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Evening star., 1950-01-26

the report said. According to Mrs
Moses, the telephone Twas ringing
as she started to. leave, but she
didn't answer 1t because she was
in a hurry. The Moses apart
ment has an unlisted telephone
number. II
An 8ygear-old boy who lives
next door to the Moses apartment
house. said he saw three men, all
colored, who apparently were
moving a large object into the
1905 N street address between
$40 and $3.50 pm. yesterday. He
said the 3-foot-sauare object was
covered with a gold -colored
CLOTH" Moses has said blankets
were missing from his apartment.
The Moses poolroom. at 1922
Fourteenth street NV, is epe-
rated jointly by William p. Moses
and his brother. Carl Moses, of
1917 Fairmont street NV.
In October of 1948, William p,
SO, was arrested in the rear of
the poolroom and charged with
setting up gaming table. At
that time. 1t. Roy Blick described
him as one of .'the biggest
operators in horse-race betting"
Big Dice Game Reported.
Asked today if he thought the
same persons responsible for a re-
cent series of underworld hold
ups and robberies could be blamed
for his loss. Moses said possibly"
Elsewhere on the crime front.
Capt. Howard v. Covell and 1t.
David McCutcheon visited a pri-
yate after-hours club on E street
on reports that high-powered
dice game was being operated.
The two policemen were told
by the manager that it wasn't so.
Capt. Covell said he heard one
report that a businessman had
lost $4,000. The manager said
that wasn't true either.
Capt. Covell told him he had
heard many rumors about the
game and had better not hear
any more.
AS for the shady robberies, po-
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Provoo. Treason TriuI
DELAYED to February J
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The
treason trial of John David Pro-
VOC, former Army sergeant,
charged with collaborating with
the japanese, today was set back
to February Z.
In postponing the case Federal
Judge Samuel H. Kaufman said
Provoo is to be represented by
Isidore Hornstein of Jersey City,
N. j., who could not be in court
today because of the death of his
father.
Provoo, 33-year- old former resi-
dent OF San Francisco, was in
dicted November II on IL acts of
treason, including writing radio
scripts the Japs used for propa-
ganda.
Evening star., 1950-01-26

The imposition of this tax. Mr..
Dent said. is a good reason why
the personal property tax on this
type Of tangible property should
be abolished.
The Commissioners have asked
Corporation Counsel Vernon West
and Budget Officer Walter Fowler
for report on the assessors rec
ommendation.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
D. Tuxes
Continued From First Page.)

tax Of only "a at the present
rate.
Considering that all tangible
personal property is taxable. Mr..
Dent said this did not seem rea-
sonable. In fact, he said. the
average value of personal property
in homes Of this character Is at
least $4,000.
For o taxpayer to make q true
and complete return, it would be
necessary for him to spend con-
siderable time and effort making
q complete list of all his property
and trying to place a reasonable
value on each article. conse-
Quently, the taxpayer is almost
forced to guess at the value, the
assessor declared.
Commissioners. Ask Report.
When the law was passed II,
1902, Mr.. Dent said, Congress de.
termined that a $1,000 exemption
should be allowed on household
effects. At that time, because OF
the different economic conditions.
the exemption eliminated the tax
In the great majority of homes.
This seemed to indicate that
Congress intended to exempt from
taxation household effects OF the
average home. he continued. AT
the present time, because Of The
lower purchasing power Of the
dollar, the 81 900 exemption does
not relieve many persons. The
average home today also contains
appliances and equipment which
were not In existence in 1902, he.
added.
Under the present District sales
tax. citizens are required to pay
q per cent on the purchase Of
jewelry ana household effects.
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Evening star., 1950-01-26

fendants-that's what's giving us
trouble"
The judge told the jury:
"You may bring back a ver-
dict as to one of the defendants
and then go back to the jury
room and discuss the others"
He then sent the jury to dinner
Judge Reads Allen Charge.
The Jury returned from dinner
at 7:20 pm, and at 9 o'clock
Judge Holtzof called them into
court again. Asked what the stu
alton was, Mr.. Morse said:
"At this point, sir, the jury is
in extreme disagreement"
Judge Holtzoff then read the
jury the Allen charge. a special
set of instructions used only when
a jury has been unable to agree
after extended deliberations.
The jury went out again. but
in an hour the foreman sent the
judge a note. 1t read:
Your honor. it is utterly i'm
possible for this jury to reach a
verdict"
Judge Holtzoff called the jury
in. read the note in court, and
n
"I am not convinced this is so.'
He then sent the jury to a hotel
for the night. AS the jury filed
out, one Of the jurors said he
wanted to ask the Judge a ques-
ton. A marshal told him to put
it in writing. The court con-
tinued sitting to read the ques-
ton. When the note arrived,
Judge Holtzoff read it. and
laughed. - -
( This juror he said, lis con-
cerned about his car. left on q
parking lott s'ss. -
y The Judge directed the marshal
TO see that the car was taken care
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Evening star., 1950-01-26
NCHA Reports S|ums
|5piIIing Into D. {.
Downtown Areas

