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The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
JPFO

Meeting last night was devoted
to the celebration of Jewish Mu-
sic Month. Jewish folk songs were
played and sung with Mr.. M.
Strehl making the commentary.
EMMA LAZARUS DIV. JPFO
Meeting was held last Thursday
evening and a special meeting
was called for Tuesday evening.
At the latter, arrangements were
made for the visit of June Gordon,
national director of the Division,
who arrives next week to present
the charter and install officers.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
B'NAI BIRTH WOMEN

An ADJ meeting (Anti-Defam-
alton League) was held Monday
evening. Guest speaker was Sam
R. Kaufman, ADJ chairman. A
series of records called Little
Songs on Big Subjects" were made
available for purchase to serve
as suitable gifts for schools and
to friends with children.
There was a final discussion of
plans for the dinner dance March
7th.
IZFA
The group will meet March IA
to hear Marilyn Strum, national
field worker, who is enroute to
the Hechalutz Farm near River
side for training prior to going to
Israel.
She's an original member of
IZFA and on the Executive Com
mittee. Miss Strum has just re-
ceived her MA. in Child Guild
ance at Columbia U. An active,
dynamic leader, she will talk
about Haoleh, the chalutz branch
of IZF'A, of which she was presi-
dent. All university students are
invited to hear her and should
contact either Sid Handler or
Elaine Flyer for details about
place.
SISTERHOOD ANSHEI ISRAEL
Regular business and social
meeting is scheduled for March
8. The Nominating Committee will
present the slate of officers. On
the Committee are: Mrs. I. Brand,
chairman, Mrs. Abe Chanin, Mrs.
VIM. Gittelman, Mrs. David N.
Ginsburg, Mrs. Max Lukacs.
Nominations will also be accept
ed from the floor.
Mrs. Hyman Strikman has ar
ranged musical program for the
social hour. An invitation is eX-
tended to members and others
interested.
Mrs. Michael Schaeffer is chair
man for the "Give and Get" aft
ernoon to be held in April. As
sisting will be Mrs. H. Strikman
and Mrs. Meyer Cohen. That
event is known for it's hilarity.
The Purim Dance and enter
tainment is March 49,
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
YOUNG JUDEA

Last meeting was at the home
of Judy Gawsner Feb. 20. Plans
for Purim Party were discussed
and an advisor to succeed Naomi
Dunes was chosen. She is Judy
Miller.
Names and addresses of boy
and girl Scouts in Israel were sent
for correspondence by the local
members.
Next meeting at home of Diane
Rosenblatt March 6 at 2 pm.
Speaker will be Sidney Feldman,
an American who spent his youth
in Palestine and is now attending
U. of A. At these meetings they
are taught folk dances by the ad-
Visors.
JEWISH WAR VETERANS
The second annual review of
the ]. w. V. will be held Sunday
night, March 20, at the Temple
of Music, titled Revue for You"
starring Tucson's own Harry Bee,
harmonica virtuoso, formerly
featured with Horace Heidi, as
sisted by an all-star cast. More
details in the next edition of the
Arizona Post.
On Feb. 9th the JWV gathered
at the Santa Rita hotel for testi-
monial dinner in honor of Melvin
Fine, retiring post commander.
Fine was presented with a Par
ker "51" set in appreciation for
his excellent work during the
past year. He was the first elected
commanding officer of Tucson
Post No. 201.
Newly elected commander
Sam Heifetz announces that big
activities are planned for the
coming year.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Truman Asks Secrecy
On A-Bomb StockpiIe
BY the Assoeioied Press

The number of atomic bombs
the United States has should be
kept secret, President Truman
said today.
A reporter told the President at
his news conference that Chair
man Lilienthal of the Atomic
Energy Commission had sug-
gested that this country should
tell the world how many atomic
bombs it has.
Mr.. Truman denied that Mr..
Lilienthal had made any such
suggestion, and said that he. per-
sonally, is emphatically not in
favor of that.
And, he added significantly. he
does not believe it is a matter
for public discussion.
The President said he had
talked with Mr.. Lilienthal and
that Mr.. Lilienthal had made no
such suggestion.
Mr.. Truman added that he did
not know what suggestion had
been made by Chairman Nc
Mahon of the Congressional
Atomic Energy Committee.
Senator Mcmahon at COM
mittee hearing suggested that it
is time to give new consideration
to the question whether the in
formation should be made public.
He said he had not made up his
own mind on the point.
Russia has demanded before the
United Nations that the United
States reveal the size Of the
A-Donlp stockpile.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Beef Prices Lowest in 2 Years:
Steak Says to 59c, Chuck 39c
We Are Going to Stort Eating Good Again,
Says One Chain Head; Other Meats Steady

