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Evening star., 1953-11-26

theater here, a lot Of citizens
will be happy to discover that
Shakespeare's characters are set
delightfully."- to Cole Porter music.
This will help soften any dis
enchantment with the dizziness
of the films plot, feeling that
the third dimension and it's spec
tacleS are unnecessary, and the
disquieting notion that Kathryn
Grayson is dramatically wispy
as the heroine.
These diSmaying flecks on the
big musicals tinted surface may
appear even through Howard
KeePs robustly fine performance
as the male lead, Porter's sur
passing score and the produc-
tion's gusty comedy.
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The devious but reasonably
disciplined plot line Sam and
Bella Spewack wrote for the
Broadway original of kiss Me.
Kate" is tampered with in the
film version. Although it might
better have taken the risk, MGM
was clearly not going to be ac-
cused of merely photographing
the stage musical. This is an
old. inescapable accusation and
the studio sidesteps it with an
anparently furtive hope that no
one really cares about the plot
OF a musical comedy.
Some people do.
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Nevertheless to one of the
most varied and brilliant scores
of Porter's career, Kiss Me.
Kate" remains lively para
phrase of Shakespeare's Tam
ing of the Shrew."
Miss Grayson plays a tenn
pestuous stage beauty clamor-
ing to be tanned. Keel is the
Petruchio who answers her every
call. most dramatically when he
administers a public spanking
that wins him title to Katharine
by a technical knockout. AS was
the Bard's intent. it is all done
in the spirit of good, hyped up
fun.
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By far the most engaging
virtues of this kiss Me, Kate"
are Porter'S music and KeeI's
singing actor performance.
Clearly in all his career Porter
never was presented with a more
vitalizing idea than hypnotizing
a lovely shrew with his music.
1t is task on which a gifted
composer may take his own
thoroughly masculine time. Even
if it could be done, there is no
joy in bringing a beauteous red
head to book too quickly. This
is a victory to be drawn out, if
necessary by letting the proud,
doomed demon win few rounds.
This is the way Shakespeare,
Porter and Keel play it and
screen romance has not enjoyed
such a flip in seasons.
In his pursuit of Keel pursu-
Ing Miss GraySon's Kate, the
spectator may find his vision
fuzzing on occasion. Neverthe-
less, there is always a diverting
song no more than few feet
OF film away. Director George
Sidney is as spellbound by Por-
ter's sardonically lifting l>rics
as a man can be and he knows
his work is f1rmest when it is
resting on one of these.
Keel'S big baritone, backed by
the best acting he has done on
the screen, is just the voice for
Porter's Kate" score. He, If rot
3D., brings an agreeable di-
mension to "Wunderbar," $50
In Love-" I'VE Open in Venice"
I've Come to Wife 1t Wealthily
in Padua." Where Is the Life
That Late I Led" etc.
He gets ornamental and excel
lent vocal collaboration from
Miss Grayson, if not acting of
the stormy essence that is ex-
pected of so classic a Shrew as
Kate. At that, there is no no.
ticeably deficiency in Miss Gray
sons vividly produced vocal high
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The Passing Show
kiss Me, Kote,' at Capitol,
BIG, MeIodic and Comic
BY Jay Cormody

Kiss Me- Kate" in three dimensions Capitol
theater today The big MGM musicals
which perhaps
unto special day of gratitude.
Before the extravaganza plays itself largest
Evening star., 1953-11-26

kiss ME. KATE" a Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer picture, produced by Jack Cum
screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley. based
on the Samuel and Bella Spewack play
produced on the stage by Lemuel Ayers
and Arnold Saint Subber, music and
lyrics by Cole Porter, musical direction
by Andre Previn and Saul Chaplin.
ehoreography by Hermes Pan. At the
The Cast.
Lllli Vanessi Katherine"
Kathryn Grayson
Fred Graham "Petruchio''
Howard Keel
Lippy Keenan, Wvrn
"Gremio' - Bobby Van Van
Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio" Tommy Rail
Slug - James Whitmore
BaptlSa" --------- Kurt Kasznar
Hortensio" ---------- Bob Fosse
Cole PORTER --------- Ron Randell
lex CallaWay ------- Willard Parker
Ralpn -------------- Dave O'Brien
PauI ----------- Claud Allister
suzanne --------- Anna Codee
speciality Dancers ---- Carol Haney
Jeanne Coyne
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Defense Supply Work
Held SimpIified

