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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

The District Public Utilities
Commission sat back hopefully
today to await responses to its
bid for new investors to take
over Washington's transit opera
ton after next August IA.
George e. c. Hayes. commits
sion chairman, said he is being
sent seven "nibbles" received by
the District Commissioners ear
lier and that two interests, 50
far, have asked for appoint
mentS.
Attorneys for one Of these two,
Louis Burman, Washington real
estatae man, already have talked
to commission officials. The other
which has asked for an appoint
ment. Mr.. Hayes said, is Har-
risburg (Pa.) group affiliated
with transit operations there.
Mr.. Burman has shown in
terest in taking over Capital
Transit Co. assets for an all-bus
operation at a price tag some
where below a $14.4 million fig
ure suggested by Louis e. Wolf
son, Capital Transit board chair
man.
Invitations Sent 200
Under the city's new transit
law, Capital Transit's operating
franchise will end next August
IA. The Public Utilities Com
mission, feeling there is no time
to lose, sent invitations for ex-
pressions Of interest yesterday
to about 200 member companies
of the American Transit Asso-
ciation-as well as those groups
which had already approached
the Commissioners.
The commissions Invitation
specified that bids must be In
by October 10.
MIR. Hayes said he intended to
screen responses "as quickly as
possible because unquestionably
a new company would need at
least six or seven months before
| it would be prepared to operate.
Oficials declined to identify
the groups which already have
expressed interest. They said all
except Mr.. Burman were out
I9rtowners, however, and in
lcluded firms in such scattered
points as New York and Denver.
Patronage picked up yester-
day on the city's buses and
streetcars, meanwhile, and tran
sit officials expected still others
to revert to their old transit
riding habits today.
Too Early to Evaluate
However, e. c. Giddings. Cap
ital Transit vice president. said
Ia comparison with pre-strike
passenger loads would be any
lbody's guess" and that study
Iof several days receipts will be
required to evaluate effects Of
the strike.
He said he hoped late today
to have some figures on Mon
days passenger loads. Indica-
tons then were that numbers
were far of pre-strike expe-
rience. but officials noted that
uncertainty about the resrmp-
ton Of full transit service may
have been a big factor the first
day. .
Indications were that Wash
ington motorists also have quick
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whether the tracks are raised OF
eliminated. The only District ex-
pense would be half the track
repaving cost-estimated by city
officials at about $1,000.
Gen. Lane said, under the cir
cumstances, removal Of the
bridge tracks appeared to be the
most economical step to the
company. but that "the decision
is up to Capital Transit"
Gen. Lane said he did not have
enough facts to recommend how
the Brookland Rosslyn line
might continue to operate with
out the Rosslyn turn-around.
One possibility. however, he said.
might be for the company to
convert the line to bus operation
II enough buses were available.
TurnarOund Suggested
Other officials suggested it
might be possible to route the
buses into the Capital TranSit'S
NJ street building on the Wash
ington side Of Key Bridge.
One major problem in such
q course as this, however, is that
the streetcars make connections
with Virginia buses on the Ross
lyn side Of the bridge.
The Key Bridge project is the
only one slated for this year
which directly involves streetcar
tracks.
But officials contended that
many others in the city's l0-year
highway program will benefit
immeasurably" by the Commits
Sioners' decision that Washing
toms next transit franchise
should be for buses only. Mr..
Robertson said there win be two
benefits from removal of street.
car tracks and loading platforms,
as far as traffic movement is
concerned:
/. Increased efficiency on
streets where big improvements
are planned.
2. "Operational improvements
such ais more one-way streets and
the characterization Of traffic at
numerous points throughout the
city.
The track-removal is no
panacea but without it we can't
get the full advantages Of what
we do" he said.
Gen. Lane said he has no doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

