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Evening star., 1944-07-13
Growth of Tax Exemption

A subcommittee of the House
Public Lands Committee, under
craftsmanship of Representative
Peterson of Florida, has been pa
tlently plugging its way through
moraSS of statistics relating to
ownership by the Government of
tax-exempt real estate. A lot of
people are beginning to demand
that something be done about it.
AS a beginning, the subcommittee
believes there should be one agency
in the Government which keeps
track of all it's real property hold
1ngs. There is no single source of
such information now, while Gov
eminent practice in making pay
ments in lieu of taxes, making no
payments, paying partial tax allow
ances, etc. suggests the lack of
uniform pattern.
The subcommittee found that in
California the Government now
owns about $319472,986 worth of
real estate. This has become a
source OF increasing concern to the
voting taxpayer in California. In
the District of Columbia, how
ever. the amount of taX-eXempt
property in California seems modest
indeed. Here the Federal holdings
alone amount to $780, 296,O3l-twice
as much as in California-and when
the municipal governments $S4,-
178,206 worth is added to "other tax
exempt property worth $1O8, 1894 $50
the total, over $l,200,O0O,OO0, puts
California in the position of hollerin'
before she is hurt. In area, about
half the District is tax exempt, and
in valuation about IS per cent.
The subcommittee is more inter-
ested in conditions throughout the
country, where people can vote, than
it is in the District OF Columbia.
But some of its observations are of
peculiar interest here. OF Cali
fornia, for instance. the committee
report says, The observation was
made that it is a mistaken notion
to assume that because Government
activity adds to the prosperity of a
community in which Government
facilities are located that 1t should
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Moves in Normandy
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

For the time being the center of
gravity of the fighting in Normandy
appears to have shifted to the west,
with the town of St. Lo as the principal
Allied objective. This is in the sector
of the American lsr Army.
The announcement that Maj. Gen.
Charles H. Corlett is commanding an
American corps in Normandy may be
significant of the arrival of strong rein
forcements for the LIST Army. That army
on July 2 had two corps-the v. Corps
under Maj. Gen. l. T. Gerow and the
v. II Corps under Maj. Gen. J. T. Col
Inns. There has been no report of the
relief of either of these officers, so 1t Is
fair guess that the announcement
about Gen. Corlett means that the lst
Army now has three corps instead of
two.
This would be logical result follow
ing the capture Of Cherbourg; and the
first use Gen. Bradley would be likely
to make of his new forces would be the
extension Of his elbow room south
ward toward st. Lo and Coutances.
His immediate desire must be to get
clear of the water-logged country
through which our forces have been
painfully fighting their way ahead Once
that sort of terrain is behind them
and 1t vii! be behind them when they
stand ON the ST. Lo-Periers-Lessay road
the ground ahead of them in the
coastal sector Is very largely open waste
land, suitable for armored troops.
Farther east, south of st. Lo, there is
rising ground, with considerable foresta-
tion. 1t Is good country for mobile de-
tense, but the Germans will lack the
advantages which they have enjoyed in
the marshlands and flooded areas where
attack is canalized to few land bridges.
If the Germans are going to continue
making a step-by-step defense south of
st. Lo-Periers-Lessay they will need
more troops, quite = few more.
There are some signs that the Ger
mans have shifted some of their armor
from the Caen sector to the St. Lo
sector. This would indicate that Field
Marshal Rommel Gf he Il indeed the
commander of the German 1ield forces
on this 'front.' thinks that the west is
now his point Of greatest danger Pos
sibly he thinks he can use surplus forces
there better than In the Caen area, for
once the British Second Army has
cleared the whole left bank of the Orne
River there is no good German de-
fensive line near at hand
On the Caen front the Germans still
hold Z small bridgehead beyond the
Odon, which is being attacked and will
probably be liquidated very shortly.
The British will then seek to extend
their holding OF the lett bank of the
Orne. clearing away all German pockets
of resistance along the river. North
east of Caen, the British have a BRIDGE
head OF their own on the right bank
of the Orne, and 1t may be from this
direction that the next large ofiensive
effort may come on the front Of the
Second Army. in an endeavor to compel
Evening star., 1944-07-13
This Changing World
BY Constantine Bro,yn

