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Evening star., 1950-03-13

Several exhibition industry
spokesmen have put themselves
on record before the House Ways
and Means Committee which is
taking UP proposed excise tax cuts.
In proposing limited excise tax
reductions. President Truman
omitted the 20 per cent amuse-
ment tax. but the committee is
expected to include it. Industry
sources estimate that three
fourths of the 1894 million
brought, in nationally by the
amusement tax in 1949 came from
movies.
Mr.. Roosevelt said these six had
put themselves 'on record for the
tax savings to the public: Gael
Sullivan, Theater Owners of
America; Abram F. Myers, Coun-
Gil of Motion Picture Organiza-
tions; Charles P. Skouras, Ma
tional Theaters; Harry Brandt,
Brandt Theaters, Inc; j.. ]. R.
Vogel, Loew's, Inc, and Leonard
H. Goldenson, United Paramount
Theaters, Inc. ~.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

taste and head for the trial court
well before convening time. BY
coincidence, the majority always
seems to wind up at the same trial,
usually lurid crime Of violence or
divorce.
They've got q nose like a
hound dog for good trials" as
one clerk puts 1t.
The same observer recalls a re-
tired Army sergeant Of World War
II, who, over a four-year period,
never missed the best trials Of his
time here and always got in
court ahead of the general crowd.
"Only trouble was he weighed
about $50 pounds and took up the
space of three ordinary sized
people. He never budged out of
his place. though, despite the
dirty looks Of his neighbors,' the
clerk said.
Al st. Elizabeths Hospital
psychiatrist has given a clue to
the tenacity Of the hangers-on.
Just as some people prefer to
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Print Shop Operator
Among Those Injured
lin Weekend Traffic

John r. Du Comb, 80, print
er for SIS years and a Washing
ton resident since 1914. was re-
ported IN, pretty good" condition
at Gallinger Hospital today after
being injured in a traffic accident
He suffered head and face cuts
when struck yesterday by a sta
ton wagon which, police said. was
driven by Herbert M. Browning,
%. of the 1000 block of Massachu-
sets avenue NE.
Mr.. Du Comb operates a printing
shop at 1735 Fourteenth street
NV. and lives at the same ad-
dress. A native of Philadelphia
he is a charter member of the
Washington Club of Printing
House Craftsmen.
An Alexandria man was seri-
ously hurt last night when struck
by a hit-run driver on Callahan
drive, Alexandria.
He is Edloe Whitefield Wright
jr., 80, Of Locust HILL.
Police said Mr.. Wright was
walking south on tn edge Of the
road when a north-bound car
passing another car, struck him
Police said the other driver tried
to catch the hit-run car.
Mr.. Wright was reported in fair
condition today at Alexandria
Hospital.
Two brothers later were charged
with leaving the scene Of an acci-
dent. They are Clay H. Chumley
%, Of 213 Moncure drive. and
Lester H. Chumley, 18, RID 2,
Alexandria. Clay Chumley also
was charged with driving, under
the influence Of liquor.
Police were seeking a driver who
failed to stop after his car struck
Arch Mccoy, A. of >1431 Morse
street NE. at Fourteenth street
and Maryland avenue NE, last
night. Mr.. Mccoy was taken to
Gallinger Hospital for treatment
of a fractured leg.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Hit-Run Car Kills Widows
AS They Leave Funeral Home

powder Falls Bridge near here
early today, killing one and Sc
riously injuring four others.
Soldiers from the Army Medi-
cal Center pried into the wreckage
to remove the bodies. The victims
were brought to the Army dis
pensary for treatment.
No Identification of the sailors
was available pending notification
of next of kin Of the one killed
State police at Wilma Barracks
said a tire apparently blew out
as the car approached the bridge
The automobile veered of the
right side Of the road, tore out
guard rails and plunged down q
sharp embankment 40 feet until
1t crashed into a tree.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
>Neighborhood Concert
Tickets Ready for
Roosevelt High School

