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sought the presidential pardon for
the Boston Mayor.
Mr.. Mccormack told reporters
he took the action without Cur
leys knowledge. He added: II
considered it a just and proper
course to take, particularly be-
cause of the recent tragedy"
Mr.. Curley's son Leo and his
daughter Mary died in February
within "a hours.
Civil Rights Not Restored.
At the White House it was
pointed out the pardon does not
restore Mr.. Curley's civil rights,
but that it makes possible restora-
ton of such rights by Massachu-
sets, since such restoration Is q
State matter.
Curley has had stormy and
colorful political career going back
to the closing years of the 10th
century. He once told friends he
expects to live 125 years and be
Mayor of Boston all that time.
Defeated for his fifth term in
that Office. Mr.. Curley previously
had served as Governor of the
States. a member of Congress and
a Democratic national committee
man.
Once in the early part of his
career he campaigned from jail
for reelection as alderman and
won an overwhelming majority.
While under Indictment in the
mail fraud case. he ran for Mayor
and rolled up the largest plurality
any candidate for that Office ever
received. .s6 81 5s
Suspended Sentence Denied.
After his conviction in the fraud
case he sought suspended SEN
tence on the grounds of ill health.
When the court declined. he rose
from his chair and chied out:
You are sentencing me to death" )"
Mr.. Smith, who lives in Wash
ington, was released from District
Jail, where he was serving his
term, at the same time that Mr.,
Curley was freed at Danbury.
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Hendriekson Urqes
Truman 10 Lead Part
In Passage Of FEPC

Senator Hendrickson. Republi-
can Of New Jersey, today asked
President Truman to repudiate
statements he said are being made
by Senator Hill. Democrat Of Ala
bama. calling on Dixiecrats to re-
join the Democratic Party to in
sure defeat Of the civil rights pro-
gram.
AT long last we have proof
positive of the hypocrisy resorted
to by the Democratic Party to
prevent passage Of a sound civil
rights program" said Senator
Hendrickson. asserting that Sena-
tor Hill is lone Of the most i'm
portant and able leaders Of the
Truman administration in the
Senate"
Alabama is in the midst of a
battle between the Dixiecrats and
the regular Democrats for support
of the party organization within
the State.
Senator Hendrickson quoted
press dispatches in which Senator
Hill was reported as telling Ala
bamans that lit is the power and
influence of your Senators and
Congressman that has made pos
sible defeat of FEPC and other So
called civil rights bills. They hold
this power and influence as men,
bers of the Democratic Party"
COP Commitment Cited.
The New Jersey Republican
quoted Senator Hill as saying that
IF our group of Southern Sera-
tors is to continue to defeat these
civil rights bills, we must keep
the power and influence we hold
as members of the Democratic
Party. -" also warn that the
Republicans are committed to
civil rights"
Senator Hendrickson observed
that "nonetheless the Democratic
Party has the audacity to claim
that it is the party of tolerance;
the party which abhors racial and
religious prejudices, the plumed
champion of oppressed peoples.
How can our minority groups in
America ignore these facts
Senator Hills statements makes
them stand out in bold relief. One
has only to read these words to
feel the urge to demand fulfill
ment from the President of his
solemn promises to the people of
our Nation.
Reputation Asked.
prompted by that urge, now
call upon the President of the
United States to repudiate the
words of the senior Senator from
Alabama and to lead his party
Immediately in the adoption of the
program to which he has given
but lip service"
For several days Republicans
and Democrats have been engaged
in a controversy over whether
postponement of the FEPC bill
until after the foreign aid bill
passes had anything to do with
approaching primaries in the
South.
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sion aboard the French-owned
freighter Grandcamp, carrying
ammonium nitrate.
Judge T. M. Kennerly ruled in
test damage suit. He then ex-
tended his ruling to cover 5000
million in damage suits filed by
S,485 parties.
The 76-year-old jurist'S ruling
three days short of three years
after the great disaster-means
each Of the suits must be tried
separately before a Federal judge,
on its merits. The mass trial of
the 5000 million in damage suits
was to determine liability.
Heard Months of Testimony.
Judge Kennerly, who heard
months Of technical testimony
last year. ruled:
This record discloSes blunders,
mistakes and acts of negligence
both of omission and commission
on the part of defendant, its
agents. servants and employees in
deciding to begin the manufacture
Of this inherently dangerous fer
tilizer. Gle referred to the am
monium nitrate which was manu-
facted in Government- owned
ordnance plants and destined for
shipment overseas.)
And from the beginning Of its
manufacture of down to and after
the day of the Texas City disaster,
the record discloses such disregard
Of and lack of care for the safety
Of the public and of persons man
ufacturing, handling and trans
porting and using such fertilizer
as to shock one"
Largest Federal Damage Suit.
It is the largest damage action
ever brought against the Govern
ment. Should the full 5000 million
be allowed it would cost each man,
woman and child in the United
States about s1.50.
In Washington, Assistant Attor-
ney General H. Graham Morrison
said the Government will imme-
diately appeal to the Circuit Court
of Appeals at New Orleans. 1t
was indicated the case will be
taken to the Supreme Court if
necessary.
If higher courts uphold Judge
Kennerly's ruling, each claim will
be heard separately on it's merits
to determine how much each
plaintiff will receive.
Would Need Appropriation.
Congress would have to appro-
pirate money to meet the claims.
It was three years ago next Sum
day-on April 16-that the 7,176-.
ton Liberty ship Grandcamp ex-
ploded, setting off fires and other
blasts which killed 512, injured
5000 and virtually wrecked Texas
City. The morning after the
Grandcamp exploded the Ameri-
can-owned steamer High Flyer
blew up.
Judge Kennerly ruled specifically
in the suits of Elizabeth H. Dale
hite for 100000 and Henry Dale
hite. jr., for $4,000 But he ex-
tended the ruling to cover the
5,987 property damage suits. $40
death claim suits and 588 personal
injury suits.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
0roce Church Wordens
In Silver Sprinq Named

