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Evening star., 1955-07-03

According to the House post
master, they are also among
the writingest people In the
land. Only two or three House
leaders get q bigger share Of
the 800 sacks Of mail, averaged
daily on the Hill, than do the
local lawmakers. And in sub
ject matter it ranges over every
conceivable facet of Govern
ment.
To a considerable degree,
the traffic through a local
Congressman's office is height
ened by his singular combina-
tion Of Federal, municipal
and State responsibilities.
Serving on the District Of Col
umbia Committee. they take
an active part in city manage
ment-with sizable portions
of their constituencies en-
ployed by it. They are vitally
concerned with local public
works and installations, which
most often call for State CO.
operation and a corresponding
amount Of effort expended
dealing with various State
agencies, all Of which leads to
another reason there is q gen.
eral shaking Of heads among
other members Of the House;
for these duties go on al, year.
And summer is often buster
than when the House Is in ses-
sion. In fact. Ann Smith, who
supervises Mr.. Hyde's office,
reports they are actually con-
sidering increasing the staff
for the summer.
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Summer or winter, most
problems, whether mailed or
presented in person, concern
jobs: jobs people want; jobs
with which they are not satis-
fed. But the three Congress-
men are sometimes taken
aback by the large number Of
folk who are just pleased to
have a sympathetic ear at
their disposal.
II get the sense that peo-
pie are looking for a counsellor
as well as a Congressman"
Mr.. Broyhill commented.
They'll come and talk about
marital problems. buying a
new car. Advice is what
they want. and they seem to
think that because you're a
Congressman, you'll know
something. or somebody to
help them out"
Crank calls are less numer-
Gus than one might imagine,
though Mr.. Broyhill's staff re-
calls the time his phone was
tied up for nearly an hour by
a lady who had obviously
gotten of to flying start in
a local pub and just wanted to
expound on the general prob
lens Of the world.
Now and again. a consti-
tuent appears in search of
on ey--the Congressman's,
preferably. Mr.. Lankford re-
, calls on his third day in office
Evening star., 1955-07-03
DISTRICT:
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

What price Capital Transit?
That question began getting
q lot of serious attention as
the company's strike crisis
drew to a head last week.
Officially. in recent hearings
before the District Public Util-
tiles Commission. the company
listed its investment in
properties serving the public
(Streetcars, buses. tracks, pow
er lines, roundhouses, etc. at
$20.9 million for all operations
and at $l9.5 million for Dis
trict operations.
This. as the company 'fig-
ured, was its rate base" for
the current fiscal year. in
relation to which the utilities
commission figures rates and
the return to be allowed the
firm.
In the pending application
for a fare increase, however,
the company promised not to
object if the utilities COM
mission trimmed that figure
$2.4 million (while granting
a rate boost) to cover an
alleged shortage in Capital
Transit's depreciation reserve.
This would bring the figure
for District operations down
to $17,306,972. although the
company would undoubtedly
oppose the $2.4 million cut
except in the one case.
Thus, In any consideration
OF plans to buy out the COM
pany, that might seem to be
the bottom bid. All the prop
critics IL the rate base, under
utilities commission policy, are
listed at their original cost,
minus depreciation.
WoIfsoq's Reported PIon
Company sources, however,
have njnted that Louis E.
WolfSon might be willing to
negotiate a settlement for as
little as $14.4-if the stock
holders were paid of in tax
free bonds. These, presumably,
would be revenue bonds to be
paid out Of earnings Of the
company.
The figure is derived by
multiplying the company's
100000 shares Of stock by
SIS each--$7 less than the
boo: value. but about IS over
the current market value.
There are other reports that
MI. Wolfson once asked $11
million when a prospective
buyer njbbled at the prop
erty.
Any attempt to buy control
OF the company on the open
market however, would mere
| " drive UP the market price,
it. was pointed out.
The revenue bond deal harks
back to a suggestion made by
Mr.. Wclfson during Senate
investigation of Capital Tran
sit in December, 1858. At that
time hr offered a plan for es-
tablishnaent Of a Washington
transit authority to buy out
not only Capital Transit. but
the three other bus companies
here.
He suggested q 30-year deal
with 5 per cent revenue bonds
to be amortized at the rate Of
81 million q year. The pur-
chase price would have been
based on current book value
Of the stock. Other phases Of
his plan would have exempted
! the deal from capital gains
Evening star., 1955-07-03
MARYLAND:
BY GENE GOODWIN

