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Evening star., 1953-09-12
Tito and Trieste

Contrary to some predictions, Marshal
Tito of YugoSlavia has used relatively tenn
perate language in his address on Trieste, but
he has contributed little or nothing toward
settling the issue on a sound and an1icable
basis. Instead in effect, he has asked for the
moon, thus leaving Italy with no other choice
than to reject his proposal as unacceptable.
What the Belgrade dictator has called for
is the internationalization-p through
some form of United Nations trusteeship- of
the city and port of the Free Territory of
Trieste. Since the Italian peace treaty OF 1946
contains similar proposal, his request may
seem to be not altogether unreasonable. How
ever, he has coupled it with kind OF demand
that all the territory'S hinterland be ceded
to Yugoslavia-a ceSSion which no government
in Rome could possibly make without at the
same time signing it's political death warrant.
This is so not only because the population
of the city of Trieste is predominantly Italian,
but also because France, Britain and the United
States-regardlesS of the 1946 treaty-are on
record as formally declaring in 1948, that they
are in favor of handing over the entire terri
tory to Italy. Despite his recent ambiguous
remarks on the subject, Secretary of State
Dulles has indicated that that declaration,
which was proclaimed prior to Tito'S break
with Moscow, still stands as American policy.
Accordingly, even though the French and the
British may now think differently, it is obvious
why Italy is in no mood to let the YugoSlavs
have any part of the region
So the issue continues to remain in poten-
TALLY explosive state of stalemate. France,
Britain and the United States have been hoping
for the past five years for the negotiation of an
effective bilateral agreement between Yugo-
slavia and Italy, but Titos latest comment on
the subject, taken together with Rome's ad-
amant attitude, makes such an agreement look
more remote than ever. AS result, the status
of the Free Territory Of Trieste seems destined
to remain as is for long time to come, with
northern Zone subject to some Italian admin
istration and occupied by Anglo-American
forces, and with southern Zone B under Yugo-
slav control-a situation completely unsatis
factory to all parties concerned.
AIN the circumstances, it mustA be hoped
Evening star., 1953-09-12
The Experts Said ItCouIdn't Be Done
BY corter Brooke Jones

WHEN revolutionary inventions
w like the automobile, radio, tele-
vision-become commonplace, we are
apt to forget those whose patient re-
search and experimenting made them
possible. So with the trail-blazers of
sea, land and air. The daring exploit
of yesterday is the matter of course
journey of today.
Even so, it is doubtful if many per-.
sons entering middle age have for
gotten an adventure that added a page
to history 26 years and some months
ago. And nearly all those who have
grown up since have read or heard
of it. if it lacks in their memories the
impact of those who recall it as his.
tory happening.
1t was on May 81, 1927. that Charles
A. Lindbergh completed the first non
stop flight across the Atlantic. It
was a flight that was more than a
hazard achieved. something for the
record books and the archives of ex.
plorers. It proved the trans-oceanic
airway a practical route. cleared the
way across the years for the overnight
air trip. as ordinary now as flying to
Chicago or Dallas.
THE Spirit of st. Louis" (Scrib-
nersJ is Col Lindbergh's own story
of the epic and epochal journey
complete in every detail for the first
time. There appeared shortly after
the fight, "quickie" book, in which
the young pilot collaborated, but that
merely touched on the highlights. The
new book is a record for the years to
come, source of reference when fu-
ture histories of aviation are written.
But it is more than technical de-
scription-though that is as definitive
as Lindbergh could make it, with what
charts and records he salvaged from
a plane that was almost torn apart
by a hero-worshipping mob in Paris.
1t is the human side of the adventure,
too-how he felt at various stages of
the 33-hour journey from New York to
Paris, how he kept awake, even what
he thought about.
The Spirit of st. Louis, the little plane
built in San Diego to Lindbergh's spec
ifications, lacked most of the gadgets
which now make flying comparatively
safe. It had no radio. Radios were heavy
and in those days lacked the precision
they later developed. The pilot did not
carry a sextant, which would have made
computing his position easier This, too,
was discarded because of its weight. He
had to depend on dead reckoning to
figure out where he was from time to
time. Lindbergh decided, he explained
at the time, that he'd rather have extra
gasoline.
It must be remembered too, that
planes and landing fields did not have
the liaison, aside from talking to one
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Get Rid of This Tax

