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Evening star., 1949-12-11
Prince Georges Club
To Get PUPILS Shoes

A committee of the Prince
Georges County Kiwanis Club.
headed by it's second vice presi-
dent-elect, T. Hammond Welsh,
jr.. Is setting up a fund to buy
shoes for needy children Of the
county.
Children needing shoes are be-
ing reported to the committee by
school authorities.
On the committee with Mr..
Welsh are George Langhenry,
Basil Bowie and Jesse 8. Baggett.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Coppoge Heads Benefit
For ARLINGTON Police

Detective George P. Coppage
has been elected president Of the
Arlington County Police Bene-
ficiary Association, succeeding
Capt. c. Burns Presley.
Other new officers are Pvt. Will
liam Fawver, vice president; Pvt.
A. E. Bayliss, financial secretary;
A. D. Langley. retired, treasurer;
Pvt. Roy Connor, recording secre-
tary, and Pvt. Leonard Brown,
Pvt. Raymond Wanner and De-
tective John E. Wise, members Of
the board of trustees.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

Herman Henderson and that he
was booked under that name for
murder in 1910 and for several
other offenses since 1884.
AS far as the name Scheve was
concerned. the man had a clean
record in the files of the Metro
politan Police.
Scheve's one-time name of Hen
derson was given to law enforce
ment officers in connection with
gambling and assault charges for
which he was convicted in June,
when he was booked at the United
States marshal's Office.
Arrested in Murder Case.
Henderson or Scheve was ar
rested IN November. 1910, in the
murder of Gerald E. Swisher. 20,
In the 800 block of Fourteenth
street NV.
Records show that Swisher was
stabbed fatally in street brawl,
an interesting sidelight in view
of the fact that some witnesses
told police that Scheve threatened
Rigsbee with an open jacknife
as a prelude to yesterdays killing.
A corners jury held Henderson
for the grand jury in the 1910
street Staying, but incomplete
police records indicate that the
grand jury failed to indict him.
Before he died. Swisher refused to
name his assailant.
Henderson's record also revealed
he was arrested first in March,
1884, by 1t. Roy Blick. head of
the vice squad, as a United States
witness" and later released. Other
arrests included one for disorder
ly conduct, one for dice playing
and a third for investigation.
1t. Felber said he still is taking
statements from witnesses to tie
I'D loose ends of the poolhall
shooting.
One witness he sought was a
colored man from whom Rigsbee
claimed he purchased the murder
weapon for $40.
Rigsbee told police that, after
scheye threatened him in the pool
room. he took a cab to Twelfth
street and New York avenue NV
and asked some acquaintance for
q gun.
The colored man offered to sell
his for $40 If Rigsbee promised
mot to hurt anyone. Rigsbee said
he gave the man the money and
in turn, was given a key to q
locker in the Greyhound Bus
Terminal where he found the gun
Baked ut Beating Man.
Police apparently are satisfied
with Rigsbee's story of how he fell
out with Scheve after a friendship
Of many years. Rigsbee said he
baked about four months age
when Scheve insisted that he hold
a man while he (Scheve) beat
him up. The man was supposed
to have testified unfavorably about
scheye in last June's gambling
trial.
Police said Rigsbee admitted hi
was one Of three men involved ir
the slugging and robbery Decem.
Der /.
The victim, Charles lombard
Il. . truck driver Of 616 Maryland
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Christmas Decorating
To Be Demonstrated

Harry Dengler, Of the Maryland
State Forest Service, will demon
strate the making of Christmas
greens and decorations at an open
house of the Home Demonstration
Office, County Service Building,
Hyattsville, at 10 am. tomorrow
and Tuesday.
Other demonstrations will in
clude making Christmas wrap
pings, tree ornaments, and Swed-
ish cookies. Work of new Al
Clubs will be featured.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Chamber Directors to Meet

Progress OF the membership
campaign and the drive to obtain
q central post Office for the North
ern Metropolitan Area Of the
county will be considered by di-
rectors Of the Prince Georges
Chamber Of Commerce at 1880
pm. tomorrow in the County
Service Building, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
GIee Club to Give Concert

The Stonewall Jackson School
Glee Club will present . Christ
mas concert at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the school. 855 North Edison street,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
August Reunion Planned
By 1st Division Marines

