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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Police Pvt. Harris
Faces ReDrimund

A police trial board today rec
commended reprimand for Pvt.
Theodore C. Harris, a traffic di-
vision motorcycle policeman
charged with conduct unbecom-
ing a police officer.
He was accused of telling Pvt.
David Paul of the second pre-
cinct that Pvt. Paul would have
to deal with Pvt. Harris if he
went into a restaurant in the
1400 block of Eleventh street
NV. again.
Pvt. Harris, colored, had testi-
fed that Geraldine Saunders,
operator of the restaurant, had
told him that Pvt. Paul had used
racial epithets against her Gus
toners. Pvt. Harris said he had
tried to reason with Pvt. Paul,
but that an argument developed.
Pvt. Harris has been on the
force IA years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
$50 an Hour Suggested
As Fair Puy for Dentists

own Office in West Warwick, r. l.,
is kept free of distracting adver-
Using matter.
Instead, dental literature is
provided to give patients the
ABC's Of tooth decay. For fur
ther diversion, there is a cook
book and a Bible. ....
why should we advertise a
power mower costing 500. May
be a dental bridge costs that
too" he said.
DR.. Kershaw said he also has
a printed Office code on staff
patient cooperation in the mat
ter of fees and appointments.
DR.. Kershaw said telling the
patient what the work will cost
was largely a matter Of leading
up gradually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Capehart Shuns
Role in Craiq,
.Jenner Fight
By the Associated Press

Senator Capehart maintained
a neutral position today in a
sizzling exchange between two
other Indiana Republicans,
Senator Jenner and Gov. George
N. Craig.
Gov. Craig brought with him
to a Governors conference the
Hoosier G. o. P. dispute, issuing
a statement saying Senator Jen-
ner had engaged in "neurotic"
criticism Of the foreign policies
Of President Eisenhower.
Senator Jenner promptly fired
back with a statement referring
to Gov. Craig as "a monkey"
Senator Capehart, candidate
for reelection to the Senate
next year with the promised sup
port of both Senator Jenner and
Gov. Craig, carefully read the
statements and then said:
Il have absolutely no COM
ment."
Eisenhower Backer
Gov. Craig, a former national
commander Of the American Le-
gion and a strong supporter of
Mr.. Eisenhower, won election to
a four-year term as Governor, in
1852 by a margin wider than
that by which Senator Jenner
won Senate reelection.
A year ago the Governor
claimed victory over the COM
bined forces of Senators Jenner
and Capehart in a struggle for
control of the Republican State
Committee. Gov. Craig's sup
porter, Alvin C. Cast, now is
G. o. P. State chairman. He
also declined comment.
Gov. Craig touched off the
fireworks yesterday with state
ment criticizing a recent Senate
speech by Senator Jenner saying
officials of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration were engaged in
"appeaSement" of Communism,
Johnny Come Lately"
He said Senator Jenner was a
Johnny come lately" on foreign
affairs and the spectacle of Sen
ator Jenner second guessing
President Eisenhower is not un-
like an elementary school pupil
second guessing EinStein."
Senator Jenner attributed
Gov. Craig's statement to "a
small. ruthless group of power
seekers inside our Government"
who want to make President
Eisenhower a captive" and so
used Gov. Craig as 1.-THE great
mouthpiece."
Senator Jenner said this group
he called "the palace guard"
was planning "a sellout at
Quemoy." He named no names,
He said methods for spread
ing this reasonable doctrine"
include "the monkeys paw
letting the cat pull the chest
nuts out of the fire for the
clever monkey"
Challenges Background
Gov. Craig has served as the
monkeys paw for the palace
guard Senator Jenner con-
tinued. He has no background
In foreign policy. He is over his
head. /
II do not mind Gov. Craig's
being q monkey in Indiana. The
people in Indiana know him.
But ! do mind his being made
a monkey of, in Washington"
While Senator Capehart
avoided this row, he said he does
not agree with Senator Jenner's
contention that Mr.. Eisenhower
should announce a firm policy
Of defense of Quemoy and Matsu
If the Reds attack.
THAT is a matter we ought
to leave up to the President"
Senator Capehart said. Il find
no plan in which the President
has said we would or would not
defend them. And Congress
voted him the sole responsibility
for that decision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Policemon's jailed Son
Dies Of Brain Injury

