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Evening star., 1950-10-31
Deaths Reported
(By the D. C. Bureau of Vital statistics)

(By the D. C. Bureau of Vital statistics)
Henry Bridaham. SO. Unknown.
Kate Butler, 81, Maryville. Tenn.
Elisabeth Wells. 70, 4437 Garrison st. NV.
Charlotte Murdock, ~, 4O4 Seward So. Sc.
Ethelyn Heron. IS. Silver Spring, Nd
Oliver Thomas. 65, $500 14th St NV.
Lewis Old. 81. 1852 21st st. NV
Mary Bailey, 81. 1897 r st. Sc
Ruth johnson, so. 722 9TH st. ne.
Malcolm Diamond. 80. 3463 Minnesota ave
Henry Frye 3S. Gospel Mission.
William Forman. 81. 1891 st ne.
Katie Bowman, 70. 1899 25th ST. NV
George Ellington, SO. Blue Plains, d. C.
Violet Peunick, "a. 1413 5th st. NV
George Jones. "a: 946 Florida ave. NV.
Addie Inabinet. 40. 2507 Elvans I'd. Sc
odell Brunson. %, 21O6 Maryland ave n e
Lionel Gripper. Infant. 421 Newton pl NV
William Lee, II, APO 46th st. NV
Ida Triggs, 81. 27 U st. ne.
Addie Righter. So. 561H 18th St s.e.
Louis Trapani, 81, 4014 14th st. NV
Jonathan Marshall, .5s. Address not given
Gssr George sa shakeiton: 4sI ayattsville. Nd.
Mary salter. 43. so 53rd place Sc.
Evening star., 1950-10-31

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hand lotion SILK IN
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lotion pampers your skin to
silky-softness, satin smooth
sness. Woolworth's has it no,p.
25t and 47t, plus tar.
Evening star., 1950-10-31
Gloves by Sha|imar
livery Stitch NYLOf

Perfect with your cosuols =. these won-
derfuI gloves Of spun nyIon. Soft and
warm with the look of wool . hard
wearing and quick to dry Snug fitting
wrist. White, beige, ohomois. Small,
medium and large sizes.
WsL-North Building Cloves, Aisle l. First Floor
Evening star., 1950-10-31

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Gus lather of LUSTRE-
CREME SHAMPOO. It's Lam
olin-rich and makes your hair
so soft and manageable
cleaning with natural high
lights. Get LUSTRE-CREME
SHAMPOO at Wooiworth's
today. You'll see what l mean
the first time you try it. Jars
or tubes: 25t, 49t, ST..
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Arlington Ex-Banker
Indicted in Tax Case

Alan B. Prosise, former vice
president and treasurer Of the
Arlington Trust Co., has been in
dicted by a Federal grand jury
at Norfolk, Va, on charges of
income tax evasion.
An Associated Press dispatch
from Norfolk reports that a four
count indictment was returned
yesterday against Prosise alleg-
ing that he concealed more than
100000 of his income between
1914 and 1947 to avoid taxes.
Prosise resigned as vice presi-
dent and treasurer of Arlington
Trust in October, 1948, after %
years as an officer of the bank.
He was unavailable for comment
on the charges today. His home
is at I'LL North Jefferson street,
Arlington.
The indictment charges that
Prosise declared only $4,000 dur
ing the four-year span, while his
true income was $243,17l.
The case is expected to be tried
in Richmond, but no date has
been set.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Increase in Parcel Post Mail
Brings Sunday Deliveries Here

set up last sprnig and the No
velnber l rise in air mail parcel
post rates has had little effect on
the volume Of parcel post, officials
explained. Package mail deliveries
always have been on once-a-day
schedules, and have not been af-
fected by decreases or transfers
of postal personnel, they said.
There has been some increase
in package mail here but it is
nothing that we can put our finger
on" Mr.. North said. 1T is re-
f1ected in recent gain in revenues
but the increase has not caused
any special problem. We have not
had reports of any large number
OF delays or complaints. We are
making Sunday deliveries and
that tend to ease the situation -
Delivery delays have occurred
ito some slight extent" in parts
OF the country. Post Office Depart
ment officials said. They men,
toned local transportation trou-
bles and inexperienced workers
as possible factors. The fight
ing in Korea has not put an undue
strain on handling of domestic
parcel post, they added.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
ViNisection Issue Splits Parties
AS BuItimoreuns Vote Toduy

