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excess profits tax now, but think
the Senate will uphold the COM
mittee in delaying action on it
until later" he told a reporter.
Committee Chairman George
has said more time is needed to
study how an excess profits tax
should be applied. He has said
none will be voted this year.
Senator O'Mahoney noted that
Congress has already been asked
to vote more than SIG billion in
new funds since outbreak of the
Korean war, and he said the
pending tax bill will fall far short
of meeting that cost.
He said he will offer to revise
his excess profits tax SO as to ear
mark proceeds "solely for the pay
ment of the cost of the war or for
application on the national debt
Meanwhile. three other Sena-
tors joined Senator O'Mahoney> in
"a radio broadcast to agree that
the United States should meet de-
fense outlays. so far as possible
without red ink financing.
Senator Flanders, Republican
of Vermont said if the fighting
in Korea and increased military
commitments elsewhere take as
much as 18 to 20 billion dollars
"a year above normal Government
spending. that is a reasonable
load to carry and we can carry it.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
u. ). Is Said TO Plan
Air Fleet in Enq|and
BY the Associated Pres.

LONDON, Aug. 21.-TWo Lon
don newspapers said today the
United States is speeding up plans
to base a huge fighter and bomber
air fleet in Britain.
The Laborite Daily Herald said
about 1000 American aircraft
might be based" in Britain as part
Of new plans for Western Euro
pean air defense. The newspaper
added:
Although plans have been
drawn up to increase considerably
the number of United States All
Force bombers based in Britain
no details as to number are avail
able for security reasons. e.
But it is known instructions
have been given for large mum.
Der of wartime bomber airfield.
to be reopened and extended fo
use by the largest bomber now ir
service, the Super Fortress"
The Liberal News Chronicle sale
the expansion plans "are believed
to envisage basing in Britain /;
force of several hundred lons
range bombers plus an adequat,
fighter force for defensive pur'
= poses"
The Americans already are us.
ing three airf1elds in Britain Il
base bombers. United States All
Force spokesmen here were no
available for comment on the re-
ported expansion plan.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
War News Flow Better
But Still Only DribbIe
BY the Assoeiafed Press

TOKYO, Aug. 2l.-war news
dribbled out of Korea today IN
slightly heavier volume than IN
the last two days when'it was cut
to trickle.
The blackout began when the
United States 9th Army removed
all press telephones and teletypes
from advanced headquarters. It
said it had informed correspcn.
dents: a
ut would be advisable to file all
copy at Pusan rather than at
Taegu in view Of reduced COM.
munication facilities incident to
new requirements Of military pur-
pose and the possibility commune
cations might be interrupted be.
tween Taegu and Japan"
The announcement made no
further explanation.
Correspondents were cut to so
words each daily for relay to
Tokyo from advanced headquar-
ters.
Associated Press Correspondent
Lief Erickson at headquarters said
the army had offered a maximum
OF 1000 words teletype transmits
sion from Taegu ION a pooled
basis" and correspondents could
use courier planes.
The 80 correspondents at head
quarters turned down the pool
offer as unavoidable.
Bad radio conditions between
Korea and Japan, and between
Japan and the United States, have
added to the problem.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Prospect of Defeat in Korea
|Hostens Soviet Hour of Decision

tions" made by the military
political intelligence system.
Intelligence Has Been Wrong.
The danger is that the intelli.
gence may be faulty, as it has beer
on some past occasions.
World War II did much to i'm
prove American intelligence ma
chinery. Since then it has been
co-ordinated, the operations of the
three military intelligence units
being meshed with activities OF
other Government units like the
State DEPARTMENTAL under gen.
eral direction of the Central In
telligence Agency.
One high official privately rates
American intelligence as improv-
ing but not yet good. However. it
is to be assumed that considerable
information picked up by the in
telligence services of other North
Atlantic nations is pooled with
ours in arriving at eyaluations of
Russian capabilities and inten-
tionS.
On the other hand, the already
efficient operations of Russian
counter-intelligence behind the
Iron Curtain appear to have been
greatly increased during the last
few years of EaSt-West tension
Misjudged on Atom Bomb.
There are reasons to believe the
Soviets are locating and liquidat-
ing more and more sources Of in
telligence within Russia and the
satellite nations, thinning the al
ready slim trickle of information
from those countries.
The outstanding misjudgment
of Russian capabilities, of course
was the matter of the atomic
bomb. The Soviets produced an
atomic explosion at least two years
earlier than was thought probable
by Western military and scientific
intelligence experts.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
By Elton e. Foy

