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Evening star., 1945-07-31
ST. Louis Man Held Here
On Charqe Of Bribery

A 41-year-old colored man from
st. Louis, charged by the Justice
Department with bribing officials OF
the Office of Defense Transporta-
tion in attempting to obtain a fran
chise to operate a taxicab business
will be arraigned today before
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage.
The man, Richard Greene, was
arrested yesterday by special agents
of the FBI Immediately after he
paid an ODT official here 5000 in
an effort to gain favorable action
on his application for franchise
to operate the Marcella Taxicab Co.
in st. Louis, FBI Director ]. Edgar
Hoover said.
Mr.. Hoover said Greene also had
mailed $500 check on July % to
an ODT representative at Dallas
Tex. The matter was reported to
the FBI by the ODT at its incep-
ton, Mr.. Hoover said, and officials
of the latter agency worked closely
with the FBI throughout the in
vestigation.
While here, Greene lived at 11O6
Fairmont street NV, the investi-
cation disclosed. Maximum penalty
for each violation of the bribery
statute under which he is charged
is a fine three times the amount of
money involved and a prison term
of three years. The commissioner
set bond in the case yesterday at
81 500.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Baby Is SD Victim
OF Polio in D. t.. Area

An 8-month-old girl whose parents
live in the 700 block of Garland
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, was re-
ported today by the Health Depart
ment as the SD case of infantile
paralysis from the Metropolitan Area
to be treated in the District. The
child is being cared for at a pri-
yate home in Washington.
OF the 50 cases so far reported
by the Health Department, q are
from out of town and Is originated
within the District.
Meanwhile, from Bethesda Naval
Hospital came the report that a
25-year-old yeoman from Solomons,
Nd. was admitted as the third polio
case under treatment at the Naval
Medical Center.
From Richmond, Va, the Asso-
ciated Press reported that the num-
Der OF poliomyelitis cases was near
ing epidemic figures. City and State
health authorities repeated warn
ings to parents to keep young chill
dren away from unnecessary public
gatherings and enumerated more
precautionary measures to help halt
spread of the disease.
Richmond, which had reported Is
cases this year. yesterday reported
three additional victims. The total
for the State reached SO when two
other cases were reported in Gooch-
land and Louisa Counties.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
10 Gallons Of DDT Secured
For District Hospitals

The Health Department has re-
ceived 10 gallons of DDT, through
regular commercial channels"
health officials said yesterday.
Earlier this year, DR.. Daniel L.
Seckinger, then acting superintend-
ent of Gallinger Hospital, tried out
the insecticide at the hospital, which
was received for experimental pur-
poses from the Agriculture Depart
ment.
DR.. Seckinger. who is deputy
health officer. said it has proved
highly effective in killing flies.
bedbugs and mosquitoes. 1t was
found that indoor places. where
continual cleaning is not necessary,
the insecticide is effective for as
long as 100 days. In outdoor places
it must be renewed every two weeks,
it was said.
Health officials said per cent Of
DOT would be used irf solution
with good insecticide' for further
experimentation at Gallinger Hos
pital. While it was said to have
proven highly effective on bedbugs.
the effect of DDT on reaches was
said to be about the same as stand
ard insecticides now used.
DR.. Seckinger said that it solved
"a big problem" and offered hope
Of insect-free institutions.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Personal Property
7 ak Returns
Due Today

Personal property tax returns are
due today at the District Building,
tax officials reminded local resi-
dents.
More than 10000 returns have
been received during the month and
nearly $4,000 more are expected to-
day Yesterday 500 returns were
filed and some 1000 were received
in the mail.
An enlarged staff of IL persons
will work at the personal property
tax Office today, making S more
than yesterday. Among those work
ing at the Office are tax exam
liners, 3 clerical workers and
from the Board of Personal Tax
Appeal.
The property tax for individuals,
companies and corporations covers
the fiscal year beginning July l. A
1000 exemption is allowed on
household effects. Penalty for late
filing is 20 per cent.
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent en-
phasized that only the tax blanks
had to be filed today. Later the tax
assessors Office sends bills to prop
erty owners. with the tax payable
in equal installments in September
and in March of next year.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
William 0. Grapes Dies;
ARLINGTON Cemetery Aide

