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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Transit Riders Beqin
Paying 13e Fare;
Tokens Are Back
Court Action DeodIine
Passes Without Appeal
To Block Higher Rates

While the city slept this morn
ing, Capital Transit Co. street.
car and bus operators filled their
changeholders with gilded tok-
ems Ind began charging higher
fares.
The new fare schedules author
lied by the Public Utilities Com
mission went into effect at am
the hour when streetcar and bus
riders are fewest.
Large placards on cars and buses
informed riders of the new rates
10 cents cash, three tokens for IS
cents, and SITS for the weekly
pass.
Transit Company officials could
not estimate how many persons
would be introduced to the new
fares today but pointed out that on
a normal Sunday they collect $780,
600 fares, and on weekdays approx
imately 100000.
Other Fares Increased.
The increase in District fares
was accompanied by a boost of
cents on the connecting Capital
Transit routes with two Virginia
Ilines-The washington, Virginia
and Maryland Coach Co., and the
Alexandria, Bancroft and Wash
ington Transit Co. Tomorrow fares
on the Silver Spring express $50
line will go up cents.
Threats of court injunction
to block institution of the new fare
schedules expired late yesterday
when the Americans for Democratic
Action and the Washington Com
mittee for Consumer Protection al
lCaa IND NSIT naaa AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
First Ship|oad Of DIP!
Lands in New York;
S13 Start New Life
Emieronts Quickly Pass
Final Inspection; Clark,
McGroth at Reception
Bv Chalmers IA RAherfs
By Chalmers M. Roberts
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-A new
life of hope and freedom began
today for 813 displaced persons,
the first of 205, 900 who will come
to these shores before 1850,
They rode up New York harbor
on the Army transport General
Black, watching for those familiar
landmarks they had often heard Of
but despaired of ever seeing. Today
they were real-the Statue Of Lib
erty, the Manhattan skyline and
New York itself, port Of entry into
the new world.
The Black docked at sAmid- Man
haitian pier just before 5 pm. and
in couple of hours the DPS had
passed their last inspection-cus-
toms and immigration-and became
legal residents of the United States
of America.
"We really made it," was the COL
lective remark of these Europeans
who today are almost all fleeing
Stain and the Soviet Union. They
were able to come to America be-
cause Hitler and the Nazis hao
brought them into Germany during
the war as slave labor.
$50 Much 1t Oyerwhelms."
Thousands of other ships have
steamed or sailed to these shores
bringing almost 10000, 900 emigrants
to America since the Nation was
founded. But the General Black
was unique, for this is the begin
ming of an Official gesture by the
United States to help solve the
problem of Europe's more than
$4,000 homeless.
The DPS began to spread out
quickly over the United States
Many are remaining in New York
fCea TNr1r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Heated Ramps to Replace Steps
Outside New u. S. BUILDINGS

New standards adopted for Fed
eral buildings of the future include
such inovations as elimination Of
outdoor steps, and removal of snow
and ice from ramps by radiant heat.
If steps are desired. the Federal
Works Agency announced yesterday,
they will be placed within the build
ing whenever possible.
Where outside ramps are exposed
to snow and ice, it. is proposed to
install piping for underestimate heat
ing to remove the slipping or skid
ding hazard during winter weather.
Such changes in design, to SIM
plify and achieve economy in con-
struction and maintenance, were
developed by conferences between
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, Fed
eral Works Administrator and Pub
lie Buildings Commissioner w. E..
Reynolds.
New simple ONCE furniture for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Federal buildings such as post Offices
and courthouses has been designed
to reduce not only the first cost, but
also the maintenance. Mr.. Reynolds
said. Old-fashioned ornament and
mouldings have disappeared, he ex-
planned, and clean lines have
emerged to produce more beautiful
and more efficient Office tools"
Every precaution against accident
will be taken, it was explained. In
addition to elimination of outdoor
steps 1t is proposed to develop type
Of windows that can be cleaned from
the inside, instead of the outside.
Colors will be used to identify safe
or hazardous conditions in connec-
ton with pipes in walls, telephone
wiring and ducts.
Standardization of equipment for
postoffice lobby windows, counters
and letter drops will be introduced,
to provide for mass production and
easter alterations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Stars Radio Stations, to Give
Complete Election Coveruqe

