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TRUST NOTES FOR SALE.

DESIRABLE $3.50 End trust notes
6es interest: payable, S22 so per mo
Hyattsville home, 2S& discount
HO. 1850. -12
WANTED-To discount Q End trus
$4,000 on good property with exc
rated maker back of 1t. OK. or CHI
44S7 Omen till q Dm --l3
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AUTO rRUcKs-sALE Cont. }

dry cleaners, laundries
and service businesses. Here is your
baker merchandise type. step and
drive panel, heavy duty 1-ton chassis
with all equipment. All steel Brandt
body. measuring over Q #. behind
driver. used only for display, yours
for s2;9s5 in in, our S5 s August clearance
LEE D. BUTLER, INC.
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REAL ESTATE SALE OR ExcH

MODERN BRICK COLONIAL, 8 rms,
3 baths, oil h.-w.h., 1.6 acres, To-
Gated on Rockville pike. for smaller
MA. sO59.
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OFFICES FOR RENT Cont,

K 81. NEAR sTATLER HOTEL, room
17x1S #, in modern ONCE bldg
available Immediately. Call Mr.
Holland. H. G. SMITHY CO., ST
iVANs BUILDING. 1920 New York
ave. n.w.-Available Immediately.
auirements. PENN PRoPERTIEs.
E IN s. s aS M si7 1l 18Th st.
park; divided into large ofices and
reception rm. Can be seen at any
time. Rent. 1928 per month. All
are very bright and outside rooms.
See Pat Mccormick, superintendent,
or call WALKER g. DUNLOP, INC
NEW OFFICE BUILDING designed
for professional business. Medium
and large ofices, plenty parking
Good NV. location. Call B. B
ALLISON, RA. 1905. lie
front, street entrance, SIS, mo. p
]. WALSHE. INC. MA. 646S.
ENTIRE FIR. OF OFFICES for rent
or will rent separately; cor. 18th
and N NV; reasonable and b1isht
BROWN REALTY CORP. DU. s55s
2 Beautiful New Offices
1850 square feet each. ready fior
Gated in our brand-new air-condi-
toned building In the heart of the
downtown business district. All
conVeniences, private lobby, elevator
service; Aforementioned throughout
recessed fourescent lighting. asphalt
tile floors, private lavatories; drink
ing fountains, phone wiring in
stalled, colorful sea-green walls;
heat and hot water supplied. Per:
fectly suited for q local or national
firm seeking the finest in once
space at a reasonable rental. Take
one or both floors.
Liberty Building Association
1907 6 st. NV ST. 1900
DUPONT CIRCLE BLDG.
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DESK SPACE FOR RENT
LOTS FOR SALE

LOTS FOR SALE
RIVERDALE HEIGHTs-3 adjoining
wooded lots, each 2Ox1 high
location: good neiehborhood; all
utilities; $1,000 for all. SH. 2379.
THREE LOTS. sox15o, so rarragut
ave, Kensington, Md. Will sell
single or as group. 10. 5-l339
s fhEfT E Rm PARK Excellent level,
cleared site, 7O-ft. frontage; $3.50
c j. KOONTZ. GE. 3s7a. -13
SEVERAL LOTS, Hillcrest and Fort
Davis, Sc; also lots in Hillcrest
Hgts.. Md. suitable for BUNGALOWS
or ranch-type homes; $3.50 up,
cash or terms A. A. CAROZZA.
1927 Pa. ave. Sc, AT. S941: ewes.
B BET EasDi located; 2 lots q
ne.ghbSSThM9ods!, G Gs po, NJ Whlts'
Realtor. DI. 6092. III
ARLINGTON, Lorcom. cor. Jackson
2 mi. D. c.. G. w. pkwy.. 105x12o
IT.: level: util.: trees. OR. 1923. Ia
BUILDERS-3 adjoining lots on alley
best close-in NV. area: including
complete D. c. Code plans and 4 800
Gu. IT. building stone. Room 915,
1406 G st. NV, 10 to B weekdays
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7-RM. HOME, $3.50
OVERLOOKING BAY

This outstanding home is q steal al
this low price: 4 bedrms., large liv
rm., shiny white modern kit, gar
range and refrigerator; beautiful
grounds: garage. 1mmed. poss. Cal
Mrs. Walters, UN. 1871. COX q
CO., INC, UN. 1925.
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AUTO TRUCKS FOR HIRE