When 1t was disclosed that Gen.
Charles de Gaulle was coming to WASH
1ngton FOR conversations with President
Roosevelt. 1t was pretty obvious that he
would not make the trip unless he had
received some assurance that 1t would
prove fruitful for him.
Therefore, Tuesdays announcement
by Mr.. Roosevelt at his news conference
that Gen. De Gaulle's French Com
mittee Of National Liberation would be
recognized as the civil authority in lib
Grated French areas served as something
Of q anticlimax
Apparently Gen. De Gaulle is not
worrying about whether or not America
and Britain are to approve him ofIicially
as head Of the provisional government
OF France. Acceptance of the fact that
ne Is to be the civil authority is good
enough.
AS soon as the generals political ma
chine begins operating behind the Allied
armies he will have no real dif1culty
In imposing his regime on the French
people. He is chiefly a political man,
with his Interest centered on the mill
tary mainly as . means toward
political end.
Political observers here are paying a
good deal of attention to two actions
taken by Gen. De Gaulle shortly before
ne left Algiers last week for Washington.
one was the appointment of Chief of
Secret Service Passy As deputy to Gen.
Joseph Pierre Koenig and the other was
Gen. De Gaulle's order placing the press,
radio ana movie industries under gov
ernment control.
Passy once operated in London, where
ne earned q rather unenviable reputa-
tion. At his headquarters on Duke
street. French refugees whose loyalty to
Gen. De Gaulle was doubtful were put
through lengthy third degrees. The
Evening star., 1944-07-13

favor Of international cooperation
to enforce peace, but they have re-
manned unmoved and apathetic.
Perhaps after this war they will
feel impelled to respond differently
In any event, the potentialities OF
the "damnable thing" now hitting
London are so terrible as to make
any one seem hopelessly stupid and
purblind who persists in thinking
that nations can live In isolation
and that the world does not need q
collective security system against
the beasts OF prey.
Evening star., 1944-07-13

One OF the best views in Washing
ton Is that to be seen from the
windows of Secretary Ickes' office.
The Jefferson Memorial and the
Lincoln Memorial both are in sight.
1t also is possible to glimpse in one
operation of the eye the whole of
the tremendous bulk of the Pentagon
Building, incredible as it may seem
at first thought.
Evening star., 1944-07-13

enjoy special tax treatment $50 1t
Is generally the opinion of the fiscal
officers of local government that
the local governmental services of
the standard maintained in most
communities cannot be financed
solely out of taxes on residential
and other nonindustrial property"
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Comments on Who Paws

Comments OH Who Paws
To the Editor OF The Star:
May I say word in regard to a dim
Guilty which arose recently between a
congressman and an Mp at the PEN
tagon Building in regard to the park
ing OF car? I was astonished to read
that the Congressman admitted saw
ing We're the ones who pay your sal
ary."
did not realize before that the Con-
sressmen paid the salaries of the Fed
eral employees. was under the i'm
preston that the salaries of all of the
Federal employees, from the President
down. were paid from tax MONEYS, T
thought that Congress just appropri-
ated the funds, but that 1t really was the
peoples money
Live and learn!
LAURA X. POLLOCK.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Thanks for Mansfield Talks
Disaster Prohteerina

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Associated Press reported one
householder In Hartford who profited
to the tune OF 5000 by demanding a dol
lar from frantic people trying to phone
relatives after the circus fire.
Let's have the name and address of
the householder. \ little fan mail to
him might help him to realize how cold
. little money can make the human
heart INDIGNANT,
Evening star., 1944-07-13

Postmaster General Frank c..
Walker may get verdict against
Esquire from a home jury, but he
certainly never could hope for a
conviction Of the Varga beauties at
the hands OF a GI jury overseas.
Evening star., 1944-07-13
Work Sought in Vain

'oIA oOuSnt IN VAN
To the Editor of The Star:
Hearing all the cry for help in the
various Government agencies and in
local business establishments, I applied
at several places where my name. ad-
dress and telephone number were taken,
but after two weeks 1 have heard moth
ing
l also applied ut the EMPLOYMENT
Bureau at 1922 Fifteenth street NV.
and there was given information about
several Arms in desperate need" of
help. However, when 1 applied At these
places in person was told that thev
wanted permanent employes-not vaca-
tion-time help
After my futile efforts trying to locate
employment have decided we are hear
ing the cry Wolf! Wolff when there
is no wolf within sight or hearing dis
tance. DISGUSTED..
Thanks for Mansfield Talks
To the Editor of The Star:
For the ofhcers and teachers of the
elementary schools, divisions 1918 of
the public schools of this city, permit
me to express to you deep appreciat ton
OF the fine, helpful cooperation which
during the past spring The Star AZ
forded us through the safety talks
given by Inspector Richard Mansfield.
1t Is our distinct belief that as a result
OF Inspector Mansfleld's work our chill
dren have been made more highly con-
scioH OF the need for the exercise of
caution and care on the highways.
A. K. SAVOY,
Assistant Superintendent of Schools,
Evening star., 1944-07-02

Feet So Painful,
Hot, Tired, You
Hurt All Over?

