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Evening star., 1946-01-14
Two More Are Charged
In Series Of Safe Robberies

The last two members of a gang
of five alleged safe crackers who,
according to police, have been work.
ing in the District and Maryland
since December, 1914, were arrested
late yesterday by Detective Sergts
Irving Lubore and Thomas C. Sui
livan of the police safe squad.
The gangs total loot, according to
1t. Aubrey M. Tolson, chief of the
general assignment squad, was more
than $4,000, instead of $34,555, as
reported last week.
The men arrested yesterday are
Walter B. Payne, jr., 30, of the 1000
block of Belt avenue, Bradbury Park,
Md, and Clarence E. Cassell, jr., IT,
of the 1000 block of @ street. Brad
bury Heights, Md. Both have been
charged with housebreaking in con-
nection with safe robberies.
Payne, a brother of Wexford R..
Payne, 26, and Daniel w. Payne, %,
of the 5000 block of Belt avenue,
Bradbury Park, Md, arrested last
Monday, was to be arraigned before
United States Commissioner Need
ham G. Turnage today. Cassell is at
the receiving home awaiting Juvenile
Court action.
Wade c. Bromley, 25, of the TOO
block OF Fifty-first street Sc, also
was arrested last Monday.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Col. Arthur Promises
Action This Week on
Receiving Home Fight

A promise that action would be
taken this week seeking to settle
the controversy between Welfare
Board members and private welfare
leaders, which has been holding up
construction of the new Receiving
Home for Children was made today
by Col. Joseph D. Arthur. jr., AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner.
An inquiry into reasons for the
delay was made today by Repre-
sentative Mcmillan, Democrat, of
South Carolina, who is chairman
designate of the House District
Committee. He recalled that the
question of the plans for this in
stitution had been subject to debate
since l940
Col Arthur told me he hopes to
get action by the end of this week, ~
said Mr.. Mcmillan. He told me a
final conference was scheduled for
this week with spokesmen for groups
having an interest in the details of
the plan.
Il impressed upon him the neces-
sity of arriving at what is deemed
to be the best plan and to get the
construction started. If we continue
to listen to every one who has views
about the details of the structure we
will never get anywhere"
He recalled that more than a
year ago Congress had granted a
deficiency appropriation for the
drafting of plans for the home and
that last May Congress had ap-
proved $285 900 for the construction
Members of the District Committee
he recalled, had appeared last spring
before the District Appropriations
Subcommittee of the House Appro-
priations Committee to urge ap-
proval Of funds for this project ano
other welfare activities. Mr.. McMil-
Ian said he feared the receiving
home project might be endangered
If District officials go before the
appropriation subcommittee next
month with the project still subject
to controversy.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Hagerstown Man Files
For Governorship
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. IA
Herman l.. Mills, Hagerstown busi-
nessman and president of the local
Chamber of Commerce, announced
last night he had filed his candi-
dacy for the Republican guber-
material nomination.
He is the first Republican to
file for the governorship.
He said his aim was "the unifica-
ton of the COP in Maryland" and
to give the State honest, humane,
efficient and businesslike govern
ment-a peoples government with
special privileges for none"
Mr.. Mills, mentioned for some
time as possible candidate, con-
tended in a statement that regis
tration in the Republican party in
Maryland attests the fact that the
COP has retrogressed rather than
marched forward in increased
strength
He said virile opposition party
was prime need to make democ-
racy work.
Il have been pledged the sup
port" he said, "of those whom
sincerely believe represent a ma
jority of the leaders within the COP
comprising all factions. Under no
circumstances would I become a
candidate for any political faction. "
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Miss Mary Rebecca Smith
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Rebecca Smith, II, Washington ma
tive and yeomanette during the
World War, who died Saturday at
her home, 1101 Seventeenth street
NV, will be held at the residence
at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial will be
in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Miss Smith was stationed at the
Navy Department during her war
service and continued to work there
as a civilian, retiring three years
ago.
She was member of Jacob Jones
Post No. 2, American Legion, and
was a member of Nativity Episcopal
Church. The post will hold services
at the home at o'clock tonight.
The daughter of the late Robert
and Emma Smith, she is survived
by brother, DR.. Edward S. Smith,
dentist here, and three sisters,
Miss Helen NJ Smith, Miss Carrie
w. Smith and Miss Bessie M. Smith.
all OF Washington.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
|0n-the-Job Training
For 160 Veterans Here
Is Provided by Navy