Invitations are now ready
for distribution for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star. 1t will be held
at Roosevelt High School at
8 pm, March 20.
The tickets may be had
without cost at Roosevelt High
School, Shepherd, Raymond,
West, Trusdell, Health School,
Bancroft and H. D. Cooke Ele-
mentary Schools, Sacred Heart.
Academy, Nativity School, the
Recreation Department, Six
teenth and Lamont streets.
NV, and the business counter
In the lobby of The Star Build
ing.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Unidentified Man Killed
Here by B. & 0. Train

An unidentified middle aged
colored man was killed by a Bal
timore and Ohio train as he at
tempted to cross the tracks at
Fifth and T streets NE. last
night.
Walter Marienschek, So. listed
as engineer on the Chicago bound
train, told police the man stepped
on the tracks and the train could
not stop in time to avoid hitting
him.
The victim was described as be-
tween so and SIS years, 5 feet
inches, weighing 145 pounds. He
had gray hair, carried cane and
was wearing a blue suit with
white stripes and a gray-checked
topcoat.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
BY Mortin S. Hoyden
North American Newspaper Alliance

Everybody grumbles about the
son Of the Rhode Island light
house keeper-but hardly any one
knows him. He has helped drain
from Americas pockets a third
of trillion dollars and this week
he is at 1t again, taking another
$40 billion bite. ..
He Is affable George J. Schoene-
man, commissioner of internal
revenue. according to official di-
rectories. but "Mr. Income Tax"
to millions who will this week pay
again.
While folk all over the country.
struggled to finish returns by the
March Is deadline. the commits
sioner relaxed in his king sized
Washington Office and talked
about income taxation-those
who pay and those who try not
to.
1t may ease the unhappy tax
payer to know that the chief
collector thinks he (the taxpayer)
is quite a fellow.
This" says Mr.. Schoeneman,
"is the greatest example of self
assessment and voluntary taxa
ton In history. In most countries,
as in England, the governments
send men around to check citizens
books and tell them what to pay.
Here, the taxpayer tells us what
he owes. and pays it."
100000 Return Check Made.
To support his contention that
Americans in general do high
level job OF bookkeeping for Uncle
Sam. Mr.. Schoeneman points to
special 160, ,000-return spot check
of 1949 taxpayers chosen at ran
dom. It showed that in only 26
per cent of the cases could expert
checkers find anything wrong
with return and. while some of
the bad" returns contained
fraud. most of the errors were in
arlCnmeJlc or along tne simple
line OF leaving a wife's signature
off a Joint return.
The bureaus auditors have
come up with list showing how
tax violators in 1949 divided up
as to profession or business. The
violation list shows that 1887 per
cent of the authors of bad returns
were in the textile business, whole
sale and retail. For the same
year. 8.37 per cent were In the
wholesale or retail grocery busi-
ness, and 8.02 per cent in the
liquor business. Doctors and den-
lists sent in 7.78 per cent of the
had returns and real estate men,
lumber dealers and building con-
tractors provided 6.01 per cent.
Gamblers sent in 5.66 per cent
and then came farmers with SAB.
automobile dealers with 495, tax
consultants and accountants with
2.36, restaurant owners with LIT,
Evening star., 1950-03-13
HomeRuIeB|oc
Renews Drive
For House Vote
Petition Circulated
In Effort to Force
Measure to Floor

