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Evening star., 1953-04-03
Navy Workers Are First Hit
In Cruckdown on Coffee Hour

be virtually impossible for the
Navy to enforce the order at
the Pentagon because naval en-
ployes constitute a minority Of
civilian workers there.
The coffee breakdown Is the
first one to be ordered by the
Eisenhower administration. It
may be followed by other de-
partments, although this will be
up to the head of each depart
ment and agency.
The AFL American Federation
of Government Employees imme-
diately protested the Navy order,
declaring that it will lose more
time than it wall gain. The
AFGE declared that the coffee
"snacks" prompted employees to
take shorter lunch periods and
that the new order will result
in long queues at the lunch hour
that will make longer lunch
hours inevitable.
The union also declared that
employees had not abused their
coffee privileges, and that the
order was q blow to morale.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
President and Wife
Join Worshipers al
Good Friday Service
Christ Was Crucified
BY Judge Mixed Up
In Politics, Canon Says

The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover bowed today as they pom
dered the ageleSs story of the
Crucifiction.
Joining other worshipers at
the National Presbyterian
Record Crowds Fill Churches at 3-Hour
Rites. Poee Alb
Church where they are COM
municants, the Chief Executive
and the First Lady remained
for most of the opening hour of
the three-hour service commem-
Grating the death of Christ on
the Cross.
The Eisenhowers arrived at
the Connecticut avenue church
just before noon and the curb
stone crowd awaiting them stood
silently as they entered. Nor
was there any demonstration as
they left.
Story OF the Passion Read.
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover took seats near the front
of the well-f1lled church and lis
tened intently as the story of the
Passion was read by the Rev.
Ralph K. Merker, presiding gen.
eral presbyter and stated clerk
of the Washington Presbytery.
There followed the Seven Last
Words with Canon Luther D.
Miller of Washington Cathedral
reciting the opening passage.
Canon Miller told the congre-
cation that Christ had been cru
CITED by "a third-rate judge
mixed up in politics as well as by
the people themselves who only
a few days before had hailed his
arrival in Jerusalem.
Vice President Nixon was a
member of today's congregation.
The Good Friday services were
(See EISENHOWER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Stossen Agrees With President
On McCorthy's Shipping Pocts
Should Have Said Senator 'Infrineed'
Government Policy, MSA Chief Declares

ernment efforts to shut off trade
with Iron Curtain ports. The
subcommittee has been getting
pledges from Greek ship owners
not to trade with Red China
and North Korea.
Gen. Eisenhower said at his
news conference yesterday he
personally did not believe Sena-
tor Mccarthy had undermined
policy, but he emphasized that
the right to negotiate argee-
mentS in that field rests COM
pletely and absolutely with the
President.
Mr.. Stassen said today he is
happy" about what he termed
the outcome of the controversy.
Mr.. Stassen noted today that
Sen. Mccarthy, in announcing
the agreements last Saturday,
said his committee had "nego-
tiated" the agreements.
Mr.. StaSSen called the atten-
(See STASSEN, Page AT30
Evening star., 1953-04-03
By Gornett D. Homer

Speculation mounted today
that President Eisenhower may
be sending a special message to
Soviet Premier Malenkov in an
effort to promote a general cold
war settlement.
The President did not discour-
age such speculation at a news
conference late yesterday at
which he made these points:
/. The United States should
take the current furry of Com
muniSt peace overtures at their
face value until they are proved
not worthy of being so regarded.
2. Quick arrangements for ex-
change of sick and wounded pris-
oners of war in Korea would be
a clear indication that deeds
toward peace instead of just
words are coming into fashion
with the Communists.
Ready To Meet Advances.
8. This Government is ready to
meet every honest advance from
the Communist side toward the
peaceful solutions of world prob
lens for which the United States
has been striving a long, long
time.
4. He sees no basis at this time
for talking about a personal
meeting with Malenkov.
Gen. Eisenhower ducked a spe-
cific question as to whether he
was sending a special message to
the new Soviet boss.
He was asked about his confer
ence yesterday with Charles E.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Boh|en May Be Taking Note
From Eisenhower to MoIenkoy
President Suggests Tokine Peace Overtures
At Face Value Until Proved Otherwise

