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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Chilean Envoy Denies Reports
That Peso Is to Be Devalued
To the Editor Of The Star:

It has been brought to my notice that the
press in the United States has been pub
fishing lately rumors regarding the devalu-
alton Of the Chilean peso, as well as the
supposed manipulations with that currency.
I understand that in The Sunday Star Of
October 8, an article entitled Chile Sets
Peso Rate at 43 to Dollar. for Vital Imports
was printed.
Confronted with the insistence with which
the rumors referred to have been circulating,
the Embassy of Chile has received instruc-
lions from its Government to deny these
rumors categorically and to make it clear
that, following the devaluaton Of the sterl-
ing pound and Of other currencies, Chile has
not introduced any changes in her exchange
system. Moreover. in the event she deems
it advisable to modify her exchange system.
the government Of Chile will not take this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Spires of the Spirit
Discovering America -
Daring to Be Strong for Other Nations Called Our
Duty and Sublime Destiny

By the Rev. Frederick Bro Harris, D. d., Lt d. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

On October 10. 1892 The Star reported the
marriage OF Miss Mary Burnham Compton
to Mr.. John Goode Urquhart
Wedding at at st. Adams Church the
St. Albon's previous afternoon The
ceremony was conducted by
the Rev g. c. F. Bratenahl, later Dean of
Washington Cathedral. Ushers included
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

With no snow in sight through
Wednesday and only II snowy
January 2Oths in the last 81 years,
the District nevertheless is readying
it's snow plows for the Inauguration
just in case.
Special snow removal plans were
disclosed today as the first Weather
Bureau prediction OF Thursday
weather still was awaited. A special
advance forecast is to be announced
at 10 am. tomorrow.
Both city officials and the
Weather Bureau are taking no
chances on a repetition of William
Howard Taft's inaugural difficulties
of 1909 when a totally unexpected
1o-inch snow blew in to the dis
comfiture Of the chief weather
forecaster and thousands of in
augural visitors. Mr.. Taft was sworn
in in the Senate chamber and a
much dwindled parade marched
through slush to the White House.
Congress thought of moving future
inaugurals from March 4 we'll into
April.
The Weather Bureau began keep
ing records here in 1871 and first
recorded snow and rainfall sepa-
rately in 1888.
II statistics are reassuring, how
ever, no inaugurations since Mr.
Taft's have seen major snowstorms
and, in the last 10 years, the major
ity of January 20ths have been
snowless and rainless. Since 1871, it
has showed or rained on January
20 just 80 times. There have been
Only II snowfalls on that date since
the weather Bureau began keeping
snow records.
Inauguration prognosticators won't
find much solace in the record OF
the last five years, however. More
than an inch and a half Of snow
fell last January 20 and there was
some snow on that date in As and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Marylanders TO Get
Help Of Tax Experts

Deputy tax collectors will visit
five nearby Maryland counties dur
ing the next three months to aid
taxpayers in preparing their 1948
Federal income tax returns and esti-
mating their returns for 1949.
Their schedule was announced as
follows:
Suburban National Bank, Silver
Spring, January q. % and 81 and
February l; Bethesda County Build
ing, February 2, 8, 8 and 8; Sandy
Spring National Bank, February 18,
81 and %; Rockville town Office.
February "a, Is and %, March IA.
Til, IA and Is.
Also Citizens National Bank,
Laurel, February 10, II, IA and Is:
County Service Building. Hyatts-
vile, February 81, %, "a, Is and %,
and March IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Maryland Jaycee Board
Backs Bowman Report
By the Associated Press

The Maryland Junior Chamber OF
Commerce has thrown its support
behind the Bowman report on con-
servation and the establishment OF
home rule for Maryland political
subdivisions.
The Jaycee's Board Of Directors
at its quarterly meeting here yester-
day also named Charles Edward
MOBILES, inventor of the stratovision
technique for relaying telecasts by
airplane, as the outstanding young
Marylander of 1913.
Samuel Hopkins, vice president OF
the Junior Association of Commerce
at Baltimore, was named to voice
the groups support for conserva-
ton program proposed by DR.. Isaiah
Bowman, retired president of Johns
Hopkins University.
Mr.. Hopkins said the group was
interested especially in the resur-
rection of the oyster industry,
an industry that plays significant
part in the economy of the entire
State"
The board represents organiza-
lions in Baltimore, Cumberland
Frederick, Hagerstown, Salisbury
Easton, Cambridge, Frostburg and
Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Two Prince Georges Youths
Seized in Egg-Strewn Diner

