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fessions, pledging full repentance
and begging a chance to redeem
themselves by working for the
government.
MI. Popov became so emotional
in his pleas of penitence, his
voice rose and shook so much,
that there we're some open smiles
in the Bulgarian court audience.
He concluded there is only one
road to travel and that is with
Comrade Georgi Dimitrov Com
munist Premier of Bulgaria."
When Mr.. Dimitrovs turn
came he centered his fire on his
Baptist chief, MI. NaumoV. He
claimed that Mr.. Naumov, in ad-
dition to calling Prime Minister
Stain a "bloodsucker" in 1947
sermon, had quoted from the
Bible in predicting the West would
smash the Red beast of COM
munism" in a new war.
Text From Book of Revelations.
Mr.. Dimitrov said Mr.. Naumov S
text came from the Book OF Rev
elationS.
He also claimed to have received
$1,000 in American money from
a man whom he identified as
Peter Deneka of Chicago said to
be leader in Baptist church mis-
sions. He confessed converting
the money in the black market
In Chicago, spokesman for
the North American Baptist
headquarters said, There never
has been a person named Pete
Deneka associated with US
Frank H. Woyke, general
secretary, told a neWsman.
This appears to be another
fabrication of the Bulgarian
Communists. There never has
been a Peter Deneka nor is
there a person of that name
with our group
Another defendant. the Rev
Zdravko Bezlov, %, a Methodist
said the true light of Commu-
nism had dawned on him while
he was in the security jail. There
he said, he had the opportunity
to read between 10000 and $4,000
pages of progressive literature.
Now I see things in a clearer
light" he said.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
New Red Peace FeeIel
Reported in Berlin
By the Associofed Press

BERLIN, Mar. 1.-The British
licensed newspaper Social DEM
ocrat said today the Russians have
put out new peace" feelers on
the Berlin question.
|. The paper quoted well-informed
sources as reporting that members
of the Polish military mission here
acted as intermediate about two
weeks ago.
Social Democrat did not further
identify it's sources, and its descrip-
ton of the Russian offer was
vague. The paper said the Rus
slams had offered to lift the block
ade of Berlin if the Western
powers would enter into negotia-
tions on introduction of a single
currency for Berlin.
Social Democrat said the offer
was rejected by the Western
powers "since they had agreed not
to resume any negotiations with
the Russians until their own cur
rency was introduced in the West
ern sectors" as the sole currency.
At present the western sectors use
both east and west marks.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
By the Associoted Press

Senator Cain, Republican, OF
Washington trying to block con-
firmation of former Gov. Mon C.
Wallgren of Washington as chair
man of the National Security
Resources Board, was threatened
with a bloody nose today.
The threat came from Nick Bez,
Seattle fishery operator called by
Senator Cain "the financial angel
of the Yugoslav Communist move
ment in this country" and close
friend of Mr.. Wallgren's.
Senator Gains charge was in a
50-page final statement filed with
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee, a statement designed to
prove Mr.. Wallgren is not fitted
for the high post to which he has
been nominated by President
Truman.
Mr.. Bez, in San Francisco, said
Evening star., 1949-03-01
Ransom Arrives Here
With Inquiry Put Off
Until Doctor Reports

