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Evening star., 1950-01-15
st. Louis Disogrees on Effect
Of Transit Pass Elimination

elimination Of the pass, due to
the confusion over a new rate of
fare, there was slight temporary
holdup in service" the company
spokesman said.
However, after the people be-
came accustomed to the new type
OF fare, our schedules were main
tanned the same as they had been
before"
Customers Cooperate.
He said the company found it's
customers. once they got over the
confusion resulting from the
change in fares, co-operated in
avoiding delays and embarrass-
ment by having correct change in
their pockets. That's been our
experience right along he said.
Figures are not available on the
extent Of curtailment of bus and
streetcar service here since last
March. The company spokesman
added:
1--WE have curtailed service, but
I don't think that has much to
do with the pass. The reduction
IN service was made to meet de-
creased riding.
Service during peak periods is
the same as always"
He said the reduction in the
number Of buses and streetcars
was during the midday, late eve
ming and early morning hours.
On the first day after weekly
passes here were dropped, the
Post-Dispatch noted that the
number of persons who used buses
and streetcars during the noon
hour appeared to have decreased
considerably. Before elimination
OF passes many persons working
on the edge Of the downtown
business section used passes to get
to restaurants for lunch.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Arlington Police Seeking
Man Who MoIesfed Girl, 5

Arlington police last night were
seeking man who, they said,
abducted a 5-year-old girl from
her bed and released her about
a half-hour later near her home
In the darlington area.
Detective Capt. c. Burns Press
ley said the child was "molested"
but not raped.
According to police, the Incl
dent occurred Friday night while
both parents were visiting next
door and the child was asleep
with two younger sisters, 3 and
l years old.
Police quoted Jarl Molander,
2416 Lee boulevard, Arlington, as
saying he was sitting in q car
nearby with friend when they
heard child scream. They inves-
tigated and saw the girl outside
the house.
The parents returned from a
neighbor's home soon afterward
and the father told police he
found q basement door open.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

Editors Note: The Capital
Transit Co. is asking elimina-
tton of its weekly pass here
NTH It's proposed neD fare
schedule of IS cents cash. sic
tokens for 80 cents. The Weekly
pass ,Das eliminated il, st. Louis
last March after long use there.
This Is tUhat happened in that
city.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14.-The
question whether elimination OF
weekly passes 10 months ago has
slowed bus and streetcar service
in st. Louis still is unsolved.
City officials say it has.
Officials OF the st. Louis Public
Service Co. say 1t has not.
The company dropped the
weekly $3.50 pass last March 7,
over vigorous opposition by the
city. At the same time, the cash
fare was increased from 10 to IL
cents and the company began
selling three tokens for IS cents.
Spokesman for the company
said today the fact it has not
been forced to change bus and
streetcar schedules is definite
proof that elimination of the pass
resulted in no showdown.
Sees Slower Service.
But City Counselor James E.
Grove claims dropping of the
pass resulted in slower service and
led to curtailment of service.
In making change it takes
much longer to load a bus-to
get the passengers on-than it did
previously" Mr.. Grove said. "The
city has received information
from the riding public, both
orally and by letter, that it has
caused showdown in the service.
In the mayors Office they've got
ten quite a bit of mail, and let
tiers continue to come in.
THE principal complaints are
on the curtailment of service, how
ever"
The city counselor said the COM
pany has reduced service, particu-
larly in the non-rush periods, and
this Is directly tied In
with elimination Of the pass.
Curtailment Conceded.
"The pass is a system Of fare
that increases riding in the off
peak periods" Mr.. Grove said.
"The loss Of customers contributes
to the reduction in service, and the
curtailment of service loses the
The Public Service Co. spokes-
man comedies there has been cur
tailment of service In non-rush
periods since the pass was elimi-
nated-but he contends this is in
line with a national trend result
Ing from Nation wide decrease
IN transit business.
For the first two days (after
Evening star., 1950-01-15
: One Too Many Experts for, Murphy
Hiss Prosecutor
Having His Troubles
With Psychologist
ByNewboId Noyes, Jr.
Stor Stoff Corfespondent

