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Evening star., 1950-09-17
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nCoins.
By Ted Hummer

Lfbfurion, American Nvmismotie Assoeicfion
Americans have grown up know
ing the famous nickel of coin
age, SO it may seem unusual that
there ever was time when off,
cials were opposed to issuing
money made of the white metal.
DR.. Lewis Feuchtwanger ap-
peared before Congress repeatedly.
urging nickel coinage as early as
1887. He wanted the country to
mint coins of a German silver"
composition-nickel, copper and
some zinc. He made some trial
pieces in this metal. Nickel is ex-
ceptionally fine for medals, al
though few are struck in this
metal. Nickel is hard, yet MALE
able, takes a high polish and re-
sists oxidation. It was used as an
alloy by the Chinese centuries ago
but was first isolated in 1751 and
obtained in pure state in ITS.
After some experimenting, the
flying eagle cents of 1857 and 1858
were struck, being IL per cent
nickel and 88 per cent copper.
This combination gave them a
white or yellow tinge and they
became known as white cents.
When the Indian cent originated
in 1859, use of IL per cent nickel
was continued until 1854 when the
bronze cent came into being.
Next use of nickel in coinage
was in the three-cent nickel, 1865
to 1889, made of 25 per cent
nickel and IS per cent bronze.
The f1ve-cent nickel originated in
1866, with a shield design, and
1t was of the same composition.
This design was replaced with the
Liberty or v nickel in 1888, this
was succeeded by the bison Indian
nickel in 1918 and used until the
Jefferson flve-cent piece was
adopted in 1888.
Evening star., 1950-09-17

Emily j. Carey, assistant secre-
taire, and Mrs. Margaret Green
burg, caiSSiere.
Delegates and alternates to the
Marche Rationale at Los Angeles
are: Mrs. Claire Smithson, chair
man; Mrs. Mae E. Hart, Mrs
Heagerty, Mrs. Rae R. Zaontz and
Mrs. Ethel Wilt. Alternates: Mrs.
Rose Perkins, Mrs. Ann Zaruba;
Mrs. Florence Dietsche, Miss
Emily j. Carey and Mrs. Bertha
Kohner.
Delegates at large are: Mrs.
Warren, chapeau national passe,
and Mrs. Frances F. Snow, ma
tional pollv0ir member
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Civic Calendar
FonduhI to TuIk
On Defense Topic

Inspector John Fondahl, acting
District civil defense head, is ex-
pected to talk on defense of the
city at the first fall meeting OF
the Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
Janney School. Wisconsin avenue
and Albemarle street NV.
Also discussing civil defense
this week will be the Shepherd
Park group tomorrow in the
Shepherd School and the Dahl
gren Terrace Association Wednes-
day in the Noyes School.
The Bradbury Heights body will
elect new officers at it's meeting at
8 pm. Wednesday in the Davis
School.
The weeks schedule follows:
Tomorrow.
Chillum Heights-Luther Rice
Memorial Church, 5315 North
Capitol street. 8 pm.
Fort Davis-Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and
street Sc, 6 pm
Lincoln Park-Epworth Meth
odist Church, Thirteenth street
and North Carolina avenue NE.
g pm.
Shepherd Park - Shepherd
School, Fourteenth street and
Kalmia road NV, 8:15 pm.
Tuesday.
AnacoStia - AnacoStia Meth
odist Church Social Hall, Four
teenth at U streets Sc, 8 pm.
Petworth - Petworth Branch
Library, Georgia avenue and Up
shur street NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Dahlgren Terrace - Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE. 8 pm.
Friendship Janney School
Wisconsin avenue and Albemarle
street NV, 8 pm.
Bradbury Heights - Davis
School, Forty-fourth place and II
street Sc, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
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Just what part did dogs play in
their first association with man?
All we can do is hazard a guess,
but the chances are that their
first service to mankind was as
Scavengers. In the early Stone
Age, man was a nomad and a
hunter, moving about from place
to place in search of food. He
and his tribe encamped in spot
abounding in game, and as soon
as the food supply was diminished,
moved on to likelier territory.
Leftover food was thrown into
a heap near the camp. AS the
days went by and the refuse heap
grew larger, the odor from the
decaying food became almost un-
bearable. Even today, among the
Australian aborigines. the main
use for the dog Is still that of a
scavenger.
Man was grateful to the dogs
that followed the camp, cleaning
up the refuse. AS the dogs became
tanner, it is conceivable that man
allowed them a place by the fire.
side. 1t was then that man be-
came conscious of the compan-
ionship offered by his new-found,
four-footed friends. From then
until now dog and man have
been inseparable.
A few weeks ago I was called
to friends house and told that
his dog was rabid. I asked to see
the animal and was told that it
had been taken to a hospital. We
drove over couple of weeks later
and learned what many dog own
ers have discovered after thinking
a dog rabid-that the animal
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Both Treasury and FRB
Show Scars in Dispute
Over Interest Rates
By ChorIes Molony
Associated Press FIneneiol Writer

