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Evening star., 1949-08-04
Taxi Driver Arrested
After Woman Is Shot

Lucille Butler, 26, colored, OF
the 400 block of Twelfth street
Sc, was shot in the abdomen
with a 12-gauge shotgun today
in what police say was an argu-
ment with her common-law hus-
band.
Ten minutes after the shoot
ing a police scout car which had
heard a description Of the hus-
bands taxi arrested him as he
stopped for a traffic sign at Fourth
street and New York avenue NV.
Golding c. Vaughn, 80, colored,
of the Twelfth street address, is
held on an open charge pending
outcome of the woman's injuries.
At Casualty Hospital attendants
described her condition as unde-
termined.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Arms
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ment for a sharp cut in the
amount and duration of the pro-
gram.
Instead of approving an arms
aid plan to run through June 80,
1850, many committee members
favor limiting it to next March 81,
with the idea that Congress can
take another look in January and
extend it if necessary. Those sup
porting this proposal would cut
the financial authorization at
least in half.
House leaders have not set a
timetable for full House debate
They hope to have the bill on the
House floor around the middle OF
the month.
The expert witnesses who testi-
fed yesterday were recalled to-
day. They are Maj. Gen. Lyman
L. Lemnitzer. Edward T. Dickin-
son, jr., and DR.. Lloyd Berkner,
members of the Governments
foreign assistance correlation
committee.
A formal committee announce
rent at the end of the session
said they gave detailed informa-
ton about the specific types of
equipment" proposed to be given
to friendly nations fearful of
Soviet encroachment.
To Get Lions Share.
The announcement said nothing
about the amounts each nation
would get. Committee members
said privately France and Great
Britain would be cut in for the
lions share because Of their i'm
portance militarily.
One committee member said the
experts gave reports on current
Soviet military strength which
were impressive and Showed
without doubt that Russia has not
reduced its military strength to
any extent since the end of the
war"
In fact, he added, the Soviet
has added the equivalent of 100
divisions of troops through control
of satellite nations.
Another committee member,
Representative Fulton, Republic
can, of Pennsylvania told re-
porters the figure on Soviet might
was more lulling than it was
alarming"
Representative Judd, Republi-
can, of Minnesota, chafed at the
committees decision to get details
in closed session. The public, he
said, has to foot the bill and sup
port the program and ought to be
let in on the facts, as much as
possible. Mr.. Judd said 80 per
cent of the secret testimony could
have been made public without
harm.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
New ChiIdren's Building
To Be Dedicated Sunday

At a special service at 3 pm.
Sunday, a craft building recently
erected at the Central Union Mis-
Sion's Camp Bennett on Route 81
a mile north of Brookeville, Md,
will be dedicated.
The children's camp building
was given by the Evening Auxiliary
of the Missions Women's Guild.
Miss Eff1e T. Brodnax, auxiliary
president. will make the formal
presentation.
William H. Ramsey, president
of the missions board, will receive
check covering the cost of the
building from Miss Mary Willie
Allen, treasurer of the auxiliary.
Miss Helen Boss will present a
neon cross to be placed on the
buildings roof.
Songs and recitatiens will be
given by the camp children at the
Sunday services, and camp awards
will be presented at that time.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Fairfax Board 'AIerts
Police on Increase
In Numbers Writinq

