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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Anti-MosIem PURGE
Charged 10 Russians

CAIRO. Egypt, June 15.-A
religious leader from Turkestan In
Soviet Central Asia charged here
today that Russia has been con-
Quoting an anti-Moslem purge ever
since the end Of the war.
(Other recent reports from
various sources have said that
the Russians have been con-
Quoting q campaign against
Jews and Zionism inside the
Soviet Union)
The religious leader is Al Sayed
Nour Muhammed Ismail. head Of
the Turkesta mission to AL Azhar
Cairo's great Moslem University
He said that In the Middle Asia
areas of the Soviet Union, includ-
ing the Kazakh Republic and the
Turkmen Republic. as well as In
the Crimea. there are virtually INC
Moslem inhabitants left"
In an article prepared for pub
lication in the Moslem monthly
Akhbar AL Aalam Islami. ISmail
said prominent instructors In
Moslem theology In the Soviet
Union are either exiled to Siberis
or are underground.
Ismail said Moslems In the once
predominantly Mohammedan area,
of Russia were expelled from then
homes by the Soviet government
and replaced by Russians" after
the wars end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15

told him she had been undergoing
psychiatric treatment for a nerv-
Gus disorder.
DR.. Edward ]. Kelleher, direc.
tor Of the Municipal Court Psy.
chiatric Institute, said the CIR
apparently is either schizophrenis
or deep in the influence of q
major hysteria." "A schizophrenis
Is a person with a split person.
ality.)
She first gave police a fictitiou.
name and Boston address
Watkins lives at Melrose, a Bos-
ton suburb.
Accompanied by Police Sergt
Albert Bruins and an assistant
States attorney. Miss Steinhager
re-enacted the shooting in hel
18th floor room Of the hotel, where
the Philadelphia team is housed
during its series with the Cubs
which opened yesterday. Police
said she related:
After she sent Watkins the
note, Watkins first telephoned her
but she told him she wanted to
see him in person. Watkins came
to her room and knocked on the
door. She put a pairing knife
into the pocket of her skirt and
still holding it, opened the door,
intending to stab Watkins as he
entered.
But he walked swiftly past her,
(See WATTKIJS page A-61
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Social Security Likely
For Doctors, Lawyers.
Butchers and Bakers
New Bill NeorIy Reody;
Domesties in. but Form
Labor Is Excluded
First OF a SeriesJ
First OF a Series.J
By Gould Lincoln

The House Ways and Means
Committee. which has been strug-
Cling for three and a half months
to modify and perfect the Truman
administration's bill to expand the
present social security system. Ia
expected to report the measure to
the Housewife some material
changes-within . week or 10
days. ~
The basic factors over which
the committee has worked day
after day are the extent of cover
age-that Is, how many additional
persons are to be placed under the
old age pension and survivors sys-
tenn, the size and character Of the
BENEFITS to be paid and the size OF
the payroll tax to be levied.
Decisions Stfll Tentative.
While the committee and its
chairman. Representative Dough-
ton. Democrat, Of North Carolina.
have been close mouthed regard
ing the progress made with the
bill, and while decisions still are
tentative. the probabilities are that
when the bill is reported 1t will
cover into the system the self
employed" professional men and
women doctors, lawyers. archi-
tects. etc. and small business
men" Of every classification
butchers. bakers. plumbers, drug
gists, haberdashers. garage opera
tors-indeed. every kind of busi-
nessman.
Domesties 70 Be Covered.
Still another group, the so-called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Send q Kid to Comp

This Is the story OF q boy who
found himself. It happened this
way.
Larry was like any other ener-
getic l1-year-old except he
couidnt get along In school. Long
division batIied him and the multi
plication table made him mis-
cradle.
Not being able 10 distinguish
himself through scholarship, Larry
took % fighting. There were
scraps In the playground and
noise In the classroom. The
teacher threw up her hands.
Larry went into an ungraded class
with the problem children"
At home. Larry was In dis
grace. His parents pointed out
Ia. him that al his brothers and
sisters rot along fine IN school.
Thy couldn't he apply himseif7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Judge Refuses 10 Free
Mrs. fisIer on Bail