Coyle, radio director of The Star,
will be heard at half-hourly in
tervals on WMAL and WMAL-
FIN. He will give the latest news
of election contests in Maryland
and Virginia communities of the
Washington Metropolitan Area,
as reported to The Stars news
room via telephone by staff re-
porters stationed at tally points.
The ABC network will furnish
bulletins from elsewhere.
In addition, Joseph Young,
The Stars Government employe
columnist, will assess the cleo
tons effect on United States
workers here.
At 7:30 pm, WMAL-TV will
start its first television report of
an election. This ABC network
presentation will include the tele-
vision debuts of Commentators
(See COVERAGE, Page A-50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Newspaper, radio and tele-
vision coverage will be combined
in The Stars comprehensive pro-
gram of election reporting Tues
day night.
All regular programs after 1880
pm. Tuesday have been Cancelled
by The Stars radio stations
WMAL, WMAL-FM and WMAL-
TV-to make way for running
reports of the returns across the
Nation. The news staff of The
Star will Join reporters and COM
mentators of the American
Broadcasting Co. in preparing
and presenting the returns.
To assist radio listeners in fol-
lowing the election results as they
take shape, Tuesdays editions of
The Star will carry a score card"
on which vote totals can be en-
tered as broadcast.
Beginning at 1855 PM, Bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
1900 District Pupils
To Get New Treatment
Against Tooth Decay
Sodium FIuoride Method
To Be Demonstrated at
9 Schools in November
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

The District Health Depart
ment. will conduct a demonstra-
ton of the new sodium f1uoride
treatment, which cuts tooth de-
cay in children by at least 40
per cent, on approximately 1000
elementary school pupils during
November.
DR.. A. Harry Ostrow. chief of the
Health Departments dental section,
said the program will get underway
about November Is in nine elemen-
tary schools.
A travelling unit furnished by the
United States Public Health Service
will do the work under direction OF
DR.. Ostrow. The unit will be COM
posed of a dentist. two dental n.y.
gienists and clerk.
Approval Expected.
Approval of the program still has
to be obtained from the Board OF
Education. The proposal will be
presented by School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning next week and un-
doubtedly will be approved.
Schools to be used in the demon
stration are Bancroft, Barnard
Bunker Hill, Key, Kingsman, Lang
don, Oyster, Raymond and Buch-
anan.
The sodium fluoride treatment is
very simple. DR.. Ostrow said. The
child's teeth are cleaned thoroughly
and a per cent solution of sodium
fiuoride is applied to the crown
surface Of each tooth and allowed
to dry.
A total of four applications are
made at intervals of three days to
a week for maximum protection.
(See DENTAL. Page A-l7.)
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Endurance Flyers Fail
Again After 81 Hours

PALMDALE, Calf, Oct. 30.-Two
California flyers failed today in their
second attempt to establish a new
endurance flight record.
Bill Barrls and Dick Riedel said
they were forced to land because
ice formed in the carburetor.
They had kept their monoplane,
Sunkist Lady, in the air 90 hours
and 10 minutes in their second try.
Their first attempt, during which
they stayed aloft LOG hours, ended
October "a when they were grounded
by fog. Mr.. Barris and Mr. Riedel,
who are trying to break the record
OF 726 hours set in 1899, said they
will make another attempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
(See SMOG, Page A-91
Fog Halls Air Traffic
And Delays Motorists

