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In addition. the figures show
the company had 40 million
fewer passengers in 1855 than
in 1854, mostly because of the
I52-day transit strike last sum-
Imer. Riders were down 22.6 per
cent under 1854.
Bus and streetcar miles
dropped 6.703,994 below 1854, or
1873 per cent. according to the
report which gave total of IT,
oo5.7l3 miles for 1855.
$79.291 December Loss
The figures showed net income
Of $754,897 for 1854.
December, 1855, showed a net
income loss of $79,29l. In that
month the company charged
$389.871 toward the write-off of
the rail property.
November's report had re-
fiected a net income deficit of
81, l35,497. That months report
carried $l.350.000 toward the
write-off of the rail property.
The December statement
showed net operating income of
$354,872. as compared with $34,-
377 for December, 1854.
Vacation Liability
The 1854 December report,
however. carried an entry of
1881 900 as the estimated liza
bility for accrued vacations
under a since-repealed income
tax provision PERMITTING such
an estimate Of expenses to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-30
Laws Urged to Cover
Auto Makers, Dealers

area: DR.. Charles F. Phillips.
president of Bates College, Lewis
ton. Me. and Fred Smith, sales
analyst. of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Senator O'Mahoney, who with
Senator Monroney. Democrat. of
Oklahoma. has been holding
hearings on the automobile in
dustry, cited General Motors in
his reference to the private eco
nomic state" said GIN has gross
a third as large as
those of all the farms and
ranches in America.
He said the concentration of
economic power in this country
has grown so great that it is
changing our entire economic
system. he mentioned Stand
ard Oil. American Telephone
& Telegraph, United States
Steel, Sears Roebuck and Gen.
eral Electric as among these
economic giants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-30
Thief Gets Watch
And SIS in Office

A secretary for Resort Airlines,
Inc. was robbed of S35 and a
500 wrist watch, this morning,
but the thief missed getting an
Endorsed check for $40, she told
police.
Mrs. Laurie L. Herring, 1900
Massachusetts avenue NV. Sec
Rotary for the airlines, said she
left her Office, Room 3l6 Dupont
Circle Building, at about 10 am.
for Just a few minutes. When
she returned, she said, the
money and watch were gone from
her wallet. but the check was
still on the desk. A tall colored
man, seen there, is suspected.
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FOUND

POCKETBOOK,. lady's, black Suede: keyS
ste;i vic. l4th and H SITS. NV. ST
3-9701.
PUPPY. purebred English setter: pure
bred Irish setter, several mixed breed
qoes. owners call between . am. and
, p m. ia. 10000.
PUPPY, female, black with white paws
and tail; at BaShford lane and Pow
natan Alexandria. OF. 4-7506
YOUNG DOG. black, small, friendly; vic.
2nd and Varnum SITS. NV. IA. 9-4434
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carried on the books for tax
purposes.
Net income shown for Deem
Der. 1854. was $19.02S.
This December report re-
fiected a 14.3 per cent drop in
passengers under the comparable
month last year and an 81 per
cent drop in car and bus miles.
Passenger loads have been
showing a 13-to-l4 per cent
drop under the comparable
period a year ago since the
strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-30
PROBER ABOUT TO GIVE up
IN QUERY ON JUNKET SPENDING
BY Associated Press

Chairman Burleson Democrat of Texas of the House
Administration Committee is about to give up
trying to get detailed accounting of how money
travelling House members spent abroad last summer.
Some 200 Congress members made official
trips abroad with funds provided by Congress and the
State Department In addition many were provided with
military air transportation.
Mr.. Burleson told yesterday only few
House committees have filed expense accounts covering
activities outside the country last year
Although the State and Defense Departments pre-
pairing reports on their costs in connection
slonal unketS Mr. Burleson said Il just don't opti-
mlstc about the chances of getting the complete story
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Continued From First Pag'