NEW YORK, January IA
sadder and a wiser man, he rose
the morrow morn"
This was q morrow morn for
Thomas F. Murphy, the Alger
Hiss prosecutor. In the Ancient
Mariner, quoted above, the poet
described the feelings of wed
ding guest" Mr.. Murphy, on the
other hand, is an assistant United
States attorney. But he knows
today exactly how the wedding
guest felt.
| Mr.. Murphy had a bad day in
court, yesterday, at Mr.. Hiss Sec
ond perjury trial. He took on one
too many mental experts, and he
came off the worse for wear.
Was Riding High.
There would be no point in
dwelling on Mr.. Murphy's un-
happy experience if it were not
for the fact that he was riding
so dramatically high when the
trouble developed. Here is the
background:
In an attempt to show that
Whitaker Chambers, the Govern
ment's chief witness against Mr..
Hiss, is a "psychopathic person.
ality" and pathological liar" two
mental experts had been present.
ed by the defense. The first.
DR.. Carl Binger, a New York
psychiatrist, was attacked by Mr..
Murphy this week in cross
examination so brilliant that it
probably will make a standard
chapter in future legal text books.
Mr.. Murphy had spent months
Of study preparing for this effort,
mastering the vocabulary and
theory of psychiatry. He was
amply repaid for the trouble.
Courtroom Was Relaxed.
When DR.. Binger left the stand,
his place was taken by DR.. Henry
Alexander Murray, a psychologist
from Harvard. He said exactly
what DR.. Binger had said. After
Mr.. Murphy's great performance.
it seemed something of an anti
climax. The courtroom was re-
laxed and drowsy, as Mr.. Cham
bers' sinister symptoms were
rehearsed again.
Nothing is easier than hind
sight, in situations of this kind.
Perhaps it is something no lawyer
would ever do. But it is the
simple truth that if Mr.. Murphy
had never even stood up when DR..
Murray finished on direct exami-
nation-if he had waved the wit
ness from the courtroom without
Evening star., 1950-01-15
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tCOnIlnueo from F1rSt Page)
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young.
When President Truman gets
around to naming a new member
to the commission to replace Mr..
Lauderdale, the nomination will
go to the Senate District Commit
tee for consideration. The new
member will need confirmation by
the Senate.
Phone Application Pending.
The PUG now is considering q
petition by the Chesapeake d
Potomac Telephone Co. for q Is
per cent increase In its rates. This
issue has been subjected to q.
public hearing and the commission
now is studying the record.
Last October, the Washington
Gas Light Co. won an increase of
81 per cent in its consumer rates.
Senator Nicely said he had heard
reports of a possible move for an
increase in electric power rates
but District Building sources said
they had no knowledge Of such q
plan.
The Senate District Committee
now apparently is ready to take
an active interest in an increas-
ing number of city problems since
Chairman Nicely has accomplished
a reorganization of his staff.
He already has planned staff
studies of several problems about
which he had received petitions
and complaints. These include
school housing, the operation of
the District institutions for the
mentally incompetent and the old
issue over exemption of institu-
tion properties from the city's
realty tax.
AS to the mental patients case,
the major problem has been refer
red to the Senate Labor and Pub
lie Welfare Committee, since the
question goes to st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, a federal institution. A
study will be made there by a sub
committee that includes two Dis
trict Committee members, Chair
man Nicely and Senator Pepper,
Florida Democrat.
Evening star., 1950-01-15

a single additional question-it
would have been a great day for
the prosecution.
Had Session Put Over.
No one would have doubted for
a moment that if the prosecutor
wanted to take the time, he could
have done to DR.. Murray precisely
what he did to DR.. Binger.
But he didn't. Mr.. Murphy
obviously doubtful about mis-
proper course. asked that the
cross-examination of DR.. Murray
be put over to yesterday. And
then, having slept on 1t, he got
up and asked DR.. Murray all the
questions which had worked so
well with DR.. Binger. That was
where the trouble came.
For DR.. Murray's performance,
his personality on the stand, the
line he took in his answers, was
completely different from that of
the earlier witness. He was witty
and pleasant. He never gave an
inch. And the more he talked
the more Mr.. Murphy attacked
him-the better he seemed to
make his points.
Will Try Again.
The prosecutor kept DR.. Muir
ray on the witness stand all day.
He plans to try some more on
Monday, and he may do better
then. But when yesterdays ses-
sion was over, 1t was impossible
to find a spectator who did not
feel that DR.. Murray was far
stronger and more impressive wit
ness then than he had been the
day before, at the end of his di-
rect testimony.
Part of Mr.. Murphy's unhappi-
ness must result from his realiza-
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Jewish Seminary Plans
Program for Tonight