More than 5000 marines and
discharged veterans of the LIST
Marine Division will hold their
first reunion since they launched
the island war against Japan
seven years ago August 6. and 8
in New York City.
Honor guests at the reunion will
be Gen. Clifton B. Gates, Com
mandant Of the corps: Gen. A. A,
Vandegrift. who commanded the
1st Division on Guadalcanal:
Richard Tregaskis, author of
"Guadalcanal Diary Senator
Douglas, Democrat, of Illinois, who
was division adjutant; Admiral
William F. Halsey and Maj. Gen
Merritt A. Edison, who won the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
The men, veterans of Guadalca-
nal, New Britain, Peleliu and Oki-
nawa, will meet August 6 at the
Hotel Astor and parade down Fifth
avenue. A banquet is scheduled
for that night. There will be a
military ball the next night and a
business session Monday. August 8.
Information and registration
forms may be obtained from Mai.
Warren S. Sivertsen. general
chairman OF the reunion. at go
Church street, New York City.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Bar Group Urges Edgerio'
For Supreme Court Post

President Truman has been
urged to elevate Judge Henry w
Edgerton of the United States
Court Of Appeals here to the
Supreme Court in a letter from
the Washington Bar Association
The death of Justice Frank
Murphy leaves a vacancy on the
Nations highest court.
Maurice r. Weeks. president OF
the Association of Colored Lawyers
wrote the Chief Executive: In
practicing before him. we have
observed Judge Edgerton during
his tenure on the bench OF the
United States Court of Appeals fol-
the District Of Columbia Circuit
His opinions reflect the mind Of a
man in the tradition of Cardozo
Holmes, Brandeis and the late
Justice Murphy. The fact that
justice is on the side of a cause
which is unpopular has never
made Judge Edgerton hesitate. In
many cases he has written the
minority which the United States
Supreme Court recognized to be
the law. His legal ability. his sharp
intellect and his excellent opinions
have demanded and get the respect
of members of the bench and bar"
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Lamb, Pork Prices
Down 4 10 10 Cents;
Beef Is Unchanged

Lamb and pork prices in many
Washington stores were down to-
day from to 10 cents pound,
along with some fruits and vege-
tables.
Retailers attributed the declines
to plentiful supplies. consumer re-
sistance to high prices. the hot
weather. which discourages sale
of some meats. and a drop in
wholesale prices.
Beef prices were unchanged
from, last week, while chickens
rose in some stores as much as
cents a pound.
The price cuts for pork as re-
ported by large chain stores ranged
between 4 and cents a pound,
roughly equivalent to declines at
wholesale.
Lamb, price reductions varied
between 4 and 10 cents a pound.
One store pointed out that sup
plies were plentiful now thai
young lambs are being marketed
The report on egg prices varied
between no change and down
cents a dozen.
Butter prices were unchanged.
The wholesale butter market was
bolstered today after the Govern
ment announcement that it was
increasing the support price of
grade A butter from SO to 81 cents
a pound.
Peaches. apples. carrots. Gu
cumbers. potatoes. watermelons
and eggplant were more abundant
and lower in price. Somewhat
higher were. cantaloupes. honey
dews. lima beans and peppers.
The Agriculture Departments
production and marketing ad-
ministration headlined plums as
a, most plentiful food for this
week, reporting the indicated crop
substantially above average this
year. CALIFORNIA; production was
estimated about 20 per cent above
average. and the Michigan crop
about Is per cent higher.
The Dun g. Bradstreet whole
sale food price index this week ad-
vanced cents from a week ago to
$5.73. but was still 20.2 per cent
above the year-ago level. The
index represents the total whole
sale cost of a pound each OF 81
foods in general use.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Non Unregistered Firms
Warned 10 Collect Tax

Lack of a sales tax registration
certificate. even though it has been
applied for. will not relieve any
businessman of paying the tax or
collecting it from the purchaser
after Monday. it was warned yes
terday.
Administrator Allan F. Brooke
said certificates of registra ton for
which applications were received
before July 10 will be mailed to the
registrants before Monday. These
total about 5000 of the expected
10000 registrants.
It previously had been announced
that vendors should apply be-
fore July IL to be assured their
registration certificates would be
issued before Monday. when the
2 per cent sales tax goes in effect.
All applications received be-
fore. Monday will, when issued,
bear the date August /. The date
Of mailing the certificates. how
ever, will depend on the speed
with which the applications can
be handled in the sales tax divi-
sion.
To make purchases for resale,
vendors who have applied for but
have not received their registra-
ton certificates may give their
suppliers a resale certificate bear
ing q note that the registration
number has been applied for and
will be furnished the supplier
when received.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Star Movies

