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Evening star., 1950-02-03
Virginia Senate Passes.
Bill Giving Alexandra
.Riqht 10 Tax Utilities
BY q Sfor Staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-The
House of Delegates has before it
today a bill giving Alexandria
power to tax utilities but some
doubt about it's constitutionality
already has been raised.
The bill of Senator Andrew w.
Clarke was taken up and passed
by the Senate yesterday under a
suspension of the rules. It was
sent to the House and Senator
Clarke requested early considera-
ton.
Senator Earl A. Fitzpatrick of
Roanoke, voted against the bill
yesterday. 1t would amend the
Alexandria charter to permit the
city council to tax such utility
services as electricity, water and
heat and collect the levies at the
time the bills are paid.
Three Gases Cited.
Senator Fitzpatrick said he did
not desire to Invite opposition"
to Senator Clarke's bill but said
that three cases now are pending
before the Supreme Court of APP
peals which may invalidate all
special taxing powers granted to
localities.
Senator Fitzpatrick said that the
constitution prohibits the General
Assembly from enacting any spe-
cial, private or local act for the
assessment of collection of taxes.
Not until about 1916 did the
Legislature embark on this course,
he said, and since that year about
IA cities have been granted the
special powers through amend
ments to their charters.
Suits Against Roanoke.
One of these is his home city of
Roanoke.
In January, he continued, he
argued three cases before the State
Supreme Court. They were filed
against the City of Roanoke and
challenge the city's right to tax
cigarettes, hotel room rates and
floral designs.
Senator Fitzpatrick said a de-
cision is expected in March. Sen
ator Clarke's bill carries an emer-
gency clause and would become
effective as soon as the Governor
signs 1t.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Alexandria Evicts Tenants
From Five Houses Called Unsafe

of South Wilkes street, owner by
Mr.. Sisson we're vacated and razed
several months ago for the same
reason.
The city sergeant's Office this
morning served notice on tenants
of the Columbus street that they
would have to be out by midnight.
Tenants said they had been
given final" notice Monday, after
months Of negotiating. that they
would have to move on the first
"sunshiny" day. It has rained since
Monday.
About Is persons, including
three children, are affected.
One woman said she had lived
in one Of the houses for 20 years
and had. paid $12 a month rent.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
rgan of Bethesda,

place his Name
on the Democratic ballot in ac-
cordance with provisions of a
State law known as the Lind
say Act.
Mr. Morgan is a stanch advo-
cate of "home-rule charter gov
ernment" He filed as a candi-
date under a law which conflicts
with charter sponsored local leg
islation.
Seeks Early Test.
The Lindsay Act requires par
tisan primaries before council
elections in charter governed
counties. A local law passed last
year by the County Council speci-
fies that councilmen shall be
elected on partisan basis.
Thus, the Board of Election
Supervisors must decide whether
to accept Mr.. Morgan's papers,
and line up with the Lindsay Act,
or reject them in favor of the
home-rule legislation.
Regardless of tie boarIi's deci-
sion,. court test seems likely.
Mr.. Morgan told The Star he
decided to file notice of candidacy
at this time in order to permit a
legal test well ahead of the elec-
tions.
Both the council and the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee
for Montgomery County have
urged the election supervisors to
indicate whether they would be
guided by State or county law.
May Take 1t Up Tuesday.
3 To date, no word has CONS
from the supervisors. 1t is prob
able, however, that the subject
will be considered at a board
meeting Tuesday.
If the board certifies Mr.. Nor
gan to be a candidate in the
Democratic primary. it will have
sided with State law. In that
event, charter sympathizer will
file suit to enjoin the election
supervisors from placing Mr.. Nor
gan's name on the ballot. The
case will originate in Montgomery
County Circuit Court and un-
doubtedly will be carried to the
Maryland Court of Appeals.
If the election supervisors re-
Ject Mr.. Morgan's papers, they
will have sideo with the councils
legislation. In that event, either
Mr.. Morgan or some anti-charter
citizen is expected to appeal to
the courts.
To Seek Seat Anyhow.
Mr.. Morgan said he will run for
a council seat at-large, regardless
OF the outcome of the legal test.
He said he is not 'sold' on the
principle of non-partisan voting
but he believes in the sort of home
rule that produced the Montgom-
cry law.
He has never been a candidate
for political Office. For II years
he was assistant legislative coun-
sci for the House of Representa-
tlves and he served for two years
as legal chairman of the Mont
gomery County Charter Commit
tee.
A native of New York, he took
a bachelor of arts degree at
Princeton University, and a law
oegree at Harvard University. He
first moved to Montgomery County
IN 1899 and since 1912 he has
lived at $500 Edgemoor lane, Be-
thesda.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
firemen Will Install
Officers in HyuttsviIIe

