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Evening star., 1948-03-04
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80 Orig. l.3s Reyon Taffsts Tei-
Iored Slips, teorose, small sizes,
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Evening star., 1948-03-04
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Evening star., 1948-03-04

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Street Floor
Evening star., 1948-12-15
New York Bar Urges
IConqressionaI Probe Code
by the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The New
York City Bar Association has called
on Congress to adopt new codes CIV
ing witnesses and Others in congress
sional Investigations greater rights
to defend themselves.
In a resolution adopted last night
the association urged that Congress
guarantee the following rights to
persons who believe their reputa-
tions have been attacked in con-
gressional hearings:
/. Right to file with the Investi-
eating Committee a sworn statement
concerning any defamatory testi-
mony or evidence, such statement
being made part of the hearing
record
2. Right to appear personally and
testify in their own behalf.
3. Right to have the committee
summon witnesses who have testified
adversely concerning them and to
cross-examine such witnesses per-
sonally or through counsel.
4. Right to have. the committee
call q reasonable number of wit
nesses in their behalf.
5. Right of all witnesses to be
accompanied and advised by counsel
during hearings.
The resolution also proposed that
new legislation ban radio broadcasts
of hearings and the taking Of pic
lures or moving pictures during the
prOcepdinpS
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Realty Broker Loses
License in Misuse Of
Rental Collections

The District Real Estate Commits
sion to-day revoked the real estate
brokers license of James E. Tucker
as result of charges that he held
out $1,000 rent money collected from
three apartment houses.
He has 80 days within which to
appeal to District Court.
1t was explained by Mr.. fuckers
lawyer, Leonard A. Block, at the
hearing today that the accused had
made complete restitution to all par
ties. The oomplainants were Paul
Cladias and James Mandes. and the
, property involved is located at 32l
Eighteenth street S. 1901 First
street NE. and 1925 North Cap
itol street.
Settlement Was Made.
Mr.. Block told the Commission
that Mr.. Tucker. whose address is
, in the $500 block of Fourteenth
street NV. had been too opti-
mistic in a sellers market and some
Of his investments went sour and
he did not have enough backing to
cover them"
The attorney said his clients
lapse" was of short duration and
that his creditors. expressing con-
fdence in Mr.. fuckers integrity
did not desire that he be prosecuted
Attorney Lewis Jacobs. represent.
ing the >complainants, said salts
factory settlement had been made
Tax Bill Started Inquiry.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Edward A. Beard asserted that this
is a serious offense which covers a
great deal of money over q fairly
long period of time"
The commission was informed the
owners had understood the money
was being used to pay taxes and in
terest charges on money they still
owed on the buildings. When Tax
Collector Guy Pearson notified the
owners that their taxes were over
due, the failure of Mr.. Tucker to
make the payments came to light
the commission was informed.
Peter Cooper, inventor of a num-
ber of varied items, in 1845 obtained
the first patent for a gelatine des-
sert.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

of 10000 persons was estimated al
81, ,000, 900.
In later years, Nal S. Daugherty
once the friend of persons in high
places, walked alone on the streets
of Washington Court House. II
was readily apparent, even to strang.
ers, that some sort of social os.
tracism was operating. Person after
person passed the old man without
speaking.
Entered Rest Home.
Three weeks ago the aged former
banker entered the rest home, where
he died last night. Two weeks ago
the surviving son, Ellis Daugherty
of Washington Court House, asked
the State to appoint guardian
The courts named County Prose
cutor Clark Wickensimer.
For many months, until he en-
tered the rest home, Mr.. Daugherty
had been living with Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Easton, Negro family.
Mr.. Daugherty was president OF
the Midland Bank of Washington
Court House at one time. The COM
mittee investigating the Teapot
Dome scandal wanted to look at
the banks books. Reports were that
some of the funds said to have
changed hands in the oil deals
might be on deposit in the bank.
The banker refused to make the
books available. The Midland later
was merged with two others into
the Ohio State Bank that failed.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Profits Tax Would Ba|
Industrial Expansion,
Head Of Sun Oil Says
By J. A. O'Leor

