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businessmen and they would be
represented by the law Arm OF
Arnold, Fortas and Porter.
Bus Purchase Discussed
He said his group had dis
cussed ordering 1000 buses II
lit is given the franchise. but II
had been learned that it would
take five years to obtain delivery
on that number.
Ultimately. he said, all Of the
buses would be diesels. which
should show a reduction in oper-
alton cost"
Mr.. Fox's brief proposal said II
was desired to discuss the fare
structure, schedules, routes arlC
certain tax matters with thu
members of the commission
Matters pertaining to revenue
and net income also would bt
discussed. his proposal said. Il
lalso stated it was planned to hirs
Jail of the key employees Of thu
present transit company.
! Mr.. Kampelman said his
clients had reserved the name OF
i"District Transit Company" fol
their proposed operation.
I'VE will be prepared to fur
nish all the property facilities
equipment and services that will
be required to provide the mass
transit service" he said. Mr.
Kampelman added that his
clients have had extensive man.
agement experience in transpor-
tatioh operations
| He said his clients ARE pre-
pared to undertake the financial
responsibility for initiating ant
operating an all-bus mass transit
service" and "are in a position
Ito provide the equity required
to assure our company's financial
stability" He said the grour
has not yet decided on the pre-.
else form" and offered to dis.
Icuss details when the Public
Utilities Commission says 1t /,
necessary.
Would Have New System
Mr.. Kampelman laid down, a
a condition. the right to estab
| lish "a new route system" be
] cause of the conversion from
streetcars to buses and "alsl
because Of our belief that tn,
/ present system is not as efiicien
or as economical as it nigh
be. :" He said his clients plal
to provide 1900 buses of tn
1855 model.
He said the group wishes Il
take over the union contract an,
refrain streetcar operators VIII
are not now qualified TO handl
buses.
/ Mr.. Kampelman warned tha
"any new company which will b
given the opportunity to serv
this community should have 1T
investment protected In thl
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Six Offers to Purchase
Capital Transit Filed
Continued From First Pag'

Continued From First Page
Baltimore; Fred P. Close, presi-
dent. Maryland Container Corp,
Baltimore: William F. Hilgen-
berg. wholesale sea foods. Balti-
more: Samuel H. Hoffberger. at
torney and industrialist, Balti-
more; Paul 1. Holland. profess
sional engineer in the utilities
field. president -elect of the new
corporation; Christian H. Kahl,
real estate man. Towson. Md.
Also Raymond Machen, presi-
dent, Baltimore Steel Co.; Abra-
ham NJ. Schewel. president,
Schewel Furniture Co, Lynch
burg. Va: George L. Schnader,
builder and developer. Baltimore:
Louis E. Shecter, Shecter &
Levin Advertising Agency, Balti-
more; Rensselaer, Van SAKE. con-
sulting engineer. Baltimore; w
B. Ellsworth. member OF the
accounting firm of Haskins &,
Sells.
Mr.. Tydings listed himself as
q member of the law firm OF
Davies, Richberg. Tydings. Beebe
g. Landa.
He listed the consulting
banker as Y. E. Booker of the
Washington office of Alex Brown
& Sons. of Baltimore.
Mr.. Fox said he is acting for
an organization to be developed
II its application Is received
fayorably.
s Finances Called Ample
y s'We have everything required
to take over Capital Transit" he
said. He said his company is
worth more than six figures. =
adding it is able and willing to
buy out Capital Transit. He In
dicated also that the company
expects to acquire the transit
company's real estate.
Nobody can operate here" he
explained. without acquiring the
Wolfson real estate" The ref.
erence to Wolfson was to Louis
E. Wolfson, Florida financier who
controls the present company.
THE locations they tthe pres
ent company have are the loca-
tions you need. We propose an
alI-bus operation in five years
We don't believe in knocking of
all streetcars all at once. Be-
sides, we have discussed this
with bus manufacturers and yor
can't get equipment imme.
diately."
He said the investment in the
project would exceed $40 mil
lion, and that a return Of 5k
or 6 per cent was expected. HI
declined to name others in hi
group. He added the proposals
have been discussed with Mr.
Wolfson and j. A. B. Broadwater
president of Capital Transit.
The directors of his company
would be local residents anc
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event those plans materialize in
the adoption of a publicly oper-
ated transit system or q COM
peting rapid transit rail right
of-way system. My clients are
prepared to make a substantial
investment to operate the tran
sit system. ! am sure We will
all agree that the investment
should be protected"
Mr.. Kampelman declared that
"our interest in applying for
a franchise to operate the tran
sit system in, the District Of
Columbia is due to our realiza-
ton that the community and Its
governing officials are prepared
to work with responsible trends
in management in reappraising
the role Of transit in our chang
ing community and In helping to
meet the challenge constructive
~. We believe that transit Is
not read as q private enterprise
and can flourish If it can inte-
CRATE itself with community de-
yelopment."
Others In Group
The cooperative groups pro-
posal. in addition to Mr.. Han
kin's name, bore the name OF
Edison L. Tennyson. Young
town tOhio) transit commits
sioner, as consultant. MIR. Ten
nySon earlier recommended a
Pennsylvania avenue subway for
Washington as part of an ex-
tensive rapid transit plan. The
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HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE u. S. NAV


