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Evening star., 1955-03-19

TelevisiOn
am, WRC - Inspiration, p"
the Rev. Adrian Pfeiffer, of st,
James Lutheran Church.
10 am, WRC-"The Mass for
Shut-Ins," the Rev. John Di-
mond, of st. Pauls College,
Catholic University, will be the
celebrant.
Radio
/ am, WRC Inspiration. "
same as above.
7:30 am, WWDC-"MaSs for
Shut ms" from Georgetown
University.
7:45 am, WGAY Under
standing Catholics sponsored
by the Washington Catholic Evil
dence Guild.
8 am, WGAY--"Religion for
Living" the Rev. William E.
Smith, of University Methodist
Church. College Park. speaks.
8 am, WOOK DIR. Small
wood E. Williams, of the Bible
Way Church, speaks.
8:45 am, WOL-"Light for
Life" G. Bromley Oman. Meth
Evening star., 1955-03-19

Night 745, Except Monday and Soturdoy
We Haze Uniformed Narse Attendance Sunday Morning
in Our Reantfn RefnrMished Nursery
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Text Of Bill for Seizure
Of Capitol Transit Setup

I10), is amended by adding at the
lend thereof the following section
SEC. IA. All rights Of tran
chise of Capital Transit COM
pany created by this resoiu-
ton are hereby repealed In
accordance with the terms Of
section 13 hereof.
See. 2. In addition to their
other powers, the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia
are. during the remainder OF
the franchise period. authorized
and empowered to take tenn
porary possession Of any and
all property and assets Of Cap
lital Transit Co.. after giving no
tice thereof to the company in
writing, and to operate the same
in the District of Columbia for
and on behalf of the said COM
Ipany for the duration Of any
Istoppage Of service during said
period. If. upon being advised
by the proper officials Of Capital
Transit 90. that the COM
Ipany is ready to resume opera
|tion Of its properties, the Com
|misioners so flnd, they shall re-
lease and turn back to the man
|agement of such company its
properties and assets. The au-
|thority to take possession and
operate herein granted to the
Commissioners is expressly de-
|clared to be emergency legisla-
|tion enacted to carry out the
intent and detectives of section
u hereof, and shall not be
deemed in any way to indicate
Ia future policy concerning con-
|ditions which may arise in other
circumstances.
Section 3. In carrying out the
powers herein authorized, the
Commissioners are empowered to
make and enforce such regula-
lions and to issue such orders
as they may deem necessary and
appropriate to carry out the
authority herein granted. The
Commissioners are authorized to-
exercise such power. authority
and discretion herein granted by
Evening star., 1955-07-18

and through such agents or Of
Ulcers as they may direct. in con-
formity with such rules and
regulations as they may pre-
scribe.
The District Of Columbia. ths
Commissioners and their agent:
shall not be liable. Individually
or officially. TO suit or action OF
for any judgment or decree fol-
ANY damage. loss. or injury
claimed by any person for any
action taken pursuant to the au-
thority granted by this act. OF
for any act of commission OF
ommission of Capital Transit Co.
Ior any officer or employe thereof.
ANY taxes due the Government
lof the United States or the gov
Iernment Of the District Of Co
|lumbia from the Capital Transit
Co. during the period of the pos
session and operation hereir
granted shall be charged against
and deducted from the revenues
derived from operation while the
property is being so operated. All
taxes due from the Capital Tran
sit Co. for a period or periods
prior to governmental possession
shall be paid from and out of
The property and assets taken
lover from the company.
Section 4. All actions at Law
or in equity may be brought by
and against Capital Transit
Co. during the governmental
possession of its property under
the authority herein granted. In
such actions no defense shall be
made that Capital Transit Co
Is an inStrumentality or agency
OF the Government Of the United
States or the Government of the
District Of Columbia. No actions
now pending in or before any
court or administrative agency
shall be affected by the gov
|ernmental possession or opera
tion of the property and assets
of Capital Transit Co. author
lied by this title.
Sedt ZION 5. Upon assuming the
authority herein granted, 1t
shall be the duty OF the COM
missioners to offer employment
to all officers and employees OF
G apital Transit Co. who
were employed by the said COM
pany at the time Of stoppage Of
service who are found by the
Commissioners necessary to per-
Evening star., 1955-07-18