Bohlen. new Ambassador to Mos
COW, and whether he was send
ing any message to Malenkov by
Mr.. Bohlen.
Conforms To Practice.
Hesitating moment, the
President said he could give re-
porters just this much on that
question:
In conformity with the practice
OF every new Ambassador, Mr..
Bohlen called on him just before
leaving for his post. They dis
cussed the situation of the Ameri-
can Ambassador in Moscow and
the hope that Mr.. Bohlen could
be helpful on anything that
might come up. The general ma
ture of problems that might come
up was discussed.
But as for anything further,
the President told his questioner
he could say nothing.
In response to another ques-
tion, he said he did not discuss
with Mr.. Bohlen the possibility
OF an Eisenhower Malenkov
meeting because he could see no
basis for discussing that particu-
lar point at this moment.
Mr.. Bohlen left Washington by
train late yesterday for New
York, from where he is flying to-
day to Paris en- route to Moscow.
The first question asked the
President at his news conference
sought his estimate or analysis
of the recent peace overtures
(See PEACE. Page A-2N
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Apartment Project
Of 2,154 Units 10 Be
Built Near Pentauon
Cofritz and Tompkins
Firms Join in $40 Million
Job on 70-Acre Plot
By Robert J. Lewis

Plans are being drawn for a
start on a 2,154-unit apartment
development to cover about 70
acres across from the Pentagon
at a cost of more than $40 mil
lion, it was learned today.
Sponsors would be the Charles
H. Tompkins Co. and the Cafritz
Construction Co., acting jointly
as builders, developers and
owners.
Morris Cafritz and Charles H.
Tompkins, heads of the two firms,
have owned about 200 acres in
the area for several years.
Plans now being developed are
the latest of a number Of ideas
for use Of the site. They call
for a start this summer on the
first of six History apartment
buildings to contain 359 apart
ment units each. A second
building also may be started this
year. Completion of the present
part of the project is proposed
for the spring of next year, with
additional buildings of the six
encompaSSed in present plans
proposed for completion in 1866.
Under Sale Provisions.
The apartment development
would be built under provisions
of Federal Housing Administra-
ton legislation, designed to en-
courage construction of cooper
ative units for sale. Under FILA
rules, 80 per cent of the apart
mentS would have to be sold be-
fore an FILA commitment could
be issued for financing aid.
The legislation permits sales
to buyers on the basis of a 10
per cent down payment and a
80 per cent mortgage bearing 4
per cent interest, plus one-half
OF l per cent as an FHA pre-
MUM, with an amortization term
OF as many as 40 years.
The six buildings would be To-
Gated on a site bounded on the
north by Army Navy drive, on
the east by Hayes street, on the
west by Joyce street and on the
south by South Fifteenth street,
a spokesman said.
Part of Area Unplanned.
Much of the remainder of the
200-acre site is as yet unplanned
for development.
Formerly most Of the land
was owned by the West Brothers
Brick Co., which originally
owned a much larger tract, part
OF which was purchased by the
Federal Government for use in
(See APARTMENT, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1953-04-03
TObey Begins Inquiry
Info Firing Of Astin
As Standards Chief
Spurkmun and Morse
Urge Congressional
Hearings on Dismissal
By james E. Roper

Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire, today began a
personal investigation of the dis
missal of DR.. A. v. Astin as di-
rector of the Bureau of Stand
ards.
II am going to talk to DR..
Astin about the matter" Senator
Tobey said. He refused to specu-
late in advance whether the
Senate Commerce Committee
might intervene.
Senator Tobey is chairman of
the Commerce Committee and a
vigorous investigator. He said
he hoped to see DR.. Astin late
today.
Senators Sparkman, Democrat,
OF Alabama, and Morse, Inde-
pendent, of Oregon, spoke out in
favor of Congressional hearings
on the dismissal.
Lack of Objectivity Charged.
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
fired DR.. Astin, charging that
the career scientist failed to give
an objective appraisal of a
chemical intended to pep up
batteries. The Bureau of Stand
ards found, the chemical to be
worthless when used under
normal conditions, but a study at
the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology indicated the chem
ical did add life to batteries.
President Eisenhower yester-
day formally accepted DR.. Astin's
forced resignation, effective April
18.
At a news conference, a re-
porter asked Gen. Eisenhower to
comment on suggestions that DR..
Astin was dismissed without
having a chance to present his
side.
Gen. Eisenhower replied that
he had heard such reports, so he
couldn't possibly comment. He
explained that Secretary Weeks
forwarded DR.. Astin's resigna-
ton to him and the White House
accepted it.
Gen. Eisenhower added that
he did have faith that Secretary
Weeks would be the last person
to be arbitrary and unjust.
Senator Morse proposed a full
(See ASTIN, Page AID
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Capital Transit
Asks 2O.Cent
Fare, No Pass
PUG Told Increase
Is Needed to Retoin
Financial StubiIitv