District Day in the House today
marked the start of a new drive by
hcme-rule advocates to force the
local suffrage bill out of the House
District Committee to the floor.
From Home Rule Headquarters,
308 Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
Culver B. Chamberlain, Central
Suffrage Committee president has
written to all House members
urging them to sign a petition, to
discharge the bill from the COM
mittee which has tabled it. Only
48 more signatures are needed to
get the bill to the House floor. In
all, 218 signatures are necessary.
To stimulate interest in the
drive for home rule, small lapel
buttons bearing "Votes for D. c.
went on public sale today. They
are being sold by Home Rule
Headquarters and 81 organizations
advocating self-government here.
Discussed in Broadcast.
The buttons sell for 25 cents if
called for in person or 80 cents if
ordered by mail. Proceeds are to
be used to help defray the groups
expenses in their fight for home
rule.
The blue and white buttons
were first sold at District League
of Women Voters meeting last
week.
Home rule was the subject of
the Americans All radio program
yesterday over Station WOOK.
Representatives of five organ
izations discussed the problem on
the program. sponsored by the
Institute on Race Relations.
Speakers included Mr.. Cham
berlain; Woolsey w. Hall, presi-
dent of the Federation of Civic
Associations; Mrs. Louis Often
berg, past president of the Dis
trict League of Women Voters;
Thomas B. Scott, president of the
Glover Park Citizens Associations
and Elmer S. Kyler, editor of the
Columbia Lodge Elks News.
ave Challenges Legion.
Behind the beauty of the Ma
tion's Capital is political slavery"
Mr.. Scott declared. How can we
sell democracy if we can't open
our sample case. Washington
should be a national shrine, not a
national disgrace"
Mrs. Gutenberg told of recent
civic meeting here during which a
delegation of visiting japanese
women heard discussion of home
rule and were bewildered by the
no-suffrage facts.
1--WE sounded like an occupied
territory Mrs. Gutenberg said.
The American Veterans Com
mittee challenged the District
American Legion on it's anti-home
rule stand yesterday by. appealing
to the Legion's national COM
mander to repudiate the groups
action opposing local government.
Taft Feiman, chairman of the
AVC's Greater Washington Area
Council, also repeated a call for
q public debate with the Legion.
Your position on home rule is
absurdly undemocratic and totally
inconsistent with the purposes for
which veterans of two world wars
have fought" MIR. Feiman wrote
the Legion group.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Maid Of Cotton Is in Town
For 3-Day Goodwin Visit.

Miss Elizabeth MCGEE of Spar
tanburg, S. c., the 1850 Maid OF
Cotton, was in town today, good
willing the cotton industry.
Her plans called for a visit to
the White House for a greeting
from Matt Connolly of the White
House staff, lunch with the South
Carolina Congressional delegation
a news conference and a trip to
the French Embassy.
The lazel-eyed brunei, here for
Ia three-day visit. is. no stranger
She was senior at Holton Arms
Junior College, but dropped out
of school after being named Maid
|of Cotton in Memphis in January
Evening star., 1950-03-13
'Mr. Income Tax ReIuxes as Clients Fidqet

wants Congress to give him 5000
more workers to check returns.
And what about the folk who
do big and little cheating and
then make excuses? Mr.. Scheme
man admits he has heard most
of them.
Sometimes" he said, I'VE de-
velop stock answers. For example
to the numerous people who will
this year, as every other year, try
to claim pet dogs and cats as
exemptions, the reply will be: Is
Fido a blood relation?' If he isn't,
they pay"
The records are full of other
tales. all unsuccessful.
The commissioner recalls, for
instance, the big New York busi-
nessman with a good idea. He
would have his secretary call and
order dozen airline tickets to
California. A check was drawn
and sent to the airline to pay
for them. The books showed the
expenditure was for customer re-
lations." Then the businessman
went personally to the airline,
Cancelled the reservations and
pocketed big cash rebate.
1t Was Good-for a Time.
1t was a good idea - until a
curious revenue agent checked
the airline books and followed the
rebate back to see if it had been
properly credited. -.
The bureau admits 1t was a
little embarrassed last year when
a trio of Western convicts forged
withholding tax forms and duly
filed them with returns showing
considerable tax overpayment te
the Government. The refund
checks were delivered to the
prison-but revenue agents were
right behind them.
Then there was the case Of the
talkative Sacramento grape deal
er who boasted to a crowded bar
room that: II got a system to
beat this income-tax business. >
An agent overheard, a $10.942 tax
return was checked and the grape
man gave with another $112,135
in taxes and penalties.
Mr.. Schoeneman suggests there
is only one way to beat the in
come tax: Find money on the
street and bury it. If you earn
it, somebody is bound to know
about it. If you bank it or spend
it, he argues, somebody will in
evitably ask where you got it. OF
course. he notes, the buried money
is useless even to your heirs: when
they dig it up to spend it, they
will have to pay the tax.
The 61-year-old commissioner
was born in a Newport (R. H.
lighthouse where his father was
the keeper. He became a Post
Office stenographer in 1911 and
an Internal Revenue supervisor
in 1920.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Husband Finds Wife, 36,
Dead; Held for Coroner

