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Evening star., 1953-06-01
Redwoods in Danger Aqoin

Reports from San Francisco and Sacra-
mento indicate that the California redwood
trees again are imperiled-this time by de-
mand for better roads in the territory in which
they stand. A bill now pending in the State
Legislature would give the State Department
Of Public Works permission to cut State-owned
forest growths at its own discretion. This is
opposed by the State Park Commission, which
hitherto has controlled the areas involved
How many trees would be removed to make
room for the proposed highways is the main
question at issue. Supporters of the cutting in
Sist that not more than "a dozen or so" of "the
talest living things" would be felled. Their
antagonists contend that the pending resolu-
tion already passed by the Assembly and now
before the Senate, would endow Public Works
officials with unlimited authority to destroy
important groups Of the redwoods. The big
trees admittedly are hazard to traffic. Their
roots are relatively small and weak. Conse-
quently they sometimes fall suddenly over busy
roadways. On this account, their foes call them
killers" safety conference at Ukiah q few
months ago gave consideration to this aspect
Of the overall problem.
But conservationists say the sponsors Of
the new roads plan are exaggerating the danger.
They also call for legislative attention for all
tentative routes which would skirt the red
woods. What the outcome Of the discussion will
be is anybody's guess. 1t is true, however, that
all Americans have stake in the California
forests. The Sequoia National Park was estab-
lished In 1890 to save 50 groves then slated to
be devastated. It has been enlarged repeatedly
to the same end, and adjoining Kings Canyon
National Park was acquired In 1910 in line with
the same policy Of preservation. Meanwhile,
the State reserves currently In controversy
were set up.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Recruiting Policemen

While the battle of the budget goes
on, crime does not take a holiday.
In order to combat crime, effective
means Of preventing it is by providing
better opportunities to make living.
In the District there is shortage OF
policemen. II city officials would start
a program in the high schools to en-
courage students to join the force by
offering them every opportunity to ad-
vance on merit basis, rather than ones
race, good many recruits could be
found right here in the District without
going to the hinterlands.
Good public relations between young
people and the police department will
do q lot towards reducing the crime
rate. Edward j. MacClane.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Good Time to Graduate

The person who first discovered q silver
lining behind each dark cloud can take salts
faction this year in how the troubles of the
world are offering relatively bright picture to
one segment of American society-the college
graduates, Class of 1858.
An annual employment survey of one Of the
big life insurance companies shows that no
class of cap and gown ever had it so good.
Covering 131 universities and technical schools,
the survey reveals that nearly all available
graduates are assured of jobs by September and
that 80 per cent of certain categories will have
employment contracts before they receive their
diplomas. Furthermore, the beginning salary
scales are 10 per cent above the record levels of
last year. In terms of dollars, this means as
much as $400 monthly for engineering graduates.
For obvious reasons, engineers and tech
nicians are In greatest demand in a broad
range of industrial firms public utilities, con-
struction companies and other operations con-
cerned with research or defense projects. This
trend, evident for several years past, is now
having the effect of encouraging more beginning
students to specialize in these fields. Georgia
Tech, for example, reports that its freshman
engineering enrolment has jumped from SIS
to $50 in single year.
The sweet girl graduates are benefiting, too,
from the boom market With more than 60
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soon after graduation-many of whom are
being given holdover job promises-the distaf
candidates are being offered many positions
that normally would 60 to their brothers.
While the circumstances that are forcing
this happy state of affairs must be considered
somewhat unfortunate one of the net results is
to add to the Nations store of skills and to
encourage the quest for knowledge in fields that
some day should bring great public benefit.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Change in East Germany