The Treasury and Federal Re-
serve Board both show scars from
O month-old battle over interest
rates, and neither looks much
like a winner.
Reserve authorities insist the
Treasury ought to pay a bit more
interest on money it borrows for
about year or less. The Treas
ury can't see it that way.
If the Treasury. paid more,
interest rates in general would
rise, and that would produce a
healthy result-inf1ationary bor-
rowing would be discouraged.
The Treasury position: such
slight rate increases wouldn't stop
borrowing, but they would add a
lot to interest costs already run
ming to $500, 600 900 a year on
the $25s,o00. 900. 900 Government
debt.
Investors Take Hand.
Developments up to now appear
to have Observation-Disclosures
one thing:
Investors who can get 1.3 per
cent intereSt-at an annual rate
on money loaned out for a three
month period aren't keen to make
13-month loans to the same bor-
rover for 1.25 per cent.
The cool response the Treasury
has received from banks and
other private investors when it
sought to borrow money for 13
months at lbs per cent suggested
just that.
The proposition was made in
the form of an offer to swap
certificates carrying those terms
for $7,321 ,892, 200 in other Treas
ury securities falling due last Fri
day. The securities represent the
Treasury's promise to repay.
The response, announced by the
Treasury a day earlier, was that
holders of 10 per cent of the old
securities would rather have cash
than do any swapping on the 1.25
per cent terms.
The interest the old securities
had paid-83 per cent Of them
yielded 2 or ESQ per cent, the rest
1.125-didn't seem as important as
something the Treasury did last
Monday in its weekly borrowings
for 81 days.
81 Day Rate Boosted.
The Treasury then accepted q
little more than 81 billion in
proffered 91-day loans on agree
ment to pay 1911 per cent, high
est rate 1t has paid for such
borrowing since the 1898 bank
holiday.
Investors who prefer q return
like that to 13-month, 1.25 per
cent deal can offer 91-day loans
next week or later.
1t may seem strange, but lot
probably most-of the 81 per cent
OF old securities that were traded
in for the Treasury's new "low
rate" 13-month securities were
swapped in by the Federal Reserve.
Indeed, the Reserve authorities,
despite their distaste for the In
tereSt term on anti-inflation
grounds, had been heavily buying
the old securities in the last three
weeks or so.
The explanation is that the Re-
serve authorities, regardless of
other matters, feel a No. / duty
to see that the borrowing Treasury
gets cash for Government opera
tionS, even If they have to lend
1t themselves.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Mrs. Mae {. Hart Heads Eight and Forty Salon

Mrs. Mae z. Hart was elected
chapeau departmental of the Dis
trict Eight and Forty Salon at the
annual session last week.
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Alice Slattery. demi chapeau
premier; Mrs. Pearl Heagerty,
demi chapeau deuxieme; Mrs.
Esther Carrico. 1aumonier: Mrs.
Rose Kaucher, parchiviste: Mrs.
Virginia De, Force, la concierge;
Miss Courtney Newton, salon aide;
Mrs. Ann Crump and Mrs. Eliza
beth Moriarty, color bearers.
Mrs. Hart had the following ap-
pointments ratified: Mrs. Ellen
Louise Warren, secretaire: Miss
Evening star., 1950-09-17

any JODS eAeCuUIVt
September marks the end of the estivation period
for a number but it is well into October before
some get underway.
The first business for some is to elect officers
but all are interested in plans for the season in the
handling of the numerous civic problems which
confront the voteless and unrepresented Washing
tonians.
Just in the ofing is the national election day
November 7, when the people of the States will
choose the District of Columbia national and local
legislature These isolated Americans will watch
on the sidenes wishfully hopeful that true friends
of the District will be returned and that the new
Representatives and Senators will promptly be-
come their friends and champions.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Bridge CoIendor

