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Evening star., 1949-05-27
Man Overlooked
In District Jail Gets
Suspended Term

Scott W. Fuller, "a, who was
overlooked" and remained IN
District Jail here about four
months before being indicted on
a larceny charge. was given q
suspended sentence in District
Court today and placed on pro-
,batto fQkntwo yetrs for petty
! fgiIIef 356 Is coiored, was in
dfeted. on Charge m stealing $l2o
front NC lit1g station operator,
ahhpslt Months; after he had
been returned here from his
home In North Carolina to face
the charge. He finally was allow
ed to plead guilty. to the lesser
charge Of petty larceny. -
Judge Edward A. Tan1rn. who
gave Fuller the suspended sent
ence. said he was taking into
consideration the four months
the defendant spent in jail while
here,
Early this month Fuller had
been released on his personal bond
pending further action in his case.
His long detention in the Jail with
out action by authorities prompted
investigations after his attorney,
T. Emmett Mckenzie. had filed a
motion seeking dismissal of the
indictment and charging his client
had been deprived Of rights.
A number of other persons were
sentenced today at District Court
for a variety of offenses.
i Judge Edward M. Curran gave
Payton Davis, 28. colored, TOO
block of Seventh street NE, from
two to six years on a manslaughter
charge In the traffic death Of John
A. Butler, 81. colored. Of the 6200
block of Clay street NE. MFR.
Butler was fatally injured when .
taxicab in which he was q pas
senger and an automobile driven
by Davis collided at Eighth and
E streets NE. in February. &
Evening star., 1949-05-27

A bronze plaque With the names
Of the l45 sons and one daughter
of Central who gave the last
full measure Of devotion" 70 their
country In World War II Vas un-t
yeiled today with solemn eere-
mony In the auditorium Of Central
High School.
The total Of Centrais World
War II dead vas almost nine
times that Of World War I. which
vas II.
The ceremony vas witnessed
by the entire student body. in
eluding more than 1000 boys In
shirt sleeves who felt they missed
history by being born several
years too late. Mothers OF the
war dead In the front rows wept
as the school choir SANG the repe-.
tition OF lest We forget" line Of
Kiplins's "Recessional" as set to
music by De Koyen. Many OF
the parents had last been in the
auditorium to see Principal Law
renee G. Hoover. who presided
today. give diplomas TO their
children who were now TO be
memorialized by the fias-draped
plague.
Dr.. Hobart M. Corning. super
ir1tendent Of schools and . 1907
graduate OF Central. gave the
address. He quoted the reference
to the recent war dead made by
Abbott Lawrence Lowell. presi-
dent Of Harvard. in his baccalau-
reate address at the 1919 com :
mencement at Cambridge. In
part In read:
For them 1t was given to see
their duty clearly and follow 1t TO
the end-while we must grope for
hours in the twilight through q
labyrinth"
DR.. Corning added that the war
showed the older generation they
must reaffrm their faith In youth.
They have shown" he said,
that given the opportunity they
viii rise to the occasion. ana that
they win assume responsibility
under the most trying circurn-
stances"
Caroline Clark and Patrick
Clark OF the student cadet corps
unveiled the plaque. Cadet Ed
ward Schoil blew Taps" on the
bugle. The Rev. DR.. Graham O.
Lacy gave the benediction.
There was no roll call Of Cen
trails war dead. But after the
ceremony Miss Katherine Sunny,
'0e, the art teacher, got out the
scrapbook which she had pains
takingly kept OF every Central
graduate mentioned In tho dis
patches and casualty lists.
There was Ensign Robert Sin
clair Booth, jr., killed at Pearl
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Week End Parks Events
Include Geological Tour

