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Evening star., 1949-07-10
By Wallace <. Clayton

A freckle- faced boy with a
constant grin yesterday won the
Washington Soap Box Derby in
his fourth bid for the champion
ship.
Alfred E. Ashton, 13, Of 1902
Thirty-second street Sc, crossed
the finish line bare quarter of a
coaster car length ahead of Bobby
Rogers, a meticulous 12-year-old
who gained the finals by beating
all competition in Class B.
Nearly 10000 persons-a record
crowd-watched the day-long
racing. according to Inspector
Arthur E. Miller, head of the
Metropolitan Police traffic divi-
sion. The 1873 contestants raced
under sunny skies and amid COOL
ing breezes for the honor of rep
resenting Washington in the ALL
Evening star., 1949-07-10
McCIoy Hands Out Candy
In Jewish Refugee Camp
By the Assoeioted Press

MUNICH, Germany, July 9 -
John j. McCloy, new American
military governor for Germany,
handed out candy today to chill
dren in a Jewish refugee camp
near here.
He said he had visited the camp
as part of his get acquainted
tour of Western Germany.
Mr.. McCloy then left In his
streamlined diesel train for Gar
misch Partenkirchen, famed
mountain resort. for a day of rest.
Aides said he may do some hunt
ing in that vicinity tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Drastic Steps Reported Studied
In Alarm Over Brituins Crisis
London Hoping to Get
Bi||ion-o-Yeor Trade
With Russiu's Bloc
By the Associofed Press

LONDON, July 9.-Britain hopes
to do about $1,000,000,0O0 worth
of business with Soviet Russia and
three other Communist nations in
the next year in her effort to
get out of the hole economically.
officials in Britain's Treasury
and Board of Trade agreed today
the current dollar crisis gives new
significance to trade pact talks
now going on with Russia, Yugo-
slavia. Hungary and Czechoslo-
vakia.
The $1,000,000.000 would be
about 6 per cent of Britain's to-
tai world trade. Last year her i'm
ports and exports total $l5.651.-
100000, of which $6,333,314,816
were imports.
The question Of why Britain is
lSee BRITAIN, Page A-5o
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American Soap Box Derby at
Akron, Ohio, August IA.
Alfred, who lost by split Sec
ond to Jack Broyles in the city
championship race last year. was
favorite with the crowd.
He was cheered from the time
he won his first heat. His gallery
increased every time he flashed
to victory in the elimination runs.
Alfred became the driver to beat
after the fifth heat of the semi
finals, when his aluminium painted
speedster whipped down the 1000
foot course in 31.1 seconds-the
best time of the day.
The boy. Kramer Junior High
School pupil. was in his fourth
try for the championship, and the
crowd knew it. Because his birth
day fell between the date of the
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5 Groups Urge House
To Speed Hearing on
Home Rule Measure
Joint Statement Stresses
Need for Action to Get
Vote at This Session

Five groups advocating home
rule for the District last night
Joined in urging the House Dis
trict Committee To speed hearings
on the Senate-passed home rule
bill to clear the way for House
action during this session OF Con-
gresS.
The groups proposed successive
daily hearings on the measure
and suggested that the witnesses
still waiting to be heard would be
willing to limit themselves to f1ve-
minute appearances, if that would
mean faster progress.
The joint statement was issued
on behalf of the Washington
Home Rule Committee, the Gen.
tral Suffrage Conference. the Dis
trict League of Women Voters. the
Washington chapter of Americans
for Democratic Action and the
Democatic Central Committee for
the District.
Prompt Hearings Are Urged.
In their effort to light a fire
under the House District Com
mittee's judiciary subcommittee
the groups declared that if the
subcommittee does not act
promptly to speed its hearings and
reach a decision, the House WILL
have no chance to vote on the
home rule measure before the
recess.
subcommittee Chairman Harris,
Democrat, of Arkansas, set no fu-
ture date after last Thursday S
hearing. He said at the end OF
the hearing, however, that he un-
derstood the Washington Board
of Trade was taking a poll on
home rule and he probably would
call a meeting to hear the results.
He added that if the board de-
layed too long. he would schedule
a hearing without the board.
Home Rule Statement.
The home rule proponents Is
sued this statement last night:
"The Kefauver bill for home
rule in the District Of Columbia
was passed overwhelmingly by
the Senate on May 81, 1949, and
sent to the House. The bill was
referred to the House District
Committee on June l, 1949, almost
six weeks ago.
During the past six weeks the
Judiciary subcommittee Of the
House District Committee has
held only three morning sessions
to hear witnesses on home rule
legislation. Only handful OF the
many witnesses requesting to ap-
pear have so far been heard. The
Judiciary subcommittee has not
yet set date for its next hearing.
IF the subcommittee does not
take prompt and effective action
1See HOME RULE, Page A-9o
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Fifth of Bourbon Brings SIS

