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Evening star., 1949-06-09
Board Drops Charge,
OF Liquor Violations
By Mercury Grill

Charges that Maurice p. Solo
mon and his wife. Mrs. Sally b..
Solomon, proprietors of Billy's
Mercury Grit. 6l5 Seventh street
'S.W.. served beer to an K1toxi-:;
Gated man and permitted nim 40
remain on the premises were cis-
missed after b hearing before the
ABC Board today on the grounds
of insufficient evidence.
Mr.. Solomon. who recently
charged at a meeting of the
Southwest Citizens Association
that the Southwest section was
overrun with rowdies. was cited
before the board for allegedly SELL
ing beer to Harston Hall Of the
600 block of G street NV. in the
grill on the morning of April 9.
According to the testimony OF
Miss Dorothy Herrell, a waitress.
and Curtis Harlow, a bartender,
Mr.. Hall was served only two
glasses of beer, and when they
discovered he was intoxicated they
ordered him to leave the grill. He
refused and Sergt. Walter L.
Morris, who had just entered the
place. arrested him and took him
to the No. 4 station house.
Served Only Two Beers.
Mr.. Hall testified he was served
only two glasses of beer by the
waitress, but that he had hall
pint of whisky in his pocket.
which he consumed in the rest
room between drinks OF beer.
Mr.. Harlow told the board he
conducted the bar in strict COM
pliance with ABC regulations.
which had caused rowdies to make
trouble for him on several occa-
sions. He said the testimony
showed that both the waitress and
bartender had done their duty in
refusing to sell Mr.. Hall beer ana
ordering him out after they dis
covered he was intoxicated.
The board yesterday investi-
gated charges by Morris l.. Silver
man. 4025 D street Sc, that he
was offered $1,000 to withdraw a
protest before the board against
the granting of a license to the
Club Bengasi, 1423-l425 U street
NV.
Officers Deny Offer.
Oficers of the club denied they
were responsible for the offer or
even knew about 1t.
At a hearing Tuesday, it was
brought out that Mr.. Silvermans
brother-in-law. Paul Mann. form
erly owned the club. but had been
dispossessed because he failed to
pay his rent. MFR. Silverman said
Mr.. Mann also had borrowed 1900
from him, but failed to repay it,
and that when he heard Mr..
Mann was going to work for the
club, he wrote a letter protesting
the granting of a license.
Bribe Is Denied.
He said he then was approached
by a man who offered him $1,000
to withdraw his protest, but that
he had refused.
James Vance, accused of max
ing the offer to Mr.. Silverman,
denied he offered a bribe. but
said he had told Mr.. Silverman
that If the club should be granted
a license, MFR. Mann might get
some thing from one Of the club
oficers and he believed Mr.. Silver
man could get $1,000 from his
brother-i law as part payment
on his debt.
The board will confer Friday
with officers of the club on the
formation Of the club.
Evening star., 1949-06-09
Meat Prices Up
4 10 6Cents in
District Stores
Dealers Predict Some
Relief Next Week
For Consumers