Automobile traffic slowed to a
snail's pace and all air traffic in and
out of Washington halted shortly
after II O'Clock last night when
heavy fog blanketed the city.
Visibility was recorded as Zero
zero" at the airport at 11:22 pm
In some sections Of the city the
fog was so thick motorists could not
see two car-lengths ahead.
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same corner where Nathaniel john
son, 54-year-old druggist, was IA
tally shot in a holdup attempt,
October II. One of the policemen
in last nights gun battle sought
shelter in the doorway of the drug
store. Two colored men are await
ing grand jury action in the john
son murder.
The holdup man in last nights
gunplay may be wounded, police
said. He fled, apparently with
several + hundred dollars" taken
from the slain theater manager.
He was described as colored. be-
tween "a and Is years old, 140
pounds, tall and slim and wearing
a khaki jacket.
Two Bandits Flee.
According to police accounts, Mr..
Washington had just started toward
his parked car to- take the money
to q night depository when three
men walked toward him, one Of
them armed with the automatic
rife.
The theater manager, apparently
sensing holdup, started to run
for his car and was felled by q
-e11fO1e11x11
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Government in the country's his
tory. 1t was so in 1882, when the
Democrats took over from the Re-
publicans for a l6-year stretch in
Office.
Aiding the Republicans. too. has
been a disastrous split in the Dem
ocratic ranks which supported the
late President Roosevelt. Conserva-
tive Democrats have left President
Truman In the South and Border
States because of his antisegrega-
ton civil rights program and be-
cause of his ultra New Dealism.
In the North and West, conserva-
tive Democrats have left him on the
ground that he has gone overheard
for New Dealism. A radical wing
(Continl1ed on page A-5. Col. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Named in the Truman column,
and in the Thurmond column, are
also 4 elector candidates each with
no party designation. In the Dewey
and Wallace columns are 8 elector
candidates each.
If Tennessee is carried by Mr..
Truman, he will have 10 electoral
votes from that State. Two of the
Democratic elector candidates are
pledged to Gov. Thurmond.
Trend Against Democrats.
In this election the great mass of
voters appears intent on putting the
Democratic administration out-as
inept and insuficient-and using
the Republican Party and its can
didates as their vehicle. 1t is vote
against" which has been the case
in nearly every change of National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Mrs. Roosevelt on Rudio
Tonight to Aid Truman

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt will speak on behalf
of the Truman-Barkley ticket over
nationwide American Broadcast
ing Co. hookup tomorrow night.
The 15-minute broadcast, spon-
sored by the New York State DEM
ocratic Committee, will begin at 8:45
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Political speeches broadcast
today over District radio sta
tons are as follows:
Democratic National Chair
man McGrath and Senator Taft.
Republican, of Ohio, debate
Truman VS.. Dewey" on "Peo-
Piles Platform, CHS network,
1890 to l pm, WTOP.
Walter Reuther, president of
the CLIO United Auto Workers,
ABC network, 1880 to las pm,
WMAL.
Henry Wallace, ABC net
work, 7 to 7:30 pm, WMAL.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt from
Paris and Senator Barley from
Paducah, KY, ABC network,
3:45 to 9 pm, WMAL.
Tomorrow,
Senator-Elect Margaret Chase
Smith, Republican, of Maine,
NBC network, 1890 to 12:45
pm, WRC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Republican Reilly
Crowds $4,000
Into Garden
By kewboId Moves. Jr.
Stor Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Gov.
Dewey wound up his presidential
campaign tonight with a bid for
the votes of independents and
doubtful Democrats.
He told more than 10000 adherents,
in Madison Square Garden, that the
times call for better government
competent, warm-hearted, stable
government America.
Tonight" he said, II invite every
citizen-wherever he lives, however
he works for a living, whatever his
party-Republicans, Democrats and
independents alike-to join with us
In this cause
Il am grateful to the millions of
sincere Democrats and independents
who are for this victory. 1t is every
bodys cause, for it means a better,
happier future for every American"
Thousands Turned Away.
Thousands of New Workers, anx-
tous for look at the man they
think will be elected President next
Tuesday, were turned away from the
Garden when standing room space
and all seats we're filled by pm,
2l2 hours before the Republican
nominee began speaking.
While approaches to the building
teemed with would-be members of
the candidates audience, an over
flow meeting for the disappointed
was If progress in Forty ninth
street, between Eighth and Ninth
avenues.
Police Commissioner Arthur w.
Wallander estimated that $4,000
persons crowded into the Garden:
that $4,000 saw Gov. Dewey On the
way from his hotel to the arena.
and another 10000 massed outside
the auditorium during the rally.
Gov. Dewey will make a short
radio talk Monday night, but to-
nights address marked the real
end Of his long drive for the presi-
dency.
1t contained no surprises. 1t was
q graceful, low-pitched little hymn
to God, country and teamwork.
Sung against the crashing back
ground of slambang, stops out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Dewey Victory Called Certain,
'32o Electoral Votes Assured
Large Popular Vote May Help Republicans
Retoin Control Of Senate by Slim Margin
By Gould Lincoln

