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Evening star., 1955-07-29
D. G. Heads Statement
Discussing Proposal

The Commissioners statement
on the transit company offer
follows:
THE proposal of the Capital
Transit Co. to enter into an
agreement with the understand
ing it would relinquish it's fran
chise one year from date OF
agreement is not a practicable
alternative to the direct action
by Congress recommended by
the Commissioners.
"The proposed agreement
would have to be ratified by the
stockholders of the Capital
Transit Co. Before q stockhold-
ers' meeting can be held. proxy
statements would have to be
submitted to and approved by
the Securities & Exchange Com
mission.
After such approval there
would have to be a period of 10
days notice before the stock
holders meeting could be held.
1t appears. therefore, that it
would not be possible to obtain
the stockholders approval prior
to the adjournment of Congress.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Red Control Act
'ChuIIenqe Killed

Federal Judge Burnita g.
Matthews today dismissed a suit
brought by the United Electrical
Workers challenging constitu-
tionality Of the Communist Con-
troll Act of 1854.
At issue was a section of the
act providing for withdrawal of
Taft Hartley privileges from
unions found by the Subyersive
Activities Control Board to be
Communist-dominated.
Judge Matthews of the U. S.
District Court for the District of
Columbia. ruled that the unions
move was premature. The board
has not yet instituted proceed
ings against the union.
The judge stated that the
union was not entitled to chal-
lenge the act before such pro-
ceedings are started and before
exhaustive hearing remedies.
Several years ago the Congress
of Industrial Organizations ex-
PEELED the UEW in a purge of
Communist-inflltrated unions.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

"If the stockholders after the
adjournment of Congress failed
to approve the proposal, the
Commissioners would be left
with no effective alternative te
Ire-establish transit service.
"In addition to the stockhold-
.ers' approval. legislation would
be required to permit the COM
pany voluntarily to abandon its
franchise, and to authorize the
Commissioners to enter into such
a contract.
IS 2576 which has been pro-
posed by the Commissioners and
is now pending before Congress
would, in the opinion of the
Commissioners, with a minor
amendment, permit them to
enter Immediately into an op-
Grafton agreement with Capital
Transit Co. which would be sub
stantially similar to that pro-
posed by the company. If this
legislation is passed by Congress,
the Commissioners believe 1t
would be possible to achieve
much the same result as the
company proposes"
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Fifth Amendment
Ruled No Busis
For Disburment

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. July 20
R.-The Florida Supreme Court
today ruled that Leo Sheiner,
Miami attorney. should not have
been disbarred for refusing to
state whether he ever had been
a Communist.
Three justices concurred In
the opinion by Justice Glenn
Terrell. One dissented and two
did not participate.
Invoking the Fifth Amend
ment may or may not imply good
character. neither does it imply
guilt" Justice Terrell wrote.
There may be circumstances
under which claiming the privi-
lege against self-incrimination
would be cause for discipline or
even disbarment. But they
should be demonstrated by ade-
quate proof.
ITO do less would amount to
the application of totalitarian
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Lawyers Chart
Transit Firm

A group Of attorneys has asked
permission to set up a new
transit firm here.
Application for incorporation
of the Washington Rapid
Transit System. Inc. was filed
with District Corporation Supt
Alfred Goldstein yesterday by
William stempil, Ford E. Young
jr., and Marshall r. Diggs.
Mr.. Stempil said the firm
would be financed by local peo-
pie, and would be run in COM
petition to Capital Transit. He
would not identify the hackers
OF the proposed company. He
said present plans call for rent
ing or buying extra buses from
other cities to provide service
during the transit strike.
Mr.. Stempil also disclosed that
ne had made an offer to buy the
Capitol Transit Co. The offer,
made on behalf Of the First
State Mortgage Co.. of Miami.
was for 81 per cent plus 400
shares of Capital Transit stock
at $11.06 a share. he said. The
offer was rejected, he added.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
franchise was warranted from

franchise was warranted from
evidence so far presented.
Representative Broyhill. Re.
publican of Virginia, said the
company's offer was in good
faith and would be advantageous
to the District because it would
eliminate costly law suits. But
he said in the long run, public
ownership probably would result
He advoted adoption of his bill
offered early in the strike fore
ing the men to return to work
by injunction.
Another committee member,
Representative league, DEM
ocrat, Of Texas. who carries the
nickname of Tiger" into his
congressional baseball exploits,
had his own solution:
Put them Company and
union negotiators) in a room,
lock the door and throw away
the key and let 'em starve to
death or come out with an agree
ment."
Evening star., 1955-07-29
PLANE

