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Evening star., 1947-05-08
Women's Gloves Greatly
Reduced

SO Pairs Of Pgskin Shorties in cork brown and
black. Less than y price. Now S2.25
Pairs of Brown Pgskin Puons. Were 81 so.
Now w------------------ $2.25
36 Pairs of Gloves with white doeskin palms and
cotton mesh backs Were $3.50. Now S1.75
8 Pairs of 6-button Chamois Doeskins. Were So.
Now --------- 81
Pairs Of White Doeskin Pulons. Less than n
20 Pairs of Doeskin PuIlons In white and chamois.
Were $4.65. Now ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So
So Pairs of White Doeskin Pullons Were 81 Now, IS
40 Pairs Of White Doeskin Puilons Were $645.
Pairs Of White Doeskn Pullons. Less than Y
price. Now--------------------- $2.25
so Pairs Of Cotton String Gloves in chamos, brown
navy and white Less than Il price. Now - $50
Pairs Of Lavender Boucle Gloves. Were S.
Pairs Of Handmade String Gloves in navy and
gold. Less t: an u price. Now-------------7 7Sc
Pairs of Tan Capeskin Pullons Less than u
price. Now .---------------- SIPS
Pairs of Black Capeskin Pullons. Were $3.50.
Now -------------------- $22s
10 Pairs of Suede Pullons in rose blue and turquoise
Less than ii price. Now Now----------------$2 $225
113 Pairs Of 4 and button Suedes In blue red,
turquoise, fuchsia and wine. Less than u price
Now Observation-Disclosures 50
Is Pairs Of Kid Shorties In white and black. Were
S3.Su. NOW $l95
Pairs Of Raw Silk Gloves In chartreuse Neht
green and navy and chartreuse stripes. Less than
II price. Now--------------- IS
Pairs Of Raw SILK Gloves in black and red Less
than u price Sc
W&L-Gloves, Aisle 49, First Floor
Evening star., 1947-05-08
Tip-ond-turn Electric Toosters, o5e
Less than " price

so toasters which toast two pieces
2, 20-cubic-foot Frigid Freeze Freezer
Lockers for freezing and storing foods Three
compartments. Were $500. Now $495
Is Mermaid Electric Steam Irons. Less than
u price. Now $4.s5
ESQ, 25-watt General Electric Light Bulbs In
red, green, blue and rose Less than u price
Now, including tax------------3 for loc
Miss Steem Irons for ironing and pressing
Less than y price. Now------------ $4.s5
"a MatMatic Automatic Electric Irons, az
pound weight. Were 1895. Now $5.95
20 Katherine Automatic Electric Irons
which fold when not in use. ~ pounds
W&L-Eectric Appliances, Eighth FToor-E
Evening star., 1947-05-08
Misses Women and Children Find
Exceptional Savings Here this Week
Women's Royon Briefs, 60e

Were 81
100 briefs with rayon satin stripes. Elastic
waistband. Tearose. Small and medium
Sizes
go Pantie Briefs Of 871a % cotton 10Ts wool and
III % rayon. Tearose. Small, medium and large
sizes Were 73c. Now $50
10 Pantie Briefs of mercer7ed cotton Tearose Large
"a Cotton Panties in tearose and white Small and
medium sizes Were $152 Now s5c
Pantie Girdes Of rayon satin cotton and Elastic
Carriers attached Rayon satin front panel Nude
shade Sizes ~ and 49, Were $4s5 Now -$295
36 Brassieres of cotton and rayon Tearose Sizes
80 to 38. Were $3.50. Now $50
W&L-Knit Underwear, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1947-05-08

Mems Brown Leather Loofers,
$2.o5
Less than price
so pairs of leather leafers with leather
soles and heels. Medium width. Sizes
6 to IL.
W&L-The Mems Store, Second Floor
Evening star., 1947-05-08
Misses Formal Wear Reduced

Shoes, Second Floor.
Evening star., 1947-05-08

It's and Brassieres, Third Floor
Evening star., 1947-05-08
Wool, Cotton and Fibre
Rugs Reduced

oloniuI- design Hond- hooked WooIs
Evening star., 1947-05-08
Misses Royon Sports Dresses, $50
Less than u brice