The reorganized Soviet setup in East Ger
many fits in with the Kremlin's renewed
propaganda for uni6cation of the whole
country under a single "free and democratic"
government AS for the immediate objective
involved, there is reason to believe that one OF
the chief purposes of the change is to play
upon German public opinion in way designed
to complicate Chancellor Adenauers effort to
make the Federal Republic at Bonn an effective
participant in West European defense.
AS far as outward appearances are con-
cerned, the Soviet reorganization seems to add
up to little more than an imitation of the action
taken by France, Britain and the United States
In 1949, when they named civilian high COM
missioners to replace military commanders as
the top occupation authorities in West Ger
many. The men of the Kremlin have now come
around to doing essentially the same thing.
They have appointed Vladimir Semyenov to be
Supreme CommiSsar" in East Germany. In
that political capacity, with the rank of ambas-
sador, he will take the place of General VASTLY
Chuikov as RuSsia'S head man in the Com
munist-controlled German Democratic Re-
public" General Chuikov's role will be limited
henceforth to the command of Red occupying
foces.
In announcing this change, the Kremlin
has declared that Mr. Semyenov will be charged
activity of the authoritative organs" of the
satellite East German regime. In addition, he
will maintain appropriate relations with rep
reSentatives of the occupation powers of the
United States, Britain and France on questions
Of Germany of a general nature arising from
the agreed decisions" of the past, notably those
worked out at the Potsdam conference in 1945
but since largely abandoned. This suggests that
Mr.. Semyenov may soon call upon his Anglo
French-American counterpartS for re-estab-
tishment of four-power consultative machinery
to carry out "unihcation" talks within the
framework of Potsdam's outmoded principles
Further than that, it seems reasonable to
assume that the Kremlin, by shifting emphasis
from military to civilian control, is seeking to
create the impression in both East and West
Germany that 1t is genuinely anxious to nego-
tiate an agreement with France, Britain and
the United States to unity the country with
q treaty guaranteeing independence. AS propa-
ganda, accompanied by revived rumors of
possible sudden and dramatic withdrawal Of
Soviet occupying forces, this sort Of thing can
have considerable appeal particularly to those
free Germans who are hesitant about having
the Bonn Federal Republic join In the defense
Of the Atlantic community and who are inclined
70 be wishful about what might be achieved
Evening star., 1953-06-01
A-Bomb and the Weather

The ratio of 174 tornadoes for this
year to the average OF 80 for a 35-year
period, proposed in letter by j. J.
Williams as evidence of widespread
atmospheric disturbance by atomic ex-
plosions. may be of little or no value.
One does not compare the figure for
one year to an average taken from
several and submit the ratio as signi-
is the range of figures from which the
mean of SO was taken? Conceivably.
as many as 200 tornadoes may have
occurred in pre-atomic years.
Louis E. Guzman.
Evening star., 1953-06-01

at Big Four conference Of the type proposed
by Prime Minister Churchill
Soviet "unification" propaganda unques-
tionably is potent in this sense, and such moves
as the Semyenov appointment help to inten-
sify it. The Western powers, together with
the Adenauer government cannot afford to
ignore it as If it were unimportant. They need
to counter it with efforts of their own showing
that the Kremlin's German policy-unless and
until it is basically revised-will continue to be
bad-faith policy whose ultimate aim is to
"unify" Germany into another Red satellite.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
The inflicted Budoet

Nearing retirement age Gin years Of
service, too). it is only natural that
look back on "the good old days" when
I first entered Government service. In
those days you took really stiff COM
petitive civil service examination OF
what you know (not who you know, !,
nor were you blanketed into civil serv-
ice by an executive order just because
you happened to be a temporary
indefinite on the job at election time.
Then you did an honest days work for
Evening star., 1953-06-01

with the fortitude born Of political
experience-for in that way only
lies the salvation Of the party which
we must all wish God-speed in the
dangerous times ahead of us. Let us
not stifle criticism. We must encour-
age it. The Constitution itself was
brought to brilliant life by pickering
crowd of men who had one thing in
common-an inspired will for strength
and unity.
call for the Republicans to grow
into their new britches-and three
cheers for free speech!
Gloria Victis.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the apswer to any
question Of fact by either writing The Evening
WashinRton g. 81 c. ard inciosing 3 cents re-
turn postage, or by telephoning 0terling 3.730S
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Needing the Administration

Recent means from some of your
readers, relative to mild editorial and
columnar criticisms of the more spec
tacularly controversial moves of the
new administration, call for an appeal
to their sense Of humor-or at least to
their sense Of proportion. For ap-
proximately 19 years we Democrats
(and speak only for my own acquain-
tances) stood by while editors, colum-
nists and cartoonists vilified our
Presidents, their cabinets and their
appointees without let-up. We right
fully assessed these antics as the
Americans lawful privilege to speak.
write and draw his mind. can recall
no efforts to Investigate" these critics
in the light of their non-conformist
attitude to installed opinion.
May I suggest that these impatient
partisans of reaction accept criticism
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Dr.. Davies Misrepresented?