/. Joint installation of officers of
the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment and it's Ladies Auxiliary
will be held tomorrow night dur
ing the annual banquet of the
organization.
Mayor Caesar L. Aiello and
members of the Hyattsville City
Council will be honor guests at
the dinner, which will be held
in the st. Jerome's parochial
school hall, beginning at 1880 pm.
Chief William D. Anderson will
be reinstalled as head of the fire
department.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

Tenants in five Alexandria
houses which have been declared
unsafe were evicted today.
The houses are 426 through 434
South Columbus street. All the
tenants are colored.
The owner, Robert Sisson, 81,
Morrisyille, Va, agreed to tear
down the structures after he was
convicted last August of renting
unsanitary and unsafe dwellings.
Mr.. Sisson was given the alterna-
tive Of repairing the buildings.
Judge James r. Duncan, who
heard the cases In Civil and Police
Court, ordered the evictions on Pc
tition OF MFR. Sisson. Other houses
in the block and In the 700 block
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Police Check Poisoning
OF Dogs in Chevy Chase

Montgomery County police are
investigating reports of dog poi
soning in Chevy Chase.
They said they have received
complaints of five dogs poisoned
In the area within the last month.
A sixth dog was reported poi
soned this week, but an autopsy
at the University of Maryland re-
vealed the animal had died of a
heart rupture.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
3 Children Overcome
By Coal Gas Fumes

Three children were overcome
by coal gas fumes in their home
at 907 Eastern avenue, Fairmount
Heights, this morning.
Two of them, Marilyn Kell-
brew. 4, and Paulette Kellbrew
6, were admitted to Casualty
Hospital. The third, Marvin
kellbrew, 8, was released after
treatment. Ali are colored.
The children were taken to the
hospital by the Brentwood Rescue
Squad. Details of the incident
were not available at Prince
Georges County police head
quarters.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

Al = year = old
w a S h j n g ton
lawyer. forced
the iss il e by
filing as a can
didate for the
County Council,
S u b j e C t to a
D e m ocr a t C
Party primary
September IL.
Mr.. Morgan
asked the Mont
gomery Board
of Election Su-
p erv sors to
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Memorial Service Set
Sunday in Indian Head
Special pispateh to The sfor

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Feb, s.
A memorial service for the late
Walter A. Maier, pastor of the
Lutheran Hour will be held at 8
pm. Sunday in the Lutheran
Church of Our Saviour here.
The Rev. E. C. Rakow, Wash
ington, will be the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
PTA Plans Squore Dance

The Parent Teacher Association
of the Montgomery Hills Junior
High School, Silver Spring. will
sponsor a square dance at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Montgom-
cry Blair Senior High School.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Citizens to Hear GuIt

Dwight B. Gait, chairman of
the Washington. Suburban Sani-
tary Commission, will address the
|Oxon Hill District Citizens Asso-
citation at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
Oxon Hill Elementary School.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Chai|engeFi|ed
ToMontgonnery
Election Law
Morgan Forces Issue
On Nonportison Voting
For County Council

The groundwork was laid today
for test OF Montgomery County's
law on non-partlsan council
elections.
Gerald D Morgan of Bethesda,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29
By Herbert r. Miller