On the voting machines the
bone of contention reads:
Charter amendment creating
humane commission providing for
the most humane disposition of
impounded animals and prohibit
ing the turning over of impounded
animals to medical institutions.
Petition Circulated.
Sponsored chiefly by the Mary
land Anti-Vivisection Society and
the SPCA, it was put to a public
vote on the strength of a petition.
The petition was circulated after
the ordinance was approved.
Leading opponents organized
the Maryland Society for Medical
Research, a sort of "anti-anti-
vivisection' group. which includes
most of the scientists and doctors
of this famed medical center.
The city's two newspaper or
ganizations are evenly split, with
the NeWS-Post and Sunday Amer
ican favoring the amendment and
the Sunpapers opposed.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Mrs. Harry Hart Dies;
VA Emp|oye Was Sc

Mrs. Harry M. Hart, So, an as.
sistsnt section supervisor in the
Veterans Administration. died
last night at home, 926 Massachu-
setts avenue NV. She had been
i'll for three months.
Mrs. Hart. who had worked for
the VA and it's predecessor agen-
cies for 81 years, was assistant
chief of the General Records Sec
ton. Her husband is a Maritime
Commission accountant.
Born Bessie Howard Jones in
Muncie, Ind, she was graduated
from All States Teachers College
in Muncie, she taught six years in
Indiana and South Dakota schools
before coming here in January,
1919.
Mrs. Hart was a member Of
Joppa Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, and the Business
and Professional Women's Club.
In World War II she was active in
Red Cross Work.
Besides her husband, she leaves
her mother, Mrs. Joseph A. Jones,
Of Muncie, and two sisters, Mrs,
Amber Shaffer, Anderson, Ind,
and Mrs. Walter E. Rinker, Ar
cadia, Calf.
Funeral services will be held at
1870 pm. Thursday in the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Ar
lingtcr Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Dairy Counsel Advises
Lane Of Milk Imports
Without Complaints

Gov. Lane of Maryland was in
formed today that about 100
million gallons of emergency milk
have been shipped into Washing
ton since 1912 without one COM
plant of any kind.
The statement was made in a
letter to the Governor from At
torney Robert e. Lynch, repre-
senting Embassy and Highs
dairies. The letter was a followup
of Gov. Lanes letter to Commits
sioner John Russell Young last
Friday.
In that communications Gov.
Lane asked the city official for
information on the decision to ban
the sale of milk in Washington
which comes from farms not in
spected by the District Health
Department. The order permits
local dairies to process this milk
but it must beassold outside the
city. s
Mr.. Lynch said the two indie
pendent dairies feel there is no
sound, sane or practical reason"
for the Commissioners ruling. He
added that local health regula-
tions "are in some instances so
restrictive and absurd as to make
them impractical and unworkable"
and sheer nonsense"
He maintained that inspection
services of health departments of
Pennsylvania and Ohio
are as strict and more frequentil
than the District service.
The Commissioners have not yet
replied to Gov. Lanes letter,
which was made public Saturday.
The distribution ban on outside
milk has been held up for third
independent dairy, Wakefield,
under o. court order. The injunc-
tion suit is scheduled for argument
tomorrow before District Court
Judge Alexander Holtzon.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Mencken, Back on Beer
Yearns for Cigar Smoke
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. THE lux
urious scent of imported beer
mingled with the smell of medicine
in H. L. Mencken,s hospital room
today. He demanded permission
to add cigar smoke to the mixture.
Since October IL the 70-year- -old
Sage of Baltimore has been in
Johns Hopkins Hospital. He suf-
fered heart attack on that date
and doctors expected his death
momentarily.
Yesterday a hospital spokesman
said Mr.. Mencken had recovered
enough to resume drinking his
favorite beverage and was loudly
demanding that his doctors allow
him to smoke.
But the spokesman said the
noted Journalist still is sick man
and is being visited by no one
except his brother, August.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
zoners Study Proposal
For Kansas Ave. Homes

A proposal to permit building of
semldetached houses on the west
side Of Kansas avenue between
Sheridan street and Eastern ave-
niue NE. was taken under advise
ment by the District Zoning Com
mission after hearing today.
The plan was proposed by the
Kansas Avenue Developing Co.,
owners of the eight-acre tract.
Residents of the area opposed the
change.
Harry Bonnet, attorney for the
development company, said new
credit regulations make it imprac-
tical for builders to erect detached
homes to sell for more than
$4,000.
He described the area as low
and marShy, infested with
springs" and Astounding with
frogs and snakes'-factors which
would increase the cost of build
ing separate homes. He said the
plan to build so to 70 semide-
tached houses would not decrease
the value of detached homes on
the opposite side of Kansas ave-
nue..
Joseph H. Sharon, president OF
the Lamond Heights Citizens
Association, and Frank N. Mer-
cher. 640l Kansas avenue NE.
said the change would down
grade" the present character OF
the community. The petition also
was opposed by the zoning Ad-
visory Council and the Citizens
Advisory Council.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
White House Request
For Report on Racial
Incident Revealed