A resolution "alerting" the Fair
fax County Police Department to
a reported increase of numbers
writing in the county was adopted
yesterday by the Board of Super
visors.
The board also passed a reso-
luton approving a proposed sewer
age program for Sanitary District
No. l after Sanitary Engineer
James j. Corbalis reported there
was a feeling among some resi-
dents that the plan did not have
the boards backing.
The motion alerting the police
was made by Supervisor c. B.
Runyon, a former county deputy
sheriff and former Falls Church
town policeman.
Several people have COM
planned to me about the increase
in numbers writing in the county," !"
Mr.. Runyon said. II want the
police to do all they can about
this"
He said the racket is growing
all the time" throughout the
country. He explained later that
no criticism of the police force
was intended.
Members Of the force already
have plenty to keep them busy"
he said.
Mr.. Runyon's motion brought
from other supervisors
that the force be increased. No
action was taken after members
pointed out the budget would not
permit any increase this year.
Mr.. Runyon said police in Mary
land, Washington and Arlington
County were cracking down" on
numbers writer's and cited a recent
Arlington raid in which two men
were arrested and $4,700 in cash
was seized along with gambling
paraphernalia.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Murray Denies Agreement
Barring Pension Discussion
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 4.-Presi-
dent Philip Murray of the CIO-
United Steelworkers said today
that mo agreement exists" be-
tween United States Steel and the
SteelWorkers Union forbidding
pensions as bargaining subject
this year.
Mr.. Murray termed as grossly
improper" a statement made by a
United States Steel executive that
there is such an agreement.
John A. Stephens, vice president
of United States Steel, told a New
York press conference yesterday
he had a definite understanding
with the union when the present
two-year contract was drawn that
the subject of pensions would not
be brought up in 1949.
A statement today by Mr.. Muir
ray declared:
THE only agreements we have
are contained in our contracts.
We have no secret understanding
with Mr.. Stephens on this or any
other ISSUE"
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Sales Tax
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the car at the time it is sold, it is
to be considered a part of the
vehicle and the sales price in
cluded of determining the special
Federal excise tax on autos.
Same Rule for Nom Residents.
The same applies if the motor
vehicle or trailer is sold to some
one who does not live in the Dis
trict and the car will not be titled
here.
But when a nonresident of
the District buys a chassis in the
District, that will not be titled
here and later puts on a body or
any other equipment or accesso-
ries, the sales tax will apply to
such equipment, if the items are
delivered in the District. Receipts
from such sale are taxable to the
vendor.
In still other rulings issued by
the administrator, it was held that
the sales tax applies to completed
photographs, photostats and blue
prints, even though photographers,
photo -f1nishers and photostat pro-
ducers are engaged both in the
sale of tangible personal property
and in rendering services.
Developed Films Not Taxed.
The tax does not apply, how
ever. to such services as retouch-
ing. tinting or coloring photo
graphs belonging to others, or de-
veloping films without producing
finished prints.
Artists pictures are taxable
sales, but the services of an artist
in cleaning, repairing or restoring
pictures are not.
Another ruling holds that, where
sales of tangible property are
made by merchant on regular
charge account. he may report and
pay the sales tax to the District
on the same basis permitted by
the regulation pertaining to in
stallment sales.
Persons not in business in the
District who make purchases from
wholesalers, distributors. dealers.
retailers or others in the District
for the purpose of resale are en-
titled to register under the Dis
trict sales tax act.
Renting or leasing of film by an
exhibitor from a distributor is not
considered a retail sale as con-
templated by the act, and receipts
from such rental are not subject
to the tax.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Staff Chiefs
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before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee in Washington. In
those discussions we have had to
present some assumed use of COL
lective defense. In such an as
sumed situation we would have to
do the strategic bombing while
other nations closer to the center
of the emergency would provide,
initially, the other forces"
Monopoly Aim Denied.
The Air Chief OF Staff, Gen.
Hoyt Vandenberg, said the United
States Air Force does not seek a
monopoly on strategic bombing.
II would favor everybody get
ting into that to the maximum
of the limitations imposed by ex-
chequers and manpower," Gen.
Vandenberg said. British stra-
tegic bombing in the last war made
a wonderful record"
In France, where the staff
chiefs will be at weeks end, con-
ferences will be held at Fontaine-
bleau with British Field Marshall
Viscount Montgomery and with
commanders from France, Bel
gium, Luxembourg and the Neither
lands-the other members Of the
Western European Union.
The Scandinavian delegations
met the American officers in
separate conferences at United
States Naval headquarters in
London. Each group spent more
than an hour with the Americans.
The American representatives
will leave for Paris this afternoon
on the next leg of their To-day
air tour of Europe.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
| Federal Workers See
'SpoiIs System Return
lin Hatch Act Chances
BY fhs Associated Press