Adoption Of an excess profits tax
Fat this time would have the same
effect as law directly prohibiting
further industrial expansion, Rob-
|ert G. Dunlop, president of the Sun
Oil Co., told a congressional hear
ing today.
Earlier, H. s. Vance, president of
the Studebaker Corp, also told the
Joint House-Senate Economic Com
mittee that the excess profits levy
would penalize legitimate COMPETE
tive progress. If the Government
must raise more revenue, it should
be done ''in such fashion that all
corporations share the burden equit-
ably" Mr.. Vance said.
The Sun Oil official testified that
mere talk of an excess profits tax
already Is causing grave doubts
about the wisdom Of planned ex-
panSion programs.
"Cold War" Outlays Cited.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming declared that no one is
proposing to restore the wartime"
excess profits tax. The Senator said
he recognizes the difficulty in select
ing proper base period for peace
time excess profits tax and said he
could see how such a tax, if not
properly drawn, would work to the
advantage of big industry That is
why he proposed an exemption for
small business in advocating an ex-
cess profits tax in the dying Con-
gresS.
The Wyoming Senator pointed out
that the world still is engaged in a
cold war" against totalitarianism
requiring unusual expenditures. The
Senator asked Mr.. Vance If he meant
an excess profits tax should not be
established in any form If the Gov
ernment had to raise more revenue
to balance the budget.
mo, SIR" Mr.. Vance replied, add
ing his objection to such a tax as it
has operated in the past.
Says Projects Have Risen.
Mr.. Vance said:
Il do not suggest to you that
Studebaker tax burden should be
lightened against that of our prin-
cipal competitors simply because
we are small concern trying to
improve our position in q highly
competitive industry.
Conversely, suggest to you that
the method of taxation used should
not be one which would retard the
kind of progress we are making. If
profits beyond those of some base
period. as for example that used in
computing the wartime excess prof.
its tax, are to be deemed excess
profits in any sense of that word,
then you will be putting q penalty
on legitimate competitive progress "
He testified that in 1910, on sales
of $84 ,164 900, I'VE made net profit
after taxes of $2,125,000. The ratio
of net profit to sales in that year
was 2.5 per cent. In the first nine
months of 1948, on sales of S278,-
099 900, we made net profit after
taxes of $l3,393, 900, . ratio Of 4.S
per cent.
Although our profits margin
doubled between 1910 and the first
nine months of this year. from no
point of view is our current rate of
profit excessive" Mr.. Vance con-
tinued. ON the contrary, our 1910
rate of profit was too low"
Evening star., 1948-12-15
MolDoughetty, sc, VIZ : lea
Teapot Dome Probers, Dies
Brother Harry Was
Attorney General
Under Harding
Nv the Asxeeiotsa prsxx

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE
Ohio. Dec. 15.-Mal S. Daugherty
i36, the Washington Court House
banker who figured in the Teapot
Dome scandal. died last night.
The aged banker had been seri-
Iously i'll for several weeks. He
suffered a paralytic stroke about
eight weeks ago. He had been a
patient at rest home near this
Southeastern Ohio town.
He was the brother of Harry M
Daugherty, Attorney General in the
Harding administration.
Refused to Answer Subpoena.
Mr.. Daugherty was subpoenaed te
appear before the Senate Investigat.
ing Committee in the Teapot DOME
scandal, but fatty refused to make
the trip to Washington.
The Senate held him in contempt
and sent its sergeant at arms tt
Washington Court House to arrest
the banker. He fed to Cincinnati
where he obtained a court order
prohibiting the Senate from making
good its subpoena.
Later, the committee, including
Senators Wheeler of Montana anc
Brookhart of Iowa, held a session
at Washington Court House hotel
In 1890, Mr.. Daugherty, as presi
dent of the Ohio State Bank OF
Washington Court House. was in.
dicted on So counts charging EN-.
bezzlement, misapplication of funds
and Justification of the banks con.
dition. T..
He was convicted in Common
Pleas Court. but an appeals court
remanded the case for a new trial
The new trial never was held.
President of Two Banks.
At one time Mr.. Daugherty wa!
president of two banks and the un.
questioned political leader of thi!
county. After the Teapot Dom.
Affair and the collapse of his bank!
and political leadership, Mr.. Daugh
erty suffered corresponding socia
decline
The Ohio State Bank failed as 8
result of the Daugherty scandal ane
eventually paid off % cents on the
dollar. The loss to this community
Evening star., 1948-12-15