Meat prices IN many washing
ton stores were up again today.
ranging from 4 to 6 cents a pound. =.
but wholesalers and retailers
agreed consumers were in for
some relief next week
The upward trend in prices dur
ing the past 10 days was attrib-
uted to a falling of OF meat pro-
duction at packing centers over
the long Memorial Day week end.
Slaughtering has picked up. mean
while, and supplies are becoming
more plentiful.
Accordingly. housewives can look
for lower prices next week, the
trade said. Today's advances are
on top of last weeks z TO 8 cents
a pound increases in many meat
cuts.
Frying Chickens Cheaper.
This was the price trend as out
lined by several large food chains:
Round, sirloin and porterhouse
steaks, up 4 to 6 cents; most veal
cuts, up 1 cents: rib and rump
roasts Of beef. up 4 to 8 cents a
pound: pork chops. loins and rib
ends, up 4 cents: lamb. generally
unchanged.
Frying chickens were cheaper.
however, down about 2 cents
pound. Butter prices were un-
changed. but eggs were up cents
a pound.
The meat buyer for one group
of stores predicted pork loins
would drop as much as 8 cents
a pound next week and that beef
cuts would be down or 2 cents.
An Associated Press survey Of
other key cities showed a trend
similar to Washington.
Celery and Peas Up.
Only vegetables higher in price
generally were Florida Golden
Heart celery-whose season is
closing out-and peas. which were
in brisk demand and high in
quality.
Produce men said cabbage was
down about AS low as it can get
before growers stop shipping al
together. Cabbage. incidentally.
is. headlined by the Agriculture
Department this week as q most
plentiful food.
Raspberries. dewberries. blue
berries and huckleberries were
pouring into markets IN ever
increasing volume this week.
Strawberries were selling at the
lowest prices so far this season.
Melons, although still relatively
high priced. were getting cheaper
all the tina. Bananas advanced
slightly a6ff Mbtus thak IN tavorabie'
weather sitt ions Sasf Gentfal
AmericA 4a caused dfop y
shipments. G s.S.
-, CinpssFr Highsss -
The fed of Iast pnter's
freezes M Afae CalM6xnls and
Texas niSShs arsas was ppinted ssp'
in. a rep1ft dn the FlSrfSa crop
by the FederaI-State Market News
Service. It said Florida shipments
this season came to 86.13i cars "a
car equals 500 boxes. compared
with 68.42l cars last season.
Prices at the wholesale fruit
auctions averaged 70 cents a box
higher for oranges and 81 cents a
box higher for grapefruit. COM
pared with 1947-8 prices.
The Dun a. BradStreet whole
sale food price index this week
declined cent from a week ago
to s5.73 and compared with $7.ll
a year ago. The index represents
the total wholesale cost of a pound
each of 81 general use foods.
Evening star., 1949-11-11
harijuana Ring Is Broken
By Parafrooper' S Arrest
By Ne Assesiassd Pyess

y NJ NSSoSs0fod Pfo0o
CAMP CAMPBELL, Ky, Nov. II.
Arrest Of . Los Angeles para
trooper here Is said to have broken
up . marijuana ring operating
among troops Of the 11th Airborne
Division.
Ralph G. Cox. agent Of the Army
Criminal Investigation Division,
said Pfc. George Vasques, 10, had
been charged with selling mari
5uana cigarettes to fellow troopers.
Mr.. Cox said he confiscated at
grams Of marijuana worth $1,000
on the Illicit retail market.
The asentreported that Vasouez
had revealed the names Of II
soldiers who had been purchasing
the weed from him. Vasquez was
taken into custody November 1.
but his arrest was not revealed
until yesterday.
Mr.. Cox started investigating
last August after John weber.
agent In charge. received reports
OF large marijuana ring 1T the
camp
Evening star., 1949-11-11
u. 5. Military Policy
lis Concern Of All,
Cromme|in Declares
BY the Assoeioisd Press