The Capital Transit Co. today
asked that streetcar and bus
fares be increased here again.
These are the new fares asked:
Cash fare-20 cents.
Tokens-f1ve for 95 cents.
Weekly pass-eliminate it.
Present rates, granted only last
August by the Public Utilities
Commission. are: II cents cash.
five tokens for rs cents and $2.4O
for a weekly pass.
The school fare of 3 cents
would remain the same.
The transit company, in it's Pc
tltlon to the PUG, declared:
The existing fares are so in.
adequate as to be unjust and un-
reasonable"
Ask Immediate Action.
The new rates should be made
effective as soon as practicable.
the transit company said. but
no later than April 26. It added:
This action is requested in
order to preserve the transit
company's ability to continue
adequate transportation service
IN the District and to maintain
Its financial stability and credit"
The PUG announced it did not
plan to try to meet the schedule
set up by the company for max
ing new rates effective. A formal
public hearing will be scheduled
at some future date, the PUG
said.
The company cited as reasons
for the further increase in fares
an inability to make ends meet
and further expenses which will
oe added on July / when EN-.
ployes will get another scents
an-hour wage increase under q
contract with its labor unions.
Move Expected.
The rate increase request was
not unexpected. The transit
company's annual report for last
year predicted another fare ad.
justment" would be necessary
before many months.
In spite of its plea of insult.
f1clent income, the transit COM
pany has embarked on a policy
of paying bigger dividends since
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Security Markets CIosed, ,
Most Banks Stay Open
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 3.-Prin-
cipal securities and commodity
markets were closed Good Fri
day throughout the United
States.
Banks in Washington and
Virginia remained open, al
though the Washington Stock
Exchange was closed. Maryland
banks were closed.
Various dairy. poultry and
livestock markets transacted
their usual business.
All domestic exchanges will bo
open Monday. April 6.
The London and Canadian
stock markets will extend their
holiday through Easter Monday.
April 6, reopening Tuesday.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Four Fare Increases
Given Transit Firm
Under WoIfson Rule

Here is a chronology of
fare increases granted the
Capital Transit Co. since
Louis Wolfson and his asso-
ciates took control of the
company october 1, 1919:
February 8, 1850 Mary
land zone rates increased to
Z cents from S cents.
July Is, 1850 - District
fares increase to IS cents
cash. three tokens for 40
cents and weekly pass for So.
January 4, 1952-District
fare increase boosts weekly
pass to $2.10, but tokens and
cash fares remain un-
changed.
August 81, 1952-District
fares increased to II cents
cash, five tokens for rs cents
and weekly pass for $2.40.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
"a French Civilians
Reported Liberated
By North Koreans
Group Interned Since
Sturt of War Sent to
Moscow, Paris Hears
BY the Associofed Press

PARIS, April 3.-The French
Foreign Office said today that IA
French civilians interned by the
Communists in Korea have been
liberated and will arrive soon in
Moscow.
The Foreign Office said that
the director of the Soviet Foreign
Offices Western European di-
vision had confirmed the release
of the French civilians to
Frances Ambassador in Moscow,
Louis JOKE.
The move was viewed here as
still another conciliation gesture
in the Communist worlds cur
rent peace campaign.
Captured at Outbreak of War.
The Foreign Office said it did
not have a list of the civilians
released but they probably in
cluded members of the Seoul
consulate staff and a French
newspaper correspondent. They
were captured in Seoul at the
outbreak of the Korean war in
1850.
The Russians already have Of
fered to help obtain the release
of British civilians held by the
North Koreans since the start
of the Korean war. British Min
lister of State Selwyn Lloyd said
in London yesterday that Rus
Sian-North Korean talks on this
are now underway. He added,
however, that the first Russian
report on their progress said two
of the nine civilians are dead
and the Koreans claim to know
nothing about third.
MOlOtOv's Help Pledged.
On March 18 Soviet Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov prom
ised to help win the release Of
British civilians interned in
North Korea. Then, on the
9th, he made a similar promise
regarding French civilians, say
ing he agreed they should be
repatriated.
The Frenchmen who have been
freed were listed by the French
News Agency as Georges Per-
ruche, Charge d'Affairs and
Consul at Seoul; Jean Mead
more, Vice Consul: Charles
Martel, Attache. and his wife
and daughter; Maurice Chan
teloup, correspondent of the
French Press Agency. and the
following nuns: Yvonne
Demeusy. Marie de Lobi, Hen
riette Marquier, Marie Des-
cazeaux and Charlotte Gliese;
a priest, Celestin Coyos. and q
woman named Simone Whang
and her SON.
Evening star., 1953-04-03

controlling interest was bought
by a group of Florida investors,
headed by Louis E. Wolfson, in
October, 1949. The company's
annual report shows that in 1948
only 100000 was paid out in
dividends while in 1852 total of
$3,744,000 was paid out. There
were two fare increases in 1948.
The 1852 dividend payments
included a special dividend Of
$2.4 million taken from company
Continued on Page Az. Col. ~
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Year'sDeficit
Of SIS Billion
Now Predicted
Experts Soy Truman
Overestimuted Both
Revenues and Costs
By Fronk O'Brien
Associoted Press Staff Writer

