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Evening star., 1952-01-09
Vaudeville at Ponmuniom

It is a safe assumption that prearranged
Kremln plan-not mere coincidence-accounts
for the fact that the Communists at Panmunjom
have resorted to disgraceful new tactics imme-
diately on the heels of Soviet Foreign Minister
Vishinsky's demand at Paris that the United
Nations Security Council intervene in the Korean
truce negotiations. The tie-up between the two
things is obvious. There is no subtlety in it. It
is as blunt and crude as a sledge hammer-and
about as clever and contemplate as a bad pun
doing violence to all the rules of decency and
good taste
Thus in making his demand, Vishinsky, she'd
ding crocodile tear here and there, has said
that his only desire is to save the lives of Amer
ican boys and all the other boys fighting in
Korea. But to do that, according to him, 1t is
necessary for the veto-ridden Security Council
to hold a special meeting-with Premiers or
Foreign Ministers sitting--to figure out ways and
means Of helping both sides to conclude their
current talks Successfully and quickly" This is
imperative, he has warned, because the talks
have reached deadlock. And to prove the point
the Communists at Panmunjom, as if acting on
signal from Moscow, have suddenly switched to
what United Nations spokesman has described
as weird" behavior. With ostentatious rudeness,
while U. NJ negotiators have been addressing
them, they have read magazine, giggled, gos-
siped among themselves, gaily whispered to each
other like bunch of schoolgirls, displayed pre-
fabricated boredom and heaved loud SighS Of
relief on adjournment.
In view of this tawdry little vaudeville act,
it is not surprising that Vice Admiral Joy, the
u MS chief negotiator, has just declared that
there is less and less reason to think the Com
n1unistS really want stable armistice." At any
rate, their conduct at Panmunjom is plainly de-
signed to help Vishinsky in his effort to force
the Korean issue into the Security Council for
propaganda purposes and monkey-wrench opera
tions. However, judging from yesterdays over
whelming vote against him in the General
Assemblys Political Committee, the effort is going
to end in miserable failure, as it should. It
merits nothing but contempt and II it por-
tends final breakdown in the truce talks, our
American and Allied forces must be prepared
to take whatever military action may be needed.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Those Fellows Were Star Reporters
To the Editor of The Stor:

A PARAGRAPH or so in the New
1AYear issue of The Star referring
to my father, the late Harry P. Goodwin,
and to feat Of early journalism con-
nected with an exposure of bad condi-
tions at the District Jail (it was really
the "workhouse') brings to mind child
hood memory Of the preparations and
aftermath of that stunt.
The reporter who went to the work.
house as tramp was the late George
Harries. onetime Indian scout, soldier,
brigadier general in command Of the
District of Columbia National Guard
and later president of a combination
of street railways that eventually solidi-
fed into the Washington Railway g.
Electric Co. =. "the WRECO."
The stories about the workhouse were
nauseating, as later learned. In those
days it was not uncommon to see the
streets of Washington swept and cleaned
by workhouse gangs in striped prison
suits and now and then one of the
prisoners would be dragging a heavy
iron ball chained to his ankle. The work.
house. as I recall it, was just east Of
Lincoln Park right down on the banks of
the river and it was an antique even
then.
Well, George Harries came to our
house on Capitol Hill. where my father
and mother and the late Gideon A.
Lyon, then a cub on The Star, dirtied
him up and dressed him up as the most
goshawful- looking bum you ever saw.
He wore very dirty rag wrapped
around half his head and over one eye
Stimulating bandage-and it was a
complete disguise.
He went out into Lincoln Park at
what was the end of East Capitol street
and panhandled Howard Brooks, IA
nous police reporter for The Star.
Brooks called cop and turned in this
bum for panhandling. Harries went to
the police station (No. 81. stayed in
that bastille overnight and in the
morning faced police court Judge who
knew him well, but actually failed to
recognize this awful tramp with the
disguise draped on him. For the crime
of asking for dime Harries got 80
days, and went "down on the farm" ;"
which was the expression in those days
for the workhouse.
1t was filthy place he went into
far too nauseating and brutal for any
one to believe. . In about 10 days
some one on The Star bailed George
Harries out and he came to our house
again (. good bit dirtier, and ex-
tremely hungry. The food he had tried
in the workhouse was not fit to eat. My
mother fed him good and properly and
Harries was later photographed in his
tramp clothes. On the back of one pic
ture which he gave to Nom he had
written, II was hungered and ye gave me
meat"
The superintendent of the workhouse
caught on to The Stars plan to expose
him and his works and he came to our
house begging my dad to lay off him.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
star star Photos.

