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Evening star., 1943-06-27
Choctaw Chief

Among the many notable Indians who
visited Washington in days gone by, none
WAS more capable or forceful than Push
mataha, the Choctaw Indian chief. He
was distinguished warrior of the Choc-
taw Nation, which had its principal resi-
dence in that part of the country East
of the Mississippi River, which now forms
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Rites for Pvt. SeIby
Held al Forest Glen

Funeral services for Pvt. Harry j.
Selby, 80, who died of pneumonia
Thursday at Walter Reed Hospital
after coming home to attend the
funeral of his mother, were held to-
day in ST. Johns Catholic Church,
Forest Glen, Md. Burial was in the
church = <metery.
Pvt. Selby was taken i'll soon after
arriving here from the Army Air
Base at Syracuse. N. Y. and was un-
able to attend the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Mary j. Selby, who
died last week.
A native Of Washington. Pvt. Selby
had lived at Silver Spring and Ken
sington for the last "a years.
He Is survived by his father. two
sisters, Mrs. william Kufiner. Wash
ing, and Mrs. Eugene D. Kengle,
Gaithersburg, and two brothers,
Frank L. Selby. Kensington, and
Louis L. Selby. Silver Spring, who is
now in the armed forces and sta
toned at Fort Bliss, Tex. -
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Income Tax Returns
In District Soar 10
250,310 for 1912
New Peck Recorded,
Revenue Office Reports;
Nearby Totals Listed

Individual income tax returns
filed in the District during the cal
endar year 1912 reached a new peak
OF 250,3l0, as compared with 1872
069. during the calendar year 1s4l
This was disclosed irf special
report by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue made public today. break
ing down the figures for counties
and cities
A similar increase was shown for
nearby Montgomery County, Md.
where such tax returns rose from
1909 in 194I to 26.590 in 1942.
Takoma Park, Md. reported rise
from 2.466 to 1856; Rockville, from
947 to l 1888, and Gaithersburg. from
382 to 718 during the same period.
Prince Georges County. Md, reg
istered a gain from 1880 to 20995
In that county, Mount Rainier's fig
ures increased from 1918 to 1865:
Seat Pleasant. from 315 to 622
Riverdale. from 687 to 1910: Green
belt. from 319 to 86S; Cottage City.
from 81 to 141; Hyattsville, from
2,S04 to 4,773; Capitol Heights, from
314 to 685: Colmar Manor, from 10l
to ITS: Fairmount Heights, from
Is to IS; Brentwood, from 76l to
1897; Laurel, from 825 to 1,46i ;
Bladensburg, from 119 to, 214 ,
Arlington County. sVa., showed an
increase from 1902 to 32,843, and
Alexandria, from 1..s47 to 1855.
Total returns for the country rose
from 14,71o.661 in 1s41 to 25,a71,-
249 in 1912.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Man Blinded, 40thers
Hurt, One Critically,
In Attacks by Thugs
Foot Suit Weorer
Involved in Assault;
Store Robbed of 81 900

One man was stricken temporarily
shlind and four others were injured,
one OF Mem critically, last night in
a series of attacks by. thugs armed
with iron pipes and knives.
Police reported John X. Thomp-
son, a., colored laborer, of 1876 c
street S.W. was taken to Gallinger
Hospital suffering from temporary
blindness and possible skull frac-
ture received when he was struck
near the left eye with blunt in
strument by a colored man who at
tackled him near Sixth and G streets
S.W. Mr.. Thompson said he was
robbed of SIS by his assailant, who
was wearing zoot suit.
Herman Witt, proprietor of a
chicken market at ITO O street NV,
reported $1,000 in cash was stolen
from his establishment late yester-
day.
In Critical Condition.
Thomas H. White, SO, a crane op-
orator at the Navy Yard, is in a
critical condition at Sibley Hospital
suffering from a lacerated eye and
possible skull fracture. Police said
he was struck with an iron pipe by
a colored man near his home, at 81
Randolph place NV.
The assailant and his companion
took his wallet, personal papers and
keys Later police found the wallet
near the scene, with between $40
and $50 missing
Carl Woodward of 1921 K street
NV reported that at 2:30 am.
while walking at Twelfth street and
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Amateur Opera Groups Needed
7oPromote Music, Says ChoppIe
Guest Conductor at
Water Cote Critical
Of Capitalization