Associated Press Military Affairs Reporter
What will Russia do when hel
North Korean satellite begins te
lose the war?
Reverses for the Red Korean
army will force a decision by the
Soviets on whether to move open
ly into the Asiatic war or bide
their time for another day whefl
the stakes could be greater and
the odds better.
The time for Moscow's decision
apparently is coming nearer.
The swift and long advance OF
the North Korean army has
ground down to at least a tenn
porary halt. The build-up OF
strength by American forces, with
more help from other United Ma
tions members in sight, is under
way. An offensive to destroy the
Korean Red military force is in
prospect for the months just
ahead. And it is then Russia will
have to decide.
Soviet May Bide Time.
She will have to weigh the pos
sible effect on other Soviet sphere
nations of defeat for her Korean
Communist state against the risks
of taking a direct hand in wal
with the United States and United
Nations.
Russia, for reasons of her own
may conclude that the time tx
move isn't now but later when hel
military strength is even greater
meanwhile using the Korean stu
alton as material for her peculial
propaganda technique.
Some officials at high level ir
Washington incline to the belief
that Russia doesn't want to pro.
woke world war until later,
The timetable they use. in these
guesses varies considerably-fron
two to five years.
Arms Are Excellent.
The Soviets have an immense
army - some estimates range
around 4 million - which Is
equipped with superior tanks and
excellent artillery. They have q
large tactical air force for support
of the ground army.
But the Russians may wan,
more time to improve and aug
ment weapons in the highly tech
nical category.
Another two or three years may
be needed for them to stockpile 6
larger number of atomic bombs
They have the beginning of 6
long-range bomber force for de-
livery of the bombs. but may neec
considerably more.
They have begun a huge ex.
pansion of their submarine feet
Although the Russian underses
fleet may number as many as 30t
submarines, only a small portion
is believed to be of the modern
high-speed type. equipped will
snorkels for long underwate
cruises.
! These estimates and hopes tina
Russia may not be ready for wa
now are predicated on "evalua
Evening star., 1950-08-21

quests to cover customers in those
states.
In presenting Capital Transit's
objections to the rate increase, Mr.
Await said that the cost to his
company would be greater than
indicated by Pepco.
He said in addition to the
1851 900 annual increase for
streetcars. the company would
have to pay about $4,000 per year
for electricity used in its shops,
garages and offices. This, he said
would mean an increase of $703,-
600 a year, or a IS per cent in
crease-not TOT per cent.
Charges Share Is Unfair.
He declared that since 1943 the
transit company's payments to
Pepco had increased 76 per cent.
During the same period, however,
there was a decrease of 38 per cent
in the average cost of electricity
to the consumer, he said. Then
he added:
Il believe it quite evident that
Capital Transit Co. and it's patrons
have for years been paying more
than their fair share of the wage
rate of Little Reddy Kilowatt."
MIR. Await also told the PUG
that it should recall that, in part
payment for service, the transit
company turned over to Pepco,
rent free. more than $750,00O
worth of property upon which Cap
ital Transit has paid taxes and
insurance for II years. The ref
erence here was to the fact that
the transit company at one time
produced its own power and in
1888 turned over its plants to
Pepco.
Evening star., 1950-08-21

Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama. said he will assist in fight
ing for an immediate excess
profits levy.
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey. while not indorsing
Senator O'Mahoney's proposal
said he is fearful increased de-
fense spending may bring on in
flation and said II want to see
taxes increased to put us as far
as possible on a pay-as-you-go
basis"
Senator Flanders, likewise, did
not state his views on voting an
excess profits tax now. but he
went a step further than Seantor
Smith.
THE wise thing to do is to be
over r-prepared rather than under
prepared because we do not
know what Mr.. Stain mad his
Politburo will do next" he said
II think we should be building ur
reserves of cash now for any ap-
preparations that may be neces-
Sary next year."
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Red Koreans Jailed
Disturbing Peace
u. S. Officer Says
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. 21-An intelli-
gence officer at Gen. MacArthur's
headquarters was explaining to
correspondents today that he
was puzzled about the location
of one Red divislon-the Seventh
He said he would place the divi-
sion definitely on the south coast
except for one fact:
I'VE have Is or 20 prisoners
from that division in jail at Po-
hang"
Pohang is on the east coast al
opposite end of the 120-mile bat
tie line. $500. s.'
Did you say they are in the
Pohang jail?" asked a correspond
ent "Why?"
For disturbing the peace
snapped the officer.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Western Europeans
Pressed by Aeheson
To Hurry Rearmine
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Truman administration
will drive on two fronts this week
for a speed-up of Western re-
armament to meet any threat of
Soviet aggression in Europe.
In mid-week, Secretary of State
Acheson will appear before ts.s
Senate Appropriations Committee
to press for immediate approval of
an emergency 81 billion foreign
arms aid fund to strengthen
Americas allies in Europe, the
Middle East and the Far East.
Tomorrow, Mr.. Acheson's' depu-
ty. Charles Spofford, fresh from
q conference with President Tru-
man, will meet in London with
representatives of the North At
1antic Treaty nations to urge that
they greatly expand their defense
programs beyond proposals they
have already laid out.
u. S. Taking Firm Stand.
The United States is taking an
extraordinarily firm position in its
dealings with Britain, France and
the other treaty powers because
of what officials here conceive to
be the dangers of Soviet con-
quest Of Western Europe.
Mr.. Acheson is expected to
stress this theme in his appear
ance before the Senate commit
tee, urging that the United States
especially should not lose the mo-
mentum in defense preparations
which it picked up last month in
meeting the Korean crisis.
State Department officials and
the President himself have been
generally restrained in their pub
lie statements on the position of
the West, but one of their asso-
ciates put aside his official cloak
Saturday night to reflect their
view that the United States and
its friends must make a far
greater effort than they are now
making to shore up their defenses.
No Holds Barred. -
The man who called for all-out
rearmament is John Sherman
Cooper, former Republican Sen
ator from Kentucky and recently
an adviser to Mr.. Acheson on At
lantic Treaty defense negotiations.
He spoke in New York.
Mr.. Cooper barred no holds in
his oratorical attack on the Soviet
Union. He branded the North
Korean Communists as tools of
Moscow and said fatty that Rus
sia directed "the bare faced ag-
gression" against South Korea.
He laid down three essential
conditions for Europe's defense.
They accord closely with the most
advanced top-level thinking in the
State Department. They are:
l. Urgent agreement of the II
Atlantic nations on a detailed de-
tense plan for Western Europe
under which each country would
know what tasks it would have to
perform and what arms it would |
have to produce.
2. Organization of a unified mil
itary command to carry out the
strategic plan, with some way to
be found of making use of Ger
man manpower and resources.
8. Full participation by the
United States and Britain in
European defense preparations
both to discourage or repel Rus
sian attack and to keep the West
ern Europeans themselves from
suffering a disastrous loss of con-
fldenCe in their security.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Maryland Amvets Elect
New Stute Commander

By the Associoted Press

CUMBERLAND, Md. Aug. 81.
The Maryland department of
Amvets elected Wilbur Robertson
of Middletown as department
commander at the conclusion of
a two-day convention here yes
terday.
William B. Orndorff of Cumber-
land, retiring commander, was
named national executive COM
mitteeman.
The convention next year will
be. held in Oakland
No food shortages. The Presi-
dent has stated that neither food
shortages or rationing are in
prospect, despite the fighting irl
Korea. Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Continued From First Page.)
plant, such as Offices, store rooms
toolS-an estimated $3.50, 900.
Plant InveStment Cited