after Hurricane painting
roofop victims resulting
medical
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identify the source Of the docu.
ments.
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authorize the new buildings, re-
placing existing tempos, be en-
acted to meet the Southwest's
particular needs. The other is
to amend existing Federal lease
purchase legislation and use it
to accomplish the purpose.
Another key problem is
whether Congress should author
ize the General Services Admin
istration to negotiate contracts
for construction of the buildings
with private investors, such as
William Zeckendorf, who wants
to rebuild a big part of the area.
Mr.. Zeckendorf has asked for
the power to negotiate. GSA
officials have urged such con-
tracts be handled on a compete
tive bid basis. The Budget Bu-
reau has indicate no objection to
negotiation-but has tossed the
basic decision back to Congress.
officials from all agencies will
be on hand, and will be ques-
toned about these points.
Basic reason for extending the
hearings, however, was to give
additional witnesses a chance to
testify. The testimony will come
from representatives of labor
and property -owner groups.
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U. ). Calls Off


FUJI-YOSHIDA. Japan, May
IA (PD.-The United States Army
today called off it's holly pro-
tested artillery firing in the tense
Mount Fuji area until May 25.
The Army said practice shoot
ing would be renewed, on an in
termittent basis, between May
rs and June 80.
Meantime the lower house of
the Japanese Diet (Parliament)
ordered investigation of the dis
puted firing by a 13-man COM
mittee.
The announcement followed
a meeting between Gen. Har-
rison B. Coverdale, commanding
general Central Command, and
Gov. Hishashi Amano OF Yama-
nachi Prefecture.
1t was the first time a shoot
ing drill had been called off
since the firing, bitterly pro-
Vcsteu ny Japanese, started last
Tuesday.
Twenty were injured yester-
day in a police clash with DEM
constructors. Villagers were joined
in protest demonstrations by
left-wing union members. Japa-
nese objected to shells explod-
ing in an area they consider
sacred. They also dislike live
artillery crossing over trails used
by pilgrims and sightseers.
The l55-mm. Long Toms"
were pulled out today as go
demonstrators approached. The
demonstrators watched the guns
pun away and then struggled
0ff
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We Must Stand Against the Doctrines
Spawned by International Rocketeers

peace and tranquility Of the
world. alternately brandish-
ing a stick or waving a carrot
as the shifting designs of
Kremlin policy dictate, is by
no means just another aggre-
cation of power in the old
sense of the term. There is
no similarity here. for ex-
ample. to the power politics
and showdowns of the 18th
century. All our leaders, and
the American people them
selves. must be alive to the
real meaning of Soviet and
Communist imperialism if we
are to protect ourselves and
our way of life from its sworn
and' dedicated enemies.
Our greatest problem-in-
deed, the greatest problem of
the entire non-Communist
worlds to be found in the
very nature of the fight. That
nature is determined by the
anti" role the West has of
necessity had to assume in
the cold war. The Commu-
niSts are only incidentally
ANTI" in the struggle. They
are "for" in the most positive
sense of the term, and the doc
trines they stand for are sin
lister. In this very thing the
Communists have an immense
psychological advantage over
the free world.
A Russian four-star general
who was close to an American
commander in Europe at the
close of World War II, when
Russia and the United States
were bosom friends, told the
American that freedom, as
practiced in the nom Commu-
mist world, was a diviSive force
that frustrated any arrival at
positive goals. He discoursed
on the necessity for the indoc-
trination of the young from
the cradle onward in the
right" beliefs and values as
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siunNutionsWont
Direct U. S. Aid

