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Evening star., 1952-01-17
Man Held in Robber
And Wounding After
Wild Flight in Truck

Guy J. Knight. %. a folding ma
chine operator, today was to ap-
pear in Municipal Court on al
least six charges ranging from
grand larceny to speeding, arising
from a stabbing incident last
might.
Police Of No. 2 Precinct and the
Accident Investigation Unit pieced
the case together as follows:
Knight. who lives in the 210O
block OF I street NV, was caught
lin a locker room Of the Guthrie
Lithograph Co., 1850 First street
NV. where police said he works
in the act of robbing the locker
|of another employe, Paul Dabney
al. colored, of the 1900 block
Fourth street NV. A watch and
$64 in cash was involved.
Stabbed Between Ribs.
When surprised. Knight stabbed
Mr.. Dabney between the ribs on
the left side with a pocket knife
However. Mr.. Dabney chased
Knight thn,ugh the building and
nearly caught up with him at the
front door. Mr.. Dabney was taken
ito Freedman's Hospital.
Knight then got in a company
truck and sped south on First
street. on the wrong side of the
street, driving at excessive speed
with no lights. AS he came out OF
an alley alongside the first block
of First street, he struck q car
operated by Ernest Provoid, 80
|colored, of 200 block of I street
NV, and badly damaged it.
Knight continued south on First
street and at New Jersey avenue
NV, almost struck a cab driven
by Stewart Foy of 317 Nineteenth
street NE. Mr.. Foy then tried te
overtake the truck which was
speeding at SO to so miles an houl
down K street and, in the process
passed three red lights.
Nearly Hits Streetcar.
Knight almost hit streetcar or
his wild ride and a cab operated
by Ruf1no Prieto, SO, of 5000 Cen.
trail avenue. Maryland Park, Md
Finally the truck jumped the
curb at Seventh and K streets
NV, near the Public Library
knight jumped from it and tried
to enter Mr.. Foy's taxi. Mr.. Foy
grabbed Knight and the lattel
was taken into custody by two
motorcycle policemen who had
Joined the chase.
Knight was charged by the
AIU with"hit and run and driving
on the wrong side of the street
He was also to be charged with
passing red lights and driving
with unreasonable speed. No. z
Precinct charged knight with as
sault with a dangerous weapon
grand larceny. unauthorized use Of
q vehicle and carrying a deadly
weapon, a straight razor which
police said they found on him.
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Bethesda Chamber Fete

The Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce will meet for dinner at 7:30
pm. Monday In the Kenwood
Country Club. Dwight Havens,
manager of the Commercial Or
ganization Department of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, will speak. Plans for the
years activities will be made.
Evening star., 1952-01-17
Junior College to Start
Evening Glasses Feb. l

Applications for admission to
day and evening classes at Mont
Igomery Junior College should be
submitted to the College before
registration begins February /, it
was announced today.
h New full-time freshmen are re-
|cuired to attend orientation and
testing programs during the week
|of January 20. Glasses begin Feb
lruarv A
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

low $3.50 degrees. Colder to-
morrow night.
Virginia Cloudy and milde1
with occasional rain tonight and
tomorrow. Low tonight 50-55 de-
grees: colder tomorrow night.
Wind at 80 am, south-south-
west, 20 miles per hour.
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|Foirfox Zoninq Bill

A bill which would permit the
Fairfax County Board of Super
lvisors to amend the county's zon-
ling ordinance without a referen-
dunn is being drafted by State
Senator John A. K. Donovan of
Fairfax.
Because of the present law, the
Fairfax supervisors have decided
Ito refuse all rezoning applications
until legislation Is adopted elimi-
mating the referendum require
|ment.
Meanwhile. Delegate j. May
|nard Magruder of Arlington said
his county delegation will intro
|duce in the General Assembly a
resolution calling on Congress to
compensate localities for tax reve-
nues lost when the Federal Gov
|ernment acquires land.
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District of Columbia-Cloudy
light rain beginning this after
noon: high in mid-50s. Rain to-
night and tomorrow. Milder to-
night; low near so degrees. Colder
tomorrow night.
Maryland-Cloudy, rain tonight
and tomorrow. Warmer tonight:
Evening star., 1952-01-17

