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Evening star., 1945-04-18
Health Office
ToDecideI Issue
OF Sterilization
Commissioners Look
To Experts for Advice
On FeebIe-Minded

The Commissioners indicated yes
terday that any request for legisla-
ton authorizing sterilization of
feeble-minded persons in the Dis
trict would depend on recommended
tions of the Health Department.
A report of Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech, which held
that there is no authority in law
whereby persons adjudged to be
feeble minded may be sterilized by
officials of the District" has been
sent to Health Officer George c.
Rutland, DR.. James Lewald. SUI
perintendent of the District Train
ing School, and DR.. Daniel L..
Seckinger, acting superintendent of
Gallinger Hospital.
Operations Halted.
Commissioner Guy Mason has or
dered a cessation of such operations.
Previously health officials said that
sterilizations would be stopped until
legal clarification was Forthcoming.
Mr.. Keech's opinion was requested
after it came to light that l6 girls
from the training school at Laurel
had been sterilized at Gallinger
since 1888. Additional information,
Mr. Keech said. indicated II such
operations had been performed. II
on white girls and 5 on colored.
Another girl was brought to Gal
linger last month by her mother for
sterilization, but the operation was
held up pending Mr.. Keech's de-
cision.
The ruling pointed out that Con-
gress merely had regulated COM
mitment of feeble-minded persons
and that an ill-advised decision
could be remedied by habeas corpus
or by petition to court.
"These incompetents are not
criminals; they are guilty of no
wrong; they are merely unfortunate
Yet there has been performed upon
them an operation which, as ap-
piled to criminals under State ster-
ilization laws, has been held cruel
and unusual punishment (by the
COURT" Mr.. Keech said.
In effect, Mr.. Keech held that the
superintendent of the training
school had no authority TO assent to
such operations, even though the
feeble-minded person and next of
kin were agreeable. 1t was pointed
out that such victims were not
competent to give assent and that,
while the superintendent was
charged with the health and we'll
being Of the victims, sterilizations
went beyond questions of health.
The decision further held that
courts probably would not entertain
a petition for sterilization in the
absence Of District legislation and
that no instance was found of where
public officials attempt sterilizations
without statutory authority.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Tobacco Price Study
Is Asked by 0'Conor

Gov. O'Conor joined Southern
Maryland tobacco warehousemen
and growers today in an appeal for
a re-study by the Office of Price Ad-
ministration of price ceilings for the
1914 crop, soon to go on sale.
The Governor Joined in the ap-
peal as warehousemen and growers
prepared to confer with Economic
Sterilization Director William H.
Davis today in an attempt to have
last years 62-cent tobacco ceiling
continued. The OPA reduced the
ceiling to S. cents to bring prices
paid for the higher quality Mary
land leaf in line with prices re-
ceived by hurley and flue-cured
growers.
Meanwhile, warehouses. scheduled
TO begin sales of the 1914 crop yes
terday. remained closed pending to-
days hearing. Warehousemen said
sales probably would begin late this
week or the first of next week.
In his message to Chester BoWles,
OPA director, Gov. O'Conor said
that "in view of the high labor and
production costs, would appreciate
greatly a re-study of the tobacco
price situation in Maryland looking
toward a possible increase in ceiling
prices. Tobacco growers contend
present ceiling totally unjustified by
conditions
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Mrs. Carol D. Warner
Wins First Prize in
Take Art Exhibit

With a bizarre picture called
Arrival in New York Times" Mrs.
Carol D. Warner, 3743 Benton street
NV. yesterday won first prize in
the fifth annual exhibition of fake"
pictures staged by the Corcoran
School of Art.
The 38 entries were caricatures
on paintings in the current 18th
biennial exhibition of contemporary
American oil paintings at the Cor
coran Gallery of Art.
In her picture, which was a COM
bination of paint and pieces of the
New York Times newspaper glued
on the canvas, Mrs. Warner pre-
sented a take-off of a painting by
William Thoeny, called Arrival in
New York" which was lent by the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, Mrs. Warner is stu
dent at the Corcoran School of Art
Gets Second Prize.
Second prize went to Mrs. John
Hershberger, 2008 Thirty-seventh
street Sc. former student at the
Corcoran School. Her picture, con-
sisting entirely Of cutouts from
magazines, and strips of ornamental
paper pasted on a large cardboard,
showed several prominent national
people looking at piece of real
bacon which had been wrapped in
cellophane, and nailed securely to
the board. Beside the bacon were
the words "Bacon-a reasonable
facsimile thereof" Labeled Strip
Tease in Washington" her entry
was a take-off on the first prize
picture on the contemporary ex-
hibit Of the gallery, entitled Strip
Tease in New jersey" by Reginald
Marsh New York, who was awarded
the first w. A. Clark prize of $4,000,
and the Corcoran Gold Medal.
Honorary mention went to Mrs.
Ruth Kern Nessul, 80 Walhonding
road, Friendship Station, for her
take-off of portrait by Alexander
Evening star., 1945-04-18
lsiWRstonmiq


Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, red stamps
T-5 through KS good through
April %; stamps Y-5, rs, Az
through Do good through June q;
stamps E-2 through J-2 good
through June 80; stamps K-2
through P-2 good through July 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4, blue
stamps c. through ca good
through April %; stamps H.
through M-2 good through June
2; stamps NJ through So good
through June 80. Stamps To
through X-2 good through July 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
susar-Stamp IS valid for S pounds
through June 2. Next stamp
scheduled to be validated May l.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. B-6, C-6, B-7
and CT coupons good for S gal
Ions each.
ehoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 3
in Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two, three
4 four and five coupons good for 10
( gallons per unit through heating
/. year. Consumers in this area
should not have used, more than
81 per cent of their ration as Of
today.
Evening star., 1945-04-18

Brook of his wife. entitled Gina
Brook" The fake" is entitled Gin
at Brook" and shows a woman
holding a tall glass in her hand.
Judges in the contest we're: 1t.
Comdr Robert L. Parsons, U. S. N R.,
assistant director of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, on military leave,
who is on duty here with the Navy,
and Clifford K. Bergman, car
toonist of The Star.
To Be Open Daily.
The exhibition of fakes, according
to Richard Lahey, principal of the
Corcoran School of Art. will be open
daily beginning today through April
a. The hours are the same as for
the Corcoran Gallery-Sundays, 2
pm. to 6 pm; Monday, IL noon
to 4:30 pm, and all other days,
am. to 430 pm.
The most popular subject in the
biennial exhibition to be used as a
basis for the take-of1s was the
first-prize winner, Strip Tease in
New Jersey. Twelve lakes on this
subject were entered.
In the Corcoran Gallery itself,
voting is still going on to determine
the popular prize" Of 5000 to be
awarded in the biennial exhibition
drawing the largest number of bal
lots. Admission to the gallery is
free. and each visitor may cast a
ballot. The last day for voting will
be Sunday, when the doors close
at pm. That exhibition, however
will continue through April %.
Shown concurrently with the BIZ
ennial exhibition is a collection of
cartoons by Mr.. Bergman, which is
drawing much attention. The car
toons are in gallery 40 on the first
floor.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, April 18.-
One of the most modern jails in
Maryland is for rent-but so far,
there have been no takers.
Here in Leonardtown the Jail
stands in all its majesty, just to the
rear of the st. Marys County Court
house. mute example of the Fed
eral Governments powers to give
and to take away.
For years now the old st. MaryS
County Jail built in l774, has been
sore spot in the community. AL
most every grand jury has made
remarks about the jail-that 1t Is
a disgrace to the county and should
be replaced.
Little more than a year ago the
Government, personifled by the
Federal Works Agency, profeSsed
willingness to devote $4,000 in Lam
ham Act funds to the construction
of a new Jail. A copy of an FWA-
county agreement stipulated that
the building would cost the county
nothing until after the war.
There was a slight hitch in early
plans when it was determined that
the county could not legally grant
land to the Federal Government,
but this was overcome by the coun-
tvs turning a blind eye to con-
demnation proceedings, and a plot
of ground at the rear Of the court
house was ceded to the Govern
ment.
AS work on the new Jail pro-
greSsed, the county signed its first
contract with FWA. 1t was to have
use of the Jail, at no rental. 1t was
understood by the commissioners
that for the duration of the war,
land six months thereafter" when
negotiations would be started for
the purchase of the building, the
county would pay the rent.
Meanwhile, however, the FWA
changed its mind. In letter in
closed with a new contract, sent the
county commissioners early this
year, c. L. Vickers, FWA division
engineer, wrote that:
W. al 1iO"CNS1s d0FAoSo tlAoC Az
is the expectation of the Govern
ment that the Commissioners of St.
Marys County should make pro-
visions in their 1856 budget to
pay not less than $3.50 per month
for the use of these facilities.
The return of the lessee's contract
to denote consent to that expecta-
ton"
In the words of A. F. KIM, clerk
to the County Board. the commits
sioners did not follow the FWA in
its change Of plans.
THE commissioners, he said,
agreed on no-rent proposition
for the duration and six months.
The board feels that the Govern
ment should stick by that agree
ment. What can we expect next
year and the year after?
1--WE admit that the old Jail IS
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Leonurdtown's Streun1Iined Jail
E Empty Due toU. S. Rent Demand

