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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Progress

The Star reported, SO years
ago. that improvements in the
Nations Capital were proceed
ing quite well. On April l3,
1907. the Star said: 1.-THE i'm
provement Of this city on an
elaborate scale in some such
manner as was outlined by the
report Of the parking COM
mission is going on and each
year some feature or detail is
begun or added to. so that
while no general scheme of the
sort has been adopted. vet
such a one is in fact being
carried out. An illustration
is found In the current legis-
lation. Provision is made for
transferring the gorge of Piney
Branch into a parkway, and
Mr.. E. M. Talcott. the en-
gineer in charge Of street ex-
tensions, is making the nee
essary surveys and the detailed
plan for doing the work. The
new parkway will leave Rock
Greek Park about where 1t
Joins the Zoo Park and will
extend east. following the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

Peace was having a rough
time a half a century ago.
The situation was so difficult
that the delegates to a peace
conference in New York, spon-
sored byNAndrew Carnegie. al
most came to blows, The Star
reported on April Is, 1907.
The day before that. again in
a story from New York, The
Star said: THE white-winged
angel of peace which had been
invoked by prayer and song
to settle over Carnegie Hall
on the opening session of the
National Peace Congress on
Sunday night. was Jared from
her perch yesterday by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Andrew
Carnegie, the father of the
conference of peace delegates.
Mr.. Carnegie called upon his
audience to imagine the sort
of mind to a man who could
divorce peace and righteous
ness. and the man he alluded
to was President Roosevelt,
who had said in his letter,
read to the delegates a couple
of hours before. that if peace
and righteousness are at odds,
the cause of Righteousness
should be espoused. Mr.. Car
negie departed from his pre-
pared speech when he took
issue with the President. His
was the last address of the
day and everything was going
smooth with him when he
suddenly left the reading desk.
pushed his spectacles up over
his head. and dashed out. -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Reward

Several attempts, some sue
cessful. had been made so
years ago to derail or wreck
Pennsylvania Railroad trains,
and on April 8. 1907, The Star
reported: GAS a result of a
secret conference called yes
terday afternoon by President
McCrea of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and attended by all
the vice presidents, General
Manager w. w. Atterbury.
heads of the detective force
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and private detective agency
officials. extraordinary efforts
are to be put in force to dis
cover the gang responsible for
the train wrecking outrages
Of the last six weeks. President
McCrea himself will 60 to
Pittsburgh to superintend the
campaign against the wreck
ers, and. besides the reward
of $500 offered by the rail-
road for information leading
to the arrest of the wreckers,
large secret reward is ready
for the railroad employees who
capture the gang or any men,
Der while at work. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

gorge Of Piney Branch, as far
as the new bridge over Six
tenth street. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

A half a century ago the
District Commissioners were
preparing to crack down on
reckless young drivers. On
April is. 1907, The Star said:
The Commissioners are con-
templating the PRONUNCIATION
Of a police regulation that will
prohibit persons under eigh-
teen years of age from oper-
ating automobiles in the Dis
trict. The adoption of this
regulation will be with a view
to public safety, as a number
Of accidents of a serious ma
ture have resulted, it declared.
from the running of big auto
mobiles by irresponsible boys.
Daniel w. Baker, United States
District Attorney, in a commu-
nication to the Commissioners
Yesterday, called attention to
the fact that the grand jury Of
the District had recently called
to the attention of his Office
the danger OF boys operating
machines and recommended
that a minimum age limit Of
eighteen years be fixed for
motor vehicle operation. :"
Extra!
A half a century ago The
Star put out an extra to an.
nounce the decision of the
Jury in the widely publicized
Thaw-White murder case. The
result: A hung jury. On April
IL. 1907. The Star said: After
many hours Of elaboration
and argument. and after hav-
ing nearly all the important
evidence in the case reread to
them. the Jury in the case of
Harry K. Thaw, who was
charged with the murder Of
Stanford White on the Madi-
son Square Roof Garden.
could not agree on the verdict.
A great crowd besieged the
court house to learn the yer-
dict. /. The jury was there
upon discharged by Judge
Fitzgerald. The court was de-
clared adjourned until April
20. Evelyn Thaw Immediately
went to the prisoners cell and
Joined her husband. Short
~ after the jury was dis
charged it was reported that
the final vote showed a divi-
sion of 7 for murder in the
first degree and S for ac-
quittal. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-07
VFW Blocked
On Bid 10 Reds

