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Evening star., 1950-01-20
McGrath Asks Senate
For Anti-Lynch Law
By the Associated Press

The administration renewed its
demands on Congress today for
an anti-lynching law.
Attorney General McGrath told
a Senate Judiciary subcommittee
the time has come for strengthen
ing existing laws to permit the
Federal Government to deal with
lynchings.
1T is essential Mr.. McGrath
said, that the Government be put
in the position of prosecuting
members of a lynch mob"
The Attorney Generals views
were given to the committee by
a Justice Department aide, Frank
Chambers. The department is
supporting bill introduced by
MI. McGrath when he was Sen
ator from Rhode Island.
The measure would permit the
FBI to step into lynch cases, pro-
vide punishment for members of
a lynch mob and fix criminal pen
,alties for State or local officers
who wilfully fail to protect a
prisoner from mob violence.
The anti-lynch law is part of
President Truman's civil rights
program, which Southern Con-
gress members are fighting. Spe-
cifically, they argue that the
stamping out of lynching is q
matter for the States to handle
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Po|icemon's S Report Of Assault
By Congressman Is Probed

/ A policeman's report that he
was punched in front of the
Congressional Hotel last night by
a man who identified himself as
"a Congressman is being investi-
gated, Maj. Robert J. Barrett
superintendent of police disclosed
today.
Maj. Barrett said the policeman
submitted a written report naming
his alleged assailant as Congress
man O'Hara of Illinois,
Representative Barrett O'Hara
67-year-old Democrat, of Illinois
fatty denied he had been in
volved in an alteration with a
policeman.
II was in no alteration, Mr.
O'Hara said. 1T must have been
some one else using my name"
Maj. Barrett would not identify
the officer who reported he had
been assaulted pther than to say
he was attached to the Accident
Investigation Unit.
The policeman, in company
with another officer, was investi-
eating minor automobile acct
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Aga Khan Gem HoIdup
Leader Reported Slain
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 20.-Raids in the
underworld slums of Marseille and
Paris have netted five of the bolo
gang who ambushed and robbed
the Aga Khan last August, French
police announced today.
Roger Senanedj, the leader OF
the gang, and Renee Remy, his
sweetheart, have been murdered
apparently in falling out among
the thieves, police said.
But two of the gang still are
missing, and with them the loot
$500,000 in jewels stolen from the
Aga and his wife, the Begun, ir
the daring daylight holdup August
3 near Cannes.
Police say they know the iden-
tity of the two-Paul Leca and
Charles Vinciniolli. The investiga-
ton led them through the tough
dockside hangouts of Marseille
to the island of Corsica, to the
criminal dens of Paris-and to a
villa next door to the Moslem
leader, where his jewels appar.
emily had been buried for days
while police vainly hunted.
The 72-year-old Moslem ruler
one of the worlds wealthiest men
and his wife, the Begun, were
held up by tommygunners as they
drove from their villa near Cannes
on the Riviera on their way to
visit the Aga's son. Prince Ally. and
daughter-in-law, Rita Hayworth
The daylight stickup took place
at lie Cannet, about three miles
north OF Cannes.
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dent when the fracas occurred
Maj. Barrett said. One of the
cars involved was driven by a
young woman who said she was
Congressman O'Hara's secre-
tary," the policeman reported.
The young woman, according to
the policeman's story, jumped
from her car and ran into the
lobby of the Congressional Hotel
returning few minutes later
with the man they said identified
himself only as Congressman
OHara of Illinois"
Maj. Barrett said the police
man reported he Offered no re-
sistance" when he was assaulted,
Representative Barratt O'Hara
is small slender man, with white
hair. He is less than feet inches
tall. In his youth he worked as a
newSpaperman in st. Louis and
Chicago.
That might have happened to
me years ago, but my fighting
days are over" he said.
His secretary said she had not
been involved in any automobile
accident.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Tokyo GI Keeps 2Wor Orphans
Alive 3 Years on Army Pay

out some papers on his ward
Fan Tung, 13.
Then the whole story came out
Since coming here nearly three
years ago Whitney has fed, edu-
Gated, maintained and clothed
Fan Tung and Hirayama Tyo-
kichi. Is. Both were orphaned
by the war.
His Army pay is $111.90 a
month. He has not asked help
from any other source for his
philanthropy.
Asked why he spends from $75
to $100 a month of his meager pay
on the orphans, Whitney replied:
Tt makes me feel badly to see
all the little kids hungry.
wouldn't want to see my brothers
and sisters like that"
.Whitney's home is in San Ga
briel. Calf.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
President Turns
Cortoonist, Gets
Token to Prove 1t