Lowest beef prices in more than
two years were offered in many
Washington stores today in the
wake of sagging prices at major
livestock markets.
Chuck roast provided the big
gest surprise of all for housewives
preparing for their weekend
shopping. Two large chain stores
and one co-operative-buying chain
and a super market chain each
posted 80 cents a pound for chuck.
This is only 2 cents above the
OPA price in the fall of 1946 for
this type of store. Today's price
was about or S cents below a
week ago and approximately 10
cents down from two weeks ago.
The OPA prices quoted are as OF
October IA, 1916, but they never
went into effect as President Tru-
man terminated all controls on
meats on that date. Between June
of that year, when OPA was killed
for all practical purposes. October
meat prices advanced sharply.
The super market chalked up
the lowest price record for any
Evening star., 1949-02-10

individual store group, however,
with a 59-cents-a- pound price for
good grade sirloin steak. This is
a cent below the last OPA price
for sirloin. The same steak was
selling in these stores last week
at 81 cents.
Next lowest price for sirloin
steaks was listed by one large
chain store and the coop group.
They offered good grade steaks
at IS cents pound.
An official of one large chain
summed up the price picture for
this week in these words: I'VE
are going to start eating good
again."
Pork, lamb and veal prices were
little changed from last week and
several retailers even forecast a
rise in lamb and veal prices.
These price comparisons sup
piled by a chain store. were typical
of the trend here since week ago:
Hamburger. 43 cents. down 2
cents; rib roast, SO cents. dowr
2 cents: frying chickens, 43 cents
down 2 cents.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
U. 5. and Britain Reported
Ready to Hear Everything
But Territorial Claims
By the Associoted Press

LONDON. Feb. 10.-Russia &C
cused the Western powers today OF
issuing an "ultimatum" in reject
ing Yugoslav claims to a slice of
Southern Austria.
American and British sources
said Soviet Ambassador Georgi N.
Zarubin made the charge at the
reconvened Big -Four conference on
an Austrian independence treaty.
An informant reported Ameri-
can and British Deputies Samuel
Reber and James Marjoribanks
said they would be glad to hear
Yugoslavia' s claims on other mat
ters, provided the territorial de-
mand is dropped.
Soviet Backs YugOSlav Claim.
The Yugoslav claim for 800
square miles of Southern Austrian
territory is backed by the Russians,
despite a family squabble with
Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. 1t was
raised again at the conference OF
Big Four foreign ministers depu-
ties which opened yesterday.
Mr.. Reber, supported by French
and British deputies, denied the
Western stand was an ultimatum,
an American informant said. He
added, however, that Mr.. Reber
(See AUSTRIA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1949-02-10
u, ). Plane Wreckaqe
Is Located in Iran

Wreckage >of an airplane bear
ing the American Air Atrache to
Iran and four other Americans
has been located in a mountainous
area of Iran south of Teheran
with no sign of survivors, the
State Department reported today.
The American Embassy at
Teheran reported that the plane
was positively identified from the
air, but that it might take several
days for ground parties to
reach it. There was no sign OF
life about the wreckage of the
severely damaged plane, the de-
partment was informed.
The wrecked plane carried a
crew of five. listed as: Col.
Charles M. Christ. air attache
from Tulsa, Okla; Capt. 1var T.
Saunders, co-pilot, Houston, Tex;
T/Sergt. Joseph P. Greer, Ell Paso,
Tex; T/Sergt. John S. Stewart,
Dubois, Pa, and S/Sergt. Edmund
G. Luke, Maiden, Mass.
The plane, a CAT twin-motored
transport, had been missing since
Sunday on a routine flight from
Teheran to the United States sta
tion at Dhahran. It failed to
make a scheduled landing at
Abadan en- route.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
picture on Page BID


The $50 bus from Chevy Chase
Circle was a good humor wagon
this morning.
Before the ride to Federal Tri-
angle was over, the customers had
the light strains of Pale Moon" F."
the foot-tapping tempo Of Button
Up Your Overcoat," two scant
commercials, the news, the time
and a weather forecast calling for
sleet.
1t was the official debut of Capt.
tai Transit's music-as-you-ride
program, which began on five
northwest and five northeast bus
lines. Installation of FM sets will
continue at the rate of two per
day until 20 buses have been
equipped.
Then they'll get a 90-day test
rum" said Alfred E. Savage. Capt.
tai Transit's equipment engineer.
"At that time. if every one is as
enthusiastic about it as we are,
we'll equip the f1eet-1,000 buses
and 500 streetcars."
On an outbound Connecticut
Evening star., 1949-02-10

