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Evening star., 1955-07-09
Victor in Transit Plea
Resume Vacation

George Spiegel, a young Gov
ernment lawyer, is going back to
the hills after suddenly finding
himself projected into one of the
city's biggest stories of the year
the transit situation.
Mr.. Spiegel was the victor yes
terday when an Appeals Court
decree sent back to the Public
Utilities Commission a fare in
crease granted Capital Transit
Co. in January, 1854.
The decision came at a time
when the company and union
representatives were in session
considering a utilities commission
proposal for a new strike-settling
fare increase.
Were on Vacation
Mr.. Spiegel, 35; his 28-year -old
wife Ruth and their two sons,
John. S, and Ladd. 8, live at 1913
Northampton drive, Silver
Spring, Md. They returned yes
terday from their cabin in New
Germany. in the hills of West
ern Maryland, when Mr.. Spiegel
learned that the appellate deci-
sion had been handed down,
Were going to get back there
as soon as we can," he said last
night of the interrupted vacation.
Mr.. Spiegel said the two years
of work he put into the fare case
was without a fee. Although Mr..
Spiegel has a car, he said he
often uses the transit system.
Employed in the Navy Depart
ment in utility law, he more or
less came by the transit project
Mr.. Spiegel has been
counsel for more than three years
to the Public Utilities Commit
tee of the Allied Civic Group,
Inc, as well as counsel for the
Transit Riders Association.
In the legal field for six years,
the lawyer, a native of Salem.
Mass, came here from Boston
in 1850. The transit field fas-
cinated him.
One Against Eight
IT was one against about six
lawyers on the other side,"
he recounted. "On the case,
myself and my wife worked about
IL hours a day for about 40 days,
getting the appeal court papers
lined up"
II just was satisfied that some
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Stores 10 Open
On Saturdays

A number Of downtown stores
will suspend their summer Sat-
urday closing practice, beginning
next week. for the duration OF
the transit strike, 1t was an
nounced today.
The Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association released this
list of downtown stores which
will be open for business on
Saturdays in addition to their
regular weekday hours begin
ming next Saturday, while the
transit strike continues:
Large stores--The Goldenberg Co,
bursh's. Raieieh Haberdssher % and
Woodward. a. Lothrop.
Mems clothing stores-Lewis q Thos
Furniture stores-House a. Hermann
Furniture Co. and VIM. z. Miller Fur FUR
aiture Go; Eight and Pennsylvania
Women's clothing stores-L. Frank
Co and Whelan,s Corset Shop,
Shah d. Shah, Inc.
Other stores-Brewood, Inc. Button
Shop, Cohen's and Kilt Music Co.
The following downtown stores,
in addition to their regular
weekday hours will remain open
on all Saturdays, regardless OF
the Capital Transit strike:
Women's clothing stores - Brooks.
Inc. Lerner Shops; Knickerbocker Fash.
Philipsborn. the Princess Shop: RiziiE
Bros Bros. Inc; Urdong Bros. .Wardell and
Chiidren's clothins-The Esther Shops,
Inc. and Mortons. ''
:. Other .I tyr, tyres .ot ,:tores,-teeker's
Furniture .tores@colonyo,Iiouse. ioG Inc,
scates. Inc. 4Isi 18th st. NV; Major
Masterpieces. National Furniture Co
DEPARTMENT storesMidss. 5so1
& CO. taIi stores. anu '' N'e'u'N
Jewelrs storesI3.casteibera's, Franc
Ross Co and cha kay 5swslfz Co. son as
Shoe stores--Joseph DeYoune. Vim.
3 5ahn 4 Co. Queen Quality Shoes and
lin, limited price variety s.ores--o. C.
Mems clothing stores-A. &, N. Trad.
ing Co Bell Clothes. Bond Clothes.
Fogefs. George g. Co; Her5oe's, Inc;
Bruce Hunt, Inc: Irvine's SPORTS store,
D. j. Kaufman. Inc. the Mode, Inc /;
National Shirt Shops. Plaza Sport Shop,
Saltz-F Street, Sport Center; the Suit
SHOP, 205 Pennsylvania ave. Sc: Sur
plus Sales Co. and the Young Mems
The following downtown stores
will remain closed on Saturdays
during July and through August
20:
Larse stores-Julius Garfinckel A. Co,
and Frank r. Jelleff, Inc.
Mems cl0thing--Goldheim
Other types Of stores--Geo. p. Muth
Co. Inc. Hugo Worch Piano Co. Chas.
g. Stott Co., Garrison Toy q Novelty
Co; and Mutual Purchasing Association,
Women's clothing--Saks.
yewelry stOres-Galt e. Bro, Inc.
Furniture stores-P. j. Nee down
town., Thompson Bros. 1220 Good Hope
MisSo,I n4sS s,Eo n anS Curtis Bros. Goal
Fur stores-Jandel. VIM. Rosendorf,
Saks and Capitol Fur Shop.
The association said no change
in suburban store hours had been
reported to il.
Evening star., 1955-07-09