President Truman was inducted
today as an honorary member Of
the National Cartoonists Society
and promptly drew cartoon"
to qualify.
The Presidents handiwork
depicts him peering from behind
a drawing board and was COM
pleted with an assist from ths
cartoonists. who made a sketch In
faint outlines, over which he did
a tracing job with heavy pencil.
At the end, however, he threw
in a couple of dots on his own
and signed off with a brisk, HIST
1-20-50"
AS a token of membership. the
President and Treasury Secretary
Snyder, who was likewise honored,
received T-squares of the sort
cartoonists use from Milton Cani1
and Gus Edison, representing their
fellow workers.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
In 1850 or Back in 1900,
lis Chilly Weather Here

Weather wise Washingtonians
would do well today to emulate
the action of Mrs. William Thorn
ton, a resident here $50 years ago
On January 90. 1900, it was a
very cold day" Mrs. Thornton
sent out, her diary states, for $50
Bush. of Goals"
Early today the 1850 mercury
dipped to a chilly % degrees
new low for this month-and the
Weather Bureau said it would
drop another couple of notches
tonight.
More snow or rain is on the
horizon for Sunday, the forecaster
said-in somewhat greater guam
tity than the three -tenths of an
inch that managed to fall yes
terday.
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Korean Envoy Warns
0fDifficuIty in Barring
Reds if Aid Is Hailed
Chang Sees Hoffman
After House Rejects
Added Assistance

Korean Ambassador John Myur
Chang said today it will be very
difficult" to keep his country from
falling into Communist hands Il
American economic aid is stopped
The House yesterday rejected
1913 to 191, bill to continue such
aid to the postwar republic.
Mr.. Chang made the statement
after conference with Economic
Cooperation Administrator Paul
G.. Hoffman. ..*
The Ambassador told newsmen
that American aid has enabled his
country to remain free from the
Communist threat" and added:
eff Korea is deserted without
! further aid it will be very difficult
to stop the Communist sweep"
Praises Korean Progress.
MI. Chang said he believes the
House action does not represent
the true feeling" in the United
States, but stems from the situa-
ton in China.
| Mr.. Hoffman told reporters he
hopes that the State Department
will find ways to continue the
Korean recovery program unit
Congress can review the program
on its merits"
The ECA chief credited Kores
with outstanding progress to.
ward recovery.
In Korea we have had dra.
matte proof of the adequacy o1
Marshall Plan methods in bring.
ing about recovery and building
up hope and confidence in demo
cratic methods" he told reporters
So far this year, ECA has ear.
marked approximately $50 ,000, ,00(
for Korean recovery operations
Both Mr.. Hoffman and the Korean
Ambassador expressed the belief
that another 100000, 900 is needed
That extra money is what the
House turned down.
Economy Attitude Seen.
The House vote was viewed a.
"a portent of stern econom,
attitude in Congress toward al
overseas aid programs. 1t was tn,
administrations first importan
rebuff from Congress on foreign
policy since before the war.
In the voting, 131 Republicans
81 Democrats and one American
) Labor Party member joined in op.
position. The bill was supported
by ITO Democrats and 81 Repub.
licanS.
!; Administration Demo ocratI
charged Republicans with desert.
ing the bipartisan foreign polio!
to make political capital in al
election year.
: Resentment Over Formosa Seen
But Minority Leader Martin saie
he thought the vote reflected 're'
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Evening star., 1950-01-20
BY the Assoeiofed Press

TOKYO, Jan. 20.-As a private
in the United States Army, Earl
S. Whitney, 81, doesn't make
much money.
So it was understandable when
he took a night job in a service
club to earn extra change.
His real reason for taking the
extra job came to light today
Whitney, Southern California
lad. l'or 4 supporting two wal
orr ,ls, d 1.4inese and Japa-
nese. for nearly three years.
Whitney's charity was revealed
when he asked for two-day pass
from 1st Cavalry maneuvers.
Questioned by Army authorities
as to why he wanted the pass,
Whitney said he wanted to visit
the Chinese mission to straighten
Evening star., 1950-01-20
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
Stor StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Thomas
F. Murphy, assistant United States
attorney, today called on the Algel
Hiss jurors to consult their rea-
son, and not their emotions, in
reaching a decision in the former
State Department officials perjury
retrial.
Mr.. Murphy finished his fina.
arguments early this afternoon
and the case is expected to go te
the jury of eight women and foul
men late today.
Mr. Murphy opened his sum-
nation of the Governments case
at 10 am. before courtroom
filled to overhowing. Scores oil
persons, unable to gain admit
tance, milled about in the cor
ridors as the big Government law
yer warmed to his attack.
You are going to approach your
problem with reason" Mr.. Murphy
told the jury. You are going to
dispense with emotion"
The case, pitting Mr.. Hiss
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Trial Isn't Popularity Contest,
Prosecutor Tells Hiss Jury
$ Consult Reason and Not Emotion in Reaching
Verdict in Perjury Case, Murphy Urges

