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Evening star., 1948-05-17

MADISON, FREDERICK A. On Friday.
nss Mas Fl fRE8tR1ek z8ts z saRd
oqscaIH Of James y F. and George w. Madison.
F5snai ans4a fEs Hems invita- tx ea
day. May Is, at IL am. Interment Fort
Lincoln Cemetery. II
MAD'sGs 3sIu!sI.m stnDEk1Sk lasas Il H. The Nsz ~
a 4. NJ. will hold special COM
A :: :::;: s:
our late brother FREDERICK
WILLIAM MARKEY. worshipful Master.
MARTIN, PAULINE. On Sunday. May
| 1s. 1913, at Casualty Hospital, PAULINE
MARTIN, beloved wife Of Melfus Martin.
Also surviving are one aunt, Mrs Henrietta
relatives and friends. Notice OF funeral
later. Arrangements by Rollins Funeral
| Home.
McDANIELs. SOPHIA TUCKER. Sud
sSissnss &C. sopH1a 9s TuekER }e e hS
voted sister Of Mrs. Mary Gassaway; Mrs;
George NJ. HAWKINS. she also is. survived
BY. host of other relatives and friends.
Friends may call after Pm Monaayi Monday
Church, Gnu 143S You st. NV. Funeral Tues
day, May ls. at l pm. at the Ebenezer
A. NJ. z Church. Rev: Walter l.. l. Hills- NE
mortal Cemetery. IL
McDANIELs, SOPHIA: Members nl'e Of the the
to atenS she q our
day, May 1s, 194S, at l pm, from Ebene-
zer A; N. E: Church. o st. between 9th
ana S0'n Mi Mrs. BESSIE CLARK, Pres:
| MARIE L. JOHNSON, Rec. Sec'y.
MCDONALD, LILLIAN L. On Sunday,
ave- ave. NV. LILE1AN l. NsDG1MAlR15' 1dAi1 2 isa BE-
que. N: Mex Mrs; Mcdonald reets at tn the
". K, Huntemann Fgneral Home 5732 :g.s;d e.;
| Tuesday. May Is, at pm. Relatives and
friends invited to tsIn1v attend lnterment Ar
May Is. 1e4s. at the residence Of her
fadshsetJ GaIMA j, MICHAEL. SeIovsd wife Of ths
Nye Van Week of Ridgewood. n. J. Fu-
neral services Mss Il hsF ase p fnern
ment private in Arlington National Gene
| terry.
MOORE, WILLIAM; On Thursdayy'
MfE ME1hM an MooRE eaS at Of s. GsRses Egs st. e.
leaves / brother, nieces. 3 nsphews. 2
gra9ddapshteTs 2S srsasd
| friends The late Mr.. Moore may be
| viewed at the above residence after pm.
Monday. May II, where services will be
| held Tuesday, May Is, at . pm. Inter
ment Paynes Cemetery. Services by Stew
| art II
NAYLOR, ANNIE. On Friday. May IA,
194S, ANNIE NAYLOR of 1872 v st. nv,
wife Of Eppie Naylor and mother Of the
late Alma Naylor. Many other 9sar relatives "
Monday. May H. friends may call at
Frazier's Funeral Home. Inc, 3s9 r. I.
ave NV, where funeral services will be
held on Tuesday, May 1s, at l pm. Rev.
| r. W. Brooks officiating. 1nterment Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery II
May A'' Is. 1913. BLANCHE 6. g. PARKS ef
2442 Nichols ave: Sc, wife OF James T.
Parks; mother Of Mrs. Alma P. Brown,
Mrs. Norman P. Davenport and Miss
Valerie E. Parks. Also surviving are a
sister. Mrs; Ethel K. Greene; grand
relatives relatives and friends After 2 pm. tues;
day. May 18, friends are invited to call
at the MCGUIRE Funeral Home. 1890 9th
| ST. NV. Services Wednesday, May 10, at
| pm, at Campbell A: M. E. Church,
1862 Nichols ave. Sc. 1nterment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 16
! PARKS, BLANCHE G. Oficers and men,
| - Il bers of Thrift Chapter No. .12.
| VA o. E. S., are hereby notified of
YAK the death Of Past Matron
| A3M BLANCHE G. PARKS and are
n requested to attend funeral
| hall q Nichols
Evening star., 1948-05-17

