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Evening star., 1949-05-25
Sales Tax Foes
Hope 10 Kill
Bill Tomorrow
House Action on
Compromise Measure
Due After Deloy
A., Dan { wasvem
0, ocn s wstws

Sales LAX c7psarrta ~Asl stare
= Aast -a4sSh s3ng 10 MI ;hs Das~
Uacts as aaa tsaa nesrnas I'll
wtsea u csasars 40 fas aaAl asssan
IA the Hasse tgwssasrgw rsN#asas.
According Ia rsvscslt sssaacAtaons
Action ea tas eSgsfrswAex ge~
gsogt as Ire e4Ia cKx;nsaaEsatssns
House and SenAtr differences ever
!oQs important pc4nfs ~as aseesrd
late YESTERDAY sy Representative
kenncEfy IAemae5a1 o. MAss&shg-
~tts
Al tAr enu q, The aay whlgh
had eeen devoted - Jas armed
seTflceA pay measure. ne MADE a
point @. thr Lack os a quorum,
Members had dgt9tea quickly frasa
the fsocf As ssaa - The srrvice
e41 was recoinmsssed
Meet taTty Tamesrs~
Paced WITH q r'csnana tos = re-
call O. members 10 muster q
quorum. Majority LEaaef MeCoF-
mack posip0ned = votr on shs
tax bill until tameafua
TodaSS nieelsng Vas 10 be DE-
voted 10 rsrmoglal services fer
deceased members as Congress,
The Hoasc Wtll meet al 10 am.
tomorrow Aware q! the difficulty
Of setting q euosafn present 81
the opening oi sach an early ses-
sion, proponents al the tax bill
said they wil insist on . ouasum
call before voir Is taken on ths
conference report
Since the House already has
paSsed the saies tax plan by roll
call vote Of 2I6 10 $50, after pre-
viously defeating substitutes for
the sales levy. proponents ai TIE
pending bill sAtd they are eona
WINGED they will Win
Roll Call rar~asen.
Representative smith. Demo-
erat. o' Virginia, chairman Of the
House Distract nscai subcommittee.
In charge Of the measure, said he
has no objection TO y faral roll cali
vote. But he said he knows IT sili
be necessary for a large number af
proponents Of the bill 10 be present
for the vote,
Some sales tax opponents Indl.
Gated they ARE resigned 10 enact
ment of the pending measure
We Jast want 20 have . final
roll vote. sald Representative
Buchanan. Democrat, Of rennsyi-
vania,
A different view was expressed
by Representative Kennedy. The
youthful Massachusetts kpokes-
man said. I'VE are Out 10 kill the
sales tax '
| Diseiaims Responsibility.
| Asked what would be the finan-
ieials position of the District II the
bill should be killed at this point.
Mr.. Kennedy told reporter:
That Is not our responsibility '
House and Senate coniereea
agreed Monday on a eomprofnis@
between the tao chambers over
details OF the bill
As proposed In the report flow
awaiting House ratification. reA-
taurant meals Up 10 OIL Is would
be exempt from the saies tax. all
medicines would be exempt. liquor
taxes would be raised 30 per cent.
beer taxes doubled and q special
i-eent tax would be levied on each
pack OF cigarettes which would
then be exempt from the saies tas.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Home Nursing Gloss
'Groduoted in County

The first class In home nursing
to be graduated at the Prince
Georges Red Cross Chapter house
since the war has been awarded
home nursing certificates. Grad
yates OF the class, which was
taught by Mrs. Rebah w. Lock-
hart, q registered nurse. included:
Mrs. Beatrice Rose Biancaniclie
Mrs. @. Krakow. Mrs. Gladys 8.
Freedman, Mrs. Marguerite +.
Player. Mrs. Margaret Buechele.
Mrs. Georgia A. Pelkey. Mrs,
Mabel E. Miller and Mrs. Jean II.
Plotniek.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Merchant Marine
Outlook Called Dim

