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Evening star., 1949-09-06
Finn Labor Federation
Considers Break With
teftisf World Group
BY the A.soeiofsd Press

-lHELSINKI, Finland, Sept. g.
Finland's Trade Union Federation
is considering break with the
World Federation of Trade Un-
Ions as a result of the country's
T-day Communist strike often
xve.
delegates of the federation dis
Gussed the question as signs in
cteasd that Finland's striking
Communists are facing defeat.
Qualified sources said that wheth-
er Finland's unionists break with
tie Communist-d dominated WFTU
depends on whether 1t keeps on
interfering in Finland's strikes.
Reds Hint Acceptance Of Defeat.
Acceptance of defeat in the
strike movement was intimated by
Hertta Kuuuinen. Communist Par
ty leader. in a speech in which
she said "it is not always easy
to be q Communist. One must
slso be prepared for setbacks and
defeat"
"A Communist setback was noted
yhen the food and industry work
srs complied yesterday with an
order of the trade union fedora
Zion to stop their strikes if they
Wished to stay in the federation.
The workers began returning to
Eheir jobs. Dockers and building
workers were still on strike how
ever.
: The federation's executive COM
mittee several days ago ordered
the striking unions to return to
Work or face expulsion. but left
final action up to a delegates
meeting. The delegates confirmed
the decision Sunday night.
r Decision Delicate to Make.
The decision was a delicate one
for it could have left 100000 OF
the federation's 100000 members
outside the fold where they might
have organized a rival Com
3nunist-dominated federation ard
sought afflliation with the WFTU.
The existence Of Communist and
anti Communist declarations side by
side would greatly complicate Fin
lands relations with Russia, espe-
cially If. the Communist fedora
tion were affiliated with the
WFTU.
a Prime Minister Karl A., Eager
holb, a Social Democrat. told a
news conference yesterday that
The Comunist-instigated strikes
were the greatest attempt since
the war to crush Finland's politi-
cal system.
: Had the situation developed into
D split of the TUT. he said, it
would have destroyed peace on
the labor market.
Evening star., 1949-09-06

around 2 am. today, Mr.. Quinn
said, they left him plastered with
adhesive tape and tied with light
cord in a closet. The clerk said
the couple took $48 from the hotel
cash drawer, a registration card
with their New York address and
a typewriter which Toneman had
given the hotel as security for
personal loan of IS. In addition,
a bill of $25 was unpaid.
MIR. Quinn said the whole thing
started when Toneman came to
him and said his wife was sick
and he might need some help to
Evening star., 1949-09-06
u. ). Court Hears Suit
Charging Arlington |
School Discrimination

Arlington County contended to-
day in Federal Court that there is
neither equity nor common sense
in furnishing a great many facil-
tiles" at the Hoffman Boston
School for Negroes for instruction
which never has been requested
and which could not be used be-
cause of the small student body
there.
The statement by Lawrence
Douglas, attorney for the County
School Board. was made to Fed
eral Judge Albert v. Bryan at the
opening of a hearing in Alexan-
dria on a suit brought in behalf
Iof Constance Carter, 16-year-old
colored student at Hoffman
Boston, who claims discrimination
against Negroes in the public
schools.
Mr.. Douglas made his remarks
while arguing a motion to strike
a number of photographs and
some of the testimony of plain
tiff's witness. He asserted the ex-
hibits and the testimony were not
relevant.
Equipment Illustrated.
The pictures showed such equip
ment as Link trainer for avia-
ton students at Washlngton-Lee
High School for white pupils.
Judge Bryan overruled the mo-
ton without hearing arguments
by lawyers for the plaintiff but
he said his decision would not
preclude arguments for the de-
fenes such as those advanced by
Mr.. Douglas.
The witness. only one to be
heard during the morning, was
colored Richmond photographer
who c.made 10 photographs OF
buildings and facilities at the
white and Negro schools.
Lawyers estimated that the trial
would require three days.
Suit Brought by Mother.
The suit was brought for Con-
stance Carter by her mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Taylor. 1t names men,
bers of the Arlington School
Board and the superintendent as
defendants.
Mrs. Taylor is asking the court
to require Arlington either to pro-
vide equal facilities at Hoffman
Boston or to admit Constance
Carter to the Washington and Lee
white school.
A Federal census 18 months ago
showed Arlington had 6.598 Negro
residents and 1l7,234 whites.
Mr.. Douglas said. Last year. he
added, the Hoffman-Boston en-
rollment was only 48. while the
Washington-Lee total was 1887
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Mother Biomes Soup
For Channel Failure