Then, as in 1889, disturbing stories
were heard of conditions in the over
crowded Washington jail. MIR. Kauff-
mann, preparing himself carefully for
his adventure and properly costumed.
got himself arrested as vagrant, spent
the night in precinct station and next
day was brought into police court and
sentenced to jail. BY curious coinci-
dence, he chose Martin" as his name
the same alias chosen by Gen. Har-
ries. He stayed in jail for several days,
until his fine was paid by collaboration
on The Star. Released. he wrote story
for The Star that so impressed members
of Congress that funds were appropriated
for new wing of the jail
It was not until some time afterward
that Reporter Kaufman and those who
helped in his exploit learned of Gen.
Harries' comparable exploit, as recalled
by Mr.. Goodwin, in 1889.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
From an Old War Chest

was much interested in your article
on DR.. and Mrs. w. p. Mcclure of Win
chester, Va, in recent Sunday Star
Pictorial Magazine.
In our Civil War Army chest, bearing
my grandfather's. name CDR. M. A,
Booth is 100-year-old diploma issued
him by the Winchester Medical College
April Is, 1851. The names of the pro-
fessors signing it were Hunter H. Nc
Guire, Bushrod Taylor and Johannes P.
Smith. It also bore the signature of
Gulielmas Meade. All of these names
are familiar today in the medical profess
sion. Florence Booth MilIigan.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Corruption Perfected?

Corrupt practice!" When are your
editorial pundits going to start calling
spade shovel, anyhow? They keep
writing about the Government "practic-
ing corruption .. practicing corrup-
ton practicing corruption" Don't
they know that practice makes perfect
and that these Internal bureaucrats long
ago became perfectionists at picking the
public's pocket? &C
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
any question OF fact By either writing The
EyMeninE M s5aE Informason Bureau. 1200 street
return postage or By telephonine ST 13aS.
Evening star., 1952-01-09

Corrects Huskin s.
should like to correct a statement
in the questions and answers column on
your editorial page reporting j. p.
Morgans luxurious yacht, Corsair, was
made commercial cruise ship.
Actually the Corsair was transferred
to the Coast and Geodetic Survey by
Mr.. Morgan so she would not become
commercial ship. One of the provisions
OF this gift was that she be sunk or
scrapped when no longer usable for that
purpose.
The Geodetic Survey played fair. I
happened to be chief of the division
that had supervision over this ship She
served for many years on photographic
surveys on the East Coast and then
served with distinction in the South
west Pacific in World War II. At the
end OF the war she was scrapped by the
United States Navy at San Diego.
G. T. Rude.
Captain, U. S. C. & G. S., Retired.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How many bushels Of ashes result
from one ton of hard coal?-C. r.
A.sThe Bureau Of Mines says that the
amount OF refuse-ash and unburned
carbon after the burning,
under normal firing conditions, Of one
ton of anthracite 0hard coaD, pea size
of standard quality would be about 8
to 10 bushels.
Evening star., 1952-01-09

