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and reorganization of the District
government. The measure was re-
ported out of the. House District
Committee, weathered a stormy at
tack on the floor, but never was
passed by the House.
The home rule is being revised by
its author, Representative Auchin-
Gloss, Republican. Of New Jersey,
who has been reelected to the
House and may be introduced in the
new Congress.
Studied Corporation Act.
AS an attorney and member of the
Judiciary Subcommittee of the Sen
ate District Committee, Senator
Holland pointed out he had taken
keen interest in proposed revision
OF the city's Corporation Act. He
made a careful ctrdy CT tho rro-
posed revision, a bill was reported
out of the Senate District Commit
tee, passed the Senate, but died on
the House side in the last session.
On the issue of a sales tax, Sena-
tor Holland said he always has op-
posed such a levy in his home
State and will continue to do so.
Situation Different.
But the situation in Washington,
he asserted. presents a somewhat
different picture, since the COM
munity in reality consists of three
separate parts-the District, and
neighboring parts of both Maryland
and Virginia.
Il would not say now that I
would oppose sales tax up there"
the Senator declared. II want to
see the picture there more clearly,
especially in the light of adjoining
States. Similar treatment should
be given to citizens in the three
areas. Otherwise it would be preju-
dicial."
Maryland now has a sales tax,
but the Virginia Legislature some
time ago defeated a proposed sales
tax for that State.
Bill Killed by Johnston.
The sales tax no doubt will become
a lively issue in the new Congress
as a potential source of much
needed city revenue. But it faces
difficulty, particularly in the Senate,
where Senator Johnston fought
House proposed sales tax bill to
death during the closing days of the
last session by a filihuster. The
South Carolinian has threatened to
oppose a sales tax again as a matter
OF principle. Instead. he favors a
big increase in the Federal payment
to the District.
| Senator Holland has been in pub
lie life for a long time He was a
member of the Florida State Senate
for eight years and Governor for
four years.
Out of this experience and two
years on the District Committee
here, he said he had come to the
conclusion the problems of the Dis
trict are more like those of State
than of city.
Senator Holland is a veteran of
World War I. having served in the
Coast Artillery as captain I'm
France. He was awarded the Dis
| tinguished Service Cross in 1918.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Two Navy Flyers Hurt
In Crush Near LunqIey
BY The Assotioted Pre,s

HAMPTON, Va, Nov,> 6.-Two
persons were seriously injured today
when a two-seater Navy training
plane crashed in marsh about
miles southeast Of Langley Air Force
Base.
The occupants of the craft, Mid
shipman Willis Howard Dukelow
Hutchinson, Kans., the pilot, and 1t
Homer B. Brown, Oglethorpe, Ga,
passenger, were reported in seri-
GUS condition in the base hospital.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Arms Charge Filed
By u. N. With Other
Anonymous Reports
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS. Nov. GA spokes-
man for DR.. Ralph Bunche said
yesterday a man describing
himself as an Israeli deserter
informed the acting Palestine
mediator arms are being flown
to Israel from Czechoslovakia.
THE report of the talk will
be filed with many other
anonymous accusations which
the acting mediator has re-
ceived," the spokesman said.
He has received no Official re-
ports concerning it from his
observers in Palestine"
Two American reporters took
the informer to DR.. Bunche's
hotel room. The man was not
identified further.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Soviet Animals Go to London