The White House has asked for
and received report on the in
cident at Anacostia High School
when colored and white actors
were forbidden to present scenes
from Faith of Our Fathers" it
was learned today.
Mrs. Opal Corkery, Anacostia
principal, refused to let the actors
appear because two of them were
Negroes.
David K. Niles, administrative
assistant to President Truman,
asked the District Commissioners
for a full report. The Commits
sioners forwarded the request to
C. Melvin Sharpe. president of the
Board of Education.
Studied by Special Committee.
Mr.. Sharpe appointed a special
committee of three board members
to study the incident on October 4.
On October 18 the Board of Edu-
cation adopted report prepared
by the committee in which School
Supt. Hobart NJ Corning was up
held in his position that Mrs.
Corkery had done the right thing.
The School Board also adopted
a policy at that time which pro-
hibited the. appearance of racially
mixed groups in the schools dur
ing school hours. The three COL
ored members of the board voted
against the action and protested
vigorously that it was an undemo-
cratic Interpretation of the law
separate schools for COL
ored and white, pupils.
At no time during Board of
Education discussions was the in
terest of the White House men,
toned. In fact, the report for
warded to the Commissioners and
sent to Mr.. Niles last Friday by
the city heads was not sent
through the Board of Education
Office.
Believed Forwarded by Sharpe.
. AS it was forwarded by the
president of the Board of Edu-
cation it is assumed that Mr..
Sharpe sent it on himself. Mr..
Sharpe was not available for
comment today.
The District Commissioners also
have remained silent on the re-
quest of Mr.. Niles.
In the past the White House
has been extremely interested in
situations arising in the city be-
cause of the Districts segregated
pattern. President Truman is
committed to a civil rights pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1950-11-07

DR.. Coffey has been assigned to a
new medical post, Federal Security
Administrator Oscar r. Ewing an
nounced.
Mr.. Shortley lives at $3.50 Ar
cadia. place NV, with his wife
and five of his six children. His
eldest son, Michael. jr., is in The
oil business in Pakistan.
He was an infantry officer in
World War I and afterwards was
employed by the Veterans Admin
istration. He did research work
in the coal mining industry and
later was with the Social Security
Administrators Bureau of Old
Age and Survivors Insurance.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Woman Found Dead
With Gun in Hand

A>59-year- -oldswoman was found
early today shot to death with her
husbands revolver in her hand.
She was Mrs. Mary Anna Lynch,
wife of Patrick Lynch, head of the
Railway Express police.
Mrs. Lynch, who lived at 64-A
Bates street NV, repeatedly had
been an invalid for several
months after she fell and injured
her hip.
Police said they were told Mrs.
Lynch had not slept well last
night. Mr.. Lynch got up and fixed
her some orange Juice and then
went back to the kitchen to pre-
pare his breakfast, they reported
He heard a noise about Sis
o'clock. and rushed to the bed
room to find his wife on the bee
with his service revolver in hel
hand. She was shot through the
right temple.
Mr.. Lynch kept his revolver ir
a chest of drawers near the bed
room, according to police.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Arthur Thompson

Mrs. Arthur H. Thompson, "a,
widow of Methodist pastor who
was a circuit rider in Montgom-
cry County and held pastorates in
Washington, died Saturday of a
heart ailment at the Methodist
Home.
Funeral services were held to-
day at the home, 4901 Connecticut
avenue NV. Burial was in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson was born in
Newark, N. j., and raised in Bal
timore. She and her husband
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at the Methodist
Home in 1899.
Mr.. Thompson, who served the
church for nearly half a century.
was formerly pastor of the
Waugh Methodist Church, BOG A
street NE. and the Wilson Memo
rial Methodist Church, 754 Elev-
enth street Sc. He died in 1941.
Surviving are a son, Edwin I.
Thompson, an oil man of Hous-
ton, Tex; three grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Michigan Park Opposes
zoning for Shopping Center

The proposed rezoning of a
tract of land at Eastern avenue
and Sargent road NE. to allow
for the erection of a shopping
center was opposed by the Michi-
gan Park Citizens Association last
night.
The citizens objected to the
project on the ground it would
be too close to proposed shop
ping center at South Dakota ave-
nue. and Emerson street NE. This
land is already zoned commercial.
The zoning Commission held a
hearing on the change Thursday
but promised the association it
would wait 10 more days before
making a decision, to allow the
group to meet and file a brief.
In another action, the Public
Library was asked to provide
bookmobile service for the area.
The meeting was held in the
Bunker Hill School, Michigan
avenue and Fourteenth street NE.
Evening star., 1950-11-07

