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Evening star., 1948-03-06
Bockers of Macarthur Open
National Headquarters Here
Office on Connecticut
Avenue Is Next to
6. O. P. Committee

A National Macarthur headquar-
ters was opened today at 1883 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Opening OF the Office was an
nounced by Warren e. Wright, who
called attention to the fact the
supporters of Gen. Macarthur for
President are next door to the Re-
publican National Committee.
Mr.. Wright. former State treas
urer of Illinois, refers to himself
as the acting co-ordinator of the
Macarthur supporters efforts. He
said he assumed that role in Illinois
when he found three groups there
wanting to work together toward
the end he himself favors. Illinois
State headquarters were opened In
Chicago last month, he said.
Mr.. Wright said that he became
acquainted with Gen. Macarthur
during World War I. He said he
has not been in contact with the
general but he is confident the
supreme commander in Japan will
answer still another call to serve
his country.
Mr.. Wright said he has financed
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Progress Is Reported
On Defense Alliance
By the Assoeioted Press

BRUSSELS, Mar. 6.-British and
French delegates to flve-Nation
conference on proposed Western
European union voiced satisfaction
today with progress made so far.
Delegates from the two powers
withdrew temporarily from the con-
ference to permit Benelux repre-
sentatives to discuss French-B Brit
ish proposals.
The British delegates-Sir George
Rendel, Ambassador to Belgium, and
Gladwyn Jebb of the Foreign Office
Said the proposed pact would lay
down general principles Of de-
fensive military alliance
Mr.. Jebb said one of the questions
to be worked out is to what extent
the alliance will be open to other
countries.
I'VE wouldn't exactly be eager to
have Gen. Franco join it tomorrow
morning." he said.
Ferdinand van Langenhove, Bel
gian delegate to the United Nations,
who presided over the conference,
refused to say whether there was a
military clause in the draft now be-
ing considered.
All sources said there was general
agreement in principle on the pro-
posed Western European union.
This is quite change from other
conferences I have attended" Mr.
Iehh sold '"There the question uas
to work out formulas that would
bridge basic disagreements-here we
are looking for the best way to ex-
press basic agreements.
Mr.. van Langehove told newsmen
the draft treaty of the Benelux ma
tions-Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg-and the French Brit
ish proposals differed more in form
than substance.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Reno Foods Business
Drop Told al Hearing
On Beer License

Business at the Reno Foods Res
taurant, 929-31 Ninth street NV.
has fallen from $500 week to
about $50 a week since the place
was deprived of it's permit to sell
liquor, the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board was told yesterday.
The restaurant Is trying to get a
new license to sell beer and light
wines only. Previously 1t had a
license to sell all kinds of alcoholic
beverages.
The old license was not renewed
after residents in the neighborhood
protested to the board that the place
was a nuisance. At the hearing
yesterday residents again protested
the issuing of any kind of a license
to the place.
v. I. Chebithes, attorney for the
restaurant, told the board that
unless a beer license is granted the
restaurant the place will have to go
out of business.
Joseph Marines of Baltimore, who
installs music boxes here, testified
that when the Reno had a liquor
license the music boxes were COL
lecting between $50 and $50 a week.
Since the place lost its liquor license
the boxes have averaged only So a
week, he said.
Whenever he empties a music box
in restaurant, Mr.. Marines said,
1t is his custom to treat everybody
in the place Chairman Alan w.
Payne and James O'D. Moran of the
board questioned him on this prac-
tice. They said they will determine
whether it violates any regulation.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
q Students STAGE
Mock Kidnapping,
Then Tell Police
BY the Assecietsd Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 6.-Four high
school students admitted they staged
a kidnapping on busy Baltimore
street corner Thursday afternoon
lust to see what would happen.
So much furor was raised by the
realistic slugging and abduction
of a pedestrian that the boys decided
to tell all to the police.
Police Commissioner Hamilton r.
Atkinson called of a city-wide
search and let the boys 90 with
a reprimand. At least 10 persons
saw the mock KIDNAPPING. They
watched as a car squealed to o stop
and two youths jumped out. Slug
zing pedestrian over the head, they
threw him into the car and raced
away.
The youths revealed yesterday the
blackjack was a roll Of paper
wrapped In a black cloth.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Rites Set for Bill Roughton,
Charles County Developer

