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Evening star., 1950-06-15

man. plans to submit reports on
the six bills on which action was
not deferred to the full Senate
District Committee at its next
meeting, tentatively scheduled
Tuesday.
The Leahy subcommittee, in
approving the House-passed meas
ure for a f1ve-day week for police,
inserted an amendment to make
the change effective go days after
funds are available. Another
amendment would authorize the
White House police force to be
increased from ITO to 1873 men.
The bill would provide the fiye-
day week for every officer and
member of the Metropolitan. park
and White House police forces.
The Metropolitan Police would
have to be increased by 300 men
II the f1ve-day week becomes law.
The complicated amendments to
the teachers sick leave law were
designed to meet objections that
teachers under the present act
face the danger of being thrown
OF the payroll and losing their
seniority If they are Ill longer
than the present law allows.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
West Germans Join
Council Of Europe
BY the Associoted Press

BONN, Germany, June 15.-
Western Germany agreed today to
Join the Council of Europe, made
up of representatives of non-
Communist governments.
A 220-152 vote in the Bundestag,
lower house of the West German
Parliament. insured Germany
membership in an international
political organization for the first
time since Hitler bolted the
League of Nations.
Germany was. offered an asso-
ciate membership and becomes the
18th member of the Council. The
semi autonomous Saar. still
claimed by Germany, accepted
associate membership last month
The Bundesrat, upper house of
Parliament, ratified German entry
several weeks ago.
The Councils Consultative As
sembly, which has its headquar-
ters at StraSbourg, France. can
debate and make recommends
tions on European problems. but
has no effective legislative power
Associate membership gives the
Germans the right to debate in
the Consultative Assembly but
they do not get a representative
on the guiding Council of Min
listers.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Cartoon in Star
Answers G. O. p.
McMohon SAYS

Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, OF
Connecticut told the Senate today
the front-page cartoon in The
Star today is a complete answer
to the effort of 81 Republican
Senators to have investigation of
the Amerasia case taken over by
the Judiciary Committee.
He made the statement after
Republican Floor Leader Wherry,
one of the 21, had asked Vice
President Barkley when he would
rule on which Senate committee
should consider the resolution
asking for the new Amerasia in
vestigation. Mr.. Barkley said he
would try to do 1t today, but II
not. before Monday.
Senator Mcmahon suggested
that Senator Wherry take a look
at the cartoon.
Senator Wherry replied that il
reports reaching him are true
he is not satisfied with the work
of that committee to date and is
anxious to see It's report.
Senator Mcmahon, a member
of the Foreign Relations group
said that both he and Chairman
Tydings have been trying through
out the investigation to serve the
best interests of the country.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
John Simmons 10 Succeed
Woodward in Protocol Post

John F. Simmons has resigned
as American ambassador to Ecua-
dor to become chief of protocol in
the State Department here, the
White House disclosed today.
Mr.. Simmons will succeed STAN
ley Woodward, who leaves today
to begin his new duties as Am
bassador to Canada after filling
the protocol job for several years.
The chief of protocol serves
both the President and Secretary
of State in handling visits of
foreign officials here and super
vises the State Departments pro-
tocol work with foreign embassies
in Washington.
Mr. Simmons, SO, entered for
eign service in 1916. He has been
Ambassador to Ecuador for the
last three years. Before that he
was Ambassador to FL Salvador
for three years.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
subcommittee Approves Bill
For 5-Doy D. 6. Police Week

A Senate District subcommittee
today approved five District bills,
including five-day week for
police and amendments to the
l94S public teachers sick leave law.
The other three measures would
regulate the practice of optometry
liberalize the law regarding the
removal Of human bodies from
homes and change the title Of the
District public health officer to
Director of Public Health.
The committee deferred action
on a bill to permit private hos
pitals here to obtain grants under
the l946 act establishing the
Washington Hospital Center. This
measure would have helped insti-
tutions other than those now
participating. which are Emer-
gency. Garfield and Episcopal
Hospitals.
The subcommittee decided to
report adversely a bill to provide
for actual flight experience for
certain students in the senior high
schools Of the District.
Senator Leahy. Democrat, OF
Rhode Island, subcommittee chair
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Pedestrian. Dies Here
OF Accident Injuries