Government finance specialists
said today the country appears
headed for a deficit of nearly
$6.5 billion-about a half billion
more than predicted-by the
end Of the fiscal year on June 80.
The specialists, who asked not
to be named. said in separate
interviews:
l. With most of the big March
tide of tax dollars counted, net
revenues this year may be 81 bill
lion less than the 500. .697, 900 900
former President Truman pre-
dicted in his final budget mes
sage last January.
2. With the fiscal year three
quarters gone, expenditures may
run about a half billion less than
the $74,593 100000 Mr.. Truman
forecast.
Hampers Eisenhower.
This would mean a deficit of
about $6.4 billion rather than
the $5,896, 100000 forecast by Mr..
Truman. Such a deficit would
hamper President Eisenhower
drive to balance the budget for
fiscal 1854, starting July /.
Revenues are still to come in
during the last quarter of the
waning fiscal year, and spend
ing between now and June 80
could change these estimates
radically. There are two big
question marks:
l. How much of the flood of
tax collections resulting from the
March Is income tax deadline
Is still to be deposited to Gov
ernment accounts?
2. How are corporation income
tax collections running?
These questions cannot be an
swered, perhaps, until near the
end Of April. Last year there
was considerable spillover.
It is sometimes well into April
before all the money paid just
before the deadline gets deposited
to Government accounts by reve-
nue. officers.
Corporations pay their taxes
quarterly. They still have one
quarterly payment due this year
on June Is.
Tax collections in March were
sos billion. If it were known
how much of that was from
corporations, it would not be too
difficult to foretell about how
much corporations will pay on
June Is. Until this division is
known, estimates of total COL
lections for the year are in
doubt.
Factors Are Cited.
However, the specialists said
these factors indicated total COL
lections may be about 81 billion
lower than had been antici-
pated:
l. The estimate for 1853 COL
lectionS contained in Mr.. Tru-
mans final budget were based
on expectations that corporation
profits in the calendar year 1852
would be about SAL billion.
Latest studies indicate corpora
ton profits in 1862 were 1898
billion.
2. Total collections for fiscal
1852 were $68 billion, of which
about $40 billion came in during
the last quarter. Total collec-
tions in the first nine months
of fiscal 1853 leave about $22.25
billion to be collected if the esti-
mated amount of revenue is to
be reached.
Corporations this year must
pay 40 per cent of their last
years taxes in the first half of
the year. The requirement last
year was 35 per cent. This
might add 81 billion, but still
would leave collections 81 billion
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Bulletin
Red Cross Drive at 8OR

The Metropolitan Area Red
Cross fund campaign today
reached 80 per cent of its ST.
$4,000 goal. This Is 8 per
cent, or $4,000, behind prog
ress in the campaign last year.
Contributions to date total
$1,226,786.
Evening star., 1953-04-03

But the American admiral
who will speak for the U. N. in
Communists Attack Allied Lines Again
Despite Truce Moves. Poee A-3
prisoner exchange talks open
ing Monday at Panmunjom re-
fused to predict the outcome.
I've been here since June and
would never make the mis-
take of being optimistic" said
Rear Admiral John c. Daniel,
U. N. truce negotiator chosen to
head the Allied liaison team.
II hope the Communists mean
business this time" he added.
Admiral Daniel, who flew here
from Tokyo early this week, has
been in almost constant tele-
phone contact with Gen. Mark
Clark's Tokyo headquarters.
Supplies Are Rushed.
If the negotiators at Pam
munjom agree to exchange sick
and wounded prisoners the 9th
Army will handle the transpor-
tation, medical care and supply.
Maj. Gen. Paul D. Adams, 9th
Army chief of staff. was at this
advance camp today, checking
on preparations.
United States Marine en-
gineers were working around the
clock on a fence surrounding a
large clearing nearby which will
be used as a receiving point.
Army conveys lined the high
way from Seoul to Munsan
hauling supplies. One 13-truck
convoy carried tent frames and
a second convoy of Is trucks
hauled tent canvas, lumber, gen.
orators, housekeeping tools and
equipment and other supplies.
Korean laborers were also
brought in on trucks.
q Eighth Army officers planned
to mobilize all helicopters that
could be spared from the fighting
front to airlift sick and wounded
prisoners from the Panmunjom
exchange point to field hospitals
behind the lines.
Present plans call for trans
porting the less severe cases to
the rear by bus and truck and
possibly by railroad.
More and more allied officers
and troops arrived at this apple
orchard as preparations were
stepped up. So far. Admiral
Daniel was the only member of
the f1ve-man delegation to put
IN an appearance.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison,
jr., the senior delegate, remained
in Tokyo, where he talked with
Gen. Clark. Gen. Harrison is
also Gen. Clark's deputy COM
mander in the Far East COM
mand.
The hour for Mondays meet
ing at Panmunjom has not been
announced. Most sessions in the
past have started at II am.
There was cautious hope among
observers here that the liaison
officers will reach agreement on
exchanging sick and wounded
prisoners and perhaps pave the
way for a truce in Korea.
Exchange Rated First.
The Reds proposed yesterday
that a date be set Monday for
resumption Of truce negotiations
which were suspended last Octo-
ber 8. Gen. Clark has made it
clear the armistice talks cannot
resume until agree ement is
reached on exchanging disabled
prisoners.
At PuSan, the U. N. prisoner
of-War command announced it
has taken new identification
photographs of all 1872. 900 North
Korean and Chinese prisoners in
stockades on the mainland and |
Koje and Cheju Islands.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Baseball Schedule
Now Available

