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OFFICES FOR RENT

ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR Of a new
proof bids. in the heart OF the H
ST. ne. business district. containing
approx. 1000 50. IT.: separate en-
trance. huorescent lighting. asphalt
tile floors. Venetian blinds. Can be
divided for rental to :: or 3 tenants.
company. Institutions, etc; immedi-
ate possession: attractive rental on
long term lease. Consult SHANNON
d LUCHS CO., Realtors. 1905 H
st. NV, MA. 2345. Ill
TWO ROOMS available at a7l7 Ga.
ave. suitable for accountant lawyer.
eye doctor, dental teehtician. etc +;
only sS SIS ass each. 81. 23l7 or siiyer
5 RMS. u BLK. from post once on
Sfss FS1fEF & 'si|sss' '7iS RsslRR ~ c.
OFFICES OR BUSINESS for rent
rooms rooms heat furn; "a blk. AT. post
SafiNk' f'sff, stSs ox Or per cH' mG 34s, Call MR.
I:th AND X SITS. N.w.-Entire End.
noor once space. approx LOO 50
f.. suit. most any type business.
Also several smaller ofices from
So ro9m ana Up. ENTERPRISE
,sth sshHlln AND Col Col. fH H., 1889 10000 So. IT.
on fs.. separate modern street
aoor entrance ana elevator, fuores-
cent lighting and will air condition
for desirable tenant; new being used
by Remington Rand as school and
offices; ideal for school or natl
HEADQUARTERS or insurance ofices:
much above average once space
OWNER. NE 1870; ewes. WI 4543
LARGE OFFICE with pvt. entrance
in new Kass bldg, I'll l4th st.
r.w.. avail about Jan. /: reception
rm. and receptionist avail. II de-
sired. Call ST. 1896: IL to g.. Ill
go 9Th ST. NV, corner 9Th and
Indiana aye). entire 3 upper fioors
Of this 4-story blds.. consisting OF
approx. $500 50. it., divided in As
rooms with .l5 rooms per floor: self
operating elevator: fire escapes and
alarm system; recently redecorated
throughout: owner wishes to rent
entire space to one tenant; attrac-
ate possession. For details Consult
Mr.. Taylor. SHANNON a. LUCHs
CO.. Realtors, 1905 H st. NV, MA.
NV. COR. sth AND EYE SITS. NV.
over Woolworth store; beautiful open
space consisting OF approx. 2.40u
SO. IT. with exposures on :! streets;
mons and womens lavatories: heat
furnished. Suitable for insurance
office. mechanical or business school.
etc. Reasonable rent: Immediate
possession. Consult Mr.. Taylor or
Mr.. jenkins, SHANNON d LUCHS
CO.. Realtors. 1908 H st. NV. MA.
u.s2 rr,pN orr,~r O.. .,,r .,is,-
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DESK SPACE WANTED
LOTS FOR SALE

O6SN SbNS6 VNNV1
DESK SPACE WANTED. My bMs
ness Is advertising. FRED DEEsl
p O. BOX RO7S ID. C
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m. Unit
GAIN BY TRADING

we have several excellent buys in
large apts., houses and business
properties and you may be able to
trade In your smaller bldgs. with no
cash payments and acquire q larger
property producing much more IN
come. These transactions are usu-
ally tax exempt. For details today
call IA. 653S.
JESS FISHER g. CO., INC,
1920 X st NV Realtors EX 1911
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CHEVY CHASE VIEW (1st o6erins
extra large wooded lot, 100x1s6
sect. nne Aomes; 200; AZ utilS
sSSs:: =; .yss.. =. &. 5Css.s HAT %, @,i
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Plata. Nd; s.3oo-ft. road iroE tsss;
ences; farm buildings: :40 acres. .ex.
cellent soil; suitable subdivision;
waterfront tobacco and srain farm.
l.5OO feet Potomac River estuarx;
beautiful view. anchorage. outstand:
ing water sports: 1S3 acres, ll0
cultivated; s-room farm dwellinG, Q
tobacco barns: $4,000.
we are Offering desirable honesitss
and acreage tracts on the beautiful
rivers OF Southern MARYLAND and
Vitslns' VtrsnMaon sS,nrp =, p,.,. MA
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TRINIDAD SEC, IS UNITS
With individual gas heating units
apis. consists of bedrm.. liv. rm.
kit. -dinette and tile bath. tenant:
provide utils.. incl. heat. income
1907 80 mo. Price, Ss2.5 800. Cal
M. Fairbairn with CONNER a
RYOE, INC. 927 lSth ST. NV, RE
ln1 h. eyes DE 3Oo2 Il 1
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Wilson Blvd, ARLINGTON
E.cellent location for restaurant.
combination residence and business.
Romye Lamborn. Realtor
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INVEST. pRoP.-sALE (cent. J
ROSEY SPECIAL