Ross Farrar and Edgar Mellon
last night were renamed senior
and junior wardens OF Graca
Episcopal Church. Silver Spring.
VeStrymen for the coming year
are Samuel MeCeney. Perry Nut
well, Evsrts Wagg. Calvin War
field. Alger Barbeem Joseph
Buscher. George Grimsley and
Perry Van Week. Daniel P.
Graham and Mrs. Raymond Day
ton were named delegates and
alternate TO the Diocesan Conven.
ton.
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Communists
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that Mr.. baltimore, a widely
known Far Eastern expert. is Rus
sia's top spy in this country and
is or has been q member Of the
Communist Party. Mr.. baltimore
Indignantly denied the charges
and in testifying before the Sen
ate investigating group said he
thought Mr.. Kohlberg was behind
the Mccarthy attack on him.
Mr.. Kohlberg said he gave Sen
ator Mccarthy a letter that Mr.
baltimore wrote in 1943 to Joseph
Barnes. then deputy director OF
the Office of War Information
In a Senate speech March 80
Senator Mccarthy referred to the
letter and said it showed that Mr..
baltimore was trying to get rid
of Chinese in the owl who were
loyal to Chang Kai-shek.
Mr.. baltimore. shown the let
ter, said he had written it. But
he emphatically denied the Nc
Carthy charge that it was for the
purpose of replacing Chinese
friendly to Chang Kai-shek with
those of Communist leanings.
Mr.. Kohlberg said Senator Nc
Carthy got in touch with him
March Is and asked for data on
Mr.. baltimore. He added that
he gave material to the Wisconsin
Senator on March "a.
In his reply to the accusations
against him, Mr.. baltimore said
Senator Mccarthy was "the will
ing tool" of the Chinese lobby here
seeking to enlist American aid for
the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment.
Mr.. Kohlberg said he is we'll &C
quainted with Louis F. Budenz.
one time Communist editor, whom
Senator Mccarthy is counting on
to back his charges against Mr.
baltimore.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Australian Youth
Wins 1900 Acres
In State 'Lottery'

BRISBANE. Australia. April II
(CDN At II, Malcolm Hosier
a schoolboy now has all those
wide open spaces" he's dreamed
about-72.0 900 acres of EN-.
Malcolm won EN- all in a
Queensland state land lottery -
AS long as he pays $66 a month
rent. he can use the ll3 square
miles Of grazing land for 80 years
The youth. who plans to raise
sheep. will hire an experienced
sheepman to run the place and
teach him the ropes.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Boy legislators Convene

Repeal" of Maryland's contro-
versial Ober law, requiring loyalty
oaths of public employees, will be
sought at a session of the Boy
Legislature at Annapolis.
A bill for this purpose is among
about 100 pieces of legislation be-
fore the model General Assembly
About ITS Senators and Delegates
selected from the ranks OF the
Hi-Y and YMCA are meeting in
a three-day session which began
yesterday to give a life-like dem
onstration OF democracy at work
up,
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U. 5. Cuts Embassy Staff
After Demand by Poles
by ths Associated Press

