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Evening star., 1948-02-08

the armyiS philosophy, can be relied
on to stretch it bit.
Commissioner Chesham-one Of
the top-ranking Salvation Army
leaders in the country-earns $40 a
week. His wife heads the women's
auxiliary in the commissioners ter
ritory, and one of his three children
is an army captain in Chicago,
The officers usually are provided
living quarters, but the custom OF
"tithing" an unwritten rule in the
army. causes them to turn back 1C
per cent of their pay annually, and
that makes things tough some times
he admitted. They also buy their
own food and uniforms.
Commissioned, Chesham doesn't
like the way cartoonist and punsters
symbolic the army In terms of the
cornet-and-drum band playing on
street corners. Risen from the
ranks, he once played the cornet
himself.
81 don't believe the public realize
just what kind of an organization we
really are" he observed. It's time we
showed them what we are trying to
do"
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Meat Prices Hold Line
Despite Resistance 10
More Expensive Cuts

Buyer resistance to the more ex-
pensive types of meat has increased
substantially the demand for So
called cheaper cuts in stores here
but it has had no effect on overall
prices, dealers report.
A survey indicated that retail
prices of chuck roast, ground beef,
sausage meat, pork loin roast and
similar items went up during jan
unary, but yesterday were back ap-
proximately at January levels.
Chuck roast and leg of lamb were
among several meats that declined
during December, went up during
January and dropped this month.
Prices listed for chuck roast Friday
and yesterday were as much as six
cents pound cheaper than on jan
uary 20, but were practically the
same as on January 8, the survey
showed.
Some Agree with Anderson.
Dealers to some extent agreed
with a statement by Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson that buyers
resistance to the price of. choice
cuts has caused more purchases
of lesser grades and varieties. But
they said they were not inclined
to believe any run" of this kind
contributed to the upswing in prices
on those varieties,
Some dealers declared they have
not observed any organized" buy
ers' resistance.
One of the larger chain companies
here was selling chuck roast at 40
cents yesterday, as compared to SO
cents a month ago and about SIS
cents a week ago. Another chains
price yesterday was SO cents as
compared with SO cents week ago
and SO cents month ago. A group
of Independents, however. was SELL
ing chuck roast yesterday at SO
cents, the same as they quoted for
January 20.
November Increase Reported.
Pork loin roast prices ranged
from 40 to 55 cents in several re-
tail meat markets January g. and
from As to 81 cents yesterday.
The price of ground beef in several
stores a month ago was between
43 and Al cents, as compared with
43 to At cents yesterday.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported yesterday that retail prices
OF meat, poultry and fish, as
group, advanced L of / per cent
from November IS to December Is,
according to the latest available
data from Sc large cities, including
Washington.
Greatest increase were reported in
salt pork, chicken and whole ham.
The price of pork chops decreased
4 per cent, leg of lamb 21a per cent,
and chuck roast / per cent.
Meat dealers here said the price
OF ham has held fairly steady at
about IS to 81 cents pound since
late December.
Sliced bacon was selling in some
larger chain stores yesterday from
73 to n cents. The same stores
were charging from II to 81 cents a
month ago.
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duced lard from SO down to 281z
cents pound.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Bread will be
cut a cent a loaf tomorrow. Pack
ers say some wholesale meats are
down 10 per cent with another lC
per cent cut expected this week
Stores say lard prices will be re-
duced tomorrow
PHILADELPHIA.-Two chains re-
duced the price of lard from four
to eight cents and one cut flour
prices four cents for 10-pound
sacks.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Bacon prices
were cut four to eight cents down to
68 cents a pound lard was reduced
six cents to rs cents pound; beet
and ham were slightly lower.
NEW YORK.-A. & P. Stores cut
prices four cents pound and an
nounced -four prices would be re-
duced four cents on a 10-pound
bag tomorrow.
CHICAGO.-One chain announced
25-pound sacks of -four would be
cut 16 cents tomorrow and that
lard would be cents a pound
cheaper. Several stores reported
slight drops in bacon prices.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Home Rule
Continued From First Page