MOSU FcQeTdl Du. sosepn ASuhs'
reaus allow their employees at least
two or three hours to hold Christ
mas parties in their Offices on the
day or two preceding Christmas.
That's why the employees of the
Treasury Departments Division of
Loans and Currency had their Yule-
tide spirits dampened the other
day when they were notified that
they would be allowed just one
hour for their Christmas party.
AS one employe put it. 1T doesn't
even pay to have a party If we're
only allowed one hour. Well have
to skip the whole idea"
y y k&
LOYALTY BOARD-The Federal
Loyalty Board has completed its
hearings in the case of Miss Dorothy
Bailey, an international executive
board member of the CIO United
Public Workers Of America, who was
suspended from her $8,00O-a-yeal
Government job on loyalty charges
The board is expected to announce
its decision soon. Miss Bailey, who
is with the United States Employ
ment Service, has denied the
charges and asserted her loyalty to
the United States Government.
+ + 4 4
GPO-The most persistent story
making the rounds of the Govern
ment Printing Office these days is
that former Public Printer Augustus
Giegengach will return to GPO.
According to the yarn, Public
Printer John Deviny would be trans
Evening star., 1948-12-15
10000 Watch Fire Rage
Out Of Control in Baltimore
By the Axsoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec 15.-A big fire
ragged out of control for about 80
minutes just before noon today in
a downtown business building.
Fifty persons had to flee the six
story structure near Fayette and
Hanover streets, almost directly
opposite the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
No casualties were reported imme-
diately and apparently no one was
in the badly burned upper floors at
the time.
An estimated 10000 to $4,000
Christndas shoppsrss jsinnnet .tntd
the busy intersection to. watcli.~, -.
The blaze apparently started at
the front of the fourth floor near
an elevator motor. Occupants of
the third and fourth floors manned
fire extinguishers but were driven
back by smoke and fumes. -
Service on several of the city's
principal trolley lines was suspended
when firemen had to cut the power
line to put up their high ladders
and water towers.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

account of the shooting which made
Mrs. Ybarbo the first American
woman ever tried for murder in
Occupied Germany.
Tells of Drinking Party.
The witness said she was one OF
two German girls who were drinking
wine and cognac at the Ybarbo
home that night with three Amer
ican soldiers.
The housemaid, her shapely legs
clad in nylon stockings, captured the
avid interest of American women
who jammed the tiny American
military courtroom.
Mrs. Tessner identified the three
soldier guests as Corpl. Morris Burr,
Gouverneur, N. Y; Pfc. Paul K.
Johnson, New Canton, I'LL, and
Corpl. Lee v. Jacobs, Rison, Ark. She
said the other German girl was Miss
Elfriede Kruemmelbein, formerly a
nursemaid for the Ybarbos. Mrs.
Tessner said Miss Kruemmelbein
was only doing some knitting" for
Mrs. Ybarbo at the time OF the
shooting.
The sergeant and Mrs. Ybarbo
went out early in the evening, leav-
ing the soldiers and the German
girls in their apartment, the witness
said. After that, she added, Mrs.
Tessner went out and bought a
bottle of cognac and several bottles
of wine, she said.
Returned Hour Before Shooting.
The Ybarbos returned home about
IL o'clock. about an hour before the
shooting, the witness continued.
Mrs. Ybarbo's pale face showed
pain when an earlier witness de-
scribed the four bullet wounds which
killed her war hero husband. Her
brown eyes became misty. She bit
ner lip when an Army surgeon told
of his efforts to save Sergt. Ybarbo' S
life.
Mrs. Ybarbo lost a move yester-
day to challenge the constitutional
authority of the military court to
try her. The three e-member tribunal
ruled that she left the Constitution
behind" when she came to Occupied
Germany
Evening star., 1948-12-15
The Federal Spotlight
Murray, New Head Of Unit,
Cites Objections to Pay Raise

