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Evening star., 1946-02-26


He was wounded in the Argonne in
the World War and was decorated
with the Distinguished Service
Cross, the Silver Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster, the Purple Heart and the
Croix de Guerre.
Rejoined Army in 1912.
MI. Cogswell left the Army in
September, 1919, as first lieutenant
He entered the Transportation Corps
in 1912 as a major and was colonel
when he resigned his commission.
Victor S. Mersch, who has been
serving as register of wills since
1912, has resigned the post in an
exchange of letters with President
Truman and will resume his duties
as first deputy register of wills.
He had served in that capacity for
Is years before replacing Mr.. Cogs-
well in 1912.
Mersch Felicitated.
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
wrote Mr.. Mersch:
I'm behalf of the court, I want to
express to you its appreciation for
the fine service you have rendered.
You have handled exacting work,
which during your incumbency has
greatly increased in volume, with
ability and expedition"
Mr.. Mersch said that Thomas G.
Scalley, the present first deputy
register of wills, plans to 60 back to
private law practice.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Policeman Fractures Hand
In Fiqht With Prisoner

If things like this happen to
Policemen william E. Nolan when
he's off duty, he must have a pretty
lively time of it when he's working.
The 25-year-old policeman, at.
tached to No. IL precinct, was rest
ing at his home at 215 Hawaii avenue
NE, a few minutes before midnight
last night when he saw man trying
to break into the house at No. 207,
few doors away.
Policeman Nolan ran out, grappled
with the man and arrested him. He
hauled him off to call box to sum-
mon a patrol wagon.
+ But the intruder tried to break
away and Policeman Nolan hit him
in the jaw. The prisoner went down,
but then got up and fed.
Policeman Nolan was taken to
Casualty Hospital with a possible
fracture of the right hand.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Washington's new 6-foot-4 school
superintendent has arrived, but
he cannot yet do much thinking
about the $1,000 children, 1000
teachers and 178 buildings to be
placed under his control Friday.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning Is busy
now with one building-the home he
and his wife are renting at 1892
Brandywine street NV. A vanload
of furniture is due to arrive there
today and until 8 am. Friday DR..
Corning says he is not going to do
anything except push sofas around.
"Policies?" he said. Till Friday
I'm moving-that's ALL"
Arrived Yesterday.
The veteran administrator was
asked to come here from his super
intendency at Omaha, Neor., after
the District Board of Education had
conducted Nationwide search for
a worthy successor to Robert L.
Haycock. Mr. Haycock retues
Thursday after so years service in
the school system.
Fifty-eight years old and be-
spectacled, DR.. Corning has kindly
Evening star., 1946-02-26

smile and a direct way Of speaking
He towers over his soft-voiced wife
A few minutes after their arrival
here yesterday, reporters found the
Cornings wandering over their
empty house figuring where to put
furniture.
While DR.. Corning was explaining
that he wants to study Washing
tons $50,000,000 school system thor
oughly before he says much, Mrs.
Corning was casting an expert eye
at the baseboards.
Grateful for House.
"They need cleaning" she rur-
INJURED and started off into the
kitchen.
DR.. Corning expressed his graft
tude to Mr.. Haycock, who got the
house for him. During a trip here
for interviews with board members,
DR.. Corning had seen the crowded
conditions in Washington. He
knows what it means to have home
waiting for him.
Were lucky" he said. Nov do
you mind if I be evasive until I
get this furniture in?"
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Brother, Two Sisters
Share in S1,130,776
Wagenhorst Estate

Ellwood O. Wagenhorst, lawyer
and real estate owner and dealer
who died here February IA at the
age of 80, left an estate valued at
81 ,776, based on assessed value
of real estate, it was shown by q
petition for probate of his will fled
in District Court.
Two sisters, Miss Mary Esther
Wagenhorst and Mrs. Annie G.
Manchester, both of 5000 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, and a brother
James H. Wagenhorst of Detroit
are to share equally the income
from the estate, which is to be
placed in trust. At the death OF
the last of the trio the will directs
the residue is to be divided among
heirs at law and next of kin.
The petition listed Mr.. Wagon
horst's real estate at an assessed
value of $936,776 and said there were
encumbrances on it totaling $685., 500
as security of pronisory notes.
According to the petition the
property includes the Northbrook
and Southbrook Court Apartments,
3400 block of Sixteenth street NV,
OF an assessed value of $636.441; the
Commodore Apartments, New Hamp-
shire avenue and T street NV, of
an assessed value of 231, ,060, and
the Florence Court Apartments,
2100 block Of California street NV,
on which Mr.. Wagenhorst's half
interest was listed as worth $69, ,275.
His personal property was listed at
$194 900.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Dr.. Crawford Heads LIST
Of lenten Lunch Speakers

DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, will
speak at the first of the six lenten
luncheons held succeeding Wednes-
days from March through April 10
at the Central YMCA, 1736 G street
NV, it was announced today. The
luncheons are sponsored by the
Christian Emphasis Committee of
the YMCA.
Succeeding speakers will be: March
13, DR.. r. Paul Schearrer, pastor of
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church; !;
March 20, DR.. Horace E. Cromer,
district superintendent, east. dis
trict, Methodist Church; March n,
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pastor of
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton; April 8, DR.. j. Warren Hast
ings, pastor of National City Chris
ton Church, and April 10, DR.. Fred
S. Buschmeyer, pastor of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
BY Malcolm Lomborne, Jr.
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

PARSONSBURG, Md, Feb. 26.-
Already beset with many problems,
broiler producers on the Delmarva
Peninsula have a new worry-feed
Fingers are crossed on the new
wheatless feed ordered by the Agri-
culture Department as means of
conserving wheat for shipment
abroad.
The quality of feed already is low,
according to producers, and as a
result more feed per pound of broil-
ers must be used to maintain the
usual marketing weights.
Hatchery operations have fallen
off and threaten to be further cur
tailed as result of the feed dearth.
One producer goes so far as to
observe that 1--WE are licked until
another feed crop comes III"
Big Plant Cuts Hatching.
r. Crawford Holland, operator
| of one of the largest hatcheries on
the Eastern Shore, said he was now
putting out eggs for hatclling only
on specific orders and then OILY
after getting assurances from the
producer that he is goiLg to get
feed grain.
This plant, which has a capacity
of 100000 eggs, is operating only
at one-third of normal, despite the
fact this is the start of the season
Iof biggest production.
This is the smallest business that
we have had in 26 years." Mr.. Hol-
land declared.
He estimates that nearly every
hatchery on the peninsula lost
money last month, while others
started feeling the pinch as early
as December. One. hatchery was
reported to have suffered loss of
$4,000 that month. and another
concern, $4,000.
Eggs Dumped in Market Break.
The break in the market came
about December 20, when the Army
stopped buying broilers. Many eggs
were dumped, and thousands of
baby chicks were reported gassed.
Producers who had started chicks
on the way to broilers had no al
tentative, however, but to continue
their feeding. Because Of overor-
dering Of chicks prior to the first
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Feed Order Increases Worries
OF DeImorvd Poultry Ruisers

of the year, the market is now
glutted and prices have fallen to
levels estimated to produce a ST.
100000 loss for the industry be-
tween now and April.
/ For Washington consumers, there
is a shortage of freshly killed poul-
try coming up, probably in early
summer. The long range signifi-
canoe of the feed shortage, however
has all the experts guessing. Gen
orally, there is a feeling of pessi-
mism. with the possibility of both
a poultry and red meat shortage
next fall and even into 1947 unless
this years crops are above average.
Hail Protest Shipment.
Men in the business in this area
can sympathize with the Richmond
Indo hatchery operator who sent
President Truman and Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson 1000 baby
chicks each as a protest over re-
quests for curtailed poultry opera
tionS. I'VE could send them hun
dreds of thousands of chicks" one
operator commented.
R. c. Durgin of Newmarket, N. H.,
the largest supplier of Matching eggs
in the East and visitor here, said
that so per cent of Eastern hens
producing eggs for Matching pur-
poses have been sold for meat in
the last six weeks. The rate of kill
ing has increased in the past two
weeks, he said, because of the feed
shortage.
AS result, should demands for
chicks pick up later this year, they
won't be available until next year,
Mr.. Durgin said.
If such thing could be possible,
the feed shortage in New England
was said to be more severe than on
the peninsula, according to Mr..
Durgin.
Harry H. Reick, president of the
Northeast Poultry Producers Coun-
Gil, believes that one answer to this
areas poultry problem. is to set up
a staff to watch production trends
both regionally and nationally and
to advise growers in time to prevent
gluts or underproduction.
Poultrymen might raise from
5000 to $1,000 through paying one
dollar per 1000 capacity of their
chicken houses, he said, and thus
pay for the service.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Bedroom Fire Is Fatal
To Housewife, 43;
Smoke Fe|Is Fireman

