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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Loan Firm Tax Issue
Splits 7 Lawmakers
Of Nearby Maryland
BY Gene Goodwin
Stor Stcff Corfespondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 81. - The
two State Senators from Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
County. who generally work to-
gether on Washington area leg
iSlation have come to parting
Of the ways on a bill to tax the
corporate income of District
building and loan associations
doing business in Maryland.
Senator Anders R.. Lofstrand.
Republican. of Montgomery, is
for the bill
Senator j. Raymond Fletcher,
Republican of Prince Georges,
is against it.
First Test on Monday.
The bill is scheduled for its
first floor test Monday. and the
fur is expected to fly.
Mr.. Lofstrand is the bills chief
proponent here, although it was
introduced by Senator Paul j.
Bailey. Republican. of ST. Marys.
1t is reported that the Mont
gomery senator might have been
embarrassed by sponsoring such
a bill himself since he is a di-
rector of a Silver Spring build
ing and loan association.
Senator Lofstrand said levy
ing Maryland's 4 per cent cor
porate income tax on the 13 dis
trict associations doing business
in the State would produce about
$250,000 a year in added reve-
nues. He and other supporters
of the measure at a hearing Fri
day said the tax should be levied
because Maryland building and
loan associations doing business
in the District have to pay a
per cent corporate income tax
10 the District government.
Senator Fletcher said he OPP
poses the legislation because it
would discourage competition
and cause an increase in home
mortgage interest rateS to thou
sands of suburban Marylanders.
He said that before 1949, when
District firms had to pay COR
porate income taxes to Mary
land in order to do business here,
Prince Georges County mortgage
rates were high land penalties
were the usual practice"
The competition of District
and Maryland building and loan
associations. he said. has brought
lower interest rates to home
owners.
If this bill becomes law, he
said. the District associations
either will start pulling out of
Maryland CT they will have. to
raise their rates.
The House of Delegates today
passed along Marvland's 1927
million budget for next fiscal
year, but trouble was brewing on
the companion Improvements
measure.
The House vote on the budget,
trimmed about 81 million from
Coy. McKeldin'S original pro-
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Presbyterian laYmen Plan
Farley in New Orleans

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 81. -
Plans for a three-day conven-
ton of 5000 Southern Presby-
terrain laymen at New Orleans
October 15-17 were approved
here today by the Presbyterian
assembly mems council.
The council. meeting here, also
approved plans to bring two
evangelists, Billy Graham and
Louis H. Evans, to the conven-
ton.
Presbyterian governors of
three. States-Robert F.. Kennon
of Louisiana. Francis Cherry of
Arkansas and Hugh White of
Mississippl-have accepted in
vitations to take part in a dis
cussion of faith in our coun-
try" at the convention.
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guises himself as churchman,
politician, physician. depending
on the nature of the cause" he's
pledging-and the nature of his
victim.
Difficult to Reject.
It's hard, for example, for a
devout church member to turn
down an appeal from clergy
man" of his faith-even though
he doesn't know the man. It's
hard for a businessman to turn
down an appeal in the name of
a veterans organization or a like
group; his business depends, he
| figures, on harmonious relations
with the community.
Unfortunately, honorable or
carnations often fatten the
purses of racketeers by inno-
Gently contracting with them to
raise funds on a commission
basis. Not long ago the local OF
veterans organization in an
Eastern city was suspended tenn
porarily and forced to reorganize
because it let a charity racketeer
run rodeo and solicit Christ
mas contributions for it. The
racketeer made a big sum of
money, but the local awakened
to find it had received very little.
Often when the phone CHS
elers use the name of a church
there actually is, legally, a
church. 1t is a simple process
in nearly every State for a few
individuals to incorporate them
selves as a church" Then, out
of every 500 raised, they may
give SIS for Christmas baskets or
the like. It's legal, isn't it? The
cost OF raising the funds merely
was 95 per cent.
Traditionally politicians, ever
mindful of the American ideal
of separation of church and
government, fear to tangle with
any organization bearing a re-
ligious title. So it's doubtful if
much ever will be done by
legislatures to tighten laws gov
erning the incorporation of re-
ligious groups.
On Border of Legality.
The chjSelerS work the ragged
edges of legality.
Perhaps a man has come to
your door soliciting funds for
an organization ostenSibly de-
voted to needy boys. It's true
that the organization has a
name and owns a piece of prop
erty. But it has no license, no
boys-and no prospect of ever
having any.
In a midwestern city a man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
posal, was 95 to 5. There was no