The Nays still-burning fire-
brand, Capt. John G. crommelin,
stressed today that it is q patriotic
duty to keep an eye on how the.
armed forces are organized and
administered.
Capt. Crommelin. born here Al
years ago, addressed an American
Legion meeting.
It was the first speech by the
outspoken critic Of Pentagon high
command policies since he was
restored to duty Tuesday after
his 33-day suspension and repri-
mand for releasing to newsmen
documents the Navy styled Con
fidential."
These documents disclosed that
several high ranking admirals
agreed with him in fears that the
Navy was being stified in the
Pentagon. This led to an in
vestigation by the House Armed
Services Committee.
No Mention of Dispute.
Capt. Crommelin did not repeat
any Of his earlier charges that
nearly got him court-martialed,
nor did he directly mention any
phase Of the controversy. On this
day Of tribute to men who lost
their lives in World War I. he
said:
For us. the living. every Amer
lean mar and woman, 1t Is q
patriotic duty to keep informed
and interested in the organiza-
ton and administration Of the
armed forces SO necessary to cur
security.
You must not share and you
cannot delegate this RESPONSE
bility to any one.
In every instance of basic dis
agreement In the administra ton
Of the affairs Of state you, the
people. are the court Of last re-
Sort"
Capt. .Crommelin had accepted
the invitation to speak before he
was suspended. After he WAS re-
stored to duty-he is to be trans
ferred to- San Francisco-he was
granted leave to I'LL the engage
ment.
Leave Granted by Sherman.
Admiral Forrest Sherman, who
replaced Admiral Louis Denfeld
as chief Of hawai- operations
one aftermath Of the uproar Capt.
Crommelin stirred up-said In
granting leave that Capt. Crom-
melin Like any other Navy on
Ger would be responsible for what
he says"
Capt. Crommelin's last act
before flying down from WASH
ington was to leave q copy Of his
speech with . stan member IN
Admiral Sherman's ONCE.
Capt. Crommelin spoke on ma
tionar security and the citizens
responsibility" He discussed dis
cipline In q democracy and q
citizens duty and warned against
yes men,"
In reprimanding him, Admiral
Sherman told Capt. Crommelin
he showed disregard for naval
authority. Capt. Crommelin
didn't mention this. but he said:
In my opinion We In America
live and work under . highly In
telligent democratic code which
does not confuse lip service with
discipline as do all, totalitarian
states"
No Place for Yes Men.
He added that Germany, or
Prussia. was perhaps the greatest
offender. One expressed fear of
the Navy is that the Prussian-
type general staff" system might
be outgrowth Of present Pentagon
policies.
There is. no place in this
democracy Of ours for q yes
man." said Capt. Crommelin.
The basis Of real discipline,
particularly when the chips are
down is mutual respect"
Evening star., 1949-11-11

Generals list of subversive or
ganizations.
The Justice Department said
the inclusion OF the Dante Ali
ghieri society on the subversive
list does not apply to the present
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Postwar Italian Society
Not on Subyersiye List

The Italian Embassy announced
today that the Justice Department
has served formal notice that the
postwar Societa' Dante Alighieri
is not included on the ATTORNEY
Evening star., 1949-11-11

A.. Tasman Lloyd, so years an
Australian chorister. has sung
more than $4,000 hymns In st.
Andrews Church. Summer Hill,
Sydney.
Evening star., 1949-11-11

BACK IN HARNESS-Capt John Crommelin Navy flyer sus-
pended for releasing confidential information that
congressional investigation Of defense policies takes the
trols Of fighter plane for flight to Montgomery Ala Repri
manded and restored to active duty Capt Commen
uled to deliver Armsce Day before
Legion post there -AP Photo
Evening star., 1949-11-11

society nor to any of its activities
since it was re-established after
World War II.
Approximately $1,000 pounds Of
aluminium are used in a B-2o
plane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
DEMoLISHING THE ROADS

overwhelming evidence is piling up
to suAgtantiate the belief that heavy COM
merciaNA trucking is destroying our major
highways> at an alarming rate, and at
huge cost tp private motorists and all other
taxpayers.
A particularly convincing example
has been citea<by the Chief Highway En-
gineer of IllinoiA His department accumu-
lated detailed data on two sections of
Illinois highway which are 80 miles apart
and identical in construction. One section,
according to traffic count, carried an
average of 400 trucks day while the other
carried less than 90 The first section, after
20 years of service, was practically de-
molished.' The second section was Gin
perfect shape after % years of service"
He summed the findings up in these words:
''The conclusion is plain. Heavy truck
traffic certainly does wear out our high
ways"
There has been much controversy
over whether the commercial trucks pay
their way or not. One means of determin
ing this is by comparing them with the
railroads, with which they compete. In
recent column, David Lawrence did just
that, using the latest available official fig
ures. Here is what he found: The rail-
roads paid out 21.O2 cents of each dollar
of their total costs for owning and main
tanning right-of-ways and for state and
local taxes, while the trucks paid out 4.8
cents of each dollar of their total expenses
for taxes of all kinds and paid nothing dl-
rectly for road maintenance.
The cost of building and maintaining
the kinds of roads which are adequate for
the heaviest tnucks-and which are not
needed for ordinary automobile and pri-
vate truck traffic-is incredibly large. 1t
is one of the biggest items in our state bud
gets. How much longer can the general
taxpayers stand it,?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
MAY END me roo" POLICY

