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Evening star., 1949-10-30

idents, still can buy NAH order cig-
arettes for their own use without
paying a tax
The remaining 38 States all re-
port they expect to take advan-
tage Of the additional tax collec-
ton opportunity. A few of them
however. including New York, Illi-
nois and Idaho. expect to concen-
trate on distributors inside their
own States who resell untaxed
cigarettes they obtain out of
State.
The cigarette mail order houses
are considering a test of the con-
stitutionality of the law. Some of
these firms bitterly attacked the
legislation as IAN obvious restraint
of trade by setting up tariff walls
around each State"
Evening star., 1949-10-30

Gus tax enforcement. Some are
going clear down to single-carton
level to sock buyers with bills for
unpaid taxes and penalties.
There are eight States that
have no cigarette taxes. The bulk
of the mail order business is con-
Quoted from some of these States.
They are California, Colorado,
Maryland, Missouri, North Caro-
lima. Oregon, Virginia and Wy
oming.
Collections in 2 States Barred.
Two other Illinois and
Nevada-are prevented by their
own State laws or court decisions
from collecting from consumers
a tax on cigarettes bought out of
State. These States have a sellers
rather than users tax, so their res
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Expert on Russia
To Take Over Voice
By the Associutsd Press

et 1he ASSoctof6d FTetS
Foy D. Kohler, former minister
counselor of the American En-
bassy in Moscow. will take over
tomorrow as chief of the Voice of
America operations.
The State Department said yes
terday he will succeed Charles w.
Thayer, who has been chief of the
International Broadcasting Divi-
sion two years.
Mr.. Kohler's experience in Mos
cow is expected to prove valuable
in beaming the Voice broadcasts
to iron curtain countries.
The State Department currently
is broadcasting around the clock
in % languages to vii tually every
country in the world
In announcing the change, AS
sistant Secretary of State George
v. Allen paid tribute to Mr.. Thay-
er's work.
THE Voice of America broad
casts, under the guidance of Mr..
Thayer. have achieved an effec-
tiveness which is being recognized
not only at home but throughout
the world" he said
Mr.. Kohler. the new chief, is q
graduate of Ohio State Univer-
sity and a vetrean of 18 years in
the Foreign Service. He has served
in Rumania. Yugoslavia. Greece,
Egypt, Britain and Russia.
Mr.. Thayer is scheduled to leave
Immediately for Rome where he is
to be married to Mrs. Cynthia
Dunn Cochrane. daughter of the
American Ambassador to Italy. On
his return in December. he will be
given new assignment.
Evening star., 1949-10-30

in taxes out of his pockets next
.eer.
The tax men got the go-ahead
signal October 10 when President
Truman signed new cigarette tax
legislation.
List of Buyers Required.
This law requires persons SELL
ing cigarettes in interstate COM
merce to furnish the tax admins
traitors of each State where they
have customers with complete
list of people-except regularly
licensed MISUNDERSTANDING
such goods during the previous
month.
A Nation wide survey by the
Associated Press showed yester-
day that most States plan vigor-
Evening star., 1949-10-30
g States SET 10 Collect
Taxes From Mail Order
Cigarette Buyers
BY the Assoeioted Press

Tax collectors in 80 States are
on the hunt for new game-the
fellow who buys out-of- State Gig
arettes by mail to avoid paying
his State tax.
They hope to flush $4,000, 900
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Fingerprints Cost $4,000

A 14-year-old boy at Noting
ham. England. was said to have
started a $4,000 fire in a furni-
ture store Ito destroy his finger
prints"
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Man Plants 30 Million Trees

v. Dudar, a Russian forester,
says he has planted 30,000,0O0
trees during his Is years work,
the trees covering $500 acres
near Pinsk.
Evening star., 1949-10-30

l0 of furniture
"THE WORLD'S
of furniture

80 .1.eins Iovsay Is'e'',' 8. 80.
~ ~ ~ Iarn't''re ].
fon.t,rneted s ~ >
sndar,as, lined oak e ..,a =
. eh.ir. are eoyered With eho'es ., 80, !.
s ii. q xroa1ir 81, elect. rare seo4 .;r.
4, o, ;,,;,e : Room; ,of ! and matching ena'.'
occ..ional m s D'e'' ' s.
80 exten.ion 81, table and Z sha'rs
Evening star., 1949-08-25