Continued from First Page
Israel airline crashed in flames
Wednesday just north of the
Greek frontier.
Bulgaria said the plane, which
was en- route from London to
Tel Aviv, had got of course
crossing Yugoslavia and violated
Bulgaria's air space for 100 miles
without warning. Admitting
their antiaircraft gunners shot
the plane down. the Sofia gov
Iernment expressed deep regret"
and named three cabinet mem
bers and the chief government
prosecutor to investigate.
The Israeli mission f1ew into
Athens from Tel Aviv early yes
terday. They were told at the
Bulgarian Legation that it was
still awaiting instructions from
Sofia on whether to issue them
viSaS.
What could a mission from
abroad find more than a Bull
Igarian commission" a Bulgarian
diplomat at the Legation re-
marked.
The Israelis, however, went on
north to the border without the
ENTRY permits. At the frontier
post at Koula, the Bulgar officer
in charge refused to accept their
written request to cross, saying
he would convey their application
verbally to his superiors and give
an answer today. The Israelis
spent last night in the neighbor-
ing Greek town of Sidhirokas-
tron.
The Israeli government, in q
protest note delivered to the
Bulgarian Charge d'Affaires in
Jerusalem, demanded compensa-
ton and asserted that identifica-
ton of an unarmed civilian plane
OF the Constellation type was not
difficult. The note charged the
Bulgarian gunners with "wanton
disregard of human life and the
elementary obligations of hu-
manity."
Israel demanded that it's in
quiry mission be admitted with
out delay and given full facilities
Israel also asked Sofia to permit
transfer Of the bodies of those
killed in the crash to Tel Aviv so
relatives could make burial ar
rangements.
In Washington, State Depart
ment Press Officer Henry Suy-
dam said yesterday the United
States would file a protest to Bull
garia "in appropriate terms" as
soon as full information on the
incident was available.
The British Foreign Office an
nounced in London that Bull
garia had agreed to let a British
vice consul make an on -the-Spot
inquiry into the crash, in which
four Britons died. "A spokesman
said Britain would await the
consul's report before taking any
further action. There was spec
ulation London would join in the
formal protests.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

methods to the enforcement Of
democratic precepts."
The ruling reversed a disbar-
ment order by Dade County Cir
cult Judge Vincent c. Giblin.
who said Mr.. Sheiner proved
himself unfit for association
with the honorable members of
the legal profession"
Evening star., 1955-07-29
MEMS FURNISHINGS

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'2-4.e9 Daeron Shirts (sizes l4-l5) -29o
1855 shirts-mosty eoored ----3l5
"32-S5 and 595 Dress Shirts s------3.ee
360-l.50 to $50 Mems Neekweor -S9c to l9o
H-3.50 to 6,e5 Shorty Pojomos ----279 to 499
S5-S5 and 5.95 Cotton Pojomos ---389
400 Reg. 81 seersueker Shorts
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Condition of Durkin
Reported Satisfactory

Martin P. Durkin, president
of the AFL Plumbers Union ans
former Secretary of Labor undel
President Eisenhower, was re.
ported today in satisfactory
condition at Georgetown Uni.
versity Hospital where he under.
went brain surgery.
MFR. Durkin. a Democrat, wa.
a surprise appointment by Mr.
Eisenhower. He served for 10
months before announcing hi,
resignation in a dispute ovel
failure of the administration tc
c AIRY through promised
amendment of the Taft-Hartley
law.
Drs. Thomas F. yKeliher anc
John P. Gallagher performed
the surgery earlier this week.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