ToDAY-chess Club; Hotel Gordon; mixed
second second. z: F Arthur Walker
Club 1911 North Quincy. Arlington, rat
ing point, 8. Regency Club. duplicate
game for members only, 7:45.
TOMORROW - Federal Bridge League,
1900 New Hampshire; team OF -four and
open rating point. 8. La Sale Studio,
1923 Connecticut; open master point, s.
Observation-Disclosures Club, 1855 Euclid;
open rating point. 745. Andrew Air
Force Base Of1cers' Bridge Club, rat
ing point: 7:45. Count Club 1914
Seventeenth; open rating point, s. :
WEDNESDAY - Stephan Studio, 1885
Euclid; open rating point, /. Wash
1ngton Bridge League, Hotel Roose-
velt; open master point. 7:45.
THURsDAY-chess Club. rating point,
FRIDAY--Arlington Farms Club, 1911
North Quincy. Arlington; rating point
8. Fairlington-Parkfair Club, 3l47
South Stafford, Fairlington; open rating
point, S:15 (call TIE. 1850 for reser-
yatl9nss. natnf Stephan Studio, open rating
sATURDAY-Stephan Studio open rat
ing point |; Chess Club. rating point.
p; rating point. 7:30.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Two Business Groups
Meetinq This Week

Because of religious holidays,
many business groups scheduled
to meet this week have postponed
their meetings.
Columbia Heights Businessmens
Association meets at pm. Tues
day, at 3113 Fourteenth street
NV.
Electrical Contractors Associa-
ton, board of directors meeting is
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday, at 1913
Forest Glen road, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Local Ben Hur News
Meetings this week are:

Meetings this week are:
Mckinley Court - Tuesday,
Pythian Temple. October 7,
dinner and entertainment, Fairfax
Hotel. For reservations contact
Mrs. Winfred Artz, Franklin 5282.
Congressional Court-Wednes-
day, home of Elmer johnson.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Ladies' Oriental Shrine

Su-Zu Court of the Ladies' ORR
entail Shrine of North America
will hold the patrol business meet
ing with Mrs. Virginia De Haven
on Wednesday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Women of the Moose

Columbia Chapter, Women of
the Moose, announce the follow
ing activities: Wednesday, night
of fun, Moose Home, $3.50 pm.
Friday, meeting, Moose Home,
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Citizens Associations Resume Work;
PROPOSAL to Create Advisory Council
By Jesse e. Suter

better indication that the fall and winter seasons
resumption of regular meetings OF
citizens When the weather arrives these cit
the and turn
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Over-the- e-Counter Market

The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
more dealers. members of the National
ASSOCIATION OF Securities Dealers; Inc,
would trade with the general public at
the time the quotations were assembled
for The Star. as of Friday noon.
Evening star., 1950-09-17

wasn't rabid but just crazy. 1t is
possible for a dog to go crazy
just as humans do.
I have been in contact with
several dogs which were "low-
grade morons," mentally deficient,
like a defective child, yet not
insane. Oftentimes dog suffer
ing from rickets in puppyhood
will be left with slightly clouded
brain.
Another friend of mine owns
two champion show dogs that
seem normal in almost every re-
spect and yet they are slightly
crazy. Both these well-known
show dogs will eat only at mid
night, and then only if they are
left alone. Yes, like humans, there
are some dogs that are literally
crazy.
The Question Box.
Question: If a dog has dis
bCA1PC1 d11O 1COOtC1o, Id Ol1CIC ally
chance of his ever getting chorea :?
F. T.
Answer: When three months
have passed after an actual attack
of distemper, and no symptoms of
chorea have appeared, it is safe to
say that he will probably never
get chorea. However, the dog must
actually have had distemper, and
not distemperlike infection.
Question: Brewers yeast has
been prescribed for my dog. How
will this, be beneficial to him?
o. N.
Answer: Brewers yeast supplies
vitamin B and is especially useful
in cases Of malnutrition.
(Relsased By MeNauGht Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Maryland COP. Split
Over Reorganization
BY the As.oeiotsd Pra,x