against Whitaker Chambers, ad-
mitted eX-Communist agent and
former senior editor of Time Mag
azine, is no popularity contest, Mr..
Murphy indicated.
you can't say that one is hand
some and tall-the other pudgy
and small" he said. Mrs. Hiss
went to a party with Mrs. Dean
Acheson-Mrs. Chambers parents
came from Russia-but this does
not matter to you"
1t is the facts that matter, Mr.
Murphy said, and the central fact
in this case is the existence of a
mass of documentary evidence
against Mr.. Hiss, secret, papers
which he allegedly gave to Mr.
Chambers. for transmission to
Russian spies before the war.
There are two counts to the
Indictment against Mr.. Hiss and
# he is convicted he faces a pos
sible maximum penalty of 10
years imprisonment and $4,000
in fines.
The first count of the indict-
Evening star., 1950-01-20
By Chris Mothisen

The administration won a pre-
liminary test in the fight for con-
troll of the House legislative pro-
gram today when a Republican
motion to adjourn was beaten
down.
The chamber then proceeded to
consideration of a controversial
rules change with most of Presi-
dent Truman's Fair Deal program
hanging in the balance.
The vote against a motion by
Minority Leader Martin to adjourn
without transacting any business
was 255 to 100.
The Republicans had sought to
postpone the showdown on the
rules change, which would give
the Rules Committee it's old power
to pigeonhole legislation.
Republicans Want FEPC Vote.
Most Republicans favored the
change, but they didn't want to
approve it in advance of House
vote on the FEPC anti i-discrimina
ton measure. They were COM
mitted by their 1948 party plat
form to the FEPC plan, which also
is an important element of Mr..
Truman's civil rights legislative
package.
In general, administration and
Southern Democrats voted together
against the adjournment effort
which came shortly after the
House met.
When the vote was announced
Speaker Rayburn recognized
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee to call up the rules
change proposal. Mr.. SABBATH, like
Mr.. Truman, opposed the change.
1t would enable a coalition of
Republicans and Southern Demo-
Gratis on the Rules Commiuee to
stif1e much of the administration s
program.
Both Sides Cautious.
The present rules permit q
committee chairman to call up
for the debate a favorably re-
ported measure which the Rules
Committee has failed to clear for
floor action within 81 days.
This is the procedure chair
man LeSinski of the House Labor
Committee plans to use Monday
in an effort to get vote on FEPC
Both sides were making eau
tious victory predictions as tc
today'S fight.
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack told reporters 1--WE think we
have, and we hope we have" the
situation on the rules fight under
control. but he added: after yes
terday, who can tell?"
The reference was to the defeat
suffered by the Administration on
Korean aid
Evening star., 1950-01-20

retary of State for European At
fairs, after it had been sent to
Sofia for delivery to the Bulgarian
Foreign Office.
Heath Interference Charged.
The Bulgarian government ask
ed yesterday for the recall of Mr..
Heath on the grounds that he
allegedly had interfered in Bull
garian affairs by contacts with
Traicho Kostov, former Vice Pre-
mier of Bulgaria, who was exc
cuted last month on treason and
espionage charges.
The wholly unfounded" charges
against Mr.. Heath. Bulgaria was
reminded today, already had
caused the United States to ques-
ton Bulgaria's intentions with re-
spect to maintaining normal dip
lomatic relations.
The American note added that
the United States Legation in Bull
garia has been subjected to "a
series of indignities and restric-
tions" over the past two years
which make it virtually impossible
for it to function normally.
Bulgaria was accused of falling
"far below even minimum stand
ards of international comfy in
conducting it's relations with the
United States.
Accordingly" the American
note today said, unless the Bull
garian government withdraws its
note of January 10 and demon
strates its willingness to observe
established international standards
of conduct, the UnitedsStates Gov
ernment must conclude that the
Bulgarian government does not
desire to maintain normal rela-
tions.
"In these circumstances the
(See BULGARIA, Page abb
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Excise Tax RoIIback,
Higher Business Rate
Reported in Program
Presidents Message
May Not Coll for Boosts
On Personal Incomes