The long range outlook OF ths
American Merchant Marine d6es
not appear good. unless some Of TO
problems are solved. John Y. Rudy
Of the National Federation of
American Shipping told The Be-
ti1ssda Chevy Chase Rotary Club
yesterday.
Tfe American shippsns industry
Ia confronted wtth sertnaia eofnpe-
tition. with lower wages ard
smaller operating costs Of foreign
shipping. i7e said Not only have
the pfewar maritime nations STEP
ped Up their shipping. but even
countries which never had q
merchant marine are sosn9 into
the field Among these, he named
Ireland. Iceland. and esen fswts-
xerlaad. q country without q coast
line.
Some Of the heating which ttae
American shippang industry has
taken can be blamed on the fat.
ure Of the industry TO aeQaais1t
the general public with ia needs.
he added.
Mr.. Rudy. director Al public re-
latlons for tsse federation. inld
the Rotarsans that while the fasy-
chant marine sFas sstbsadixed. u
received only . xssaii amount 81
the total subsidies granted es1ss.
neaa and agriculture
The Rotary Club waa ceieeTas~
ing National Maritime Day. and
the program was under the difne-
ton Of Raymond ID Lsavstt. fer
mer naval reserve and merchant
marine osfscer. Wesley !. fszatsr
presided. and presented 70 tlas
club the Rotsrsan trophy fof fass
most outstanding community sefy-
sce among the clubs of the isots
district. The rsestang wAs ss tos
Eauwcod Country Club.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
ForestviIIe Mon Gets
Life in Shotgun Staying

Frank Dent. 40, colored. Of For
estville, Md. convicted In Prince
Georges County Circuit Court on
a charge of first-degree murder.
last night was given a. life SEN
tence in the Maryland State Peni-
tentiary. The sentence was i'm
posed by Judge Charles c. Mar
bury.
Dent was found guilty by a jury
Monday of the shotgun Staying OF
Richard Thomas Batson, IL. col
ored, also Of Forestville. last Mo-
vember 81.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
.BeckIeyStory
OF Sum Stolen
.Hit al Trial
Closing Arguments
Heard in $50, 900
Sofe Theft Cose

RCnafo h beckleyS Story o.
the S60. 900 he said was in a safe
stolen from his home was attacked
in closing arguments today at the
District Court trial of three men
accused of breaking into his home
and carrying of the strongbox
The case is expected to go to
the jury tomorrow.
Defense Attorney Henry Lincoln
johnson also challenged the police
methods which resulted in Mr.
Beckley's Identification of one OF
the defendants from a photograph
after the suspect was said to have
hit the numbers" for $4,000.
The defendant is Stance w.
James. 29. who is Jointly accused
with his brother. Oliver w. James.
"a. and Louis H. Singleton. 40. The
theft occurred early January %
at the Beckley home. 1900 New
Jersey avenue NV. Mr.. Beckley
and the defendants are eolored.
Stance James lives in the 1900
block of Ninth street NV. Oliver
James in the 1900 block OF A
street Sc. and Singleton in the
900 block of Westminster street
NV.
Tells of Cadillac Purchase.
+ Assistant United States Attor-
ney Arthur Mclaughlin had told
the jury that Stance James
bought four $40 hats with the
stolen money. as well as new
Cadillac purchased with seven
$500 bills.
The defense counsel pointed cut
that Mr.. Beckley made several
conflicting reports on the amount
of money he said was stolen. Mr..
Beckley. SO. is a former Metropol-
itan police detective.
sMr. johnson also told the jury
that an investigating policeman
learned that Stance James had a
large amount of money and then
took a photograph of James to Mr..
Beckley along with the informa-
ton that James was spending $500
bills.
ut was only then" Mr.. johnson
said, that Mr.. Beckley identified
this defendant. It would have been
a fair identification If the photo
graph had been picked from num-
erous others"
Admits Being Gambler.
Mr.. Johnson asked the jury why
a former detective with many
years criminal investigation work
would make a list of large bills in
his possession for his own protec-
ton and then place the list with
the currency SO that It also would
b6 lost In event Of theft. He also
asked why the prosecution had
been unable to produce any evi-
dence to corroborate Mr.. Beckley's
story that he lost 100000 and
about 81 800 worth Of jewelry.
Stance James. his attorney said.
has admitted he was a gambler
who won $4,000 with>a SIS bet on
the number 001 last November.
James mentioned a Maryland man
with whom he said he placed the
bet. The man was subpoenaed and
appeared in court, but did not take
the stand.
Mr.. Mclaughlin admitted in
his closing argument that the
prosecutions case was "circum-
stantial" in that there were no
witnesses to the housebreaking and
grand larceny.
Mr.. Beckley testified he saw
three men in an automobile in
a we'll lighted alley behind his
home when the safe was carried
from his home.
The trial opened May II before
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Handbag Reported Stolen

Mrs. Ruth A. Fink, IS, Of AT
Third street NV. told police she
was knocked down near her home
early today by an unidentified
man who took her handbag con-
tanning So. She. was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for face bruises.
Evening star., 1949-08-31