The sad thing about the
payroll withholding system
Maryland inaugurated Friday
is that 1t provides only a one
year solution to the State
governments rather serious
financial plight.
That is not the fault of the
withholding scheme itself. 1t
is doing its part nobly by
making possible the collection
of about $21 million in State
income taxes this year that
would not have been avail
able under the old system.
That extra $21 million re-
suits mostly from a telescop-
ing Of collections in switching
to the pay-as-you-go system
from the old plan Of paying
State income taxes for the
year past.
And although it was
through this $21 million wind
fall that the Legislature last
spring was able to evade any
substantial tax increases for
this new fiscal year, 1t has
merely served to enlarge the
financial problems facing the
State government next year.
AS can be seen, this $21 mil
lion is non-recurring. It won't
be there next year to help the
Legislature duck higher taxes.
When the non recurring
windfall is added to the nor
NAL anticipated increases in
State costs, aSgap Of about $35
million between revenues and
expenditures is the somewhat
dismal prospect facing Gov.
Theodore r. McKeldin and
the 1856 Legislature.
Up to McKeIdin
Gov. McKeldin will have to
be the first to propose a solu-
ton since it Is his duty to send
the Legislature, along with his
budget, a program for financ-
ing 1t. But then the ball goes
to the Legislature. which can
cut (but not increase) the Gov
ernor's budget and devise
whatever tax or financing pro-
gram 1t sees fit.
You will remember the last
Legislature accepted the Re-
publican Governors budget
with only q few changes. but
turned thumbs down on his
drastic tax proposals. Of q l.
cent increase In the sales tax
and q so per cent boost in
income taxes. !,
It then adopted the with
Evening star., 1955-07-03

Oren r. Lewis Counsel for
Mr.. MacPherson)-I object,
Evening star., 1955-07-03
DISTRICT:
What's ronsit Firm
Worth, and to Whom?

taxes as well as income taxes
and would have left majority
control of the authority in the
hands of the sellers until the
bonds had been retired.
$40 Million Demond
If the city should attempt
to take over ownership of the
company through some sort of
condemnation proceedings, Mr..
Wolfson's officials would be
claiming the highest possible
f1gure-the fattest estimate
they could get of the replace
ment" value Of the properties.
Their top figure for that
ranges between $40 million
and $50 million. Undoubtedly,
they would hope to see a con-
demnation jury split the diff
ference between that amount
and the rate base figure-with
a settlement in the neighbor-
hood of $40 million or $50 mil
lion.
Another suggestion, con-
tributed last week by Senator
Morse, Democrat, of Oregon
was a warning to the Senate
that If the Government takes
over Capital Transit it will
have to pay the full book value
of the company's stock-which
figures out at $21, 100000.
One question in considering
whether the Government
should buy out Capital Transit
is whether any private oper-
ator. actuated by the profit
motive of private enterprise
capitalism, can run a declining
industry without humping into
the same crises which have
marked the company's recent
history.
Except in the very special
circumstances which existed
when Mr.. Wolfson got into
the company, transit COM
panies generally are considered
a poor investment. Figuring
on the rate-base value Of the
property, an investor could
get a better return on his
money from Government bonds
than the recent earnings Of
Capital Transit. Earnings,
however, as opposed to divi-
dends. have been about 6 per
cent on the market value Of
the stock.
And, to operate at maximum
efficiency, urban transit COM
panies need special help. from
city governments-not only
tax relief, but traffic regula-
tions designed to help buses
and streetcars run faster.
Such help, though, is hard
to get II 1t is going to add to
the profit Of some private in
vestor.
1t might be q lot easier to
get II control of the transit
company were vested in q
syndicate Of local business
men dedicated to running the
company at zero profit.
While there would be no
profit motive to entice them
into such a deal, they might
be persuaded to join out Of
civic interest and out Of recol-
lection Of q warning last week
by Herbert Rich. president Of
the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association.
He said Washington busi-
nessmen stand to lose s. mil
lion to $40 million q month In
gross sales a. the result Of Q
\ transit strike. Il
Evening star., 1955-07-03
By HERBERT BRATTER