Virginia and Maryland Federal
workers testified yesterday that
proposed changes in the Hatch
Act would be a return to the
"Spoils system"
They told a House subcommit-
tee on House administration the
proposal to allow Federal employees
to take active parts in political
campaigns would "cut the heart
out of the Hatch Act"
Herbert N. Eaton, president Of
the Montgomery County CMd.)
Civic Federation, said such a
change would "thow us right back
to the spoils system"
Calls Provision "Sweeping".
LAS 1t stands now this provi-
sion is very sweeping section"
he said. "We favor permitting
participation in local elections, but
not on higher levels"
Harold A. Ward, chairman Of a
Federal Employees Committee of
Fairfax County, Va, said I'VE feel
the present Hatch Act serves our
purpose because our chief interest
is in local issues"
Chairman Harrison said or
ganizations of Federal workers
under the guise of civic bodies can
now take active parts in political
compaigns.
Mr.. Harrison, while expressing
support of the bill offered by
Representative Sutton, Democrat,
of Tennessee. said he does not
believe that Federal workers
while engaged in their duties
should be allowed to buttonhole
people about voting"
Mr.. Sutton said he feels his bill
would give Government workers
the rights of American citizens" :"
"Take Part Regardless"
Regardless of whether the
workers are in State or Federal
Government they do take part"
in political activities in spite of
the Hatch Act, he said.
There is no use in making
crooks out of American citizens"
Walter F. Mulligan, president of
the Prince Georges County (Md.)
Civic Federation, Inc, said the
Hatch Act is "the best protection
for civil service people ever de-
vised."
"It protects them from the
revenge of politicians who they
may have opposed during political
campaigns, he added.
''This is the heart of the Hatch
Act" he said. eve oppose any
change above the county level"
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Sixth Case of Polio
Reported in Berkeley
By the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. VA, Aug
4.-Berkeley County had it's sixth
case of infantile paralysis yester-
day.
DR.. G. P. Morrison, county
health officer, listed this years
sixth victim as Jackie Schad of
Martinsburg. The boy was vaken
to Childrens Hospital in Wash
ington for confirmation of the
diagnosis and returned here for
treatment.
Miss Patty Tay, 17-year-old
who was the county's first VIC
tim this year, has almost COM
pletely recovered since treatment
in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Prof. SeidIer 10 Acquire
6. U. Library in Europe

Georgetown University has sent
Prof. Francis Seidler on a row.
ing commission in Europe to bring
back the nucleus of a special tech
nical library for its new Institute
Of Languages and Linguistics be-
fore the fall opening.
He will make most Of his liter
ary and art acquisitions in Great
Britain, France, Italy and prob
ably in Spain, according to Col.
Leon Dostert, director of the new
institute, which will be a function
Of the School of Foreign Service.
Prof. Seidler lives at 1923
Twenty-ninth street. An Austrian
scholar and former diplomat who
Evening star., 1949-08-04
joan Fontuine Leaves
Husband; Going to Italy
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4.-Joan
Fontaine leaves today for Italy
to make a picture-and as far as
her producer husband William
Dozier is concerned, she says, she
isn't coming back.
She announced their separation
yesterday. Mr.. Dozier will con-
tinue to live in their home until
she returns to this country in Oc-
tober. No immediate plans for
divorce were announced. They
have a daughter, Deborah Leslie,
nine months old.
She divorced Brian Aherne in
1914 and married Mr.. Dozier two
years later. Mr.. Dozier was di-
vorced by Katherine Foley Dozier
in 1916.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
883 longshoremen Face
Trial in Job Benefit Fraud
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Criminal
prosecution of 883 longshoremen
on charges of collecting $115,000
in unemployment benefits while
working was begun today by the
State Attorney General.
The first group of 19 defendants
was summoned to appear in city
magistrates court. They are
charged with fraudulently collect
ing from S to Al weekly checks by
claiming to be unemployed, when
actually they were working on the
docks or elsewhere.
One man whose summons was
answerable today was alleged to
have received $1,003 in benefits to
which he was not entitled.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

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would be created in the lower
tribunal.
The bar association slate, which
included also IL recommendations
for the District Court places, was
compiled by committee headed
by Mr.. Bastian. Mr.. Bastian's
name was not on the list.
Judge Mcclure, who comes
from Massachusetts, was an As
Sistant Attorney General before
he went to the bench, by appoint
ment from President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Bazelon comes from Chi
cago, and at one time was SER
iously considered for a judicial
appointment there. He is close
friend of Attorney General Clark
and was active in the 1948 presi-
Dental campaign,
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Army Medical Center
Quurtermuster Named

Maj. Gen. Paul H. Streit, COM
the Army Medical Cen
ter, announced today that 1t. Col.
Frank F. Kriwanek had become
quartermaster of the center. sue
ceeding 1t. Col. Leroy Iunck, who
has been transferred to the Eu-
ropean Theater.
Chaplain James H. Terry will
serve as Protestant chaplain at
the center, replacing Chaplain
Norris T.. Morton, who has been
transferred to Boiling Air Force
Base.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Soviet Claims Russian
Built First Gas Enqine
By the Associuted Press