4 apts.. furnished. s.E. S1O.95O.
apis. semidet. brick. S2l,200.
IL apts.. furnished NV. S37 500
All 8 have fne income. SAM ROSEY
AID o1OO Ill
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lContiausa On Nsxt ra6s.y
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REAI esTAfe ExcuANee

OWNER WILL TRADE lovely Coop
apt, 2 rms. kit. bath, near Dupon
D. c., Va. or Nd. Give full details
Box 3o5-L. star.
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METZLER co. DI. $500

10; ACREsi real stock farm
rourLt t cabins, on Rotue 60. .S1O,50n.
WAUGH REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
Sec. Natl Bank BIDS Phone s302
or SlSo Culpeper. Va
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ON NO. ] HIGHWAY
Good site for tourist cabins, station,
etc. New dwelling. d rooms. bath.
lights. Greyhound bus. mail at door.
Price. $500. Terms. ELLIOTT
RROnKS Frederick sbure Va
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$40 DOWN, $50 MO. buys new 3-rm;
BUNGALOW, elcc, "a acres; Sl'2eo
on state road.
$50 down, S25 mo. buys old 5-rm.
houce. 40 acres woods. stream. slsc.
avail. s3,lOO. /. B. BROOKS
Orc Va
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1916 ST. NV

Lot 27x"l2: ground alone is worth
the asking price; 4-story elevator
bldg. on rear of lot leased $500
per year. Front store on G st.
vacant. S. S. BROWN. Ma. 5740;
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Builders, Attention

sssS, s,,,: Es5snd ass.l new w s:T. srsasS
zones, allowing semidetached and
triyle.attp rhe~ DWELLINGS,. Csli Mr.
Finley. FREDERICK REA,, ESTATE,
pr oAIt, ewes I'm ora
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STONE MANSION, 4S-acre tract fns
land. with running stream: select 10.
cation near Upperville, Va. 4 double.
2 single bedrooms, sunroom, marble
lish box gardens. lovely trees. mod.
ern heating; year-round retreat,
near WASHINGTON. Can be ooushs
with furnishings. antiques. livestock.
etc. immediate possession II de.
sired. Sacrifice price. INSPECTION
Resltor. Phi. 257-W-60-W. Frons
Royal. Va.
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CHEVY CHASE" lots near Conn
ave, 65=21o each; $500 cash will
handle or will trade on house, car
or apt. house. EN-. 9S4S or TU
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Boxing Commission Vacancy

It is to be hoped that the Commissioners
will take the opportunity. presented by
vacancy now existing, to select some
qualified colored citizen to be a member
of the Boxing Commission. The Stars
sports department estimates that about
80 per cent Of the boxers appearing here
are colored and that the attendance of
colored spectators ut boxing matches runs
- high Is 90 per cent Of the audience.
While such statistics may have no valid
bearing on the point, they do supplement
the equitable consideration that on this
commission of three, there should be at
least one Negro.
Perhaps the Commissioners would have
made the appointment before now, except
for the receipt Of the usual type of pres
sure kilograms threatening them with such
vague punishment as boycott OF boxing"
in Washington If they did not choose
colored man. The Commissioners being
human, the effect of such threats may
have been to create opposition where none
existed before. That Is sometimes the case.
But the Commissioners are big enough to
ignore such trivia and appoint q colored
man.
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ton would give them a fair idea of our
present and planned strength The in
ability of the Department of Defense to
disclose publicly the housing and other
needs of the troops in Alaska hampers it
in its efforts to press for needed legislation.
Adequate housing is vital not only to
accommodate our Army, Air Force and
Navy troops but also their families. Pres
ent facilities are so poor as to threaten a
real morale problem. A partial start was
made on housing program, but failure to
provide additional funds has brought it
to halt. The construction crews are said
to be still available to continue the project,
but 1t is feared that they will leave the
territory soon unless they can be assured
of renewed activity. The situation seems
to be critical enough to call for special
action by Congress, even if this should
involve passage of a separate Alaskan
housing bill.
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Crime Here and Elsewhere

