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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Science Editor of The Star

The National Inventors Coun-
Gil issued a release about a year
Iago--a release listing needed in
MENTIONS, especially for national
defense. Heading the list was
method of communicating over
distances without any material
medium such as wires that could
he cut or radio waves that could
be damned.
No suggestion was offered as
Ito how this problem could be
approached. Very likely men,
bers of the council had their
tongues in their cheeks when
they proposed It.
A few months ago, however,
IDr. George r. Price of the medi-
cal school Of the University of
Minnesota sent most unusual
communication to Science. the
official organ of the American
Association for the Advance
ment of Science. This letter has
blown the whole question wide
open.
II, said DR.. Price. certain re-
ported experiments are valid,
the proposed method Of COM
|munication already is at hand,
although in an embryonic stage.
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Mr.. McMillen, who takes full re.
Sponsibility for the situation.
Mr.. McMillen thinks that only
Mrs. Slagsvold's good intentions
good manners and good house,
keeping led her to her role in the
current harvest Of trouble.
Mail Piles Up
The mail was piling up be.
cause of the Secretary's appea
for letters from farmers with
their suggestions about the farm
problem. 1t was accommodating or
Mr.. McMillen's desk. Mrs. Stag
svold, trying to tighten the load
acknowledged receipt of a letter
from Horace A. Knowles, public
relations representative of Harp
er's magazine.
Mr.. Knowles letter said he
thought Mr.. Benson might like
to see John Fischer's article "ir
support Of your position"
Mr.. McMillen said it is the
policy of the Department tc
answer all letters-many OF
which are critical these days
as politely as possible"
Mrs. SlagSvold's letter was
entirely too polite under the cir.
cumstances," he said ruefully
"She took the letter at face value
1t is not the practice to write
testimonials"
Says Mrs. Slagsvold, why die
I write those famous three words
I just can't explain it,"
Mrs. Slagsvold did not read the
article. Neither did Mr.. Nc.
Millen. who initiated her letter
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Kills Two els