from the operation Of the prop
critics of Capital Transit Co.
shall be used to carry on the
business and to pay the cost and
expenses incident to taking over
such operation and they shall
be accounted for to the appro-
pirate officers of Capital Transit
Co.. and receipted for. when such
temporary operation shall be
discontinued. AL revenues so
received shall be deemed to be
the property Of Capital Transit
Co. and shall be used for and
on It's behalf, In carrying out its
franchise obligations. After pay
ment Of all such costs and ex-
|penses. any balance shall be ac-
counted for and returned to
Capital Transit Co. The net
income to be realized from this
emergency operation shall be
deemed to be reasonable COM
pensation to Capital Transit Co.
for the use Of its property during
the said operation.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to interfere with or
to obStruct the Commissioners,
in any way, in the taking possess
sion of or in the operation of the
property Of Capital Transit Co.
or any person engaged In the
performance of any Of the
powers herein granted. Amy per-
son violating the provisions Of
this section shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanor and shall be fined
not less than $500 nor more
than 81 100000, or imprisoned not
more than twelve months. or
both.
Sec. 8. There is hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, such
amounts as may be necessary, If
any. over and above the revenues
received from operations herein
provided for, to carry out the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 10. If any provision con-
tained In this act be declared in
valid. such invalidity shall not
be deemed to affect or impair the
validity of the remainder or of
any other part of this act.
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form the duties herein required,
at rates of pay which shall be
fair and reasonable: Provided,
however. that II during the
period when the property Of
Capital Transit Co. is being
operated by the Commissioners
the said employees become en-
titled by negotiation or by other
lawful manner to wages at a
higher level retroactive to q date
which falls in the period Of
operation BY the Commissioners
the Commissioners shall make
such retroactive payment out Of
the revenues received from
operations or from other assets
Iof Capital Transit Co. in their
possession. The employees en-
gagged by the Commissioners
under the authority herein
granted shall be deemed to be
Iemployes of Capital Transit Co.
Nothing herein shall prevent the
employees or a bargaining agent
or representative of such en-
lployes from continuing bar
gaining negotiations with the
management of Capital Transit
Co. The fare to be charged for
the services rendered to the pub
lie in the operation Of Capital
Transit Co. shall be those estab-
lished from time to time by the
Public Utilities Commission.
Sec. IS. The authority herein
granted shall be temporary and
shall be exercised only when
necessary to render such essen
tial transportation service In the
District Of Columbia as the Com
missioners may determine, and
shall not be deemed to be au-
thority to take, appropriate, or
hold title to the properties of
Capital Transit Co. The opera
ltion herein authorized shall be
deemed for and on behalf Of
Capital Transit Co. and shall not
deny 1t the right to bargain with
Its employees or their bargaining
agent nor deny it the right to
take over the operation of its
properties when the Commits
Isioners are satisfied that the
management can and will satis-
factorily carry on its franchise
duties.
Sec. Z. The revenues received
Evening star., 1955-07-18

The tert OF the bin for tram
sit seizure sent to the Capitol
today By the Commissioners
follotDs.
A BILL
To amend the Joint Resolution
entitled Joint Resolution Il
authorize the merger of street.
railway corporations operating
In the District of Columbia
and for other purposes" ap.
proved January IA, 1888. anc
for other purposes.
Be It enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives oi
the United States Of America In
Congress assembled, That 1t i.
hereby declared that the bust.
ness of mass transportation OF
persons for hire in the District
LOT Columbia is clothed with 9
public interest and Is essential
to the proper functioning Of the
Government of the United States
and the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The con-
tinuous, uninterrupted and
proper functioning Of such busi-
ness in the District of Columbia
is hereby declared to be essential
to the welfare. health and safety
|of the public, including the
civilian and military personnel
of the Government Of the United
States located in the District OF
Columbia and the metropolitan
area Of Washington.
It is declared to be the duty
of any common carrier holding
% franchise from Congress to
engage in the business of mass
transportation Of passengers for
hire in the District of Columbia
to use every reasonable means
within its power to perform its
franchise functions. The Capital
Transit Co. in the District OF
Columbia has disregarded it's
franchise obligations to render
public service and has forfeited
its rights to enjoy franchise
privileges. Therefore it is neces-
sary in the public interest to
repeal the franchise of the Capt.
tai Transit Co and grant the
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia the authority herein-
after set forth.
Sec. /. The Joint Resolution
entitled Joint Resolution To
authorize the merger of street.
railway corporations operating in
the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes" approved Janu-
ary a.. 1888 t47 Stat. 752, Oh.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

attitude of the present manage
'ment of the company poses a
threat OF paralysis to essential
mass transit service which in
this year can be provided only
through use Of the company
properties. If the company per-
sists In its disregard of its fran
chise obligations. the public or
der will be in jeopardy. The
Commissioners consider that the
powers requested In the recon-
mended legislation are necessary
in the public interest. /.
SAMUEL SPENCER
President. Board Of Commits
sionerS. D. G.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

