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Evening star., 1948-07-01
Truck Driver Freed
In Death Of Girl, 7

Gordon Burch, 80, Of the 500
block of Emerson street, Edmunston
Md, charged with unsafe backing
in connection with a fatal traffic
accident on June /, was freed yes
terday in Municipal Court, after a
7-year old boy failed to qualify as
witness.
The victim of the accident, 2-year-
old Virginia Caro- Jackson, was
killed instantly outside her home in
the 1900 block of Lilly Pond drive
NE, when she was crushed under
the wheels of the ice truck driven
by Burch. A coroner's jury subse-
quently returned verdict Of acci-
dental death in the case.
Charges against Burch were dis
missed after Michael Webster, 7, a
neighbor of the dead girl, and the
only witness to the accident. was
unable to define the difference be-
tween truth and falsehood to the
courts satisfaction.
Asked by Assistant United States
Attorney Philip Brophy if he knew
what lie was, the boy said no
When he added that he WASH t
sure what it meant to tell the
truth, Justice George D. Nelson dis
missed the case.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Extended Senate Subway Line
Expected to Garry More Riders

schedule. No fare is required. Pri-
marily for the use of Senators, the
little trains are also available to the
public, and are highly popular with
children visitors to Capitol Hill
buildings.
The new Senate ONCE Building Is
to include many accommodations
for the standing committees and the
public. There will be an auditorium
with seating capacity for 500 per-
sons, with facilities for recording
hearings, moving picture projection,
broadcasting, and television.
2 Special Hearing Rooms Planned.
Plans provide for.two large special
hearing rooms, each about the size
of the caucus room sin the present
Senate Office Building.
The Vice President will be pro-
vided quarters, including four rooms,
in the corner of the building nearest
the Capitol and also nearest the
trolley terminal.
There is to be a cafeteria seating
TOO persons, and dining rooms with
waiter service. 'Accommodat viii
be provided for the press, radio and
television. Underground garages vii
house about 200 automobiles.
Plans for the new building already
have progressed to the point where
most details have been laid out II
preliminary form, but working draw
ings are yet to be made.
The site is to be acquired as soor
as possible by purchase or con-
demnation. But to speed the pro-
cess, it is expected the Attorne!
General will be asked to file con-
demnation proceedings in Distric1
Court. This would not ban volun:
tary agreements, however, between
owners of the private property or
the site and the Government fol
transfer of title.
Two or three years probably will
be required for completion OF the job
Evening star., 1948-07-01
'fdneNdnles 9
For Full Probe
.0f Conservation
Tidewuter Fisheries
Group Will Undergo
Particular Scxutiny
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, July 1.-Gov. Lane
has named a nine-man commission
to investigate all State conservation
practices with particular reference
to the Department of Tidewater
Fisheries"
The investigation was an out
growth of the bitter wrangling which
marked the meetings OF the three
man tidewater group last winter.
The dissension led to talk of a
ripper" bill to remove all members.
Instead, at special session of the
General Assembly last month, a
resolution calling on Gov. Lane to
name the investigative group was
approved.
Bowman Chairman.
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, president of
Johns Hopkins University, was ap-
pointed chairman of the investigat-
ing commission, to be known off,
cially as the Commission on Con-
servation of Natural Resources.
Other members:
F. w. c. Webb, Salisbury, a Mary
land representative on the Chesa-
peake-Potomac Study Commission;
William F. Schluderberg, Baltimore,
head of commission that recon-
mended 194l legislation co-ordinat-
ing conservation agencies under the
Board of Natural Resources, and
James H. Gambrill, jr., of Frederick.
Clark Praises Selection.
Also Circuit Judge John B. Gray,
jr.. Prince Frederick; A. Wellington
TaWes, Crisf1eld banker; William
Woodfield, Galesville seal food packer;
Thomas B. Leonard, Cambridge
Packer, and Richmond w. Emory of
Baltimore, former deputy attorney
general.
John E. Clark, chairman Of both
the Tidewater Fisheries commission
and the Board of Natural Resources,
said last night that the Governor
had selected an "outstanding" study
group.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
James Protests Proposal
For Financing of Bridge