The chief of the Defense Sup
ply Agency said today he has
developed an effective organiza- =
tion to simplify and standardize
the supply system of the armed
services.
Rear Admiral j. w. Fowler,
retired, head of the supply prof.
ect, told a House subcommittee
his agency is rapidly acquiring
an adequate staff to carry out a
law directing the Defense De-
partment to write a single cata-
logue for all the million of items
which the armed services use in
common.
The defense supply manage
ment agency was set up under
the Secretary of Defense to carry
out the law passed by the last
Congress.
Admiral Fowler was summoned
before the Armed Services SUBJ
committee to answer accusations
that he is not doing what Con-
gress ordered.
This subcommittee means
business" Chairman Hess de-
clared at the opening of the
hearing.
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Tea Bags 10 Congress
Are D. {. Reminders
OF Taxation Tyranny

Home rule for the District was
plugged today with a reminder
to members of Congress that
taxation without representation
Is tyranny.
To make their point-on the
last day for filing income tax
returns-staff members of the
Home Rule Headquarters. 1908
Twentieth street NV, distributed
tea bags to each member Of Con-
gress and recalled the incident
of the Boston Tea Party.
A message attached to each
tea bag read as follows:
Dear Congressman: Have a
cup of tea with our compliments
and be respectfully reminded
that 1870 years ago the citizens
of Boston rebelled against taxa
ton without representation with
their historic Boston tea party
"On March Is we, the voteless
Americans of Washington, the
capital of world democracy, pay
into the United States Treasury
more Federal income taxes than
the people of each of "a States.
In addition. we will this year be
taxed $120 million to pay 80 per
cent of the cost of running the
Capital City.
1--WE believe. like those early
Americans of Boston, that taxa
tion without representation is
tyranny
1--WE earnestly seek your sup
port for Home Rule. Grant us
the right to prove our capacity
for local self-government, which
once was ours land which was
taken from us). as the first step
toward representation in the
Congress, and full citizenship.
(signeO Your sincere petitioners,
''VotelesS Americans Of
Washington, D.. c."
Evening star., 1953-03-16
FourLunaticsIsolated
Al Brownsville After
Threatening Riot

Four criminally insane in
mates who tied up an attendant
and threatened a riot last night
were placed today in separate
rooms of the Brownsville (Md)
State Hospital.
DR.. Arnold Eichert, the hos
pital superintendent, said the
quickly squelched flareup was a
mild imitation of the February
z incident when 81 patients all
but wrecked the same building.
At that time three patients es-
capped by sliding down knotted
bed sheets from the third floor,
but were retaken the same day.
19 Patients in Room.
Last nights trouble began
shortly before II pm. in a Sec
ond-foor dormitory of the &c"
building for the criminally in.
sane. Nineteen patients were in
the room, but only the four
participated.
They seized the attendant and
barricaded the door. Then they
began breaking furniture, table
tennis equipment and benches,
and set fire to a mattress. The
fire was put out without serious
damage by some of the other
patients.
Two guards on the outside of
the building helped thwart an
escape when the four recalci-
trants broke a window and at
tempted to pry a bar loose.
A call for assistance brought
a dozen Anne Arundel County
and Annapolis policemen to the
scene. Peace was restored within
half an hour.
No attempt was made to injure
the attendant, who was tied up
with strips of sheeting.
Blamed on OvercrOwding.
The four troublemakers had
been sent to the institution by
court order, but none was in
volved in homicide cases.
DR.. Eichert believed the out
burst was suggested by the
earlier attempt. Officials blame
such trouble largely on over
crowding-about 1900 patients
are confined in an institution
designed for 1900.
Steps are being taken to pre-
vent further disorder, but most
of them cannot take effect before
new budget allowances next
summer.
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the Government. Under the
lump sum leave law. the employees
can be terminated at once with
out the agencies having to en-
gage in the complex record-keep-
ing involved in placing employees
on paid furloughs.
Some members of Congress
have the impression that the
former system saved the Govern
ment money. 1t didn't. The
amounts eventually paid the en-
ployes are the same. The only
difference is that under the old
system it was paid to them every
two weeks as a part of their SAL
ary while they were on leave
prior to being officially termi-
mated from their jobs.
LEAVE USE-The House unit
is correct in saying that the
purpose of the leave system is to
permit employees to take vaca-
tionS that will give them suffi-
cient rest to do their work better
the rest of the year.
But most leave compiled by
workers occurred during the war
years when they had no chance
to take long vacations. They
were urged as a matter of patri-
otic duty to stay on the job and
forego vacations.
AS a result, many employees
have lost lot of leave because
of the 60-day maximum limit on
the amount of leave they can
accumulate. To penalize them
still further would be most
unfair. *&4
SENATE APPROACH - The
Senate seems to have a more
realistic approach to the situa-
ton.
In announcing that he is
sponsoring legislation to prevent
Federal officials earning $11.800
year or more from receiving
cash payment for unused leave,
Chairman Carlson of the Senate
Civil Service Committee stressed
that rank-and-file employees in
Government have not abused
their leave privileges.
Senator Carlson attacked the
infamous personnel riders
adopted by Congress during the
past few years concerning leave
land almost every aspect of
the everyday lives" Of Federal
workers.
Senator Carlson's strong state
ment shows that he will fight
any effort to curb further the
leave benefits of Federal en-
ployes. And it indicates that he
may take the lead in trying to
repeal some of the current re-
strictive riders.
Incidentally, Senator Carlson's
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Plans Being Drawn
For Large Hotel on
Foggy Bottom Tract