atrocious. But there are other things
we also admit.
I'VE don't cater to criminals down
here. and if necessary We can use
the old jail a while longer. We've
only used it now for about ITO
years.
I'VE also admit that we are hon.
est country people down here, who
try to stick by our bargains. We eX-
pect the other fellow to be the same
way and we usually aren't fooled
but once. We like low taxes, too
And so the situation stands. St
Mary's fine new jail. complete with
infirmary, juvenile detention quar-
ters and the most up-to-date cell
facilities possible to build, waits.
empty And the county jailer, until
such time as he may move his FAM
lily into the modern quarters pro-
vided next door, must live in his
cramped old quarters.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
County Board
.AsksFirms 10
Commissioners Add
CuntreI to Group
Fighting Airport

The Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners voted yesterday to
request that all business establish
ments close to We day.
Board Attorney Joseph A. Cantrel
was instructed to draft a resolution
requesting We day closings after
the attorney pointed out to the
commissioners that the board is
without authority to order business
places closed.
Mr.. Cantrel was named by the
board to serve with a committee of
the Olney- -Norbeck Citizens Associ-
alton to oppose proposed airport
on the farm of r. A. Barnsley, near
Olney.
To Study Insurance Plan.
The State Tax Commission in
formed the commissioners that 1t
had affirmed the boards action in
exempting from taxation 40 acres
belonging to the Central Union Mis-
sion, near Brookeville, on grounds
that the mission is charitable in
stitution. The boards action had
been appealed to the commission by
Wilton T. Allen, county supervisor
of assessments.
Commissioner Richard H. Lans-
dale, Mr.. Cantrel and County Audi
tor Alexander H. Hancock were re-
quested by the commissioners to
study plans for group insurance for
county employees. The group will
submit recommendations to the
board.
The board accepted the resigna-
tions of William H. Abbott as
member of the county police force;
Joseph r. Wiley as an emergency
policeman, and Mrs. Ruth c. John
son as clerk in the Office of the
supervisors of elections.
Hearings Set.
The following hearings on recon-
ing petitions were scheduled:
May 81, Liquor Control Board
Building, Silver Spring, petition of
John A. Brickley, owner, to rezone
from residential A to commercial
D of part of lot in the Capital
View Park, Forest Glen.
May %, Rockville Court House, pc
tition of the Bethesda Co. to rezone
from commercial D to industrial E
of tract of land on the north side
of Halpine road at the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad; Bethesda County
Building. petition of r. l.. Falge,
owner. to rezone from residential c
to industrial E three lots in the
Edgemore subdivision, Bethesda.
May %, Liquor Control Building,
Silver Spring. petition of the Van
Week Properties. Inc, to rezone
from residential A to commercial D
of tract known as the Labyrinth"
on the west side of the Brookeville
and Washington pike: petition Of
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. LIE Clerc to rezone
from residential A to commercial D
seven lots in the Gilberts subdivi-
sion, Takoma Park, and the petit
ton of James w. Gill, attorney for
the owner, to rezone from residen-
tial A to commercial D a part of
the estate of the late J. S. J. Clarke,
White Oak, Colesville district.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Tavern Owner Arrested
In CoImar Manor Raid