An autopsy was scheduled to-
day in the death of Neal VIII
liam Beechner, 20, who under
went a brain operation after his
arrest for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
Young Beechner, the son of
third precinct Policeman Harold
w. Beechner, died last night in
District General Hospital after
an operation Monday for skull
fracture and blood clot.
The victim was arrested Sat-
urday night after a visit to a
Southeast tavern and was jailed
in the eleventh precinct. Several
hours later ne appeared to be
having commissions and was sent
to the hospital.
Police Open Probe
Police initiated a full-scale in
vestigation of the arrest and
cause of the injury. Statements
were taken from the arresting
policeman, those at the precinct
station and prisoners in the cell
block.
The parents of the youth were
stunned by his death. His father,
a veteran of the police force,
said his son was not in the habit
of drinking. but had been on an
outing with friends. The youth
was married to the former 10
Ann Woolwin. 10. of Birming-
ham. Ala. who is an expectant
mother. Their home is at 2613
Thirtieth street Sc.
The investigation was led by
Inspector Henry H. Hef1in, as
sisted by Capt William T. Muir
ply of the eleventh precinct.
They said statements indicated
this sequence of events:
Beechner went to the Skylark
Restaurant. 2451 Good Hope
road Sc, at 1915 pm. Satur-
day and asked to be served beer.
The proprietor. Harry A. Bra
NOW, refused on the grounds the
youth had had too much, and
asked him to leave.
Asks Police Help
When Beechner refused, Mr..
Bramow asked rookie policeman
Thomas E. Hines of the eleventh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
John |. Lewis Names
Brother to UNIV Post

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May
4 R.--United Mine Workers
President John L. Lewis has APP
pointed his brother, L. O. Lewis,
Of nearby Nitro, to succeed VIII
liam Blizzard as president of
UNIV District II.
The new president had served
under Mr.. Blizzard as secretary
treasurer of the district, which
has headquarters here. Mr..
Blizzard retired effective April l..
The appointment was an
nounced yesterday in Washing
ton by the UNIV Executive
Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04

BALTIMORE, May 4 (P.-A
Rhode Island dentist urged his
Maryland colleagues yesterday to
"sell good dental health" and de-
clared that a dentist earning $36
an hour is not overpaid.
Professional men must make
up for the years of costly study
when they begin to unwind the
wheels of knowledge" DR.. A.
James Kershaw, a University Of
Maryland alumnus, said in a
speech before the Maryland
State Dental Association.
He said $50 per hour is not
too much for a dentist when one
considers the amount of training
and skill required and the Office
overhead.
He told Maryland dentists his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night, low about Sc. Tomorrow
partly cloudy, high near II.
Virginia--Fair tonight, low in
sos. Tomorrow partly cloudy,
warmer, high near 81.
Maryland-Fair tonight. low
in sos. Tomorrow fair and a
little warmer in central and
eastern portions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Troops Get Day OFF

HEIDELBERG. Germany, May
1 (P.-American troops in Eu-
rope will be given next Monday
off in observance of the 10th
anniversary of We day, Army
headquarters announced today.
Since the anniversary, May 8,
falls on Sunday, the holiday will
be observed the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Big Fair to Open

TOKYO. May 4 R.-The
largest international trade fair
ever held in Asia opens here to-
morrow. Sponsors expect 81
billion worth of business to be
done before the fair closes May
10. A years preparations have
readied two big exhibition halls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
Arlington Coed Elected

Martha jackson. 4005 N. Fifth
street. Arlington. recently was
elected president Of Diamond.
honorary organization for
University of Maryland sorority
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04

made no secret of their strong
opposition to the 8.8 per cent
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04

Record TEMPERATURES This Year
Highest. 81, on April 10.
Lowest, 10. on February 3.
High and Low of Last "a Hours
High, 10. at 3:15 pm.
Low, 90, at 5.45 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-04
erIy tOnlol