that presence Of the tracks ha
run up the cost Of highway con
IStruction.
One Of the major factors il
his decision to push for re
moval Of the tracks. Gen. Lam
said, is that the street rail sys
tenn would have to be abandoned
eventually-eyen though it ha'
useful life In its tracks. Unles
Capital Transit is asked to abid'
by its franchise obligation II
remove the tracks. he said. tn
city and transit passenger
would have to stand some Of thu
expense in later years"
IF we didn't do it now. wee
have to later-and it should hav,
been done five years ago." thu
general declared.
He said be anticipated tina
Capital Transit would be directed
to begin removing the tracks a
soon as its franchise expires mex
August and to scomplete the jol
at a reasonably early date"
District highway officials
meanwhile. cited for The Stal
the following planned street
projects or "operational i'm
provements" which they argue
would be made either possible Of
more effective by streetcar track
removal
M street NV. - Motorists
avoid M street between Thirty
sixth and Pennsylvania avenue
because Of poor street surface
and limited lanes. This over
loads Whitehurst freeway. Plan
calls for resurfacing. Removal OF
tracks along the entire length
would provide six instead Of four
lanes.
C street N.E.-Tracks from
Thirteenth to Fourth streets on
C and around Stanton Square
cut street capacity by "at least
so per cent" Both C and Con-
stitution avenue are needed at
fun capacity to carry cars from
new East Capitol Street Bridge,
due to open this year.
Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets N.W.-Both are one-was
streets with one-way tracks on
southern portions. Plan is to
make Eighteenth and Twenti-
eth streets one-way, increasing
street capacities by track re-
moval.
Fifth and Sixth streets NV
Plan to make each street one.
way can't be done until two-way
tracks on Fifth street are re.
II and / streets NV. - The
plan to make each one-way from
the Potomac River to Massa-
chusetts avenue, as major roads
serving proposed new Constitu-
ton avenue bridge, can't be
carried out until two-way tracks
are removed from H between
Fourteent h and Seventeenth
streets NV.
Union Station PlaZa-The re-
moval Of tracks around the plaza
circle, some counter to auto
traffic direction, would, simplify
design Of improvement plan pro-
posed for next year.
Independence avenue NV
Streetcar tracks now occupy the
only westbound lane adjacent to
the Capitol, blocking traffic when
streetcars stop. The District Is
seeking authority from Congress
to widen independence from
First street S.W. to Second street
Sc. but needs additional capaci-
ty occupied by streetcar tracks
to serve new East Capital street
bridge.
Washington Circle Major
grade structures will be needed
to improve the city's most con-
gested circle. But removal of the
circular tracks and one turn
back rail would help.
North Capitol street.-The plan
is to widen to six lanes from
Louisiana avenue through SOL
diers Home grounds to Blair
road, providing much-needed
north-south lanes. Tracks occupy
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-28
LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Home of Florida Southern College"
Two W0lfSOnS Pursue MONTGOMERY Ward

CHRONICLE of London reported that under Isaac
Wolfson's management the net earnings of his
Universal Store have grown from 1881 900 pounds
in 1850 to 15,487 900 pounds in 1854 please note:
pounds, not dollars) That corporation owns and
operates about 1000 stores warehouses, depots and
factories. He reported to the stockholders that
under his leadership for % years their corporation
has attained primacy in British industry and gives
promise to continue to grow and expand.
It is sad but undeniable fact that most modern
Jews attaining great wealth tend to become as
simulated. They begin by gradually departing from
Jewish tradition and their descendants end up by
completely deserving the Jewish fold. With pro-
phetic insight Moses in his farewell address Oeut.
S2:15) warned the Jewish people against the demo-
ralizing effect of prosperity:
'But Jeshrun waxed fat, and kicked
Thou didst wax fat, thou didst grow thick, thou
didst become gross
And he forsook God who made him."
Isaac Wolfson, however, is a shining exception.
Though he is the head of flourishing business
empire, which he rules from an office made in
accessible by Gordon of doormen guards, mana
gers secretaries and associates, he has remained
strictly orthodox Jew AS revealed by the editor of
the JEWISH TIMES of johannesburg, South Afri-
ca, who interviewed him, Isaac Wolfson is strict
observer of the Sabbath and Kashrut dietary
laws) rectes the prescribed prayers thrice daily,
puts on tails (prayer shawl and t'filn" (phylac-
teries) for the daily morning prayers and never
fails to take them along his travels. There are
Mezuzot on the doors of all his offices. AS was to
be expected, he is also very ardent Zionist and
heads the British equivalent of our UJA.
We shall not venture to predict who, if any one
at ALL of the two Wolfsons will win the favor of the
Montgomery Ward stockholders. But since business
is kind of game and fierce contest, cheering
squad is not inappropriate We hope that no one
will doubt our loyal Americanism if we confess
that in this particular contest we shall Silently
cheer for the British contender.
Editors note: The above article is being re-
printed with permission from The Jewish Exam
iner We do not concur with the hopes OF the
writer and trust that Lou Wolfson will succeed IN
securing control of Montgomery Ward)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-01-28
BY RABBI PHILIP R. ALsrAr