A 1,003-room hotel-to be the
largest in Washington-is being
planned for the Foggy Bottom
section at Rock Greek parkway
and Virginia avenue.
George Preston Marshall,
Washington Redskins owner and
one member of the f1ve-man
syndicate proposing the develop
ment, confirmed today that plans
are being drawn.
However, Mr.. Marshall warned
there are many obstacles to be
overcome before there can be
any talk about getting a building
started in the area.
"We're nowhere near the
place where we can talk about
construction" Mr.. Marshall
said. 'It's going to be more
than a year before it reaches
that stage"
To Renew Option on Tract.
Mr.. Marshall said that the
syndicate-John w. Harris As
sociates, of New York-plans to
renew its present option on the
Washington Gas Light Co.'s 12-
acre tract which fronts Rock
Creek parkway overlooking the
Potomac River.
The present option, taken last
fall. provides for renewal for
six months. The renewal will
be taken March IS to give
more time for planning.
Present plans call for q hotel
combined with 10000 square
feet of Office space and a 2,000-
car garage. A New York spokes-
man for the syndicate said sew
eral alternate plans are being
considered for the development,
but he would not reveal their
nature.
The hotel-office-garage devel-
opment would cost nearly $50
mllllOn, MI. MarSnaIl SalQ.
Area ZOned Commercial.
The area, first offered for sale
five years ago, is zoned as a
commercial section. Mr.. Mar
shall said that before anything
can be done in the way of de-
velopment, the District Zoning
Board and the Fine Arts Com
miSsion-which rules on Wash
ington buildings-must concur.
John w. Harris, New York
member of the syndicate. is the
man who built the Statler Hotel
and the Meridian Hill Hotel here
and several of the buildings in
Rockefeller Center in New York.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

officials say that the pending
personnel cuts won't be as bad as
first feared.
The VA still has hopes Of
getting enough money from Con-
gress to prevent most layoffs. but
even if some reductions are made
it will be on a rather small basis.
VA officials say.
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bill preventing cash leave pay
ments to top officials would in
no way deny them the right to
earn their leave. But they would
have to use it before leaving the
Government.
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NEW ENTERPRISE - Former
Secretary Of Interior Oscar
Chapman and former Assistant
Interior Secretary Joel D. Wolf
sohn have opened a law Office
here. Associated with them is
Martin l.. Friedman, who was a
staff assistant to former Presi-
dent Truman.
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VA-VeteranS' Administration
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Color " Hearings Set
By House Committee

Chairman Wolverton of the
House Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee has an
nounced that his committee will
start hearings March "a on color
television.
The New Jersey Republican
pointed out that nearly three
years have passed since the Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion issued it's color television
decision. He said the committee
wants to find out whether a
satisfactory color system has
been developed and whether
color television "has been de-
layed deliberately for any rea-
son"
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Eisenhower Reported
Ready 10 Reorganize
Agency