May IA, 194s, at her residence. 1917
North Edgewood St. Arlington, Va, MARY
ELIZABETH LORD. beloved wife of the
late Edward Franklin Lord and mother
of Robert E. Lord Of Arlington and Mrs
Louise Crowther of Tucson, Ariz She
also is survived by three brothers Charles
S. Films. Of Winchester, Va; Frank M.
Fling Of Hamilton, Va. and c. Ashby
Fling of Leesburg, Va. Remains resting
at the Ives Funeral Home. 2S47 Wilson
blvd, Arlington, Va, where funeral serv-
ices will be held Tuesday. May IS. at
pm Interment Union Cemetery, Jaes-
burg, Va. II
Evening star., 1948-05-17
DrathH

MADISON, FREDERICK A. On Friday
May IA, 194s, at Leland MEMORIAL Hos.
husband Of Lille M Madison and father
Of James F. and George. W.. Madison
Friends are invited to call at the Let
Funeral Home 4th st. and Mass. ave
ne, where services will be held on Tues.
day, May Is. at IL am. 1nterment For1
Lincoln Cemetery. II
Evening star., 1948-05-17

Jerusalem Lodge No. 8, F. A
A. M, will hold a special COM
on Tuesday, May 18
At 10 am. at Masonic Temple
for the purpose of conductini
The Masonic burial service fol
,ur late brother FREDERICK
Evening star., 1948-05-17

and Samner I'd. Sc, on wednesday. Ma
10. 194S, at / pm.
MARY G. JONES, Worthy Matron.
WALLACE P. GRANT, Worthy Patron.
Evening star., 1948-05-17

munication Of st. Johns Lodg
No. IL; F. A. A. M, will be hel,
at the Masonic Temple, 18th st
and New York ave. NV. OF
Tuesday, May Is, at IL o'clocl
noon for the purpose OF attend
ing the funeral Of our late broth
ARD G.. WHALL. By order o
lipful master.
WALTER L. CHISM, Master.
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special communication OF
Hiram Lodge No 10. F A. A NJ,
IN at 10 O'Clock IN. Tuesday: May
>N%n is. 194s, for the purpose of con-
M" Quoting services for our late
w brother. OSCAR BLUMENIHAL.
RICHMOND T. ZOCH,
Worshipful Master
Evening star., 1948-05-17
Dratha

BROOKS, HARRY z. Members OF Wash.
ington General Assembly of the
IA Fourth Degree Of the Knights OF
80 Columbus, are notified Of the
1&A death of Sir Knight HARRY E
"a BROOKS, and are requested tc
assemble on Monday, May II
194S, at 8 pm. at the Zirkle
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Driver Hurt as Auto
And Trailer Collide

A motorist was taken to Emer,
gency Hospital early today with
head injuries received In collision
with a tractor trailer at Twenty.
fifth street and Virginia avenW
NV.
Police said the injured man
James Anton, "a, of the 1900 bloch
Of Thirty-third street NE, tole
them he fell asleep at the wheel and
apparently ran into a stop sign or
Twenty-fifth street before collidinf
with the trailer, which was east.
bound on the avenue.
Kendrel P. Brooks, 81, of Roanoke
Va, was driving the trailer. accord
ing to police.
In another accident, Clarence H
Faith, SIS, of the 2l00 block Of Six.
teenth street NV. was charged
with driving while drunk and leav.
ing after colliding with parked cars
police said.
According to police. Faith wa.
driving north on Sixteenth street in
the $500 block when he hit two
parked cars, the second of which
ran into a third, which rammed into
a fourth.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
II Czech Refugees
Reach Britain by Air
By the ks,oeiotsd Press