Two Fort Bolvoir Sergeants
were killed last night when their
cars collided head-on on U. S.
Route l mile-and-a-half south
of the post. A Women's Army
Corps private and another SOL
der were serious hurt in the
crash.
The dead soldiers were identi-
fled as Sergt. 1/c Rubin T. Bar
ham and Sergt. Hilman L. Mum
day, medical corpsman at Bel
voir. Virginia State Police said
the two victims were driving
late model cars which were de-
molished in the wreck. d,
The injured, both passengefs
in Sergt. Barham's auto, were
Pvts. Marilyn TurnquiSt ana
Billy Shore. They were taken to
the hospital at Belvoir by the
Lorton (VaJ Rescue Squad. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
Strike CuIIed
In Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Jan. 20 (P.-
Streetcar and bus operators were
called on tonight to strike against
the Baltimore Transit Co. al
1901 am. Monday.
The strike call was issued by
the executive board of the
Transit Workers Union after
|negotiators disclosed failure tt
agree on a new contract. The
1000 transit employees received
the walkout order a few hours
before the old contract expired
at midnight.
Active in last ditch efforts te
avert the threatened tieup were
Mayor Thomas D'Alesendro
former Senator Herbert r
.O'Conor. the mayors labor
adviser. and Gilbert Lee, Fede-
raj mediator.
The union has been asking fol
Is cents per hour above its exist
ing wage of 81. 80 per hour.
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It is contained in the work OF
DR.. Joseph B. Rhine and his as
sociates at Duke University anc
in that of other workers in the
same field scattered over the
world-that is, II the results re-
ported are true.
These scientists claim that
certain persons-perhaps even
tually all persons-under strictly
controlled conditions at certain
times and under certain unknown
circumstances. can predict
events which will happen in the
future. possibly read minds at a
distance. and do various other
seemingly supernatural things
by means Of an extra sense not
hitherto recognized and for which
there is no known physiological
basis.
Obviously. If this is true-if
there Is the slightest possibility
that mind reading and predic-
ton Of the future ever can be
Continued on Page "A. Col. 1
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ing Department Of Public Health
They are showing up in dwin.
ding numbers of nurses. sudder
Ishut-offs in dental care fol
needy school children. fewer
doctors in some programs, fail.
|ure to fill jobs when vacancies
occur, continuing crises at Dis
trict General Hospital.
Higher Infant Mortality
They are being seen, accord.
ing to Health Director Daniel L
Seckinger. in signs Of increasing
infant mortality. The made.
quacy of prenatal care is re-
sulting in higher rate of pre-
mature births.
Together. DR.. Seckinger said
these things have put the health
program into 1.-The worst condi-
ton I can remember.
The major problem, of course
is money.
DR.. Seckinger's position is that
his department. with only slight
increases in money the last few
years. has been unable to keep
up with pay raises. a flood of
special salary adjustments and
spiraling costs of operation. BY
standing still in money, he says.
I'VE are slipping back in service. +"
Asks for Million More
Some District Building officials
believe part of the problem is
that DR.. Seckinger asks for more
money than he can possibly hope
to get. At the same time, he
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United Givers Fund Of the Ma
tional Capital Area, Inc.
The new group Is q .'perpet-
.ual" organization to raise funds
throughout the Greater WASH
ington Area for the financing OF
charitable health. welfare and
recreation agencies.
It's stated purpose is to reduce
the duplication Of effort and
expense caused by separate cam
paigns." and to provide leader
ship for the more equitable dis
tribution Of funds. 1t aims To
bring together money appeals
for local agencies, national
agencies and groups like the
Community Chest into a regular
Ionce-a-year campaign.
Will Meet Soon
| Mr.. Morris said his group will
meet perhaps in a week" to
adopt bylaws and to enlarge
its board of directors to as many
as $50 persons. I'VE want q
representative group Of very
outstanding men to run this
thing" Mr.. Morris said.
He spoke at a Joint press con-
ference with John S. Hayes
president. and Ferdinand C
Grayson, executive director. OF
the Community Chest Fedora
ton. The federation is on record
as strongly supporting the
United Fund plan.
The board Of directors viii
have to work out details of pol
icy. Mr.. Morris said. But he
undertook to explain how the
new fund will work. on the basis
of present plans and United
Fund policy in other cities.
Formation of the Fund. HI
said, has not been a matter o.
getting these charitable agencie.
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refuses to pin point a few needs
at the expense Of the others.
This, one official said, has left