1erreQ TO Lne bureau OF engraving
and Printing.
Commenting on this story, Russell
H. Herrell, GPO's executive officer
declared:
Its an absolute lie and is being
spread by people who want to hurt
the GPO. I want to assure all GPO
employees that Mr.. Deviny is re-
naming on the job and to tell them
not to pay any attention to these
stories:
FEDERAL CLUB-The old guard
that has for many years been run
ming the Federal Club. an organiza-
ton composed of top Government
officials, took o bad beating the
other night.
Many members confided they were
fed up with the ruling faction,
headed by Oliver Short, the Com
merce Departments personnel di-
rector. And the rebel group elected
the majority of the clubs officials
for the coming year.
The new president is Frank M.
Hally, a Government Accounting
Office official. The organiza ton S
ruling clique had tried to ditch Mr..
Hally in favor of E. Ray Ballinger,
another GAO official. But Mr.. Hally
won hands down in the election.
Others elected were: H. w. Rempe
OF the Civil Service Commission
first vice president; Frank Bentley
of the Veterans Administration, Sec
ond vice president; William r. Price
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, treasurer; Charles Benner
OF the Civil Service Commission.
secretary, and Thomas D. Dunn of
the Civil Service Commission and
Howard Heath of the Army Depart
ment, members of the board of
directors.
Many of the organizations mem
bers predict that the new setup will
result in a more aggressive and
liberal outfit, devoted to better per-
sonnel management in the Govern
ment.
X 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The en-
ployes of the Naval Ordnance Lab
oratory at White Oak, Md, will par
ticipate in Christmas tree-lighting
ceremony at 4 pm. Monday on the
parkway near the main entrance of
the the Laboratory grounds. Rear
Admiral Frank E. Beatty, comman-
der of the station, will throw the
switch lighting the tree, and the
employees will sing Christmas carols.
= Mrs. Bertha w. Tate, A. G.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
-Four Dead 7 Hurt in Blaze
In Toronto Rooming House
by the Associoted Press

BY the ASSoeioted Press
TORONTO, Dec. 15.-Four per-
sons burned to death and two were
injured in a rooming house fire
here today.
Firemen identified the dead as
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Steele. about so:
John Henderson, 81. and Pearl
Bingham, AZ. The bodies were re-
covered.
Rowena Devins. 20, who leaped
from a second-story window, and
Amelia Baxter, 38. were taken to
the hospital for treatment of in
juries and burns.
Firemen rescued eight persons
from the three-story brick building.
They said the fire started when
flames flashed up the chimney while
garbage was being burned.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

% j U D q y ing Ills
nose in a bed
room quarrel.
She said she
saw the 23-year-
old mother from
Maiden, Mass,
fire a pistol once
at Sergt. John
Ybarbo of Texas,
then heard two
more shots.
Frau Lieselotte
TesSner, q, the
YbarboS' buxom
y ng house
maid, gave this
fret a1rnu,itnasS
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Premier's S Custer SOUGHT
Over Amorous Minister
BY the Assoeioied Press

TOKYO, Dec. 15.-The Diet heard
demands today for the resignation
Of Premier Shigeru Yoshida and his
cabinet because of his finance min
ister's amorous advances to two
women legislators.
However, opposition leaders failed
to agree on whether to make a
formal demand that Mr.. Yoshida
tuuit.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Greek Minister'S S Nephew
Accused Of 100000 Theft
by the Associoted Press