LONDON, June 16.-The Air Min
istry announced today that II
Czechoslovak refugees, including
women and children, arrived by
plane at a Royal Air Force station
in Kent today.
The Czechoslovak government said
early this month that 1880 persons
had filed since the Communists coup
last February.
Today's refugees landed at the
Mansion RAF station. This was the
field on which Stanislaw Mikola-
1czyk, Polish peasant leader, landed
in his escape from Poland.
The plane, Dakota Cad ,
landed unexpectedly In the early
hours Of the morning. Its crew in
cluded two pilots, a navigator, a
wireless operator and a flight en-
gineer.
Two women and two boys, 8 and
IA. we're aboard.
The other passengers were identi-
/ fed as men of military age. some
of them married to English women
still in this country.
An Raj officer at the airport re-
ported:
They we're all extremely pleased
/ to get here. Most of them left the
country because they had English
connections. One of the men had
| tn leave tho country"
The 8-year-old boy was asleep
when the aircraft touched down.
After a brief interrogation, all Of
| them went to bed.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

Senator Vandenberg's election to
the presidency would set off series
of changes in committee chairman
ships. The Senator's departure as
chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee would give the
lob to Senator Wiley of Wisconsin,
the present ranking member OF the
committee.
This would create new chair
manship in the Senate judiciary
Committee, which Senator Wiley
now heads. And since Senator Lam
ger, by virtue of seniority in the
judiciary group would have FIRST
crack at the Craftsmanship, he would
have to give up his top job with the
Senate Civil Servite Committe.
If this should occur, Senator Buck,
Republican, of Delaware, would be
in line as the top man on the Civil
Service Committee. On his record,
Senator Buck has always been
friendly to Government employees
legislation.
BRAVE SOULS-The barrage OF
criticism that the State Depart
ment's Voice of America program
has been receiving from Congress
over it's overseas broadcasting pro-
gram has not deferred writers and
producers from wanting to get on
the ctaff of the "Voice"
Recently the Civil Service Com
mission announced examinations
for writing and producing jobs in
the Voice of America program. But
when Congress sharply criticized the
way things were being run in the
overseas broadcasting division, COM
mission officials felt that some
would-be candidate would be fright
ened away from the whole thing.
The commission, however. in a
rather surprised note, reveals that
more than 500 hardy souls have ap-
piled for the jobs. Evidently the top
$4,000 salaries that some of these
jobs pay have made applicants for
get other unpleasant factors in the
situation.
incidentally, the commission ex-
poets to set up a job register for
these positions soon. However, the
hiring is expected to proceed rather
slowly for the tiNe being.
X X X X
CHANCE-The bill to increase
travel allowances for Federal en-
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DC. Revenue
Continued From First Page J

revenue bill would have to be with
drawn.
This would force the Commission
ers to boost the rate on realty and
personal property to prevent q
deficit.
Senator Johnston has suggested an
increase Of $3,000,000 or $4,000, 900 in
the Federal payment toward District
costs, as 8 means of avoiding the
sales tax. The total Federal pay
ment now is $12,000,000.
However. he told The Star last
night. he does not plan to submit a
draft for this as a substitute for the
sales tax-revised income levy but will
leave this to the Fiscal Subcommit-
tee, headed by Senator Cain.
Il Just believe the sales tax is a
bad tax, and I am going to kill it, "
he said
Asked what he thought of realty
rate increase to make up the neces-
sary revenues, if there were no &C
ton on an increase in the Federal
payment and if he killed the sales
tax plan, Senator Johnston said {:
well. l don't know about that.
will cross that bridge when I come
to it."
Cain Discounts Higher Payment.
Senator Cain has maintained that,
In the absence of any agreement
between the House and Senate on
any formula for raising the Federal
share of costs Of the District, 1t is
futile to talk now about Federal
payment increase to cover the costs
Of pay raise legislation.
This Is the basis of his argument
that, lacking approval of the sales
tax plan, he virtually will be forced
to block otherwise justiflable in
creases in the pay of police, firemen
and teachers, even though similar
raises 60 to classified employees OF
the District.
AT this point at this session,
Senator Cain said, I'VE must live on
hopes
Evening star., 1948-06-16
British Charge Romunio
Holds Missing Oil Man
RY the A..oeiated Press