in Sheraton Hall, which was
damned to capacity.
Attendance swelled to over
10000 and transient rooms in
Is hotels were booked to virtual
capacity for the parley which
ends Wednesday.
The opening business session
was in charge of A. Leftwich
Sinclair. jr.. of Washington, the
convention chairman.
Second speaker was Frank H.
Yarnall. NADA's 1855 president.
Mr.. Yarnall admitted there
Is chaos in our industry" and
he pointed an accusing finger
at not only the advertising media
but the manufacturer as well.
THE greatest amount of dam
age has been done by mislead-
ing, unethical. and in some cases,
false advertising. This" he said,
ais our problem. although I am
amazed that we have not had
more help than we have from
the advertising media and the
motor car manufacturers.
Obligations Stressed
II believe that the advertising
media has an obligation to po-
lice its advertisers to make sure
they do not accept misleading
or false advertising. I believe
that his product is not adver-
tised deceptively."
Mr.. Yarnall said that many
of the bad practices that have
evolved have been desperation
moves by Jealous dealers who
are not representative of the
sound dealers who have made
this industry great and who are
in the majority. And yet these
bad practices. created by a
minority. have been adopted by
the majority in self defense.
He was optimistic, however,
saying that there are many in
dications that new and i'm
proved contractual relationship
will exist before too many
months have passed in this
year"
He did not spare the dealer in
his analysis. declaring specific
ally I'VE are making new-car
buyer out of a man who should
be used-car buyer. We arrange
payments for 80 and So months
that he cannot afford to pay
and we are taking him out of
the market for three years.
Il ask you, is this sound bust
ness?"
Representatives Flare, Repub-
lican of Montana, and Hugh
McKenna. president of the
United States Junior Chamber
Of Commerce, spoke today before
special breakfast meeting Of
the Young Executives Group of
NADIA at the Shoreham. Both
spoke on the responsibilities of
young men from the community
level to world peace.
Others on today's program
were Albert E. Norman. jr., ma
tional chairman of the Young
Executives group who were
meeting at the Shoreham hotel;
Edwin L. Stohlman, president of
the Automotive Trade Associa-
ton of the National CAPITAL
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You can't vote in the Dis
trict If you don't register. Now
is the time to qualify. Regis
tration headquarters on ground
floor of the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-30

One responsibility Of good
citizens is to vote. In order
to vote you must register.
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$l,2l5,352 Loss in 1855
Reported by Transit Co.

net income loss of s12l5s52 for the 1855 shown
the Capital Transit financial submitted
ito the Public Utilities Commission today.
The loss reflects gradual write of Of the undepreci
ated value of streecar facilities including sreetcars
company whose franchise scheduled to expire next August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Nixon Will Visit
Wet Nam S Second
Anniversary Fete

The White House has an
nounced that Vice President
Nixon will visit the Republic of
Wet Nam July CT.
Mr.. Nixon was invited by Pres
ident Ngo Dinh Diem to visit
Saigon for the second anniver-
Isary celebration of President
|Diem's government.
Mr.. Nixon win be in Manila
for the Fourth Of July as the
Presidents personal representa-
tive to take part in the celebra-
ton of the tenth anniversary of
the independence of the Philip
pines. He will go on to Saigon,
arriving July 6.
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Spencer, is a dentist. They have
two children. Judith. S. and
Richard, 4. Judith will enter
kindergarten at Bunker Hill Ele-
Imentary School next September,
She is a member of st. Mary's
Episcopal Church. The Spencers
live at $500 Thirteenth street
NE.
Native Virginian
Mr.. Smuck. 81, is a native of
Woodstock, Va. and a graduate
of the high school there and OF
National University Law School,
now part of George Washington
University. He also attended
GNU and the University of Vir-
ginia.
He has three children, a
daughter, Mrs. Carla Sonntag;
another daughter, Peggy 20, a
student at Wittenberg College
and a son. John, Is. a sophomore
at the University of Virginia.
The Smucks belong to Luthel
Place Memorial Church. They
live at 2038 Thirty-fourth stree
Sc.
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Girls
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
thorities have made Roadway in
their Joint investigation of the
murder of the two girls, whose
nude bodies were found in the
Potomac River and one of its
branches early this month.
The sole lead police have in
the mysterious case came from
the 14-year-old brother of one
of the dead girls. who told police
he watched from across WASH
|ington boulevard as the two close
friends got into light blue
automobile.
Driver Scar-Faced
The boy. Erwin Fellers, jr.,
said the girls appeared reluctant
to get into the car which was
driven by a man who had q
scar on his face.
The Fellers boy said he would
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THE EVENING STAR AS
Washington, D. G. sAs
THURSDAY, JUNE - 1855