SIMLA, India, May IA P.-
United States attempts to give
its aid to Asia a new regional
approach met with the collective
rejection yesterday of those coun-
tries for whom the assistance
was intended.
Any additional aid should be
given on the present direct basis
and strengthened as far as
possible" said a final commune
que issued by representatives of
Is Asian countries meeting here
to discuss United States eco
nomic help.
The communique indicated
ASians felt their continents low
level of economic DEVELOPMENT
required more American aid
than that proposed if a regional
approach was to be beneficial.
A conference official said this
clearly referred to the 5000 mil
lion special fund for regional use
proposed by President Eisen-
hover.
Foreign Operations Admins
traitor Harold Stassen and other
American officials had main
tanned Mr.. Eisenhower's special
fund must be used according to
Asian wishes. Although Ameri-
cans refrained from making sug-
gestions. they spoke of a new
approach to Asian aid and made
it clear they meant a regional
approach.
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Wrestler Is Sued
By Buddy ROGERS

LOS ANGELES. May IA (P.-
Suit for 100000 damages has
been filed by Charles Buddy
Rogers, husband of Actress Mary
Pickford, against a wrestler he
accuses of using the name Buddy
Rogers.
The complaint alleges that the
actor-musician, who also is a
theatrical producer, has for 20
years been building a reputation
in the entertainment field as a
cultured, well-mannered gentle
man of great personal character
and integrity"
But now, the complaint con-
tinues, a grappler portraying an
"uncouth, vulgar and cruel" role
in the ring is intent on capital
izing on the name.
The complaint did not say
what other name, il any, is the
wrestler's real one.
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Molotov Expected to Ask
West to Shift Talk Plan