Funeral services for Bill C.
Roughton, SO. Charles County Md
real estate man, who died Thursday
in Providence Hospital. will be held
at 2:30 pm. Monday in the Cham
bers funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street Sc. Burial will be in Wash
ington National Cemetery.
A native of Terrell County, N. c.,
Mr.. Roughton went to Canada as
a young man to work for an in
surance company. He then came to
Southern Maryland with the real
estate division of Greenway Gar
dens and handled property in de-
velopments such as Woodland
Acres, Forest Park and Maryland
Gardens.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Margaret L. Roughton; two sisters
Mrs. j. S. West of Roanoke, Va.
and Mrs. w. L. Sykes of Ahoskie
N. c.. and a brother, Phillip r
Roughton of New Bern, N. G.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Mar. GA grand
mother who lives in a three-room
house on a New Mexico Indian
reservation won $4,000 worth Of
prizes yesterday on the Queen for
a Day" radio program.
Mrs. Edgar Parrett, 56, of Ship
rock, N. Mex, took the news of her
winning calmly in the little one
telephone town north Of Gallup,
N. Mex.
All she had to do to win the prize
was be a mother-in-law.
II was hoping" she said, but !
really didn't expect to win"
She didn't hear the news herself
because of unfavorable atmospheric
conditions, but her daughter, Mrs.
Jack Leonard, 81, of Pennington,
N. Mex, telephoned her few min
utes later and told her.
Asked If she'd have room to STOW
the a prizes-many of them house
hold furnishings - she said she
didn't know.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
12-Room House Burns
On Defense Highway;
Dozen Left Homeless

Fire destroyed 12-room house on
Defense Highway near West Lam
ham Hills, Md, yesterday leaving IL
persons homeless. Damage was es-
timated at approximately $4,000.
Members of the family were being
cared for today by neighbors, and
firemen in the area appealed for
contributions to aid them. The
Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will act as a collection center.
According to Bladensburg firemen,
the blaze apparently resulted from
an overheated wood stove in the
kitchen of the two-story dwelling,
long a Landmark in the area.
Companies Fight Blaze.
The flames spread rapidly and
had swept throughout the interior
of the house by the time firemen
reached the scene. Seven volunteer
fire companies fought the blaze
nearly four hours.
All inside furnishings, including
solid mahogany floors and a ma
hogany stairway, were destroyed and
the roof and one wall caved in.
Living In the house were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Horton, their five young
children, Rachel, IL: Linn, 10; Mary
Lou, Z; Patsy, 4. and Billy, Is
months; a married son, Charles Bar
ber, and his wife and l-year -old son.
Charles, and a married daughter
Mrs. Pablo Caballero, and her hus-
band.
Two Burned Slightly.
Visiting the Horizons were Mrs.
Horizons sister and brother-in- law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Lambert, and
their son, Dickie, 8, who live in
Kansas.
Mrs. Horton and Mr.. Barber were
burned slightly while removing some
personal belongings. They were
treated at the scene by the Glenn
Dale Rescue Squad.
Firemen said Mrs. Horton told
them the family lost everything
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Evening star., 1948-03-06
Conference
Continued From First Page. }

that the economic resources of
this area should not again be used
for the purposes of aggression and
that there should be adequate access
to the coal, coke and steel of the
Ruhr for the benefit of extensive
parts of the European community
including Germany"
Most of the decisions reached will
be sent back to the capitals of the
three countries for review before
being put into effect. These are
expected to play a major part in
the conference of 16 nations on the
Marshall Plan opening in Paris
March IS.
The Benelux countries sat in on
most of the discussions, which be-
gan February %.
Russians Protest.
Since the United States first
called the meetings, Russia has pro-
tested that they violated the Pots
dam agreement for unified big
power action on Germany. Czecho-
slovakia, Poland and Yugoslavia
have complained, with Soviet back
ing, at their being left out. The
protests all have met with rejec-
tions. The United States made the
countercharge that Russia had
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Ashton Phone Expansion
To Finish This Summer

An expansion Of outside tele-
phone plant facilities in the Ash
ton, Md, area, which was begun
in December, will be completed this
summer, Charles L. Disharoon, Ash
ton area manager for the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
Of Baltimore, announced today.
The project will cost approx
mately s60,ooO, he said.
The Ashton central Office In
creased its capacity by more than
so per cent when it completed in
stallation of new dial equipment
during January. MIR. Disharoon said.
Most OF about 200 untitled appl-
cations for service will be cleared
up by early fall he said.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
| |WhottheRussions
| Are Saying of Us