JUNCTION CITY, Kans.. July
9. (P.-A fifth of Bourbon whiskey
sold for $25 today in the first legal
liquor sale in Geary County in
70 years., The sale. at the county
courthouse, opened - public
auction of confiscated alcoholic
beverages by eheriff Carl Gardner.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Construction Worker!
To Return Tomorrow
As Raise Ends Strike
Carpenters, Loborers
Get 10-Cent Increase
After 6-Week WuIkout

Washington's building strikes
which delayed public and private
construction estimated at $780,
100000 were settled yesterday. The
strikers who went out six weeks
ago, will resume work tomorrow.
Both carpenters and the labor
ers received 10-cent-an-hour in
creases, giving the former a rate
of $3.50 and the latter $1.45.
The $3.50 was the rate the car
penters demanded. Francis j
Kelly, attorney for the Master
Builders Association which nego-
tiated for the employers, said the
union had waived several fringe
benefits already agreed on to get
the full increase.
The laborers struck for a Is
cent increase, or for 1.50 an hour
instead of the $1.35 they had beer
getting. The, 10-cent increase
was accepted unanimously yester.
day afternoon at 4 meetinng OF
more than 500 members of Local
"a in Laborers Hall In the SOC
block of New Jersey avenue NV.
Work on Capitol to Begin.
Work will start tomorrow at the
Capitol where new roofs are be-
ing constructed over the Senate
and the House chambers.
The Whitehurst Freeway *
street overpass) approaches to
Key Bridge. the Dupont Circle
underpass and the new bridges
across the Potomac at the foot of
Fourteenth street and the Ana
costa at South Capitol street are
among highway improvements
that will get underway again.
The largest of the new Govern
ment buildings to be affected is
the $24,000,0O0 General Account
ing Office Building.
The strike agreements were
reached Friday at meetings at
tended by James A. Holden and
Martin j. O'Connell of the Fed
eral Mediation and Cancellation
service. A committee from the
Carpenters District Council had
full authority to negotiate and
make a settlement. The commit
tee from the Laborers Union was
authorized only to make recon-
mendations to the membership.
So announcement of the settle
ment of the carpenters strike was
held up until the 10-cent an hour
offer had been made to the labor
ers yesterday afternoon.
It was estimated that 500, ,000,-
900 worth of construction was tied
up when the carpenters walked
out June l. The laborers walked
out the day after.
However, construction resumed
in part as investment builders
1C.. crp WTC Doro OI
Evening star., 1949-07-10
House Probers
Ready 10 Battle
Over Hiss Again
Showdown Tuesday
On Calling EisIer's
Ex-Wife Is Likely