1t is good news to learn that District
officials are preparing to make an all-out effort
to obtain repeal of the much denounced house
hold personal property tax at the next session
OF Congress. Repeal legislation passed the
House last session but never reached the Senate
Tor action. 1t will take concerted pressure by
the Commissioners and the citizens at large to
kill the discriminatory and virtually unenforce-
able tax. Congress must be made to understand
that this is not another tax-reduction scheme
but an intelligent, urgently needed reform
designed to strengthen, not weaken the District
tax system.
The tax, unless fully enforced is bound to
be discriminatory because too much discretion
is left to the taxpayer as to the amount he shall
pay Full enforcement is out of the question.
District Assessor Martin points out that full
enforcement would entail employment of staff
80 large that the cost of making official ap-
praiSalS would eat up most of the resultant
revenues. Obviously, the assessors present
staff OF AZ employees could not possibly inspect
every household in Washington or check any
substantial number of returns. The result is
that many householderS are paying ridiculously
low taxes on their personal property, while
others, perhaps more conscientious about their
estimates of property value, are paying much
more than neighborS with similar possessions.
The taxpayer who tries to be honest about his
estimates thus finds himself penalized
Only 10 per cent of the So million derived
annually from personal property taxes comes
from householders. The remainder comes from
business property. 1t has been said that repeal
of the household property tax would be offset
by increased revenues resulting from better
enforcement of other District taxes. This better
degree of enforcement would be possible if the
employees now assigned to the household tax
were transferred to more productive work. The
disadvantages of retaining this tax on the
statute books are so numerous and the advan-
tages are so indscernible as to justify Kidding
the District Of it at the earliest practicable
opportunity.
Evening star., 1953-09-12

Atlantic, he remarked: "If make the
whole flight without meeting anything
worse than those scattered squalls in
Nova Scotia, I'll feel as though I'd been
cheating, as though I hadn't earned
success, as though the evil spirits in the
sky had disdained to sally forth in
battle. A victory given stands pale be-
side victory won. A pilot has the
right to choose his battlefield-that is
the strategy of flight. But once the
battlefield is attained, conflict should
be welcomed, not avoided. If a pilot
fears to test his skill with the elements,
he has chosen the wrong profession"
Well. whatever some persons might
have said about Lindbergh then or later,
1t is doubtful if any one ever thought
he chose the wrong profession.
The book is not an autobiography.
The author starts with some episodes
from the time he flew the st. Louis
Chicago mail. He ends with the tumul-
tuous welcome in Paris. The aftermath
of the historic fight, a hero's home
coming, and his gratitude to the people
of Europe and America" these things,
he explains, belong to a different story.
Perhaps later he will tell it.
The book is written with a poetic
feeling for words surprising in a man
who is a flyer and a scientist rather
than writer. He dedicateS "The Spirit
of St. Louis" to his gifted wife, Anne
Morrow Lindbergh with the comment
that she will never realize how much
Of this book she has written"
Evening star., 1953-09-12
State Department Morale

Your Sunday edition carried an ar
ticle dated Chicago, September 5, in
which Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, I'm
dersecretary of State, in an address
before the Jewish War Veterans, was
quoted as saying that despite the FIR
ing of 5000 people from the State
Department, morale was high.
Morale, according to Webster, is 3
condition as affected by Of dependent
upon such moral or mental factors as
zeal, spirit, hope, confidence, etc. High
morale would then be a condition in
which the mental attitude of employees
reflected hope, confidence in the future
spirit Of initiative and genuine en-
thusiasrn or zeal for the jobs to be per-
formed. Gen. Smith claims that this
is the case in the State Department
despite the fact that the department
Evening star., 1953-09-12
First American Fleet