Washington slum areas have
split their seams" and are spill
ing over into adjacent downtown
areas, despite stepped-up public
housing program under the Hous-
ing Act passed by Congress last
year.
This Is the gloomy finding of
the National Capital Housing Au-
thority in its annual report for
the fiscal year 1949, released yes
terday. The report places much of
the responsibility for the present
expansion of slums on private
housing interests.
The report notes that the new
Housing Act provides funds for
low-rent public housing construc-
ton in the District and the con-
tinuation of slum clearance
projects that were suspended be-
cause of the war.
Backed by It's new funds, the
NCHA plans the building of 1000
new dwellings in the next two
years. The plan calls for many
Of these to replace existing slums
in the most rundown areas of the
city.
Goal $4,000 Dwellings.
The long-range program. the
report continues, calls for con-
struction Of some $4,000 public
housing dwellings, dwelling"
being a living unit for one family.
At The same time, the authority.
estimates Ethere are approxi-
|mately 10000 substandard or
overcrowded dwellings in the Dis
trict, occupied by low-income
families
/, Therefore the NCHA program,
according to the report els only a
beginning"-a first step toward
the solution OF Washington's
growing slurn problem.
~ 1T is hoped" says the au-
|thority, "that private housing will
produce an adequate supply Of
good rental dwellings at rents
within the means of families in
lower brackets of the middle in.
come group and that it will
1reoondition decaying neighbor-
hoods, so preventing the extension
Of the slums."
"Trickle- Down" slums.
The slums are growing through
what the report describes as che
"trickle-down" methods. High
income families move out of de-
teriorating areas or cramped
quarters for better housing. Md
die families follow seek
ing neighborhoods where land
lords maintain higher standards.
or where they can occuply a dwell
ing by themselves. The dwellings,
are then subdivided down to tiny
apartments for low-incorne farni-
lies, and slum condition Is created.
Conclusive statistics on this
slum area expansion will not be
available until after the results of
the 1850 housing census are re-
leased, the report notes. However,
the authority cites evidence that
the expansion has occurred mostly
"in residential blocks Of the old
city Of Washington and has moved
Inorthward beyond the old Florida
avenue boundry. particularly in
the Northwest section"
Evening star., 1950-01-26

lice have had reports, bu> not
officially made. from these thus
far this season:
A reported $4,000 from EN-
mitt Warning, $4,000 from Little
joe Scheve and $1,000 from
Robert Shulman, all of them men,
toned in Washington gambling
circles in one way or another.
The Shulman case isn't exactly
timely. 1t is supposed to have
happened last November.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
rUn-American
CONTINUED From First Page3

