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Evening star., 1949-08-14
Quirino Ends Visit,
Starts for Home
Rx the Asxoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Presi-
dent Elpidio Quirino of the Phil
ippine Republic started for home
today. expressing confidence that
his visit to the United States had
been a success.
Mr.. Quirino commented as he
boarded a plane at La Guardia
Field:
Il go home with the personal
conviction that I have done my
very best to cultivate and to fos-
ter friendship between the United
States and my country.
THE wonderful reception I re-
ceived is an evidence of the
esteem held for my country in
the United States. I hope it will
endure forever"
The Philippines president was
accompanied to the airport by
Francis Cardinal Spellman, with
whom he had lunched. He
planned to stop overnight at Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Quirino arrived in Wash
ington last Monday. In talks
with President Truman and in
an address to the Senate he urged
the formation of a Pacific union
to check the spread Of COM
muniSm.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Handkerchief Is Clue
Leading 10 Admission
OF Teachers s Murder
Nv the Assoeiotsd Press

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 13.-
Police Chief Cleon Rely said to-
night a 32-year -old Terre Haute
roofer has admitted the August
4 rocking chair" killing Of Miss
Mary Jane Duncan. 84-year-old
retired teacher.
Chief Rely identified the man
as Lewis Truman King. He said
q handkerchief which had been
stuffed in Miss Duncan's mouth
was the clue which led to Kings
arrest last night. He Is being held
without charge.
Miss Duncan's body, gagged and
bound to a rocking chair. was
found in her home by police sum-
moned by neighbors. Coroner
Denzil Ferguson said at the time
that death was caused by beating
and strangulation.
The police chief said the hand
kerchief found in her mouth was
traced to Ralph Rayhel. a cousin
of King. Rayhel admitted the
handkerchief was his, but denied
knowledge of the Staying.
King has been living in his
automobile in Rayhel's yard. and
Rayhel said the man had access
to his house. Police took King
into custody and gave him a lie
detector test today. Chief Rely
said King then admitted killing
Miss Duncan.
King said he had repaired the
roof of Miss Duncan's house
few days earlier. Rely quoted
him as saying he went to her
home the morning of August 4,
forced his way in when she
answered the door and demanded
money.
Chief Rely said King stated he
then bound Miss Duncan to the
chair and gagged her. but denied
taking anything from the house.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
5000 Desertions a Month
From Red Army Reported
By the Associoted Press

MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 13.-
About 5000 Soviet officers and
soldiers desert the Soviet army OF
occupation monthly and flee to
the Western zones of Germany,
the Munich Abend Zeitung de-
clared today.
1t quoted Russian named
Sabik Vogulo,', who said he de-
serted the Russian Army several
months ago after serving as
lieutenant colonel.
American intelligence officers
said they were unable to confirm
the report.
The newspaper quoted Vogulov
as saying roughly 10000 former
Soviet Army members are living
in Western Germany and are
partly organized in resistance
movement which will take up arms
against Communism when the op-
portunity arises.
He identified himself as one
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Fire at Erie, Po., Brings
City $3.50, 900 Loss
By the As,ocioted Press

ERIE. Pa, Aug. 13.-Fire late
today destroyed the citys two
story Streets Department build
ing. Several trucks, street clean.
ers. and snow leaders were lost
along with a large amount o1
equipment. Ray Wagner, city
streets director, estimated the loss
at $250,000.
Origin of the flames could not
be determined. They spread rap
idly through the barnlike struc-
ture located at Sixteenth and Pa
rade streets. All firemen in the
city were called out and II COM
panies battled the flames more
than three hours. Aided by fire.
walls. they kept the blaze from
spreading to nearby buildings.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Recalled Minister
Leaves for Hungary

Hungarian legation officials said
yesterday that Minister Andrew
Six had been recalled and had
left for Hungary. No reason for
the recall was given.
The Minister left by plane Fri
day night. He succeeded Rustem
Vambery as minister in 1948.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Mussey Tent to Meet

Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
No. l, Daughters of Union Veter-
ans of the Civil War, will meet at
8 pm. tomorrow at it's head
quarters, 2015 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. Miss Mary M. Craw-
ford, president, will conduct the
meeting.
Evening star., 1949-08-14

