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costs. now totaling $15.5 million.
The major item is wage increase
of Is cents an hour across the
board. which would amount to
$2.3 million q year. he declared.
The present top wage is $1.70 an
hour. #
Mr.. Giddings reported no prog
ress was made at several meetings
of company and union officials.
Both he and F. G. Await, company
counsel, emphasized the impor-
tance of the petitions reservation
and left the clear inference that
the straight 15-cent fare might
not be enough to put the company
in satisfactory position.
When the PUG increased the
weekly pass 10 cents in January.
1t assumed there would be q per
cent drop in pass buyers and a
2 per cent gain in cash and token
passengers, the petition said. This
would have produced an annual
income Of $1,586.291.
Actually. in II weeks between
January 10, when the new pass
rate became effective, and May II,
the number of pass buyers dropped
1857 per cent from the number
a year earlier. while the cash and
token passengers gained only 1.73
per cent. the petition continued
AS a result, net income is at
an annual rate of not more than
$1,275, 900. after adjustment for a
three-day strike in July, 1851, and
wage increases, effective in July,
1851, it added.
The covering Of dividend and
interest requirements through
higher fares would justify the
action of the directors in increas-
ing the dividend rate on Febru-
ary %. more than a month after
the last fare increase, which the
company found unsatisfactory.
The new rate Of $1.40 a share
was equivalent to $3.50 a share
on old stock, prior to a 4-for-1
stock split last October.
When Louis E. Wolfson and
associates acquired control of the
company in September, 1949, and
moved here from Florida. the COM
pany was paying 50 a share on
old stock. In August. 1850. this
was increased to 81 a share. which
became 81 per new share after
the splitup.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Chiang's Air Force Chief
To Tour u. 5. installations
BY the Assoeiosed Press

The chief of staff of the Ma
tionalist Chinese Air Force will ar
rive from Formosa about June IA
for a 20-day tour of air installa-
tions in this country.
1t. Gen. Wang Stunning will be
the guest of the Air Force during
his visit. He will be accompanied
by Mai. Gen. Wei Chung lain,
commander of the Chinese air
technical service. and other Chi
neSe staff officers.
The Air Force said the tour was
planned to give the visitors first
hand knowledge of Air Force OPP.
erations in order to assist the Ma
tionalists in their use of aviation
material sent to Formosa.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
unkhouser Tax Case
Ills Expected 10 Go 10
Baltimore Jury Today
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 5.-Trial Of
Robert E. Funkhouser, Washing
ton real estate man, on charges
of Federal income tax evasion was
expected to go to the jury today
after completion of arguments and
instructions to the jury by Federal
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut.
Mr.. Funkhouser, who lives at
5315 Colorado avenue NV, is
charged with trying to evade pay
|ment Of $500 in income taxes
from 1943 to 1947.
Mr.. Funkhouser, SO, yesterday
was described by the prosecutor as
"a fraud and cheat, and defended
as a man with an unorthodox
bookkeeping system who just made
some honest mistakes.
Defendants Wealth Cited.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Frederick J. Green, in his ar
gument, pictured Funkhouser as
a wealthy man with a summer
home on the shore, a yacht, and
income properties in Washington.
This man, said Mr.. Green,
claimed scores of deductions that
were improper. defrauding the
Government of taxes due it, then
made up implausible explanations
for the deductions when asked to
defend them.
Defense Attorneys James E.
Morrow, jr.. and G.. C. A. Ander-
son admitted that not all the de-
|ductions taken by Funkhouser
were proper, and that his method
of bookkeeping was unortllodox.
But they contended the deductions
were made in good faith.
Minute Bookkeeping.
Mr.. Morrow pointed out that
Funkhouser kept books in minute
detail, and said he found it hard
to believe" that q man who set out
to defraud the Government would
keep complete records Of his
transactions, then freely make
them available to Government in
vestigators.
MIR. Morrow contended that the
Governments case was made up
OF 200 different items, any of
which. standing alone. would fail.
The prosecution, he said, has had
to throw them all together to
make its case.
Evening star., 1952-06-05