A 43-year-old housewife was
burned to death in her bed last
night and Fireman Lee Lashley OF
No. 13 Engine Company was over
come by smoke attempting to rescue
the victim, Mrs. Camille Collins, 81
D street S.W. a.s. r...
Police believe Mrs. Collins was
smoking in bed. Firemen said they
found a hole burned through the
floor beneath the bed when they ar
rived at the home at II pm. They
found the bed hanging through the
opening and said Mrs. Collins prob
ably had lain unconscious for several
hours in the second-foor room. She
was pronounced dead at Emergency
Hospital.
Mr.. Lashley was overcome by the
smoke as he tried to reach the
woman. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital Tor treatment and returned
to duty. Mr.. Lashley lives at 52O4
H street Sc.
Mrs. Collins was alone in the house
when the fire broke out, police re-
ported. Her husband, William Col
Inns, a postal employe, was at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Katie
Collins, $40 F street S.W. He was
summoned just before firemen ar
rived, but was driven back to the
street by dense clouds of smoke when
he tried to enter.
Earlier last night another fire de-
stroyed the three-story frame home
Of . Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirby, COL
ored, 1881 Fourth street NV. The
blaze, which started on the first
floor of the house, according to po-
lice, drove the family into the street
and rapidly spread throughout the
dwelling and to adjoining homes.
The Kirbys spent the night with a
neighbor, Eva Williams, 1929 Fourth
street NV. whose home was Slight
~ damaged by the fire.
Four-year-old Ruth Proctor, col
ored, 1906 Benning road Sc, is in
serious condition at Children's Hos
pital with third degree burns of the
entire body, suffered when her
clothing was ignited by coal stove
in her home yesterday. Police said
the child, daughter of Mrs. Fannie
Proctor, was playing on the first
floor when she fell against the
stove.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

admit she has more time for knit
ting than they, but insist she is a
champion by any standard. They
point to her record of the last five
years: 400 sweaters, including tur-
tleneck and sleeveless varieties; SO
Navy scarves, 100 watch caps, $50
beanies, As pairs Of gloves, As pairs
of socks, Is pairs of mittens, Is
children's suits and 20 knitted Navy
helmets.
The work of her needles has
warmed servicemen and refugees in
many far places, and Mrs. Newkirk
is glad. The war is over, but her
knitting is not. Her needles were
close at hand when a photographer
called yesterday, and Mrs. Newkirk
said she intended to continue knit
ting whatever the Red Cross needed.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Suit Filed Against Store

Mrs. Anne Louise Viands, 800
block of Second street NE, yester-
day filed suit in District Court
against the Hecht Co. asking $780,
600 damages for burns Mrs. Viands
says were received by her son, Rob-
ert F. Viands, 6, when a pair Of
cowboy pants bought at the store
caught fire last January.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
|beattie Backed
In Verbal Clash
With McCarran
Suffrage Advocates
Call Their Leaders
Attack Justified