WARSAW, April 14.-The United
States Embassy today sent 10 of
its military staff personnel out of
the country in accordance with a
demand by the Polish government.
Included in the reduction. de-
manded in a note by Poland March
Is. were the Naval Attache, other
officers and enlisted men and two
stenographers in the Military At
tache's Office.
Those leaving included 1t. Col
Karl L. Scherer, Military Attache' S
Office, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Guild Plans Boke Sole

The Mary and Martha Guild
of St. Michsels Episcopal Church,
Arlington, will sponsor a bake
sale tomorrow. beginning at Gam.
in store at 1888 North Washing
ton boulevard.
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ment-and ac-
c u Sc d 1t Of
plumbers, mis-
takes and acts
Of negligence"
More tn a n
500 erson s
were killed In
April, 1947, by
explosions and
fires W hi c h
turned the Tex
as harbor town
in to a hol o.
caust. The dis
q S t er b e g a n
sAr H
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Bulls Burned in Nd. u. Fire

Two registered bulls were badly
burned in a fire of undetermined
origin yesterday in a barn at the
University of Maryland. Several
others were singed before being
led to safety.
The building. used by the Artifi-
clal Breeders Cooperative, was
badly damaged.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Burma Town Recuptured

RANGOON, Burma, April IA tP)
A Burma army communique said
today government troops have re-
captured Minbu. a petroleum CEN
ter. from rebel forces. Minbu
on the Irrawaddy River, is 376
miles north of Rangoon.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Federal Judge Holds
Government Liable in
Texas City Disaster
8Y sbe Assceicted Press

HOUSTON. Tex, April IA
Federal judge yesterday pinned
responsibility for the Texas City
disaster on the Federal Govern
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Charter Is Surprise
Dine in Jefferson's Honor

More than 500 Arlington and
Alexandria Democrats honored
the founder of the party at two
separate dinners in Alexandria
last night.
Senator Mcfarland, Democrat,
OF Arizona praised the State De-
partment and said the Nation now
has more loyal Government work.
ers than ever before.
Also at the $5-a-plate jefferson
dinners were Gov. Battle, Senator
Robertson and Representative
Smith. all of Virginia.
Evening star., 1950-04-14
Maryland
and
Virginia
Phone Rote Fight
Urqed in Virqinio
News in Brief

Twenty-seven Virginia cities ano
towns have been urged to con-
tribute toward an appeal from 9
$3.5 million rate increase granted
the Chesapeake IL Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
Arlington. of the Virginia League
of Municipalities, said a commit
tee he heads will poll the locali-
ties to see If they would appea.
the raise granted by the State
Corporation Commission which be.
came effective April /. The com.
mittee met at Richmond.
These same localities raised
about $4,000 for an unsuccessful
phone rate fight last year.-AP.
Charter Is Surprise
Alexandria had a new charter
for a week before the city Of
ficially knew about it.
City Manager w. Guy Ancell
called Gov. Battles Office yes
terday to see If he had signed
the bill of the recent General
Assembly. He had, on April !.
1t didn't make any difference.
Mr.. Ancell said the city had
been operating under the new
plan ANYWAY.
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Evening star., 1950-02-28
Emily Post

young members of the family.
The older ones usually 90 tip for
themselves. Moreover, the head
of the family almost invariably
gives a present to replace the tip
that would have been given by
guests.
Removing Used Dishes
Dear Mrs. Post: When serving
dishes are all put on the table
and handed around instead of
passed by maid. is there any
rule about whether plates or
serving dishes should be removed
first?
Answer: The plates should be
removed first because they stand
directly in front of the diners
and are not pleasing to look at.
Ho,o does an engaged girl be-
come acquainted Dith the men,
bers OF her fance's family? Mrs.
Post tells you in her helpful
booklet, No. sol, weddings" To
obtain copy send 10 cents
fcoin preterred) and a Scent
stamp to her, care The Euenino
Star P. o. Bor 80, Station G,
Ne10 York 19, N. Y. Mrs. Post
is sorry she cannot dns,Uer per-
Sondl mail.
Evening star., 1950-02-28

7 OnnOrrOW

Tomorrow will be luncheon day
for two of the Congress Clubs. the
18th going to Alexandria and the
81st honoring their guests at the
Iron Gate Inn.
Mrs. Andrew Miller, Mrs. Ed
ward Kruse, Mrs. James Noland.
Mrs. Gerald Ford and Mrs. Paul
Jones. outgoing officers of the
81st Congress Club, will be hon
ored at the luncheon which Is
scheduled for 1890 o'clock. New
officers are Mrs. Maurice Burn
side, Mrs. Charles Howell, Mrs.
Samuel Steed, Mrs. Foster Tur-
colo and Mrs. Andrew Jacobs. The
new hostess chairman is Mrs.
Richard Simpson.
The 18th Congress Club will
meet for luncheon at the Old Club
with Mrs. Harold Hagen presiding
and Mrs. Clair Engle as chairman
OF the event. There will be a talk
on highlights of spring fashions
by Miss Eleni Sakes, fashion edi-
tor of The Star.
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Burt0ns Feted
AtFureWe|Is

