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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-07-22

Our fast growing wunt-ad col
umns arr getting resnlta Try one
TO buy rent sen anything.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

at $4,000 in 1947. he said. had a
tax levy of $3.50 at the then
existing $l.75 rate, but that with
the rate raised to the $2.75 level
on top of a 20 per cent assess
ment increase already adopted
the bill for the same property
would go to $158.86.
In contrast, he submitted cal
culations to show that person
with a $4,000 income would pay
about $19.42 a year under a 2 per
cent sales tax. He. figured this
would be less than half the added
taxes If the load were added to
the. present realty taxes by jump
ing the rate from 81 to $2.75.
Mr.. Dent pointed to one of the
Districts problems by showing
that the taxable area of the Ma
tional Capital has been declining
steadily by increases in Federal
ownership which becomes tax
exempt.
In 1896, he said. only 56.7 per
cent of the District was taxable
and that this had decreased to
1877 per cent by this year. The
valuation of Federal holdings, he
added, increased from $572,745,-
900 in 1886 to $797,820,000 in
1949. If the Government paid
taxes on this property this year.
he calculated. the payment would
amount to nearly $16,000,000.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Police Award Anniversary
To Be Observed Friday

Presentation of the January
Policeman of the Month" award
at police headquarters Friday will
mark the end of the first year of
the plan to honor outstanding
policemen.
Supt. of Police Robert j. Bar
rett, originator of the custom,
will present the medal to Janu-
ary's outstanding policeman.
All men who have received the
medals during 1948 will be present
at the ceremony. which starts at
10 am. Detective Sergt. Hoyle D.
Secrest, administrative assistant
to the chief of detectives. will be
master of ceremonies. The Metro
politan Police Band also will be
present.
Police officials and District civic
leaders have been invited.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

Two Hungarian Legation officials
who resigned here yesterday as an
aftermath of the conviction OF
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty in
Hungary. today summed up their
action in these words:
"We are Christians-and Roman
Catholics
They are Francis Petri. SO. and
Anthony WINNER, As, both admin
istrative officers at the Legation
here.
They notified the Hungarian
minister yesterday that they were
resigning their posts. At the same
time, they sent a note to the State
Department asking for asylum in
this country.
Discussing their action at their
apartment at 2619 Woodley place
NV. the two Hungarian civil
servants made it clear that they
had taken steps which might cut
them off from their homeland
forever.
If we have the privilege. we
hope to take out citizenship papers
in your country" MI. Petri, a
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Senate Home Rule Unit Father, "A, Accused
Names A. |. Wheeler Of Striking Infant Son,
To Aid in Drafting Bill Breaking His Leg

A 24-year-old father accused OF
striking his 18-month- -old son with
such force that the child's leg was
broken, will be given a hearing
in Silver Spring Police Court at
$50 am. Tuesday.
The Child, Billy w. Keith, jr.,
was reported in good condition to-
day at Childrens Hospital where
he is recovering from the. broken
leg, bronchial pneumonia and an
inufamed ear.
The father, Billy w. Keith. 1914
Selfridge road, Vierss Mill Village,
was released under $4,000 bond
last night after being held in
Silver Spring yesterday. He is
employed in the stockroom OF a
Silver Spring automobile company
Keith was arrested on two war
rants charging assault and battery
sworn out by Mrs. Madeleine Fen
nell, director of social work for
Montgomery County Juvenile
Court. Mrs. Fennell branded the
beating as "one of the most sick
ening I have ever investigated"
The baby was admitted to the
hospital Sunday. Juvenile Court
Judge Alfred D. Noyes started an
investigation when police reported
the parents said they did not know
how the infants leg had been
broken.
According to Detective Corpl.
Frank Griggs. Mrs. Keith told him
her husband flew into a rage"
and struck the baby on Tuesday
of last week and last Sunday. The
infamed ear was blamed on the
blows, Mr.. Griggs said he was told,
but the hospital indicated that
this injury might be coupled with
the pneumonia.
Mrs. Keith was quoted by Corpl.
Griggs as saying her husband had
been beating the child for more
than a year. Mrs. Fennell said
she will ask Judge Noyes to order
the child placed in the courts
custody. Billy, jr., is the couples
only child.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