The Importance of local volunteer historical
organizations has been demonstrated recently
in many parts of the country, and the work of
the Fort Ticonderoga Association has been
especially worthwhile Under the auspices of
this group the annals of the entire Lake Cham
plain area are being restudied and substantially
enriched. For example, it has sponsored the
activities of professional divers who have ex-
amined the remains of what is believed by the
association to have been the first fleet to fly
an American flag.
Two ships have been located in the lake
under about IS feet of water and approximately
$50 feet offshore They are the sloop Enter
prise and the galley Trumbull. The former of
these carried so men and three guns, the latter
80 men and IL guns Their commanders were
Col Edward Wigglesworth and Capt. Samuel
Plummer, both serving under the subsequent
traitor, Gen. Benedict Arnold He, however,
was a patriot with a bright record of good
service to his country at the time when he
assembled IS ships to challenge the British
navy off Valcour Island. The two forces met
on october 6, 1776. A bloody battle ensued
Neither side could claim a definitive victory
but Sir Guy Carleton, the British commander
in chief, was obliged to postpone his advance
south and Gen. John Burgoyne's invasion was
delayed a full year.
This much is known of that aspect of the
Revolutionary War. The Fort Ticonderoga
Association believes that by raising the Enter
prise and the Trumbull new and very valuable
data may be obtained for better, more COM
plete history of the Lake Champlain sector.
Both ships were made of durable material, and
it is possible that significant relics and memen-
toes may be salvaged by bringing the hulks to
the surface. Meanwhile, research into other
potential sources is being encouraged. The
Ethan Allen country was field of important
human proceedings for centuries before the
intrepid leader Of the Green Mountain Boys
ever heard of that part of the world. 1t should
yield artifacts and Fecords of great interest.
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Letters to The Star.
Pen-nGnaes may be used If letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

achieve it, if the opportunity presents
itself, with the assistance of America
and Western Europe. This redoubtable
country emerging like a phoenix with
renewed vigour from the ruins of the
defeat, and which fiercely resisted boil
sheviSation, must, in the opinion OF
Soviet leaders, be neutraliZed at any
cost once the unification so ardently
desired by all Germans has been com
pleted. This naturalization is conceived
as first step towards future collab-
grafton, at least economic if not po-
litical. between Germany and the Sc
Wet Union. This collaboration, all TIT
more probable since German industry
needs new markets available only il
the regions Of the East and in Asia
and since Russian industry is not able
to supply the needs of the countries
forming the Soviet empire, at present
is relegated to the background. What
is of primary Importance to the Soviet
leadership is the security of the Soviet
Union.
The Kremlin will certainly take great
pains to secure the cooperation OF
German industry. knowing that it will
have to pay high price; but it will
use every means at its disposal, even
at the risk Of precipitating a war, to
defect and combat a threat to the
very existence of the U. S. S. r. such
as it, rightly or wrongly, sees in NATO
the edo, and other such schemes.
In Germany, they understand this
better than anywhere else.
Nicolas AntonOff.
Former Minister of Bulgaria
to Moscow.
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Appalled, by J. Edgar Hoover

Buried on the 44th page of The Star
Of August 26 is one of the most ap-
palling statements have seen in some
time. 1t is j. Edgar Hoover's state
ment that Joe Mccarthy is an honest
man! Here is the head of the FBI
allowing his judgment to be SO be-
clouded, SO confused. that he praises
Mccarthy for his honesty.
And what implications all this has for
the FBI itself! How we'll can it be
trusted on any sensitive matter when
it's head says fatty that black is white?
Veteran.
Evening star., 1953-09-12
The Sky

He said, "The blue sky touches me
With sadness, like the reading
OF a letter from one lored, and lost,
Whose presence am needing.
And yet, to me the sky has seemed
Through every days endeGUor
A letter from One greatly loued
Who is dliuc forever.
a Jone Merehonts%
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Russio's Designs on Germany

think that we must thank Mrs.
Dorothy Thompson for her article
August "a on the German attitude
towards the last two Soviet notes, S
and z, respectively concerning the uni
fication of Germany, which are pre-
sented therein as a symptom that
events are mounting to climax.
climax haStened by the uprising in the
Russian zone on June II and the days
following, and exacerbated by the
intensified psychological warfare since
the Eisenhower Dulles administration
came in"
In fact, the attitude adopted by Mos
COW in this matter is due much more
to its anxiety not to let the security
of the Soviet Union be compromised,
rather than to considerations of anti
American propaganda. What the Boil
sheviks have feared since the very
establishment of the Soviet Union, and
especially since Munich, is a general
coalition of the anti Communist world
aimed at the destruction Of the Com
munist great power. For them, NATO
is an embryo Of such general coalition.
They know that this embryo can be-
come a threat to the existence of the
Soviet Union only by the inclusion of
Germany, the same Germany, which,
in the last World War came very near
to demoliShing the BolShevik state
and which, tomorrow, will certainly
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Mr.. Ruuh Commended