ATHENS, Dec. 15-The Ministry
Of Merchant Marine today charged
a nephew of the Minister Of Labor
with embezzling 5000 0000,00 drach-
mas C$300000p.
The ministry announced an action
has been filed in court accusing 1t.
Constantine Bakopoulos. former
financial administrator of coastal
shipping. He is nephew of the
Populist minister, George Bako-
poulos.
The ministry said Bakopoulos
disappeared" while on leave in Lon
don. and that his passport would
be revoked.
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Germans Disinteresf
In Politics S|owinq
Spread Of Democrat,
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PASSAU, Germany, Dec. 15.-
The people are not interested in
politics"
This sentence recurs repeatedly in
reports to the United States Military
Government from towns and viii
lagos throughout Germany.
1t shows the problem the military
government faces in trying to
spread democracy among people
who have never learned or under
stood that they have a personal
interest in their country's politics.
A military government officer
pointed to report from Zulzbach
a small Bavarian town near here.
1t contained the usual line: "The
people are not interested in politics. u
Then it added: They are worried
however, about Germany's future
There's our real problem said
the military government officer
Marvon Glossop, from Winchester
sdil.s &sas r&~us.sa =, 'sr>1a a-~Es-ss
- ..---.' Problem Ii Outlined. -
"They're not interested in politics,
but they are worried about their
country's future" he repeated
What we must do is make them
realize that their country's future
depends upon their interest in
politics.
I'VE must convince them that by
taking an intelligent part in politics
by choosing their officials wisely
they can shape their country &
future"
Military government has ham,
mered at this theme constantly ever
since the war ended. Many methods
have been tried. The latest is a
series Of decentralization meetings"
reaching even into the smallest of
villages.
The villagers meet to talk over
their problems-local, state ma
tional or even personal. They dis
cuss how they-or their government
should handle these problems.
Some Results Reported.
The three years of constant effort
may be producing some results.
Some officials say now that people
do not have to worry quite so much
about food and heat they are be-
ginning to think a little about poll
tics.
Once in while they run across a
report like this, which came from
the village of Fuerstenzell:
BY and by the people of this
community start to take an active
interest in politics again, furthered
especially by the workers of the in
dustries."
Some military government Of
icials caution, however, that even
reports like this might be mislead-
ing.
often where "the workers of the
industries" show the biggest polit-
ical interest, they said, the only
issue which stirs them is commu-
nism.
Tanioca, f70air IL ol,f a. froy,, fhe
Evening star., 1948-12-15

OF LeCLer Car
riers, the union
which represents
practically all Of
the urban mail
men in t h e
United States.
On the en-
velope, stamped
in large red let
ters was this
Post Omce no.
tation:
Postage due,
4 cents"
= . .
SCROOGE -
Evening star., 1948-12-15
German Maid Asserts
She Saw Mrs. Ybarbo
XIII Soldier Husband
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

MARBURG, Germany, Dec. 15.-A
German maid testified today that
she saw Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo shoot
her American soldier-husband after
Evening star., 1948-12-15
The Federal Spotlight
CONTINUED From First Page.

rolling up sizable majorities every
time. He is 81 years old.
Il \
HEY!-We received & bulky COM
munication in the mail yesterday
from the AFL National Association
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Bruce and August L. Finley are re-
tiring from the Federal Works
Agency, after many years of devoted
service.
fBe sure to listen in every Sun
day at 11:15 am. oper WMAL,
The Euentng Star station, tor
Joseph Young's broadcast Uersion
OF the Federal Spotlight, teutur-
ing addition ne1Ds and pieUs OF
the Government scene
Evening star., 1948-12-15
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cod and
rainy this afternoon with tempera-
ture no higher than 40 degrees.
Rain becoming intermittent with
slowly rising temperature tonight,
with lowest around 40 degrees. To-
morrow warmer, probably with oc-
casional rain.
Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy.
with rain and slowly rising tenn
perature tonight. Tomorrow, most
ly cloudy and not as cold, with some
rain likely.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour:
direction, north.
River Report
tFron1 q. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Tapioca -four is obtained from the
root of the cassava plant.
Evening star., 1948-12-15

Peter Cooper, inventor of num-
ber of varied items, in 1845 obtained
the first patent for q gelatine des-
Sert
Evening star., 1948-10-17

tITS THAT HARRY GIL
l. MER?" asked an in
credulous bystander. pointing
to a blond. apple-cheeked
young man walking through
the railroad station with the
Redskins. why, I thought he
was the waterboy."
Fans accustomed to pro
gridmen who come in pack
ages weighing from 22O
pounds up invariably cape in
astonishment when they first
see the 22-year-old Alabama
star alongside his bulkier
teammates. Although a g.
footer, the lean, l62-pound
Gilmer does look small for q
SPORT in which dashed skulls,
unhinged knees and dented
ribs are considered all in a
days work.
But the youngster with the
cornpone-and-1asses accent
and bullwhip arm has what