must protest the heading and intro
ductory paragraph to the item in your
May Is issue concerning the Rev. A..
Powell Davies talk to Unitarian lead
ers in Boston. Your heading, "Mc-
Carthy Rules U. S. to Big Extent,
Aided by Dulles, Davies Says" appears
to be deliberate attempt to misrepre-
sent Dr. Davies attitude vis-a-viS Sec
retary Dulles. If you will examine DR..
Davies wording, it will become clear
that there is no implication that Dulles
Is Mccarthy disciple or sycophant.
Rather, DR.. Davies was pointing up the
fact that Senator Mccarthy has so
egregiously usurped the prerogativeS of
the executive branch that his authority
would appear to transcend that of GER
tain cabinet officials whose reluctance
to challenge Mccarthy strongly suggests
intimidation. No sane person, least
of all DR.. Davies, would on this account
impute McCarthyism to the Secretary,
as your Introductory paragraph clearly
implies DR.. Davies has done. At the
very worst, DR.. Davies accuses Mr..
Dulles of trucking to Mccarthy, out
OF failure to recognize the danger
imminent in such action, hoping thus
to maintain party unity.
i do not wish to believe that The
Star, which I admire and respect, has
deliberately presented Dr. Davies words
so completely out of context and in so
grievouSly misleading light. I should
very much like to see The Star print
the full context of the statement in
question, for several paragraphs in
either direction, so that its misinformed
readers may correct the erroneous
impression they have received.
Robert L. Tanner.
editors note: The relevant portion
Of DR.. Davies speech follows: 1.-THE
United States is becoming a Nation
OF fear. It's capital city. in which I
live and which intimately know, is
city of intimidated people. The pos
Slbllity OF being accused -. however
falSely-of Communist associations is
making fear obsessional Not only
ordinary workers for the Government,
but those in high positions-indeed, the
Government itself-is now afraid.
There is no chance at all, none what
ever, that frightened nation will
survive. This is the distance we have
already travelled. I do not hesitate
to say that, at present, no major pro-
posal in foreign policy which was dis
liked by Senator Mccarthy would be
advanced by the Government. It is
no longer a question of whether the
Senator from Wisconsin will some day
rule the United States; to great ex-
tent he is ruling it already. The Secre-
tary of State might well be called his
administrative assistant. This is the
distance we have already travelled.")
Evening star., 1953-06-01
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

turn postage OF uV tolepnoulnk otSSuuH 0stoUCs
By THE HASKN SERVICE.
@. Are there many unidentified dead
in United States national ceme-
terieS?-F. Y.
A. Approximately one-flfth-mostly
Civil War dead-are unidentified. At
present more than 100000 persons are
buried in 81 permanent sites.
@. When and by whom was the In
dianapolis automobile speedway built?
e. r. O.
A. Construction started in 1909. The
famous speedway was originally con-
ceived and built by group Of pioneers
of the. automobile industry as great
national automobile proving ground.
The first 500-mile race, now held an
nually on May 80, took place in 1911.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Probers Vote 10 Cite
Salesman for Failure
ToCome 10 HEARINGS
By m. A.,eeia..d Press

Threat of a Senate contempt
citation today hangs over Russell
w. Duke, called an influence
peddler" by Congressional in
vestigators, unless he quickly
agreed to show up for public
hearings here.
Mr.. Duke, a former San Fran
cisco public relations man, now is
working as a salesman out OF
Montreal, Canada. He has failed
to come here in the last week
despite repeated demands of the
Senate Investigations subcom-
mittee that he do so.
Group Votes to Cite Him.
The Government Operations
Committee, parent of the in
veStigations group, voted yester-
day to ask the Senate to cite Mr..
Duke. However, Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin, chairman of the full COM
mittee and the subcommittee,
said he would not call the matter
up for Senate vote Immediately.
Meanwhile, the subcommittee
staff planned to continue efforts
to get Mr.. Duke to come here.
He is safe as long as he remains
in Canada, which does not ex-
tradite persons on United States
congressional contempt citations.
Senator Mccarthy postponed
indefinitely public hearings in
the case. which had been sched-
uled to begin tomorrow. The
hearings were to 60 into settle
ments in various tax cases.
Francis D. Flanagan. counsel
for the investigations subcom-
mittee, told the full committee
yesterday that Mr.. Duke "col-
lected approximately $4,000 in
influence peddling cases over a
period of 21a years."
But Mr.. Flanagan said Mr..
Duke insists he now is broke.
Testimony Called Off.
Five witnesses from the West
Coast, who had been sent SUBJ
poenas to appear tomorrow,
were notified they need not come
now.
Mr.. Flanagan said he had
talked to Mr.. Duke in Montreal
several times in the last 10 days
and that each time Mr.. Duke
reluctantly agreed to come to
Washington, but he never did.
Mr.. Duke sent a telegram to
the subcommittee last week ac-
cusing it of costing him his pre-
vious job-as a salesman with
Los Angeles equipment firm.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Reds Admit Many Desert
Ranks in East GERMANY
by The Associuted Press