Col. and Mrs. George A. Barton
who are leaving shortly for Oki-
nawa will be guests of honor at
a dinner to be given this evening
by the old and new board of gov
ernors Of the Fort Myer Officer s
Club. Last evening Col. and Mrs
Barton dined with Maj. and Mrs
Joel M. Hollis and on Thursday
they will be guests OF Col. and
Mrs. Raymond J. Williamson at
a buffet supper. Col. James "
Cole. commanding officer of Fort
Myer. and Mrs. Cole, gave a small
dinner Saturday night in the Bar
tons honor and a number OF
other friends have entertained
them.
Col. and Mrs. Barton and their
two small daughters. Carolyn and
Gail, will leave Washington Sat-
urday for Jefferson, Pa, to visit
Mrs. Barton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Burns. during part OF
their months leave. They also
plan to stop in Chicago on their
way to the West Coast to spend
a few days with Col. Barton S
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry j. Barton. In Oki-
nawa Col. Barton will serve as
secretary to the General Staff.
Evening star., 1950-02-28
Miss Thomas
Is Married
In London

The marriage of Miss Margaret
Lee Thomas to Mr.. John Percival
Waterfield took place Saturday
in London. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
r. Thomas formerly Of Kensing-
ton, Md, now living in Panama
City, Fla. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
did not leave their Kensington
home until after their daughter
went abroad for diplomatic as
signment at the embassy in Mos
COW. The bridegroom is the son
Of Sir Percival and Lady Water
field Of London, and was attached
to the British Embassy in Mos
COW and now has been assigned
for duty in the Foreign Office in
London.
The ceremony was performed in
st. Georges Church on Hanover
Square, the Very Rev. Dean r..
Waterfield. cousin of the bride
groom, officiating assisted by the
Venerable, the Hon. S. H. Philli-
more, Archdeacon of Middlesex. o.
Mr.. Henry Stebbins, first Sec
retary Of the United States En-
bassy in London, gave the bride
in marriage and she wore the
wedding gown worn by the bride
groom's mother and grandmother.
Sir Percival and Lady Water
field were hosts at the reception
in Londonderry House acting in
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas who were unable to make
the trip abroad at this time.
Evening star., 1950-02-28
Diplomats
In the News

The Turkish Ambassador and
Nine. Erkin have gone to New
York for the remainder of the
week and during their stay will
attend a number of the perform
ances at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
The Austrian Minister and Mrs.
Ludwig Kleinwaechter also are in
New York where they went the
end of the week for the opening
of the exhibit of the Austrian art
works in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. 1t is the same collection
which was shown for so many
weeks in the National Gallery of
Art in Washington. The Minister
and Mrs. Kleinwaechter will re-
turn the middle Of the week.
The Finnish Minister and Mime.
Jutila will have q small reception
this evening when their guests are
asked to meet the Finnish sculp-
tor, Kalervo Kallio, who is making
his home in Washington tenn
porarily.
The Military Attache Of the
Guatemalan Embassy, Col. Ed
uardo Weymann is in his home
land where he went for the Olym-
pic games which opened Sunday.
He will join Sonora de Weymann
and the younger members Of their
family early next week.
The Attache of the Swedish
Embassy, Miss Berit Stiernstedt.
took off the end Of the week for
her homeland and will be there
for a two months vacation.
The new Second Secretary of
the Panama Embassy, Senor Tito
Juvenal Arias, has arrived in
Washington to assume his new
duties. Senor Arias is a bachelor
and is a nephew of the President
of the Republic.
The new Attache of the en-
bassy, Sonora Graciela Mendez de
Villa also is here having accom-
panied Sonora de Herbruger, wife
of the new Ambassador, when she
came the first of the week to join
her husband.
Evening star., 1950-02-28
Judge Bosone
'Gives Talk on
Party Ideals
By Frances Kuhn

