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Evening star., 1949-03-23
|2Gven $50 Each
For Aid in Arrest
IOf ; Robbers

Crime paid of for two persons
today. but only because they were
on the side of the law.
For their work in helping to ap-
prehend three robbers, Mrs. Erni-
melle Jackson, 803 o street NV,
and Joseph Thomas, 211 Fifty
seventh street NE, both colored,
were presented $50 each by In
spector Robert s. Bryant, chief of
detectives.
Mr.. Thomas spotted the robbers
in action last Saturday night in
a grocery at 801 o street NV.
He rushed to the home Of Mrs.
Jackson, a teacher at Merritt
Junior High School, and told her
about it.
Shooing another person of her
party line, Mrs. Jackson gave
police such an accurate descrip-
ton of the robbers and which way
they fled, that all three were
picked up in Jig time.
A total of 20 robberies have been
marked solved" by the arrest of
the trio and another man named
as an accomplice, Inspector Bryant
said.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

An adopted New Yorker for q
year now, Erwin attends the School
for Professional Children. Along
with young radio, television and
stage actors, he studies English
algebra, French and American
history much as any other Amer.
lean high school student does.
Even when out Of town for con.
certs, as on the three-week tour
he is now completing, Erwin has
to keep up with his lessons by
correspondence, and there are
weekly tests that have to be made
up when he gets back.
The young Hungarian has mem
ories Of a wartime year in Buda-
pest that helps him appreciate his
new life in America, including
school work. In 1944-5, he lived
most of the time in a Budapest
basement, hiding from the Nazis
who occupied the city and from
the bombs that the Russians
dropped from above.
Winner of first prize in an
international music competition
at Geneva last year, in which he
was the youngest Of the 424
entrants. Erwin has won critical
praise since his arrival in the
United States. He is planning to
become a citizen and continue his
piano career, as well as taking up
CONDUCTING.
Tomorrow nights concert, In
Constitution Hall, will be benefit
for Smith College.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Federal Worker Suggestion Box
Proposed by House Member

improving the efficiency Of your
Department."
do you think living costs here
are too high for your salary? II
so. explain why"
The District Commissioners have
received Mr.. Hagen's request for
name-and-address lists, and have
directed department heads to pre-
pare them.
Mr.. Hagen explained he wants
to send the questionnaires to work.
ers' home so they will be able to
fill them out at leisure and with
out supervision.
He said he'd welcome sugges-
tions as to questions which should
be included on the form.
Mr.. Hagen emphasized that the
project is his own and had no
official standing, but said he hopes
employees will cooperate.
II hope to get information that
will be useful over q period of
years in my work on the commit
tee," he said O. I expect to be
re- e.elected
Evening star., 1949-03-23

Representative Hagen, Republi-
can. of Minnesota, hopes to be-
come the man who knows all the
answers on Government employe
matters.
He is preparing a questionnaire
on the problems Of Federal and
District workers which he plans to
distribute by mail soon.
Mr.. Hagen said he will use the
information as background data
for his work on the House Post
Office and Civil Service Com
mittees.
AS a first step, he has requested
Government agencies to furnish
him as many names and addresses
of employees as they can provide
conveniently.
Mr.. Hagan said he hasn't pre-
pared the questionnaire yet, but
expects to include such ques-
tions as:
DO you think you are paid
enough?"
do you have any suggestions for
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Woman Dies After Fall
In Pentaqon Office

Mrs. Beatrice Gurney, SO, of
121 Second street NE, died today
at her home following a fall yes
terday in the Air Force Operations
Office at the Pentagon where she
worked. An autopsy into her
death was to be held today by the
coroner.
Police said they were told Mrs.
Gurney tripped and fell over a fill
ing cabinet yesterday morning
i She worked throughout the day
and called a doctor to her home
about 10 pm. The physicians
said he found only superficial
bruises on her left knee and chest.
He was called again early today
by a roomer who reported Mrs.
Gurney was nervous and could not
sleep. She was pronounced dead
at 5 am.
Pentagon records show Mrs.
Gurney was q widow who came
here from Savannah, Ga.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Mills College AIumnoe
To Hear Dean Rusk

Dean Rusk Assistant Sec
retary of State will lead an
informal discussion on inter-
national relations at a meeting
of the Washington Branch OF
the Mills College Alumnae AS
sociation at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
in the home Of Mrs. William
Howard 1000 Cathedral avenue
NV.
Mr.. Rusk formerly was pro-
fessor of government and dean OF
the faculty at Mills College,
Oakland. Calf.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