President Eisenhower this week
will send Congress a plan to
reorganize the Agriculture De-
partment, House Speaker Mar
tin said today after congressional
leaders had their weekly confer
ence at the White House. He
said the plan is intended to
improve efficiency. He gave no
details.
Mr.. Martin disclosed the House
hopes to pass Mr.. Eisenhower's S
first reorganization plan-giving
cabinet status to the Federal
Security Administration - on
Wednesday. Senate Majority
Leader Taft of Ohio expressed
hope it will also be passed by the
Senate next week.
Both leaders said they want
the plan to be effective as soon
as possible.
Political Sniping.
A joint Senate House commit
tee studying the FSA reorganiza- =
ton developed political sniping
over the similarity between this
reorganization plan and two
that former President Truman
recommended in 1949 and 1850
for FSA. Congress blocked the
Truman plans.
Senator DirkSen, Republican,
Of Illinois, said the best explana-
ton is I'VE have a new admin
istrator" in place Of Oscar Ewing,
the Democrats Federal Security
administrator.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat,
of Minnesota chided the Repub-
licans- for providing a special
assistant to Mrs. Oveta Culp
Hobby, the new FSA boss, to be
chosen from the medical profess
sion outside the Government.
Lets be candid" said Sena-
tor Humphrey. Isn't this a sop
to placate the bitter opposition
of the Medical Association to
previous plans?"
Dodge Explains Balance.
Budget Director Joseph Dodge
said the problem of making ade-
quate medical fcailities available
is an acute one, and involves
maintaining a balance between
private and Government partici-
patton. In education, he said
the problem is to maintain bal
ance between Federal and State
governments and can be done
better through an advisory COM
mittee.
Most Government reorganiza-
tion orders are left pending be-
fore Congress for 60 days. If
neither body vetoes a plan in
that time, it takes effect auto
matically.
The FSA proposal met with
such general approval that con-
gressional leaders decided to put
through a resolution to put the
plan into effect Immediately.
The new department will bring
together all Of the functions of
the Public Health Service. the
Social Security system and the
Office of Education.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

40 east portion. Tomorrow,
fair with moderate temperatures.
Wind-Northwest. 20-25 miles
per hour. diminishing and be-
coming variable late tonight and
tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at HarperS Ferry.
Humidity.
(Readings at National Airport.)
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct.
Noon 80 Midnight 93
pm, 81 am 40
8 pm 81 10 am. AZ
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Barrett School PTA

c. Glen Haas. associate super
intendent of Arlington schools,
will talk at the Barrett School
PTA meeting at 8 pm. Thursday
There will also be question and
answer forum on the proposed
school budget.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

District and vicinity-Fair and
cooler tonight. low about SO.
Tomorrow, fair with highest
around So.
Maryland-Fair and some
what colder tonight, low 1882
in extreme west, 1898 in east
and central portions. Tomor-
row, fair with moderate tenn
pe4atures.
Virginia-Fair and colder to-
night, low 1886 west and 34-
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Suspect in Staying
OF Grocer Accused
0f20ther Ho|dups

A man charged with Staying
Harry Honikman, 65-year-old
grocer, avowed his innocence
today, even as two other rob-
berries were charged against him
by victimized store owners.
Willie Lee Stewart, 30, ap-
peared before Municipal Judge
Milton S. Kronheim, jr., and was
ordered held without bond for a
continuance March 81.
At the request of Judge Kron-
helm. the defendant was repre-
sented temporarily by Attorney
Saul Lichtenberg. Mr.. Lichten-
berg asked to be excused from
further defense because he had
been acquainted with Mr..
Honikman.
Mr.. Lichtenberg quoted Stew
art as claiming innocence, but
said the man was extremely
scared" He said the defendant
had asked about his wife and
mother. but the attorney had no
information about them.
Yesterday the slender colored
window washer was put through
another police showup in an
effort to clear up some of the
recent wave of holdups.
Recognized by Victims.
Milton Kaminsky, 80, a clerk
at the K Liquor Store. 300 H
street NV, said Stewart was the
man who robbed him of $3.50 last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Kaminsky was so excited
that he rushed up to the prisoner
and punched him in the ribs.
Stewart also was pointed out
by Harry Eisenman, so. and
James J. Etheridge, 40, owner
and clerk of the H&M Market,
523 M street NE.
They said he used .38-cali-
ber revolver in holdup Febru-
ary %. in which $208 was taken.
Mr.. Eisenman at the time of
the robbery also reported the
bandit wore shoes bearing
white substance. Police said
Stewart had shoes that might
match this description when he
was arrested Saturday.
Stewart has steadfastly denied
his completely in the murder or
the robberies.
His arrest was described by
Inspector jeremiah F. Flaherty.
assistant chief of detectives. as
the fruition of sound, routine
police work.
More than 100 persons had
been questioned before Stewards
name came up. PvtS. Carl w
DrechSler and Francis K. Cleary
recalled that last Halloween they
went to the Stewart home at AIS
A street NE, because a gun
had been fired there.
The matter was dropped when
no complainant came forward,
but the policemen got a good
mental picture of Stewart. One
thing they remembered was
muStache.
Fled Through Skylight.
The upshot was another call
at the Stewart home, Saturday
afternoon. Stewart wasn't there, ]
but his wife and four children
were, and in the upstairs bath
SOON police found a ladder
against skylight.
A few minutes later Stewart
was arrested in a nearby alley.
and Saturday evening he was
put through a. showup.
Both the widow and a daugh-
ter of the slain grocer identified
Stewart as the man who shot
down Mr.. Honikman while they
pleaded for his life.
Mr.. Honikman died instantly
last Thursday night from one
bullet shot from .38-caliber
revolver. He was slain in his
store at 723 East Capitol street
by a man who first ordered a
bottle of sodapop and a bag of
potato chips. Police say Stew
arts f1ngerprintS were on the
bottle and bag.
They also took from his home
q jacket described as the same
color and style as that worn by
the killer.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Photography Prizes
Awarded in Richmond
BY the A.soeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va. Mar. 16.-
The 18th Virginia Salon of Pho
Biography opened here yesterday
with 100 prints submitted by 40
photographers to be on display
through April IL.
Medal print awards were pre-
sented to Emmett C. Dohogne of
Richmond, Thomas l.. Williams
of Williamsburg and Margo link
of Staunton. A special award
was given to Edwin S. Rosen-
berry of Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
Rolling Terrace Citizens
Will Meet March 26