In the year 433 a new King became
ruler of the Huns. This King was
Attila.
From the first, Attila proved him
self a skillful leader in war. VIM
ming battle after battle, he spread
his power until 1t reached from the
Caspian Sea to the Rhine River.
Attila was a cruel man and his
soldiers were cruel. Sad was the fate
of those who lived in cities and
towns which the Huns captured!
Attila set out on a southward
invasion. He took his soldiers into
what is now Belgium, then into the
main portion of Gaul (Which is now
called France.
Word of the approach OF the Huns
spread before them. The Gauls
were alarmed by the coming Of the
conqueror who seemed never to lose
a battle. Even the Roman soldiers
were fearful and retreated to keep
out Of the way of the Huns. BY that
time in history, the military power
of the once-mighty Romans had
sunk to a low point.
Farther southwark went the Huns,
until at last they came to the gates
of the city of Orleans. The citizens
Evening star., 1949-08-31
An Incorrect Form.

For years married women, widows
and Divorces have written to me
about the propriety of using the
Mrs. Alice Smith" form, instead
of Mrs. John Smith"
One writes, IT have been told that
Mrs. Alice Smith is never per-
missible. Yet that form IS used by
large numbers of cultured and edu-
Gated women"
The truth is that insistence on
Mrs. John Smith" as the only
correct form is nothing but rather
silly relic Of the Victorian era when
married women were looked upon
more as chattels than as persons.
Let us start with this common
sense observation: Etiquette is not
q science like mathematics whose
rules never change. Etiquette is
merely the customary behavior Of
well-bred people, and its rules are
changing constantly, as the people
change or modify their customs.
Now then, when Alice Jones
marries John Smith, she does not
change her given name to John. She
remains Alice to the end of her
days. So, after her marriage, If
she isn't Mrs. Alice Smith, who in
the world is she?
But" the etiquetters will shudder,
reaching for the smelling salts,
Mrs. means wife Of 50 how could
she possibly be Mrs. (wife Of
Alice'?" In the first place Mrs.
does not mean wife Of" It's an
abbreviation of the title Mistress,
which is the feminine form of Mister.
Secondly, If she becomes a widow,
she certainly is not the wife Of any
one. II she gets divorce, she really
should not retain the title Of Mrs,
for she isn't married-she Is a single
woman in every sense Of the word.
To insist that she continue to call
herself Mrs. John Smith is fantastic.
Suppose she abhors the thought of
John Smith. Must she continue to
Evening star., 1949-08-31

1.-The first Thanksgiving IN Amer
lea should make one think Of which
related sound?
Moo Gobble Oink Ba-a
2. Which one Of these products
was unknown to Europe before the
voyage of Columbus?
Popcorn Wheat Cabbage Barley
3. Which one OF the following
mammals attains the largest size?
Hippopotamus Whale
Rhinoceros Elephant
1. Which one Of these trees Is
typically V-shaped?
Elm Maple Sycamore Pine
5. Which one of these fruits pro-
duces the greatest puckering Of the
lips and mouths
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Uncle Ruy's Corner
BY Ramon coffmon

manned the walls and held of the
attackers, but there came a time
when they felt that they must give
up to hunger and greater force.
We are told that on the very day
that Orleans was to be surrendered
an army of Romans and Goths
appeared on the horizon. Soldiers
from outside points were coming to
help fight off the fierce invaders!
The Huns drew away from Orleans
and made ready for battle. The
fighting took place near Chalons and
for this reason the conflict Is called
the Battle Of Chalons. =. =.
No one knows how many men died
in the Battle Of Chalons, but an
estimate was made Of quarter OF
a million dead in one day. Attila
met defeat. The Huns were turned
back from Southwestern Europe.
Attila escaped with his life and
lived two years longer. He led his
army into Northern Italy and did
some damage there, but died sud-
denly after banquet, perhaps from
poison. He had ruled the Huns for
20 years.
The power Of the Huns was broken
and the marching Of their armies
came to an end.
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Points for Parents By E4yh 7ho"'' Wallace

Baby cannot understand 1Dhy ne IS Eept from
his ne,py acquired ability ,pak and experience h0rm
feelings of resentment uohen denied this satisfaction
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Goren on Bridqe

