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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24
Clook-ond- Dagger Mystery

The disappearance behind the Iron
Curtain of West Germany's intelligence
chief, DR.. Otto John, provides the Western
world with stranger than fiction, cloak
and-dagger mystery Of grave import. The
implications are serious because DR.. John,
perhaps more than any other free German,
was privy to lot Of top-Secret information
about West German and possibly allied Sc
curity plans. Whether DR.. John was kid
mapped, as charged at Bonn, or has detected
to the Communist regime in East Berlin,
as limited in a note left by leftist friend
and in broadcast reported to have been
made by the missing man, the threat to
West Germany's countereSpionage system
Is the same. Certainly the security OF one
sector Of allied intelligence has been COM
promised by the sudden turn Of events.
Dr. Johns Federal ONCE for Protection
Of the Constitution has been likened to both
our FBI and the CHA. Actually, its work
more closely resembles that Of the CIA,
whose chief, Allen Dulles, was visited by
DR.. John during recent trip to this coun-
try. Bonn's FCPC is charged with SAFE
guarding the integrity of West Germany's
innermost secrets, especially its policies
with respect to communism and the Rus
SldIlS. NOW tIlc fSuSSIdIlS presumably AdNC
in their hands the principal guardian of
those secrets-a valuable catch for the
Reds, however effected.
The mystery Of the John case is height
ened by number of intriguing and confus-
ing circumstances, according to dispatches
from Berlin. Western police said DR.. John
had been known to be suffering serious
mental depression" recently. After his dis
appearance last Tuesday note was found
on the desk of a friend asserting that he
and DR.. John had gone to East Berlin and
that the latter had no desire to return to
the West The friend, physician, has been
described by West Berlin police as IAN ac-
tive Communist" One report published in
the allied zone was that the friend had
given DR.. John an injection Of some kind
before he vanished. The Bonn Ministry
of Interior Affairs fatty charged that the
intelligence head was "the victim Of a kid
mapping in the East sector" although this
admittedly was only a conclusion based on
'tall the clues
Here, then, is a firSt-rate Spy-and-
counterSpy puzzler to challenge the best
investigative efforts OF allied intelligence
Ill Europe. Publicly, our occupation author
tiles are remaining on, the sidelines, pend
Ing further inquiries by German ofhcials.
If the case should be listed as kidnap-
ing. however, occupation off1cials would be
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Please Don't Be High on the Highway
BY Uptol, Sinclair

NFMLIONS OF AMERICANS attend
lVl cocktail parties or other social
gatherings at which liquor flows freely,
and then drive home. That means
that you and are taking chance IL
we use those highways, no matter how
sober we may be. 4
Not long ago read in Phoenix.
Ariz., newspaper about q well-knoWn
family who were driving home quite
sober. A carload Of people who had
been celebrating swung over onto the
wrong side Of the road. and there was
q CORY crash in which several occupants
q of both cars were killed.
am not writing here against the
drinking Of liquor. am writing on the
subject of drinking combined with driy-
ing cars. Every psychologist agrees and
every physician win confirm it. that
alcohol taken into the stomach goes
Immediately into the blood stream and
reaches the higher brain centers in q
few minutes and dulls the Judgment
and slows the reflexeS. And when you
are. driving q modern automobile at
high speed, you are dealing with q ter
rife projectile. as dangerous to you and
to others as any mine that is planted
in the ground in war time, or as any
shell that comes into the trenches.
The worst aspect of getting high
on the highways is that you think you
are all right; you are full of delight in
your own splendid powers and In the
wonderful car which modern technol-
ogy has created for you. As ] write
these words there flashes into my mind
a jingle which learned when 4 was
young, and have probably not thought
of in 80 or 40 years. I've forgotten the
name of the man in the jingle, but any
name will do that fits the meter. So:
Here lies the body Of Daniel Gray
Who diedNdisputing the right OF 1UGy,
He kneap he Wds right as he rolled along,
But he is Just as dead as II he tDGs
iDr0ng.
There is a radio singer whom all
Americans love. won't name him, for
doubtless he has suffered enough al
ready. He was involved In an automo-
bile crash at night. and is being sued
for something like million dollars
damages. In court he had to make q
deposition in which he admitted that
he had attended party that evening
and had three or four drinks. How
many drinks the people in the other
car had was not stated: and it is one Of
the disadvantages in these crashes that
the honest people get the worst Of it.
There was a man who used to come
to clean up my place in California
town. He was. and is. as good man
as you or would wish to know; he
was. and is. courteous and kind. He
owned little truck, and he was paying
for some household comforts and con-
veniences on the installment plan. He
set out one morning to come to work
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ChoIice