The MoscoD radio, broddcdsttn
to the Souiet Union, said:
"The national liberation move
ment in the colonies and semi
colonies Is drawing nearer and
nearer to the democratic move
ment in Europe. and the latter's
main bulwark, the Soviet Union.
The imperialist system is disin-
tegrating.
Neither the Truman doctrine
nor the Marshall Plan will be
able to save 1t, for the oppressed
nations are no longer alone IN
their Just struggle"
Evening star., 1948-03-06


foremanship, Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Hartman's new store adjoins
his home at 4713 Suitland road. A
father of four, he has lived in the
Suitland area since 1914. He has
served twice on petit juries.
His selection as foreman of the
new grand jury was announced
Thursday by the County Circuit
Court.
Other county residents who will
be placed on a panel of 73 names
from which the grand jury and two
petit juries will be selected on the
opening day of court now are in the
process of being summoned by the
county sheriff's Office, the court re-
ported. Their names will be an
nounced late next week
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Study Guild Will Hold
Seminar Tomorrow

The Study Guild Catholic Lii
brary, 1725 Rhode Island avenue
NV. will hold it's second seminar
in Bible History at 1880 am. tomor-
row under direction of Miss Maria
Ewing.
The Rev Anthony J. Lauck will
speak on religion in modern art at
the library at $50 pm. Tuesday.
The public is invited to both
meetings.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Ferguson Assignment
To Inquiry Becomes
Meyers Trial Issue
By Robert K. Walsh

Legality Of the appointment Of
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan as a member of the Sen
ate War Investigating Committee
was an issue today in the District
Court trial of Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers.
The trial Of the retired Army Air
Forces purchasing officer will be re-
sumed Monday, With Mrs. Mildred
Lamarre continuing her testimony.
Meyers Is charged with inducing her
husband, Bleriot H. Lamarre, war
time president Of the Aviation Elec-
trio Co. Of Dayton, Ohio, to testify
falsely to a Senate War Investigat-
ing Subcommittee that Meyers had
no financial interest in the Dayton
concern.
Senator Ferguson, chairman of the
subcommittee, came into the court
picture yesterday in the testimony
of Senator Brewster, Republican, of
Maine. AS chairman Of the full
committee, Senator Brewster was
called to the stand by United States
Attorney George Morris Fay to de-
scribe how he appointed the sub
committee that later developed evi-
dence against Meyers.
Authority Challenged.
Defense counsel m m dia tely
sought to show that, under the
Senate resolution creating the COM
mittee, Senator Brewster had no
authority to appoint Senator Fer
guson and other subcommittee men,
bers last April without express per-
mission of the full committee.
Robert T. Bushnell, an attorney
for Meyers, also attempted to bring
out that Senator Ferguson was IL
legally appointed to the full COM
mittee in February, 1943. He de-
clared that a 1941 Senate resolu-
ton increasing the committee men,
bership from seven to 10 was not
renewed in subsequent years. The
appointment of Senator Ferguson
as "the 10th man" in 1943 was not
in order, thus invalidating his ac-
tions as subcommittee chairman
last year, Mr.. Bushnell said.
Senator Brewster insisted he fol-
lowed "unvarying practice" of Con-
gressional committee chairmen in
personally designating this and
other subcommittee.
HoItzof Stops Questioning.
Justice Alexander Holtzof stopped
further questioning along this line
by ruling that the issues were mat
tiers of law that could be argued
"at the proper time" before the
court.
Another witness was Robert c.
Knee, Dayton attorney for La
mare. He said he advised La
MARE last October to tell the truth
to the subcommittee He gave this
advice, he explained, after La
MARIE admitted having lied to the
subcommittee a few days earlier.
Mr.. Knee testified also that, at
Lamarres request, he communi-
Gated with Meyers last October in
an effort to obtain repayment OF
$4,000 Lamarre said he had in
vested in the Aid Co. That COM
pany, according to earlier testi-
mony, was formed by Meyers to
buy Government bonds on margin.
Mr.. Knee declared this request to
Meyers was not made until some
time after 'Lamarre decided to tell
the truth to the Senate 'investiga-
tors. Z
Evening star., 1948-03-06

baked economic unif1cation of Ger
many under the Potsdam agree
ment.
Undersecretary of State Lovett
yesterday fatty told Czechoslo-
vakia, Yugoslavia and Poland
that the United States does not
want their advice on Germany.
In note sent to their Embassies,
Mr.. Lovett bluntly rejected their
request that they be consulted on
American policies in dealing with
German problems. A copy of the
note also was sent to the Russian
Embassy
Douglas Heads Delegation.
Mr.. Douglas headed the American
delegation, He planned to leave by
plane for Washington today to SC
back to helping work out details Of
the Marshall Plan, now before the
Senate.
While big-power representatives
have been meeting here on Ger
many, foreign ministers deputies
of the United States, Great Britain
France and Russia have been trying
to work out principles for an Aus
trian peace treaty and agree on
what to do with Italy's prewar
colonies.
Informants said their session to.
day will be given over to efforts tt
break a deadlock on how to give
other countries a voice on the 1tal-
ian colonies, now largely under
temporary British administration.
They said yesterdays meeting saw
a continuation of stalemate on the
Soviet Unions claim for cash, oil
and shipping from Austria. Russia
says she is claiming only former
German property to which she is
entitled as reparations. The other
countries insist she is asking too
much.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Jordan Denied Hobeos
In Shoppe Murder Case