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 18.-Repub-
lican dissidents will come here
next week to oppose a party re-
organization bill sponsored by the
COP State chairman, Senator
Stanford Hoff of Carroll County.
Miss Helen Elizabeth Brown,
Baltimore attorney, the only wom-
and doomed for the gubernatorial
nomination this year, made the
date for Tuesday with the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
With Lawrence Green of the
Alexander Hamilton Republican
Club, she asked a chance to tes-
ttify on a bill to allow both Re-
publicans and Democrats to de-
eide for themselves how to desig-
nate local party executives.
Miss Brown has been indorsed
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination by the young Republi-
can League.
The league is on the outs with
the reigning COP senior organ
ization headed by National Com
mitteeman Jacob France and Sem
ator Hoff.
Senate President Byrnes, Demo-
crat, of Baltimore, introduced the
party reorganization bill with SEN
ator Hoff. 1t has been attacked by
spokesmen for both parties in
the Judiciary Committee. Senator
Hof said this week he would offer
some compromise amendments.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Dispute Over Location
Span
Put Up 10 Congress

Legislation to permit construc-
ton of bridge over the Anacostia
River in line with East Capitol
street has been drafted and sent
to the Capitol.
The District Commissioners sent
the draft to Representatives Beall,
Republican, and Sasscer, Demo-
crat, both of Maryland, at the
suggestion of the two House men,
berS.
May Settle Dispute.
Thus Congress may step in and
decide the dispute between the
city heads and the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commis-
sion over the location of the next
Anacostia River crossing.
The planning commission last
month vetoed East Capitol street
as the location and recommend
ed further studies of the bridge
needs. Its own staff advocates
location of the next bridge in
line with Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr.. Beall and Mr.. Sasscer, in
letter to the city heads last
Wednesday, expressed disappoint-
ment that an item of $4,000, 900
to start construction of the East
Capitol Street Bridge was deleted
from the Commissioners pending
budget for 1851.
Estimate Is Submitted.
They requested the city heads
to send them a draft of legisla-
ton which the commissioners
felt would accomplish the con-
struction of bridge in the proper
location. if enacted into law"
Gen. Young reported to the
planning commission last month
that the East Capitol Street
Bridge would cost from So, ,702 500
to $l2.046,000, depending on the
approaches.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
2-Cent Zone Fare Rise
To Begin Tomorrow in
MARYLAND Suburbs

Riders on Capital Transit Co.
buses and streetcars in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties. Md, will pay higher fares
beginning at 1901 am. tomorrow.
The fare, now cents zone, will
go to cents zone. The increase
has been approved by the Mary
land Public Service Commission
The company has estimated Mary
land riders will pay $486,0 900 more
year.
The fare on express buses which
run between Bethesda and Silver
Spring in Maryland and downtown
Washington will be 27 cents in
stead of Is cents, the additional 2
cents being for travel in one Mary
land zone. A zone extends approx
imately mile and a half.
In asking the Public Service
Commission for the increase, the
company said its Maryland opera
tions resulted in deficit of $713,-
600 year. 1t said the higher fare
should cut this deficit to 1927 900.
Greenbelt residents, who are in
the fifth zone, will pay 35 cents
instead of Is cents to reach the
District. If they pay a 13-cent
fare in Washington their trip to
business will cost them 48 cents
one way.
Green Meadows residents COM
plain that they were formerly in
the first zone, but with bus re-
routing they are now in the second
zone from the District line. They
did not object to the rerouting
when it was placed in effect sew
eral months ago because it meant
better service to more people.
Now, however, they will pay a
4-cent-higher fare instead of a
2-cent increase.
Porter Beale. president of the
Green Meadows Citizens Associa-
ton, said the association opposed
the 2-cent fare increase. Now, he
said, they don't see what can be
done about it. He added, however,
that there probably will be an in
crease in pooling automobile
transportation.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
By the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 18.-The
General Assembly will be asked
this week to indorse or void the
blank check it wrote in 1947 en-
abling most Maryland banks to
close every Saturday.
Delegate Sklar, Democrat, OF
Baltimore, has introduced a bill
to repeal the three-year- -old
statute which authorizes Satur-
day holidays for banks in Balti-
more City and every county ex-
cept Caroline, Queen Annes, Som
erset and Worcester.
Wicomico County banks also
were excluded from the day-of1
provision in the original act. Last
year an amendment was passed to
let them close for the week every
Friday afternoon. .-.
Want 5-Day Week.
The House Banking, Insurance
and Social Security Committee
will hold a hearing on the Sklar
bill Tuesday. Chairman Luber
Democrat. of Baltimore, already
has promises from five bank
spokesmen they will appear to
plead for the holidays.
Those who favor repeal say
working people don't have a
chance to cash their pay checks
or make deposits except on Sat-
urday, when they're off," Dele
gate Luber said today.
But several bankers have told
me they and their employees want
a f1ve-day week. too" he added.
Delegate Sklar. who counts
many Baltimore delegates among
hackers of his bill, will support
it before the committee.
The Luber committee has an
other major hearing next week.
This will bring State and Balti-
more welfare officials to Annapolis
for comment on a bill to allow
local governments to require physi-
cally able persons to work for their
relief checks.
Delegate Whitworth, Republic
can, of Allegany, introduced the
measure. It would affect only en-
ployables-who until two months
ago had not been eligible for
Maryland welfare benefits.
In an about-face at its special
session in December, the legisla-
ture appropriated 100000 for
emergency relief to men and
women who had exhausted their
unemployment compensation, were
in desperate need and unable to
land a job.
Bill Would Permit Program,
Gov. Lane has suggested using
$685. 900 of an $500, 900 emergency
fund for the State welfare depart
ment to continue the program in
the fiscal year beginning July l.
The Whitworth bill would not
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Maryland Hearing Set on Bill
7oOpen Banks on Saturday