BERLIN. April 15.-An official
East German Communist news
paper said yesterday "weariness
in our party's ranks ranges from
passive resistance to open oppo-
sition."
Das Volk, published at Erfurt
said "a great number" Of Com.
munists there had refused to ap-
pear for investigation in con-
nection with the issuance of new
membership cards.
I'm many cases, members have
refused to accept the cards al
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Young Indiana Driver
Cleared in Fatality

Delmar H. Frazier, %, of Kok-
ONO. Ind. yesterday was acquit-
ted OF a manslaughter charge in
Silver Spring police court.
Frazier, however, was ordered
to pay a 500 fine or spend 80
days in jail on reckless driv-
ing conviction.
The defendants car crashed
into another on Route 240 north
OF GaitherSburg last February 8.
Mrs. L. Maude Safer, rs, Of 1909
wildwood drive, Takoma Park,
was killed in the accident. Four
other persons were injured.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Ia. Y. Rusokov, Signed
fStulin Death Report
BY the Asseeioted Pres.

MOSCOW, April IS The
newspaper Medical Worker yes
terday reported the sudden death
of Prof. Arseni Vasilievich Rusa-
kov. an outstanding pathological
anatomy and legal-medical ex-
pert. He was one of nine doctors
who signed the post mortem re-
port on the late Premier Stain
Prof. Rusakov's obituary was
signed by a number of medical
authorities headed by Minister
of Health Andrei F. Tretyakov.
Prof. Rusakov worked over 4O
years in his special fields and
had the Order of Lenin and other
state decorations.
Evening star., 1953-04-15
Tax Returns Protest
Lack Of D. {. Home Rule

Many District citizens are pro-
testing taxation without repre-
sentation" by putting stickers to
that effect on their tax returns.
This was pointed out yester-
day by Mrs. Katherine Malloy.
of the League of Women Voters,
during a broadcast over Station
WCFM. on which she inter-
viewed Senator Kennedy, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,.
Senator Kennedy said he feels
it is a waste of time for the
members of the Senate to be
debating daylight savings time
when important national and in
ternational events needed their
attention.
Evening star., 1953-04-15

they should have the new cards.
The provincial newspapers
report was the frankest yet pub
lished by Communist editors on
what appears to be q breakdown
of party morale. .f'
Evening star., 1953-04-15

all and have gone west" it added.
The Socialist Unity (Commu-
nist) party. which runs East
Germany under Soviet sponsor
ship, started out this year to
screen anew all its Ia million
members to determine whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Ground Breaking Set
For Heroes Memorial

Ground breaking ceremonies
for a fountain memorial to four
Army chaplains who gave their
lives when a troopship was tor
pedoed in the Atlantic during
World War II will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow in National Me-
mortal Park, Lee highway, Falls
Church, Va.
Those to be honored are the
Revs. Clark v. Polling and George
L. Fox, Protestants; John p.
Washington, Catholic, and Alex
ander D. Goode, Jewish.
The four chaplains were on
the U. 8. S. Dorchester when it
was torpedoed on February 8,
1943. They gave up their life
jackets to four soldiers who did
not have jackets, and went down
with their ship, arms locked.
Col. John v. Hinkel, chairman
OF National Defense Week in the
Nations Capital. will be among
the speakers.
Others taking part will include
the Rev. Donald M. Lowdermilk
of National Baptist Memorial
Church, Rabbi David H. Panitz
of Adas Israel Congregation and
a representative of st. James
Catholic Church, Falls Church,
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
Church Groundbreakinq
Sci Tomorrow in Wheaton