Leon A. Ransom arrived back
in Washington early today, but
any attempts to clear up some OF
the mystery surrounding his
three-day disappearance were de-
layed pending a physicians report
on his condition.
The prominent colored lawyer
arrived by train at 3 am. under
the care of his son. Leon, jr., 10,
who had gone to Union. N. j., to
get his father after the 49-year-
old lawyer was found to be staying
with a friend there. Mr.. Ran
som was given a sedative before
he started the trip and was still
under its effects on his arrival.
Among the things still unex-
planned is the attempt of a man
to cash a check here Saturday
which bore the forged signature of
Mr.. Ransom. At that time, Mr..
Ransom was in Union. at the
home of DR.. N. J. Watts, presi-
dent of a Howard University
Alumni Association there.
Movements Unknown.
Also unknown is the where
abouts of Mr.. Ransom from the
time he left Municipal Court
about II am. Thursday and ar
rived at DR.. Watts home on Fri
day.
Mrs. Ransom said her husband
was "groggy" when he arrived
here and that she made no effort
to question him closely. She said
she did ask him. however, if he
had heard anything about the
check which a man identifying
himself as James Smith" had
tried to cash in a clothing store
here. The check was drawn on q
bank In which Mr.. Ransom had
no account.
The lawyers wife said her hus-
band told her, Il think I can ex-
plain that" He went to sleep
before he could elaborate, she
said.
Mr.. Ransom has been under the
care of a physician since he ar
rived at the home of DR.. Watts, a
dentist. DR.. Watts said he did not
know Mr.. Ransom, who is chair
man of the Committee for Racial
Democracy in the Nations Capt.
tai, was missing until he read of
it Sunday. He then telephoned
Mrs. Ransom. who called off the
incentive police search launched
in an effort to find the anti-segre-
CATION leader. Until the call from
DR.. Watts, Mrs. Ransom said she
had been fearful of foul play be-
cause of many threats she said
had been made against her hus-
band during his court battles
against discrimination.
In Need of Rest.
Mrs. Ransom said a doctor was
to see her husband this morning.
She said Mr.. Ransom had been in
i'll health for many years, and was
in great need of a long rest.
Meanwhile, the Executive Board
of Local "a of the Hod Carriers
and Building haborers Union
issued a statement in which they
said suggestions that the internal
affairs of the union were in any
way connected with Mr.. Ransom s
disappearance were absurd and
Evening star., 1949-03-01
U.S.. Agencies at Odds
On Clay Plea 10 Let
Germans Build Ships
BY the Associated Press

Government agencies were re-
ported at odds today over a pro-
posal from Gen. Lucius D. Clay to
let the Western Germans build
and operate ocean-going ships.
1t is a major policy issue which
involes Britain and France and
the cold war with Soviet Russia.
officials said American view
points are so conflicting that the
decision almost certainly will be
put up to President Truman-one
of the signers of the 1945 Potsdam
Agreement which prohibits the
building by Germany of "all
types" of seagoing vessels
Representatives of American
ship operators and maritime
unions have filed sharp protests
with the State Department against
any revival of Germany as a world
shipping rival.
Backed by Army Department.
Gen. Clay is understood to have
Army Department backing for his
view that the time has come to
spur the recovery of the Western
occupation zone by putting idle
Shipyards to work and letting the
Germans engage directly in for
eign commerce.
Shipping men said the Maritime
Commission thus far has been
cold to the idea. The Navy is
reported to have called for a new
outline of official policy before
advising whether national security
would suffer from the proposal.
Gen. Clay's proposals were for
warded some time ago under a top
secret label. One published re-
port, neither confirmed nor denied
officially, is that he favorS per-