You'll believe in miracIes once you ex-
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Foot Balm gives. when used on feet that
tire. ache, pain. burn or swell from exertion.
Marvellous 70. perspiring. odorous feet. too.
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derfully soothed. oomfoeted. rested and re-
freshed. Get DR.. Scholl's Foot Balm today.
Costs but trihe. At all Drug. Shoe. Depart
ment Stores and Toilet Goods Counters.
Evening star., 1944-07-02
Cover Girl tells
Howl really DO Stop
Underorm Perpirotion and Odor
land save up TO 50x)-
Ny co~ef is gIomour soys
enchanting lAM IHNXfT

CS1OssS"s.y A~"
Being a Cover Girl is a dream
job"-says alluring, successful
Dana Jenney. But l have to be
right down to earth about keeping
exquisite under the torrid heat Of
photographers 1OO0-watt lamps.
$50 l was thrilled when I found
a deodorant that really did keep
my underarms dry-Odorono
Cream! l can trust it, even under
the most trying conditions, to
keep freshness from wilting-and
safeguard the expensive dresses
and furs l model.
Every girl will like the things
Ifike about Odorono Cream. First,
it contains a really effective per-
spiration stopper that closes the
tiny underarm sweat glands and
keeps them closed up to 3 days!
"It's safe for fabrics too-just
follow directions. And you can tell
it contains soothing emollients be-
cause it 8 non-irritating even after
shaving.
Another thing each jar gives
you up to 2l more applications for
39t than other leading deodorants.
won't you try velvety, fra
grant Odorono Cream-see if you
don't agree with me that it's a
marvellous help in guarding pre-
cious glamour!
Evening star., 1944-07-02

The laugh was deep, and sounded
genuine. 1t achieved far more, l BE-
lieve. than a direct order.
You're all striking for rztes," he
said. his hands firmly On the under
SIDE of the bomb. but you'll never
get them until you learn the differ
ence between an a,ssed and an xs-
arrived bomb! You ought to read the
manual and find out why a bomb
that's not armed won't explode"
They Wsge Relieved
ORDNANCE is far removed from my
rating. but his tone and words
shamed me. l hurried forward to
lend assistance. The seamen were
right beside me. Sheepishly. We fol-
lowed his instructions and soon had
the bomb resting on the truck.
He kept on talking. as the white
hats, breathing hard. backed of.
mo bomb is going to explode"
he was saying, unless the arming
wires have been removed from the
fuses. Those arming wires prevent
the impeller - that's the little,
propeller-hke blade in the nose -
from rotating. And if the impeilef
can't rotate. the bomb can't 60 of.
stared at the lmpeller on the
bomb we had just lifted to safety.
The impeller." said to him in
a hoarse whisper. tits moving right
now, with the wind. There's nothing
in it to keep it from moving. That
bomb would have blown us from
here to Christmas
Coafeosioa
The sailor glanced away. almost
guilty.. Then he met my eye.
Sure" he said. Il knew what the
score was the second l saw it. But
couldn't let on. Those kids are just
recruits. They d have gone to pieces"
Perhaps the sailor noticed the
admiration on my face. for his tone
was apologize.
"Hell's bells, Chief" he said, Il
was thinking of myself. too. | could
MT let it fall. That baby has
mighty wide destructive range.
It's heck of lot too far for any
body to try and run.
Evening star., 1944-07-02
Five sailors paralyzed
with fear: But there
was one who could act