Is the administrations "cus-
toms simplification" bill run
ming into trouble in the Sem
ate? Almost simultaneously
with the placing of the Presi-
dents signature on the meas
ure extending the trade agree
ments program and permitting
q IS per cent lowering of tar
IFS over the next three years,
the House Of Representatives
passed another customs simpli-
flcation bill, the third such in
the past few years.
The bill, HR 6040. offers
rather technical reading for
the lay reader, but its official
aim Is simple and seemingly
non-controversial: To reduce
the complexities of passing i'm
ported goods through the
American customs.
The bill has the backing Of
the administration and most
Democratic supporters Of the
trade agreements program. It
would seem therefore to i'm
plement United States policy
throughout the postwar years,
the policy Of removing impede
ments to American imports.
Little oppoSition was ex-
pressed in the House. The bill
passed handily by a vote of
232 to 143. But sitter fight
faces it In the Senate.
First Hurdle
There its first hurdle will
be the Finance Committee.
which will soon hold hearings.
Sentiment for protecting Amer
ican imports seems to nave q
broader hold on the Finance
Committee than on its House
counterpart, the Ways and
Means Committee. Senators
are already aiming shafts at
HR 6040 on the grounds that
there is more to it than meets
the eye, that it will further
lower our protective tariffs.
Republican Senator Edward
Martin from industrial Penn
sylvania, for example. COM
ments, "This so-called customs
simplification bill is highly
Objectionable to q good many
domestic industries. 1t has not
been fully developed that a
further lowering Of tariff pro-
lection to already exposed in
dustries would be certain to
result from its adoption; nor
that one of the apparent rea-
sons for its urgency is to make
our laws conform closer to the
rules set out in the General
Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT) on which
Congress has never passed, I
think there will be q great deal
of opposition to parts of this
bill both in committee and on
the floor. II 1t Is reported out. I"
The bill has three main
parts. 1t would change the
method Of converting into
dollars the foreign-currency
price Of imports: 1t would
change the basis Of valuation
for imports. and 1t would re-
peal certain obsolete provi-
sions Of law.
Its purpose Is not to lower
effective rates Of tariffs. al
though admittedly II win have
xhs effect Of lowering some
Evening star., 1955-07-03
VIRGINIA.:
VIRGINIA:
Here's More Reading
From Green Lowsuit
By ALEX R. PRESTON

Two weeks ago this depart
ment reported for the first
time excerpts from a trial in
which John Locke Green sued
to recover q letter used
against him by Colin C. Mac
Pherson in the 1851 campaign
for Arlington County treas
urer.
In response to many re-
quests for more testimony
from the trial, additional pas
sages are reprinted today.
Some readers were amused;
others amazed.
The State Supreme Court
expressed amazement. too,
when it said three weeks ago:
I'VE have not previously read
q court procedure like it. We
hope we shall not have to do
so again"
Mr.. Macpherson, Republi-
can, unseated Mr.. Green as
treasurer four years ago after
reprinting as campaign mate
rial portions of a letter adj
dressed to Mr.. Green. A jury
in Hanover County Circuit
Court awarded Mr.. Green
$500 damages and ordered re-
turn of the letter. On June
Is the Supreme Court re.
versed the cash award but
said Mr.. Green was entitled to
his letter.
Portions Of the testimony
reprinted two weeks ago dealt
mostly with political aspects
of the trial as well as heated
exchanges between opposing
counsel and witnesses.
Excerpts printed below show
some other aspects Of the trial
which might have prompted
the Supreme Courts COM
ment.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Politics the Issue

Mr.. Green Tin opening state.
ment)-Now I say this. If he
had not had that letter and
used it in the manner that he
used it. the public then would
not have been misinformed. -.
I am going to show you that I
was elected treasurer of Ar
ling County three times in
succession by increasing ma
jorities, and even in this elec-
ton running better than a
Democratic nominee and me
as an independent and I
maintain that If he had not
had the illegal and unlawful
possession of this letter which
he used illegally and unlaw-
fully, that the story might
have been different and I
today would be treasurer Of
Arlington -.
X = 4 4
Oren r. Lewis Counsel for
Mr.. MacPherson)-I object,
Evening star., 1955-05-22
Urgently Needed