mitting' the Germans to build sew
eral 10,000-ton cargo ships and
a large luxury liner. i.
Construction by Germany Of
any craft over $500 tons would
breach Big Four agreements al
ready badly battered in the Vests
struggle with Soviet Russia.
Pinned Down Definitely.
More than year after the
Potsdam ban on seagoing vessels, !
the Big Four pinned it down def
nitely by ruling:
l. New ships built by the Ger
mans must not exceed 1.500 gross
tons in size nor total more than
100000 tons. Their speed must
not exceed IL knots and their op-
Grating radius 1000 miles.
2. German plans for building,
operating or chartering any ship
must have clearance from the
Allied control council at Berlin.
Russia has withdrawn from the
council in the dispute over control
of the former German capital.
leaving this country, Britain and
France.
Until now the west has observed
the agreements to the letter, Off
cials said. Germany was denied .
authority to complete work started
before the armistice on four trawl
ers which exceeded the agreed
ceiling on size.
Both shipping operators and
unions earlier sought in vain to
head off revival of the japanese
merchant marine. Gen. Douglas
Macarthur has authorized num-
Der of Japanese shipbuilding con-
tracts and has helped the Japa-
nese get cargoes from distant ports
in the Orient. There are no inter-
national agreements to limit him
on this point.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
Cross-Exominotion of Axis Sally
Beoins After She Finishes Story
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man propaganda for the Nazis
during the war.
Miss Gillars told story
frequently broken by tears-ot
humiliation" and mental tor
ment" she has undergone since
she was first taken into custody
by Army authorities in Germany
in March, 1916. Soon after she
was arrested, she said, GIs taunted
her with promises that she would
be hanged soon after she arrived
in Washington.
Mr.. Kelley opened his cross
examination by forcing Miss Gill
lars to admit that GIs had called
her vile names and driven her
from their barracks when she
visited German prisoner of war
camp at Hammerstein. Germany
in 1914.
Mr.. Kelley then related that
Miss Gillars had testified that
Prof. Otto KoischwitZ. whom she
described as the man she loved
had been concerned" about her
getting out of Paris as American
troops advanced on the French
capital in August, 1914.
"Were you concerned about
getting out of Paris before the
American troops arrived?" Mr.
Kelley asked.
II didn't want to be separated
from Prof. Koischwitz by any
troops" she responded.
Would Have Died for Professor.
why didn't you hide in Parl'
so your fellow countrymen coule
have liberated you?'
'I didn't want to be separated
from Prof. Koischwitz."
HE meant more than anything
else in the world to you. didn'
he?"
II believe that a man generally
means more to woman than any
thing else
will you please answer m!
question" Mr.. Kelley thundered.
Il would have died for him
yes"
Mr.. Kelley demanded to know
where Miss Gillars obtained the
funds to finance her first trip tt
Paris in 1929. Last week she tole
of going without food for day!
while she struggled to become ar
actress in New York shortly before
she left for Paris.
isn't that a personal ques-
tion?" Miss Gillars responded
primly.
Judge Curran instructed Miss
Gillars to confine her remarks tt
responsive answers to questions.
Borrowed From Sculptor.
She then said that she borrowed
the money from a New Yorl
sculptor for whom she had beer
working. Mr.. Kelley asked her i
it wasn't true that she met thu
sculptor in Paris, and she saie
that she had seen him there.
Over the years, Miss Gillars tes
tilted, she acquired three pass
ports. The last one. she said, wa
"snatched" from her in the Amer
ican Consulate in Berlin in tn
spring of 1941. Mr.. Kelley asket
if she had not retained her frs
and second passports. She SAT-
she kept the first as a souvenir bu
Evening star., 1949-03-01
Diplomatic Immunity
TO Suit Upheld