Testimony by Weinstein
MIR. Doran S. Weinstein, who
became a vice president of Capi.
tai Transit Co. after the
Wolfsons acquired control, tes-
titled as follows before Examiner
Baker:
Examiner: AS I gather from
the testimony, your primary
purpose in buying this stock il
not to run a public utility, but
as a means of earning income
from your money?
Witness: That is right, sir.
Examiner: Do you propose
to actively participate in tht
activities Of the Capital Transit
Coz
"Witness: We have no plan.
to that effect, sir. Our only in
terest in that respect is to pro.
tect our investment"
Division 4, however. did moi
adopt the recommendation oi
the examiner but approved the
purchase.
St0cks Bought at $50
Shortly thereafter the Wolf
son interests purchased approx
mately 45qo of the stock at {
price Of $40 per share. Theil
total investment at that tint
was $2.189.000. They subse'
quently increased their holding
to 52To. On December 81, l949
the earned surplus Of the com
pany was $5.166,258. On MAJ
81, 1855, earned surplus wa
&2,O70, 900, or q reduction o
$3.095,268 since the Wolfson In
terests acquired control Of tn
company. On December 81
Evening star., 1955-05-20

, east as Chicago. st. Louis and
Kansas City.
Out-of-State trucks from lines
unaffected by the strike or shut
down would be affected when
they reached a California ter
minal where operations had
ceased.
Truck associations in the other
10 States could also order a
shutdown. Trucking concerns
throughout the II Western
States can also be expected to
take similar action" a spokes-
man for the California group
said after yesterdays meeting.
The three carriers struck by
the union handle an estimated
80 per cent of the freight trucked
in the West. The firms with con-
tracts with the Teamsters-the
ones involved in the shutdown
handle most of the remaining
percentage.
Issue Is Wages
The struck firms are the Pa
cific Intermountain Express. Pa
cific Motor Trucking and Con-
solidated Freightways.
The strike followed breakdown
of long negotiations over wages
Both management and union
Evening star., 1955-05-20

LOS ANGELES, May 20 R.-
Trucking companies struck back
ut an AFL Teamsters Union
strike by invoking a lockout to-
day that started halting major
trucking operations in California
The shutdown is expected to
spread through IL Western
States.
The California Trucking Asso-
citation ordered its hundreds OF
member rms to stop operations
last midnight. Virtually every
trucking firm in California that
has a contract with the AFL
Transfers Union was under
orders to halt all but essential
trips.
The employer action came
after the Teamsters' Uni o n
struck yesterday morning against
three major freight carriers in
0 contract dispute that involves
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Truck Firms Lock Doors
To Hit Back at Strikers

wages. and health, welfare and
pension benefits.
Strike Against All
After 9 meeting of the en-
ployer association here yesterday.
a spokesman explained the shut
down action by saying:
"a strike against one Is a
strike against ALL"
Only "for- hire" trucking firms
are involved in the dispute.
However, other key trucking in
dustries throughout the West
will be affected because of inter-
connecting shipments.
Eventually the work stoppage
is expected to affect 100000
trucking company employees in
the IL Western States. An ~
dustry spokesman said that
trucking may be curtailed as far
Evening star., 1955-05-20

forces said 1t might be o long
tie-up.
An industry spokesman said
everything the public uses will
be affected-everything we eat.
wear and use in production of
commodities"
Old contracts gave the drivers
$2.14 an hour or 7H cents mile,
whichever was greater.
The Teamsters originally de-
manded 10 cents more an hour,
an additional 8 cents next year
and the following year, plus
health, welfare and pension ben
efits.
The latest employers offer to
be rejected by the union was S
cents an hour more this year
and for the next two years and
pension benefits.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
3 U. S. Coins Mode
Appearance in 1894

The silver half dime. half
dollar, and dollar were added
to United States coinage in
1874.
The following year the eagle
and the half eagle appeared, to
be Joined in 1896 by the quarter
eagle. At that time the eagle was
the gold and the dollar the sill
yer monetary unit.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
u. S. SteeI-Muking
Cupucity Rises 81 Pet.