their statement calling it an
impracticable alternative "to
the direct action of Congress
recommended by the Commits
sioners."
Although it was a voluntary
move, the company offer also
would require legislation to re-
woke the charter granted in
1888. In both the company and
Commissioners plan any deficits
in operations Tor the year would
be borne by the District.
Although the company said it
would seek no return for its
stockholders during the years
period. one source pointed out
that if the company operated at
profit, the earnings could be
parceled out. in the liquidation
process.
Giddings Surprised
Mr.. Giddings appeared sur
prised at the Commissioners
rejection. He said an interim
agreement could be drawn up
pending legislation and the
stockholders meeting getting
buses and streetcars rolling
again in a week.
He pointed out that, under the
company's proposal. settlement
could be made with the striking
union on terms of the District
government. He said these
might include arbitration, which
the union has espoused, and the
company refused to consider.
The union itself was cold
toward the company gesture.
This proposal is anything but
a good faith proposal; it is a
fantastic grandstand play" said
Union President Walter j. Bier
wagen in a letter to the District
Commissioners.
He said the company was only
delaying collective bargaining
and attempting to postpone in
definitely an agreement with the
union.
THE proposal has implicit
faith in it, as its real goal. the
unloading upon the people of
the District of Columbia of the
company's property at an un-
considerable price" Mr.. Bier
wagen added.
Morse Asks Action
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon. took the floor last night
to urge quick passage of the
Commissioners bill so the Dis
trict will not be left with a strike
when Congress adjourns.
Acting Majority Leader Glenn
ents, Democrat of Kentucky. did
not promise definitely to take up
the bill today, but gave assurance
of action. before adjournment.
Senator Morse said the COM
pany's plan had several "gim-
micks" which made 1t even more
important to pass the Commits
sioners' bill
With Commissioner McLaugh-
lin sitting In the gallery, Sena-
tor Morse praised the city heads
for rejecting the company pro-
posal. He predicted that II the
pending legislation were enacted,
the Commissioners could work
out an agreement with the COM
pany to operate for a year. He
hinted other companies would
be delighted" to take over such
operations later.
Morse Backs Bill
Senator Morse called the
Commissioners ompetent,
highly honorable men" and
said they did not warrant recent
attacks by company officials.
Senator Case. Republican. of
New Jersey, Joined Senator
Morse in supporting the legis-
lation. Later Chairman Neely of
the Senate District Committee
said he also would speak for
the bill.
Representative Hyde. Repub-
,lican of Maryland, did not be-
|ieve revocation of the company'sI
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Driver Gets Point

HUMPHREY, Neb. B-when
his truck turned over, Don
Hayes was hustled on to the
hospital. But his injuries weren't
the run-of-the-mill trafic &C.
cident variety. He had severe
stings. The truck was loaded
with bees.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
One Auto to 700 Feet

DETROIT.-There is one motor
vehicle for every TOO feet of
every lane in both directions of
all the streets and highways In
the United States today.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
TRANSIT
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president, and, other official.
visited the Commissioners thi.
morning to review the company
proposal.
I'VE wanted to see if the Com
missioners understood it thor.
oughly and found they did," saic
E. Cleveland Giddings, vice pres,
ident. I'VE still feel the Com
missioners have not fatty re.
jected our offer"
In turning down the COM
pany's offer to quit business vol
UNFAIRLY, the Commissioners hat
pointed out this required rati-
fication of the $500 stockholders
Calling a meeting would require
at least 10 days. The Commits
sioners said by that time Con-
gress would be gone, and the
strike might still be on. They
feared the worst if the stock
holders rejected the proposal.
Although the plan had the
backing of Mr.. Wolfson and the
pledge of the nearly one-thiro
stock held by his group, the
Commissioners decided against q
calculated risk and said they
would push for their bill.
One minor amendment. actu.
ally a correction. was made ir
the measure. In its origina,
form. the bill gave the Com
missioners authority to provide
transportation by other thar
Capital Transit for the year be-
fore the franchise revocation was
final. This was called an error
in the drafting. and was re-
worded to include Capita
Transit.
Salaried Workers Out
Another by-product of the ex-
pensive strike was announced by
the company. Effective Sunday
most of it's 600 salaried, non
striking employees will be fur
loughed. Only a skeleton group
of essential workers will remain
on at half pay.
Company officials also will be
reduced 10 half pay. Board di-
rectors will lose their fees, in
cluding a $4,000 a year expense
allowance to Mr.. Wolfson. Va
cation and sick leave payments
also have been suspended.
Today the District Unemploy.
ment Compensation Office had
a staff of 80 at the company
Offices registering the furloughec
workers. Strikers are not en-
titled to this compensation.
Hope for Voluntary Plan
Commissioner Mclaughlin saic
the city heads hoped to work out
the voluntary francise surrender
plan with the company after
Congress has acted. He pointed
out that their proposed legisla-
tion would be safeguard, with
its seizure clause, if the deal fell
through.
In a unanimous action of Its
Board of Directors, the company
offered to abandon its franchise
on a years notice, continue tc
operate that year on behalf Of
the Commissioners at cost. seek
ing no return for stockholders
Any deficit during the year woulc
have to be met by the District.
At the end Of the year the
company would be free to
liquidate. Mr.. Wolfson said the
agreement included the tearing
out of streetcar tracks. at q
cost of about IS million. After
that expense he thought stock
holders would still draw the
equivalent Of about $12 or SIS g
share from the sale Of all prop
critics. he said.
The offer caught almost every.
body by surprise, including the
Commissioners. They lost ne
time calling in consultants for q
three-holM study, then issued
Evening star., 1955-11-21