NEW YORK. June l5.-Federa,
Judge william Bondy today re.
fused to order that Mrs. Gerhar
Eisler be freed on bail from Ellis
Island where she is held for de.
portation.
The 37-year old wife Of ths
fugitive Communist has asked thai
she be released so she could make
her own arrangements TO leave the
United States and join her hus.
band In Germany.
Eisler jumped $23 500 bond and
fed from this country May 8. His
wife was arrested May IL on q de.
portation warrant charging she
violated her visitors visa.
At an immigration Service hear
ing two weeks ago. the presiding
officer recommended that she be
deported.
Judge Bondy noted that Mrs.
Eisler is not charged with q crime
and that she wishes to leave. He
added the court win assume that
q determination by the commits
sioner Of immigration win be
reached expeditiously."
The court held that "the period
Of her detention has not been long
enough TO justify the conclusion
that she has been illegally de-
priyed Of her liberty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
CLARK Assoils as Ridiculous
Reports That Hoover Resigned
Attorney General Denies Differences
With FBl Director Over CopIon TroI

torney General Clark during q
heated showdown on top-icyel
Justice Department policy"
The story mentioned q "rumor'
Of the resignation and told oil
authoritative" reports Of the
position Mr.. Hoover had taken.
Mr.. Clark. commenting on the
story. told q reporter; .
i am amazed that . reputable
newspaper would SO TO such
lengths as 10 eonjure up Q story
like that"
After termins the Times Her.
aid story ridiculous. Mr.. Ciarl
was asked:
Was there any difference o.
opinion between you and Mr.
Hoover over continuation Of tn
coplon trial7"
The Attorney General shook hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Plot to Blow Up JoiI
In CeyIon Thworted

COLOMBO. Ceylon. June 15.-
Police and prison authorities to-
day thwarted what they described
as an elaborate plot to blow UP
Ceylonls biggest jail.
The jail Is situated In Wlikade,
% suburb Of Colombo. Authorities
said several sticks Of dynamite.
loaded reyolvers. ammunition and
house breaking tools were found
concealed In the cells Of two pris-
oners now being tried on charges
OF murder and robbery. A car con-
tanning hand grenades was found
Dtside the jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
New Zeolond Rodiomon
Fined for Foke Signuls
D. Ire Asss<iossd Press

WELLINGTON. New Zealand
June Is.--A New Zealand radio
operator was fined 11s today on
charges OF sending fake messages
TO aircraft.
John Bull. II. q grocery clerk
pleaded guilty tn magistrates
court 10 four counts involving
operation Of an unlicensed radio
transmitter from o building near
wellington airport. He was or
dered TO- pay OF the nne at the
rate of 81 . week.
Bull was arrested June . after
3 widespread police search for q
broadcaster who vas sending fake
messages to planes and control
towers. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
IS RainIess Days Set
Spring Record Here;
Relief Seen Today
Sonitory Commission
Bons Outside Use Of
Wuter in Suburbs

NE" EN1lAAND HEAL wave
Kills Is: Crop Damage Heavy.
Page As.
A new record for early summer
droughts In the Washington area
was set today Is the section en-
tered Its 18th rainless day. But
rainfall was in prospect this after
noon TO bring relief to parched
crops.
The dry spell Ia the longest
recorded by the Weather Bureau
for the spring period since 1t be-
gan keeping records rs years ego.
The Washington Suburban San
itary Commission today put into
effect an order which prohibits
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County consumers from using
water for sprinkitng or other pur-
poses outside. The commission
said the watering Of shrubs and
plants viii be permitted. however.
II II Is done by sprinklins can or
bucket without the use OF hoses
or pipes
The regulation win remain In
force until further notice.
Last Rainfall On May 70.
The last measurable rainfall In
this area occurred on May %.
The longest period without rain
on record ut the Weather Bureau
was In 1901 when 20 dry days
were recorded from October is TO
November IL.
Tomorrow win be warm and
humid with showers.
A soaking rain within the next
few day. would save the situation
for nearby farmers with only minor
losses. but '-tae danger point Ia fast
approaching" according 70 Or.
T. B. Symons, director of the
University Of Maryland's extension
service.
Tobacco Grower His Hard.
Hardest hit were the tobacco
growers Of Southern Maryland.
whose planting has been sertcuAly
retarded. and dairy farmers In
nearby sections Of Maryland md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
ISend q KID 20 (ump
H-Yeor- Old Boy Finds Himself
AT Camp After Venture in c rhine