Or. Ray 3. Bassier. ssnlogixt os
the National Museum. viii con-
duct an annual geoiogieai tour oi
the District on Sunday afternoon
under auspices OF the National
Capital Parks.
The tour will start from 1915 ?
street NV. where special buses
viii leave at pm They viii re-
turn at Q pm.
Other week end recreational ae-
tivities include an historical tous
of Arlington National Cemetery
and q walk in the United States
Soldiers Home grounds
Murray n. NelIigan. park his
tcrian, VIII conduct the tour o.
Arlington from 2:3o pm. 10 <:3o
pm. Sunday. The tour vii BE-
gin at the entrance at the ~ess
terminus Of the Arlington Me-
mortal PARKWAY.
Trees and shrubs ID the Sohseyfs 3
Home ground wiii be observed
during Sundays tour from , 10 .
pm. The group viii meet nj tsse
entrance 10 the grounds 81 ROCK
Creek Church road and upsssSr
street NV.
The nnal bird walk Of The
sprsng viii be held Sunday In
Rock Greek Park near ffs Miller
Cabin from am. TO 3 sa an
At3 pm. scnorrow there VII BE-
4 wildwood HaIx III The Aychoosd
Parkway from Furty-fougtn street
and Reservoir road.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Sales Tax to Raise Problems
That Legal Experts Must Settle

bought an automobile In virgins
while still lslng there. and latss
moved into WAxhtngton sesUf
after the sales tax becsms efsec-
tive here) and brought his car into
the District. neither his car moi
his other perpol1Al properties Kpulc
be subject I'd tlie xases tax nor IN
compensstine use tax.
This property owner merely
would be moving his personal be-
longings from ons residence 10 Z
new one.
Generally all services. as dis
Itinguished from personal property
sales. are exempt from the sales
tax. except for utility bills and
transient hotel rooms tineludins
tourist campo and the like "a
which the 2 per cent levy viii he
applied.
Household Fuels Taxed.
Artificial gss. oil. electricity, solid
fuel or steam are exempt from thr
tax only when used for the pur-
poses OF manufacturing. assem-
bling. processing or refining But
when such fuels are used fof
household purposes. including
house heating. they are TO be
taxed. the lawyers say.
Sales to the United States or
District governments would be ex-
empted, along with sales 10 any
State or . political Subdivision
that grants q similar exemption
TO the District government.
Casual or isolated sales oi
property made by one not en-
gagged In the business OF making
such sales ut retail also would be
exempted-such as o householder
selling . refrigerator he no longer
wanted.
Magazines offered for retail sale
here would be taxable. but not
newspapers. Liquor and beer
would be taxable. but not eiea-
rettes. since the latter would be
subject 10 a special i-ccnt-per
pack levy.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Clerk May Lose Job
Over LeoffIer Files
Shown 10 Reporter

An interior, Department file
clerk is facing dismissal for turn
ing over to q reporter the depart
ment files on the 8. G. Leofiier
Co.. operator Of the public golf
courses here currently under
Congressional investigation, it was
learned today.
A. e. Demaray, associat aiirec-
tor of the Interior Depafeent
National Park Service. said the
clerk had been placed on leave
pending final disposition of the
case.
The file clerk was identified by
the Interior Department as Cleo
Michael, SO. colored, 26l0 E street
NE.
The man has been an employe
of the department since 1941. FU
the last two years he has worked
in the Office Of the National Park
Service.
Found In Locker Room.
An Interior Department spokes.
man said Michael and Jack
Walsh, a sports writer for the
Washington Post. we're discovered
In a locker room in the basement
of the Interior Department on
May 4. going over file from the
park service Office.
A. B. Dean, night foreman OF
laborers, came into the locker
room late that afternoon making
a routine inspection. the spokes-
man said. He summoned a build
ing guard, who took the pair tc
the Office Of Carleton Skinner. d.
rector of public information for
the Interior Department.
The Interior Departm e n [
spokesman said Michael at first
denied taking the file and giving
it to the reporter. but later ad-
mitted he had done 1t.
The file was signed out to an
accountant who had been work.
ing on the departments audit OF
Mr.. Leofi1er's books. it was ex-
planned, although the accountant
had not asked for the file.
Part OF Public Record.
Mr.. Demaray said the file would
have been shown to any reporter
on request as 1t was part Of the
public record. It contained cor
respondence with Mr.. Leof1er and
the Interior Department over the
last few years. he said.
Mr.. Loeffler's operations Of the
public golf courses here has been
under investigation by the House
Public Lands Subcommittee. A
further hearing Is scheduled for
10 am. June Z. An audit report
which the Interior Department
was preparing for the subcommit-
tee has been completed and will
be-taken up at the session.
MIR. Leoffler has been operating
the golf courses for the past 2a
years as concessionaire. His last
contract with the Interior Depart
ment expired on January and
he has been running them since
without a contract. pending out
come of the investigation.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