A District Veterans of For
eign Wars plan to invite 10
Soviet veterans of World War
II to this country has been
blocked by the national VFW.
Paul Wampler, jr., District
department commander of the
VFW, said today that the Ma
tional commander in chief,
Richard L. Roudebush, had in
structed him to withdraw an
invitation communicated to the
Soviet Ambassador here last
Monday.
The National Commander
told State Department officials
the VFW has passed several
resolutions opposing exchanges
of veterans and protesting the
Soviet suppression of the Hun
garian revolt a year ago.
The 10 post commanders of
the District of Columbia coun-
Gil of the VFW voted Monday
to propose an exchange of 10
veterans with the Soviet Union.
The invitation was extended by
telegram to Soviet Ambassador
Georgi Zaroubin later Monday
evening.
Information copies we're sent
to the Secretary of State and
the VFW national organization
whose sovereignty committee
was meeting at the Statler
Hotel.
State Department officials
checked with the national or
ganization Tuesday and Mr..
Roudebush instructed the Dis
trict VFW to withdraw it's pro-
posal Tuesday evening.
District Department Com
mander Wampler said the local
VFW's decision to send the in
vitation had followed a sug-
gestion of Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt in her newspaper column
after her recent trip to the
Soviet Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-07

open so his two confreres could
steal eight cases Of beer.
Blair told police that he
knew his boss wouldn't miss
eight cases of beer, but he was
sure the safe and the money
would be missed. After his
crying spell Tuesday morning,
Blair said he went to Coppedge.
you're not an honest man"
Blair said he told Coppedge.
You know they'll try to pin
this on me-"
Apparently one harsh word
led to another and in the fight
that followed Blair got the
worst of it. That's how he got
in trouble at the hospital.
Now they're all in trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-07

OAOSh Va Oah oSA~SS $1,000 ~.e~
block of Sheridan street NV.
and Leo Griffin, %. Of the 1400
block of Taylor street NV.
Police 1t. James F. Sartain
said the plot began to unfold
when Blair, who works for the
Tivoli Liquor Store at 1920
Fourteenth street NV, began
to cry, while police were in
vestigating the theft Of the
store safe Tuesday. There was
$4,000 in the safe.
His tears flowed when detec-
tives were trying to figure out
how the thieves got in and
specialized aloud that 1t might
be an inside job. They asked
Blair why he was crying. He
said it was because he was
afraid the robbery would be
blamed on him.
Injured in Fight
Police thought 1t was even
stranger that evening when
Blair showed up at Freedmen's
Hospital to be treated for head
cuts. Detective Joseph Bonac-
corsy questioned Blair about
his story of being yoked and
robbed of $42. Later he changed
his story and admitted he was
beaten in a fight with friend
named Mark" Police charged
him with false report and he
forfeited $25.
But the trail got warmer
when 1t. Sartain and Detec-
tive Gordon A. Hesse of the
10th precinct heard Of some
one tryin gto rent a truck to
haul a safe. In the 700 block
of Ingraham street NV. they
found q man who said he rent
ed his garage to one Mark Cop
pedge. In the garage was a
truck. In the truck were two
safes, battered open and empty.
The significance of the name
MARX" did not escape the in
vestigators.
Left Door Open
Coppedge was arrested and
Detective SergtS. Richard E.
Miessner and Ernst H. Winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-07

of the safe squad picked up
Griffin.
According to 1t. Sartain,
Blair then admitted he had left
the side door of the liquor store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-07
2 Suspects Fight, Lead
Police to Yegg Arrests

liquor store porter and two friends were charged with
housebeakng safe robbery today police said because
plot thickened and the plotters had a falling out.
Scheduled appear before United States Commissioner
James Span today Clarence Blair jr A. Of the 1400
block NV: Mark Coppedge ir 35 of the 500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11

armaments-and-armed forces
area than to the arms and man
power fields.
For one thing. the first stage
manpower cuts-300.000 by the
United States and is million by
the USSR-would automatically
reduce defense spending.
So the amount of disarma-
ment that would be imposed by
budget cuts would not be as
significant as the 10 to Is per
cent slash would imply.
The effect on budgets would
be disproportionate, however, be-
cause the larger manpower re-
duction by the Soviet Union
would mean much greater au-
tomato budget savings for Mos
COW. The Kremlin then would
have to absorb less Of a cut in
new weapons production to
achieve a 10 or IS per cent
budget reduction.
II agreement to the general
outlines Of a big-power reduction
In conventional ornaments and
armed forces is finally achieved.
there still will be great amount
OF work for the experts.
The question is: How to ar
rive at q balance in ornaments
cut for the widely-differing
Soviet and American armed
forces?
But hope Is high in this area
because the size Of the first-step
reduction would be relatively
small. The idea. here as in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11