Copies Of the 1853 American
League boseboII schedule ore now
ovoiIobIe without charge at the busi-
ness counter in the lobby Of The StoT
buildins.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
Boating Page Starts
Its 27st Year Today

FISHING TlME-Stortine its 2lst
season, The Stor's "Bootins and Fish
ing Pose" opens today as q regular
Friday sports section feoture. High
lights include Malcolm Lomborne'S
Fore and Aft" column on bootins
and Bill Leetch's fishing column,
Outdoors" oppeorins todoy on
Poees CA and C-5.
A FEW LOSSES A FEW GAINS
The chonee for the eontrite heort
comes to everyone. writes Chorles
E. TroceweIl in q seasonal This and
Thot" on Poee A-10.
Evening star., 1953-04-03

TAIPEH, Formosa, April 3
P.-Two United States jet
trainers, the first jets delivered
to Chang Kai-Shek's Chinese
nationalists, arrived today.
Evening star., 1953-04-03
BY the Associated Press

Mutual Security Director Har-
old E. Stassen said today he
thoroughly agrees with Presi-
dent Eisenhower's position on the
controversial efforts by Senator
Mccarthy to curb free world
trade with Communist nations.
Talking to White House news
men after cabinet meeting, Mr..
President PIonnine No Showdown With
McCorthy on Ships. Poge A-3
Stassen said in reply to a ques-
ton that specifically he agrees
with Gen. Eisenhower that it
would have been. better for him
to have used the word infringe"
instead of saying the Wisconsin
Senator had undermined" Gov
ernment policy.
Mr.. Stassen told Senator Nc
Carthy's Investigations subcom-
mittee on Monday that Senator
Mccarthy had undermined Gov
Evening star., 1953-04-03

(See PEACE. Page A-3.)
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(See APARTMENT, Page A-6D
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Chang Gets Jet Trainers

(See ASTIN, Page A-7.)
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Z CENTc
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(See EISENHOWER, Page A-30
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gets in its propaganda icks against
America on Moscow stage See "A Win
dow on Red Square" on Page "A.
Evening star., 1953-04-03

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1953-04-03
P ans 10 Trade
Sick Prisoners
Rushed by U. n.
US. Admiral Heading
Neeotiutors Cautious
On ToIks Monday
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN. Korea, April g.
The United Nations command
today rushed plans for the pos
sible quick return of sick and
wounded allied prisoners from
North Korea.
But the American admiral
who will speak for the U. N. in
Communists Attack Allied Lines Again
Despite Truce Moves. Poae A-3
Evening star., 1953-04-03

Continued on Page Az, Col. l.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Youth Wins PIuudits
For Puntomime Skill
By The Assoeiuted Press

AMARILLO, Tex.-A 14-year-
old junior high school student
with a thousand photograph
records and a knack for mimi
cry is staging a one-youth re-
vival for pantomime.
He is Larry Kelly, who used to
play hockey from Denver schools
to go to the theater and then
do pantomimes on the street for
his bus fare home.
The rubber-face youth who
can wrinkle his nose like Betty
Hutton and roll his eyes like
Eddie Cantor attributes his pop
ularity as an amateur enter
tainer to an uncanny sense Of
timing and the fact that once
one of his thousand records
starts playing, he can remember
every word in the song.