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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16
The President .TuIks Taxes

President Eisenhower made a sincere and
straightforward appeal to the American people
last night to support the tax reform legislation
now pending in the House. It was an appeal
deserving the most serious consideration Of all
thoughtful citizen taxpayers and their repre-
sentatives in Congress.
For the administration is sponsoring in the
case of the omnibus bill the first complete
overhauling of the national tax structure in
more than a half-century. The legislation is
the product of more than years study, by the
technical experts of the House Ways and Means
Committee and of the Treasury Department.
of tax system that has developed in a hodge
podge fashion through so years marked by two
World Wars some lesser military commitments,
depressions, recessions and boom times. These
forces, perhaps more than the tax PHILOSOPHERS
Of any political administration, have been
largely responsible for some Of the inequitable
provisions which have remained for so long
in the revenue system. Democrats, as well as
Republicans, acknowledge that the overhauling
is badly needed and that many Of the proposed
corrections are highly desirable.
Unfortunately, there have been tactics of
Misrepresentation and of diversion employed
against the legislation by some OF its critics
The President answered some Of these last
night. The principal Misrepresentation, for
bring its greatest comfort and relief to business
and to wealthy individuals. Actually, in
single section extending the corporation income
tax rate of 50 per cent for another year rather
than allowing it to drop to Al per cent as cur
rently scheduled, business is being asked to
make up the revenue losses (about $1.4 billion)
for all the rest of the revisions. Among the
latter there are many which would benefit
taxpayers who are not in the wealthy category.
The principal diversionary tactic directed
against the bill is the effort to raise the personal
exemption on individual income taxes from $500
to $500, and eventually to $1,000 The argu-
ment made for this proposal is that 1t would
give quicker direct relief and make more con-
sumner buying power available at a time when
the economy is sagging dangerously. The
President made three answers to this argument
last night: One, that the proposed increases
would excuse too many people from any income
tax liability (the Treasury estimates that IS
million taxpayers would drop on the rolls II
the exemptions are raised 500 and that 14.5
million would disappear at the $1,000 leveD;;
two, that the first $10O Increase would cost $2A
billion IN revenue and mean greater Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16
Go Ahead Without Him

1t is outrageous that Senator Mccarthy
should be trying to dictate to the Senate the
terms on which he and his subcommittee STAFF
may be investigated. But considering some Of
the Senator's past performances it is hardly
surprising.
An investigation of the accusations which
have been exchanged between the Army and the
Mccarthy subcommittee is a project Of highest
urgency. For the matter is one which involves
the integrity of both the Senate and the Army
Yet Senator Mccarthy has the effrontery to say
that there will be no hearing Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday-that is definite" And he
has also said that mo other committee is going
to investigate who we hire and fire."
The Senate ought not to submit to this
arrogance. The leaders ought to demand that
Senator Mccarthy cancel his speaking engage
ments and make himself available for investi-
cation. Perhaps they cannot compel him to
do this But they ought to make it very clear
that they intend to proceed without him If he
insists on putting his speeches ahead of urgent
public business. They can question the Senator
whenever he sees fit to return to Washington.
Furthermore, the hearing-with or without.
Senator Acknowledgements to be public hear
ing. and certainly it ought not to be left in
the hands of the Mccarthy committee staff.
The question of what committee should con-
quot the lnVeSJlgaClOn is more dlncult. There
would be advantages in turning the whole
matter over to new committee and a new staff
There is also the disadvantage that this might
cause delay while the new staff works up its
case There are also advantages, assuming that
Senator Mccarthy would not preside in leav-
ing the investigation to his committee. At
least, the members are thoroughly familiar with
the background The disadvantage, of course
would lie In operating without the services of
q staff
Actually. these procedural problems may
not be as important as they seem. In The
Stars opinion, it is doubtful that any commit
tee investigation is going to produce clear
answer to the question of who is lying in this
matter. Congressional committees are not
equipped to do this. What can be done is to
bring the parties involved before some COM
mittee and compel them to testify under OATH
Then, the recorded conflict of sworn testimony
which surely would result could be sent to the
Department Of Justice for full-scale perjury
investigation, with the aid of the FBI This
in what would be done If two ordinary citizens
were to tell conflicting stories to Congressional
committee And it is what should be done In
this case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16
Mystery At Dawn
He had seen the signs ,0here balls