William o. Grapes. SO, who was
employed at Arlington Cemetery as
an administrative assistant. died
yesterday at the Homeopathic Hos
pital after an illness of a few
Mr.. Grapes was a member of the
Church of the Brethren and took
part in many church activities. A
native of Augusta, w. Va, he lived
in Washington 27 years.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Flossie B. Grapes. 1l14 Orren street
NE; two sons. RT sc Jackson K.
Grapes. stationed at Bellevue, and
ANN sc Roger w. Grapes, on duty
on the West Coast; a daughter, Miss
Mary F. Grapes of Washington. and
two brothers, the Rev. Charles E.
Grapes, Greencastle. Pa, and Ansel
H. Grapes, haywood. Ill.
Funeral services will be private.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Treasury EmpIoye Ends
IS Years of u. 5. Service

Eber F. Inbody, who had more
than IS years services in the Fed
eral Government, retired today from
the Procurement Division, Treasury
Department, where he had been
chief of the warehouse division for
II years.
He was honored Saturday at a
ceremony in the Office of Director
OF Procurement Clifton E. Mack,
under joint sponsorship of the Cen
eral Accounting Office and Procures
ment Division.
Entering the Federal service in
1910, Mr.. Inbody served for two
years with the Post Once Depart
ment, six with the Civil Service
Commission, IL with the General
Accounting Office, where he was
chief of personnel and an investi-
gator, and one year with the Bureau
OF Internal Revenue as a corpora
ton auditor. In 1881 he installed
an accounting system for the former
General Supply Committee, which
in 1888 was incorporated and ex-
panded into the Procurement Divi-
sion.
AS procurement's warehouse chief
ne had control of the sale and re-
Punishment of stock items stored in
Treasury warehouses for use by all
Federal agencies.
He intends now to divide his time
between his home in Arlington. Va,
and summer home in West Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Mrs. Locke Enters
Not Guilty Plea 10
Vagranoy Charge

Mrs. Margaret Locke, ST, ar
rested July Is in a police raid on
an alleged disorderly house in the
l700 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV, pleaded not guilty at an ar
raignment in Municipal Court on a
vagrancy charge.
Judge George D. Nelson contin-
ued the case for hearing August %
and set bond at $500.
Mrs. Locke and Carmen Beach.
20-year-old Spanish dancer, and
three other women were arrested
in the raid on what was advertised
as massage parlor." The Beach
woman and the three others are
scheduled to be heard on vagrancy
charges in Municipal Court Au-
gust s.
Earlier today, United States Com
missioner Needham C. Turnage re-
fused to consider defense motions to
quaSh the warrants of arrest for Mrs.
Locke and the Beach woman on
grounds he had no further jurisdic-
ton in the case since the two were
indicted yesterday.
Mrs. Locke and Carmen Beach
were named in the indictment on
charges of procuring a woman for
prostitution and then arranging for
the woman to engage in prostitution.
Mrs. Locke also was charged in eight
counts with receiving sums from $40
to $40 from women engaged in pros
titution, for furnishing and ser,tcing
place of prostitution and also ar
ranging for women to engage in
prostitution
Evening star., 1945-07-31
0'Conor Names Mccain
To Roads Commission
By the Associst.d press

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 31.-Gov.
O'Conor announced yesterday the
appointment of Russell H. Mccain,
engineer of the Frederick Iron e.
Steel Co., Frederick County, to the
vacancy on the State Roads Com
mission. resulting from the recent
death of w. Frank Thomas. His
appointment will be effective to-
morrow.
Mr.. Mccain, who has been engaged
in engineering work for the Frederick
firm for 10 years, advised the Gov
ernor of his acceptance after a con-
ference in the executive offices.
The new road board member re-
ceived his engineering education at
Carnegie Tech and Washington and
Jefferson College. At the latter in
stitution he completed the four-year
course in three years with highest
honors.
Following his graduation In June.
1923. he went to work for the Fred
erick firm and has been there ever
since.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Navy Officers S Idea Helps
B-29s Mine Jap Coast
BY the Associated Press.