require county commissioners to
adopt work-projects plan. It
would simply permit them to do so.
Most of the recipients would
prefer it that way-they're not
looking for handouts" Mr.. Whit
worth says.
Counties drawing authority from
this bill-if it passes-could dis
qualify from relief anyone who re-
fused to work. @
State Welfare Director j. Milton
Patterson has approved the prin-
ciple behind the Whitworth pro-
posal. He will be at the hearing
Wednesday,,
Evening star., 1950-02-19
IPTA Group to Hear
Indiana Republican

Representative Harvey, Repub-
lican, of Indiana, will speak on
The Citizens Responsibility for
Education" at meeting of the
Falls Church Federation of Par.
ent- Teacher Associations at pm.
tomorrow in Madison School.
A musical program will be pre-
sented by John Goodell, pianist.
and Jean Beerbower, contralto.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Former Police Chief Faces
Sentence on March )

Sentencing of a former Berlin
(MdD police chief on charges OF
using the mails to defraud has
been set for March 3 in Alexan-
dria District Court.
A Federal court jury Friday
night convicted jeremiah M
Rapillo, 40, of three oeunts of
using the mails to defraud. Judge
Albert v. Bryan postponed SEN
fencing until the March date.
According to testimony, Rapillo
set himself up in business in Alex
andria as "Jerry's Tobacco Co."
Postal inspectors charged that Gig
arettes ordered by out-of- State
firms were never delivered.
Evening star., 1950-02-19
Exemption From Rent DecontroI
In Virginia Held q Lost Cause
,oo much trouble was seen OF

IlOt GOo uuCH tTOuUle was Seen on
this score.
With the controversial rent con-
troll matter out OF the way the
House next week will be in posi-
tion to consider the budget and
State tax policies for the next
two years. These matters, as we'll
as bills to repeal the State segre-
cation laws affecting public car
riers and create a race relations
commission, also should be decided
during the week.
House action on the $597 ,500,-
900 general appropriations bill
was indicated for late in the week
by H. H. Adams of Northampton,
Appropriations Committee chair
man.
Mr.. Adams said the committee
hoped to report the big budget
bill to the House by Wednesday
or Thursday. If custom is fol-
lowed, the budget will be set for
special order of business a day
or so later.
To Act Monday on Tax Cut.
This may mean House passage
Of the bill Friday, which would
give the Senate a full two weeks
to complete action before the AS
sembly winds up its 60-day session
on March IL.
The fate OF several pending bills
on tax reduction and others call
ing for State sales tax probably
will be decided before the budget
gets final action.
Members of the House Finance
Committee have decided to act
Monday on the tax cut bills.
Among them are proposals to al
low credit for Federal income tax
payments in computing State in
come taxes and to continue COM
putation of State income taxes on
the present basis but allow a 10
per cent credit on taxes due.
The 10 per cent credit measure
appears to have the best chance.
It's patrons include seven members
OF the Finance Committee, only
two short of the number necessary
to report it fayorably.
But like all tax cut proposals it
faces the handicap Of firm opposi-
tion from Gov. Battle, who said
again only yesterday that he
didn't see how the State could
spare any of it's present revenues.
May Act on Sales Levy.
On the Senate side, final action
should come during the new legis-
lative week on the Gray Tax
Study Commissions key bill which,
as amended and reported by the
Senate Finance Committee, would
require reassessments of local tax
able property every six years.
The Senate also has several tax
reduction proposals. including two
BY Senator e. 0. Mccue. jr. Gov.