A Uoman holds Dithin herself these
things:
The tD1ole sOide world. the sun. the
tGllest tree,
The changing seasons. starlight on the
sea,
The moons iohite tides. the smallest
bird that sings.
A tooman's loue Is fran perfume that
clfn0s
Like pale lost dreams to any loper she
Admits to her great store OF mystery
And splendor rising on tDild. shining
fDtugs.
She holds a thousand monarchs
rGns0ntings
In secret rooms, all cool and shadoDy,
Behind her ioUely eyes whose fligree
,Of dreams hare draped them In soft
01rlGndings -.
To one Ullo loues her, wholly and
entire,
A DomGn Is sea OF golden frei
Bonnie EIizobeth Parker a
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Taft Watch Interests

MY friends Of the watch industry
seem driven to personal abuse in the
current tariff row. I am glad to see that
Oscar Strackbein. the principal high
tariff protagonist, with whom I fire.
quently have debated, sticks to the
merits of the controversy, although in
his letter to The Star of July II he
carefully refrains from answering any
Of the points raised in my letter to
The Star of July Is. YET
The personal abuse consists in the
charge made by Paul r. Mickey, vice
president Of the American Watch Man
ufacturers Association, Inc, also on
July II in the letters to the editor
column of The Star, that my position
in this matter is due to the fact that
"the Taft family are large share
holders" Of Gruen, an importer of watch
movements from Switzerland land at
the same time one of the larger fuse
makers in the United States), and that
I am mot very fortnight" in not dis
closing this.
Whether other members Of the "fam-
ily"-which is somewhat sizeable and
diverse even in Cincinnati-own Gruen
stock or not don't know. My brother,
Senator Robert A. Taft. owned some.
but this never prevented us from dis
agreeing on the tariff or led him to
support Gruen's position.
So far as / am concerned, 1t is a
matter Of public record with the House
Ways and Means Committee and the
Senate Finance Committee that I am
a stakeholder in Gruen. The watch
spokesman might at least disclose"
what appeared in the same record. and
in fact in the same paragraph. that
my wife and have been and are stock
holders Of u. s. Time. formerly Inger-
soil Waterbury Company. whose high
tariff position criticized in my letter
to this paper July Is. Not only that,
but my late father in-law was for many
years president Of the company; my
brother-in-law is still its secretary and
many Of its stockholders belong to my
wife's family"
All the old-timers in this fight know
that have been engaged in 1t for many
years as matter Of conviction, and
have always expressed the same views
irrespective Of what stocks any part
Of my families held.
Charles p. Taft,
President, Committee FOR Nation
al Trade Policy
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Federal Fringe Benefits