Community movies, sponsored
by The Star. the Recreation De-
partment and the Film Center, are
scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
Programs of comedy. sports, car
toons and musicians will be shown
at the following Fairgrounds and
recreation centers:
Trinidad, Trinidad avenue and Meiss
street NE.
Georgetown, Thirty-fourth and Volta
streets NV.
Raymond. Spring road and tenth street
NV
POWELL sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV
Thomson, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Shipley Terrace, 2302 Southern avenus
Sc.
n Monroe, seventh and Monroe streets
cooke P street between North Capitol
anW First streets NV.
Walker. Third and K streets NV.
Thomas. Anacostia avenue and Grans
street NE.
syphax School, Half street between n
and o streets S.W.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Representative Kearns
| Jared in Car-Cab Crash

Representative Kearns, Repub-
lican. of Pennsylvania, was shaken
up but uninjured this morning
when the car he was driving and
taxi collided at Connecticut
avenue and L street NV.
His office said Mr.. Kearns, who
is 40 and lives at the Wardman
Park Hotel. had had breakfast at
the Mayflower and had started
toward the Capitol.
A passenger in the taxi, Noel
Bowling. So, of New York City.
was taken to Emergency Hos
pital for x-rays of injured ribs.
Driver of the taxi was listed as
Alton L. Malone. "a. Of APO
Southern avenue Sc. He was un-
injured.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Half Of Districts S Dogs
Still 10 Be Inocu|ated

With only four days left In
this years campaign, more than
half of the Districts dogs have
yet to receive anti-rabies inocu-
lations, it was disclosed today.
Walter w. Burdette. director of
the drive, said the Health Depart
ment was concerned" because
the vaccinations are far behind
last year, when a total of 23,937
received shots. After eight days
three-quarters of the time al
lotted-10,713 dogs have been
inoculated so far this year.
Free inoculations will be given
from 4 to pm. tomorrow and
during the same hours Monday
Wednesday and Friday of next
week at the IL Health Depart
ment clinics throughout the city
Mr.. Burdette called attention
to the regulation which requires
anti-rabies vaccination each year
and which carries $500 fine for
violation.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Bill Raising Salaries
OF Municipal Judges
Signed by Truman

President Truman today signed
a measure giving salary increases
to the Judges of Municipal Court
and of the Municipal Appeals
Court.
Walter F. Bramhall, Municipal
Court clerk, explained the old law
gave all judges Of that tribunal
$9,975 except the chief judge and
the appellate court judges. each of
whom received $4,000. The law
signed today gives the associate
judges OF Municipal Court $4,000
each and the Nhief judge s13.500.
while in the Appeals Court the
chief judge will get $l4,500 and
the associate judges $4,000.
Meanwhile, Chief Judge Harold
M. Stephens of the United States
Court of Appeals Joined a number
of Federal jurists from other
Jurisdictions yesterday in urging a
House judiciary Subcommittee to
approve salary raises for the Fed
'eral bench.
Judge Stephens pointed out
that legislation to increase the
pay of top officials of the exec
utive branch Of the Federal Gov
ernment..as moving through Con-
gress. He said the historic re-
lationship" between these salaries
and those Of the judicial branch
would be disturbed if the jurists
did not get raises, too.
Although Federal judges got a
$1,000 boost In 1916. Judge Ste
phens said. their pay still is in
adequate when their responsible
tiles, the income they could COM
mand in private law practice. the
high cost of living and the re-
muneration OF the members OF
high State courts are considered
The 1916 raise was the first
given Federal jurists since 1926
Judge Stephens reminded the sub.
committee. He said the net raise
for an appellate judge in 1916
amounted to only $1,776 when
taxes were computed.
The bill before the subcommittee
would give a $500 increase to the
Chief Justice Of the United States
and $1,000 raises to other Federal
judges.
| The Chief Justice would gel
$35. 900 under the new scale: asso.
ciate justice OF the Supreme Court
$50, 900: Circuit Courts of Appeals
judges. $22 500. and District Court
judges, $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
D. c. Youth Escapes
From Ohio Prison