small graying man with % years
government service, declared.
Mr.. WINNER. tall, dark-haired
man with Is years service to his
credit, commented: 1--WE were
never Communists. We don't like
their ways"
Asked if they would one day
return to their homeland, Mr..
Petri declared: Who wants to go
back?" AS to when he thought
Hungary would be free of Com
munist control, the official re-
marked that "Only God knows.
The two men stressed that they
made their decision to resign
without influence from any one. -
Mr.. Petri, who Joined the Lega-
ton staff in April. 1947, is widow
er. Mr.. WINNER. who came here
in November of that year, keeps
an apartment at the Woodley place
address with his wife.
Since the Communist coup in
1947. they estimate that Il persons
at the Legation have resigned.
Their action yesterday. they said,
brought the total to 13.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

city government along the city
manager line.
Asked to explain how far the
proposed Fair Employment Com
mission could go under his meas
ure to ban discrimination In en-
ployment, the New Yorker said
not only would its powers 60 to
the District government and all
its agencies, but to all private
utilities and businesses in the city
which are controlled directly by.
or licensed by the municipality.
This might include restaurants
and taverns, which are licensed,
he said. 1t should include, he
said. the public utilities, liquor
stores, and concerns which are
licensed by the city.
In effect the FEPC provisions
in the bill, Mr.. Marcantonio said
would break down the policy OF
segregation in most places in the
city.
Voters under the New Workers.
bill would be citizens of the United
States who have resided in the
District for one year, and who
have reached the age of 1s years.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

called him a few seconds after
Mrs. Hawes had been in his offlce
to arrange tonsillectomy for
Kathleen.
The child was operated on late
Monday to remove blood clots
from her brain.
She had entered the Floris
School in September. A sister.
Betty Mae, 9. is a student there
as we'll. Kathleen also is sur
vived by a younger brother.
Kathleen's father Is assistant
manager of the Fairview Dairy
Farm near Herndon.
Evening star., 1949-02-09

Chairman Kefauver of the Home
Rule Subcommittee of the Senate
District Committee today an
noHnced the appointment of A., L.
lyAeeler chairman of the Demo-
on sntFM Enmmittee of the
lI o nd the subcommittee
IN drafting q Washington suffrage
bill 1872 s.sss>2 * #ssss
Mr.. Wheeler, a lawyer who%liyes
at 1886 Monroe street NV. is
chairman of the Home Rule Sub
committee of the Democratic
Central Committee.
This group, working with the
Washington Home Rule Commit
tee, has been drafting a bill for
an elected city government at the
request of Chairman McGrath of
the Senate District Committee.
Hopes for Hearings Soon.
Senator Kefauver said he hoped
it would be possible to schedule
general hearings on the home rule
question for the week after next.
This is to get the views of various
groups on the type of bill to be
drawn. The subcommittee then
will draft and introduce it's own
bill. on which brief public hearings
would be held later.
Chairman Kefauver said he was
sure the subcommittee would spon-
sor a plan for an elected city gov
ernment. Serving with him on the
subcommittee are Senators Nicely,
Democrat, of West Virginia and
Margaret Chase Smith, Republi-
can. of Maine.
The subcommittee discussed the
home rule proposal for more than
two hours this morning in confer
ence with Mr.. Wheeler, Benjamin
Sigal, president of the Americans
for Democratic Action and men,
Der of the Democratic Central
Committee: James R. Kirkland,
counsel of. the Senate committee,
and Clarence Pierce, who aided in
the drafting of the Auchincloss
home rule bill of last year.
Discrimination Ban Urged.
In another home rule develop
ment. Representative Marcantonio.
yesterday a bill for
home rule and reorganization OF
the District featuring ban on
because OF race.
creed. or color.
The measure. referred to the
House District Committee. would
establish a Fair Employment
Practices Commission with broad
powers.
Mr.. Marcantonio said the bill
was prepared for him by the suf-
frage committee of the Progressive
Party of the District.
Provides for Council.
Somewhat like a home rule bill
by Representative Au-
Republican. of New Jer-
sey, the legislation provides for
an elected city council and elect
ed board of education, with a
city manager as executive head of
the municipality. A delegate would
be elected to the House. -.
But in a move to protect minori-
ties, the Marcantonio measure
provides for use of the system of
voting known as proportional
representation" This, its author
claims, would virtually assure rep
by members of minor
ity groups on the city council and
board of education. /
Other provisions of the new bill:
Initiative referendum and re-
call, to permit voters to take ac-
ton directly if their representa-
lives refuse the will of the peo-,I
pie"
A Federal payment toward city
costs commensurate with the
amount and value Of property of
The United States and foreign gov
within the District.
Power to float bonds to finance
capital improvements.
Thorough reorganization of the
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Harry Curtis Confirmed
As q IVA Director
sy the Associoted Press