MOSCOW. Aug. 4.-The first
gasoline engine in the world was
built in Russia, the army news
paper Red Star said today.
Credit for the first internal
combustion motor working on
liquid fuel belongs not to the
German, Gottlieb Daimler. but to
a Russian inventor named Kosto-
vich, who was a sailor in the
Russian fleet, the newspaper said.
This adds the gasoline engine
to the radio, the telephone, the
airplane and a long list of other
inventions which the Soviets, in
their campaign Of patriotic propa-
granda, have credited to Russians.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
DouqIus Progressing

LONDON, Aug. 4 P.-Amer-
lean Ambassador Lewis w. Doug
las is progressing satisfactory fol-
lowing the removal of a cataract
from an eye injured in a fishing
accident last April, Embassy
sources said yesterday. He may be
able to leave the hospital by the
end of this week.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Princess Elizabeth Takes
Cruise in Gift SuiIbout

COWES, England, Aug. A.
Shielded from spray by CT bat
tie jacket, Princess Elizabeth took
her first cruise in her gift sail
boat, Bluebottle, here yesterday.
The Dragon-class boat, 20 feet
3 inches long, was gift of the
Island Sailing Club of Cowes last
summer.
Princess Elizabeth's husband,
the Duke Of Edinburgh, with a
friend and a paid hand, handled
the sails in a brisk breeze.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

was educated at the University
of Vienna, he joined the George
town faculty a little more than .
year ago as instructor in the Ger
man language and related area
courses. He had resigned from his
country's diplomatic service in
1888 and came to the United
States as a refugee.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
|Chicuqouns Seek WiIdIife

BANGKOK R.-Three Ameri-
cans are in Thailand (Siam) to
collect birds, mammals and rep
tiles for the Chicago Natural His
tory Museum. They especially
seek tapirs. They do not seek
elephants or tigers, devoting their
|attention to smaller, rarer speci-
mems Of animal and reptile life.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

n e r Williams,
jr., director of
t he g ii e y.
Mr.. Woods will
b e c ONE direc-
tor of the Nor
ton Gallery of
Art in w e S t
Palm B e a C h,
Fla.
At the same
time, Mr.. Will
! l a m S a n =
nounced tn a t
John P a I'm e +
L e e er, W h o
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Pay
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prove the respective measures IA
vored by their civil service units,
the difference between the two
bills would have to be adjusted
by House-Senate conferees.
Meanwhile, a movement devel-
oped in the House Civil Service
Committee to approve a more lib
eral measure for postal employees
than was approved by its pay SUBJ
committee. The committee will
vote next week on a proposal to
grant postal employees a fiat $50
raise. as well as increase the
postal workers present Is days
annual leave to 20 days. The SUBJ
committee has recommended q
fiat 500 increase for postal work
ers, with no increase in their an
nual leave.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Leeper Will Succeed
Woods on Staff Of
Corcoran Gallery

The resignation Of Willis F.
Woods, assistant director of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, was an
nounced today by Hermann War
Evening star., 1949-08-04

There are lob gas utility com.
,panies in the United States.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
FOUND.

KITTEN, black and white; downtown
Alexandria H. S-77SS.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
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The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
COP Elects New Party Chairman

WASHINGTON, (P)-A Repub- lican national committee split squarely down the middle found itself under the command today of a new chairman. Guy G, Ga brielson, of New Jersey.
 Gabrielson is 58-year-old law yerindustrialist. Elected by a five vote margin over Axel J. Beck, South Dakota farmer-business- man, he promised complete neu- trality as between candidates for President and Congress.
 But Gabrielson'S election yes terday by a 52 to 47 vote over Beck-state chairman A. T. Bert Howard of Nebraska got single vote-put the national party's ma chinery back in the familiar hands of long time supporters of Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.
 Beck got one vote from Alaska.
 The new chairman succeeded Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., of Penn sylvania, picked at last years Re- publican convention by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, of New York. Thus, a Taft supporter in Gabriel son took over from a Dewey back CT who in turn had replaced a Taft advocate, former chairman Carroll Reece of Tennessee.
 Taft himself took no apparent part in the national committee contest.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
Girl Scout News

The Girl Scouts are going to have a special treat on Saturday when they will be guests at the Marks Air Force Base Theater to see the show "Too Late for Tears"
 The girls are scheduled to leave town on the l:45 bus and meet at the theater. After the show they will be guests of the Scout leader Mrs. M. Staudenmayer for re- treatments at her apartment on the base. .~--' .-... .--r- I.-
 Next Wednesday afternoon the troop is going on a flower picking trip and plan to pick enough. flow CTS for all the patients in the MIMI Hospital. The girls are to meet at the Staudenmayer resi- dence and bring their own lunch.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
Mike Clipper May Get Pay For Boat
 Sunk During War