ready not to oppose the applications of
Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Albania,
has baked at Outer Mongolia. AS far as
the latter Is concerned, our Government,
though 1t probably would not resort to
Its veto power, seems determined to try
using its influence to prevent the neces-
sary two-thirds vote Of approval In the
General Assembly.
This position can be well JUSTIFIED, Of
course, on the ground that Outer Mon
golia is mere fiction as state. But Is it
really more of q fiction in that sense than
Byelorussia and the so-called Ukrainian
Republic, both Of which, though part Of
the Soviet Union, are technically separate
members of the U. N? And should the
United States, in view Of this background,
hold out unyieldingly against the Asian
satellite? Certainly, as purely practical
matter, a case can be made for the idea
that Outer Mongolia's admission would
be tolerable price to pay for the stimuli
taneous admission of Is nom Communist
nations.
Evening star., 1955-11-21
Thirteen for Five

Although 1t lends itself to criticism
on grounds of principle, there are argu-
ments In favor OF the proposed package
deal" under which 18 new members would
be admitted into the United Nations.
From the standpoint of the free world,
the most persuasive OF these arguments
As that the deal would add Is nom Com
munist countries to the U. MS roster, as
against only i've Soviet satellites Ro-
mania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania and
Outer Mongolia.
At the moment, however, the deal is
up in the air. This Is so because dead
lock has developed between the Soviet
Union and the Western powers, particu-
larly the United States The Kremlin
apparently Is willing not to block the adj
mission Of Cambodia, Laos, Ceylon, Nepal,
Japan, Jordan, Libya, Finland, Austria,
Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ireland but
only on the basis Of an understanding
that the fve Communist applicants would
be admitted at the same time. Most mem
bers of the u. N. are In favor Of such q
horse trade, but our own country, while
Evening star., 1955-11-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

nor legally be shifted By ths
board to the Superintendent
Of Schools or to any other
offieial or body. Hence. It was
TO the board, and not 70 DR..
Norris. that the league direct
ed its comments. The leagues
statement. which h available
for examination. win bear out
this fact.
The position expressed by
the League Of Women Voters
neither attacked nor support
ed DR.. Norris. for clearly Dr..
Norris was not the issue.
Statements. such as the one
made by the league, should
not be subject TO such indis-
criminate accusations. which
served to mislead the press and
divert public attention from
the real issues involved.
Elizabeth ROhF,
President, League Of Wom-
en- Voters Of Montgom-
cry County.
Evening star., 1955-11-21
Unity on United Fund

There may be disagreeMentS among
the various members of the Community
Chest Federation as to budgeting and
other methods, but there is one important
area of general agreement Nearly every
one believes that the time has come to
establish United Fund, more compre-
hensive in scope than the present Chest
organization. Latest recommendation
toward that end has come from special
Community Chest committee appointed
to study an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. report on
Chest policies.
The District Chest group concurred
In the opinion of the Community Chest
Federation committee that Washington
should follow the example set by Detroit
and number Of other cities which have
set up United Funds The overall fund
raising organization would include pres
ent Chest agencies-110 in number--and
as many other approved health, welfare
and charity organizations as could be
induced to join. The Red Cross, in par
ticular, would be asked to become part
ner in the consolidated campaign.
The District Chest committee urged
the local Chest to assume the Nadership
in a determined effort to bring about a
merger Of the Chest, the Red Cross and
other agencies-for their common good.
That there would be widespread support
for such plan among contributors,
especially in the business and Govern
ment fields, Is certain. For the multi
plicity of drives has become irritating
to many giverS and Is making solicitation
more difiicult for all concerned.
Evening star., 1955-11-21
Too Much Work