Ethiopia's royal family claims
to have descended from King
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
Thief Due for Shock;
Takes Box Containing
Copperheod Snakes
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug.
13.-Some one stole a package
from John M. Perechuk's car
today.
1t should have been marked
handle with care"
1t contained two very-much
alive copperhead snakes. Mr..
Perechuk is a snake collector.
Evening star., 1949-08-14
J Deputy Ministers
Named in Bulgaria
By the Asseeioted Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 13.-The
Bulgarian government announced
tonight that Manol Secelarov had
resigned as minister of road con-
struction due to poor health. He
was succeeded by Blagoy Ivanov.
The government announced also
the naming of seven deputy mini
sters to replace seven others re-
leased from service. Among the
new deputies is Ivan Raikov, a
member of the Communist Party
central committee, who was named
deputy interior minister.
1t was the second announce
ment on cabinet changes in a
week. On August 6 the govern
ment disclosed the appointment of
Vladimir Poptomov as foreign
minister and Russi Hristozov as
minister of the interior.
Ethiopia's royal family claims
W have descended from King
Evening star., 1949-08-14
DR.. G. N. Gould Dies

NORMAN, Okla, Aug. 13 R.-
DR.. Charles Newton Gould. 81,
founder of the University of Okla
homa School of Geology and the
State Geological Survey. died to-
day.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Russian people to organize political oppo-
sition parties. It would have to put an
end to its external policy of dominance
seeking direct and indirect aggression. In
short, it would have to transform itself
completely, from top to bottom and inside
and out.
Since such transformation is about as
remote as any remote possibility could be-,
the adoption of the Anglo-American peace
plan" may seem to be futile gesture. Still,
since 1t reflects the sentiment of the over
whelming majority, it may have more force
in it than meets the eye. After all, seeing
the great bulk of peoples and governments
thus aligned against it, the Soviet Union
may begin to feel new sense of restraint,
or at least be sobered some by the prospect
of becoming a pariah.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
To q Gull Blown inIund

Curue your bent sotrags up again
Away from, gorse and heather;
This patch is for hilltop men
And you need salt-tang ,oeather.
You ,piH search in uatn for spars
Where the green 1Dt,,ds are blo,oing;
Set your course against the stars
And tolloao their tohite going.
Let the fear die II, your eyes
And still your small hearts thunder;
Stretch your grey 1Dtngs to the skies
And, turn this highland under.
Men and birds should not be lost
For that Is part of dying;
Let your feathers pay pains cost
And be about your flying.
Once I tcas bIotnn inland too
And this hillside tethered me
Wtnd-torn 1oings must carry you
Homelpnrd, hon1es0ard to the seal
ANOBEL ARMOUR.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Senator Byrd's Budget

For some years now popular-and gen.
orally effective-retort to demands for
Government economy has been: Where
would you cut?
Senator Byrd of Virginia has come up
with an answer. He says that the Federal
budget for the fiscal year 1851, which begins
next July /, can be held to SO billion dollars.
And he believes this can be done without
impairing any essential Government serv-
ice without harm to national defense, and
without abandoning necessary phases of
foreign aid. Furthermore, the Virginia
Senator has submitted suggested budget
in which he shows in detail where and
how the total of Federal spending can be
cut back to the 36-billion level
If this were done there still would be
available for expenditure some two billion
dollars more than the total spent in the
reduction Of rs billion from the estimated
total expenditures for this fiscal year, and,
instead of deficit of from seven to nine
billion In the coming hscal year, there
would be surplus of about two billion
dollars
Is 1t possible to do this? The spenders,
of course, will say that 1t Is not possible.
Budget Director Pace has announced from
Key West presumably with the Presidents
concurrence, that he sees no chance of
balancing the next budget without an
increase in taxes. But on the basis of
estimated receipts and expenditures, he
Is talking about seven or eight billion
dollars In new taxes-a suggestion that is
politically unrealistic and which, If adopted,
would be economically disastrous.
So the alternatives are economy or con-
tinued Federal deficits in years of excep-
tional prosperity. The deficit road, of
course, is the easy one, the popular one.
But also like another highway said to be
paved with good intentions, it is road
which, If followed long enough, will lead
inevitably to the destruction of our pres
ent political and economic system.
Those who preach the doctrine that
there can be no economy In Government
ought to take long look at Senator Byrds
budget, for he knows great deal about
Federal finances. Before the spenders
throw in the sponge and commit this
country irrevocably to the deficit way, they
ought to ask themselves whether they
really believe that the budget cannot be
cut, or whether, in truth, they simply want
to avoid taking the politically painful steps
necessary to cut 1t.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
The Northwest Freewoy PIun