The Senate yesterday confirmed
DR.. Harry Alfred Curtis Of Mis-
souri, as a director of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority fer a term
expiring May 18, 1857.
DR.. Curtis, "a. is dean of the
College of Engineering at the
University of Missouri.
He was nominated to succeed
DR.. Harcourt A. Morgan, former
president of the University OF
Tennessee, when the latter retired
as q IVA director last May Is.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Bowling Alley Workers
Held in Gambling Raid

The assistant manager of a
Bethesda bowling alley and eight
pin boys yesterday were charged
with gambling after a 2 am. raid
on the alleys in the 1000 block of
Georgetown road, Montgomery
County police listed the assistant
manager as William F. Kraft. 81,
of the 1900 block of Highland ave-
nue., Bethesda. Kraft and the
eight colored boys posted collat-
eral at $3.50 each. A hearing was
set for February 21. Police said
those arrested were shooting craps.
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Citizens to Hear Lynch

Edwin Lynch, candidate for the
Democratic nomination to the
Virginia House of Delegates from
Fairfax County, will speak at a
meeting of the Madrillon Citizens
Association at 8 pm. tomorrow
Evening star., 1949-02-09

at the FIOr1S
Ell e m e n t ary
School in Fair
fax County.
She was Kath-
leen H a W e S 4,
daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Archie
Halves, who live
on Route so
near Pender,
Va.
DR.. William
Meyer of Hern-
don, the Hawes
family doctor,
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Fall at Fairfax School
Is Fatal for Girl, 7

A 7-year- old girl died last night
in Arlington Hospital of a frac-
tured skull suffered Monday when
she fell down q flight Of stairs
Evening star., 1949-11-27

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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30
Truman's Cat.Naps

Insiders say that the secret Of
Truman's good health and amazing
vitality for man of his age is
not only the prescribed diet of
White House physician Brig. Gen.
"Wally" Graham, but Humans
cat-naps. In the middle of the after
noon, the President invariably
breaks his official duties with a
Commute cat-nap White House at
PENDANTS say that Truman goes to
sleep almost as soon as his head
hits the pillow. Everyone. around
the White House marvels at his
ability to do this, but say that it's
because Truman follows his own
advice about mot taking your
troubles to bed"
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Pitching Problems