SOMERSET, Mass. Sept. 6 (ED.
y lay it to the soup" Shirley
May Frances mother SAID today.
She said it sadly when she heard
that her daughter had to give up
in the English Channel.
Frankly dismayed, Shirley's
mother. Mrs. j. Walter France,
at first refused to believe her IT.
year-old daughter had failed.
Il lay it to the soup she re-
peated. referring to soup which
had been fed the sIrl during the
swim. She never had been fed
soup before while in the water,
i don't understand it. when
she seemed to be doing so we'll I
can't even Think" said the mother.
I'm sorry she couldn't have made
1t: she wanted to so badly"
Shirley Mays sisters, Marylin,
13, and Carla, IL. were stunned
into silent weeping. Her 4-year-
old brother.Jo John. couldn't un-
derstand.
Neighbors Disappointed.
Neighbors shared the family's
disappointment, remembering that
Shirley Mays sGhanpel try was
made in the hope of rilaapfoying
the: Frances economic position
She had planned to build a new
home that they might leave the
converted summer camp in which
they now dwell without the ad-
vantage of running water.
Shirley Mays father is an oil
burner salesman. Her mother
works in a Fall River shirt fac
tory.
No one knew greater disappoint-
ment than Emil Mickool, modest
and generous mender of shoes
The cobbler financed the early
part of the girls aquatic train
ing and it was he who formed q
corporation bearing her name. to
protect her interests a minor.
The Somerset Chamber of Com
merce had installed signs on two
bridges leading to the town. read
ing: Welcome to Somerset. Home
of Shirley May France"
Shirley Mays mother and the
children had spent a sleepless
night-waiting- for words of her
progress. -..
Evening star., 1949-09-06

c l o S e I, WoK
place at the
Emery Hotel,
1872 G street
NV, early to-
day.
The culprits
registered last
Wednesday as
Mr.. and Mrs.
D. F.. Toneman
Of New York,
according to D.
F. Quinn, %,
the desk clerk.
When tn e y
r h ec ked 0llt,
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Red WhoIers at Cape Town

The most tongue-tied shoppers
Cape Town ever had were 500
Russian whalermen who arrived
recently in South Africa from the
Antarctic with 100000 to spend,
but understanding no word OF
English.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Shirley May Forced to Give Up
Six Miles From Channel Goal

Dover's cliffs. There they are
she shouted when a wave carried
her up.
She had put behind her IA miles
of sea since leaving Cap Girls Nez
when she was forced to give up
The sight of Dover's cliffs had
spur1ed her on as she churned
through the swells.
Encouraged by the message from
her mother, the girl had been
swimming strongly.
Shirley's mother in Massachu-
setts had sent her this message:
Don't give up. I know you'll
make it. We're all listening. wait
ing and wishing you the best OF
luck. And we're praying for you.
The message was relayed to her
by the Associated Press, which has
a boat accompanying the SWIM
mer.
Refused to Quit Earlier.
Earlier her father asked her il
she wanted to give up. Shirley
May replied with a brief "Na-a'
and continued churning the water
She used an Australian crawl
making "a strokes to the minute
Fatigue and the cold Channel
waters make the last part of the
crossing the hardest. In all "a
elistafaee swimmers have spanneG
this ~treacherous> stretoh~oEs water
separating France and England.
Americas Gertrude Ederle holds
the speed record for women. She
crossed inA hours andXminutes
bn August 6, 1926. ~ z
] Shirley Mays first battle was
with adverse tides.
During the day the fotilla fol-
lowing Shirley May was aug
mented from time to time by small
boats bearing curious folk from
the French coast. One gray old
man and his wife came 6 miles
out to sea in an outboard motor
boat and sat for nearly an hour
watching Shirley May.
When the tide changed in her
favor. Boudakian shouted: She s
doing all right" Boudakian de-
clared earlier. that Shirley May
had been swimming faster than
many of her predecessors. despite
the adverse currents.
Flotilla Accompanies Her.
A f1otilla of six vessels accom-
panied the New England mer-
maid. The tune Slow Boat to
China" sounded out over the sea,
Shirley May likes to swim to it.
1t was played from her of1icial
press boat and clearly was audible
from the Associated Press base
ship, Red Commodore.
Shirley's father had cast doubts
whether she would take off today
when he looked at the angry seas
from the French shore.
When he asked his daughter if
she wanted to go ahead with the
gruelling attempt, she turned and
said: Whats the weather."
"The last time I heard it was
good" France said. "On the way
over though, we ran into pretty
rough seas"
II think I'd better CO." Shirley
May said.
Once the decision was made, she
stripped down to the swimming
suit.
Her pal, Mary Lou Walsh, and
her coach. spread second heavier
coat Of grease over her body.
The husky girl swimmer, dressed
in an old green swim suit and
red cap, then walked into the
waves and began cutting smoothly
through the dark waters.
2 Steaks Before Breakfast.
After she had been IN the water
for three hours and 20 minutes
she shouted. I'm hungry" Her
predawn breakfast Of two steaks
and a cup Of tea had worn OF.
Her father pulled alongside her
in a rowboat and passed over
some chicken broth. She slipped
it hungrily. Then she became
Evening star., 1949-09-06
Small Looms
Continued From First Page.)