In the past year the American business world
watched with breathless interest the struggle bv
which group of aggressive millionaires succeeded
in ousting the old management of the New York
Central Railroad and putting their own trusted
officials in control It reminded one of the Jungle
where animals that show signs of age and weakness
are devoured by the young and strong; and when
they too grow old and weak they in turn suffer the
same fate. A somewhat similar struggle has been
going on for the control of the well known Mont
gomery Ward corporation.
Perhaps the readers of this paper may wonder:
Of what interest is this to Anglo-Jewish period
ical? There are several reasons why this is
worthy of our attention here and we shall disclose
them one at time. One reason is that the young
wolf who is after the job of the present 81 year old
head of Montgomery Ward is Wolfson He is
Louis Wolfson of Florida, the son of Russian Jew
iSh immigrant who owned scrap-metal business.
While at college the son was passionately devoted
to playing football. When an injury disqualified
him from ever again playing that strenuous dan
gerous game he left college and went into business.
The passionate intensity that he once displayed
in the game of football he then applied to the
game of business. His success in it was phenomenal
and amazing. The of that humble immigrant
of junk yard is said to be the possessor of
5000, 100000 fortune Now he casts hungry eyes
on the Montgomery Ward corporation He is tempt
ing the stockholders with the offer that they vote
him into the control of the management, he WILL by
investing $700O0,O0O. and opening new branches,
increase the annual gross income from the present
$1,000 100000 to $4,000, 100000.
Unexpectedly another wolfson entered the field
and made the stockholders more tempting bid
of his own He proposes not only to retain in office
the present 81 year old head but also to invest
$1,000 0O0-thirty million more than the first
offer-for their corporations expansion.
Who is that other Wolfson? For the highly
interesting information that follows are indebt-
ed to a recent article in the FORWARD by the
noted Jewish sociologist, Jacob Lestchinsky. The
new rival for the favor of the stockholders is Isaac
Wolfson, British Jew. not in the least related to
the American Louis Wolfson The JEWISH
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Norris ID, Withdraw
From Virginia Senaie

RICHMOND, Jan. i.State
Senator Robert o. Norris, jr.
announced today he viii not b
a candidate for reelection thii
year IN Virginia's new 29th dis
trict.
He said his decision was made
because Of personal reasons.
Commenting on his long service
III the Senate. the lancaster
County lawrnaker said, III may
be that someone else Il entitled
TO the seat.
Opposition TO Mr.. Norris, who
IS "a. has been shaping up II
his Northern Neck district. John
Galieher. . Manassas publisher
and lawyer, already has an
i1ounced and others are con-
Gidered likely.
The district. revamped as Z re-
suit of 1852 redistricting By che
General Assembly, includes Kine
George. Richmond, Westmore-
land. Northumberland, Lancas-
Ter. Prince William and Stafford
Counties.
"A native Of Lively III Lan-
caster County. Senator Norris
became : member of the House
Of Delegates in 1912. AS j mern-
Der of the upper house. Norris
IS chairman Of the Senate III
nance Committee and 4 member
Of the Privileges and Elections
Committee.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Loudoun Dimes Drive
Opens: Goal Is $4,000

LEESBURG, Va. Jan. 1.
Loudoun Connty's annual March
Of Dimes drive Is under way,
with . quota Of $io 900. Reed
johnson IL county director.
District chairmen and assist
ants will be-: Treasurer, w. Em-
ory Plaster: Leesburg area, Fred
Brock: Broad run. Mrs. g. a,
Hofferberth and mrs. Lester
Fletcher: Loyettsville. MRS. vava
Gill: Mercer. John Dudley: Jef-
ferson, Mrs. Wellman Chambers
lin.
Col. Robert II. Fletcher Is iii
charge Of the special gifts divi-
sion. The Junior Woman,s Club
viii direct the Mothers March.
John Talbot Ii chairman 81 the
drive with the coiored people.
and special events solicitation Is
headed hy George ?. Hammerly
and Hugh Grub.
Serving Is an advisory c0un-
mites 70 the county orRanfza-
tion are Or. Charles q. soudcr.
Col. John Shinhereer, h. ]. Tif-
fany. Judge ]. r. II. Alexander
ana Wilbur G. Hail.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Chile to Destroy
s Per Cent of Wine