He had seen the signs ,Uhere bdlSGm
branches hung,
Aboue the 1UGter course. for he had
found
The young does trail. and once iol1en
day lUaS young
He came up silent footed, Without q
sound
And matched her drinking at the little
stream,
Then she stood 1uith lifted head, alert
but still,
Waiting for the space OF GREATNESS
dream,
A figure cGrved in bronze against the
HILL
When springtime came the boy ,yould
steal 1t0dy
And lie in vait. hoping to see the
tdtDn.
And then, as April named, one
luine-StDeet day
He tiptoed do,Un the streams edge
in the dd1Un
And found t10in tracks, running, large
and small,
And kne1o that he had missed them:
then sure and plain @
He saw the balsam bed against the 4.
1Di1ld-breGk 1DdH = .&s
Where mystery, cool and beautiful,
had lain. r
Alma Robson Higbes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16
Disappointed in Stevenson

During the last presidential CAM
paign / was among those charmed by
the eloquent speeches made by Adlai
Stevenson. However. the Democratic
gentleman was not wise in choosing to
attack Senator Mccarthy. How could
he forget that our last Democratic
President brushed aside communism in
Government as a red herring? Mr..
Stevenson's remarks only helped make
certain that communism will be def
mite issue in the next presidential
election.
My father was Wisconsin pioneer
and a staunch Republican. grew up
there, but I am not trying to do any
fag-waving for Senator Mccarthy
However, I maintain that his efforts
made certain that communism shall be
a daily watchword. For that all Ameri-
cans owe Senator Mccarthy their
gratitude. Erna SpelIacy.
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when you are in positions Of respon-
sibility and going in three or four diff
ferent directions al once Is just serious.
But at the same press conference
the President said Adlai Stevenson
talked nonsense" when he stated the
Republican Party was half Eisenhower
and half Mccarthy.
Therefore:
When Senator Flanders deplores the
split in the Republican Party, he is
rendering service"
When Gov. Stevenson deplores the
split in the Republican Party, he is
talking nonsense"
Alexandrian.
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Mildred w. Robey.
Dependents Day

Around this time of year. the income
tax form becomes the Nations best
seller. It's the only literature in the
country for which nearly everybody
pays royalties without knowing what
he read.
Except for Christmas. it's the only
time of year a man thinks solely Of his
large family. He can sign his dec
laration of dependents.
Income tax filing Is just a matter OF
figures. The form one uses depends
on the shape he's in.
According to experts, each year the
forms are becoming more simple. And
so are the taxpayers.
Get an extra dependent at the same
price. In income tax, like marriage,
two can give as cheap as one.
Jonas Clifton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16
Recreation Center Opposed

An elaborate recreation center, with
football and baseball fields. tennis
courts. wading pool, field house. bath
houses and all the trimmings. will be
erected at Forty-f fifth and Van Ness
streets NV, against the wishes of
every homeowner in the immediate
neighborhood, and against the wishes
Of most of the American University
area residents.
Beautiful homes. ranging in price
from $4,000 to $4,000, will be sep
arated only "a. feet from the recreation
center (the width Of the street,. No
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ness. fear and the loss Of livelihood.
Then the apex of it all to hear that
this woman had been accused by hear
say, wrongly accused.
Mccarthy must feel proud. A job
well done, service to his country. And
Roy M. Cohn, by whom the hearsay was
repeated. What answer can he give his
conscience?
Sadly. as left the hearing. I asked
myself: What fearful monster is this
we have in our midst? Perhaps sign
should be placed over the doors leading
to McCarthy's committee room. For
sake We all hope who enter here"
John S. Gold.
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Schizophrenic Puchyderm