The Federal employees health insurance
plan proposed to Congress by the admins
tration is patterned along lines of programs
widely sponsored in private industry. This
would be Federally aided voluntary hos
pitalization and medical Insurance system
covering all Government employees and their
Notwithstanding District employees. The
policies, partly paid for by the employees
and partly by the Government, would be
written by established private insurance
companies. But there is no chance Of con-
gressional approval Of the plan at this ses-
sion. The most the administration can
hope for now is a study of the proposal by
committees, preparatory to reporting on 1t
at the next session Of Congress.
This is one of several fringe benefits"
recommended for Federal employees by Pres
ident Eisenhower in his program for max
ing Government employment more attrac-
tive for career workers. The need for such
added BENEFITS was stressed In the report
of the congressional advisory committee
headed by Eliot Kaplan and which included
Civil Service Commissioner Philip Young
and other Federal officials. Unless Federal
service provides some of the advantages to
be found in large industries, the committee
warned, the serious turnover Of Govern
ment employees will continue, as more and
more workers are lured into private employ
ment The loss Of experienced careerists
has been especially worrisome to depart
mental heads In recent years.
It has been estimated that the new
program would cost the Government about
$50 million year. It Is claimed, however,
that more than this amount would be re-
turned In increased efficiency and produc-
.tion. The administration earlier had pushed
It's fringe-benefits program in the hope Of
forestalling any substantial pay raises for
Federal employees AS the. demand for pay
legislation has grown, however, adminiStra-
ton resistance has weakened and the ben
efits plan has been allowed to go over for
another year. Whatever Congress may do
at this session about pay, administration
officials have made it plain that they will
press for action on the insurance and other
benefits when Congress reconvenes.
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obliged to represent West Germany In pro-
testing to the Russians It is logical to
assume that. behind the. scenes, allied in
telligence forces are concentratingso on clear
ing up the mystery--and assessing the
dangers implicit IN the presence Of DR., John
III Red-controIled East Berlin.
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Prayer at Monument Grounds

ttUySt VI VtUHuTISUt 0IUUUUS
That grand affair at the Washington
Monument July was not fully por-
trayed by your reporter.
The most significant thing to me was
the awed silence Of the huge thrung at
the time Of the reading Of the prayer
asking Gods blessings on our officials
and our land.
For this great crowd of 10000 to
remain In quiet prayer for some two
minutes seemed especially noteworthy
in view Of varied groups and beliefs
present, and certainly the Almighty
could not ignore this homage rendered
Him.
+. KOppeis.
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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

een fct tnS answer TO any question
m.t ars Sy writn yn The EVENING Star intor-
ton s. e; Pleass inciose three Is, tents Tor
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. When was the Sacred Cod hung
IN Boston's Statehouse?-E. G.
A. John Rowe, on March II. l784
moved the House that leave might be
given to hang up the representation of
q Cod FISH" The effigy is made of pine
and hangs opposite the Speakers chair.
Q. Please define "fiotsam and jet-
SANE. r. C.
A. Flotsam is any part of a ships
cargo which may float on the surface
after wreck. Jetsam is that part of the
cargo thrown overheard to tighten a
vessel in danger of sinking.
Q. Where is the driest spot in the
United States?--J. G.
A. At Greenland Ranch in Death
Valley. Calf. Here the annual average
precipitation is only 1856 inches.
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at my place. AS he tells me, there was
half bottle Of beer in the icebox, and
he drank that before he started. On
the way q woman disregarded red
light and stepped out in front of his
car and was killed. There were sew
eral witnesses to the accident, and they
all testified to that effect. But because
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Questions and Answers

"A reader can get the answer IA .nv ou..,,o,
OF iaet ny writing The Evening Star infor-
M Bureau 1900 Eye st. Nv Washing.
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the police smelled alcohol on the mans
breath, he got six months in the work.
house. and he lost good part Of the
property for which he was paying.
There is one simple rule that / rec
ommend. If you are going to drive
car, don't take any drinks.
copyright 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-24