ing the Warsaw conference,
where Russia and seven East
European Communist states
pledged to help each other in
peace and war.
The Warsaw meeting in effect
strengthened Mr.. Molotov's hand
when it proclaimed an East
European security alliance de-
signed to counter the NATO.
Will Meet Tonight
Mr.. Molotov is expected to dis
cuss these and other East-West
issues over a dinner arranged
for tonight in the American
Embassy. where he will get to-
gether with Mr.. Dulles, Mr.. Mac
milan and Mr.. Pinay.
The four foreign ministers are
officially gathered here for to-
morrow's signing of the treaty
which will pledge Austria's indie
pendence after II years military
occupation.
The answer to why Russia
finally agreed to clear the way
for an Austrian settlement APP
parently lies in the neutrality"
agreement.
This was the price the Soviets
demanded and got for okaying
Austrian independence.
Under the agreement Austria is
to promise to make no foreign
military alliances and to permit
no foreign bases on her soil.
1t was still uncertain how this
neutrality will be proclaimed and
guaranteed by the big powers.
The Big Four are expected to
agree to issue a declaration
recognizing Austria's new neutral
status after the treaty comes into
force. Ninety days after that
happens. the occupation troops
OF the four powers must pull out
OF the country.
Drive for Neutral Belt
Today's announcement of
Marshal Bulganin's planned visit
to Yugoslavia-which Western
diplomats say the yhave been
anticipating-is considered part
Of the drive TO develop a sort OF
neutral belt from the Aegean to
the Arctic. Other probable tar
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gets probably will include Ger
many, Norway and Denmark.
Sweden and Finland, neutral
now, are already exercising a
strong pull on Norway and Den
mark.
The treaty signing is sched-
uled to take place at II am. 6
am. EDIT tomorrow in the 18th
century Belvedere Palace.
The Western Ministers who ar
rived here yesterday began at
once to look over the text of the
treaty which their ENJOYS have
revised in the past two weeks
with Soviet and Austrian rep
reSentatives.
The old draft of SO articles
has been cut to 38 articles.
Austrian Foreign Minister Leo
pold Figl has made known he
will ask the foreign ministers to
delete from the treaty preamble
one sentence which pins on
Austria a share of the guilt for
touching off World War II.
After the signing, the ministers
will go into a neighboring room
Of the palace for refreshments.
They will then go into the Aus
trian chancellery for an official
luncheon with Austrian Presi-
dent Theodor Koerner.
In the evening there will be a
banquet for the ministers at his
toric Schoenbrunn Palace, one
time home of the Hapsburgs.
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The SoViet's "E astern
NATO." a reality for quite
some time in point of fact, has
now been officially established
and announced by Bulganin
and Molotov at the Warsaw
meeting of the satellite pow
ers behind the Iron Curtain.
To the 2.5 million men in
the USSR land forces there
have now been officially added
some 80 satellite divisions in
various degrees of combat
readiness. And between 1000
and 5000 military planes are
now bolstering the combined
strength Of the Soviet Air
Force Of about 10000 opera
tional aircraft. This total, ac-
cording to reliable intelligence
estimates. means that the Reds
are superior to the United
States in quantity of available
fighter planes. Most of the
planes are jets. But evidence
is overwhelming that, in both
pilots and planes. the Red air
strength is far inferior to ours.
Concurrently with the an
nouncement of the Eastern
NATO. the Reds are busily
promoting their latest peace
offensive. At this writing, the
Austrian treaty, after ten years
of Red stalling, is ready at last
to be signed. And steps are
going forward rapidly toward
an early meeting of the Big
Four heads of state, with
President Eisenhower reluc-
family consenting to the meet
ing with but little hope that it
can accomplish anything.
Developments of the imme-
date future are sure to de-
mand the keeneSt sort of per-
ception on the part of the
free world, if the cause of free
dom is not to be lost through
misunderstanding or under
estimating the nature of our
adversary.
This mighty menace to the
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BROWN
u. S. Forced to Become Anti

determined by a chosen few at
the top. That Soviet general Is
now the head of all the indoc-
trination programs for the
political reliability Of the Red
Army.
An entire generation of So
Wet youth has been thoroughly
imbued with the materialiStic
and class-struggle philosophy
of Lenin's variety of commu-
niSm. They are devoted single
mindedly to their cause, and
are convinced and Jealous for
the triumph of that cause.
They are frighteningly well
aware of their role in civiliza-
ton, which is to eventually
destroy the way of life we call
democracy, which we love and
they fear and despiSe.
This is, in its essence, the
nature of the enemy we face,
and must face at least for the
present with the handicap OF
being "anti" and thereby de-
priving ourselves of the i'm
mense advantage of initia-
tive. And with this handicap.
the United States is willy-nilly
cast in the unenviable role of
leadership of the free world.
There must be found some
sort of overall dedication,
some highly positive direction,
something greater than the
commendable but inadequate
goal of preservation of what
we have. In the meantime, the
men who negotiate with the
articulate and willy Communist
chieftains must ever be aware
of the sinister and relentless
character of their opponents.
The late Will Rogers once
had plan for ending the sub
marine menace in wartime. He
proposed bringing the ocean
to a boil, which would force
all the U-boatS to the surface,
where they could be shot up
one at a time When someone
asked how he would boil the
oceans, viii replied: Look,
I've only been outlining the
general principles. It's up to
you to work out the details"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Gen. Ridgway reres head of the Army Ridgway
fight to keep big Army. Too bad, big Army
these days to eat all those hambugers the Navy
The official of propaganda
u S. Information Agency Do confuse this Depart
ment OF Defense That the u
Expected note from Republican Chairman Hall Attorney
General Brownel IF contributor with
an antitrust action, I'm going to you
affections"
The signing OF the Austrian treaty is step
peace 1t just shows what the allies do make I'D
their minds to wait until Russia changes hers.
Ike names Gen Maxwell Taylor Chief of Staff
Inc Army still has big role at the Penagon Defense
Wilson has to keep something that every
The Army it's switching to uniforms you
tell soldiers from truck drivers The Air Force you'll recall
switched to blue uniforms couldn't tell
drivers
The Atomic Energy Commission will sell heat
from an atomic reactor This the first administration
charging money for its hot air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
THOMAS L. STOKES
Politics in the Postal Service

