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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Elderly Brides $243 500,
Jewels and Husband Vanish
Missing Bridegroom
Has CreomyC Cadillac
And Huqe Diamond

The police lookout for Per-
cy William Herman said he
was a neat and expensive
dresser, wearing a platinum
ring with 5-carat diamond
in the middle and smaller
stones on each side. and car
rying a platinum watch.
When last seen he was
driving a light cream-colored
1853 Cadillac convertible
with Florida tags 6-W-W-3l.
He is 40 years old. 6 feet,
200 pounds, with brown hair.
turning gray and worn in a
crew cut. light blue eyes.
clean shaven. a small scar
over the left eye at the
bridge of the nose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Scent Cash Rise
In Pentagon Area
Bus Fare Granted
ice Also Approves
Increase in Tokens
And Transfer Rates

The Interstate Commerce
Commission today approved bus
fare increases between Washing
ton and the Pentagon area in
Virginia from Is cents to 20 cents
cash and pegged tokens at 16
cents each.
The ICC granted a rise in the
price of tokens from three for
40 cents to FIVE for 80 cents
These two increases apply to
rides from downtown Washing
ton to the Pentagon area on the
two Virginia lines, the Airing
ton, Bancroft & Washington
Transit Co. and the Washington
Virginia & Maryland Coach Co
Transfer Fares Raised.
For rides to the Pentagon
where the rider uses Capital
Transit Co. in Washington and
transfers to one of the Virginia
lines. the ICC set a new rate of
% cents. The present rate is
% cents.
The new fares will go into
effect three days after the tram
sit companies file new rate
schedules with the ICC.
They apply to rides between
the District and the Pentagon
Building. the Navy Annex in
Arlington, the Army-Navy Air
Force Annex at Gravelly Point,
the Washington National Air
port and to intermediate points.
The fares prescribed for the
Virginia lines are the same as
those now in effect for Capital
Transit operations in the District.
Cites Need of Revenues.
The ICC declared:
THE record is clear that all
Of the respondents are in need of
additional revenues to enable
them to maintain their services
in the public interest"
Nine of the ICC commissioners
participated in the decision with
seven favoring the increase.
Commissioner James K. Knud-
son diSsented and Commissioner
Howard G. Freas concurred in
part. Not participating were
Commissioners Anthony F. Ar
paia and Owen Clarke.
Greater UnificatiOn Urged.
Mr.. Knudson commented:
THE only just and reasonable
solution of the problem here con-
fronting the commission that
will or can be accomplished in
this Washington area transit
fare situation must, in the long
run, arise out of greater uni
fication of the carriers involved.
Too much of the present rev.
enue is devoted to multifarious
costs, is siphoned off in the form
of profits, or is reflected by di-
miniShed services, all to the
detriment of the users of the
service. Constantly recurring
fare increases in the presence of
these circumstances is against
fare increases in the presence of
these circumstances is. against
the public interest"
The companies wanted a cash
fare of 20 cents with a token
rate of 1712 cents and a trans
fer rate of IS cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Capitol Police Plan OK'd

The Senate Rules Committee
today adopted q resolution ia
voring a plan for assignment
of Metropolitan police as
members of the Capitol police
force as an added protection
against fanatics such as the
Puerto Ricans who last week
shot five members of the
House. Under the plan the
District would be paid for the
services Of the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Woman, IS, Left
In Virginia Motel
By Missing Man

