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Evening star., 1949-03-07

the defense had failed to prove
it's claim of discrimination in
choosing Federal juries. Judge
Medina denied motions to quash
the present panel and toss out
the conspiracy indictments against
the Communists. The defendants
are all members of the party's
national board.
It was these prolonged attacks
by defense counsel on the method
of selecting juries in the Southern
New York District that delayed
the actual trial for almost two
months.
The II Communists are specifi-
cally accused of violating the
Smith Act, which makes it
criminal offense to advocate or
teach the forcible overthrow OF
the Government. Conviction car
ries a maximum punishment OF
10 years imprisonment and a
$4,000 fine.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Kelley Urges Guilty Verdict for Axis Sally

seriously" he continued, "sashay-
ing around with the hypnotic pro-
fessor and getting him extra but
ter rationS. But, Of course. our
boys weren't taking it seriously IN
the fox holes with all hell break
ing loose around them while they
listened to her tell them to lay
down their guns and 'toddle OH
home ,"
"Why didn't sne ask the Ger
mans to lay down their guns and
stop shooting our boys If she was
a loyal American and taking it
so seriously"
Then in a sentence he summed
up the Governments argument.
The purpose of the propaganda
broadcasts. he said, was to divide
us, to weaken our effort to fight
the war"
Mr.. Kelley spoke for an hour
and a half and wound up his sum-
mary just before noon. Chief De-
fense Counsel James j. Laughlin
was to make his summary this
afternoon.
The case is being heard before
Judge Edward M. Curran.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Loyalty
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that the plaintiffs and all other
Federal employees charged with
disloyalty have thereby been
villifled and subjected to public
shame, disgrace. ridicule =. and
obloquy which has seriously pref
udiced their reputation and stand
ing in the community and among
their friends"
Their ability to obtain other
adequate employment has been
seriously impaired as a result of
"the stigma of a determination
of disloyalty." the papers alleged.
Civil Service Injury Charged.
The Presidents loyalty order, it
was asserted in the complaint,
further has caused serious and
irreparable injury to the Federal
civil service, in that it has de-
tered intelligent, competent, able,
loyal and imaginative persons
from applying for employment
with the United States Govern
ment."
The order also has impaired
the efficiency. morale and secur-
ity of present Federal employees, "
1t was charged.
~On behalf of the plaintiffs. Mr..
J Rogge complained that loyalty
standards established in the order
"are 50 vague and indefinite as
to be incapable of comprehen-
sion." They do not serve Fed
eral employees, he wrote, "as a
guide for their future actions,
beliefs or associations, or as a
basis for defending or preparing
a defense against a charge of dis
loyalty"
The suit charges, among other
things, that Federal workers are
being suspended or dismissed for
exercising their right to free
speech; discrimination against
racial and religious minority
groups and that lin many in
stances. local loyalty boards have
reached decisions on the basis Of
hearsay, rumor and gossip"
After filing his complaint in
Evening star., 1949-03-07
III. N. Hired U.S.. Employees Fired
AS Security Risks, Mundt Says

serious flaw" in the whole
procedure of the u. N. is its hir-
ing practices. Secretary General
Trygve Lies chief deputy. he said
is a Russian who does most Of the
appointing when various boards,
commissions and study groups
are set up.
Leftists Held Favored.
AT the present time" he said,
Americans with left-wing SYM
pathies, people who left the gov
ernment just ahead Of an investi-
cation and people who were fired
as security risks are popping up
as employees Of these groups"
He said other governments also
should be consulted to be sure
that their nationals on these
boards and commissions also re-
present the majority viewpoint of
their countries.
AS for the Coplon case, Senator
Mundt said he believed the Un-
American Activities Committee
should get busy Immediately to
find the missing link" in the
case.
Who made the arrangements
between her and Gubitchev?" Mr..
Mundt asked. "Who was the 60
between? Obviously, somebody
schehed this up and that's the
person who should be found"
Representative Walter. who is a
member of the Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee, said the JUS
tice Department had been holding
off its arrest Of Miss Coplon in
hope she would lead FBI agents
to "other conspirators."
THE department was aware of
Miss Coplon's meetings with
Gubitchev. but she wasn't picked
up because the department be-
lieved others we're involved" he
declared.
To trap others, Mr.. Walter said
he had been informed, the Justice
Department made it possible for
her to pass along stuff that was
made out of whole cloth"
He said he had been told one of
the documents found in Miss Cop
Ions purse was phony informa-
ton cooked up by the FBI."
It was believed. however. that
some of the documents found in
the purse concerned genuine Sc
curity data.
Representative Walter replied to
an attack on the department by
a fellow member of the Un-Amer-
lean Activities Committee. Repre-
sentative Nixon, Republican, of
California.
Il think the Justice Depart
ment is to be commended rather
than criticized for its handling of
this case" said Mr.. Walter. "They
were interested in finding out who
the other conspirators were rather
than just dismissing her. They
were working on the possibility OF
getting bigger fish,"
Mr.. Nixon said Saturday night
that the department had shown
shocking, inexcusable laxity' in
it's handling of the Coplon case.
Evening star., 1949-03-07