There is great need for amateur
opera groups in all cities as means
of promoting universal enjoyment
of good music, according to Stanley
Chapple, guest conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra at
the Water Gate concert tonight
and tomorrow night.
Music is in very bad state
right now" he declared in an in
terview at the Water Gate yester-
day. TT has become little bit of
an artificial cult. There are too
many people who want to know the
name of the composer of piece of
music before they will say whether
they like it or not"
Mr. Chapple recommended that
young musicians band together in
opera, ballet and chamber music
groups in their own cities, SO that
music lovers from all walks of life
might participate in it without in
hibition. He also spoke of the
benefits of concerts for special au-
diences by major musical groups,
such as the Philadelphia Orches-
tra's concerts for the trade unions.
Critical Of Capitalization.
Music today is too greatly CEN
tralized," he declared, pointing out
that only select few musicians
reach the top and only a certain
group of people can attend good
concerts because of the expense and
lack of opportunities involved.
The English conductor himself
began his career at the age OF l6
when the music master of an or
chestra in London, whom he was
understanding, was taken i'll. eAc-
tual experience, step by step, Is
the best method of becoming
skilled musician, he believes.
Mr.. Chapple, conductor Of the
orchestra. opera and choral depart
ments at the Peabody Conservatory
in Baltimore, has noticed baffiing
difference between English and
American audiences.
Although most people consider
the English a little more reserved
than Americans" he said. Amer
ican audiences seem a little more
loath to express their feelings dur
ing a performance. I have never
heard any kissing here, as have
in England, but on the other hand
I have met little unchecked en-
thusiasm among audiences here"
Fewer String instrument Students.
Mr. Chapple fears there will be
a shortage of stringed instrument
players after the war.
Everybody is taking up the
oboe and brass" he said. probably
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Silver Spring Firemen
Conduct Benefit Sole

For the benefit of its firemen's
fund, the Silver Spring Volunteer
Fire Department is conducting sale
of maps of Silver Spring and en-
virons.
Charles E. Deff1nbaugh. deputy
chief Of the Fire Department, heads
the committee in charge of the prof.
ect. The maps are 35 cents each
and may be secured either at the
flrehouse or from Mr.. Defflnbaugh.
Mr.. Deffinbaugh also announced
that in the future recording will be
made of all telephone calls to the
firehouse in an effort to eliminate
false alarms and to check on doubt
full locations.
Evening star., 1943-07-10

News York avenue NV, he was
blackjacked by two men and robbed
of his billfold containing $50. He
suffered bruises about the head. but
did not require hospital treatment.
Knife Held to Back.
Harold S. Aten of 759 Columbia
road NV. told police he was robbed
of $l8 by three men, one of whom
neld knife, to his back They also
took his coat and trousers
Pfc. Law Chandler, attached to
Walter Reed Hospital, was robbed of
81 by trio Of men at Thirteenth
and I streets NV. aFos-7 1nt~e 2
willie Thompson. colored. of 61s
Fourth street NV, was beaten and
robbed of $35 near Fourth street
and New. York avenue NV. by two
colored men. He was admitted to
Casualty Hospital for treatment.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Capital Garage !.
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Leased byU.S.Nl
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Rr
Pool for Autos +. 1: I. 4:
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Government Assumes
Control on August i,
With Porkers Notified

The Government will take over
the Capital Garage, at 1920 New
York avenue, about August l. to
operate q big pool of Federal ATTIC
mobiles under strict control, The
Star learned today.
A Commitment" has been made
for the Government to lease the
1,200-car garage from the National
Mortgage 81 Investment Corp,
present owner, and patrons received
notice they cannot park in the
garage on or after August /. oN
No official announcement of the
arrangements were made, nor were
any officials willing 70 discuss details
OF the lease. 'r'
How the car pool will work also
was somewhat of a mystery. But
it is known that for some time
plans have been discussed by Fed
eral officials for some such rer
pool Among the Government Of
ficials most directly concerned have
been those of the Federal Works
Agency and the Bureau of the
Budget. 7fs
In the opinion of observers, the
arrangement not only will be big
step forward in the move to force
economy in the use of Government
transportation here, but it is likely to
cause serious dislocation in tbe
whole downtown parking situation.
The Capital Garage, it was learned,
has about 400 persons parking there
under terms Of monthly contracts,
more than 100 of whom have been
leaving their cars there for mors
than II years. !,
In addition to the regular cus-
toners, an average of about 300
short parkers" have been accom-
modated there every day. ~
Evening star., 1943-07-10
$4,000 IsPaid
'4,343 Workers
OF District
Action Is Token
To Eose Hordships
Due to Lack of Funds