efforts that are being made
throughout the country in
Federal, State and local civil
service systems to inject par
tlsan politics and favoritism
into the appointments and adj
Vancements of career people.
This is where the patron
age problem is especially seri-
Gus ). 1t is impossible to suf-
f1ciently emphasize the demor-
alizing effect of such efforts.
This includes the recent obvi-
GUS and clumsy attempt to pla-
cate the spoils element by
politicalizing certain career DO
Sitions in the Federal service
through the so-called Willis
directive"
The reference was to Charles
Willis, White House admins
trative aide, who instructed
agencies to clear top civil serv-
ice job vacancies with the Re-
publican National Committee.
If we are to have a sys-
tenn whereby certain so-called
career people must get political
Endorsement and be subjected
to political tests before receiv-
ing appointments to career
positions, then We will never
achieve the Announcements in
the civil service system which
We need" Mr.. Watson said.
The public cannot afford to
train executives in the career
service who will be subject to
political suspicion by future
administrations"
1t can be said. however, that
the Willis directive was at least
polite. AS for the postmaster
elections, they were rough,
ruthless and brutal, figura-
lively speaking, as will be seen
when the individual case his
tories are revealed by the Sem
ate committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
Further Hearing to Consider
Southwest F federal BUILDINGS

A Senate Public Works sub
committee will reopen hearings
at 2:30 pm. Monday to try to
iron out an agreement on pro-
cedures for new Federal office
buildings in the Southwest
Washington redevelopment area.
Expectations are that the
hearings will end on Monday.
with a possibility that the sub
committee will meet the same
day in closed session to consider
the matter.
Two possibilities as to legisla-
ton are before the group, headed
by Senator Symington, Demo-
crat. of Missouri.
One Is that a separate bill to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-14
BY LARRY ALLEN

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
ABOARD U. S. TRANSPORT
GEN. A. w. BREWSTER OFF
HAIPHONG, North Wet Nam,
May IA (P).-They came out
from Haiphong in United States
built landing ships and boarded
this United States Navy trans
port today, leaving behind the
rich delta port and its treasures
of thriving industries and near
by lush ricelands to the strict
new order of Ho Chi Mini S
Red Wet Mini.
They were the rear guard:
1900 dark-visaged Algerians and
other French Union loops; 20
French Army Wacs weary from
the strain of the past months,
500 Wet Namese refugees; a
, lone American priest.
Cartridges Stored
The landing ships, operated by
French crews, pulled alongside
this l2,000-ton transport an
chored in Along Bay. Before
boarding the Gen. A. w. Brew
ster, the Algerian troops shucked
cartridges into their steel he'll
NETS. Then they poured the
steel-nosed bullets into big con-
tanners for storage under dou-
ble-lock while they remain
aboard the U. S. Naval Trans
port.
The last landing ship carried
only one passenger, the Rev. Pat
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Probe Planned of Veteran Postmosters
Who Were Replaced by Political Hacks

ton providing $4,000 for the
Post Office and Civil Service
Committee to make a broad
inquiry into administration of
the Civil Service system by
the Civil Service Commission
and administration by the
Post Office Department of the
postal service. The displaced
postmaster cases will constitute
only part of the investigation
which will cover many COM
plants received by the COM
mittee about violations of civil
service laws and regulations in
other sectors of Government.
Postmaster General Arthur
E. Summerfield will be called
when the investigation begins.
which should be in two or
three weeks.
The displaced postmasters
fall into what was described
as "the patronage under
ground" by James r. Watson,
executive director of the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform
League. in a speech here this
week to the Society for Per-
sonnet Administration, though
he did not refer to these par
ticular injustices by category.
He called upon the Eisenhow-
er administration to clarity its
policy toward the career serv-
ice so as to remove any cause
for suspicion of partisan in
f1uence which will prevent the
constructive programs now
under way from realizing their
full potential"
He explained that the
phrase patronage under
ground" means primarily the