The United States Court of Ap-
peals yesterday affirmed a decision
of District Court Judge Jennings
Bailey, who had dismissed a main
tenance suit against a husband on
the ground he had diplomatic i'm
munity as an employe. of the
Gee os ovakian Embassy, al
though he was national of Ecua-
dor.
The suit for maintenance and
Evening star., 1949-03-01
Brakeman Faces Charge
Of JobIess Claim Fraud

A former railroad brakeman to-
day was charged with filing false
unemployment claims which, rail
road officials say, involve 1888
obtained over a 31-week period
last year.
George I. Reed, 81. of the 100
block of V street NV, was brought
before Judge Walter j. Casey in
Municipal Court where hearing
was set for March % on charge
that he violated the Railroad Un-
employment Insurance Act by COL
lecting jobless benefits while work.
ing as a truck driver.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
Joe E. Brown Is Sick

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. l (PD.-
Joe E. Brown, Sc, stage and screen
comedian, is confined to his hotel
suite today with the grippe. The
actors illness yesterday caused in
definite postponement of his
Philadelphia appearance in "Har-
vey." 1t was scheduled to open
last night.
Evening star., 1949-03-01

SurTeIlueIeu Ill Itl lIld1lS.
Mr.. Kelley then produced the
second passport and said it had
been found in the possession of
the Nazi "block leader in the
neighborhood where Miss Gillars
had lived in Berlin.
The witness then said the Rus
slams had apparently found it in
her apartment when they took
possession of the German capital,
but she had no idea how it got
into the possession of the block
leader"
Denies Intent to Betray U. S.
Her testimony ended with a
fearful denial that she ever in
tended to betray the United States.
Mr.. Laughlin wound up the di-
rect testimony by asking these
questions:
, Did you ever want the United
States to lose the WARP"
mo" she replied.
Did you ever make any broad
casts to the effect that you wanted
the United States to lose the WARP"
I Certainly not"
/ Judge Curran broke in when she
went on, Il certainly think the
Department of Justice would want
+o Lo 20
Mr.. Laughlin asked:
Says Germans Stopped RatiOns.
Did you ever intend to adhere
to the enemy?"
Certainly not" Miss Gillars re-
piled.
Just before the closing ques-
tions, she testified that the Ger
mans cut off her food rations
when she refused to work with an
American traitor. Martin j. Monti.
Monti, an American flyer, flew
his plane behind the German lines
and became a Nazi propagandist.
He recently pleaded guilty to
treason charges in New York
Her voice choked with tears as
Miss Gillars told what had hap
pened to her after her arrest by
American soldiers.
From the beginning I heard of
hanging and DEATH" she said land
felt I would never need my be-
longings.
II felt that if I was an Ameri-
can citizen I should be treated as
American citizens are treated in
America"
On one occasion, Miss Gil.
lars testified. when she asked an
American guard for one of her
bags, she was told, What are
you worrying about your things
for, you are going to be hanged
anyway"
For the first three weeks after
her arrest, Miss Gillars said she
was guarded night and day.
Two armed GIs sat by my bed
side every night" she related, land
kept the light shining in my eyes.
was unable to change my dress
for three weeks"
After a week in pSychiatric
ward, she testified. she was sent
to a prison camp at Frankfurt.
"At least there were barracks
for women there" she testified,
"and it was a relief from the
terrible humiliation of those three
terrible weeks in the Counter In
telligence Corps camp, where the
bathroom door could not be closed
"a bathroom the size of this
witness box, with armed guards
standing in the open door,"
Ordered to Answer Queries.
But in the new prison camp
she related, she found herself in
solitary confinement.
IT remained in this bug-infested
stockade in solitary confinement
for three months" she testified
THE door to my cell opened only
two times a day, when we were
taken out for meals"
Judge Curran finally broke into
Miss Gillars' rambling recital and
told her that she should conflne
her testimony. to making respon-
- 4,,1rtiAvoc
Evening star., 1949-03-01

grossly unfair" The statement
was issued after it had been re-
ported that Mr.. Ransom was
threatened Wednesday night,
when he represented a client at
a meeting of the board.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
FOUND.

EYEGLASSES, found 3rd and Rhode Island
ave. me-, Sat. eve, Feb. 90. HO. 1449.
PUPPY. brown female. found In Edmons-
bon. UN. 7549.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
.4.HouR EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE

is now within closer call to all of North
cost. Call CARL is always ready to
protect you from breokdowns, "a hours
q day, including Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays. Just dioI DI. FITS and serv-
ice is dispatched from your nearest Call
Carl location. Northeast motorists will
now receive faster servce than ever!
Evening star., 1949-03-01
LoST