WTSs U&1AaS OOUFS, &FdWU.
daughter Of Sergei Rachma-
ninoff, was present.
Star Staff Photos.
She was the former wife
Of Leopold Stokowski. X
He doesn't necessarily hold that
all children should be started on
the piano at the age of 3, but he
thinks a tryout at that age is a
good idea. Whether the child
should continue or wait a few
years depends on the child's apti-
tude. 4..@zs 1S ts4r g..
Ted has played previously with
the Boston Pops Orchestra. DR..
Howard Mitchells National Sym
phony musicians are very sensi-
lively behind you," he reported.
Tonight they will play the sell
dom-performed "First Piano Con-
certo" of Rachmaninoff. Follow
ing the masters own score at re-
hearsal today was Mrs. Dallas
Coors. granddaughter of Rach-
maninoff. ..-.-'
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salaries Of $3,27o a year viii be in
creased to $3.50.
| Il
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The I

CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Commission has decided
against requiring the defense
agencies to impose additional re-
strictions on promotions on their
per diem workers in their agen.
|cies. The commission decided the
present restrictions imposed by
the agencies, in line with Whitten
amendment, were sufficient. u.
Richard K. Baisch was elected
president of General Services Ad-
ministration Lodge No. 1000.
American Federation Of Govern-
ment Employees. Others elected
were William McGinty, vice
president; Richard Smith, corre-
spending secretary: William Ed
wards, financial secretary; Fred
Grymes, sergeant-at-arms; Comp
ton Brooks, liaison officer; Otto
Domm. assistant liaison officer:
and Walter Haislip, Fred Wilson
and John Felesky. trustees. Rep
resentative Withrow, Republican,
OF Wisconsin has introduced q bill
to giys additional raises to post
masters and postal supervisors.
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Plant for Fredericksburo

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan.
II. (P).-A chemical plant will DO
built here within the next few
years by Stauffer Chemical Co. OF
San Francisco. A spokesman said
an option had been taken on $50
acres.
Evening star., 1952-01-17
Congress in Brief

Senate:
Continues debate on District
home-rule bill.
House: {
To be Joined by Senate to. hear
speech by British Prime Minister
Churchill.
/ Armed Services Committee hears
Defense Secretary Lovett on uni
|versal military training legisla-
ltiAn
Evening star., 1952-01-17

Gay OF last
years session,
without an y
debate. Pre-
viously it had
been approved
by the Senate
Executive Ex-
p e n diture e S
Committee. Al
though some
hearings were
held, some OPP
ponents Of the
bill did not
know about it
until tho, noAnr
Evening star., 1952-01-17

Rain expected tonight the Middle Atlantic States and
most of New England Northern New York. Vermont
and New Hampshire where will fall Seet and snow is
forecast for Northern Lakes with rain for Southern
Great Lakes Southern Mississippi Valley The Northern
Rockies will have xnow Rain mixed due in the
far Northwest in the lower elevations Of California
Colorado Mexico and In mountainous sections
It viii continue mild In the Southeast and be colder In the
Plains States -P Wirephoto
Evening star., 1952-01-17