HArbor on the very nrst uay OF ths
war. There was Ii. Henry Glib
bins. jr.. captain Of the 1882 foot
ball team. whose plane was shot
down by fiak over Burma.
There was Col. Howard r. john
son Of the l0lst Airborne Division
who was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross for leading
his men 10 successful accomplish
ment of his mission on D-day
jump on the Cotentin Peninsula
behind Cherbourg. There was
one Of Miss Summy's favorite art
students whom she remembered
as q red-headed boy. 1t. Robert
P. Matthias. who became a COM
mercial artist and a Golden Gloves
boxing champion. He was killed
serving as q paratrooper.
The deaths OF the Wilmer broth
ers, Mai. Bernard and Capt, John
L.. sons Of Joseph A. Wilmer. the
merchant tailor. were listed In the
clippings.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
'ArboreoI' Trips District Boy
In National Spelling Bee

didate was sponsored by the
Washington Daily News.
First out OF the bee was Joar
| IoBryan. Il. Of Denver. Colo. Ap'
parently misunderstanding "or.
acle," she spelled it "auricle." All
contestants areN under Is year
and are eishth-graders or below
Three others were eliminated II
the FIRST round on these words
Epitaph. deliquent and moccasin
There were six casualties In tas
second round and the stumbling
blocks were cartel. inoculate
venom, shellac, ecstasy and lone.
| Iiiest.
| Five more dropped out In round
three on liaison. surfeit, media
| trochaic and deisn.
Six contestants lost out In TIN
fourth round on flend. lien, chan
eel. piQuant. chieftain and has'
gard.
These words were too much fol
the NTH round spoilers. Irousseau
Icorralled. benencence. expattate
and barricade.
In the sixth round. contestant,
were tripped on Vicious and
lcursory.
Four vent out IN the seventh
round on Willy. receptacle. stabii-
lixation and augury. The eighth
round accounted for three IN addi-
Ition to District entrant. They
failed to spell stimulus. meringue
and arabic.
TWO dropped out In the iith
round on verdant and debility. osse
In the 18th on lessitude. one In the
18th on sadistic. one In the 18th
On increment and another In the
7sth On repleyin. leaving seven
spollGrs n IL snoeas4
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Congressional Gome
Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets for the Congress
sional Baseball Game at 7.3o
pm. June 3 may be obtained
at the business counter In the
lobby Of The Evening Star
Building or by writing to Con-
gressional BAH Game, Room
724, The Evening Star Build
ing. General admission tickets
are priced at 81 and box seats
at 81, including tax.
The game, which will be
played at Griffith Stadium, is
for the benefit OF the Summer
Camp Fund.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Two Held in 81 900 Bond
In Robbing Of Shoppers

Twc mothers accused ~ stealing
from the poeksfbooks Of shoppers
sn 4 doxnsown department store
|wegs under ti 900 bond to-day
araitlns grand Jury action en-
schhery charges.
They are MfH. fsasy Wood. %.
ard Afrs Lcsatse klnx. beth ~ ire
500 block os F1sv-sscessd syenus.
Htlsxade. Nd Tihey wess aT~
der~c hss6 yesterday by rnIted
states C0mmassacnes cyral n.
IAwrenee. ThetF arrest wss co
May -.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Dr.. Cobey Named Head
|Of Orthopedic Club

DR.. Milton C. Cobey. 1885 !
street NV. has been elected presi-
dent of the Washington Ortho-
pedic Club. it was announced
today.
DR.. Thomas Foley. 1885 ! street
NV. was elected vice president
| and DR.. Everett j. Gordon, 2025
Y street NV secretaTy-tTeasurer.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
job0utIookHere
=
For Graduates
Reported Bright
Overerowding Noted
In Number of Fields
Throughout Nation