Pen-a1naes may be used IT letters carry
iCTiterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Arlington
Continued from Page Bib

locked. 20-1, set the early pace
down the back stretch with Mrs.
o. s. Deming's Warless second.
Then, on the far turn, Brook
meade Stables County Clare
gained the lead as Warless faded
far back and Landlocked drop
ped to second barely ahead Of
Sir Mango.
At the top Of the stretch It
was still County Glare leading
with Landlocked. Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt's Find, and Sir Mango
in q punched start on the
straightaway. Stan then dashed
through q narrow opening be-
tween the leaders in the last
furlong and. driving hard, caught
Brush Burn going away.
Although winless for the sea-
son. Stan had finished 4 fairly
good third in his last start, the
11s-mile Stars and Stripes Han
dicap on the turf, won by Sir
Mango.
Il rode him once before and
I knew he had the speed, prob
ably the fastest I've ever ridden
on the grass" said Jockey Nell
son. He held back on the back
stretch, but I let him go when
We neared the home turn and
he really ran them down"
Evening star., 1954-08-01
U. 5. Trackmen Top
Two Irish Records
Dy ihsAs,eeie,ed Pr,.s

DUBLIN, Ireland, July ST.
American athletes cracked two
Irish records and equaled q third
at the Clonliffe international
track and field meet today. It
was the first European stop for
the Americans.
Josh Culbreath Of Baltimore
won the 440-yard hArdles in 54
seconds fifth Of a second sbet-
ter than the record held Jointly
by Robert Tisdall, the Irish
Olympic runner, and Dick Ault
Of Missouri.
Then Floyd Jaeter, Los An
geles. cleared 8 feet, z inches In
the high Jump. That surpassed
the previous mark Of 6-6K set
by Dick Phillips Of the United
States In 1949.
Willie Williams. Gary, Ind,
did the 100 yards in :09.6, equal
ing the 1949 record Of Andy
stanfleld Of Jersey City.
Williams streaked past the
Aeld. and included Irish Cham
pion Ronnie Chambers among
his victims. Chambers trailed by
three yards.
Fred. Dwyer Of Philadelphia
defeated Ireland's Ken Dexter
BY inches In q A:12.8 mile. Dwyer
lost his lead to Dexter In the last
100 yards but the American
came on with q final squirt to
grab victory almost ct the tape.
Desmond d. Koch Of Los An
geles won the discus event with
q distance Of 164 feet. 10 inches.
In the 120-yard hurdles, Jaeter
finished five yards behind Irish
Champion Eamonn Kinsella, who
was clocked in Is seconds.
Jerry Wellbourne, Union City.
n j., won the pole vault at Is
feet. inch.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Mashouda Scores
BY Five Lengths IN
Charles Town Event

CHARLES TOWN. w. va.
July 81. Hunton n Atwell'S
Mashouda was : .'hot tip here
this sweltering afternoon and
those IN the crowd of 1882 with
tickets on the favorite got back
Z "cools $7.2O after her success
in the $500 sixth and feature
race.
The mile and one-eighth event
was run in 1855 over q fast
track. Runner-up hOnors, iive
lengths back. went to Ring Fleet.
with Bellfounder third. another
length and one-half away.
A few skirmishes enlivened the
early running. No Stalls was
able to edge in front after the
start. However. his domination
was short lived, and Aviette
wrested command. Aviette also
was unequal to the task when
Mashouda made her challenge.
X p
Coasted Home Easily. s.
Under driving tactics from
Apprentice Richard e. Ford.
the Atwell four -year-oid quickly
Overhauled Aviette and coasted
to an easy score. her fourth of
the year.
The aptly named Bobtail
Willie. ut 1920. took the meas
ure Of rivals in the fifth BY
circling the field and out-
running the favorite, Sir Tacaro,
In the run home.
Carrying the silks Of n. %.
LANDMARK, the three-year-old
won by 3 length and one-half.
Third place went to Belle Star.
The stewards cracked down on
Jockey Nicholas Fernicola and
Trainer W. II. Washington, the
former receiving a ten-day sus-
pension, while Washington was
fined $50 for bringing into the
PdOQOSh GA U1AoOUIlQ t1lO4 &C, q
Hillbrook Farms Blue Rocket.
for the llrst race.
Crossed Over Sharply.
Fernicola's was set down for
crossing over too sharply leav-
ing the gate and causing inter-
ference In the fourth race, July
SOth.
His mount, Real Conquest, was
disqualified and put into second
position while Lady Virginia was
placed first.
Both ends OF $3.50 daily
double went to front runners
when Mrs. G. G. Utterback's Mel
ford First and Claiborne B. Car
ter's Hunters Diana captured
the first and second races. The
6-5 combination. was backed by
holders of 322 tickets at $2 and
II Of the $40 valuation.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Ruth Hanson Annexes
Finale al Rockingham
By The Asaoeiufsd Press