League. serst. Compton.
Sergt. Compton viii be So on
June %. He was born in Prince
ton, N. J.. and joined the Park
Police when he came to WASH
lington to live.
| For many years. he was as
Isigned tor Fairgrounds. In this
way, he became a friend of many
'children. He took the time and
ftrouble to help them form base
ball teams. His frequent calls
upon the National Capital Parks
Office to help fix up diamonds for
Evening star., 1952-06-05
IS Schools 'PIunned

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Dominican
Republican.-In addition to the
So, 100000 provided annually for
education, the Dominican Repub-
lie has earmarked $6,240, 900 for
building schools this year and
next. Sixty-five schools will be
constructed in 48 cities and
towns. They will vary in size
from one or two to two to SO
rooms.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
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embezzled. The value of the no.
600 pounds of rope in question was
estimated at $500, FBI Chief
j. Edgar Hoover said.
FBI agents said several other
men were arrested in April and
May in connection with investiga-
ton of complaints of irregularities
at Beaumont.
Before being promoted to as
sistant chief of the division here
last March. Capt. Gonzales had
been fleet superintendent at Beau
mont for more than two years.
"A native of Key West. Fla, he is
a former employe of the Standard
Oil Co. and served in the Navy
from 1910 to late 1916. He left the
Navy service with the rank of
commander. In the Maritime Ad-
ministration he had the title of
captain.
Total Of 8 Arrests.
The FBI said today's arrests
make a total Of eight persons
who have been seized in recent
weeks in an investigation involv-
ing embezzlements from the
Beaumont reserve fleet supplies.
The Maritime Administration
has been disposing of supplies at
Beaumont because it considers
them a fire hazard to the 1876
ocean-going vessels now in moth
balls at Beaumont's Neches River
basin.
Mr.. Hoover said Schmidt pre-
viously arranged for what he
called the legitimate purchase of
more than l million pounds of
used rope stored aboard feet YES
sells in Beaumont.
The FBI named those previ-
ously arrested in the Beaumont
investigation as Capt. Howard j.
Gray, A, assistant fleet captain
there; Norman A. Fisher, A, a
boat operator: Fritz Herman
Kaleck, Al, an insurance agent,
and Murphy F. Sterling, 3O-year-
old steel worker, all Of Beaumont;
Thomas Oscar Wigley. As. former
electrician for the Reserve Fleet.
arrested at San Francisco, and
Edwin j. Anderson, 81, of Calves
ton, former fleet diver, who was
taken into custody at Galveston.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Pilot Leaps Into River
From Burning Navy JET
BY The Asseelaisd Press

PATUXENT, Md. June 5.-A
Canadian pilot parachuted from
a burning Navy jet fighter last
night. plunged into the Patuxent
River and swan safely to shore.
A spokesman at the Naval Air
Test Center here said 1t. Jack
c. Sloan Of Ormstown, Quebec
Province. was coming in to land
when he saw flames on the right
wing of the F-9-F Panther.
The 28-year-old Royal Canadian
Navy pilot bailed out at about
1000 feet. The plane crashed at
the center. damaging two parked
aircraft.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Capital Transit Asks
Temporary Fare Rise
To Precede Hearings

The Capital Transit Co. has
asked Congress for legislation to
give the Public Utilities Commits
sion power to grant tempo
rary fare increase before public
hearing.
Congressional reaction so far
ranges from cold to Indifferent.
Chairman Neely Of the Senate
District Committee said he will
not introduce the bill submitted
to him by j. A. B. Broadwater,
president Of the transit company.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee said the
matter was discussed informally
by the committee this morning.
The chairman said he would
hold the draft of the bill in abey-
ance pending report by the Dis
trict subcommittee now investi-
eating the transit firm.
The chairman said he was not
sure when the subcommittee,
headed by Representative Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
would be ready. He indicated,
however, he would bring up the
whole problem at the next meet
ing Of the full committee Tuesday.
Would be Automatic.
The Broadwater proposal would
call for the PUG to issue a tempo
rary new schedule Of rates to pro-
duce a fair return" to the transit
company. after a showing by the
company it was not receiving such
a fair return.
This temporary schedule, pre-
Sumably an increase over current
fares, would be issued within 2OI
days after petition by the COM
pany. This schedule would remain
in force for only three months.
Meanwhile, the commission
would order public hearings, to
determine whether such tenn
porary rates are reasonable, orl
whether a new schedule Of reason
able rates shall be ordered by the
commission upon a finding that
the rates in effect are unreason-
able"
Investigation Being Made.
The Broadwater plea reached
Congress while a House District
subcommittee is investigating
many complaints against the
transit company.
James M. Lands. New York at
torney, and former chairman of
the Securities Exchange Commits
sion. Is looking into the COM
plants. He arrived in town today
and plans to report his findings
and recommendations soon to the
House District subcommittee
headed by Representative Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Massach chusetts.
Complaints in the Kennedy sub
committee files charge the line has
raised fares, reduced services and
declared large dividends out of a
surplus built up by former owners
Of the company.
Evening star., 1952-06-05