90 through the formality of hold
ing hearings on the proposal ad-
vanced yesterday in the Presi-
dents economic message, and due
Tor further explanation in the
budget message Monday.
Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee observed dryly that there
seems to be strong sentiment in
the country against further tax
increases at this time.
Hearings Up to Committee.
He said the matter of holding
hearings would be put up to the
committee at the proper time.
Representative Mills, Democrat.
OF Arkansas, one of the top men
on Ways and Means, said his
group hardly could refuse to hear
the Secretary of the Treasury If
he desired to propose a tax pro-
gram, but he doubted very much
if open hearings would follow.
House Speaker Rayburn was skep-
tical Of another increase.
Representative Martin. Repub-
1ican. of Iowa added this:
They'd ride me out of my dis
trict on q rail if I voted for more
taxes"
Senator Capehart. Republican,
of Indiana called for a reduction
"in waste and corruption" instead
Of more taxes.
In the face Of advance storm |
warnings from Capitol Hill. there |
was some surprise that the Presi-
dent even asked for higher taxes,
since the load has been increased
by about SIS billion to the highest
figure on record since the Korean
outbreak.
Growing Budget Cited.
The President asked Congress
to provide the new revenue by
stopping ''loopholes" and raising
some rates" He called for the |,
difference between the amount
he asked last year, approximately
$40 billion and what Congress
finally gave, which was around
half. He cited the growing de-
fense budget In support Of his
request.
"Loopholes" previously cited by
the President include excessively |
liberal capital gains allowances:
depletion allowances for oil, gas
and certain mineral properties. /
and family partnerships.
mcontrast to the cold shouIderl
the tax plea was getting, the out
look was bright for extension of
the Defense Production Act, the
basis for price, production and
credit controls, which was the
other headliner in the economic
message.
Even here. it seemed the Presi-
dent might have to settle for al
ene-year extension instead of theI
two he asked.
Sees Amendments Difficult.
Representative Spence, Demo-
crat, OF Kentucky chairman of
the House Banking Committee
which handles this legislation, said
1t would be tragic" to let the con-
trolls expire June 80, as now
scheduled. He does not look for
any serious effort to ditch con-
trolls. but predicted a hard fight
on the amendments the President
seeks.
The President said the act was
weakened last year by several
amendments:
The Capehart amendment; which
permits manufacturers and pro-
ducers to pass along all increases
IN costs from the outbreak of the
Korean war to last July 26;
The Herlong amendment, which
gives wholesalers and retailers
their historical percentage mark
ups;
A ban on livestock slaughtering
quotas; and
Quotas on imports of fats, oils
and cheese from abroad.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Hearings on Decentralization
OF $4,000 Jobs Here Planned
By Joseph Young

Full hearings viii be held by Executive Expenditures
committee the bill decenaz Jobs here
Ito various cities throughout the country
This announced by Representative Holed Democrat of
chairman OF the who also said that
the measure will be given ample opportunity
Evening star., 1952-01-17
Will in Book

A will written on the back
fly leaf and the inside Of the
cover Of q hook Of short stories
has been filed in Montgomery
County Orphans Court.
Court officials said IL Il the
first Of its kind ever filed in
/. Montgomery and b perfectly
valid.
The will was written by Mrs.
Grace Williams Atherton, $500
Connecticut avenue, Chevy
Chase, who died last December
rs, leaving an estate of apprOxi-
mateIy $500. The book, In
cidentaily, is entitled "News
Stories for Men"
Evening star., 1952-01-17

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "A. on January Is.
Lowest, 26, on January 2.
High and Lew Of Last "A Hours.
High, 81, at $40 pm.
Low, "a. Ut 1855 am.
Evening star., 1952-01-17
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Officials Hunt Firebug
After CoIIeqe Fire

Montgomery County fire officials
are hunting a fireburg as a result
of evidence found last night at
the scene Of the seventh fire in
two months at Washington Mis-
lsionary College. Takoma Park.
The latest blaze occurred about
II pm. in a storage room in the
basement of North Hall, a mems
dormitory, and caused about SIS
worth of damage.
Montgomery Fire Marshal
Charles H. Howe. jr., said the un-
Explained presence of a partially
burned pile of excelsior has con-
|vinced him last nights fire, as well
Jas the six previous ones, were of
incendiary origin.
Evening star., 1952-01-17

River Report.
Trom u. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-01-17
New Clinic Seen

A zoning decision by the Prince
Georges County commissioners
has cleared the way for construc-
tion of a 100000 diagnostic clinic
in District Heights.
The commissioners yesterday
approved an application by DR..
Sidney w. Lowry for the reclassi-
Ification of property in the 1900
block Of Marlboro pike. There
was no opposition to the project
lat the hearing in Hyattsville.
Another zoning application ap-
proved by the board will permit
an open-air theater on a 4.7-acre
tract on Ritchie road, near Central
avenue.
Evening star., 1952-01-17