50 got out Of 1t after only a few
lessons" said the Hungarian
prodigy, here for his first Wash
ington recital at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row.
Erwin gave his first public per
formance with the Philharmonic
Orchestra in his native Budapest
when he was 8, playing Mozart
concerto. Since then he has given
so many concerts that he, and his
mother, who accompanies him on
tours, both have lost count.
If busy concert schedule helps
forestall violin lessons. 1t still
doesn't keep the young virtuoso
from having to 60 to school. :.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Richmond, Landmark,
Old Flour Mill, I Burns
With Loss Of Million
by mo Asseeietsd Press

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. a.
Fire today destroyed the two main
buildings Of the Dixie Portland
Flour Mills in South Richmond,
century-old landmark at First
and Hull streets.
Charles w. Thompson, company
manager, said the fire started
around a grinder. in an old ele-
vator building. He placed the
loss at about 100000.
Twenty-three pieces Of equip
ment were called out to fight the
three alarm blaze that was discov-
cred shortly after 4:30 am.
Firemen were unable to fight
the fire from the James River
side Of the property. The water
was too deep for firemen to wade
In and too shallow for the harbor-
masters small boat.
Spreads to Second Building.
From the river side of the old
elevator building flames spread to
the river side Of the second old
building at such a rate that the
firemen lost most Of the headway
they had gained In the first hour
or more Of fighting. Chief John F.
Finnegan said. Earlier the flames
had been confined largely to the
old elevator building.
The problem was complicated.
IRE officials said, by a threat of
explosion Of colloidal flour dust.
Is well as by the construction in
the mills Of a number of air hues
designed to allay this threat.
Mr.. Thompson said he hoped
the mills new skyscraper concrete
elevators had escaped damage.
Water was poured on them
throughout the morning. Firemen
sought to avoid getting water into
the grain inside.
Fireman Hurt In Fall.
Chief Finnegan said the fire
was brought under control at $50
an, but was still dangerous" An
hour later. as the flame gave way
to smoke and steam. the blackened
hulk OF the 18-tnch brick walls
was apparent. Floors. partitions,
ceilings and roof had been carried
to rubble on the ground inside the
walls.
There, was one minor injury,
IRE officials said. Fire 1t. Joe P.
Corker was knocked from ladder
rs q hose got out of control. He
suffered wrenched knee.
Ofdcials Of. the Dixie Portland
Co. said a substantial part Of the
loss was covered by insurance. A
score Of trafiic policemen. afoot.t
on horseback, on motorcycles and
In cars patrol1ed Mayo bridge and
its approaches. The bridge Is an
important span linking Richmond
and South Richmond. Traffic was
rerouted to other spans.
An estimated 5000 persons
watched the fire.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
|Wurned of Counterfeits

BRUSSELS R.-Banks. cafes
and shops in Belgium are display.
ing large posters showing photo
graphs and descriptions of con-
terfeit 1000 franc notes nov
circulating in. the country. The
posters, issued by the National
Bank, show up the faults in the
engraving. The public is being
asked to learn the faults and re-
port any counterfeits to the au.
thorities.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

lieve that a shooting war is COM
ing.
Father Ormsby made the state
ments at a news conference after
welcoming 342 Catholic DPS who
arrived aboard an Army transport
He said they are from the
Ukraine. Poland, Czechoslovakia
Lithuania. Latvia and Estonia.
"On the basis of my talks with
them. I feel Russia will move In
April" the priest said without fur
ther amplif1cation.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Home-RuIe Measure Offered:
Heurinq to Be Held Monday