AN AERIAL demolition bomb may
u be FIVE feet from nose to vanes.
Its fat green belly may pack over
$50 pounds Of INT. One who does
not understand aviation ordnance
rerards the job Of handling such
bombs with considerable awe.
That's Why | tarrled outside the
hangar that afternoon in Norfolk.
watching the five white-hatted sail
ors do a hurried removal Of a huge
bomb from a plane that had caught
fire. The fire was cxtinsuished
Immediately. but because Of it
orders had been given to remove
the bomb.
As the bomb came into view. nd
ing crosswise on the suspension
host, like log on a hammock. a
white hat yelled and pointed. One Of
the two bands comprising the sling
had snapped. The ponderous bomb
teetered on the remaining band,
In Just - Seconds
A STIFF wind was knitting in from
the bay. The sailors retreated, then
stood still. gaping. The suspension
hoist and the bomb it Graded
svayed with the wind, creaking
~arningly. would have wagered
the place in Kingdom Come that l
expected to reach precisely then,
that in 30 seconds the nose of the
huge bomb must thud to the con-
uete deck. The FIVE kids were para
lyzed with fear,
A tall. stockily built sailor came
waking from the bomb truck near
by; walked. stoop,ng. directly under
the ominously tilted bomb. His
hands pressed up against it, as if he
were match for its mass.
Then. turning his slightly pale
face toward the open-mouthed sea-
men. he said, We'll. how's about
hand. mates?"
Not a stir.
He showed his teeth. and laughed.
Evening star., 1944-07-02

And triumph they did -. the woman lived!
So patient by patient. case by case, day by day,
Lister piled up evidence in support of his antiseptc
theory which was rid the world funtold suffering,
and reduce the hideous fatalities that time and tt
again followed even the simplest Operations
Quick Germ-Killine Aetion-Safe!y
Itwas for the great Lister that Isterine AntisePtc
was named, meeting the requirements of fine
antiseptic >. solution with rapid germ-killing
power non poisonous in character, and absolutely
safe to use.
Today. in literally millions of homes, Lsterine
AntisePtio is the trustworthy 6rst-aid in countless
little emergencies until the doctor comes. Make
it must for your medicine cabinet.
LAMBERT PHARMACAL COMPANY, St. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1944-07-02

In the eyes of one or two he saw hope and faith
to butuess his own, but on the faces of others
some of them the leaders of the profession-he
read only doubt and disbelief.
He could almost hear the sneers of the attending
nurses whispering in the background while they
viewed the pale and lovely woman on the table.
Lister knew that they regarded his fanatical in
sistence on cleanliness the repeated dressings his
evil antiseptios, as the vagaries of madman =.
that they were awaiting the dead cart carry the
woman away. just as it had carried away countless
Others, when blood poisoning followed compound
fracture
But Lister knew also, that his radical methods,
his antiseptcs aimed to keep germs out of wounds,
before, during and after every operation, must,
with Gods will triumph.
Eor rouutIeee EnLe enneroeurise
Evening star., 1944-07-02
"ScoH if you will,
Gentlemen,
but this woman
will Iive!"

CLOwLY, and with the fierce con-
- viction and undying faith that
had marked him from the begin
ming, Lister, his sealpel laid aside,
the last dressing completed, ad-
dressed his critical audience.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A>SotldleQ fTeSS sports writer.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Youll find
it in the Cards-if you're loking for
the standout outfield among the
World Series contenders.
Victory gardeners-that's what
Skipper Billy SouthWorth is calling
Stan Musial, Johnny Hopp and
Danny LitWhiler since their potent
punch paced the St. Louis National
League entry to its third straight
pennant.
American League partisans may
argue that Detroit's Dick Wakefield
can match any Cardinal outfielder
in all-around ability, but in group
comparison. neither the Tiger trio
Of Wakefield, Roger Cramer and
Jimmy Outlaw. nor the St Louis
Browns out1eld patrol of Milt
Byrnes, Mike Kreevich and Chet
Laabs can stack up against the
Cards.
Besides being runnerup for the
National League batting title with
.344. Musial leads the loop with so
doubles. He has 191 hits, including
IA triples and IL homers, and has
driven in 81 runs. Hopp boasts an
average Of 1888, with "a doubles,
9 triples, II homers and IS RIBS.
Although Litwhiler is batting only
.262, he has hit l3 homers and driven
in "A runs.
Each has a strong throwing arm
and the speed to go and get 'em,
Litwhiler is the National League
record holder, having gone through
l87 straight games at one time with
out an error. Hopp has made but
one error all season and Musial is
among the leaders in assists with l3.
All three have the added advan-
tage of having been in series COM
petition before, while no member of
the Tiger or Brown outfield can
boast of such experience
Wakefield is the Tigers anchor
man. 1t was not until Deadeye Dick
Joined the seventh-place Tigers on
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Information Is Getting Trial
AS SchooIboy Teams Start