although the majority of her board
went on record against this.
Others to testify tomorrow after
noon include Albert Atwood, presi-
dent of the trustees of the Wash
ington Free Public Library; DR..
George F. Bowerman, former Dis
trict librarian; Miss Agnes Winn,
for the District branch7of the Amer
ican Association Of University
Women, and DonsB. Goodloe, legis-
lative representative here of the
American Federation of Teachers.
In all the testimony yesterday
there was none against the general
objectives of the pending bill. Some
witnesses wanted major changes, in
Guiding antisegregation rules or
adoption of proportional representa-
ton, but no witness said the bill
should be shelved unless his special
recommendations were adopted.
Reilly Statement Discussed.
Remaining before the joint COM
mittee was some question as to
whether the statement of John A.
Reilly, president of the Board of
Trade, Friday exactly reported the
action of the trade groups direc-
tors on the report of its special
committee on District government.
Testimony was that the directors
revised the report of the special
committee.
AS Chairman Auchincloss put it
the committee was somewhat dis
turbed to hear the president of the
Board of Trade questioned by a
member of one of his own commit
tees"
Shortly before noon yesterday,
Harry N. Stull, former president of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations and member of the trade
boards District Government Com
mittee, took the stand as sur
prise witness. He declared that in
his opinion Mr.. Reilly must have
been "misinformed" on the position
taken by the special committee.
Mr.. Reilly testified Friday that
the Board of Trade felt there could
be no satisfactory solution of the
Districts suffrage problem until the
District was granted representation
in Congress At the time, he told
the joint committee it was mis-
informed" on a report that direc-
tors of the board had overridden
recommendations of its District
Government Committee.
Wrong Impression Charged.
MIR Stull told the group yester-
day that in his opinion Mr.. Reilly
had given the committee the i'm
preston the trade groups commit
tee was against this bill To
clear up what he thought might be
misrepresentation, he filed copy
of the committee report. One por-
ton of this, he said, read I'VE
strongly indorse the principles on
which the Auchincloss bill was con-
structed, although we differ among
ourselves and recommend amend
ments"
Mr.. Stull added, however, that
there was no doubt Mr.. Reilly
reported exactly what the trade
boards directors had adopted, and
accepted this as quite proper" He
added that he probably represented
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Wheat
Continued From First Page.)

nearly through with its grain
purchases was "bearish' but that
this was offset by the "bullish" news
the Government might buy another
50000,000 bushels.
Until Thursdays report, the last
department announcement on grain
had placed the amount of wheat
still to be shipped abroad, as Of
January /, at 192,000,000 bushels.
Based on Crop Prospects.
Mr.. Anderson stated Thursday
that the 100000, ,000-bushel export
figure was based on the assumption
that 1948 wheat crop prospects will
not suffer any serious deterioration
and that livestock feeding and in
dustrial uses will fall within the
limits expected at present.
Last SUMMER when the drought
Evening star., 1948-02-08

SOuthe a S I e r n
United States.
Here on his
first visit as
chief of $4,000
Salvation Army
workers in Is
Southern States,
Mexico and the
District of Co
lumbia, 1t. Com
missioner Albert
q CheSham re-
vealed al, a press
conference yes
terday that the
army is consid-
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Food Prices
Continued From First Page.)

prietor said wholesale prices are in
creasing and might result in still
higher retail prices.
Hog price averages at Chicago
dropped 90 cents during the week
to $23.75 compared with $24,85 a
year earlier In Pittsburgh meat
packer predicted to the Associated
Press that housewives would be able
to buy meat cheaper next week than
at any time in the last three
months. g.
A leading Washington packer
said the same situation was true
Evening star., 1948-02-08
WoodIuwn Group to Sec Film

The Woodlawn Citizens Associa-
ton will see technicolor film on
salmon fishing at a meeting at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Mount Olivet
Methodist Church, Sixteenth street
and Glebe road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
High Cost Of Living Nay Cause
Salvation Army to Ruise Pay

The high cost of living is getting
to be too much, even for the Saliva
ton Army. according to the army's
new territorial commander for the
Evening star., 1948-02-08

ering raising the Mr.. Chesham.
salaries of it's officers-who are the
only full-time, paid workers-as
much as IS a week.
That isn't as little as it sounds,
Commissioner Chesham pointed out,
for Salvation Army base pay starts
at So a week for men-and dollar
less for women, who, according to
Evening star., 1948-02-08