An increase in parcel post and
other package mail at the post
office here has necessitated a re-
turn to Sunday deliveries. but has
caused no congestion and only a
few delays. postal officials said
today.
Postmaster Roy M. North re-
ported that the volume of heavy
mail has shown mo extraordinary
gain" 1t is considerably under
the amount handled in this area
during the railway express strike
in New York.
Sunday deliveries have been
made from time to time in recent
years, but not since last fall, he
said.
Post Office Department officials
in charge of railway mail service
and international postal opera
tions said there has been some
congestion at certain points" in
this country in recent weeks. They
attributed it largely to localized
difficulties instead of any ''phe-
nomenal" increase in domestic
parcel post or in sending of pack
ages to Servicemen abroad.
The one-a-day delivery system
Evening star., 1950-11-07
BY the Asseeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. T. Heavy
two-way traffic across party lines
was expected today in Baltimore's S
referendum on the dogs for-re-
search question.
The issue exploded at a public
hearing last November and has
been popping ever since.
The noise has attracted the at
tention of ti-vivisectionists and
scientists everywhere, but local Of
flcials and Office seekers have kept
hands off the matter.
Contract Not Renewed.
Last year the city failed to re-
new a contract with the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, which previously had COL
lected stray dogs. The City Coun-
Gil approved an ordinance under
which city employees impounded
the animals. about 7 per cent of
which went to hospitals and
schools for research.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Pentagon Cuts
Red Tape on
Parking Fines
VioIutors Can Post
81 Collateral and
Save Long Wait
By |. Edqor Primo

Pentagon parking violators soon
will be able to post 50 collateral
and avoid wasted hours awaiting
trial before the United States
Commissioner.
This was announced today by
the Public Buildings Service of
the General Services Administra-
ton, which is expecting to put into
effect a newtype of parking viola
ton ticket at the Defense De-
partment headquarters on De-
cember /.
Under the new system, violatorS
may simply post collateral in the
guard Office of the Building Serv-
iceAat the Pentagon and be tried
in their absence.
Government Will Save Money.
These results are expected:
\ l. The Government will save
money by eliminating hundreds of
its workers, from charwomen to
four-star generals, from the wait
ing line outside the United States
Commissioners Office.
2. There will be sharp increase
In the amount of fines collected.
At present, police do not tag every
yfolator because the Commissioner
could not handle the staggering
number of eases that would result.
A spot check one day showed 700
infractions.
3. More violations. The repres-
slve effect Of the likelihood of
having to spend hours awaiting a
hearing undoubtedly helped cut
down the number of infractions,
especially among previous Of
tenders. r.
More Space Expected Soon.
The Defense Department an
nounced that the first two lanes
Of the extension of the North
Parking area would be ready for
use about Christmas. This will
add 400 more spaces to the Pen
tagon's $500 now in use.
The six other new lanes will be
ready by the end of January, with
two expected to be put in use at
To-day intervals after Christmas.
weather permitting. This will
mean q total increase of 1000
spaces, a "a per cent rise in
parking area.
The tremendous parking crush
at the Pentagon is now at its
worst. There are 27,500 daytime
workers. about 500 more than at
the wartime peak of April, 1945.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Methodist Home Board
To Hold Donation Day

The Board of Managers of the
Methodist Home will hold it's an
nual donation day" tea and
bazaar from 2 to pm. tomorrow
at the home, 4901 Connecticut
avenue.
Plants. flowers. candy, cakes,
greeting cards.. dolls and fancy
work will be offered for sale. The
SO aged residents Of the home
will be guests at the tea.
Evening star., 1950-11-07

NdIOlltld, VII
ginia, West Vir-
ginia, P u e r t o
Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
Mr.. Shortley
has been direc-
tor of the Office
of Vocational
R e h abilitation
since it's estab-
Il i S h m e n t in
1943.
He succeeds
DR.. Erv u r.
| Coffey in the
Raoinn III inh
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Brown Faces IS Years
To Life in Ball Bat
Murder on Mall