the Commissioners in the posi-
ton of being hazy about where
small increases should go. and
unable to cut a big enough slice
of the District tax-dollar pie to
meet all the needs.
In his budget request for the
1857 fiscal year. for example.
DR.. Seckinger asked 1913 million
more for operating expenses than
he got this year. More than Sis
million Of the amount was for
District General Hospital.
In the budget which the Com
missioners sent to Capitol Hill,
the Health Department got an
increase Of only $553,975-and
about half of that was to pay
for patients at st. Elizabeths
and private hospitals here. Only
$127,502 more was granted for
District General.
Seckinger's Explanation
Faced with this kind OF q
slash. are there some less es-
sential" programs which DR..
Seckinger can eliminate to make
other programs stronger?
The health director says no.
This suggestion. he said, lis
like being asked which of your
fingers you can cut OF as being
less essential than the others"
The alternative-and this is
what Is taking PLACES that all
See HEALTH, Page "A
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ourselves bucking a trend-anc
bucking a trend" he said, 81.
not the best way to make friends
Our relations with customers
have worsened. Our prestige il
dropping in our communities
and all of US will be hurt by
these things.
Now you will say" he told the
dealers. "as 1 will say, that we
are trying to do what is right
We are trying to do an honest
job and trying to treat our Gus
toners as they should be
treated.
I'VE do not take short cuts
at least not too many. But
believe you will agree with me
when I say that there is prob
ably not one dealer in this room
who has not lost stature because
of the irresponsible acts Of some
dealer in his area.
Until very recently the auto
mobile business was like a boat
moored in calm waters in a snug
harbor of a prosperous land" he
said. "All automobile dealers
were considered successful bust
nessmen. Our regulations were
high in public regard.
Then many dealers became
panicky and suddenly one-day
sales. free sides of beef, free mink
coats and other give-aways. dis
counts. over-allowances became
our principal selling tools.
"Bait-type. come-on advertis-
ing flourished. Some of us out
did the boy who sell appliances
and rebuilt sewing machines.
His address was a plea for a
swift reappraisal and action
THE main Job we nave" he
said, lis to remember to act as
our own public relations man
and to keep at it every day of
the year. looking always for OPP
portunities to be sure that the
public does appreciate the good
things we do"
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hover said the Russian proposal
already was covered by the
United Nations charter which
binds together the two countries,
AS well as others, in "a solemn
treaty"
The President said the present
state of international tension
has not peen prevented by words
of the charter, and asked:
How can we hope that the
present situation would be cured
merely by repeating those words
in q bilateral form?
II wonder whether again go<
ing through a treaty-makihg
procedure, and this time on a
bilateral basis only, might in
deed work against the cause Of
peace by creating the illusion
that stroke of a pen had
achieved a result which in fact
can be obtained only by q
change of spirit" y.
Exchange Released
The Russian proposal and its
rejection, in effect. by this
country were disclosed by the
White House in the release Of
IAN exchange of correspondence
between Soviet Premier Nikolai
IN. Bulganin and Mr.. Eisenhower.
Also released was the text Of
"a proposed treaty Marshal Bull
ganin had enclosed with a letter
transmitted to the President last
Wednesday by Soviet Ambassa-
dor Georgi N. Zaroubin in the
first and only call he has made
to the White House since Mr..
Eisenhower took Office.
/ Mr.. Eisenhower and Secretary
of State Dulles completed work
on the American reply Friday
night at the White House. It
was then cabled to Moscow and
Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen
delivered it in person yesterday
to Acting Soviet Foreign Min
lister Andrea Gromyko.
The exchange was released
simultaneously in Moscow and
here at 5 pm. yesterday.
Lacking in Substance
Behind the friendly words Of
Mr.. Eisenhower's reply was the
feeling in official circles here
that the Soviet proposal was
lacking in substance.
1t was regarded as a move
serving Russian propaganda aims
to create throughout the world
the impression that Russia was
taking the lead in a movement
for peace.
Another possible reason for
the timing of the proposal was
the effect it might have on the
BritiSh-Amerlcan cold war"
strategy discussions starting here
tomorrow by raising the spectre
among the western allies of pos
sible direct dealings between Rus
STA and the United States.
To avoid any appearance Of
acting Jointly with the British
a move that might offend the
See RUSSIAN, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
SHREWD WIFE
PUSHES POUJADE