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting q room.
Renting a room Is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to 8 pm. '@''''f
Evening star., 1948-02-25

slightly Mopiood and Vsino Stores few items
which ore Right limit quones
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retailing than So and WstSns;
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in the meat grinder seven times
and then add salt and sim-sim
oil - it's just like home, very
good! We are able to get jam
and honey in Kisumi-we pay
about sixty cents for a large
size can and about the same
for a pint of honey.
Yesterday we had new ex-
perience when we went to an
independent church to
preach. There are quite a num-
Der of these churches scatter
ed around. They are people
who have gotten off the track
and started preaching crazy
ideas they claim they received
from the Holy Spirit. Certain
mission groups kick these peo-
pie out of their churches and
consequently they gather in a
little group together and start
their own church and get a
large following, carrying the
entire group farther and farth-
er away from the true teach
!ngs of the Bible. Many of them
refuse the white people COM
pletely, saying they don't need
to be taught as they have the
Holy Spirit.
At the church where Bob
preached yesterday, the Elder
is beginning to see that his
church has some wrong be-
liefs. He really wants to know
the truth and reform his church
to teach that which is right.
They have a beautiful church
- nicer than some of the mis-
sions, and about ten times bet
ter than ours. They really have
spent some money on it. Aiub,
which is the mans name, said
that the Lord told him to build
a church in the shape of a
large cross, which he has done.
He also told him he could have
four or five wives if he wished,
also that he and his elders and
followers should wear boards
and long hair and dress like the
disciples, all of which they
have attempted to carry out.
His people carry on in the
church just like they were at
heather dance. The minute
they start singing, they jump
up and start shouting and
grunting and Squeezing, and
what have you! Then they
jump up and down with their
eyes closed, waving their arms
in the air, which finally leads
into a regular heather dance.
They don't have chairs or
benches in their church as they
would just get in the way and
spoil the fun. The women all
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ed around on their hands and
knees which was quite a men,
ace to those who were suppos-
edly on their feet. When they
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started tearing around, twirl-
ing here and there with their
eyes closed and waving their
arms. Some got down and roll
ed on the floor, and then Twill
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wear long dresses and with the
somersaults, cart-wheels, rolls,
etc., they sure need them! The
first thing we knew, about 20
women out in the middle
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Czech State Funeral
Planned for Benes
By the Associoted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Sept
4.-The Czechoslovak government
today arranged for an elaborate
state funeral for former President
Eduard Benes who died yesterday.
The body was embalmed for q
three-day public display before he
is buried next Wednesday near his
country home at Sezimovo Usti.
Throughout Sunday the body is
to lie in state in hall at the
Sezimovo Usti villa, go miles south
of Prague. Then it will be brought
to the capital where bier has been
prepared in the Hall of Resistance,
a huge modern memorial on one of
the hills of Prague, where it is to
be on public view continuously from
Monday morning until midnight
Tuesday.
Several million persons are ex-
pected to take advantage of this op-
portunity to pay their last respects
to the man who stood as symbol
of Czechoslovak democracy.
Details of the state funeral had
not yet been announced. 1t will be
held in the Prague museums Hall
of Fame, however, where DR.. Benes
witnessed the rites last March 13
over the body of Foreign Minister
Jan Masaryk, who the government
said committed suicide.
Messages of condolences poured
in from all over the world and dip
lomats in Prague travelled to Sezi-
movo Usti to express their sorrow to
Mrs. Benes,
Evening star., 1948-09-05
6. 0. P. Reveals Drive
To Win South in Fall ;
Fight Due in All States
Republicans Will Open
information Office Here,
Engage Top Speakers
By Gould Lincoln

Republican plans for drive
to carry Southern States were
revealed yesterday by Herbert
Brownell, jr., campaign manager
for the DeWey-Warren ticket,
while President Truman and the
Dixiecrats continued to blast
away at one another.
Two steps were outlined by Mr.
Brownell: First, the establishment
of Southern information Office at
Republican National Headquarters
here, Ito meet the demand from
Southern States for information as
to how to cast votes for Gov. Dewey
and Gov. Warren" Second, top
flight Republican speakers will be
assigned to speak in every State of
the South.
Thousands of Southern votors are
ready to vote for Dewey and Warren
and for the establishment of a real
two-party system in the South" Mr..
Brownell said. They have never
learned how to split their ballets. The
regular Democratic leaders attempt
to frighten them into thinking that
they may lose their votes If they
split the ballots. That, of course, is
not so.
Our new information Office will
make detailed studies of the ballot
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Held as Fugitive,
Broker Says He's
Senate Witness
Check Case Suspect
Tells of Appearances
At Five Hearings
BY the Assooiofed Press