NEW YORK. The Nations
steel industry, worlds largest,
could produce 125.828,310 net
tons Of ingots and steel for cast
ngs annually If its steel-making
furnaces were operated fully.
That's about "a million tons.
or 81 per cent. more steel than
could have been made ip the
United States 10 years ago at the
end of World War II.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
BoIiviu Completes
Two New Oil Wells

Bolivia's petroleum agency Is
completing two new wells in the
Camiri fields, and one, the deep
est in Bolivia, has been drilled
over 1000 meters deep and re-
portedly reached new oil sands.
It may be the country's big
pest producer,
Evening star., 1955-05-20
boy oh boy
sturdy, washable, |ong-wearing
VACATION FUN CLOTHES

conbed cotton knit sleeve shirts Assorted stripes.
Sizes to l6 ------------- sue
sonorzed eons with nyon odded for rugged wear
Double knee Sizes to 80. for 500
Dan River popn unned wind breakers, water repelen Navy
charcoal oreen brown pink white Sizes to l8 -- 299
sonforzed cotton slocks khaki gray Sizes to 8,
235, for 4.50
g. Limo nyon shortseeve sport shirts Solids white
foncy prints Sizes to l8 .39. for 3.75
Sonorzed boxer shorts Self belt Khaki blue, brown
qeen Sizes to Il SO. for 800
Store Boys Clothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
LEGAL BEAGLES

heifer named Martha the sum of SIS for
unwelcome attention paid her by an Grant
bull. Ordained Justice Barnes, his voice
quivering with emotion, This pebeian
bull. Iowly born and nameless. had aspi-
rations far beyond his humble station in
life, and forced his society on adolescent,
unsophisticated Martha - contrary to
provisions Of section 1882. statutes of
1898. The hybrid calf that resulted from
the misalliance was ineligible to become
candidate for pink ribbons at county fairs.
1t was sold in the end to Chicago butcher
for humiliatingly low price"
THE LAST STRAW. Judge Harold
Medina is still haunted by memories of
a nine-months-Iong trial he conducted
wherein he was heckled continuously by
Communist mouthpieces.
The United States, fortunately,
pointed out the rueful jurist. has con-
stitution that can stand that sort of thing.
Mine cannot"
At dinner honoring Judge Medina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

another famous legalite, the late Arthur
Garfield Hays, was reminded Of the story
of an absent-minded attorney who rose to
defend client, and intent only on wind
ing up the proceedings promptly and
reaching the country club. got off on the
wrong foot.
This man on trial. gentlemen OF the
jury" he BUNDLED, bears the reputation
of being the, most unconscionable and
depraved scoundrel in the state 80. An
assistant whispered frantically. THAT S
your client you're talking about"
Without one seconds hesitation, the law
yer continued smoothly, g. but what
outstanding citizea ever lived who has not
been vilified and slandered by envious con-
temp0raries?" BENNETT CeM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24


who are bOthering them oftenest to extri-
cate them from some mess into which
they've plunged themselves.
Legal lights have become used to abuse
Even Shakespeare, in King Henry w."
proposed, The first thing we do, let's kill
all the lawyers" And Lloyd Lewis told
about bleak, wintry night when General
Ulysses S. Grant strobe into tavern in
Galena, Ill. 1t was during the court ses-
sion, and passel Of lawyers was budding
about the fire. One of them noticed Grant
and commented, Here's stranger, gen.
tlemen, and by the looks of him, Id say
he's travelled through hell itself"
81 have" agreed Grant.
The lawyer chuckled and demanded,
How did you find things there"
'Just like here, ~ admitted Grant. Law
yers all closest to the fire."
ADLAI STEVENSON, who returned to
practice of the law when certain of his
plans mjscarried in 1852, is one legal light
whose sense of hunor never has deserted
him. In 1887, for instance, while still a
private citizen, he built fine house Just
outside Lake Forest, ILL.,, only to see it
burn to the ground shortly after its COM
pletion. Stevenson was ruefulIy watching
the debacle when piece of flaming debris
landed at his feet. He picked it up and lit
his cigarette with if
Anyhow" he told the fire chief, "rm
still getting some use out of the house!''
EARLY in Stevenson's career as Governor
Of Illinois, bird-loving member in the
Senate damned through bill for 1.-The
protection of insectivorous birds by re-
straining the running-at-Iarge of CATS"
Governor Stevenson's veto contained this
paragraph:
Il cannot agree that a cat visiting a
neighbours yard is public nuisance. II is
the nature Of cats to do certain amount
OF unescorted roaming. In my opinion,
we have enough to do without trying to
control feline delinquency"
In 1911, Supreme Court Judge Barnes.
in Wisconsin, also rendered a celebrated
verdict He awarded the owner of a shy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24