James j. Kowmas. 80. Cheverly,
was being held today in Hyattsville
Jail in default of $1,000 bond after
being arrested by Prince Georges
County police last night for the sec
ond time in week on charge OF
selling whisky without a license.
Kowmas, proprietor of Jimmy's
Grill, Colmar Manor, was arrested
on a similar charge Friday and re-
leased under 81 1000 bond. A hearing
on both charges will be held at 10
am. Monday in Hyattsville Police
Court.
Kowmas was one of five Colmar
Manor tavern owners whose bever-
age licenses were suspended by the
County Liquor Board last month on
charges of violating the liquor laws.
He had a license to sell beer. The
mayor and council of Colmar Manor
are considering the suspension of
the business licenses of the five es-
tablishments.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Kansas City Packer,
Baltimore Wholesaler
Accused Of Meat Plot
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclat Press.
BALTIMORE, April ia Kan
sas City meat packer and a Balti-
more wholesaler were accused yes
terday by a Federal Court grand
jury of carrying on a two-year con-
spiracy to operate a black market
in meat and also of price ceiling
violations aggregating s88,71705.
The United States Packing Co.
Inc, Kansas City, Kans., and J
Spevak g. Co., Baltimore, were
named in the three bills handed
down in what Senator Wheeler
Democrat, of Montana called "a ST.
100000 black market operation
Officers of the United States Pack
ing Co. were fined in New Jersey in
l943 for meat overcharges on a
Nation wide scale. The Spevak COM
pany was indicted last week for
conspiracy to violate ceiling prices in
Baltimore. New York and other
cities and for ,242 specific price
ceiling violations in Baltimore.
Two 70-count indictments yester-
day, one covering sales and the other
listing purchases. accused the United
States Packing Co. of selling 1854
157 pounds of meat over four
month period at overceiling prices
and alleged that the Spevak COM
pany bought the meat at figures ex-
ceeding legal quotations by s88,-
7l7.o5.
The conspiracy indictment as.
serted that the defendants hac
worked together to violate the Price
Control Act since February l. 1943
by buying and receiving beef ano
veal at illegal prices and by keeping
false records.
Sam Simon and his sons, Albert
and Melvin Simon, officials Of the
United States Packing Co., were
named co-defendants, as was Jacob
SpeVak
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Milk Hearing
Ended, Agencies
To Rule on Price
No Objection to Hike
In Retail Cost Made
By Consumer GROUPS

The record on the two-day joint
hearing of the War Food Admin
istration and Virginia Milk Com
mission was being prepared today
for Government consideration Of
changes in Washington's milk mar
keting order which may result in
price increases for fluid milk and
cottage cheese.
Both the Office of Price Admins
tration and the director of economic
stabilization are expected to have a
hand in the final decision whether
producers will receive the increase.
A night session last night ended
the hearing held in the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
was notable for the fact that no
objections were raised by consumer
groups which, in the past, have ap-
peared to testify against any price
changes
Should the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association de-
mand for a 49-cent-a- -100-pound in
crease be granted, the Government
could avoid the resultant l-cent-a-
quart increase to consumers through
subsidies. This might explain the
absence Of witnesses representing
consumers at the hearing.
Demand Called Fair.
Bruce B. Derrick, secretary-treas-
urer of the producer group, made it
clear in testimony yesterday that
dairymen would not rest on their
new request for a price of s452 a
100 pounds for class (f1uid milk
and cream milk If other prices
continue to go up.
Even this price," he declared,
will not balance cost for long if
other things are allowed to move
upward as they have in the past
four years" Mr.. Derrick also de-
clared that producers felt the new
demand was fair and just"
Mr.. Derrick, looking into the post
war era, told the hearing that by
1855 milk demands for this area will
60 up another is per cent, as a result
of population increases. Even now.
however, he said, production is not
keeping pace with demand.
Details Production Cost.
producers in this area will pro-
duce the milk if they are paid fair
price" he stated.
The official cited rising feed, la
Dor and other production costs as
further reasons for the price in
crease. Overall cost of producing
milk today has risen II per cent
since January. 194l, he estimated.
He broke this figure down BY
pointing out that labor costs had
risen 102 per cent, feed costs IS
per cent and other costs Al per cent.
Balanced against these figures is
the fact the producer price of milk
in this area has risen only 43 per
cent since 194l, Mr. Derrick claimed.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Prince Georges Court
Gives Bigomist ; Years

Robert j. Crusen. 20, Smyrna, Del.
was sentenced to serve three years
in the Maryland Penitentiary on a
charge Of bigamy in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court at Upper
Marlboro yesterday.
Crusen was charged with marry
ing Viola Blandon in September,
1884, at Smyrna and Helen Colman
last December in Lanham.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Col. William Rigby,
Retired Army Officer
And Attorney, Dies
(From Yesterdays Last EditionJ