Anton A. Leib. 4s. OF 4o1s Four.
teenth street NV, died in Emer.
gency Hospital early today of in.
juries suffered yesterday when he
was struck by an auto driven BY
William L. Cunningham, %, Of
74l0 Georgia avenue NV.
Accident investigation unit Of
f1cers said there is q possibility
that Mr.. Leib may have walked
into the side Of the auto, but Mr..
Cunningham posted $l05 collateral
on charges Of failing to exhibit .
registration card and drivers per-
nit.
He is scheduled to appear be-
fore a coroner's inquest.
In another pedestrian accident
last night. Alfred F. Dewitt, s. OF
Catonsville, Md, suffered severe
head and leg injuries when he was
struck by a taxi police said was
operated by John J. Cahill, IS. OF
Clinton, Md. The accident oc-
Cured IN the 400 block Of Seventh
street S.W.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
81 Billion Excise Tax Cut Plan
Drafted Secretly by Democrats
Surprise House Move Raises Corporate Levy
To Avert Veto; Alters Outlook for Session

tickets, baby bottle warmers and
scores of other items.
2. Put into the bill a boost in
the income tax rate for large
corporations, perhaps from the
present 38 per cent to II per cent
to collect about $500 million
additional from these corporations
annually.
3. Meet a July l deadline for
House passage of the measure, so
that the Senate will have time to
act before the present Congress
adjourns.
The secret meeting developed
the first strong indication that the
25-member Ways and Means
Committee will approve boost in
corporation income taxes, to avoid
President Truman's threat to veto
the bill if it fails to offset the ex-
else cut by larger taxes in other
directions.
The President proposed four
(See TAXES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Truman Sees Marines
Take Beachhead After
Landing in He|icopters
p.
Corps Hammers Home
Its Value on Presidents
First Visit to Quontico
By John A. Giles
Stor Stoff correspondent

QUANTICO. Va, June is
President Truman today wit
messed a new and novel means of
launching an amphibious attack.
The Marine Corps, hammering
home the theme that it still would
be necessary to occupy physical
ly' enemy strongholds in a future
war despite prospective new dev-
astating weapons and pushbutton
warfare, demonstrated for the
President the use of new type hell
copters in such operations.
The President. a World War
artilleryman. first watched with
keen interest as the Devil Dogs"
in mock war maneuvers seized a
fortified beach with rifles, flame
throwers. tanks and air craft.
Then he moved on to see the
landing of troops in combat by
helicopters.
Live Ammunition Used.
Mr.. Truman came ashore from
the yacht Williamsburg promptly
at sos am. after an overnight
trip from Washington, and the
Marines. staged compact morn
ing-long show for him.
The President witnessed q CO.
ordinated demonstration of air,
tank and infantry launched from
simulated ships at sea. High de-
tense officials and members of
Congress were present.
Using the weapons we have at
hand and thereby seeking the
answers to the problems of the fu-
ture," the Marines used live am
munition within short distances in
a realistic show.
Marines Stick to Guns.
Repeatedly the Marines in
charge told the President that war
tactics had not changed and that
if the corps had to subdue enemy
positions today I'VE would have
(See TRT1MAN pape AN
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Two Yonks in Red Prison
Bone-Poor, Red-RuIed Chinese
Feel Sorry for Americans
Peasants Think u S. People Live Under
Corrupt, Oppressive Rule Like Chionq's

feed three Chinese families. We
heard Chinese peasants feel
sorry for Americans many times.
however.
Here's the way the unlettered
Chinese reason: They know the
United States Government helped
Chang Kai-shek's Nationalist
government. They figure if the
United States Government is
palsy -walsy with Chang, it must
be the same kind of government.
They lived under Chiang's gov
ernment. so they feel sorry for
us.
1t doesn't do any good to ex-
plain to them that the United
States people don't live under a
government as corrupt and op-
pressiye as Chiang's. In their
Continued on Page A-S. Col. II
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Kirk 10 Quit Moscow
On Long Siberian Trip
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, June 15.-American
Ambassador Alan G. Kirk leaves
Moscow tomorrow on a 5,0OO-mile
round trip to Siberia-perhaps the
longest journey ever undertaken
by any American envoy to the
Soviet Union.
Richard Service, first secretary
of the embassy. and the Ambassa-
doris son, Roger, will, accompany
him on the trip, which probably
will take from 10 days to two
weeks.
The party is travelling by the
Trans-Siberian Railway. The en-
bassy said it has not yet been de-
cided just how far East the Am
bassador would travel, but he may
go as far as Cheremkhovo, which
is 125 miles west of Lake Baikal.
He may go on to Irkutsk, which is
even closed to Lake Baikal. This
is just north of the boundaries of
Outer Mongolia.
Former American Ambassador
Joseph E. Davies did considerable
travelling while he was here, but
never took as long a trip as this.
w. Averell Hartman, when he was
here as the United States envoy,
once went into s0me Soviet re-
publics of Central Asia. but his
trip was not as Ions as the journey
Admiral Kirk has planned.
Admiral Kirk, who arrived here
last June, has taken two other
trips, the first to Stalingrad and
the second to Leningrad.
The British Ambassador. Sir
David Kelly, is also travelling at
present. He now is in Tlfis, capi-
tai Of Georgia. He plans to return
tomorrow or Saturday.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
40 Lose Lives in Crash
Of Second Air France.
Plane in Persian Gulf.
Possibility Of Sabotage
Not Ruled Out in Loss
Of lndo-Chinu Liners
BY the Associofed Press