nuclear field. is to slow down the
arms race. perhaps to freeze the
conventional weapons produce
ton rate or possibly reduce the
rate.
Once having taken this small
step, the theory goes, there is a
better chance of developing mo-
mentum.
The small step, however, is
still years away. 1t will take
many months to write the pro-
posals. many more months to
write the treaty. and certainly
still more months, If not years,
to get the treaties approved.
The United States Senate may
be as hair-splitting on this one
as the French National Assem-
bly,. And the hairs to be split
are as numerous as a Cashmere
goats.
Tomorrow, the Soviet and
American positions on regulat-
ing outer space objects and on
guarding against surprise attack
will be explored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11
BULGANIN, AT BIRTHDAY PARTY,
DOWNS SCOTCH IN ONE GULP

LAHTI. Finland H0.-Soviet Premier Buganin took a
captaistc drinka scotch and sodato start of his SOD
birthday celebration early today and drank down in
gup.
The occasion toast proposed by his touring COM
panion. Communist Party chief Nika Khrushchev, at
city dinner that turned into rollickng birthday party
Mr. Khrushchev toasted Marshal Bulgann as "the
newborn Finn"
Finnish Prime Minister v. j. Sukselainen piped UP:
ITO the bottom"
Marshal Bulgann empted his glassul in a gulp drew
deep breath and quipped:
oh, there was too much water"
The dinner concluded another day in the Soviet leaders
gooow tour OF Finland In brief speech before the toasts
Marshal Buganin vowed to devote all what remains of
my life to strengthen the bonds Of friendship
land and the Soviet Union"
Newsmen were barred by Finnish and Soviet security
police from watching the departure from dinner of the
two Soviet leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11

tons are rated higher for several
reasons:
First, the nuclear age has
downgraded the Importance of
numbers of men and upgraded
the Importance of quality among
them.
Second, cutting the amount of
modern ornaments in the lead
ing military powers arsenals will
automatically reduce manpower
requirements.
Third. the military power re-
naming after the cuts will still
be formidable.
Downgrading the Importance
Of manpower is convenient, at
least. when the problem of in
spection comes up. Pressures for
observing rehabilitation are not
so great.
Under the new progressive
American system. the United
States is willing to rely princi-
pally on its own intelligence sys-
tenn to detect any Soviet failure
to follow through.
FirSt-stage reductions on
which all five powers in the
London negotiations now agree
are:
For the Soviet Union, demobil-
ization of is million to 2 mil
lion men. down to a level Of rs
million men.
For the United States. a cut of
100000 men down to the same
level of 2.5 million men.
For Britain, probably no cut.
She is already slightly below the
$50, 000-man level set.
For France, also probably no
cut. She now has about $50, 900
in her armed forces.
The Soviet Union has been
pressing for another million-man
cut in American and Soviet
forces. down to is million men,
in the year following the first
stage slash. At the same time.
Moscow wants Britain and
France to cut around 100000
down to $4,000 men.
AS indicated above the admin
istration is now about reauy to
come half way. perhaps agree
ing to some second stage re-
duction of 100000 men for the
Soviet Union and the United
States. possibly over a longer
time span than one year.
This second stage reduction,
however. probably would not be
agreed to by the United States
until international inspectors
were allowed on Soviet soil.
Under the progressive" in
Spection system, the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11

