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would sue the union for dam
ages and loss of revenue.
Mr.. Bierwagen said the threat
Of suit was "ill advised" He
said the company is violating
the contract with the union by
refusing arbitration.
apparently the present man
agement' does not know the his
tory of arbitration between your
company and this union" Mr..
Bierwagen said in the letter.
For many years before the
change of management twhen
the Wolfson interests took over)
the company insisted that Sec
ton 2 of the agreement re-
quired arbitration of wages and
pension disputes, and many such
disputes have been arbitrated.
"The present pension plan it.
self originated from just such an
arbitration proceeding in 1945.
There is no doubt that Section
2 requires arbitration of pen
sion requests of the union"
Mr.. Bierwagen said the union
is asking only pension benefits
similar to those granted in pen
sion plans established by other
comparable transit properties.
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T ruce
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Tokyo. Gen. j. Lawton Collins,
outgoing Army chief of staff, sat
IN on the session and left for
Washington Immediately after
ward.
Gen. Clark's headquarters said,
There will be no announcement
as to the subject discussed"
Observers agreed the deepen
ing armistice crisis unquestiona-
bly, topped the agenda. And there
was speculation that the gen.
erals and admirals would map
strategy if trouble flares as a
result of Mr.. Rhee'S threats to
fight on alone if a truce is signed.
In Washington, Senator
Sparkman, Democrat, of Ala
bama, suggested that I'VE might
be put in the embarrassing posi-
ton of having to fight the South
Koreans in behalf of the Com
AAu111SUo IL U1lC 1OCuS dS1 &C W
a truce on the basis of pledges
made by Gen. Clark.
Smith Fears Red Signing.
And Chairman H. Alexander
Smith, Republican. of New Jer-
sey, of a Senate foreign relations
subcommittee on the Far East,
expressed fear "the Communists
might put us in a tremendous
hole if they decided to sign the
truce paper"
Associated Press Correspondent
Sam Summerlin quoted an
authoritative source here as
saying Mr.. Rhee told Mr.. Robert
son "all my demands have been
met by President Eisenhower in
the truce crisis after Mr..
Robertson clarified" four points
last Saturday.
Mr.. Rhee had asked for clari-
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Entrance Examinations

Montgomery Junior College
will hold entrance examinations
for next fall at 9 am. July II
and 7:15 pm. July %. All new
students must take the examina-
tion.
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Salary Office Fights
Big Pay Raises for
Top Transit Officials

The Office of Salary Stabiliza-
tion announced yesterday it will
continue its fight to jhave de-
clared illegal hefty wage in
creases received by five Capital
Transit Co. executives.
William Brown, deputy chief
general counsel for the agency.
declared his Office would recon-
mend that Justice Department
lawyers appeal a recent ruling
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Justice Probe Ends
As BrownelI Pledges
Continuing Cleanup
By jones {. Roper