LONDON, June 16.-The British
Foreign Office has received infor.
nation that Alexander Evans, miss
ing British oil expert, has been re.
turned to Bucharest by Romaniar
authorities, a spokesman announced
today.
Mr.. Evans was arrested on a
Budapest bound train near the
Hungarian frontier after leaving
Bucharest recently on a Romanian
exit visa, the spokesman said.
He said Mr.. Evans had been re-
called to London for talks with Brit
ish and French shareholders in
the Steauau Romania Oil Co., which
he represents in Bucharest.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
I0'BoyIe Gets Chinese Art
FOR War Relief Services

The Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle
Archbishop Of Washington, was
presented a painting. Chang Shant-
zu's The Immaculate Conception,
by the Institute of Chinese Culture
yesterday for his welfare work dur
ing the war. Archbishop O'Boyle
was head of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference-War Relief
Services during World War II.
In receiving the gift, Archbishop
O'Boyle declared. ANY contribution
made in favor of China is in reality
made for world peace. If I have
made any contribution to China in
the field of wartime relief, I consider
my efforts abundantly worthwhile
for I believe China is destined to
play a very important part in the
cause of world peace which we all
so much desire.
Members of the executive, judici-
ary and legislative branches of the
Government and of the diplomatic
corps and prominent District resi-
dents were at the presentation in
the Institute of Chinese Culture
at 1900 r street NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Rice Riots Break Out
In Two Chinese Towns
BY the Asseeiated Press

SHANGHAI, June 16.-Rice riots
broke out in two nearby towns to-
day. Authorities said the disorders
might spread to Shanghai as the
price of rice climbed to. new high
of l1.5oo,Ooe yuan (s24 per l33-
pound picul.
One Chinese was killed and 10
were injured in riots at Ninghsien
principal seaport of the Chekiane
province coast. Mobs looted more
than 200 rice shops for five hours
Troops halted the rioting.
Lesser riots were reported at
Wutsin on the Shanghai-Nankine
Railroad. No one was hurt. Five
shops were looted. Rice prices were
even higher at Ninghsien and Wut-
sin than at Shanghai.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
ChehuuIt Answers Reds
IWor Instiqotor' Choroe
BY the Associated Press

/ SHANGHAI, June l6.-Claire l.
Chennault slapped back at the Mos.
COW Radio today for calling him
one of the "instigators of new
war"
The former commander of tn.
Flying Tigers said that as usua
Moscow had distorted the truth
and published falsehood." He de.
MED he was militarist although
served in two world wars"
The only instigators of war in
our world today" Gen. Chennault
told a news conference, ARE tht
group of men who are denned up
in the Kremlin and who spend theiI
entire time and thought on wayi
and means to communize the
world"
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Rockville Pike Merchants
Hold Anniversary Dinner

The Rockville Pike Business Asso-
citation celebrated its 18th ami
versary laht night with a dinner at
the William Penn House on the
Rockville pike.
10 v. Morgan, former Mont
gomery County civil service COM
missioner was guest speaker. Two
of the groups charter members,
John p. Keiser and Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson, were among the rs per-
sons present.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
james F. Newcomb Dies;
PRINTING IndustryVeteru
~ the A,,oeioted Press