Crime nationally is not following the
"leveling of" trend which Police Superin-
tendent Barrett perceives in Washington.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's
semiannual Uniform Crime Reports tabu-
lation for the first half of this year shows
Nationwide increase of 27 per cent in
urban crime and of 76 per cent in rural
crime In Washington, however, all major
crimes except murder and assault de-
creased in number as compared with the
first half of 1948. Curiously, the national
murder rate slumped during the same
period.
The rise in crime noted by the FBI in
its comparison of 1949 and ls48 first-half
ngures included such categories as rape,
robbery, burglary assault and larceny.
Murders declined 6.6 per cent, negligent
manslaughters 155 per cent and automo-
bile thefts 81 per cent.
In the District, however there were four
more murder cases during the first six
months of this year than during the
similar period in 1948. And aggravated
assaults" increased from 1855 to 1896. In
sharp contrast were the decreases locally
in robbery, burglary, larceny and automo-
bile theft. The figures seem to Justify
Major Barrett's opinion as to a "leveling
of" trend here.
Complicating the comparison between
this years and last years statistics, how
ever, is the fact that Washington's new
crime-reporting procedures were in their
shakedown period in the first half of 1s4s.
1t is possible, therefore, that the 1948
figures were not so accurate as those for
this year.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
. British Wuqe Policy

There probably Is not any great signifi-
canoe in the overwhelming vote Of the
British Trades Union Congress to continue
its policy of restraint on wage increases.
The vote was decisive enough-6, ,485 900
to 1,048, 900. But the proposition on which
they were voting-to exercise "the greatest
possible measure of restraint in seeking to
increase personal incomes"-is q BIT on the
nebulous side. Any American labor leader
worth his salt could drive ten-ton truck
loaded with wage increases through 1t.
And there is the further point, dwelt upon
acidly and at length by some of the oppo-
sition speakers, that many Of the unions
voting in favor Of the policy Of restraint
actually have pending wage-increase claims
of their own. Still, the fact remains that
adoption of the resolution at least is a
token of recognition of the realities Of
economic life in Britain today. General
wage increases are one Of the last things
the British can afford at this time, and
1t Is easy to visualize the CONSERVATION Of
the evin-Cripps mission to this country
If the TUG had pumped for higher wages.
It would have not been altogether sur
prising however, If the delegates had taken
the bit in their teeth. One Of the guest
speakers at the meeting was Harry Bates,
q vice president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. In the course of his remarks
he told the delegates that bricklayers In
New York were making nearly as much for
q seven-hour day as the average British
industrial worker earns in forty-fou1
Evening star., 1949-09-17
The Work Should Begin

In its plea for some additional legisla-
tion, one detects note of plaintive exas-
peration on the part>of the Commission on
Renovation of the Executive Mansion
In replacing the interior of the White
House, the commission is going to collect
a lot of old material, ranging from rubble
to hardware and perhaps some valuable
relics. Congress has directed the commits
sion to recommend to Congress and the
President a plan for disposing of this
materially preserving anything OF his
toric Importance, selling it, giving 1t away
or destroying it. Congress does not want
a lot of people salvaging and selling the
debris from wreckage of the White House
as souvenirs.
But before the commission can evolve
plan for disposing of the stuff it accumu-
lates in tearing out the interior, 1t must
know what the stuff will be. Yet it cannot
know that precisely until it begins the work
of restoration. But under the law, 1t can
not very well begin the work of restoration
until it reports to Congress and the Presi-
dent on its plan to dispose OF the material
and obtains approval of the plan. And in
the meantime, it Is essential that the
restoration should get under way as quickly
as possible.
The problem is aggravated, OF course, by
the nature OF the scrap material that will
be available In 1927 when repairs we're
made at the White House, nails taken from
the building were being peddled around
town at twenty-five cents apiece. Imagine
the souvenir hunters who would descend
upon any trash pile or dump used to dis
pose of old junk from the White House!
The additional legislation sought by the
commission is simple and should be ap-
proved Immediately. It merely gives to
THE. commission the authoritysto formulate
its own plan for disposing of the material
taken from the White House and, with the
Presidents approval of the plan, to proceed
with the work of restoration. Otherwise,
the commission will have to devise some
vast storage area and pile up the material
there under close guard until Congress
approves plans to get rid OF it.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Alaskan Housing Crisis