rage
By Gould Lincoln
Thomas E. Dewey will be elected President of the United
the electoral college 1t 266 to elect
how the Republican President Humans
electoral is not expected to beyond 100 fall
short of this
Thurmond Carolina the States Rights
candidate 80 electrical he
Henry Wallace Progressive Party candidate will receive
electoral votes.
people gambling better
for lower prices and of which the Truman ad
ministraton has been able to produce
Senate is Greatest COP. Hazard
Dewey will victory along with him marjoty OF the
House. probably with little change size from the Republican
majority in the present Congress
The Republicans face the greatest hazard in control of the
Senate large popular vote lead for Gov Dewey with
straight ticket half dozen States where the Senatorial
Republican margin in the upper house
Republicans fear tie with 4 Republicans and 4s Democrats
political inclined the Senate the Democrats
Dewey $780, leaning to Dewey 35 total 1854 electoral
Thurmond 80 electoral votes
Total in the Electoral College $751; to elect 266
"a Stately State breakdown of these figures shown in
the accompanying chart Page A-5)
under Humans and four under Gov
Tn ropd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

MARYLAND DEMOCRATS DIS
PUTE polls indicating COP VIC
MONTGOMERY VOTES ON char
ter second time in years.
Page C-5.
political rally, 1t had a strangely
unreal sound, like a harp playing
in boiler factory.
Show Lasts Six Hours.
The show was good one-six
hours long. 1t began with an old
fashioned torchlieht parade from
the headquarters of the Dewey
Warren Citizens Committee, 40 East
Forty-drst street. one mile cross
town to the Garden. Marching
throngs. burning red flares. and
more than 100 cars. trucks and
buses tied up New York traffic for
blocks. Senator Ives, Republican
of New York, and the five Metro
politan County Republican chair
men occupied the lead cars.
The f1ag-draped. foodlighted Gar
den building was filled to over
flowing by $50. Behind the speak
ers platform, enormous pictures of
the Republican presidential and vice
presidential candidates f1anked a
30-foot-wide model of the Capitol
in Washington.
For four and a half hours, the
expectant and loudly applauding
audience was entertained with band
music. songs, vaudeville pertor-
mances and speeches. Political and
theatrical luminaries were intro
duced. JinX Falkenberg and Gene
Tunney hit autographed tennis balls
into the crowd.
Speakers included Joe r. Hanley,
New York's lieutenant governor and
Senator Ives. Thomas J. Curran.
New York secretary of state, pre-
sided.
Four Minute Ovation.
BY the time MIR. Dewey, dressed
IN blue deublebreasted suit, STEP
ped onto the stage, the crowd was
IN the mood. While the band blared
and the audience skrieked, stamped
and waved flags, he walked around
the stage shaking hands with the
Republican leaders. 1t was min
utes before the audience quoted
down enough for the candidate to
begin his address.
Thereafter, his words were lib
orally punctuated with the shouted
approval of his admirers, and he re-
ceived another ovation at the end
Gov. Dewey started his speech
tSee DEWEY, Page A-5J
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(See CHINA, Page AS
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(See TRUMAN, Page A-4)
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(See TRANSIT, Page A-9D
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Political Broudcosts

(See DEWEY, Page A-5.)
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(See SHOOTING, Page A-9D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Weather Forecast

Some cloudiness but mostly sunny today
with high about g. Monday, considerable
cloudiness and continued mild Full re-
port on Page A-2D
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VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS SEE
best chance to win since 1928.
Page AT.
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS DIS
PUTE polls indicating COP vic
Page AT.
MONTGOMERY VOTES ON char
ter second time in years.
Page C-5.
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Continued on Page AS, Col. H.
Evening star., 1948-09-14
Probe Of Payments
On Veterans Housing
Spreads in Midwest
BY the Assosiotsd Pres,