BAHREIN ISLAND, Persian
Gulf, June 15.-A big Air France
plane crashed in the Persian Cult
last night, and 40 of the So per-
sons it carried are feared dead
The craft plunged into the gulf at
almost the same spot where an
other Air France plane crashed
two days ago with . loss of &c
lives.
Ofhcials said IL persons had
been rescued by early afternoon
including four of the crew OF
eight. Twelve infants were re-
ported to have been aboard the
plane. Only one is known to have
been saved.
This plane and the sister C-54
Skymaster which crashed two days
ago were en- route from Indo-
China to Paris. Officials have not
discarded the possibility of sabo-
tage by adherents of the Indo-
Chinese Communists who are
fighting the French.
Al Passengers on Plane.
Air France officials in Paris said
the plane carried A passengers
and eight crew members. The
officials said the search of the area
was continuing with more than
100 small fishing boats securing
the area.
American and British air force
planes based in the gulf area
Joined the search. sweeping low
over the sea, but a low ceiling
hampered their efforts. High
winds and choppy waters made il
unlikely that life RATS from the
plane could stay afloat for long.
The survivors all were reported
to be French citizens.
CIn Paris an Air France
spokesman said nothing known
there indicated either plane
might have been sabotaged by
rebels in Indo-C China but that
such a possibility would be in
vestigated by an inquiry COM
mittee already at Bahrein.
(The spokesman said that
from information in Paris, bad
weather seemed to have been the
probable cause of the crashes.
but that no official statement
would be made until after a
lengthy inquiry by the COM
mittee.
tHe added that special Sc
curity precautions are taken for
all flights from Indo-C China to
guard against the possibility of
sabotage
Crashed Preparing to Land.
The circumstances of the two
crashes were similar. Both planes
went down as they were prepar-
ing to land at Bahrein, 20 miles
off Saudi Arabia's east coast. Each
(See PLANE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Decision Is Scheduled
For Thursday on Plan
To Unity Fund Drives
Some Federal Offices
Will Limit Compoiens
Anyway, Group Is Told

A citizens committee voted to-
day to decide next Thursday
whether one-package charity
drive will be launched here this
year.
The group, meeting at the Riggs
National Bank Building. was told
that regardless of it's action, the
Defense Department, and prob
ably other Government agencies,
will restrict future fund cam
paigning.
The committee also was warned
that the Community Chest Fed
Grafton must know before the end
of this month whether there will
be a united drive. Plans for the
regular fall Chest drive have been
held up pending a decision on the
merger proposal, spokesmen ex-
planned.
Hugh K. Duffeld. chairman of
the Chest drive, said the Chest
would welcome the suggested
merger. If the merger plan is de-
ferred, he suggested, business
(See FUND DRIVE. Page A-4l
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Rail Board Asks
4O-Hour Week
For Yard Jobs
$4,000 Men Affected
Rejects All Demands
For l25,000 Others
By jones Y. Newton