The government Cf Chile has
ordered all wine producers TO
throw away s per cent of their
1864 production. Osornc reports.
The total to be destroyed was
estimated ct A.S million gallons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
sy The Assoeio,sd Press

OMAHA. Jan. "A story Of
having been isolated in the
woody and weedy Missouri River
bottomlands south Of here for
as days without food was told
today by Otto Drefs, a 66-year-
old pensioner.
Mr.. Drefs said he left q rest
home here early in December for
Q hike land there was nobody
to miss me-" He said that on
December 8 or 9 he walked into
the wooded and thicketed areas
Of the river bottoms.
"I got cramps In my stomach
and my legs gave out" he re-
lated.
He said he had reached a hol-
low and wasn't ct first concerned
because IT figured there would
be some mixers coming through
the woods before long--but this
time there wasn't q soul"
Mr.. Drefs said that while he
found himself unable to walk, he
could do some crawling. He built
a fire with pocket matches and
kept II going. he said, BY crawl
ing about for weeds and small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
First Picket Line
SET Up by Painters
In Work Stoppdge

Pickets appeared on a Vir-
GINA construction job today for
the first time in a week-old work
stoppage by Washington area
painters.
Four pickets were placed
around the huge Arlington Tow
ers apartment project shortly
after work started today. No
spread of the work stoppage to
other crafts on the project was
reported by noon, however.
More than 200 painters did not
report to work last Monday after
the AL Painters and Glaciers
District Council called for a
work stoppage In q dispute over
welfare fund payments by con-
tractors.
Calls IL Firms Delinquent.
Joseph Hillock. representa-
tive Of the four painters unions
involved, said II paint contract
ing firms are delinquent in pay
ments to the welfare fund in a
total amount of about $4,000.
One of the II firms repeatedly
paid a sum into the fund and
about 40 Of the painters who
originally refused to work went
back to their jobs.
John w. johnson, owner of q
contracting firm and president of
the Washington Union Painting
Contractors Association, said the
firms have refused to pay the
money demanded on the grounds
it would be a violation OF the
Taft-Hartley law. He said the
welfare trust fund agreement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
cunodion Newspaper
To Be Offered for Sole

TORONTO, Jan. 1.-THE Globe
and Mail, Canada's largest morn
ing newspaper, will be offered
for sale January 10. This was
announced last night by the
Chartered Trust Co., co-executor
of the estates Of the late George
McCullagh and William H.
Wright.
The Globe and Mail, which re-
ported a circulation Of 244, 600
last September. came into being
in It's present form in November,
1896, when McCullagh merged
the old Globe, which he had
bought I'VE weeks earlier for
$3.50, 900. and the Mail and
Empire which he purchased for
$2,929, 900. McCullagh died
August 5. 1862. Mr.. Wright.
wealthy mining man who backed
Mr.. McCullagh in his first news
paper purchases, died in 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04


was a one-year contract that ex-
pired in 1919 and any payments
after that time would be Illegal.
Threats Charged.
Mr.. johnson said about four
area projects are being worked
by non-anion painters hired by
some Of the contractors involved.
On these projects. he said,
threats have been made by union
men against the non : union
workers.
Mr.. Hillock said the picketing
on the Virginia project is against
Edward w. Minte Co, Inc. He
said he expects glaciers on the
apartment project to respect the
picket line since they are in the
same District Council with the
painters.
No appeal will be made to
other crafts to stay away from
their jobs, he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
10 Back Bill
RaisingM ininumPay
To 81 an Hour Here