CHICAGO, Sept. l4!-An investi-
cation OF what the Government con-
tends are overpayments to con-
tractors for construction Of veterans
housing has spread to Omaha. Nebr.
and Milwaukee, Wis, and is con-
tinuing here.
E. P. Shaffer, acting zone chief of
the Governments General Account
ing Once. said an inquiry indicates
the Government made "overpay-
ments' amounting to s498, 900 to
seven Midwestern contractors-four
In Chicago and one each in Mil
waukee, Fargo, N. Oak, and Min
neapolis.
In addition. he said, an audit of
an Omaha contractors books is I'M
der way and similar investigation
mas been started in Milwaukee. An
audit OF one Milwaukee firm has
! been completed, he said. He de-
cllned to make public the names
of the two Milwaukee firms or the
Omaha firm pending a ruling by
tne United States controller general
as to whether the Government will
try to recover the money it spent
on the alleged overpayments, or will
write 1t off to 'improvident con-
tractlng resulting in extravaganza" D."
Policy Decision Sought.
A report on one Chicago concern.
Sherry-Richards Co., was sent to
the controller general for a general
policy decision, Mr.. Shaffer said.
The others we're more or less
holding until we get precedent on
this one" he explained.
The accounting office report on
Sherry-Richards said the company
spent $94 ,209 less than the $257 .9O6
the Government paid it for over
head expenses under contract
written by the Federal Public Hous-
ing Authority in Washington.
The Government is not charging
fraud in any of its reports, Mr..
Shaffer said.
Interpretation Needed.
Ihe issue depends on the in
terpretation of the FPHA contract,
under which all the contractors
worked, Mr.. Shaffer added. One
portion OF the cost plus. fixed fee
contract, he stated, provided that
the contractors overhead approx
mate the amount set forth in the
agreement. The contractor could
make no claim for expenses higher
than the set rate. The Controller
General will decide whether the
contract is legal or contrary to pub
lie policy.
Inc accounting Office recently is
sued exceptions" to $50. 900 which
Evening star., 1948-09-14
Youth Severely Hurt
In FuIl From Ladder

John Harrington Donald, 1s. oil
444S Thirteenth street NE. fell from
point above the second floor oi
his home yesterday when his ladder
slipped.
He was taken to Casualty Hos
pital in an unconscious condition
He was reported to have head, back
and possibly internal injuries.
The youth was painting the out
side of his family's home at the time
of the accident.
Evening star., 1948-09-14
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES D1sTp 7cr
court CO. +. for the District Of Columbia, Hold
MstthsW e. LeOlev Leos,tan the Matter Of
MEETING NEE OF cREDIToRs.IT the rens. ersd-
0fS wsshnstdh ma55hew D5trft e teDey e the city
hMatthew G. Lepley has been duly adj adjudsed hssd
ne tn day of August, l94s. and that
ed s' ar the ees Of Of h. his srse .ssei w e
streess XIV, lSTsf %sshnsson s1ds 4th and on TX
End day Of September, 194s, at 800 p M
a. wnicn time and place the said creditors
trustee, examine the bankrupt, and tram
ssGt sam. such ether business As may properly
BREsNsH4N Referee efe "fs'ss ia Bsnkrup}e1 soaN A.
Court for the District Of Columbia, Hold
WI, In. The ent M'ss s
S9S!cs q SIssf %Es4iss = = csIbl
terest,-Notice Is hereby given that the
saie s. 1s,,, Geraldine G. Wells, T.. The Pink
s0D pson I .a 5, her on sss
18th day of August, l94s. and that the
first meeting Of her creditors win be held
n0s ri Sss qsssr 4 suSa. Ia E.ss 4s
anu n streets, NORTHWEST, washington,
D. G., at which time and place the said
creditors may attend. prove their claims,
appoint Trustee, examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting. JOHN
A. BRESNAHAN, Referee in Bankruptcy.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
Court for the District OF Columbia, Hold
ing Bankruptcy court.--In the Matter OF
Mattiee Perry Krurer. BanErupt:-Bank.
HEsFs SEssE g. 81 cRE6T6Eso E6rISE OF FIRST K.
| creditors of the sbove-named bankrupt,
As Patricia NJ Perry OF washington. b. 6,
Notice is hereby siyen that the said
tyds.d . bankrup. on . pstitien hIed M By >;
June, 1s4s. and that the hrst messing of
creditors vim Be held on ths 22nd dsy
once Of the Referee in Bankruptcy. 32i
Tower Building 18th and Streets. NV
place the said creditors may .ttsnd'
anime the BANKRUPT, and transact such
other business as may properly come be
4 fore said meeting. JOHN A. BRESNAHAN
Referee In Bankruptcy.