BLACK ONYX EARRING, vic WoodSsrd Woo sl;
day Reward. Phone DU. 2l52. =
CHANGE PERsE and red sas leathsT 2sEard ip tsT sH
1918 or 81. 48s4 after 9 pm. Il
bring our pei back? ,Flax9n ooloEsd: II
TP5veTiisy w Tiss. Park area Liberal Fex2Td. M5
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY. female, on
cram hwy TiS ytS 0as7 Ct MitcheVile' c3ll0
swers to name Sandy, has collar and brass
tag with owners name and phone mo-
lost vic OF Rockville, Md. Liberal reward
Gail collect Gaithersburg 49o-J-o' or NE
COLLIE, white. brown markings. named
and S. OAK. ave. ne. AT. 672s after, g,
CUFF LINK, yellow gold, initials y. S. G."
Reward. MRS. sIMMERMAN. 1920 M St
NV, MA 1890. d
DIAMOND RING, in platinum setting;
somewhere between Neptune Room aad
GOLD WATCH. Eubies. diamonds around
ssfsstesr H rsSsra ys st. So 59n: so6 GAqsh En-
JACKET, plum colored satin bolero to
evening dress; trimmed with .lo busle oesoS' seS
eTsaad MayaG~eE oa Ex and osS ssater on e'
PEARLS single graduated strand; viz, OF
National Airport or downtown. Sat; Re
ward. Call collect Dahlgren, tVaD A. EXT.
1874
PIN, small, gold, leaf shaped, jeweled fire.
ny in center; lost Fri. night in downtown
area sentimental value Good reward.
oV. 5el0.
PRAYER BOOK and .drga! hymnaI cnn1sP name a0G 0G
Glebe I'd, Feb. 6. Reward. CH. 1878 3
F9SSos S5S eSa tleh1lF 1sh nF R55's H. s1o4 Ext sos
leave message.
STERLING PIN, with 9, birds; Wise and P
THt TidHenttfcaton; lost il il Vicinity Of Hefht,S
PEOPLES LansbuEghs Or RannS Dept d4.
eanization; wallet has sentimental value;
generous reward for return. GE. 2603.-l
WALLET, mans, contains money, valuable
papers. Sun. eve. Liberal reward "A,
WATCH, ladies swiss movement, white
with rhinestone, lost on Ga. ave carline,
Sat. between between N. H. ave- and M ST. Reward
WATCH. lady's gold Bulova' Sun; night
I'd or vic. of 18th and Monroe ,s sts InitlalS
on sfte2 9ac5 pm ReWata GO. HS1.' S991. M-0' ll'
keepsake, lost in or mr. casino Royal; SO
reward. Return to mgr. of Casino Royal
Restaurant. l4th and H SITS. NV. =
WHITE COLLIE, about year and half old;
top head Reward, S25. IA. 229I i
WHITE SPITZ, sunday eve. vic. Blair
I'd and Kennedy sts. ne. Reward. Can
RA 6306. Il
WRIST WATCH, lady's Wittenauer, in
Glover Park or Ivy City bus; reward. Call
OR. 3719. =
WRIST WATCH, gold Benrus. black band
Birthday gift Reward. Phone NO. 1547
after $3.50 pm. =
WRIST WATCH, lady's diamond platinum,
Jan 2Oth LA bus 500 reward. Call
NICHOLS CO., ME. 0316. q
PEAR-SHAPED TOPAZ PENDANT, sur
rounded by pearls. Reward. Call DU 3344.
Evening star., 1949-03-01
PUT YOUR CAR IN SAFE HANDS .

FUI 1UUh Jan TN SHFE HHNgV
when you need repairs Of any kind. Al
thouoh famous from coast to coast tor
Emergency Rood Service, Call CARLS
greatest business by far, is preventing
auto trouble. And all city-wide Loco
tons are ready to provide your car any
service at any hour, from q minor 3D.
iustment to major overhaul!
Evening star., 1949-03-01

COLLIE, brown with white markings an
swers to name Sandy, has collar and brass
tag with owners name and phone no; !;
lost vic OF Rockville Md. Liberal reward.
Cali collect Gaithersburg 495-J-5' or ME.
Evening star., 1949-03-01

COLLIE, white. brown markings, NAMED
Lucky: reward, vic. Radensbur2 rq
and S. OAK ave. ne. AT. 672S after b.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB

The group met for a social aft
ernoon yesterday at Mrs. Nathan
Finley's home Sixteen were pres
ent. At the Feb. meeting Mrs. Lee
Berner, chairman of the Jewish
Social Service Committee gave an
interesting talk on the organized
Jewish social service program
here stressing the necessity of
carrying on all social service in
one place and the benefits of a
professional social worker. She
illustrated how philantrophic
minded women were valuable in
helping as volunteers.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
HADASSAH

Meeting has been moved up
from the regular day to March
10 at Anshei Israel in conformity
with the request of the Communi
ty Council that no organization
meetings be held between March
Is and April l, so as not to con-
flict with the CJA drive.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
B'NAI BIRTH

Next meeting at Anshei Israel
on March 10. On the schedule is
a Bingo and Card Party on March
20. Plans are also being made to
sponsor a concert by a big-name
band in April. If proven success
full a series of them will be Of
fered Tucsonians.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
CENTER ACTIVITIES