News correspondents and other visitors
to Alaska in recent months have told of
serious housing problem confronting our
defense forces in that key outpost. That
they were not exaggerating when they
spoke of "atrocious" conditions under
which our troops there are forced to live
is evident from telegraphic information
received by Defense Secretary Johnson
from the touring Joint Chiefs Of stan.
The jos expedition to Alaska had been
planned for some time. That it was accel-
Grated by appeals for aid from military
authorities, there seems to be little doubt.
Their findings must have been of startling
nature, judging from what Mr.. Johnson
has Just announced. He said the jos had
sent him "the strongest telegram, the
strongest message have ever received"
from them, urging immediate housing
relief for our armed forces In Alaska.
A bill Is now pending to authorize 4
$13S, 100000 construction program for our
wen-guarded bases In that strategically
important sector. One Of the diflculties
in obtaining passage Of this legislation is
the secrecy which necessarily must sur
round our defense preparations in our
Far Northern bastion. Testimony regard
ing housing and other construction needs
there has had to be given in executive
session. The Russians would like to know
how many men Of each branch we have
there, or plan to station there, and the
program for barracks and other construc-
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hour week. This might have been the
needed spark to set of the explosion, but
the British unionists, while interested,
showed admirable restraint. Possibly they
had been told about the Taft-Hartley Act
enslavement of the American workman.
Perhaps they had even heard the clanking
of the chains by which American labor is
bound down and oppressed by the en-
ployers. At any rate, the Britons will con-
tnue to work for about one-sixth the wage
paid bricklayers in this unhappy land of
ours
Evening star., 1949-09-17
New Chemical Corps Chief

Normally the selection of a chief sfor
the Armys Chemical Corps would be made
from among senior officers OF the corps.
That procedure assures appointment OF
q man thoroughly familiar with the highly
specialized work Of this technical branch.
The policy Is sound one under ordinary
conditions. But, in the light of the extraor-
dinary situation in which the corps finds
itself as a result of the WaittHunt-
Vaughan expose, the appointment OF an
outsider" Major General Anthony c.
McAuliffe, to head, the outfit is warranted
expedient.
Fortunately, General McAuliffe is not
an ordinary outsider. He Is well informed
on chemical and meteorological warfare
by reason of his service as deputy director
of research and development in the logis-
tics division Of the Army's General Stan.
Furthermore, as ground forces adviser at
the Bikini atomic bomb tests, he helped
to assess the effects Of atomic blasts and
radiation-a field closely related to gas
warfare. His combat experience at Bas-
togne and in other sectors during the late
war have given him an outstanding repu-
tation as a military leader. And right now
the Chemical Corps needs sound, strong
leadership more than 1t needs technical
advice.
Perhaps there was another quality which
helped to make easier the choice Of sue
cessor to General Watt. This Is General
McAuliffe's demonstrated capacity for say
ing Nuts" to improper proposals, from
whatever source they may come.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Protests Lack Of Good Music
On Radio Programs.
To the Editor Of The Star:

Protests Lack Of Good Music
On Radio Programs.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I wonder If there is not some method by
which those in charge Of radio stations can
be convinced that there Is other music In
the world besides popular" music? No
matter what station you turn on during
the day, nothing is offered but silly modern
jazz, sickeningly sweet, or nonsensical bal
lads sung by crooners with mediocre voices.
Why can't we have some good music for q
change? The Choraliers on Sunday after
noon have a fine program. and it is a
shame that we should get nothing but cheap
music all the rest Of the week.
like to listen to the radio in the morn
ing while getting ready for work. but turn
it OF In disgust at the type Of entertain
ment that is offered. WMAL used to have
4 fine program from to am. but
changed 1t to the same monotonous fare
that is played on every other station.
I am not suggesting that we have the
most abstract classical music, but. would
suggest that it would be q welcome relief
to hear selections from Victor Herbert,
Franz Lehar, Stephen Foster. Carrie Jacobs
Bond, John Philip Sousa, and such, sung by
real singers, and give US a rest from all the
girl crooners and their ilk. I am tired to
death Of jazz and a steady diet OF brand
new" trash. Why not play records by James
Melton instead Of Frank Sinatra? And why
not play selections the way they originally
were written instead Of jazzing them up?
DBGUsTED.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Steel TaIks Should Sturt