OF the current fiscal year fol
short-term financing. These
would have to be paid not later
than the following fiscal year
Leaves Committees Intact.
The Kefauver bill, as distin-
guished from the Auchincloss
home rule bill Of. last year, leaves
intact the present separate House
and Senate District committees
The Auchilcloss bill proposed the
creation of q Congressional Joint
District Committee to handle all
Congressional District matters
except the Federal payment and
other Federal interests in the
District. These would have been
left in the hands Of the House
and Senate Appropriations Com
mittees.
The Kefauver bill theoretically
would leave budget-making en-
tirely to the city council but
would leave the door wide open
for a member of Congress. OF
any committee thereof, to ster
into the picture with a bill any
time he thought the acts of the
council we're out of line.
The bill would authorize a sum
Of $500, 900 to cover the expenses
of the transition period, subject
to reimbursement by the District.
Changes Proposed.
In the reorganization Of the city
government the Kefauver bill pro-
poses changes like those offered
In the Auchincloss bill Of last year.
1t would set up IL streamlined city
departments: Health, welfare.
recreation. public safety. finance,
law. public works, libraries. labor,
commerce, corrections and pro-
fessional and occupational stand
ards.
Some District agencies would
not be Immediately affected ex-
cept as to some changes in ex
officio membership, in some in
stances. Agencies not placed
under the direction of the District
manager would include the Zon-
ing Adjustment Board, Public
Utilities Commission. Board Of
Tax Appeals and the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency.
The Kefauver bill, like the
Auchincloss measure, would cover
the District classified service into
the Federal Civil Service system
and would provide that the city
government pay the United States
for such services.
Courts Not Covered.
District courts are not involved
in the reorganization plan. Like
the Auchincloss subcommittee Of
last year, the Kefauver group put
this off for future consideration
Joining with Senator Kefauver
in sponsoring the new bill were
District Committee Chairman Nc
Grath and Senators Hunt of Wy
oming, Nicely of West Virginia and
Miller of Idaho, Democrats. and
Mccarthy Of Wisconsin, Schoeppel
of Kansas. Hendrickson of New
Jersey and Mundt of South Da-
kota, Republicans.
Judgment on the bill was re-
served by Senators Frear, Demo.
crat. and Williams. Republican
both Of Delaware. Senator John
son, Democrat, Of South Carolina
reiterated his fiat oposition to any
Washington home-rtIle bill
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Home Rule Court Test
Indicated by Council
Stand in Montgomery

The scope of "home rule" gov
eminent in Montgomery County
appeared today to be headed for
court determination.
Members of the County Coun-
Gil indicated as much yesterday in
asserting their right to legislate
for special taxing areas.
The council took a position di-
rectly opposed to that of Mary
land Attorney General Hall
Hammond by declaring that it
would enact local legislation for
new fire districts. Mr.. Hammond
had stated that the General AS
sembly is the proper legislative
authority under the Maryland
Constitution.
Council President Frederic P.
Lee asserted that the Attorney
General listed no reasons for his
conclusions. He charged that Mr..
Hammond had classified special
taxing areas with incorporated
towns, villages and municipalities,
for which local legislation is re-
quired by the assembly.
Charter Gives Council Power.
Under the new charter the
council is empowered to pass Ger
tain local legislation reserved to
the legislature in charter
counties.
Mr.. Lee declared there is a dis
tinct difference between a special
taxing area and a municipality, in
that the former has no governing
body. His views were indorsed by
other councilmen. They advocat-
ed that the county enact this type
Of legislation at its May session,
paving the way for court test.
The. issue decided in the fire
district matter would have sig
nificant bearing on other legisla-
ton by the council.
Agriculture Center Planned.
purposes, were explained to the
Council by Montgomery County
Farm Agent o. w. Anderson.
The project, known as the Mont
gomery County Cooperative Agri.
cultural Center. will be built large
ly by persons donating their serv-
ices in the interest of developing
a year-round park for general
public use.
MIR. Anderson said that with
contributions of 100000 in cash
and kind" the county would re-
ceive the benefit of a $500, 900
plant.
To Have Picnic Area, Lake.
Much Of the work on the project
will be done on a "big day." sched-
ule for May s. At that time, hun
dreds of citizens will make a mass
effort to construct exhibition halls
and place other Installations 1t
will be similar to the recent con-
servation program in which a
Frederick County farm was given
a "face-lifting."
Under the plans, in addition to
exhibition halls. the center will
have a livestock auction pit, an
Illuminated athletic field. picnic
grounds, space for dancing and
roller skating and a five-acre lake
for swimming, boating, fishing
and possibly ice skating. =.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

enough pianist,
a n d ou c a n
| t &c t t h e
fiddle.
| Sixteen-year-
old Erwin had
b e e n studying
the pia n o for
S ev en- year r S
when his par
ents decided he
ought to try his
hand a t the
violin as we'll.
| "B ut I W q S
too busy giving
niano concerts
Evening star., 1949-03-23
DPS Convince Priest
! Reds 'WII Move in April
BY the Assoeiotsd Prsss