| they asked. What would the
lneighbors think?
Larry gave the neighbors some
thing TO think about. He organ
lied . neighhorhood gang. Led
Iby him, some Of the boys started
skipping school. But he wanted
to do something big. So he de-
|cided TO see what they could steal
from i0-cent store. He took
|a few pencils and was promptly
caught.
Now there were tears at home.
None Of the children. his mother
sobbed. had ever hsen In trouble
with the police.
But q probation officer nj the
Juvenile Court decided everybody
talked about what Q problem
Larry was. but nobody ever did
tses CANT. Page Ash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Hiss Prosecution
Ends Reading Of
u. ). Documents
FBIHondwritine Expert
Slated to Testify at
Trial This AFTERNOON
BULLETIN

NEW YORK.-The prosecu-
ton in the Alger Hiss perjury
trial today completed presenta-
ton of all ~ documents from
W. ic h Whitaker Chambers
claims to have gotten Govern
ment secrets through Mr.. Hiss
in 1898. An FBI handwriting
expert Is expected TO be the
first witness after the luncheon
recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Meeting Of Big -Four
Cancelled on vishinsky
Plea for More Time
Soviet Had Been Expected
To Deliver Answer 10
Vests Proposals Today
by the Associated Press

PARIS, June l5.-A scheduled
secret meeting Of the Big -Four
Foreign Ministers was called Oh
at the last minute today when So
Wet Foreign Minister Andrea 2.
Vishinsky asked for more time. !"
American sources said Mr.. vi
shinsky was not prepared for the
meeting with Western Foreign
Ministers. MIR. Vishinsky had been
expected to bring in the Kremlin's
answer to Western proposals for a
transport trade agreement on
Germany.
Russia and the West are re-
ported near agreement on these
proposals.
Today's session first was de-
layed for half an hour. British
Foreign Secretary Bevin arrived at
the Pink Marble Palace on time
this afternoon. Apparently he
had not learned in advance that
the meeting had been Cancelled.
Accord Limited to Economies.
Western sources agree that the
proposed commercial accord would
be restricted to economic es-
sentials necessary to keep trade
and transport moving. They say
it would not attempt to settle the
complex political problems in
volved In Germany.
These sources claim chances for
any political agreement are jeop-
ardized by the complicated labor
situation In Berlin where q "a
day rail strike has halted train
shipments to and from the city.
Western observers said the pro-
posed East-West commercial &C
cord involves two main factors.
/. Establishment of q four
power commission to supervise an
all German economic board dedi-
Gated to promoting East West
trade. This commission would in
effect replace the wrecked Allied
Control Council.
2. Russian guarantees of free
transport rights into Berlin from
the West In return for an agreed
rate Of exchange for east and west
marks to facilitate trade.
Proposals Made by vishinsky.
Persons In touch with yester-
days two-part session said Mr..
Vishinsky made some proposals
at the first meeting on Berlin and
German economic issues.
During the two-hour intermis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Webb Lists u. S. Objection.
To British Argentine Pact
BY the Associated Press

Undersecretary of State Webb
said today the United States hopes
Britain and Argentina will care
fully consider American objec-
tons before they sign a newly
negotiated five-year trade agree
ment.
At q news conference Mr.. Webb
said the American Government
has objected to the agreement on
the grounds Of "a its five-year
duration, ca its effect on free in
ternational trade. and CD its I'M
pact on trade between the United
States and Argentina.
Furthermore, he said. Britain
has been told that the United
States considers the proposed pact
inconsistent with q general agree
ment on tariffs and trade which
both the United States and Britain
have signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Senate Probe
0fCo-ordinator
ForCoaI Voted
Most Of Industry
Agrees to folks in
Move to Avert Strike