MOSCOW R.-The newest ship
ment of animals, birds and snakes
from the London Zoo to the Moscow
Zoo are on display and attracting
crowds. The shipment-which is
part of an exchange arrangement
worked out between the London
and Moscow zoos-arrived here by
plane from Leningrad after coming
on from London by ship.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Police Say Youth, 10
Admits Staying at
WaIdorf-Astoria
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Nov. GA 1s-year.
old Michigan youth was booked or
a homicide charge early today In the
Staying of a Canadian businessman
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Pc.
lice said he was traced through O
match book clue.
The 6-foot, well-dressed youth
Ralph Edward Barrows,. has con-
fessed, according to police.
He was arrested last night in 9
midtown Manhattan tavern, about
10 hours after Colin Cameron Mac.
Kellar, 56-year-old textile company
official, was found beaten to death
in his two-room nineteenth foo
hotel suite.
Youth Says Fight Started.
Assistant District Attorney Harold
Birns quoted Barrows as saying that
he met Mr.. MacKellar at the Hote
Astor bar, and that later the two
went to the Canadians Waldorf.
Astoria apartment, where they 60
into fight and Mr.. MacKellar wa!
knocked to the floor.
DR.. Thomas A. Gonzales, chic
medical examiner, said Mr.. Mac
Kellar, married and the father o
two children, died of a fracturet
skull and ruptured intestines aftel
being punched, kicked or jumped
upon"
Mr.. MacKellar, general sales man
agersof the Dominion Textile Co.
Ltd, of Montreal, arrived here by
plane Thursday night.
His body was found by a maic
yesterday morning on the floor o.
his suite.
Glasses on Table.
Police said there was a pair o.
highball glasses on the table ant
some ice setups for whisky drink.
indicating Mr.. MacKellar had hac
company, but that no one had seer
him with guests. A Matchbox cover
was found on the floor.
1t listed the name OF a tavern
police said, where waitress pointed
out Barrows to a detective. Tht
waitress was quoted as saying thai
Barrows had a hangover" and hac
told her he had bottle" the previ.
Gus night at the Waldorf.
Barrows then was taken in custody
for questioning.
He told police he came here
Thursday from his home at Crane
Rapids, Mich, to visit his father
Ralph BarroWs, a seaman, who lives
in New York.
Face Grand Rapids Case.
In Grand Rapids, police said Bar.
rows was arrested there last Septem.
ber after two holdup victims, both
of whom had been attacked. identi-
fed him as their assailant. Barrows
pleaded not guilty in that case
police said, and was released on
bond. October 9.
New York police quoted Barrows
as saying he formerly played foot
ball for the Creston High School at
Grand Rapids and had worked there
for motor sales company.
The suite in which Mr.. MacKellal
was found dead was leased to him
through the exclusive Canadian Clut
OF which he was a resident
member. The club leases quarters
on the 18th and 10Th floors of the
Waldorf.
His body was fully clad, but pock-
cts of his clothes had been turned
inside out, leading police TO believe
that robbery was involved in the
Slaying.s
His wallet, containing $5.14 in Ca
madam money, was found in the
room. Behind a picture, police alse
found an envelope containing $50 ir
American bills.
Police said Barrows had about s.
when arrested.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Police and Firemen Praised
By Barrett for Parade Job

Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett has
commended 1000 policemen and 45O
firemen for "a job we'll done" in
helping to make yesterdays man.
moth welcome for President Truman
a success.
Praising their handling of the
huge crowds lining the route from
Union Station to the White House
Maj. Barrett expressed his thanks
to the firemen in a letter addressed
to personnel of the Fire Depart
ment."
He commended members of his
force in a police teletype message.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Report

District Of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy. warm and windy with show.
ers this afternoon and early tonight,
followed by partial clearing and
cooler with lowest near so tonight.
Tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler.
Maryland and Vifginia-Consider.
able cloudiness, windy and cooler
tonight with showers in east portion
early tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and cooler.
Wind velocity, 20 miles per hour;
direction, south.
River Report.
tFrom q. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Girl Born to Joan Fontoine

SANTA MONICA. Calf, Nov.
R-An 8-pound girl, Deborah Les
lie, was born yesterday to Actress
Joan Fontaine and Producer Will
liam Dozier. The baby is their first.
They were married May % 1916.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Stocks Rally BriskIy,
But Advance Soon
Loses Momentum
BY the Assoejo,sd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The stock
market headed upward early to-
day, but the rally soon begged
down. ...
At the close of trading, gains
and losses were pretty well mixed,
mostly within a range of a point
either way.
Soon after the opening, orders
poured into the exchange at such 0
rate that the ticker tape was unable
to keep up with floor transactions
for q while. Business later slack.
ened a bit but the days volume still
reached a sizeable total
Financial quarters reported that
widespread apprehension exists over
possible effects of hte new admin.
istrations policies. Despite the pres-
ent high level of economic activity,
which promises to continue for
months to come, many feel that
business profits may take beating.
Probably the markets greatest
concern, these sources claim, is an
excess profits tax.
Issues marked up at one time In.
cluded United States Steel. Youngs.
town Sheet, Studebaker, Sears Roe.
buck, J. I. Case, Douglas Aircraft,
fSchenley, International Telephone,
American Smelling, Westinghouse
Electric, American Woolen Du Pont,
Santa Fe, Southern Railway and
Atlantic Coast Line.
Downward tendencies were dis
played by Montgomery Ward, Amer
ican Telephone, American Tobacco,
Union Pacific and Gulf Oil.
SABBATH Calls on SEC
To List Short Sellers
CHICAGO, Nov. s P.-Repre.
sentative SABBATH, Democrat, OF Illi.
nois yesterday said he thought pro-
lfessional short sellers" were knock
ing stock prices down ITO create an
unjust impression that a recession
is impending"
Mr.. SABBATH, reelected to the
House In Tuesdays election, said
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission should make public list Of
large" short sellers MIR. SABBATH
Is slated to be chairman of the
House Rules Committee in the next
Congress.
The veteran legislator said he be-
lleved short sellers were trying to
take unjust advantage Of the elec-
tion results" He added, this type of
activity is detrimental to the best
interests Of the country"
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Horsemeot Brinas Price