Belated salary payments-some of
them only in partial amount-were
being disbursed today to 4,343
municipal workers, to the total tune
of $290,000. under orders of the
Commissioners that the District do
what 1t can to relieve the hardships
caused by delay in enactment of
the urgent deficiency bill. now await
ing the Presidents signature.
Policemen and firemen were the
luckiest of the unpaid thousands of
city employees, for most of them
were receiving their full pay checks
for the last two weeks of June.
Low-salaried District employees
were receiving only IS per cent of
the wages they earned during the
first nine days of July. 1t was
estimated that many OF these ad-
vances on payments due July. IT
amounted to between $40 and $50
This caused some grumbling among
the lower-paid workers.
Checks Are Speeded.
The staff of District Auditor - r.
Pilkerton worked until after mid
night last night to calculate and
prepare check payments and this
morning these were rushed to Mai.
James Lusby, the disbursing officer,
to be countersigned and distributed
among paymasters Of the various
divisions
The Commissioners had DELAYED
taking emergency steps until yes
terday, hopefully expecting that the
urgent deficiency bill would be
signed by the President.
However. they took action yester-
day as city workers stories of
financial hardship mounted. Some
had been without pay for five
weeks, and many had gone payless
for two or three weeks.
All but 396 of the 1,700 metro
politan policemen were being paid
today for the last two weeks In
June. Those still payless are en-
ployed in the administrative Offices,
the Detective Bureau and the traf-
fic division The District had a
balance Of sl3S 900 at the end of the
old fiscal year for the Police De-
partment and about 10000 addi-
tional was needed to meet the fun
payroll.
% Firemen Unpaid.
Only % of the 872 firemen went
still unpaid today. The Fire Depart
ment payroll for the last two weeks
in June amounted to 100000. but
a total of only 500, 100 was available.
Those unpaid are employed in the
fire marshall's office.
For the -salared workers, who
are being paid out of funds appro-
priated for the new fiscal year pay
rolls were prepared for 2.193, total
ing s55,025. This payroll includes
the following:
School custodial workers, number
ing 760, who are receiving $23 $50;
charwomen, janitors and other EN-
ployes of the superintendent of Dis
trict buildings. $50. receiving s5,797:
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn
Dale. Md, 324, receiving S6,968:
workhouse and reformatory guards
and others. 207. IS 1868: 500 employees
at Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
$l2,651: 95 employees of the free
Public Library. s2.876. and 81 en-
ployes of the Electrical Department,
81 ,843.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Baby Dies, ; Injured
When Heater ExpIodes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHESTERTOWN. Md, July i0s--
A 3-year-old girl died early today
and three other members of her
family we're in a serious condition as
a result of injuries sustained when
a hot-water heater exploded as their
home last night 20
The four were taken to Union Me-
merial Hospital, Baltimore, where
the child. Judy Nance. was pro-
nounced dead on arrival Hospital
authorities said the parents, Robert
Nance, 36, and Doris Nance. 26, and
Robert. jr., 4. were burned seriously.
Herman Blackway, Chestertown
fire chief, said that the explosion
occurred when Mr.. Nance lighted a
match in the gas-filled basement OF
the house. The burner of the heater
had gone out and Mr. Nance was
attempting to fix it, Mr.. Blackway
said y
Mrs Nance and the children had
followed Mr.. Nance to the base
ment
Evening star., 1943-07-10
|8 Reminders on RationingG
Blue coupons, Book stamps let

Blue coupons, Book stamps let
tered N, P and @ are valid until
August I.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats, fats, etc.
Stamps lettered p and @ are
valid now, will be good until the
end Of July. r stamps will be
good from July II to July 81 in
elusive. S stamps will be valid
July 18 through July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos Is and is in ra-
ton book No. may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for S pounds
through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds Of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
For regular allowances of sugar
for general use coupon No. 13 in
book / is good for pounds
through August Is.
Confee-Stamp No 81 will be good
for pound until July 2l Stamp
No. % will be good from July % to
August IL.
Gas0line-Pieasure driving is forbid
den to holders of all types of gaso-
line rations.
Existing IT" allowances OF Raso-
line must last their holders
through July Is.
No. S A coupons are good for 3
gallons each through July 81.
B and C coupons, good for 2Ia
gallons each. expire on dates in
dicated In individual books
Shoes-Stamp No. 1s is good for one
pair through October 81. ma :
Fuel Oil-Each coupon is good 70,
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Destitute Get CIothinq

The government Of Costa Rica
distributed $5.347 worth OF clothing
to destitute laborers in recent
month.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Granger Concert Is Set
For Tonight at Water Cote