POWER BEHIND THE LEADER
The Pouiodists, who surprised Fronee
by sornerins 100000 votes in the
recent notionol election, moy hove
silent leoder. Yvette Poujode, wife
Of the titulor heed, Pierre Poujode.
For the story Of the possible brains
behind the French onti-tox move-
ment, see Pose A-20.
WHITEHALL PRoDI6Y-sir An.
thony Eden. still q prodigy OF So,
carries in his heed the most COM
plete reference service on foreign
offoirs in the business. Eoi n. voss
describes this odroit statesman in
The Sunday stor Magazine.
Rodio. TV, Proeroms. Pages ELS
Complete Index. Poee AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
Ruin-Mixed SIeet
Hits District Area

Sleet mixed with rain arrived
in this area late last night anc
the Weather Bureau said II
would continue today, changing
to rain before noon.
Although the precipitation was
light, forecasters said driving
conditions might be hazardous
until rising temperatures melt
the ice today.
Temperatures will rise into the
lower 40s today, but turn cold
again tonight. Thermometers
will drop even lower tomorrow
fprecasters said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
-Four Prisoners
Fooled in Break
AtRockviIIeJai|
Cverpower Guards
But Are Trapped in
Joiler's Apartment

Four desperate Montgomery
County prisoners overpowered
two guards and attempted tc
fee the Rockville jail last night
but surrendered when trapped
in the jailer's apartment.
Bonnie Lee Slack. Is, barnes.
town. Md. awaiting trial on 9
charge of numbering his father
was one of the fugitives, police
said.
A guard managed to unlock Q
cell door, releasing three short.
term prisoners, who routed the
four assailants, the guard said.
The guards were not carrying
firearms. They did have black
Jacks, however. One guard, Will
liam E. Davis. 81, suffered a
head cut from a blow from the
prisoner who took his blackjack
Guard SlaShed on Hand
The other guard. o. r. Jordac
AZ. received a cash on the hand
during the melee. Capt. G. w
Linthicum. county detective
chief, said he was cut with a
knife which a prisoner seized
from the kitchen.
Capt. Linthicum said the fee
ing prisoners got the wrong key
They overlooked one that a
guard had, that would have let
them out of the building"
Instead. they chose the key
to Chief Jailer John T. Young's
apartment. adjoining the jail
on the top floor of County Court
House.
Climb Onto Roof
From the apartment they
climbed onto the fourth floor
roof, scurrying around trying to
find a way down.
Meanwhile, the two guards
and three prisoners below-Rich-
ard Mallick, Herman Kirby and
Clyde Dodson, all TRUSTEES serv-
ing sentences for minor offenses
had closed the apartment door
to trap the fugitives. The only
way down from the roof was
through the apartment.
Firemen from the station
across the street quickly flooded
the court house with spotlights.
Police from the nearby head
quarters surrounded the building
and the four men were trapped.
Four Inmates Attack Guards
Capt. Linthicum said the
guards we're returning Slack and
Joseph H. Davis. 80, Burtonsville,
to the cellblock after the men
changed clothes in the laundry.
Prisoners go to the laundry in
pairs to receive clean garments.
Davis, awaiting trial for house
breaking and larceny, and Slack
attacked the guards as soon as
the cellblock door was opened,
Capt. Linthicum said.
Guard Davis said the prisoner
Davis. pinned me to the bars
with both of his arms around my
body. I couldn't even move. Then
another one hit me over the head
with blackjack. I Slumped over
and closed my eyes like I was
knocked out"
Capt. Linthicum said the two
prisoners were joined by Sterling
E. Savitz, Sc, no fixed address,
awaiting trial on a charge of lar
ceny after trust, and four other
counts, and John J. Dwyer. jr.,
%. of the 1900 block of Elson
street, Hyattsville, awaiting trial
for robbery.
Savitz was described as the
See JAILBREAK, Page Al
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Antarctic Flyer,
Home
First Men Back
From Long Trip
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND

Inc crew OF the first plane tC
reach the Antarctic continent
on the Operation Deepfreeze'
expedition, the first ever to bisect
the Antarctic continent and the
first to see at least two new
mountain ranges in Antarctics
was the first crew home yester.
day.
And the pilot of the plane, 1t
Comdr. John H. Torbert, got hit
first look at his new son, David
five minutes after the landing
Their plane, a big P2V Nep-
tune, landed at Patuxent Naval
Air Base at 3:45 pm. yesterday
The six-man crew had spent rs
days In a round-trip fight from
Patuxent to the South Pole and
back by way OF New Zealand and
Honolulu.
MCt ny EdHIlIIeS
The big ship with its bright
orange tail and wing-tips was
met by the families of the crew
and a recorded brass band. The
crew members said they were
glad they made the trip, were
glad to be back and would not
care to do it again. Comdr. Tor
bert summed UP the reaction OF
the crew, saying, 1T was diff
ferent."
The weather they left behinc
in Antarctica was about the same
as they found at Patuxent
Comdr. Torbert said it was g
warm summer" in Antarctica
THE temperature got up into
the 30s," he said, land some
times we were uncomfortable
warm in our winter gear"
The plane, named the Amen!
surveyed the route from Little
America to the Byrd base and
also the route from McMurdc
Sound on the Ross Sea to the
South Pole. American bases will
bet set up during the coming In
'ternational Geophysical Year at
the pole and the Byrd base.
In making their surveys. the
crew made the first flight from
one edge of the continent across
the pole to the opposite edge
and back. On the way, they
crossed territory never before
seen and located at least two
hitherto unkn osw n mountain
ranges.
Covered 10000 Miles
They found several possible
landing places at the pole at an
altitude of 5000 feet. Comdr
William NJ. Hawkes., co-pilot on
the flight. said the polar area
was perfectly fiat in every di-
rection you could see" The
plane did not land at the pole
because, Comdr. Hawkes. said, lit
was late in the operation and
we did not want to take a
chance"
The plane covered more than
10000 miles in its entire trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
Meany Backs
Transit Union
On Bargaining
Wunts Provision
Written Into Bill
For D. c. Agency