Some ~ the leaders Of the Republican
party advocate the abandonment OF the
..me-too" policy, which has featured tne
mast four presidential elections ana winch,
bv no stretch of the Imagination, can be
termed successful strategy.
Arthur e. Sun1merfield, chairman OF
the Strategy Committee Of the Party, calls
for an end Of agreement with the Demo
cratic Party in principle and suggests that
the Party leave off it's suggestion tnat we
can do it better" He wants the election
in 1850 to be fought out on the issue OF
President Truman's Fair Deal.
There is no doubt of the fact that the
Republicans, in their effort to defeat the
late President Roosevelt and President
Truman last year, endorsed in principle
practically everything that the Democratic
Party had done and devoted its energies
to persuading the people that the Kepubll-
can Party could do these things better. A
change in strategy will at least give the
voters of the nation an opportunity of
passing judgment upon the trends, drifts
and policies of the Administration.
The main issue in American politics
today is whether one fav0rs stronger
Central Government, or not. The Repub-
lican Party, If 1t wishes to place itself in
opposition to President Humans pro-
gram, must proclaim the advantages of
local elf-government, including the rights
of the states.
AS nearly as we can state the attitude
Of leading Republicans, the Party Is in
favor of states rights insofar as they affect
business and concentrated with and in
favor of strong Central Government in
solar as it affects the interests of key
groups in vital states. In other words,
the Republicans would weaken the Fed
eral Government in order to protect the
interests of capitalists and strengthen the
Federal Government in order to win the
support of minority groups.
This is an impossible position. Unless
the Republican Party makes up its mind
to stand definitely for the fundamental
principle of state rights, as originally ex-
pounded in the Consultation itself, there
is little chance that 1t will become power
full enough to halt the drift toward GEN.
tralization in Washington.
The Republican Party cannot win any
political campaign on d half and half
principle and, unless it makes up its mind
to furnish opposition to the Trumanites,
eventually some other party will arise to
give battle to the proponents of what Mr..
Byrnes calls the welfare state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
Chapter 10
Ap Newsisuivrss

Chapter 10
CUDDEN sweat broke out on
- Marsh's face. He read no mercy
in the eyes which smiled WIN
such a chill. :.
aPn tell you all ] know. CapI1.
he Chartered. $50 help me. r.
His words faitered. broke on.
Vlase saw his eyes rove 70 some
thing behind him. saw HIM 90
tense and start to jump aside.
His own training stood Valse ~
good stead now. He jumped, grab
bing the gunman by an arm.
twisting him around in front OF
him. In that same instant. gun
was coughing hoarsely.
Huff was there. and that bullet
had been meant for Valse. Inc
bullet went into Marsh, and Il
made a sort of hollow SOUND,
promptly smothered by the sound
of the gun, by the echo OF the
gun in Valse's other hand.
It was over then, as abruptly as
il had begun. He and Hun nao
each fired one shot. Huffs mad
found the wrong target. His own
had made no such error.
With some difficulty, tying Hun s
horse fast to a tree, Valse loaded
both bodies onto it and tied them
fast. The horse would make its
way back to the Gun, Of course.
and when Zachary and his crew
viewed those who made their last
ride. there would be blood on the
moon.
He took Marsh,s horse for him
self. then rode ahead. likewise
heading for the Gun. In his pres
ent mood he would have. wei
coined q meeting with Armin
Zachary. but it was Hudd whom
he found instead-Rudd, with a
coed part Of his crew behind him,
and the bawling of disturbed cat-
tie steady cadence on the air,
like the endless chirping OF crlck-
cts at night. The sound, Valse
saw with tightening mouth. came
from his own herd which had
been pushed off the Gun range
again, and now were milling rest
lesslY.
OF in the distance. other horse
men were Just coming into sight.
and Valse saw without surprise
that they were his own crew.
Rudd. as he came up, gestured
toward them.
Il sent word that they'd better
come" he said. ITO keep yore
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
SHOULD PASS THIS RESOLUTION