EDITORS NOTE: Herbert T.
Miller, executive secretary of the
Carlton Branch YMCA, Brooklyn,
and member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Protestant council,
is one of SO members of the Am
erican Seminar to Europe this
summer. Here he gives an intimi-
ate account of his views on the
trip.
There are several things, which
1 feel of particular interest to the
reader, which we're brought to my
attention while touring the Europ-
a continent with the American
Seminar during July and August.
They we're the Brown Babies in
Germany, The League for Color
ed People in England and the
Democratic attitude of Virginia
Born Lady Astor.
Miss Theodore Allen, executive
secretary of the u. S. Committee
for the Care of European Children
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29
Europe As Seen By A Brown
American On US. Seminar

with officers in Munich, asked me
if I could find some organization
in America that would interest it.
self in Germany's 5000 Brown
Babies, offsprings of Negro CPS
and German girls who army rules
prevented them from marrying.
I was made to wonder, particlu-
arly after visiting Dachau, the
wartime Infamous murder camp,
if one of these day a purge of Ne
groes, the like of which the Jews
experienced, might come.
The Brown children are in in
stitutions some have been adopt
ed by German families, and some
have been kept by their German
mothers.
I was we'll received in London
by the League for Coloured People
I sat through an executive COM
mittee meeting. It is London's
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29

combination of our NAACP and
Urban league
Virginia born Lady Aston spoke
to our seminar in London. She
particularly mentioned her ap-
probation of my presence. The
photographers asked her to pose
with me and shake my hand. She
told them that she must first find
out whether I was communistical-
ly inclinde. When she found out
that I was not, she posed.
Fifty of us from the United
States landed at Southampton,
England, and after going through
customs made our way to Lon
don. We travelled on n of the
iKng's fast passenger trains. And
if you think our trains in Ameri-
ca are speedy, you should ride the
London Glasgow EXPIRES 365 miles
in six hours. London's subway
system is aslo excellent. She and
Continued on page 81
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29
Bowers Qualified or
Political Post

There should be no question in
the mind of anyone about the
qualifications of Fred Bowers as
a representative to the Ohio Cen
eral Assembly from this district.
In the presence of brutal and I'M
provoked discrimination, it is nee
essary to vote for Fred Bowers.
In the first place Mr. Bowers is
a Negro. Regardless of his politi-
cal affiliation he is still a Negro
and for that reason if for no other
he should be unanimously support
ed by every single Negro voter
in the city of Dayton. For there
never has been a Negro from
this district ever to gain such an
important seat in the governing
legislative body of Ohio. Conse-
quently, the interests of the Negro
people from Dayton never have
been properly represented in
Columbus.
The election of Fred Bowers
will alter this striking deficiency.
However, and fortunately, Mr..
Bowers is eminently qualified by
experience to represent the in
interests, not just Of the Negro
people from this district, but from
the entire state, nay, the entire
nation.
Mr.. Bowers has appeared before
the City Commission in behalf of
the interests of both Negroes and
whites more times than all the
rest of the Negroes who appeared
there added together.
When the municipal income tax
was the issue pending before the
city commission Mr.. Bowers was
there in an effort to place the is
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29
Cuadalamian
Minister Visits
Washington

WASHINGTON CAMP From
headhunting to heartsaving is
quite a professional leap but Pas
tor Sasa Rore of Guadalcanal said
his people had made such a change
in two generations.
The dark-skinned Seventh-Day
Adventist minister was in Wash
ing last week attending the camp
meeting held by his denomination
at the Sligo church in Takoma
park.
Shedding his "civilian" clothes,
the Guadalamian minister donned
his native garb for the benefit
of reporters. Wrapping the lower
part of his body in a tree-bark
sarong which he called the clap
lap, he placed a shell necklace
around his neck and covered his
head with a sensational, wide
brimmed hat decorated in the top
with human hair.
He then brought forth an ak
which he claimed had been used
by members of the older genera
ton to %decapture the heads of
seven persons.
Pastor Rore who is now a mod
ern circuit-rider flying thousands
of miles over his hugh parish COW
ering the Solomons and New
Guinea for the purpose Of saving
souls, wildly recalls how his fore
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29
Bust of Jose MART
Presented To
Howard i.