@. Does snow purify the air?-L. s.
A. The Weather Bureau says that both
snowdakes and raindrops collide with
many small particles Of smoke, dust
and other atmospheric impurities as
they fall through the air. Many of
these impurities become attached to the
raindrops or snowhakes and are car
ried to the ground. In this way both
snow and rain serve to purify the air.
Evening star., 1952-01-09

a slight increase in subscription rates
for those who desire this coverage?
Howard p. Parker, M. d.
(See Editorial: GHps Backward Step)
Evening star., 1952-01-09
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. "a house
wife told a gathering of top retail
merchandising experts today that
contemporary women's fashions
are "hysterical."
And that the legwork involved
in shopping is terrific"
In a speech at today's session
Of the National Retail Dry Goods
Association annual meeting here
Mrs. Dorothy E. Swenson of Great
Neck, N. Y, declared: !.
There is no development o1
style in the grand manner Of the
Istoried past. We don't have his
torical fashion any more; now it's
hysterical."
Erratic HemIine Deplored.
Deploring periodic changes in
lengths Of skirts and dresses, Mrs
Swenson said:
I'm amazed that the wonder
full women of today let you store
people get away with all this
costly nonsense Of hemline-up-
thiS-year and other
year. I ask you. did any new cror
OF gorgeous girls in your memory
ever look as droopy and friendless
as those who wore what the stores
called the New Look?' Can't you
Evening star., 1952-01-09
|hontross EmbezzIer, Is,
Gets 3-Year Sentence
BY ths, Assoeiaisd Press

RICHMOND. Jan. 9.-Federal
Judge Sterling Hutcheson yester-
day sentenced Edward Lowe
Brooke. Is. Of Montross, to three
years in prison for embezzlement
Judge Hutcheson said the SEN
tence was rather heavy" but that
he saw no reason or excuse fol
the embezzlement..
Brooke admitted in a signed
statement read to the court by
an FBI agent that he had taken
I$11 ,950.02 from the Bank Of Mont
ross in the past two years. The
FBI agent told the court his in
Evestigation showed $12,025.0 .01
missing from the bank, where
Brooke had worked about five
years.
Brooke, who did not testify
said in the signed statement he
had taken the money by altering
bank records to cover funds drawn
by his personal checks. The
money, according to the state
ment, was used to buy a home,
car and to pay other expenses.
Defense attorneys said Brooke
currently held a better-paying job
than the one at the bank and
asked for an opportunity to make
restitution,
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Citizen Group Gives Gauss
GayeI as He Ends Term

Members Of the Arkansas Ave
nue. Citizens Association last night
gave their outgoing president,
Frank H. Gauss. q gift which was
admittedly ill-timed. but which
they were confident he might use
again-a gavel.
doc" Gauss (the title grew out
Of his earlier work as metallurgi-
cal educator), acknowledging the
associations evidence Of gratitude.
threatened to read q 15-page
Aswan song" but settled on a SIM
pie thank-you.
Seth Schnittman took over in
Mr.. Gauss stead.
The new president expressed de-
examinations to get the $S,100. 1000
appropriations the area has been
seeking from the District to COM
nlete the Piney Branch sewer and
hood control project.
"Omcials can no longer tamper
with the lives and property Of our
eitisens," he declared. pledging q
fight TO prevent recurrence Of last
summers flash floods in that sec
ton.
The meeting took place in the
9urdick Vocational High School.
thirteenth and Allison streets
INV.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Housewife Calls Women's Styles HystericoI

they say that fundamental
changes are long overdue. They
are tired Of running their legs
|off. They haven't got that kind tof
time any more. They are paying
their cleaning women-if they are
lucky enough to find one-$8 and
more a day for eight hours, and
they know now that time is money
even their own time"
What women want. she added
lis a central merchandise mart
where they can find out where
they can buy the clothes they
want in the right size and color
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Negro GI's Burial Site
Is Finally Approved
sssId Pslp!sossV sVs "A


PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 9.-Pfc
Thomas c. Reed, 19-year- -old Ne
gro soldier killed in action in
Korea June 3, will be buried with
military honors in a Phoenix cem-
etery.
The Board of Trustees of Green
wood Memorial Park gave con-
sent to the burial after the body
of Pvt. Reed had lain in a local
mortuary since November %
awaiting clearance on a burial
site in the privately owned ceme-
tery.
The cemetery is owned by Ari-
iona Lodge, No. 2, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons.
: Pvt. Reeds father asked that his
son be buried in the veterans Sec
tion of the cemetery. But he
rebelled against the cemetery's
rule under which special letters
Of request for Negro burials had
to be obtained from three veter-
ans organizations.
: The cemetery board held a spe-
eial meeting at which it was voted
to require proof of military status
of all veterans buried in the Gem
etery, this proof to be supplied
by a committee representing all
the veterans organizations in the
city.
The previous ruling had applied
olny to Negro veterans.
Board members said proof of
military service is necessary be-
cause of the reduced price afforded
by the cemetery for the burial
Of veterans.
Actual time of Pvt. Reeds burial
now awaits the assembling Of a
firing squad and other details.
Evening star., 1952-01-09