An idea developed by Navy OFF,
Ger is enabling the Army B-29s to
drop mines by parachute at night
from higher attitudes and with
greater accuracy.
The officer is 1t. Comdr. George
E. Bother, East Rockaway, Long
Island. He developed his idea more
than a year ago while conducting
a project for the broad tactical
evaluation of certain radar gear,
the Navy said last night.
Comdr. Bother worked out the
idea, which the Navy said is held
secret, and went personally to the
Pacific to train B-29 crews in drop
ping Navy mines, using his tech
nique. His work won warm Army
commentator.
Mines sown in enemy waters with
this method, the Navy said, have
throttled Japanese shipping in the
harbors and waters of the enemy's
homeland" first coming into effec-
tive use just before the vital Oki-
nawa campaign.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Howard KIossner Quits
.RFC Board OF Directors

Howard j. Klossner, st. Paul
banker who came to Washington in
1882 on what was expected to be a
30-day assignment with the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, has re-
signed as director of the organ
ization, it was disclosed at the White
House today. Mr.. Klossner served
with the RFC for Is years.
Mr.. Klossner is returning to pri-
vate business, he told President Tru-
man in his letter of resignation,
dated June ~.
The resignation was accepted
July %.
Mr.. Klossner, who asked to be re-
lieved August l, joined the RFC
when it was in process of organiza-
ton In March. 1882. He was an
examiner there. He was appointed
a director in April, 1887.
In accepting the resignation, Pres
ident Truman expressed apprecia-
ton "of the faithful and efficient
services which you have rendered" d"
Evening star., 1945-07-31
"a States Topped by D. {.
In CIothina Collections

The District exceeded "a States
in the amount of clothing collected
during the United National Clothing
Collection drive held here and
throughout the country in April.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
who served as chairman of the drive
here, made the announcement
today.
The Washington drive raised l.
375 900 pounds of clothing out of
the national total of 150,366,000
pounds.
Henry ]. Kaiser. prominent West
Coast shiphuilder and national
chairman of the campaign. prom
ised that the clothing will reach
millions of war victims overseas be-
fore winter weather begins. He
called the response to the drive "an
inspiring demonstration Of democ-
racy In action"
Evening star., 1945-07-31
llsHRshonmig
&Remmider@N

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4, stamps
K-2 through P-2 good through
today. Stamps O. through U-2
good through August 81. Stamps
Va through Z-2 good through
September 30. Stamps Al
through Ell good through Octo-
ber 81. Stamps FL through XII
valid tomorrow and good through
November 30.
Canned Goods, Etc.--Book 4, stamps
To- through x-2 good through
today. Stamps Y-2. "a and
AL through C-1 good through
August 81. Stamps D-1 through
HI good through September 30.
Stamps J-1 through Nj good
through october 81. Stamps P-1
through Tt valid tomorrow and
good through November 80.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp No. So valid for
POUNDS through August 81. Next
stamp valid September l.
Shoes-Airplane stamps 1, 2 and
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one. pair Of shoes each. Stamp
4 becomes valid tomorrow.
Gas0line-B-7, CT, B-8 and C-8
coupons good for gallons each.
A-16 coupons valid for 6 gallons
each through September 81.
Fuel Oil-Periods l. 2, 3, 4 and S
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through August 81. Period
coupons for 1s45-46 season now
valid. All currently valid coupons.
except for serially-numbered cou-
pons of definite value. will expire
August 81.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
AtrocitY Films Close
4-Week Run After
GreenbeIt SHOWING

The War Department motion pic
lures OF German atrocities closed a
four-week run under auspices of
The Star last night before audiences
which packed the Greenbelt Com
munity Center at all three shows.
The films previously had been pre-
sented at 20 places, including the
Senate Once Building, public
schools, the Library of Congress,
Howard University and community
centers.
Total attendance at the movies
since they opened at the Library of
Congress June 30 was estimated at
more than $4,000.
Before last nights screening, two
spokesmen for the Greenbelt Cit
liens Association expressed appre-
citation to The Star for presenting
the pictures. They were David
Granahan, president of the asso-
citation, and Mrs. Margaret D. Car
mody, secretary.
The films first were shown June
30 at the Coolidge Auditorium Of
the Library of Congress with a
formal program including several
speakers, representing both the
congressional and editorial dele
cations who had gone to Europe to
inspect the camps at the invitation
of Gen. Eisenhower. This program
also opened the three weeks exhi-
bition of photomurals of atrocity
pictures at the Library under joint
auspices of The Star and the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch. The photo
murals, enlargements of oficial
photographs taken at concentration
camps, were moved from Washing
ton to Boston. where they are on
exhibition. They will go from Bos-
ton to Cleveland. More than 81, 900
persons saw the murals at the
Library of Congress.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Group 10 Coordinate
Drive on Tax Evaders,
Black Markets Named