President Truman's tax program
was reported today to call for a
roll-back in excise tax rates and
a moderate" increase in corpora
ton taxes-the whole aimed to
bring in about 81 900 900 900 more
Government revenue.
One good source said it may not
call for any increase in individual
income taxes.
Mr.. Truman will put his program
before Congress next week in q
special message.
I He called in House Democratic
Headers and tax experts today tc
talk it over with them. They were
| pledged to secrecy and none woulc
discuss details of the program fol
publication.
They did say that they had sug-
gested some changes to the Pres
idert.
Excise Repeal Not Expected.
But when the group returned
to Capitol Hill there were indica-
tions the President will recon-
mepd
/. A slash in excise levies, on
such things as furs, jeWelry, lug
gage, communications and trans
portation. 1t is not expected the
President will call for outright
repeal of many, if any, of the
excises. but will suggest a mod
GRAFTON Of the rates. Not many
lawmakers believe the $9-a-gal-
Ion excise on liquor will be re-
duced.
2. An increase in corporation
taxes. The amount of the pro-
posed increase was not disclosed.
The corporate tax now is 80 per
cent of net income.
8. Increases in estate and gift
taxes.
4. A breakdown on tax dodgers
who are escaping millions of dol
lars annually by not reporting all
OF their income for tax purposes.
S. A closing of tax loopholes by
which some taxpayers find legal
means of reducing their taxes.
Smaller Increases Indicated.
Some of those who sat in on
the White House conference indi-
Gated the President was proposing
(See TAXES pace A-61
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Operators Goadinq
Miners Into Strike,
UNIV Official Says
Owners Reported Planning
To Withhold Todoy's
Welfare Fund Payment
By james Y. Newton

A United Mine Workers official
accused the operators today OF
goading the miners into a full
f1edged strike as tension mounted
in the coal fields and new fuel
shortages cropped up in big Mid
west cities.
Thomas Kennedy, UNIV vice
president, said reported plan
of the mine owners to withhold
payments to the miners welfare
and retirement fund was designed
to promote a strike. Already co.
900 workers in seven States are
out, and it appeared that many
of them once more would refuse
to heed appeals of their leaders
to return to work Monday.
Mr.. Kennedy said the operators
want a strike to build up their
own case for an unfair labor
practice" injunction against the
UNIV and to force President Tru-
man to use his emergency powers
to end the three day work week
in the mines.
Meanwhile, the Senate Labor
Committee decided to invite John
L. Lewis to testify on a resolution
asking Mr.. Truman to invoke the
Taft Hartley law to restore full
coal production.
Chairman Ebert D. Thomas
said the UNIV chief would be
welcome to appear next Wednes-
day "if he wants to be heard" He
added that the invitation would
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Miss McAuIiffe Best Qualified,
Official School Reports Say
Rebuff of Corninq's
Choice for Principal
Hints Widening Rift
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Official reports presented to the
Board Of Education by School Supt
Hobart M. Corning declared that
Miss Eleanor P. McAuliffe was the
best qualified candidate for the
post denied her as principal of
the new Sousa Junior High School
it was learned today.
Miss McAuliffe. now assistant
principal at the Paul Junior High
School, was rejected by the school
board for the post by a vote of
5 to 3 on Wednesday.
The overriding of DR.. Corning S
recommendation was regarded as
new evidence of a split between
DR.. Corning and some members
of the Board Of Education--a split
which has been growing in the
past year.
The report revealed that Law
son j. Cantrell, associate super
intendent in charge of Junior high
Continued on Page Az. Col. IL
Evening star., 1950-01-20
U.S. Threatens to Cut Relations
With Bulgaria Unless Demand
For Enjoys Recall Is Cancelled
Note Also Tells Sofia
Affronts to American
Legation Must End
By Gdrnett D. Horner