posal. was 95 to 5. There was no
debate.
The bill was sent Immediately
to the Senate, where it was re-
ferred to the Finance Commit
tee. That group will report it
Monday. and final passage may
come Monday night.
The budget slashes were agreed
on by the Senate Finance Com
mittee and the House Ways and
Means Committee. They have
been unable to completely agree,
however on how much should
be cut from the Governors $40
million capital Improvements
program.
In order to move the bill along
and not delay the closing of the
30-day session, scheduled for
Wednesday. the two committees
decided today to trim S2.9 mil
lion out of the program and set
it up for a Senate vote on Mon
day. The House committee,
however reserved the right to
disagree on three cuts it felt to
be too drastic.
What items were trimmed
will not be disclosed until the
bill comes to a vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
IS. Donovan Swami,
Noted Etcher and
Air Pioneer, Dies
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 81. - S.
, Donovan Swami. one of the Ma
TONS most prominent etchers
and a pioneer aviator, died today
at his home of a heart ailment.
: He was IS.
A native of Fernandina. Fla,
MIR. Swami attended st. Johns
College at Annapolis and the
Maryland Institute here. and
made the signature Don Swami
famous with hundreds of etch-
ings. many of them of Maryland
E historic scenes.
A pioneer aviator. Mr.. Swami
was one of the first Baltimoreans
to pilot a plane and was credited
with being one of the first in the
world to fly a seaplane.
Served as Officer.
During World War I, Mr..
Swami flew as a lieutenant with
the Army Signal Corps and later
with the 18th Aero Corps,
another forerunner of the Army
Air Corps. He served as major
in World War II at FIT. Belvoir,
Va.
In 1888, Mr.. Swami published
a book of 100 etchings on Co
lonial and Historic Homes of
Maryland" 200 copies of which
were sold at $500 each by sub
Scription only.
The late President Roosevelt
had the book in his art collec-
ton. Former President Truman
also was presented with a copy
and the etchings were made part
of the j. P. Morgan collection in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York.
Mr.. Swami also was an anna
teur writer and musician and
studied at the Peabody Con-
Seryatory here.
Sought Treasure.
In 1888, he utilized the ma
tional bank holiday to lead an
expedition in search of sunken
treasure ships in the Caribbean.
He found the ships but not
treasure.
n
MI. Swami was married in 1910
to the former Margherita Her.
rell of Baltimore who writes a
column as Rita Swami in the
Baltimore NewS-Post.
Surviving in addition to his
widow are two sons, S. Donno-
van Swami, jr., producer-d director
of the Hilltop Theater here;
Francis S. Swami of Hollywood.
Calf; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn
Swami Wagnon, Baltimore
actress who appears as Lynn
Swami, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at
8 pm. Tuesday at st. David S
Episcopal Church.
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| has incorporated himself as a
Bible Army" and works taverns
for money to distribute Bibles.
The local Better Business Bureau
is not convinced that much of
the money goes for Bibles.
Sometimes the chiselers are
caught.
In Brooklyn nuns" in rented
habits paid self-styled bishop"
$3.50 a day for religious certifi-
Gates which enabled them to beg
in the streets without interfer-
ence from the city department
of welfare. The women took
taxis to the bishops" headquar-
| tiers at the end of the day to
change clothes-and take home
| their collections. All have been
arrested and their cases are
pending before a grand jury.
/ But more often the chiselers
get away with it.
These Nuns Were Legal.
Police recently arrested three
women dressed as nuns in a
Pittsburgh suburb. In about an
hour they'd collected $50. But
the State law which they were
supposed to have violated had
been repealed. The charges were
dismissed. All produced papers
/ showing that the church they
represented had been incorpor-
ated under New York State law.
! Charity racketeers thrive in
New England where they roll
Yankees for an estimated $50
million annually. Their take in
Boston alone is Sc million, says
the Boston Better Business Bu-
real. They use every trick in the
book-and have developed new
one.
Housewives often are deluged
with overpriced household prod
ucts they don't want or can't
use which they buy in the name
of charity The swindler makes
his pitch by having paid women
solicitors telephone housewives
and plead with them to accept
some item being sold to benefit
crippled children"
If, for example, the housewife
Is named Sullivan. the woman
calling will use a name of the
same nationality like OSullivan.
The caller will play on any SYM
pathies she can to make the sale.
Better Business Bureau records
SHOW that some of the organiZa-
tons which conducted phony
fund campaigns in Boston were
directed by an ex-forger. a for
mer swindler. an ex-bookie and
a former thief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
By the Associosed Press