States employees who show SYM
pathy with the (Communist)
party and yet who have never
joined it,
Two Americans Listed.
The report listed as among the
Sorge ring two Americans, one
Britisher and several native-born
japanese recruited in California
and returned to Japan to spy
on their homeland.
One of the Americans named is
Agnes Smedley, an author who
operated principally in Shanghai
and is, the report emphasized, "a
spy and agent of the Soviet gov
ernment."
Another was a shadoWy figure
known only as jacob who joined
the ring in China before Sorge
moved to Japan.
I'VE know that Jacob was an
American journalist, but no
more" the report added tersely.
The report named Guenther
Stein, a British Journalist, as an
other member and said there is
possibility that he is now an
American
Miss S1nedley and Stein wrote
books on China which, the report
said, had a great deal of effect
in perpetuating the legend that
Chinese Communists aren't Com
munists at all and aren't in any
way connected with the Soviet
Government"
So effective has been this leg
end, it was said, that there are
high American officials" who had
heard the story repeated so often
I0oot;n,,oJ ~, Dooo Az C0l \
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Another S.DipIomat
0usted by Hungary
BY the Assoeioted Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. 10.
The government announced to-
day that it has expelled Robin
Steussy, vice consul and third
secretary of the American Lega-
ton, whom it charged with spying
and smuggling men out Of Hun
gary.
The announcement made a SIM
liar charge against Stephen A.
Koczak, an American Legation at
tache, who was expelled before
the trial of Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty and left the country
a week ago.
"They smuggled out Istvan Bar
ankovics and others" the state
ment said.
Mr.. Barankovlcs was the leader
of the Democratic Peoples Cath
olic) Party, who fled to Vienna
six days ago.
The American minister, Selden
B. Chaplin, refused to comment on
the expulsion order or the gov
ernment's charges.
Mr.. Steussy left Budapest Tor
Vienna at noon today. He had
been given "a hours to leave, 10
legation official said.
In Washington a State Depart
ment spokesman said the charges
against Mr.. Steussy. like other
charges recently made against the
American Legation at Budapest.
are entirely without foundation H.
He said earlier charges against
Mr.. Coczak also were without
foundation.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Music=os- -You-Ride Inouguroted
With Little Audible Dissent

avenue bus later in the morning,
happiness did not reign. An an
onymous, indignant briefcase car
rier rode three blocks, stamped
up to the driver and asked for a
transfer.
I'm going to take another bus, ;"
he snorted. II don't like this
music box"
Another equally anonymous
passenger, a woman expressed the
wish they'd break up these ra-
dios. It's an imposition on the
public"
Miss Inez Nito, 10, of Mexico
City, a student at Chevy Chase
Junior College, disagreed. Il think
it's wonderful. I'm going to tell
them to do the same thing back
home"
The passengers from Chevy
Chase on the $50 seemed pleased.
A number of them made their sat-
isfaction audible, either by telling
it or tapping their feet.
At exactly Z am, a supersonic
signal from Station WWDC-FM
opened a relay and brought in a
voice explaining the program and
(See BUS, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Bold Spy Ring in Tokyo Credited
With Wartime Soviet Successes
Army Report Reveals Work Of DR.. Sorge
And Lists Two Americans as His Aides

border and, despite the nonag-
gression pact, would attack Russia
on June 20, 1941. The attack
came on June %.
2. A tipoff that Japan, on en-
tering the war, would strike south
ward and not attack Russia. This
information enabled the Kremlin
to throw the Siberian divisions
into the successful defense of Mos
COW and turn the course of the
war against Germany.
Through what the Army said
was a malicious accident Jap
anese secret police uncovered the
ring just before the Pearl Harbor
attack and arrested all its princi-
pals. They were tried in secret
and only the barest details of the
conviction of II of them were re-
leased.
DR.. Sorge and his main assistant
a japanese traitor named Ozaki
Hozumi, who had connections in
high government circles, were
hanged.
Five died in prison, and the
others who were convicted ano
given sentences, varying from
few years to life, were released by
American occupation officials in
1945 in a general amnesty for po-
litical prisoners.
May Be Secretly Busy.
The unhappy thought that q
Soviet spy who worked against the
Japanese might later work against
the United States had not oc-
Cured to many Americans" the
Army report said, adding:
They can be expected to be
secretly busy with their trade at
this very moment in the capitals
of the world"
From captured japanese docu-
ments on the operations OF the
spy ring-the members talked
freely after they were apprehended
officers in Tokyo
compiled and sent to Washington
for release a 54-page, 32,000-word
report entitled "A Case Study OF
International Espionage in the
Far East"
Acknowledging that the work OF
Sorge and his companions now
belongs to history, the report said
some of their implications are
frightening"
"One begins to wonder" 1t
added, whom one can trust-What
innocent comrade or loyal friend
may suddenly be discovered as the
enemy. He may have any face y
The report also warned that
party sympathy is enough to de-
velop a high-class agent and
spy" and said:
The facts should sharpen
American concern with United
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Reds See 'U|fimatum' President Again Asks
BY West 10 Yugos|ays a Billion lax Increase;
On Austrian Demands Snyder Supports Plea
Truman Says Continued
Market Slump Will
Not Alter Opinion
By the Assoeioied Press