let fashion develop slowly and or
lganically?"
The speaker, who said her pres
ent housewifely status followed Q
30-year career in fashion adver-
tising and merchandising, tool
the retailers to task on several
other counts.
For one thing, she said, the fur
of shopping has been spoiled be.
cause there's too much legwork
"Time Is Money"
women like to swap shopping
experiences" she went on. "anC
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Police Reserves to Meet

Maj. Robert v. Murray, super
intendent of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department, and Inspector
Lorraine johnson, police liaison
officer for civil defense, will speak
at a meeting Of the No. 8 Precinct
Police Reserves at 7::30 pm. to-
morrow in the Chevy Chase Com
munity Center. Connecticut ave-
nue. and Mckinley street NV.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Judy Garland Is Sued
For $130, 900 by Attorne,
BY the Asseeiated Press

BY the Asseeiaied Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Attor.
ney Charles Goldring says Judy
Garland owes him $13O,000.
In a suit filed yesterday, Mr.
Goldring said the actress hirec
him to manage her affairs ano
promised him 5 per cent of hel
earnings for seven years. These
he estimated, will total $2.6 mil.
lion. Mr.. Goldring said Miss Gar.
land repudiated her contract with
him last July.
Evening star., 1952-01-09
Senator Byrd Receivers
After Minor Operation
By the Asseeiated Press

bY TIC ASS0cIdIeU FTeSS
BALTIMORE, Jan. 8.-Senator
Byrd, Democrat. Of Virginia is
getting along very nicely" after a
minor operation two weeks ago,
Union Memorial Hospital said yes
terday.
There is no indication when the
Senator may be discharged from
the hospital. He now is sitting up
part of each day.
Evening star., 1952-10-27

Buzuor at Albright Church
Albright Memorial Evangelical
Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse
streets NV. will hold q turkey
dinner and bazaar from 5 to z
pm. Wednesday and Thursday.
Evening star., 1952-10-27
Trade Board Names
Subcommittee Heads

The Washington Board of
Trade has released names of sub
committee chairmen and other
officers of four of it's committees.
They include:
Education comm mittee c..
Thomas Clifton. curriculum: DR..
Leonard NJ Elstad. handicapped
children; Dale D. Drain. legisla-
ton: Frederick T. ColWell, school
buildings and costs; Hathaway
Watson, universities and private
schools; Washington I. Cleveland,
traffic and safety: DR.. H. S. Hoff-
man, teachers: Fred NJ. Zimmers,
school code, and John S. Bartlett,
vice chairman of the committee.
Public protection committee
John N. Seitz. police; Joseph z.
Lins. fire; Walter w. Britt. pro-
gram-entertainment; Robert H.
Ross. finance; Harry j. Miller.
chairman emeritus Of the commit
tee; Marcus Borchardt, vice chair
man OF the committee, Mr.. Ross.
treasurer of the committee, and
William r. Russell. assistant
treasurer.
Cultural development commit
tee-Robert L. Green. drama; DR..
Henry j. Klaunberg. science; Ed
ward r. Place. folk music: James
c. Rogers, libraries; Nicholas Sat-
terlee, art; George r. Titus, lit
erature; Pierson Underwood,
classical music, and Patrick Hayes.
vice chairman of the committee.
Military and naval affairs COM
mittee-Huly Bray, promotion of
military training in high schools;
Col. E. G. Bliss. student assign
ments from d. c. to armed serv-
ices colleges: F. Royce Franzoni
operation Of selective service:
Waldron E. Leonard, recreational
program for military personnel;
Oliver Lloyd Onion. participation
in local civil defense. ard Brig
Gen. Willard A. Holbrook, vice
chairman of the committee.
Evening star., 1952-10-27
Church Of Christ Reports
New Italian Interference
By the Asseeioted Press