Prince Georges County police
eddy finding them in an egg-splat-
tered diner at Beltsville, Md, early
yesterday.
Pvts. Joseph Hill and James P.
Kearns said they found the youths
in the Federal Diner about 4 am.
The police said several pin ball
and cigarette machines had been
broken open and the money removed.
Eggs also had been thrown freely
around the establishment.
The boys, one from Washington
and the other from North Beach,
Md, will answer the charges at a
closed hearing Thursday in County
Juvenile Court in Hyattsville. They
also were to be questioned today by
Washington police in connection
with similar cases in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Inauguration Tickets
| Don't Reserve Seats
| In Stands at Capitol

Tickets for the Inauguration
ceremonies at the Capitol do
not entitle the holders to re-
served seats, Leslie l.. Biffle.
executive secretary of the Joint
Congressional Committee on
the Inauguration, emphasized
today.
Mr.. Biffle said a number of
persons apparently had pre-
sumed the seats will be reserved
because the tickets are num-
bered. The numbers were used
for clerical purposes only, he
explained.
A ticket merely entities the
holder to enter a particular
section of seats. After that, it's
first come, first served.
The only exceptions are the
seats for the official party and
certain working press, photo
graphic, radio and televlsion
locations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Attorney, Wife
DieWhen Auto
Skids |ntoPo|e
J. Kenneth Yeutmon
Killed in Montgomery.
Daughter Badly Hurt

J. Kenneth Yeatman, 81, a prom
inent Washington lawyer, and his
wife, Mrs. La Dosca Hodges Yeat.
man, IS, an assistant probation
officer at District Court, were killed
instantly last night when their sta.
ton wagon skidded and crashed
into a telephone pole in Montgom.
cry County.
Their daughter, Miss La Dosca
Jeanne Yeatman, 10, was critically
injured in the accident. She was
taken to Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital, Sandy Spring, and Il
believed to have a fractured skull
County police said the family was
driving north on the Colesville road
when the automobile went out OF
control at Browns Corner. They
were headed toward their farm
home near Clarksville, Howard
County.
Fog Covered Road.
James E. THEM of Ednor. who
said he was behind the Yeatmans
automobile, told police they were
travelling about 40 miles an hour
Fog blanketed the road. Apparently
the station wagon slipped onto the
wet shoulder of the highway. 1t
then skidded and overturned against
the pole.
Police said DR.. A. r. Kelly. an
intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, arrived on the scene just
after the accident and pronounced
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeatman dead.
Their bodies were taken to the
Warner E. Humphrey Funeral Home,
Silver Spring. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed this morn
ing.
Miss Yeatman was still uncon-
scious today and because of extreme
shock had not undergone X-ray ex-
animation.
Mr.. Yeatman was son Of the
late Rudolph Yeatman, Washington
attorney and once general counsel
of the Times-Herald and the Mum
sey Trust Co., who died in 1947. He
practiced in the Munsey Building
with his brothers, William H. and
Rudolph Yeatman, jr.
Was Navy Lieutenant.
During the war he served in the
Pacific as a Navy lieutenant, Junior
grade.
A native Of Washington, he at
tended st. John College High
School, Georgetown University For
eign Service School and National
University Law School. He was
admitted to the bar in 1885.
, His mother, Mrs. Rudolph Yeat-
man, lives at Northbrook Courts,
3426 Sixteenth street NV. Other
survivors, besides the brothers with
whom he practiced, are Francis x.
Yeatman, third brother, Wash
ington, and two sisters. Mrs.
George Richardson, West Orange,
N. j., and Mrs. Aram Bakshian,
Washington.
Mrs. Yeatman was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius c. Hodges of
Fuquay Springs, N. C.
Miss Yeatman was her daughter
by a previous marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Assembly States
0penHeariingon
State Job Laws
3 Merit System Bills,
Unemployment Pay to
Be Studied Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE first
open hearings of the General As
sembly's 1949 session will be held
tomorrow.
Interested persons will have a
chance to present their views on
bills to liberalize merit system laws
and revamp unemployment compen-
sation statutes.
The Senate Judiciary Committee,
headed by Senator Della, Democrat,
of Baltimore has asked the Mary
land Classified Employees Associa-
ton and other groups to discuss
three merit system bills at hear
ing set for II am.
One would extend from three to
six months the period during which
temporary appointees may work for
the State without examination.
Another would extend the present
probationary period from six months
to one year in certain cases.
Broader Coverage Proposed.
The third bill would extend the
merit system to workers in the in
come tax division of the State Con-
trollers Office. assistant auditors
and accountants in the State Audi
tors Office, and employees of the
Board of Hairdressers and Alcoholic
Tax Division.
The other hearing tomorrow has
been called for II am. by the House
Banking, Insurance and Social Sc
curity Committee to study several
contemplated changes in the unem-
ployment compensation statutes.
Some of these would
Add So per child to weekly job
less benefits, up to four minor chill
dren per family.
| Grant benefit if the applicant has
earned 80 times the amount of a
weeks benefit during the preceding
year Gnstead of 40 times as at
present..
Require employers to notify the
Employment Security Board of lay
offs Except mass layoffs).
Authorize pensioned persons to
receive jobless benefits if the pen
sion is less than the benefit (the
benefit in this case would be the
difference between the pension and
the normal benefit.
Bar seasonal agricultural and sea-
food workers from benefits unless
they worked in the corresponding
base month the year before.
Income Tax to Be Studied.
| When the Legislature reconvenes
tonight after the weekend recess,
action to hold down the State tax
on earned incomes to 2 per cent
will be the main item in the House
of Delegates.
The bill may go through the
State Senate and be ready for Gov.
Lanes signature before the week
ends.
The per cent levy would auto
matically jump to 212 per cent this
year, in accordance with a legisla-
tive measure passed at an earlier
session. Administration sentiment
favors retention of 2 per cent in
view of q $25 100000 State surplus
forecast for June 30 of this year.
Another measure marked for
early action is one to legalize the
large boats used by oyster dredgers
in the lower Chesapeake Bay. East
ern Shore oystermen recently have
been engaged in a legal tangle with
the Tidewater Fisheries Commission
over the size of boats that may be
used in dredging operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
District Ready With Snow PIows
In Case of Inaugural Storm