President Truman said today he
is still as strong as ever for a
$4 1000, 100000 tax increase.
The Presidents call for more
money was made at his news con-
ference just after Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder had told Con-
gress it is essential that the in
crease be granted "as soon as
possible"
At the White House the ques-
tioning on taxes revolved around
a reporters query whether the
President is hopeful of getting
the tax increase, in view Of recent
Developments in the commodity
markets on Capitol Hill.
The President said yes, he is
Then he added he is just as
strong for the tax increase now
as when he first called for it.
Trying to Avoid Deficit.
Then, asked whether a further
downward trend in the market
might lead him to alter his
opinion, he said it would not.
1t would be just as advisable to
raise taxes in that case, he said
because further economic de-
velopment would not affect the
expenses of the Government and
he is trying to avoid deficit.
Mr.. Snyder's plea was made
before the Senate-House Eco
nomic Committee.
Democratic congressional lead
ers had indicated a wish to put
off action on taxes for at least
several months. Chairman George
of the Senate Finance Committee
came out today Tor per cent
slash in all Federal expenditures
which can be cut" in the hope
of heading off any rise in levies.
Must Have Surplus.
But Secretary Snyder, in q
statement prepared for the COM
mittee, pointed to Mr.. Tr,lman's
estimates of budget deficits OF
$500, ,O0O, 900 and $900,000,000 fol-
the fiscal years ending July 80
1949, and 1850. He added:
1.-The objective of the admin
istration is to increase revenues
by 0O,O00, 900, and the need
for the additional revenues fo1
the Federal Government is i'm
perative.
I'VE must have surplus dur
ing times of prosperity with which
to reduce the debt. for if we dc
not we shall never be able tc
reduce the debt in the manner
(See TAXES. Page A-5J
Evening star., 1949-02-10

evidence and was released at the
end of the proceedings.
The sentences for the Staying
of the 78-year-old Hindu spir-
itual and political leader January
80, 1948, were pronounced in the
heavily guarded courtroom OF
Delhi's old Red Fort by Special
Judge Alma Charan at the con-
clusion of an eight-month trial.
Prisoners Break into Laughter.
The defendants came into the
crowded courtroom laughing and
ioking. When led from the room
after the sentences were pro-
nounced they began shouting,
with Godse's voice sounding above
the others, 1--WE will conquer
Pakistan. Long live Hindustan." "
Then they broke into loud
laughter.
Sentenced to lif' imprisonment
were:
Vishnu Karkare, hotel keeper
at Ahmednagar.
MADAM Lal, Punjab refugee who
admitted setting off a bomb at
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Evening star., 1949-02-10
7 Sentenced 10 Hang
In Gandhi Murder;
Life Terms Given 5
Elderly Politician, Called
Broins of Plot, Acquitted;
States Witness Also Freed
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Feb. 10.-Nara-
yam Godse and Narayan Apte
editor and publisher of a small
Poona newspaper, today were SEN
fenced to die on the galloWs for
the assassination of Mohandas K
Gandhi.
Five of the eight defendants
were given life sentences. The
elderly politician, v. D. Savarkar
who had been described by the
prosecution as the brains of the
plot against Gandhi's life, was
acquitted.
D. R. Badge, a ninth man ar
rested in the plot, turned States
Evening star., 1949-02-10
HooverReport Asks OverhauIing
Of Civil Service and Revision Of
Pay Firing and Rating Systems
Substantial Raise
For Key Federal
Jobs Is Urged
BY Joseph Young