The proposal Tor 1reeWay 10 py-paSS
Washington to the north and west has
much to recommend 1t. BY detouring
north-south traffic around the District,
via a new bridge in the Cabin John-Glen
Echo region, Washingtons trafic conges-
:tion would be correspondingly relieved.
Maryland and Virginia would benent
directly by the new up-river link between
the two States And through-trafhc from
many States would be spared the ordeal
of Washington's bottlenecks.
Two things should be kept In mind In
connection with the interesting North
west Freeway" prsject, however. First,
this is essentially long-range traffic
relief proposal that has no priority right
over such other approved projects as
the Washington-B Baltimore Parkway, the
George Washington Memorial Parkway
and the Suitland Parkway-au IN an
unfinished state. Second, II finally ap-
proved, the financing of the bypass
sproject should be joint responsibility OF
maryland, Virginia and the Federal Gov
sernment, perhaps through some arrange
sment similar to the State-Federal division
.of costs for the George washington Me-
mortal Parkway.
! The bypass freeway would touch no
part of the District of Columbia. It would
permit traffic from Rockville and points
north to cross the Potomac well north OF
the District line and continue through
sparsely built-up Virginia territory to
junction with the Shirley Highway near
Springfield, southwest of Alexandria. The
Shirley Highway connects with U. s. Route
No. near Woodbridge. This short cut
from North to South would save through
traffic a considerable amount Of time now
consumed in passing through Washington's
crowded streets. ..,-. .,.... 80.
It Is possible that the Federal aid pro-
gram could be applied to the proposed
treeway. Under this program the Federal
Government will furnish up to so per cent
of the funds needed for approved highway
and bridge projects. The amounts allotted
to each State are limited, however, and
Ethe States usually use the money for the
most urgent highway improvements. It is
salso possible that specific Federal appro-
;priation might be made, as was done Tor
the Mount Vernon Memorial Boulevard
and the nearly completed portions Of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway.
In the latter case the cost was divided
equally between the Federal Government
and Virginia, with the latter, in turn,
dividing its share between the State and
the counties benefiting from the parkway.
But the financial details Of such prof.
s,ect are something for later discussion. The
first step is to determine how far down the
slist Of Metropolitan Area highway needs
sthe Northwest Freeway plan should be-
splaced. That it will have to give way to
,too early to begin serious studies of the
sproJect, however
Evening star., 1949-12-10

difficult, II not impossible, would be the
assembling of joint occupation force
from all the signatory powers. Soviet
Russia would either object or be so un-
welcome as partner that it would mega
tive the entire proceeding.
The chances are, therefore, that nothing
positive will be done, and that the fate of
Formosa will be left to the play of Chinese
factors. Whatever the outcome, it can
hardly be favorable to us or our national
interest
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Fifty-three Against Russia