AT his March 10 press conference,
President Eisenhower said that Senator
Flanders rendered Service" by point
ing out the danger Of Senator Mccarthy
splitting the Republican Party into
pieces. Mr.. Eisenhower went on to say:
But do say that calling attention
to the grave error In splitting apart
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Guilt BY Association

would like to challenge Attorney
Carl L. Shipley's SNUG defense Of the
most vicious and un-American element
of McCarthyisrn, the presumption OF
guilt by association. He quotes SUI
preme Court Justice Minton's majority
opinion affirming the constitutionality
of New York's Feinberg Law. In ap-
plying the ruling, Mr.. Shipley. perhaps
unwittingly, forgets the laws of logic.
Mr.. Shipley's use Of Justice Minton's
conclusion Is applied to q different
set Of premises. Justice Minton was
affirming the right of a sovereign State
to determine both negatively and posi-
lively the qualifications Of its civil
servants. But Mr.. Shipley insists that
the same rule which would disqualify
a person to hold job as teacher in
a public school is valid in presuming
treason.
McCarthyism presumes guilty asso-
citation Is prima facie evidence Of trea-
son. Unfortunately for the cogency
Of Mr.. Shipley's advocacy OF McCar-
thyism. our Constitution has presumed
to define its own concept Of treason:
Article III. Sec. 3 postulates: Treason
against the United States shall con-
sist only in levying war against them.
or in adhering to their enemies, Civ
ing them aid and comfort. No person
shall be convicted Of treason unless
on the testimony Of two witnesses to
the same overt act, or on confession
in open court. Mr.. Shipley will note
that our Constitution still is remiss in
not supporting McCarthyism's assump-
ton that guilty association is admissi-
BILE proof of treason. It will be q sad
day for doctors and lawyers when
treason is so defined.
Thomas E. Mattingly, M. d.
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| etters to The Stor

longer will the immediate neighborhood
be desirable place to live. but a
congested. noisy area. Imagine the cha
grin Of homeowners on q Sunday
afternoon. when one desires peace. quiet
and solitude. when the area will be
iammed with parked autos and people
watching football or baseball game
and with children screaming In the
wading pool. A. U. Resident.
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This letter Is written with q deep
sense Of shame and Illustration. I sat
astounded and saw the utter humilia-
ton of harmless old woman. Degrade
ton, shame and fear. Fear from some
thing she was unable to combat.
Bringing Mrs. Annie Lee Moss before
his subcommittee. tainting her with the
red brush of communism, causing ILL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16

does not pull his punches and it can
even understand the extenuating cir
cumstanceS involved when such
fighter momentayily loses his temper.
Smear-on you New Dealers, but when
the chips are down the voters will vote
Republican If they understand the real
issue!
Henry C. Parker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16

Pen-nnn1es may be used II letters carry
1DTtterS' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-16

It's hard to see where this New Jersey
woman has complaint against her husband,
who beat her every time the New York Yankees
lost. Suppose he had been st. Louis Browns
fanl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
BY the Asseeiassd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. diana
Barrymore and her actor hus-
band, Robert Wilcox, announced
today-separately-that they're
calling it quits.
But the actress daughter of
the late John Barrymore and
Michael Strange put on q "let
Bob do it" attitude.
At a 7 am. news conference,
Miss Barrymore, in a deeply cut,
flaming red evening gown, told
reporters:
II am getting divorce. No,
Bob Is getting a divorce. I did
it before. It's up to him to get
the wheels rolling to Reno.'
Mr.. Wilcox, once his wife's
leading man, concurred about
the divorce at a news conference
of his own, held in the first
floor hallway of his wife's East
Side apartment.
But he said nothing about 60
ing to Reno.
J. Instead, he complained that he
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Woman Kills Intruder
Who Broke Window

LA 32-year-old man was shot
to death by woman last night
after he smashed the front win
dow of her home in the $500
block of B street Sc. and at
tempted to enter, police reported
: According to Capt. Richard
Eelber, head of the Homicide
Squad, the man, Peter I. Hamil-
ton, colored. of Bowie, Md, tried
to enter the home of Mrs. Marion
Young Jackson, 80, colored OF
s523 B street Sc.
!: mrs. jackson, according to
Capt. Felber, shot the man in
the face with a .38 pistol as he
6ied to climb through a window
Hamilton staggered from the
home, across the front lawn, and
INTO an alley where he collapsed
..Police said the man had at
tempted to see Mrs. Jackson
eartier this week and had been
reused. He returned to the
house yesterday about $50 pm,
and was told by Mrs. Jackson
To leave. She locked the front
door of her house and then saw
Hamilton smash the window and
Try to enter.
: Mrs. jackson will be held for
action of the coroner. according
to Capt. Felber. She Is the
mother of two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Paris Teenogers See Capital
On 81 Day Round WorId Trip