| NSOk4L444NCO IL O111 Z IL Sb Z d6C1
plant, such as Offices, store rooms
tools-an estimated $3,350,000.
Plant Investment Cited.
Mr.. Ferry said the proposed ad-
ditions to facilities would be an
increase of 40 per cent over the
present system investment in cleo
trio plant of approximately $163
million. He added:
Il might also point out that the
investment in property and plant
for the system at December 81,
1946-the beginning of the un-
Iprecedented expansion program
amounted to Sis million. At the
end of 1854 it is estimated that
the total investment in property
and plant will be around 1924
million, an increase of 103 per
cent in just eight years."
r. Roy Dunn, vice president and
treasurer of Pepco, presented fig
ures, to show the need for imme-
diate improvement in company
earnings if the utility is to be in
position to attract new capital for
the expansion program.
Present rates are not produc-
ing adequate earnings for support
of present capitalization and the
same is true with respect to pro-
jected earnings at present rate
levels" Mr.. Dunn said. He added:
consequently earnings are and
will be inadequate to support any
additional capital unless rate
levels are increased to the extent
requested with all other things
remaining equal"
Reduced Dividends Pointed Out.
Mr.. Dunn cited the reduced
dividends being paid on Pepco's
common stock which dropped
from a high of $1.21 per share
for the IL months ending April
80, 1949, to 81 cents June 80
1850. He declared:
"No one could say that such
earning power meets the standards
0f adequacy. reasonableness. main
tenance of credit, assurance OF
confidence in the financial sound
ness of the company and the at
traction of additional capital.
ANY financing, no matter how
necessary. if attempted under
present or prospective earnings at
existing rate levels would adversely
effect the security holders of the
company" he said.
Mr.. Dunn told the PUG that
it should be kept in mind that
the company continuously must
go back to it's stockholders to OBJ
tain the capital necessary for
the proper discharge of it's pub
tic duties. He said no one who
purchased Pepco common stock in
1949 and 1850, and who receives
such earning reports as are fore
cast, could believe his invested
capital was being fairly and rea-
Sonably treated.
Other Groups to Intervene.
Other groups expected to bt
heard from before the hearing.
are completed include the follow.
ing intervenors:
The United States Government
one of the largest customers Pepct
has; the Federation of Citizens
Associations, the Willard Hote
and the Terminal Refrigeration
g. Warehouse Corp. Representa-.
tives from public utilities group.
in Maryland and Virginia are at,
tending the hearings in antici,
patton of Pepco rate increase re-
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Portruits Buy Vocation

Miss Kathleen Primmer, a Lon
don artist, found a way to over
come currency difficulties abroad.
She is in Finland, painting her
way through a four months vaca-
tion. Helsinki reports. She ar
ranged to paint portraits in return
for hospitality and started with
10 commissions, going first to a
veterinary surgeon at Turnea.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Girl, 8, Burned Seriously;
Dress Fired by Candle

An 8-year-old colored girl was
burned seriously over most of hel
body today when her clothing was
ienited by a lighted candle with
which she had been playing.
The child, Francine Herndon
daughter of Mrs. Florence Hern-
don, 1929 Corcoran street NV.
was rushed to Emergency Hos
pital with first, second and third
degree burns. Hospital spokes-
men said she was burned over the
entire body except the face.
The girls aunt, Mrs. Dora
Herndon of the Corcoran street
address, said Francine and several
other children were playing in the
basement of 1928 Corcoran street
She said they were melting wax
with lighted candle.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
| Wasp Sting Poison
| Blamed in Death Of
| New York Policemen
BY the Asseeiat.d Pres,

" TIS NsSocIuItu FTtU
GREENBAUGH, N. Y, Aug.
2l.-Poisoning from wasp
Stings caused the death of
Patrolman j. Edward Brun-
ner. 38. it was announced yes
terday after an autopsy.
Mr.. Drummer died Saturday
three hours after he was stung
by a swarm Of yellowjackets
as he tried the rear door of a
vacant house while on patrol
in nearby Hartsdale.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Pockets Picked in Jail
Hiroshi Takahashi

Hiroshi Takahashi was arrested
in Tokyo for picking pockets
While he was being questioned he
took 800 yen (about $2.25) from
a police officers desk and $50 yer
from the pocket of another prison
er. He had nearly enough to cov-
er his bail when a third prisoner
reported him.
Evening star., 1950-08-21
Oil Firm Quits Ponomu

Three years of drilling opera
tions and geological surveys by
an American oil company have
failed to find commercial oil in
Panama. All drilling equipment
is being withdrawn, Panama City
reports. 1t was decided that the
slight prospect of finding oil de-
posits did not justify further ex-
penSe.
, 1950-06-21