SO print and soidcoor
white and pink Sizes 10 to 16. -
Evening star., 1947-05-08

waI-roorcoverings, sixth Floor.
Evening star., 1947-05-08

W&L-Negligees, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Butter, Egg Price Rise
Next Week Forecast
By Retail Spokesman

Retail butter and egg prices are
slated for another increase next
week here, spokesman for the but
ter and egg division OF the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association pre-
dicted today.
Henry T. Males, chairman of the
division, added: But don't think
the public will stand for $1-a-dozer
eggs or $1-a-pound butter"
Top grade eggs were selling al
nearly 80 cents today, while best
grade butter ranged up to SO cents
a pound.
Mr.. Males recalled that in October
butter sold for 95 cents, but started
dropping as housewife resistance
built up. The same thing will hap
pen again, in his opinion.
The high price of eggs puzzled
Mr.. Males, who pointed out that
there were enough eggs to meet de-
mand. Production will pick up after
Christmas and might help to force
prices down, he added.
In any event, both egg and butter
prices are expected to move higher
next week as retailers start selling
products they had to pay more for
this week.
Mr.. Males said eggs rose to $1.15
dozen and butter to 81 a pound
after World War I.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Morals Case Quashed
After 6-Year Term

A 4-to-12-year sentence imposed
on a District man convicted herr
of incest in 1941 was declared voie
yesterday by Federal Judge Alber,
". Bryan IN Alexandria. s5:5,e>-=.s- -.--
George Hodge, formerly of the
| 400 block of East Capitol street, has
served six years of his sentence at
Lorton Reformatory. Last week he
applied to the Alexandria court to
be freed on writ of habeas corpus
on grounds of double jeopardy.
Hodge was originally tried on two
charges and the trial ended in an
acquittal on statutory rape count
and a hung Jury on an incest
charge.
Subsequently he was tried by an
other jury on the second charge and
convicted.
Hodge contended the first ac-
quittal cleared him of any guilt in
connection with the second ofense.
1t was brought out that there was
no question of age involved in the
statutory rape acquittal.
Judge Bryan's decision was based
on the fact that the two charges
grew out of the same offense.
Hodge, a former undertaker's as
sistant in washington, is being held
for District authorities in the event
they choose to reopen the case.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Overflow Guests
At Bar Dinner to .
See by TeIevision

Those in the back room will have
good view of the speakers at to-
nights annual dinner of the District
Bar Association-by television.
An expected attendance of well
over 1000 makes necessary use of
the Chinese Room Of the Mayf1ower
Hotel In addition to the main ball.
room.
Usually, at affairs this large, per-
sons seated in the smaller room can
hear the proceedings over a public
address system, but have only a dim,
faraway view, if any, of the speak
ers.
Tonight, however, a closed-circuit
television system will be installed
and Chinese Room diners will sea
the speakers on three receivers. Thea
program will not be transmitted
over the air.
The dinner, to begin at pm, iS
given each year by the association
for the judges of the District. Solici-
tor General Philip H. Perlman will
be the principal speaker. Chief jus
tice Vinson and Attorney General
Clark will be among the guests.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
By Harry Lever

When Mrs. Robert A. Taft, wife o1
the Republican Senator and candi-
date for the presidential nomina-
ton, explains her husbands views
on high prices and labor legislation
she comes directly to the point
even if it means quoting rhymes to
make clear her views.
She did that last night in discuss
ing the fight in Congress for passage
of the Taft-Hartley labor law, when
she talked before the Mu-So-Lit
Club, colored cultural group at
1927 r street NV. She summed up
the opposition to the Taft-Hartley
Act in a jingle by newspaper Col
umnist II. I. Phillips:
Philip Murray and William Green
Walked upon the Senate scene,
They used 5000 words or So.
"And every one of them was no."
And that's the way it was. she said
They were talking about the way
the law would finish Bob Taft, and
end his career, she said, but like Old
Man River he just keeps rolling
along"
Mrs. Taft said the labor bill was
becoming much less misunderstood.
especially by the working man. This
conclusion, she added, was evident
in letters Senator Taft has been
receiving from workers.
"You know" she commented, 'it's
important that labor unions should
not be in the hands of Communists.
1t gives them power to sabotage the
country in war and it's dangerous
because they don't believe in our
Government"
The talk was Mrs. Taft's first
public address since returning from
Evening star., 1947-12-06
ID. T.. Asks New Law
To Destroy Weapons