AS. In 1947 and 1914, it rained. In
temperature, the date has had a
7e-year average high of 43 degrees,
but in 1910 the mercury slipped to
frigid above zero.
This weeks snoW-removal plans
have been prepared by committee
appointed by the commissioners and
headed by William A. Xanten, SUI
perintendent of sanitation.
In case it is showing on Inaugural
ton Day, the parade route will be
plowed continuously until about II
am. Fourteen plows would be used
along Pennsylvania avenue, and they
would make their last trip shortly
before the President left for the
Capitol. About Is minutes before
parade time, the ploWs would again
cover the parade route.
In addition, sanding operations
would be performed along the line
of march by four units of the San
itation Division and four units OF
the Capital Transit Co.
The blowing of the parade route
would be in charge of Thomas w.
Bishton, assistant superintendent OF
sanitation, and the sanding would
be supervised by Melvin j. Griggs.
The clearing Of snow at the pa
rade assembly and the disbanding
points would be done by troops
from Fort Belvoir and Army trucks.
Employees Of the Sanitation Division
would help.
In ease Of snow earlier IN the
week, the parade area would be
kept clear by crews of men es-
pecially assigned to the work.
In the event icy conditions de-
velop on the parade route, rock salt
will be spread, in accordance with
arrangements made with the Capita
Transit Co. The use of salt has
been prohibited on Pennsylvania
avenue in other snoWstorms because
of the damage to automobiles >anc
slots of car tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
3,48O,786th Person Boards
Freedom I rain on Return Here

| erty Bell MdTCN-lG WIS u AApc1 w
Bell train he had seen as a youth
that gave Mr.. Clark the idea for
the Freedom Train. The First Bap-
fist Choir sang an impressive ar
rangement of the National Anthem
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Color Guard stood sraartly
at attention.
Melvin D. Hildreth, general chair
man of the 1949 Inaugural Commit
tee, termed it the commencement
of a great Inaugural Week, COM
memorating 100 years of continuity
of democracy
Gen. Gates Speaks.
1--WE hope that hundreds Of thou
sands of visitors will go away with
an understanding Of the past so
that they might understand better
the present" Mr.. Hildreth said.
Others speaking briefly were Gen.
Clifton B. Gates. Marine command
ant, who lauded the Marines who
have guarded the train; William T,
Farley, president Of the American
Association of Railroads, who said
81 railroads we're proud to have had
a part in moving the train. and
j. M. johnson, director Of the Office
of Defense Transportation, who said
the documents were physical evil
dence that freedom was not built or
faith alone.
DR.. Wayne c. Grover, Archivist o.
the United States, and DR.. Luther
Evans, Librarian of Congress, who
are charged with preservation OF
the documents, expressed the hope
the train would not break up aftel
the Washington appearance, but
tour for another two years.
Mrs. Charles F. Brannan, Inaugu'
raj Week chairman Of the Freedom
Train. Committee, invited sugges'
lions for making the visit sue
cess. A prayer OF rededication wa'
read by Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field, the invocation was given by
the Rev. Father Joseph E. Gedrs
and the benediction by DR.. Edward
Hughes Pruden.
Arrives with Picture.
Standing close to the speakers
stand was William I. Sterling Of
Norway, Me. Back in November
1947, when the Freedom Train start.
ed its long journey, Mr.. Sterling
visited it at Lewiston, Me-, and pre-.
sented officials with scroll Of 1000
names he had solicited from people
wishing to sign the Freedom Pledge
Mr.. Sterling had come to Wash.
ington for the Inauguration, anc
for another purpose. He wanted tt
give the committee the photograph
of a 99-year-old veteran, Names
last Civil War survivor, signing that
scroll.
Mr.. Sterling had promised the
relatives of Zachariah Mclaughlin
he would not release the picture
until the old man died. Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin since has died-nine days
after he signed the pledge, to bt
exact.
; So, No. $780, S6 came to Wash.
ington with a picture, some news
paper clippings and a proud CLEAN
in his eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

