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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-15
Capital Transit Hits
ice Denial Of Stock
SPLIT as Unlawful

The Capital Transit Co. yester-
day asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to set aside a
report of two ICC examiners deny
ing the company's petition to split
its stock four for one.
The transit company's brief
called the report of ICC Exam
liners H. c. Howard and w. L. Full
ton unlawful. unreasonable, arbi-
trary. capricious and unsupported
by substantial evidence.
The examiners. in report filed
January 25, described the pro-
posed stock split as "a speculative
device to increase market prices
temporarily and thereby enhance
the opportunities of present stock
holders to dispose of some or all
of their holdings at profit"
Conjecture Basis Charged.
This statement. the transit
company contended, lis based
wholly on conjecture and is not
supported by any evidence what
soever. AS q practical matter any
temporary increase resulting
from speculation would be neg
ligible and no substantial amount
of stock could be placed on sale
without Immediately depressing
the market value
The transit company took Wig
orous exception to the examiners
statement that recent increases
in the market price of its stock
may indicate that spectators
rather than investors are inter
eSted in the stock"
Such a conclusion, the COM
pany's brief said, is biased en-
,tirely upon conjecture and specu-
lation, is completely unsupported
by evidence and has no relevancy
to the proposed transaction"
Moreover" the company's brief
added. "the statement is am
biguous and of little meaning be-
cause the labels Spectators and
investors are capable of varying
definitions. The report makes no
disclosure in this regard, although
apparently the examiners consider
spectators as bad and investors
as good. Such a generality, IT.
relevant and unsupported by evil
dence, has no place in a report
by the commission.
Company Explains Object.
The transit company sought
1CC approval of a plan to issue
100000 shares Of its capital stock
with par value of $25 a share
in exchange for the presently out
standing 100000 shares with a
par value of 500 share.
The object of its plan. the COM
pany said, is to reduce the par
value and consequently the mar
ket value Of its outstanding stock
land so increase the marketability
of the stock and the number of
shareholders, and thus (a) to in
crease interest in applicant and
further it's public relations, (h) to
further ownership of applicants
stock among its patrons and so
increase their interest in use of
applicants transportation facili-
ties and Co to facilitate future
stock financing Gas well as other
security financing should the
same become necessary or advis-
able"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-15
Twins Born to Girl, IS;
Grandparents Are 81
BY The Assoeioied Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15.-A Is
year-old girl became the mother
of twins yesterday, making grand
parents of her mother and father,
both at the age of 80.
Mrs. Barbara Solomon Haw-
thorne. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brannen, gave birth to
premature babies at suburban
haywood Hospital.
The twins, weighing 4 pounds,
IL ounces and pounds, ounces,
were placed in incubators. Both
they and their mother were re-
ported in good condition.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Police Find Owner
OF S4,975 in Bonds
Left in Restaurant

Police are holding $4,975 in
savings bonds for the gentleman
who left them in a booth at the
Crosstown Restaurant, 3102 Mount
Pleasant street NV, early this
morning.
The owner of the bonds, Arnold
Robert Dean. 100 F street NE,
was located by police several
hours after the bonds were turned
in to them by George Saslaw, pro-
prietor of the restaurant. But
Mr.. Dean will have to put in a
claim through the police property
clerk to get his bonds back.
When Mr.. Saslaw found the
1879 $25 savings bonds, series E,
at 1:50 am. he called No. 10 pre-
cinct and was told to send them
over for safekeeping. This he did.
From the address on the bonds,
all bought only yesterday, police
located Mr.. Dean early today.
He was asleep at home and said
he knew he had lost them but
didn't know where. according to
police,
Evening star., 1951-01-19
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alton income tax rate to perhaps
SIS per cent. Since the start Of the
Korean war the corporation rates
have been increased from SO to
At per cent.
2. Lowered exemptions on in
dividuals. He did not propose the
figure to which the present ex-
emptions of 5000 should be
dropped. There have been some
suggestions to lower it to $500,
as it was during World War II.
and this, it is estimated. would
bring in about So billion annually
and draw about S million addi-
tional persons within the income
tax-paying status.
Excise Tax Increase.
8. Increase in excise taxes on
some luxury goods and broadening
of these taxes to certain products
that might be called a border line
between a luxury and necessity"
Senator Robertson said preser-
vation of the private enterprise
system is involved and that sacri-
fees will be required to raise
revenue for defense and combat
imitation.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, has proposed a 81 bill
lion cut in President Truman's
budget with a tax program to
raise SO billion or more to bal
ance expenditures with income
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Mine Blast That Took II Lives
|BIomed on Gaseous Condition