Congress is being asked by the
Commissioners to permit police to
destroy dangerous weapons which
were illegally obtained or are un-
lawfully possessed by persons in the
District.
Under present practice they now
must be returned to their owners,
upon request, unless the person is
convicted of crime of violence.
Commissioner Guy Mason yester-
day forwarded proposed legislation
to Speaker Martin of the House to
make the new policy effective by an
amendment to the dangerous weap-
ons law of 1882. It would not ap-
ply to cases where the courts Or
dered other disposition of the seized
weapons or where the United States
attorney finds they are needed as
evidence.
Sling shots, metal knuckles and
sand clubs or bags were included
among weapons which would be
classed legally as nuisance" instru-
ments, along with pistols, machine
guns. shotguns, blackjacks and
silencers.
A 90-day period would be allowed
before such weapons could be de-
stroyed, to give the courts or the
United States attorney a chance
to act.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
S6O,0O0 Damage Suit Filed
By GreenbeIf Resident

"A 1000 damage suit against the
Colt oia Specially Co., Inc, so;
Bradley boulevard, Bethesda. was
filed yesterday in Montgomery
County Circuit Court, Rockville, by
Mrs. Viola A. Green, 81 Plateau
place, Greenbelt.
The action stems from a collision
December Is, 1914, between Navy
ambulance, in which Mrs. Green
was a passenger, and a Columbia
Specially Co. truck driven by Car
roll F. Long, Capitol Heights, Md.
According to the suit the accident
occurred at Forty first and Ingomar
streets NV. as Mrs. Green, wife OF
c. P. o. Francis Green, was being
taken home from Georgetown Hos
pital, where she had baby boy
The infant also was in the ambu-
lance, but was not injured, accord
ing to Mrs. Green's attorney, R.
Duncan Clark.
Mrs. Green claimed she suffered
serious back and hip injuries.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
'Yu|e Display Contest
Slated in Bethesda

Manger scenes and Christmas
trees will predominate in the Yule-
tide decorations soon to appear
along Wisconsin avenue and Old
Georgetown road in Bethesda.
Merchants of the community will
compete for prizes as they arrange
their seasonal displays.
A newsstand and a nursery are
among the business places planning
to construct manger scenes.
The Community Service Council
will place large Christmas tree at
Wisconsin avenue and the East
West highway December 10. An.
other big tree will be decorated with
colored lights at Wisconsin avenue
and Stanford street.
Prizes will be awarded for the best
displays by professional and non-
professional decorators.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Mrs. Taft Quotes Rhyme to Club
To Exp|uin Senator'S Views

| the West, where she accompanied
the Ohio Senator on his recent tour
What about high prices and in.
fation?
Here was her capsule answer: "A
50 bill is not unlucky any more
You can buy a dollars worth o1
goods with it,"
I'm sure this session of Congress
will do what it can about the situa.
tion," she declared. She added thai
less unnecessary spending by the
Government and, by the same token
Federal saving, could help check the
infationary spiral.
AS an anti-inf1ation measure, she
spoke of the possibility of reducing
withholding taxes. "It would give
the worker a raise without putting
more money into circulation" Mrs
Taft pointed out. 'It also would
help to reduce the demand for wage
raises"
AS to voluntary food rationing to
help Europe, she said she wants to
do all she can, but that there seems
to be some confusion about the plan.
Something has to be. done to
clarity this" Mrs. Taft added.
In expressing hope that Congress
will accomplish much this session.
she discussed three bills which SEN
ator Taft is promoting. They con-
Germ Federal aid to States in health,
public housing and education and
include equal benefits for all races.
Mrs. Taft was introduced by Perry
w. Howard, president of the club.
She was presented with Christ
mas card containing a Booker r.
Washington commemorative half
dollar by Mrs. Portia Washington
Pittman, daughter Of the famous
|colored educator.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
District Woman
| Wins $1,000 in
| Radio Contest