Truman's New Budget Seen costins Each
Fo"''H Szze More. Poss A-8
Evening star., 1952-01-17

11ciU SdIU III6 II6dIIugS VIII DC
held in several weeks.
The bill was rammed through
the Senate on the next to final
Evening star., 1952-01-17
Call for New Taxes
Falls on Deaf Ears
In Both Houses

President Truman's call for new
taxes approximating SIS billion fell
on deaf ears in an election
minded Congress today, with top
Democrats and Republicans agree
ing that a fourth post-Korean tax
boost was practically impossible.
In fact, there was considerable
doubt that Congress even would
Evening star., 1952-01-17
The sun ana moon.

Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 7:25 5:l2
sun tnniarrow 7:54 h:i3
Moon, today 11:37p.m 10:a3 m
/ Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
| Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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FURNISHED by United States Coast an6
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MERIT SYSTEM : President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-01
Coll of the Moose

It is a matter of regret that Commissioner
Donohue, even in the pursuit of so worthy an
objective as increasing the dues paying member
ship of the Loyal Order of Moose as a comph-
ment to Senator Nicely, is soliciting his subor-
dinate employees in the District government for
that purpose. For this practice injects form
of political pressure from which municipal en-
ployes in Washington have been relatively free
in the past. And the freer the career employees
In the District government can be kept from
such pressure, the less apt we are to inherit
other forms of local politics associated with
municipal government in many American cities.
If Commissioner Donohue's esteem for Sen
ator Nicely persuades him to join the Loyal Order
of Moose fraternal organization that un-
doubtedly has done many commendable things
that is strictly his affair. But one doubts that
his own freedom of choice in this respect Is
shared in the same degree by local government
employees generally, who may reach the logical
conclusion that it is better to pay $40 and bask
in the favor Of such big shots as Mr.. Donohue
and Senator Nicely than to decline their request
and possibly incur their disfavor. That sort Of
reasoning accounts for the financial success Of
che $10o-pef plate political dinners Of Tie DEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-01

adopted resolution sharply attacking
Sergei Eisentein and other top Russian
Aim producers. It criticized them for
not faithfully following the party line,
and demanded that future films do a
better job.
Under the experienced and wise lead
erShip Of the Bolshevik Party and of the
great Stain, Soviet motion pictures, the
most progressive and best in the world.
will move onward to new successes" the
Russian people were promised.
Today, after five and half years of
trying to hew to ever-changing party
demands and principles, the Soviet film
industry is at an all-time low. Top
writer's and directors are leaving for
jobs in other industries. Film pro-
duction is down to mere trickle Of
feature pictures, mostly propaganda
laden. Russian moviegoers are boy
cotting these heavyhanded productions
and theaters are reduced to putting on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-01
NOBODY Is Winninq an |Oskor' in Russia

party unit and the second hero Of the
Aim. shows Sergei the selflshness of
this plan and persuades him that the
interests "of the people, the party, the
state" will best be served if several
collectives band their efforts together
to produce one large power station.
The fade-out shows an electrically
powered dream world, complete with
electric tractors, sheep-shearers, mixers
and other equipment.
Including the Cavalier" five of the
nine Soviet films released in 1851 dealt
with the virtues Of collective farm life,
the differences arising mainly from the
geographic setting rather than from the
plot or treatment. This kind of escapist
fllm," says the report. "is supposed to
Stake the thirst of Soviet people for real
Improvement of their lot
But it just doesn't work, the report
adds. The only films to gain popular ac-
ceptance recently, it relates. are those
which somehow manage to minimize
propaganda. Sporting Honor" which
attempted to lay down a code of be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-01