ton of the Justice Department
has ended with Supreme Court
Justice Tom c. Clark still the
missing witness.
A House Judiciary subcommit-
tee that was appointed February
5, 1852. completed it's public
hearings late yesterday after
Attorney General Br0wnell took
the witness chair. promised q
continuing cleanup campaign,
and exchanged pleasantries with
subcommittee members.
Mr.. Brownell said he "ad-
mired" the subcommittee for
exposing unsavory conditions in
the Department of Justice which
called for correction when we
assumed office last January"
Mr.. Brownell detailed what he
has done to tighten administra-
ton in the Justice Department
in the last few months. and the
subcommittee members were
pleased:
Justice Clark Declines.
But some still longed to ques-
tion Justice Clark about how he.
as Attorney Generals ran the
Justice Department at a time
when numerous irregularities oc-
Cured.
Justice Clark has refused to
testify on grounds that judges
should not get involved in poll
tical issues. But the subcommit-
tee was well satisfied with the
1000 pages of testimony that
302 witnesses gave on 20 sub
jects at 109 public hearings.
These witnesses included for
mer Assistant Attorney General
T. Lamar Caudle, former AS
sistant Attorney General Her.
bert Bergson, former Deputy At
torney General Peyton Ford,
Cleanup" Boss Newbold Morris
and former Attorneys General J..
Howard .McGrath and James
P. McGranery.
Lists 10 Steps.
Mr.. Brownell, as if reviewing
the testimony. told the subcom-
mittee that, your work has
brought changes" He listed 10
steps he has ordered:
/. An "open door policy" on
clemency appeals and tax settle
ments.
2. Revocation of a previous
practice of letting United States
Attorneys quietly drop prosecu-
tions of persons believed ill; now
only courts are allowed to rule
that person is too i'll to stand
trial.
3. All United States Attorneys
and their assistants devote their
full time to Government work.
4. Improvement in the caliber
of department officials.
5. Creation of a single office in
Washington to keep track of
every case so, there will be no
more cases where file gets
hidden in somebody's drawer and
the statute of limitations runs
out"
g. Creation Of a central office
in Washington to handle prob
lens of United States Attorneys
and get deserving men promo
tions.
7. Training courses for new
United States Attorneys.
. 8. Enthusiastic help for the
Presidents Conference on Ad-
ministrative Procedures to cut
the cost of administration. :.
3 9. Consolidation Of the Gus
toms and civil claims divisions of
the Justice Department.
10. Transfer of the Alien Prop
erty Office from New York to
Washington with plans to close
other branch Offices of the de-
partmeht this year.
Chairman Keating told Mr..
Brownell that this program,
IDEALS. with nearly all of the
specific problems we have faced. 3"
II congratulate you on the
steps you have taken," Mr.. Keat-
ing said.
Soon afterwards, the subcom-
mittee adjourned with Counsel
Robert C0llier and a small Office
staff leftto write reports on the
investigation. The 17-month
iranl1i1.,, cost S1QS nnn
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formed a $4,000 "fee" would be
necessary to get the zoning revi-
sion through the council. He
did not say who had demanded
the money.
Evening star., 1953-07-01
Lonely Job SOUGHT

There were hundreds of ap-
plicants in Cape Town for a Job
as store manager on lonely
Tristan da Cunha Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-18

Mr.. Arthur Bender, fashion eonsuliani for
Ciialion shoes, will DO in our Down Stairs
Store shoe department March 70, 70 q,
10 assist you In choosing Easter footwear.
Gown ssoirs Store. Womens Shoes. Mon Building
Evening star., 1953-06-01
to The Star

may have been little or no satisfaction.
for either Of them, with the sacrifice it
entailed? Again. what successful mer-
chant. who had never served in the
armed forces. would not sometimes wish
that he, too. could have veteran" upon
his record? Wouldn't his son be all the
prouder Of his dad If that had been the
case? think Dorothy Stamford knows
that he would be.
Are we to teach them (our children)
that one mans contribution to mankind
is better than another's and therefore
makes him special father?" she asks.
What else? Is not Presidents contri-
button to mankind greater than
Dorothy Stamford'S, or mine? Is a
'bookie's" contribution equal to Elm
STEMS? My point is that we grown
ups recognize very positive scale of
values in human achievement and serv-
ice. so why not admit as much to our
children?
The President is indeed designated
leader Of all the people" but he is also
the designated Commander Chief of
all the armed forces, which do not in
clude all the people. AS such, he was
well within bounds to address young
members of his command" and appeal
to their esprit and remarks designed to
heighten their satisfaction in their
chosen careers in the Navy.
Idon't think the Commander Chief
was even talking to Dorothy that day.
Colonel Run of the Mill.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Plan for D. c. Revenue

Since Congress has not been doing
its duty to the District of Columbia in
making its just and reasonable flnan-
cial grant and since the Federal Gov
ernment is lax in paying its District
water bill and since the District real
estate taxes and other taxes may
again be increased for the intended
public works improvement program
and since many Of the District resi-
dents are moving to neighboring coun-
ties where they are taxed on the income
earned in the District for the benefit
of those counties, it is suggested that
all persons be taxed by the District
government on income from any and
all sources and services actually rem
dered in the District.
Persons who sleep in neighboring
counties but who work in the District
or who maintain businesses and who
thus benefit from District facilities
should contribute their share to the
upkeep of the District. Perhaps the
readers Of your fine paper may have
their own opinions on the above even
though what the writer suggests may
be indeed unpopular and unwelcome at
the moment.
District Resident.
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This and That