"He who laughs last laughs
best" the editorial said.
But this is not a laughing
matter" it added. Espionage
and treachery are revealed. Re-
vealed are the dark and gloomy
plans of imperialism"
But Bulgarians had a right to
laugh, the paper continued, "be-
cause the pastors had volubly
confessed their guilt in court, be-
fore Western government observ-
ers and newspaper correspond
ents." The editorial Indignantly
denied the confessions were OBJ
tanned by police intimidation.
The defendants are accused OF
spying for the United States and
Britain seeking to overthrow the
government, and black market
money dealings.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
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by the FBI to see if she would de-
liver it to a Russian agent.
2. Senator Hoey, Democrat. OF
North Carolina, chairman Of the
Senate Expenditures investigating
subcommittee, said his committee
staff has been ordered to make a
preliminary investigation Of all
the ramif1cations in the Coplon
case.
8. Chairman McCarran Of the
Senate Judiciary Committee
charged: 1--WE have a condition
prevailing in the State Depart
ment that reflects either a lack
of interest or a softness toward
who is coming into this country
through the United Nations. and
for what"
4. Chairman Wood of the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities forecast an early meeting
of his group. Committee aides
said the group would decide
whether to launch a new search
for spies in the Government and
whether to start an inquiry to
find out if foreigners attached to
the U. N. are engaging in es-
pionage.
Senator McCarran said his COM
mitee already is checking up on
aliens entering this country
through U. N. and other channels
"that we don't know much about. !"
His committee, he said, is work.
ing "feverishly" on a new immi-
grafton law to prevent dangerous
aliens from slipping into the coun-
try.
Meanwhile, he added, the State
Department has every facility for
screening foreigners coming to
the United Nations. He limited
that if some officials did not
abandon their "soft" attitude, the
problem might be handled through
legislation.
Senator Mundt, formerly a
member of the Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee, said the COM
mittee has the names Of several
persons who went to the United
Nations after being fired as secur-
ity risks.
Wants Screening Pact.
II believe" ha said. 1--WE should
take up with the United Nations
the question of Americans who
are employed by it and get an
agreement that when Americans
are hired, they will be screened
by the State Department.
When Americans are employed.
he said, I'VE should be sure they
represent the American point Of
view"
The Un-American Activities
Committee has had investigators
who have been trying to find out
whether foreign governments have
been using the U. N. as a front
for espionage.
Senator Mundt said one
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Hoover
.(continued From First Page.)

fence Secretary Forrestal, men,
Der of the commission, dissented
from the proposal to transfer the
Coast Guard.
It was disclosed also that the
Brookings Institute made a re-
port to the commission on trans
portation, recommending that a
separate Department Of Trans
portation be set up. The commits
sion rejected this suggestion on
the ground that it would be in
advisable to set up department
devoted solely to the problems OF
one industry.
The Brookings Institution had
recommended abolition of the
Maritime Commission after trans"
ferring it's regulatory responsible
ties to the ICC and the rest OF
its functions to its proposed
Transportation Department. II
made substantially the same
recommendation in regard to the
Civil Aeronautics Board.
Much Overlap Seen.
In a section of the commits
sion's report headed What 1!
Wrong With the Federal Trans
portation Organization" the com
mission said transportation activ'
tiles are scattered over many sep
arate agencies with consequent
waste and overlap.
The commission asserted also
that there is no coordination o1
policies in the transportation
field, intelligent budgeting is diff
ficult, research activities are moi
co-ordinated and in some areas
they overlap and in others they
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Benefit Piuno Recital
To Aid Vacation School