their screens old Standbys of the 1930S
and early 1940s.
This portrait Of film production be-
hind the Iron Curtain is outlined in q
confidential report from Moscow.
Before World War II, Soviet film
studios turned out 40 to IS features a
year. In 1850, Is films were produced,
and orly six of these were thought suit
able for public showing. In 1851, nine
films were released.
Cinema output has diminished to the
point where it is difficult to find films
to honor with Soviet prizes" the report
states. thus to have representative
group Of films for the Stain prize lists
Of 1851, 1t was necessary to include every
single feature film produced the pre-
vious year."
Films are not only few in number.
but also poor in quality. Sometimes
their box-office drawing power is so
weak that they are quietly withdrawn
from firSt-run Moscow theaters after
only a few days. They are replaced by
Russian films made in earlier and more
eaSy-going days, by films from Soviet
satellites, and by old American films
(which were stolen, doctored and made
as anonymous as possible"
The recent low probably came last
August, when every major Moscow
theater was simultaneously showing an
innocuous German musical first re-
leased in Moscow in 1888.
Screen writer's and directors are the
favorite whipping boys for the current
sad state of the Soviet film industry.
The Ministry of Cinematography, on
the other hand. says the directors are
in the clear. and that the real bottle
neck is q deartl1 Of worthwhile scripts.
What does the party consider a good
film? Pravda gave its highest kudos last
year to 1.-THE Cavalier of the Golden
Star" The hero of this film, Sergei,
returns to his native village after the
war and is appalled, to find there is
mo movie theater, no house of culture.
no electricity" He and his friend,
Semyon. decide to build a power sta
ton for their collective farm. But
Kondratyev. the secretary Of the local
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The 'CIeon-Up' Absurdity

Newbold Morris, in his unenviable position
as the Governments Cleanup" man. has now
reached a point where his near-future resigna-
ton seems much more probable than possible.
Certainly, short of some spectacular backing
from the President, it is difficult to see how he
can take any other course-as q matter of self
respect--in response to what Attorney General
McGrath has just had to say to the House judi
ciary subcommittee investigating the Justice
Department.
Mr.. McGrath, Of course, is the man who not
long ago recommended Mr.. Norris and who
swore him In as his special assistant, to carry
out the Presidents order for a sweeping inquiry
into any wrongdoing or corruption by officers
or employees of the Federal Government But
now, in his testimony to the House subcommit-
tee, the Attorney General has placed himself on
record as declaring-n effect-that he regrets
ever having suggested Mr.. Morris for the job
and that if selection could be made all over
again, somebody else would certainly be chosen.
Further, In addition to thus expressing no
confidence in his own special assistant, Mr.. Nc
Grath has indicated that it is by no means
unlikely that Mr. Morris questionnaires will be
ignored not only by the Attorney General him
self but by all others who have received them
in the Justice Department. These missionaries
seek information on numerous financial and re-
lated personal matters. They are of doubtful
propriety, in Mr.. McGrath's opinion. II he
formally decides against thenl-which seems to
be what he plans to do--everybody getting one
in the Government will be able to toss it in
the wasebasket on the strength of his ruling.
Quite obviously this prospect comes close to
reducing the whole cleanup" project to an
absurdity of the first magnitude.
Actually, in his comment on the question
naires, Mr.. McGrath seems to have entered in
conflict with the Presidents February executive
order directing all departments and agencies to
Cooperate fully with Mr.. Morris and to fur
nish him with such information consistent
with law-"as he may require" Perhaps Mr..
Truman taking a dim view of the Attorney
Generals Interpretation, will demand that the
answers be forthcoming In that case Mr..
Morris may feel fortified enough to carry on
with his thankless task. On the other hand, this
being hot election year, he may find himself
cut adrift without any White House support
whatever
As for the latter eventuality, Mr.. Morris has
more than once asserted that he would resign
forthwith. Even If he receives presidential back
ing, however, his relationship with the Attorney
General and Congress will still be anything but
happy or suspicious In such circumstances, he
can make a good case for calling 1t quits on the
ground that the present inquiry is waste OF
the taxpayers money and that If there is any
cleaning up to be done, the electorate can do
it in November. 4,