Mrs. Hilda B. Arthur, 1925 New
Hampshire avenue NV, is $1,000
richer today because she identified
a popular Southern landmark in a
radio Jingle contest.
A Bureau of Internal Revenue
employe, Mrs. Arthur was notified
of her success in a phone call from
Hollywood last night on the People
Are Funny" radio show.
The idea was to identify a per
son, place or thing" by clues in a
jingle read on the program last
week The jingle:
"a country place with nice, large
rooms,
A roof that is thatched in blue,
Plenty of shade, water all paid
And really a wonderful view"
Mrs. Arthur's prize-winning an
swer-Mammoth Cave, KY.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Man in Serious Condition
After knifinq; Woman Held

A 23-year-old man was in serious
condition at Casualty Hospital to-
day after an early morning alterca-
ton during which he suffered a
knife wound in his left shoulder.
Police said Louis Cook, 2 Eighth
street NE, was taken to the hos
pital shortly after 3 am. after he
was stabbed with hunting knife
during an argument in the apart
ment Of Theresa Storey, "a, of the
same address. The woman was
charged by police with assault with
a dangerous weapon.
According to police, Mrs. Mary
Cook, Mr.. Cooks wife, and Edward
L. Dorsey, both Of whom had apart
ments in the same building, were
witnesses to the incident.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
SuIesmun's S Foot in the Door
Leads Him Into Ar|inqton Cell

David Nelson, 20, of Dundalk, Md,
was serving from 40 to 60 days in
the Arlington County jail today in
lieu of payment of a $50 fine on
charges of disorderly conduct which
grew cut of a foot in the door in
cident."
Nelson, a magazine salesman, ac-
tually got more than his foot in the
door, 1t was testified in Arlington
County Court. Mrs. Hattie Smith
said she walked into her living
room and found Nelson sitting there.
Not only did Nelson not bother
to knock, Mrs. Smith told Judge
Hugh Reid, but she had to give him
an order for magazines before he
would leave.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Contract LET for New
Police Boys Club

A contract for the new buildine
of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, No. 4, on Sixth street between
H and I streets S.W, was signed last
night with appropriate ceremonies
In the Hotel Ambassador.
The low bidder was Joseph F
Nebel Co., whose bid was $162, 1886
MIR. Nebel, who was present at the
ceremonies, underbid IA other con-
tractors, according to Robert C.
Simmons, vice president of the club
who presided in the absence OF
President John A. Remon.
Members of the clubs Board OF
Directors, including civic leaders
and high-ranking officers of the
Police and Fire Departments, also
attended the meeting.
Permit for the structure, which
will require 10 months for compile
ton, already has been applied for
and the architect will be Leon
Chatelain, jr., a member of the
Police Boys Club Board.
The building will be fireproof and
modernly equipped. It will have q
large gymnasium, craft rooms, play
rooms, shower dressing rooms and
a library.
Grounds for the new club, No. 4,
will be broken shortly after the first
of the year, Mr.. Nebel stated.
Among those on hand to greet
the announcement were Commits
sioner Guy Mason, Supt. Of Police
Robert j. Barrett, Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, former police chief and
founder of the Police Boys Club
movement, and Insector Floyd Trus-
colt, assistant superintendent of po-
lice. Mr.. Mason and Commission
ers' John Russell Young and Cor
don r. Young were made honorary
members of the club board.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Clark Brief Brands
DC. Realty Covenants
Minority Quarantine