have been meaning to write for
some time to tell you how much en-
joy articles by Donald Michael Rauh
1t is a pleasure to read his contribu-
tions and look forward to seeing more
Clara Spencer.
Evening star., 1953-09-12
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writing The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, 1900 I street NV, Washington 3,
D. c. Please tnclose three t3I cents for return
Evening star., 1953-09-12
BIZ THE HASKIN SERVICE,

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. What is the meaning of the let
ters JRS on the 1850 Benjamin Frank
lin 50-cent pieces?-C. C. r.
A. The letters are the initials of the
designer of the coin, John r. Sinnock.
c. How many stories does the Empire
State Building in New York contain?
How many phones does it have?-
S. D. L.
A. The building has 102 stories and
contains approximately 1000 tele-
phones.
@, How many islands are there in
the Hebrides Islands, near Scotland?
w. N.
A. There are several hundred bar
rem reefs and 100 islands which have
been inhabited.
o. What languages are spoken in
Mexico?-G. x.
A. At least so languages and dia-
lects are spoken in Mexico. so or more
of these being Indian tongues. Spanish
is the official language of the country.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

LINCOLN 1850 Cosmopolitan custom
sport sedan; beautiful mallard green
interior; equipped with radio, heat
er. Hydra-Matic and electric win
dow lifts. One owner. Owners
name on request. S1.495. May
FLOWER MOTORS. 1l25 18th st.
c1Ty nE, G.sls, ySqr d0GontoEn easR aksineGlnMs5,
eS' CO: StsS9a Sss5fr ii III o. ''0'0S I'll 80
LINCOLN Al Continental hardtop;
excel. cond., new interior, '4a V-S
engine: $500. JE. 2-2124. -
Sunbeam Convertibles
1852 Sunbeam convertible, low mile
age, $1,S95.
1858 Sunbeam convertible, 1000
miles, white wall tires. $500 on list.
1858 N, g.. Mark II. demonstration.
J. r. HARPER, INC.
Telephone 2-s191
Va. Dir. 1908.
PONTIAC so Chieftain s sedan:
radio, heater, Hydra-Matic; spotless
interior; in finest condition: 81 Oso:
cash. 'FSse %o1PE Fl MoToss MOI ssVn
1891 WISCONSIN AVE. NV. EN-.
3-0l41. Open Sun. 10 to Z.
BUICK 46 convert. club S49S
Buick 40 Spec club coupe - $2i5
Chevrolet Al club coupe $995
Chevrolet Al Special 2-dr, 4oob
81 de luxe cdr. - $I95
Dodge II Custom club coupe SOS
Ford 80 de luxe Tudor - S695
Ford 40 de luxe Fordor $345
Ford SO de luxe Tudor S135
Hudson 46 convert. club - $495
Lincoln 46 sedan S24S
~ Hydra. 4-dr.-- sos
oldsmobile ~ club coupe = $245
Ol6smobile 40 de luxe Cdr. $i45
BEACH MOTORS. 1910 l4th St. ~.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

STUDEBAKER 80 Champion
4-dr.: new-car cond. S1,295
NASH 81 Statesman: r, h..
cd; 10000 actual miles 1.105
STuDEBAKER 81 Comdr.
4-dr.; auto. trans. r. h. 1926
FORD so Tudor: very clean POS
STUDEBAKER 80 Comdr. B.
PASSENGER cpe.: new tires SOS
STUDEBAKER so 5-passen-
ger coupe; T.. h.. overdrive S95
TANUS German Ford) so;
excel. cond.; real gas saver 395
STUDEBAKER 40 Champion
de luxe 4-dr.: r., h., o.d. 695
NASH 40 2-dr, 695
BUICK AZ Super 4-dr. sedan:
radio. heater 545
CHEVROLET AZ 2-dr.: clean
as whistle 5a5
PONTIAC '46 4-dr. 495
MARTIN MOTOR SALES
STUDEBAKER DEALER
Used Car Lot.
1898 wisconsin Ave. NV.
EN-. 3-1S6S
Evening star., 1953-08-02
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