Prospects for the June graduate
finding job looked much brighter
in Washington today than In other
parts of the Nation.
While the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics saw tighter labor market
generally than anytime since the
war, Fred z. Hetzel. head Of the
Districts United States Employ
ment Once, said the job outlook
here Is still favorable.
The picture here lis bright be-
cause the Government, which
employs 40 per cent Of the area
workers, Is maintaining a stable
turnover and hiring trend. Con-
struction still is huge business,
though 1t has fallen of some and
the service, industries need per-
sonnel, Mr.. Hetzel said. g.
Nationally. Evan Clague, COM
missioner Of labor statistics, yes
terday said this years college
graduates will find the labor
market somewhat less favorable"
and many will be unable to enter
occupations for which they
trained. Industries are hiring
fewer workers, he said.
Some Fields Overcrowded.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
said college graduates would find
these fields overcrowded-engi-
neering, law, accounting, business
administration, personnel work
and journalism. BY next year
pharmacy will be added to this
list. General liberal arts grad
yates will find 1t particularly hard
to place In industry
Continued shortages will be
found in such fields as teaching,
nursing, medicine. dentistry, the
medical service occupations and
social work, the bureau said. The
greatest need in teaching is for
elementary. school teachers.
This years graduates will have
70 adjust themselves in several
ways, Mr.. Clague explained. They
may take further training 50 that
specialized fields will open up to
them later or they may aim at .
Job related to their training.
More Education Stressed.
For example. he explained. en-
sineers will find that their train
ing helps them to obtain admin
istrative or technical sales jobs.
The trend among employees Is 70
require more and more sducat att0Ns
Mr.. clasA ! = !!
lent Ota high school diploma b.
fore WqFld War 4 he q ied IA
Thu nus1Yl M Ut 1910 gfAdt1Nkx4
from college Is expected u ex-
ceed last years total Of $4,000.
Mr.. Cleague said The, last years
total was SO per cent higher than
In prewar 1910, he said. and even
more graduates are expected IN
1885,
In the washington areG alone.
more than 5000 graduates will
receive degrees from colleges in
June. More than 1000 high school
graduates also will finish school.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Hearing Set on Boost
In Police, Fire Pensions

A public hearing on legislation
TO increase pensions for retired
policemen. firemen and their
widows and orphans will be held
at 10 am. next Wednesday by
a House District Subcommittee.
The measure, introduced by
Representative Davis. Democrat.
OF Georgia, will be considered by
the subcommittee on public serv-
Ice, streets and traffic, headed by
Mr.. Davis.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Total Of u. 5. Worker,
|0n Grand Jury Issue
In Gambling Cases

The number Of Government
employees on the special grand
Jury which indicted 36 men or
rambling charges became an Is.
sue today In the gambling cases.
Counsel for Louis Lieberman
1704 Seventh street NV. wen,
into District Court today to argue
for dismissal Of the indictment
against Lieberman on grounds
that - very high percentage" oi
the special grand jury member.
ship consisted of Government en-
ployes. It was stated that Is oi
the % grand jurors worked TO,
the Government.
Judge Henry A. Schweinhau'
granted q continuance OF argu-
ments on the motion until nexl
Thursday at the request OF Assist
ant United States Attorney Rich
ard M. Roberts. The prosecutor
explained that through a clerical
error the grand jury clerk listed
the number Of Government en-
,ployes on the regular April grand
jury instead of on the special
grand jury in an afndavit filed op-
posing the motion.
Arguments on motions In the
case Of Henry Z. Fish. also In
dicted on gambling charges, were
postponed for . week by Judge
Schweinhaut when Assistant
United States Attorney Arthur j
Mclaughlin told the court he had
been tied up on q trial and had
not had time to 60 over the evi-
dence. The defense motions tc
suppress the evidence and for q
bill Of particulars are based on
grounds that Fish was not given q
hearing before the United States
commissioner and that his counsel
does not have enough Information
about the charges against him.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