Committee Counsel Frank S.
Tavenner.
Mr.. Tavenner repeatedly ques-
toned him about the export
licenses for the uranium ship
|ments. Mr.. Wallace told him
abruptly:
Frankly, I feel the tenor of
your questions Is not too credit
able"
THAT may be your opinion. 3"
Mr.. Tavenner smoothly replied.
"As wartime Vice President" "
Mr.. Wallace continued, Il think
I did a good job, and this type
of questioning is not healthy"
Reply Stricken From Record.
Chairman Wood broke in to say
that the witness reply was not
responsible. and he ordered the
clerk to strike it from the record.
"I don't like to see the Roose-
velt administration impugned.
Mr.. Wallace interrupted er
Strike that statement, too," Mr..
Wood said ending the exchange.
After telling the committee he
did not even know the Russians
were asking licenses to ship atomic
materials, Mr.. Wallace added:
ST did know that lend-lease rec
commended. after consulting with
the Manhattan District, that they
be issued. and the agency which
I headed, the Bureau of Economic
Warfare, had no discretionary au-
thority with respect to them"
The Board of Economic War
flare, which MIR. Wallace headed
had control over exports and i'm
ports of war-vital materials.
Under questioning, Mr.. Wallace
explained he was active in dis
cussions of the atomic project in
it's early stages, but he empha-
sized that after the military took
over control of atomic develop
ment in September, 1912, amy sig
nificance regarding this was prac-
tically nil."
Showed Wallace One Report.
1t. Gen. Leslie Groves, wartime
chief of the atomic project, told
the committee last month that he
showed MFR. Wallace only one
atomic report and was annoyed
that time by being kept waiting
Later, Gen. Groves told reporters
| he preferred not to" show Mr.
Wallace any further reports.
IN reply to that. Mr.. Wallace
said there was no reason why
Gen. Groves should ever have
shown him any reports because
BY April, 1914, when Gen. Groves
came to his Office, Mr.. Wallace
lhad long since given up any role
lin atomic development.
Mr.. Wallace explained that he
was member of a top policy
icommittee which held only two
meetings. in 1941 and 1912.
AS for the occasion when Gen
Groves came to his Office, Mr.,
Wallace said his records showed
that he was conferring with a
representative of South Ameri-
can country at the time.
| Referring to Gen. Groves COM
plant about being kept waiting
by some one he thought was un-
important. Mr.. Wallace COM
nnented:
MY secretary knew nothing
about the atomic bomb project OF
Gen. Groves Importance. She
couldn't tell by looking at him
that he was an important figure
any more than Gen. Groves could
tell by looking at. the diplomat
that he was an important figure.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
ChrYs|er Strikers Set
For Long Fightto Win
Their Kind Of Pension
BY the A.socicfed Pr>ss

DETROIT. Jan. 26.-The CIO
United Auto Workers today
braced themselves for the possi-
bility of long strike to win a
satisfactory pension plan from
Chrysler.
Some union sources said the
strike, which started yesterday
morning. might last at least a
month. 1t Immediately threw
100000 workers out of work.
State and Federal labor medi-
ators, however, expressed hope
that bargaining talks could be
resumed this week.
Both company and union rep
resentatives said they were willing
to return any time the mediators
arranged a meeting.
Auto Production at Standstill.
The daily production of 1000
automobiles had stopped at
Chrysler, one of the industry's
three top producers. Chrysler's
major rivals are Ford and Cen
eral Motors.
Basically, the company-union
fight was over the form and ad-
ministration of 500 monthly
pensions.
After negotiations covering half
a years time. Chrysler offered the
pensions. But the union objected
to the conditions.
The walkout affected $4,000
Chrysler production workers, most
Of them in Michigan. The COM
pany makes Chrysler, De Soto,
Plymouth and Dodge cars.
Briggs Laying OFF $1,000.
The Briggs Manufacturing Co.,
Chrysler's biggest supplier, an
nounced it was laying off $1,000
employees. The firm makes auto
bodies.
The union permitted $1,000
Office and maintenance workers
and supervisory employees to pass
through token picket lines at
Chrysler.
1t was singular strike in one
sense. There was no mass pick
citing. At some plant gates police
Outnumbered the pickets.
Customarily, the UAW has ac-
companied at least the first few
days of its strikes with big forces
of marching pickets.
This has been the traditional
show of strength-with the added
purpose of warding off strike
breakers. Union spokesmen, how
ever. said the JAW was SO strong
at Chrysler that mass picketihg
was unnecessary.
Turbulent sos Recalled.
This is sissy stuff compared to
1887" said Russell Watson, At, a.
maintenance employe who took
part in the sitdown strikes of the
turbulent sos. I'm those days
we'd run a double picket line four
abreast a good half mile along the
plant" @
Although some views differed,
most strikers interviewed by re-
porters expressed support of the
walkout.
"It looks like long strike,
said James Bill, with Chysler for
"a years. But If we could stick
1t out with nothing before this,
we should certainly make 1t now"
The six-month-long negotia-
tions broke of with sharp COM
ment from both sides.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
PTA Plans Squore Dance

A square dance sponsored by the
Charles Barrett School Parent
Teacher Association will be held
at $3.50 pm. Saturday at the
Blessed Sacrament Church, Brad
dock and Seminary roads, Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

8. Put aside something every
payday.
4. Fight off the spending of a
wasteful cent.
5. Don't throw away anything
that can be used in another form.
6. Husband and wife must de-
velop repair skills.
7. 1t pays to buy the beSt-the
best, however, you can afford for
the particular use of the item.
8. Get together with your
neighbors to work out economical,
wholesale buying, baby sitting and
other services.
Mrs. Gaddis includes meaty
booklet and pamphlet lists with
each section, selecting publica-
tions that are either free or avail
able at a nominal cost. and in
Guiding publishers addresses.
"a word of warning" she adds.
There's such a thing as playing
the game too hard. Constant saw
ing is expensive if it costs you your
sense of humor and proportion!
It's a good idea to give yourself a
reward now and then, too. Have
a certain sum, even if it's only
dollar, that you can go hog-wild
Evening star., 1950-08-18
For Your Bookshelf
By Betty Miles