Revision Of the District mini
mum wage law to provide . 90
hour work week at q wage rate
Of 81 an hour for employees in
the service trades viii be spon-
sored by Representative Broy-
hill. Republican. Of Virginia.
Mr.. Broyhill. q member Of the
House District Committee. de-
clared. Minimum wages in
washington are too low. The
National Capital Is q city where
living costs are high and lit
orally thousands Of women are
finding their wages wholly In
adequate to provide the neces-
stiles Of life"
He said his proposal viii raise
current minimum rates here
which vary from $22.50 to $32
for q 10 to As hour work week.
The rates affect workers in man
ifacturing, wholesaling. public
housekeeping. beauty culture.
laundry. dry cleaning, clerical
and retail occupations.
Mr.. Broyhill said his 81 an
hour proposal for the District
will be 10 cents more an hour
than President Eisenhower plans
to recommend as the national
minimum.
But the national increase af-
fects only those employees in BUSH
ness concerns which engage in
interstate commerce. Most Wash
ington service trade workers will
not come within the provisions
of the Presidents recommends
tons" he explained.
He predicted that the higher
minimum pay requirement viii
add thousands Of dollars in pur-
chasing power to this community
and Il. the chief beneficiaries
win be the businessmen as well
as the workers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
Dr.. Sheppard Loses
First Round in
FiqhI for New Trial

CLEVELAND. Jan. 4Dr.
Samuel Il. Sheppard. under q
life prison sentence in the killing
Of his wife. Marilyn. has lost the
frst round Of his fight for q new
trial.
Late yesterday Judge Edward
BIythin ruled there was no
merit in any Of IL complaints
OF error In the iO-week trial
which ended December n with
q jury convicting the 3l-year-oid
osteopath Of second degree
murder.
Judge Blythin dealt at some
length with two Of the COM
plants. These were: Cd That
the court erred in not granting
q request for removal Of the trial
to another city. and ca that the
intensive news coverage Of the
trial was prejudiciai and tended
to prosecute the defendant.
On these points, Judge BLYTHE
ms memorandum had this to
say:
with present-day means Of
communication, the same precise
stories were simultaneously pub
lished In every city and county
in the State =.
such exposures to public
attention are not matters Of
prejudice for or against either
the State or defendant, but
matters of news interest to
newspapers. They remain wholly
neutral If fed SUFFICIENT news
or pictures of interest"
The memorandum also said:
1.-THE court is convinced that
there is no merit in any of the
complaints made by the de-
PENDANT: that he was accorded
a fair trial by an unusually in
telligent and impartial jury, and
that the verdict rendered is sup
ported by the evidence adduced
upon the trial.
Sheppard's lawyers will get .
hearing Friday on their motion
based on newly dicovered evil
dence."
There is a chance this hearing
will be continued to q later date,
but until it is held by Judge
Blythin, an appeal to higher
courts must wait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
sy The As.oeiassd Pres,

RIPLEY, N. Y. Jan. A
courageous 7-year-old girl
dropped her three younger sis
tiers and a brother from q sec
ond-fioor window and then
jumped to safety herself as
flames raced through their farm
home yesterday.
One of the children was g.
months-old infant, the only child
injured in the 15-foot plunge to
muddy ground. She received a
laceration of the mouth.
But all the children were adj
mitted to Westfield Memorial
Hospital for observation.
Police said Mary Swan, the
oldest of the I'VE children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Swan. and the
others were playing on the Sec
ond floor Of the frame dwelling
when fire apparently broke out
from a woodworking stove in
the kitchen. 7.
As flames and smoke filled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-04
British Cabinet Studies
Threat Of Rail Strike
By The Assoeietsd prsss

LONDON, Jan. 4.---Prime Min
lister Churchill presided today
over cabinet meeting to con-
slider last minute proposals to
avert a railway strike Sunday
which could paralyze the nation.
The cabinet had before it sug-
gestions of q three-man court
OF inquiry which has heard
cleims BY the National Union
of Railwaymen for pay increases
and counter-arguments by the
British Transport Commission.
which manages the state-owned
lines.
The present weekly wage scale
ranges from 6 pounds, / shilling.
6 pence ($17.06l to 8 pounds,
IL shillings, 6 pence ($24.36).
A year ago last December the
MUIR demanded a Is per cent
increase. Management granted
raises Of 4 shillings CSC cents)
Now the MUIR wants the full is
per cent boost to be met.
Meanwhile MUIR orders to AGO.
900 workers to strike at mid
night Sunday still stood.