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Evening star., 1948-08-24
Consumer Group Reiterates
Stand Against Fare Rise

The Washington Committee for
Consumer Protection today declared
continued opposition to proposed
Capital Transit Co. fare increases.
The committee said it would con-
test the proposals until Capital
Transit has shown "the increases
are justified on the basis of opera
tions based on efficient and econom-
ical management and that it has
exhausted "all possibilities of at
tracing additional business at ex-
ist1ng rates. >:'ts
The Public Utilities Commission
recently ended hearings ON the pro-
posed increases from 10 to Is cents
for single fares, from $150 to $185
for weekly passes and the sale of
two tokens for 25 cents.
In addition, the committee said
it would work toward provision for
a full time three member PUG and
a peoples counsel appointed by the
President after hearing recommen-
dations from labor, minority and
other groups" 1t also urged forma-
ton of single transit company for
this area unless existing companies
coordinate their efforts in supply
ing the need for public transpor-
tation,"
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Palestine
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Jerusalem. his family said. His
regular assignment is in Damas-
Gus. where he has been since
March, 1947 He had been in
Jerusalem since May 6, the fam
lily SaidD
After questioning him for another
hour. Mr.. Paro said. he noted under
his blindfold that three men were
pointing rifles at him. Then some
one fired three shots out of win
dow. After that they gave him the
silent treatment"
At about 8 I'M, they put him in
a car. drove him around and trans
ferred him to another automobile
After being taken into building he
found himself in the hands OF
Israeli military police.
The military police also questioned
him about his work, his identity ano
other matters, Mr.. Paro said. Ar
army spokesman said an army off,
Ger and a civilian had mistakenly
identified Mr.. Paro as a former
British undercover detective. He
said the Sternists apparently stepped
in and kidnapped him when the
army man went to call the police
the spokesman added.
Mr.. Paro said ne showed his dip
lomatic passport to both the Stern.
lists and the Israeli police but thai
| it was termed "phony."
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Miss Lehman Honored
For 80 Years With NAVY

Miss Maria c. Lehman, 46l7
Eighth street NV, an administra-
tive assistant to Rear Admiral A. M.
Pride, chief of the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics, was honored yesterday
for her 80 years of service in an
informal ceremony in the admiral's
office.
Admiral Pride presented her with
corsage and said:
I'm behalf of all past chiefs, the
assistant chiefs and division direc-
tors with whom you have worked,
I extend to you our appreciation for
the 80 years of faithful and efficient
service to the Bureau of Aeronautics
and the Nays aeronautic organ
ization.'
Miss Lehman, who served the
bureau through both World Wars,
will continue in her present posi-
tion.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Probe
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Continued From First Page.)
photographers when she left the
building.
Expected to be here for an eXecu.
tive session of the committee late
today or in advance of the public
hearing tomorrow were Chairman
Thomas, Republican, of New Jersey
Representative Mundt, Republican
of South Dakota; Representative
Vail, Republican, of Illinois; Repre-
sentative Hebert, Democrat, Of
louisiana Representative Mcdowell
Republican, of Pennsylvania, ane
Mr. Nixon.
Leaving Sioux Falls, S. Oak, BY
plane last night to be on hand fol
the face-to-face meeting, Mr.. Mund
told the Associated Press:
1--WE are hopeful that by the END
of the week facts can be disclosed
to the public which will clear up the
contradictory statements and ena-
BILE Our committee to make an Off
cial report to Congress and the
country"
After the Hiss-Chambers meeting
the committee is scheduled to take
a recess until September 7. At that
time, Mr.. Thomas has announced. il
will complete its current inquiry
into two espionage rings named by
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley and star
an investigation of a third ring
Miss Bentley, avowed ex-spy who
touched off the current inquiry, will
not be involved in the later investi.
CATION, Mr.. Thomas said.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
1000 Gallons Of Wafer
Lost as 7 Mains Break

Approximately 10000 gallons OF
water were lost in two water main
breaks in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties early today.
The larger break, involving the
loss of $4,000 gallons of water, oc-
Cured about am at Linton road
and Macomb street, Silver Spring.
The water flooded the basement
of a house at 1901 Linton road and
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission employees were forced
to shut off the water supply to about
II homes in the area for nearly five
hours.
| The second break occurred shortly
after 4 am. at Riverdale road anc
Sixty-sixth avenne, Eastpines. The
water supply to two homes was shu
off pending repairs. which are ex'
pected to be completed this after.
noon.
Commission officials said they die
not know the cause of the TIVE
breaks pending Investigations.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Montreal Freight Yards
Destroyed by Flames
BY the Associated Press