Iney said today. to Mickey's ''run.
ming around with q woman not
his wife" She said it was hurt
ing her show.
The defendant, Mr.. Krauser,
performs as Mr.. California Of
l948." Mr.. Hargitay was Mr..
Universe until a new one was
chosen this month.
Thomas S. Sullivan. assistant
United States attorney. said he
would prove the simple assault
charge by showing that Mr..
California struck Mr.. Universe
three times with his fist with
out any justification or propoca-
ton" But Mr.. Ford contended
that Mr.. Krauser used his God
given hands in order to prevent
himself, from being struck. He
used his right of self defense like
any good American has under
our law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
U. S. Honors Norwoy's
Hospital Unit in Korea

OSLO. The United States
Meritorious Unit Commentator
has been presented to the Nor
wegian Mobile Army Surgical
Hospital in South Korea.
From July 10, 1851, to Novem-
Der IL, 1854, this outfit treated
$4,000 military cases as well as
large numbers of Korean CT
villains.
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2New Members to | axe
Places on School Boord

Two new members will Join
the District Board of Education
on Monday.
Carl c. Smuck, Washington
banker, and Mrs. Ruth B. Spen-
Ger, Negro civic leader, yesterday
were named to three-year terms
as board members by the judges
of District Court. They succeed
Robert r. Faulkner and DR.
Margaret j. Butcher, whose
terms are expiring.
DR.. Rowland F. Kinks, legis-
lative counsel of the National
Automobile Dealers Association.
was named to a second three
year term.
Mr.. Smuck, a vice president
of the Perpetual Building Asso-
citation, was a top official until
June of the Anacostia Federal
Savings and Loan Association.
which merged this month with
Perpetual. He also is a director
of the Anacostia National Bank.
He is president of the District
Savings and Loan League.
Former Teacher
Mrs. Spencer is a leader in
the Community Chest and United
Community Services. She is a
former Annapolis (MdD teacher
and school vice principal.
Mr.. Faulkner, an attorney with
four years board service, said
publicly some time ago he did
not wish another term.
A group of civic leaders petit
toned the judges to reappoint
DR.. Butcher, however, and she
indicated her willingness to
accept.
DR.. Butcher is an associate
English professor at Howard
University. She has frequently
been sharply critical of School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning and
fellow board members.
She is one of the boards three
present Negro members.
The board has six members
whose terms aren't expiring. Half
will finish their present terms
next year and the other half
two years from now.
Graduate of Howard
Mrs. Spencer, 43, is a graduate
of Dunbar High School and
Howard University, and also has
studied at Catholic University.
She holds a masters degree.
She taught history for two
years at Bates High School, An
napolis. Md, and served for
eight years there as guidance
director and for two as vice
principal.
Her husband, DR.. Adna L.
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water had told the board and to
the Commissioners that, con-
trary to a report to Congress by
Mr.. Mclaughlin. he had not be-
gun negotiations with National
City Lines until after collapse OF
a plan to reorganize etc spon-
sored by Daniel w. Bell. presi-
dent Of American Security 8,
Trust Co.
National City Stands Firm
Hopes that National City Lines
might drop out of the bidding
were dashed last night. B. w
Franklin. vice president of the
company. said after learning OF
the franchise terms approved by
the conferees that he still was
in the running and still has the
only firm contract with Mr..
Broadwater.
In a letter yesterday to the
Commissioners and the confer
ees, he said his company's re-
quest for 8 per cent earnings on
gross operating revenues COM
pared favorably with the 6h
per cent requested by the Nc
Donald group. The difference,
he said. was that the Mcdonald
group planned to purchase etc
stock and continue the company,
while National City would buy
etc assets and set up a new
company.
AS a result, he said, there
will be a reduction in deprecia-
ton which may be taken by the
new company as an operating
expense below that taken by
Capital Transit Co. of approx
|mately 100000 annually"
Mr.. Franklin said the result
would be "at least as favorable
to the public as that in the So
called Mcdonald plan"
The Chalk-Fox group, how
ever, has offered to take the
I612 per cent figure and also plans
to buy only the assets and liza
bilities of CTC.
Plans to Stay Permanently"
Mr.. Franklin pointed out that
his company was not asking for
the conditional exemption from
real estate taxes offered to the
other two groups. And, he said:
I'VE are not spectators. We
are transit operators. That is
our only business. If we are per-
mitted to come into the District,
it is our intention to do SO on the
basis that we shall be here per-
manently we do not desire
to make promises or to under
take obligations on terms with
which we cannot comply"
Conceding that a recent strike
in Baltimore had given National
City Lines a poor reputation in
Washington. Mr.. Franklin Sug-
gested that the company is well
regarded in Philadelphia, where
I'VE have done a good job of
running transit and doing it
efticiently-and keeping down
the fares"
Capital Transit, meanwhile,
is tied to its contract with Ma
tional City Lines until National
City Lines withdraws. or Con-
greSS denies il q franchise
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snow that Charles (Chuck)
Krauser, 80. who knocked Mickey
down in Mae Vests dreSsinf
room at the Casino Royal actec
in self defense. Mr.. HargitaJ
said he never raised a hand.
Star of the show and focus OF
interest in the court is platinum
haired Miss West. Called as a
witness, she strobe into the
p acked courtroom wearing
smoked glasses and clad from
neck to toe in dusty-rose-in-
GLIDING bell-bottomed Stacks and
high heels.
Mr.. Hargitay appeared re-
covered from the split lip, bat
tered ear, bruised knees, black
eye and bump on the head he
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said he suffered in the one-sided
combat. But. he told the jury
of seven men and five women,
since then, / have had night
mares which have affected me. "
The Hungarian born former
interior decorator has also filed
a 100000 damage suit against
Miss West and Mr.. Krauser. He
said "the brutal attack" has ''ir-
repairably damaged" his career.
He did not say whether his re-
ported courtship of Broadway
Star Jayne Mansfield also suf-
fered. Jayne was the root of
Mr.. Hargitay's difficulties with
Miss West.
Miss West objected. her attor-
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recognize the driver again il
he saw him.
The vehicle which police later
deduced was a 1882 blue Fore
was believed to have had only
one license plate when it wa:
spotted by Erwin. This was on
the front of the car.
The murder vehicle was last
seen headed north on Route 1
toward Laurel and Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