AUTO TRUCKS FOR HIRE
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY = 1919
Chevrolet vans. stakes, panels and
pickups for hire by day, wk. or con-
tract. PUBLIC SERVICE DR1V-UR-
SELF, 1923 L st. NV, ME- 7011.
VET desires household moving. genl
nau,ns .r c4n.raes WoIKi lnsuTed
VAN TRUCK, any size Job; prompt
service; reas.: local or long distance.
IA. 1887. After 6 pm, GE. 1915.
IL
CHEVROLET VAN, 1910 Ia ton, radio
and spotlight: good clean truck: will
haul merchandise or household goods
with or without driver. NO. 6067.
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MONEY WANTED

INVESTORS WANTED in highest
discount rate paper secured BY real
estate. AL paper approved ~ GER
titled credit men. Write 405-A'
HAVE A u 90 End trust mortg age
an owner occupied home; secrtAce
Tor $500 cash. Call Mr.. :. atHL
$500. ~
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MONEY TO LOAN

end AND 3rd TRUST; cash in 8 hrs.
CONFIDENTIAL. Elk; 5496- IL
erty; 24-hourI service. NATIONAL
FINANCE CO.. 1014 K st. NV
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FARMs FOR SALE

Strout's Farm Catalog
Freei Time and money saver. 2.790
bargains; 81 States. coast to Coast.
ward Bldg. washington. ME. 7646.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, 5O-acre
farm with modern home located Ia
grove Of large trees; barns and all
other necessary buildings. Well
fenced Water in all fields. Priced
for quick sale. Call Mr.. j.. A.
Powell, Wo. $500; residence, Ashton
EDW. H. JONES S CO., INC.
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LOTS WANTED

WANTED-2 or 3 commercial lots,
Hyattsville. Riverdals. Defense hwy.
vicinity. WA. s455 bet. 4 and 9
D m. III
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45-ACRE CHICKEN FARM
$4,000; new, modern, 3-bedrm.
country home. with fireplace. on
good road. new 100-ft;, poultry
n Tor duck uyei and Is's seess; Is acres
under cultivation, balance In woods;
Act quick. So, 600 down. Eardsn
ED ala 81. sp' Nd. eau hatfcn'
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

i WILL BUY or SELL your property
frame or brick. white or colored
also specializing in .GI homes. Call
MR.. WALTER MILLER. ME. 1920;
ewes. DE. 5346.
I PAY CASH for houses. lots or acre
age. SCOTT SANDERS. 10. $3.50:
ewes. 10 3-9133. Free appraisal
AT ONCE-Small houses, all cash.
or above your mortgages:, row or
Diet, D. c. or nearby; give price
and location for immed action.
P..O. Box 5597. D. c. so.
DESIRABLE white or colored subur
ban properties and farms or water.
front wanted. HI. 2645.
2-FAMILY HOUSE, must have sep
ents.; necessary for ! apt. to have
. bedrms.; have $4,000 cash. Call
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TRAiLERs FOR SALE

HIGGINS FOLDING TRAILER 1917;
s a,sl0n ne sle ~ $3.50. 1000 central
BAGGAGE TRAILER, / 900 lbs. cap.
with car. ~. 1855. 12s
TRAILERs bought. sold. stored, re-
paired and repainted. CASH TRAIL
Err PARK: 1000 Central ave. ne,
3 Is. s III; "A IAN na2SipoLA COLONIAL.
NATIONAL TRAILER SALES. 5000
Baltimore ave. Riyerdale. WA. 1908.
1916 ROAD QUEEN. 16 it.; sleeps 4;
1915. 16 Nathan I'd, Indian Head,
eo. OF PALACE TRAILER. $500. Call
b B. ALLISON: OIL: $500, Ext. 239.
AFTER 4 pm. for further informa-
1879 s,9a' AMERICAN TRAILER, IS IT.
long: good condition: priced to sell.
Out Marlboro pike to Forestville,
Md, turn left at Crosby's Garage,
LIST house on the right. Ia
TRAILER HOMES, new and used. on
f S.spay rS s:iIE CO a. D Oak AM roR.
Trailer Court. mi south OF Alex
Overlook 2sO1. is
1847 yAGABOND, 27-ft.. in perfect
condition; many extras. Accept any
reasonable oner. JU. 1871. Ia
PRAIRIE SCHOONER
On display at MANNING TRAILER
SALES, 1901 Wash.-Balto. blvd,
Berwyn. Nd. Call TO. 1881.
SEE QUE vide range Of models II
both masonits and aluminium Priced
from $1,296 ~. Easy terms
Richter Trailer Sales
Bervyn. Nd Call TO 6095.
Vagabond and Royal
HoRNER's TRAILER CENTER. 9Th
and Fla. ave. ne, FIR. 1921.
TRAILER COACHES
See the new Schult, Travelo. Ameri-
can and Howard trailer coaches on
our display lot from 9 am. to 8
pm. daily and Sunday: SO months
to pay.
American Trailer Co., Inc.
4O3O Wis. Ave. NV. WO. 1891.
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RARE ITEM
WHO SAID
YOIT CAN'T AFFORD