COLORED GlRL, shampoo and man
tourist. part time. VINCENT e.
VINCENT, in Sc. Lie. required
Evening star., 1955-05-22

CATHOLIC HOuSEKEEPER. white
after 8 pm. or. i-6se1. al
SUMNER JQB-cook and general
housework for July and August IN
New England; refs. REQ. Box l25-E'
RESPONSIBLE WOMAN, to help make
this house home for working
parents and 1-year-old. Must live
WORKS w Sr os stay 81 osn sht' wasF ain enas %sS
$50 mo. Box 455-Y. Star. 22'
LIVE IN-ArIington, Tues. through
Sat. night: ali day Sun and Mon,
OF GHW, some plain cooking, $50
ooob SssE hoME EsifEepSSf SSD sALAEY fSsS e de-
pendabIe white woman. In return
for care of invalid mother. Light
IL. UusfgSln f.5si5. pepIss N6 SMOKES. sSs -ss A
MATURE WHITE WOMAN. live in
and take complete respon. for home;
working mother. and . children, Of
school age; Takoma area. SIS Wk'
a6s2sfs..y. haDE "a. IS a..iIss Rs' tasE ssSn
housekeeper for summer months;
references required. Phone Wo. d:
0S6S Sunday, 1-5 p.m.' Monday
EAPER. COOK AND HOUSkhEEfEh
for pvt. school: 5-day week; SALARY
open; must like children: refs
Apply in person, Q to 6 Monday
913 23rd st. South. Arlington. Va
STUDENT, for summer, to take cart
Of 3 children; some Lh.w.: live In
sRfTLED RTi sD'i icSoLoRED WOMAN, tax,
care 95 chtIdTsH; p9Ig goed home: ress
SETTLED WOMAN for g.h.w. .fol
Doctors family; must be fond oi
children; y. block from bus Q OF
please do not apply unless really
interested in permanent position
Call Sun. before IL Am. or after
s pm. all day Mon. WO. 6-1762.
SETTLED GIRL tcoloredl, for g.h.w
and help with children, other helr
empl. Stay 8 nights. Thurs. after
Good pay to steady, reliable person
sETTLED Eff EbFTsoDifoo coioRED Fl WOMAN want.
light par. part time work. telephone
C0foREDi i WOMAN. gh.w.. live in.
must have experience and refs. WO
CoLORED WOMAN. cook, ghw: iv.
in or out Near Rockville. Cal
Evening star., 1955-05-22
SITUATIONS WoMEN tcsns.,

|ExPER. CoL0RED WOMAN dssirel
days work. Thurs. and Fri Cal
REFINED WOMAN wishes baby sit
ting ting aftsrnocnss sa or evenings. Jui. q
GsRSAN SaaSsi N GiRE. aiGS'i as yrs, free t,
exper. once management; English
French. German; able to accept
responsibilities: looking for position
private or business; might constdel
man1aEing I .srser hSusehold ,ok inee'
CULTURED WOMAN, wishes position
as receptionist companion house
keeper or goverpess in retired home
fond Of children and country life
wide business and social experience
excellent references. Box 4a4-Y
coLoRED PRACTICAL NURSE de
sires private duty work LU, 1-6304
cOLORED PRACTICAL NuRsE-Daa;
C0LORED GIRL desires job as count
a srsiri Sishwfsher a1 aaeas q susEirl refs
COLORED GIRL, fountain and grill
exper: and refs. 11-3 to 5-1o pm
IcoLoRED GIRL, secretarial. ewes
and week ends. Also use electric
typewriter. Call AID. 4-2357 unit
ICOLORED GIRL desires work a
graphotype or addressograph opr
Exper. Call Sun. HO. 2-4626.
lCOLORED GIRL desires work q
bakery salesgirl. Exper. Call Sun
HO. 2-4826.
COLORED GIRL. licensed elevate
operator; desires work. Call Sunday
ICOLORED GIRL, licensed elevate
operator. desires. work. Call an
time Ii. 3-79S4. go
COLORED GIRL desire store, mai
COLoRED WOMAN wants half da,
work. II to 8, laundry. genera
housework; city reference. Spruc
COLORED WOMAN wants daywork
10 to 5; gen. housework; city ref
erences. Ii. 6-2197,
Evening star., 1955-05-22