Through Navy Department-Vet-
erans' Administration arrangement
l60 veterans are taking on-the-joh
training at Government expense in
naval installations here, Howard F
DlckenSheetS, manager of the Wash
ington regional Office of the Veterans
Administration, has announced.
Mr.. Dickensheets said similar plans
are being worked out with the Agri-
culture Department and the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
Veterans training in Government
agencies may be appointed to the job
for which they train if they qualify
under civil service or may take SINH
lar jobs in private industry.
The 100 now in training are work
ing at the Naval Gun Factory, Naval
Research Laboratory, Naval Torpedo
Station and Naval Observatory. In
addition to regular apprentice pay
it was explained, they get subsistence
allowances or pensions, since they
are taking the courses under the GI
Bill Of Rights or the law providing
for disabled veterans
Six of the 10 working at the re-
search laboratory had started ap-
prentice training as civilians before
they went into the armed forces and
now are continuing with veterans
benefits
Among those in the CT training
program is Joseph Farri, 25-year- -old
veteran of 3h2 years in the. Army,
who was one of the first Washing
ton men to be discharged under the
point system. Mr.. Farri, who lives
at 1708 T street Sc, earns $464 a
day as a fourth-class apprentice and
gets a $65 monthly subsistence al
lowance, the Veterans Administra-
tion explained. AS a f1rst-class sheet
metal worker, he will make s1008 a
daV
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Poison Bait TO Be Placed
In Rat-Infested Area

More than 5000 "torpedoes" OF
poisoned red squill bait will be
placed tomorrow in the 15-souare-
block area near the 200 block of K
street NE, where a complete rat
determination program has been in
progress, it was announced today by
the District Health Department.
Meanwhile, the department is
preparing an estimate of the cost
OF a full-f1edged rodent control pro-
gram which would eliminate the
typhus threat in the District, ac-
cordlng to DR.. Melvin P. Isaminger,
Health Department official.
Further trapping of rats is being
undertaken today in the area under
direction Of DR.. John Essex, visiting
United States Public Health Service
typhus expert from Atlanta, Ga.
This trapping will show the ef-
fectiveness of last weeks DDT dust
ing on the f1eas carried by the rats, "
DR.. Isaminger said. Results of
blood tests on rodents captured dur
ing the drive have not been re-
celved from the National Institute
OF Health at Bethesda, so we do
not know yet the percentage of
typhus-infected rats present"
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Women S Bar Association
To Hear Mrs. Woodhouse

Representative Woodhouse, Demo-
crat, Connecticut, will address the
Women's Bar Association at pm.
tomorrow at the Mayflower Hotel
on THE British Loan"
Mrs. Woodhouse has written a
number of books on women's work
and education.
Among committee reports at the
associations business meeting is one
by Miss Marguerite Rawalt concern
ing the convention of the American
Bar Association. Miss Ivy Lee Bu-
chanan will report on the conven-
tion of the National Association of
Women Lawyers. Both conventions
were held recently in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Irene Kennedy, chairman of
the Program Committee, will pre-
sent Mrs. Woodhouse to the asso-
ciation.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Photogrommetry Society
To Meet Thursday

The American Society of Photo
grampetry will hold its annual meet
ing at the Willard Hotel Thursday
and Friday. A cocktail party and
dance, beginning at 7::30 pm.
Wednesday, will precede the formal
meeting.
The program will include a series
of talks by military and civilian ex-
perts on photogrammetry and the
war, and on postwar plans. The
annual business meeting will be held
at 8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Commissioners GET
Charges Against Gill,
But Delay Release

A list of charges against Howard
B. Gill, suspended general superin-
tendent of penal institutions, has
been received by the Board of Com
missioners from the Board of Public
Welfare, but is being held for release
until Mr.. Gill receives a copy, prob
ably late this afternoon.
A spokesman for the Commits
sioners said Mr.. Gill had been sent
his copy by registered mail early to-
day. The charges are not long he
said.
Under civil service regulations, Mr.
Gill has 10 days after he receives
the charges in which to request a
public hearing.
The charges were prepared last
week by the Welfare Board. Mr.
Gill was suspended December 6 as
the aftermath of an inquiry into the
escape November "a of five prisoners
from District Jail. Suspended by
the Commissioners for a period OF
not more than 80 days, he demanded
the specific charges and the oppor-
tunlty to reply.
The Commissioners have read the
charges, but would not comment
until they get assurance from Mr.
Gill That ne has read them, too.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
North Ridge Association
To Discuss Athletic Plan