MONTREAL, Aug. 24.-Streams
of water were being played today
on the smouldering wreckage of
twisted freight cars 'and gutted
sheds after Montreal's worst fire
in recent years destroyed the Cana
dian National Railways Bonaven-
ture freight yards.
A series of explosions yesterday
eliminating in a terrific blast, sent
the flames rushing through quar-
ter mile of sheds and standing
freight cars. BY the time the blaze
was brought under control, more
than three hours after it started,
two sheds and 100 freight cars and
their contents were total loss.
Seven flremen we're taken to the
hospital. overcome by the black,
oily smoke.
Explosions rocked the yards for
an hour, blowing in windows m
neighboring Office buildings and
homes.
Firemen and railway workers un-
loaded a car full of dynamite by
hand.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
NbC TeIevision Network
Set for Midwest Sept. 70
ey the Associated Press

CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-The Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.'S Midwest
television network, comprising five
stations, will start regular program
operations September 20, E. L
Showerman, NBC vice president, an
nounced last night.
Original members of the network
will be stations KSD-TV (St. Louis
WWJ-TV (Detroit, WTMJ-TV
milwaukee,, WSPD-Tv (Toledo)
and WBEN-TV buffalo. N. "
NBC and station officials mapped
plans for the network operations at
meeting yesterday.
| Mr.. Showerman said st. Louis and
Detroit will serve as key program
originating points with a minimum
service of II hours Of programming
week. Some programs also will be
telecast from Toledo.
Station WNBQ, the NBC video
outlet in Chicago, and WNBK. NBC
in Cleveland, are scheduled to be-
come the hubs of the network when
they go on the air later in the sea-
son. The Midwest network is ex-
pected to be joined with the NBC
East Coast network by January l.
| Coaxial cable will be used for
program transmission between ali
points except Chicago and Milwau-
kee and Detroit and Toledo. These
services will be micro-wave relay.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Burst Fire Hydrant Gives
Children Wadinq Treat

Children in the vicinity of Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc had a hot-weather treat today
when fire hydrant burst, sending a
stream of water over the curb for
more than a block.
The children waded while Water
Department workmen, who had been
preparing to replace the hydrant
after it was damaged by an auto
mobile yesterday, called a halt and
waited for the main to be shut off
officials said some houses in the
immediate area might be without
water for the remainder of the day.
Police said they did not know who
had driven his vehicle into the
hydrant. There was no leak until
today, officials said.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Moscow
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er this will be tonight or tomorrow
or the next day. 1t is obvious
there must be conversations in the
four capitals. There is little in
dication of how much ground the
announcement will cover, but it is
reported it should be sufficiently
substantial to put at rest some OF
the rumors circulating around the
world.
Snag In Talks With Molotov.
It was learned on excellent au-
thority that the three Western
ENJOYS took their case to Mr.. Sta
lin after snag developed in recent
meetings with Mr.. Molotov.
1t was the second session the
Soviet prime minister attended. The
previous one was August 2. Mr.
Molotov was the ranking Russian
official at the July 81 and August
6, 9, II and Is meetings.
The sun was up and Moscow was
bright before Gen. Smith had fin.
ished his nights work Mr.. Roberts
was reported to have worked on his
report until 8 am. and Mr.. Cha
taigneau got to bed sometime be-
tween 6 am. and 7 am
Moscow's morning newspaper
frontpaged news of the meeting un.
der big headlines, but there wa,
nothing even resembling editoria
comment. The Tass announcement
merely said Mr.. Stain had received
the western diplomats ana that Mr.
Molotov was present.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Hotel Cancels Reservations
For WoIIuce's Party

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. "a (P).-
Hotel reservations here for Henry A
Wallace were cancelled today >be-
cause officials of the Progressive
Party said the management refused
to register a Negro travelling with
Mr. Wallace.
Herbert H. Monsky. attorney ano
State chairman of the Progressive
Party, said he had sent the follow
ing letter to the hotel management
-" - I have been instructed tc
advise you that if you are not pre-
pared to register Mr.. Wallace aod
all members of his party, without
regard to race, color Or creed, these
reservations should be cancelled.
This letter is to confirm my
telephone conversation with an as.
sistant manager who, when I ex.
planned the situation, informed mt
that it would be necessary to canoe
these reservations, and that he wa'
doing So
Mr.. Wallace will arrive here to-
day by plane for a rally tonight
Members of his party will be housed
in private homes as a result of the
inability of the local committee to
get rooms in segregated hotels
Evening star., 1948-08-24
I0ccupationaI 1herapisi
Added 10 GaIIinqer Staff