Hughes Methodist Church OF
Wheaton, Md. win hold ground
breaking ceremonies for the first
unit Of its 100000 church at
noon tomorrow.
DR.. J. c. MILAN, district super
intendent of the Washington
west district, and the Rev. H. r.
Lanman. minister will preside.
The church was organized as
an extension project of the
Methodist Union Of Washington
in 1913. It was named in honor
Of Bishop Edwin H. Hughes.
Plans for the structure were
designed by Ronald S. Senseman
It will be built by the E. A.
Baker Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31
News of Music
By Alice Eversmon

The members of the Amadeus
String Norbert Brainin
and Siegmund Nissel, violinists;
Peter Schidlof, viola, and Martin
Lovett, cello-have developed an
individuality of style that i'm
pressed the audience in the Liz
brary Of Congress. last night.
Coming from London, where they
formed the ensemble in 1947,
the group is making a first Amer
lean tour. It appeared in the
Coolidge Auditorium under the
auspices Of the Gertrude Clarke
Whittall Foundation.
These musicians play effort
leSSly with a soft and floating
tone. Their strength lies in q
well-matched quality and an un-
pretentiousaess that grows on
the listener. It would seem the
aim of this ensemble to return
chamber music to the intimate
character it originally had, and
the effect was quite novel in a
hall where much violence has
been done this branch Of music.
It was most potent in the
Haydn Quartet in F Major, Op
IT, No. g." one of his last works.
No evidence of the composers
age or failing health is to be
found in this charming quartet,
although some Of the robustness
is lacking. In the gay Menuetto,
the Amadeus players gave the
first demonstration Of the un-
usual pianissimo they have cul-
tivated. It is but a breath of
sound but clear and pure none
theleSS.
The Andante, opening with q
duet by viola and cello, expands
in a rare loneliness maintained
through the lucent character of
the musicians tone. The cellist
had a tendency to dance in the
jolly Finale but this was the
only work on the program that
stirred his feet to active time
beating.
The center number, Quartet
in F Sharp, No. g." by Michael
Kemp Tippett, introduced a con-
temporary British composer of
great gifts. His style of tight
writing would obscure the form
were it not for the Tilt Of his
rhythmS and the sparkle of his
harmonies. Tones emerge and
flash around each other in def
mite intention in the first move
ment and the changing rhythmic
effect points up the themaic ma
terial.
The Andante is extraordinary
It begins limpingly by means,
first Of the second violin, then
the cello, the viola and the first
violin. It is weighed with trag-
edy, Hstlessly at first, then with
growing anguish. No other slow
movement has expressed so COM
pletely and so simply a hopeless
woe. The Presto is also original
in concept and these three move
ments disclose an imaginative
talent, avoiding dissonance, vet
achieving a new sound in the
closely wrought texture of his
music.
The final Allegro appassionato
was something of an anti-climax
as If the composer had expended
his tense energy in the preceding
movements. It was less original
and carried less conviction. It
was played with more resonance
than was used in the Haydn but
with thorough penetration.
The almost bodiless tone dis
tinctive Of the Amadeus four
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Congregational Church
Sets Newcomer Service

New members will be received
tomorrow at the IL O'Clock
services and communion at
WeStmoreland CONGREGATIONAL
Church, Westmoreland circle.
The Rev. Philip Gordon SCOTS
topic will be 1.-THE Inside of
Life"
The Good Will Industries
motion picture, Salute to Cour-
age" starring Peggy Wood with
Joe E. Brown as narrator, will
be shown at $50 pm. Tuesday
at a dinner meeting of the
League of Service in the church
social hall.
Elected to Office recently at
the annual meeting Of the
church were: Brig. Gen. Conrad
E. Snow, moderator: George
Galleher, treasurer; Paul Haw-
kins, clerk; Harry Clifton Ames,
jr.; Mrs. Bernard A. Chandler
and DR.. Leon w. Parson,
trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-31

series on Religion Is a Way of
Life" being given at the founda-
ton. Rabbi Aaron B. Seidman,
foundation director, will act as
moderator.
The India Embassy Cultural
Attache is a graduate of oxford
University and served as head Of
the English department at An
numalai University in South In
dia. He was head of the educa-
ton department. Office of the
High Commissioner for India, in
London from 1948 to 1850. He
Joined the India Embassy here
as First Secretary, education
department. in 1850.