NEW YORK, June 16.-James F
Newcomb, 68, organizer and first
president of the Printing Industry
of America, Inc, died yesterday in
Roosevelt Hospital.
Mr.. Newcomb, president of the
printing firm which bears his name,
in 1945 helped organize the Ma
tionar Association of the CONNER
cial Printing Industry which sue
ceeded the 60-year-old United Ty-
pothetae of America and other ma
tional organizations.
He was born in West Dennis,
Mass. A sister. Mrs. Harvey D.
Ward of Safety Harbor, Fla, sur
wives.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
rs in County Pay Up
Personal Property Tax

About Is of the So persons against
whom suits were filed for failure to
pay their personal property taxes in
Montgomery County. have paid up
in the last few days.
About 20 more could not be To-
Gated and the remainder failed to
appear in Rockville Police Court
yesterday.
Trial Magistrate Alger Y Barbee
continued one case until July 6 and
the others to 1870 pm. Monday. He
said if the persons being sued failed
to appear at that time, judgments
will be awarded to County Treasurer
John B. Diamond.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

ployes from $6 to So a day may have
an outside chance of passage after
all.
Approved months ago by the
Senate, it has slumbered in the
House Expenditures Committee due
to the one-man opposition of Chair
man Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman, however, has prom
ised to hold a hearing on the bill
and let its sponsor testify. Repre-
sentative Manasco, of Alabama
ranking minority member of the
committee and the bills sponsor
says there is at least IAN outside
chance" of getting the bill enacted
into law.
The measure is very meritorious
one. Increased living costs has
made the present $6 daily travel
allowance wholly inadequate for
Government employees who have to
travel OH official business.
QUIP-A Government official,
whose agency has suffered a sharp
budget cut at the hands of Chair
man John Taber and the House APP
propriations Committee, ruefully
remarked to a colleague the other
day:
The way he slashes appropria-
ton bills. his name should be 'Saber'
instead Of Iaber"
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The House
leadership has turned thumbs down
on the bill to increase compensation
benefits to Government employees
who are injured on the Job. That
kills this very worthwhile measure
so far as this session of Congress
is concerned. His friends and
colleagues in the Government are
planning to tender Civil Service
Commissioner Arthur S. Flemming
a huge farewell party shortly before
he leaves the commission. Mr..
Flemming has resigned. effective
August 80, to become president of
Ohio Wesleyan University. Inciden-
tally, Mr.. Flemming was highly
praised as a splendid public official"
on the House floor yesterday by
Representative Hays, Democrat, of
Arkansas. Mr.. Hays said the Gov
ernment needs many more men of
Mr.. Flemming's caliber. The
forgotten men and women In the
Federal pay raise picture are the
per diem employees who aren't in
cluded in the Government pay raise
bills. If Federal classified workers
win their pay raise, per diem Gov
eminent employees will have a very
good case in demanding pay boosts
from the various Government wage
boards.
PAY-For the last minute news on
the Government pay raise situation,
turn to our story elsewhere In the
news section.
Additional ne,6$ OF Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast persion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. euery Sunday
on WMAL. The Star station.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
IMotouku Lake Theoter
Tickets Placed on Sale
By the Asseeiofed Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, June 16.
Tickets for The Common Glory"
reopening at the Matoaka Lake
Amphitheater here July 2. were on
sale today at the offices Of the
jamestown Corp.
The Office. located at the entrance
to the amphitheater grounds, will
be open from 8 am. until 5 pm.
until opening day of the historical
pagent. After the opening date. the
ONCE will be open continuously
from 8 am. to 8 pm.
Northern Ireland joy-riding mo-
torists will be unable to buy gasoline.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

day by Luther
L. Hill, v C e
president of the
b GA d C a S ting
firm.
Mr.. Hoffman
formerly W a S
mana ger of Sta
ton KRNT, il
Des M DIN e S,
Iowa.
In assuming
his position at
VOL, Mr.. Hof-
m a n W i'll b g
coming directly
( r O m D e S
hEo;rec IN, q
Evening star., 1948-06-16