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-A Ro.
man Catholic welfare official saio
yesterday that talks with displaced
persons arriving from Europe con-
vince him that Russia will move
In April"
The Rev. J., Stanley %ormsby
director Of the resettlement divi-
sion Of the National Catholic Wei
fare Conference. said many OF
the DPS he has interviewed b.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Continued From First Page)

be staggered to get the system
started.
Both councilmen and school,
board members would be elected
on a city-wide basis. instead OF
ward system or system for pro.
portional representation The
plan calls for the election Of the
nine candidates for the council
and the seven candidates for the
school board, receiving the highest
number of votes at election.
All persons resident in the Dis
trict for a year and who are 81
and citizens of the United States
who have not been convicted OF
a felony, would be eligible to vote
It is specifically stated that a
person intending to vote here
would not be required to relin-
quish any voting rights he may
have in any other Jurisdiction.
Dual Voting Permitted.
While the so-called dual
voting" here and back home would
be permitted, person would have
to be a bona f1de resident domi-
ciled in the District to be elected
! to District Office. To be qualified
for the council or Board of Edu-
catien:7 he could not hold an ap-
Epeintive office for which coinpen-
sation was paid out of District
funds, nor hold any other elective
Office. Members Of Congress and
other elective officers. therefore
would be barred.
Each member Of the council
would be paid at the rate of g.
600 a year. The chairman would
be paid $4,000. and also would be
given a general expense account
of $4,000. plus additional allow
ances for expenses as may be
authorized by the council.
Members Of the board Of edu-
cation would be paid $40 per meet
ing attended.
The city manager would be ap-
pointed at the pleasure of the
council on the basis solely Of his
executive and administrative quail
if1cations, and his salary would
be fixed by council ordinance. He
would not have to be a resident
of the District prior to appoint
ment, but he would have to live
here during his tenure Of Office.
Any contract for appointment of
a city manager would not obligate
the District for any period
longer than two years.
Would Frame Budget.
The council would frame the
District budget for each fiscal
year. and its decisions would not
require legislative acts. The Ke-
fauver bill also provides for both
long term and short term bor-
rowing by the District.
The charter bill proposes a
Limitation on bonded debt of an
aggregate not exceeding per
cent of the assessed value of
taxable real property in the Dis
trict, according to the latest pre-
vious general assessment. Bond
issues could be foated only il
approved by a majority vote in an
official referendum among Dis
trict voters.
To cover emergencies. the coun-
Gil would be authorized to issue
notes to a maximum of S per
cent of the total appropriations
statement that realtors are the
enemy of the American home de-
serves nothing but contempt
That's how I am treating it.
HI. spoke to a group of $50 Mis-
sissippi realtors while making his
official visit to the State.
President Truman on Monday
branded the real estate lobby the
real enemy of the American home
He predicted passage of pending
rent control and public housing
measures despite it's opposition.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Rents
Continued From First Page.)

"uQblaoc0 0Iou Edhb xdSc'J'2
for tenants who wanted 1t. The
committee bill calls for a fiat 12-
month extension and three more
months Of optional protection.
Senate leaders would like to
pass the. bill today, because
lengthy conferences with the
House probably will be necessary
to adjust differences between the
two branches over details. If these
conferences could start tomorrow
there would remain only one week
before the present law expires.
The Senate agreed yesterday
without roll call to restore con-
trolls on residential hotel apart
ments only in New York and
Chicago.
Bricker Proposal Defeated.
Administration forces chalked
up one victory yesterday when
they defeated, So to 20, an amend
ment by Senator Bricker to drop
four sections of the bill authoriz-
ing, under certin circumstances,
recontrol Of dwellings from which
controls have been dropped.
It would have knocked out au-
thority of the housing expediter
to recontrol Cd entire areas
which have been freed of rent
curbs CD trailer camps used for
permanent residences, 90 apart
ments which were off the market
for two years prior to 1947 and
a. residential hotel apartments.
In each case except the last
no dwelling can be recontrolled
under the bill unless the local
rent advisory committee recon-
mends such action.
The Senate adopted another
amendment by Senator Holland,
Democrat, of Florida. 1t bars the
expediter from recontrolling any
area where rent curbs we're re-
moved by order of the Emergency
Court of Appeals, a special rent
court.
Robertson Wins Point.
Senator Robertson. Democrat,
OF Virginia also got an amend
ment written into the bill. He
said it is designed to prevent the
Federal law from inadvertently
nullifying any standby State rent
control statute already on the
books. The action was by voice
vote.
Senators Magnuson Of WASH
tngton and Humphrey of Mime
sofa, Democrats, argued the
amendment to Jet cities end Fed
eral control with the Governors
consent weakens the bill.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
of Alabama agreed and pointed
out it could make rent control a
political football if a Mayor and
Governor are In opposing political
camps.
Senator. Taft, Republican. OF
Ohio argued "if you believe In
home rule you should be for the
amendment"
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Realtors Head Says Fight
Will Go On Despite Truman