Norman Frauenheim, Washing
ton pianist, will give a benefit re-
cital at 8:15 pm. Thursday at
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV, under the auspices
of the Joint Social Order Commit
tee of the Friends Meetings OF
Washington.
Proceeds will help support the
committees Community Vacation
School for children and other
summer welfare projects. Tickets
are available at All Souls Uni
tartan Church, Sixteenth and Har-
ward street NV, and the Friends
Meeting House, 2111 Florida ave-
hue NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
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NSOllC1llOCu TlOIIl L Al oC dSC'
of our entry into the war made
him very, very unhappy. What
sympathy-what heart this wom-
an has. Poor Adolf was unhappy
I know this will bring tears to
your eyes"
Mr.. Kelley then read statements
in transcript quoting Miss Gillars
as denouncing President Roosevelt
and Winston Churchill.
Damn President Roosevelt, she
said" Mr.. Kelley thundered.
Damn Winston Churchill and all
the others. She was an American
girl who was going to stay on the
winning side with poor, poor
Adolf"
Mr.. Kelley told the jurors that
the 5000 marks a month the Ger
mans paid Miss Gillars and the
fame that come to her as the star
of the Nazi radio were the primary
considerations in her life.
Ridicules Her Romance.
He ridiculed her romance with
the late Prof. Otto KoischwitZ. for
whom she professed her love from
the witness stand. She had de-
scribed the professor as mystic
who communed with nature and
went to the mountains to find an
answer when he first felt the STIR
rings of love after they met in
1943.
Mr.. Kelley quoted from one of
her radio programs in which she
extolled the culture of Germany
and denounced the materialism of
the United States.
What a stupid woman" Mr..
Kelley said. "She thought she
could go over there and rub elbows
with mountaineering Germans
and get culture by the quart"
Scornful of Broadcasts.
Mr.. Kelley was especially vitri-
olic as he told the jury of the
programs in which Miss Gillars
broadcast medical reports on
wounded American prisoners of
war. He read some of the reports
in which Miss Gillars described
bone-crushing injuries suffered
by American soldiers and specu-
lated on the possibility that their
limbs might have to be amputated
later.
Little old Midge," said Mr..
Kelley. his voice heavy with sar-
casm, was right in there pitching
for 5000 marks month to bring
comfort, she says. to American
mothers.
Tell me why in the name of
humanity would any decent wom-
an tell a mother of her sons
death, and then sadistically go
into the details of his mortal in
juries?
THE Germans wanted her to
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Los Angeles Pastor Dies
Performing Marriage
By the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. TT
now pronounce you but
the Rev. Thomas Harrell, SO.
never finished the final words OF
the marriage ceremony. He col
lapsed and died in the Church
of the Universal Master.
The pastor was officiating at
the wedding of Robert L. Parker.
Al, and Dorothea Fretz Gee, IS.
of Los Angeles, when he was
stricken by a heart attack Satur-
day. He was carried to an ante
room and another minister COM
pleted the ceremony.
A reception was held at the
church with guests believing Mr..
Harrell had suffered a stroke.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
rial
Continued From First Page.)

bishop of New York, and Bishop
James D. deWolf of the Episcopal
Diocese of New York.
Refuses to Disqualify Himself.
Defense Attorney Louis F. Nc
Cabe claimed in another motion
that Judge Medina should disqual-
ify himself and withdraw because
he displayed bias when he over
ruled the defense challenge of the
Federal jury selection system. The
motion was denied.
Before Mr.. McCabe arose, Judge
Medina indicated selection of a
jury would begin soon when he
had received proposed questions
to be put to prospective jurors.
Judge Medina cleared the way
for the long-delayed selection of
a jury Friday. Ruling then that
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Spanish Cadet Ship
To Visit Annapolis
By the Assoeioted Press