Will the much discussed T. forma
ton click for schoolboy backfelds?
The answer to that question may
pop up tomorrow when the football
squads of the eight District high
schools 60 into action on the opening
day OF the annual interhigh series.
The schedule lists Coolidge at
Central, Tech at Wilson. Anacostia
at Roosevelt and Eastern at Western.
Feed box informat ton is to watch
the eleven Coach Artie Boyd has
developed at Roosevelt, slick.
speedy combination that rates as a
sleeper The cagey Boyd, dismal
IN public about prospects, has lined
up a team including some of the
outstanding track stars of the Dis
trict such as Mario Salvanelli and
Don Abrams, and, although lacking
experience, may give Anacostia a
surprise with some T-pattern nifty
galloping tomorrow.
Coach Willard Bristor's Wilson
team has the edge in experience
this year, with Veteran Fullback
Pierce Godfrey the sparkplug of 10
returned lettermen and plenty of
green reserves, but the Tech team
the Tigers face is no pushover. with
such vets as Tom Tulenko and Andy
Davis doing the ball toting. Bob
Spears, son of the Maryland coach,
who was developing nicely as an end
on the Tech squad, is out of action
with leg broken in scrimmage.
The Eastern clash stacks
up as a battle of strategy against
power, with the sharp Red Raider
Evening star., 1944-09-28
One Game Tiger Lead
Looks Big as Yanks
al Browns
BY JACK HAND.

ASSOClAleQ FfeSS SpOrLS WrlteY.
Washington's maligned Senators.
picked to win the pennant in March
but destined to be gloomy last in
October, hold the key today to
Detroit's first pennant bid since 1910
Granted the Bengals may find the
last four steps the steepest after
beating the Mats Is times in their
first l8 meetings, but the two oppo-
sition candidates, st. Louis, one
game, and New York, three lengths
of the pace, will be clashing in a
dog-eat-dog series that easily can
eliminate both.
With four games to go all around,
Detroit's one-game lead looks good
because the schedule Is breaking In
its favor after a long uphill struggle
Steve O'Neill's overworked duo of
Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout are
not down for duty today, but either
or both will be on call.
Browns Loss DuIls Race.
AS long as the Tigers get pitching
and hitting like in yesterdays 40
victory over Philadelphia, nobody
can get close. When the Yanks and
Browns chased one another from
April to id-September, everything
seemed to hinge on their closing
clash, but the Brownies loss to Bos-
ton last night took some of the
edge Off
Rain in st. Louis almost turned
things upside down yesterday, but
the Browns, after moving the Bos-
ton finale from afternoon to night
and delaying the start for an hour,
waiting for the drizzle to stop, final
ly played and were sorry. 1t was
the end Of 7-game St. Louis win
ming streak and 10-game Boston
losing string.
Plnky Woods, surprise nominee
took the decision, Al, his fourth of
the year, but gave way to Red Bar
rett after wild spell in the eighth.
Denny Galehouse was lifted for a
pinch hitter in the fifth, trailing
10, and his relief pitchers failed
as the Browns muffed repeated op-
portunities in the late innings.
Tiger Pair Ties Park.
1t was Newhouser with No. % for
the Tigers in the shutout of the AS.
boosting the Newhouser- Trout total
to 55 victories. tying the old mark
held by Cleveland's Jim Bagby, sr.,
and Stan Coveleskie.
New York kept its foot in the door
and breathed life into its whisper
OF chance by trimming Chicago,
u. Cleveland showed Earl Henry,
a left-hander from Wilkes Barre
Pa, and the recruit beat Washing
ton, Ga.
Cincinnati's Bucky Walters picked
up his 23d National League success
by topping New York, 81, thanks
to Steve Mesner's grand slam homer.
Freshman Clyde King hurled Brook
lyn to 80 shade over ST. Louis,
Boston held on to nose out Pitts
bureh, 4-3, and Chicago came UP
with two in the eleventh for a So
edge over the Phils, in other senior
circuit games.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Navy Conquers Army
For World Crown
BY the Associated Press.


HONOLULU, Sept. %. - Navy's
team of former big leaguers held the
"servicemen's world baseball cham
pionship' today.
The sailors swept four games from
the Army, but the balance of the
seven-game series will be played so
more fans may see the major
leaguers in action. The fifth game
will he played today and the others
Saturday and Sunday.
The Navy won the mythical title
Yesterday by pounding four Army
pitchers for II hits and 1915 vic
tory. Sailor Johnny Mize hit two
run homer in the first.
Army -- 600 OO5 0oo- ~
Navy "Ol l4l luX-lU IL
Batteries-Beazley, Erraut, Derose, Hair
ston and Gautreaux, Trucfs, Rowe and "
Smith.