Gallinger Hospital has added An
occupational therspist to its stan to
develop a program Of leisure activity
for tuberculosis patients.
The therapist position, vacant
since December. has been filled by
Mrs. George c. Nield, "A, Of sos
South Lee street, Alexandria. who
came here from Madison, Wis, to
take the job. The program includes
in sewing, woodwork and
leather work.
DR.. Alvin r. Sweeney. Gallinger
superintendent, said only a limited
number Of Gallinger patients are
able to participate because of the
seriousness Of their illness. A
broader program of occupational
therapy Is being developed, he said,
at the Upshur Street Hospital for
convalescent patients. Activity of
tuberculosis patients there is in
creased to a maximum of six hours
a day-at which time the patients
are ready to return to productive
Jobs.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Shooting
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J. Z -
the camera but suffered a slightly
cut hand in doing So.
The Lincolns drove up to the
Whitestone Hotel about 2:30 am,
from Richmond, where they had
robbed hotel of 81 earlier in the
night, she told police.
Awakens Manager and Wife.
Finding the hotel lobby deserted,
Lincoln knocked on the door of the
managers room, leading off the
lobby and facing the hotel desk. He
asked Mr.. Farr for a room and the
manager dressed to go into the
lobby.
At the desk, the bandit demanded
the money. Mr.. Farr said the cash
drawer was locked and that it was
necessary to get the key from his
room, Lincoln followed the manager
into the room, and seeing Mrs. Farr
in bed, advised her to stay under
covers and nothing would happen to
her.
AS Mr.. Farr fumbled through his
trousers pockets for the key, the
bandit became nervous. He took a
screWdriver from night table and
went behind the lobby desk to pry
open the cash drawer.
He had just opened the drawer,
revealing total Of IT cents, when
Mr.: Farr emerged from his room
He had a pistol which had been
secreted under chair cushion. Two
or three steps from the desk, he
kfred once and Lincoln collapsed.
Both Garry Similar Weapons.
The weapon used by Mr. Farr, a
German Luger, had been left at the
hotel by an Army sergeant. he said.
1t was exactly the same make as the
bandits pistol.
Mr.. Farr was held for action by
the coroner.
Police said Lincoln has been iden-
titled as the bandit who robbed the
Bellevue Hotel night clerk of $3.50
and watch last Friday and robbed
the night manager of the Mayf1ower
Parking Garage of SIS August is.
One reason the Lincolns went on
their holdup spree was to obtain
enough money to buy better car,
Mrs. Lincoln told police.
Going through their 1910 Nash
sedan, detectives found eight pieces
of luggage, and from them extracted
the watch taken in the Bellevue
robbery, and a half dozen others.
There also was a large diamond
which Mrs. Lincoln said was stolen
in Detroit.
Evidence of Good Living.
Effects of the couple bore evil
dence of good living. Among the
items were two menus from Hack
ney's, at Atlantic City. There were
snapshots taken on beaches and
souvenirs from various places. There
was small, barrel-shaped bank,
full of small coins, wrappers for
coins and bank book from the
Bank of America in California,
showing $75 in deposits.
| Mrs. Lincoln said she was not
always aware of the holdups until
they were completed, for some
times she was asleep in the back
seat of the car.
In Lincolns pocket were several
yellow pages from telephone classi-
fed directory-apparently his guide
to hotel addresses.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Murray :.
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zation for a while" and explore an
abandoned airfleld in the Alberta
wilderness.
Now assistant director of health
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, DR..
Murray joined the United States
Public Health Service in 1915. He
has been stationed in the Philip
pines, China and Japan and Ger
many as we'll as throughout the
United States.
With more than 1000 solo flying
hours he earned the name flying
doctor from his frequent missions
to bring vaccines and other supplies
to Isolated areas here and abroad
In 1889 at the direction of President
Roosevelt he flew to Finland from
Berlin. where he was assigned al
the time. to help fight a typhus
epidemic.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Secret Deal Denied
BY WAA in Lease Of
Furnace 10 Kaiser