AUCKLAND, New Zealand R.-
New Zealand is freezing and can
ming horsefiesh for sale in Belgium
The supply of horses is plentiful
because farmers are selling horses
as they buy tractors to do farm
work.
Evening star., 1948-11-06

Hogs frequently kill and eat
snakes, even venomous ones like
rattlesnakes.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
EN- mpefAtQre6 III
High Inv.
SlkASSs
High. Low.

It is the larvae of moths-not the
adult miller-which eats cloth. They
come from eggs which the moth
lays in clothing and use the cloth
as their food.
Evening star., 1948-11-06

Hens can be made to lay eggs with
varicolored yolks II they are fed
certain dyes.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
HiEh and Lew fer Testsrday.
PYecipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches In I
CAPITAL teurrent month to datel:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
National Boys Forum Here
To Close With Truman Visit

The five-day sessions of the Ma
tional Boys Forum, sponsored by
the American Legion to show 90
hand picked, teenage high. school
boys from As States how the Federal
Government works, was to end this
afternoon.
Climax of the meeting was visit
to the White House later today when
President Truman was to speak to
the boys.
Graduation exercises were held
earlier today at American Univer-
sity. Each boy received certificate
from the Legion's national COM
mander, James F. O'Neil.
This morning the group was
greeted at the Justice Department
by Attorney General Clark and
taken through the headquarters of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The five-day program has included
the formation of two political par
ties, the election of president"
and "Vice President" the organiza-
ton of Senate" debate and &C
ton on several important national
issues, and sessions at the Supreme
Court. 1t has been characterized by
most of the boys as wonderful, but
pretty eXhauSting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Ferguson Praises
G. K. Berrymon's
Influence on u. S.

Senator Ferguson, Republican, OF
Michigan today paid tribute tt
Clifford K. Bergman, Star car
toonist, on the floor of the Senate
as an influence in national affairs.
The Michigan legislator told the
Senate that yesterday marked the
GID anniversary of the arrival in
Washington of "a very great ano
influential man. Clifford K. Berry
man of The Washington Evening
Star, and I would like to pay my
compliments to him and to his pro-
fesSion.
I'm the American political ira
dition," Senator Ferguson said, few
commentators have had more in.
fluence than the political illustra-
tors and caricaturists. 1t was one
of them, Thomas Mast, who gave
us the symbols for our two great
parties.
Cliff Bergman, both by the span
of his years and the brilliance OF
his work, has been as responsible
as any other for the maintenance
of that tradition.
His pen is barbed, but it is guided
always by the warmth OF deep
human feeling. 1t has always been
a constructive influence. His car
ICONS are editorials of great signifi-
canoe to national affairs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Shelton Will Supervise
Times-HeraId, Bank SAYS

Sidney F. Taliaferro, vice presi-
dent and trust officer of the Riggs
National Bank, announced today
that operation of the Washington
Times Herald will be under the
direct and general supervision OF
william C. Shelton, the newspapers
general manager.
The Riggs Bank. collector Of the
estate of the late Mrs. Eleanor
Medill Patterson, owner and editor
of the Times-Herald. was authorized
by District Court Tuesday to direct
the newspapers business.
Mrs. Patterson's will, leaving the
paper to seven of her executives,
including Mr.. Shelton. has not yet
been admitted to probate. The
collector takes charge Of all assets
pending their disposition.
Mr.. Shelton was quoted as saying
the operation Of the newspaper will
continue under the same general
policies that existed during Mrs.
Patterson's ownership. 1t is in
tended that executives and admin
istrative officers will be rtained in
their present positions, the an
nouncement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
6. 0. P. Names Nebraskan
Midwest Campaign Chief