A fight was brewing in the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities last night over the
issue of re-opening the Hiss
Chambers case, and showdown
is likely Tuesday.
Chairman Wood said he would
oppose any further investigation
now, but three Republicans and
one Democrat are for it-at least
to the extent of calling one witness
barred from testifying at the Alger
Hiss perjury trial.
They want to summon Mrs.
Mede Massing, former wife of
the Communist leader, Gerhard
Eisler.
The prosecution twice tried to
put Mrs. Massing on the stand
during the Hiss trial in New York
after Mr.. Hiss testified he did not
know her. Judge Samuel H. Kauf-
man refused to let her testify.
Mr.. Hiss, a former State De-
partment official. was tried on
charges of lying when he denied
having seen Whitaker Chambers,
avowed ex-Communist courier.
after January 1. 1887, until last
summer and denied having given
him secret documents.
Jurv Failed tn Agree.
The jury failed to agree on a
verdict but stood to for con-
viction when it was discharged
Friday.
A member of the Un-American
Activities Committee, Representa-
tive Nixon, Republican, Of Cali
fornia, charged Judge kaufman
was prejudiced against the prose-
cution. The legislator said Con-
gress should look into the way the
judge conducted the trial.
Mr.. Nixon's criticism of Judge
Kaufman was disputed last night
by former Secretary of War
Robert P. Patterson, now prac-
ticing attorney and president of
the Association of the Bar of the
City of New York.
Mr.. Nixon's colleagues showed
no inclination to go along with
him on an investigation of Judge |
kaufman, but several of them
Joined him in wanting to question
Mrs. Massing.
Representative Case, Repub-
lican. of South Dakota said he
will insist at a committee meeting
Tuesday that Mrs. Massing be
called.
First Broke Case.
It was the Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee which first broke
the Chambers case last Au-
gust. At that time. Mr.. Cham
bers accused Mr.. Hiss of heading
a prewar Communist apparatus in
the Government. When Mr.. Hiss
denied the charge. the committee
pried further. 1t was also the
committee that got Mr.. Chambers
pumpkin papers'-the rolls of
microfilmed Government doc
uments Mr.. Chambers had Sc
creted in a pumpkin on his West
minister Md farm.
Mr.. Case was not on the COM
mittee during the Hiss Chambers
hearings but he was hot to get
into it last night. He pointed out
the committee could do nothing
about the perjury charges against
Mr.. Hiss, but that Mrs. Massing' S |
testimony might be of value to-
the committee. He said he would
favor keeping her testimony secret
until after the new Hiss trial.
which probably will come in the
fall.
Representative Moulder. Demo-
crat, of Missouri, told reporters
he favors questioning Mrs. Mass
ing, but isn't sure the testimony
should remain secret. An in
quiry, he added. would be "a real
public service"
Wants to Hear Mrs. Massing.
Representative Velde. Republi-
can, of Illinois, a former FB1
agent, also wants to hear what
(See HISS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Argentine Forces March
On Independence Day
Nv The Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, July 9.-Forty
thousand soldiers, sailors and ma
rines paraded in drizzling rain to-
day on the 133rd anniversary OF
Argentina's independence.
President Juan Peron's guests
in the reviewing stand included
1t. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
commander of United States
Armed Forces in the Caribbean
area, and Gen. Canrobert Pereira
da Costa, Brazilian war minister.
Evening star., 1949-07-10

Radio Programs, Puse CO
Complete Index. Pose AZ
Evening star., 1949-07-10

(See TRANSIT, Page A-3.)
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(See STRIKES, Page A-9)
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(See ECONOMIC, Page A-4D
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(See HISS, Page A-4.)
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(See VICE CONSUL, Page A-4.)
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See MONOPOLY, Page A.
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(See CRISIS, Page A-5O
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(See BRITAIN, Page A-5o
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j. A. B. Broadwater, preside
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-24

sbe bought In 50 and lo0-pound
bags. which Is cheaper per pound.
| Vegetables can be raised In such
soil by filling the burrows in which
the seed is 10 be planted with a
mixture OF dry leaves. top soil
ashes, and well-rotted manure. all
of these together II procuranle.
and any One of these alone help.
Then use the commercial fertilizer
sparingly once a week. Tomatoes
seem TO grow In almost any soil.
Instead of burning our garbage ]
dig q hole in our vegetable garden
and put the garbage In fresh hole
each day and cover It with soil.
Very often when driving out in the
country one sees enormous piles Of
sawdust in places where there once
was a saw mill. Old saw dust is
excellent for the lawn and garden
and Is light to carry in large guam
titles. It is wonderful sprinkled
over lawn seed. because 1t keeps
the ground and seed moist.
Preparing q lawn and garden Is
hard work and the results the first
year may not be quite satisfying.
bat the spring and summer Of the
second year will shew the results
desired.
Oh, yes, don't run your soap suds
down the drain. Use 1t in your
lawn and garden. Soap acts on the
soil the same as lime In a milder
fashion, without injuring tender
roots and shoots. and at the same
time keeps the ground moist.
Sand paint for cracked and
Clipped plaster walls requested by
q reader. We have an old house
and the ceiling of the kitchen was
in very bad shape. so we decided
to try the new sand paint, which
we purchased at a mail order store
in Washington.
It certainly does hide and seal
all cracks and flaws and no cracks
have reappeared since we applied
it. The sand finish is rather restful.
and I have often thought since
that the cleaning enamel finish !
had In one Of my kitchens might
be what made me feel agitated and
nervous. We applied the sand
paint thinking 1t would later serve
as a smoother base on which to
apply gloss finish paint. How
ever, the first coat which has been
on over year experimentally Is
not quite smooth enough for a
gloss paint or enamel to look like
q good plaster job. So for the time
being we are going to give the
ceiling another coat Of sand paint
from another company to find out
If it can be put on more smoothly.
have several rooted lockwood
cuttings which ! would like to ex-
change for azaleas and African
violets. Have the true English
dwarf lockwood VERY slow grow
ing) rootings for the azaleas, and
the faster growing American box
wood rooted cuttings for the
African violets. They are from 3
to 5 or 8 inches high.
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Readers Clearing House