States still will insist that q
comprehensive ground and aerial
control apparatus be placed and
operating while we still hold
significant military power.
Red China Problem
Last January the United States
had a message for powers not
participating in the London dis
armament negotiations:
1T would seem appropriate,
also for other nations to begin
to consider the relation between
their own armed forces and the
projected f1rst-stage force levels,
in the event the fulflllment of
such flrst-stage reductions can
be assured in the coming nego-
tiations Of the subcommittee"
The United States had in
mind not only West Germany.
Italy. Japan, Korea, FormoSa
and other free world military
powers. but. perhaps principally,
Red China.
The Soviet government usually
brackets Communist China with
the United States and itself, ask
ing that she, too, restrict her
armed forces to rs million men.
But because the United States
does not recognize Red China
nor favor her acceptance in the
United Nations, her disarma-
ment proposals have ignored
the Peiping military manpower
estimated at about million
men.
Administration officials point
out that this is less a risk than
1t appears at first sight.
First. Communist China is not
a major threat as long as she
has no atomic weapon.
Second, the Kremlin, whose
Siberian territories border on
Red China, could hardly view
with equanimity the mainte-
nance Of such q large Chinese
force on its southern and east
ern TANKS If it were itself to
reduce its own armed forces to
rs million and then is million
men.
For the time being. Washing
ton Is depending on Moscow to
carry Red China along in the
spirit Of her own proposal to
cut armed forces to as little as
is million. There are no illu-
sions. of course, that "eventu-
ally" Red China will have to be
brought into q comprehensive
agreement.
In the first stage, however. the
United States will have to pre-
tend those 5 million Chinese
troops aren't there-and pre-
serve enough American nuclear
power to deal with them If nee.
essary.
Expenditures
On April 30. the world first
learned that the United States
had suggested a 10 per cent first
stage reduction in defense
budgets. Again the Soviet Union
topped the United States with a
bid for q IS per cent reduce
ton.
For this country those per-
centages translate into budget
cuts Of from $3.8 billion to $5.7
billion. Still the administration
attaches less significance to
this phase of the conventional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11
Simple Instructions
Left for Cor Drivers

NORFOLK. Va. (R.-The Nor
folk Virginian-Pilot reports this
sign on a rural gasoline station.
observed by Preston Charles:
Buzz twice for night service:
then keep your shirt on while /
get my pants on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11
Fifth Of o Series

stage cut, a year after the first
to lis million men. Until nov
the United States has resisted
pleading it wants to review the
political situation first.
The administration does moi
want to be caught unpreparec
for trouble. as in Korea in 1850
President Eisenhower's press.
conference admonition that thi.
country must show it is ready tt
meet the Soviet Union hal
way" probably will figure in tn,
American counter-proposal fol
second-stage cuts.
The United States could pro,
pose a halfway" compromisl
(a) by suggesting a more mod.
crate cut in manpower in tn,
one-year-long second stage {:
million would be the halfway
leveD; (b) by proposing Longer
time span PRODUCTION to is mil.
lion men over two years, instead
OF one); or (c) by some othel
stretch-out scheme combininl
the time-span and force-leve
factors.
Harold E. StaSsen, the Presi.
dents disarmament adviser. /.
preparing to present new United
States proposals in London al
the United Nations Disarmament
Subcommittee sessions with
British. French. Canadian anc
Soviet representatives.
The United States is movins
In flve general areas: Nucleal
production; nuclear testing
conventional ornaments anc
armed forces: outer space OBJ.
jects; and guarding against sur
prise attack.
Today's article will complete
study Of the third of these fields
by comparing Soviet and Amer
lean attitudes toward manpowel
and expenditure reductions.
ManpOwer
BY the time this springs dis
armament negotiations started
in London the Soviet Union ano
United States were alread
agreed that first-stage man.
power cut should pare their
armed forces to 2.5 million men
each. and Frances and Britain's
to 100000 each.
But cuts in armed forces are
now considered of secondary
Importance in the first-step dis
armament picture. Arms reduc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11
DISARMAMENT IN PERSPECTIVE
U.S.. to Propose Cut
In Forces to 2 Million
BY EARL H. VOSS

The United States expected propose econdage
cuts in Soviet and American armed forces perhaps million
further nducement the Soviet Union undertake
frst-stage disarmament.
This country present has million arms the
USSR has estimated million.
Moscow and Washington already that irst-stage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-11

manpower reduction should stop
at the 2.5 million-man level.
But the Kremlin has pressed
for agreement now on a second
Evening star., 1957-04-28
May ;

500
9-Ponoromo Potomec.
News and lectures.
S:55
4-lngo. Cooking.
5-Thousht. Inspirotionol.
900
4-Roy Honey Show. Kids.
5-kortoon Klub. Kids.
9-Coptoin konsaroo. Kids.
$3.50
4-Romper Room. Kids.
9:4S
9-oswold Robbit. Kids.
1000
4-Home. Color.
5-The Morning Movie.
Ia Hours. "DeodIock." John
Sloter. British.
9-GorFy Moore. Variety.
Il:00
4-The Price Is Right. Quiz.
1850
4-TFuth or Consequences.
9-Strike Il Rich. Quiz.
11:4S
5-Fronkie Loine. Songs.
Evening star., 1957-04-28
AFTERNOON