lleVeS, ana IN recenJ Times COM
plants against the companies
have centered on-tAe--insurance
problem rather thaa-en-the rates
of sintersstsGhar rgedsssxs- d
The regulations proyide that .tht
interest charge permitted under
the Districts small loan law
pe5 month on loans under
S20U and 8 per cent a year or
larger loans-sha4 7 include all
insurance premiums required Of
the borrower except those premi-
ums specifically listed as exceptions
in the regulations.
The type of insurance permitted
by the regulations depends on the
type Of loan.
In the case of an auto loan, for
example. $50. $75 or 500 de-
ductible collision insurance, and
also fire and theft insurance Cor
comprehensive in lieu of fire and
thefD may be required for a tHm
not exceeding the term OF the
loan. The company is prohibited
from forcing the borrower to take
out accident, health or life insur-
arice.
II a 1oan. is made on the col
lateral security of household fur
niture and furnishings. fire and
extended coverage insurance for a
term not exceeding the term OF
the loan, in amount not exceed
ing the fair market value of the
property at the time the policy is
issued, may be required.
If there is no collateral security
for q loan, q reducing form OF
term life insurance on the life OF
the borrower, in an amount not
exceeding the term Of the loan
may be required.
Must Supply Copy of Policy.
In no case shall life insurance
be required in cases in which
property is accepted for collateral
security.
The regulations also provide
that a copy of the insurance pol
icy must be delivered by the loan
company to its borrower within
20 days after the loan is made.
Officers of the loan companies
also must state their connections
with other businesses. including
insurance companies and new and
used auto sales concerns.
The key paragraph in the reg
ulations on insurance, storm CEN
ter of the recent controversy over
the regulations, reads as follows
in the final draft:
premiums on insurance, other
than insurance specifically au-
thorized by these regulations, shall
be included as interest If the Oh
tanning by the borrower of such
other insurance is a prerequisite
to the making OF the loan, or II
the licensee led the borrower tc
believe that such other insurance
was prerequisite to the making
OF the 1oan."
The regulations add that. if any
complaint is made on this score
the burden Of proof that the bor'
rover did not believe the insurance
was required is squaIely placed or
the small loan company.
The regulations were drawn ul
under authority Of a congressional
act of 1918. prescribing r:les fol
small loan companies and giving
the District authority to promul'
gate further regulations to imple'
ment the act.
Evening star., 1949-09-06

A weird holdup, involving a
phony house detective, his red
headed wife and a hotel night
clerk. who was left hog tied in
Evening star., 1949-09-06
"s.vsd my Life
c.i I T.. &C urAprp,ypN,,

=. When excess stomach acid causes painful sufocxts
ing gas sour stomach and heartburn doctors usually
eymptomatfc reiief-medictne thosefn Bell-ans
Tablets No laxative Bell-ans brings comfort In q
Hhy or return bottle 70 10 for double money back q
BEuANs fon lcid Indigestion 25f
Evening star., 1949-09-06

it hungrily. Then she became i'll.
Shortly after she tried the
chicken broth Shirley May COM
planned of being cold.
Her father, went over to her in
the pilot boat and came BACK with
the word She's cold. Maybe we
should pull her in"
But the warm sun beat down on
Shirley's head and shoulders ana
she kept on.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
RAVEl-GQ-R0uND
BY Nreinio 0oy

FACT LIFE: When summers over and you're
back to work Is when you need 1t most! So try to
plan short. Of season holiday. Ask me-. .
Evening star., 1949-09-06

beautiful floWerS.
Carriages with
fringe on top. Golf
and tennis in ideal
surroundings-fsh-
ing for the big
Ones" of coral reefs.
Nnlopiol noliceneY,
Evening star., 1949-09-06

- the kind who take time to say
hello ~ standing under gay UNI
brellas. Moonlight dancing. Sunlight
sports. A leisurely, lazy way Of life.
Ask for Bermuda's new color
booklets. including where to stay,
prices. even weather. Then 60 on
down and pick yourself nice piece
Of pink sand beach!
II you're after the big ones, Nova
Scotia's the place to do your tuna
fishing. (Note: the experts meet for
Wedgeport Tuna Cup Match on
Sept. l7.) And for extra time. teas
the way to 60: Daily flights from
Boston to the Maritimes make even
Newfoundland an easy weekend
tyipi
Tr1 -csnada Airlines slss flies
Evening star., 1949-09-06