How to Save $1,000 a Year at
Home, by Margaret GaddiS
Cummings Enterprises, Phila-
delphia, SD
Indiana Housewife Margaret
GaddiS has written a stimulating
practical book brimming with
many concrete suggestions OF
ways in which money can be
saved on food, dress, furnishings
building ones own home, garden
ing, family fun, vacations and car
expenses. 1t is Mrs. Gaddis' phil
osophy that clever wives can con-
tribute almost as much to the
family income as do their hus-
bands by clever spending and
have fun doing it if they've a will
to spend well and wisely.
The author took her cue from
an old Frenchwoman, remark
able for her verve, chic and amaz-
ing ability to make one dollar do
the work of three" and evolved
these rules, added to American
standards:
/. You save by watching the
price of small items.
2. Never charge.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
AppIe Pudding

If you are hungry for a good
apple pudding, you'll like this easy
combination of biscuit with apples
and raisins, appropriately named
biscuit apple cake. Sift together
l cup sifted enriched flour. y cup
sugar, 112 teaspoons baking pow
der and u teaspoon salt. Cut or
rub in u cup shortening. Add /
cup finely chopped raw apples, l
tablespoon milk and l teaspoon
grated lemon rind, mixing lightly.
Add u cup currants or raisins.
Pack in 8-inch or 9-inch pie pan.
Bake in moderate oven $3.50 de-
grees F.) about As minutes. Makes
6 servings. Serve biscuit apple
cake warm with a pitcher of
cream.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Today's column is especially
for all of you who think that
beauty and charm belong to the
young and willowy. 1t features
a leading Powers model who is in
constant demand as a matron
model, yet one who is over SO
in age and a 40 in size!
How does she do it? Well,
here it is-frst hand, in the
words of Beatrice Foster, herself:
ANY woman who wants to
make her personal dream of ma
ture attractiveness come true
every day can do it, if she learns
how to make an attribute out
of what many another woman
considers a handicap.
"The starting place lies in know
ing your faults-not so that you
can apologize to yourself or any
one else for them, but so that
you can face them squarely to
overcome them quickly.
Learn what you must avoid.
especially in clothes. Shiny fab
RIGS such as satin. metallic bro
cades and sequins will add inches
to anybody over size 20. Round
lines in any garment simply re-
peat and accentuate the round
ness of the figures. Intense
colors throw their spotlight on
the entire girth. EXtraneous or
naments of any kind at the bust,
hip or waist only increase back
to-front width.
"Find a basic style that suits
you and then stick to it. This
doesn't mean that you have to let
fashion pass you by and look as
out-of- date as last years hat.
1t just means following certain
principles that are incorporated
in wisely designed women's clothes
no matter what the current mode.
The most important of these are
long vertical and short-diagonal
lines, three-quarter sleeves, the
wonderful, new, fitted belts and
v necks.
more than any other. the ma
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Meat Balls With Eqq
CenterS

-NenIGTS
One of the favorite recipes of
the late, great Arthur Deute was
one he picked up in South Ameri-
ca, Meat Balls With Egg Cen
ters."
Hard cook and shell 4 to 6
eggs. Then grind u pound Of
beef and u pound of pork to-
gether. Season with salt, pepper,
a hint of sage and some chopped
parsley. Mix in 70 a cup of dry
bread crumbs, and bind all with
3 or 4 well-beaten eggs.
Pack this mixture around the
hard-cooked eggs, making as
many balls as there are eggs. Set
the balls in a casserole and cover
with beef broth or bouillon. Cook
in a moderate oven for l hour,
and serve with cole slaw or sauer-
kraut.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Certain to delight the teen-age
sewer is this neatly styled frock
that's so young and f1attering
Note the tricky neck closing. the
crisp contrasting collar and cuffs!
Barbara Bell Sew-rite perfo-
rated Pattern No. 1900 is designed
for sizes II, II, 13. IA. Is and 18.
Size IL requires AS yards Of
39-inch fabric; 12-yard contrast
For this pattern, send rs cents
in coins, your name. address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Evening Star, P. o. Box 80, Sta
ton G., New York 10, N. Y.
The new fall and winter
"Stylist" is filled with ideas for
smart winter wardrobe. Easy to
sew styles; special features; fabric
news: free pattern printed inside
the book. Send Is cents today
for your copy.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Don'tGive
False Praise
By Angelo Potri