Plans to develop an athletic pro-
gram for the summer months will
be discussed at the regular meeting
of the North Ridge Citizens Asso-
citation at o'clock tonight at the
George Mason School, Cameron
Mills road, Alexandria.
The group will discuss appointing
an athletic committee to cooperate
with the City Recreation Depart
ment in developing a program OF
softball and other athletic events
for members.
The associations executive COM
mittee, it was announced, will join
the George Mason School Parent
Teacher Association in urging that
the recreation area behind the
school be developed. The committee
has also announced the association
will sponsor a senior Boy Scout
troop, in addition to the regular
troops it now sponsors.
Regular committees will report
at the meeting and various COM
munity problems will be discussed.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
School News Program
Time on Rudio Chonoed

A change in time from 2::30 pm.
to ais pm. tomorrow is announced
for 15-minute News for
Schools program, featuring Howard
P. Bailey of the editorial staff of
The Star on Radio Station WMAL.
The program, which is sponsored
jointly by The Star, WMAL and the
Public Schools Radio Committee.
will be heard every week at this
time until further notice, Gordon
Hubbell, director Of program opera
tions for WMAL, said today.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
DemountabIes Souqht
For Veterans atG. W,

George Washington University
wants to acquire some of the de-
mountable houses located across
Memorial Bridge from Washington
and move them to the campus to
house student veterans.
The university said Cloyd H. Mar
win, university president, accom-
panied by representatives of the
Federal Works Agency and the Ma
tional Housing Agency, will tour the
campus at 10 am. tomorrow to see
whether vacant land owned by the
university would be suitable for the
demountable houses.
1t was explained that the univer-
sity prefers the demountable nous-
lng-used during the war to quarter
servicemen visiting Washington to
Quonset huts because of their size
Joseph C. Gray and Oliver C.
Winston of the National Housing
Agency, Henry J. Sullivan, regional
director of the Federal Works
Agency, and DR.. Mitchell Dreese. di-
rector of veterans education at the
university, will accompany Mr.. Mar
win on his tour.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Gen. Grant Cites Plans
0f0therC Cities in Fight
For 6-Lane Bridge

MAJ. Gen. U. 5. Grant, III, chair
man of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, continued
in a radio broadcast yesterday his
tight against twin four Lane Highway
bridges.
Gen. Grant, speaking over VOL,
said the recommendations of his
commission, which favors a single
six-lane span, is supported by expe-
rience in other cities.
please remember" he said, that,
with a six-lane bridge at Fourteenth
street the Washington Metropolitan
Area, with. population of 1,250000,
will have 10 bridge lanes across the
Potomac, whereas the Philadelphia
Camden area, with nearly 100000
inhabitants, is served by 10 bridge
lanes across the Delaware, and New
York, with its 100000 inhabitants.
is served by only 16 bridge and tun-
mel lanes.
Have Changed Minds.
''It is noteworthy" he continued,
that in 194l the present proponents
of the twin bridges correctly decided
upon a single-span six-lane bridge
and designed the approaches on
both banks accordingly.
Our commissions 20 years expe-
rience in planning for the Metro
politan Area of Washington and in
observing the effects and changes
that have been occurring, make us
certain that the single siX-lane
bridge is much the best solution of
the immediate problem and the
most economical, not only in first
cost but in future COST he con-
cluded.
In the bridge controversy, which
has been carried on throughout the
fall and early winter. Gen. Grants
commission and the National Park
Service of the Interior Department
have been ranged against the Dis
trict Commissioners, Pubic Roads
Administration. which is to pay so
per cent of the bridge cost under
Federal aid, and the National Com
mission of Fine Arts
Mass of Statistics.
Reams of testimony and a mass
of traffic and highway statistics
have been presented by both sides
before a subcommittee of the House
Committee of Foreign and Interstate
Commerce.
Proponents of the twin bridges
have said there are sufficient ap-
proaches for twin four-lane bridges
on both banks of the river. that 95
per cent of vehicles using the pres
ent Highway Bridge are headed into
and not around Washington, that
four lanes are needed to handle
three streams of traffic and that
twin bridges would not ruin park
areas or the surroundings of the
Jefferson Memorial.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Three Tons Of Sugar Stolen;
So, 900 in Safe IGNORED

