing
weather and in sympathy with the
cotton market downtrend.
The Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration asked foreign govern
ments to cease purchasing cotton
under the Marshall Plan until fl
nancing arrangements could be per-
fected. Since most of these ship
nents would come from the ole
crop. traders sold and bought into
the new crop
Evening star., 1948-05-24
New Rush.Hour Busline
Planned for Silver Spring

Application for a new rusf-hour
express busline from Silver Spring,
Md, to Thirteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. was made TO
the District Public Utilities Com
missions and the Maryland Public
Service Commission today by the
Capital Transit Co.
The buses would operate between
7;30 and $50 am. and 4:45 and
5:45 pm. by way of Georgia and
Kansas avenues.
The MARYLAND terminal would be
Colesville road and Fenton street
and the line would operate nonstop
from the District line to its District
terminal point except for transfer
points. The fare from Silver Spring
to the District would be 20 cents.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Louisiana Gas Stations
Close in Tax Protest
BY the Assoeiotsd Prsss

BATON ROUGE, La, May a.
Louisiana service stations locked up
their gasoline pumps today for a
one-day Statewide protest against
a proposed 2 cents per gallon tax
increase. The State tax is now Z
cents.
Opposition to the levy. which
would give Louisiana the Nations
highest gasoline tax. came amid
more protests against the admin
istratiop's pending bills to put tax
OF 5 cents a bottle on beer and
double the States per cent sales
tax.
The gas tax, which is expected to
come up for a House vote this week,
would bring the State treasury an
estimated extra annual revenue OF
81. 500 900.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Arlington Man Found Shot
To Death With Gun Nearby

Charles H. Tabler, 64, a retired
Government worker, was found
dead today at his home, 1923 North
Buchanan street, Arlington, with a
bullet wound in his head.
County Coroner w. c. Welburn
said Mr.. Tabler had been in i'll
health for nine years.
Police said that Mr.. Tabler's wife
and son heard a shot, went to his
bedroom and found the body. A 81
caliber revolver from which one
bullet had been fired was nearby
police said.
Mr.. Tabler was an overseas vet
eran of World War I.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs
Mary e. Tabler; his son, William
IE. Tabler. and . daughter, Mrs
Lillian Gilbert. Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

| HELSINKI, Finland, May "a
Communists paralyzed Finnish
docks with a walkout today and
were reported planning a gen.
eral strike to support Yrjo Leino,
dismissed Communist Minister OF
Interior.
Leino was ousted after Parliament
voted nonconfidence in him last
week. Finnish leaders said they
expected a general strike call would
fail because of the strong opposi-
ton of the leading Social Democrat
Party.
Some "a ships were idle in Hell
sinki Harbor Strikers excepted a
Russian ship and unloaded it
promptly. In Turku. the strikes
spread from the harbor to all lead
ing factories.
| Half the ships tied up in Helsinki
are foreign and the government must
pay their owners strike compensa-
ton in scarce foreign currency.
Communists walked out OF a Hell
sinh dockyard. but Social Democrat,
stayed at work. The yards output
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Debate on Home Rule
Expected in House
|By Mid-Afternoon
Hot Fight Anticipated
Despite Favorable Report
OF Rules Committee

Debate was expected to begin
this afternoon in the House on
the Auchincloss plan for an
elected and reorganized city
government. Prospects were that
a final vote would come late to-
morrow.
In keeping with prearrange-
ments, several other matters were
taken up by the House before the
home-rule measure.
First, half hour was devoted to
one-minute speeches. Next came
the reading of the Presidents mes
sage to Congress on statehood for
Alaska, which already had been
presented to the Senate.
Bulwinkle Bill Up. -.
Scheduled for consideration next
were bills dealing with the post
Office airmail service and railroad
rates.
The House was to act on the con-
ference report on the Bulwinkle
bill to permit railroads to agree on
rates without running into anti
trust laws, if the agreements are
approved by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The other bill waiting House
action was the Youngblood bill to
require delivery in Government
owned trucks of mail being trans
ported between post Offices and air
ports. where the airports are within
a radius of IS miles of city.
Unless there was some unexpected
shift in the program the proposed
new charter for the District was to
be taken up by midafternoon.
Hot Fight Expected.
A hot was expected. although
the measure was reported from the
House District Committee by COM
Portable majority of it's members
The first step will be House action
on the recommendations of the
House Rules Committee for pro-
cedure limiting general debate to
two hours, preventing technical
points of order, but leaving the bill
open to amendment.
The bill calls for the abolition OF
the appointed Board of Commits.
sioners and the appointed Board Of
Education and the substitution ol
an elected city council of IL mem.
bers and an elected school boarc
of eight members.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Late News
Bulletins
Senate Votes 7 D. c. Bills