A presidential emergency board
today recommended a 40-hour
work week and an 18-cent-per-
hour wage increase for about u.s.
600 railroad yard service employees
effective October /. But it urged
denial of wage boosts and improve
ment in hours for about 125,00O
trainmen and conductors.
The three man fact finding
board reported to the White
House on the long standing dis
pute between two rail unions and
the Nations railroads. The
unions involved are the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and
the Order of Railway Conductors
There was no immediate COM
ment from either carrier or union
representatives on the settlement
recommendations. Under the Rail-
way Labor Act the unions will be
free to strike in 80 days. The law
provides for such a cooling off,
period following a report of the
emergency board.
Would Cost $40 Million.
1t is estimated that the shorter
hours and wage raise will cost the
railroads about $40 million a year.
President Truman appointed the
board to air the dispute after the
two unions had threatened a strike
last February.
The panel suggested a five-day,
4O-hour basic work week and the
1S-centS an hour wage increase
for the unions $4,000 members
who are employed in railroad yard
service.
1t denies changes in hours and
pay which the unions had de-
manded for the 125,000 conduc-
tors and trainmen engaged in
er-the-road service.
The unions had demanded an
increase of wage rates for train
men and conductors according to
the size of the locomotive and
length of the train on which they
work. Trainmen and conductors
now get fixed rate regardless of
the weight of locomotives or length
OF trains. The unions contended
that locomotives doubled in weight
and trains were twice as long as
they were few years ago.
All Demands Rejected.
In addition. the two unions had
demanded what amounted to wage
increases for trainmen and con-
ductors employed exclusively in
passenger service, Trainmen and
conductors now receive a days
pay for 71a hours work or $50
miles of travel. They had asked
that this be reduced to 5 hours
or 100 miles. which is the way a
days pay is now figured for train
engineers and firemen.
The board denied all of the wage
and hour demands of the road
service workers.
In recommending that the work
week for yard employees be reduced
from the present 48 hours to 40,
(See RAILROADS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-06-15
6. 0. P.
Nominates Lodge 10
Run Against Bow|es
Representative Chosen
On First Ballot to Head
Ticket in November
BY Gould Lincoln
Star Staff Correspondent

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Repre-
sentative John Davis Lodge today
was nominated for governor of
Connecticut by the Republican
State convention to oppose Gov.
Chester Bowles in the November
election.
Mr.. Lodge was nominated on
the first ballot with the backing
of the state organization. This
augurs well for convention ap-
proval of the rest of the organi-
zation ticket-former Representa-
tive Joseph E. Talbot for the six
year Senate term against Sena-
tor Mcmahon. Democrat, and
Prescott S. Bush, Greenwich busi-
ness man and trustee of Yale
University, for the two-year term
against Senator Benton, Demo-
crat.
Intense interest in the fight for
the gubernatorial nomination was
indicated during the roll call by
cheers and some boos. A coalition
of four other candidates failed,
however. to halt the Republican
organization and Mr.. Lodge won
handily. AS soon as it was evil
dent he had received the neces-
sary $40 votes, a majority of the
convention, the delegates broke
into cheers.
Brother of Senator.
The youthful member of the
House from Connecticut who will
challenge Gov. BowleS, New Deal
Fair Deal Democrat, is a grandson
of the late Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts and a
(See LINCOLN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Miller Drafting Bill
To LET Outside Milk
Be Sold in District
Increased Supplies
Appear on Markets
In CopitoI Suburbs

Representative Miller, Republi-
can, of Nebraska. said today he
is drafting a bill to authorize ship
ment and sale of pasteurized,
Grade-A milk into the District
from any part of the country.
At the same time, he asked
Chairman Mcmillan to call a
meeting Of the House District
Committee as soon as possible to
go into the entire milk situation.
Commenting on his proposed
bill at committee session, Rep
resentative Miller. who is a physi-
clan, said it would contain basic
changes" In the city's present milk
act. He said milk brought here
should meet standards set up by
the United States Public Health
Service.
Early Session Promised.
II don't like the idea of having
a milk combine-a monopoly in
milk-operating to put the squeeze
on the public here in Washing
ton," DR.. Miller declared. I'VE
must do something about the
whole outmoded code"
Mr.. Mcmillan said he agreed
with that comment, and promised
to call a committee session as soon
as possible.
The chairman said he assumed
DR.. Miller's bill would supple
ment" a resolution he has intro
duced to provide for temporary
permits to bring milk into the Dis
trict from properly supervised
dairieS.
Health Officer Daniel L. Seek
niger, who has conferred with
committee officials on the resolu-
ton said he has taken no official
stand on it.
Supplies Increase.
Meanwhile, as the milk strike
moved into it's fourth day. in
creased supplies of milk were re-
appearing in the Washington area
market. with suburban supplies
taking up much of the slack for
persons not qualified to buy under
the two-day-old emergency plan.
Highland Farms Dairy officials
said this afternoon that two de-
liveries a day are being made to
each Of the IS Highs stores in
the area, although stocks are
wiped out almost as soon as they
are delivered. More than 5000
persons bought milk over the
counter yesterday at the dairy's
(See EMERGENCY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Late News
Bulletin
Custer of AGA Urged