Thieves who broke into the Per-
fection Pie Co. establishment at
1881 E street NE early yesterday
carried away 5000 pounds OF sugar,
but ignored safe containing
$4,000, Andrew Pappas, manager and
part owner of the bakery, reported
to police.
The sugar, police said, is worth
s32o.80 wholesale. Mr. Pappas says
there'll be no more pies baked for
two weeks unless the ration board
allows him more sugar.
Meanwhile, John Longo, owner of
the Ell Patio Restaurant at Til
Thirteenth street NV, reported to
police yesterday that his place had
been broken into and $100 in cash,
so cartons of cigarets and SIS worth
of jewelry were stolen.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Two Soldiers Held in Series
OF Early Morning Ho|dups

Two soldiers were arrested by
ninth precinct police yesterday and
each was charged with five counts
of robbery.
Identified as Pvt. James B. Quinn,
20, colored, of Philadelphia, sta
toned at Fort Bragg, N. c., and Pvt.
Earl Bennett, 18, colored, of Madi-
son, Fla, stationed at Fort Meade,
Md, the men are accused of taking
S18 from Earl Wallace, GOT Acker
street NE, early yesterday morning
According to police, the holdup men
found no money on Walter j. Dunn,
427 Sixth street NE; Joseph Jones,
a22 G street NE; Thomas E. Parker,
642 Pickford place NE, and Norman
A. Watson. Gil Twelfth street NE.
Still at large were three colored
men who stabbed and robbed Hay
wood Brown, 80, colored, New York
avenue NV, and Miss Willette
Frazier, 20, colored, AL M street
NV, while they were standing at
Seventh and o streets NV. early
Sunday. According to police, the
men took $61 from the couple, who
were taken to Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
French Purchase
Merrill for
New Choncery

The French Embassy has bought
the Keith Merrill residence at 2535
Belmont road NV, and plans to
use it as chancery, it was learned
today.
Contract for the transaction was
signed several weeks ago. The pur-
chase price has not been disclosed.
The house, built in the late 1920s,
is on large lot, with considerable
garden space. 1t has a swimming
pool and an indoor squash court in
a separate building 1t is believed
that the squash court will be con-
verified into an Office addition.
The Embassy residence will re-
main at 1921 Kalorama road NV
The present chancery, at 212e
Wyoming avenue NV, probably
will be used by one of the subsidiary
Embassy services, it was learned.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Appeals Court Applies
Pure Food Actto D, {.

The Court of Appeals held today
that the Federal Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act applies to business
conducted solely within the District
OF Columbia, thus offsetting a con-
tention that the act applies only
where interstate commerce is in
volved.
The ruling was handed down in
the case of Samuel Rubenstein
trading as the New York K. g. R
Bakery, 300 block of Fourth street
S.W,, who had appealed from a Dis
trict Court decision enjoinine him
from manufacturing or selling with
in the District food prepared or held
under insanitary conditions. The
Appellate Court upheld the Dis
trict Court.
Counsel for Mr.. Rubenstein had
appealed the case on the conten-
ton that the act applied only where
interstate commerce was involved
and claimed that local laws were
sufficient here.
The Appellate Court opinion was
written by Justice Henry w. Edger-
ton. Justices WILDER K. Miller AND
E. Barrett Prettyman also heard the
case.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Musicians, Broadcasters
Call Peace Farley Friday
Py the Associated Press

Hy the Associated Press.
Officials of the National Associa-
tion of Broadcasters and the AFL-
American Federation of Musicians,
long at loggerheads, will try to settle
their differences at a conference in
Chicago Friday.
The broadcasters announced last
night that their president, Justin
Miller, had accepted an invitation
from James c. Petrillo, musicians
president, to meet with the unions
international executive board. The
board is holding its annual session
in Chicago this week.
Mr.. Petrillo's invitation was ex-
tended in response to a request by
Mr.. Miller for an opportunity to sit
down together to explore every
means of finding common ground
for understanding in the interest of
the public, the musicians and radio
industry"
Evening star., 1946-01-14
John W. Donaldson Dies
AT Home Of Daughter Here