A resolution now pending before Con-
gress asks the President to call a con-
vention of TIE seven sponsoring nations
Of the Atlantic Pact for the purpose of ex-
pIorihg the possibilities of Federal Union.
The seven nations, including the Unit
ed States. England, France, Holland, Bel
Rlum, Luxembourg and Canada would
be- authorized to invite other deQocracies
90 participate. The reader should nate the
limitation on the invitation to be extended
BECAUSE the resolution does not contenp<
late a Federal Union including all types
% governments.
DIR. Harold c. Trey, who helped de-
vel0p the atomic bomb, thinks that a
world government is the only alternative
"a future wars. He is in favor of the linn
tied politieal union, which would link
the democracies into compact 0rganiza-
ton. we'll able to defend itself against any
aRgressor inspired by world conquest am
billions.
While there are several organizations
interested in the general subject of world
government, only one, so far as we know
limits membership in proposed union to
democratic nations. This is the basic idea
~ Clarence STREET, whose book, Union
Now" created worldwide discussion
some years ago. The idea is that the de-
rsocracies can function tremendously as a
super-union but that it would be unwise
90 take in nations where undemocratic peo-
pie do not have what we understand to be
the minimum of individual rights.
We hope the Congress, will pass the
resolution and that President Truman will
ran the seven nations together. The dele
gates 90 the convention may be able to
propose a practical method by which the
free people Of the world can be united and
leave n way open that will encourage
ether peoples to assert and recapture
their lost freedom.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
ElectrOnic Stove
Cooks Steak In
Only Five Minutes

NEW YoRK.-tP-il -
want a meal in . hurry. otis -.
marck Is the man f1r yss -
meet. In five minsfek 81 -
cook you a three-inrh asan ~
a baked potsto.
Bismarck. execaiive 80 80
the liner America. uess e. 49,
tronic stove. We deNfIl4 -
stove as revolutionary baawatat
says the food tastes 81 i<1tff
than anything evoked &c t4s
nary way because the netufeI
flavor and juices are Ftfairef -
the high speed cperasien Iss
chef says thst IRE eie<trself
stove would 60 over tsa wsih -
average housewife. He ekpiaase
that q kitchen rcnains fItsEef
because there h M uas&e w
grease.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29