BEL AIR, Md, July l (P.-William
S. James, member of the House Of
Delegates, has protested to Gov
Lane over a proposed plan for
financing of the Chesapeake Bay
bridge.
The proposal calls for the paying
off of the remaining Susquehanna
and Potomac River bridge bonds
through the floating Of new issue
combining the three toll projects.
Mr.. James said in letter that the
plan would place an unjust burden
on the residents of Earford County
who have been led to believe that
the Susquehanna River bridge
would become toll-free when the
present outstanding bonds have been
paid,
Evening star., 1948-07-01
B|adensburg Tax Bills
Become PAYABLE Today

Tax bills for the town of Bladens-
burg, which became payable today
include a tax rate increase over
last year of 20 cents per 500 val.
uation on real estate.
The new rate is SO cents per 500
the maximum allowed under the
town charter, according to Mrs. Ruth
Young, town clerk. The total bud.
get for the 1948-49 fiscal yeal
amounts to SIS 800.
Town taxpayers won't have te
rush to pay their bills, Mrs. Young
reported. Although today actually
is the first day they are payable
the bills may be paid anytime
within the next two months with.
out incurring penalties, she added
The bills were placed in the mai
several days ago.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
| Stur Movies

Community movies, sponsored by
The Star, the Recreation Depart
ment and THE" Film Center, are
scheduled for pm. today. Pro-
grams OF comedy, sports, cartoon
sand travel shorts will be- shown at
the following Fairgrounds and rec
reation centers:
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D streets y.
Congress Heights, Savannah and Randle
Dupont-stoddert, street Oh RIDGE road
Sc.
GEORGETOWN. Thirty-fourth street ana
Volta place NV. z,
Powell, Sixteenth and Lamont streets
Raymond. Tenth and Quebec streets
NV
| Mcntgomery, Twenty-sssenth ana
sspn.x HALF street between and o
." walker. Third and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Registration 10 Vote
In Virqinia Ends Saturday

Saturday is the Ceadline in Vir.
ginia for registering to vote in thu
August primaries.
In Arlington, all precinct regis.
trars and the central registrar al
the courthouse will be on duty from
9 am. to 4 pm. Saturday.
The Arlington League of Womer
Voters has announced that it viii
provide transportation to the homes
of registrars for any one who will
telephone Chestnut 0910.
The books will be closed until
August 4 when they will open unit
October to permit registration
for the November general election.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Convention SET
10 Fight Truman
Al Richmond
But Porty, Meeting
Tomorrow, Is Unlikely
To Split Politically
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va, July i.-Vtr-
ginia Democratic leaders indicated
today that the State convention
here tomorrow will take q strong
stand against President Truman
and his civil rights program. The
convention Is not expected to take
action leading to a break with the
National Democratic Party, however.
AS preliminary to the conven.
ton. which will begin at noon to.
morrow in the Mosque Auditorium.
the State Central Committee meets
at 8 o'clock tonight to name tenn
porary convention chairman who
will deliver the keynote address.
Delegate w. Tayloe Murphy of War
saw apparently is slated for
these jobs.
The 81 members of the Central
Committee, who also will approve
the temporary roll of the conven-
ton, began arriving today.
Delegates to Be Named.
The convention will elect Vir-
ginia's 26 delegates to Philadelphia,
pick a new State Democratic chair
man. choose the Democratic presi-
Dental electors and name a new
State Central Committee.
State Party Chairman Horace H.
Edwards, Mayor Of Richmond, has
announced plans to retire from the
chairma1ship at this convention.
His friends say he is going to an
nounce his candidacy for Governor
in next years Democratic primary.
The belief seemed to be growing
that former United States Senator
Thomas G. Burch could be drafted"
as Mr. Edwards successor II pres.
sure is applied, though MIR. Burch
has said he did not want the job
and could not foresee any circum-
stances that would make him change
his mind. The names of dozen or
so others also have been advanced
for the State party Craftsmanship.
Is. Program Is Outlined.
A tentative program of conven-
ton activities, outlined by Mr.. Ed
wards and subject to the approval
of the Central Committee, calls for
caucuses of delegations from the
nine congressional districts at 10
am. tomorrow
| The district caucuses will nom-
mate delegates and alternates to
the National Convention, their can
didates on the Central Committee
and presidential electors.
Early on the convention program
will be the election of members to
the three convention committees
permanent organization, credentials
and resolutions. After this, the
temporary chairman will be intro
duced and give his keynote address.
A recess will follow to enable the
committees to go to work.
Eisenhower Is Mentioned.
Resolutions already were being
prepared today to denounce the
Truman civil rights program and
probably to instruct Virginia's dele
gates to the Philadelphia convention
to oppose Mr.. Truman's rlomina-
tion. Suggestions from organization
sources were that the convention
should indorse some candidate posi-
tively-perhaps Gen. Eisenhower.
The final business of the conven-
tion will be action on the Resolu-
tions Committee report.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
| States Sales Tax
| Nets % Million
In " Months
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July 1.-Maryland
netted s23,635 ,242 in sales tax re-
turns during the fiscal year which
ended yesterday, State Controller
James J. Lacy announced.
Mr.. Lacy pointed out that the
figures represented receipts of only
II months. 1t has been estimated
that when revenues have been cal
culated for a full year they will
amount to about S25, 100000, al
though the measure was originally
designed to produce only sl8,400, 900
The levy went into effect one year
ago today, but pennies collected last
month have not yet been turned
over to the State.
Collections for May totaled ST.
$4,000.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Students Help Relieve
HospitoI Labor Shortage
BY the Associoted Pres,