I'VE supplied her with bam-
boo leaves, twigs and magnolia
leaves" Mr.. Oliver said. 1T took
her three days to build a nest
about three feet long and two
feet high, with a cavity in the
center"
Then the mother snake en-
tered the nest at 8 am. April
|25, and by noon had laid al eggs.
Some were too small and some
spoiled. But 13, about the size
of goose eggs, came along fine
The mother spent most of the
next 10 days lowering about. the
nest. The first baby snake
Yankee Doodle"-was Matched
July and another today.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Count Shows Troffic Up,
But Better Dispersed

First specific data on the
Washington commuters switch
In driving habits since the trans
1t strike began was compiled
today by city highway engineers
Actual traffic counts on a doz-
en- major streets this week bore
out two key facts which already
had been evident to police and
motorists themselves.
/. The volume of cars enter
ing, leaving and circulating
around the downtown section is
higher than ever before.
2. Motorists, of their own %
lition. have averted critical jams
by simply leaving home earlier
or later-than usual for wc-k,
and adopting the same practice
to leave town in the evening.
The normal morning peak pc
riod from z to 9 am, in fact,
actually has seen slightly fewer
cars than usual on the major
arteries checked. And there has
been only slight increase on
the streets during the normal
evening rush between and
pm.
$50 Increase Shown
Over the 24-hour stretch
however, traffic volumes in
creased 8.8 per cent at the 10
check points.
Douglas S. Brinkley, District
highway planning engineer,
emphasized that this rise should
not be interpreted as rejecting
the total increase in traffic gen.
Grated by the strike.
The reason is that many
motorists, following police ad-
vice, are seeking new routes to
town-routes not checked by the
city counters. And. in fact, the
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Continued From First Page

NUHtlnucu FEUm rlESt rage
transit fare increase back to U.
s. District Court for the District
of Columbia for further con-
sideration was virtually certain
to come up for discussion at to-
days session.
The immediate bone of con-
tention is the unions request
for a wage increase and the
company's view that it can't pay
any increase without a boost in
fares and tax relief.
There we're indications that
the appellate courts decision
might stiffen Capital Transit's
attitude further against grant,
ing wage increases.
The Utilities Commission, in
January, 1854. set the present
fares of 20 cents cash, 5 tokens
for 80 cents. and a weekly per-
init allowing rides at 10 cents
each. The Court of Appeals
decision yesterday was on suit
brought by George Spiegel of
723 Northampton drive, Silver
Spring, Md, challenging those
fares.
The appellate court did not
dispute the Utilities Commission S
final decision. but said it should
be called upon to explain it's
reasons for reaching that deci-
sion. The higher court said the
current fares could remain in
effect pending a final decision,
which it called for without
unreasonable delay"
May Upset Structure
But the decision raised the
possibility that the fare structure
could be upset eventually.
1t was the 1854 Utilities Com
mission ruling which brought a
bitter attack from j. A. B.
Broadwater, Capital Transit
president, when he appeared be-
fore a Senate District subcom-
mittee holding hearings Thurs
day on the transit dispute.
Mr.. Broadwater said that rul-
ing was responsible for the cur
rent transit woes, and that while
Evening star., 1955-07-09
SECRETARY ROBBED
ON CROWDED TRAIN