HUDSON 1919; smart raven black
$ssssr $s'ss ;sssSS!gDsf ssSsgD S3iA VIZ aS g:
60. 5-s5es til $40. CO. 6-6s72
HUDSON 1910 black 4-dr. sedan;
heater. seat covers, very dependable
ia5s;' $40 "ssS cash. Hu, 1867. $685. april
JAGUAR NIX VII; blk. with tan
leather uphol.,. 4 new tires; less
TN than lie i6,o ,oOo miles niles origs: ognsr: owner: exoo
JAGUAR Gdd '52 Marx VII sedan; gray;
JAGUAR 81 4-door sedan; black with
red leather interior; less than 5000
miles; excel. cond.: orig. owner
reasonable: EN-. 2-1999. -
JAGUAR ,52 roadster: g,oo2 true
miles; niles ;Ss9 $S;9s7, JACK PRY, LTD.
JAGUAR xK-120 81; low mileage.
Good condition. Private owner will
sacrifice for S2.395. Wo. 6-s140.
JAGUAR 81 NIX 2 sedan; 10000
mi; radio and heater. silver grey
double overhead camshaft engine.
cept damaeed rear fender; ST. .S95
cash. See at rear Of S1S Kennedy
st.; nv, am; to 9 pm. today or
JAGUAR 1858 roadster; (modifiedl; /;
less than 1000 miles. Throttle
stop never removed. Cannot be
told from q new car. Priced far be-
low list; S3,795. GRADY MOTORS,
AVE-. L.nce5n-MeTe9Ty oIi' 4szan0 Dealer 1900 Wis.
Democrat going home. Heater, over
drive. wheels, tires, motor. and .
new paint Job: $3.50. Phone oL.
JfEPs fl2SSS 4S; Eeeh With emo; new alum, cab and
hydraulic, lift; 1000 miles on motor
and. clutch job: $500 AZ. low mi. !;
used as civ. transp; full canvas cab
h.: looks like new: $3.50. SLIGO
MOTORS. Willys Dist, 962 Sligo
SUs 5Te'; 7ISosS 3, =; Open SUM- Ju' 8-sO4o'
KAISER i94s blue 4-dr. sedan;
seat covers; many new parts, incl.
fT1nt fro !. ssnad;z snd; good tires; $3.50 cash.
KAISER 81 De luxe door; r. and h.,
clean Sa carr 81 ,os5 ss' SILVER SILVER spRINGs RFiISsts
MOTOR CO., INC, 1002 East-West
hwy. .JU. S-3157 Directly across
from the q. S. Royal sisn0. Open
KAISER '4s 4 door: T., h.; a real
nice car for S325: no cash down.
,4ei4 Ga; ave. NV, RA. $4,000.
KAISER 1949: good condition; $3.50.
JE. .2-S0O7. -
LA SALE la3s touring sedan; good
running order, brakes refined, new
clutch, water and fuel pumps. wir-
ing, ETC.. heater; passed D. C. in
spection; needs paint; GOOD trans.
portation; 500. EN-. 3-1765.
LINCOLN 1851 4-dr. sport sedan;
dark blue, lots of crome, Hydra
Matte and all extras, $4,000 miles.
Best offer over $l,695. Will take
small sedan in trade. S04 w.
Broad. Falls Church. Va. JE.
2-1511.
LINCOLN 80 sport coupe: all extras;
WV; tires; $4,000 mi; S1,400. OIL.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
AuToMoRlLEs For SALR