A peculiar mixture Of science and
blasting is to be found in Souths
bidding technique in todays hand.
After receiving the encouraging
jump response from partner South
quite properly contemplated slam.
In fact, no fault could be found with
the direct Jump to slam after the
raise, but South decided to employ
Blackwood and learned that his
partner had two aces. This by no
means insured the slam, since both
North's aces might have been red
and it is possible that two club
tricks could be lost at once. But
South was willing to take his
chances.
However, we are not concerned at
the moment with the method Of
reaching the contract, which, 1t
must be conceded, it is difficult to
avoid due to the great duplication
Of values.
The ten of spades was opened and
taken by declarer, who Immediately
drove out the ace of hearts. A spade
was returned and now South felt
that his only chance was to find .
singleton king of clubs. When this
failed to come of he resigned him
self to down one. The singleton king
of clubs was not declarer's only hope.
# the king were alone the cards
would actually play themselves. But
there was an additional chance.
That was that the ace Of hearts was
alone-not a remote contingency,
since there were only three tr1mps
out, and that the player who held
that card also had the king Of
clubs.
On this line of reasoning, declarer
should cash the second spade and
the three diamonds, discarding a
club out of dummy, and then lead
the king of hearts. At this point
East will be in and any lead he
makes costs him trick. A diamond
or spade permits declarer to discard
q club out of dummy. A club lead
permits declarer to win with the
queen.
Those who manifest a venture
some bent during the auction ought
to be fully equipped with the facili-
ties to take advantage Of good
breaks.
Tomorrow's problem:
AAK874 2K104 oKJ5 &AQ
You open one spade, partner re-
spends three spades. What do you
bid now?
(Copyright le49, by Charles H. GorenJ
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Nv Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

bear his name? Or suppose John
Smith takes a second wife. Can
there possibly be two Mrs. John
Smiths? Obviously not, short Of
bigamy.
The truth is, millions of married
women, widows and divorces pre-
fer Mrs. Alice Smith" or Mrs.
Alice Jones Smith," to Mrs. John
Smith" This is especially true Of
women in public life, business, or
the professions, for example, Mrs.
Emily Post and Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
velt.
Evening star., 1949-08-31

(Answefs to Test Your Horse ssn:e)
1im. S. Persimmon. 8. ta) Bacon-otnk
(x). % Hsmburger-Moo W.: te1 Nut.
s.p1 sop1siisa asiisutGe.sso,. u g t to5elss'-caek'' 'A''
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Test Your Horse Sense rD*e.w. Graz.

Peach Nectarine Persimmon Pltio
6-l0. In the left-hand column are
listed five meat orders usually avail
able at a restaurant. Try to match
them with the typical sound made
by each one while on the hoof. AZ
indicated in the right-hand column.
You are entitled to one point for
each correct judgment. -
(a) Bacon W Moo
ID Hamburger (w) Splash
(c) Mutton (D Oink
Cd Giblets (y) Ba-a
(e) Halibut Cd Cackle
Score yourself as follows: o.
poor; 3-6, average; 7-8, superior;
9.10, very superior.
Answers In Column
Evening star., 1949-08-31

Mother-I'm making the baby
stay in his pen most OF the time,
even II he does cry. Since mes
learned to walk he gets into every
thing.
Evening star., 1949-08-31

Do you know how to read the obscured-
vowel symbols in the dictionary? Mr..
Colby's leanet, Clio, explains. For .
copy Of this useful leafiet, send 3 cents
in coin, and a stamped, self addressed
envelope to him, care Of The Star, p. O..
Box 90, Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-08-31
Word Game
Find Is or more words in
COG RIP H s,

meaning, "anagrams. Average Is
"a; limit, 20 minutes.
Rules-1. Words must be Of four or
more letters. 2. Words which acquire four
letters by the addition Of IS" such as
ss6stS.n "cats," are not used. 8. only one
form OF Q word is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. A list viii be published
tomorrow.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
UNION CHAPEL
Catawba Island
Sunday school at 900 a. m.
Col. McGrath is On
Duty At Local Post

LACARNE - 1t. Col. Thomas
McGrath arrived for duty at Erie
Ordnance Depot this week.
The new officer has been on
active duty since September of
1910, serving almost three years
Of that time in the Philippine and
Ryukyus Islands. He attended
the Command and General Staff
College of the Army in 1912, and
during the past year attended the
advanced course of the Ordnance
School at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Maryland, graduating
just prior to assignment at Erie.
Prior to the time Col. McGrath
entered on active duty, he was ad-
ministrative assistant in the exc
cutive department of the Adjutant
Generals Office of Rhode Island.
His home was in Providence,
Rhode Island.
Col. and Mrs. McGrath, young
son, Richard and Mrs. McGrath's
mother, Mrs. Margaret Curry, are
residing on the post.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
CARD OF THANKS