Federal Court Judge Albert V.
Bryan at Alexandria yesterday de-
MED a petition for writ of habeas
corpus for Thomas Jordon, who is
serving life sentence in the Garden
T. Shoppe murder case.
The petition claimed evidence in
the Jordon case was suppressed by
the prosecution and perjured testi-
mony was used to obtain his clients
conviction.
Jordon was sentenced to death in
the District for taking part in the
Garden T Shoppe holdup in 1881 in
which Mrs. Elizabeth Jaynes
cashier, was shot and killed. His
sentence later was commuted to life
Imprisonment by President Roose-
velt. He is serving his term at Lorton
Reformatory.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Insurance Benefieiqries
Get More Time to Apply
BY the Assoeiofed Press

President Truman yesterday
signed law giving survivors of men
who die in the armed services more
time for applying for national sev-
ice life insurance benefits.
1t gives benefciaries of policies
seven years, instead of five, after
the death in which to apply for
benefits.
In approving the measure. the
Senate Finance Committee said it
would be of most benefit to people
who were in enemy occupied terri
tory during the war and so had no
chance to apply for benefits.
Evening star., 1948-03-06

1lO1lkASs
c. Norris
Hartman, SIS. of
Suitland, Nd,
had his grocery
b u S i n e SIS re-
opened in a new
location Tues
day. for exam
pie, about a
week after his
old store at
S vi t ! a n d and
Silver Hill roads
was destroyed
by fire. He is
&aLs~r Nv Tho
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Virqiniu Beach Rent Hearing

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 6 lP).-Ar-
rangements are being made for a
public hearing on the question of full
rent decontrol for Virginia Beach,
the Norfolk Rent Control Advisory
Board has disclosed. No date has
been set.
Evening star., 1948-03-06

the movement up to now, having
spent more than 5000.
Secretary of the Washington
headquarters is Erwin Hohensee of
College Park. Md, a public account
ant. Mr.. Hohensee said he has
never been active in politics before.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Congress in Brief
By fhe Associated Press

Senate:
In recess until Monday.
Judiciary subcommittee meets on
antimonopoly bill.
Judiciary subcommittee continues
hearing on title to tidelands.
House:
Adjourned until Monday.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Prince Georges Jury Head
Loses Store, Opens Another

The newly selected foreman of
the Prince Georges County grand
jury to be sworn in April S obvi-
ously is not one to let time hang
heavily on his
Evening star., 1948-03-06

Night vision can be improved 100
per cent for most people by brief
course of scientific training.
Evening star., 1948-03-06
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with temperature rising to
near 40 this afternoon followed by
some snow or sleet tonight, chang
ing to rain late tonight and prob
ably ending tomorrow afternoon.
Lowest tonight around 80.
Virginia-Cloudy with snow or
sleet southwestern portion this
afternoon spreading over east and
north portion by night. Rain or
sleet south portion and snow or sleet
north portion changing to rain
during the night, and not quite so
cold. Tomorrow cloudy and milder
with rain probably ending by after
noon.
Maryland - Mostly cloudy this
afternoon followed by snow or sleet
tonight changing to rain by tomor-
row morning and probably ending
in the afternoon Not so cold to-
night and somewhat milder tomor-
row.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, southeast.
Road Report.
tFrom American Automobile Association
v4ns al 1osds sad II es the vPs Pstsc ar. a.sl
River Report.
From United States Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
ssnd ssl1d cloudy at Great Falls Shenandoah
Humidity.
xssssrday xooa Per cent THeag ndnsh, Per eess S
sP.m. sBm - - Il 1ss:m: sam: e
High and Low for Yesterday.
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 50. on February 2s.
Lowest. 5, on January &c.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
hGS hSh l5:4Sp:m 5:4Sp:m: 1919 S:iS am m
The Sun and Moon. 0' ''A'
sSs,. r. 'sssS sSss.;sv Sss.; $sss s$SfE
Automobile lights must be turned on
ene-half hour after sunset.
Monthly precipitation In inches in the
Capital Current month 1ahs to ,x.1 date'; ,s.ora
'essssS s:ssss&, ssSsr, fsss ff:sss 81 IS Is &
March o.S3 3.75 sS4 81
April - 3.27 9.13 80
MAY - $40 1859 'Sg
June 4.13 1894 '00
July e---- Al 1858 SO
August - 4.01 1441 '2S
September ------ S.24 l7.45 "a
October --- 2.S4 S.S1 81
November ----- 2.37 see 'Sa
December ---- S.32 7.56 OF
Degree Days.
Degree days" of yesterday 90
| Accumulated degree days"-- 3,6so |
Evening star., 1948-03-06