! A Nation wide lookout was on
/ today for a flashily dressed man
| charged with fleeing the elderly
widow he had just married of
more than s25O.OOO in cash and
jewelry.
/ Object of the hunt was Percy
] William, Herman, 40, charged
with grand larceny in a war;
rant issued by Commonwealth
Attorney r. H. L. Chichester of
Stafford County. Va.
Mr.. Chichester said Herman
was accused of talking the for
mer Mrs. Dyoll Ravens. IS. of
Palm Beach. Fla. into selling
real estate and converting AZ
her holdings into cash and then
marrying him.
The marriage took place
March / in Palm Beach where
Mrs. Havens. wed three times
previously and the widow of 6
millionaire, had lived for 30
years. Mr.. Chichester and po-
lice continued the story:
Began Honeymoon.
/ Last Thursday they began a
honeymoon in a cream -colOred
Cadillac convertible with tan
gerine upholstery. They were
headed for the grand tour
Washington. New Orleans, Mex
leo City, California and finally
Honolulu.
Mrs. Herman remembers that
her husband had some packages
sent on to Mexico City in antici-
patton of their visit here.
In the trunk of the car was
$243, 500 in cash and thousands
of dollars worth of jewelry
| including d a m md studded
watches. rings and earrings.
About 4:30 pm. the honey
incoming couple stopped at the
Martin Sherwin Motor Court on
U. S. north of Fredericksburg.
Herman suggested that his
wife register for them while he
| took the car to a garage for re-
pairs to an automatic window
which seemed to be sticking
Away he drove, not to be seen
in that vicinity again.
Seen Driving North.
After a while Mrs. Herman be-
came anxious and made in
quiries at the Office. Had they
seen her husband drive south
toward Fredericksburg?
Mrs. Herman" an attendant
told her, your husband did not
go south. He drove north"
Mrs. Herman sat it out all
that night and all the next day
left penniless.
"She was very much broken
up" said Mrs. A. M. Wood, CO.
owner of the motor court.
On Saturday Mrs. Wood took
Mrs. Herman to a railroad sta
ton in Fredericksburg. She said
she was going to the home of a
brother, Lloyd Pratcher, 5525
Fourth street NV.
Reported Monday.
It was not until Monday that
the disappearance was reported
to the FBI. which asked Airing
ton police to cooperate.
State Police Investigator Rob-
ert E. Godsey was deep in the
investigation today.
1t was learned that Mrs. Her
man met her husband o-be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
President Says U. 5.
Won't Be Involved
In Indo-China War
Dulles Handling Of
Conferences Praised
At News Conference
By james E. Roper

President Eisenhower declared
today that the United States
will not get involved in any war
unless Congress declares it.
The Presidents promise came
at a news conference when he
was asked to. comment on ex-
pressed congressional fears that
American aid to Indo-China
might lead the United States
into World War III.
Gen. Eisenhower replied heat
edly that there is going to be no
United States involvement in war
unless it is the result of con-
gresSional processes.
The United States has sent
Indo-China considerable mater
ial aid and recently dispatched
200 additional technicians to help
train Wet Nam mechanics in the
maintenance of American-made
equipment which is being used
to fight Communicated rebels.
British Suggestions Rejected.
Gen. Eisenhower rejected anew
British suggestions for a meeting
of chiefs of state of the Big Four
powers. He praised the way Sec
rotary of State Dulles has been
representing the United States
in international conferences on
the foreign minister level.
Asked about British Prime
Mister Churchill's request for
a chiefs of state meeting, Gen.
Eisenhower smilingly replied he
had disagreed with the Prime
Minister in the past. Gen. Eisen-
hover said he failed to see at
this point what good would come
from a meeting Of the chiefs of
state Of the United States, Rus
STA, Great Britain and France.
The President pointed out he
had approved a number of in
ternational conferences at which
foreign problems could be dis
cusSed. He said Mr.. Dulles has
| been handling the conferences
and the President knows of no
one who could have done a
better job in representing the
United States in a confusing and
difficult situation.
Geneva Meeting Arranged.
This referred to the recently
ended Berlin conference of the
foreign ministers of the Big Four
powers. At the conclusion of q
long propaganda duel at the con-
ference, the foreign ministers
arranged additional meetings
starting in Geneva April 26 to
discuss problems of Korea and
Indo- China.
Mr.. Dulles has been criticized
in some quarters for agreeing ia
the Geneva meeting.
The United States has been
encouraging French union forces
to keep on fighting the Reds in
Indo-C China. The narrowest brush
that Americans have had with
the fighting there came this
week when Communist planes
raided a base where the Ameri-
cans are stationed. The Ameri-
cans escaped unhurt although
some planes were damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