YOU CAN'T AFFORD
A lovely Diet. brick Colonial with liv
rrn.. log burning firepl., lse: din;
rm., fully equipped kit. 2 excellent
bedrms. and tile bath upstairs. fun
bsbt. with oil h.-w.h., frt: porch;
$1,000 dn. and $50 per mo. at
A. TO some lucky veteran: Exclu.
sive with ARLINGTON REALTY
Co, 1904 Wilson blvd, OW. $500.
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Nice Home-Little Money
Near Clarendon on nice individual lot.
Two bedrms. and bath, full base
porches. Yes, a little older. home
but there's lots of comfortable eco
nomical living here. Priced under
$4,000. will go CT. Call
Real Estate Service, Inc.
Lee hwy. at Glebe I'd, OW. 5000.
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ACREAGE FOR SALE


NEAR LANHAM, Is fertile acress,
mostly wooded. city water. state
road priced right, easy terms. no.
1850. III
81 ACRES. nice level wooded land,
400-ft. road frontage. IL mi. from
District line near New Indian Head
hwy. Very reas. AT. 1907. -15 :,
5000 HOMESITE, in Clermont, 3
miles west of Alex.-Tall shade
trees, 15O-ft. frontage. VERNON
M. LYNCH & SONS, AL. 59O6.
CLOSED Sundays.l Ia
SIX WOODED ACRES with stream;
$500 per acre, terms. Out Ga. ave.
to Norbeck, turn right mi, prop
erty Just across bridge on right.
Call NO. 0I72 weekday ewes. Owner
on property Saturday and Sunday.
IA
ACREAGE FOR SALE, approx. 10
acres, SCOTT; frontase, 81. 900 per
near Colesrille. Md. Call Ashton
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TAxicAB FOR RENT
GARAGES WANTED

;APITOL ASSOCIATION taxicab fol
rent; reasonable. Call Elk. $685..
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

CROSLEY-See the new,
Hot Shot" Roadster, hydraulic
brakes new designed motor. We
sell the worlds most economic al
cars; up to 55 mi. to gal. Also
dealers for Austin. Renault, Morris,
M. G. and is other foreign cars.
JACK PRY. l747 Conn. ave. and
1889 Penns ave. Be-
AUSTIN 1949 2-door; brand-new;
closing leadership; $500 under list.
S1,246. Call after 6 pm. CHI. 1868.
AUSTIN 1a4s 2-dr. sedan; peri.
cond., $500 or highest offer. AK.
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FARMS FOR SALE Cont
MONTGOMERY. MD.

200 acres, 4-bedrm. house, tenant
house. barn and other bldgs., well
watered with springs and streams.
Frontage on hard road. 14s acres
nice timber. Good cattle and gen.
eral farming land. Easy committing
to D. C. Price reduced to S26,5Ou
Call David Laughlin. WI 2022; ewes.
and Sun, WI. 1890. EUGENE B.
GINGELL, Real Estate. 7542 George
fnwn pethoeHo II
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MOTORCYCLES

SUITABLE for small 2nd-commerci
shop: Northwest preferred. NJ
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FARMS WANTED