The War Assets Administration
denied today on the eve OF con-
gressional investigation that any
secret dealings were involved in its
lease of q Government-owned blast
furnace at Cleveland to the Kaiser
Frazer Corp.
Senate and House committees are
to begin a joint hearing tomorrow
into the WAA disposal of the $28,-
000, 900 plant, which has been op-
Grated by Republic Steel Corp. since
it was built during the war.
WAA Administrator Jess Larson
proclaimed his agency's readiness to
appear before any Senate-H House
Committee wishing to review leasing
Of the plant to Kaiser-Fraser with
an option to buy it for $l4,2O0, 900.
K-F is scheduled to take over NSep-
tember l.
Cites Threat to Close Plant.
In a letter to c. M. White, Repub-
lie Steel president, MIR. Larson de-
MED there was anything "clandes-
tine in WAA negotiations with
K-F. Mr.. White made that accusa-
ton last Wednesday. Mr.. White
also contended WAA's action would
force the shutdown of many foun-
dries which have been relying or
Republic to furnish them with pig
iron.
Mr.. Larson told Mr.. White:
I'VE fully appreciate the Difficult
ties which your cuntomers face
through being deprived of their sup
ply of pig iron. should like to add
they would have been in a worse po-
sition if you had expected youl
threat of closing the plant on Au.
gust 81.
However, your cooperation with
Kaiser-Frazer in executing an Or
derly transfer and thus insurine
continuity of operations will con.
tribute more to continuous relief
than any other action that can be
taken at this time"
Sees Firm Commitment"
Mr. Larson reiterated that trans
fer of the plant to K-F by WAA is
"a firm commitment"
Republic and Automobile Manu-.
facturer Preston Tucker of Chicago
both have protested lease of the
plant to K-F.
The Senate Small Business Com
mittee and a House procurement
and building subcommittee decided
today to hold their inquiry jointly
starting at 10 am. tomorrow.
Senator Wherry, Republican, OF
Nebraska, and Representative Ben
der, Republican, of Ohio, chairmen
of the two groups, announced the
plan. They said in statement
that the action is being taken to
avoid duplication of effort and to
take advantage of data obtained by
staffs of both committees.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Planes
Continued From First Page

low a different course from those
going in the opposite direction.
The European Air Transport Serv-
Ice at Templehof Airport in Berlin
said it had no REGARD of any passen-
gers aboard either plane.
Several German farmers reported
seeing the collision. All said they
saw no parachutes. One witness
gave this version to Air Force inyes-
tigators:
He'was working in a field when
he noticed plane flying toward
WieSbaden under a mass of rain
clouds. Another plane came out of
the overcast and collided with the
first at an altitude of from 1900 to
1900 feet. 1t appeared that the
nose of one plane struck the tail of
the other.
One Planes Tail Missing.
The tail of one plane is missing
This one had glided upside down
into a newly harvested field on the
edge of this farming town The
part near the cockpit burned furi.
ously, but the wings were almos
unchanged.
The other plane landed about {
half mile farther outside the town
Its nose was buried eight or 10 fee
into soft earth. and it was crumpleC
like an accordion.
An engine of the second plan,
had fallen off. 1t landed about 20I
yards from the fuselage.
Both planes were attached to tn,
60th Troop Carrier Group, the Al
Force reported. They normal,
were engaged in the air lift and hat
taken off from Berlin's Tempelho
Airfield to pick up more supplies il
Wiesbaden, headquarters city of tn
United States Air Force in Europe.
Farmers Roof Destroyed.
Burgomeister Georg Klehm sait
that parts of the planes rainet
down on the village after the crash
but no one was hurt. The roof O
one farmers house was destroyed
he added
He said the first American res
cue crew reached the scene abou
10 minutes after the crash.
The Mayor said American engi
neers pulled apart the wreckage will
cranes and bulldozers in an effor
to find bodies of victims
Evening star., 1948-08-24
9th Infantry Cruise Friday

The District Chapter of the 9th
Infantry Division will hold a moon
light cruise at $50 pm. Friday on
the S. S. Potomac. Tickets may be
obtained from Sal Trapani, 1885
Thirtieth street NE. president OF
the chapter, or at the wharves be-
fore leaving Among those expected
to attend is Maj. Gen. Louis A.
Craig, the divisions wartime COM
mander.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
|3Shocked and Burned
when Boom Of Crane
Hits 2,300-VoIt Wire