WEATHER FORECAST-It will be clear over the Nation to-
night except in the Central Pacific States 1t will
be cooler Maine and the North Central States in
the Northwest From New England southwark to Florida
and southwestward to Texas 1t will continue warm-AP
wirephoto Map
Evening star., 1955-05-29
TURNTABLE TALK
GremIins Also Hover
In Recording Studio

performers? Probably that
one will never be fully an
swered. Walter Legge Of the
renowned E. MI. Of Hayes,
Mlddlesex, informed me that
he and Gleseking heard the
records together and passed
them. He pointed out that
under such circumstances one
often is discussing a matter
of tempo or tone in the pre-
ceding record or band and
that, to quote Mr.. Legge, "this
is obviously what happened in
this case"
Routine Just Didn't Work
AS for Mr.. Leinsdorf and the.
"Haffner," David Oppenheim
of Columbia's musical staff
says that was duly audited.
too, in accordance with rou-
tine. The routine just didn't
work.
Steps are being taken to
remedy both situations. Co.
lumbia said it plans to replace
its disc for any purchaser who
so requests. And when Angel
puts the Gieseking discs on
sale singly. as is expected
within a few months, pre-
sumably they will be of an
amended sort, although so far
spokesmen report no plan to
supply requirements to pres
ent owners. untrinsically, Of
course, it would seem more
important to have the Giesek-
ing owner thus served, for
this set is supposedly a de-
f1nitive, and certainly a monu-
mental, one. including its $75
purchase price. The Leinsdorf
performances, while adequate.
hardly compete with those,
say, of Walter or BeechamJ
There is q rather disturbing
footnote to all this. Columbia
affirms that it had already be-
Evening star., 1955-05-29
PROGRAMS
OF THE WEEK
TODAY

TODAY
MARYVLLE COLLEGE VESPER CHOIR.
Harry H. Harter, conductor National
PRESBYTERIAN Church. 9:30 am; Ma
tional PRESBYTERIAN Church, | am:
Falls Church Presbyterian Church 4
pm: Riverdae Presbyterian Church,
$ pm Program unannounced.
VIRGINIA HOLLAND, piano; Anne Lane
Wilson. violin Barker Hall. YWCA, 4
pm Adagio in E. K. 26l, Mozart;
Praeludium and allegro krelsler;
safely Craze. Bach-Petri; The Lark,
Glinka -Balakierev: Variations on Oh.
Dear. What Can the Matter Be2'
Hugh OMeaeher: Serenade EsDagnole.
Chaminade-Kreisler; prayer, Kroll;
Zapatendos, SaraSate
WILLIAM MASSELOS, piano; Choir of
st. Johns Church. Georgetown, Wes;
Gallery of Art, 3 pm. Piano Sonata
No. /, Charles Ives; Alleluia. Randall
Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom,
Randall Thompson.
TUESDAY
MIMI NICCOLLS violin; Adolf To-
rovsky, organ Church of the Epiph
any, 1910 pm. Concerto in g minor
Vivaldi; Arioso, Bach: Largo Espres-
WEDNESDAY
/ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA.
| George Steiner. conductor. Sololsts:
! Keith Bryan, flute; Audrey Ricketts,,
piano: Sara Van DYKE, piano. Amer
iean University, $40 p:m Poem for
sass sas ant afier 0senensa coupertn Strauss Ad
! asietto from symphony No. ), Mailer;
Concerto for two pianos Poulenc
Evening star., 1955-05-29

come aware Of the "Haffner"
lapse when apprised Of it from
this quarter. But Angel (Which
had not) reports the only no
tice it has had of the absent
chord is the one from here.
Everybody must be concen-
trating on that preceding
tempo or tone.
PERCUSSION!
Anyone generalizing from
juniors experimentation
with pot lids may see precious
little that could be called lyri-
cal in a percussion section.
However, a little Of the pot-lid
stage fingers in all of US a
situation which some compos-
ers have endeavored to turn
to musical account.
Three mples of this
would-be alchemy are assem-
bled on a new Capitol disc la
bled. without beating around
the bush, "percussion!" One is
Milhaud's Concerto for Percus-
sion and Small Orchestra, a
compact piece with mild jun
gle undertoneS. Another is
Carlos Chevez' Toccata for
Percussion, a suite for II va
rieties of banged instruments
unadorned by winds or strings.
The third is Bartok's Music
for String Instruments, Per-
cussion and Celesta.
The Bartok is the most sub
stantial as well as most IA
nous of the pieces and needs
no advertising. What is sur
prising is the degree to which
the concerto and. even more
particularly, the Chavez piece
manage to climb out of the
category of sound-effects onto
a level of considerable intrin-
Evening star., 1955-05-29
BY DAY THORPE