SALEM. N. H.. July 31.-Mrs.
A. r. Smiths Ruth Hanson
scored q three-length victory in
the $1,000 Invitational Handicap
today at Rockingham Park be-
fore 1871 as the 54-day meet
ing came to q close.
Ruth Hanson ran an excellent
race under the guidance of Paul
Bohenko, catching Top Spring
coming into the home stretch
and pulling away. Top Spring
finished second and Shell Diver
third.
Ruth Hanson ran the mile and
one-sixteenth in 1:442s and paid
1920. $500 and $3.50. Top
Spring returned $500 and $40
and Shell Diver paid $3.50.
Total handle for the final day
was $l.026. .562. bringing the ag-
gregate for the meeting to $37,-
925,603, Is per cent lower than
year ago. Total attendance was
OF by the same margin. This
year it was 497. .344.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Jill RidgeIY Captures
Equifation Honors

Wayward Gypsy. q horse mo-
body thought would run COM
petitively again following q mis-
hap last October, carried her
13-year-old owner, Jill Ridgely.
to the equitation championship
Of the Junior Equitation Schools
summer schooling show yester-
day in Alexandria.
Wayward Gyps cracked . leg
in fall during the Green Spring
Hunt Clubs fall show In Balti-
more. but showed how well she
had recovered In helping her
rider score 10 points In the
feature event.
Reserve honors in the field Of
20 went to Sara Willis, a l2-
year-old who had more than
her share of hackers. Sara was
making her first appearance
since suffering a fractured skull
in a fall from q horse in q
show at Culpeper. Va.
The junior championship went
to Joan Fitzgerald's mare, Holi-
day. while Nancy Noland's pony.
Spanish Mister, won the large
pony title and Kathy Kusner's
we'll known small jumper, Little
Sir. topped the small ponies.
EQUTTATION CHAMPIoN--Jill Ridg-
ley. 10 points. ReserveSara Willis. 4
IS SMALL PONIES cHAMp1oN-Little
Sir. Kathy Kusner, 9h points. Reserve
Topper. Jimmy Ridgfey. points.
LARGE PONY Spanish
Mister, Nancy holland, Sh points. Re-
serve--Beauty, Marguerite Orr and rid
den BY Kathy Kusner, and Wayward
JuNron aIIsg cHaNpIoNSHIoliedasssn NSol1HIo easn Joan
Fitzgerald and ridden BY Jimmy Hutch
ison, Sh points Reserve--pied Piper,
Junior Equitation school and ridden ~
Kathy Kusner. 5 points.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Ripple Boy Takes Hunter Title
In PHA Show at Worrenton

color was to be settled in q pre-
liminary hack-oif for the work.
ing hunters.
Small Hunter Title In Doubt.
A third championship still in
doubt was to be settled among
the small hunters, The Tipperary
Farms Justa Figi APPARENTLY held
an unbeatable lead at 1874
points. with Ballantrae's General
Lem and Miss Evelyn Droge's
Aussolas in a hot race for rum
nerup honors with 10 and 9ta
points. respectively.
SUMMARIES.
Novice Jumpers. Jamaica. Richard
Reynolds; 2, Mr.. North, Buddy owens:
3. Nermiilion. william Rowland; 4. sii.
yer Noon Tommy Jones.
prose; Z. Jasts Fisi, Tppersry Farm: Farm:
3, General Lem. Bailantrae; 4, Wind.
ward FOX Hollow Stable.
oSoDs Gfs GG1nioEmsof y RaaaOips hss hss
Night, Angeiine carabeli; 5. Compromise.
Llangollen Farms; {. sky's Light. Claude
working Hnnters--1, Borealis. Mr., and
Mrs D. r. Notch: Z, Defense. Peegy
augusta: 9. Persian. Mol, Ellie Wood
Keith; 4, Candlcwick. Jimmy Hatcher.
rnous Slssn Mr Morkins ad hn1ssfs Mrs w.m ToS T%s
land; Aussolas: 3, Windward: 1, Black
Irish. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland.
ohose haseH'es s. fSss Nrss s. Eas kpps BIZ. sOy
small WORKING Huntsss--l. short Cir
Snsis Emi1er. ! cran.rsei @ @MUon SpStns.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
W. E. Miller StobIe to Continue
Campaign on Harness Circuit