Three Washington Gas Light
Co. employees were shocked and
burned, one of them critically,
today when a crane working on
a street project at Michigan
avenue and Allison street NE,
came in contact with a 1900
volt overhead power line.
Most seriously injured was San
ford Coates, II, colored, ll09 o street
NV, who was in Emergency Hos
pital suffering from severe shock
and burns. He was listed as in a
critical condition.
Police said Mr.. Coates was leaning
against part of the crane And
standing on wet ground when the
boom of the crane touched the wire.
The shock threw him to the ground
Rescuer Also Burned.
Andrew Williamson, 80, colored,
1913 Third street Sc, attempted to
remove Mr.. Coates but, inturn, re-
ceived shock that threw him to
the ground. He was treated for
burns on the shoulder and released.
Ray Smith, 40, 1928 Thirteenth
street NE, operator Of the crane,
said:
"We were just starting for the
day and I put the boom up to pick
up the shovel. 1t touched the wire.
All of a sudden, everything seemed
humming.
Coates must have been holding
onto the shovel. He went down.
Had to Push Boom Away.
II jumped. When I hit the wet
ground, my right hand was touching
the cab door. That's how I burned it.
II must have hit the ground three
times. I wasn't all right until
got to dry ground.
Later they had to get pole and
push the boom away from the wire. u
Mr.. Smith was released after
trea tment.
Melvin Snyder, 48, of 5000 Sher-
rier place NV, project foreman, re-
moved Mr.. Coates from the charged
area of the crane by use of a board
according to police.
Fire rescue squad No. 2 responded
and used an inhalator on Mr.. Coates
before taking all the victims tc
Emergency Hospital.
Police said the company was
lowering the level of gas mains in
the area to make way for an extern
sion of Michigan avenue.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Wallace Says Tycoons
Foster Jim Crow in
Talk 10 Negro EIks
BY the Associated Press

, CINCINNATI, Aug. 24.-Henry A.
=. Wallace said today that Jim Crow
is the offspring of profit-mad ty-
.coons welded to the proposition of
divided and rule
= Jim Crow keeps profits high and
wages low" he declared in address
ing the National Convention of
Negro Elks.
; What a comment it is upon the
status quo," he said, when the
spokesmen for 100000 Americans
had to come to the United Nations
to charge that their homeland, the
land of Lincoln and Roosevelt, de-
MED them an abundant life,
peaceful life, a free and equal life.
+, People Also Victims.
: But this charge was very wisely
not directed against the people of
the United States. for the people
are also victims of the pattern OF
denial. Jim Crow is not the natural
flower of American soil"
, The Progressive Party nominee
for President continued in the
speech his attacks on President TTu-
man and Gov. Dewey.
president Truman and his
party" he said, have presided over
; the gradual liquidation OF civil
rights for the citizens of the United
States, one hundred and forty-flve
million of them.
, Reports New York Lynchings.
! Mr.. Trumans silence has been
the eulogy over the graves OF
Negroes, some in the uniform OF
the United States Army, lynched in
the South under his administration. !
He claims that he is poWerless to
act in the murder of American
soldiers.
! Mr.. Dewey has had number
of lynchings in the State over
which he presides. The Ferguson
brothers in Freeport, a Negro in
Rochester, daily reports of the beat
ings of Negroes in the large cities,
these 20 on unchecked in the State
of New York.
Mr.. Dewey has carefully and
brazenly whitewashed these lynch
ings and attacks on the citizens of
, his State"
Evening star., 1948-08-24
|City Heads Allow
| Democratic Sign
To Exceed Limits

The Democratic Central Commit
tee of the District was given permis-
sion today to erect a bigger sign
than the law allows on its headquar-
tiers at 1886 New York avenue NV.
The Commissioners approved its
request for "136 square feet of sign"
over the building which will be used
as an absentee voters bureau. Per-
mission was given only until jan
uary l.
Although the law allows only 100
square feet of sign in that location.
the Commissioners made an excep-
ton as authorized by the regula-
tions.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Commander Of Egyptions
Killed in Jerusalem

CAIRO. Aug "a tPl.-Lt. Col. All
med Abdel Aziz. commander OF
Egyptian troops in Jerusalem, has
been killed, the Egyptian Defense
Ministry said last night. It-did not
give any details.
An announcement said King Fa-
rouk. deeply affected by the loss
of this herd has conferred pos
thumously oAbdel A1z the rank
of colonel and title of hey.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Virginia Charter Issued
To TruiIercouch Group
BY ths Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 24.-The
State Corporation Commission yes
terday issued a charter to the Cap
ital Trailercoach Association. a nom
profit group with headquarters in
Arlington.
Purpose of the association is to
provide the public with information
regarding the trailercoach industry,
lit was stated.
Ida E. Chapman of Alexandria
heads the group. Other officers are
A. Lee Painter. jr., of Washington,
vice president; Ben G. Hohensee
Berwyn. Mdia secretary. and Helen
Richter, Berwyn, treasurer.