CHICAGO. (P. - Miss
Sally Carney, %. a secretary
at the University of Chi
cago, told police yesterday
that a man threatended her
with a knife and took her
purse and $50 on a Loop
bound elevated train.
Miss Carney said none of
the Is other passengers in
the car interferred and that
six of them, including two
women, got off with the rob-
ber at the Forty-seventh
street station. g
s4 al "A
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Strikers Urged
To Seek Jobs

The AFL Transit Workers
Union. in a move rare in union
circles. today urged striking
transit workers to seek other
jobs.
Writing in a column headed
"689 News" in the Trades Union
ist, official organ of the Central
Labor Union, Walter j. Bier
wagon, president of the union S
local, declared:
This has all the earmarks of
being a long. tough battle.
Everyone should do everything
possible to ease the burden on
himself and the union. Get other
temporary work if you can. The
Washington Central Labor Union
is surveying possible jobs for
our members"
In another part of the column
Mr.. Bierwagen said that "at
the moment Of writing, nothing
has appeared which will settle
the strike" He added:
Some alleged 'feelers' were
put forth in round -about FASH
ion. They appear to be no diff
ferent than the 'feelers' put out
py company negotiators several
weeks before tthe strike began.
At that time, when the union
expressed an interest. the feel
ers' evaporated into thin air.
Thursday morning we read
that the Senate District Commit
tee proposes that the dispute be
settled through arbitration, with
the Federal Mediation Service.
or some other public or private
agency appointing the arbitra-
tor.
Even though this takes some
aspects Of voluntarisrn out of
1T, we believe that in the public
interest, we could go along with
the Mediation Service appoint
ing the arbitrator. AS to the
other agencies. we would have
to know the identity of those
agencies before we, could give
a conclusive response to that
part OF the suggestion.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
'OutIook Seems Dark
For I ronsit PorIeys

the Utilities Commission esti-
mated it would bring $l.8 addi-
tional revenue to the transit
firm. it actually brought about
$740. 900.
Capital Transit has since
asked for another fare increase
and that request is now being
Studied by the Utilities Com
mission.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Lloyd B. Harrison, who repre-
Isents the commission, said he
had not yet read the appellate
courts decision, but that ION the
basis of the record made,
think the commission can make
adequate findings to support the
conclusions reached"
He said the decision yesterday
has no legal effect on the pend
ing rate increase request.
F. G. Await. attorney for the
transit company, said he is
studying the courts decision
and is not yet prepared to COM
ment. A snap opinion from
other transit firm sources, how
ever, indicated that the decision
would cloud an already mud
died financial picture.
WioIfson Due Tuesday
Mr.. Wolfson's long-awaited
appearance before the Senate
District Subcommittee has been
scheduled for 2 pm. Tuesday,
committee sources said.
A subpoena was handed to him
yesterday at the Beverly-Wil
shire Hotel in Beverly Hills,
Calf, although he had told the
subcommittee he would return
to appear voluntarily and that
it should not waste the tax
payers money" by serving a
subpoena.
In announcing service Of the
subpoena, the subcommittee
issued a statement which said,
in part:
1T is the committees hope
that when Mr.. Wolfson appears
F. E. he will offer a concrete, spe-
cific proposal for the resumption
of transportation service in the
District Of Columbia which
will be fair to the public, the
workers and the company"
The subcommittee warned.
however, that if the board chair
man proposes only to restate
the adamant position taken by
(. other spokesmen for the
company . . the District must
proceed to exercise whatever
governmental authority they
have or can be made available
to them by appropriate Govern
ment action to restore transpor-
tation service :"
: The subcommittee said it un-
derstands Mr.. Wolfson is travel
ing by train from the West Coast
and will arrive some time Mon
dav.
The traffic woes brought on
by the strike which began at
12:40 am July have lessened
steadily as the strike continued,
Yesterday was described by DO
lice and the American Auto
mobile Association as the
smoothest day yet for ush-hour
traffic.
With Government workers, on
their normal Saturday of little
traffic trouble was expected
today.
Still unsettled was Police Chief
Robert v. Murray's complaint
yesterday that street repairs be-
ing carried on during the strike
were hampering police in their
efforts to move traffic smoothly.
District Highway Department
officials said hey were schedul-
ing repairs so that they would
not interfere with rush hour traf-
fic. but the police chief said they
should be suspended until the
strike is over.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Envoy BonsoI' Flies
To Mothers Bedside