MILAN. Italy, Oct. q. - A
preacher of the Church of Christ
complained last night of renewed
interference by Italy's police with
the American-led Protestant sect.
Melvin j. Pownall of Coates
vile, Pa. said police barred men,
bers of his congregation from en-
tering building yesterday where
services were to be held in nearby
Alessandria and threatened him
with arrest.
The police action was the first
since a go44rnment ban against
the Church of Christ was lifted
three weeks ago. The Italian gov
ernment said then that the %
Italian churches of the denomina-
ton would be allowed to hold
services on temporary basis
while officials considered an appli-
cation for formal permission to
operate.
A previous breakdown had
brought wave of protests from
members of the church in the
United States. They charged the
police action violated religious
freedom guarantees Of the con-
stitution of Catholic dominated
Italy. The government said the
church had failed to obtain per-
mltS required by Italian law.
Evening star., 1952-10-27
Farmers Have Record
Gross Income, But
Profits Take Decline

American farmers have a rec
ord-breaking gross income this
year, but profits are down
The Agriculture Department
says farmers have to spend so
much to produce their crops that
their profits this year will be
slightly below last year and
sharply below 1947 and l948.
The department predicted the
situation may be gloomier next
year. Gross income of farmers
may drop while production costs
continue to climb. This may leave
farmers net income per cent
under this years profits.
This profit squeeze, similar to-
what has hit many businesses
since the Korean war started, is
aggravated by the declining pur-
chasing value of the dollars
farmers are able to keep. The
Agriculture Department reported
that prices paid by farmers for
items used in family living are at
an all-time high.
Farmers cash receipts from
marketingS this year are esti-
mated at $685. billion. or per
cent above last years figure.
Maryland and Virginia are ex-
ceptionS
The Agriculture Department
said cash receipts which Virginia
farmers received from marketings
during the first eight months this
year totaled $245,114. 900. COM
pared with $254.199.000 in the
same period last year.
Maryland farmers got $185,-
$4,000 for marketings during the
first eight months this year, COM
pared with $186.403, 900 a year
earlier.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Chapman Links Strength With Use of ofResources

What the United States does
with its great natural resources
uring the next SO years win de-
ltermine. to a large extent. wheth-
ler the country will continue to
be militarily and economically
strong, Secretary Chapman said
last night.
He spoke at a meeting Of the
Society for the Advancement Of
Evening star., 1952-03-21

Management. held In the YWCA.
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
Mr.. Chapman said farmers and
timber owners today recognize
they are not free to misuse their
soil and forests. Similarly. he
added, the petroleum industry. in
aiding conservation. generally
supports the control Of oil well
spacing as . sound conservation
InnlicY.
Evening star., 1952-03-21
Glaciers Face Extinction
In Montunu's S U. S. Park
By the Associated Press

BY The Associofed FFess
WEST GLACIER, Mont.-Mon-
tana's Glacier Park may have to
start looking for new name.
Naturalists say that so years
from now it'll be glacierless unless
there's a big change in Montana
climate. The giant glaciers which
gave the park its name are slowly
melting away. Some are gone
already.
Every winter billiards shrek and
swirl around the mountain peaks
Evening star., 1952-03-13
600 pieces English
Dinnerwore, zoe to $50
,yere 35c to 4.S5

includes different plate sizes, teo coffee
ond otter dinner cups and soueers and some
serving pieces.
Were Now
9 sets American EoFthenwore,
hand pointed, 20 pieces l3.25 $50
5 sets American Eorthenwore,
hand painted So pieces $500 22.50
10 sets Eorthenwore, brown
under eIoze, 6 pieces l4OO 6.95
IS sets Eorthenwore, UNDER
eoze decorated, 20 pieces e25 $50
WGL-chino, Fifth Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-13
50 Girls and Chubby
Dresses, 2.95
lCere 3.95 to 7.15