Senate Votes Z D. {. Bills
The Senate this afternoon
passed a bill to provide stricter
penalties for sex offenders and
another bill to settle the long
dispute over administration of
the District Armory. Both
measures now 60 back to the
House because of Senate
amendments. The armory bill
places control of the build
ing in a three man board.
Cobmon Charged in Deoth
Ernest F. Lee, "a, Bethesda
cab driver, today was held for
Municipal Court action on a
negligent homicide charge in
the death Friday of Arno Teu-
mer. 62, of 1881 Twenty-sev-
enth street NV. Mr.. Teumer
was struck March : in the 1900
block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Lee already has paid SIS
In fines on charges of leaving
after colIiding and failing to
give full time and attention
while driving.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Trial Of Really Boards
On Trade Restraint
Charge Opens Here
individuals Not Accused;
Prosecutor Outlines Case
On Commission Rates
By Froncis P. DoueIos

The National Association of
Real Estate Boards and the
Washington Real Estate Board
went on trial in District Court
today on criminal charges OF
conspiracy to restrain trade in
the housing field here by fixing
commission rates for members of
the Washington board.
The indictment, returned last
August, charges violation Of the
Sherman Antitrust Act by two
organizations. No individuals were
charged.
The jury of seven men and five
women, selected this morning, heard
Victor H. Kramer, special assistant
to the Attorney General, outline
the Governments case.
Prior to 1943, he said. the Wash
ington area was divided into two
zones for setting brokers fees for
the sale of real estate. In the city
zone, the charge was S per cent OF
the first IS 900 of the sale price and
3 per cent on the amount excess
of $4,000.
Cites Commission Agreement.
In the outlying area. Mr.. Kramer
said, the commission was per cent
on the total price.
In February, 1943, he said, the
Washington board at special meet.
ing adopted rate of commission.
on real estate sales which put the
charge at per cent on the frs,
$50 and 3 per cent on the excess
This applied to the whole area, he
said.
Mr.. Kramer said the result of this
was that the brokers' commission
on the sale of a $4,000 house wa.
increased from $3.50 to $500.
Mr.. Kramer said the Washington
board adopted this scale after
awaiting report by the Committee
on Rates, Rules and Customs which
the national board established.
Lawyer Denies Charge of Fixing.
Roger J. Whiteford, representing
the national association, in his
opening statement said that while
there are 1900 real estate men Ii
censed in the District, the Wash
ington board includes only $50. He
said the total membership of the
national associat ton Is 10000, where
as there are 1000 real estate men
in the United States.
He said the national association
has nothing to do with fixing
charges, and never did,
The code of ethics adopted in
1924 by the national association, y
Mr.. Whiteford said, has done more
than any other thing to eliminate
fraudulent practices that had been
all too prevalent in the real estate
business"
Mr.. Kramer had asserted that one
article of the code directed that
brokers should observe the rates es-
tablished by the local board. Mr..
(See REALTY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Charles F. Bronnun Nominated
To Be Secretary of Agriculture
Succeeds Anderson;
New York Woman
Is Named to FEC
By the Assoeioted Press

Charles Franklin Brannan was
nominated today to be Secretary
of Agriculture. He now is As
sistant Secretary.
President Truman sent Mr.. Bran
mans name to the Senate shortly
before it convened.
Mr.. Brannan, a Denver lawyer,
succeeds Clinton P. Anderson, who
resigned May 10 to run for the
Senate in New Mexico.
The President also nominated
Frieda B. Hennock, a New York
lawyer, to membership in the Fed
eral Communications Commission.
Miss Hennock was named to sue
ceed Clifford ]. Durr. who said some
time ago he did not want a new
term.
Miss Hennock, named for a seven
year term starting July /, is the
first woman ever appointed to the
commission.
Mr.. Brannan. born at Denver
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Direct American Appeal Made
To Heed Ceose-Fire Request
State Department Is 'Grovey Disturbed
By Developments in Palestine War

issue to both the Arab states and
the Jewish leaders.
Mr.. McDermott confirmed that
Ambassador Lewis Douglas con-
ferred over the week end in London
on the Palestine question with Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Bevin. The
spokesman added it was quite pos
sible" they conferred again today.
Asked about published reports that
the United States and Britain may
take joint action regarding Pales-
tine, Mr.. McDermott said the State
Department knows of no such sug-
gestion.
He said that this Government S
study of a possible repeal OF the
embargo on shipment of American
arms to the Near East is still in
progress.
The appeal to the Arab states
went directly to American represent
atives in Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
Saudi Arabia and Yemen. 1t was
sent to William C. Burdett, Amer
ican consul general in Jerusalem,
for transmittal to Trans-Jordan.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Virginian Shot al Fl. BeIvoiI
Is in Serious Condition

Hillary Bishop, 80. of The Plains
Va, was in serious condition today
in Mount Alto Hospital with bullet
lodged near his spinal cord after a
shooting last night at Fort Belvoir
Va
A hospital spokesman said he was
partially paralyzed from the wound
Washington police were informed
Mr.. Bishop. an ex-serviceman. was
shot in front of the Belvoir Taber-
|nacle.
Mr.. Bishop has been employed by
the Virginia department of high
ways as a construction foreman
He lives with his parents at The
Plains.
A sister. Mrs. Grant Stetter, lives
at 1900 Twenty eighth place Sc.
and brother, Tyrone Bishop, re.
sides in Riverdale, Md.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Artillery Attacks Positions
Only 300 Yords From
Holy SepuIehre Church
BY Daniel De Luce
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