It wasn't conductor, but q
strapping Marine who helped the
little man aboard the train, and as
far as the Marine was concerned
his latest passenger was No. $780,
1856.
That was the number he clicked
off on his little gadget for counting
people, an interminable string OF
people.
For the Marine 1t was another
days work-hes been doing it most
of the days for 16 months. But for
No. $3.50, 786 it was day apart.
Not long before, out in the sur
prisingly bright January sunshine
he had heard distinguished speakers
tell about the Freedom Train. how
it had rumbled 37,106 miles with
stops at 1926 cities, how 1t was
brought back to Washington yester-
/ day for Inaugural Week, and how
new plans are afoot to extend the
tour another two years.
Now No. 3,480,786 stood before
Jefferson's rough draft of the
declaration Of Independence, one Of
the 1877 precious documents on the
Freedom Train, and recalled the
words Of j. Edward Shugrue, ma
tional director of the American
Heritage Foundation.
Sharing the bunting drapec
speakers platform with others re.
sponsible for the Freedom Trains
successful tour, Mr.. Shugrue hac
reminded his audience that thi,
same Thomas Jefferson once hao
warned that liberty cannot be in.
herited, but must be rewon by each
succeeding generation.
"* Only by working at de-
mocracy can we make democracy
work for us"
Pausing before Washington's fam.
Gus farewell address, No. 3,480, 78t
might have recalled what Attorney
General Clark had said about the
fitness of the Freedom Trains re.
turn for the Inauguration Of the
22nd President.
LAS we in America exhibit these
documents to 100000 people Inau-
gural week, it will be an example
to the world about the true facts
of democracy, the real end results
of democracy" Mr. Clark said.
1t was Mr.. Clark vino was the
moving force in the Freedom Trair
idea. Yesterday, as he stood be-
side it at Fourteenth and D street.
SW Mr.. Clark said there was {
movement in Congress to have the
train continue another two years
and he hoped that movement woule
succeed.
S2,o00,0O0 Is Sought.
Bills were introduced in both the
House and Senate last week for
100000 appropriation to operate
the train under a Government com
mission.
Already 3,5Oo,0Oo people have
seen the train, but there are 140,'
O0e, 600 others who would like thu
chance. I am sure American ingen.
uity will make that possible" HI
added.
The 3,4So,786th person to g
through the train had the company
of thousands Of others, including
Mr.. Clark, who took the Commute
tour for the sixth time.
II always see something new" the
Attorney General said. ut Away
gives me lift"
During the brief ceremonies thu
Marine Corps Band played the Lib
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Montgomery Study Unit
Will Meet Tomorrow

The Eastern Suburban Area Study
Group of Montgomery County will
hear an analysis OF learning
achievements by elementary chill
dren in the area at a meeting at
10 am. tomorrow in the Montgom-
cry Blair High School library, Silver
Spring.
Mrs. Aaron B. Nadel, president
Of the group, will give the report
which is based on results of recent
standard tests. A report on sur
vey on report cards will be made by
Mrs. w. H. Youngman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
and congressional delegation. shorehan,