10 TO go ACRES for chicken farm.
2 or 5 bedrm.. house. Low down
payment. Nearby Va, Fairfax or
Louden Co. preferred. H. W. SMITH,
1928 Wilson blvd, Arlington. Va,
OW. $3.50. IA
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,hvEsTMEh1 PROP. FOR SALE

tNVeS MEM pkVf. fOA 9AIe
EXCELLENT NET REIURN on STUNT nit
Arlington loo, close to everything:
P priced a ,sp apek 's es FST disss
s aS sYsD c." ssos g" wilson bivds
$500 investment, on this 4-family
building; mr. S ssh and pe dn.h aye st
trust $500 81 per month nth
MI. RAiNiER@Groeery store and g.
rm apt; also 2-story modern
house; 6 rms, baths, hot-Water. oil
ssa Zoo ss ...S R pNS s2s co s sy
tors, 1888 Rhode island ave. Mt.
Rainier, Md. HY. 004s or VA.
17os 81 N. n. AVE. NV. Vic. Dupont
Circle. 20 rms. baths, elevator.
and brick. 5000 terms. re.
1918. CHAPMAN REALTY CO.
2-FAMILY APT. located in Takoma
Park-one 1-bedrm. and one q
bedrm. apt, well located; $1,000
Savrs nsT e. 4 7I fNsuR sHRgEs az
MID.CITY OFFICE BLDG, we'll
leased at moderate rental. priced
to sell at less than ga times gross
income. Redecorated recently; good
better than per cent clear on
equity investment after all expenses
with allowance for depreciation
$4,000 cash required. Call M
CANBY & FULLER. INC. 1919
18th st. NV.
14th ST. N.w.-1st commercial. ex-
oellent tenant; price. $4,000, show.
ing GA per cent net return. Call
DI. 1918, VIM. II. SAUNDERS CO.,
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SUBURBAN sALE-vlRGlklA
Cleaning White Rambler

On 1a-acre lot, just 2 blks. OF Lee
blvd, is our special for this week
e ennp sv rim i' sin rms sedrms
and bath, full bsmt., gar. with att:
breezeway; all this on "a acre and
under $4,000. Call today for APP
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AGCeIICIUII, VtCcI dIIS! :!
We viii build a beautiful home to
suit you on la-acre wooded home;
Fairlee, mr.. Fairfax Country Club,
for only S11 $50: 10T. down. $40
per mo. Act now, while the selec-
ton is still at its best. Non-GI
terms also arranged. Call 9 to 8.
Talmage Wilcher. Realtor
l73s wilson blvd, Gil. 5000, GIL. SOFT.
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Pay the Bottom for the Top
Only ST 900 dn. 5 oversize rms. in
i-yr.-old brk. bungalow. Mammoth
exp. attic. full bsmt. with outlet:
firepl.. back porch: lot 66x135. GI
approved and ready for quick pos
session. Exclusive with
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Close to Arl County Courthouse.
bedrms., well built. Ia. baths,
o.h.-w. heat; beautiful shady yard;
on dead-end street; FILA, CT con-
tracts accepted. j. FULLER
GROOM, OK. or CHI. 44S7. Open
It'll o nm Ia
Evening star., 1949-12-22
) Teen-Age Boys Seized
In Gas Station Robbery

Three teen-age boys from Dun
dalk, Md, were arrested early to-
day a half-hour after police say
they broke into a service station
at Laurel.
Laurel police discovered at 2
am. on routine check that Ever
hart's Service Station had been
entered. They notified State police,
who broadcast a lookout for a car
seen near the service station.
At 2::30 am, Trooper George L.
Herman spotted the car, and forced
it off the road after a 2-mile
chase. The youths in the car ad-
mitted breaking into the station
after police found automobile &C
cessories and a .32-caliber auto
matic taken from the station,
police said.
Arrested and charged with
breaking and entering were a IT.
year-old boy; Hunter JEFF Epper-
son, IS, and Joe Marion Sellers,
18, all of Dundalk. .
Prince Georges County detectives
said they would question the
youths in connection with the
murder of Winston c. Clay, jr.,
18-year-old filling station attend
ant, at Berwyn, December 6.
Evening star., 1949-12-22