! A District Court jury late yes.
terday found Charlie H. (Three
Fingers) Brown. SIS. guilty o1
second-degree murder In the
baseball bat Staying last June 80
of Raymond E. Lewis, 35, a former
Ninth street lodging house man.
ager.
/ The jury of 10 men and tive
women had deliberated an houl
and 20 minutes. Brown had beer
tried on the more serious charge
of first-degree murder.
The maximum penalty for Sec
ond-degree murder is Is years tc
life. Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut
who presided at the trial, did not
set a date for sentencing.
Judge Schweinhaut had given
the jury several alternatives in
reaching a verdict. In final in
structions, he told the jurors they
could return a verdict Of guilty
on either a charge of first-degree
or second degree murder, a ver-
dict of not guilty. or one of not
guilty by virtue of insanity.
Drinking Cited by Defense.
Assistant United States Attorney
Cecil R. Heflin asked the jury to
find Brown guilty of f1rst-degree
murder.
Defense Attorney John M. Web.
ster contended Brown had actec
under Irresistible impulse" ir
striking Lewis with the bat. Attor-
ney Webster further argued that
Brown was not conscious of what
he was doing because of long Pc
riods of drinking.
Prosecution witnesses testified
during the trial, however, that
Brown was not drunk when ar
rested shortly after the Staying, a
short distance from where it oc-
CURED, on the Mall near the
Smithsonian Institution.
Psychiatrists Differ.
A private psychiatrist testified
during the trial that he did not
believe Brown knew what he was
doing at the time of the Staying
Government psychiatrists coun-
tered by testifying they believed
Brown sane now and also of sound
mind at the time of the Staying
Police quoted Brown as having
stated at the time of the Staying
that he had struck Lewis with the
bat to avenge "raw deal" he
believed had been given him and
others BY Lewis while the victim
was manager Of the lodging house
The trial was delayed about Is
minutes yesterday when a key
would not unlock handcuff on
Browns writ. He was taken back
to the basement where the court
house electrician. Albert E. Scholz
sawed off the cuff with a hack
saw.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
Lutheran Group to Get
PremurituI Guidance

A moving picture, "This Charm
ing Couple" will be shown at
pm. tomorrow at the first of six
marital guidance meetings to
be held in Augustana Lutheran
Church, New Hampshire avenue
and v street NV. The Rev. DON
aid F. Bautz, executive director of
the Lutheran Inner Mission, will
serve as moderator.
The meetings, to be held on sue
ceSsive Wednesdays through De-
cember and on December Is,
are sponsored by the Committee
on Social Education and Action
of the Lutheran Inner Mission
Society in cooperation with the
Lutheran Youth Council.
Evening star., 1950-11-07
3Carnegie Properties
In Blair House Block
Purchased by U. 5.

The Government has purchased
the headquarters building of the
Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace on the northwest cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Jackson place NV, just east of
Blair House. the temporary home
Of President Truman.
Two other Carnegie owned
buildings adjoining the head
quarters at TOO Jackson place were
included in the $525, 900 deal con-
summated late yesterday by Com
missioner w. E. Reynolds of the
Public Buildings Service.
Congress authorized the pur-
chase of these and other properties
on Jackson place last August, so
yesterdays deal had nothing to
do with planned security measures
for the protection of Mr.. Truman
since the recent attempt on his
4dC dt o1Gu I1OuSC.
Other Purchases in Prospect.
The General Services Admins
tratior. of which PBS is ar
agency, had requested funds al
this time only for the purchase o1
the Carnegie properties. In time
the Government proposes to buy
two other remodeled residences
owned by the Andrew Mellon es-
tate and located just north of the
Carnegie buildings.
The Carnegie Endowment will
use the purchase price toward the
erection of new headquarters
building in New York City-a 12-
story building adjacent to the
United Nations. 1t is moving from
its Washington building.
A New York announcement said
the proposed International Center
is consistent with the organiza-
tion's present policy of support for
the United Nations and will pro-
vide also an International Affairs
Library for the use of foreign dele
gates. The library on interna-
tional affairs formerly housed in
the Washington headquarters re-
Gently was transferred to George
Washington University. @
viii Tighten Security.
The Governments interest in
acquiring the Jackson place prop
critics at this time is to protect La
fayette Square from commercial
ization. The purchase also will
help to tighten security measures
around Blair House while the
Presidential family remains there.
Since the Government owns the
greater portion of the block
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue
and H street. and Seventeenth
street and Jackson place, Congress
felt the Carnegie building and the
other two properties also should be
acquired.
Besides Blair House, Blair-Lee
House and the Court of Claims,
there are a parking lot in the rear
and a building on the southeast
corner of Seventeenth and H
street housing the United States
Employment Service.
Public Building officials said
there are no immediate plans for
use of the Carnegie buildings at
this time. They are merely being
reserved for future use, or for
demolition if the Government
wishes to build on the site.