injuries. The blast tore off most
of his clothing.
Rescuers Handicapped.
Joseph Hinkle of Warfield, KY,
was knocked unconscious, but ap-
parently suffered no serious in
juries.
The explosion ripped through
one section of the mine at lilo
pm. 1t was several hours, how
ever, before rescue teams could
dig their wsy past slides to reach
the victims.
The diggers were handicapped
by accumulation of black damp
and had to stop periodically to
ventilate.
After they finally dug through,
they found eight bodies. That
appeared to be the toll of dead
until scouting parties discovered
three more victims in corner of
the area.
Evening star., 1951-01-19

three or four entrance dates dur
ing each year so men could enter
college within a reasonable time
after completing basic training"
The education commissioner
raised a storm in the committee
when he proposed that half the
male freshmen now in colleges,
plus all the sophomores and
juniors. be allowed to remain in
school under accelerated training.
This, he said. would amount to
about $4,000 men in school this
year.
Under the Pentagon's new plan,
about $4,000 19-year-olds would
be deferred to enter school after
completing basic training.
Senator johnson took Commits
sioner McGrath to task for not
clearing his proposal with the De-
fense Department, and instructed
him to report back after confer
ring with defense officials.
Unfavorable Reaction Feared.
Where are we going to get our
Army if we follow this sugges-
tion?" Senator Johnson asked.
Senator Chapman, Democrat, of
Kentucky. added that he was
afraid such a large deferment
might have the effect of setting
up "a pseudo aristocracy of in
telligence" which would bring
down on that favored class the
maledictions of those not in that
class"
Later, however. Mr.. McGrath
told a reporter the point of his
suggestion had been missed.
Il intend to ask to be heard
again." he said. "and I think l
can show them this is not so very
much different from what they
already are considering"
Evening star., 1951-01-19
BY the As.oeiafed Press

KERMIT, w. Va, Jan. ia
gaseous condition" spotted by
Federal mine inspectors only few
days ago was blamed today for
the explosion that killed II men
and injured two more in the
Burning Springs mine here.
State Mines Chief Arch Alex
ander, who attributed yesterdays
blast deep in the 32-year-old pit to
the gaseous condition" said State
mine inspectors had reported the
mine in good condition earlier this
month.
There was no amplification on
these statements.
The explosion hit three families
hard. Tom Moore and his son,
Tom, jr.. were among the dead.
Charley Sparks was gone, along
with his son, Porter. And the two
Dalton brothers. Conrad and Del
bert, were killed with their
brother -in-law, Walter johnson.
The Moores and the Sparks
were from Kermit. and the Dali
tons and johnson from Inez, KY.
The others killed were Sherman
Fields of Beauty. KY; Lashly
Mounts Of Warfield, KY; Charlie
Porter Of Dunlow, w. Va, and
John Chain of near Kermit.
Williams Bowens of Steptown,
w. Va, was in critical condition
in a Williamson, w. Va. hospital
with burns, a brain conclusion,
possible skull fracture and back
Evening star., 1951-01-19
u. ). Prosecution Of Is
In Congress Contempt
TyrannicaI, Court Told