See 1t first from . BOAC plane #
Bermuda. the tiny coral island in
the deep blue ocean. The prettiest
Evening star., 1949-09-06

time. too--Sun-
set. (Speedbird
Consultations
leave New York
conveniently, at
5 /: 3 0 p. M
n G TA
Evening star., 1949-09-06

glamorous West In
dies air cruises - at
very special rates
until Sept 80. Ex-
ample: Kingston.
Port-au-Prince. Ci-
udad Tuljillo-from
Evening star., 1949-09-06


The flights like private house.
party, but the host gives each lady
q present: an Elizabeth Arden
"Speedbird Sun Kit" complete with
10 beauty essentials! Fancy. but at
regular fares. so 1t pays to ask
about BOAC! Or, Executive 1914.
Your money buys everything At the
Elbow Beach Surf Club: private
beach. sports. parties. dancing every
night. No temptation for extras
rates from $l2 per day meals incl.
On Bermuda's lovely south shore.
Ask Travel Agent.
You know you're someplace differ
ent" when you're In Bermuda. Pink
and white houses. Flamboyantly
Evening star., 1949-09-06

h elp on pla ming.
Canadian National
Railways has leaflets
and detailed day.by-
day itineraries on
their 'packaged-at-a-
price" Maple Leaf
To,,rS Or thew will
Evening star., 1949-09-06

sFor leaflets. write me at rs Wsse
ssth erect. New York H. n 4
Evening star., 1949-03-04

Ten years ago-C. S. How
ards Kayak II won the Santa
Anita Handicap.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Gu|fstream Resuminq
After Olympia Scores
In Hia|eah Fiaminqo
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI. Fla, March A. The
spotlight swings to Gulfstream
Park today for the final 40 days
of Miami's 120-day winter horse
racing season. Hialeah closed an
unexpectedly good meeting yester-
day.
The top crowd of the year-28.-
359-turned out for Hialeah s
closing day and wagered $1,487,-
610-also the peak for the 1948-9
season.
The record handle of the meet
ing brought to $42,662,025 the
total mutuel play for the 40-day
meeting, compared to last year S
S44,606,219. The decline of less
than per cent exceeded the most
optimistic prediction at the meet
ing's outset. Most Hialeah Of
ficials foresaw a drop of about Z
per cent from last year.
Attendance was up slightly from
last year. Yesterdays crowd
brought the season total to $780,
396-1.566 more than last years
$685. $50.
Fred W. Hooper's Olympia, with
Jockey Ted Atkinson up, scored by
a length and a halfin the $50,000-
added Flamingo Stakes, one of the
most important Kentucky Derby
previeWs.
The bay colt took the lead soon
after the start and led all the way
in the mile and a furlong fixture
for 3-year-olds. Olympia's 1:484s
under top weight of 1875 pounds
was identical to the time posted
Evening star., 1949-03-04
By MoIcoIm Lolnborne, Jr.

Washington area boating en-
thusiasts who missed the New
York Motorboat Show will have
the chance to view an exposition
on a smaller scale when the an
nual Sportsmen's and Outdoors
Show opens in the National Guard
Armory tomorrow. Ten dealers
and the Washington Marine Trade
Association will do their part in
giving the Armory a nautical
aspect.
Marine engines. runabouts, sail
boats, cruiser. gadgets and the
various other items that delight
yachtsmen and the fellow who
hopes to join the sport will be on
display. The largest boat prom
ises to be 33-foot cabin cruiser,
exhibited by James Dillon, rep
resenting Riley & Fossan CO.
Others with booths during the
nine-day stand are Steelcraft
Washington Co.. Marine Equip
ment Co.. Mahon g. Gall. Nash
Marine Supplies, Del Veccllio Ma
rine Supplies. Buzzard Point Boat
Yard. Mayf1ower Marine Services.
IS. King Fulton and H. r. Rob-
inson.
The Marine Trade Association
booth will include exhibits by the
Army engineers of future water
front developments in Washington
and by the Potomac River Power
Squadron. Executive Secretary
Horace Walker has prepared o
special show edition Of the asso-
Evening star., 1949-03-04