President Eisenhower won
congressional support last night
for what some legislators inter-
preted as a strengthened policy
of preventing any ally, including
South Korea, from using Amer
lean arms for aggression.
But Senator Wiley, Republic
can, of Wisconsin and some
other Republicans cautioned that
the President has no authority
to use military force, without
congressional approval, to keep
peace among Americas some
times quarreling friends.
Representative Judd, Republi-
can, of Minnesota said the firm
ing of policy could be seen in a
very important declaration" in
the Presidents letter last week
to Indian Prime Minister ia
waharlal Nehru.
Puts Teeth in Policy.
I am confirming publicly"
the President wrote, that if our
aid to any country, including
PakiStan. is misused and directed
against another in aggression I
will undertake Immediately, in
accordance with my constitu-
tional authority. appropriate ac-
ton both within and without
the United Nations to thwart
such aggression"
The letter was designed to
ease Mr.. Nehru's objection to
American arms for Pakistan
State Department officials said
1T did not enunciate any new
policies.
But Mr.. Judd and other Con-
gressmen said in interviews It
was the first public announce
ment OF a policy long understood
by Congress" And therefore put
teeth into that policy.
Each nation receiving military
equipment from this country is
obliged to pledge it will be rsed
only for defense. Arms are given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Deaths Reported

tBy d. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics)
Rosalynn H. Budd. 95, 1897 2sth st
GEORGE E. knight, 90, es25 Georgia
Emma j. Green. SO, 4615 43rd ST. NV
George j. Hempler, 80. ITO H st. ne
Warren L. Anderson. SO. 6244 Eastern
John D. Van SAINT, so, 500 Mass. ave. NV
CLYDE D. Walker. rs. Beaufort. N. C.
Otto Moebes. rs. 2s44 Wiscinson ave
Belle Conner, rs, 2341 Pennsylvania
James c. Prince, ST.. rs 54os LIST pl.
Myrtle NJ. Hill. II. $500 Weary st. NV.
May E. Gibbs. SO, 1850 Myrtle ave. ne,
James H. McCool "a. 400 9Th st. NV
Louis German. so, 1910 Eye st. NV.
Dorsey c Foster, 80. $40 E st. ne,
Lucinda K Hurst, Infant. Sapulpa. Okla
Swan. infant, Washington. D. c.
May, infant, Washington. D. C.
Mace. infant. Oxon Hill. Md.
Murray. infant Seat Pleasant, Md
white infant, Washington. D. c.
Nellie Lewis, 80, sob Aver pl. sc.
Garfield smallwood. IS. Capital View,
Bailey Graves. 60, 2911 Newark st. NV
Lena Bennett, 81, 1922 Corcoran St
John H. Thomas 81, 700 18th st. ne
Barnice Wooten. 81, 1909 Marion St
Fred solomon, 35, 80 G st. s.w.
Haddie Payton. 20, .5o17 Bass st. Sc
Greene. infant. 444 M st. NV.
Brown. infant. Washington. D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Charles Town Auto LOT
Given Salvation Army
Special Dispatch to The Sfor

CHARLES TOWN w. Va,
Feb. 27.-A commercial parking
lot on Liberty street has been
turned over to the new Saliva
ton Army post here. All reve-
nue. from use of the lot will go
to the Salvation Army for its
work in Jefferson County.
The lot accommodates about
rs cars. 1t has been used for
many years as free parking
area. Mrs. Augustine j Todd
is the owner.
Recently Mrs. Todd also
granted the Salvation Army use
of the old Oera House on George
street to serve as its headquar-
tiers in this county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Montgomery Group
Appoints Mrs. Rohr

Mrs. Elizabeth Rohr, first vice
president of the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters,
has been named executive di-
rector of the Montgomery County
Charter Committee.
Her selection was announced
by Edwin B. Patterson, president
of the committee. Mrs. Rohr
will assume her duties March 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
238-Foot Chimney

Northern Ireland's only cement
plant. at Magheramorne, is in
stalling what is termed 1.-The only
stressed concrete chimney in
the world" 238 feet high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Chority Rockets Take the Unwdry for Millions Year.