SYKESVILLE. Md, July 1.-Col-
lege students are helping to relieve
the worker shortage at the Spring.
field State Hospital. Twenty-eight
have been recruited for duty during
vacation time as ward attendants.
DR.. George H. Preston, Mary
land director Of mental hygiene.
said the students made 1t possible
for regular employees to take vaca-
fi0nS
Evening star., 1948-07-01

time sea duty He wore the Navy
Gross. the Silver Star, the Air
Medal and the Purple Heart.
Like Comdr. Smith, the others
killed lived in the Atlanta area
They we're:
1t. Comdr. r. L. S. Edison, 35. a
wartime instructor; 1t. James A
Cotton. 1t. q. g. Cornelius Idwise
and Machinist Julius .Bassolotti.
The Navy Department disclosed
that the plane, Beechcraft, left
Anacostia about 2 pm. for the re-
turn to Atlanta. An air station
spokesman said no report was re-
ceived after the takeoff and that
there was no word until he heard
the plane had crashed.
A Beechcraft normally carries a
crew of three and five to eight pas
sengers.
Bodies Carried From Scene.
Virginia State Police and men,
bers of the Fredericksburg Rescue
Squad were first to reach the scene
Navy and Marine Corps personnel
from Quantico arrived later and
took charge.
The rescue parties carried the
bodies of the five victims over
miles of muddy terrain and across
a stream that over1owed onto a
narrow road leading to the sawmill.
Towering trees around the wreck
age were unmarked, strengthening
the probability of the eyewitness re-
port that the plane dropped almost
vertically.
The crash occurred on property of
John E. Redmond.
Anacostia Probing Crash.
A Navy spokesman said investiga-
tions of the crash were being under
taken by the Anacostia Naval Air
Station. Under service procedure,
the nearest air station has jurisdlc-
ton, he said.
Comdr. Smith, who has been de-
scribed by fellow aviators as "one
of the best pilots ever to set wheel
on q flight deck" served aboard
the carrier yorktown, Ranger and
Ommaney Bay. Wner the Ommaney
Bay was sunk in 1945, he was badly
wounded.
He participated in the invasions
of the Peleliu Islands and Leyte,
the Battle of the Philippine Sea,
the Mindoro and Luzon operations.
He sank both of the warships
credited to him on Understanding
flights into heavy bursts of anti
aircraft shells. After the war, Mr..
Smith and his heroic exploits were
the subject of a magazine article
called Plug That Rathole."
Evening star., 1948-07-01
81 Foirfux Policemen
Sturt New 8-Yeur Terms