FSR4 ss d5Ess 1sts y5 M5r6S Ssrs45 slrr sr:si:l
Bladensburg rd. LA, 6-1566. %.
FORD FORD I,,.la AZ club eoupe; aosny very clean
FORD 40 club coupe; :. and h:
BRANCH MOTORS. JU. s-11s5.
-3
FoRD-zEPHYR, English built; prime
sGnsbt5op s. Sod wo 9nSeF sss7os 1900 miles, Cash
FORD soR6t,npi a47 club and coupe Up sSSy sTy sGGd S
FORD SO Tudor: rebuilt motor. pody
excel: S1OO. or best offer S25
Rock Greek Church rd. NV. --3
FORD '46 club coupe; radio and
heater original finish. excellent
tires, clean and mechanically AL;
S495. LOGAN tFordD. NE. 8-2S1S,
20l7 Va. ave. NV; Open EVENINGS.
TOP and seat coVers Psdio sS aaS
1Fordl ME. s-2sIs. 2017 Va. ave.
NV. Open evenings. -
FORD 80 convertible; new custom
paint Job and top with marching
Si.oa5 LOGAN tFord1. ME. s-3sis,
2017 Va. ave. NV. Open evenings.
FORD 81 Country Squire: =, h. h..
LOGAN 1Ford]. NE. s-os1s. 20i7
Va. ave. NV. Open evenings. =
FORD 80 Custom de luxe VS. Tudor
sedan; orig. dark-blue finish. r. and
age: excel. cond. throughout; good
buy: 81 ,095. low as S95 down. See
Monday at HANDLEY-FORD, 6323
Ga. ave. NV, IA. 9-S416. Closed
FoRp eSaOay; 30 Tudor; T.. h.; immaculate
hoGAN eehSN''ds tFord,. ME- oafsi s-ssis, ?SHG soi7
Va. ave. NV. Open evenings. p
FORD 40 station wagon; equipped.
mechanically Ok. good tires; body
T9l reasonable offer; % Sss5." Va" LodANI eei1IS
(Fordl. NE. 8-2S1s, 2O17 Va. ave.
NV. Open evenings. p
FORD 81 Country J..Is:nnrs Squire static! station
eWner. own; Wsr sI.s75 Ssfe0 OIL. .0 04.4S74. Ss Ws
FORD 1851 V-S Fordomatic Custom
de luxe Tudor; r. and h.. turn sig
nails: grin guard. undercoat; Alpine
matte: a car that has everything
for ST 275 or. best offer: SC. r.
H. turn signals. good tires, extra
e. fin SSH eGSk s1ss sfsr
FoRD oofS6osss' .Ss Victoria h.rdtop; Fordo-
matte, r.. h.; 10000 actual miles;
2-tone cream and brown. I'm, white
wal tires: car positively same as
ss.1 SgsndpsT d 5. ,nsSssssGut g gg't BELL
MOTORS. 500 Wis. ave. NV. Wo.
FSRp osp0H; 81 conv.. practically new: pri-
yately owned; will sacrifee; See at
Matte; this wagon clean inside and
out; a beautiful utility car for the
price, 81 ,495. PARKWAY Ford),
3051 NJ st. NV. AID. 2-01s5. Open 8
Tbiftyy. III + ssS t grs of fsiT s0SeH desinS.
FORD 81 tudor sedan: beautiful
robins-egg blue finish, r.. and h.,
seat covers. A beauty to behold,
dream to own. 3 treat to drive;
So6Gsy SsS ae e" ss3 FoE6 sSE6
Ga ave. NV, Ia. 9-s416. Closed
FoRp qno"' 81 Custom "v-sy Tudor Sc
dan; with r., h.. Jet black anish with
1Ford). So5I NJ St. NV. AD. S-Oi85.
Open 9 It'll 8. Sat. til 6 pm:
closed Sunday. Thirty-flve. yrs. OF
fair dealing, q proud record.
FORD Al convert. new top. new
plastic seat covers: in 1st class cond.
S295. IA H st. ne, ST. 3-0463.
FORD so Custom Fordor: radio and
heater. clean hawthorn green finish
with white sidewalks. This is = one
owner and is in excellent condition;
S995. PARKWAY (Fordl. 3051 M
st. NV. AID. 2-O1S5. open It'll
Q. Sat. It'll p.m.: closed SUNDAY.
Thirty-hve yrs. of fair dealing. q
proud record
locks good S295. No cash down.
1914 Ga. ave. NV. RA. $4,000.