DR.. Robert M. De Freitas,
B. a. O., D. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics; announces that on
Tues. June 10th & Wed. June
9th, from 10 am, to u pm. &
2 P. m. to 5 p. m, complete
optometric service will be Of
fered to the Municipality Of
st. Croix.
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or C.. o. D.
, 1950-06-21
PUBLICATION

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of
the Charter of Foundation for
Merchant Wilhelm Smidt's
Legacy for assisting needy per
sons in st. Croix, it is hereby
brought to public notice that
interest in the amount of $127.
81 will be available for distri-
button on July l, 1850.
Applications containing the
requisite information and duly
certified should be forwarded
to the undersigned not later
than June 26, 1850.
Govt. of the Virgin Islands
Of the United States
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI.
June 5, 1850.
r E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1950-06-21
P OBLIGATION

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of
the Charter of Foundation for
Upper Chamberlain Valdemar
Tully Won Oxholm and Wife's
Legacy for assisting needy
persons in the Virgin Islands
OF the United States, it is here
by brought to public notice
that interest in the amount of
$478.07 will be available for
distribution in st. Croix on
July 1, 1850.
Applications containing the
requisite information and duly
certified should be forwarded
to the undersigned not later
than June 26, 1850.
Govt. of the Virgin Islands
of the United States
Christiansted, st. Croix, vi.
June $, 1850.
R E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1950-06-21
BULONA

bearing United States Patent Office trademark registration
No. 519,601, dated January 10, 1850, and now owned by Bulova
Watch Company, Inc, of New, York City, a corporation of
New Work, which has made a showing of ownership of the
said trademark. II "a n
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the Government Of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States to be affixed at Char
lottee Amalie, st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, this 9th
day of May AID, 1850.
, 1950-06-21
No. 767
GOVERNMENT OF
THE vIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
Charlotte Amalie. ST. Thomas
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
ALL WHOM HESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,


THIS is Q CERTIFY that there has been registered in the
Office of the Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, st. Thomas, in accordance with the provis-
ions of the Regulationg governing the registration of Patents
and Trademarks in the Virgin Islands, approved April /, 1916,
the following TRADEMARK:
Evening star., 1950-05-26
New Netherlands Envoy to u. S.
Was Attoche Here UnderFother

DR.. Jan Herman van Roijen
the Netherlands Ambassador to
Canada. who served here under
his father when the latter was
the Netherlands Minister to the
United States. has been appointed
to the Washington post to sue
ceed Ambassador Eelco N. van
Kleffens.
DR.. van Kleffens, wartime For
eign Minister of the Netherlands,
who has served here since May OF
l947, plans to leave Washington
next month for a new assign
ment as yet unannounced, a
spokesman at the Embassy said.
The new Ambassador is expect
ed here in September with his
wife and four children.
DR.. van Roijen, who is As, was
on his first foreign assignment
when he came to Washington in
1880 as an attache to the lega-
ton. His father, DR.. Jan Herman
van RolJen, ST., was the Dutch
minister here from 1927 until
1888. Father and son went to new
assignments in 1888.
The new Ambassador served q
tour of duty at the Tokyo Lega-
ton prior to the war, and was
chief of the political division OF
the Netherlands Ministry of For
eign Affairs when Hitler's armies
overran Europe.
DR.. van Roijen helped organize
the resistance and was imprisoned
three times by the Nazis before
he escaped to England in 1914 to
join his government in exile in
| London.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
10 Street Cleaners
To Be Honored BY
Georgetown Group

Ten Georgetown street cleaners
will be honored tomorrow by the
Progressive Citizens of Georgetown
for "diligent neighborhood service. ;"
The party will be held at 1880
am. in the garden of Mrs. Frank
West, vice chairman of the groups
Cleanup Committee at 3406 r
street NV. Presentations will be
made to the men by Maj. Gen.
Frank Mccoy. formerly Of the
Far Eastern Commission.
Guests will be Brig. Gen. Karl
S. Bradford. new president of the
Georgetown Citizens Association;
William A. Xanten, head of the
District Sanitation Division, and
Mrs. Xanten and Mrs. Gordon r.
Young.