The horses owned by william
E. Miller will continue to race
"just as he would have wanted
it," John w. Miller, son Of the
late harness sport enthusiast
announced yesterday.
Mr.. Miller, 75-year-old WASH
ington furniture man who died
while racing at Harrington. DEL,
last Thursday. had planned to
drive throughout this season.
MIR. Miller's death was attributed
to q heart attack and came at
q time when he was in the
process of adding another victory
to a long string.
Johnny Miller also announced
that Billy Haughton, regarded
as the country's No. driver,
Evening star., 1954-08-01
Morgan Heads Field
At Marlboro Today

Bill Morgan takes his scoring
leadership to Marlboro Motor
Raceway today when the Nor
thern, Virginia Stock Car Racing
Association marks the return Of
strictly stock competition at the
Prince Georges County. track.
First event is sceduled~ for 2:30
pm.
Morgan has totaled 1.708
points so far this year. tops for
his club. Elmo Langley. who has
amassed 727 points for fourth
place: Preston Welsh. Lou
Spears, Yves Mattingly. Smoky
Willis, Buddy Sealock and Dean
Pelton are other familiar pilots
expected to compete.
Separate events for amateur
drivers also are scheduled.
Evening star., 1954-08-01
DAILY DOUBLE PAID sisI .so.5

DAILY DOUBLE PAID SlSl .80.I
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $500: claim
Hslsyoss sfsE srS rGlSs sc:Sa,u s2s Psd 4So ss 500
Elsing Jet (Smaill 400 800
Chum (nIcCreary) S,06
Lea Rondi, Humble Boy. sandwyck.
Noysi Request, Cross Lock. Time. 1:4g4s.
Rsyss Bay (W'aheasel 1.so 4.S0 $50
Migh Trafflc {Atkinson) $40 $40
Docteuf (Reealbuto) A.B0
Hoctsie. Deep River. Demi- -Heure. Sir
sidnfsZi rfEfH TiRsi RHs,f,;.. fI:lS; - ooo. .,,a,.
ancss: s-yssr.oids: SAgIsn farionss iaiUVo' snoW-
TerrehQne tAtk'sen1 $40 ESQ 2.40
Near shore tCutshawl 4.60 2.90
Busher's Song tGreem1 $50
satyrus parlin' wife. Mr.. I Am.
c.ss:ss asss.s sss =: sss ssssyss,R.: .s.s .ss
2ear-olds and up: LIS miles.
Social Outeast iSIcC,ry) $40 $50
Mandinge tW,dhouse) 3.1O
Imp1lsixo; Hsssanio. Time. 1:5s;
ssosaassi ssaa sssssa iaa iSsS SD nlis ssS
Dover Doll Mayerl 10.3o $50
Whiskey Seur tCangemie) GEO
Doeedee, BeWifching, VirRinian aTho-
fis. aCeiiini. Adrastus. Time. 1:x7h.
EiaaTA RSei-Pur.s. $500: claim
fern Geld tGlassnssl a.SS 1.S0 $50
Pole (WeoAhouael $50 sac
NJ. JAmiesen lLesseEl A.6o
uemooles, June Time. Home Fleet.
First Win1. Gold 02n. Hunters Untol
Time. 1:47k.