think them a marvel Of nature. to
be conserved"
"Wait till they begin to lose all
their plants" said the other. with
utter conviction. ct is amazing how
much human beings can put into
their voices when they talk about
matters of which they know nothing.
It is, Of course, one of the reasons
why the world of men gets along as
slowly as 1t does)
scientists Of the Bureau Of Ento-
mology," replied Jones, SAY the ci-
cadas do no real damage.
'The nymphal forms, in the ground.
live of the sap Of roots. and at most
only do bit Of root pruning, always
desirable.
"As for the adult forms, during
their four weeks Of life they eat SAP
from trees and shrubs, when these
are at their maximum strength and
growth.
Hence. the doctors say. the -cicadas
do no real harm here, but only engage
In Q beneficial pruning"
4
The other shifted
It was good snii, and spoke vol
umes Of disbelief.
"Wait till they see their plants,
that Is all I got to say"
"The scientists" replied Jones, re-
lentlessly, know everything today
even how TO destroy the world. We
have TO believe them In this"
"At any rate" said the other. yield
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White, Akron
-WhICes AKEUu BeGCOn %
Getting q Workout"

an honest days pay. There was no
waste in Government, either Of material,
duplication Of work, personnel, man
hours or budget expenses. Never in all
my years of Government service have
seen such waste of material, over
stated personnel (incompetent, in
efficient and indifferent), who think
the Government owes them q living
because for several years now they have
been drawing their pay and did no
work. Why should they work? Career
employees have been doing all the work
while one-third loaf on the job. (W. A.
de luxe) II all the taxpayers knew
the waste. extravagances and padded
budget accounts of various Government
agences defense includeO that goes
on and on, unabated. within the Gov
ernment. they would demand that
Government expenses be cut and taxes
be lowered.
Senator Robert A. Taft Is one man
who could and would have eliminated
this dead wood" and these dead
beats" in Government. Instead of Taft
as President we got man who tries
Ito be all things to all men,"
Old Timer.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Service Bruts' and Their Dads

AS an example of gratuitous "chip-
-the-shoulder, let me cite Dorothy
Stamford's letter taking the President
to task for his recent remark to Annap-
oils midshipmen concerning the spe-
cial pride that service children can feel
toward their uniformed fathers.
The President. as is well known, came
from respectable. humble background
Of American civil life, and would be the
last man to take snobbish view toward
any civilian calling. He did not impugn
the merchant" whose calling he mere
ly noted as an example in making his
point. Rather, he honored merchants
in his remarks as he passed. But, let
me ask. what honorable and successful
merchant, for example, who has also
served the country in the armed forces
in wartime, is not very proud Of his
military service? The more distin-
guished his service, the more pride he
feels, and the same for his son. The
merchant may take pride in being sue
cessful in business, and moreover he
and his son would naturally feel
tangible satisfaction in the fact. But
how much more intense is their pride
in dads war service, even though there
Evening star., 1953-06-01
Abbreviated Square Dance

In The Stars article on the stopping
Of square dance on the Woodward &
LOthrop, Bethesda, parking lot, Mr..
Hobbs, the so-called spokesman for the
dancers, complained to the Montgomery
County Council and asked for revision
Of the ordinances to permit operation of
such nuisances within the county.
If he wasn't busy being angry and
self-righteouS he would look the facts
squarely in the face. They are very
simple in my case. live half-mile
from the parking lot. After we closed
the doors and windows we couldn't hear
the television set 10 feet away. What
would be Mr.. Hobbs reaction after
doing his best to shut out the noise his
children couldn't sleep because of the
noise and cried.
No one objects to square dancing
If we had an invitation and q baby
sitter my wife and might have been
in attendance. But in order to have a
loud-Speaker which will blast people q
mile away out of their chairs, either.
Eugene Love.
Why couldn't the noise Of anything
so worthwhile be tolerated for one eve
ming until 1902? outdoor jamborees
are held in other parts of the country,
from California to New England.
Elna Mae Miller.
4
believe that If the spoil-sports who
complained of the "noise" could have
seen what I, as an onlooker, was seeing,
they would have been willing to put
up with the sound of music and "calls"
for the sake of encouraging such a
splendid community get-together. Not
only were the dancers having and CIV
ing a great deal Of wholesome, spon-
taneous pleasure, but for those of us
who are concerned over the reported
spread of juvenile delinquency, it was
inspiring and reaSsuring to see such a
large number Of teen-agers and adoles-
cents having the time of their lives
sharing the fun with their elders.
Surely such people as might be in
clined to object to the parties as null
sances would, If they understood their
purpose, realize that their happy noise
is greatly to be preferred to the omi-
nous quiet surrounding petting parties
in dark cars, stealthy destruction OF
property, sneak views of obscene movies
and such.
Elizabeth Livingston.
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By Charles E. TroceweN