Cinnabar Is the ore from which
mercury Is extracted.
Evening star., 1948-03-06

! High and Low for Yesterday.
! Hish, IS, at 4:04 pm
Low, IS, at $50 am
Record Temperatures This Year.
Z Highest, SO. on February %.
! Lowest. 5, on January &c.
Tide Tables.
a., FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1948-03-06

6Qe-haW hOUr a1Ctr SUllStC.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches in tn
(current month to date).
Evening star., 1948-03-06

The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun. today ---- 6:33 sos
Sun, tomorrow 6:32 6:01
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hsf hour after sunset.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-10-23

this season from her usual man
ner in selling her Christmas
cards. Being unable to call per-
sonally at the homes Of her Gus
toners and friends, she asks
that they please patronize by
calling at her home, 400 Mass.
ave, Boston, Apt. 4, Common
wealth 6-04l0, where she is tax
ing orders and has a beautiful
display of Xmas cards and Every
Day assortments for all occa-
sionS.
he Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Musical Association has a splen-
did program arranged for Sun
day, Oct. 81, at $50 p m at $50
Mass ave. Elw1n Barrow, well
known organist, will be the
guest speaker. Note that Oct. 81
is the nth Sunday which is the
date this month for this meeting
which usually Is held on the
fourth Sunday. An excellent ar
ray OF musical talent will please
with their renditions. All are cor
daily invited to attend, and
there is no admission charge.
A delightful evening is as
sured all who attend the Wom-
ems Service Clubs waltz party
which is to be held in the
Dome Ballroom of Hotel Lenox.
Friday evening, Nov. 5. Ruby
Newman's orchestra will pro-
vide music for dancing from 8
to ! and refreshments will be
served. Other entertainment
fills in the "intermission" per-
iod, with a waltz ballet by Gloria
De Mack and Audrey johnson
from the Stanley Brown studio
Of dancing Mrs Dorothy L.
Butler is chairman, Mrs. Harriet
c. Hall, president.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-10-23
CITY NEWS

Now comes the fall and time
to prepare for the following whit
er. Do you need extra money?
If so you can cease worrying. Go
to H. B. Budding Company at the
Little Building, rooms s20-s31
18th hoOr) cor. Boylston and Ire
mont SITS. There in privacy you
can arrange for whatever amount
you need. DO not be embarrassed
for money when relief can be so
readily secured
With Mrs. Elizabeth Wheatley
as general chairman musical
tea was given at AGA Mass. ave.
last Sunday fternoon by the
Clarence Cameron White Juniors
Club. The progrm included FL
enor Trent Wallace, guest speak
er; Lillian Murray, guest piano
soloist; Sarah Brad ey, guest
reader; and club members Phyl-
lis Tavada, soprano and Bernice
Edwards, soprano. Ruth Plenty
was mistress of ceremonies and
Ann Murray was usher. Accom-
panists we're Earoldine Morris
and Carmen Fuller. A thorough
ly appreciative audience filled
the hall. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Anna Jackson, 81 Welles-
ley ave-, wellesley Hills. is in Mil
waukee. Wis, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. william F. Pabst, 1.-THE for
mer Miss Martha Mustard OF
Wellesley
Thomas M. Miller, Blu. grad
uate passed the Bar examina-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-10-23

er, president, will present Rev.
T. L. Davis of the 7th Day
Adventist Church.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. II, Pastors
Aid No. /, Electra Winston,
president, and Pastors Aid No.
2, Lille Mackey, president, will
present The Women of the
Bible"
THURSDAY, Nov. IS, Women's
Usher Board, Sadie Thornhill,
president, will present Rev.
Marvin Gibson and his Gospel
Chorus.
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, Senior Choir,
Robert Wilson, president, will
present a Musical and Literary
Program.
SUNDAY, Nov. 81, at $3.50 PM,
The Gospel Chorus, Robert
Mitchell, president, will pre-
sent Rev. T. L. Davis of the
Seventh Day Adventist Church
and his chorus plus the o,Niel
Singers.
MONDAY, Nov. %, at Z PM.
Banquet, Sadie Thornhill,
Chairman.