and the weight carried when Calu.
NETS Citation won the stake last
year.
Marlet Stables Sneak was Sec
ond and George D. Widener s
Reveille-left at the post at the
start-Was third.
Fifteen starters have been
named in Gulfstream S $500 In
augural Handicap. Nose Rauzin S
Buzfuz, top weighted at '11S
pounds. ranked a 2-to-1 favorite
in the overnight odds for the g.
furlong sprint.
Early favorites included r. S.
McLaughln's entry of 1mperator
and Gregalach. both at 109; Gus
tav Rings entry of Kitchen Po-
lice, ITO. and Top Pilot, 112. and
the w. H. Veeneman entry of Phar
Mon, 107, and Irish Sun, LOG.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Fore AND AFT

cations publication. the Mast.
head.
Writ A. Gill, longtime Penguin
dinghy sailor from Columbia Y.C.
is the new commodore of Potomac
River Sailing Association, succeed
ing Ben Minor of Old Dominion
Boat Club. Other officers elected
last week were Russ Parkel, vice
commodore: Joe Kraft, secretary
and Lynn ]. Sholar, treasurer.
Spring series racing off Hams
Point is expected to start early in
May and the association welcomes
newcomers to the sport. Commo-
dore Gill may be reached at 302
Indian Spring drive, Silver Spring
Nd. or by phoning Executive $500,
Extension 6265.
Gibson Island will be the site
of the first Comet class territorial
championships next July % and
"a. Comet sailors from the eight
fleets in the territory that includes
the Potomac River and the East
ern and Western shores of the
Chesapeake Bay will compete. The
top four boats will be eligible for
the class internationals in Sep
tember. This is the first year such
an arrangement is being used
throughout the United States to
pick representatives for the title
event.
Ron Blizzard, who did a swell
job of running the recent FROST
bite regatta at Columbia Y. C.
plans to do some big-boat racing
this year as we'll as Star boat
competition. He has signed up on
Guy Stark's Banshee. The boat
is an Alden-designed yawl rating
In Class c cruising division. Stark
is a member of Gibson Island
Yacht Squadron.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

Beginning tomorrow at l pm.
for nine successive days and
nights the National Guard Rrmory
will be the mecca Of outdoorsmen.
The attraction will be Washing
tons second annual Sportsmen's s
and Outdoors Show produced by
the League of Maryland Sports
men.
Literally, this show will offer
something for everybody who pur-
sues happiness in the wide open
spaces. for just about every imple-
ment Of sports and recreation will
be on exhibit in a vast display
covering two acres of floor space.
Entertaining and educational
Is the theme of Show Manager
Leo j. Paulin who has put to-
gether II professional tank and
stage acts to highlight the ex-
position. Participating in the af-
4oh AL VIC a GSO4 VI 1OSd4s SGdCC
and Federal government bureaus
with displays stressing how best
to enjoy the out doors and how
to conserve such important re-
sources as soil, forest, fish and
game.
League Has 5000 Members.
The League of Maryland Sports
men, headed by Glenn L. Martin,
noted aviation designer and
manufacturer, is composed of g.
900 District and Maryland rod
and gun enthusiasts-members of
IS affiliated clubs. All profits of
the show will go into the Inns
fund for conservation work.
AS demonstrated last year in
its debut here. the Sportsmen's
Show appeals to all ages. but in
difference to youth the manage
ment has arranged in cooperation
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Outdoors Show, With Myriad
Of Features, Opens 7 omorrow

with the Children's Museum of
Washington to admit 1000 young
sters aged 7 to Is. free of charge
at a special preview tomorrow at
$50 am. Among the youngsters
will be $50 Evening Star carriers.
There will be four major divl-
sions of the exhibit-sports and
recreational equipment. boats,
autos and trailer coaches - in
stalled by local and national
dealers, distributors and manu-
facturers. Experts connected with
each item will answer questions.
10000 Bugs on Exhibition.
Notable among the many edu-
cational displays will be Mays
Tropical Exposition consisting of
10000 specimens of giant insects,
collected from all of the hot coun-
tries of the world. Creatures that
fly at 200 miles an hour, devour
mice, fatally poison humans, and
even big enough to knock human
down in collision, will be shown.
All will be exhibited under glass.
The tank and stage acts. pre-
sented twice daily, include Beebe's
famous Hollywood bears. featur-
ing Rosie, the movie and tele-
vision grizzly considered the most
intelligent of her species in the
world. Rosie skates, walks a tight
wire, dances and sings in a routine
with which she has captivated
millions. Nationally famous fig
ures in archery, pistol and rifle
shooting, table tennis, swimming,
log rolling. canoe fitting and cast
ing will be seen. as will Maui
willer's retrieving dogs who FISH
live ducks out of the tank at their
masters commands, and Phil Ben
nett and Jackie" the talking
crow.
Show hours are to II pm.