Even this far ahead it is easy
enough to see that the main prob
lem next season will be pitching.
1t was terrible pitching that
wrecked the Red Sox through July
Fourth and left them II games off
the pace. That's big gap to make
~. The Red Sox made it up at the
flag end of the stretch and then
had nothing left for a killing fin
ish.
Next spring Joe Mccarthy
will be in far better shape than
he was last spring-especialIy
for pitching. He will have
young McDermott, a likely look
ing kid, ready to 60. He will
have Ellis Kinder who was
called to action too late this
last summer. And he will have
in Mel Parnell a probably 25-
game winner. The Red SOx
don't care too much for the
riding they took in many
quarters this last season for
permitting the woun d ed,
"ASNSe anu SiiPPieu 1dHhteS
to beat them out.
They will have to show bit
more fire next year in place of
riding along on their averages. Av-
erages don't win pennants or
World series.
Casey Stengel may have as
many pitching problems as he had
through the last campaign. In Ras-
chi, Reynolds, Byrne, Lopat, San
ford and possibly Porterfield the
Yankees have good but erratic
starting strength. And in Joe Page
they have the equal of two good
pitchers. Without Joe Page this
Yankee staff would have been nil
But if Porterfield's arm returns.
and if Byrne can locate something
even approaching control, the staff
will be good. In l947 Joe Page
saved and won the pennant. In
1913 Page was of little help and
the Yankees lost. In 1949 Page re-
turned to his former form and the
Yankees won again. If Joe keeps
his weight in check this winter and
reports fairly firm next spring, the
Yankees will have a winning staff.
Both Detroit and Philadelphia
have the pitching if other weak
spots can be cured before the 1850
season begins.
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Russia's Inventions

1t is no secret that the Kremlin
has been engaged in a mad scram-
BILE to claim all the noteworthy in
ventions of the past 200 years.
But it is not generally known
that Communist leaders con-
slider this phase of their intern
al propaganda SO important
they have made it compulsory
for college students to memoir
ize the ever-growing list Of
"Great contributions" made by
Russian and Soviet scientists.
All these inventions, Moscow
points out, were the products of the
great Theological struggle" which
Is being waged by Soviet scientists.
The inventions, largely produced
in the propaganda offices, not sci
entific laboratories, now number
in the thousands. But here is
summary of some Russian inven-
tons" recently claimed by Mos
cow"
Mechanical Weaving - Developed
not by Arkwrisht of Great Britain
but Glinkov of Moscow:
Jet Propulsion - The Russians
invented" this in 1880; :
Theory of Relativity-Discovered
not by Einstein but Lobachevsky;
Steel Girders-An unknown Rus
sian in the Ural mountains invent
ed them in 1925;
Diesel Engines-Invented not by
the German engineer Rudolf Diesel
but by Comrade Grinefetsky in
1889;
Vitamins-In 1880;
Sulphuric Acid-"Years earlier"
than in Germany;
Television - An inventor from
Kiev named Stoletov.
The above list is in addition to
the Reds earlier claims for the
invention of radar, the telephone,
AC and DC electricity, the para
chute. and the propeller.
Neutrality-suspicious.. will be fasci-
mated by Russia's Latest ."dfscov-
cry" Not content with having "in-
vented all the above, the Russians
now claim that they, discovered
America. But-they say they ac-
complished this amazing feat in
1884, exactly $50 years after chap
named Columbus had completed
his hazardous journey.
Everything bears witness to the
fact that one of Deznev's (Russian
explorer) groups was driven by a
storm to the coast of America,
where the group settled, established
Russian claims.
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series: A big hitter, such as Joe
DiMaggio, and .-elIef pitcher,
after the fashion of Joe Page.
The Dodgers are better
team over 15l-game stretch
than they are at the shorter
world series. It may be that by
next fall big Don Newcombe
can work two world series
games at top speed or that
some other star will arrive.
The two Dodger pitching prob
lens or mysteries are Ralph
Branca and Rex Barney. Here are
two young pitchers who have
everything except one ingredient
That happens to be winning mar.
gin. Together they won only nine
more games than they lost this
past campaign, and that's not
enough for what should be two big
pitchers.
One main trouble is that neither
is sure of his control At almost
any given moment either might
start dishing out passes and blow
the game before it can be saved
There is only one way this weak
ness can be cured. That's by hard
work.
recall many years ago
Christy Mathewson telling how
: he cured his wildness. 81 put
up stake at the pitching
di sta n e." he said. land
worked any number of hours
throwing one just to the left
of the stake and then one just
to the right. My target was a
matter of. inches. felt I was
improving when l could plant
curve ball or a fast ball on
either side of the stake and yet
fairly close. After that the
plate looked bigger than a bar
rel. But it called for a lot of
pitching in practice"
If Branca and Barney could put
in a good many hours pitching for
control-pitching to hit a tin cup
there would be no great trouble
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rAai;al!taiaba,
lM@ o~tw 3<~fs oe
A-Bomb Progress