WASHINGTON, (F), The House has passed and sent to the Senate legislation to pay Mike Clipper of King Cove, Alaska, S3,70O for loss of his boat Dora in a storm at Cold Harbor, Alaska in 1922.
 Clipper was employed by the army transportation service and during a storm was ordered to leave his boat and board an army tender to make it more secure.
 Another army vessel seeking refuge from the storm took the Dora in tow and started across the bay to shelter. The Dora broke loose and was blown on a sand bar.
 The House judiciary committee said the logical conclusion was that the tow line was cut when it became entangled with the pro- pellor of the army craft.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
Prospects Are For
 Record Corn Crop

CHICAGO, (P)-In the midwest corn is butsing out all over.
 Another national crop in excess of three billion bus h el s - the fourth in history appears as- sured. There is a good possibility the crop will set an all-time rec ord for the second year in a row
 Some sections of the country have poorer prospects than year ago notably the Northeastern States, where a long spring drought dried up moisture reserve in the soil. But the crop is in splendid condition in the main midwest producing belt.
 Latest estimates on the crop range from 3,5OO,O0O,O0O bushels, made by C. M. Calvin of the grain firm of James E. Bennett and Co.,. to 3,75O,OOO,OO0 bushels, made by H. J. Gramlich, general agricul- tural agent of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
 Last years all-time record to- tailed 3,65O, ,0OO bushels. Gram lich believes this will be topped.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
Norvin Lewis. clerk of the U. s. {

Norvin Lewis. clerk of the U. $. District Court returned Wednes- day from Unalakleet where he spent few days on business. He states that the gardens on which the community depends for part of its existence are month to six weeks behind schedule and unless the weather improves they will have no crop at all. Cabbages and cauliflower and potatoes which should be ready for consumption are only half their full size.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
SOAK THE RICH

PARIS, (PD - Harder economic conditions for the rich seem re- flected in a Paris press report that the network of state-control- led pawnshops will soon be ex- tended to more wealthy districts of the city, where they expect to receive mainly luxury goods such as jewels and furs.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
Saturday. August 6. l94s

Saturday. August s. lS4s TOO a.m.-Red Harper 7:l5-Morning Devotions 7:30-MuSical Clock 8'00-Let's Pretend 8:30-Record Shop 9:00-Morning Melodies 9'15-G. I. live 9:30-PasSing Parade 9:45-Bob Carlton 10:00-Turntable Time 10:30-"I & E" Special 11:00-Impressions In Melody 1l:30-Album Music 11:45-Personal Album Noon-V Disc Varieties 12:30-Serenade
 1:00-Around World in History 1:15-Lanny Ross
 l:30-You'll Be Surprised 2:00-Musical Varieties 2:30-Proudly We Hail 3:00-NBC Symphony 4:00-Solitary Singer 4:15-Today's American 4:30-One Night Stand
 5:00-To Be Announced 6:00-AFRS Sports Reel 6:15-Words With Music Subsistence Magazine of the Air 7:00-Grand O Opry 7:30-Lone Ranger 8:00-Life Of Riley 8:30-Hit Parade 9:00-Al Jolson 9:30-Joan Davis 10.00-Noab WobSter Saws lO:30-Mail Call 11:00-After Hours Stuff 12:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
ROBERT LEDGERWOOD HOME TO BE AUCTIONED

According to notices published in the Nugget, the Robert Ledger wood residence on 1st Ave. and Moore is to be sold next Monday morning at II o'clock to the high est bidder. The sale is to take place in the U. s. Commissioner office.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05
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Friday. August 5. l949

500 p.m.-To be announced 6:00-AFRS Sports Reel 6:15-Words With Music
 6:30-From Bookshelf of World 7:O0-Blondie and Dagwood 7:30-Hill Billy Hit Parade 8:00-Family Theater 8:30-Harvest of Stars 9:00-You Asked For 1t l0:00-Sports 10. 10:30-Sack Rat Serenade Off
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05

Mrs Hazel Clyde. mother of Mrs. Richard Cornwell of the Dream Theater who has been vis- iting for the past month left for her home in Seattle on Wednes- days Pan American.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05

Benjamin Franklin once opera ted a printing plant in France.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-05

Father Murphy of the Catholic Church here is enjoying visit at Holy Cross where he was stationed before coming to Nome.