NEW YORK, Sept. "A man
who described himself as the
principal witness of a Senate
Committee on small business
was arraigned today in a Man
haitian Felony Court on a fugi-
tive charge.
The man, John Quinn, 80, of Jer-
sey City, N. j., was arrested on a
warrant charging him with being
a fugitive from Jersey City, where,
police said, he is wanted on a
charge of passing a worthless check
for $4,000.
At his arraignment in Felony
Court before Chief Magistrate Ed
gar Bromberger, Quinn said he was
an export broker and had been
summoned to appear next Wednes-
day before Senate committee.
Says He Appeared Times.
He told the court:
Il have appeared before the Sen
ate Committee on Small Business
five times in the past and in the
opinion of the committee I am its
principal witness. If I don't appear
in Washington in answer to this
subpoena, III be in contempt of
Congress.
Records of the committee hearing
show that on March % in Wash
ington, the Senate Small Business
Subcommittee investigating licenses
(See WITNESS, Page AID
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Liqht Rain Due This Afternoon;
Holiday Rush Dropping Off

If you don't mind a light, steady
rain, this bids fair to be a fine
Labor Day eve, the Weather Bureau
reported last night.
The way it looked to the Bureau
the moisture will come this after
noon and will not mix too well with
fried chicken, potato salad and other
picnic fare.
Otherwise, the prospect Of an 30
degree maximum temperature today,
and only slightly warmer weather
tomorrow. gave hope of something
more than a washout for the holiday
week end.
Washington's holiday custom Of
exchanging its own citizens for
visiting sight-seers had passed its
peak last night, but travel agencies
reported steady-to-brisk movement.
At Union Station, where about
10000 passengers met each other
coming and going in the getaway
rush Friday afternoon and night,
the concourse looked something
more like normal yesterday.
But ticket window queues were
still in evidence at bus stations, and
an official Of National railways said
Evening star., 1948-09-05
By the Associoted Press

MANILA, Sunday, Sept. 5.-The
main port of Camiguin was aban-
doned today and two villages were
buried under sea of rock and lava
by self-destroying volcano which
is in eruption for the fifth day.
An estimated 10000 Filipinos al
ready have fed the Southern Philip
pines island. The rest, estimated at
$4,000, were fearfully awaiting rescue.
Observers reported the ancient VOL
cano, called Hibokhibok, which once
iutted more than mile above sea
level, had been reduced by the
eruption to little more than several
hundred feet in height.
Boulders. rock, lava and ash had
settled on nearby farms and coconut
plantations on the slopes, on some
to depth of 80 feet.
The port of Mambajao, main city
of the island off the northern coast
Of Mindanao, was abandoned by its
10000 population. Two nearby vii
lagos were covered by ashes and
lava.
Jose Nsble. reporter for the
Manila Chronicle, messaged:
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Giant Caroline Mars 10 Fly
Over Washington Today

The Caroline Mars, the Nays
giant record-setting seaplane, is
scheduled to fly over Washington
shortly after II am. today en- route
West with what the Navy described
as the biggest payload ever carried
by Water-based aircraft $4,000
pounds.
The four-engine flying boat, which
set new seaplane record of 4,848
miles nonstop from Honolulu to
Chicago last week. is due to depart
from the Patuxent Naval Air Sta
ton at 1888 am.
She is to fly over Washington,
Pittsburgh, and Akron, Ohio, land
ing at Cleveland, discharging part
of her cargo there upon scheduled
arrival about pm. On Tuesday,
the Mars will fly from Cleveland
to Alameda, Calf, her home base.
The total weight of the flying boat
and assorted cargo of Navy equip
ment and supplies will be 10000
pounds.
The plane, manufactured by the
Glenn L. Martin Company of Balti-
more, made the Honolulu Chicago
run in "a hours and 9 minutes.
She will join four sister ships in
the Navy's Fleet Logistic Support
Wing operations between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
Skipper of the 200-foot winged
giant Mars is Comdr. James G. Lang
of Mapleton, MINI.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
WoodIey, Summer Home
OF Presidents, for Sale