Charges that restrictive cove.
nants" are enforcing an "artificia
quarantine of minority groups" ir
Washington and other cities were
made by the Justice Department
yesterday in a brief filed with the
Supreme Court.
Attorney General Clark and So.
licitor General Philip B. Perlmar
argued in joint statement to thu
court that agreements between pri.
vate property owners to bar Negroe.
and other minority groups from
residential areas violate sections o1
the Constitution which prohibit dis.
elimination and guarantee "the
right of equal treatment before the
law"
They filed the brief, the officials
said, as friends of the court" be-
cause of the Governments concern
over "its responsibilities for the pre-
lection of fundamental civil rights
Three Gases Pending.
The petition was brought in con-
nection with three cases now pend
ing before the Supreme Court from
Washington, st. Louis and Detroit.
Appeals had been taken to the Su-
preme Court by various persons who
claimed they had been injured by
the covenants.
The cases are to be argued Thurs
day. when the Justice Department
will have an hour to support its
brief.
"The Government is of the view
that judicial enforcement of racial
restrictive covenants of real prop
erty is incompatible with the spirit
and letter of the Constitution and
laws of the United States" the brief
said Asserting that the racial
segregating contemplated by the
agreements tend to trap" some
segments of the population, the
brief continued:
"As to the people so trapped, there
is no life in the accepted sense of
the word: liberty is mockery, and
the right to pursue happiness
phrase without meaning, empty OF
hope and reality"
Series of Letters Filed.
Along with the brief, the Justice
sent the court a series
of letters recently received by the
Attorney General from the Federal
Housing and Home Finance Agency,
the Public Health Service, the In
terror Department and the State
contending that the
covenants were causing them diff
culties.
A letter from Ernest A. Gross,
legal adviser to the Secretary of
State, asserted that "the United
States has been embarrassed in the
conduct of foreign relations by acts
of discrimination taking place in
this country"
Evening star., 1947-12-06
|Wingef Named News Editor
Of A. P. TeIevision Unit

RAIDER Winget has Seen named
news editor of the Associated Press
recently-formed television news unit
here.
Desk supervisor of the A. P. world
service in New York since 1899, Mr..
Winget was editor of the London
edition Of Stars and Stripes during
World War II.
The new unit will cover special
events in Washington and furnish
television stations with accounts Of
the events by motion pictures, COM
mentaries and music. Offices of the
unit will be based at the A. P. head
quarters in The Star Building.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Indiana Murder Trial
Ends as Jury Disogrees
By the Associated Press

VINCENNES, Ind, Dec. GA jury
celebrating first degree murder
charges against Lawrence johnson
48, former Oakland City night mar
shall, was dismissed early today
after failing to reach a verdict.
Circuit Judge Ralph A. Sead said
the jurors reported they were "hope-
lessly deadlocked" after nine hours
of celebrating.
johnson testified he fired in self
defense when he fatally shot Robert
Miller, 28, on a street in Oakland
City last September.
State police held johnson under
protective custody for several days
after the shooting, while feeling ran
high in Oakland City.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
First Anniversary
Of Dr.. E. l. R. EIson

The first anniversary of DR.. Ed
ward E. L. r. Elson as minister OF
the National Presbyterian Church
will be observed tomorrow.
During the first year of his pas
torate the steps were completed
whereby the Covenant-First Presby-
terian Church became the National
Church.
The Chancel Choir will give it's
annual rendition of Handel's Mes
siah" at $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Dr.. H. W. Burgon PIons
Series of Sermons

DR.. H. w. Burgan, minister al
Hamline Methodist Church, will be-
gin a series of advent sermons TO-
morrow at II am. The subject to-
morrow will be, .'"It Occurred al
Night" The following topics will
be-" December IA, I'VE Have the
Word; December 81, What Hap
pened on That First Christmas
Morn?"
Tomorrow at 8 pm. a sound mo-
ton picture, "A Saviour Is Born,
will be shown. The service will be
sponsored by Our Friendly Fellow
ship. m.aa
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Cob Driver Files Appeu
In MunsIuuqhter Case

Claiming previous jeopardy, John
E. Robb, %, of 1853 Evarts street
NE. yesterday filed notice of appeal
from a manslaughter conviction in
Prince Georges County Circuit Court
Robb, a colored taxicab driver, was
convicted Wednesday and was SEN
fenced to IL months imprisonment
"A passenger in his cab, also colored
died as result of a traffic accident
Vance v. Vaughn, Robb's attorney
said the Maryland Court OF Appeals
would be asked to review the case
because the taxicab driver was re-
quired to stand trial in Circuit Court
after having won an acquittal sew
eral months earlier In the Trial
Magistrate Court.
Evening star., 1947-12-06

After she finally got rid OF him,
she testified she called police who
picked him up in the neighborhood.
Nelson denied the accusations and
said he knocked on the door of the
home at 1858 South Twelfth street
and that she let him in.
Police said the salesman did not
sign the name, David Nelson, on the
order blank. This, he admitted, but
said it was because he had been
trained by another magazine sub
scription firm and various firms
have agreed not to employ men
trained elsewhere. Consequently, he
contended, he was forced to work
under an assumed name.