and Ball law firm, who handled
the transaction, revealed that Mr..
Jachym first attempted to acquire
the Richardson stock in 1945 but
couldn't swing the deal at that
time.
Mr.. Ball said Mr.. Jachym is the
principal figure in the syndicate,
but he refused to identify the
other six purchasers. Financing
of the deal has not been COM
pleted," said Mr.. Ball, land un-
til negotiations are completed as
to how the shares will be split I
can't reveal names
George Richardson died in
August, 1948, and the Washing
ton baseball club stock was part
of his estate. administered by his
son, William. Mr.. Griffith was
reported to have been advised
that he would obtain first oppor-
tunity to buy the stock after
George Richardson's death.
Reached by phone at his
jamestown Office, Mr.. Jachym
Continued on Page C-1, Col. 81
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39% of Washington Ball Club
Stock Is Sold to Syndicate
Griffith Says Sale
To Joehym Doesn't
Affect Control

Approximately 80 per cent of
the Washington Baseball Club
stock has been sold to a syndicate
of seven men. headed by john
James Jachym of jamestown,
N. Y, it was learned today.
The stock purchased by the syn
dicate was a block which passed
from the late William E. Richard
son. wealthy Philadelphia i'm
porter who was treasurer of the
Mats, to his late brother. George.
On the latter's death the stock
passed to his son, William E..
Richardson, now treasurer of the
club.
Clark Griffith, president of the
Mats, admitted the transaction
took place last week but insisted
control of the club is not involved
in the infusion of new blood and
new money.
''Mr. Jachym told me they
wanted the stock strictly as an
investment and would cooperate
with me in the operation of the
club" Mr.. Griffith said.
The syndicate headed by Mr..
Jachym. a former Marine Corps
major who has been serving as
assistant to Ray Kennedy, farm
director of the Detroit Tigers, pur-
chased 1851 of 10000 outstanding
shares. The transaction was be-
lieved to have involved more than
$500. 900, based on the latest quo
tation of the Mats stock at SOS a
share.
Mr.. Griffith anticipated no
change in the operation of the
Washington club. The Mats presi-
dent. who also owns 80 per cent
of the stock. said Mr.. Jachym
convinced him there would be no
attempt on the part of the new
stockholders to acquire control by
purchasing other blocks of stock.
Frederic j. Ball of the Pierson
Evening star., 1949-12-22

large turkeys, Weighing over %
pounds, could be bought for as
little as 43 cents a pound. New
York dressed. Pan-ready birds
were selling for as little as 63
cents a pound.
Last year at this time house.
wives were paying IS to rs cents
for the large birds up to 20 pounds,
New York dressed, and from IS
to SO cents a pound for the pan
ready turkeys.
Poultry men reported the tur-
keys plentiful in all sizes with the
larger birds over 18 pounds gen.
orally costing 10 to IL cents a
pound less than the smaller tur-
keys. The price Of turkeys also
declined from 2 to 6 cents a
pound from the Thanksgiving
week.
The large turkeys. over 20
pounds, ranged from As cents a
pound to 81 cents a pound today;
16 to 20 pound birds, from 40 to
So cents a pound, and the smaller
sizes from 50 to 65 cents a pound,
all New York dressed. Turkeys
in the smaller sizes ready to cook
ranged from II to 70 cents a
pound.
Cranberries we're mostly un-
changed from Thanksgiving, but
a lot cheaper than last Christmas.
A pound of fresh cranberries can
be bought for II cents now.
whereas year ago a pound cost
Is cents. Two 16-ounce cans Of
cranberry sauce, which sold for
80 cents last year, can be bought
for 20 cents this week.
Holiday menu planners looking
for something besides turkey for
the main course found hams, pork
loin roasts and rib beef roasts
costing about the same as a week
ago. -
Prices of many fresh vegetables
were little lower, including
celery, radishes. tomatoes, snap
beans, Cabbage, cucumbers, chic
ory, onions, peas. peppers and
spinach.
Nuts for turkey stufing, fruit
cakes, mince pie and the nut bowl
were so abundant that the Agri-
culture Department included them
among the most-plentiful foods
for the pre-Christmas week.
Raisins also were on the list.
Oranges were being featured
widely for holiday fare with some
(See PRICES. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1949-12-22
Hoxard Hopson, IS,
Utilities Wizard, Dies
by the Associoted Press