ing a little. "the pests spoil the ap-
pearance of trees and shrubs, Why,
they cut bark off limbs and branches.
and these finally fall Off"
tits still just a necessary pruning"
said Templeton Jones. 1.-TWO years from
now they will look better than ever"
4
The truth seems to be that the
cicadas are such harmless creatures,
such super insects, that they could not
do harm If they wanted to, and as far
as any one knows. they do not want
to in the least.
Where most species of insects are
sticky and Shiny. the cicadas are pain
fully dry and neat.
Where most scurry away on meet
ing man. the cicadas face him as
fearlessly as a penguin at the South
Pole.
AS one bright Washingtonian said,
"they show no fear of man because
they have been away from him for
II years, and don't know his capac-
tiles"
The cicada is an object lesson to
all Oh us Oh CIe IEdSMty Va mS "ho
its short span in the sun. Ask not
for whom the bell tolls. 1t tolls for
thee. The cicadas sing thine own
requiem. Rejoice with them to have
lived.
Meanwhile. buffeted by heavy thun-
derstorms. winds. huge radioactive
hailstones and loW temperatures, the
brave cicadas still cling to the UNDER
side Of leaves In shrubs and trees.
Evening star., 1953-06-01
New Foundation of Friendship

There is reason to believe that Secretary
of State Dulles was correct in saying that his
20-day trip to the Near East and South Asia
established "a new foundation of friendship" !"
Certainly there was opportunity for such a
constructive result in his meetings with the
leaders of the governments and the people Of
that broad and important area.
In the past several years the foundation
of friendship which the United States enjoyed
in that part of the world has been dangerously
shaken. Many factors have contributed to this
unfortunate trend, some of them arising in
indigenous movements which we were relatively
powerleSs to influence and others arising out
of policies Of our own which affronted the SEN
sitivities and aspirations of the people. Mr..
Dulles summed up criticism that has been
expressed by the most thoughtful and friendly
of the Near East-South Asian spokesmen when
he said they feel that "we have grown material
istic at the expense of idealism and justice, and
that our friendship has grown cold.7
Many of these countries have emerged with
in few years from a status of colonialism or
near feudalism to one of political independence,
or close approach to it. It is true, as Mr.. Dulles
said that they do not yet have strength and
well-being, that they are preoccupied by quar-
rels and fears, and that they need friendly
guidance. Circumstances of the past prevent
their feeling confidence in guidance from their
former masters. If we fail to provide 1t in an
acceptable form, there will be an inviting and
conveniently accessible vacuum for Soviet
Russia's policies of subversion and political
conquest.
Mr.. Dulles and Mutual Security Director
Stassen have had the chance now to learn at
f1rSthand about the problems of the area and
the atmosphere in which they are being con-
sidered. The Secretary's statement on his re-
turn reflects an understanding and an appre-
citation of what he has seen and heard. Some
of the problems are pressing ones-the Anglo
Egyptian dispute over the Suez Zone, the Arab
Israeli conflict and the Arab refugee problem,
the India-Pakistan deadlock over Kashmir. The
task now is to work out policies which can be
built upon the new foundation of friendship"
If this is accomplished, the trip will be con-
sidered one of the most fruitful adventures in
diplomacy of the Eisenhower administration,
and valuable contribution to the common
cause of the free nations of the world.
Evening star., 1953-06-01