An inter-agency committee to CO.
ordinate Government action against
black market operators and tax
evaders was placed in operation to-
day after meeting yesterday of
heads of four agencies who pledged
cooperation in stamping out war
time chiselers.
Creation of the committee, as vet
unnamed, was announced following
meeting of Secretary of the Treas
ury Vinson, Attorney General Clark,
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
and Acting Price Administrator
James G. Rogers, il.
Later, members of the committee
were named by the respective agen-
cies. They are Charles Oliphant,
assistant general counsel of Treas
ary; Vincent Quinn, a special as
sistant to the Attorney General and
United States attorney for the East
ern district of New York; Wilson
Cowen, a special adviser in the office
Of the Secretary of Agriculture, and
George Moncharsh, deputy OPA ad-
ministrator for enforcement.
Mr.. Vinson. speaking for the
group Yesterday. declared:
I'VE are all in accord that the
drive against the racketeers, black
marketeers and tax evaders should
be intensified. 1t is fair to say that
our study Of the problem indicated
there has been coordination be-
tween the agencies. We will
strengthen that coordination"
Mr.. Clark explained that in cases
involving the jurisdiction OF more
than one agency. the new commit
tee will decide on which front to
move first.
Mr.. Vinson summed up the Gov
ernment's attitude by saying that
I'VE are in dead earnest"
Evening star., 1945-07-31
SenafeQuorum:
IsNew Hurdle
orMar'go|d
Committee Discharge
May Be Pressed
BY Chandler
BY DON S. WARREN.

The fate of the nomination of
Municipal Judge Nathan r. Mar
gold to be an associate justice of
District Court now appears to hinge
on the questionable ability of the
Senate to muster a quorum at to-
morrow's session-expected to be
the last before two month recess.
If quorum is lacking, unanimous
consent will be necessary to trans
act business.
Chairman McCarran of the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee stressed
this point today when he served
notice he would oppose any unani-
nous consent request which involved
confirmation of the Margold NOM
tnation.
Seeks Committee Discharge.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky. who has been making
strong fight to keep the Margold
nomination alive, Is expected to seek
approval of his motion to discharge
the Judiciary Committee from con-
sideration of the nomination.
Even if this were adopted, how
ever, some parliamentary experts
say, the nomination would have to
be held over to the next days ses-
sion of the Senate unless unanimous
consent were given to immediate
action tomorrow on the nomination
itself. Senator McCarran would
object to this, too, it was said.
In addition to the Margold NOM
tnation, there are 13 postmaster
ships awaiting action. For this rea-
son there have been reports that
Majority Leader Barkley tomorrow
would ask for suspension of Sem
ate rules so that these could be kept
alive during the Senates vacation.
The rules require that any nomina-
tions still pending when the Senate
recesses for longer than 30 days
must be returned to the White
House.
May Not Ask Waiver.
However, there were indications
today Senator Barkley may not ask
for waiver of the Senate rules
because of the stand taken by Sen
ator McCarran against any move
which might involve the Margold
candidacy. Even if the Barkley
motion were restricted to postmas-
tiers, it was explained, this could
be amended to include the judge
ships once permission was obtained
to have it taken up.
If President Truman wishes. it
was added, the postmasters could
be given recess appointments so as
not to have to wait until after the
Senate meets against next October.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

that were concerned with other
major national and international
events while Mr.. Hull was in the
House and the Senate. When he
became Secretary Of State she went
to the State Department with him
and attended the London Economic
Conference with him. AL the de-
velopments leading up to and con-
tinuing through the. present war
she has observed with a closeup
view"
II never was asked to talk about
those things" she said today, "be-
cause always had a habit of keep
ing pretty much to myself. That
must be why no one asked me about
them" II
Miss Harris, who lives at 10
Maryland avenue NE, said she will
visit a sister in Livingston for q
time and will then return to WASH
ington. On her return, she said,
she will help Mr.. Hull with the
large correspondence which he still
receives, although he has retired
TO private life.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Miss Will Harris, Secretary
To Hull for 33 Years, Retires
Letters of Tribute
Written by Former
Employer and Grew