Office of the Cowles organization.
He has been with the Cowles since
1881.
Comdr. T. A. M. Craven, who has
been acting manager for VOL, will
remain in Washington as vice presi-
dent of the. Cowles Broadcasting
Co., in charge of engineering.
Evening star., 1948-06-16

ccI S8e W " .
mittee.
This Is be-
C a use Senator
LANCER " oul d,
in all probable
ity, b eco m e
chairman of the
Senate Judiciary
G o m mittee, a
m ore powerful
body than the
civil Sc rv / C e
6 r o u p, a n d
would have to
give up the
chairmanship Of
the Civil Serv-
ice Committee
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Phil Hoffman Appointed
|W0L General Manager

Phil Hoffman, vice president Of
the Cowles Broadcasting Ca, has
been appointed general manager of
Station VOL, it was announced to-
Evening star., 1948-06-16
The Federal Spotlight
The FedeTuI Spotlight
Election Might Replace LANCER
In Civil Service Choirmonship
by Joseph YOUNG

The Craftsmanship the Senate Civil Committee next
hinges the candidate selected next week by
the Republican convention at Philadelphia
Vandenberg wins the nomination and elected
November 1t will probably the departure of
Evening star., 1948-06-16
District Man on Trial
For Tax Evasion on
Numbers Profits
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, June 16.-Elbe C.
Belts, identified In court as the op-
orator of numbers lottery in Wash
ington and the owner Of several
apartment houses there, went on
trial in Federal Court today on in
come tax evasion charges.
His attorney told the court his
clients records on his numbers busi-
ness showed a gross handle of more
than s1,500,000 in the three years
1941-2-3.
The Government charges that
Belts evaded about $4,000 worth of
income tax for the three years.
He pleaded not guilty to the
charge and elected to stand trial
before Federal Judge w. Calvin
Chestnut without jury.
The defendants attorney indi-
Gated he would base his case on an
attack upon the Government s
method of arriving at Belts income
for the three years.
Internal Revenue officials said
they had determined the amount
of the alleged evasion only by the
great increase in Belts net worth
over the three-year period.
An Internal Revenue agent said
he had inspected the records Belts
kept on his numbers business.
Police records show that colored
man named Elbe c. Belts, 81, of
the 1900 block of Hamlin street NE.
was arrested in 1912 and charged
with operating lottery, possession
of lottery slips and conspiracy to
violate the lottery law.
At that time police said they had
arrested an important "backer' of
the numbers game. However, the
charges were nolle pressed after the
evidence was presented to grand
jury.
Evening star., 1948-06-16
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy, cool
and windy, with rain ending this
afternoon or evening, followed by
clearing and cooler tonight. Tenn
perature in the Cos this afternoon,
dropping to around ,55 tonight. To-
morrow partly cloudy and rather
cool.
Virginia-Rain and cool north
portion. Thunder showers south
portion this afternoon and showers
in Southeast portion early tonight.
Maryland-Cloudy and cool with
rain ending, north portion, this
afternoon or evening, and south
portion early tonight, followed by
partly cloudy and cooler tonight.
Wind velocity, 81 miles per hour:
direction, north-northeast.
River Report.
(From United States Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
Evening star., 1948-06-16

High and Low for YESTERDAY.
High, IS, at $50 pm.
Low, &c. at 3.i5 am.
hecord Temperatures This Year.
Highest 90, on May IL
Lowest, 8, on January 20.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
C,eodetie Survey
Evening star., 1948-06-16

Senator LANCER of North Dakota,
one of the best friends Government
employees have ever had in Con-
gress as head Of the Senate Civil
Evening star., 1948-06-16

Additional ne,6s OF Govern-
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young'S broad
cast uersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3::15 pm. eUery Sunday
on WMAL. The Star station.