JACKSON, Miss, Mar. % eP).-
The Nations realtors won't be
scared out of the fight against rent
control, their president said here
last night.
And, he added. President
Truman will be sorry for the day
he tried -.
mo one is going to scare us, "
declared Theodore H. Maenner
president of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards. ANY
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Erwin Losz!o Dodged the Violin
BY Becoming q Piano PRODIGY

Youngsters who don't like TAX
ing violin lessons should take a
tip from Erwin Laszlo.
Become like Erwin "a good
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Ease That
Night Cough!
: Rest Tonight

You can have rest tonight. Coughs
caused from colds need not keep
you and your family disturbed all
night. HALLS EXPECTORANT,
q pleasant, soothing liquid, serves
to quickly relieve irritated mem
brar1es and tickling, helps expel
mucus, and warns throat and
chest. You should feel better
promptly. Keep bottle at your
bedside tonight and notice how
much better you rest. Ask your
druggist for HALLS ,EXPECTo-
RANT. Convenient size bottle only
4oc.. Larger sizes for home use,
Evening star., 1949-03-23

Austria to Bid for Tourists
Austria expects, with ECA aid,
to be able shortly to make q strong
bid for American tourists, Vienna
reports.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

The new hearing aid worn here
by Miss Lenore Ibsen, we'll known
model, is practically invisible.
The receiver button" usually
seen in the ear is replaced by a
tiny plastic insert specially
moulded to fit down into the
ear. A new powerful miniature
Sonotone is easily concealed be-
meath her cOrsage. This new de-
velopment of the Sonotone Lab
Oratories may be seen at the
local Sonotone offices. Test and
fitting without charge or Obli-
CATION.
Soko1oNE
eol Washington Bldg. d. oo21.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
School Aid Quarrel
Threatens 10 Hold Up
Minimum Pay Action
BY the Associated Press

The administrations new COM
promise on minimum wages got
tangled up today In House La
Dor Committee quarrel over Fed
eral aid to education.
Representative Steed, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, one of four DEM
ocratic members demanding a
committee meeting on school aid,
notified House leaders he will not
back the wage-hour measure un-
less the meeting is called.
The situation appeared to be
stalemated, at least for a few
days.
Mr.. Steed, with Representa-
tives Sims Of South Carolina,
Jacobs of Indiana and Perkins
of Kentucky. demanded yesterday
that Chairman Lesinski schedule
a meeting to go into aid to edu-
cation again. He said Mr.. Lesin-
ski told him he would not do
1t; Mr.. Lesinski later told report
Evening star., 1949-08-04

would.
Leader Sees No Action.
As this storm blew into the open,
one House Democratic leader said
positively that school aid legisla-
ton will not come up on the House
floor this year.
The House is scheduled to begin
debate on minimum wages Mon
day under procedure by-passing
the Rules Committee. Mr.. Lesin-
ski has arranged with leaders to
call for a vote on a resolution
which would put the administra-
tion's original wage-hour bill be-
fore the House.
This measure would raise the
national minimum wage from 40
cents an hour to IS, and increase
coverage Of the wage-hour law.
Approximately 100000 workers
are covered now, and the bill
would bring in about 5000, 900
more.
Mr.. Iesinski and House leaders
have agreed, however, to substi-
tute a compromise bill as soon as
debate starts.
This bill would make the 40-to-
IS rise. but not increase coverage
so much. It would put between
100000 and 115,OOO new workers,
mostly merchant seamen, under
the minimum wage, and extend
protection of the 40-hour week to
between 100000 and 65O.O more
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Taft Says Republicans
May Oppose Clark
BY the Associated Press

Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio said today that some Repub-
lican Senators are considering
opposition to the nomination of
Attorney General Clark to the Su-
preme Court.
Senator Taft said Senators Fer
guson of Michigan and KEN of
Missouri raised this issue at a
closed session of the Senate COP
Policy Committee today.
Senator Taft told a reporter:
There is opposition, but they
are uncertain they will do any,
thing about it,
President Truman announced at
his news conference a week ago
today that he was nominating Mr..
Clark to succeed the late Associate