Inc Government was accused
today of "tyrannical prosecution
in the indictment of 16 persons
on charges of contempt of Con-
gress in refusing to answer ques-
tons of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
The claim was made by Attor-
ney Benedict Wolf. attorney for
Mrs. Louise Berman, West Coast
heiress, before District Court
Judge James Kirkland in arguing
motions for dismissal.
Joseph F.. Orer. attorney for
two other defendants. Pasqualle
L. J. Branca. former Washington
schoolteacher, and DR.. Leonard
Hiskey. atomic scientist of Brook
lyn, cited what he called "en-
trapment procedure" in the
questioning Of his clients by the
House committee.
The attorney said the commit
tee first accused the defendants
of being Communists then sought
to make them, through question
ing. confess" to such affiliations.
He said it would be futile to
take either case to trial.
Attorney David Scribner, coun-
sci for seven defendants, all con-
nected with the CIO United
Electrical Workers, argued that
the indictments should be dis
missed because 10 members Of the
grand jury were Government en-
ployes and two others were wives
of Government workers.
The defendants have claimed
they had a constitutional right
mot to answer the committee
questions on the ground of pos
sible self determination.
Mr.. Wolf joined with Mr..
Scribner in expressing surprise
that the Government had not
moved to dismiss the indictments
in the light Of the latest Supreme
Court decisions on the right Of
persons to refuse to answer ques-
tions on the grounds of self
incrimination.
Other defendants are Julius
Emspak. Thomas j. Fitzpatrick,
Thomas Quinn. James j. Matles,
Frank Panzino, Talmadge Raley,
Esther Tice and Frank Hashmall
all connected with the UEW:
Philip Bart. general manager OF
the Daily Worker; Steve Nelson,
alleged Communist organizer in
Western Pennsylvania: Marcel
Scherer, former leader sof the
Federation of Architects, Engi-
ners, Chemists and Technicians,
and Giovanni r. Lomanitz and
David J. Bohm, scientists for
merly connected with the Univer-
sity of California radiation labora-
tory.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
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without considering very carefully
what the next step would be, i"
said one official.
This official was indicating
Britain's reluctance to back eco
nomic or political sanctions
against the Chinese Communists.
Gets Lukewarm Support.
American Delegate Warren r.
Austin. in singing denunciation
of the Peiping regime yesterday,
demanded that the world organi-
zation face facts and condemn the
Communists.
He gained only 1ukeWarm sup
port from Australia. Britain, Bel
gium and France, who pleaded for
time to study the question.
The United States hopes to have
enough co-sponsors to introduce
a resolution in the 60-nation
Political Committee today. There
seemed little question that it
would be adopted. However,
diplomats said. the preliminary
pickering, backing and filling will
certainly lower any moral effect it
might have on Russia and Com
munist China.
Only A Votes Seen.
An ambassador from one of
Americas British Commonwealth
allies estimated that the most
votes the United States can hope
for is A. Russian propagandists,
he pointed out, certainly would
make much OF the fact that SO
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Boy Soldier
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Beckley. w. Va. He filled in a lot
of details after that.
James was living near Beckley
when he skipped out of his sixth
grade room and went over to
Marion, Va. ito join up" He
got turned down there and went
on to London, KY. Failing there,
he hitch-h -hiked to Columbus, where
an eager beaver recruiter signed
him up.
Nom and Dad didn't learn
about me being in the Army for
two weeks" he said. But they
didn't do anything themselves.
They tried to get me to change
my mind, but I liked it-still do
and want to stay in."
At Fort Knox, KY. James got
to be an automatic rifleman, and
claimed he knocked off several
Communists in his month of COM
bat in Korea.
James proud beam vanished as
Maj. Chester H. Davis. hospital
executive officer, told reporters the
boy soldier will be given an hon.
orable discharge.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Newsboy Finds Mon, 80,
Dead in Fifth St. Guruoe

A 39-year-old man was found
dead early today in a garage at
the rear of $40 Fifth street NV
by a newsboy. Police said death
apparently was due at natural
causes.
William Gum. 2227 Twentieth
street NV, was discovered in the
garage, police, said. by Charles
Anderson, 1888 Ninth street NV.
Homicide detectives said an
autopsy would be performed today
at the District Morgue.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Hong Kong Fears Invasion
If Britain Backs u. S. Plan

HONG KONG, Jan. 10 P).-
Reports that the United States
would call on an emergency ses-
sion of the United Nations Politi-
cal Committee to brand Red China
an aggressor in Korea fell harshly
on Hong Kong ears.
There is fear here that if
Britain supports the American
resolution, the Chinese Commu-
nists would march on this crown
colony.
Despite the United States en-
barge and retaliatory action by
China, Hong Kong still is funnel
ing goods from England. Europe.
South America and elsewhere to
the Reds.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Dead Hostages Honored