District suffrage advocates today
rallied to the support of James s..
Beattie, chairman of the Central
Suffrage Conferences National
Representation Committee, follow
ing an acrimonious exchange be-
tween Mr.. Beattie and Chairman
IMcCarran of the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Outgrowth Of the Senate COM
mittee's decision yesterday to re-
commit the Summers -Capper ma
tional representation resolution to
subcommittee for further study, the
verbal exchange started when Mr..
eBattie said the move made "a joke
Of American democracy before the
world" and described it as "deliber-
ately lodging" the franchise issue.
Senator McCarran came right
back with the statement that such
an attitude will render the greatest
disservice to the people Of the Dis
trict." Describing Mr.. Beattie's
statement as rude, unguarded, un-
informed, ignorant" the committee
chairman declared that IF the peo-
pie Of the District want this (Sum-
ners-Capper) legislation, it would
be well for them to find other lead
ers."
Beattie Led Campaign.
Mr.. Beattie has led the suffrage
conferences month-long campaign
to secure committee action on the
Sumners-Capper measure, which
provides for a Constitutional
amendment to empower Congress
to grant the District representation
in Congress and the electoral COL
lege.
Wilbur S. Finch, temporary chair
man of the conference, said today
the organization was greatly in
debted to Mr.. Beattie for the mar
velous job he has DONE" adding
that the group would "redouble" its
efforts to secure District citizens a
voice in Government.
Mr.. Beattie did something we all
should have done long ago in con-
Quoting a bangup campaign" Mr..
Finch asserted. Losing one round
of the battle doesn't detract at all
from the excellence of his efforts" 4"
He said he would make a formal
statement of confidence in Mr..
Beattie before the annual banquet
Thursday Of the Federation of Cit
liens Associations, of which he is
president.
Should Enlist States.
Mrs. Gertrude Parks, president of
the D. C. Federation of Women's
Clubs, declared the campaign lead
ers have devoted considerable in
telligence and careful research" to
the cause of national representation,
and added:
IF we can't get justice direct from
the Congress, we ought to enlist the
sympathy of the States"
Additional support came from
Robert E. Wise, president of the
Junior Board of Commerce, who
described the campaign led by Mr..
Beattie as "the best ever conducted
in the long history of Washington's
efforts to get vote, and the one
which in my opinion came closest
to accomplishing something"
He termed the Judiciary Commit
tees sidetracking of the Summers
Capper resolution lust another de-
tour on the road to national repre-
sentation."
Ray Sawyer, commander of the
Washington Chapter of the Amer
icarl Veterans of World War II, de-
clared that Mr.. Beattie and the
others in the recent campaign for
the vote have represented we'll the
sentiments of the 10000 service men
and women of the District area in a
magnificent fight for national rep
reSentation."
Evening star., 1946-02-26

fore resigning in
1912 to accept a
commission in
t he A m y S
T r a n S or t =
alton Corps.
he nomina-
ton was sent to
the Senate for
confirmation.
w h en- con-
f | r m e d, M r
Cogswell will re-
turn from war
duties a second
time to resume
his service in
Evening star., 1946-02-26

Mr.. Wilson retorted "I thought as
much He was silenced by the
chairman
The hearing was adjourned until
$3.50 am. tomorrow after Mr.. Kogod
was questioned. The Board of In
quiry will report its findings to the
Commissioners, who have the final
word on the dismissal Of Mr.. Gill.
Evening star., 1946-02-26

The champion knitter of the
State Department is not an employe.
She Is Mrs. j. A. Newkirk, 80, OF
1920 Seventeenth street NV.
Mrs. Newkirk is a member OF the
Red Cross knitting project spon-
sored by the personnel relations sec
ton of the Division of Departmental
Personnel. She became involved in
the work because her son, M. E.
Newkirk. is employed in the Divi-
sion OF Foreign Service Administra-
ton.
1t has been difficult for her to get
about in recent years, so Mrs. New
kinks activity has been confined to
her apartment and has consisted
chiefly of her knitting.
The State Department volunteer
workers of the Red Cross project
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Will Speak on Rome

Miss Joan Spencer, back from
eight months in Italy with the For
elgn Economic Administration. will
speak on conditions in Rome at 9
am tomorrow in the auditorium of
Dunbarton College Miss Spencer
graduated from the college in 1e43
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Rev. S. S. Cast to Speok

The Rev. Stewart S. Cast, rector
lof the Church of ST. Stephen and
the Incarnation, will speak at 8
o'clock tonight at the father-and-
son meeting of the Powell Junior
High School Home and School Asso.
cation at the school.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Quinine Supply Normal

If shipping can be found the
worlds quinine supply will be back
to normal within few months, ac-
cording to word from the Dutch
East Indies, where most of 1t orig.
mates.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Bethesda Kiwunis Dance