The Rolling Terrace Citizens
Association will meet at 8 pm.
March 26 in the Rolling Terrace
Elementary School. Bayfield, and
Hood streets, Takoma Park, Md.
The Star enormously reported
yesterday the meeting would be
held Thursday.
Evening star., 1953-03-16

enacted the
so-called lump
S u m lie a v e
payment law
in 1914. The
law was passed
to save agen-
cieS the red
t a p e a n d
bother of hav-
ing to place
employees on
q n a n n u q !
l e a We status
w e e ks or
months after
theV had left
Evening star., 1953-03-16
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Record Temperature This Yeas.
Highest. rs, on February 81.
Lowest, %, on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. So. at 4:20 pm.
Low, 40, at sos am.
Evening star., 1953-03-16
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Error by House Unit Results
In Move on Leave Payments
By Joseph Young

The House Appropriations Subcommittee investigating
practices is in when that lump cash leave
ments authorized by the Civil Service Commission
The House unit made the statement last ccizng
large terminal leave outgoing members
Evening star., 1953-03-16

ADMINISTRATION. OIl1C6 Llen, b
move has developed within the
group to curb leave payments
throughout the Federal service.
The facts are that Congress
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VA-Veterans' Administration
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Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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The Sun and Moon.

one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Ce vital (curreut month to date):
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Tide Tahlea
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-03-15
Tariffs Due for
Hot Discussion

IN JAN. Is Montana Farmer
Stockman you mention foreign
mustard on American hot dogs and
refer to foreign wool on cold Amer
leans.
Both products are prominent in
Montana and we who are engaged
in growing them are encouraged to
have your support in favor of an
adequate and fair protective tariff.
When the time comes for Con-
gress to extend the "Trade Trea-
ties" tariff will become a hot topic.
When these trade treaties were
foiSted upon us we were advised
that there would be no trading in
commodities produced in the U. S.;
but as the promoters of this plan,
which was also claimed to bring
about world peace, began to apply
it, they found their trading margin
narrowed down to pepper and avo-
cado pears.
However, the advocates were
somewhat like the small boy who
got an air gun for Christmas but
bad weather kept him indoors until,
on the third day, he shot grandma.
Anyway, the ''Trade Treaties" have
expanded to include many items,
and to Montanans wool and mus
tard are very important ones.
The trade, not aid'' so often men,
toned recently in the European aid
program no doubt would call for re-
duced tariff on the part of some
advocates and no tariff on the part
of others. But in the end someone
must pay and Uncle Sam would be
found the goat picking up the
check.
However, I wanted to advise you
that 1 am in favor of American
made mustard only being used to
''dress up" our American hot dogs
and also in favor of this sound phi.
1osophy being practiced in all line.
of American industry, particularly
sheep and wool.-HarrY Armstrong
Cascade County.