A program arranged by the
Arlington Committee of the Jew
ish Theological Seminary will be
presented at $3.50 o'clock tonight
at the Arlington Jewish Center on
Lee boulevard ut Fenwick street.
The Arlington Jewish players
will enact "Torah and the Jeep." /"
DR.. Israel M. Goldman. director
Of the National Academy Of Adult
Jewish Education. will speak.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Esperanto Club Elects

William Plampin of the decora-
tions and awards unit of the Ad-
jutant Generals Office has been
elected president of the Esperanto
Club Of Washington. DR.. H. H.
Howe of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, was named vice president.
Dentists TO Heur DR.. Brund
DR.. Thurlow w. Brand. Of the
University Of Pittsburgh School
OF Dentistry, will speak on Mus
cles and Dentures" at a staff
meeting Of the Army Medical
Center Research and Graduate
School at 4 pm. tomorrow. AL
dsnthts are invited.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Group'Seeks to End
Coop Tex Exemptions

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 14.-Con-
gress will be asked by the Norfolk
Association Of Commerce to put
an end to tax-exempt privileges
Of CO. operatives and place them
on the same basis as similar COM
mercial enterprises.
The associations board voted
at = meeting yesterday to call on
Virginia's senators and represen-
tatives to support . bill to that
end.
Evening star., 1950-01-15
Byrd Portrait Ordered

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. II (P.-
Jack Woodson, Richmond artist,
has been commissioned to paint
a portrait of Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd which will be un-
yelled during the dedication cere-
monies of Byrd Airport's new
terminal building, April /.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
Upped Income Taxes Start Today

WASHINGTON, .(P)-The gov- ernment is taking a deeper bite out of all paychecks from now on.
 New federal income tax with holding rates went into effect yes-/ terday. That means more than 25,- OOO,OOO American workers will find the withholding taxes taken out of their next paychecks about a fifth greater.
 The bigger "take" from pay checks is needed to keep taxpay- CTS on a pay-as-you-g0 basis un- der the tax boosts voted by Con- gress to provide money for the country's big defense build-up.
 Individual income taxes were raised by an estimated $2,7O0,O0O,- 900 year. Taxes on corporations were also hiked.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
BARGE TAKES TO WATER AGAIN

Nome's mighty little Mo-" which drifted ashore early Friday morning, having snapped a seven- inch hawser in the roadstead while in tow and loaded with oil, was again afloat Sunday afternoon and lowed into the river.
 Credit for getting the large army craft off the beach on the west side of Nome Harbor jetty goes to It. Roy Adams and his crew from the Heavy Equipment Department of the Air Installation Department, which included SgtS. Andrews, Lynch and Wooford, also Pvt. Rice. The barge was un- loaded by the supply men of the Base Accountable Section, all un- der the direction of Port Com mander Col. John E. Norman.
 The three day project was aided by good weather.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
Facts About YOUR National Guard
(Continued from Page One)

Ohio River Valley in 1754.
 During the Revolutionary War, the Charles City-Henrico Coun- ties Regiment was commanded by Colonel Patrick Henry, and later it's Commander was Lieutenant Colonel John Marshall.
 These few examples of the vol untary local organizations which were forerunners of today's Ma tional Guard illustrate the princi- pie of civilian service, recognized by George Washington when he told the first Congress:
 every citizen who enjoys
 the protection of a free gov-
 ernment owes not only a par
 ton of his property but even
 of his personal services to the
 defense of it."
 Your local unit of the National Guard is the lst Scout Battalion of the Alaska National Guard. with headquarters located oppo- site the Federal Building in Nome. Yo uare cordially invited 10 drop in and discuss the part that you can play in YOUR local unit.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
OLE HAY FAMILY TO DEPART SOON FOR THE STATES