Cotton and royon toffeto prints end solid eolors.
Sizes 8 TO "a.
Were Now
IS Subteen Jumpers, Dresses,
Joekets. Cotton, corduroy, roy
on toffeto and veveteen. Solid
coors, prints, pIoids. Sizes 10 $3.50
to IA 1895 3.95
80 Subteen Chubby Corduroy
Skirts. Green, gold, red, brown. 7e5 z.95
WGL-Girls' Apparel, Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-13
Budget Dresses, 3.95
scere 6.95 to 1895

$50 dresses IN excellent assortment of
populor styles. fabrics, eolors. cottons,
royon surrohs, rayon ottoman foilles,
royon erepes. reyen jerseys, seyon faiIls
erepes. Solid eoIofs, prints, aIso ploids
in cottons. Misses sizes 10 10 20; small
group shorter women's sizes I2h to
2zh. Maternity joekef, skirts. dresses
-broken sizes 10 70 l6.
WGL-Budoet Dresses, Third Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-13
IS Royon BIouses, las
,vere 3.95 TO 7.9S

Royon, jewel neck style with cop or "a sleeves
wrop-oround overbIouse. Aquo, brown, gray.
Were Now
50 Reyon end Cotton BIouse..
Royons, turtIe-neek style. "a
sleeved, shor-sIeeved shirts,
boot-neckIine beaded bIouses
Cottons, tucked Ione-sIeeved
style or shirts. long or short
sleeved. White cocoa, brown, sos to
black. Sizes 32-3e 7.e5 2.45
IS Puekered Nylon overblouses.
Royon shirts, other styles, in 6.o5 to
navy, ecru, pink. Sizes 32-38 7.o5 3.6S
W0L-Biouses, First Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-13
Women's' Dresses
Greatly Reduced
SO Winter Coots,
$3.50 to l25.OO

Were 5s.95' to ls5.oo. All wool shortie, sports
end dress styles in fitted and boxy. Poodle.
tweed, fleece and suede type febries. Misses
sizes.
WGL-coots ond Suits. Third Floor @
Evening star., 1952-03-13
rs Boys Sports Coots, 1856
aCere 22.5O

Stoeky ol-wooI sports eoets in fancy weoves
and solid eolors. Sizes II to 20.
Were Now
9 codet AII-wooI Suits in
fancy weoves and solid coIors.
Sizes II, ISIS, ~, 20 : $3.50 27.85
IS codes Suits in 6O9o rcyon,
409o wool oobordine end fancy
weoves. Sizes IL to 20, brown, II so and
blue, ton and teeI $3.50 1885
II Husky codes Suits. 409o.
royon. 500 WOOL in solid coIors
ond foncy weoves. Stout sizes
z through l6, and 20 .--- 1895 21.S5
40 j.. Husky Suits, 6o9oroy-
on. 4O9o wool; sobordines.
foncy weoves ond solid colors.
Sizes s to Il $500 1885
a. Long Sleeve Sports Shirts,
white broodcloth. Sizes l6. 10.
20 $50 l.SS
rs cardison Sweeters, plaid
front, solid wool bock. Sizes
81 to 40 - $50 4.s5
u Cotton Sleeveless Pull-overs,
plaid cotton fIonne front, solid
back. Sizes II. rs, 18. 20 $50 i.sS
W 6 The Boys Store, Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1952-03-13
Junior Dresses, 5.95 to l4.e5
,Cere 1925 to $500

lbs woods. quilted royon toffetos, sobordines,
foilles, erepes. Telored end dressy styles. Sizes
9 TO IS.
Were Now
50 Junior BIouses. Wool jer-
seys, velveteens royon crepes,
cottons. For Iote- day wear. $3.50
sizes 9 to =. 7.o5 l.95
100 Junior Dresses. Silk shon-
tunes, royon toffetos, lace
dresses for ofter-five. Sizes 22.o5 to l6.95
9 to IS 5--------------4 1926 70 $500
W6L-Junior Miss Apparel. Fourth Floor