Thirty Fairfax County policemen
were reappointed to eight-year
terms and one new man was ap-
pointed yesterday by Circuit Judge
Paul E. Brown.
Oaths of ofiice were administered
by Clerk of the Court Thomas P.
Chapman. jr. The new member Is
williams Rogers. %, Telegraph road.
Also sworn in for new four-year
terms were Trial Justice Harry l..
Sarrico, Substitute Trial Justice
Robert w. Stump and Mrs. Ann
Withers and Mrs. Ethel Dennis
clerks In the trial justice o1ice.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Phone Workers Sign
Contract in MARYLAND
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, July 1.-The Ches-
apeake g. Potomac Telephone Co
of Maryland and the Maryland Fed
Grafton OF Telephone Workers dn-
dependent) yesterday signed three
year contract covering 1900 plant
and maintenance workers.
THE contract includes minor wage
adjustments in a few departments,
with most other points remaining
as they were in the 1947-48 agree
naent.
Wage negotiations may be re-
opened twice during the three-year
period, Howard D. Jones, union
DreSident, said.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Car Kills Woman, Is, Hurts
Girl, ;, in Baltimore
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, July IAN au-
tomobile struck and killed 75-year-
old Mrs. May Serp of Baltimore here
last night and injured a 3-year-old
girl she was carrying.
The child, Ann Carol Dore, was
hospitalized with possible internal
injuries,
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Eoston Editor Nomed

EASTON, Md, July ! R.-Nor-
man w. Harrington, assistant editor
of, the Easton Star-Democrat, a
weekly newspaper. was appointed
editor manager today to succeed
Clement e. Bray, who has retired.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
By Harold B. Rogers

The electric subway on Capitol
Hill is due for big expansion In
service and popularity.
Already running between the
Senate wing of the Capitol and the
Senate Office Building, their tracks
will be extended for service to the
new Senate Office Building.
The new structre is to be built
on First street NE, between B and
c streets, to house the Senate's Is
standing committees, their chair
men and staffs.
Because this means most of the
Senate's hearings will take place in
the new building. one block further
from the Capitol than the present
Office building. the demand for
transportation will be greatly in
creased. That is where the new
trolley system will come in handy,
and be more popular. no doubt,
than the present short line.
Will Pass Over Tunnel.
The route for the extension will
be under the sidewalk and parking
on the south side of the present
Office building. 1t will run from the
present monorail tracks due east
ward to the new Senate Office
Building. At the intersection OF
First street NE. the trolley subway
will pass over the top of the rail-
road tunnel which Is deeper under
ground. The railroad tunnel bring
ing trains into Union Station from
the south passes under First street
NE. for several blocks.
Handy entrances to both the Sen
ate Office Buildings will be provided
for trolly passengers. There also
will be pedestrian tunnels under
First street, near the B and c street
ends of both buildings.
The monorail trolley operates on
shuttle system without regular
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Important Notice
hone number for THE STAR is now STERLING

The telephone number for THE STAR Is now SIEKLIN6
5000
Telephone trafhc at THE STAR increased to point
which demanded additional lines to provide prompt
and ecen service customers. These trunk lines were
available Immediately on the Sterling exchange.
So to call THE STAR for any reason-remember,
STERLING 50O0
Evening star., 1948-07-01
X-Ruy Survey to End

The county wide x-ray survey
will end tomorrow in Arlington
the tuberculosis association an
nounced today. X-rays will be OBJ
tanned from 10 am. to 6 pm. at
the J. c. Penny Co., Wilson beule-
ward and North Highland street.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Kendrick Takes Oath
As Substitute Justice

Caldwell c. Kendrick. president
of the Arlington County Bar Asso-
citation, is the county's second sub
stitute trial justice.
Mr.. Kendrick took the oath of
Office yesterday for the post Gre
ated by the last session of the Vir-
ginia General Assembly. The other
substitute is Harry r. Thomas.
Both we're appointed by Trial
Justice Hugh Reid. who is elected.
Montana labor news., 1948-03-18

and monopolies and combinations in restraint
CT trade and conspiracies to suppress compe-
tition. They are called anti trust laws. But
tho steel industry has proved time and time
again that it is above the law.
The Federal Trade Commission has been
charging the steel companies with illegal
practices for years. But 50 far. the cases
never seem to get decided.
If the steel corporations were found guilty
under the present law. they could be fined
$1,000 at the most. This wouldn't hurt the
profitable steel industry anymore than a but
terfly humping into the Brown Bomber.
We don know what the upshot Of all the
Investigations will be. Maybe the steel com
panies will bow to the storm and retract Their
price increases. Maybe the Republican ma
jority in congress will vote enough money to
enforce the anti trust laws.
More likely there will be a lot more talk
about how free competition will take care of
high prices.
Personally, we will put our faith this year
in a wage increase as the best to meet those
high prices.-From The Machinist, IAN.
Montana labor news., 1948-03-18