In New Jersey an ex-convict
whose criminal record includes
enbezzlement admitted not long
ago that he raised $500, 900 for a
police benevolent organization
and got so per cent Of the take.
He and his staff sold advertising
space in a yearbook" but dur
ing six-year period only 500 to
$50 copies of the book were
printed Five businessmen tes-
titled before the New Jersey law
enforcement council that they
w0fe forced to contribute.
Charges were brought against
the ex-convict under the State
diSorderly persons act which pro-
videS that no one can solicit for
a police organization unless he
belongs to 1t. But the charges
were dismissed on grounds the
solicitations were made by the
mans agents-not by him. A
grand jury cited the fund rails
ing methods as "evil" but said
the evidence did not warrant any
indictments.
That New Jersey case UNDER
scores an important fact: Many
States lack laws with which to
fight the charity racketeers. In
its quest for such a. law in New
York State the joint legislative
committee uncovered a variety
Of Embarrassing techniques. It's
chairman. State Senator Ber-
nard Tompkins, said at least 100
charity groups soliciting in the
State are guilty of fraud or OBJ
| jectionable Embarrassing activi-
| ties.
1t heard, as was widely re-
ported at the time, that a vet
Grams organization raised $21
million by mail solicitations
without any of the money going
directly to veterans or their de-
pendents. 1t heard that an or
ganization for aid to under
privileged children" used Holly
wood names in raising almost
81 million since l948 but has
spent only 100000.
Proposed Curbs.
It's measures to curb charity
racketeers would:
Require all but religious char
liable groups to register with the
State Social Welfare Depart
ment and file annual reports of
income and expenditure.
Extend the same provisions to
Embarrassing organizations.
Forbid any organization to list
a persons name as a sponsor of
its charity drive without written
consent.
New York's Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey urged quick enactment of
the bills to "avoid government
intrusion into operation of the
bona fide charitable organiZa-
ton
Legislative remedies are i'm
portant. but legislation will do
little good unless individuals are
vigilant. If you are curious about
the nature of a charity inquire
from, the Better Business Bureau
nearest you or write for advice
from the National Information
Bureau, 205 East 42d street, New
York II.
The bureau. private organ
ization supported by contribu-
tons from firms and individuals
who are members. prepares con-
f1dential reports on Embarrassing
groups.
! The racketeers damage legiti-
mate charities. Recently, for ex-
ample. a service mems canteen
run by veterans crganiza ton
in New York was forced to close
down after years of operation be-
cause of shortage Of funds. Of
f1cials said contributions dwin-
oiled after the legislative hearing
on charity racketS-althoueh the
organization. highly reputable.
never was mentioned in the
hearings.
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large body OF reputable Chart
able organizations is an army
OF chiSelerS iUho operate from
a sucker list" and take the
public for millions annually.
Here is a closeup OF the
racketS, holU they tpork and
ho0 you can spot them.
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Ameri-
cans are a charitable people. To
demonstrate this fact a man
once raised a sizeable sum of
money for fund for the widow
of the unknown soldier" Having
proved his point, he returned
the money to red-faced donors.
You might say he also proved
that Americans are a gullible
people. That is debatable, but
it is true that many people
are gullible in their philanthropic
giving. With hundreds of worthy,
reputable charities available. they
still hand sover hard-earned
cash to racketeers who take I'M
wary givers for an estimated
$120 million a year.
Philanthrophy is big bust
ness today. Americans give more
than 81 billion annually to an
enormous number of relatively
worthy causes ranging from the
local Community Chest to the
betterment of Congo natives.
But en- the fringes of this body
| of philanthrophy parasitic CHS
elers find cary pickings.
| A joint New York State Legls-
lative committee has introduced
three bills which would curb
the chiselers. The committees
hearings, held not long ago in
New York, shocked the public
with it's revelations of how the
charity rackets work. Now a
nationwide survey by the Asso-
ciated Press shows that charity
racketS are not confined to the
country's largest city.
Some FayOrite Tricks.
Have you fallen for any of
these?
A dollar bill came in the mail
with a request that you return
it with a large contribution for
a cancer hospital. About $780,
900 was raised by that method
in a nationwide campaign. Yet
the organization does not own
o. operate a hospital. And the
cost of raising the amount was
put at S435.000 by the profess
sional fund raiser" who directed
the campaign.
If you live in a large city
you may have received phone
call from a dulcet-voiced man
who says, this is Father Sulli-
van, the priest" or this is the
Rev. Mr.. Brown, the minister"
OF course you don't know him,
but he talks fast, explaining
his church is raising money to
send needy boys to camp or
collecting funds for Christmas
baskets-depending on the sea-
son.
His story is sad - and con-
vincing. You pledge SIS or $40.
Within an hour or two a mes
senger is at your door to pick
up the money
That call came from what the
underworld knows as boiler
room," It's crowded room
lined with telephones where men
work sucker lists" in the name
of sweet charity. They work on
a commission basis, developing
their own techniques, their own
lists.
Sometimes they are raising
money for a church." some
times for a benefit show to be
given by a pseudo-political or
ganization. Sponsors vary, but
there always is a sponsor-the
name of a club or group or even
an individual which the solicitor
can handy meaningfully. He dis
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MurriogeLioense
Applications