United States Ambassador to
Colombia Philip Bonsal was to
arrive in Washington this after
noon after q flight from Boeota
because Of the serious illness of
his mother, Mrs. Stephen Bonsal,
1924 P street NV.
Evening star., 1955-07-09

IL check points covered In the
new survey don't even hit all the
major arteries.
The only way to get a COM
Iplete picture of the traffic in
crease would be to check all cars
entering and leaving the down.
town area. Officials make such
"a check annually. but the job
requires a month. Last years
survey showed that about 700, 900
cars during a normal 24-hour
day enter andior leave down.
town Washington.
Except for lines of cars angle
parked on streetcar tracks,
meanwhile. city streets today
were no more crowded than on
Ia normal Saturday.
Few motorists had to slow up
on the way to work, there were
no serious snarls, and even the
flood Of police who daily have
been pouring cars through each
intersection had an easier time.
Results Of Check
The traffic figures released by
city officials today were based
mainly on counts made last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Here
Iafe the most important statistics
pointing up the way morning
and evening traffic peaks have
spread out.
During the 7 to 9 am. peak,
I34,202 downtown-boun cars
normally clog the IL checked
streets. Last Tuesday morning,
33,6l5-a 1.72 per cent decrease
were counted. During the 4
to 6 pm. evening rush. 34,s62
outbound cars are normal. Last
Tuesday, there were 35,265-a
.87 per cent increase.
On Wednesday morning. 35.-
272 inbound cars were counted.
a 1.26 per cent drop from the
normal 35,722 for the morning
two-hour period. And in the eve
ming, 29,075 cars, 3.6 per cent
more than the normal 2S.065.
left the downtown area on the
IL streets.
During the 6 to 7 am. period,
however, only 1881 inbound
motorists normally zoom past
the IL check points. Last week,
l5.43S early birds turned out
between 6 and 7 o'clock-a 23.3
per cent increase for that hour
Similarly. between 6 and 7
p M, after the normal evening
peak, 14,987 cars were counted
this week. 1877 per cent lump
over normal.
The traffic counts. were made
by IL counting machines. sup
plemented at some points by
tAdAludl COUNTS.
Lag on Car Pools
one main reason for the man.
ual counts was to get sample
checks on how many commuters
are doubling up in car-pool ar
rangements.
The samples weren't detailed
enough to be conclusive. But the
figures that did come in weren't
encouraging virtually no
change over the normal average
OF 1.6 passengers per car.
The check points used for the
city survey We're. s.s:
First and Constitution avenue
NV, Second and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. First and Louisiana
avenue NV. Washington Balti-
more parkway at the District
line, Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets NV. Thirty-fourth and
Benning road NE, the Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Eleventh street
and South Capitol street bridges,
Earl place and Bladensburg road
NE. Fifth and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. and Sixth and L
streets NV.
These locations were selected
because most are normal check
points indicative of traffic VOL
umes.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
Flood Control Studied

BOMBAY - Indian technical
experts are studying flood control
lin the Rungett Valley of Western
.Sikkim, Derjeeling reports.
Floods in North Bengal have
taken a heavy toll in recent
years.
Evening star., 1955-07-09
LOST

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Evening star., 1955-07-09

Mrs. MRS william % Frank rank H. 5s Sherman place cycles to the doo
mez R tandem bike Cut off the strike from transit
plant The bike loaned by Mr. and Mrs Howard
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Evening star., 1955-07-09
FOUND.

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Evening star., 1955-07-09

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The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
VOTE WISELY TOMORROW!