dicted overwhelming passage Of
the bill late this afternoon.
The Democratic leaders, fol-
lowing a party conference this
morning. said there was no GER
tainty that any individual DEM
ocrat would 60 against strategy
and attempt to force an amend
ment concerning movie theater
admissions. They added. how
ever. that a few Democrats had
urged that such a recommittal
motion be made. They said that
many Democrats and possibly
some Republicans might support
such a motion.
Group OKs Amendment.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee met earlier today to approve
a proposed amendment in line
with a vote taken by House Re-
publican members in a confer
ence late yesterday.
That amendment, demanded
originally by the Democrats,
would put a one-year limitation
on the bills provision to con-
tinue excise taxes which other
wise would automatically de-
crease April l on alcoholic bev-
erages, tobacco, automobiles, au-
tomotive parts and gasoline
The bill contained no definite
termination date for that extern
sion. Continuation of that group
Of sales taxes would enable the
Treasury to retain a little over
81 billion during the coming
fiscal year.
Republican Floor Leader Hal
leck opened the four hours of
general debate by describing the
excise tax bill as part of a pro-
gram he said offered the largest
tax reduction for the benefit of
the American people in the past
20 years. He declared that the
entire program, including a tax
revision bill scheduled for House
debate next Wednesday, would
amount to more than 81 billion
in tax relief.
He estimated that the overall
program would save SAT billion
for individuals alone during the
first full year of operation. The
81 billion tax reduction program,
he explained, also takes into
consideration the 10 per cent per-
(See TAXES pooe ARA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Late News
Bulletins
Schine Chain Cited

The Justice Department to-
day announced the filing Of
criminal and civil contempt
actions against Schine Chain
Theaters, Inc, for alleged VIC
lations Of q 1949 antitrust
decree. The chain is headed
by j. Myer Schine, father Of
G. David Schine, former in
vestigator for Senator Nc
Carthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
President Plans
Radio and TV/ToIk
On His Tax Program

President Eisenhower an
nounced today that he plans
to give a simple and infor-
NAL explanation of the adj
ministration's tax program
in a radio television address
to the Nation next week.
The President told his
news conference the exact
time of the address has not
been fixed. Amid laughter,
he added that he assumed
there would be no trouble
about getting time from the
networks to make it because
it would be a non-partisan
speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
N Test Convinces Sheriff
He's Got Some Crooks in Jail

What hurt Sheriff Callahan
was that some of the inmates
were using the slugs over and
over again. He said they would
lower q coin into the meter and
then. using wire pulled from
jail brooms. bring them up again
for reuse.
The meters have been moved
outside the cells and now are
fed by the turkeys.
The television keeps prisoners
quiet and docile, the sheriff re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
By the Assoeieisd Press

SEATTLE. Mar. 10.-"Some of
those guys in there are crooks. /"
Sheriff Harlan Callahan said to-
day of the prisoners in his Jail.
He reached that conclusion
in an experiment by which pris-
oners were allowed to have tele-
vision. They paid for it by in
serting slugs in a meter.
The slugs are purchased for
Is cents each by the prisoners
from their own funds kept for
them BY the sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Star Ad Works Fast;
Rents Room, in Hour

You eon look forward to fost action
when you advertise in The Star.
Recently o Stor Classified od pro-
dueed o tenant for o furnished room
within on hour after the poper come
off the press.
Pulling power Of Stor Classified Is
50 well known The Star carries more
won't dds than woshinston's three
other papers combined.
To sell. buy, rent or hire phone
Sterling 5000 and ask for on od-
takeE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Lost Porokeet
Gives Out His
Phone Number

LONDON, Mar. 10.-One week
ago a parakeet landed on the
shoulders of bficklayer Frank
Nottingham as he was walk
ing to his home in suburban
SouthfieldS.
Yesterday the bird, breaking
a 7-day silence. uttered the
words "Renown 1851"
That's a telephone number.
Mr.. Nottingham dialed it
and got Mrs. Kathleen Meyers.
That's my joey" said she.
Smart, isn't he? He knows lots
Of other words"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