We gratefully acknowledge and
deeply appreciate the expressions
of sympathy and many kindnesses
shown us during our recent be-
reavement. Especially the Rev.
Miller for his consoling words,
the Gerner 4 Wolf Co., the Amer
lean Legion Ladies' Auxiliary, the
V. f. w. and to the neighbors
and friends and ali those who so
thoughtfully offered their services
at the time of the death of our
beloved son and brother, Robert
Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Eaton, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Eaton, Will
liam, Clarence, Walter and Mary
Ellen Eaton.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
Salvage Sale Is
Set For Depot

LACARNE-Sale, by sealed bid
of 68 different items which are
unserviceable for further Army
use will be held at 2 p. m. Mon
day, August %, at the Salvage
Yard of Erie Ordnance Depot.
Invitations have been mailed to
all who have signified their inter
est in the sale, and the items may
be inspected at the Salvage
Yard between 1880 a. m. and
3 p. m. daily between now and
the time of the sale.
Included in this sale are ap-
proximately 10000 liners and
$4,000 folding cardboard boxes.
The liners are described as box
and global S, plain and satchel,
ard of various sizes. The card
board boxes are described as
having tuck ends, notched tucks
and reverse tucks, and are all
sizes.
According to established regu-
lations, no bid will be accepted
without the full 20 per cent de-
posit, Howard Garner, salvage
agent at the depot, also points
out that the government reserves
the right to make awards on the
basis of the highest bid for such
item or on an "all or none" basis,
whichever is to the best interest
of the government.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Miss Peg Robling, Greenwich
Conn.,, arrived Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
True to stay until after the we'd
ding of their daughter, jeanne,
to Frank Raymond, Jr, on Sep
tember d. Miss Robling is to be
maid of honor.
-:
Col. and Mrs. Chester Goble, ac-
companied by her father, Mr..
Holmes, Columbus, spent the
weekend at their Willow Beach
cottage. Mrs. Goble expects to
remain for several weeks.
Among the local sports fans at
the Cleveland-Detroit ball game
in the Cleveland Stadium Mon
day evening were Jack Riddle,
Gaylord Engler and Robert Wolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Friend
drove their daughter, Mrs. Ken
meth Meier, and son, to Chicago,
Wednesday, where they boarded a
train for their home in Los An
geles, California, after spending
two months here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Friend then drove to Michigan for
short vacation before returning
home Saturday.
Miss Barbara Pape, Chester,
West Virginia, niece of both Mrs.
Harry Wohlers and Mrs. Robert
Bandelean, entertained at the
Moose picnic on Sunday and at the
Moose Lodge on Monday evening
with acrobatic stunts and tap
-: -
DIR. Helen Marshall, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, is expected to arrive
here August 25 for a brief visit
with friends.
-:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Misch
spent the weekend in Royal Oak,
Mich, with their son and daugh-
.er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Misch, and family.
-: -
Willis Misch spent the forepart |
If the week in Chicago where he |
lttended the Photographers Con-
'ention held in the Stevens hotel.
-: -
Mrs. Frank Overmeyer, Riley
Jenter, Ohio, was weekend
guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Iouis DeMars.
- - -
James X. Nichols, Albion Col
ege, Albion, Michigan, spent the
weekend as guest of his brother
md sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
ieorge Nichols.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
Named AS Country
Life Speaker

Mrs. Edwin Bredehoft, Dan
bury, has been chosen to substi-
tute for the National Director of
Education of The Farmers Union
as the speaker at the meeting of
the American Country Life Asso-
citation to be held in Columbus,
Sept. 7 to 8.
Mrs. Bredehoft will serve as
chairman Of a series of "work-
shops" on The Rural Home. Theme
of this years meeting is "The
Place of the Rural Community
in Farm Policy Making"
"The home is very important
part of the community; what hap
pens there affects the community
and it's accomplishments in the
policy field" said R. B. Corbett,
who is president of the American
Country Life Association.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
PLAN STEAK FRY

LACARNE-A steak fry will
be the special feature for the
Officers Club semi-monthly party
Friday night at the Erie Ord
nance Depot Beach House. Hosts
for the party will be Col. M. M.
Duncan, Capt. r. j. Merritt, Ed
Stuckey, Oak Harbor, and Fred
Wolfe, Port Clinton, popularity
known as the Four Musketeers.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19

extended their kindness and SYM
pathy at the time of the death of
our aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Libben.
We especially thank the doctor,
nurses and nurses aides at the
hospital, Rev. Eckhoff for his con-
soling words, the girls who sang
at the funeral and the many
friends who sent flowers and Of
fered assistance.
NIECES AND NEPHEWS.