An 49, year old Washington
youth. Richard E. Chevalier, is
reported to be one of three
prisoners who escaped last night
from the Dayton. Ohio, workhouse
by scaling a 20-foot barbed wire
topped wall.
According to the workhouse
superintendent, Chevalier, who
was serving a two-year sentence
on a concealed weapon charge,
also faced a charge Of desertion
from the Army here.
The two other escapes were
Clyde Singleton, 26. and Oda
Oscar Tinch. 40. both of Dayton,
the superintendent said.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
CockriN Appointment
For Judgeship Gets
Committee Approval

The Senate District Committee
today approved and sent to the
Senate for confirmation the nom
ination of Miss Edith Cockrill to
be Judge of Juvenile Court.
Her nomination was given an
unanimous vote by the committee
after she had been praised by SEN
ator Kefauver and Representative
Cooper, both Democrats, Of Ten
nessee.
Senator Kefauver declared the
nominee had a good legal educa
ton and a splendid background
She had been recommended. he
said, by the entire Tennessee dele
CATION in both House and Senate
He predicted "she will be very
successful and distinguished
judge"
No Objections Are Filed.
James R. Kirkland. committee
, counsel, reported that no o5jec-
tion4 had been filed to her nom
nation and that she was quail
fed for the post.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, o1
Wyoming referred to the fact thai
in the judicial system it was vir.
tually impossible to remove q
judge except by Impeachment
even though the judge was in
capacitated. Then he asked Miss
Cockrill:
IF you were incapacitated at
any time, would you be willing to
resign?"
Miss Cockrill replied. Il should
think so yes"
Will Replace Judge Bentley.
Miss Cockrill was nominated to
replace Judge Fay Bentley. Judge
Bentley is voluntary patient at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital and could
continue as a judge, though in
capacitated, until the end of her
term in 1852.
The special emergency act of
Congress setting up the judgeship
for which Miss Cockrill was nomi-
mated provides that the judgeship
held by Judge Bentley should be
abolished at the end of her term.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Firth OF a Ser .eSJ

When is drugstore item not
a drug. and thereby subject to
the District sales tax?
Defining medicines, medical sup
plies and the hundreds of other
articles a drugstore sells has run
into overtime work for sales tax
officials.
Generally speaking, the Dis
trict's 325 drugstores know which
items should be taxed and which
should be tax-free when the 2 per
cent levy goes on next Monday.
|. But there are still some border
line decisions. to be made on medi-
cal supplies. which in the present
scope of the Sales Tax Act, must
be taxed and yet are necessary
to some types Of medical treat
cases Being Studied. 4
. working with sales tax officials,
the District Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation will study this situation
for a month. Then the members
will make their recommendations,
and the association will pass them
along to the assessor and the
corporation counsel to determine
whether they should be taxed.
In this category are such items
as gauze. adhesive tape cot
ton. dressings. thermometers and
tongue depressers. now are classed
as medical supplies and thus tax
able. Medicines. pharmaceuticals
and drugs are not taxed.
Here are some pointers on the
drugstore situation:
@. How are medicines, phar-
maceuticals and drugs" defined?
A. They must be recognized as
such in the druggists bibles
the official United States Phar-
macopoeia, Official homeopathic
Pharmacopoeia of the United
States or the Official National
Formulary. Any concoction con-
tanning one or more Of the sub
stances thus listed and intended
for use in the cure. mitigation OF
prevention of disease in man OF
other animals, also is tax-free.
Patent Medicines Not Taxed.
@. Are patent medicines taxed:
A. Since virtually all patent
medicines contain components OF
drugs listed in the official refer
ences, they are not taxed.
@. Tooth paste contains a small
part of menthol, one of the items
listed in the United States Phar-
macopoeia. Does that make l,
non taxable?
| A. No. Tooth paste is not re-
garded as a medicine under the
Food and Drug Act. That likewise
is true of any toiletries or cos
metics.
| @. Are all cosmetics and toi-
letries taxed?
A. Any items appearing on the
United States excise list of cos
metics and toiletries and subject
to the Federal excise tax are not
considered medicine and there.
fore all are to be taxed.
@. The law exempts crutche!
and wheelchairs for the use ol
cripples and invalids.. Would 6
man with a broken leg be entitled
! to crutches without paying the
tax?
A. After lengthy consideration
officials have decided the ta1
should not apply in this case. The
reasoning was that the man with
out crutches, would be crippled.
@. What is the regulation as tt
| girdleS and similar supports?
Evening star., 1949-07-28

crete. brick and steel structure
holds heat better than an elec-
trio blanket and by 10 am,
when Mr.. Bernard sent out the
go home signal, it was hotter
than three little sheep in a wool
basket.
Dismissal of about 120 en-
ployes, with. the temperature
at IS and the humidity at 81
per cent, marked the third time
this season they have been re-
leased because of the heat.
But the plus-95 degrees the
thermometers in the rear offices
registered was the highest in
Evening star., 1949-07-28
Rent Increase Plea
For Apartments Cites
Sales Tax Expense