PARIS.-Monuments were dedi-
Gated recently in Chateaubriant
and Tulle to honor the memory
of French hostages shot or hanged
there by the Nazis in Resistance
STRUGGLES.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
China Red Force Appears
Unchanged, Penfagon Says
By the Associoted Press

An Army brief1ng officer said
today that Chinese Communist
troop strength in Korea appears
unchanged from that Of recent
weeks.
In answer to questions, he told
reporters the Army here has no
information indicating any with
drawal of the best elements Of the
Chinese Communist Armies.
So far as is known at the
Pentagon. Chinese Communist
strength in the Korean battle
zone still remains at about 300,-
600. with another 450, 600 in the
combat field forces, the so-called
Striking reserve" to the north.
This reserve force is in the Yalu
River area. but the briefing Of
ficer said it could not be esti-
mated what part of it is on the
Korean side and what part in
Manchuria. -
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Munpower
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power ceiling may have to go up.
He commented on the 27-month
draft service proposal after Sena-
tor Morse, Republican, of Oregon,
raised question of whether
enough men would be trained.
The Senator said more men
could be trained with a 21-month
service, and asked if it would not
be better to get the greatest num-
ber of men into uniform in case
war comes within the next three
or four years.
Admiral Sherman replied that
training more men for lesser
time would lower the efficiency
of all three branches of service. :"
Defends Use of 18-Year- -Olds.
The Navy chief strongly urged
Congress not to forbid the Navy
or other services to send 18-year-
olds overseas.
I'VE have been taking 18-year-
oldS (volunteers) out Of the coun-
try on ships for very many years, "
he declared. Il would hope this
would be continued.
"It would be indeed unfortunate
If. when we ordered a t1eet to
sea at a sudden outbreak of hos
tilities, we had to weed out every
young man under 49,
The committee. meanwhile, had
before it a prediction that the
Nations colleges and universities
will swing into accelerated courses
of study to wind up normal four
year courses in three calendar
years or less.
Proposal Raises Storm.
Commissioner of Education Earl
j. McGrath said that, in event of
the universal training program,
colleges probably would establish
Evening star., 1951-01-19


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Evening star., 1951-01-19
Dutch Officials Urge Plans
For Adequate Defense

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands,
Jan. 19 (P.-Dutch Premier Will
lem Drees and Foreign Minister
Dirk Striker told the lower house
Of Parliament yesterday the Dutch
people should be prepared to make
far-reaching sacrifices to insure
adequate defense of the nation.
Their remarks were interpreted
to mean that the cabinet has
reached unanimity on increased
Dutch defense efforts.
A United States Embassy source
disclosed that Gen. Eisenhower, In
a letter to United States Ambas-
sador Selden Chaplin. expressed
disappointment with the "incon-
elusive interviews" he had with
Dutch officials during his visit
to The Hague last week.
In the letter Gen. Eisenhower
is understood to have made clear
he felt that the present Dutch
army plans are built on too small
a basis to meet needs of the At
lantic alliance and that extension
of the draft would be necessary.
Evening star., 1951-01-19

U. N. members previously had
voted action against the North
Koreans.
Another diplomat gloomily pre-
dicted that Peiping might con-
clude that if present military
pressure in Korea had split the
anti-Communist front so far. a
little more might disrupt it fur
ther.
The II Asian-Arab countries
are Afghanistan, Burma. Egypt,
India, Indonesia. Iran, Iraq, Leba-
non, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
and Yemen.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Eisenhower Arrives
In Luxembourg After
Stormy Rome Visit
BY the Associated Press

LUXEMBOURG. Jan. 19.-Gen.
Eisenhower arrived here by air
today in his continuing tour of
Atlantic pact nations. leaving be-
hind him in Rome the biggest
Communist demonstration since
he arrived in Europe 13 days ago.
The Atlantic pact's supreme
military commander came to con-
fer with officials of this tiny state
in his further assessment of the
will and ability of pact nations to
contribute to West Europe's de-
fense.
Meanwhile, Rome had been
quiet as the general left. But in
Italy and Sicily two persons were
dead and almost 100 injured from
Communist inspired incidents
protesting the Western armament
plan.
Gen. Eisenhower saw none Of
the disturbances. Armed, he'll
meted police patrolled Rome
streets as he drove to and from
his hotel for conferences with
civil and military leaders.
The biggest demonstration, un-
accompanied by violence. occurred
yesterday as the general worked
in his hotel after visits with Ital-
ian officials.
An open-air mass meeting q
mile from the generals hotel was
attended by 5000 to 10000 per-
sons.
Red anthems were chanted and
handbills were distributed to a
traffic blocking throng. The
leaflets declared that Gen. Eisen-
hover had come to make Italy
a new Korea" and urged Go
home, Eisenhower, and let Italy
live in peace"
The meeting, sanctioned by the
government, was substituted by
the Communists for an earlier
planned general strike. Under
heavy police guard, it dispersed
quietly after an hour and a half.
Evening star., 1951-01-19