versions I like include: . rolled
rope" of black velvet ending
with large simulated-pearl drops,
In the manner Of the lariat neck
laces 30 popular now. This little
belt Is 81. Then there Is another
black velvet "rope" with little
velvet balls" around the, waist
line, and balls at either end -.
O decorative note, with . Latin
fiare perhaps. This, a. A mar
row 4" belt with rounded buckle
Of tiny simulated-pearls
comes In colors, red Of green,
at 81.
To wear with . simple tailored
dress . little IN" belt In
cotton velveteen brown,
green, copper rust Or gold. $3.50.
You'll find them In Leather
Goods, Aisle 8, First Floor-st
woodward and Lothrop.
New Conversation Piece
Slide Bracelet with Semiprecious
Stones
It's Q talk-evoking little fashion
. gold-hue metal tablets
each set with real semiprecious
stone -"slde" on fine twin metal
chains. One liked had these
stones on the eight tablets"
small cultured pearl, lovely
rose quartz, dark green blood
stone, lapis lazuli, q shell cameo,
agate, green onyx, black onyx
with another cultured pearl. It
Is hard to realize that this Is
Just q costume -jewelry copy Of
a piece in solid gold. So hand
some it is, elegant, bulky over a
black satin glove, below the
sleeve Of a pretty cocktail dress.
It's found only at Woodward
and Lothrop here in Washington
at a very moderate little
price. Including Federal taz,
$14.40
Costume Jewelry, Aisle 5,
First Floor
Evening star., 1949-08-25

By-the-yard
The Drama of Velvet
Oh, what q beautiful group Of
velvet fabrics I saw yesterday
silk velvets, new nylon vel
vets, rayon velvets. All by Mar
tin famous maker Of flne
velyets. Here Is your opportunity,
this season when velvet Is FASH
ion, to put your own best coutu-
rier ideas to use. You might use
one of these fabulous, richly
textured velvets for an after-o
dress an ankle-length dance
dress a fabulous ball gown
. dramatic sweeping evening
coat b.. or charming little acces-
sories-a hat, q bag, . pair Of
gloves. Newest Of the Martin
velvets Is >. Nylovel, rich all
nylon the yard $5.95. Or you
may like ia Tosca" with lustrous
highlights, :. . ideal for q cos
tune suit, It's q silk-back, rayou-
face telvet. Yard, 1896. Most
elaborate Of all Is "Traviata," an
all-silk Lyons-type velvet .
heavyweight, crisp, tits closely
woven with q stiff back, erect,
short pile fabulous for q
wide skirted ball gown. The
yard, $14.50,
Electra" is q heavy all-rayon
velvet. Allpof these in black, and
a few rich colors. And you will
find all these in the collection Of
luxury-fabricS - Dress Fabrics,
Eighth Floor Woodward and
Lothrop.
Little Costume Belts Of Velvet
These are an ideal foot-note to
the velvet fabrics above if
you like velvet with velvet. But
one of these little belts would be
very smart, too with taffeta,
with woods, with q tissue-weight
tweed dress. There Is q wide Sc
lection Of styles and types-at
Woodward and Lothrop. Alters
Evening star., 1949-08-25
Tuck to Join Governors
In 26th Division Review

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. rs R.-
Virginia's chief executive will join
with the Governors Of Maryland
and Pennslyvania this week end
In observing troops Of the 29th
Division In action at Indiantown
Gap, Pa, where they are training
Gov. Tuckswill leave here to-
morrow for New Castle, Del,
where he viii see the air wing of
the Virginia National Guard In
an air show. The next day he
will 60 to Indiantown Gap.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
II. P. Mason Dies al II;
Former Carriage Maker