Postponed from last night be-
cause of rain, the Percy Granger
concert will be held at the Water
Gate at $3.50 o'clock tonight, with
Stanley Chapple conducting the
National Symphonic Orchestra.
Ticket stubs will admit patrons
who already had reached the Water
Gate before the concert was post
poned. Those who wish to buy
tickets, 1t was snnouncedS can get
them at the Water Gate Office after
l pm today. The regular ticket
office in kits music store will be
closed. Tickets also will be avail
able at the Water Gate for the Alec
Templeton concert tomorrow night.
Orchestra officials announced that
Igor Gorin, radio and concert bari
tone, will take the place OF Donald
Dickson at the Water Gate next
Wednesday. Mr.. Dickson was UNI
able to get transportation to Wash
ington from the West Coast.
The Wednesday concert. which
falls on Bastille Day, will mark
the French national fete and French
officials here have been invited.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Brior Pipes Reoppeur

Briar pipes are to appear again In
London shops. briar root from AL
geria being once more attainable.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Owners Asked to Shore
Pressure Cookers

Miss Ethel Regan. Prince Georges
County home demonstration agent,
today appealed to county residents
having unused pressure cookers to
share them with their neighbors.
Declaring that pressure cookers
are ammunition in the fight against
the Axis, Miss Regan pointed out
that every jar of vegetables, fruits
and meats canned for home con-
sumption releases that much more
food for the men on the battle
Evening star., 1943-07-10

because learning stringed instru-
ments takes longer and because
you can't march down the street
playing a cello There seems to be
certain amount of glamour, he
remarked, about woodWind and
brass. especially during wartime.
Alec Templeton, blind pianist, will
be guest soloist at tomorrow nights
concert,
Evening star., 1943-07-10

the number of units marked In
large numbers on its face.
Period No. coupons Of last
seasons ration are valid for 10
gallons per unit through Septem-
Der 30
Period No. coupons In new
fuel oil rations became good July
l and are valid for 10 gallons per
unit through next January 4.
Applications for this season s
rations should be filled out proper
ly and returned to local boards
Immediately.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Concert Schedule
TODAY.

TODAY.
Artur Rubinstein, piano recital.
Constitution Hall. pm
Pvt. Rafael Sanchez. tenor: Frances
Dutton, soprano; Pan-American Union.
- #; Edwin G. Davis, piano recital;
Sunday Music Hour. Wilberta Horn
Olson, soprano; Mrs. r. E. Snesrud.
contralto; YWCA. 5 pm
tional Gallery of TAT. AT. s % pm.
Passion According to ct. John"
Weshinston Chora! Society. Louis
'',a HoSa4a chaTe6, g. choir sas Dm D.nd Men. Gle.
Club. warner lawson, director: Arm
strong High School. $40 pm.
venins a,., ,s 81 Enssi.n len s9pss sna United
Recorded Concert. Ns+ional Ar
Army Band, Auditorium. Fort Myer.
sssoldiesHs' eH D.H; J. HON. Band Orchestra.
Stanley Hall. $40 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
scholss Cantorum. Hush Ross. di-
pI1i.. LII Hccd H'eS.n al o-scn SFs.n Tse,.
rian Church. $3.50 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Orchestra,
Milton Wohl. violin: Nathan 0tutch,
cello. soloists; Marine Barracks. Sis
N. Marine Band, Marine Barracks.
LAS pm.
6ymphonic Hour. YwcA. . pm.
THURSDAY.
lleka AeIson. piano recital. Tex
tile Museum. $50 Pm.
Florence Foster Jenkins. soprano,
song recital; WashinEton Club. IL
Army Dand. Elipse. pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra.
0eanley Hall. $50 PM.
FRIDAY.
Nsvy. Hand Symphony Orchestra,
Bernard Oreenhouse. eellist, soloist;
Oe1aftmentAl Auditorium, $50 pm.
Norman lfauenhein. piano recital.
Arts Club. e:46 pm.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks.
Victrola Concert. Public Library.
naryland avsnue and Seventh street
NE, 7:30 Pm.
SATURDAY.
Alexander 9klAfev1kt. piano reel.
TAI Wcnso'2 CITY cub lao Pm
!s tsn,sr r}sitai. 2ool 1~snty-foafth
6sidisrT Homo hand orshsstrs.,
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Evening star., 1943-04-11
Wagnerian Program
By Philadelphia
Orchestra