There vas Capt, John Marsolf
for whom the town OF Huntsville
Ala. recently named It's reerea'
ton field. He died sacrificing his
life for others In an explosion IL
an ammunition plant near there
There was Sergt. Earnest Snead
who was killed In Italy. and First
Ii. Arthur Lee Thompson III o.
the dairy family. who was killed
In the Philippines And there
we're many others who had beer
awarded medals for self-saerifies
and heroism in conflict
Central's one woman fatality ir
the war was Helen Rozzelle, who
Joined the WACS 10 replace hei
brother Richard in the Army after
his BIZ wen. down in the Tyr
rhanean Sea of Italy in August
le43. A plane taking her 10 the
Near East went into the sea or
May 30. l945. of the African Gold
Coast.
Evening star., 1949-05-27

Hundreds OF questions as to the
effects of the per cent District
sales tax. as passed by Congress,
probably will have to be settled
oy lawyers. 1t appeared today.
District ofncials. anticipating
approval Of the measure by Presi-
dent Truman. already are at work
on the regulations to carry out
the Congressional intent.
Some issues may have to be
carried to court to get q final
answer as has been the case In
other jurisdictions.
Generally. however. with some
specific exemptions. and others
possible under legal rulings. tan
gible personal properties. subject
to commercial sales here. are TO be
taxed.
Groceries Exempt
All groceries win be exempt. as
well as all medicines and restau-
rant meals costing up to $i.25.
lin q story In The Star yester-
day. . typographical error made
1t appear this provision related TO
meats, instead OF meals.
Included in the exempt list are
such medical aids as wheel chairs.
braces. dentures. eye glasses. bear
ing devices and crutches.
Candies and bottled soft drinks
and all items selling for less than
IA cents fan into the exempt
classes.
Questions began to arise rs soon
as the conference report won
House and Senate approval yester-
day.
For instance. q resident Of VIZ
ginia. working In Washington.
asked IL he would have TO pay the
2 per cent tax to the District II
he placed an order with a WASH
ington Arm for delivery In Vr-
ginia twhere there, Is yet. Is no
sales tax, where he would make
out q check for payment.
One lawyer familiar with sales
tax laws and the District measure
said this customer would not have
TO nay the District tax. One rea-
son was that the transaction. not
involving q cash payment In the
District, was interstate In con-
cept. Another reason was t1at
since payment WAS TO Be made
after delivery In virginia 1t could
be held that the transaction had
not been made In the District.
Recalls Maryland Cases.
This recalled some situations
when Maryland adopted its sales
tar plan while the District ~ yet
had no such tax. Some tax issues
then we're like those now facing
the District and virsinia--others
are the reverse OF the first Mary
land problems.
District merchants. II VIII Be-
recalled. began collectine--aftsr
some argumentS-tf,e Maryland
tar. for return TO Maryland col
lectors. on goods bought from DIS
trict stores for delivery TO Mary
land residents. This Was done
under the Maryland use tax.
Much the same rulings should
apply. lawyers say. - TO any Ecods
bought In virginia. tar free. for
shipment into the District. after
the sales tar becomes effective
here. since the District law also
Includes q compensatin9 use tax.
Ante Purchase Exanptes.
For instance, II . District res
ident were 10 buy IN automobile
In Virginia. after the sales tax
becomes effective here. he would
not have 10 par , per cent tai
on the purchAse IN Virginia. but
he would have 70 par tfse same
q per cent levy here before ne
could get . District title 70 his car.
And he could not get . District
license TO operate his car hsTe
until he had 3 District title-
But, the IeeAi experts expiain-
II . hona Ode Fsssdsnt & Virginia
Evening star., 1949-05-27
CornivoI 10 Close Tomouow