d Hn3e eohsleeeioiidl oeiesa'ioh' .tioi eiion'
9 p.m.-vermont State Society reception
for Coy and Mrs GlbsSn and SGD Sop-
seventeenth ae ana Streets wa NW 0
8 pm-South Carolina State Society re-
ception and dance for Gov Thurmond,
Roosevelt Hotel. Members and guests
10 p.m.-Inaugural Ball, National Guard
Armory By invitation only.
lada Screen Sa and stare
stars
9 am.-Louisiana State Society open
house [or visitors: Harris Hotel. .n >,
9 a.m.-Fort Myer open to visitors I'M
9 a .m.-Boy Scouts Of America: open house
ST. Streets NV ' Lawn
10 a.m.-Naval Gun Factory open to visi-
10 sm'mNavai al Air Station open to visi-
tors until 4 pm.
1880 a.m.-,Women's inaugural meeting
cratic ueo National Committee. Departmental
IL am:-New York State Democratic
1890 p.m.--Michigan State Society buffet
liams, Hotel statler. ,
= p.m.@Nationsi Council of Negro Women,
open house until 10 pm" 1918 Vermont
. pm.NNational Association: OF colored
Women omen Q Z q house until 10 1'm'' lila
Until Until 10 n In IS 1857 Kaiorama road NV
4 p.m.-North Dakota State Society re-
eesption for = congressional e delegation
5 pm-Reception at Women's National
Democratic Club. By invitation only.
. pm.-Reoeption. for President Truman
Wardman Park Hotel. BY invitation
state sosisty 5:ssptiSn
dent, 1912 Nineteenth street NV
mkex.d;s rs stats sesitty M sseaetieI
7 p.m.-Reeeption for Chairman Ne
s sFaa 81 aets Si 81 invitation
8 pm.-Dinner for Representative pay-
son. Democrat, OF Illinois, in South
9 p.m.-ofhcers' Service Club tnaugural
Ball, for active and Reserve officers
1914 TWenty.first street w. NV; x..n
ton and ball honoring Vice, President
elect Barley. Shoreham Hotel.
SATURDAY. January 22.
p.m.-Montana State Society reception
for congressional delegation. Mayf1owel
Hotel
7:3O p.m.-Tennessee State Society dinner
f nat. congressional delegation. shorehaH
10 p.m.-Nebraska State Society dance,
Gov Peterson and congressional oele-
cation guests OF honor, Wardman ParR
10 p.m.-West Virginia State Society
dance and reception for congressiona
delegation, Shoreham Hotel.
SUNDAY, JANUARY %.
$50 p.m.-Arkansas State Society re.
ception for congressional delegation
Senate Caucus Room.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81.
7 pm-Ohio State Society dinner dance,
Wardman Park Hotel
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20.
9 pm.-South Dakota State Society dance
and reception for congressional dele.
cation, Hotel 2400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Man Arrested in County
On 'Peeping Tom Charge

Charges of being a "Peeping Tom
and of carrying concealed weapon
were filed against a District man
who Mount Rainier police arrested
early yesterday after complaints by
residents of the Queenstown and
Haywood Gardens apartment de-
velopments.
Francis E. David, "a, colored, Of
the first block of Fifty-third street
Sc. was arrested by Sergt. Walter
Scott and Pvt. Daniel Manuel. The
concealed weapon charge was added
when police found .32-caliber re-
volver on David
He is being held in default Of
81 900 bond for hearing next Mon
day in Hyattsville Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Two Held in Prince Georges
On Liquor Sale Charge

Two persons were arrested yester-
day after Prince Georges police
charged that an illegal sale of
whisky on Sunday was made in
Berwyn Md night club.
Milton F. Barrel, 81, owner of the
Club La Conga on the Baltimore
boulevard, was charged with per-
hitting the sale of two drinks to
County Policeman Ralph Bond.
A waitress, Elizabeth Courtney,
%, of College Park, was charged
with making the sale.
Both posted $500 bonds for a
hearing in Hyattsville Police Court
January 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Rockville Bank Elects
Jones, Snupp Directors
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

Special Dispatch 70 The SfoT
]. Hampton Jones, jr., and Carl
Henry Snapp, both of Rockville, Md.
have been elected. to the Board O.
Directors of the Montgomery County
National Bank in Rockville.
Others named are: Thomas M
Anderson, Douglas M. Blandford, J
Paul Burnett, John E. Elgin, Leland
L. Fisher, George P. Henderson
Lloyd j. Jones, Franklin H. Karn
Thomas c. Kelley, c. Boyd Keys
William A. Linthicum, Russell Mi
zell, Robert Peter, James H. Pugll
and Robert w. Vinson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Mary Washington Girl,
Missing Week, Is Back
By the Associated Press

WOODSBORO, Md, Jan. IT,
Miss Audrey Lee Smith, 10, was home
again today after more than a week
of wandering.
The girl was reported missing
January Z from Mary Washington
College, Fredericksburg, Va.
In the meantime she wandered as
far as Phoenix, Ariz., where she got
in touch with friends of her family.
Her family owns a perfume factory
here.