Woodley, 14s-year-old summer
home OF at least four Presidents,
was reported on the market for
$400 900 last night.
Wrapped in Washington history
going back to 1703, the estate which
includes the old manor house COM
prises over IT acres at 5000 Cathe-
dral avenue NV.
1t was last occupied by former
Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson.
who presented it to the Phillips
Academy Of Andoyer, Mass.
Woodley was built by Philip Bar
ton Key, uncle of the author of the
Star Spangled Banner, at q reported
cost of 500 900. The price Mr.. Stim-
son paid for it In 1929 has never
been disclosed.
The mansion has been used as Q
summer home by Presidents Cleve-
land, Tyler, Buchanan and Van
Buren. ..s..-.,..
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Montz Wins Third Straight Time
In Bendix Cross Country Flight
Linton Carney Second, Jocque|ine Cochran,
Third, in Dash Opening Air Races at Cleveland
by the Associated Press


CLEVELAND, Sept. 4. - Paul
Mantz flew the closest Bendix
race in 18 years today to become
the only three-time winner of
the croSs-country classic.
His average speed of 447.980 miles
an hour was about 13 miles an hour
slower than the record time he
made year ago, however.
The Bendix, over a 2,045 mile
course from Long Beach, Calf, is
race against time. And today only
l minute, 10 seconds separated the
first and third places.
Lindon B. Carney of Houston,
Tex, using the plane Mantz won
with twice, came in close second
with an average speed of 446.112
miles an hour.
Jacqueline Cochran Disappointed.
Jacqueline Cochran, only woman
winner of the Bendix and second
in 1916, finished third with 445.s47
mph, a disappointed flyer who
doesn't lose easily. BY her own cal
culations she was an easy winner
but the official timers figured it
4 minutes longer.
Mantz had a nervous ride over
the now familiar route. Oil pres
sure trouble bothered him and he
announced that he was glad to be
down.
Miss Cochran's husband, Floyd
B. Odlum, the New York financier,
(See BENDIX. Page AID
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Main Island Port Abandoned
As Volcano Destroys Itself

The spectacle awes the imagina-
ton. All vegetation has been
whltened by flying ash. No people
we're around for miles.
"Coconut trees were submerged
while in some places trees shorn of
their leaves and trunks we're burned
by molten rock. Houses were desert
ed and Mambajao is a ghost town.
Flying debris injured two farmers
and q woman"
The islanders still on Camaiguin
we're being taken off gradually
from the southeast end of the
island by Philippine naval patrol
and commercial ships.
The rescue operation in the sui
phurous murk is possibly the great
est of its sort ever recorded. 1t
included a commandeered American
freighter, II other ocean-going YES
sells and countless small craft.
Refugees presented a major re-
lief problem to towns on nearby
Mindanao Island.
Miraculously, not q single death,
nor even any injuries have been
(See VOLCANO, Page A-s0
Evening star., 1948-09-05
By Joseph A. Fox
Detroit Teomsters
Must Join in Parade
Or Pay So Fine
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Sept. 4.-Members
of an A. F. of L. Teamsters
local were ordered by their
leaders today to march in the
Labor Day parade here Monday
or pay a So fine.
The order went out to men,
bers of Local 299 over the sig
nature of President James r.
Hoffa. He said in a letter to
each member, Let's make this
a really successful event! Bring
your friends and your family
and make this an all-out affair"
The letter said any member
not participating who has not
been excused for good cause"
would be fined SO under a mo-
ton passed at membership
meeting. The receipts are to
be turned over to a charity
fund.
CIO spokesmen said no such
action would be taken against
its non-marching members.
Evening star., 1948-09-05

1t appeared the rush would continue
until am. today.
Buslines had all available equip
ment out to meet the late rush of
store employees who could not leave
before closing time yesterday. Trail
ways said its business to the West,
two or three times the load ex-
pected, set a record, and that travel
in other directions was up to hol-
iday standard.
As automobiles rolled along the
for the seasons final ad-
ventures at beaches and mountains,
Maryland arteries were choked with
long lines of vehicles. With cars
up behind Chesapeake Bay
ferry slips at Sal hdy Point, observers
said it looked like a record move
ment through the State.
BY the time an estimated 100000
persons have departed and arrived
the city will settle down to typical
Labor Day with emphasis on picnics,
boating. baseball and just plain loaf
ing.
Most downtown department stores
will be closed along with Federal
and District Government Offices and
public Libraries.