The success of the Democratic
Party is due to a "big heart and
deep understanding of what peo-
pie 60 through in life" Repre-
sentative Reva Beck Bosone
Democrat. of Utah said yesterday
80 long as the government
keeps the humane feeling it won't t
have too much to worry about
Judge Bosone told members of the
Womans National Democratic
Club at a luncheon meeting at
the clubhouse. But she warned,
I'VE must keep the pendulum this
side of. going too far"
The government should not play
a paternalistic role but should act
as referee to see that all teams
play fairly, the speaker declared.
"Too much help can be harmful" +"
she stated.
Judge Bosone listed housing,
food, education and health as the
four important programs in which
the government could promote
public welfare. If it succeeds in
that, it will have created the ideal
of equal opportunity for ALL" she
declared.
Turning from politics to the i'm
portance of the part American
women can play in securing world
peace. the speaker expressed the
idea that more contact by them
with women behind the Iron Cur
tain would help. eve could rip
the curtain little and then we
could keep on tearing" she said.
IF we don't attain peace, there
is no point in worrying about
anything else." Mrs. Bosone de-
clared. "Why worry about our
children's and grandchildren's fu-
ture, money or our national heri-
tage If there will be no way to
enjoy it?" she asked.
Women have met the chal-
lenge in war but never In peace" ,"
she added.
II don't want my grandchil-
dren to question what I've done
and I want to keep our trends
clear and safe to provide for fu-
ture generations"
Mrs. Fred Morrison presided at
the meeting and the speaker was
introduced by Mrs. Charles F..
Brannan, chairman of the Edu-
cation Committee. Among those
at the head table were Mrs. Will
liam Brown Ingersoll of Utah,
Mrs. William Boyle. wife of the
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee; Mrs. Turney
Gratz, Mrs. Wendell Lund, Mrs.
Paul Porter, Mrs. Ralph Trigg
and Mrs. Wright Patman.
Evening star., 1950-02-28

members of the cabinet, the Su-
preme Court and the Congress with
a large number of the Armed Forces
and from resident circles. The
Ambassador and Sonora de Tho
men have made so many friends
in all Of the various groups which
make up Capital society in the
little over two years they have
been here and their parties are so
popular that the Embassy always
is crowded when they entertain.
The Iran Ambassador, Mr.. Hus-
sein Ala, was surrounded through
out the time he was at the party.
Inquiries were made as to his
departure for dispatches yesterday
announced he has been appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs of his
country. He has been appointed
but has not yet accepted or re-
fused the honor. However the very
popular Ambassador and his fam
lily will be leaving in the not too
distant future. Iran diplomats
serve only certain length of time
in foreign post and Mr.. Ala
came as Ambassador in November
1945, so his tour of duty here is
nearing completion. Their depar-
ture will be greatly regretted but
whether he accepts the position
OF Minister of Foreign Affairs or
not he will be here for the annual
fete at his Embassy to mark the
advent of Spring which, by the old
Persian calendar was it's new year
day.
The Italian Ambassador, Signor
Alberto Tarchiani, was accom-
panied by his daughters, Dora and
Letitia. who recently returned from
an extensive tour of the country,
The girls were hatless and wore
black velvet frocks with turned
down white collars edged with
lace.
The Soviet Ambassador, Mr..
Alexander S. Panyuskin, was an
other Of the heads of missions here
who called at the Embassy yester-
day.
Senorita Minerva Bernadino,
former chairman of the Inter-
American Commission of Women
and now a member of the Domin-
lean delegation to the United Ma
tions, came down for the party.
She held a little reception of her
own as she stood in the hall with
her sister-in-law, Sonora de Bern
ardino, wife of the former First
Secretary at the Embassy here
and now charge d'afaires for his
country in Havana, Cuba.
The Acting Assistant Secretary
Of State for American Republics
Affairs and Mrs. Willard Barber
were among the State Department
officials at the party. Mrs. James
E. Webb, wife of the Undersecre-
tary, also called to express her
good wishes.
Others there were Mrs. Parker
West, Mrs. George c. Thorpe, Mrs.
Robert v. Garner, mother of the
vice president of the International
Bank, Mr.. Robert L. Garner; for
mer Representative and Mrs.
Maurice H. Thatcher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Morris and former
Representative Katharine Edgar
Byron, who later with Mrs. Garner
was among those in the audience
at, the Washington Town Hall to
hear Ilka Chase.
Evening star., 1950-02-28
In the News

Mr.. Norman M. Littell OF Ar
lington will leave Thursday fo1
Florida to join Mrs. Littell at
Melbourne Beach. where she has
spent the past six weeks. They
will leave for home next week
stopping in West Palm Beach to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Howes
of Boston and in Jacksonville tc
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred I. du-
Pont.
Miss Grace Durnbaugh has re-
turned from Florida after spend
ing a month at Fort Pierce as
the guest of her brother in law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Ellegood.