through a =
thrills.
An organizer
and nnanager
of the Park Pos
lice baseball
team. he had
taken an active
part in athlet-
les. He also
managed the
bowling team.
Last season. the
ball team fin
islled second in
the Ellipse
Evening star., 1952-06-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. cs*
THURSDAY, s.,

his boys got to be a regular rou-
tine with officials.
He was granted leave during
the war to serve. with the Coast
Guard as lieutenant. He be-
came a sergeant in November.
1947, in a supervisory capacity.
During years of duty. he received
more than the usual number Of
concentrations from citizens whom
he had assisted.
Sergt. Compton is married and
lives at 2815 Evarts street NV.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
|Midyeor Sears CotoIoq
Shows 8 Pct. Price Drop
BY fhe Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, June 5.-Sears. Roe
buck & Co. is mailing its mid
summer sales catalogue, reducing
prices about 8 per cent from the
current general catalogue. The
sales catalogue is issued each
year.
Lines showing price cuts In
ciude houseware, down 13 per
cent: mems furnishings. down 20
per cent; refrigerators. down II
per cent; furniture. down 8 per
cent; shoes, down 8 per cent, and
iewelry. down Is per cent.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Summer Comp
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lucky that Jane and Robert obey
ner so well.
Supports Four Children.

IleG 80 well.
Supports Four Children.
She has been divorced for about
a year now. She has four children
to support. Two of them. Penny.
3. and Mary Ann. 5. are boarded
at a friends home for $40 week
each. That leaves Mrs. Barton
$23 week to buy food and cloth
ing and pay the rent.
The apartment rent is $66.50 a
month, but sister-in-law who
lives in the one-bedroom apart
ment. shares that expense.
Mrs. Barton can't get public as
sistance because she works. A
throat operation last fall kept her
home a month. She still is in debt.
She worries that she can't spend
more time with her children. The
little girls come home on Sunday.
Mrs. Barton leaves home at $40
am. for the laundry. Jane and
Robert get up when the alarm
goes off at Z am. They dress and
cook their own breakfast. They
can't have toast. The Bartons
have no toaster and Mrs. Barton
lis afraid for the children to light
the gas oven.
Jane and Robert are never late
to school. Fifth-grader Jane has
been getting herself up and of to
school since she was 6.
Mrs. Barton is concerned about
the coming summer. She has
thought Of putting all four of
the. children in san orphanage.
She hopes, at least. that Robert
and Jane can go to camp again
this year.
Jane liked swimming best last
year. She has no place to swim
at home. Robert liked the hikes.
There is a woods near their apart
ment, but Mrs. Barton won't let
him go there. She is afraid he
might fall from q tree or hurt
himself some other way.
At camp. there is plenty Of
swimming and hiking and other
outdoor fun, all supervised for
safety. Jane and Robert could
play outdoors to their hearts con-
tent for two weeks. Their mother
could relax.
Would you like to give them a
vacation like that? You can do
it by contributing to The Evening
Star Summer Camp Fund.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Mccarthy
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discharged. He explained he
would have to do this from mem
ory without benefit of the records.
Would Involve Friends.
An answer to the other ques-
tion. Senator Benton said. un-
doubtedly would subject his
friends and supporters to the
same type Of abuse and "vilifi-
cation" that he had received per-
sonally.
Senator McCarthy's action this
morning was no surprise, Senator
Benton said. "He apparently did
not like the progress of the hear
ings yesterday and seized upon
this excuse to halt thenis" Senator
Benton continued.
Senator Benton said his Office
yesterday afternoon received an
other threatening anonymous tele-
phone call. This was only an
other Of a series of threats and
intimidations which have come to
me, my staff and associates" Sen
ator Benton said.
Senator Benton added that un-
less ordered by the court. he would
divulge no names of suspected
Reds fired while he was In Office.
"If I started to name people out
of my memory, I would be guilty
of the very thing I have charged
against Senator McCarthy-guilty
of accusing people on insufficient
evidence. some Of whom later may
have been proved innocent"
The hearing room in the Senate
Office Building was crowded today
with spectators for the second,
|pre-trial phase Of the Benton
Met Carthy feud.
Sees Blow to Reds.
The opponents sought to score
these points:
/. Senator Benton said Senator
McCarthy's removal from public
life would be blow at the Com
munist cause. He added he doubt
ed If the Politburo would trade
the Senator for a billion dollars
worth Of propaganda.
2. Senator Mccarthy tried to
show that the case against him
was prepared by Senator Benton
with the aid Of the Democratic
National Committee. He declared
the move had the backing Of the
Communist press and party.
8. Senator Benton said he began
his fight on communism long be-
fore Senator Mccarthy entered
the field. He pointed out that the
Daily Worker was attacking him
years before the Red mouthpiece
ever heard Of Senator Mccarthy.
4. Senator Mccarthy brought
out that Senator Benton had con-
ferred with Columnist Drew Pear
son in recent months. Mr.. Pear
son is suing Senator Mccarthy
and others for $5.1 million on
charges Of assault and conspiracy
to run him out Of business.
Evening star., 1952-06-05
Park Police Sergt. Compton
Retired on Disability