A CIO investigating commit
tee today recommended the
custer of the 10000 ber
American Communications As
sociatiOn from the CLIO for fol-
lowing "the tOrtuOus paths of
the Communist Party for years"
The CIO Executive Board was
expected to act en- the recon-
mendatiOn before nightfall.
Earlier Story on Page A-29.)
Evening star., 1950-06-15

members of the House Ways and
Means Committee and Speaker
Rayburn, changed the whole out
look for tax legislation-which
had been dark for this session.
They made no announcement,
but there indications they were
nearly ready to:
l. Ram through a bill slashing
excise taxes by $11 billion on
jewelry, furs, luggage, toilet prep
arationS, movie tickets. travel
Evening star., 1950-06-15

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Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
Grand Jury Clears u. S. Officials
And Agencies in Amerasia Case:
Detailed Justice Report Urged
Probers Criticize
Lax Precautions
On Papers Thefts
By the Associo,ed Press

NEW YORK, June 15-A special
Federal grand jury today cleared
Government officials and agencies
of any shortcoming in the
Amerasia stolen documents case.
At the same time, however, the
jury called on the Justice Depart
ment to issue a detailed report on
the case.
The panel has been investigating
subversive activities for the past
l8 months. During it's sessions,
which ended today. it returned
jerjury indictment against Will
liam w. Remington, former Com
merce Department economist. and
espionage indictments against Ju-
dith Coplon and Valentin Gu
bitchev.
Precautions Criticized.
The action was taken in a pre-
sentment-grand jury notice of
an offense or unlawful state of
affairs.
The presentment charged that
precautions against the theft of
Government papers had been
entirely inadequate. But it said
that the jury had found no evi-
dence that the Justice Depart
ment was remiss in it's prosecu-
tion of the Amerasia case, or that
any official acted improperly by
attempting to delay arrests.
The grand jury began investi-
eating the AmeraSia case two
weeks ago. 1t involved the 1945
theft of 1.700 Government docu-
ments. some of which were recov-
cred by the FBI in the New York
Office of the Magazine Amerasia,
now defunct.
FBI Praised for Role.
Praising the FBI for the role 1t
played in the case, the jury said
it felt that had espionage laws
been different, "the prosecution
procedure would have been entirely
different.
"Other telling factors involved
certain legal procedures which, if
followed, might have revealed to
the enemy information that it was
essential should be held" the
presentment continued.
Critics have charged the Justice
Department with laXity in it's ham
ding of the six persons arrested
after the papers were seized in
the magazines Office.
Amerasia's editor, Philip Jaffe,
pleaded guilty to possessing secret
Government documents and was
fined $4,000. Emanuel S. Larsen.
specialist in the China division of
the State Department, was fined
$500. The case against the four
others was dropped.
Hands, OFF Policy Adopted.
In Washington, Senator Taft,
Republican. of Ohio said yester-
day that Senate COP leaders had
decided on a temporary official
hands-off policy on a demand for
a wide new inquiry into the JUS
tice Departments prosecution of
the Amerasia case.
The Democratic controlled Ty-
dings committee is looking into the
case. On Tuesday, 81 Republican
Senators offered a resolution seek
ing a new and separate inquiry.
The Senate COP Policy Com
mittee discussed the 21-man reso-
luton yesterday. Senator Taft told
newsmen, and I'VE decided it was
not question of party policy now
but might become so later"
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin, has said the Amer
asia case is the key to his allega-
tions that Red network extends
into the State Department.
After raids on Amerasia and the
arrest of six persons. the editor
and State Department analyst
were let off with fines and the
other four cases were dropped.
Evening star., 1950-06-15

OTTAWA. June Is (P.-Jus-
tice Minister Stuart Carson in
troduced a bill in the House of
Commons today to increase from
I to IA years the maximum term
of Imprisonment for persons con-
victed of violating Canada's OFF,
cial Secrets Act, the anti-spy law.