TIE Was ri4nenE = ~ -
II Lun4E1na sAs 48 ~
when Re 143 HtH
into town
Wnnda psnls|s tna& - n
faFnsn ~ , 9IEN E I
lshfsnH 648N - NINE& IS M
HCIoof etfn'n4 ~ VISA
arttiea him ! 80 AE
you here
She IVES dlfneh - 4
And lie hIMIe r
manners ~ #
Ihex ini<ffer<4 - So ~
Be donH.
@valssf" hs repesfea sA e.
lift 81 en- eFEIIoN ~
u0fl'l admit ~ that
care yog slliina e re- ess
We ear inlkf
Vaise's answer as = aa
horse and swing a. thN
They rode eat - l0Hn
the afltfaIoN side ~ M
~As fer puuf r4He s 8
can yea folnfIIiHN 50
what you call Y4alss
yon really ere Tfle NtN e.
sure a that
'.Nobody else fhints So
,siEmfalee doeI ~ a1ss
him. n knew - 4ee4
wouldn't BE- - ua4<L aIt4Ia
sMaybe ne ean hfIe 9AtA
out" she wenl En- ff#4 fF4
been trying q Fun ~ a sA
4 tough lob Ooe ft4NN
that I've ~ aafIIa M f44 -
the grnEe. tou'te ni ne
NY propo1liI01 b f
Half and half Na N4Hs
partners II Fou fet fH4 fs8
Of course. that woNI414 -
rIndnH n ne deal
He iooked 81 hsF "a sta4.
ened interest mirlIf nt sa
good partner inr aagh
know why
Il know" sha asseut "a
that's what makes -
IN my eyes You've - =
and ygu..e . n1hiHH u = -
~ thsi,s us uu - -
shout IL I'D 80 nilh r ~
agreed.
She was holdlna 81 ~ -
10 him. Vaise ariunR1 Il HszHs
noting how hare - trsasll
lie said. I'm Gen O. tess
get the herd on TIE m14e
Ire be tssl,aesal
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sy lynn WEsTlANo

herd from strayin'. Better get on
up the trail till you find"
The words broke of as his eyes
focused more sharply on the horse
VaIse was riding, recognized IL.
He looked startled for just = mo-
fnent.
awhere'd you get thai hOrssf-
he demanded.
marsh tried to drygulch me. .
Valse said fatty. "Then Hun
turned 40. Huffs bullet downed
Marsh. as / was t1sin' him for 4
sort Of shield. / downed Hun.
Since Marsh had killed my horse,
/ traded. They'll reach home on
Huffs horse"
Rudd shook his head.
"That wasn't none Of my Do
ines.o he said. "They must have
been doing it on their own. !.
But that's all the more reason
why you better move on up the
trail fast"
aHeiPil freeze over fore I
move on" Valse retorted thinly.
That's your lookout" Rudd
said. Zone thing sure; you'll find
no grass hereaboats.' Rudd added.
Come on. boys. We've work 10
do"
Ii was a retreat, but in good or
der. In another sense il was q
victory. They had turned the big
herd out. and there was nothing
that Valse could do about II.
short Of giving battle.
Had it hinged only on mat one
angle, however. Yalse would not
have hesifated. But so long as
public opinion was against him.
there could be no real gain in
There were other ranches here
abouts, and that was the trouble.
There was no longer any free
craze anywhere near. But some Of
these outfits must have plenty Of
extra grass. Wen. there was
nothing like finding out.
Later afternoon found him not
SO sure. He had encountered sew
eral Of the landowners IN Lun-
deems. All had been polite enough.
And all had been wary.
Without exception. no land
owner could spare any grass. Not
even for a few days, for q herd
of such a size. They were sorry.
Valse knew that there was an
other reason. Not only did they
wish to keep out of the impend-
ing clash, but they were afraid
Of Zachary in any case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
Now He Knows
Why Hitler
Lost World War II

PHILADELPHIA. = lPI. = A
German student now attending
college IN Philadelphia says he
understands now why his father
thought Hitler would lose The
student, Hans Oehmke. says that
his father told him that Germany
was doomed when the United
States entered the war.
The young man explains that
his father had been on a business
trip to the United States iii 1888.
and had been amazed by the size
Of the country and its industrial
output.
Hans says he sees now what his
father meant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-29
WHO KNOWS?

i. How many miles of railroads
are there in the U. S.?
2. What is the difference be-
tween an island and an
atoll?
8. Why do some villages IN
Southern Russia have Ger
man names?
4. What is an excise tax?
5. When did the u. s. have its
first income tax?
s. Are National" holidays pro-
claimed by Congress?
Z. What is the deepest place in
the ocean?
s. Greenland is the largest IS
land; which is the ilexc
in area?
9. which moves faster, a
motor vehicle at 80 miles an
hour, or ship at 80 knots?
10. What is the greatest rail
center in the u. 81