Under D. c. Ian couples must
dpply for a marriage license on
one day, 1Uait three tull days
and receiue the license on the
fifth day. Sundays and Holt
days are counted the same as
other days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28

Earl Brown. 70 Army Navy Club. anc
Mary Williamson. 81, $500 10th
street nv
Lawrence Biorndal, 80. 609 Tuckermar
street NV, and Gwenn Nardar, SO
AL Aspen street NV.
Herbert Greene. 23. SIS 18th street ne.
and Dolores Valencia, 10. SIS Allison
Elwood ohery, 80. 800 Elm street NV.
and Bessie Bell. 80, 1926 California
william Cooper. 81. 40s9 Minnesots
avenue ne, and Juanita Bovd. 70
6.,3 18th street ne.
Lewis Brown $. and Margie Freshman
Is both of 44O Burbank street sc.
Robert Murray, 10, 6l6 g street ne
and Marie Watts. IS, $40 F street s.w
William Sjmpkins. % and Ann Scott
u, both of 1928 eth street ne.
Edward Ratzlaff 80, 1913 l4th ST. ne
and Maggie Allen. 81, 1884 Inglesidt
terrace NV.
and Carolyn Sullivan. is. 1925 North
Carolina avenue ne.
William Dowda, %, and Roberta Robin
son, 20. both of Alexandria. Va.
Joseph Hellinger, Al. and Evelyn Bukow-
ski. 81, both of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1954-04-04
COP. Chief Thanks
Negro Paper for
Lauding President

Republican National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall yesterday ex-
pressed appreciation that the
Chicago Defender. Negro news
paper published in Chicago. had
carried a full page analysis of
the Eisenhower administration,
placing emphasis on "the un-
precedented move for cleaning
up the Capital and for making
so many Negro political appoint
ments." The Chicago Defender
in the past supported the Roose-
velt and Truman administrations
THE admittedly low stock of
the Negro has risen to a new
high and the potentialities are
even greater" the Chicago De-
fender article said, after Is
months of the Eisenhower adj
miniStration. The article was
written by Ethel Payne, the
papers Washington correspond
ent.
Chairman Hall commented: !:
1--WE have said repeatedly we will
go to the Nation this fall on
performance of the Eisenhower
administration. I am delighted
that its record in the field of
human rights has begun to at
tract deserved observation-disclosures
this is the heart and soul Of the
Presidents whole philosophy
His thesis and ours will continue
to be simply-'What is good for
all Americans. everywhere.
The Defender listed these ap-
pointments Of Negroes to posts
in the Eisenhower administra-
ton:
Louis B. Toomer, Savannah,
Ga, registrar of the Treasury.
Joseph B. Kay, Louisville, as
Sistant to the Federal Housing
Administrator.
Everett Frederic Morrow,
Hackensack, N. j.. legal consult
ant to Commerce Secretary
Weeks.
Mrs. Carmel Darlington Marr,
New York. legal adviser on the
staff of U. N. Delegate Henry
Cabot Lodge.
Scovel Richardson. Lincoln.
Mo-, Federal Parole Board.
Archie Alexander, Des Moines,
Iowa, Governor of the Virgin
Islands.
j. Ernest wilkins, Chicago, As
sistant Secretary Of Labor.
Mrs. Lois Lipmann. New York.
first Negro secretary in the White
House.
Julia Cooper, Washington,
D. c.. GSA legal staff.
|. Roberta Church, M G m p h S.
Tenn, Labor Department mi
norities consultant.
Mrs. Jane Morrow Spaulding.
Charleston, w. Va, War Claims
Commission staff.
Archibald Carey. jr.. Chicago,
u. N. alternate delegate.