A.bomb Progress
NOW that loquacious Sen. Ed,
johnson Of Colorado has dis
cussed various atomic matters on
television, 1t is possible to speak
frankly about the awesome race
to develop death by the atom.
l. Although the United States now
has an A-bomb many times more
powerful than that dropped on Hir-
oshima, nevertheless it is true, as
Senator johnson says, that scien-
lists are working on a bomb more
devastating than anything so far
conceived by the mind of man.
This is a hydrogen bomb. The
present A-bombs are made Of plu-
tonium. But hydrogen is what
makes the sun burn, and a hydro
gen bomb would literally burn up
large portions of the earth's sur
face.
One difficulty in making hydro
gen bomb is producing the detona-
ton instrument to make it explode.
This will require unheard of heat,
and it looks as if about the only
thing that could make a hydrogen
A-bomb explode is the present plu-
tonium A-bomb we have today.
Another important chapter in
death-dealing which scientists
are working on feverishly is
the nature of the nucleus of the
atom. Today, only a small por-
ton of the potential energy in
the atom is used in the current
atomic bomb.
However, scientists now expect
to achieve sufficient understanding
of the nature of the atom to enable
them to double and triple the ex-
plosive power of the bomb without
increasing the amount of plutonium
required.
Finally, A meric an scientists
have developed instruments to de-
tect radiation which are so sensi-
tive they can pick up traces of an
atomic explosion at a distance up
to 10000 miles. In fact, following
the test explosions at Bikini, phys
icists at Cornell university, Ithaca,
N. Y, were able to detect radiation
from the explosion in the clouds
above Ithaca.
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-SPORTLIGHT-
Brooklyn Hurting Is a Mystery
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

ahead. This is the same treatment
Tommy Byrnc, another potential
great, should employ. Byrne with
control could be a stand-out, pos
sibly the best pitcher in his league.
Even as wild as he was, Byrne won
10 and lost seven for a mark of
.682. But the left handler is DO
tentially 25-game winner.
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BREAKING Atom

John Cockcroft in 1882 achieved
the first disintegration of the atom
under controlled conditions. In do
ing so, he proved that Einstein had
been right when he said that mass
and energy could be interconverti-
BILE. This was in the Cavendish
laboratory, Cambridge, England.
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of these is expert
ence. This should
be a tough squad
to handle over 154
e a m e S with its
catching, pitching
in f i e d, outfield
speed and youth.
What else can you
a s k for? T w O
t h i n G S, when it
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Washington's Home Town

Alexandria, Va, was George
Washington's home town on the
Potomac. Its present day popula-
ton is about $4,000. Sale of the
towns first lot was made at pub
lie auction July 10, l749, 200 years
ago.
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Poultry Elocks

A laying mash and grain mix
ture in separate feeders constant
ly before pullets for one to three
months after housing will help
keep poultry focks in production
as fall approaches.
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Death rate per 1000 persons fell
from II in 1900 to less than II in
1915. In the same period, life ex-
pectancy raised from an average of
40 years in 1900 to an average of
&c in 1945.
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First Zoninq Law

The first coming law was re-
corded in about 600 BIC. in Greece.
1t stated that "all who raise sheep"
shall be restricted to the far hills.
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Diamonds

The public generally believes hat
all diamonds are white. However,
diamonds are sometimes green, red,
pink, brown, and even blac...
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

FOR SALE: Save fifty to three hundred
dollars. Purchase accordions for cash. Guar
II not satisfied. Send for catalogue.
Dickinson Music Shop. Dickinson, N. Oak.
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MACHINERY & SUPPLIES

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Radioactivity

Radioactivity is being used to
trace the movement of atoms in
-. -.
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Coal Mine Ventilation

More tons of air are pumped into
coal mine each day than tons Of
coal brought out.
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