MT. and Mrs. Ole Hay, pioneer residents of Nome and past presi- dents of the Pioneers of Alaska and Women's Auxiliary, are plan ming to depart this week for the States.
 MT. Hay, who has been here with the U. s. Smelling Co.,, since about 1924, is retiring. He came to Alaska during the gold rush days and spent some time in the Ruby district as well as around Fair banks before coming to Nome when the Pioneer Co.,, interests were taken over by the U. s. Smelling Co.
 It is understood that the Hays will take a real vacation before settling down someplace in the Pacific Northwest. They will visit with their daughter Olga who is a freshman at the Washington State College in Pullman, Washington, and might even drive to Wash tington, D. C.
 Their son Eric Hay and wife are remaining to make their home in Nome and with the U. S. Smelling CO.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
LIFE'S OCTOBER 2 ISSUE WILL FEATURE SECOND DIVISION

. Activities in Nome and the Sec ond Division are featured in an eleven-page picture essay about Alaska which will appear in Life Magazines October 1 issue.
 Included is a full-page photo graph of the National Guard unit at Nome drilling on the beach under the direction of Sgt. David Trantham, Jr. Another picture shows Earl Clark of the Weather Bureau and his son Don hiking along the aramway. The beach at Barrow and an oil rig in the Navy Field are also pictured.
 The Life article is the result of a two-month expedition to the Territory by photographer Thom- as D. McAvoy and reporter Ruth Adams of the Life staff. They cov- cred the Territory from Ketchikan to Attu to Point Barrow. Assist ance was given them by the Alas ka Development Board.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02
Canada May Up Dollar Value
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 of foreign exchange rates.
 Abbott also cautioned that 1t would be ''inadvisable'' for the public to form conclusions as to what action would be taken until an off cial announcement Is made"
 He gave no indication when that might be expected.
 Putting the Canadian dollar back to virtual or full parity with it's U. s. cousin might mean a drop in living costs for Canadian con- sumers because imports fir m America would be cheaper. Also, some Dominion commodities now sold to America because of the greater value of the U. s. dollar may be made available to Cana dians at lower prices.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-02

Pelican state is the popular name for Louisiana.
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officers who do non-diplomatic
administrative work and four
clerks.
Talk about raising the Lega-
ton to an Embassy and Mrs.
Mesta returning to the United
States for a visit persists. The
latest word on the latter is that
Perle expects to come to WASH
ington in late spring or early
summer.
Mrs. Stanley Woodward, wife of
the Chief of Protocol, is currently
engaged in the pleasant task of
giving away box seats for the
Ballet Theater's gala performance
of the 18th of this month. Eleven
boxes were bought by none other
than Blevins Davis, president of
the Ballet Theater, who then
asked the comely wife of the State
Department official to present
them to the chiefs of missions of
the foreign countries. TIL IL
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Cuban Envoy Coming;
Aroujo Family Back
Conodions Occupied With ForeweI|s
For Con7dr and Mrs. Ernest Russell
By Katherine M. Brooks

A new Cuban Ambassador to
this country will be appointed in
April. Like all heads of missions
to this country, he must be con-
firned by his Congress and the
Cuban body of legislators will not
meet until the end OF this month.
Senior Luis Machado. who is ex-
pected to be named to this post,
is no stranger here for he served
at the international Bank and
Monetary Fund for some time and
at one time was governor Of the
bank. He also served as a delegate
to the Breton Woods Conference.
Senior and Sonora de Machado
have three daughters. Irene,
Elena and Natalie, who will be
lively additions to the younger
circles among the diplomats.
Although the United States has
established a legation at Saigon,
no diplomatic mission for any of
the three countries, Laos, Cam
bodia or Wet Nam, which were
Indo-C China, is contemplated at
this time. Mr.. George M. Abbott
was Consul General at Saigon
while it was part of French Indo-
China. The consulate has been
raised to Legation and Mr.. Ed
mund Gullion is on his way there
to take over the offices as Charge
d'Affaires. Mr.. Abbott Is expected
to stay on as secretary Of the
Legation.
Newcomers in Corps
The Brazilian Embassy will Have
several new members before
spring. The new Naval Attache,
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be made. G. West will not leave
Luxembourg and G. Renchard will
mot go there. It seems that a
complete switch, in the original
assignments has been made and
George Renchard will be the one
to go to Frankfurt as political
officer. Stellita will arrive here
tomorrow for brief visit with
her mother at the Sulgrave Club,
then will return to Crosse Pointe,
Mich, to join her children and
husband before they all sail on
the 18th.
Although no cause is given by
the State Department for the
switch, 1t is possible that Mrs.
Mesta, who has never met the
Renchards. asked that G. West
remain at his Luxembourg post,
having worked with him for eight
months. The Luxembourg staff is
now composed Of nine people, the
minister, two foreign service Of
fcers (eareer diplomats). two stan
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and Duncans
Will Be Entertained
Admiral Greoves Takes Over New Job;
BrodIeys to Be Feted by Ludlow Kings
By Betty Murphy