J Clearing HOUSE has nv phone
number.
Some time Ago one Of the la
dies wanted TO know how 10 ei~an
the rubber mat In hathtueA Yes
can clean II by SOAKING In tase
cleaner which YOU can set nj cham
stores ct - cents \ package and
has the slogan - million uses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-24
ANSWER TO QUERIES;
PLANT EXCHANGE?
from L. A. S., Alexandria

from L. A. S.. Alexandria,
To remove white stains caused
by wet glasses, hot dishes Of
liquid spilled on furniture. Some
weeks ago an RICH reader asked
for advice to remove white stair
from a mahogany table. and De-
cause ] have seen no answer
am sending in a method I have
used for years. Get a small bot
tie Of spirits of camphor from a
drug store. Put a few drops on
the stain and rub vigorously with
a soft cloth.
To get grass and shrubbery
started on clay soil from an ex-
cayation. First sprinkle a thin
layer Of lime over the entire
surface to be planted! My expert
ence has been that grass seed
grows successfully In such soil
I sowed the seed just about this
time of the year, allowed no walk
ing on the seeded part. and sprin-
killed. with a hose at night during
dry weather. Leave the grass
clippings on the ground when the
grass gets tall enough to NOW.
The clippings help to keep the
ground moist and also act as
humus and fertilizer.
However. to get ANIMALS, per-
ennials. and shrubbery started.
mixed well-rotted manure with
the soil. also dry and decayed
leaves and top soil from the
woods. and ashes wood ashes
are very good, placed this mix
ture in the hole below and around
the roots of the shrubbery,
packed the dirt firmly. and over
all this. sprinkled q very thin
busting of 5-10-5 commercial
fertilizer. Excellent also for the
lawn, ANIMALS. shrubbery and
perennials. is the commercial
plant food so widely advertised
for house plants. Just a busting
Of it over the surface soil. or a
very weak solution Of 1t in water
used once a week, really brings
satisfactory results. A scarcity Of
commercial fertilizer does the
trick, so be stingy using it. These
fertilizers and plant boosters can
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Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and adj
dress. We viii withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Readers
Clearing House. Woman's
Page, The Evening Star
Washington 4.
Views expressed In the
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and.
as 1t Is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted. we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Betsy CassceH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-24
PIPE CLEANERS.
STENCIL DESIGNS?