THERE ARE lots of
Il folks who subscribe to
the theory that a lawyers
sole motto is 'Let us have
fees" I'm not one of them.
I've noticed that the people
who complain lOs,dest about
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-06
Home Arts Club Meets With Mildred Hermann And Shirley Barger

The Home Arts Club, Women's Federation Club of Nome, met last evening with Mrs. Eisgrau of CAA with Mildred Hermann of Juneau and Shirley Barger of the C.A.A. in Galena as guests.
 An interesting talk was given by Clara Salisbury of the Nome Welfare Office on the 38 villages she has visited in the Second Di- vision. She gave a brief survey of the educational and economic con- ditions as she saw them and par ticularly deplored the lack of edu- cational facilities for the people of the KuSkokWim area. She stat ed that the health and economic conditions cannot improve until the people are educated sufficient ly to understand and try to inn prove their economical status.
 She stressed the importance of more high schools in the division, which has only one at the present time, here in Nome, 50 that the young people of the villages do not have to go so far from home for their education and thereby not be able to fit themselves into their natural surroundings when they return.
 A discussion was held on the importance of cleaning up the community this spring and back ing up the other civic organiza- tionS which have already an- nounced they would spearhead the drive in cooperation with the city
 The club contributed to the AL aska Federation Scholarship Fund for nurses training which spon- sors one girl every year. Last year Maureen Hudert, formerly of Nome, was awarded the scholar ship.
 The group was served delicious refreshments by the hostess, who was assisted by Mrs. John Me- NeeS.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-06
2 Alaska Solons Object to Praise Given Justice Dept.

JUNEAU, R-A couple of AL aska legislators took exception in the territorial House Of Repre- sentatives Monday to q United States senator's pat on the back for the Department of Justice for the indictment of the former Al aska Railroad manager, John F. Johnson, and an assistant
 Rep. Hubert Gilbert D-Fair- banks noted a press report from Washington which quoted Sen. Williams, Delaware Republican, as commenting "the present De- partment of Justice" for its work on the case.
 Gilbert said he wanted to set the record straight; that the work on the case was done while Sea- born Buckalew, now a Democratic member of the House, was the US. attorney at Anchorage, and that it was Buckalew's office, not the present Department of Justice OT11c1aIS, which WOrked up the case.
 After Gilbert's remarks, Bucka- lew told the House it was his for mer assistant, David Arthur Tal- bolt, who did most of the work on the case, and the ex-district attorney added:
 T don't like to have the inn pression left that the Republicans are the only ones who move in such cases"
 The two railroad officials were indicted on charges the railroad did business with a coal mining company in which they had stock. Johnson now is in South America.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-06
Unique Circumstance
 Finds Montana Town SnOwbOund Without Snow

MARINSDALE, Mont, R nm This central Montana community was snowbound without snow to- day.
 Officials reported no snow on the ground within 10 miles of the community.
 About it, however, whirled the states worst snow storm in years that has piled up drifts as high as 12 feet and dropped more than two feet of snow in the last AS hours.
 All roads leading to Martins dale are drifted with snow.
The Nome nugget., 1955-04-06
Army Secretary Stevens Leaves for Hong Kong,
 Says War Not Imminent

TAIPEH, Formosa, tR nm US. Army Secretary Robt. T. Stevens left for Hong Kong Tuesday after a two-day visit during which he was given the latest intelligence briefing on the Red buildup near the offshore islands opposite For moSa.
 He told reporters he personally did not think a shooting war was imminent but that's only an inn pression and I can't document it. !"
 Stevens said he saw no need for American ground forces to de- fend F'ormosa or outlying islands but that an increase in the size of the American Military Aid Ad- visory Group by possibly one third is under consideration.
 The feeling that war is near is stronger in the United States than on FormoSa, he said.