The first case in which the sales
tax has been cited by a landlord
as an item of increased operating
expenses in applying for a rent
increase reached the District Rent
Control Administration yesterday
The request was for a ga per
cent increase on rentals at the
Ambassador Apartments. 1850 Six
teenth street NV, which has 81
units. 1t was filed by the Capitol
View Realty Co. through Attorney
Herman Miller.
In addition, the company seeks
to eliminate the telephone switch
board and install separate electric
meters.
The petition listed as bases for
the requested increase the raise of
~ per cent in real estate taxes,
effective last July /: the applica-
ton Of the sales tax. beginning
Monday an increase in mairte-
nance costs and extensive i'm
provements III the building.
The 2 Per cent sales tax applies
to fuel md electric bills and to
various supplies involved tn oper-
ating apartment houses
It was said at the Rent Control
Office that landlords citing the
sales tax as an increased expense
probably will have to present fig-
ures showing how much the tax
affects their costs.
Rents at the Ambassador range
from s35 a month for one-room
apartments to $65 month fol
three rooms. The rents were in
creased in February. 194S, from
$40 and $40
Evening star., 1949-07-28
MicheIoneeIo's 'Dovid'
Arrives Back in Italy

Michelangelo's statue. David,
has arrived in Italy after a six
months stay at the National Gal
lery of Art, David E. Finley. gal
lery director, was informed to-
day
The famous sculpture has ar
rived lin excellent condition" and
has already been reinstalled in
it's home, BargeHo Museum, in
Florence. It was brought here on
loan from the Italian government
More than 791 900 persons Wis
tied the gallery while the David
was on exhibition.
Evening star., 1949-07-28
The Weather Bureau divisiC

The Weather Bureau division
which keeps all the records took
a look at a new one today.
Then everybody went home.
At s am. when Merrill Ber-
nard, chief of the climatologi-
cal and Neurological services
division walked into his Office
on the sunny side of Twenty
fourth streeth NV: the ther-
mometer registered % degrees.
In the rear offices Of the divi-
sion. occupying the second floor
OF the Packard Building. it was
two degrees higher. The con-
Evening star., 1949-07-28
McCarran Slams Door
On Quick DIP Bill Action
By the Associoted Press

Senator McCarran. Democrat,
of Nevada yesterday slammed the
door on any quick action to admit
greater numbers of displaced per-
sons into the United States.
He told reporters the Senate
judiciary Committee. which he
heads, must work out legislation
which won't destroy the economy
Of this country" by opening 1.-The
revise the present law, which
many organizations charge is
discriminating against racial and
religious groups in Europe.
Senator McCarran said any new
legislation must take into con-
sideration the unemployment and
housing shortage in the United
States.
i"We've got about 3,500,000 I'M
employed workers now" he said
Some say this may run up to
100000 in the next year. We
can't ignore that situation in let
ting more immigrants into the
country"
President Truman, meanwhile,
signed a proclamation fixing an
nual immigration quotas for sew
eral countries. Under this, a few
more Russians will be eligible each
year to enter the United States.
The new quotas and those of
floodgates" of immigration.
There is no urgent need for
a new displaced persons bill be-
fore next May, when the United
States will have admitted 205, 900
persons under the present DIP law,
he said.
The Judiciary Committee is
holding hearings on proposals to
the past year:
Russia, 2,79S and 2,712; Greece,
$40 and 307; Romania, 291 and
377.
Mr.. Truman also set quotas of
100 each for four countries which
did not have separate allowances
last year. These are Israel
Hashemite Jordan (formerly
Trans-Jordan), Lebanon and
Syria,
Evening star., 1949-07-28

side the building in its three
year occupancy by the division.
Employees were dismissed early
ON one occasion last year.
One pert young miss, seeing
early-morning anticipation real
lied, grabbed up the swimming
suit she had brought to work
and headed for a pool. j.
About 10 section chiefs and
key employees remained on the
Job, including Mr.. Bernard.
Il spent many years in the
deep South and have become
accustomed to high tempera-
lures and humidity" said he.