Appointment of A. T. (Bert) How
ard of Nebraska as assistant cam
paign manager for the Midwest was
announced today by Herbert Brow
nell, jr., campaign manager for the
Republican presidential ticket. Mr..
Towards Office will be in Chicago.
After a conference with Mr.. Brow
nell here, Mr.. Howard predicted
victory for the Dewey Warren ticket
in November and added:
1T is highly important that when
the new administration moves into
the White House it shall have ade-
quate support in both branches Of
Congress to uphold its policies and
translate them into action. The
Middle West is a particularly i'm
portant battle-ground for the control
of the next Congress, particularly
the Senate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Car Loan Firm License
Suspended for Month

The Commissioners today sus-
pended for 80 days the money lend
er's license of the Auto Loan Service.
Inc, 638 Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
because the company failed to MAIN
tain proper records in It's register.
The suspension was recommended
by the Board for the Revocation of
Licenses after public hearing
July %.
Chatham T. Nottingham, superin-
tendent of licenses, testified that he
was unable on several occasions
between July 2 and 7 to examine
the books and registers of the loan
company. When he finally was
shown the books, Mr.. Nottingham
told the board, he found the SMALL
loan register was one month behind
in its entries. The company adj
mitted the complaint but indicated
the person whose duty 1t was to keep
the records was on vacation or Ill
when Mr.. Nottingham attempted to
examine the register.
The board, made up of Assistant
Corporation Counsel Robert D. Wise,
Police Inspector Lloyd E. Kelly and
Public Utilities Commission Secre-
tary E. j. Milligan, found that the
loan firm deliberately violated" the
District code requiring maintenance
of an up-to-date register of finan-
cial transactions.
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PBA Re-Rents Moses BUILDING
After Releasing Space April I

Expanding governmental activities
authorized by Congress have COM
PEELED the Public Buildings Admin
istration to rent back the former
Moses Building, at the southwest
corner of Eleventh and F streets
NV, which was released to its pres
ent owners last April /, it was dis
closed today.
"Overfows" of personnel from the
Federal Housing Administration
and the National Military Establish
ment eventually will occupy the
upper floors of the seven-story red
brick building which is one OF the
oldest on F street. PBA is leasing
101 900 square feet, practically the
same amount as formerly.
Officials said that space will ac-
comodate approximately 800 en-
ployes without crowding. When the
building was vacated by the Audit
Division of the General Accounting
Once last spring, it housed nearly
800 Government employees. These
were transferred to the old Post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
District Over the Top
In Security Loan Sales;
Total Is S31,050,

District residents went over the
top on their quota in the recent
Security Loan Bond sales. buying a
total of s31 ,050,O0O worth of series
E, F and G bonds between April !
and July II.
Thomas j. Groom, chairman OF
the United States Savings Bonds
division for the District, announced
the total figure today. He said the
sales amounted to 1873 per cent OF
the Districts quota for the cam
paign, which was set at $22 500 900
Mr.. Groom, who took over chair
manship of the division last jan
uary, praised the thousands of vol
unteer workers for their efforts in
the most intensified bond-selling
drive since the Victory Loan in 1945.
The results must be regarded as
good news to all who are seriously
concerned about the rising threat Of
increased imitation and its inevitable
aftermath of economic depression"
he said.
The cooperation of local business
organizations, fraternal groups, civic
organizations and labor unions also
contributed to the success of the
campaign. Mr.. Groom declared.
Series E Bonds credited to the
District for the campaign totaled
$17,152,000, or 121 per cent of the
quota of s14,180,O00. The series F
and G sales totaled S13,898, 900, or
1913 per cent of the quota of
S8,32O,OO0.
In the period from July to July
Is special offerings of Series F. and
G Bonds were made to certain
institutional investors, the an
nouneement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Firms Warned on Errors
In Sales Tax Reports