The Bethesda Kiwanis Club will
give dance Saturday evening at
the Washington Aviation Country
Club, Bethesda, commemorating the
first anniversary of the club.
Evening star., 1946-02-26
Truman Again Names
Theodore Cogswe|| as
D. {. Register Of Wills

Theodore F. Cogswell was nomin-
ated today by President Truman for
Register of Wills for the District, a
post which he held for Is years be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-17
VETERANS LOANS

We understand that the board which will ad- minister the making of loans and the payment of bonuses to Alaska veterans will be set up shortly by the Governor who stated in Anchorage recently that he was to make appointments soon.
 It seems unfortunate to us that the veterans, themselves could not have had to say about who the administrators would be. When the idea for the bill was first put onto paper by Senator N. R Walker of Ketchikan the proposal called for the appoint ment of the board members by the veterans them selves but apparently the means attaining this desirable end was too complicated to put into law. So instead the matter of appointment left up to the chief executive
 At the same time, however, the Senate, realizing the importance of such appointments, put proviso in the bill which said that the members of the board had to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature before they could
 But the bill was tied up in joint House-Senate conference committee long that by the time it came out it the last day of the session, and to safeguard against the possibility that appointments would not be made before the session ended which was what happened the final bill provided for interim appointments members serving until confirmed jected by the Legislature.
 Members of the Senate committee claimed the reason the House committee members held the bill in committee so~ long was that the Governor would have free hand to appoint anyone he desired to the board without answering to the Legislature until l947 One House committee member claimed, how ever that the bill held club the Senate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-17
AMERICAN INHOSPITALITY

The Russians have on excellent talking point to bolster their argu- ment, inadvertently handed them by residents of Connecticut and New York City-the inhospitality of some Americans.
 The howls of protest which went up from Connecticut citizens was like a dash of cold water in the lace of United Nations delegates and gave the Russians a heaven sent talking point in favor of Gen. eva. Likewise the inhospitality Of George N. Shuster, President of Hunter College, has played right into Russian hands. Prior to LIN. occupation, President Shuster had not been using his buildings for some time, but despite that, he has been moaning and grooming that he wants them back in order to set up a housekeeping department for his lady students. apparently rot realizing tAaJ Ii JUN. fails to keep tie peace Of the world, his lady students will have little op- polIL4lss to keep house.
 Rem Ti,ed one disillusioned LIN. fei ,ate: New Workers don't seem to realize that war inconveniences people, To some extent, so does peace's
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-17
Campaign Contributions
Washington Post)


 Political campaign contributions again worry ing many conscientious legislators and citizens a result of the Pauley affair. correspondent whose letter published recently suggests that individuals well as labor unions and corporations be forbidden to contribute to any political party and that campaigns be financed by a direct allowance of 10 cents per registered voter to each party from the Federal Treas ury We agree that in theory, this plan has much to commend it. But in practice we fear it would not work any better than previous efforts to curb the influence of money elections have done.
 If Congress should forbid individual contributions the national party organizations persons to help candidate to win would give their funds to State and local party organizations. Since local and national campaigns closely linked together in most States the impossbility of preventing the of local contributions for the benefit of national cand dates is patent This became evident when Congress limited the expenditure of any national party to three million dollars year under the Hatch Act Con- trbutors conveniently split their gifts between national and State organizations and the purpose Of the law was thwarted.
 Another difficulty would arise with regard to pri- mary elections which in the South record the effective choice of the voters Obviously the Government could undertake finance the primary of every citizen who might wish to seek political nomination That would be an open invitation to crackpoS as well as to hundreds of other citizens who may be qualified for public office If of public funds were granted to final elections and denied as to primaries, however the South would properly raise furor over the discrimination
 We hope that Congress will go far practicable in minimizing the of money influence elections. One step it could take would be to limit the total amount that any individual or family could give to any and all parties That would make it more difficult for wealthy man to give $10OO0 to each of several political organizations working to the same end, Means should also be found to prohibit the diversion to political campaigns of funds contributed other purposes The practice of the CIO in turning over union funds to it's PAC for political purposes is incl vpiO as irpjl n stockholders money by corporations Congress must tackle this problem and the the better but do not think be accomplished by substituting Federal allow ances for individual contributions.