The Hoover Commission today
recommended to Congress sweep
ing changes in the Governments
civil service and personnel system,
which would result in top-to-
bottom changes in almost every
phase of activities concerning
Federal employees.
Among the proposals made were
reorganization of the Civil Service
Commission and the decentraliza-
ton of many of it's functions to
the individual departments and
agencies, including job place. 4
ments; a complete change in the1
Governments pay system and sub
stantial increases in salary for
important Federal jobs; the aboll-
ton of the present efficiency
rating system, and a revision OF
the Governments present reduc-
ton n-force program.
The commission. headed by for
mer President Hoover, also called
for less red tape" to make it
easier to fire incompetents,
greater promotional opportunities
for Federal employees, a greater
chance for employees to participate
in the formulation Of personnel,
policies affecting their welfare
and some notifications in vet
erans' preference.
Great Savings Claimed.
No estimate was made as to
what money savings and job re-
ductionS would result from the
proposals. Instead, the commits
sion contented itself with the OBJ
servation that great savings can
be achieved, if the commissions
recommendations are put into
effect" In an earlier draft, the
Hoover unit had indicated that
at least $4,000 jobs could be Topped
off, but this estimate was elm
mated in the final report.
James Pollock was the only
member of the 12-man Hoover
Commission to file a minority re-
port, contending that his col
leagues failed to uncover and
identify the real weaknesses Of
the Federal personnel system"
HighIights of Report.
Here are the highlightS of the
Hoover groups proposals, many of
which were revealed several weeks
ago in The Star:
l. The commissions role should
be changed to furnish leadership
for personnel administration in
Government, but the various
agencies would handle most per-
sonnel matters themselves. The
commission role would be to
(a) set standards for handling Of
personnel by the agencies, (b) post
audit personnel programs to de-
termine whether there has been
adherence to standards, Co apply
appropriate penalties in cases
where violations occur and Id
consider appeals from employees
and the public on agency per-
sonnel decisions.
2. The chairman of the Civil
Service Commission would have
the final authority in all admin
istrative decisions. The chairman
would also serve as the director
of an Office of Personnel that
would be established in the Presi-
dents executive Office, thereby
making him the top personnel
administrator in the Government.
3. The individual departments
and agencies should have the pri-
mary responsibility for hiring Fed
eral employees.
The Hoover group proposed that
the commission should set the
standards for the various recruit
ment programs and to inspect
Continued on Page A, Col. L.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
Hungary's treatment of Josef Car
dinal Mindszenty an Infamous"
proceeding by a kangaroo court.
He declared the trial would forever
remain black spot on the es-
|cutcheon of Hungary.
Mr.. Truman told news confer
ence that it had been suggested
that the trial of the Catholic
prelate by the Hungarian Peoples
Court was a violation of certain
treaties-not specifled-and that
experts now are studying this mat
ter. The President added that no
conclusions had been reached.
At one point, reporters under
stood Mr.. Truman to say that the
possibility of severing relations
with Hungary also was under con-
sideration. But when this ques-
ton was put directly the President
hastily explained that that matter
had not been given any consider
alton.
Backs AchesOn Statement.
Mr.. Truman said Secretary of
State Acheson'S denunciation Of
the Hungarian government in the
Mindszenty case yesterday had his
full approval.
Mr.. Acheson described the trial
of the cardinal as a conscience
less attack on religious and per-
sonal freedom" that had 'tsicken-
ed and Mortified" freedom loving
nations.
The Presidents attack, on the
Mindszenty trial was prompted by
a request for comment. When
Mr.. Truman branded it as in
famous, he was asked if that ap-
pellation might be quoted, despite
the customary news conference
prohibition against quoting the
President directly. Quickly he
assented and then added that it
would always stand against the
Hungarian nation.
Asked whether he meant
nation" or government" the
President said that he meant both.
that you couldn't differentiate be-
tween a nation and it's govern
ment.
Not Applied to People.
Mr.. Truman made it clear, how
ever, that he did not intend to
apply blanket indictment to the
Hungarian people. He said the
people of a police state are not
responsible in their entirety for its
government and expressed further
the conviction that if the people
of Hungard had their way things
would be different.
Meanwhile, the United States
appeared headed for a new clash
with Russia over the Mindszenty
case.
Authorities here expect the So
Wet to spring to the defense of
it's satellite state against any &C
ton this Government might take.
Possible action in the United
Nations by the Western powers
was foreshadowed yesterday by
Secretary Aceson and moves in
Congress.
The House adopted late yester-
day resolution urging that the
United States protest Hungary's
treatment of Cardinal Mindszenty,
either through the United Nations
lSee CARDINAL, Page A-3D