From Miss G. II. X, Arlington
Yours Is always the first page
for which ! look. particularly fol
arts and crafts ideas.
Regarding Mrs. z. o. B.. Rich.
mond, request for information
about pipe cleaners. They are fun
and very simple. They come ir
10 each of 10 pastel colors. fol
90, instructions included. Re.
fills may be had 100 for rs cents
They are sent postpaid. from
Brecks, IS State st.. Boston 8
Mass. Mail Department.
shall be waiting for responses
to Mrs. L. /. A. Greenbelt. request
for help In blocking her table
cloth. I have a tatted one. I had
dry cleaned once. but 1t shrank
terrifically. washed it once and
stretched 1t out very carefully. by
ironing 1t. very damp, working out
about / square foot at time. but
it was very. very slow. It came
out beautifully though and re-
gained its original size. I'd like to
learn Of an easier way. Mine is
SO by "a inches.
The textile paints are really fun.
I've found it necessary to work
out my stencils. Does any one
know where various stencil designs
or ideas may be found?
Keep up the good work. The
friendly spirit is grand. When one
is away from their own home it is
interesting to contact others. in
terested In the same hobbies.
PLANTING SEEDS; TREE FOR
POOR SOIL.
From Mrs. J. z. S., Hydttspille.)
I should like to answer two of
the inquiries in the Clearing
House. To M. D. K, Greenbelt:
Most Of the information requested
may be obtained by reading the
instructions on any package OF
seeds. Spend a few minutes look
ing over the display wherever
seeds are sold. However, If this
isn't clear enough for M. D. K,
she is surrounded by experts. She
may call the U. OF M. or the
Bureau Of Plant Industry and get
expert advice about anything she
may want to plant. Even the
poor Maryland soil" will produce
almost anything she wants. If she
will use plenty Of elbow grease. "
To Mrs. ]. r. d, Lexington
Park: Contact your county agent.
or your home demonstration
agent, Miss Ethel Joy. at Leonard
town, or write to the U. of Mary
land at College Park. and they
will advise what trees will grow in
your locality. II you request 1t,
I'm sure they can tell you where
you may get the trees you inquired
about as well as those they may
recommend.
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BERET: BATH MAT. PAINTING
CAGES
From Mrs. r. v. S.. Washington J
For Mrs. q. b. B.. WASHINGTON
/ have the pattern for the GRO
cheted beret which you wanted
and II you would like q copy
viii type il of for you. Readers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-24
By Peggy Roberts


It's fun and so easy to dress up
gift or guest towels with these
lovely corsage designs. Embroider
the lovely roses, spicy carnations
and delightful pansies In glowing
colors and simple stitches.
Pattern Envelope No. R2305
contains q each Of the three bou-
Quets illustrated: stitch illustra-
tons: material requirements and
color suggestions.
To obtain this pattern. send 20c
IN coins. giving pattern number.
your name. address and z6ne num-
. her TO Peggy Roberts. The WASH.
ington Star, p. o. Box 100. Sta
ton q. New York 10. N. =.
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THE TEMPEST"

(From Mr.. A. p. B., CheUerlyJ
Some weeks ago the RICH quoted
the first stanza Of the following
poem and said that some woman
correspondent, or subscriber. de-
sired the rest Of the poem. I knew
that It was in a McGuffey's Reader
that I had studied some seventy
years ago. but did not get hold Of
q "McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic
Reader" until this morning. I
quote the page.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-30
| NINE C-74 BIG CARGO
 PLANES WILL FLY TN ALASKA TRAFFIC

SEATTLE, Dec. 30-tR-The mili- tary Air Transport Service will place nine Douglas CAT, four-en- zine transport planes, in Alaskan traffic service in January, Capt. Eric c. Forester, MATS repre- sentative at the Seattle Port of Embarkation, announced today.
 The 165,000 pound cargo planes will make 12 flights during January taking off from their home base at Mobile, to fly to Anchorage with intermediate stops along the route at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla, Kelly Air Force Base, Tex, Sacra- mento Air Depot, Calif., and Mo Chord Air Force Base, Wash.
 At Anchorage, Alaska, where the OATS discharge their cargo, C. 54's, Air Force transports, will pick it up for shuttle runs to outlying bases.
 Commenting on the cargo flown to troops in Alaska, Captain For rester said that eight tons of fresh vegetable produce is flown there each month. He added that fresh milk is being air-freighted to the exchange service at Adak under airline contract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-30
Daily lessons in English v v [. GORDON

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-30
SAN FRANCISCO NURSE
 TO LEAVE FOR BARROW

Mrs. O. Ann Reule, registered nurse who arrived here from San Francisco, will fly to Point Bar row on Saturday to become the fourth nurse on the staff of the 13-bed hospital maintained there by the Alaska Native Service.
 At present there is no physician at Barrow to minister to the na- tives, Dr. James T. Googe, ANS medical director, said but one IS expected to be placed there in the near future. Plans are going ahead to augment the present establish ment with a 26-bed tuberculosis sanatorium, he said.
 At present no chronic eases are cared for, he said.