Sergt. John H. Compton of the
Park Police has retired for ply
|sical disability after 26 years OF
service. He became incapacitated
Evening star., 1952-06-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
Hydrogen Age

In the 1,952d year of the Lord,
the 177th of American indie
pendence and the 10th of the
atomic age, new era was born.
At least, it is reasonable to as
sumo from guarded Atomic
Energy Commission releases that
the Hydrogen Age was ushered
in at Eniwetok Atoll about the
first of November.
Exactly what happened
aide from a terrific explosion
is known only to a handful
of scientists. But the language
of Acc Chairman Gordon Dean
indicated clearly that something
new had been added to the sci
ence of destruction.
Other Developments
Much of the science, in fact.
seemed directed down the path
of destructiveness. A cannon
capable of firing atomic shells
was announced; tests involving
the tactical use of atomic bombs
were carried out in Nevada:
President Truman laid the Keel
for an atomic-powered subma-
rine and a Navy fighter plane
banged through the sonic bar
rier to record a world-beating
speed of 1888 miles an hour.
But not all the scientific tall
ent of the United States was
directed toward killing people.
Some scientists actually were
making progress in the field of
keeping people alive. A me-
chanical heart, designed to keep
blood circulating during critical
operations, was developed dur
ing the year. And new polio
fighter was made public: A
blood fraction called gamma
globulin, which had been used
successfully on human patients.
Heovenword Look
Other scientists, meanwhile,
were looking into the sky. At
Mount Palomar, Calf, the
worlds largest telescope was
turned on the face of the moon.
The caption on picture taken
through the "big eye" said a
building the size of the Pentagon
could be seen if such structure
existed there. Some people took
encouragement from the fact
that no Pentagon showed up in
the photo.
There was increasingly serious
talk in 1852 of erecting "arti-
fetal satellites" in orbits hun
dreds OF even thousands of
miles above the earth. And re-
ports about flying saucers kept
coming in from all parts of the
country. Few people in high
places took too much stock in
either satellites or saucers. But
the common man wondered
just as the man on Mars must
have wondered if his telescope
had been pointed just right one
day last November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28

the warnings Of professional
CassandraS aside, So million
people were at work and the
average factory hand was earn
ing $40 a week. There was
prosperity in the land, and no
miStaking it.
Vague Sense Of Uneose
There were, however, a few
manifestations of the times that
gave all Americans a vague
sense of unease. Korea was al
ways in the background. And,
to a people schooled however
fundamentally in basic eco
nomics, the inflationary pres
sures of the day were obvious
and very real.
Every one was spending
money. Congress had appropri-
ated something like $50 billion
for military purposes, foreign
alu ana atomic expansion, and
these billions were stimulating
American prosperity.
This spending for security
seemed to be paying off. Amer
lea at the end of 1852 was
militarily stronger than it had
been in 1851, and the prospects
for 1853 were for continued
progress toward security.
The road to security, however,
was not without it's detours.
One of the rockiest of these
was the midsummer steel strike.
which not only threatened de-
Tense production but also gave
President Truman the worst
political setback of a bad year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
Object: Federation