from Yesterdays Last Edition)
Col. William Cattron Rigby. 70,
U. S. A., retired, acting Army Judge
Advocate General from 1881 to 1884,
and senior partner in the law firm
of Rigby. Leon & WE'LL, died of a
heart attack last night at his home,
67l0 Lee highway. Falls Church, Va.
Col. Rigby was stricken at his
office in the Southern Building late
yesterday afternoon and was taken
by ambulance to his home, where he
died several hours later.
A native of Waterloo, Iowa. Col.
Rigby was commissioned major in
the Judge Advocate Generals Office
in 1918 and the following year was
detailed to examine the administra-
ton of military law in Allied armies
and revise the Articles of War and
Manual for Courts-martial. He was
later chief of the insular affairs
section and subsequently assistant
in the Judge Advocate Generals
Office.
Recalled to Duty.
After his retirement from the
Army in 1884 Col. Rigby re-entered
private practice. He was recalled to
duty in October, 1941, and until the
following June was engaged in a
study of the administration of mill
tary law and kindred matters in
England. He was counsel for the
government Of Puerto Rico from
1884 to 1943 and lectured at the
American University graduate school
from 1927 to 1880.
Col. Rigby had taken an active
part in the Inter-American Bar As
ISOLATION, the American Bar Asso-
citation and the Federal Bar Associa-
ton. He was chairman of the
Executive Committee and treasurer
of the American Bar Associa-
ton from 194l to 1914, when he was
made an honorary vice president of
the organization. He was chairman
of the American Bar Association s
Committee on Latin American Law
and secretary of the International
and Comparative Law Committee
from 1897 to 1910. He has been
chairman of the Committee on Mill
tary and Naval Law since 1912.
Held Several Degrees.
Col. RigbS held an A. B. degree
from Cornell College, Mount Vernon,
Iowa, and held several degrees, in
Guiding those IL. D. and IL. B.
from Northwestern University. Be-
fore entering the Army he prac-
ticed law in Chicago. He was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and
the Army and Navy and Cosmos
Clubs.
In October. 1893. Col. Rigby mar
ried the former Grace Gilruth, who
died in May, 1910. He married the
former Mrs. Clare B. Hoffman, Glen
Ellyn, ILL.,, who survives, in June,
1912.
Other survivors include three
daughters by his first marriage, Mrs.
Cecil Nussbaum. Laramie, Wyo.;
Mrs. Evelyn Moore and Mrs. Carol
Rigby, Panama: a brother, Charles
L. Rigby, Independence. Iowa. and
a sister, Mrs. Grace Cameron, Baton
Rouge. Ia.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Moncure Quits as Head
Of County Ration Board

R. c. L. Moncure today announced
his resignation as chairman of the
Arlington County Ration Board, to
take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Moncure, who has served as
chairman since January /, 1914, said
the pressure of other personal work
forced him to retire. He has been a
member of the board since its in
ception.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Fairfax Chest Meeting
Scheduled for Friday

John A. K. Donovan, acting presi-
dent of the Fairfax County Com
munity Chest, announced today that
the annual meeting of the Chest
will be held at pm. Friday in the
Trial Justice Building, Fairfax.
Officers and trustees will be elected
Reports will also be made by the
Playground and Recreation Com
mittee and the Religious Education
Committee. All contributors to the
chest are requested to attend.
Evening star., 1945-04-18
Auxiliary Plans Buzuur

The Girls Auxiliary of the Trini-
dad Boys Club will hold bazaar
and entertainment at pm. to-
morrow in their clubroom in the
basement of the home of Mrs. Karl
Winfield, ll08 I street NE. En-
broidered and crochet articles made
by the girls will be on sale. the pro-
ceeds to 60 for expenses of the club.
Evening star., 1945-04-18

RENT-But by the Federal Government to replace
ST. Marys Countys ancient lookup this modern Jail stands
empty Leonardown pending agreement between the
Agency and the county payment for its
constructed of $70000 and the FWA wants
month while the county contends to be rent
until months after the when negotiations would
begin purchase
Evening star., 1945-04-18
79 Prince Georges Men
Called Up for Induction

Prince Georges County Draft
Boards Nos. 2 and at Upper Marl-
boro announced today that 43
white and 10 colored men who have
passed their preinduction physical
examinations have been ordered to
report next Wednesday for duty with
the armed forces.
Draft Board No l at Hyattsville
announced that 26 men have been
ordered to report April 26.
The 43 white inductees scheduled
Evening star., 1945-04-18

Attick, Charles NJ, jr
Davenport, E. w.
Silverman, C. M.
Tanning, Edward j.
Randolph, Ora R.
Flynn. Richard w.
Edwards. Theo G.
Ganey. Alan L.
Ritenour, Edward C.
Duca, Jimmie
McCullough. N. S.
Hirose, Masana j.
CruZe, Lawrence D.
Evening star., 1945-04-18

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Rose, Clarence NJ.
Murphy, Paul F.
Deale, Kenneth E.
Lemli, Frank E.
Henderson, c. NJ.
Radtke, Irwin S.
Tompkins. G. E. jr
Ultich, Ernest O.. Jr
Carrick. Carroll o.
Gastrock, Ronald e.
Drehmel. Eldon c.
HannahasS, James A
Nichols. George A.
Buck, Cleveland v.
Medairy. John P.
Overholser, Robert T
Cooke, Harold L.. jr.
Davis, Osborne c.
Taylor. Walter A.
Kidwell, Earl F.
Murphy, Clifton L.