Thomas Percy Mason, u. last
son Of q Washington carriage and
wagon-making family. died yes
terday In the home Of his sister.
Mrs. Jane E. Hardy, $3.50 Benton
street NV.
Mr.. Mason. who was born and
reared in Washington, was one Of
i've brothers who learned the
trade from their father, q. w.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
| Jap Typewriter
| SimpIified to
|7,732Choructers
Dy the Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, Aug. 25.-The Japa-
nese brought out q new simplifed
typewriter today. It's got only
1882 characters.
That sounds like a lot OF char
acters to an American typist, who
only has to concentrate on So or
80. But consider the Japanese.
The old-style typewriter had 3,126
characters.
The makers Of the new model
simply weeded out some Of the
old, ponderous Chinese characters
and substituted simpler. fewer
Japanese phonetic characters.
Also the new model works some
thing like a typewriter. The old
one operated like a wheeziug
linotype with . hangover.
Best leather soles come from
the bend" Of the hide, the section
Of the back. from the shoulder to
tho. tail Of the cow.
Evening star., 1949-08-25

Mason. The father established the
business here nearly 100 years
ago.
Before his retirement is years
ago, Mr.. Mason was an uphol-
sterer at an automobile repair
company at 1074 Thomas Je6er-
son street NV. He also lived at
this address.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1949-08-25

were 70 " held
today in Jeder-
SON Barracks
National Gene
terry, st. Louis,
Mo. |
Sergt. johnson
was born here
and, after at
tending voca-
tional school,
worked at the
N q val q un
Factory before
he entered the
| Air Force In
S e p t e m b er,
Evening star., 1949-08-25
ReburiaI Rites in s.. Louis
For Serqt. K. A. johnson

Burial services for S/serst. Ken
meth A. Johnson, n. q. gunner on
|a B-29. who was killed In action
over Formosa on March Q, 1945,
Evening star., 1949-08-25

y y VC III UV
1943. He went overseas the fol-
lowing year.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. johnson,
3739 Horner place Sc; three sis
ters, Mrs. Margaret. Young, the
Misses Doris and Betty johnson,
and four brothers, James A., jr.,
Nile. Justin and Stanley johnson,
all Of Warrington.
Evening star., 1949-08-25

It Is estimated that one out OF
every five Americans enter at least
two contests q year.
Evening star., 1949-04-03

Al. he's the hottest commodity
in Hollywood.
A few years ago he was an un-
known cowpoke galloping his way
through third-rate horse operas.
Now he has outslugged and out
drawn the current crop OF Holly
wood he-mens to become the
screens No. portrayer Of virile,
outdoor males. ! asked him how
he did 1t.
Just coincidence" he drawled
II had two good pictures, Fort
Apache and Red River and
every one got on the wagon"
He was recently on stimuli
taneous display In nine films
five old. four new-in local thea
ters.
Luck was part Of it. Of course" +"
he said. "And an audience gains
respect for you after = certain
point" Id sss
He lit q cigarette, slipped his tea,
and opined that his ability to Sc
lect only sound stories might have
helped.
II should know "a good story
I've had enough bad ones. A script
Is the most important single part
OF a good movie. 1t has to be
simple. Even an epic should be
told through the experiences OF
a few people. And 1t must stick
to basic emotions: nothing false
You can't be an idiot in one scene
and count on later scene TO
bring you back"
That seemed a good point After
several miscastings, Wayne has
had the sense to perfect himself
in the roles he does best. He SHES
from heavy dramatics and comedy
II like an honest. manly part.
Nothing shilly-shally."
Call it luck. good scripts. a
Evening star., 1949-04-03
A Lady's Life Gets Rougher
Studios Dust Off Slugging Routine
to Stimulate Boxoffice