An inquest was scheduled today
in the death of Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth King, 36. colored. whose body
was found in bed yesterday at her
home in the 200 block of Warren
street NE.
Aaron King. colored. 81, told
police he discovered his wife's
body. He was held for action of
the coroner.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy, who performed an au-
topsy, said Mrs. King died of a
brain conclusion that could have
been caused by a fall or blow.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
'6SentfoHospita|
|ByGasFumesin
|Ar|ingtonHonne
FomiIy Of ; Siekened;
Neiehbor, Relatives
Also Are Affected

Fumes from a gas furnace sent
an Arlington family of three and
a trio of rescuers to the hospital
yesterday after causing attacks
of nausea.
All were reported in good con-
dition today.
The victims were:
Mrs. Carrie Voight, SO, a Treas
ury Department clerk of 3618
South Kemper drive, Arlington.
Mrs. Voight's son Richard, %,
and her daughter Dolores, 20,
both of the Kemper drive address.
Mrs. Henry zinn. 80, of 37O9
North Thirteenth street, Airing
ton, Mrs. Voight's sister.
Mrs. Mae Lacey, 81, of 775O
Decatur road. West Lanham Hills,
Mrs. Voight's mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hisey. 55. of 1920
South Kemper drive, a neighbor
of the Voight's.
Mrs. Voight, Richard and Mrs.
Lacey were admitted to Alex
andria Hospital. Dolores was ad-
mitted to Arlington Hospital
where Mrs. Zinn and Mrs. Hisey
were treated and released.
Food Poisoning Blamed at First.
According to Arlington police
and Mrs. Hisey, this is what hap
pened:
The Voights went to bed about
midnight Saturday, but awoke
about an hour later suffering from
nausea and headache. They re-
turned to bed, however, after re-
covering from brief fainting spells.
About 6 am. they were still Ill
and called the family doctor who
arrived about 7 O'Clock.
The physician made tenta-
tive diagnosis of food poisoning
and said he would return with an
other physician for further ex-
animation.
The Voights then telephoned
Mrs. Zinn and Mrs. Lacey to come
and care for them. Mrs. Hisey
also came to their aid with hot
water bottles.
Gas Furnace Checked.
Mrs. Hisey had another neigh
Dor check the furnace, thinking
the illness might be caused by gas,
but he found the pilot light burn
ing. 1t then was concluded that
the illness was not caused by gas
fumes.
Mrs. HiSey returned to her
home. but was summoned again
some time later by Dolores, who
telephoned that every one had
collapsed.
AS Mrs. Hisey and another
neighbor were attempting to help
the victims, the doctor returned
with his associate. The physician
telephoned the Rosslyn Gas Co.,
and ambulances were called from
Arlington and Alexandria.
A gas company spokesman said
that an inspection Of the furnace
disclosed leak. He blamed the
illness on the leak and poor ven
tilation in the house.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Soroptimist Fellowship
Is Offered at G. w. u.