Jules Verne's Round the
World in 80 Days. was strictly
story book stuff in its 10th CEN
fury setting, but two Partisan
teenagers are living the expert
ence today.
The youngsters. winners Of a
mammoth geography contest
sponsored among Paris school
children by a French margarine
manufacturer, arrived in Wash
ington for a brief visit early yes
terday. They'll leave today for
Canada on another leg of their
all-expenses paid trip.
They are FRANCHISE laurie, Is,
and Jean-Francois Bernede, IA.
Fail to See Eisenhower.
With their interpreters and
companions, provided by the
Astra Co., they visited the White
House, the Capitol, Lincoln Me-
mortal and other points of in
tereSt.
1.-THE children were disap-
pointed that they could not meet
President Eisenhower" M. Rene
Basdevant. a company repre-
sentative, said.
The 82-day journey began
July IA IN Paris. Air France.
which is providing most Of the
transportation, flew them to
Abidjan and Dakar in Africa,
then to Rio de Janeiro and other
cities in South and Central
America.
They arrived in Miami short
~ after a pilots strike had
grounded American .Airlines and
so had to await a changeover to,
Eastern Airlines reservations for
the flight to New York.
Excited by New York.
"The children were excited by
New York and its big buildings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Aid Sought for Home
For Unwed Mothers

Contributions Of 81 or more
from $4,000 interested persons
are being sought for q fund to
remodel and equip the Ionia r,
Whipper II m for unwed
mothers.
The building is located ata25O1
Twentieth street NE. The home
formerly was located at 5713
East Capitol street Sc. but the
property was sold to the Dis
trict.
A permit for extensive remod-
cling required by health and fire
regulations was issued July 81
The Whipper Home, which
performs the only service of its
type in the care of Negro unwed
mothers, became a Community
Chest agency in 1850. but has
temporarily disaasociated itself
in order to raise funds to resume
operation.
It is hoped the building may be
in operation this winter. The
home is receiving a $1,000 gift
from the Inaugural Committee
Mrs. Dorothy P. Beckley, pub
licity chairman, said.
Mrs. Alma ]. Scott, 1717 T
street NV. is chairman Of the
Embarrassing campaign.
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Legion Auxiliary Of District
InStdIIs Mrs. Norton President

sergeant-at-armS, Miss Eileen
Brooks, Fort Stevens Unit No. 80;
historian, Mrs. Mildred Dodson,
Bunker Hill Unit No. 81; prop
erty Custodian, Mrs. Frances Van
Devender, Henry S. Spengler
Unit No. IL, and color bearers,
Mrs. Bertha DAILY, Washington
Building and Construction
Trades Unit No. 81, and Mrs.
Armoza p. Jameson, TT. Dupont
Unit No. ~.
Also. secretary, Miss Lydia
Neinas. and treasurer, Mrs. Mar
garet Greenburg, both recap
pointed to their posts. Mrs. Ber-
tina Fichthorn was named to the
building fund for three years.
Delegates to the national con-
vention are Mrs. Cerulla, Mrs.
Norton. Miss NeinaS. Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty. Mrs. Gertrude S.
Pierce, Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor
and Mrs. Shirleyanne B. Comp
ton. Mrs. Mabel Pugliese is
delegate-at-large. Alternates are
Mrs. Esther Carrico. Mrs. Nell C..
Cas4,ary. Mrs. Minnie L. Banks,
Miss Betty Brooks. Mrs. Mar
garet Greenburg. Mrs. Frances
r. Snow, and Miss Mary Patti
Flynn.
The District Auxiliary includes
some 5000 members in 80 units.
The forthcoming national con-
vention will meet in joint session
with the American Legion as
part of its opening session
August 80, after hearing an
address by the Legion's national
commander. Arthur j. Council.
Mrs. Priests address is Sched-
uled for August 81. Other events
that day will include q panel dis
cussion on Service to the Vet
cram"
Mrs. Rogers is to be presented
September /, and the subject, of
one panel discussion for that
days program is Our Country's
Future" Others are America
Today and Tomorrow" and TO-
morrow's Children" National
officers will be nominated.
On September 2, officers will
be elected, and the panel dis
cussion will be entitled Strength
in Numbers" =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
lHi1bilIy Musicians Compete
For Titlein Worenton c contest