Montgomery, that women should
be struck regularly. like gongs."
Stars are lambasting their wom-
en- just as effectively today. though
techniques change. When Mari
lyn Maxwell gets pestiferous in
Champion" Kirk Douglas twists
her arm and gently taps her chin
with a well-knuckled fist. That
gives her a rough idea Of what
will happen If she doesn't depart,
pronto. Before the picture is over
Douglas takes care of two more
Ruth Roman. as his wife. and
Lola Albright, as the Park ave-
nue. girl who gets involved.
James Mason has been regarded
as a perfect ogre ever since he
smacked Ann Todd with his cane
in THE Seventh Veil" Gregory
Peck used a whip and the tip of
his boot, classic examples of rae
cality, in Duel in the Sun"
Robert Ryan is little more
subtle. In Caught" Ryan uses
words. He drives Barbara Bel
Geddes to the breaking point by a
studied campaign of humiliation,
snide remarks and insinuations.
Macdonald Carey resorts to cya-
nide and a long, thin stiletto in
Bride of Vengeance" with Pau
lette Goddard on the receiving
end.
But Brian Donlevy takes us back
to the old school of woman tam
ing. He hurls a heavy vase at
Helen Walker in Impact" and it
connects.
Mighty fine crash, too.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Lasky Star Hits Top
But Only After
Battle
Dy Jock Quias
Dy Jock QuSs
HOLLYWOOD.

&4SAAk1A :" N<N<A$s
Picture Of . man who came
back. John Wayne.
Feet dumped down the corridor
outside. The vibration ratified
framed photos Of the husky actor
on the wall.
That's Duke" Wayne's secrs-
tary said. mo one else on the
lot can walk like that"
Wearing q yellow sport shirt and
q face-stretching smile. Duke
Wayne barged into his tiny office
at Republic studios. His 8 feet
8 inches and 200 pounds made
the room seem even smaller.
He roared a greeting, as his
secretary set teakettle on hot
plate. He drinks 1t by the gal
lon.". she explained.
Wayne's on the wagon and tea
seems to satisfy his thirst. He
claims he drinks 1t so continually
it has tanned" his stomach lining.
thus curing his ulcers.
He's Boxoffice Best.
His hair is thinning and more
gray than brown. When he smiles.
which is often. deep wrinkles
frame his eyes and mouth. At
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Wayne Drinks Tea-to Placate Ulcers
He'll Agree With
Sharpest Critics of
His Acting

miracle or what you will. Wayne.
after a years and almost 100 pic
tures-moSt Of them cheap
"quickies as last got Holly
wood by the tell. Hes giving II
Q good twist. too. A tireleas work
er. he's made three Alma in six
months. Long term contracts
with three studios insure future
activity.
The Winterset, Iowa. actor takes
Aim fame and his six figure salary
calmly. He has been close 10 the
top before and learned that fame
can be fieetinR.
What about the bad years."
I've been down" he said
Plenty down. I've probably sur
yived more bad pictures than any
player on the screen"
He started at the top. As plain
Duke Morrison he was playing
football at the University OF Sou
thern California and working
summers as prop man In movie
mills when he met Director John
Ford and made the most impor-
tant friendship Of his life.
First Film Fiopped.
Ford introduced him TO Director
Raoul Walsh. Walsh dubbed him
John Wayne. gave him q great
buildup and the lead In q $4,000
900 super Western. The Biz
Trail"
Heralded ~ the greatest West
ern ever filmed. 1t Topped, So did
Wayne.
He had plenty of manly roles In
the lean years that followed.
During the early io30s he fought
his way through scores OF cheap
action pictures.
l 1T was q thin existence. !
didn't take movie work seriously
I wasn't sure ! wanted TO be an
actor"
He was doing the Three Mes
quiteers" series at Republic when
Ford tabled him fo~ ST. ~. %
He clicked. "Stasecoach" won
academy honors ,is.yt ....a .~
came yardstick for succeeding
Westerns. Wayne stock was high
again.
In variations OF his standard
role Of . likeable rouRhneck he S
been In high-budget films since
But not until last year did he
reach top-drawer Stardom This
year. with his Wake OF the Red
Witch" cinch 10 be Republics
greatest grosser. he will bow TO
none.
Wayne has always claimed Il
can't act" and there are those
who agree with him.
He says:
Il feact. Sure. I've learned a
few tricks. You can't be in the
business as long as ! have without
doing that"
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Beauteous but Ill-Starred
Few of Those Glorifed by Ziegfeld
Have Escaped Tragedy
By SheiIoh Grohom