George Washington University
announced today that it was re-
ce1ving applications for a Sorop-
timist Fellowship from now until
April /.
The fellowship of $3.50 is for q
woman student undertaking grad
uate or professional work in prep
aration for public service. Appli-
cants must be holders of bacca-
laureate degrees and be candi.
dates for a graduate degree.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
RevenueBureal
ManyFi|e.
Income Taxes
200 Line Corridors
To Request Advice
As Office Opens

The helping hand of the Gov
ernment. backed by the long arm
of the law. helped thousands Of
last-minute taxpayers here today
toward the income tax Ides Of
March.
More than 200 men and women
lined corridors when the Wash
ington section of the Internation-
al Revenue Bureau opened at
$3.50 am. Before the close Of
business at S pm. Wednesday the
100 agents expect to assist at least
5000 others in making out re-
turns.
That Is only a fraction of the
thousands of District residents
who will have filed by mail or
otherwise before March Is mid
night deadline. And throughout
the Nation a mass of 54,000,0
returns is piling up and thou
sands of ,help-seekers are lining
up. ~
The job of giving information
and guidance to crowds at the
Constitution avenue and Twelfth
street offices during the final days
for filing is as inevitable as taxes
themselves.
Easier This Year. T
But it seems to be a bit easier
this year, according to A. P. Rasin,
assistant collector stationed here
for the BALTIMORE collection dis
trict. "a
The initial waiting line of 200 at
$3.50 was cared for in little more
than half hour. BY am, how
ever, the line held 200 more and
by 10 am. the count stood at 800.
But they're moving through
fairly rapidly" Mr.. Rasin said.
"One reason is that people with
really tough tax problems have
learned to come in earlier. Those
we have today have relatively
simpler returns and go through
faster"
Another factor, Mr.. Rasin noted,
is that 6,917 people consulted as
sisting agents from last Monday
through Friday. That compares
with 6.843 for the corresponding
five days last year.
Expect Fewer Visitors.
Internal Revenue officials make
no predictions about the total Of
tax-conscious visitors today, to-
morrow and Wednesday but they
believe the numbers will be some-
what smaller than during the
wind-up of the filing period last
year. ~ :
With last March Is a Tues
day, l,875 persons moved by the
agents desks on March IA, and
approximately 2,o0o on March IS.
There is an extra day for the rear
guard procession this year.
Internal Revenue corridors gave
ample protection from inclement
weather. Despite gloomy skies,
the taxpayers chatted cheerfully
or seemed hardened to an annual
habit. Many Of them passed the
waiting time by studying return
blanks and scribbled notations on
scratch pads.
One of the few disgruntled
comments came from a man who
said he thought today would have
been early enough to avoid the
IlaSt-minute rush.
The Internal Revenue had
short answer for that. 1t is never
too early to pay taxes, an official
sighed.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Silver Spring to Have
Easter Promenade Aqoin

The second annual Easter
Promenade sponsored by the Re-
tail Merchants Committee of the
Silver Spring (Md) Board of
Trade will be held from l pm. to
2::30 pm. Easter Sunday, April 8.
The parade will be held along
Georgia avenue and Colesville
road Immediately after church
services. Prizes will be awarded
best dressed women, families and
children. -
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Westminster Youth, 1o,
Killed as Auto Hits Pole

WESTMINSTER. Md, Mar. 13
.tP).-A 19-year-old motorist died
last night when his car left Route
80 near here and crashed into a
utility pole.
Police identified him as Carl
Robert Chew, Westminster.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Glasses to Be Resumed

The adult education night school
program will reopen tonight at
the Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring. the Mont
gomery County Board of Educa-
ton announced today. The classes
were halted because of the coal
shortage.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

FREDERICK. Md, Mar. 13.-
Two widows who had just left q
funeral home after paying their
respects to the family of a dead
friend were killed yesterday by a
hit-run automobile. ~.
Police said Mrs. Mary Dutrow,
Dundalk. Md, and her 51-year-
old daughter-in-law, Mrs. Caro-
line Dutrow. Alliance, Ohio, were
struck while crossing the street
to return to their own automo-
bile.
They had driven here from
Dundalk to visit the elder Mrs.
Dutrow's daughter, Mrs. Raymond
Bowers, and had stopped off at
the funeral home.
They were pronounced dead on
arrival at Frederick Memorial
Hospital. Police are seeking the
automobile which hit them.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

early, pick the best seats and give
the proceedings their total at
tention. During recesses, they
usually idle stoically in the cor
ridors. Occasionally a couple may
pair off and discuss the case in
hushed tones.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Census Exoms Scheduled