The Department of Justice, prior to
the Presidents heart attack, began q
study Of ways to cut down the size of the
presidential work-load When Mr.. Eisen-
hover became Ill the study. was acceler-
ated and now, In its initial phase, 1t has
been completed
There are certain duties which can
be performed only by the President.
Nothing can be done to relieve him OF
these. There are many other presidential
chores, however, ranging from review OF
certain court-martial proceedings to
purely social functions. In the aggregate
these are as time consuming as they are
unimportant, and most of them could be
discontinued or delegated to some one
else.
The chances are that few people
really realize how the volume of the
Presidents work has increased. There
Is one statistic, however, which gives a
clue. When Herbert Hoover was In Office
the White House staf consisted Of one
administrative assistant and three secre-
taries, plus their secretaries and stenog-
raphers. Now, to help handle the increase
In work, there are from is to 18 assistants
to the President, and with their aides the
White House stan numbers more than
40 people.
This presidential work load can and
must be reduced. OF course, any such
move at this time will be attacked and
perhaps resisted in the belief that it is
designed to pave the way for the renomi-
nation of Mr.. Eisenhower. This cannot
be helped, and It should not be permitted
to stand In the way. The office OF Presi-
dent should be freed Of unnecessary
chores, and this should be done regard
less Of whether Mr.. Eisenhower runs
again, and regardless Of whether the next
occupant Of the White House is to be a
Republican or Democrat Those who
are currently reviewing the Department
Of Justice study should not let any kind
Of politics deter them from doing what
they know should be done.
Evening star., 1955-11-21
GIoboI TV?

Two news stories In the same edition
Of The Star told OF progress being made
on separate fronts In the field Of long
distance television. Reports on the sue
cess Of the first attempt to receive pre-
arranged TV program from Cuba were
coupled with the announcement Of
new technique which may open the way
for regular intercontinental TV broad
casting. 1t would be an exaggeration, OF
course, to say that global television is
just around the corner, but certainly the
idea Is not so fantastic as 1t once seemed.
The Cuban broadcast was made with
the aid Of an airplane relay station mid
way between Havana and Miami. Since
TV signals ordinarily will not carry be-
yond line-of-sight range, the high
altitude relay plan enabled Havana
station to send its special program direct
to the airplane over the ocean, whence
it was retranSmitted instantaneouSly to
the National Broadcasting Company's.
pickup facilities in Florida. Actually,
this was not the first TV transmission
over the ESQ miles between Cuba and the
United States. Station CMQ in Havana
for the past two years has brought Its
patrons the World Series BY means Of
similar relay arrangement. There had
been no Cuba -to-the- United States
broadcast prior to last Sundays expert
ment, however. More are planned for
the future.
OF even broader import was the dis
closure by Federal Communication Com
missioner Edward M. Webster Of new
scatter" TV sending technique for span
ming distances Of from 100 to 1000 miles.
What television fans call ok TV" (long-
distance television) is not new to the
trade. Freak receptions over distances
Of 1000 miles and more have been re-
ported from time to time by amateurs.
These unusual occurrences are due to
reflected television signals from the sky.
Both the airplane-relay plan and the
new scatter system take advantage Of
the refiected-signal phenomenon. De-
tails of the scatter technique have not
been released. But there seems to be
Justification for hope that Europe and
America may be exchanging TV programs
before many years have passed. Who
would profit by such an exchange Is q
potential topic for debate.
Evening star., 1955-11-21
Qualification

On November IA the Board
Of Education Of Montgomery
County held q hearing Of vari-
Gus groups who had asked for
time to make statements re-
garding policy on hiring Negro
teachers in the Montgomery
County school system.
At the conclusion Of the
meeting charges were made or
supported by representatives
Of the Maryland Petition Com
mittee, the Farm Bureau and
other individuals. that the
statements presented, includ-
ing a statement by the League
of Women Voters of Mont
gomery County, represented an
unfair attack on DR.. Forbes
Norris, Superintendent Of
Schools. This would appear to
be an attempt to becloud the
questions which we're under
discussion.
The leagues statement was
made exclusively in connection
with questions originally raised
by the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People regarding the hiring
policy. It pointed out that the
reply from the board to the
N.A.A.C.P. involved broad cri-
terra for employment Of teach
ers, which is matter Of policy,
and under the law q response
bility Of the Board Of Educa-
ton alone; a responsibility
which can neither rightfully