Tomorrow is the day when Alaskans pick their delegates for the Constitutional Convention It prob ably the most important convention ever to be held the territory
 This convention shapes the destiny of the future state; sets the pattern and the basic principles upon which the State of Alaska will grow and develop
 This means that the delegates elected must be men and women of vision; people who set aside personal party and divisional differences; have studied the good and bad points in constitutions of other states are Alaskans that call Alaska their permanent home
 There are many candidates that qualify and some whose background shows they lack the necessary perience.
 We urge all qualified voters to take part by cast ing their votes carefully.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
Air Guardsmen Will Display Skill in Annual Gunnery Competition

BOISE, Idaho, R-Aerial gum ners from the IT Air National Guard districts in the U.S., Ha- waii and Canada will display their skill here this week in their an nual worldwide gunnery compe- tition.
 The IT teams, with five men in each are spending today in prac- tice shooting. Actual competitive gunnery gets under way Tuesday.
 Trophies for both team and in dividual standouts will be award ed Sept. IS, the final day of the meet.
 Some $50 Air Guardsmen are on hand, but only 85 of them are doing the firing. The remainder will handle the armoring and the maintenance required to keep the pilots aloft.
 The Alaskan contingent arrived in five ESQ Shooting Stars.
 Competition includes air air gunnery and 10000 and 27,OOO feet, air -to-ground panel gunnery, skip bombing, and air-to- ground rocketry.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
Scandinavian Airlines
 Starts Family Fare Plan Between US. and Europe

NEW YORK, R-Scandinavian Airlines System announced Satur- day it will inaugurate a family fare plan for travel between the United States and Europe, begin ming Nov 1.
 Warren E. Kraemer, vice presi- dent of traffic and sales, said the plan will apply to S-A-S flights from both New York and Los An geles and will be in effect during the off-season period from Nov. l to March 31 The plan provides substantial fare reductions for the passenger accompanied by his family.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
New York Dock Workers And 43,OOO Westinghouse Employees Are On Strike
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A dockworkers strike contin- ued to tie up the Port of New York today and 43,OOO employees struck 28 Westinghouse Electric Corp. plants throughout the coun- try.
 The crippling waterfront strike, costing the city an estimated one million dollars daily, had been called off briefly last night. But the International LongShoremen's $ Assn. withdrew early today a recommendation that its members return to work.
 The HAS long standing dispute with the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor brought on the strike six days ago.
 There was no indication whe- ther Westinghouse 30 other plants, employing about 10000 workers, would be affected.
 The East Pittsburgh strike be- gan Aug. 7 when the union charged Westinghouse violated the contract in a time study.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
New Bishop For Alaska's Russian Orthodox Church Named In San FranSciScO
-Tugboat Iney

SAN FRANCISCO, LR - In ceremony glittering with gold and white vestments, a new bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church for the Territory of Alaska was con- secrated Sunday in tiny Holy Trinity Cathedral.
 He is Bishop Ambrosius, 66, who has served in Alaska since 1850. He succeeds Bishop John, retired.
 Bishop Ambrosius accepted the miter and staff of his office after a three -and-a-half hour celebra- ton of the Solmen Pontifical Lit urgy, dating back to the Great Schism of 1054.
 After the bearded Bishop Am broSius shed his monatic cassock, Archbishop Metropolitan Leonty of New York, primate of the church in North America, ad- dressed the 400 people present. He stressed the importance of the Alaska diocese, where he said the church first reached America 160 years ago.
 Russians, Serbs and Bulgars from Alaska established the first Russian Orthodox Church in the United States in San Francisco ln 1868. It is now Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-12
ELECTION - NOTICE

September thirteenth is the one big day. When all Alaskans can have their say As to who will draft the laws of the state, In convention at College, on November eighth Now don't let them down, when your votes they need, Get to the polls and you take the lead Your candidates are depending you, For continuous support in all that they do. After election, study the plans, And offer suggestions whenever you can. Discuss them in lodges, in churches and teas Then send the results to your candidates Please!
 -Tugboat Iney