DUBLIN, Ireland, Mar. 10 up.
The Irish will elect a new Dali
(parliament) May 10. Prime
Minister canon de Valera an
nounced the general election date
last night and said the present
legislature would be dissolved
April a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Policy Groups
Proposals Are
Not Mandatory
By J. A. O'leory

The Senate Republican Policy
Committee today made public a
set of seven rules for the fair
conduct of Senate investigations
which appear to call for some
changes in the procedures of the
Mccarthy committee.
The Policy Committee has no
authority to lay down rules for
other committees, but is recon-
mending these principles as the
minimum rules all committees
should adopt. Asked if its action
was aimed at the Mccarthy In
vestigating Committee, Chair
man Ferguson of the Policy
group, replied, This is for all
committees.
The Policy Committee is be-
lieved. however, to have taken
the step 'as a result of recent
controversies over the handling
Of the Investigation of alleged
communism in the Army by
Senator Mccarthy and the
nomination of Chief Justice Earl
Warren by the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Writes All Chairmen.
In a letter to all chairmen,
Senator Ferguson said these
minimum rules already have
been adopted by some commit
tees.
Although the policy group may
only recommend their adoption,
Senator Ferguson said it does
place a responsibility on the in
dividual members of each COM
mittee.
The policy groups action also
is in accord with suggestion
made by President Eisenhower
last week. The seven recommen-
dations are:
/. An investigating subcom-
mittee of any committee may be
authorized only by the action
of a majority of the committee.
2. No investigating committee
or subcommittee is authorized to
hold a hearing to hear subpoe-
naed witnesses or take sworn
testimony unless a majority OF
the members of the committee
or subcommittee are present;
provided. however. that the COM
mittee may authorize the pres
ence of majority and minority
member to constitute a quorum
CThe printed rules of the Nc
Carthy committee provide that
one member of any subcommittee
shall be a quorum for taking
sworn testimony
Subpoena Safeguards.
3. An investigating committee
or subcommittee may not dele
gate its authority to issue SUBJ
poenas except by a vote Of the
committee or subcommittee
CThe Mccarthy committee rules
state that subpoenas shall be
issued by the chairman or other
members designated by him.
4. No hearing shall be initiated
unless the investigating commit
tee or subcommittee has specifi-
cally authorized such hearing
CThe Mccarthy Committee rules
say no major investigation shall
be initiated without approval of
a majority. but provide that
preliminary inquiries" may be
(See RULES, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Movie Theater Tax
Threatened as Debate
On Excuses Opens
Some Democrats Hint
Move to Kill Levy on
Under 50-Cent Tickets
By Robert K. Welsh

A threat by a few Democratic
members to move for elimination
of the tax on movie theater ad-
mission under so cents hung over
the House today as debate
opened on a bill to cut 1912 mil
lion in such levies and continue
several other existing rates be-
yond April /.
Democratic as well as Repub-
lican leaders. nevertheless, pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
New Uranium Find
Reported in East Zone
BY the Assoeiessd Press

BONN, Germany. Mar. TO-
The Soviets have discovered rich
new uranium deposits in East
Germany, West German au-
thoritieS said today.
The new deposits in the
Blankenburg area of the Hartz
Mountains already are being
worked to help supply Russia's
atomic factories. these sources
said.
The discovery gives the Rus
slams three uranium producing
areas in East Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