In q right-about-face from an
almost completely modern program
here on March 80, Eugene Ormandy,
conductor Of the Philadelphia Or
chestra, brings his musicians to
Constitution Hall Tuesday evening,
April 20, in an all-Wagner program.
Marjorie Lawrence, Australian dra-
matte soprano, unrivaled in Wag-
merriam roles since Kirstin Flagstad's
retirement, will be the guest vocalist.
The first half Of the program will
include the overture and Venusberg
music and "Dich, Theure Halle" 4"
from "Tannhauser," by the orches-
ira, with Miss Lawrence singing the
prelude and love death music from
Tristan and Isolde" The second
half Of the evening will be devoted to
excerpts from the "Gotterdammer-
ung." when the orchestra will play
Siegfried's rhine Journey" and the
death and funeral music. Miss Law
renee will interpret the immolation
scene, Brumhilde's aria CStarke
Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort.")
This season has seen Miss Law
renee In tremendous comeback
after long bout with infantile
paralysis. She was stricken in June
Of 1941, en- route to Mexico City to
open the civic opera there. Never,
even in her early days of study, has
she worked so hard to be an opera
singer. Since then she has been
carrying a full schedule Of concert,
opera and radio work, even though
she must still sing from a chair.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
In Local
Music Circles

The d. G. Federation Of Music
Clubs, Thelma Callahan, president,
will hold the annual junior compeu-
tive festival May l, in Barker Hall,
YWCA. For entry please commu-
nicate with Chairman Florence VIM
cent Yeager, 210 Jefferson street
NV, dead line April 10.
The annual lenten tea, with silver
offering, given by the WSCS of the
Chevy Chase Methodist Church, will
be held this afternoon at 4 pm. at
the home of Mrs. M. Rea Shafer at
6605 Meadow lane, Chevy Chase, Md.
The program will consist Of sacred
music and readings. Those appear
ing are: Horace Smithey, baritone;
Mrs. Wander v. Holcomb, soprano:
Emily R. Tooley, contralto; Sergt.
Ben Hustled. cellist;; Eugene Livesay,
accompanist; Ida Elaine James,
reader.
Washington Alumnae Club Of Mu
Phi Epsilon, national honor music
society for women. will hold its
spring concert at the home of Dor
othy Guion, at 1910 Reno road NV,
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The
hostess who Is an accomplished
pianist will present the program.
All out-of-town Mu Phis are in
vited and should contact Mildred
Frame, 6666 Thirty second street
NV.
1t. Ellwood Hill of the Signal
Corps will give an organ recital in
the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church on Wednesday evening at
$3.50 o'clock. 1t. Hill was organist
and choir master at Christ Church,
Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Mich,
before his entry into service. Bernice
Hickman Gordon, soprano, will as
sist on the program. singing Albert
Spaulding's setting Of Psalm "A.
Ethel Pyne. soprano, sang q group
Of Spanish songs, accompanied by
Adele Bush, for the Twentieth Cen
tury Club on Thursday.
n0AAnA1 NAc1u0AAA, pAeuAOt, VIII pay
the DeliuS concerto With the Marine
Orchestra at Quantico, Va. on
Thursday.
The Madrigal Singers, under the
direction OF Mrs. John Milton Syl-
vester, assisted by . string quartet
directed by Mary Park Clements,
will give = program at the Walter
Reed Hospital on Thursday evening.
Choral numbers viii include 18th
century English madrisals, rounds
and traditional folk songs. Music
frosn the Tudor period win - offered
~ 4a okang onDo1aaa0.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Choral Society to
Sing OratOriO

"The Passion According to st.
john" by Johann Sebastian Bach,
will be sung by the Washington
Choral Society conducted by Louis
A. Potter Tuesday night at 8:l5
o'clock in the National City Chris
ten Church, Fourteenth and Mas
sachusetts avenue NV. This ora
torio was the first work composed
by Bach after his appointment as
cantor at st. Thomas Church in
Leipsic. The performance on Tues
day will mark the first full-length
public presentation of this famous
work in the Capital City.
On this occasion, the chorus of
$50 trained voices, will be accom-
panied by HARLAN Meyer at the
organ and by an orchestra of Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra musi-
clans. Soloists will be Arthur Kraft,
tenor, Of the Eastman School; Glenn
Darwin, baritone, OF st. Bartholo-
news, New York City; Mary Apple,
contralto. Of Cadman Congregation
al Church, Brooklyn, N. Y; Cath
reen Carrico, soprano, and Howard
Ssmsel, basso, Of Concordio Lu-
theran Church in this city; Harry
Yeide, basso; Finley Cheston, tenor,
Of Calvary Methodist Church, and
Phyllis Weber Of the Choral Society