WASHINGTON (ANP) A bust
Of Jose MART, Cuban patriot who
was killed during the Spanish
American war, was presented to
Howard university last Tuesday
by the Cuban-American Goodwill
association.
Representing the minister of
education of Cuba, DR.. Aureliano
Sanchez Arrange, the presentation,
was made in the browsing room of
Founders library by DR.. Paul
Suarez Mendoza, a professor at
the University of Havana and So
ciety editor of Ell Mundo.
In accepting the statue, DR.. Nor
decai W. Johnson, president of the
university, expressed the friendly
relationship which exists between
the Negro people of this country
and the darker peoples throughout
the world.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29

sue on a referendum. This was at
a time when the City Commission
was formulating plans to steam
roller the tax on the citizens of the
city without giving them an op-
portuntity to express their opin-
ion. History has shown the cor
rectness of the stand Fred Bow
ers took.
In little matters concerning the
people, Nh. Bowers has consistent
ly striven to further the cause of
the masses of people, unselfishly,
without compensation to himself.
He has been responsible for street
lights, stop signs, improvements in
Benn's Plat and countless other
small things which add up to large
things.
So you see, there should be no
question about voting for Fred
Bowers for the Ohio General AS
sembly this coming November.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-29

fathers told of the extensive head
hunting expositions which they
used to engage in.
The "devil priests, he explain
err, required in the old days that
CONTINUED on page >
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
CONSERVATION MOVIE
 SHOWN TO kIWANI5

A U. s. Forest Service educational movie, The Realm of the Wild, was shown at a regular meeting of the Juneau Kiwanis Club this noon. The picture showed the close relation between Forest Service lands which provides food and pro- lection and the wildlife that in- habits the forests.
 Guests were John A. Johnson o1 the Coast Guard finance office in Washington, D. O., Paul Sutton, un- derwriter with the FILA, and Comdr c. " Rudolph.
 Gene Vuille reported on the Ma tional Kids Day show which will be Johnny Holiday" at the Capitol Theatre here Sept. 2l, g, and 23 The proceeds from the show will gc to assist underprivileged children
 President Stanley Baskin an- nounced a board of directors meet ing. at the Baranof Sept. to which all members are invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 30-R Air Force flyers have proved to the satisfaction of military umpires that Alaska has no open door policy for any enemy who might be tempted to attack the northern territory.
 The fliers intercepted an aggres- sor aerial armada yesterday in cfie newest training maneuver known as Dutch door and theoretically forced g of the attacking planes to land and surrender at Ladd Air Force Base.
 No shots were fired in the prac- tice games but Brig. Gen. David H. Baker, commanding general at Ladd, said every maneuver known to modern aerial combat was used in forcing the aircraft to land
 A half hour dogfight preceded the successful defense of the field in the early morning hour sky battle The whole thing is part of a test of defences at Ladd and Eielson Air Force Bases in broad-scale war games.
 Theoretically, the attacking force has landed at number of points in Alaska and is now engaged in attempting to knock out Alaskan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
RUSS WILL
 REMAIN IN
 U. N. MEET
War of Words 10 Continue in Sessions-Formosa
 Issue 10 Be Debated
tBy Associated Press)

The war of words will continue in the United Nations at Lake Success N. Y. A Security Council decision to air the Formosa question brought assurance that Russia would not boycott Council meetings after Dele gate Jakob A. Malik's month-long term as President ends tomorrow In effect he said he would stay on to fight for the seating of a Red China representative to accuse the U. S. of aggression in Formosa
 The vote was T to 2 to investigate the complaint.
 Tomorrow the Council meets again, and it will be Malik's last day as President, so he is expected to uncork his strongest propaganda weapons. Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb takes over as President Fri day.
 Russ Propaganda
 Malik's latest propaganda de- vice was an alleged protest against continuation of the war, purport- edly signed by 39 U. s. officers ano men held prisoner in North Korea There was one glaring defect II the protest however. It wa! couched in terms which long have become familiar to the world as tht Communist way of saying things.
 Adm. Attacked In Washington, meanwhile, th' Truman Administration was attack ed by Sen. Taft CR-Ohio), who de manded the President clear up wha the Senator called complete lacl of both plans and policy" to mee the threat of World War III. H' suggested the rearming of westeri Germany and Italy against a pos sible Russian attack.
 VFW Assault Secretary of State Acheson wa: attacked in another quarter. Int Veterans of Foreign Wars in con. vention in Chicago were preparing to vote on a resolution calling fol the discharge of both Acheson ant Secretary of Defense Louis John. son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
A(HE50N IN COME BACK
 TO SENATOR
Taft Contends Adminisira- lion Has No Policy Meet
 Threat World War III

WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 - ta = Senator Taft (R-Ohio) contended today the Truman administration lacks both plans and policy to meet the threat of a new world war-a statement that Secretary of State Acheson quickly challenged.
 On the contrary, Acheson told news conference, the U. s. Gov ernment and the free nations gen. erally have shown they are alert to Communist dangers, are well equipped, well prepared and very active in meeting them.
 Taft suggested the rearming of Western Germans and Italians to help defend Western Europe from possible Russian attack.
 Secretary of State Acheson faced possible questioning along this line in a scheduled afternoon appear ance at a closed meeting of the Senate appropriations committee.
 Summoned to testify on a $4,- 000,000,000 addition to foreign mill itary aid funds, Acheson also faced questions by Senator Ferguson OR- Mich) as to why military leaders aren't kept fully abreast of foreign policy developments.
 Ferguson said he got an admis- sion from Secretary of the Navy Matthews yesterday that Matthews hasn't been informed on some for eign policy points.
 Taft, in a weekly report to Ohio voters, pointed up his demand for an overall policy statement by the administration with this series of questions:
 where would a third world war be fought and what would it be like?
 How do we finally win such a war?
 Do we ultimately march to Mos COW as Napoleon and Hitler at tempted to do?
 How effectively can our Air Force and atom bomb destroy the aggressive power of Russia?"
 The Ohio senator complained that no international commander has been named for Europe's anti Communist forces a year after ap- proval of the Atlantic Pact.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
 BiIIpassed,
 Whop Vote
House Action 0verwheIm ing : Measure Now
 Goes 10 Senate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 = R - With overwhelming House approval a bill designed to put the spotlight on activities of Communists and their fronts moved today to the Senate amid prospects it would be passed next week.
 The House okayed the measure by a whopping 354 to 20 vote late yesterday after several hours of de- bate.
 Should the Senate version of what to do about Communists diff fer from that of the House-as is likely-the differences will be ironed out by negotiators from the two chambers.
 The vote in the House exceeded that given two years ago when il passed the original Mundt-Nixon bill The vote for that bill, which died in the Senate, was 319 to 58.
 The House-passed bill includes major features of the old Mundt- Nixon measure, plus some new ones drawn up by the un-American Act ivities Committee.
 A new feature makes it crime for Communist or a member o1 Communist-front organization te hold a job in the government or ir defense plant.
 Most of those who spoke against the bill in the House argued that it provides guilt by association anc thought control.
 Many supporters replied that they did not believe the bill went fal enough in dealing with Commu- nists.
 Only two Republicans-Reps. Ja- wits of New York and Burdick o1 North Dakota-voted against fina passage. They were joined by T. Democrats and Rep. MarcantoniC (Alp-NY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
FISH RApS
 ARE DAMAGED B Y 5T0R R M 5

KETCHIKAN. Alaska. Aug. 30- R,-Last weeks storm which sank the fish packer Vermay with loss of two lives, also raised havoc with southeast Alaska fish traps.
 w. c. Arnold, manager of the AL aska Salmon Industry Inc. said a dozen salmon traps were destroyed by storms and about 50 percent of the traps in the section were rem dered imperative.
 All available gear is being used in attempts to make repairs for the rest of the season, which is sched- uled to close Saturday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-30
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 212, American Can 94A, Anaconda 33N, Curtiss- Wright 10, International Harvester 301a, Kennecott 63, New York Central 14h, Northern Pacific 21B. U. s. Steel 37si. Pound $280hs.
 Sales today were l,490.0 900 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 217.05. rails 63.21, utilities 38.77.