: In effect, by indtrection, So out of the SO
members Of the United Nations have now
sealled upon the Soviet Union to stage an
sother revolution-a revolution that would
.require 1t to reverse its present policy and
make itself over into free country hon.
estly dedicated to the task Of establishing
"a decent and enduring world peace.
I This action has come about as result of
.Soviet Foreign Minister vishinskys recent
) demand that the U. N. pass resolution
scondemning Anglo-American "war prepa-
srations," urging an immediate ban On
atomic weapons, and directing the Big Five
J ito negotiate a peace" pact in keeping with
! terms laid down by the Kremlin. Far
from acceding to that demand, the Gen
eral Assembly has overwhelmingly re-
/ jected it, approving In its stead the coun-
I sterproposals sponsored jointly by Britain
and the United States.
It is because of the nature of those pro-
posals- adopted by the Assembly with
, Yugoslavia as the lone abstainer and with
: the five Moscow-controlled members as the
only dissenters-that the U. N. may be said
to have asked the Soviet Union to make
!. itself over. For the action would obligate
all nations to govern their conduct in &C
. cord with twelve essentials Of peace" SO
/. foreign to the Kremlin that nothing less
than new Russian revolution would be
needed to put them into effect in that
! country and elsewhere behind the Iron
| Curtain.
! Thus, among other things, the essentials
/ of peace"-as approved by the Assembly
call upon every country to refrain from the
. use of threats or force in violation Of the
u. N Charter; to honor the independence
of other countries; to be faithful to inter-
national agreements; to eliminate barriers
to the free exchange of information; to
establish freedom of speech, religion and
other human rights; and to Join in setting
up a real system of atomic control. Obvi-
ously, given universal adherence to such a
program, there would be little or no need
. to worry about another world war. ~
But, of course, the Soviet Union will not
adhere Were 1t to do so, were 1t to live up
: to the essentials of peace" it would first
. have to cease being totalitarian. It would
/ have to remove the Iron Curtain. It
; would have to let freedom ring within its
own borders. It would have to permit the
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Reorganization Pressure Grows

The citizens task force which has been
organized here to work for further re-
organization of the Government is part
of Nationwide organization which offers
something entirely novel In the line Of
pressure groups" 1t is novel because
this is not selfshly motivated outfit
1t is growing army of citizens of mixed
political affiliations and varied callings
and interests, banded together to see that
the Hoover Commission recommendations
yet unrealized do not suffer the oblivion
accorded 50 many reform efforts in the
past.
William r. Castle, head of the Washing
ton Committee for the Hoover Report,
points out that strong, united public sup
port of the reorganization program is
essential If the billions wasted in ineffl-
cient outmoded Federal procedures and
facilities are to be saved for this and
future generations. Public apathy has
been factor contributing to the do
nothing policy of previous years. This
apathy has permitted selfish bureaucrats
of the do-not- type to balk
earlier moves to place the Government
on really businesslike basis.
This should not be allowed to happen
again-and it will not happen if the plans
Of the recently organized national and
local Citizens Committees on the Hoover
Report bear fruit. The movement will be
given impetus at the meeting here next
week of the National Reorganization Con-
ference, which will be addressed by Mr..
Hoover. The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States is aiding the cause with
a pamphlet called "Multi-Billion Dollar
Opportunity" calling on civic and business
organizations and individuals generally to
urge adoption of the full program advo-
Gated by Mr.. Hoover and his group. It
will not be easy for Congress to remain
Indifferent to such a concerted demand
for governmental economy.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
writer, although it is permissible for
vriter knopn to The Star to Use
nom de plune. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE,

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. How many units of cavalry are in thu
Army today?-N. L. L.
: A. The Department of Defense says that
there are six units in the Army today. They
are the I'd, 5th, 6th. 7th, .8th and 14th
Cavalry Regiments.
Q. Does the Seeing-Eye breed the dogs
that it supplies to blind persons?-P. N.
A. Some Of the dogs are bred at the school
German shepherds are chiefly used, boxers
male and female. Training begins at ap.
proximately the age Of IA months.
@. How many consecutive games did the
Boston Red Sox win in the early part OF
stopped, and on what date?-S. B.
A. From July Is to July ~, 1948 inclusive.
the Red Sox won 13 games. Detroit beat
them on July %.
@. What is the actual cost Of the bottles
in which soft drinks are sold and on which
consumers have to pay depostt?-F. H.
A. The glass bottles used by the soft-drink
bottling' industry cost about cents each.
@. Why was the Bird Of Paradise given
this name?-S. E. X. '
A. The bird was given this name because
Of the beauty and splendor of its plumages,
and because of the early belief that Paradise
was its true home. Most Of the SO known
varieties nhabit the tropical Island Of New
Guinea. - 80,
Evening star., 1949-12-10

The old-line economist, confronted with
this new fact, that food costs more because
there is too much of it, might as well be a
thousand miles from land.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

If vishinskys talk about the mountain
moving atom isn't mere oratory, we sup
pose Asiatics, before turning in, would be
wise to count their Himalayas.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Questions and Answers