Ecuador seeks a market for
guayancan e'lignumvitae") hard
wood novelties.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Proposal Raises Storm.

Commissioner of Education Earl
j. McGrath said that, in event of
the universal training program,
colleges probably would establish
Evening star., 1951-04-19
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Children S Hospital
Fund Drive Pushed

More than 1000 volunteers to-
day will begin soliciting funds for
the final $195, 900 to complete the
current Children's Hospital build
ing drive.
The volunteers were to attend a
kickoff" luncheon at the May
flower Hotel and hear talks by Dr.
Montgomery Blair. jr., the hos
pitfalls medical director, and DR.
Joseph S. WALL chief OF the med
Iical staff there.
Commissioner Donohue, orig
Iinally scheduled to speak, was
forced to cancel his engagement to
attend the Macarthur luncheon al
the Capitol.
The Special Gifts Committee of
the .Children's Hospital Compile
ton Fund recently announced il
has reached 1856 per cent in the
first phase of a drive for $545, 900
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Hashmall Acquitted
WContempt Charges

Frank Hashmall was acquitted
Of contempt of Congress charges
by District Court Judge Alexan-
der Holtzof today after a brief
trial. =
Judge Holtzoff ruled that Hash
mall, once identified by the Daily
Worker as a Communist Party
official in an Ohio county, was
within his rights in refusing to
answer questions on grounds of
fear of possible self determination
when he appeared last July before
a subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
Hashmall was freed without a
single witness testifying. The
trial consisted of Assistant United
States Attorney Charles B. Muir
ray reading records in court of
the hearing which had taken place
before the House subcommittee.
Hashmall originally had been
named in a f1ve-count indictment.
Two of the counts were volun-
;arily dropped by the Government
Is Hashmall came up for trial.
Evening star., 1951-04-19

today to permit a British Admiral
rather than an American to head
up Atlantic Pact navies in the At
lantic.
Renewing his. bitter attack on
the Labor government for accept
ing the appointment of an Ameri-
can to the post, Mr.. Churchill
told the House of Commons:
THE United States themselves
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Hitler's Luxurious Yocht
is Sold for-Scropping
BY the Asseeio,ed Press

BY the Assoeioied Press
NEW YORK. April 19.-Adotf
Hitler's yacht-once a luxurious
floating palace. was purchased
yesterday by the North American
Smelling Co. of Wilmington, Del,
for scrap,
The vessel was seized by the
British Government as a. prize OF
war and was sold to George Ariba,
la Middle East industrialist in 1949,
when he brought it to the United
States.
The yacht, named the Grille, is
476 feet long and had top speed
lof so knots. 1t was built at a
cost of 81 million as a gift for
Hitler from the German people.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
FEC Speedup Urged

CHICAGO. April 10 (P.-The
National Association of Radio ano
Television Broadcasters urged the
Federal Communications Commits
sion today to speed up considera-
ton of applications for new tele-
vision stations. The association
said in a resolution that there are
more than 400 teleyision applica-
tions on file with the commission
Evening star., 1951-04-19
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. C-5
THURSDAY 10,

should consider the sentiments of
others in executing their great
mission of leading resistance of
the free world against Communist
aggression and infiltration.
1T should not be possible for
their enemies to say they are
Evening star., 1951-04-19

grasping the supreme command
everywhere, on the land, in the
air, and on the sea-"
The II Atlantic Pact nations
have already approved the ap-
Ipointment of United States Ad-
miral William NJ. Fechteler to the
Supreme Atlantic command,