GREENWICH, Conn, Dec. a.
Howard C. Hopson, 66. the finan-
cial wizard who created a billion
dollar utilities empire that crum-
bled as he went to prison for mail
fraud, died yesterday.
He had been living in broken
health for the last five years at
a sanitarium here.
Hopson pyramided a 100000
investment into the vast Asso-
ciated Gas and Electric System by
a series of financial maneuvers.
His personal fortune once was
estimated at $74,000,000.
But the whole intricate struc-
ture collapsed in the 1930s under
searching investigation by COM
mittees of Congress. and thou
sands of stockholders lost millions
of dollars in the crash.
Hopson was convicted in New
York Federal Court of defrauding
A. G. & E. Of nearly $4,000, 900.
He was sentenced to five years in
prison, and later to a two-year
term for failure to pay 1886, ,4o5
on unreported profits in the stock
market.
Hopson's shuff1ing of stocks and
bonds were in large measure re-
sponsible for the enactment Of
the public utilities holding COM
pany act and much other regula-
tory legislation in New Deal days.
The final blow was dealt by the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion when, in 1889, it forbade big
subsidiaries in the Hopson sys-
tenn to keep on pouring dividends
into the holding company chain.
Evening star., 1949-12-22
Cleveland IS Tied Up
When Transit Workers
Vote Surprise Strike
Union Presidents Plea
And State Law Ignored:
Vocation Time Is Issue
By the Assoeioted Press

CLEVELAND, Dec. 22.-Strikers
stalled Cleveland's city owned
buses and streetcars today. fore
ing thousands of commuters and
last minute Christmas shoppers
to resort to hitch hiking. taxis or
footwork.
Share the ride plans were
quickly pressed into use. The
city's taxi companies. which op-
crate only $50 vehicles. were
swamped with calls.
Bumper to- bumper traffic was
common throughout the downtown
area and Traffic Commissioner
John r. Sammon estimated that
$4,000 more automobiles than
usual were on the streets.
Less than one-fifth of the AFI
transit unions 4,200 members in
Local 268 voted a strike just be-
fore last midnight. They want
the Cleveland Transit System to
continue its policy of 96-hour-
12-day-paid vacations.
The vote was 496 to 287 against
deferring the walkout until jan
uary 16. This meant complying
with a midnight strike deadline.
Officials and Law Ignored.
In making this decision. the
unionists ignored: Cd a plea by
their local president, Thomas P.
Meaney, to hold off until the jan
uary Is date; and co the Fergu-
son Act, an Ohio law that provides
heavy penalties for public en-
ployes who strike.
apparently said Mr.. Meaney,
these men are not disturbed
about that bit of legislation"
The transit system contended
the strike was unauthorized.
CTS General Manager Donald
G. Hyde said the unions conStltu-
ton stipulates that a strike vote
must be submitted to all members
and that a two-thirds majority is
necessary to pass the action.
Even then, he said, the strike
must be authorized by the unions
international Office in Chicago.
The strike of the main means
of public transportation in the
nations sixth largest city-with
more than 100000 residents
came as such a surprise that
Mayor Thomas A. Burke had to
be reused from bed.
Obviously angry, Mayor Burke
hustled down to City Hall and
opened meeting with Mr.. Meaney
and Harry c. Lang, local secre-
tary. He called the strike com
plete violation" of a promise by
Evening star., 1949-12-22
Law May End Delivery
Of TeIeqrums by Messengers

Delivery of kilograms by per-
sonal messenger is on the way out
unless exemptions are granted un-
der the new minimum wage law, a
Labor Department hearing was
told today.
The hearing is on an applica-
ton by the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. to hire messengers at
65 cents an hour, 10 cents less
than the minimum wage law al
lows.
William E. Seward, company at
torney, and other representatives
said that If the new law applies to
foot and bicycle messengers, sub
stitute methods of delivery will be
used.
They are asking for the sub
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minimum wages under provisions
of the wage and hour law which
permit the administrator of the
Labor Departments Wage and
Hour and Public Contracts Divi-
sion to fix subminimum rates for
some messengers.
The company employees about
200 messengers in the Washington
area. Their wages vary from IS
cents to $1.36 cents an hour and
about 70 per cent of them deliver
by foot or bicycle, company off,
cials said. The others use auto
mobiles and motor bikes and their
wages are above the 75-cent mini
mum, it was said.
More than 5000 telegraph mes
sengers are employed throughout
the country by Western Union.