YYPIsT. for accounting division Of
air line arm, MGR 5000 bookkeep-
ing machine exp, desired: 5-day
week. good starting salary Air.
cond ONCE, air line PRIVILEGES. NE
$4,000. -2o
TYPIsTs C3). white, to start June
Is. Must be 1855 graduates of
business course Of local area senior
high school and not smoke. Large
once near 18th and H SITS. NV.
handling no merchandise, Hours,
500 to 3, half day Saturday.
Permanent Start 500 mo. Quick
advancement. Phone Ma. 6-S969.
TYPIsT. for permanent position with
old established company; excellent
working conditions. air conditioned
ONCE. paid disqualification and va
cation. Call Mrs. Gardner. Ma.
s-olo3,
TYPIsT = College. sraduate; with
physical science BACKGROUND and
fBM PSM experience preferred.
Work for research organization IN
Bethesda. Write fully, p. o. Box
5s6S. Bethesda. Nd.
TYPIST-Part time. knowledge Of
general clerical work helpful. 90
hrs. per wk. 1-5 pm. RE. 7-75oO.
- Ext. 1909 MRS. BAKER.
TYPIST, electromatic and statistical;
temp. jobs ST. 3-1972. "a
TYPJST for credit department: ex-
cellent company benefits for the one
who qualities; 5-day. 40-hour week
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND co.
$500 Wilson Blvd, Arlington. Va.
Evening star., 1955-05-22
INSTRUCTION COURSES

IPUPPETRY-Learn. to make and ma;
nv. 10-week term. Decatur 2-55so
RADIo,,rv JOB! Train for nsst-eiass M
HiGH neM' scHooI DIPLOMA can be
earned at home in spare time.
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 1889 Eye st.
NV. ST. 3-s197 or uN' 4-ls2o.
DANCE LEssoNs-smar groups; 8
excel. instruc.,. co. 5-6S7s.
SPANISH, practical speaking: trans
stng sss 90nsoston TeS o GoSs ySs rsf s9ms ssso
lat. writer. Reas. AD. 4-4O70:
234n. Civil Service. SHORTHAND.
typing. Eng voc. bldg. BOYD
ScEffH SGH98L' NH sSr s5aso 6 snd NV Ssh CLASSES
in TYPING. shorthand. bookkeep-
ing, bus. admin. Civil Service. Beg.
and Rev. Positions open now; SOB.
$50 vk BOYD SCHOOL, cor. 18th
and G lest, 90 yrs) svcpvr.prrs
bookkprs S65-Si 90 wk. accts.. S75-
S1OO wk. Beg and Rev. courses now
SCHOOL: Test. 40 yrso. cor. 18th
PIN recep. course (typing free); 4
wks., S35 (hrs. "a daily. World OF
difference in courses. Inquire, Ma;
S-234O. BOYD SCHOOL. (Est. 40
yrs.), cor. 18th and G..
TUTORING-Grade. high school. re-
medal subjects adult education.
Years Of experience. IA. e-1741 or
HOME TUToRuNG-Als.. seom.. Lat,
FIR, Eng. Sp.,. Ger, arith.. read
pBXlREGEPTIoNfsT s!sTE Fl q lis sc sciHooIGFear
style ''live" boards. The only fully
equipped school. 1919 st. NV,
MA. S-4142, DE, 2-5973.
PIX X-RECEPTIONisT SCHOOL, Bond
Bldg. Complete course. S25. Expert
teacher, real board< Why pay more?
Phone HU. 3-3S24. ST. 3-727S.
MODERN TRAINING in beauty cul:
| ture. all subjects taught. approved
| for GI training: day and evening
classes WARFLYNN BEAUTY col
LEGE 1910 g st NV. D1. 7-1762
ABC SHORTHAND in @ wks., day: or
| 12 wks., ewes. Guaranteed course.
S67 SO. Terms arranged Books and
| tipping included. TEMPLE SCHOOL.
air conditioned, 50th ". 1888 @
st ~ MA S-326S
Evening star., 1955-05-22
BEDS. GOVT. SURPLUS