Examinations for census emu
merators for the Bethesda and
Chevy Chase areas will be held
at 1880 am. Wednesday at the
Montgomery County Liquor Dis
pensary Building, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

ures possibly fooled by his own
hand.
The crowd almost exclusively is
uncommunicative and aloof. Ap-
preached, they will either turn
away with a certain haughtiness,
or offer such sharp retorts as
"Wfo wants. to know?"
In the courtroom, they arrive
Evening star., 1950-03-13

watching trial is far more salts
flying than watching a movie, .
he said.
On the other hand, the psy-
chiatrist added. perhaps It's an
indication of plain boredom-re-
tired people haven't anything bet
ter to do"
But not all Of the court-folloW-
Evening star., 1950-03-13
One Sailor Killed, 4 Injured
As Auto Leaves Hiqhwoy

EDGEWOOD, Md, Mar. Is (P).
"A car carrying six sailors ca
reened of Route 40 at the Gun
Evening star., 1950-03-13

live in a world Of the imagina-
ton, others reject this in favor
LOT the world of realism. To them,
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1950-01-21

lying on the sidewalk and sum-
moned an ambulance.
Abe Pokoik, 1882 Peoria street,
told police that he saw man
lying on the ground and when he
tried to get up second man
struck him, knocking him back to
the ground.
Cecil Harris, $50 w. 18th street,
a porter at Leavitt's restaurant,
located at Maxwell and Halsted
streets, said he looked out the
back door and saw man named
Willie, hit the deceased man,
whose head struck a parked car.
Officers Miller and Karofsky
arrested Booker I. Logan, IS, Of
1850 Peoria street and Robert T.
Willis, 10, Of AL South Ashland
avenue. Both boys admitted hav-
ing fight with Clayton. They
said the slain man got into an
argument with them and began
cursing Willis prior to the fatal
assault.
At an inquest held in the Cook
County morgue Thursday, Deputy
Coroner Ing1es continued the case
to Janaury 10th.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1950-01-21
IKE WILLIAMS
TO FIGHT "RBAT"

CHICAGO,-Johnny Bratton
crack South Side welterweight
will hold a weight edge Of at
least five and possibly as much
as mime pounds over Lightweight
Champion Ike Williams in their
scheduled 10 round fight in the
Chicago Stadium a week from
Friday night (Jan. 2O) if the heft
they carried in previous perform
anceS within the last year is any
cri ron.
l heaviest Williams has
scaled recently is 1411A pounds
for his victory over Al Mobley
last October in Trenton, N. J..
Bratton will have to pare down
from the 152 and one-half pounds
he carried while stopping Gene
Hairston in New York last week
to make the 147 pound contract
ed weight stipulated.
Williams scaled 40 and one
half pounds when he tangled with
Kid Gavilan, another weller
weight, in their first bout last
January and lost split decision.
In their rematch i'll April he
spotted Gavilan nine and one
half pounds (136A -146) and lost
by a wider marginn.
Thus, Bratton will probably
weigh no less than 146 pounds
and Williams somewhere be-
:ween 1873 and 142 pounds. The !
champion tipped the beam at ex-
lctly 1876 pounds, the lightweight
INIT, IN his two title defenses
asst year against Enrique Bola-
los and Freddy Dawson.
The weight advantage, how
ever' will be to Bratton's favor
only if he does not experience
TOO much difficulty trimming
Town to 147 pounds. At p years
If age, Bratton has matured
since his last engagement
With Williams last January, when
le scaled 1873 pounds. He weigh