The Senate Banking Committee
voted unanimously today to in
vestigate q proposal TO set UP q
co-ordinator or chief negotiator
for q large segment Of the North
ern coal producing industry.
Committee Chairman Maybank
said the inquiry will get under way
Monday. 1t will be conducted by
O Small Business Subcommittee.
The move came as most of the
soft coal industry accepted John
L. Lewis latest invitation to bar
gain for q new contract In an
effort to prevent q strike after the
present agreement with the United
Mine Workers expires June 80.
Robertson Sponsors Move.
In agreeing to conduct an in
vestigation, the full committee ap-
proved a resolution offered by
Senator Robertson, Democrat, of
Virginia.
Senator Robertson told reporters
some coal operators are fearful"
that the plan to set up GEAR" as
Senator Robertson put it, would
lead to "the same type of monop-
olistic control now exercised, and
apparently by authority Of law,
over the miners"
George Love, head Of the Pitts
burgh Consolidation Coal Co.,
announced yesterday that many
Of the Northern coal producers
would like to set up an industry
co-ordinator or chief negotiator
to handle dealings with Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Love said the operators
would like to have Harry M.
Moses. head of the coal producing
subsidiaries of the United States
Steel Corp, take the job.
Mr.. Lewis has made no COM
ment on the plan, but he was re-
ported to favor it.
Monopoly Snag Seen.
Senator Robertson said "the
specific proposal which the small
and independent operators fear
is the one to set up q so-called
'czar' to coordinate the industry
and possibly to act as sole nego-
tiator in the event of contract
disagreements between the opera
tors and the United Mine
Workers. He added:
MANY of the operators do not
believe our antitrust laws permit
them to go into such an agree
ment, the end result Of which
would be to fix prices"
Mine operators Of Ohio, North
ern West Virginia and Western
Pennsylvania gave their approval
to new contract talks. They will
be represented by Mr.. Love. Inter-
ests from Indiana, Illinois and the
Far West were expected to fall In
line, too, although no date has
been set for the talks.
Anthracite Operators Favorable.
The anthracite operators, 10
Gated mostly in Pennsylvania, said
they were willing to meet Mr..
Lewis July Z in Philadelphia. The
anthracite contract is separate
from that in the soft coal industry.
The move for coal co-ordina-
tor was disclosed after reports
indicated a sizeable part Of the
industry was seeking q GEAR
who would represent the pro-
ducers as well as the UNIV In
dividing up production among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
BY kewboId Moves, Jr.,
and Robert K. Welsh
Sior StqH Correspondents

NEW YORK. June l5.--A State
Department records chief testified
at the Alger Hiss trial today that
two Of the original documents
which the Government claims were
copied by Mr.. Hiss and turned
over to Whitaker Chambers, were
seen by the departments Trade
Agreements Section as well as the
Office in which Mr.. Hiss worked
in 1888.
The prosecution at the trial of
Mr.. Hiss on perjury charges early
this afternoon had almost COM
pleted introduction OF AZ exhibit
groups Of documents produced last
fall by Mr.. Chambers. In each
instance the Government Is having
Walter II. Anderson. the State De-
partment's records chief, match
original cables. letters, memoranda
and other department items with
the digest or exact copies Mr..
Chambers asserted he got from
Mr.. Hiss.
Mr.. Anderson said all the docu-
ments presented thus far today
had been distributed to various
department offices, including that
of Assistant Secretary of State
Francis B. Sayre. Mr.. Hiss was
assistant to Mr.. Sayre during that
period.
Testimony on Wadleigh Recalled.
The significance Of Mr.. Ander-
sons statement that at least two
Of the documents were distributed
to the Trade Agreements Section,
as well as the Office OF Mr.. Sayre,
was noted In connection with
earlier testimony by Mr.. Cham
bers. The former Communist
courier. the Governments key wit
ness. said last week he got pre-
war Government secrets from
Henry Julian Wadleigh, former
trade agreements section employe,
and four other former Federal
employees besides MIR. Hiss.
The Government yesterday In
troduced 20 exhibit groups con-
sisting Of copies 1t claims were
made by Mr.. Hiss. Today, it was
putting In the remaining ~
groups to be matched against the
State Departments originals.
One Of the original documents
described by MIR. Anderson as
having been distributed to the
Trade Agreements Section. as well
as Mr.. Sayre's Office. was a memo
written February Is. 1898, by Mr..
Sayre. This related q CONVERSE
ton he had with the Secretary
of State and the Czechoslovakian
Minister in Washington concern
ing German domination of Eu-
rope and Czechoslovakia."
The other document that went
to the Trade Agreements Section,
as well as Mr.. Sayre's Office. was
cable from the American EN-
bassy in Berlin February is. 1898,
disclosing that q German eco
nomic expert planned a tour Of
the United States for informal
trade talks with Government and
business leaders.
|
Identified by Anderson.
The a exhibit groups which
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas r. Murphy began reading
yesterday for Identification by
Mr.. Anderson. consist Of IS typed
pages of documents and four
| Continued IN Dana A Col
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
Jap Police Hold Factory
After Ejeciing Strikers