John w. Donaldson, SO, formerly
of Kansas City, died yesterday at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ell
zada M. Mericle, 5319 Twenty
eighth street NV. He had been i'll
since coming to Washington just
before Christmas.
A retired employe of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and the American
Refrigerator Transit Co.. Mr.. Dom
'aldson had spent the winters since
1887 with his daughter here and the
summers with another daughter in
Illinois. He was a native of Ken
lucky and lived in Illinois before
moving to Kansas City.
Besides Mrs. Mericle, he is sur
Vived by another daughter, Mrs.
Glade L. Morton, Momence. Ill,
and a son, Don w. Donaldson,
Reno, New.
Funeral services will be held at
the Deal funeral home, 1912 Georgia
avenue NV, at pm. tomorrow,
Burial will be in Kansas City.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Ruling Exempts
LawyerFrom
DC. IncomeTa
Court of Appeals
Backs Massachusetts
DomiciIe Claim
BY w. G. POLLARD.

The Court of Appeals today held
that a lawyer who has been prac-
tlclng here was not subject to pay
District income taxes when his legal
oomlclle was in Massachusetts,.
The ruling was made in the case
OF Henry F. Butler and his wife,
Mrs. Estelle K. Butler, and reversed
a ruling of the District of Columbia
Board of Tax Appeals, which had
held Mr.. and Mrs. Butler were
liable for the payment of District
income tax for the years 1889 and
1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler paid the
local taxes, amounting to nearly
S4O0, under protest, and later
sought refunds and took their case
to the Court of Appeals.
Boards Conclusion Rejected.
The Board of Tax Appeals opinion
said the board had found that dur
ing the years 1889 and 1910 Mr.. But
Ter had practiced law in the District
and that che entertained no present,
fixed intention of returning to Mas
sachusetts and that therefore he and
his wife should be held to have
abandoned their" former domicile and
likewise to have acquired domicile in
the District of Columbia"
The Court of Appeals decision
written by Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner, declared 1--WE think
there is no proper basis for this con-
clusion."
Today's opinion further said the
board wholly disregards the ad-
mitted fact that petitioners continue
to exercise their voting privileges
and to pay their taxes, including
taxes on their income in Massa-
chuSetts, for all the year up to and
including 1910. ="
The appellate court said "the
House and Senate recently, in an
effort to avoid the frequent revival
OF the question as to Federal Off
Gals and employees in the District
OF Columbia, passed an act to the
effect that domicile of such Federal
officers and employees located in
the District should be held to be in
the State in which they have pre-
viously acquired a domicile, and
Which they expressly declare to be
the state of their domicile and in
which they pay taxes according to
the laws of such states. The state
ment is no more than an affirmance
OF the present law as declared by
the Supreme Court and this court.
Sufficient Examples in Statutes.
And if it is desirable that those
who temporarily come into the Dis
trlct to earn a living should be
required to contribute their share
of the expenses of it's operation,
there are examples enough in the
statutes of some 25 of the States
to accomplish this result, or a
statute might be proper which re-
qulres the payment of tax on in
come by those temporary District
residents who claim domicile in one
OF the l8 States in which there is
no present income tax
The court pointed out that under
existing circumstances the Dis
trict is the sufferer"
In conclusion it added that:
"In the circumstances, we have no
alternative than to decide each case
on its own facts, measured by the
universal rule of domicile. And in
the present case, on that basis,
there is no ground on which to sus-
tain the boards conclusions"
Justices Bennett Champ Clark
and E. Barrett Prettyman heard the
case with Chief Justice Groner.
Evening star., 1946-01-14
Choral Singers Invited
To Join Society

Washingtonians interested In
choral singing may join the Wash
ington Choral Society, now in its
10th year as civic organization,
Director Louis A. Potter announced
today.
Additions for the Forthcoming
presentation of Horatio Parker's
"Hora Novissima" in Constitution
Hall, March 5, are being held at 7::3o
pm. every Tuesday in the music
room of Central High School.