inadvertently got connected with
country music. are part Of the
judging team. They are DR.. Jo-
seph Watson. of 1891 Drummond
avenue. Chevy Chase. Md, an
internist who is on the teaching
star OF George Washington Uni
versity. and Mai. Joseph Gigan-
Diet, Of the recruiting publicity
center for the United States
Army in New York City. Don't
let their urban background fool
you. They are real country
music experts and fans.
Mai Gigandet is particularly
interested in hillbilly music be-
cause Of the big boost it has
given his recruitment program.
The major, who lives in Fair
hngton. in Alexandria and COM
mutes weekly to New York for
his Army duties. used to think
hillbilly music was strictly for
hayseeds. He was more familiar
with popular swing tunes, having
been connected with radio pro-
duction before he was called to
duty in the Army as a reserve
officer IA years ago.
While Mai. Gigandet was in
charge Of radio production over
Army Station ATM in Munich,
Germany, he noticed how many
GIs wanted to hear country
music.
= I'VE decided to start pro-
gram of nothing but hillbilly
music" said the major. 1--WE
called it hillbilly Cast IIaus.
That was in 1945. The program
is still going strong"
DR.. Watson learned about hill
billy music when he was a part
time radio announcer during his
college days at the University
Of Florida. He met Mai. Gigandet
in the Army and has worked
with him in the production of
shows. DR.. Watson no sooner
got out Of uniform when he re-
turned from Korea than he re-
ceived a call from Mrj. Gigandet
to fill in for an absent an
nouncer. He's been helping out
with Town and Country Time"
ever since. u
The two-day program, all
scheduled on Eastern Standard
time. is as follows:
Opening competition, 8. pm.
Saturday. Contest resumes at
2 pm. Sunday, with a recess
for dinner from 6 to z pm, and
the final competition beginning
at 2 pm. $1,000 in cash prizes
are to be awarded.
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A. N. {. Zion Convention
Elects 3 From District

Three Washington persons
were elected yesterday at the
A.M.E. Zion Church's Conven-
ton on Christian Education in
Louisville, KY. Ss5
The church's bishops urged
Negro leaders not Ito enter into
any collision or compromise" in
putting into effect the Supreme
Court school segregation ruling.
DR.. Victor j. Tulane, Sunday
School superintendent Of the
John Wesley A. M. z. Zion
Church here, was named execu-
tive secretary of the convention,
Arthur E. Brooks, elected
treasurer, and Clennie Murphy
named vice president of the
youth organization, were the
other Washington persons
elected, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Diana Barrymore Puts 1t Up
ToHusbond to Get d Divorce

had slept on a park bench for
three nights in a row.
He said he'd been kicked out
OF his home, adding: =
mo gentleman sticks around
when he's not wanted"
He returned at 4 am, Mr..
Wilcox said, to get his clothes,
only TO find a police car out
side the building.
That, he said. was ga normal
occurrence at Diana's house"
Mr.. Wilcox, who married Miss
Barrymore in 1850 after her di-
vorce from tennis player John
Howard, apparently missed a
second police car.
The cars, containing four
policemen, had responded to a
summons from his wife who
charged that a former friend,
John McNeill, wouldn't go away
and let her get to bed.
The police took Mr.. Mcneil
to a police station. but then Miss
Barrymore wouldn't sign a conf
plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
thousands Turn Out
As Glen Echo Opens
lis New Fire House

Twenty-four fire companies-
most Of them volunteer units
and thousands Of friends turned
out yesterday to help the Glen
Echo Volunteer Fire Department
dedicate its new fire house at
1920 Massachusetts, avenue.
Gov. McKeldin in his dedica-
tory address praised the work Of
volunteer firemen in Maryland
and called the new fire house the
most beautiful in the State"
The dedication ceremonies
were preceded by an hour-long
parade with Is units along
Massachusetts, avenue from
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and it was a big difference for
them to come to Washington
which is more residential-like
with its trees" Madame Sides,
one of their travelling compan-
ions, said.
Their itinerary calls for two
stops in Canada and several in
the United States, including the
Grand Canyon, before the fight
west from San Francisco to
Honolulu. They will end their
jaunt in Paris on October S.