WITH THE ARAB LEGION IN
/ JERUSALEM, May "a. - Arat
forces labored today to root Jew
ish defenders out of their tight
little corner in the old Walled
City of Jerusalem.
Demolition squads worked steadily
at the job of reducing the Jewish
quarter to rubble.
I'VE don't want to lose men," a
Legion field officer said. The Jews
are in a trap. We are literally blast.
ing them out"
The Arab tactics, as the battle fol
Jerusalem neared the end of its
first week, seemed to be based on Q
desire to avoid wasting infantry
manpower and instead to disorgan-
ize Jewish defenses by heavy, wide.
spread and continuous shelling ano
by depending on food and water
perhaps the most potent
weapon of all.
"A Jewish spokesman in Je-
rusalem was quoted as saying the
Jews were prepared to turn the
Holy City into another Stalin-
grad" if necessary to keep it
out of Arab hands0
The heaviest Trans-Jordan ar
tillery fire yet crashed into Jewish
army machinegun posts yesterday
in Notre Dame Hospice, three
story structure on Suleiman road
300 yards from the Church OF the
Holy Sepulchre.
The southeastern corner of the
shelter was battered for over an
hour as Arab volunteers mounted
an assault on the ground floor
Bitter hand-to-hand and room-to-
room fighting was reported.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
believed to be the site of the tomb
in which lay the body of Jesus
Christ. escaped damage, despite its
proximity to the fight.
Legion headquarters in Amman in
structed the Jerusalem forces te
stop shelling the Hebrew University
repeatedly because of resumption
of negotiations for surrender of the
Hagana gorrison there.
During the artillery attack yester-
day the Jewish forces seemed unable
to match the Arab punch. For a
considerable period there was hardly
any answering fire.
Legion targets, in addition to the
hospice and the university, included
Zion Convent on Mount Zion, the
Jerusalem railway station, Ben
1Cae IEPIICAJE EN paoa Az
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Policeman Seriously Hurt
Chasing Speeding Driver

A Metropolitan motorcycle police
man was injured seriously last night
when he crashed into taxi while
pursuing a speeding motorist.
He was Pvt. Alvin C. Hammack
81, of 221 Twentieth street NE.
who is in Casualty Hospital with a
possible fractured spine, severe cuts
and bruises.
Pvt. Hammack was attempting
to overtake the car on Alabama
avenue Sc. and when he turned
into Fifteenth street Sc. his cycle
struck the rear fender of taxi
driven, according to police, by Philip
H. Jordan, colored. A, of 1405
Carrolburg place S.W.
Jordan was charged with failing
to give the right of way to through
traffic,
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Bender Backs Virden
Urges Commerce 10
Reject Resignation
Tells House u. S. Needs
Good Men, Says He
Must Be Retained

Representative Bender, Repub-
litan, of Ohio took the House
floor today to urge the Com
merce Department not to accept
the resignation of John c. Vir-
den.
Mr.. Virden rendered his resigna-
ton as director of the department IS
Office of Industry Cooperation last
Friday after Representative Craw-
ford, Republican. of Michigan dis
closed Mr.. Virden's daughter works
for Tass, Russian news agency.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
has not accepted the resignation,
but associates of Mr.. Virden said he
would leave the Government as soon
as a successor is trained.
Mr.. Bender told the House that
over the past week end scores of
highly responsible, thorough men
and women of my home community
have urged this man to reconsider
his resignation. I am adding my
voice to this number" Mr.. Virden' S
home is in Cleveland.
Skilled Men Are Needed.
These are days when our Gov
ernment needs the services of the
best men we can find in important
and responsible positions, Mr..
Bender declared. I'VE cannot afford
to lose the skill and intelligence of
those people who have become
expert in their work.
He informed the House that "one
of the best qualified men in our
Government" has submitted his
resignation because his daughter
has come under the influence of
Communist teachings
John c. Virden is a man Of un-
questioned integrity" he added. He
has proved his complete devotion to
our country over the years of his
life. I am absolutely certain that
he will continue in his efforts to
preserve and to spread the Ameri-
can way of life with absolute dis
regard for the misguided political
(See VIRDEN. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-05-24

The United States has ap-
pealed directly to the seven Arat
nations to comply with the
United Nations Security ooun-
ellis cease-fire order for Pales-
tine.
The State Department announced
today that American representatives
were directed by telegraph to inform
the Arab governments that the
United States is "gravely disturbed
at the course of developments in
Palestine.
The instructions, dispatched yes
terday, expressed hope the Arabs
would cooperate with the U. Ms
efforts to end the fighting.
Press Officer Michael J. McDer-
mott noted that the United States
made the appeal on its own initia-
tive, and that the action followed
representations on the Palestine