Failure to remit correct Maryland
sales tax collections each month will
lead to hardships on some bust
nesses when they are required latel
to pay the accumulated collections
State Controller James J. Lacy
warned today.
Mr.. Lacy called attention to the
possibility Of Internationally large
assessments against business firms
required to amend their sales tax re-
ports. A field force of investigators
and auditors is checking individual
returns and filing amended returns
where incorrect results are found.
The controller said this work in
July brought Maryland S45 800 80 in
additional revenue on amended re-
turns. The amount was $40, 900 more
than obtained the same way in
June and 5000 more than the May
total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

Life was brighter today for one
of the two families whose fortunes
were jeopardized by murder nearly
a year and half ago.
The family from which a great
burden" was lifted yesterday is that
of Floyd P. Wilson, 33-year-old
Riverdale carpenter. whose death
sentence for the holdup-slaying of
Milton E. Lowe. 48, was committed
by President Truman to life i'm
prisonment.
1t was Mrs. Betty Wilson, the
prisoners wife and the mother OF
five children, who said the burden
had been lifted. That was just
the way her husband put it when
she saw him at District Jail, soon
after the announcement, she said.
Usually can only see him once
a week. she said, but they gave
me an extra visit on account OF
this. Of course I'm happy. He'll
have a little more freedom now
he'll be moved out of solitary and
DdCK TO Cell DlOCk, ana TIC IL NC
able to get some recreation.
Hold Greater Hopes.
I've always been hopeful of this.
I had hoped for more, but 1 know
I must be thankful for this much.
And my attorney told me he was
not by any means dropping the
case now"
Things aren't quite the same at
the Wilson home at 1904 Cleveland
avenue in Riverdale as they were
the day police came to arrest the
father for shooting Mr.. Lowe. Four
of the five children were there then.
Now Ronald, at II the Oldest, is
at the Howard County Farm, where
he has been living for six weeks.
Soon, Thomas, g; Betty Lou, Z, and
Sharon, 3, will join him, according
to their mother. Daniel. 10. has been
living with his grandmother, Mrs.
Grover Beall, in Howard County for
several years.
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Mrs. Alice V. Smith Rites
To Be Held al Mount Airy

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice v.
Smith, "a, who died Tuesday at her
home, Four County Farm, near
Mount Airy, Md, will be held at
l pm. tomorrow at the residence.
Burial will be at Pine Grove Gem
etery, Mount Airy.
| A lifelong resident of Maryland,
Mrs. Smith was born in Frederick
County, the daughter of the late
Thomas j. and Leak Day.
She was the widow of David w.
Smith and went to Four County
Farm as a bride 81 years ago. In
recent years she had spent the win
ter in Washington with her children.
Surviving are two sons. willard
r. Smith of Mount Airy and J. Paul
Smith of Washington, and four
daughters, Mrs. Harry Wagner, Mrs.
David Morgan Jones. Mrs. Matte
Buchanan Smithson and Mrs. Ar
thur Zepps. all of Washington. Also
surviving are four granddaughter
and six great-grandchildren, and q
sister, Mrs. Alva w. Mullineaux Of
Washington.
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Office Building on Pennsylvania
avenue where they were CONSOLE
dated with other units of the Audit
Division.
Rental negotiations are prac-
tically concluded with Goldnamer
Associates of this city, who bought
the building some years ago. The
first floor is occupied by three stores.
PBA officials had "overshot. the
mark" during the past year in re-
ducing the amount of Government
rented space in Washington, they
said. That was because Congress
had authorized additional Govern
ment expansion in the city.
Despite reports to the contrary,
Government-rented space has been
radically reduced in Washington
since the wartime peak of $685., 600
square feet occupied on June 80,
1915.
Earlier in this year the amount
had been reduced approximately g.
100, 900 square feet, but In recent
months it has increased gradually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Rockville Court InstaIIs
New Photostaf Machine

A new $4,000 photostat machine
has been installed in the Montgom-
cry County Circuit Court clerks Of
flee in Rockville to aid employees in
recording the hundreds of legal
documents filed each week.
The 18-foot-long machine is one
of five in use in Maryland and can
record four times as many legal
documents as were done formerly
by copying them on typewriters.
1t can photostat 80 documents in
is minutes and is operated by one
person with five others involved in
preparing the documents and put
ting them in record books after they
are photostated.
Formerly, according to Circuit
Court Clerk Clayton K. Watkins, IS
clerks were assigned to do the same
amount of work AS a result, he
said, his Office fell far behind in its
work,