But there was another shift in
Europe that might vie with
Stains statement for the atten-
tons of future historians. 1t
was the move toward European
federation. A union of French,
German, italian, Belgian. Dutch
and Luxembourg coal and steel
industries actually was achieved
in a tremendous stride toward
unity. European representa-
tives (although not all their
parliaments) approved a scheme
for a European army to serve
NATO. And the Council of Eu-
rope, a debate-only parliament,
recommended that steps be TAX
en- to pool European trade and
that a study be made of pro-
posals for a United States of
Europe.
These moves meant volun-
tary surrender of some national
sovereignty, but advocates of
unity argued that Europe had
to hang together to face the
common threat.
Fodine Optimism
AS fall faded into winter,
earlier optimism over European
tNy hnnnY0 n
and Germany, the twin corner
stones of continental unity, had
not ratified the treaties setting
up the European army. The
peace contract with West Ger
many also failed of ratification.
There was still hope for ratifi-
cation in 1852, but as the year
ended more and more Germans,
Frenchmen and Englishmen
were asking if partial fedora
ton was a practical goal. Were
the obstacles not virtually in
surmountable? Would it not be
better to stick with the old sys-
tenn of alliance rather than try
indignation?
In past years Soviet buster
always was enough to drive Eu-
ropeans back together during
periods of doubt. But would
the new Communist tactics help
them drift apart?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
The Nation

TN SPITE of the stalemated
l. cold war-or perhaps be-
cause of 1.-THE average Amer
lean seemed this year to be
getting back to normal. But
it. was a new kind of norm
not the Harding normally"
after World War I, certainly
not the normal of the mid
1930s.
The kind of norm that pre-
vailed in 1852 was one of a peace
economy within war situa-
ton. There were crises aplenty,
and they were as big as ever
before, or even bigger. But the
American people seemed better
able to withstand crises. This,
1t seemed, could go on forever,
given the proper type of leader
ship.
AS far as the economic health
of the country was concerned,
it looked as If it could not have
been much better. Strikes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
Trade, Not Aid

The year of stalemate was a
boon to European nations which
saw their domestic economies
move back toward an even keel.
Britain and the commonwealth
spent less time on emergency &C
tons and more time on long
range plans for future economic
growth. AS young Queen Eliza
beth took the throne, Great
Britain hoped for another Eliza
bethan Age to equal the one
under Good Queen BeSs.
In France the franc had never
looked better since the war. One
premier kept his job for almost
10 whole months. AS in other
European countries. domestic
problems still were knotty, but
no longer impossible.
Europe had chance to look
for a way to end the American
dole. Trade with America was
the obvious solution, and 1852
saw the start of debate over
trade VS.. aid. If trade wins the
approval of the new Eisenhower
administration then 1852 could
chalk up another turning point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
ANYWAY IN THE FIRST

use care in selecting his sue
cesSor: Stain is too rude. and
this fault becomes unbearable in
the Office of general secretary"
February
9. William Henry Harrison
born, 1773. Our oldest President
(68 when he took over, Old
Tippecanoe never was one to
let common sense stand in the
way of ceremony. He rode a
horse down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. in the inaugural parade
of 1841. caught pneumonia. and
died after only one month in
office.
%. F. w. Woolworth opened
his first Acknowledgement
Store at Utica. N. Y, 1879.
Five and Dimes"-an obsolete
name for a modern institution
now close on this date which
happens to be a national legal
holiday, though not in COM
memorstion of this triumph of
merchandising.
Morch
/. Napoleon Bonaparte, emu
lating Robert Bruce's famous
spider. lands at Antilles in the