Hope for Its Proerom. Poee "A
Presidential Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said he could
be quoted directly.
Mr.. Stevenson's half-and-half
remark was made in a Miami
speech last Saturday night.
Gen. Eisenhower also in
dorSed part of a speech in
the Senate yesterday by Sena-
tor Flanders, Republican. of
Vermont. criticizing Senator Nc
earthly.
Backs Networks Action.
In addition Gen. Eisenhower
said he personally thinks the
NBC and CHS networks dis
charged their responsibility for
being impartial by giving the
Republican National Committee,
and not Senator Mccarthy.
free air time to reply to attacks
by Mr.. Stevenson over those net
works last Saturday night.
These statements by the Presi-
dent in response to questions at
a news conference pointed up the
administrations apparent de-
cision to stand firm against some
tactics of Senator Mccarthy
without getting into any direct
name-calling contest between
the President and the Wisconsin
Republican.
Gen. Eisenhower said he had
participated in the decision to
have Vice President Nixon reply
to the Stevenson speech as the
spokesman Of the Republican
Party. He said he Is confident
Mr.. Nixon will place the facts
before the people as the admin
istration sees them-and that
will be that.
- The President said he did not
see any particular need for any
additional reply to be made to
Mr. Stevenson. This remark
came after a reporter pointed
out that Senator Mccarthy is
demanding additional time to
answer what he called personal
attacks on him by Mr.. Steven
son.
Limit to Demands.
There must be some limit, he
added. to demands on the TV
and radio networks to give free
time for answering political
speeches. The President said he
believes in this case justice was
done. by giving the Republican
National Committee the right to
answer as it saw fit.
The President was asked if the
selection of Vice President Nixon
over Senat tor Mccarthy to
answer the Stevenson speech
meant that Senator Mccarthy
would not be speaking for the
Republican Party in the 1854
congressional campaign.
He said that posed a question
he didn't suppose any one could
answer. He added that he sup
posed when Senator Mccarthy
speaks he will say he represents
whoever he wants to. But in this
instance, the President empha-
sized the Vice President will be
speaking for the party and that
is that.
AS for Senator Flanders criti-
cism of Senator Mccarthy yes
terday, Gen. Eisenhower said he
certainly can agree with one
point. He said Senator Flanders
was doing a service in pointing
up the danger of Americans en-
gaging in internecine warfare
seeking personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
to the point of endangering the
program the President is trying
to put across for the benefit OF
the nation.
The President emphasized
however, that he was not going
to be put in the position of in
dorsing every word Senator
Flanders said, because he had
not read the entire speech.
Senator Mccarthy said, mean
while, he would employ counsel
to test whether the radio and
televiSion networks can deny
him free air time to answer Mr..
StevenSon'S speech.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

Big Fight Shapes Up on Sweeping
Chonse in Tex Structure. Poee A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Stevenson's Charges Labeled
Nonsense by Eisenhower;
Seven New Probe Rules Urged
Flanders Did
Public Service,
President, Says

President Eisenhower asserted
today that it is nonsense" to
say, as Adlai E. Stevenson has
said, that the Republican party
is half Mccarthy and half
Eisenhower"
IT say nonsense" the Presi-
dent told a news conference. and
6. o. P. Rebuttol Will Stress Porty's
Hope for Its Proerom. Poee "A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

(See BRIDGES, Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

(See TAXES, Page A-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

An Assoeioted Press Newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10

temperatures Today.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-14

to allow all students each group practice democratic
living Each participates equally in learning how to express
ideas clearly according his ability.
In the study of the four kinds of compositions all pupils
have learned the purpose of each kind.
Many have learned eonsrust and fiji properly together
sentences TO both form and Some have learned to know
the main thought of the compositions.
Their many activities such The initiation of the story
hour oral discussions paragraph relay games composition
writing library reports note clippings newspaper clippings
posters note taking and many others have brought parc
patton all one member selected from each of the four
English clubs These formed a taking committee This
committee takes all general occasions and makes
report various English classes.
Following notes taken from lecture made by Dr. T.
D. Alexander president of Shorter college subject "Young
People Our Leaders of Tomorrow"
l No Is an island He is piece of a continent
Leaders Of tomorrow must be morally the square,
Leaders of tomorrow must be both negative and posi-
tive
Leaders must eliminate the negative and aecentuate
the positive
Leaders should be intellectually the ball A leader
must be to himself
Above is of the many activities in which these clubs
engage Dolores Brtman member of the eighth grade class
Jones high school first prize the tuberculosis
which held in the Dunbar high school auditorium
Bernece B. Wright, reporting; f. II. Hunter principal