CADIZ. Spain. Mar. T. The
four masted school ship Juan
Sebastian Elcano sailed today on
an annual cruise, with 40 naval
and marine cadets aboard.
For the first time in IS years,
she will pay an official visit to
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Ex-Chief of U.S.. Advisers
To China FLYING Here
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Mar. 7.-Maj. Gen
David G. Barr, former head OF
the Joint United States Military
Advisory Group in China, de-
parted for Washington by air
today. Thus ended an American
effort to strengthen and stabilize
the Chinese armed forces. -
Ohices maintained in Tokyo for
finishing records and other mat
ters connected with the advisory
groups activities were closed with
Gen. Bars departure.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
House Committee
Honors Andrews
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The House Armed Services
Committee voted today to send
an expression of sympathy to the
family of its former chairman, the
late Representative Walter g.
Andrews. Republican, of New
York, who died Saturday in Day.
tona Beach, Fla.
Mr.. Andrews a World War !
veteran, was chairman Of the
committee from January, 1947.
until this year. when he retired
from Congress because Of poor
health.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal.
appearing before the committee
as a witness when the sympathy
resolution was voted, asked to
have his own deep regret and
sympathy included in it.
Mr.. Andrews. he said, "was .
great patriot" and IAN intelligent
and informed legislator who was
a great friend of the armed
forces"
Representative Vinson. Demo-
crat, of Georgia. who succeeded
MIR. Andrews as chairman Of the
committee, said that in the New
Workers. death he had lost "a
respected and beloved associate
and a cherished friend"
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. Mar.
7 P.-The body of former Rep
resentative Walter G. Andrews
was sent to Orlando, Fla, yester-
day for cremation. The ashes will
be sent to his home in Buffalo.
N. Y.
His only survivor is sister.
Mrs. William P. Urban of Buffalo.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Enqineer Society to Meet

The Washington Society of Au-
tomotive Engineers will hold its
regular monthly meeting at $50
pm. tomorrow in the Broadmoor
Hotel. Claude Mahoney, radio
news commentator. and Wilbur
Shaw, veteran race driver, will
speak.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Aero Club Dance Slated

The Aero Club of Washington
will hold a st. Patrick's Day
dance in the Washington Room
of the Washington Hotel at 10
p m, March II.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Warns of Rice Deficit

BANGKOK, Siam, Mar. 7 P.-
Norris e. Dodd, United Nations
food official, told the first session
of the International Rice Commis-
sion today that hungry Asia faces
"a 100000 ton rice deficit in
1850.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Bulgaria
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diabolical game and unearthed the
foreign agents"
Formal Confessions Entered.
The trial itself ended Saturday
after seven days of testimony.
The defendants, one after the
other, accused themselves OF
crimes against the Communist
run state and begged for mercy.
Some were in tears. All entered
formal confessions before coming
into court.
Yesterday the official newspaper
of Bulgaria's Communist govern
ment said Western attempts to
discredit the trial had failed.
Evening star., 1949-03-07
Easter Seal Drive Set

The annual Easter seal drive of
the District of Columbia Society
for Crippled Children will open
March II, Thomas J. Groom,
president, announced today. The
drive will continue through April
IL
Evening star., 1949-03-07
puroouuyun Revolt Denied

BUENOS AIRES. Mar. 7 (P.-
The Paraguayan Embassy denied
today published reports that a
revolt has broken out in Paraguay.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
SEATTLE, R)-Alaska Freight

SEATTLE, (P)-Alaska Freight Lines officials reported yesterday one driver was killed and another injurey when a company truck plunged over an embankment on the Alaskan Highway Feb. 5. The injured man has been released from Whitehorse, Y. T. hospital.
 E. w. Huntley, traffic manager for Alaska Freight Lines, said Chester M. Cunningham, 28-year- old Seattle driver, was killed in the accident, which occurred 533 miles north of Dawson Creek, B.. C.
 Huntley said H. Tatro, 22-year- old Fairbanks resident, suffered injuries. He was released after hospital attendants pronounced his condition much improved"
 The accident occurred shortly before noon but trailer loaded with mail and army cargo remain ed on the road. None of the mail or cargo was damaged, Huntley said.
 Cunningham's body was recov- cred from the wrecked truck and will be brought to Seattle.
 Huntley said the truck was southbound from Anc h orag when the accident occurred. He said the cause of the accident has not been determined.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving Monday from Fair banks were Susie, George and Wanda Beltz and the following from Kotzebue: Verne Hilliker, Henry Shade, Andrew Bango, Nora LiSbourne.
 Passengers for Kotzebue on Monday were Grace Stevens, Frank Bingham.
 Pilot Murphy and Carl Apok, who made a forced landing near Moses Point earlier in the week, were brought in yesterday by Pi- lot Bronaugh.
 N. B. Tweet was a passenger to Teller yesterday and Daisy Keene was brought into Nome from Shishmaref.
 Passengers from Wales yester- day were Clarence, Fay and Norman Ongtowasruk.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
CHAMBER OF 