There does not seem to be any good
reason why the parties to the steel dispute
should not sit down and begin collective
bargaining.
At the moment, they are bombarding
each other at long range with harshly
worded statements which are only serving
to muddy the waters. What is shaping up
is quibble over words, and this could lead
to hardening of attitudes that would
bode ill for the immediate parties to the
dispute and for the general public
The immediate issue is whether the rec
ommendation of the Presidents fact-find-
ing board for ten-cent hourly package,
including six cents for non-contributory
ance, is to be accepted as a basis for
negotiations or adopted as the essential
condition of a new contract
In this matter, both sides seem to be
blowing hot and cold Philip Murray,
president of the United Steel Workers, now
insists in his second statement that the
steel industry must bargain with the union
ION the basis of the boards recommended
tions" An unidentified union spokesman,
however said Mr.. Murrays first statement
meant that he would strike any company
which failed to agree to pay all insurance
and pension costs. On the other side, Jones
g. Laughlin Steel first notified the union
it was prepared to bargain on the basis of
the boards recommendations. Now Jones
& Laughlin, which has non -contributory
pension plan of its own, says it Is opposed
to the fact-dnding boards recommends
ton that pensions and insurance be on
a non-contributory basis. This position is
similar to that taken by Benjamin Fairless,
speaking for United States Steel, the
largest single producer.
A good way out of this apparent dead
lock would be for the steel companies to
offer to sit down with the union in accord
ance with the views expressed Thursday
by the President. Mr.. Truman stated at
the outset that neither side would be
bound by the boards recommendations.
And he told his Thursday news conference
that there is a decided difference between
acceptance of the recommendations as
basis Of negotiations and outright accept
ance; that his understanding has been
that the recommendation should be used
as basis Of negotiations.
This is reasonable view of the matter,
and 1t should satisfy the contentious Of
both parties. Whether, when the shadow
boxing is over 1.-THE steel industry can
afford ;non-contributory pensions in the
amount Indicated BY the board is a matter
for the steel companies to decide. But
they ought to be willing to make the best
provision they can for the future of en-
ployes who have become too old to work.
And If strike has to come, the steel in
dustry would stand in much better posi-
ton in the public eye II it had met with
the union and laid upon the table the best
offer that 1t honestly felt 1t could make.
If six cents is too much, then let each
company say, after appropriate study, what
it can contribute toward a pension plan.
From that point on there could be real
negotiations as to whether the employees
should contribute anything, and, II. so, in
what amounts.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Objects To Personal Letter
About Minister to Luxembourg
To the Editor of The Star:

Never in my SO years of reading The Star
have been so shocked as when I read on
Page OF the Sunday edition the story "A
Letter From Luxembourg" by David Nichol
How The Star could so demean itself by
printing personal letter consisting Of noth-
ing more than mean despicable harangue
from one person TO another is beyond me,
Had this been reported in other papers one
could understand. But The Star! ShameI
IRVING M GREY,
Evening star., 1949-09-17

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter> although it is permissible for
,Uriter kno1Dn to- The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Friends Across the Sea Meet
In Kent With Some Help From The Star
To the Editor Of The Star:

IN hent with Some Help From The Star
To the Editor OF The STAR
Two years ago you kindly published my
letter about life in rural England during the
current crisis. This proved to be a pebble
that still ripples the pond. At the time sew
eral OF your readers wrote me encouraging
letters and few sent parcels. Such evi-
oence OF understanding and sympathy was
so touching and heartening that I felt a
strong desire to meet these kind people.
This wish shows no sign of being realized
by my visiting America. but imagine my
delight when I received a telephone call
from one Of my correspondents, who with
her son from Harvard, was touring Europe
and had arrived in London
A meeting was arranged and we had the
great pleasure Of welcoming our Washing
ton friends in our village home. This en-
abled them to see bit of family life without
comment from guide and also gave us an
opportunity to discuss some Of America S
problems from a lay point of view. Time
was very limited, but We managed a visit
to the silk farm now being worked in q
nearby Tudor castle. Here was woven the
silk train worn by Princess Elizabeth at her
wedding. Across the park, Roman villa
recently has been excavated, revealing q
beautifully preserved mosaic floor and stat
ues Of an emperor. .
Our American friends found peculiar relish
in these ancient traces amid the peaceful
agricultural scenes of Kent. It was q day
which we shall none of us forget, the day
when "pen friend" became a flesh-and-
blood d-companion- hands across the sea that
met in firm grasp.
Thank you very much for your share in
the introduction. MARGARET BANGER.
Eynsford, Kent, England.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

Q. What happened in the libel case
brought against the editor Of the New
York World by Theodore Roosevelt?-CH.W.
A. On February 7, 1909. the Government
procured an indictment against Joseph Pu-
liter Of the New York World and two Of
his editors on five counts for criminally Ii
beling Theodore Roosevelt, J. p. Morgan.
Charles p. Taft Douglas Robinson. Elihu
Root and william N. Cromwell The case
was later dropped.
Evening star., 1949-09-17
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 316 Eye st, ne.. Washinstcn 2. .; G