~44AS1 wv - Nv 4b4 bOO
complete, S2S so; 36-in. width steel
folding cots, $3.50 36-in. width
innerSpring mattresses. $685.: new
39-in. Hollywood units complete,
S35.95. N FRANK g. SON. Ala
S. ny EY
Evening star., 1955-05-22
SITUATIoNS-WoMEN
LKPR. .-sTENO. -TYPIST

BKKPR.- -STENO. -TYPIST. payroIls
taxes, etc; 25 yrs experience, de-
sires work at home OF. your ofice il
necessary; excellent references. Pick
"a 49 'Pf st5s5si sa5ss!iVeFy' Call after 1 pm,
CAFETERIA WORKER, colored; ex-
per. RA. 6-n259.
REcEPTIoNIsT, young and attrac-
tive, for office, No. S-2aO9. DO
RESIDENT MANAGER. prev. exper,
PINS pST,. good BACKGROUND in business.
exch. for conf. furn. ant. Husband
ssmpl. Both. matured. Sober and re-
Mned; excel. refs. IL. 4-O54s,
ISTENOGRAPHER wants part-time
S.Sas4 SgSrEi ewes and sats. Cali RE,
GIRL. colored, neat. refined, wants
ether work. Can II Ii. s-sss5.f sse!sfess 8Ss e
GIRL. exper.. wants lob as fountain
eook; c1fl; fSnntergl5l SF Iadz or short-order
GIRL FRIDAY, thrives on RESPONSE
plomacy. Available June 6. Min. SIS
Ek; Box 1s5-K. Star.
hOUsEkEEPER and companion for
one lady mature white lady. La
HoGGssfEYkiEEpER, lGsfYi experienced whit.
employment in home Where es DOG
would be allowed: good cook; excel
lent local references: prefer home or
small estate, Box a44-E, Star,
MUSES. DiS AID desires nishtwork;
SECRETARY =. Highly capable. ex-
perienced administrative secretary.
| desires permanent position: 5-day
| week Silver Spring Wheaton area
BOY 487-Y Star.
SECRETARY. 12 years experience
excellent steno; reliable worker;
refined type JU. 9-16S6.
ITYPING done ai home, please call
Mrs Feldman at Woodlev 6-3l4a.
WAITRESS or short-order cook. 3
yrs exper Call Sun. HO. 2-464n, .
LADY DESIRES part-time work ewes.
| tele. solicitations: consider direct
selling If leads are furnished. CO.
WOMAN. white. desires to live in and
care for invalid or elderly person;
do. l.h.w. and cooking. RA. 6-s45S
IEIDGRLY LADY desires work as care
Gt sick or ereceptionist; weekly, c Can
MArGTREl IA TFil WHITE WHITE LADY as hSa house
keeper and child care, drive car;
IPARr-TfM2f WORK. 4 hours daily
similar position; qualifications. cler-
tcel: some typ. swtchbd. CO. 5-2674.
CAPABLE NURSE. Ia yrs. hosp.
train, desires s-hr. adult cases
Reas. CO. 5-5e74.
Evening star., 1955-05-22

EXPERIENCED DREssMAKER te
work for self In shop. References
exchanged. RE. 1870.
MARSHALL FIELD family -owned en-
terprise has local part-time or full
time openings for 3 women who
want dignifled work with opportu-
nifty for rapid advancement. Must
have high school education and be
$3.50 yrs. of age. Immediate earn
ings. part time. S66-S9e wkly
Guaranteed earnings for full-time
workers. For prompt appt. for in
terview, call UN 4-560S.
WORLD BOOK ENCY. wants woman
in each school district for special
work OF national Importance. Fun
or part time. CO. 5-2514.
CAPABLE WOMEN t5l. over S1. full
or part time; old estab. CO.. excel.
income. MISS ADAMS. D1. 7-Q223.
MOTHER, to be counselor in salt
Water camp near Boston for boys
and girls. aged 5-l2. in exchange
for child's tuition. p. o. BOX 4o2o
SILVER SPRING. DANIELS BOOT
ERY-Permanent employment Mt
ting childlren's shoes exclusively
Interesting pleasant occupation
Finest clientele. Experience not es
sential. Proper training provided
Apply DANIELS BOOTERY. ELS
worth and Fenton.s opposite Hechl
Co. after 1890. Also experienced
maritime filters.