National AFL-CIO President
George Meany has Endorsed q
local transit union demand for
arbitration and collective bar
gaining provisions in the District
Commissioners bill for a Transit
Authority.
Mr.. Meany outlined his view
in a letter to Senator Nicely,
Democrat of West Virginia.
chairman of the Senate District
Committee.
He said he would not protest
Senator Neely's introduction Of
the Commissioners bill but
hoped that amendments would
be added providing for arbitra-
ton of disputes and for collective
bargaining with transit employees.
Senator Nicely told The Star
yesterday he might introduce
the bill tomorrow.
Amendments Prepared
Mr.. Meany's letter clearly
placed the l6 million member
AFL-CIO on the side of the local
transit workers union. Walter j.
Blerwagen, transit union presi-
dent. said his organization is
preparing amendments to sub
NIT to the House and Senate
District Committees when hear
ings are held on the District
Commissioners bill.
The amendments would par
alllel labor provisions Of the ILL.,
.nois act which established the
Chicago Transit Authority. E. L.
oliver Of the Midwest Labor
Bureau. legal counsel for the To-
cal union. said the Commission
.ers' failure to include the labor
provisions Of the Illinois act was
"a "glaring omission.
1t was reported also that Mr..
Meany criticized the Commits
Isioners' proposal for an absolute
prohibition on strikes while not
providing arbitration machinery
to settle disputes which may
arise.
In another development last
night. Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane
declared congressional delay in
passing the bill to set up a WASH
ington Metropolitan Transit Au-
Continued on Page A-10, Col. 6
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New United Givers Fund
To Set High Money Goal
BY HARRY BACAS

Washingtons newly formed United ivers Fund will set
money goal much higher than the citys history when
1t opens its first drive for charitable October
This is givers organization" E. X Morris spokesman
for the said yesterday Business wants it and
they've got to pay for It,"
Mr. Morris of Is top city leaders on Friday filed
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an unreasonable finance
icharges.
| Because OF its obligation to the
motoring public. the board said
it must urge the 10000 MAZDA
members to assume response
bility and leadership in insurine
the car-buying public financing
at reasonable charges"
Another Story, Prosrom ond Picture
Poee Ala
The 81 directors of the asso-
citation began drafting battle
plans to win from the motor
industry what NADIA dealers
have described as a fair and
equitable" form of dealer fran
lchise. The strategy will be pre-
sented for ratification by the
delegates at a policy session or
Wednesday. the closing day. On
the same day delegates will be
urged to visit Capitol Hill and
press their legislative programs
on members of Congress.
The five-day convention is re-
fgarded as the most important in
Association history.
Recent hearings on Capitol
Hill on new car marketing prac-
tees have given the meeting
added Importance. Two of the
men heading the Congressional
inquiry will appear on the
speakers program. as will Com
lmerce Secretary Weeks.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
Iof Wyoming. will address the
dealers during tomorrow morn
Iing's session. Senator Monroney,
Democrat of Oklahoma, will
speak Tuesday morning. Com
imerce Secretary Weeks also will
speak Tuesday.
Cites Lessened Prestige
Yesterdays abbreviated after
noon meeting heard Robert D.
Stewart, Arlington Buick dealer,
tell his associates that I'VE find
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THE PSYCHIC CHALLENGE
Extro-Sensory Power
Can 1t Be Put to Work?

This is the first Of q series Of ten
articles on the mystery Of psychic
phenomena and the work being done
by serious scientists toward organ
izine them for proetieol application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
Excessive Financing Hit
By Auto Dealer Heads
Directors Urge Reasonable Charges
As 1900 Open National Convention

resolution denouncing excessive and exorbant"
charges automobile purchases adopted yesterday by
board of directors the National Automobile Dealers
The directors meeting in closed session 10000 MAZDA
delegates opened their annual convention
Park Hotel declared that instances have been
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Money Squeeze Brings
District Medical Crisis
Public Health Services CurtoiIed;
Higher Infunt Mortality Rate Cited

Washngons public health program caught in the citys
squeeze trimming services the public all along the
lime.
The reductions planned cuts in which
tire programs Topped off, They result from general tight
enng constant arton Of activities throughout the sprawl
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Eisenhower Rejects Offer
Of 2O-Year Soviet Treaty.
Tells Buleonin
u. N. Charter
Is Sufficient
BY CECIL HOLLAND

President Eisenhower yester-
day turned down a Soviet pro-
posal for a 20-year treaty Of
friendship with the United States
as a meAns of easing world ten
Sions.
While leaving the way open for
further discussions. Mr.. Eisen-
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Text Of Letters and Russio's Proposed
Treaty. Poee AS
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Yesterdays abbreviated after
noon meeting heard Robert D.
Stewart, Arlington Buick dealer,
tell his associates that I'VE find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29

Sleet or freezing rain changing to rain
today, high near 40. Some rain and warmer
tonight. Gull report on Page A-2)