Harrison SasScer of the Ma
tional Education Association
this week told me of some
thing , new in the world Of
music in which my interest
was at first slight. It seems
that several individuals teSti-
fed recently before a Senate
Committee in favor of a bill
introduced by Senator Olin D.
Johnston, of South Carolina.
which would allow sheet music
to be sent through the mails
at the low book rate. The bill
applies to sheet music, in dis
tinction to large bound vol
umes like Juniors Chopin
Nocturnes. which already en-
Joy the favorable transporta--
tion charge.
"What's the point of sending
1t through the mail anyway"
! reflected. It's all down in
Woolworth's basement to be-
gin with. All you have to do is
try over arrangements of "Ah.
Sweet Mystery of Life" and
selections from "Showboat" on
the old upright piano until you
find one that has the exact
number of flats you like to
play in. Then the girl wraps
it up in a tight little baton Of
brown paper with advertising
on it. and you take it home on
the streetcar. You don't need
to mail it,"
Standards Are Penalized
My reflection is proof that
an unconsidered judgment
may lead you as far astray as
the wrong ramp in the Penta-
gon. I find from the testi-
mony of Richard c. Berg,
president of the Eastern Mu-
sic Educators Conference, that
this kind of sheet music, which
I shall designate as ordinary"
makes up only about Is per
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Mail Rate Probe Shows
Demand for Sheet Music

cent of all music purchased
in the United States. The rest,
used for educational. cul-
tural. or religious" purposes.
is officially called standard"
standards" are. of course.
also oysters. but that has Moth
ing to do with the story.
Now publishers sales to re-
tail customers by mail are
divided as followS-51 per cent
to schools, Is per cent to
churches and 18 per cent to
music teachers, and If this
sheet music remember. we
are talking only about sheet
music were allowed to be sent
at the book rate of 8 cents for
the first pound and 4 cents for
each additional pound, the an
nual loss to the Post Office
Department is estimated to be
$400, 900. This figure is prob
ably conservative. for it is
used by the proponents of the
bill. In any event it is evi-
dence that there are an un-
common amount of standards
pushed into mail boxes these
days.
Why Favor Books?
1t is no secret that back in
the early days of this country
the Post Office was anxious to
have citizens read printed
words not knowing how much
unnecessary trouble this activ-
ity, when it became wide
spread, would cause politicians.
Books, therefore, since the ad-
ministration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt have been carried
for less postage than run of
the mill merchandise, but for
some reason, while music
published in book form was
on the list, sheet music to this
day costs as much to send as
those circulars you get say
ing: do you want to win the
Crunchy Wheaty $3,800,000
Evening star., 1955-05-29

contest? Get yourself the
boxtop and we will supply you
with the best last line!"
This state of affairs seemed
either an oversight or else
the worst kind of discrimina-
ton against standards.
AS Paul Galloway, organist
and choirmaster of the Wash
ington Cathedral, told the
Senate Committee:
II have here a copy OF a
hymnal which weighs almost
four pounds. 1t can be sent
to any church in the United
States for 20 cents. The
separate hymns included in
this book would cost anywhere
from 81 cents to SO cents to
send, depending on the zone"
Mr.. Galloway undoubtedly
feels that many of the hymns
individually are worth more
than 80 cents, and he certain
ly has little respect for any
body who would dismember a
hymnal. It's the principle of
the thing that counts with
him. Why should standards.
of which there are no more
perfect examples than hymns.
be Disseminated against mere
ly because they aren't saddle
stitched?
His example, however. while
clear and sober, seems to rob
the story of a good deal OF its
color. Is it not amazing that
the postal distribution of sheet
music, the overwhelming ma
jority of it going to churches.
schools, and teachers, If han
died at the book rate, would
lose 100000 for the Post Of
flee? The hymnal for the con-
gregation, Messiah" for the
choir, Hanon for Johnny's
piano lessons and Concone for
Mary's voice Study-theSe are
all of them books.
What is this tremendous
mountain of sheet music?
Mr.. Berg finds it in the
schools. In his testimony, he
visualizes a school orchestra
getting the parts of a Mozart
symphony at a cost of from 20
cents to 81 cents in stamps.
There must be several hum
dred schools in the country
that play a Mozart symphony
during the year. to say nothing
of music by other composers.
But doesn't most of the music
come from the orchestra's
library? Can it be that the
traffic in new Or rented music
is so large?
! don't impugn the figures
of the testimony-I am only
amazed at them.
Evening star., 1955-05-29
TOPS IN POPS
New Denise Lor Disc
Is Rushed by Mercury