1900
4-Tie Toe Dough. Quiz.
5-Musie Holl. Liberoce.
9-VoIiont Lody. Serial.
lz:l5
9-Love OF Life. Seriol.
1890
Alt Could Be You. Voriety.
5-Afternoon Movie.
"a Hours. "Beouty for the Ask
ing" 1889. Lucille Ball. Potrie
Knowles.
7-Clown Corner. Kids.
9-Seoreh for Tomorrow. SerI.
l2:45
9-Guidins Light. SerioI.
I:00
4-CIose-Up. Interviews.
9-WoIteV cFonkite. News.
I:l0
7-Stond Up and Be Counted.
9-Donno Douslos. Women.
i:30
4-Club so. Color.
J Hour Dennis Jones, host.
Guest: Vocolist Terri Stevens.
7-Lodies Home Theoter.
] Hour. Million Dollar Week
end" le4s. Gene Raymond.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
New Conference
Interests Houston

HOUSTON. Dec. . is up. =
Harry Fouke, University OF
Houston athletic director. said
today "the university Is inter-
ested in the idea" Of joining
q proposed national conference
and the matter would be dis
cussed at the NCAA meeting
in January.
Fouke said earlier that
there has been talk for some
years Of a national conference.
and with UCLA. California and
Southern California ANNOUNCE
ing Friday that they would
secede from the Pacific Coast
Conference. there naturally
will be renewal Of the talk"
He said Houston was in
terested. But whether any
thing comes Of 1t is purely a
matter Of conjecture" He said
he would talk with other COL
leee officials about the matter
in Philadelphia at the NCAA
meeting.
Unless there are some new
Developments. I'm not planning
to do anything until them" he
said.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
BASKETBALL

Continued From Page s-2O
70-5S, Saturday (the loss Of
Grady Wallace Is going TO hurt
the .GamecockO, Kansas and
wit Chamberlain, ranked right
behind the Tar Heels In che
Associated Press poll. polished
of st. Joseph's Of Philadelphia.
1854. wilt scored 81 points.
Three tournaments were de-
cided over the week end. Gin
cinnati, which might wind up
giving Bradley a fight for the
Missouri Valley title, won It's
own invitation by trimming
Xavier Of Ohio. 1868.
Duquesne captured the Steel
Bowl with an 8l-64 triumph
over Pitt (the Panthers' FIRST
loss) Mississippi State. now
60 turned back Auburn, So
81, In the final Of the Birming-
ham classic.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
British Lions Win
In Soccer Leuoue

The British Lions defeated
Andrews Air Force Base, 6-1, at
Twenty-Five street and Con-
stitution avenue and Charles
County shut out Myron Cow
ell, at LaPlata, Md. yesterday
in National Soccer League
games.
Bob Meachin kicked three
goals and p. Hezakia added
two for the Lions (i-4-D. An
drews has an 0-5-0 record.
Charles County q 1-3-1 mark
and defending champion My
ron Cowell Is 2-3-0 in the
league.
The Washington Sports Club
was eliminated from National
Challenge Cup play when it
dropped q 5-4 decision to the
Baltimore Kickers in a second
round game at Clifton Park in
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
Maple Leufs Get in Picture
As Youth Move Clicks EurIy

treal. had only Is saves. DOL
lard st. Laurent and Don
Marshall were the goal-Retters
for the canadiens. who tied
Boston. III. Saturday.
The Rangers. who had TO
settle for 4-4 tie with Detroit
in a nationally televised game
Saturday after blowing a three
goal advantage. led all the way
last night. Camille Henry. Bill
Gadsby. Danny Lewicki and
Red Sullivan were the New
York marksmen. Gordie Howe
and Johnnie Wilson found the
range for the Wings.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
Young WeIters Fighting
Toniqht on TeIevision

also has hopes of getting a title
match with Archie Moore.
Jimmy Archer makes the
main event class at Madison
Square GARDEN for the first
time Friday in a welter bout
with Gale Kerwin Of Valley
Stream. N. Y, and Ottawa.
Kerwin won friends although
he lost TO Jimmy Busso when
he was called en- q short-notice
sub in an october rs fight. His
record Is 24-5-1.
Archer has been boxing at
st. Nicholas Arena most Of the
time while building up a 14-l
record. The fight will be car
ried by NBc-TV (Channel 4 in
Washington).