Tnnaxtss ard tcsno#gu~ are Rs
fsnai nsxhts Of the ssysstsssias Vol
|unte~s Pre- Dsp&rtusens carnival
ss Hsmalson street and Axss rod.
Hyattssaa1e. TOE earnlsal IA cpsa
eaeh nsxhs frum Z 10 IL Pm.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
'BodyRecovered.
Another Sought
In Boat Mishap
Eastern High Girl
Among 3 Soved in
Potomac Copsizine

the body of one man and con-
tinued their search for a second
believed drowned last night when
their boat capsized about 100
yards from Fletcher's boathouse
north of Key Bridge on the Po-
tomac River.
Three other persons were res
cued in the river tragedy. The
boat capsized while It's motor was
being adjusted.
The body Of the drowned man
was recovered shortly before noon
and was taken to the harbor pre-
cinct for Identification.
The missing men were listed ~
George E. Jones. 40, a carpenter
of 1913 Sixth street NE. and VIII
liam Mena, IS. a stone worker, OF
BOT Third street NV.
Those rescued were MIR. Jones
nephews, Charles E. Jones. 10. and
John H. Jones, 81. Of 1910 North
Carolina avenue NE. and Miss
Tommie Dulin. 10, Of 3l4 A street
Sc. a senior at Eastern High
School.
Accident in Midstream.
The accident occurred when the
group. in q boat powered with q
new motor. approached mid
stream. At this point the motor
with John Jones at the controls
appeared to need adjustment.
From the stories Of those res
cued George Jones leaned ovel
toward John to adjust the motor
when he lost his balance and fell
into the water. After threshinG
about. Mr.. Jones managed to gel
hold Of the stern Of the boat.
Meanwhile, the four others had
gone to the stern to help Mr.. Jones
and. as he was being hauled in
the boat turned over, throwing al
of them into the river. The boats
five life preservers were thrown
over the water.
Miss Dulin shouted for help.
II grabbed a life preserver. she
said. Then I turned around x
see where the others were and
saw Bill (Mr. Mena) 60 down. Hi
was really fighting for his life
Charlie and Johnny were hanging
on to the overturned boat waitinl
to be rescued"
Rescucrs From Shore.
Meanwhile. on shore. John c
Sarmiento, "a. and Lewis Elliott
l19. Of 400 North Edgewood street
darlington, observers ut. the Unite<
eGther Buexu. were get.
{ttn1 Nead toaso out of, the rive
Ito hsf, ~
We saw the boat capsize ant
the 4ye PEOPLE In dt start to q
down. "fr. Sarmiento related
Lewis grabbed one Of the Fletch
er boats and attached the motor
He went out with q boathouse At
tendant. I and another boy 60
into another rowboat and ",
rowed to the scene. Between al
Of us we managed to haul thre,
Of the people out"
Father Watches Drasging.
The attendant who went with
Mr.. Elliott was Vincent Steiner
II. colored, Of 2400 Chain Bridg,
road NV. and the man who ac
icompanied Mr.. Sarmiento wa
Sterling Stokes, 43. colored. Jan
itor at 1884 Macarthur boulevare
NV.
Throughout the dragging oper.
atoms, Samuel B. Jones, father O.
Charles and John, kept a vigil fol
his brother George on the dock
He said George Jones and hi
wife Ellen have two daughters
Miss Patricia Jones, II. and Mrs
Ruth Felders. 10.
Mr.. Mena worked with JohI
and Charles, who are stoneworl
mechanics ut the Gates Contract.
ing Co.. 1918 Bethesda avenue
Bethesda, Md
Evening star., 1949-05-27
Matthews to Address
Annapolis Graduates
Dy ths A.sceicted Press

ANNAPOLIS. May 22.-Secre-
tary Of the Navy Matthews VIII
deliver the Naval Academy COM
mencement address next Friday
the academy announced yester-
day.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
ISeIby Citixems Plan Dance

Tne Citsxena' Association of
selby -on hay. Nd. win bold
10 dance tnmnrycw night at she
beoch eIubho1ee.
Evening star., 1949-05-27
BULLETIN

kim Calvin. ls. Canton
Ohio, today won the 22d an
nual National Spelling Dee.
Runnerup was James Shea, u,
Brooklyn. N. 7.