The FIJI, Congress and the Presidents Eco
nomic Council are all investigating the steel
corporations this week. After all these years.
everyone seems to have awakened to the fact
that the steel companies do their best to sup
press price competition.
Last year was just about the most profit
able in the history Of the steel mills. The big
steel. makers made a cool quarter billion net,
after taxes.
SO, the steel makers decided that prices
ought to be raised. And they raised prices
about SIS a ton on unfinished steel-the kind
that eventually gets USED in automobiles,
washing machines, cook stoves, bobby pins
and other household appliances.
At a time when food prices are beginning
to level off, the increase in steel prices came
as a shock. Not even Senator Taft had a
ready explanation.
What got people really mad was the fact
that virtually all the steel manufacturers rails
ed their prices by the same amount at the
same time.
There are laws, of course, against trusts
Montana labor news., 1948-03-18

AL Pres. William Green
branded the indictment rs Il
legal blow directed against
all labor and said the workers
OF the nation will resard il as an a
taeh AGAINST elementary freedom and
Justice and also against the free pres
and free speech
Mr. Green pledged that the Af1.s
entire legal department Viii chal
lene, these indictments and the con
sl"iiuloualily of the TAFT Hartley Law
an which they are based
The union VAS specifically accused
.ol illegally using union FUNDS Ia pay
for a political advertisement IN the
Hartford Times and 10 bus radio time
for a political broadcast over station
WkNB of New Britain
Both the advertisement aud broad
cast were directed against the prrsi
dental aspirations of Sen Robert a.
TAFT OF Ohio. one OF The authors Of
III. Taitilariley law. and the Connee.
ticui representatives who voted Tor
The Taft Hartley law
Mr Green statement on the indiot.
ment is as follows
The indictment returned against
The Brotherhood Of Painters. lleenrd.
tors and Paper hangers. Local Isl. and
also against its president. John X.
....
O'Brien. AT Hartford. Conn. viii serve
to Intensity the feeling OF resentment
which prevails amoug the workers
ul the nation against those who voted
Tor the TAFT Hartley law They wiil
regard it as an attack against elemen-
tary freedom aid justice and also
against free press and free speech.
They will interpret it as a legal blow
directed against all labor.
There is now presented 10 IN.
public an exhibition Of the purpose
Montana labor news., 1948-03-18

Some good work has been done by
trapping game of various types and
Planting it in locations where feed
and other conditions provide 4 ma.
tural habitat.
We cannot remove the hpavel dams
IRON our streams maintain nnscreen
Cd irrigation bitches. aud leaye tn,
rough fish uncontrolled and stu have
good fishing A, With p%heasants We
cannot expect better fishing by piant
ing fever fish.
IS the effort To maintain and in
oerase our Wild life worth while2 II
is for several reasons The publicity
IS q valuable asset III attracting ipuf-
lists to our state BOT so much as
hunter but merely a visitors. Can sou
imagine Glacier Park without q goat
or Yellowstone without a bearg liaye
You not thrilled as you stopped your
car on a Montana highway - lrt the
children see a bear, q deer. au ok
or an antelope Montana without
Wild game would be- lik. Barnum and
pailey's circus without the elephants
Furthermore a lot Of people like 70
live III Montana because they cdn
hunt and wish. It is a heritage to
which our boy and girls are entitled.
Il commend the work Of this club IN
their thOughifnlness in stocking near.
by likes and streams so that the boys
and girls can get the feel Of a trout
on the end Of a line. A boy wont
have mean or bad thoughts while fish
inc. Words fail to adequately de.
scribe the reaction that comes over
one as he stands on the bank OF a
mountain stream. hears the constant
ripping Of the water as il passes over
the rock. smells the aroma of the
mint. the dogwnod and the willow and
waits for the trout To take his fly.
To make the work OF game propd
cation and preservation possible
sportsmen pay license fees OF about
$500 0O. 90. From other sources III,
total is increased about 800. 600 90
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