Robin HOOd-NeW singer
Eyes, it's a girD has two good
sides in "One Love Is Enough
for Two" and Mirror, Mirror"
(MGM K11997.)
Pete COndoli-Ace trumpeter,
with his new band, presents Il
Love a Parade" and "Gobelues."
Instrumentals are good, but
the rhythm section seems bit
heavy on the latter. tSunset
2005-45.)
Tommy Edwards - Edwards
neatly handles the smooth
love songs Welcome to My
Heart" and Spring Never
Came Around This Year"
(MGM K11993D
Roberta Lee Miss Lee,
whose voice seems a bit Stri-
dent at times, has two good
sides in the rhythmic stay on
the Right Side, Brother" and
the unusual THE Lord Don't
Treat His Children That Way"
The latter was written % years
ago, but only recently created
quite a stir in England; this
is the first version to be re-
leased in the States. OK" Ak
0129D
Bob Stewart - Bob's rich
voice seems to be just made for
You Are My Destiny" and
But I Don't Care" (MGM
K11991)
Roger Roger-Roger's or
chestra plays lush instru-
mentals in Its You" and
please Do" with the former
containing the stronger melo-
die line. OMGM K30880D
Pearl Eddy-Pearl, one Of
the newer singers, couples
"Heartbreaking" with In My
Heart" OK" 4X-0136)
Charlie Calhoun Band
leader and chorus sing two Of
his originals, Smack Dab in
the Middle" and why the Car
Won't Co." Both tunes con-
tain amusing lyrics, and are
done in the current R & B
style. (MGM K11989.)
Roy Eldridge-Benny Carter
They team up their bands
with much success, and pre-
sent The Moon Is Low" and
"Close Your Eyes" tClef
89143x45D
Stan Getz-The GetZ Quar-
tet have tasty sides in NO
body Else But Me" and With
the Wind and the Rain in
Your Hair" tNorgran 139x45>
Danny Duncan-If you like
old-fashioned ragtime, you'll
enjoy this LIP by Duncan's
band. Contains johnson
Rag" Kitchen Rag, Rhythm
Rag" BLACK Cat Rag"
"Honky Tonk Rag" and three
others. OK" LXA-3040
Charlie Parker-P arker
Quartet pairs Il Hear Music"
with his original Laird
! Baird" tClef 89144x45)
Dizzy Gillespie-Diz and his
sextet couple Devil and the
Fish" with "Rumbola." (Nor-
gran 140x45)
Illinois Jacquet-Two in
strumentals by this driving
band. as they pair "On Your
Toes" with "Saph." (Clet
29142y45)
Evening star., 1955-05-29
TURNTABLE TALK
BY JAMES G. DEANE

That arch-Mozartian, Sir
Thomas Beecham, was quoted
the other day to the somewhat
jocular effect that some musi-
clans prefer modern music to
Mozart's because a Mozart
performance must be note
perfect. whereas with most
contemporary pieces a few mis-
placed notes hardly matter.
Sir Thomas may be exag-
gerating, but two spectacular
instances of the pitfalls risked
by Mozart-purveyors have
come to notice recently. One
has to do with the elaborate,
11-record limited-edition Gle
Seking set of Mozart's piano
music. On record No. 4, the
opening chord of the middle
movement of the B fiat sonata,
K. 1888, is missing. The other
instance involves a recent Co
lumbia- Entire disc on which
Erich Leinsdorf and the
Rochester Philharmonic play
the Jupiter" and "Haffner"
symphonies. In the menuetto
of the "Haffner," the last two
notes are missing.
A Final Audible Wisp
Sizable faux pas, both, al
though both apparently are
blamable primarily on the
engineers. rather than the
performing artists. In each
case the transfer from tape
recording to master disc was
clearly where the unscheduled
excision occurred. On the
Gieseking disc just the barest
final wisp of the missing chord
remains as proof that more
was present to start with.
Gremlins at work somewhere,
no doubt.
Now the $64 question: how
did the damage get by the
Evening star., 1955-05-29
Repertoy Group
Travels by Bus
- ths Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.

One Of Hollywood's best
good will ambassadors is cur
rently on the road-the Bish-
ops Company.
Composed Of veteran actors.
the unique drama group will
visit ESQ cities In "a States
giving perform ances in
churches. parish houses and
school auditoriums.
Actor-Director Hal Bokar is
in charge of the troupe which
travels by bus. Bokar and a
cast Of nine will put on Ste
phen Vincent Benet's THE
Devil and Daniel Webster"
BILLY Budd," Christopher Fry's
"The Boy With q Cart" and
"A Sleep Of Prisoners.