One of the things that make
service life interesting is the
inevitable change of station.
Service people are constantly
moving. about, frequently from one
country to another, and always
renewing friendships made at
some former post.
The first of the year the Navy
announced reshuff1ing of its
high command which affected
many top admirals. Since then a
number have. taken over their
new jobs, others are awaiting
specific assignments.
Vice Admiral Robert B. Carney,
who in April will succeed Vice
Admiral Donald B. Duncan as
Commander of the Atlantic
End Fleet, is on fleet maneuvers
now but will join Mrs. Carney in
Washington the Gath of this
month.
Mrs. Carney came up from
Norfolk last week to remain here
through March but she plans to
return there to spend April at the
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
while her husband is at sea.
Meanwhile, plans are in prog
ress for a party honoring the
Carneys and Admiral and Mrs.
Duncan in Norfolk on March 81.
Admiral Duncan succeeds Vice
Admiral Arthur D. Struble as dep
uty chief of Naval Operations.
Vice Admiral Francis s. Low,
who came from Honolulu to take
over Admiral Carney's job, has
been subletting Mrs. Joseph K.
Taussig's apartment at the Dres-
den while he and Mrs. Low were
looking for a house Of their own.
Their new address after the 23d
of this month will be 3113 Wood
ley road.
Parties for Navy Doctors
Close on the heels Of his new
assignment with the Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery came Capt.
Frederick C. Greaves' selection for
rear admiral. The former COM
handing officer Of the Naval Hos
pital and Mrs. Greaves shared
honors with Admiral Greaves'
successor, Capt. Robert M. Gillett,
and Mrs. Gillett, and with the
commanding ofhcer q the Medi-
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By Betty BeoIe

A sudden change in certain
State Department designations
puts Mrs. Mesta's Legation in
Luxembourg in the news again.
It was recently announced that
Foreign Service Officer George
Renchard,. whose wife is the
former Stellita Stapleton, would
go over in short order to join
Perle's staff. He was slated to
take the place Of George West.
also a career diplomat, who has
been Minister Mesta's number one
man and who was charge d'affaires
of the American Legation before
her arrival. George West, who
has been on duty in Luxembourg
since July, 1913, was officially as
signed to go to Frankfurt, Ger
many, as United States political
officer.
Now, for reasons unstated,
1either Of those above moves VIII
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|PotricioMorgon,
| William Stuart
Engaged to Wed

OF particular interest to Wash
ington society is the announce
ment made by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Williams Morgan. Jr., OF the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Patricia Polk, to Mr.. William
Clarkson Stuart III. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Clarkson Stuart,
jr., of Newport News, Va, and
Munich, Germany.
Miss Morgan made her debut
during the 1947-48 season and is
a member of the Junior League of
Washington. She attended Gun
ston Hall and George Washington
University, where she was men,
Der of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Williams Morgan of this city and
a great granddaughter of Mr..
Thomas Phillips Morgan, first
president of the District Board Of
Commissioners.
Mr.. Stuart is the, grandson of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. William
Clarkson Stuart of Newport News
and the late, Mr.. Robert Gray
Williams of Winchester, Va, who
was for many years rector of
the Board Of Visitors of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. He is q great
grandson of the Rev. Albert
Rhett Stuart, who was rector Of
Christ Church in Georgetown.
The prospective bridegroom
was graduated from Augusta
Military Academy.