The United States today threat
ened to break diplomatic relations
with Bulgaria.
In a formal note the State De-
partment told the Soviet-dom
mated Communist government o1
that Balkan country that the
break must come unless it;
/. Withdraws a note of yester-
day asking for the recall of Amer
ican Minister Donald r. Heath
from Sofia.
2. Demonstrates a willingness
to observe established interna-
tional standards of conduct" which
it has violated in numerous af-
fronts to the American Legation
in Bulgaria.
DIR. Peter Voutov, Charge DAT
faires OF the Bulgarian Legation
here, was handed a copy of the
note at the State Department al
noon today by Llewellyn E
Thompson, Deputy Assistant Sec
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Court Orders Trial
0fCopIon, Gubitchey,
Tuesday Starting Day
Ruling Follows 6 Weeks
Of Hearings on Defense
Moves for Dismissal
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-Faderal
Judge Sylvester j. Ryan ruled
today that Judith Coplon and
Valentin A. Gubitchev must stand
trial on spy conspiracy charges.
The ruling came after six weeks
OF hearings through which the
brunette former Justice Depart
ment employe and the Soviet en-
gineer sought to get the indict-
ment against them dismissed.
Judge Ryan denied defense mo-
tions to throw out the charge on
the ground that the Govern
ment's case depended solely on
wiretap evidence.
The judge ordered that the
trial begin next Tuesday.
Defense May Renew Motions.
The defense was granted per-
mission to renew it's motions after
the trial begins.
Miss Coplon, %, already has
been convicted in Washington o1
stealing secret Government papers
for the Russians. She was SEN
fenced to 40 months to 10 years ir
prison, but is free in bail pending
appeal.
Now she must stand trial with
Gubitchev, a suspended United
Nations employe, on charges oil
conspiring to steal the papers.
Both were arrested March 4
1949, after a cloak and dagger
pursuit by FBI agents through the
streets of New York.
Wire Tapping Charged.
Throughout the hearing before
Judge Ryan their lawyers con.
tended that wire tapping is illega
and that information obtained ir
that manner cannot be used as
evidence in a Federal court. They
contended that the FBI obtained
all its evidence by tapping wires
Judge Ryan said in his ruling
however: THE Government ha.
shown to my satisfaction that il
does have independent proof o1
the facts obtained by telephone
and microphone interruptions"
The judge said much of thi.
independent proof depends on the
testimony of William E. Foley
chief of the Internal Security ano
Foreign Agents Registration Sec
tions of the Justice Department
Mr.. Foley formerly was Miss Cop
Ions boss.
"The court cannot and will not
now determine tnat his testimony
is not worthy of belief" Judge
Ryan said, adding: That is a
matter which must be left to the
trial jury"
Mr.. Foley has testified, among
other things. that he tipped of
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Sunday Reading

AS executive secretary Of
the National Security Council,
38-year-old James Selden Lay,
jr., probably handles more
high-caliber secrets than any
body else in the country, with
the exception of President
Truman. What manner of
man holds such a confidential
job? Washington Correspond
ent Raymond P. Brandt gives
an idea in a Sunday Editorial
Section article on Mr., Lay.
Another piece in this supple
nnent studies the issues and
; parties involved in Britain's
forthcoming general elections.
These and many other fea-
lures bolster the usual thor
ough and accurate news
content of
Evening star., 1950-01-20
Man Killed When Train
Hits Auto Near Baltimore
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-A Bal
timore g. Ohio passenger train
from Washington hit a car at q
grade crossing near the southwest
city limits today, killing one man
and critically injuring another.
They were taking sick cat to
a veterinarian. The cat was
killed.
Samuel Mcmahon, 45-year-old
bus driver for the Baltimore Tran
sit Co., and a resident of Hale
thorpe, southwest suburb, was
killed.
Evening star., 1950-01-20

NNES BURG, South
Africa. Jan. 20 (P.-Police re-
ported $4,000 worth of diamonds
destined for Saudi Arabia disap-
peared last night from Johan-
nesburg Airport safe. The small
packet of LOLA diamonds was re-
ported missing a half hour before
the plane on which they were
consigned was to take off.
Evening star., 1950-01-20

ings on President Truman's request
for extension of the 1948 Selective
Service Act, promised to discuss
the Vinson proposal with Mr.
Truman Monday and report back
to the committee Wednesday.
Secretary johnson said that the
draft was "one of the decisive
factors in stopping the spread oi
communism in Europe in 1948."
Mr.. johnson also stated that
while he is in favor of universal
military training, IF the extended
Selective Service Act is passed !
do not. propose to come back for
UNIT within the next three years
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