but her life has not been smooth
+one. Her marriage with film idol
John Gilbert ended in divorce;
her second husband, film Director
j. Walter Rubin, died suddenly.
Then Virginia married Ali Alpar,
a Turkish subject. He was unable
to obtain permission to come to
the United States for several
months. 1t appeared that Vir-
ginia's bad luck was still working:
but just before Christmas Wash
ington, officials had a change of
heart and virginia's husband was
okayed for American residence.
Perhaps the tide has changed for
Virginia. .-- ~, $780,
Ran Through Fortune. -
Golden, gorgeous Mae Murray
was the spritely Nell Brinkley
Girl" of the "Follies." Afterward
she became a prominent movie
star. her greatest hit being ''The
Merry Widow" Mae ran through
several fortunes and several hus-
bands, the last Of the latter being
Prince David M'Divani. Mae,
since her career plummeted, ap-
peared in the public prints when
she fought for the custody of her
son Koran and when she owned to
sleeping on Central Park bench
in New York because of lack of
funds. Today Mae lives obscurely
in Hollywood, where once she
reigned as a Georgian princess
and queen Of the movies.
Ann Pennington, the Pretty
Penny" Of ziegfeld days. and
noted for her dimpled knees. also
Is remembered for having intro
duced the "black bottom" dance
in the '20s. An ingenue star in
silent Aims, Ann made q brief
comeback in early talkies. Finan-
cially Ann has had ups and downs
and she now lives In semi
retirement.
Gilda Gray. the shimmy star,
first gained fame with Ziegfeld,
then came to the movies as star
of "Aloma of the South Seas" and
THE Devil Dancer" After she
divorced her husband-manager,
Gil Goag, Gilda's career lost most
of its gilt and she dropped into
obscurity.
Helen Morgan. still remembered
for the heart-breaking way she
sang Bill" and Cant Help Lovin'
(See GRAHAM, Page C-7)
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Today's Schedules

AMBASSADOR--A kiss IN
the Dark: 1:l5, $40. 5:25.
7:30 and $40 pm.
CAPITOL-"Take Me Out to
the Ball Game: 1855. 4:30.
7:l0 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 3:45, $50 and s:l5
te pm.
COLUMBIA-"A Letter to
Three Wives: l:15. 3:25.
5::35. 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
DUPONT - Hamlet: 2:3o,
$50 and $50 pm.
HIPPODROME - IS n o W
bound: 2:20. 4:l0. s. 1850
and $40 pm.
KEITH'S - The Set-Up"::
LAO, $40. 5:45. 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
LITTLE-"Marriage in the
Shadows: /, 2:4o. AIS.
sos. 8 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN -" johnny
Belinda: los, $40. Sis,
7:20 and $50 pm.
NATIONALIST This Is New
York: /, 3:45. 6:35 and
9:20 pm.
PALACE - Mother Is a
Freshman: 1:40. $40, 5:45,
7:45 and 9::45 pm.
PIX-"The Spoilers" /. 4:05.
ITO and 1905 pm.
PLAYHOUSE - "Saraband"::
1:20, 3:25. $50, 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
TRANS-LUX - "Paisan":: l.
$40, 5:20. 7:35 and 9:40
pm.
WARNER-"A Kiss In the
Dark: 1880. 3:35, 5:35. TAO
and GAS pm.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
New Comedy
On Broadway
Is Enjoyed
Thomas Mitchell
Performs Ably
In Lead Role
k NAaN keren
NV YNRk