TOKYO. June 1.-two thou
sand japanese police today con.
trolled q steel manufacturine
plant ut Hiroshima after ejectine
$500 sitdown strikers.
\ Kyodo news agency reported
100 strikers and 20 policemen
injured in fighting before thu
plant was emptied.
Rural police reports identified
many OF the strikers ~ Com
punists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
niekenIooper Charge,
Acc Was Unaware Of
Haniord Plant Cost
Shorp increase Revealed
During Routine inspection,
Senator Tells Committee
By J. A. O'leor

Senator Hickenlooper. Repubii-
can. Of Iowa charged today that
the Atomic Energy Commission
did not know that the cost Of its
new plutonium plant at Hanford.
Wash. was running far above the
original estimate until . commits
sioner visited the West Coast In
stallation on q routine inspection
trip.
The Iowa Senator. who h trying
10 prove his charges Of ''incredihle
mismanagement" Of the commits
sion's Affairs. FLASHED verbally be-
fore the Joint Congressional In
yestieating Committee today with
Commission Chairman David Il
Liiienthal over the cost Of the
plutonium plant.
Figures offered In the record
show the original estimate oil
"a. 25s. 900 made two years ago haa
gone UP to about t7s 900 900 fos
final completion. A part Of thu
plant viii be In production By the
end Of this month and the re-
mainder viii be completed % rap
idly as possible. the commission
stated.
Questions Statement.
Senator Hickeniooper also cues
toned . statement by the con-
mission IN Q press release lass
night that the atomic tests made
In 1919 on Eniwetok Island In the
Pacific were . factor In the Com
mission plan for the earliest pos
sible completion Of the new
plntonium plant.
The Senator quoted TIE con-
Missions own fiies TO show thai
the piutoniun plant MAS being
considered In 1915 by the military
Manhattan District. which bad
charge Of the atomic bomb before
the civilian commission va
created. The Senator Aaid the
Manhattan District approached
The General Eieetxic Co. about
TINS type Of facility In 1886.
y defy you. Mr.. chsirman. or
any one 70 show this project h
botsomed On The Eniwefok texts. =
Senator Hickensooper s&sd.
Il hate 10 keep pulling ths rug
from under the Senator. " Mr.. LIZ
ienthal replied. as he took issase
with the Iowa Republican.
Ihe En3vef0k sextx. Mr.. Llser-
saS-xs -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15
BULL IN
Takes Own Life in Car

UkGS VWH IFfG w OOS
A man shot himself TO death
in . car parked on River road
across from the Congressional
Country Club this afternoon,
the Bethesda Chevy Chase
rescue squad reported. A
woman was I'm the front seat
Of the car Mt the time, . squad
spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-15

BARCELONA. spAin. June ID
sgPs-0eneraiissasno Franco todss
iefs far Zarasoxs after . TOO weeks
Iyixtt IN Catalonia Province seek.
ting information On SPANS eco.
noGntc erta1G 4
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Argentina and Britain
To Sign Trade Accord
Despite u. 5. Protest
No Changes Mode IN Text
To Meet Objections,
OfficioIs Declare
by the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, June l5.-The
Argentine government announced
today its flve-year trade pact with
Britain will be signed here next
Tuesday despite United States OBJ
jections to the accord.
Ofi1cials said there have been no
changes IN the treaty text to meet
United States objections. The
signing will take place in the presi-
Dental palace in the presence OF
the cabinet.
The State Department protested
to Britain that the agreement vio-
lates the principles of free multi
lateral trade.
American businessmen said the
treaty gives British businessmen q
favored position over them for five
years in Argentina.
The agreement provides for an
exchange of Argentine meat and
cereals for British manufactured
products.