A soft-spoken, white-haired wom-
an, who probably has had advance
knowledge of more important devel-
opments than any other secretary in
Washington, retired today from
Government service.
She Is Miss Will Harris. who has
been secretary to Cordell Hull since
1912.
But regardless of how important
the events were with which she
dealt, no one ever asked her to dis
close information improperly, she
said today.
As she left the service of the State
Department, she was presented with
letters of tribue and commentator
written by Mr.. Hull and by Acting
Secretary of State Grew.
High Praise From Hull.
IT want to commend you for your
splendid record during many years
of Government service" Mr.. Hull
wrote. Il have always been i'm
pressed by your unfailing loyalty,
your absolute dependability and the
good judgment and outstanding
ability you have shown in your
work. I appreciate more than I
can say your cooperation and help
fulness through the years. Many
you receive full enjoyment during
your coming leisure, which is so
richly deserved"
Miss Harris was born as Living
ston, Tenn, and was court re-
porter from 1902 to 1912. Mr.. Hull
was a Judge and he tried the first
murder case which she reported.
In 1912, when he was member OF
the House, she became his secre-
tary in Washington and has re-
manned in his service since. She
helped draft the bills which became
the income tax law and the in
heritance tax law.
She handled the letters and bills
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Public Hearing Set
On Wage Scale for
Domestic Workers

The Minimum Wage and Indus
trial Safety Board announced yes
terday that public hearing will be
held at 8 pm. Friday in room 3l14
of the Municipal Center Building
on proposed new minimum wages
for the public housekeeping in
duStry.
The rates to be discussed are
those recommended to the board by
the Public Housekeeping Wage Con-
ference, which included three rep
resentatiyes each of the public, the
industry and employees. Public
housekeeping establishments in
clude hotels, restaurants, apart
ment houses, rooming and boarding
houses and hospitals.
The weekly rates proposed by the
conference follow:
For work week of 40 to 48 hours,
S23 for hostesses. telephone oper-
ators, hat check girls, elevator oper-
ators, cashiers and clerical workers.
For the same work week, s22 80 for
counter girls, salad girls, food
checkers, cooks and bus girls.
For chambermaids, parlor maids,
linen room girls, cleaners, vegetable
girls and dish and glass workers,
$3.50 for work week of 40 to 48
hours. For work week of 36 to
48 hours, $3.50 for mattresses, ex-
cept those in establishments having
a no-tipping policy. and then the
rate would be $22.30.
The hourly rate proposed for
part-time workers is so cents an
hour. All persons wishing to testify
are invited to attend the hearing
the board said, adding that after
the hearing the board may issue an
order making these rates effective
in go days for all women and
minors in the industry.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Civilians Forced
To Give Seats
To oWounded Vets
by the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, July 81
Passengers were held off buses to
Baltimore and Washington out of
Frederick until 10 wounded veterans
who had stood for an hour between
Hagerstown and Frederick were
given seats.
Civilian passengers ignored pleas
Of a terminal official to volunteer
their seats for the soldiers, two of
them with leg bandages, busline
ofncial said. Even after they were
forced to give up their seats. civilians
argued that 1t was against transpor-
tation rules to reserve places, he
added.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Ceiling on Jeeps
| ForCWiIions Set
| At $1,000
By the Associated Press.

The OPA yesterday put a ceiling
price tag on the civilian jeep--
wheel drive counterpart of the mill
tary jeep.
It's $1,000 fob. Toledo, Ohio,
plus taxes and the customary trade
additions for transportation, ham
ding and optional equipment.
The price is somewhat higher than
the prewar selling price of light pas
senger cars, but OPA described the
vehicle as basically not light pas
senger car, but rather four wheel
half-ton truck.
The jeep was priced as new
product" in the automotive truck
field. Consequently, the agency said,
the pricing action is not connected
with reconversion pricing of new
l945 passenger cars.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Arlington Boy Bitten
By Dog on D. {. Street

James E. Dellinger, Is. of 1904
North Veitch street, Arlington. Va.
was bitten on the left leg by dog
yesterday as he was walking in the
200 block of G street NV, police
reported. He was taken to Casualty
Hospital where he was treated and
released. Investigating officers said
the dog was unleashed and did not
have a muzZle.
Police said the dog belongs to Mrs.
Mary Simmons of 121 G street NV.