I7se res Broadway cor
TIE Bagges Trasf N Te~n -
q fantastic IDEA and . CON
saon os 5000 PLAYERS. scNSd q
tor ard funny situations % mae
II almost nelisSasae
Opening last wreE before -
night audience which was oevAc..s-
ly enjoying .tsrlt, this new T,sy
Dalton TTIInec runs a 81 l-
IN spots slthoGgh tt eAiTts' .
solid enough story 10 ho}d .gt~.-
est most al the time
Mitchell II sele
with Aole and gAgTGiotss lhae,ss
Mitchell having a good time .g .r
ieading role al g kgnali-;o~u ;.--
dertAker. the comedy relate &c
many and complicated harry
mss that can upset Village - Re =
there are 30 few deaths tha' '.e
mcrtician Is practically hsuSr.ns.
The undertaken, Bert HalcN.n.
seeks 10 sAin sudden NrAltr " rs
the aid Of q few drunken pa, w.
cause he needs MONEY for s.st
cause He wants To send his 1r"H.
age daughter 10 New YORK Where
she can f4lfll her ambition to ~
a professional dancer.
kidnap Q CeTpss.
But the only prospective source
In the town for him Ia make
money Ia In the prospective fan
eral Of John Troyeal', q man Nhe
IL supposedly wealthy from the
empire of oil wells and other err
terprises which he IL supposed TO
own. When Troybalt apparently
dies, Hutchins and HIS drunken
pals kidnap the corpse 90 they
can charge an immense sum 'oT
the funeral and bronze eaSke, they
plan for him. But the aged Toy
bait comes back to life Then
Hutchins Ia faced with the prob
lem OF getting rid Of the live
corpse" he had planned 70 bury
Mitchell's performance. a bus
Ting. humorous one gives Sosns
exciting moments 10 this plav
which has skillful directing by
Herman Shuman.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
BY the Asseeiotsd Press
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
The old grapefruit routine is
being polished up for a new gen.
Grafton of moviegoers.
This, of course, Is the well-sea-
soned pastime of slapping women
around. BY box Office evidence,
the public loves it. Especially
women.
Clark Gable and Jimmy Cagney
started 1t, more years ago than
they might like to recall In
Public Enemy" 1e3D Cagney
showed his disdain by pushing a
nice, juicy grapefruit into Mae
Clark's pretty kisser.
Gable showed Norma Shearer
around in "A Free Soul" (also
1880. That picture made him
important, and the caveman stuff
probably was responsible. 1t sure
got talked about.
Norma, again, came in for a
comedy knock-around in Private
Lives" She says, only a cad
would hit woman!" This sets up
the famous retort, from Robert
Evening star., 1949-04-03
HOLLYWOOD.


Paulette Goddard, a ziegfeld
Follies girl at the age Of IA in the
chorus Of Rio Rita. is one OF the
few glorified by the great con-
noisseur of beauty to escape
tragedy and heartbreak.
There was Lupe Velez. The
fiery little Mexican girl starred In
Flo's production Of "Hotcha"
She died by her own hand.
Gorgeous Mary Nolan, one OF
the loveliest ziegfeld blooms in
the days when she was known as
Imogene Bubbles" Wilson. wreck
ed her career in scandal involv-
ing musical comedy star. Frank
Tinney. Later, she made come
back on the screen as Mary Nolan,
but again tragedy stalked her and
eventually her movie career faded.
Not long ago Mary died In Holly
wood. poor and forgotten in shah
by surroundings.
Lucy Cotton, a beautiful Zieg-
field brunette. appeared in a few
films after she left Broadway
Lucy married we'll several times,
her last husband being Prince
Tchitcherine. They separated,
and a few months ago Lucy took
a fatal overdose of sleeping tab
lets.
Remember the fresh, willowy
loveliness Of Olive Thomas in
ziegfeld shows and on the screen?
Olive married Jack Pickford.
Mary's kid brother. Not long
after, Olive, too, died of an over
dose of sedatives far away from
home In q Paris hospital.
Marriage Caused Breach.
Pretty. dainty Marilyn Miller,
who starred for Flo In Sally" ="
also married young Pickford. The
marriage caused a breach with
ziegfeld-and the marriage to
Pickford didn't last long. Marilyn
died Of peritonitis before her
beauty and fame had faded.
Eva Tanguay, the girl who made
Il Don't Care" a song hit through
out America. was star in the
"Follies" of 1909. Eva was a
vaudeville headliner for years and
earned several fortunes. But her
latter days found her without
money, an arthritic confined to
her bed. Death released her from
her tragedy not SO long ago.
Martha Mansfield's dewy beauty
is a legend among those who saw
Ziegfeld shows. Martha became
a movie star. During the making
of the Civil War romance. "The
Warrens of Virginia" the hoop
skirt she was wearing caught fire
and Martha was fatally burned
before help reached her.
Blond, beauteouS Virginia Bruce
still appears in an occasional film.