Last evening the election of board members meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held at the Pioneer Hall with President Bud Harper presiding.
 Secretary George Beacon gave a resume of Chamber activities for the year which covered wide field of active participation in many problems before the com munity and Division. Some of the most important being the break water for Nome; assisting in find ing and fit ing suitable temporary hospital quarters after the fire last spring; assistance in AIDE. economic survey, intensive hous- ing project; active participation with Bureau of Reclamation dur ing their investigation of power sites; study of moral conditions and recommendat ons thereof; send-off for courtesy trip of Mary Ann Amarok to Honolulu; and legislative program.
 Treasurer Steve Anderson re- ported on the financial standing of the organization and made recommendations for the coming year.
 MT. Margraf who has been ac- tive since the last meeting on the liquor bill before the Legislature, reported that he had been busy passing petitions and declared that he could get hundreds of signatures in favor of liquor con- trol of wholesale liquor so that about S7,OOO,OOO, stated MT. Mar graf, now going to Seattle would remain in the Territory.
 The nominating committee pre- sented the names of Ted Duffield, Gordon Osborne and Paul Mande- vile for directors of the organiza- tion for the next three years, all of whom were unanimously cleo ted.
 A. Polet complimented outgoing president Bud Harper for his ac- tivities in behalf of the Chamber
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving Monday were Major Terry, Wagner Richey, Tom Mar tin, Mrs. Winton Burkhart and two sons, pr. J. B. Tucker, Chas. Prater, Mrs. Tveter and three chil- dren. Mrs. Wesbrooke and two children, Barney Crosby.
 Departing were Garnet Martin, w. E. Chapman, Mrs. Lydia Fohn- Hansen, Don and Rosemary Bishop.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.

Wednesday, February l6, l949
 Forecast Nome: Increasing and lowering cloudiness tonight and Thursday. Increasing east r y wind becoming strong tonight and reaching occasional gale force Thursday. Temperature risi n slowly to 10 degrees above zero Thursday.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of FOO am. today:
 Precipitation, none. (Total this month 0.97 inch.
 Te m D eratures: highest IA, lowest -33.
 Maximum wind 6 miles an hour from the E.S.E.
 Sunrise at 7:55 a.m., sunset at 4:36 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest 8, lowest 20.
 Extreme temperatures on this date since 1907: Highest 38 in i947. lowest -33 in l949.
 Data for other selected stations as Of 700 a m today.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
ALASKA AIRLINES

Passengers leaving via Alaska Airlines Monday were Mrs. R. Col lard, Christopher Parent.
 Arriving on today's flight were MT. Stocum and Mrs. T. A. Peter sen.
 Departing on the return flight today were Ann Gablick, Florence Chauncey, Orrin Scoville, Tex Zeigler, Jack Kelly.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16

and for the Wholehearted manner in which he carried on the Cham Der program. Also for laying out such good foundation that the next board will be able to take over without difficulties.
 He called attention to the fact that the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest in the U. s. A., being about 45th on a roster of thou sands of Chambers throughout the country.
 A memorial was read on the mining bonus of $500 per ounce as presented at the Legislature by Howard Lyng, and after consider able discussion by most of the members present was approved.
 Tn regards to a matter present ed by C. of C. of Southeastern Alaska concerning a protest there that no hearing had been held by the International Fisheries Com mission in Alaska, the Chamber moved to endorse Ketchikan's plea for the necessary hearing in all fairness to the increasing hali- but industry in that area.
 A motion was made by Jim Frye that the unemployment com pensation office for this Division, which was removed be again es- tablished, as it is not fair to the wage earners in this Division to have to handle their problems all by mail. The Chamber went on record as being unanimously in favor of this action.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
ATTENTION

Arctic Native Brotherhood members. Important meeting 10 be held at the Club House. Friday al 7:30 p.m.. Feb. l8.
 Sam Mogg. SecY.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
NOTICE

Pioneers of Alaska will hold regular meeting tonight at 8:00 pm. Robert Baldwin. Secy.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16
BRITISH TOLD TO GET OUT OF HOSPITALS

LONDON, (P "The Lancet" British Journal of Medicine, urges that ailing Britons should leave hospitals more quickly in order to relieve the general over-crowding. 1t says:
 Nobody should occupy an or dinary hospital bed after he has become fit to be moved to some less elaborate, ancillary institution "a convalescent home, reable- ment centre or a hostel for old people-or to his own home"
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-16

Alligator snapping turtles reach weights of more than 200 pounds.