Children love praise and it is
good for them. 1t is a tonic to
their minds and bodies, promotes
their growth and fires their ambi-
tions. We should never stint it
but we should be careful to stay
within the bounds of truth and
possibility. BY that I mean that
we should not give children and
young people a false idea of their
talents and accomplishments.
When boy or girl hands in a
fine piece Of art work he should
be told so and the work placed in
a CONSPICUOUS position for the
audience that good work demands.
well DONE" should acclaim his
success.
Stop there. Don't assure the
boy that he is a coming artist.
That word can be misused to the
great injury of aspiring youth.
Artists are finished workmen and
rarely, rarely is any one that at
school age. These talented chill
dren will have to undergo ap-
premiership to their art, endure
trials and suffer hardship before
they can know the meaning of
art and it's place in life.
A girl has a sweet singing voice,
another has dramatic gifts, one
dances well. All to the good. Ac-
cent their strengths. Praise their
accomplishment but refrain from
implying that the stage and screen
and air awaits their coming with
anxious eagerness. They do moth
ing of the sort. The children will
have to undergo severe training.
go through many difficult trial,
many a bitter experience before
they reach the place of the artist
who entertains the public.
Talents that are put into har-
ness too soon are likely to fade
as soon. Art is a shy growth. and
most uncertain. The promise of
it may be here today and gone
tomorrow. A gift sometimes has
a way of changing its nature and
becoming another kind of ability.
A young musician changes into
a surgeon; a singer into an actor;
an actress into a housewife. Time
tells the story. While it is right
and proper to inspire children to
creative effort we should guard
against raising hopes that may
end in disappointment and Bit
terness Great artists are few and
far between, but good craftsmen,
good workers, mothers and social
are many and contribute
far more of strength and stability
to society than the nearly great
artists ever can offer.
Great art is a high expression
Of the spirit. Most of US who carry
the burden of civilization must be
content with less. 1t would be
just as well if many of our aspir-
ing youth could accept that fact.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
On the Art of Saving ST ,OOOo Year

with. (Try to go hog-wild with a
dollar - It's the psychological
effect, not the actual amount
that's important.
Author GaddiS' philosophy
makes good managing an adven-
ture. and her many concrete and
practical suggestions offer ample
~sistance along the way.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Try This!

Canned hamburgers are deli
cious baked on baking powder bis
cults. Make the biscuit dough out
of the standard recipe and cut out
IL rounds that are the same size
as the hanburgers. Top each Of
six rounds with a hamburger. then
cover with the remaining six
rounds and bake it a hot oven for
about Is minutes. Serve with hot
gravy or sauce.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Supper Fare

For Sunday night supper, when
there are guests, serve elbow mac
aroni in a cheese sauce. to which
pimento- stuffed olives have been
added. Tomato aSpic on crisp
shredded lettuce tastes good with
this hot dish, and fruit and cookies
make a good ending for the menu.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

ture figure needs good balance in
any design. For example, if the
bust is heavy and the hips close
to normal, find the dress that has
a moderately draped skirt. Such
manipulation of fabric equalizes
the two measurements and gives
the figure fine proportion.
"Chose all your accessories with
discretion. Stay away from
chunky jewelry, no matter how
fashionable it is. Keep to the fine,
distinctive pieces. Avoid cuteness
in shoes and handbags. Classic
designs with good workmanship
and fabric are for the woman of
ripe distinction.
"See to it that your makeup is
neither drab nor harsh. Choose a
foundation that matches your
skin and a lipstick that is free of
purply tones. Coral, pink or scar
let shades soften lines and give
your delicate coloring a chance to
emerge.
And don't try to look 10
it's like wearing your age on your
sleeve. Do try to look and be as
young as you are. That's the Sc
cret of leaving behind you no age
impression whatsoever"
Glasses That Adorn.
Wear your glasses as a smart acces-
sorry. Choose rims that are the most
interesting shape for your face. This
special leafet is yours for the asking.
Write to John Robert Powers in care Of
The Evening Star and inclose a
stamped, self-addressed return en-
Evening star., 1950-08-18

Use a graham cracker crust for
lemon pie and top with whipped
cream.