A reader get the to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 316 Eye st ne, Washington 2, D. C.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

In Britain it's an old palace custom to
slip rum in the cake, though few sights
are as disagreeable as a boiled duke with
crumbs on his face.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
A Reader Argues
That "Escalator" IL Danxerous
To the Editor Of The Star:

Reader Argues
That "Escalator" Il Danxerous
To the Editor Of The Star:
It is well that in your editorial page of
sunday December 4. you give two sides to
an economic and social problem confronting
the United States today. refer to your
editorial Good Times Are Hard to Beat"
and DR.. Harris essay "Escalator or Stair
way?"
But anyone reading the editorial and
given to shallow thinking concerning the
great increase in consumer income since
1899 must believe the country is immeasur-
ably better of today than 1t was before
the war.
On the other hand, II one measures all
the plus and minus factors that enter into
our National economy today and weighs the
situation from every angle as it stands at
present. will he not agree with the philos-
opher rather than the economist that the
country Is being given ride which, while
seemingly free, eventually must be paid for
at tremendous cost?
STEWART J. TEAzE.
Differs With Mr.. Lawrence
In His Defense Of the Navy
To the Editor Of The Star:
David Lawrence has been greatly disap-
pointing to me. As reporter on Government
duu UuoAlcoo aIlO pVa1tCos AAoc Always
been outstanding. He only has occasionally
wandered into the realm Of seer and necro-
mancer beyond political and business fore
casts. To me. his Washington material
ranks with the best that comes from any
commentator Or surveyor Of national events.
However, he should not use his columns
for crusading. It viii lose him much Ia
prestige and make his readers doubtful Of
the objectives of his work.
Now he evidently doesn't like Secretary
johnson, doesn't trust Secretary Matthews.
questions Secretary Symington-and believes
the Navy can do and has done no wrong.
I suppose departmental secretaries are fair
political game and SO must be ready to stand
attacks on their methods and motives.
I completely disagree with Mr.. Lawrence
In regard to all three men, but disagreement
is what makes horse race. No one can per-
suade me, however, that any one OF them Is
willing to compromise on the safety and pre-
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Christmas Gifts Made by the Blind
Stir Sympathetic Response
To the Editor Of The STAR
This year, ordered several milk-boxes
as Christmas gifts from the Washington
Society for the Blind, 1924 F street NV.
and had them shipped direct to my friends.
My mother responded: Thank you for the
beautiful box. I read on the inside cover.
The man who made this box never saw It,
I am going to use it as bread box. What
q brave person made It! God bless him and
restore his sight,"
/ sincerely hope others will order gifts
from the Institute. ;, G. STARK.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Urges That Personal shopping Be Postponed
Until Christmas Shopping Is Over
To the Editor Of The Star:
BY way Of adding new stanza to an old
song, I'd like to suggest that we not only
do our Christmas shopping well ahead Of
the annual deadline but postpone as much
OF our personal shopping as possible until
after Christmas.
Prices then will be lower, stores less
crowded, and our patronage at that time
Will help to minimize unemployment when
1t most needs minimizing.
JACK FLODIN.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

art ana swimming. An extensive library
selection OF books supervised by q trained
librarian offers q new educational service
to the Junior Division. The early direction
OF pupils toward advanced training is made
possible by the information and. advisory
counsel available in the College Bureau.
These services can be provided In a six
year unit. The diversified program at Gen.
trail does meet the educational needs and
the community interests of this section Of
the city.
No Other Building Available.
Central's six year plan provides an ade-
quate program for 1900 day school pupils
and 1900 night school pupils In COM
munity which has no other school building
for the purpose Of carrying on this edu-
cational function. The Senior Division and
the Junior Division are now unified and are
working harmoniously. It seems eminently
desirable that such work be allowed to con-
tinue uninterrupted. =
In every section Of this city of shifting;
population. at one time or another, there
have been emergencies There are emer-
gencies today and there viii be emergencies
tomorrow. It is questioned whether an
emergency justifies the destruction or the
interruption Of the successful six year pro-
gram at Central, which follows new trend
in educational development.
COMMITTEE OF JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL TEACHERS AT CENTRAL.