a height of as much as SO miles
The mass destruction hydrogen
rocket must be countered and
destroyed far away and high
above its intended target to make
defense practical.
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AIR POWER
Continued From First Pag,

continued from FlFSt rage
gram calls for 20 B-52s per
month.
/ Under questioning Mr.. Quarles
repeated his previous contention
that today and in 1859" the
United States Air Force will have
the largest strategic force of
|any country"
He said testimony to the con-
trary, given before the Senate
group nearly two months ago,
was apparently based upon an
assumption by the strategic air
commander, Gen. Curtis LeMay,
that the production rate for
B-52s would remain at the old
level of II per month and that
no further efforts would be made
to modernize the bombing force.
! Mr.. Quarles also said there is
a possibility that a new bomber,
the Convair B-58 Hustler !"
might add to American strategic
striking power within three years.
The subcommittee released
last night previously secret testi-
mony by the Army's specialists
in missiles and missile defense
development.
Included was the statement of
the chief of the air defense
branch of the Army's Missile Di-
vision, 1t. Col. woodrow B. Sig
ley, that the Army is confident"
it will have a counter-weapon
ready in time to meet the de-
scribed threat" of the ICBM in
1860 or 1861.
Testimony DeIeted
Censors deleted portions of the
testimony which apparently
dealt with details of Army prog
ress toward producing an anti
Missile system. 1t was assumed
however, that the Army was de-
scribing its Nike II missile.
Unlike the Nike and Nike B
missiles. which are designed for
operating against manned, Jet
bombers, and other conventional
planes, the Nike II is intended
to reach and destroy ballistic
and guided missiles with super
sonic speed at great height and
at more than double the lateral
range Of the anti-aircraft Mixes.
Nike (which probably will
be renamed by the Army during
the next few months-is being
designed to climb at speeds of
Thousands of miles per hour to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Mae Vests Chorus Bows
Are in Legal Fight Now
By HARRY BACAs