Center Juniors will have their
Purim costume party March 8.
A playlet containing song and
dance numbers will be given
jointly by members of the dane
ing class and the dramatic group,
the latter of which Mrs. Jane
Kurn has recently become in
structor. Members of the dramat-
ic class are showing deep enthu-
siasm.
Cast for ''The Tiny Masquer-
aders'' are, Joan Bernell, Lorraine
Bernholtz, Lois Brand, Liba Bre-
ger, Darlene Copalman, Judith
Gawsner, Marcia Kaplan, Judith
Kaye, Arlene Lieberman, Jackie
Malo, Marcia and Davida Opper,
Marcia Ostroy, Betty Rossen,
Barbara Sue Singer, Madeline
Teitelbaum, Ina Zunin.
Members of the dramatic group
also include Hermine Fishman,
Yvonne Mart and Ruth Nevins.
Hamantashen and other re-
freShments will be served.
There will be no Center activ-
tiles Mar. Is, Purim.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
B AND p HADASSAH

Next meeting March 10 at home
of Sonia Shlefstein. Mrs. Louis
Cohen will give a report on the
B and P section of the national
Hadassah convention she attend
ed. Mrs. Rottenberg, recent SUI
pervisor of the Chicago area, will
be a guest.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
Organizations
AZA

Last month semi-annual cleo
tions were held. New officers are,
Mickey Lefkowitz unanimously
elected Aleph Godol (pres.); Ed
Pearlman, Aleph S'gan (vice-
pres.); Jack Waltuch, Mazkir
(sec.); Austin Agron, Aleph Gis-
Dor (treas.); Bernie Laezman,
Aleph Shofar (reporter); Byron
Epstein, Pledge Master; Morty
Sadowsky and Simon Lakritz,
Aleph Shotares (sgt.-at-arms);
Jack Levkowitz, Aleph Kohen
(chaplain).
Next meeting, Sunday, will be
jointly with Hillel.
Final tryouts for the volleyball
teams in the Church League will
be held at the YMCA at 7:30
March 5. All interested fellows
are invited, asked to be prompt
and wear tennis shoes and shorts.
New Pledge Class in process of
formation and again under By
ron Epstein. Altho most boys "at
large" will be notified when class
begins, those not on mailing list
for receiving notices should con-
tact Byron at 5-6211.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
DRAMATEERS

Next meeting Sunday evening
March 9th. On Feb. % the group
participated in observance of
Brotherhood Week at Trinity
Presbyterian Church, in a skit
called "Is 1t True What They Say
About Mr.. Cohen?" Marvin Bor-
enstein played Mr.. Cohen. Mari
lyn Lefkowitz did the illustrative
sketches. The group sang "The
Free and Equal Blues" Martin
Mazer recited brotherhood" a
poem composed by Sidney Good
man.
Young people interested in dra-
mates should phone Mr.. Good
man at 3-6256.
ALPHA EPSILON PHI
Initiation Formal Dinner and
dance was held Feb. 26 in the
Fiesta Room of the Santa Rita
Hotel following formal cere-
monies held that afternoon. Chap
erones were Mr.. and Mrs. Jean
Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pal
mer, Mrs. Martha Rosenthal. Dec
orations carried out the "Schmoo"
theme. Initiated were: Sandra
Fischman, Doreen Jackson, Beryl
Martin, Edythe Reinhard, Joan
Tauber.
Plans are for an exchange din
ner soon with ZBT.
MIR. AND MRS. CLUB
At Feb. 13 meeting Art Arnold
of KOPO Papa's Tunes spoke in
formally, illustrating his talk with
records.
Contest for Queen Esther and
her attendants to reign over the
Purim Masquerade Ball to be held
March 5 at Anshei Israel, ended
with the following being victor
ious: Queen Esther, Miriam Gold
baum; Handmaidens, Sylvia Bos-
nos, Evelyn jacobson, Trudy Kali,
Shirley Kuropatkin.
Judges will select the most
beautiful, funniest and original
costumes. The hi-point will be the
crowning of Queen Esther Every
one is urged to come in costume
as plans are for a wonderful
time at the ball. Tickets are
SIPS.
The Arizona post., 1949-03-04
CHUG IVRI

Next meeting March 6 at 3 pm.
at Anshei Israel. Ben Farber will
read from the Prophet Amos be-
fore this Hebrew speaking group.