People dearly love Scapegoats.
It has been going on for thousands
of years, and the latest scapegoat is
the cicada, or neutrality-suspicious..
From now on. anything that goes
wrong In the garden will be laid to
the door of the locust.
Though the cicada is the most beau
tiful, harmless, happy and defense
cused Of causing trees to die, grass
to wither, roses to fade, and taxes to
go higher and higher.
Anything that any number Of per-
sons do not like will be placed squarely
at the door of the locust.
+
When the old COW goes dry, well,
the cicadas did it!
When the roof falls In. 1t viii all be
due to those pesky locustS!
If the deep freeze breaks down, 1t
must be locust; If the flowers that
were not properly planted fade and
die, there can be no doubt who Is
responsible.
For every gardening sin. for every
failure to get out and dig, the poor
locusts win surely be to blame. II you
can believe the talk now going on.
When Templeton Jones was seen.
picking up these defenseless things
in the streets and placing them on
trees, neighbor was alarmed.
'sYou try to save them?" he asked.
II think they ought all be killed"
"You would be surprised" replied
Jones, our good man. MANY persons
Evening star., 1953-06-01
SeIf-Imprisoned

He built strong fences all around his
land
And kept them In repair: although he
otUned
Only scGnt hdlf-dosen head of stock.
His team, colt or tiOo and one lone
c0W.
He fenced his property the more to keep
TrespGssers out: he tDGnted no small
part
or parcel of contact NTH other men.
He posted ipGrntn0 signs about the farm.
And kept his one gate under lock and
key.
From day to day. from year to year he
liUed
A solitary life. No neighbors came
To cGH on him; they wondered II he
knetD
That he uas self-imprisoned. Hon he
Went Mncommented. because no one
cared.
Billy 3. Cooper
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Concentrated Crime War

Success of the "Shimonizing" plan tried out
this year at No. Precinct justif1es Police Chief
Murray'S decision to extend the system to other
precincts Essentially the plan provides for
more concentrated and better organized and
directed attack on crime at the precinct level.
Extension of the scheme would mean a CO.
ordinated offense against holdup men, house.
breakers and other criminals infesting certain
sectors Of the ity-particularly the older busi-
ness sections.
The plan takes its nickname from Lieuten-
ant Joseph w. Shimon, long an unpopular but
respected officer in underworld circles here.
After studying statistics showing No. 2 Precinct
leading all others in the amount of serious
crime, Chief Murray became convinced that
special action was needed to combat the trend
in that congested Northwest section. In con-
sultation with Captain John Winters, precinct
commander, the chief worked out the plan for
a special anti-crime squad under Lieutenant
Shimon. Under the former system, active
direction of the precinct crime investigators
was vested in the captain, who could not give
all the attention to the task that he would have
liked to, because of his other duties. Lieuten-
ant Shimon was given full responsibility for
organizing the squad and for getting results.
overall supervision was retained by the pre-
cinct commander.
The record of the first four months of the
new setup speaks for itself. During that period
518 out of TIT felony cases were closed, as COM
pared with 413 cases out of 758 closed during
q similar period last year. More than three
fourths of the misdemeanor cases were solved,
as compared with less than half last year.
Some of the arrests have resulted in the clear
ing up Of crimes in other precincts. There is
close coordination with regular squads in other
precincts and with the Detective Bureau at
Police Headquarters Records of known or sus-
pected hoodlums in the precinct are kept strictly
up to date The net effect of all this has been to
cause criminal elements in No. Precinct to
grow uneasy and to lie low until "the heat"
is of.
But Chief Murray is determined that there
will be no cooling off, either in No. 2 or the
other bad spots on the crime map. The annual
report for 1852 of the Washington Criminal
Justice Association listed the outstanding crime
sectors as being in No. downtown business
district, No. 9 (NortheasD and No. 13 (adjoin-
ing No. 2 on the north. The creation of special
anti-crime squads in each of those sectors,
under trusted and proved detectives of the
Shimon type, should bring good results for a
department faced with the grave challenge of
an alarming increase in serious crimes. It is
well worth trial, anyway.