Trial OF Mae West muscle for baterng another of
the stars beey chorus boys Municipal today
with every appearance of lasting for q week.
MkloS Mickey Karoy Hargitay billed until shortly before
the June combat as Mr. Universe still the stand
when the trial recessed for lunch
Defense Attorney Charles E. told the jury he would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
3 GU Students
Killed on Trip
To Pittsburgh

Three Georgetown University
seniors were killed and a fourth
escaped death when the car in
which they were riding collided
with a trailer truck last night
as they travelled toward Pitts
burgh for the holidays.
The victims. the Associated
Press reported, were Michael p.
Nee. 81, of Pittsburgh. identified
as the driver; Sam Moran, 20,
of Oil City, Pa, and David j.
Morton III, 10. Of Philadelphia.
Harry Brady, 20, Of Pittsburgh
was thrown clear of the crash
and suffered only cuts and
bruises.
He Said The car skidded into
the opposite lane Of Route 1876
about 40 miles west Of Cham
bersburg. Pa. and collided with
the truck.
ut was either raining or
sleeting," Mr.. Brady said. 81
was lucky, / guess, and vas
thrown from the car" He was
riding in the back seat.
Mr.. Brady said he and his
schoolmates planned to meet
the parents of Mr.. Moran and
Mr.. Morton in Pittsburgh to
spend the holidays with them.
Mr.. Nee, holder of the Gulentz
scholarship, had been on the
deans list since his freshman
year at Georgetown as a chem
istry major. He was a member
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Loudoun Industries Seen
As GEO Buys Big Tract

any industrialization plans Of
the owners Of other properties
in the area. All our plans are
based on purchasing property
at the present prices"
Murray Tract Involved
Among properties repeatedly
involved in the options are the
|256-acre Murray tract which is
between the former Gore prop
erty and Route I. and the Co
chran tract, Of about 285 acres,
which lies to the south and west
of Route Z and is nearer to the
railroad line at Sterling.
Irving Berman and Robert
Gerber of Falls Church are listed
as trustees for the Murray tract.
Mr.. Berman said he is inter-
ested" in the property but added
that no transaction has been
completed. He declined to dis
cuss the matter further.
Mrs. Roland Cochran, wife Of
one of the owners Of the property
closer to Sterling, said the rail-
roads representative had taken
AN option in June and that it
expires sometime next month.
It was not learned Immediately
whether other options exist on
properties to complete the link
between the railroad tracks at
Sterling and the Pepco-Triple
Seven properties on the Potomac
River.
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major industries will come to the
area. Some even cling to the
hope that Pepco will 60 back to
its original plans Of locating on
the Virginia side If engineering
studies show the Maryland site
is not feasible.
The fact that the C6sO has
options on other tracts between
the river and the old W&OD
line at Sterling also has stirred
speculation that the railway
company may eventually span
the Potomac River to tie in with
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
tracks on the Maryland side Of
the river, in order to bypass the
railroad bridge at Washington
and the Washington Terminal,
owned by competing railroads
But Gao representatives at
Huntington, w. Va. and at
Cleveland were firm in denying
any plans for crossing the Po-
tomac River. Its the first
I've heard Of it," q spokesman
at Cleveland said.
"Any premature disclosure Of
our future industrial plans for
the area might adversely affect
land values on other properties
for which options have not been
completed" a Gao represent
alive said. "Of course, it would
not be proper for us to discuss
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TOSSED FROM CAR AND SHOWER,
SHE SAYS IN DIVORCE SUIT NO. 2

LOS ANGELES R.-Bllie Cravaacks has divorced
Harvey-again.
HE dragged by the hair through the house" she
testified yesterday in getting her second divorce
Harvey pulled her from the shower and threw her out
Of the house nude and later he also pushed her out Of
their car on busy freeway she added
When the Cravaacks appeared in Domestic Relations
Court year ago Harvey 49, related that he awoke to
find his wife scratching Adams apple with ice
pick Billie 81 said then that Harvey had threatened to
poison their swimming pool
The statistics: First wed. 1916; first divorced 1851;
remarked, 1858: separated again, 1855.
This time Harvey withdrew his contest of her suit.